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Thu, 23 Aug 2001
BCA's profit up 121%
BCA's profit up 121% JAKARTA (JP): The first half net profit of publicly listed Bank Central Asia (BCA) rose by 121 percent to hit Rp 1.103 trillion (about US$129.76 million) from Rp 497.11 billion a year earlier, the bank said on Wednesday.
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
Satelindo to launch new satellite in 2003
Satelindo to launch new satellite in 2003 JAKARTA (JP): Telecommunications company PT Satellite Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) said it was planning to launch a new Palapa C satellite by 2003 to back up and eventually replace the Palapa C-2 satellite currently in orbit.
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
Student brawl claims one life
Student brawl claims one life BOGOR (JP): A high school student died after being stabbed twice in the back while another student broke his right thumb when they were attacked by students from another school on Wednesday.
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
Rini targets farmers well-being, job creation
Rini targets farmers well-being, job creation JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M.S. Soewandi said on Wednesday that her top policy priority over the next couple of years would be to improve the well-being of farmers, and job creation.
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
Popo Danes commited to aesthetic Bali
Popo Danes commited to aesthetic BaliText by Susi Andrini, photos by Murdani Usman DENPASAR, Bali (JP): In the eyes of architect Popo Danes, Balinese people rarely appreciate their island's vast and precious architectural heritage.
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
RP troops rejects talks with kidnappers despite threat
RP troops rejects talks with kidnappers despite threat MANILA (AFP): Philippine troops Wednesday rejected talks with Moro gunmen holding a Chinese and a Filipino to ransom for US$10 million, mounting a fresh offensive despite a threat to behead the hostages.
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
Four local airlines to enter alliance amid competition
Four local airlines to enter alliance amid competition JAKARTA (JP): Four airlines -- Mandala Airlines, Pelita Air Service, Bouraq Airlines, and Dirgantara Air Service -- will form an alliance next month to cope with mounting domestic competition, a senior airline executive said.
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: LippoBankHOME LOAN FACILITY: Lippobank and PT Bumi Serpong Damai exchange the agreement signed between the two companies to provide a home loan facility for Kota Mandiri Bumi Serpong Damai estate.
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Arts: Hierarchy by Koniherawati, Seniwati Showspace, Jl. Raya Ubud (Phone: 0361 975485), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Aug. 29. * Kebiar Seni VII Taksu, Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl. Raya Ubud, Gianyar (Phone: 0361 975136), until Oct. 2.
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
JSX bombers receive life sentences
JSX bombers receive life sentences JAKARTA (JP): Two former military officers were sentenced to life in jail on Wednesday for their involvement in the bombing of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), which claimed 10 lives and injured 46 others last year.
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
Bali designers set the fashion trends
Bali designers set the fashion trendsText by Rita A. Widiadana, photos by Murdani Usman KUTA, Bali (JP): Fashion designers had their own way of celebrating the 56th anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day, by showing off their aspiring new creations.
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
Acehnese remain defiant amid efforts to sway them
Acehnese remain defiant amid efforts to sway themBy Tiarma Siboro LHOKSEUMAWE, North Aceh (JP): Winning the hearts and minds of the Acehnese is just as difficult as healing a long-sustained wound, or so it has turned out.
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
Taufik eases to third round at Asian Championships
Taufik eases to third round at Asian Championships JAKARTA (JP): Men's singles defending champion Taufik Hidayat from Indonesia advanced easily to the third round of the US$150,000 JVC Asian Badminton Championships at Manila's Philsport Stadium on Wednesday.
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
Minivan drivers on strike
Minivan drivers on strike TANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of public transportation minivans serving Tangerang Perumnas II-Cikokol bus terminal routes went on strike at Cibodas terminal on Wednesday to demand the Tangerang Land Transportation Agency halt the operation of some 300 other minivans that were...
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
Open letter to RI govt
Open letter to RI govt Allow us to take this opportunity to provide you with the political views of the Hong Kong Coalition of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KOTKIHO) with regard to the new government resulting from the public assembly of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in July, 2001.
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
Hubert Neiss testifies in BI governor's trial
Hubert Neiss testifies in BI governor's trial JAKARTA (JP): The former deputy director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Asia Pacific operations, Hubert Neiss, testified in the trial of Bank Indonesia's Governor Sjahril Sabirin on Wednesday that the IMF had recommended the guarantee scheme...
