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Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Balibo killings: Beginnings of impunity?
Balibo killings: Beginnings of impunity?By Ati Nurbaiti DILI (JP): Indonesia's New Order liked to change local street names with that of its generals; in East Timor, journalists also saw it fitting to commemorate colleagues killed in the territory.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Memorandum can't say President is guilty
Memorandum can't say President is guilty JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts deemed that the findings of the special committee of the House of Representatives (DPR) on President Abdurrahman Wahid's involvement in two financial scandals are not sufficient to say the President is guilty.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
MUI inspects Ajinomoto plant
MUI inspects Ajinomoto plant SURABAYA (JP): A delegation from the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) visited on Thursday the Ajinomoto factory in Mojokerto, East Java, to inspect the company's taste enhancers production process.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Rupiah Rates Feb.8
Rupiah Rates Feb.8 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,130.00 10,130.00 9,582.00 9,678.00Australian dollar 1 4,962.16 5,510.72 5,207.82 5,264.83Austrian schilling 1 615.86 683.69 646.35 653.18Belgian franc 1 210.08 233.21 220.48 222.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Attacks on Golkar offices continue
Attacks on Golkar offices continue SURABAYA (JP): The supporters of President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid continued on Thursday to vent their rage against what they see as a conspiracy to unseat the President by vandalizing another Golkar Party office, this time in Lamongan, situated some 40...
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Many students with worms suffer from anemia: Study
Many students with worms suffer from anemia: Study JAKARTA (JP): About one-third of elementary school students in the capital who have worms also suffer from anemia, a study showed on Thursday.The study involved 2,864 students from 10 of the 3,548 elementary schools across the capital, Buhori, a...
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Youth invited to chess c'ships
Youth invited to chess c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Students from kindergarten level to high school in Greater Jakarta can compete in the 2001 Inter-Students chess championships held by Utut Adianto chess school from Feb. 25 to Feb. 27, from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.They can register at Jl.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Students represent a moral force
Students represent a moral forceFrom Media IndonesiaRecent students' rallies remind us of what happened two years ago when similar rallies staged by university students toppled a regime which had "controlled" this country for over 32 years, giving birth to a reform drive based on the students'...
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Jatis to open offices in Thailand, RP
Jatis to open offices in Thailand, RP JAKARTA (JP): E-business consultancy Jatis Solutions plans to expand to neighboring Thailand and the Philippines in line with its target of becoming the region's IT powerhouse, a senior executive said.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
EU-aided water project launched
EU-aided water project launched JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure in cooperation with the European Union (EU) launched on Wednesday a water management project in the provinces of Lampung, East Java and Yogyakarta.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Police intensify probe into Aceh blackouts
Police intensify probe into Aceh blackouts BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Provincial Police have stepped up their investigations into electricity blackouts which hit Aceh over the past few days amid violence on Thursday that claimed the lives of two officers and injured several others.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Insurance director sued
Insurance director sued JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Administrative Court has accepted the lawsuit filed by the Foundation of Indonesian Insurance Consumers (YLKAI) against the director of insurance at the Ministry of Finance over what the plaintiff claims is an illegal decision.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Tight security at The Corrs' concert
Tight security at The Corrs' concert JAKARTA (JP): People attending the Feb. 27 concert of Irish band The Corrs in Jakarta will be searched before they enter the venue, organizers said here."We are going to check people's bags. I hope they will understand," the concert organizer, Andre S, said.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
SOEs need clean commissioners
SOEs need clean commissioners JAKARTA (JP): The government should appoint people from the private sector to sit on the board of commissioners of all state owned enterprises (SOEs) to help promote good corporate governance, noted lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis said on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Newmont's earnings fall on weak gold price
Newmont's earnings fall on weak gold price DENVER (Reuters): Newmont Mining Corp., North America's biggest gold mining company, said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings fell as a stagnant gold price and rising energy costs hit the company hard.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
KONI ready to submit proposal on sports bill
KONI ready to submit proposal on sports bill JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) said it was ready to submit a proposal to the House of Representatives asking for an amendment to the presidential decree governing the council's duties.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Verdict on PT Jaya Ancol delayed until audit done
Verdict on PT Jaya Ancol delayed until audit done JAKARTA (JP): The city administration decided on Thursday to delay the announcement on the fate of PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol (PJA) director over the Ancol scam which allegedly involved an overseas trip until a public accountant completes auditing...
