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Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Major reshuffle on the cards in National Police
Major reshuffle on the cards in National Police JAKARTA (JP): A major reshuffle is in the works in the National Police, with 36 high-ranking and middle-ranking officers involved.National Police spokesman Brig. Gen.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
The military and the nation's future
The military and the nation's futureFrom Media IndonesiaThe idea of handing over the administration to the military, in the event of bringing about fast-tracked changes, is not a popular one. The Indonesian Military (TNI) is really at a crossroads.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Transgenic plantation in South Sulawesi
Transgenic plantation in South Sulawesi MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Bantaeng regent Azikin Solthan said on Sunday that the local administration will continue developing transgenic cotton plantation in a bid to achieve maximum quality crops.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
ONGC and Rosneft sign large oil deal
ONGC and Rosneft sign large oil deal LONDON (Reuters): India's ONGC Videsh Ltd and Russia's Rosneft on Saturday finalized a deal in which ONGC will buy a 20 percent stake in the giant Sakhalin-1 oil field where production is expected to start in 2005.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Uzbekistan beats RI 3-2 in Davis Cup tie
Uzbekistan beats RI 3-2 in Davis Cup tie JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia bowed out 2-3 to visitor Uzbekistan before a home crowd at the Kemayoran Tennis Center, Central Jakarta, Sunday during the final day of the three-day Davis Cup Group I Asia Oceania zone tie.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Repsol to sell RI oil wells
Repsol to sell RI oil wells MADRID (AFP): Spanish oil company Repsol-YPF is planning to sell off its wells in the Java Sea to Indonesia's Pertamina to help reduce its heavy debt load, Expansion daily reported Saturday.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Floods, landslides, storms beset E. Java and Sumatra
Floods, landslides, storms beset E. Java and Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): The Bengawan Solo river in Bojonegoro, East Java, continued to overflow on Sunday, inundating thousands of houses and hundreds of hectares of rice fields in the area.Fortunately no fatalities have been reported.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Indonesia and GAM strike accord to reduce violence
Indonesia and GAM strike accord to reduce violence BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Government representatives and rebel Free Aceh Movement (GAM) commanders reached an agreement here on Saturday on ways to reduce the violence in strife-torn Aceh.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Passenger ship sinks off Pangkep
Passenger ship sinks off Pangkep MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The KM Santini III vessel which was heading for Surabaya from Makassar sank in rough seas off Tanakeke in Pangkep, some 32 kilometers into its journey in the early hours of Saturday, an officer said.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
S'pore minister begins RI visit
S'pore minister begins RI visit JAKARTA (AFP): Singapore Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo arrived Sunday for a four-day visit during which he will witness the signing of a major natural gas agreement and hold talks with Indonesia's leadership.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Armed thieves injure Bulog employee
Armed thieves injure Bulog employee JAKARTA (JP): A gang of six robbers stole a Mercedes sedan and other belongings of a State Logistics Agency (Bulog) employee in the early hours of Saturday.Police said the robbers broke into the house of Ahmad Syaifuddin on Jl.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Ex-athletes gather to seek a better future
Ex-athletes gather to seek a better future JAKARTA (JP): About 150 former athletes gathered for the Great Reunion of Athletes from Three Eras organized by Prestasi Anak Bangsa Foundation at the Bung Karno Tennis Indoor Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta on Sunday to seek a better future.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Coral reef game for schools launched
Coral reef game for schools launched JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to raise awareness of the nation's rich sea resources, the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (Coremap) has launched an educational game to inform children about the preservation of coral reefs.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
IMF tells IBRA to sell rescued banks: Report
IMF tells IBRA to sell rescued banks: Report WASHINGTON (Bloomberg): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency must sell two banks it rescued three years ago before the International Monetary Fund will resume lending to the nation, fund officials told the Financial Times.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Gus Dur urged to let Megawati take lead
Gus Dur urged to let Megawati take lead JAKARTA (JP): A younger brother of President Abdurrahman Wahid suggests the incumbent president to step aside and let Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri take the lead.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Controversial policy over arrest status
Controversial policy over arrest statusBy Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak JAKARTA (JP): Not every criminal goes to jail and not every suspect is detained.But do not ask why. The consideration can be very subjective, as reflected in several cases, including former president Soeharto, his son Hutomo "Tommy"...