Thu, 23 Aug 2001
Hamzah hopes Indonesia team will finish second
Hamzah hopes Indonesia team will finish second JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Hamzah Haz called on all Indonesian athletes on Wednesday to fight to the finish at the Kuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, but did not expect them to return to the top of the medals tally.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
KL palm oil seen firming on demand
KL palm oil seen firming on demand KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's palm oil prices may bounce beyond the 1,200 ringgit level later this year on bad weather in the United States and heavier demand from major buyers like India and China, an industry official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Inauguration set for new regency
Inauguration set for new regency JAKARTA (JP): City Council and the city administration agreed on Tuesday that the inauguration of Pulau Seribu (Thousand Islands) regency, which has been postponed twice, would be conducted next month.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Timorese women push for equality
Timorese women push for equality DILI, East Timor (AP): An influential women's group demanded on Tuesday that women's rights to be enshrined in East Timor's constitution, saying that for centuries they had been the victims of discrimination in the male-dominated society.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Researchers call for simpler permit procedures
Researchers call for simpler permit procedures YOGYAKARTA (JP): Researchers rebuffed the government's insistence on retaining the bureaucratic procedures for research permits in this era of reform.They said the procedures, which sometimes needed up to a year, were a waste of time and did not bode...
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Court suspends judges' trials over legal technicality
Court suspends judges' trials over legal technicality JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court suspended on Tuesday corruption trials involving two Supreme Court justices due to legal defects in the indictments.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
150,000 ha of forest in E. Java damaged
150,000 ha of forest in E. Java damaged SURABAYA (JP): Some 150,000 hectares out of the total 1.1 million hectares of forest managed by the state-owned PT Perhutani Unit II in East Java have been severely damaged by plundering, an official said here on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Busker tried for drug possession
Busker tried for drug possession TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang District Court tried a street musician on Tuesday for the illegal possession of three grams of marijuana.Prosecutor Nellita Ariani charged that the defendant Achmad bin Muhatim, 23, a resident of Jl.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Three arrested in drug case
Three arrested in drug case JAKARTA (JP): Tanjung Priok Port Police arrested three people, suspected to be drug couriers, for being in possession of eight kilograms of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine), a senior officer said on Tuesday.Chief of the port police Adj. Sr. Comr.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Mega, Arroyo vow to work as 'sisters'
Mega, Arroyo vow to work as 'sisters' MANILA (JP): Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo promised here on Tuesday to be like sisters to each other and continue to provide mutual support in leading their troubled countries.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Correction from Guthrie
Correction from Guthrie We represent Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad in their dispute with PT Adhiyasa Saranamas for an alleged breach of contract. In reference to the article published in Aug. 16 edition of The Jakarta Post covering this dispute, we wish to correct the statement that the South Jakarta...
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Young Bin Gwan offers good Korean food
Young Bin Gwan offers good Korean food JAKARTA (JP): Blok M, particularly the area lying between the bus terminal and Jl. Melawai Raya, is well-known for its multiplicity of Japanese and Korean restaurants as, before the economic crisis, there were significant numbers of expatriates from both...
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Foreign policy, neighbors first
Foreign policy, neighbors firstBy Kornelius Purba JAKARTA (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri has chosen the Philippines as the first country she will visit since replacing Abdurrahman Wahid last month.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Malaysian police tighten boat checks
Malaysian police tighten boat checks KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysian police in Sabah state on Borneo island have tightened checks on boats arriving from the southern Philippines to halt gun-running by Islamic militants in Malaysia and Indonesia, news reports said on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
RP troops kill 20 kidnappers holding hostages
RP troops kill 20 kidnappers holding hostages ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (Reuters): Philippine troops have killed more than 20 members of a kidnap gang still holding two Chinese hostages on the southern island of Mindanao, the military said on Tuesday.Southern commander Lt. Gen.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Drastic rupiah change, its benefits and risks
Drastic rupiah change, its benefits and risks The rupiah's sharp appreciation against the U.S. dollar in the last few weeks will influence the Indonesian economy positively if it is followed by stability, says Pande Raja Silalahi, a senior economic researcher at the Center for Strategic and...
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Aussies intercept asylum seekers
Aussies intercept asylum seekers CANBERRA (AP): The government said on Tuesday it had intercepted another boatload of about 230 Middle Eastern asylum seekers off the northwest coast of Australia.The vessel, a rickety Indonesian inter-island ferry, was detected by aerial surveillance late Monday,...