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
UNDP signs accord with government to help reduce poverty
UNDP signs accord with government to help reduce poverty JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed on Thursday a US$300,000 technical assistance agreement with the government to support the preparatory works to establish an agency for poverty reduction in Indonesia.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Pertamina seeking tanker to store LSWR
Pertamina seeking tanker to store LSWR SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina is planning to charter an Aframax tanker to store low sulfur waxy residue from its Cilacap refinery, traders told Dow Jones Newswires on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Antam to up gold output by 5% to 10%
Antam to up gold output by 5% to 10% JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed nickel and gold mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) will increase its gold production by 5 percent to 10 percent this year from about four tons last year, according to company operations director Harsojo Dihardjo.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Asia lacks protection from economic shocks, disasters
Asia lacks protection from economic shocks, disasters MANILA (AP): Asian countries could see economic growth and political stability undermined by their failure to develop programs to shield the poor from economic and natural disasters, Asian Development Bank officials said on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
DPA advises President
DPA advises President I was watching the 12:30 p.m. news on SCTV on Feb. 7, 2001, when, after incessant reports on nationwide mass demonstrations, this time raging in East Java, a sudden hopeful sign suggesting a reconciliatory rapprochement was aired.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Saudi Police urged to help locate bombing suspect
Saudi Police urged to help locate bombing suspect JAKARTA (JP): The National Central Bureau of ICPO-Interpol has requested the Saudi Arabian Police to track down the prime suspect in the Christmas Eve bomb attacks, identified as Hambali and strongly suspected to have fled to Saudi Arabia.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting Bramasto's Collections 1939-1996, Gallery Twilite Cafe, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 24A, South Jakarta (Phone: 7194270), until Feb. 28. * Comic and Animation Week, Pusat Perfilman H. Usmar Ismail, Jl. Rasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta, until Feb. 16.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Turtle hunters on trial
Turtle hunters on trial DENPASAR, Bali: The Denpasar District Court began hearing on Thursday the case against WZ, alias Wewe, 46, and hundreds of his employees.The defendants were arrested for trapping and killing turtles and are charged with violating Law No.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Court order needed to dissolve Golkar: Political observers
Court order needed to dissolve Golkar: Political observers JAKARTA (JP): Increasing demands to disband Golkar Party, the political vehicle of former president Soeharto, are understandable but unrealistic, political observers said on Thursday.J.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Court orders UI rector to postpone student suspensions
Court orders UI rector to postpone student suspensions JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Administrative Court in a preliminary ruling on Thursday issued an interim injunction ordering the rector of the University of Indonesia to postpone the imposition of suspensions on six protesting students.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 8, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,850 -25 67,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 125 0 50,000 Alakasa Industrindo 190 0 10,000 Alfa Retailindo...
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Maid killed in blaze
Maid killed in blaze JAKARTA (JP): A housemaid was killed in a fire which destroyed the official residence of a House of Representatives legislator in Kalibata, South Jakarta early this week.The maid, identified as Yanti, 17, was trapped in the fire which gutted the second floor of the house...
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Historical photos need to be preserved
Historical photos need to be preservedBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): While other galleries and photo-exhibition organizers are busy exposing portfolios of popular photojournalists for newcomers and enthusiasts, Imaging Center is exposing the aging ones.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Gus Dur names Lopa as new justice minister
Gus Dur names Lopa as new justice minister JAKARTA (JP): Baharuddin Lopa, currently Jakarta's envoy to Saudi Arabia, was named on Thursday as justice and human rights minister, replacing Yusril Ihza Mahendra.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Off the record? Not for corruption cases
Off the record? Not for corruption casesBy Sirikit Syah SURABAYA (JP): Amid heightened tension resulting from his conflict with the House of Representatives (DPR), President Abdurrahman Wahid (or someone running his errands) reportedly called up the state news agency Antara and told it not to run a...
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Hartono, WorldSpace tie up
Hartono, WorldSpace tie up JAKARTA (JP): Local electronics manufacturer PT Hartono Istana Teknologi (HIT) signed an agreement with satellite broadcast provider WorldSpace Corporation on Thursday to manufacture and distribute satellite receivers designed for satellite programs.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Proton to launch one model a year
Proton to launch one model a year KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's national carmaker Proton will introduce at least one new model a year to prepare for the opening in 2005 of the regional auto market, a report said on Thursday.Tengku Mahaleel Ariff, chief executive of Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd.
Fri, 09 Feb 2001
Barito Putra beats PSS Sleman 2-1
Barito Putra beats PSS Sleman 2-1 JAKARTA (JP): Host Barito Putra of Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, beat PSS Sleman of Yogyakarta 2-1 in the eastern division match during the first round of the Bank Mandiri national soccer league on Thursday.
