Archive: 12 November 1999
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Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Nov. 11, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
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KWI wants wide-ranging autonomy for provinces
KWI wants wide-ranging autonomy for provinces JAKARTA (JP): The Bishop Council of Indonesian (KWI) suggested on Thursday the new government offer wide-ranging autonomy to provinces to prevent the breakup of the nation. Council chairman Yosef Suwatan said treating the regions fairly and empowering all people could calm calls for independence. "If the people are treated fairly, respected and allowed to develop themselves in their own regions, national disintegration will not happen," Yosef said.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Councilors say put parking in hands of private firms
Councilors say put parking in hands of private firms JAKARTA (JP): