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Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Courier group wants govt to scrap PT Post monopoly
Courier group wants govt to scrap PT Post monopoly JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Association of Courier Companies (Asperindo) urged the government on Friday to revoke PT Pos Indonesia's (Posindo) monopoly rights and give greater freedom to private courier companies.Asperindo chairman Rudy J.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Tutut named suspect in $306m corruption case
Tutut named suspect in $306m corruption case JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office named former president Soeharto's daughter Siti Hardiyanti "Tutut" Rukmana on Friday as a suspect in a corruption case over a US$306 million project involving state oil and gas company Pertamina.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Govt, GAM reach new security accord
Govt, GAM reach new security accord GENEVA (AP): Representatives of the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist on Friday agreed to a new accord to reduce violence, a joint statement said.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Kartika continues c'ship domination
Kartika continues c'ship domination JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Kartika Shooting Club has maintained its domination on the third day of the Inter-club National Championships at the Bung Karno Shooting Range in Senayan, Central Jakarta, despite a decline in productivity which saw them take only...
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Australian firms agree to invest A$550 million
Australian firms agree to invest A$550 million JAKARTA (JP): A group of Australian firms agreed on Friday to invest A$550 million (some Rp 2.7 trillion or US$287 million) here for the expansion of their businesses this year, marking the first tranche of a A$1.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Memorandum to President unconstitutional: PKB
Memorandum to President unconstitutional: PKB JAKARTA (JP): The National Awakening Party (PKB) faction released on Friday a "white book" on their objections and the alleged fallacies of the House of Representatives special committee which investigated President Abdurrahman Wahid's involvement in...
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Asian currencies mixed, rupiah slightly lower
Asian currencies mixed, rupiah slightly lower SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The Japanese yen's overnight gains buoyed several Asian currencies late Friday, although market participants were largely noncommittal amid anxieties over what moves monetary authorities in Thailand and Singapore would make,...
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Business confidence continues to fall
Business confidence continues to fall JAKARTA (JP): The confidence of corporate executives about the prospects for their businesses continued falling in December as uncertainty in the country's political front persisted, according to a survey issued by Danareksa Research Institute on Friday.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Gusmao visits Singapore PM
Gusmao visits Singapore PM SINGAPORE (AFP): East Timor leader Xanana Gusmao met with Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on Friday for talks on the progress of rebuilding the new country from the ashes left by pro-Indonesia militia groups two years ago.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Return to Old Order politics?
Return to Old Order politics?From Media IndonesiaHistory repeats itself. This is also true of the political history of our nation. We abandoned the Old Order because each cabinet lasted so briefly that the leader became the only leader the entire nation could rely on.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Arief calls for political moratorium up to 2004
Arief calls for political moratorium up to 2004 Political dispute among Indonesia's leaders have reached new heights. Sociologist Arief Budiman, a professor at Melbourne University, thinks the elite and President Abdurrahman 'Gus Dur' Wahid should display statesmanship for the sake of the people.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Bulog chief 'chosen with mission to create profit'
Bulog chief 'chosen with mission to create profit' JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Ramli said on Friday that a new chief for the strategic National Logistics Agency (Bulog) had been chosen, and would be installed by Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri in the near future.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Membership cards launched to help former athletes
Membership cards launched to help former athletes JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to improve former athletes' lives, the Prestasi Anak Bangsa Foundation through its business unit PT WAOW Bina Prestasi will launch WAOW membership cards on Saturday evening at the Mulia Hotel in Senayan, Central Jakarta.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
S'pore Telecom eyes Optus
S'pore Telecom eyes Optus SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) has confirmed that it is bidding for Australia's Cable and Wireless Optus Ltd.The company said in a statement late Thursday it "has submitted a non-binding indicative expression of interest for the acquisition of...
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Beware of bogus president director
Beware of bogus president directorFrom Media IndonesiaThe community must beware of the scams that have been committed recently. A number of branches of Berdikari Insurance recently had this experience on Jan. 29 and Feb. 6.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Gus Dur barred from visiting Gajah Mada campus
Gus Dur barred from visiting Gajah Mada campus YOGYAKARTA (JP): After eulogizing about the long road to democracy which Indonesia must travel, President Abdurrahman Wahid found out later on Friday that not all roads are open to him after students blocked streets preventing his visit to the Gadjah...
