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Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Malaysia palm oil ends down
Malaysia palm oil ends down KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Tuesday, extending their losses as players liquidated positions ahead of a crop report for January.Private crop forecaster Ivan Wong is due to release on Wednesday his latest estimates for January...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
U.S. Dollar Rates Feb.6
U.S. Dollar Rates Feb.6 Latest Previous %Change Yen 114.56-66 114.67-77 -0.10 Euro* 0.9337-39 0.9373-78 -0.38 British Pound* 1.4664-74 1.4745-49 -0.55 Swiss Franc 1.6468-78 1.6394-04 +0.45 Canadian Dollar 1.5080-90 1.5066-76 +0.09 Australian Dollar* 0.5482-87 0.5500-05 -0.33 New Zealand Dollar* 0.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Farmers receive Rp 3.4b loan
Farmers receive Rp 3.4b loan TANGERANG (JP): Local farmers grouped in 96 community units have been selected to receive a Rp 3.4 billion loan under the government-sponsored staple food resilience improvement program in the current fiscal year, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Strike results in fuel shortage, blackouts in Aceh
Strike results in fuel shortage, blackouts in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): A massive solidarity strike involving truck drivers and state oil company Pertamina workers has resulted in fuel supply shortages and power outages in restive Aceh.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Club, players fined for violence
Club, players fined for violence JAKARTA (JP): The disciplinary commission of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) announced on Tuesday that Petrokimia Putra of Gresik, East Java, has been fined Rp 5 million (US$520) and given a three-match probation for failing to curb violence during its...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
PTMSI gloomy over SEAG chances
PTMSI gloomy over SEAG chances JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Table Tennis Association (PTMSI) is pessimistic about fulfilling the target of two gold medals set by the National Sports Council (KONI) in the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in September.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Wolfowitz to take No. 2 Pentagon post
Wolfowitz to take No. 2 Pentagon postBy Charles Aldinger WASHINGTON (Reuters): Paul Wolfowitz, President George W. Bush's selection for the No. 2 job at the Pentagon, has held senior posts at the U.S. Defense and State departments and long been an intellectual conservative voice in U.S.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Expert warns of high cost of subway
Expert warns of high cost of subway JAKARTA (JP): A overseas expert warned on Tuesday of the price the city would have to pay for its Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) or subway system, saying the project would be barely feasible.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 6, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,950 0 15,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 140 5 718,000 Alakasa Industrindo 320 5 51,000 Alfa Retailindo...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
One killed, two injured in armed robberies
One killed, two injured in armed robberies JAKARTA (JP): Robbers shot and killed a motorist and stole his vehicle early on Tuesday morning in Cikarang, Bekasi, police said.A passerby who attempted to intervene in the robbery also was injured and his motorcycle stolen, city police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Dewi's remains might be moved
Dewi's remains might be moved BANDUNG, West Java: The grave of West Javanese heroine Dewi Sartika, located on Jl. Karanganyar, Bandung, might have to be moved to make way for development."The development of the central area of the city has been hampered by the presence of the graveyard," local...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Geo-radar detectors find passageway
Geo-radar detectors find passageway JAKARTA (JP): Geo-radar detectors have indicated the existence of a passageway leading from Jl. Cendana in the Menteng area of Central Jakarta, to the former office of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) on Jl.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Farmers want more attention
Farmers want more attention PADANG, West Sumatra: Hundreds of farmers from 14 regencies in West Sumatra visited the provincial legislative council on Tuesday, asking for more attention from the administration, which they claim have been exploiting them through a number of complicated policies.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Comedian questioned over Wiranto report
Comedian questioned over Wiranto report JAKARTA (JP): Noted comedian Tubagus Dedi "Mi'ing" Gumelar was quizzed by police officers on Monday as a witness in a defamation complaint filed by former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. (ret) Wiranto against a University of Indonesia sociologist.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Violation of copyright
Violation of copyright On Oct. 2, 2000, I applied for a job as a photographer at djakarta! magazine. As arranged earlier by phone, I met Mr. Daniel Ziv of the editorial board of the magazine. On the same day I was assigned to take photographs for an article by Seno Gumira Ajidarma about Teater...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Education experts call for greater school autonomy
Education experts call for greater school autonomy JAKARTA (JP): Education experts called on Tuesday for greater autonomy for schools to allow them to employ their own teaching methods without being hampered by rigid guidelines that often do not correspond with local conditions.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Amatil sells RP subsidiary
