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Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Medal tallies
Medal tallies KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The latest medal table standings on the second day of the 21st Southeast Asian Games here on Sunday Gold Silver Bronze Total Malaysia 16 4 9 29 Vietnam 5 4 8 17 Singapore 5 4 1 10 Thailand 4 8 5 17 Indonesia 4 7 7 18 Philippines 2 6 9 17 Myanmar 2 4 6 12 Brunei 0 0...
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Bekasi to build two toll gates
Bekasi to build two toll gates JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi city administration will soon build two new toll gates to relieve the constant traffic jams occurring at its Bekasi Timur and Bekasi Barat gates."We hope that implementation of the new gates will ease traffic jams at the Bekasi Barat and Bekasi...
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
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CheckedJP/TextileTextile products become less competitive in overseas market JAKARTA (JP): Although Indonesia's textile exports performed remarkably well last year, rising operating costs, political uncertainty and the unstable rupiah have made the industry less competitive in such major buying...
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Rupiah to weaken, stock market to strengthen: Analysts
Rupiah to weaken, stock market to strengthen: Analysts JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah will remain weak this week owing to dollar buying by companies paying off debts, while the stock market is expected to strengthen thanks to the strong buying desire of traders, analysts say.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Murder suspect caught unintentionally
Murder suspect caught unintentionally MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Medan police have unintentionally caught a man suspected of shooting North Sumatra Supplier Association chairman Bekman Hutabarat, after he was apprehended for stealing a truck on Thursday.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Indonesia drops to third in SEA Games medal standings
Indonesia drops to third in SEA Games medal standingsBy Novan Iman Santosa KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Indonesia had martial arts fighters Derry Dharmansyah and Sher Lie and veteran cyclist Nurhayati to thank for salvaging the country's pride in the second day of the 21st Southeast Asian Games here on...
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
No collusion with rebels: RP military
No collusion with rebels: RP military MANILA (Agencies): A Philippine military probe found no evidence supporting allegations that officers were colluding with Abu Sayyaf rebels holding 18 American and Filipino hostages in the south, a report said on Sunday.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Hyundai, AIG agree to Korea's biggest investment deal
Hyundai, AIG agree to Korea's biggest investment deal SEOUL (Reuters): Hyundai Securities has resolved a dispute with American International Group (AIG) over the sale price of its new shares, paving the way for South Korea's biggest foreign investment deal.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Favorites Yeo and Lim win first swimming medals of SEA Games
Favorites Yeo and Lim win first swimming medals of SEA Games KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Defending champion Joscelin Yeo of Singapore won the first swimming race of the Southeast Asian Games Sunday, taking gold in the women's 100-meter freestyle in 57.13 seconds.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Defense
Defense Increase in defense budget possibly to gain support Page 2 Extortion Minister to fight extortion by officials at airport Page 3 Conglomerates Dilute holdings for recovery Page 4 Computer PageMaker: Still alive but transformed Page 9 Rupiah Rupiah seen to weaken, but stock to strengthen Page...
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
KPN in talks with SingTel
KPN in talks with SingTel AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones): Dutch telecommunications company Royal KPN NV (KPN) Friday confirmed it is in talks with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. on a possible sale of the 22.3 percent stake it owns in Indonesia's biggest cellular phone operator PT Telkomsel, a unit of PT...
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Police detain Ade for alleged counterfeiting
Police detain Ade for alleged counterfeiting JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detained well-known pop singer turned Christian preacher Ade Manuhutu for questioning in the early hours of Saturday on suspicion of being involved in a counterfeit money ring.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Respiratory ills in Palangkaraya
Respiratory ills in Palangkaraya JAKARTA (JP): The number of people suffering from respiratory problems in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, has risen substantially over the past two weeks as the city remains blanketed by choking haze, an environmental activist says.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Murder suicide incident in Ambon
Murder suicide incident in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: After weeks of tense calm here, a fatal incident, involving members of the Armed VIII unit of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad), resulted in the deaths of three soldiers on Saturday, one of the victims being the attacker who committed...