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Decree on transgenic products deplored
Decree on transgenic products deplored JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Environment Sonny Keraf lamented at Ministry of Agriculture Decree No. 107/2001 which allows limited sales of transgenic crops in Sulawesi.The decree, which was issued on Feb.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
GAM threatens to create trouble in Jakarta
GAM threatens to create trouble in Jakarta BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Resolute rebel group Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has threatened to create trouble nationwide if the joint police and military operation to restore order in the province continues.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Bali, center of turtle trade
Bali, center of turtle trade DENPASAR, Bali: Environmental organization Fauna Conservation for Life (KSBK) claimed that Bali is the biggest site of turtle trading in the country.In the period between May through to August 1999, it reported, some 9,400 of the protected animals had been traded.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Cultures come together in Cirebon ceramics
Cultures come together in Cirebon ceramics Cirebon ceramics, examples of which are currently on display at Bentara Budaya Jakarta in Central Jakarta, are most often associated with Sitiwinangun village in Klangenan subdistrict.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Electricity company's plight
Electricity company's plight However one analyzes its financial condition, state electricity company PLN is without a doubt broke. With current assets of only Rp 9.7 trillion (US$1.02 billion) as of September (latest data available) and Rp 77.3 trillion in debts, of which Rp 47.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Suspect in JSX bombing escapes from Cipinang
Suspect in JSX bombing escapes from Cipinang JAKARTA (JP): A suspect in the bomb attack on Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building last September escaped from Cipinang Penitentiary in East Jakarta on Friday morning.City police chief of detectives Sr. Comr.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
'Garuda' lands in Colombo
'Garuda' lands in Colombo COLOMBO (Agencies): An Indonesian Airbus A-330 carrying haj pilgrims on their way to Saudi Arabia made an emergency landing after reporting engine trouble.Garuda Indonesia flight GA6315, was believed to be carrying some 310 people on the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca,...
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Students attack Golkar office in C. Jakarta
Students attack Golkar office in C. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Some 500 students from various groups attacked Golkar Party's city chapter office on Jl. Cikini, Central Jakarta on Friday evening, throwing at least five molotov cocktails at the office.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Govt defends DRB-Hi Com role in JORR project
Govt defends DRB-Hi Com role in JORR project JAKARTA (JP): The government brushed aside on Thursday critics who doubted the competence of Malaysian investor DRB-Hi Com in the long-awaited Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) project.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
PKB must not be like Golkar
PKB must not be like GolkarFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe 1999 general election was the first one I ever participated in. I was, back then, a golput, which means people who do not vote for any political party. But had my own view, namely that Functional Group (Golkar) should continue to exist.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Campaign launched for the elimination of child labor
Campaign launched for the elimination of child labor JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of National Education and the International Labor Organization (ILO) on Friday launched a national campaign for the elimination of child labor, which aims to equip the country's 19.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
IFC's Peter Woicke urges govt to fix legal system
IFC's Peter Woicke urges govt to fix legal system JAKARTA (JP): Visiting executive vice president of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Peter Woicke called on the government on Friday to continue to fix the country's legal system to help revive investor confidence in the economy.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
President praises Wanagama program
President praises Wanagama program GUNUNG KIDUL, Yogyakarta: President Abdurrahman Wahid hailed on Friday Gadjah Mada University's role in forest conservation efforts through its Wanagama "forest laboratory" in Gunung Kidul regency.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Iranian Arts, National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 12, Central Jakarta, until Feb. 22. Contact 331378 for more information. * Photo: Indonesian Press Photo Service (Ipphos) photos (1945 - 1950), I See Gallery, The Polish cultural center, Jl.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Cost of basic goods up significantly
Cost of basic goods up significantly JAKARTA (JP): The cost of basic commodities in the capital has risen significantly over the past fortnight, a consequence of delivery problems following recent floods and mass protests in several provinces.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Hendri to give his version
Hendri to give his version JAKARTA (JP): National junior tennis player Hendri Susilo Pramono has expressed the hope that the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) will listen to both sides before arriving at any decisions, particularly regarding sensitive issues that could affect a player's future.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Home Movies
Home Movies JAKARTA (JP): While the actor Leonardo DiCaprio is a household name for many people -- especially the younger generation -- in Indonesia, filmmaker Agnieszka Holland seems barely known.On the other hand, while Leo is not particularly adored among art-house film enthusiasts, Holland is...
