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Fri, 12 Oct 2001
KONI may call on Supriati for Asian Games
KONI may call on Supriati for Asian GamesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Sports Council (KONI) is considering the selection of veteran athletes for the Pusan 2002 Asian Games, hinting that it will ask middle and long-distance runner Supriati to take to the track again.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Sukarno's collections; paintings, batik, statues, Chinese ceramics, kris, photos, Gedung Pola, Jl. Proklamasi 56, Central Jakarta, until Oct. 15. * Fine Arts in Berlin 1989-1999, National Museum, Jl.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
JP/7/Polonia
JP/7/PoloniaNo new airport for MedanApriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post MedanAuthorities in Medan have canceled plans to relocate the Polonia airport to Kuala Namu, some 30 kilometers south of the city due to a land dispute between the Air Force and a legislator.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Shangri-La refuses to bow to ex-workers' demands
Shangri-La refuses to bow to ex-workers' demands JAKARTA (JP): As a group of former Shangri-La workers continued its demonstrations in front of the hotel demanding their jobs back, the hotel management said on Thursday that re- hiring was not a viable option.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Gov't must continue uniting the people
Gov't must continue uniting the people Facing an escalation of the current global crisis, the Megawati-Hamzah Haz administration should intensify its consultation with the people's representatives in the political sector, religious leaders, business people and others from all walks of life.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Police to probe regent's fake diploma
Police to probe regent's fake diploma KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Police will look into a local non-governmental organization's (NGO) claim that Muna Regent Ridwan's high school diploma was not genuine.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Not just America's fight
Not just America's fightPaul Wolfowitz, United States Deputy Secretary of Defense On Sept. 11, in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania, violent extremists killed thousands of citizens of over seventy countries. Among the dead or still missing are many Muslims and Arabs.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
City council question budget allocation for Korpri
City council question budget allocation for KorpriAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council questioned on Thursday the allocation of Rp 1.8 billion (US$180,000) from the 2001 City Budget in the form of a donation to the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Civil Servants Association...
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Rare Javan rhinos get new lease on life: WWF
Rare Javan rhinos get new lease on life: WWFAgence France-Presse, Gland, Switzerland The birth of four rare Javan rhinoceros in an Indonesian national park in the last two years has sparked renewed hopes for the survival of the animals, the WWF conservation organization said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Muniggar Sri Saraswati
Muniggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post Jakarta Former chief of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Beddu Amang is facing a possible sentence of four years in jail for allegedly causing some Rp 95.4 billion (US$9.54 million) in state losses in a corrupt land swap deal.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Rupiah Rates Oct. 10
Rupiah Rates Oct. 10 Bank notes rates TT rates selling buying selling buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,471.00 9,471.00 10,021.00 9,921.00Australian dollar 1 5,223.98 4,720.35 4,999.48 4,944.63Austrian schilling 1 693.92 627.37 664.10 657.18Belgian franc 1 236.70 214.00 226.53 224.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Jambi to close 200 sawmills
Jambi to close 200 sawmills JAMBI: The Jambi Provincial Police will launch an operation to close about 200 sawmills which are operating illegally in the province, a local police official said."The Provincial Police, in cooperation with the local forestry ministry office and the government...
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
President wants tougher penalty for drug dealers
President wants tougher penalty for drug dealersFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has called for the imposition of harsher punishment against drug dealers in a bid to help curb the alarming increase in drug abuse in the country, an official said on...
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Refugees return to Buru Island
Refugees return to Buru Island AMBON, Maluku: About 50 refugees from Buru Island have gone home following calm and peace returning to the island.Josephus Salasiwa, the coordinator of refugees on the island, said the refugees came back in groups and everyone would be sheltered in several camps and...
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Indoprom and 'Time' magazine
Indoprom and 'Time' magazine Following the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on Sept. 11, I impatiently waited for the arrival of the Sept. 24 Time magazine No. 12 to read the report on the Black Tuesday terrorist attacks. Unfortunately, by Thursday Sept. 20 I had yet to receive the magazine.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
TPJ to dredge Jatikramat River
TPJ to dredge Jatikramat River JAKARTA: PT Thames Pam Jaya (TPJ) will spend Rp 2 billion (US$200,000) in dredging the Jatikramat River, Pondok Kelapa area, East Jakarta, as part of its efforts to prevent the sludge from its plants from flowing into adjacent residential areas.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Batam workers demand 30% wage hike
Batam workers demand 30% wage hike BATAM, Riau: Workers on industry bonded Batam island proposed an increase of 30 percent to their minimum wage in the 2002 fiscal year.Netty Herawaty, the chairwoman of the local chapter of the Federation of All-Indonesia Workers Union, said the local...