Amatil sells RP subsidiary MANILA (AFP): Philippine brewer San Miguel Corp. and The Coca-Cola Co. of the United States are to acquire the local Coke bottler from Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. of Australia for US$1.24 billion, San Miguel said Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Expert upbeat about tourism outlook this year
Expert upbeat about tourism outlook this year JAKARTA (JP): Hotel occupancy rates in Indonesia are expected to increase to an average of 45 percent this year, from 40 percent in 2000, if political and economic conditions improve, an expert said on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Three arrested for drug possession
Three arrested for drug possession JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested three men for allegedly possessing 2.05 kilograms of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) worth more than Rp 71 million (US$7,552) in two separate places in the city, city police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Key bomb suspect abroad: Police
Key bomb suspect abroad: Police JAKARTA (JP): A prime suspect in the Christmas Eve bomb attacks who is at large is strongly suspected to have fled to Saudi Arabia, a top police official said.National Police chief of detectives Insp. Gen.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
One arrested over killing of soldiers in Irian Jaya
One arrested over killing of soldiers in Irian Jaya JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): A military team set up following Saturday's killing of four soldiers in Betav, Jayapura regency, Irian Jaya, apprehended on Tuesday a man believed to be a member of the separatist group that killed the soldiers.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Saving Bank BII
Saving Bank BII The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has opted for what seems to be the least costly and least risky option to prevent publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) from going under, consequently putting out a spark that could have triggered a new banking crisis.
Wed, 07 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 on Tuesday."We are going to check people's bags.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Two more bodies found from boat accident
Two more bodies found from boat accident JAKARTA (JP): The bodies of two young children were found on Tuesday morning as the search continued for survivors of PLM Oleo Putra II which sank in waters off Jailolo in North Maluku on Sunday morning.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
House sets terms for approval of BCA and Bank Niaga sale
House sets terms for approval of BCA and Bank Niaga sale JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will approve the government's plan to divest its ownership in publicly listed Bank Central Asia (BCA) and Bank Niaga in the first semester of this year if the government can meet "certain...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Campaign to turn Daewoo Motor 'people's firm'
Campaign to turn Daewoo Motor 'people's firm' SEOUL (AFP): Former South Korean prime ministers and academics launched a campaign Tuesday to turn bankrupt Daewoo Motor Co. into a "people's company."Ahead of the temporary closure of the carmaker's main plant, 300 prominent figures, including former...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Rupiah Rates Feb.6
Rupiah Rates Feb.6 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,080.00 10,080.00 9,532.00 9,628.00Australian dollar 1 4,994.91 5,550.05 5,243.55 5,301.18Austrian schilling 1 618.43 686.83 649.21 656.03Belgian franc 1 210.95 234.28 221.45 223.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Culinary society puts food on the front burner
Culinary society puts food on the front burnerBy Maria Endah Hulupi JAKARTA (JP): It may seem a tall order in a country where many people still do not have enough to eat, but the Indonesian chapter of Chaine des Rotisseurs wants more local faces among its ranks.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Yellow card for Gus Dur
Yellow card for Gus Dur Legal proceedings against President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid following the indictment by the House Commission on Buloggate and Bruneigate scam look like an impossible mission.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Microsoft says software piracy may rise in Indonesia
Microsoft says software piracy may rise in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Sales of personal computers (PCs) in Indonesia may increase by more than 20 percent this year, but for PT Microsoft Indonesia this is not necessarily good news.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Morbid gift highlights plight of street kids
Morbid gift highlights plight of street kidsBy Hera Diani JAKARTA (JP): What kind of gift does a minister usually get? A gold wristwatch? Leather wallet? Jewel-studded pen?It was none of the above that Minister of Health and Social Welfare Achmad Sujudi received at his office on Monday.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Exhibition* Poster Exhibition Hari Terindah dalam Masa Remajaku, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5615246), 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Feb. 17.Music and Entertainment * Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental, Jl.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
IPTN-made CASA aircraft
IPTN-made CASA aircraftFrom KompasA number of air crashes involving CASA NC-212 aircraft made by Nusantara Aircraft-Manufacturing Industry (IPTN) have occurred, killing passengers and crew members, generally because of the failure of the aircraft to maintain their height following the breaking down...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Telkom plans to invest $1 billion in major project expansion