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
GAM says ministers' visit touristic
GAM says ministers' visit touristic BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): GAM could not guarantee the security of the Indonesian ministers visiting the restive province, according to GAM spokesman Sofyan Daud."It depends on developments, especially when their visit is proven to cause the people and GAM to suffer...
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Many students have abortions
Many students have abortions MATARAM (JP): About 240 students have come to the Family Planning Clinic (BLKB) in Mataram, the capital of West Nusa Tenggara, for abortions since January.Mataram's BLKB Director, L.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
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Emphasis on bilateral ties back on foreign policy agenda Newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda has again underlined the importance of "a free and active" foreign policy, set out for the first time by Indonesia's founding father and first vice president Mohammad Hatta.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
British girl's tracks found
British girl's tracks found KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Their spirits lifted by finding footprints and other clues, rescuers zeroed in on Tuesday on an area where they believe they can find an "alive, but probably very weak" teenage English girl lost for six days on Southeast Asia's tallest mountain.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Dialyses too expensive
Dialyses too expensive BANDUNG: Only about 2,900 of approximately 20,000 people suffering from kidney failure in West Java can afford dialysis according to data available at RA Habibie Hospital for kidney diseases.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
RI firms to join WoodmacAsia
RI firms to join WoodmacAsia JAKARTA (JP): At least 32 Indonesian companies have signed up to participate in the up-coming woodworking exhibition called WoodmacAsia2001 in Singapore, the event organizer said.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 21, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,550 0 467,000 Adindo Foresta 105 0 40,000 AGIS 140 0 58,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 1,625 0 0 Alakasa 290...
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
In the article Colombian artist obsessed with canvassing peace
In the article Colombian artist obsessed with canvassing peace on this page in Tuesday's edition, the name of the Colombian ambassador to Indonesia, Luis Fernando Angel Meija, was incorrectly written as Maria Clara Betancur, the Colombian ambassador to India. We apologize for the error.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Japanese auto experts here
Japanese auto experts here JAKARTA (JP): Japanese automotive experts are currently in Indonesia to give advice and provide know-how to the country's auto-parts suppliers on how to boost their competitiveness on the international market.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Pertamina to reach deal with Caltex over CPD by year-end
Pertamina to reach deal with Caltex over CPD by year-end JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina said on Tuesday it expected to conclude the negotiation of a crude- processing deal (CPD) with Singapore-based Caltex Corp.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Reforming Indonesia
Reforming Indonesia Indonesia's President Megawati Soekarnoputri is exceeding expectations left and right. Last week she awarded the most important positions in her cabinet to well-respected technocrats, doling out lesser posts to her coalition partners, and the markets gave their nod of approval.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
MPR annual session to begin on Nov. 1
MPR annual session to begin on Nov. 1 JAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais revealed on Tuesday that the annual session of the Assembly would begin on Nov. 1, 2001, with its main agenda focusing on hearing the progress reports of top state institutions.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Police to launch searches for weapons, explosives
Police to launch searches for weapons, explosives JAKARTA (JP): The police plan to launch three separate year- long operations all over the city early next month to search for weapons and explosives, as well as to enforce traffic regulations.Jakarta police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
3,000 teachers seek salary backpay
3,000 teachers seek salary backpay PURBALINGGA, Central Java (JP): At least 3,000 teachers of state elementary, junior and senior high schools in the regency of Purbalingga thronged the local legislature building on Tuesday demanding the disbursement of the additional backpay derived from their...
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Manulife faces bankruptcy charges
Manulife faces bankruptcy charges JAKARTA (JP): Canadian-based life insurance firm PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia (AJMI) is in yet another legal bout, this time fending off bankruptcy charges at Central Jakarta Commercial Court, with a verdict announced this Thursday.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Ex-bankers tried in multitrillion rupiah graft case
Ex-bankers tried in multitrillion rupiah graft case JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court began the trial against two former top officials of the now-defunct Bank Umum Nasional for allegedly misusing money from Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support (BLBI) funds.
Wed, 22 Aug 2001
Energy drink maker rejects recall order
Energy drink maker rejects recall order JAKARTA (JP): A company ordered by the authorities to take their popular energy drink products off the shelves have refused to do so, saying they were manufactured according to regulations.