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Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Muslim activists were not involved in bombing: Officials
Muslim activists were not involved in bombing: Officials JAKARTA (JP): Muslim activists were not involved in a series of bomb explosions at churches in seven provinces on Christmas Eve, a police officer and a minister said on Tuesday.Jakarta Police Chief Insp. Gen.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Indonesia not ready for women's boxing: Official
Indonesia not ready for women's boxing: Official JAKARTA (JP): Due to "cultural and technical reasons", the Indonesian Sports Council (KONI) has decided not to hold women's boxing events despite an urgent request from the world amateur boxing body AIBA.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Japan offers Pertamina Tuban plant project
Japan offers Pertamina Tuban plant project JAKARTA (JP): Japanese creditors want state oil and gas company Pertamina to continue the development of the stalled US$2.3 billion petrochemical project in Tuban, East Java, according to a senior executive at Pertamina.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Travel ban imposed on ex-bank owners
Travel ban imposed on ex-bank owners JAKARTA (JP): The government has issued travel bans on the former owners of three defunct commercial banks for their alleged misuse of Government Liquidity Support (BLBI) funds, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Where to eat noodles in Jakarta
Where to eat noodles in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Our new column on places to eat around the city starts with noodles as well as a whole lot more at an eatery in Central Jakarta.Bakmi Metropolitan, Jl. Dr. Satrio 275 (Casablanca), Central Jakarta.Open 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Women must look for benefits of regional autonomy
Women must look for benefits of regional autonomy Dr. Kathryn Robinson is head of Department of Anthropology at the Australian National University, Canberra. A fluent speaker of Indonesian, she has written many papers on Indonesia, her forthcoming publication being Gender, Nation and Democracy in...
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
North Korean leader to visit Seoul for second summit
North Korean leader to visit Seoul for second summit SEOUL (AFP): South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung and North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-Il will meet in Seoul this year, a top minister said on Tuesday, ending doubts over the planned summit in the South's capital.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Buffet bonanzas, any time of the day, at Chiao Tung
Buffet bonanzas, any time of the day, at Chiao Tung JAKARTA (JP): There's one place in town where you can get decent food any time of the day. Chiao Tung at the Hotel Mercure Rekso Hayam Wuruk, 123 Hayam Wuruk in Glodok, runs a 24-hour restaurant and is the hotel's only food outlet.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Toll road death mystery solved
Toll road death mystery solved BOGOR (JP): A body found on the Jagorawi toll road on Dec. 25 has been identified as Nipta, 70, a resident of Jl. Mundo RT 05/04 Bogor.The mystery was solved when Nipta's family claimed the body following a call on Tuesday from an unknown man who informed them of...
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Most Asian currencies down late
Most Asian currencies down late SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Unable to shake off their woes from the previous year, most Asian currencies remained under pressure late Tuesday, with the Philippine peso reeling to a new low on the first trading day of 2001.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Goh warns against religious extremism
Goh warns against religious extremism SINGAPORE (Agencies): Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong warned in remarks published on Tuesday that the Singapore government will "take firm action" against religious extremists and fringe groups whose actions threaten harmony in the city-state.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
China-Taiwan -- small step, not a leap
China-Taiwan -- small step, not a leap SINGAPORE: There was much drum-beating going on in Taiwan over the formal opening on Tuesday of trade and transport links between two outlying islands, Kinmen and Matsu, and Fujian on the Chinese mainland.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Mutual openness
Mutual opennessFrom Rakyat MerdekaMany have written to me to comment on my article of Dec. 11, 2000 in Rakyat Merdeka titled The unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) might cease to exist including a 66-year old grandma from Bandung (West Java).
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Prosecutors seize Tommy's property
Prosecutors seize Tommy's property JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta Prosecutor's Office seized on Tuesday a house belonging to Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra as a guarantee against the fugitive's some Rp 30.6 billion (US$3.2 million) debt to the state, arising from a 1995 land swap deal.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Gus Dur seeks to hasten legal process of activist Nazar
Gus Dur seeks to hasten legal process of activist Nazar JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid is seeking to moderate the detention of Aceh Referendum Information Center (SIRA) chairman Muhammad Nazar to a city or house arrest.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Asia oil demand growth to accelerate in 2001: Poll
Asia oil demand growth to accelerate in 2001: Poll SINGAPORE (Reuters): Asian oil demand growth should accelerate next year after being stunted in 2000 by high oil prices, analysts said.Decade-high crude values took some of the shine off Asia's appetite for oil this year and a slowdown in the U.S.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Rupiah rates Jan. 2
Rupiah rates Jan. 2 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,010.00 10,010.00 9,462.00 9,558.00Australian dollar 1 5,019.47 5,581.58 5,271.28 5,329.54Austrian schilling 1 614.45 683.01 645.27 652.17Belgian franc 1 209.59 232.98 220.11 222.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Festivities leave mountain of waste
Festivities leave mountain of waste JAKARTA (JP): During the week-long holiday for Christmas, Idul Fitri and New Year, the city produced 21,940 cubic meters of garbage, an official said on Tuesday.Head of the city's Control Center for Garbage Treatment Joko Suratno said most of the waste included...
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Trial on Eurico over East Timor mayhem starts
Trial on Eurico over East Timor mayhem starts JAKARTA (JP): The trial of East Timor prointegration militia leader Eurico Guterres got underway at the North Jakarta District Court on Tuesday. The defendant is alleged to have encouraged his followers to take back firearms they had turned over to the...
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
2000 tax revenue exceeds targets, an official says
2000 tax revenue exceeds targets, an official says JAKARTA (JP): The government booked Rp 97.2 trillion (US$10.2 billion) in tax revenue for the 2000 fiscal year, a Rp 3.2 trillion surplus from the revised target, a senior official announced on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Asian bond issuance dries-up in holiday lull
Asian bond issuance dries-up in holiday lull SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): New offerings of Asian international debt remained at a standstill this week with many issuers preferring to wait until after the usual holiday season lull to enter the market.Among the issuers that could tap the U.S.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
PDI-P faction asks Council speaker Edy to step down
PDI-P faction asks Council speaker Edy to step down JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction in the City Council demanded on Tuesday that Edy Waluyo resign as speaker over what it termed an illegitimate plenary session held over the weekend to approve the...
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Crime in 2000 well-organized, ruthless: Mulyono
Crime in 2000 well-organized, ruthless: Mulyono JAKARTA (JP): The capital registered a 12.25 percent decrease in crime in 2000 compared to the previous year, but the nature of crimes were more organized, ruthless, as well as being difficult to both solve and take to court, Jakarta Police Chief Insp.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Ajinomoto bows to MUI demand on 'halal' products
Ajinomoto bows to MUI demand on 'halal' products JAKARTA (JP): Taste enhancer producer PT Ajinomoto Indonesia revealed on Tuesday that it will withdraw all its products from the market, pending halal certification from the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI).
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Pertamina asks government to transfer US$10b in assets
Pertamina asks government to transfer US$10b in assets JAKARTA (JP): State owned oil and gas company Pertamina said on Tuesday that it would ask the government to transfer the ownership of assets worth US$10 billion to Pertamina as part of the company's restructuring.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Asking Gus Dur to step down
Asking Gus Dur to step downFrom Warta KotaWe have repeatedly heard of the existence of several parties asking for President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's resignation. The reasons are among others: Gus Dur has traveled abroad many times during his less than one-year presidency with insubstantial...
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Gus Dur's optimism
Gus Dur's optimism The strong optimism that President Abdurrahman Wahid conveyed in his New Year's message contrasts sharply with the gloom and doom predictions that many other top politicians and political observers believe are in store for Indonesia in 2001.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Fire razes 14 stalls
Fire razes 14 stalls SURABAYA: At least 14 stalls in a local market here were burned down in a fire on Tuesday, causing an estimated loss of millions of rupiah.The cause of the fire is being investigated, but witnesses say the fire came from one of the stalls which sold gasoline.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Ryaas tenders his resignation from Cabinet
Ryaas tenders his resignation from Cabinet JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Administrative Reforms Ryaas Rasyid officially tendered his resignation on Monday, citing a disagreement with President Abdurrahman Wahid over the newly implemented regional autonomy.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Rates for tax payment, valid from January 1 to January 7
Rates for tax payment, valid from January 1 to January 7 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 9,230.00Austrian schilling 1 599.26Australian dollar 1 4,999.89Belgian franc 1 204.40Canadian dollar 1 6,049.29Swiss franc 1 5,487.51Deutschemark 1 4,218.46Danish krone 1 1,133.41French franc 1 1,257.10Poundsterling 1 13,557.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Skepticism remains over TNI internal reform
Skepticism remains over TNI internal reform JAKARTA (JP): The year 2000 saw unlikely changes in the Indonesian Military (TNI) -- and the Army in particular, as demonstrated in the four major reshuffles and the dismissal of generals who were still active and dubbed strong contenders for the top post...