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
EU, Asia look to settle trade issues
EU, Asia look to settle trade issues HANOI (Reuters): Economic ministers and officials from Asia and Europe get together in Hanoi this week to try to iron out differences in the way of a new trade liberalization round and revive economic ties between their regions.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Guthrie to end land sale
Guthrie to end land sale KUALA LUMPUR (AFX-ASIA): Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd hopes to conclude the sale of about 1,300 acres of plantation land by year-end for some 500 million ringgit(US$131.6 million) its executive director of finance and corporate services Ghazali Awang said.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Malaysia, Singapore, RP tipped in bowling
Malaysia, Singapore, RP tipped in bowling KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): World-class bowlers from Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore are tipped to rule the lanes in the 21st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games when the bowling competition unfolds Monday.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Dilute conglomerate holdings
Dilute conglomerate holdingsBy Hidayat Jati JAKARTA (JP): Four years after the financial crisis broke out in 1997, more and more skeletons are coming out of the closets of Indonesia's conglomerates; the last of which concerns the once- mighty Sinar Mas Group.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
BRUGES, Belgium (DPA): European Union Trade Commissioner
BRUGES, Belgium (DPA): European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy was still optimistic during a recent discussion with members of the European Parliament. The EU would enter the coming round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the Gulf state of Qatar from Nov.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Mystery of professor's murder
Mystery of professor's murder Since Prof. Dayan Dawood, Rector of Syiah Kuala University was assassinated, the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) have begun to accuse each other of being guilty and responsible for the murder.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Education's turn
Education's turn The government's policy of allocating more funds for the education sector deserves to be welcomed. The economic crisis has hit this sector hard since many elders can no longer afford to send their children to school.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
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CheckedJP/TextileTextile products become less competitive in overseas market JAKARTA (JP): Although Indonesia's textile exports performed remarkably well last year, rising operating costs, political uncertainty and the unstable rupiah have made the industry less competitive in such major buying...
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Southeast Asia Games doping body to monitor four sports
Southeast Asia Games doping body to monitor four sports KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Athletes in four sports in the 21st Southeast Asian Games will undergo frequent tests for possible drug abuse in a bid to curb the menace, a top official said Sunday.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Solid 2002 budget: Necessary but insufficient
Solid 2002 budget: Necessary but insufficient What was left unsaid in the proposed 2002 budget is equally important to what was said. Economist Sjahrir discusses the matter. JAKARTA (JP): Experts, business people and politicians have given high marks to President Megawati Soekarnoputri's proposed...
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Art Summit III * Music Tarantula Hypertext O'rchestra (Italian), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Jl. Gedung Kesenian No. 1, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3808283), 8 p.m., Sept. 10. * Theater Black Tent Theater (Japanese), Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Tangerang budget hike approved
Tangerang budget hike approved TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang City Council approved last week a 15 percent increase in the city's 2001 budget from a proposed Rp 217 billion (US$25.53 million) to Rp 261 billion.The increase was smaller than the 19.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Legal system protects criminals
Legal system protects criminalsFrom Koran TempoI am not a lawyer, but I have observed that the legal system and practices in Indonesia often protect criminals instead of eradicating crime. Therefore, I think the law in Indonesia does not protect the public against criminal acts.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Residents flee homes to avoid brawl
Residents flee homes to avoid brawl JAKARTA (JP): A number of residents of Pasar Gembrong attacked residents of Kampung Rawa in Central Jakarta early on Saturday in the latest mass brawl to have hit the capital.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Megawati to visit U.S. and Japan
Megawati to visit U.S. and Japan JAKARTA (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri will embark on her second overseas trip, this time to the U.S., from Sept. 19 to Sept. 25, at the invitation of President George W. Bush.On her way back home, she will stop off in Japan on Sept.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Promises made to Acehnese
Promises made to AcehneseDate Official PromisesAug. '99 Military Chief/ Withdraw the military Defense Minister Wiranto by Aug. 23 Mar. '99 President B.J. Habibie Proper Muslim burial for victims of 1989- 1998 military operation. Legal action against those involved in human rights violationsDec.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Economists hail policy to boost private sector's role
Economists hail policy to boost private sector's role JAKARTA (JP): Experts have hailed the government's policy initiative to give the private sector a greater role in the recovery of the country's economy, saying the move would encourage greater investment.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
City Neon's building to be forcibly demolished soon
City Neon's building to be forcibly demolished soon JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has announced that it will forcibly demolish an exhibition building owned by private firm PT City Neon Prima Mandiri in the Bung Karno sports complex for violating its building permit.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Obituary
Obituary Yazeed Djamin, one of Indonesia's most noted conductors, died early on Sunday at Cikini Hospital in Jakarta. He was 50.A hospital official said that Yazeed, who was admitted 12 days ago, died at 03:45 a.m.He was buried later in the same day at Karet Public Cemetery in Central Jakarta.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Top designers to stage latest collections at Fashion Week
Top designers to stage latest collections at Fashion Week JAKARTA (JP): Some 50 top fashion designers will present their latest collections during Indonesian Fashion Week, which will be held in conjunction with a textile and apparel exhibition.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
A momentum for peace
A momentum for peace Skeptics would be forgiven to conclude that President Megawati Soekarnoputri's visit to the conflict-ridden province of Aceh on Saturday achieved zilch. What did you expect from a six-hour visit to a province that has been ravaged by violence for more than three decades?...
