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Sat, 27 Jan 2001
KL palm oil subdued, holiday lull persists
KL palm oil subdued, holiday lull persists KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's palm oil ended mostly lower in thin trading by the close on Friday due to a lack of activity after the Lunar New Year holiday break this week, traders said.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
All politics is local
All politics is local All politics is local, the late speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Tip O'Neil once said. This maxim applies, or should apply, equally in a new democratic Indonesia as it has for a long time in O'Neil's homeland which has more than two centuries of democratic...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
First batches of haj pilgrims leave for Saudi
First batches of haj pilgrims leave for Saudi JAKARTA (JP): The month-long dispatch of some 205,000 Indonesian haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia got off to a nearly flawless start on Friday.Some 450 pilgrims, many of them elderly and in wheelchairs, left aboard a government-chartered flight from...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Antidumping duties imposed on carbon black imports
Antidumping duties imposed on carbon black imports JAKARTA (JP): The government has imposed antidumping duties on carbon black imported from India, Thailand and South Korea to protect local producers.The Ministry of Finance said on Friday that under the antidumping ruling, imports of carbon black...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
House factions intensify lobbying over scandal report
House factions intensify lobbying over scandal report JAKARTA (JP): Lobbying by factions inside the House of Representatives intensified on Friday, as Monday's deadline for the submission of the report of the special committee investigating the Bulog and Brunei scandals looms.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Protecting patients in S'pore's health services
Protecting patients in S'pore's health services SINGAPORE: The objections voiced by the Singapore Medical Association (SMA) against night polyclinics and the Faculty Practice Plan (FPP) would strike many as a bid to protect the not-inconsiderable income streams of general practitioners and...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Out of the dark ages, 'barongsai' roars back
Out of the dark ages, 'barongsai' roars backBy Anis Suryani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Sugiman Aditama is a father of three teenagers and a born and bred Javanese.He is also the head of the Association of Beskalan Barongsai Dragons, one of several barongsai dance groups which have been established in the...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Singapore, Malaysia to solve prickly issues, says Goh
Singapore, Malaysia to solve prickly issues, says Goh SINGAPORE (Agencies): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong sees the city state and Malaysia resolving long-prickly issues over water supply, air space and customs but would not venture to predict exactly when.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Few see the fossils at Trinil Museum
Few see the fossils at Trinil MuseumBy Sulistyo Budi N TRINIL, East Java (JP): Trinil, a small dot on the map of Ngawi regency in East Java, holds a big place in the history of anthropology.Located near the Bengawan Solo river, it was the place where Dutch anthropologist Eugene Dubois came upon the...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
SIRA chairman demands case against him proceeds
SIRA chairman demands case against him proceeds BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Detained chief of Aceh Referendum Information Center (SIRA) Muhammad Nazar demanded on Friday that the case against him be brought to court "to reveal the truth behind all the conflict in Aceh".
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Verdict on Bob Hasan to be handed down on Friday
Verdict on Bob Hasan to be handed down on Friday JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court will hand down the verdict for timber tycoon Muhamad Bob Hasan, a defendant in the US$244 million fraudulent aerial mapping project, next Friday.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Slave trade a scar on Batavia's history
Slave trade a scar on Batavia's historyBy Ida Indawati Khouw Three hundred years ago, the measure of a man's wealth was not merely by his property or jewels, but also by the number of slaves he owned. The 72nd article in our series on Old Batavia looks at the slave trade in the Dutch colony, when...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Man killed for requesting funds
Man killed for requesting funds PEKANBARU, Riau: A farmer has stabbed an activist to death as he was upset by the way the victim asked him for funds for an organization. Bambang Wijaya, an oil palm farmer, admitted to attacking P.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
15 villas demolished in Puncak
15 villas demolished in Puncak BOGOR (JP): At least 15 villas in Kopo village in the mountain resort of Puncak were demolished on Friday as they had been built in violation of their building permits.Bogor Regional Inspectorate Office chief Deddy Hediana said the demolished villas were among 34...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Fine Art, Galeri Nasional Indonesia (the National Gallery), Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Phone: 34833954), until Feb. 6. * Photo: Milenium Moment, Anggota Galeri Cahya, Galeri Foto Cahya, Wisma Surya Kemang, Jl. Kemang Raya no.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 26, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,950 -175 2,655,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 135 -5 568,000 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Rupiah rates Jan. 26
Rupiah rates Jan. 26 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,925.00 9,925.00 9,378.00 9,472.00Australian dollar 1 4,873.05 5,424.01 5,120.39 5,176.45Austrian schilling 1 598.79 666.61 629.18 636.18Belgian franc 1 204.25 227.38 214.62 217.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
City sets no deadline on subdistrict councils
City sets no deadline on subdistrict councils JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has withdrawn a Jan. 31 deadline for the establishment of subdistrict councils in response to complaints from residents that they were given too little time to elect their representatives."The Jan.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
A novel idea
A novel idea I must thank you for publishing a letter regarding the initially somewhat bizarre notion of opening a special cemetery to accommodate "heroic" civil servants (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 23, 2001).
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Officials defend planned bus station relocation
Officials defend planned bus station relocation JAKARTA (JP): City officials here on Thursday defended the planned relocation of the Pulogadung bus terminal, arguing that feasibility studies on the two possible relocation sites could help improve access to the new bus terminal.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
RP minister quits over appointment of Abadia
RP minister quits over appointment of Abadia MANILA (AFP): Crisis returned to the Philippines on Thursday when the defense secretary resigned over new President Gloria Arroyo's appointment to cabinet of a former general under investigation for corruption.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
PKB faction not to react to report on Bulog scandal
PKB faction not to react to report on Bulog scandal JAKARTA (JP): The National Awakening Party (PKB) faction stated Thursday that it would not take any political action as a result of the special committee investigation of the Bulog scandal.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Govt plans to issue short-term bonds
Govt plans to issue short-term bonds JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to issue six to 12-month bonds in April this year to replace part of the outstanding government bank recapitalization bonds, according to director general of financial institutions Darmin Nasution.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Healthy Village 2003 program
Healthy Village 2003 program JAKARTA (JP): Cisalak village in West Java has been chosen as a model for the Healthy Village 2003 program by PT Roche Indonesia.Under the program, villagers will be taught how to adopt healthy lifestyles.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Fine Art, Galeri Nasional Indonesia (the National Gallery), Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Phone: 34833954), until Feb. 6. * Photo: Milenium Moment, Anggota Galeri Cahya, Galeri Foto Cahya, Wisma Surya Kemang, Jl. Kemang Raya no.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Cisco buys into Softbank
Cisco buys into Softbank TOKYO (AFP): U.S. computer giant Cisco Systems Inc. said Thursday it was investing US$200 million in Japan's Softbank Corp. as part of an alliance aimed at developing Internet infrastructure throughout Asia.Cisco said it would acquire a 1.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Gus Dur's refusal to name chief justice attacked
Gus Dur's refusal to name chief justice attacked JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has provided illogical arguments to support his rejection of the House of Representatives' candidates for the chief justice position, a seminar concluded on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Jakarta's Retro Club, where beautiful people of all ages get down
Jakarta's Retro Club, where beautiful people of all ages get down JAKARTA (JP): It's the in place for beautiful people at the moment, but does Retro Club, the subject of this week's bar/club review, live up to its heralded reputation?Location: Located on the ground floor of the Crown Plaza hotel,...
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Bank soundness
Bank soundness Even in normal times banking, by its very nature, entails taking an array of risks. Given this, one can imagine the enormous risks banks run in Indonesia's current situation, pregnant with political uncertainty, legal imbroglios and complex economic woes.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Pro- and antigovt rallies staged in several cities
Pro- and antigovt rallies staged in several cities JAKARTA (JP): More students and youths turned out for rallies against and in support of the government on Thursday as the investigation into President Abdurrahman Wahid's alleged involvement in two financial scandals came close to its finale.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Bogor gets tough on students involved in brawls
Bogor gets tough on students involved in brawls BOGOR (JP): The mayoralty's education ministry office has called on schools to dismiss students involved in brawls or found in the possession of weapons.The office's head of youth affairs and sports, Ade Syarif Hidayat, said on Wednesday the warning...
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
RI cocoa farmers ready to boost crop
RI cocoa farmers ready to boost crop ABIDJAN (Reuters): Indonesia's cocoa farmers are ready to increase their crop to over 500,000 tons in spite of low world prices and poor spraying against diseases, a leading cocoa researcher said on Wednesday.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Hot air balloons an Idul Fitri fixture in Central Java's Kertek
Hot air balloons an Idul Fitri fixture in Central Java's KertekBy Simon Sudarman WONOSOBO, Central Java (JP): The sky above Kertek, a small town near Wonosobo, Central Java, was bright in the crisp morning air.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
RI plans to boost its oil output by 160,000 bpd
RI plans to boost its oil output by 160,000 bpd JAKARTA (JP): Within the next two years, Indonesia is expecting to boost its oil output by 160,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd), from the development of two large offshore oil fields in the Makassar Straits and West Natuna, state oil and gas company...
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 25, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,125 400 1,732,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 140 0 318,500 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa...
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
TNI's territorial role is still needed: Agus
TNI's territorial role is still needed: Agus JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief of Territorial Affairs Lt. Gen. Agus Widjojo defended on Thursday the military's territorial role, saying that it was still needed in observance of the country's defense requirements.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Nine sex workers in Batam have AIDS
Nine sex workers in Batam have AIDS BATAM, Riau: Nine of 5,000 sex workers operating in various nightspots and red-light districts in Batam are infected with the lethal AIDS virus, and 61 others are carrying HIV, which can cause AIDS, a health survey found last year.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Dirgantara delivers CN-235 to RP buyer
Dirgantara delivers CN-235 to RP buyer BANDUNG (JP): Bandung-based PT Dirgantara Indonesia, formerly known as PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN), handed over a CN-235's 36-seat passenger plane on Thursday to the Philippine airline, Asian Spirit.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Kopitime.com to float shares
Kopitime.com to float shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Kopitime Dot Com (Kopitime), an e-commerce portal company, will launch its initial public offering (IPO) in March this year in order to raise funds to finance its e-commerce expansion.Kopitime's president Indrajaya P.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Defending champ PSM draws with Pusam 0-0
Defending champ PSM draws with Pusam 0-0 JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion PSM Makassar unexpectedly was forced to a scoreless draw by host Putra Samarinda (Pusam) at the Mulawarman stadium in Bontang, East Kalimantan, Thursday in the eastern division of the Bank Mandiri national soccer league.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
PNG Police arrest leader of Irian separatists
PNG Police arrest leader of Irian separatists JAKARTA (JP): Papua New Guinea (PNG) Police have arrested an Irian Jaya separatist leader and 12 rebel members, officials said on Thursday."We have been informed that Free Papua Movement (OPM) commander Mathias Wenda and 12 of his men were arrested on...
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Asian currencies mixed in thin holiday trading
Asian currencies mixed in thin holiday trading SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies were mixed Thursday in holiday-thinned trade, with the Philippine central bank citing the stabilizing peso in its move to cut short-term interest rates by a half percentage point.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
House queries ambassadorial candidates
House queries ambassadorial candidates JAKARTA (JP): As part of its constitutional obligations, the House of Representatives (DPR) queried on Thursday nine prospective candidates for Indonesian ambassadorial positions.The hearing was held by House Commission I on security affairs.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Let us be the way we were
Let us be the way we wereFrom Rakyat MerdekaUntil a few years ago Indonesians have been known to be warm and friendly people, always willing to help each other and to uphold justice. We hate to see the changes this era of reform has made.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Elize's lawyer, police give conflicting accounts
Elize's lawyer, police give conflicting accounts JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer of bomb-carrying suspect Elize Maria Tuwahatu said on Thursday that his client had retracted her statement that she had received the bombs from fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, but city police are insisting that she did...
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Denmark drops RI as candidate for aid
Denmark drops RI as candidate for aid JAKARTA (JP): Denmark has dropped Indonesia as a candidate to become one of the country's main aid recipients due to the shaky political climate, officials said on Wednesday.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Rupiah Rates Jan.25
Rupiah Rates Jan.25 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,955.00 9,955.00 9,408.00 9,502.00Australian dollar 1 4,868.83 5,417.51 5,115.13 5,170.99Austrian schilling 1 600.15 667.90 630.51 637.50Belgian franc 1 204.72 227.83 215.07 217.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Tap water, 'halal' or 'haram'?
Tap water, 'halal' or 'haram'? Upon reading the complaints of East Cengkareng villagers that their skins became itchy after using water supplied by the Drinking Water Company (PAM) published in Suara Pembaruan of Jan.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Beddu's dossiers submitted to court
Beddu's dossiers submitted to court JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Prosecutors' Office chief Antasari Azhar submitted on Thursday the dossiers of the former State Logistics Agency (Bulog) chief Beddu Amang to the South Jakarta District Court.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Antam expects to get $120m loan
Antam expects to get $120m loan JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed general mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) expects to obtain a US$120 million loan from the German-based IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG to boost its nickel production capacity to 24,000 tons from it current 11,000 tons, a company...