Telkom plans to invest $1 billion in major project expansion JAKARTA (JP): State telecommunications company PT Telkom says it will invest US$1 billion to further develop its telephone line business and to expand into mobile phone, cable TV and the Internet service businesses in two years.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Security in Jakarta
Security in JakartaFrom Media IndonesiaThe increasingly uncontrolled security situation in the capital has pushed the governor to equip his civil servant security personnel (peace and order officer) with tear gas pistols.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Al fresco dining, local style, with Santiga Seafood Halal
Al fresco dining, local style, with Santiga Seafood Halal JAKARTA (JP): Since Hartadi H., better known as Abeng, took to the streets in business in 1989, his seafood sidewalk eatery has won a place in the hearts and stomachs of connoisseurs of the fruits of the sea.Santiga Seafood Halal, Jl.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Sutiyoso delays announcing results of Jaya Ancol probe
Sutiyoso delays announcing results of Jaya Ancol probe JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso delayed announcing on Tuesday the results of the investigation into the alleged misuse of funds from PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Police, military chiefs meet to clear the air
Police, military chiefs meet to clear the air AMBON, Maluku (JP): Military and police commanders in Maluku sat down together on Tuesday to patch-up growing rivalry and antagonism amongst their personnel on the field.Pattimura Military chief of staff Col.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Yen lends support to Asian currencies, rupiah pressured
Yen lends support to Asian currencies, rupiah pressured SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): A firmer yen lent support to most Asian regional currencies Tuesday, while heightening political tensions in Indonesia kept pressure on the rupiah.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Investor ready to take over OPIC bill from PLN
Investor ready to take over OPIC bill from PLN JAKARTA (JP): A foreign investor has offered to take over the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)'s US$290 million insurance claim against state electricity company PT PLN in return for the operation of two power plants here, according to...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Is Amien Rais desperate?
Is Amien Rais desperate?By Benny Subianto JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) censured President Abdurrahman Wahid for his alleged involvement in two financial scandals on Feb. 1. Within about one hour, Amien Rais, the Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), said in an...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
BI to use treasury bills for management
BI to use treasury bills for management JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) will switch to treasury bills as its main tool for monetary management starting this April or May, the central bank deputy governor Miranda Goeltom said on Tuesday.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
10 participants for Winter Challenge
10 participants for Winter Challenge JAKARTA (JP): Ten people made their way through the local competition of the Winter Challenge Marlboro Adventure Team held at Mount Bromo, East Java, late last month, earning the right to take part in the real adventure in the United States.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Fumarole death blamed on poor signs
Fumarole death blamed on poor signs BANDUNG: The director of the Vulcanology office, A. Djumarma Wirakusumah, said that a villager named Sahmad, 40, who died recently from inhaling poisonous gas in the Dieng mountain range in Central Java was due to a "lack of danger zone signs put up by the local...
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 5, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,950 -50 625,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 135 -5 305,000 Alakasa Industrindo 315 15 51,000 Alfa Retailindo...
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
20 bodies found from boat accident
20 bodies found from boat accident JAKARTA (JP): Rescue workers and locals have stepped up the search for the passengers of the PLM Oleo Putra II which sank off Jailolo in North Maluku, finding a total of 20 bodies on Monday, officials said.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Estrada takes battle for presidency to Supreme Court
Estrada takes battle for presidency to Supreme Court MANILA (Reuters): Deposed Philippine leader Joseph Estrada asked the Supreme Court on Monday to stop an investigation into his alleged criminal offenses, declaring he was still president and therefore had "absolute immunity" from lawsuits.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Vendors complain over hoodlums
Vendors complain over hoodlums JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of street vendors complained on Monday that the city administration had hired hoodlums armed with sickles to drive them away from an intersection in South Jakarta, where they had been operating their businesses.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Supreme Court rules in favor of Soeharto
Supreme Court rules in favor of Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has lifted ex-president Soeharto's city arrest status and ordered state prosecutors to provide medical treatment until the now ailing former despot is declared fit enough to stand trial on corruption charges.Justice M.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Plots to hasten MPR session abound
Plots to hasten MPR session abound JAKARTA (JP): Political plots to expedite a special session of the People's Consultative Assembly, which could open the way for the impeachment of President Abdurrahman Wahid, abounded on Monday as politicians conferred and negotiated on possible courses of action.