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Bayer to invest $2.1b in Asia
Bayer to invest $2.1b in Asia BERLIN (Dow Jones): German chemical company Bayer will invest around DEM4 billion (US$2.1 billion) in Asia through 2010, Axel Foellmer, director of Bayer's operations in Thailand told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in an interview.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Correction
CorrectionPhoto A: SoemantriSRI SOEMANTRICorrection: The picture which appeared in the Discourse column on the front page of Friday's edition is, in fact, that of former information minister Mashuri, not constitutional law expert Sri Soemantri as stated.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Trial opens of militiamen accused of killing nuns
Trial opens of militiamen accused of killing nuns DILI, East Timor (AP): The trial of ten pro-Indonesian militiamen charged with the murder of church workers and a journalist in September 1999 opened in the Dili district court on Friday.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Kopassus impostor busted in hotel raid
Kopassus impostor busted in hotel raid JAKARTA (JP): A man posing as a member of the Army's special force (Kopassus) was arrested in a hotel room for illegal possession of two guns, a grenade and dozens of bullets, an officer said on Friday.City Police Detectives Chief Sr. Comr.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Golden Glove delayed for third time
Golden Glove delayed for third time JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) Central Java chapter, which is also coordinating the Golden Glove (STE) 2000, decided to delay the event until April, instead of holding it in March as previously scheduled, due to venue...
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Strengthening Australian-Indonesian business ties
Strengthening Australian-Indonesian business ties The following is the second part of a shortened address by the new Australian envoy Richard Smith to a luncheon held by the Indonesia Australia Business Council (IABC) in Jakarta, Feb. 6.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
PKB sets sights on Golkar scandal probe
PKB sets sights on Golkar scandal probe JAKARTA (JP): The country could see another round of political probes into financial scandals if the National Awakening Party (PKB) has its way by setting up a special committee to investigate financial improprieties involving the Golkar Party.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Gorontalo inaugurated as the country's 32nd province
Gorontalo inaugurated as the country's 32nd province JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy Surjadi Soedirdja installed Tursandi Alwi on Friday as acting Governor of Gorontalo and inaugurated the region as the country's 32nd province.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Sutiyoso vows tough action on Ancol scam
Sutiyoso vows tough action on Ancol scam JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso renewed his pledge on Friday that city officials connected to irregularities in three overseas trips sponsored by PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol (PJA) would receive fair and just treatment.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Guthrie Bhd. seeks IBRA clarification
Guthrie Bhd. seeks IBRA clarification KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Malaysian plantation company Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd. on Friday said it will request the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency, or IBRA, to clarify a statement that Indonesia may cancel a planned sale of plantations to the company.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
SIA's Indonesian routes
SIA's Indonesian routes We would like to thank you for the article SIA expects lower traffic on Indonesian route on page 12 of The Jakarta Post on Feb. 13, 2001. Allow me to make a few comments to balance the points made in the article.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
BCA extends credit to farmers
BCA extends credit to farmers JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Central Asia (BCA) will extend Rp 2 billion (U$210,500) in subsidized credits to farmers in West Java.The bank said on Friday that the credits are part of the Rp 100 billion in farming loans to be provided by the bank this year and that...
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Illegal cafes closed by force
Illegal cafes closed by force BOGOR (JP): Public order officers here closed down on Thursday two cafes for not holding an operational permit.The two cafes were Cafe Koral, located on Jl. A. Yani, and cafe Bola Mania 222 at the basement of Jambu Dua shopping mall in the downtown area well known for...
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Environmental destruction
Environmental destructionFrom RepublikaI was alarmed to hear reports of trees being felled in Situbondo, East Java. It will take many years for new trees to grow as big as those that were cut down.I cannot understand why this tree-felling happened in an area where there are lots of ulemas, santri...
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
PSSI to appoint national team coach next week
PSSI to appoint national team coach next week JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) will appoint the national team's coach and officials for the 2002 World Cup prequalifying round and the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games next week.
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb.16, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,825 -50 183,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 120 -5 267,000 Alakasa Industrindo 190 0 5,000 Alfa...
Sat, 17 Feb 2001
Rupiah Rates Feb.16
Rupiah Rates Feb.16 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,103.00 10,103.00 9,555.00 9,651.00Australian dollar 1 4,781.42 5,312.16 5,019.24 5,074.50Austrian schilling 1 599.36 665.56 629.12 635.79Belgian franc 1 204.45 227.03 214.60 216.