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Bumiputera targets lower end of market
Bumiputera targets lower end of market JAKARTA (JP): Bumiputera 1912 Mutual Life Insurance (AJB Bumiputera 1912) hopes to sign up one million new policyholders in 2001, aiming at the largely untapped lower end of the market.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
E-banking inevitable, but too early for local banks
E-banking inevitable, but too early for local banksBy Bernie K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): Since the Internet became a tool that is reinventing the way people do business, banks have become among the first to consider the technology a threat to their existence.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Vegetarians: What they eat and what they don't
Vegetarians: What they eat and what they don't JAKARTA (JP): Most of us have, at some time or another, reduced our consumption of meat. But it's only those who go cold turkey, giving up meat and meat products completely, who can be called vegetarians.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Bank NISP's profit up 198%
Bank NISP's profit up 198% JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Bank NISP almost doubled its net profit to Rp 58.05 billion (US$6.1 million) last year and increased its total assets to Rp 5.26 trillion from Rp 4.04 trillion in 1999, the bank said in a statement.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Strike paralyzes Bangladesh's port of Chittagong
Strike paralyzes Bangladesh's port of Chittagong DHAKA (Reuters): Bangladesh's main port of Chittagong was paralyzed on Sunday by a day-long strike called by opposition parties demanding the resignation of the prime minister, only two days after it resumed operations following a similar stoppage.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Five injured in Army plane's aborted takeoff
Five injured in Army plane's aborted takeoff JAKARTA (JP): An Army Cassa-212 carrying paratroopers crashed when it aborted its takeoff on Sunday during a training session at Pondok Cabe Airfield in Ciputat, Tangerang, injuring at least five soldiers aboard.The plane was piloted by Lt.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
PT Angkasa Pura gives scholarships
PT Angkasa Pura gives scholarships TANGERANG (JP): The state airport management PT Angkasa Pura granted on Sunday Rp 25 million in scholarships for 213 students of several elementary schools located near the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
NU, Muhammadiyah becoming victims of fighting elephants
NU, Muhammadiyah becoming victims of fighting elephantsAn asset of civil society, the 30-million strong Nahdlatul Ulama, is under threat in the current conflict, researcher and executive of Nahdlatul Ulama Ulil Abshar Abdalla told The Jakarta Post.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Illegal parking attendants welcome administration's plan
Illegal parking attendants welcome administration's plan JAKARTA (JP): The City administration's plan to have private companies manage street parking is apparently welcomed by the illegal, self-appointed street parking attendants controlling many of the city's parking zones, on condition that...
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Floods catch Jakartans by surprise
Floods catch Jakartans by surpriseBy Esta Sallvithya Dirgantari JAKARTA (JP): Flash floods which swept through several neighborhoods in Kampung Melayu last week caught many people by surprise even though the densely-populated district has been prone to such disasters over the past two decades.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Residents return as Merapi calms
Residents return as Merapi calms YOGYAKARTA (JP): Residents living at the foot of Mount Merapi have suspended plans to evacuate their homes after the volcano on Sunday showed only minor signs of the potential fury which had been so evident a day earlier.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Iraq looks to develop trade ties with Asia
Iraq looks to develop trade ties with Asia BAGHDAD (AFP): Iraq's Foreign Minister Mohammad Said al-Sahhaf said Sunday that he made a trip to Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand to boost bilateral trade ties despite the UN sanctions regime imposed on Baghdad in 1990.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Govt urged to probe election violations
Govt urged to probe election violations JAKARTA (JP): Eleven minority political parties on Saturday called on the government to reevaluate serious violations committed by major parties during the 1999 general election.They said the alleged misappropriation of the Rp 35 billion (US$3.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Persija beats Persib 1-0 in Mandiri's first round
Persija beats Persib 1-0 in Mandiri's first round JAKARTA (JP): Persija outplayed host Persib 1-0 in the first qualifying round of the Bank Mandiri soccer league at Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung on Sunday which was marked by unruly behavior from both teams supporters.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
China to promote e-commerce: Official
China to promote e-commerce: Official BEIJING (AFP): China wants to see a greater uptake of e- commerce and will strive to create a sound environment for online transactions, state media reported Saturday, quoting Chinese trade officials.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
NU to hold mass prayer in support of the President
NU to hold mass prayer in support of the President JAKARTA (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) will hold a mass prayer here on Sunday as a show of support for beleaguered President Abdurrahman Wahid and to seek divine intervention for peace.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Akbar Tandjung questions the existence of PRD
Akbar Tandjung questions the existence of PRD MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung urged the government on Sunday to reassess the existence of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) following allegations of its involvement in vandalism of Golkar offices in East Java.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Profit-taking may continue to hurt local stock market
Profit-taking may continue to hurt local stock market JAKARTA (JP): Profit-taking will most likely continue to dominate trading at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week as investors remain wary about the future of President Abdurrahman Wahid's administration, securities analysts have said.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Take action against bus operators: YLKI
Take action against bus operators: YLKI JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) encouraged the public on Saturday to sue bus operators for overpricing tickets during the Idul Fitri holidays."License revocation by the Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications is not enough.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
The masses behind East Java rallies
The masses behind East Java rallies East Java's rallies have drawn much attention over the past few days. The Jakarta Post talked to Surabaya-based sociologist Hotman Siahaan on the outpouring of the masses there amid protests by supporters and opponents of President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid in...