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Media told not to offend Muslims
Media told not to offend Muslims THAILAND: The army chief has urged presenters on the more than 200 army-owned radio and television networks in Thailand to avoid using words abusive to Muslims, an army spokesman said in Bangkok on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 10, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,200 0 39,000 Adindo Foresta 100 0 0 AGIS 105 0 1,125,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 295 10...
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
ASEAN tos cooperate against terror
ASEAN tos cooperate against terrorAgencies, Singapore Southeast Asian nations pledged to step up cooperation against drug trafficking, piracy, money laundering and terrorism on Thursday at a one-day gathering of regional home and interior ministers.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Military takes Irian Jaya's largest rebel training camp
Military takes Irian Jaya's largest rebel training campR.K. Kadir, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura Troops from the Indonesian military (TNI) on Wednesday seized Irian Jaya's largest rebel training camp, in the village of Meruai, Bonggo subdistrict, east of the provincial capital of Jayapura.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
U.S. military action in SE Asia unlikely: Envoy
U.S. military action in SE Asia unlikely: EnvoyRegan Morris, Associated Press, Singapore United States military action in Southeast Asia - a region officials say has links to Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda terrorist network - is unlikely, the U.S. ambassador to Singapore said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Shangri-La rejects hiring ex-workers
Shangri-La rejects hiring ex-workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As a group of former Shangri-La workers continued its demonstrations in front of the hotel demanding their jobs back, the hotel management said on Thursday that re-hiring was not a viable option.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Symbol of past mess:
Symbol of past mess: Chandra Asri debacleBy Kornelius Purba Staff Writer The Jakarta Post TokyoOne of the main messages that was conveyed to President Megawati Soekarnoputri during her recent visit to Japan was the looming threat of bankruptcy over its giant trading house Marubeni Corp.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Akbar Tandjung denies plundering Bulog money
Akbar Tandjung denies plundering Bulog moneyBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung denied stealing any money from the Rp 40 billion in non-budgetary funds of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) while he was state secretary in 1999.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Animal shelter affected by foreign departures
Animal shelter affected by foreign departuresAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Abandoned pets at the animal shelter are among those feeling the repercussions of anti-American sentiment here as many of the shelter's donors have left the country.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Corporate Briefs
Corporate BriefsTwo state-owned companies, carrier PT Garuda Indonesia and telecommunications firm PT Telkom signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to provide a service enabling Garuda customers to get information on the airline's flight and reservations via phone.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Leaders told to meet, pacify demonstrators
Leaders told to meet, pacify demonstratorsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the domestic situation worsens over the Afghan crisis, government officials, legislators and Muslim leaders need to sit together and reach a consensus in order to save Indonesia from entering another crisis.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Australia's Hanson calls for cuts in aid to RI
Australia's Hanson calls for cuts in aid to RIAgencies, Ipswich/Sydney Far-right firebrand Pauline Hanson wants Australia to cut aid to neighboring Indonesia to force the Muslim nation to do something about the flow of illegal immigrants.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Business leader warns of damaging impact of anti-U.S. protests
Business leader warns of damaging impact of anti-U.S. protestsVincent Lingga, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The unqualified success of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's recent state visit to the United States and her powerful speech to business leaders at a gala dinner in Washington could be eclipsed...
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Council questions Rp 1.8 budget for Korpri
Council questions Rp 1.8 budget for Korpri Ahmad Junaidi The Jakarta Post Jakarta The City Council questioned on Thursday the allocation of Rp 1.8 billion (US$180,000) from the 2001 City Budget in the form of a donation to the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Civil Servants Association (Korpri).
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Telkomsel's service
Telkomsel's serviceFrom Media IndonesiaOn Sept. 7, 2001, I purchased Rp 100,000 worth of Simpati calls for my cellular phone through klikbca.com. After waiting a few days, no credit had been recorded in my cellular phone so I could not use it.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Council questions Rp 1.8 budget for Korpri
Council questions Rp 1.8 budget for Korpri Ahmad Junaidi The Jakarta Post Jakarta The City Council questioned on Thursday the allocation of Rp 1.8 billion (US$200,000) from the 2001 City Budget in the form of a donation to the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Civil Servants Association (Korpri).