Thu, 08 Feb 2001
Rupiah falls with arrival of forward trades deadline
Rupiah falls with arrival of forward trades deadline SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies floundered late Wednesday, with the Singapore dollar hit hard by talk of a possible merger or acquisition involving the country's largest bank and nervousness about the political chaos in Indonesia.
Thu, 08 Feb 2001
Gus Dur supporters burn Golkar offices
Gus Dur supporters burn Golkar offices SURABAYA (JP): The anger of President Abdurrahman Wahid's supporters boiled over on Wednesday when they torched Golkar Party offices in Surabaya, Mojokerto and Malang, all in East Java.
Thu, 08 Feb 2001
No cross-holdings with Asia Pulp & Paper: AFP
No cross-holdings with Asia Pulp & Paper: AFP SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Singapore-listed Asia Food & Properties Ltd. (AFP) said Wednesday it has no cross-share holdings with Asia Pulp & Paper Co. (APP) even though the two companies share the same parent.
Thu, 08 Feb 2001
Police to hand over Elize to prosecutors
Police to hand over Elize to prosecutors JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives are scheduled to hand over bomb suspect Elize Maria Tuwahatu and the dossier on her to state prosecutors next week.City police chief of detectives Sr. Comr.
Thu, 08 Feb 2001
Minister's visit to S'pore to heal rift
Minister's visit to S'pore to heal rift SINGAPORE (AP): In a trip intended to soothe recently strained ties, Malaysia's deputy prime minister arrived on Wednesday in Singapore on an official visit.Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who came with his wife, three Cabinet ministers and six...
Thu, 08 Feb 2001
Fighting racism and xenophobia
Fighting racism and xenophobia Chinese Indonesians have been able to openly celebrate Chinese New Year for the past two years. Feb. 15 also marks the once- lively Cap Go Meh celebrations following the New Year.
Thu, 08 Feb 2001
Asia faces fiscal dilemma
Asia faces fiscal dilemmaBy Alan Wheatley TOKYO (Reuters): The large public debts chalked up tackling Asia's financial crisis have come back to haunt the region's governments as they seek to cushion their economies from a global slowdown.
Thu, 08 Feb 2001
S'pore, RI to sign gas deal
S'pore, RI to sign gas deal SINGAPORE (AFX-ASIA): Singapore Power said it will sign on Feb 12 a gas supply deal with Pertamina. The deal will be signed in Jakarta by Singapore trade and industry minister George Yeo and Indonesian minister for energy & mineral resources Purmono Yusgiantoro, it said.
Thu, 08 Feb 2001
Residents moved from critical area
Residents moved from critical area BOGOR (JP): Over 170 families from Cileuksa Lebak subdistrict have been relocated from their subsiding land to the neighboring area of Cileuksa Utara, which lies 2 kilometers away.Spokesman for the Bogor regency administration M.
Thu, 08 Feb 2001
Police arrest 2, seize 1,669 explosive devices
Police arrest 2, seize 1,669 explosive devices JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Police special crimes detection unit (Tipiter) arrested two men for questioning and are hunting another following the finding of 1,669 small explosive devices in a warehouse in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, on Tuesday afternoon.
Thu, 08 Feb 2001
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Exhibitions * Painting Song of Peace, by 7 painters from Malang, Surabaya, Kalimantan, Pranoto's Art Gallery, Main road, Kutuh, Ubud (Phone: 0361 970827), until Feb. 24. * Painting by German artist Peter Dittmar, at Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl.
Thu, 08 Feb 2001
Government undecided over fuel price increase
Government undecided over fuel price increase JAKARTA (JP): The government is undecided on whether to increase fuel prices in April this year as planned in the 2001 state budget, a minister said on Wednesday.
Thu, 08 Feb 2001
PLN regrets electricity black out
PLN regrets electricity black out JAKARTA (JP): A number of areas in the western and southern parts of the capital experienced a power blackout on Wednesday, starting at around 12 a.m.The state electricity company PT PLN has apologized for the problem, saying that it was caused by significant...
Thu, 08 Feb 2001
Indosat books profit despite lower income
Indosat books profit despite lower income JAKARTA (JP): International telephone operator PT Indosat suffered a 12.2 percent decline in operating profit in 2000, but the company still booked a significant increase in net earnings thanks to a surge in other income.
Thu, 08 Feb 2001
KL palm oil ends off lows on short covering
KL palm oil ends off lows on short covering KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures recouped some losses by the close on Wednesday on short covering after a bearish crop report from private forecaster Ivan Wong had pressured prices.