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Land row delays Pulo Gebang bus terminal project
Land row delays Pulo Gebang bus terminal project JAKARTA (JP): A dispute over which land in Pulo Gebang to be used for the construction of a replacement for the already overcrowded Pulo Gadung bus terminal in East Jakarta should not delay the city administration's plan to start the development of...
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
U.S. dollars BII style
U.S. dollars BII style In 1997, the rupiah exchange rate was fluctuating against the U.S. dollar and many banks put their own regulations into effect to anticipate their customers saving or depositing U.S. dollars.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
PageMaker: Still alive and kicking but now transformed
PageMaker: Still alive and kicking but now transformedBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Do you still remember PageMaker? Those of you out there who, at one time in the past, just like I did, thought that desktop publishing (DTP) would give you a ticket to the Hall of Fame must be very familiar with this...
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Reducing traffic jams
Reducing traffic jamsFrom Koran TempoThe number of vehicles in Jakarta keeps increasing everyday resulting in more traffic jams in the capital city. To reduce traffic jams, the city administration has implemented the 3-in-1 system, which allows only cars with three or more passengers (including the...
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
2. Stock ( 2 x 20 )
2. Stock ( 2 x 20 ) Stocks down for another week on Wall Street 3. Oil ( 2 x 21 ) RI oil output and price to decline: Minister 4. Job ( 2 x 32 ) U.S. unemployment rate increased to four-year high last month: Govt report 5. Credit ( 2 x 16 ) U.S. govt boosts farm credit to RI 6. Fed ( 2 x 32 ) U.S.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Abandon military campaign: Acehnese
Abandon military campaign: AcehneseBy Ibnu Mat Noor BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Pleas for the government to abandon its military campaign in this wartorn province figured prominently in Saturday's closed-door meeting between Acehnese figures and visiting President Megawati Soekarnoputri, sources told...
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Defense budget hike suspected to be support deal
Defense budget hike suspected to be support deal JAKARTA (JP): Political analysts have hailed the increase in the defense budget in the 2002 draft state budget amid rising speculation that the 18 percent hike was to gain support from the Indonesian Military (TNI) in maintaining stability.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Tangerang council approves 15 percent budget hike
Tangerang council approves 15 percent budget hike TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang City Council approved last week a 15 percent increase in the city's 2001 budget from a proposed Rp 217 billion (US$25.53 million) to Rp 261 billion.The increase was smaller than the 19.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Business and regional autonomy
Business and regional autonomy Even before regional autonomy became a fact, fears had been expressed by the business community that regional governments would try to increase their revenues by issuing all kinds of tax rulings and regulations.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Indonesia loses to Malaysia 2-1
Indonesia loses to Malaysia 2-1 KELANA JAYA, Malaysia (AP): A spectacular left-foot free kick from defender Irwan Fadzli sealed a 2-1 victory for Malaysia over Indonesia in a Southeast Asian Games Group B match Sunday.
Mon, 10 Sep 2001
Minister to fight extortion by officials at airport
Minister to fight extortion by officials at airport JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea said on Saturday that Soekarno-Hatta Airport's Terminal III was teeming with corrupt officials who extorted money from Indonesian workers returning from overseas.
Sun, 09 Sep 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Art Summit III* Music: Tarantula Hypertext Orchestra (Italian), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Jl. Gedung Kesenian No. 1, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3808283), 8 p.m., Sept. 9-10. * Theater Black Tent Theater (Japanese), Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl.
Sun, 09 Sep 2001
Indonesian men's gymnasts forced settle for bronze
Indonesian men's gymnasts forced settle for bronze JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia failed to poach a gold medal in the men's artistic team on the opening day of a gymnastics competition, which was marred by a protest by the Thai team over refereeing.
Sun, 09 Sep 2001
Indonesia off to winning start in Kuala Lumpur
Indonesia off to winning start in Kuala LumpurBy Novan Iman Santosa KUALA LUMPUR (JP): The 21st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games began on Saturday, with Indonesia setting the early pace in the 10-day medals race.
Sun, 09 Sep 2001
Apartments are more affordable than you think
Apartments are more affordable than you think JAKARTA (JP): Many expatriates begin their lives here in Jakarta in a kost. While the reason for this is often monetary constraints, there is also the oft-cited reason of wanting to get to know Indonesians; to throw themselves into the hustle and bustle...