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya: Music and Entertainment* The Westin Surabaya, Jl. Embong Malang 85-89 (Phone: 031 5458888): - Java Jimmy's Irish Pub: Aia Reforms Band, Monday to Sunday, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., Thursday to Saturday, 6 p.m. to 4 a.m.* Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Ammunition seized on New Year's Eve
Ammunition seized on New Year's Eve AMBON, Maluku: Joint security personnel here seized two MB- type automatic standard guns, a Roger Mini gun loaded with nine bullets, a revolver, two homemade bombs, a long rifle and 2,700 bullets during a raid on New Year's Eve in the Galunggung area, Sirimau...
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 2, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,250 -50 30,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 100 -5 102,500 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Bombs on Christmas eve
Bombs on Christmas eve As an Indonesian born and brought up here, I refuse to believe that the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police (Polri) had such lousy intelligence services that they failed to pick up information on preplanned bomb attacks on Christmas Eve, beforehand.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Police search for Tommy focuses on Jakarta, Surabaya
Police search for Tommy focuses on Jakarta, Surabaya JAKARTA (JP): The National Police's two-month search for fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra is now being focused on Jakarta and the East Java capital of Surabaya."I repeat, the National Police has never arrested Tommy to date.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Thousands stranded as train derails in Central Java
Thousands stranded as train derails in Central Java JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of travelers were left stranded at railway stations in Central and East Java when a train bound for the Senen railway station derailed in Karang Gandul, Purwokerto, Central Java, early Tuesday morning.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
BI to supply dollars to aid rupiah
BI to supply dollars to aid rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Tuesday that the central bank would continue to supply U.S. dollars to the market in a bid to help stabilize the ailing rupiah."We'll see the condition of the market.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
RP rebels deny role in weekend bombings
RP rebels deny role in weekend bombings ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (Agencies): A spokesman for Muslim rebels denied on Tuesday that his group carried out five deadly synchronized bombings that killed 15, injured 100 and set the nation on edge.
Wed, 03 Jan 2001
Positive aspects in the New Year
Positive aspects in the New Year As the nation enters the New Year there have been some positive developments, related to the government, worth mentioning.President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has failed miserably as a head of state, but as a Muslim cleric, he has been successful.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
OPIC and PLN reach agreement
OPIC and PLN reach agreement JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company PT PLN and the United States government-owned insurance firm Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC) have reached an agreement on the payment scheme for a US$290 million insurance claim arising from the former's failure to honor...
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Tommy's disappearance
Tommy's disappearanceFrom AdilThe fact that the government apparatus has not been able to capture the fugitive Tommy Soeharto has caused deep disappointment and irritation in the society. How fragile our law enforcement agents are!Right from the beginning we felt the process of Tommy's trial was...
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 12:00 p.m. Interval 2:00 News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Documentary 5:30 TVRI News 6:00 Economic News 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Talk Show 9:00 News 9:30 TV Drama...
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Sky divers make record leap
Sky divers make record leap KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Fifteen of the world's top sky divers jumped from the Petronas Twin Towers, the world's tallest building, as Malaysians ushered in the new millennium with music and dance.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
C. Java sends two fighters for SEAG
C. Java sends two fighters for SEAG SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (IPSI) has called two Central Java-based pesilat (fighters) to join its training session for the Kuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asia Games (SEAG), said Central Java chapter chairman Rohadi on Monday.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Bogor Botanical Garden earns profit
Bogor Botanical Garden earns profit BOGOR (JP): Within the six-day period between Idul Fitri and New Year's eve, the Bogor Botanical Garden (KRB) made a profit of Rp 400 million from 348,568 ticket sales, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Tension grips Palangkaraya
Tension grips Palangkaraya PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Brandishing sharp weapons, dozens of native Dayak tribesmen in the Tangkiling subdistrict here took to the Trans-Kalimantan highway on Monday following rumors of an impending attack by migrants.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Ten people die in minivan crash
Ten people die in minivan crash PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): The holiday season exodus was marred on New Year's eve when 10 people burned to death in a collision 17 kilometers west of here.The crash occurred at about 3:20 p.m. in Ciberung village on Jl. Ajibarang KM. 17-18 in Banyumas regency.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Muslims, be patient
Muslims, be patientFrom Jawa PosMy observation of the current acts of violence occurring in Jakarta and other parts of Indonesia, which involve certain groups of Muslims in this country, leads me to write the following.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Tension, violence mar New Year's celebrations
Tension, violence mar New Year's celebrations BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Tension and violence marred New Year's celebrations in several areas of the country, including the disputed province of Aceh, where at least six people were killed.