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Kudos to Garuda
Kudos to Garuda In these dim and disturbing times it's sometimes a great joy to experience an act of kindness which is unexpected.Such was my experience after flying back from Medan on GA185 on Feb. 6, 2001.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Iran's revolution, 20 years after
Iran's revolution, 20 years after This is the first of two articles on the Iranian revolution by Sidhesh Kaul, a commentator on regional economic and political issues based in Jakarta. JAKARTA (JP): Feb.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Don't involve students in demos
Don't involve students in demosFrom Suara KaryaRallies have been staged again recently on an increasing scale in Jakarta, Surabaya and other cities across the country. Unfortunately, it seems that these rallies have been exploited by certain quarters.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Fresh violence in Ambon
Fresh violence in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: After weeks of calm, violence erupted here as gunmen shot dead a local resident in Suli village, Salahutu district in Ambon on Saturday at around 12 p.m. local time, an official said on Sunday.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Myanmar fighting spills into Thailand, 2 killed
Myanmar fighting spills into Thailand, 2 killed BANGKOK (AP): Heavy fighting between Myanmar troops and a rebel group spilled into Thailand on Sunday, killing two civilians and injuring at least 37 soldiers, the Thai army said.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Property market to remain under pressure
Property market to remain under pressure JAKARTA (JP): The property sector in Jakarta will remain under pressure this year as business uncertainty and the tense political situation keep new investments quiet, property consultant PT PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said in its latest survey.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Thieves take Rp 100m in jewel
Thieves take Rp 100m in jewel JAKARTA (JP): Kebayoran Lama Police detectives are questioning four people in connection with a Rp 100 million (US$10,400) jewel heist at a jewelry store on Jl. Pasar Panjang in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, early on Friday morning.Kebayoran Lama Police chief Comr.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Watch Mt. Merapi
Watch Mt. Merapi Mount Merapi, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes located in the very heart of Java, is once again going through one of its periodic spasms. This time, though, it looks as if the danger might be for real.
Sun, 11 Feb 2001
'I find it difficult to remember names'
'I find it difficult to remember names' Sociologist Imam Budidarmawan Prasodjo is not only popular among his students at the University of Indonesia (UI). He is also well-known among refugees in the Maluku islands and Aceh province since his foundation, Nurani Dunia, regularly delivers aid to the...
Sun, 11 Feb 2001
Landslides kill 58 in Banten province
Landslides kill 58 in Banten province JAKARTA (JP): Landslides resulting from persistent rainfall in Lebak regency, Banten, have claimed 58 lives over the past three days, Antara reported on Saturday.The news agency said that at least 5,695 families living in 10 districts in the regency were left...
Sun, 11 Feb 2001
Buyers beware, you're in Indonesia
Buyers beware, you're in Indonesia Although Indonesia finally passed the long-awaited Consumer Protection Law in 1999, consumers' rights remain largely neglected. While the law is still toothless, the public's awareness of their rights as consumers has not improved either.
Sun, 11 Feb 2001
Indoflorist.com: A Tale of a small online shop in Indonesia
Indoflorist.com: A Tale of a small online shop in IndonesiaBy Vishnu K. Mahmud JAKARTA (JP): Be it books or flowers, buying gifts online is a convenience for the ever growing Internet community. Before, if you were lucky, you could call up the florist or local bookstore to order and deliver...
Sun, 11 Feb 2001
Light-color cocktails for Valentine's Day dinner
Light-color cocktails for Valentine's Day dinner JAKARTA (JP): Here is a bad-case scenario for Valentine's Day. You are dying to have a romantic candlelit dinner with your partner, but what a shame -- you run short of ideas on what cocktails to serve to accompany the conversation before the main...
Sun, 11 Feb 2001
Police ignorant about art crimes
Police ignorant about art crimesBy Yusuf S.H. JAKARTA (JP): The police have been sitting idly by amid the startling growth of fine art crime. Even when Indonesia's fine art world was jolted by an exhibition of allegedly "forged" paintings in Jakarta, late last year the police still failed to take...