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Garuda upbeat despite slumps
Garuda upbeat despite slumpsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite worries that the global airlines industry will continue to slump, the country's flagship carrier Garuda Indonesia is still optimistic over its business outlook.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
U.S. strikes against Afghanistan
U.S. strikes against Afghanistan As an Indonesian Muslim, I would like to call on the public to display its Muslim attitude, namely avoiding blasphemy. Although it might make us happy, spreading rumors is a disgraceful deed, especially if it arouses hatred and hostility among the public.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
WHO names tennis star Angie one of its Health Champions
WHO names tennis star Angie one of its Health ChampionsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World Health Organization (WHO) representative office in Indonesia appointed Indonesia's tennis starlet Angelique Widjaja on Thursday as its first Health Champion to promote a healthy lifestyle...
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
NGO rejects opening forests to mining
NGO rejects opening forests to miningMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A non-governmental environment group said on Thursday it would reject any plans to allow mining operations in protected forests.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Lawlessness thwarts civil society
Lawlessness thwarts civil societyAbu Hanifah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Don't even think about having a strong civil society in Indonesia as long as law enforcement remains slack and lawlessness is the order of the day, a political observer says.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Encouraging initiative
Encouraging initiative Amid the waves of protests that have engulfed Jakarta and other cities throughout this country in the wake of the combined U.S.-British air and missile attacks in Afghanistan, the initiative taken this week by a small section of Jakarta's civilian community deserves our...
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Improper treatment means TB will remain major killer
Improper treatment means TB will remain major killerFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tuberculosis (TB) will likely continue to linger as a major health problem in Indonesia, as eliminating the disease is being hindered by a lack of information and improper treatment, according to two lung...
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Medan postpones relocating airport
Medan postpones relocating airportApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Authorities in Medan have canceled plans to relocate the Polonia airport to Kuala Namu, some 30 kilometers south of the city due to a land dispute between the Air Force and a legislator.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
[b]Attacks will
Attacks will knock US$350b out of world economy: UN 2. Duit (2 x 21)Asian currencies mixed, S'pore dollar at 11-week low
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Beddu faces years in jail for Bulog land scam
Beddu faces years in jail for Bulog land scamMuniggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former chief of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Beddu Amang is facing a possible sentence of four years in jail for allegedly causing some Rp 95.4 billion (US$9.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Gov't must continue uniting the people
Gov't must continue uniting the people Facing an escalation of the current global crisis, the Megawati-Hamzah Haz administration should intensify its consultation with the people's representatives in the political sector, religious leaders, business people and others from all walks of life.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Jambi to close 200 sawmills
Jambi to close 200 sawmills JAMBI: The Jambi Provincial Police will launch an operation to close about 200 sawmills which are operating illegally in the province, a local police official said."The Provincial Police, in cooperation with the local forestry ministry office and the government...
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Govt warns errant employees
Govt warns errant employees JAKARTA: The government will no longer tolerate undisciplined civil servants, and all inspector generals at ministries and government institutions have been instructed to improve supervision and close up any loopholes to stop irregularities, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Oct 2001
Perbanas warns of rise in bank NPLs
Perbanas warns of rise in bank NPLsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank non-performing loan (NPL) ratios are likely to rise towards the end of this year, as the sharp downturn in the global economy starts taking its toll on local industries, according to a banking association.
Thu, 11 Oct 2001
Legislators avoid wealth reports
Legislators avoid wealth reports JAKARTA: Only 8 percent or 531 out of 6,905 wealth report forms distributed to members of legislative bodies throughout the country had been submitted to the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Agency (KPKPN) as of Wednesday.
Thu, 11 Oct 2001
Fishermen against reclamation
Fishermen against reclamation MANADO, North Sulawesi: Manado fishermen grouped in the Indonesian Fishermen's Association are protesting coastal reclamation on which houses, shops and other buildings are being built.
Thu, 11 Oct 2001
PLN, Philips sign MoU to support energy conservation
PLN, Philips sign MoU to support energy conservationMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The state-owned electricity company PLN and PT Philips Ralin Electronics signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to support the government's energy conservation program by helping to...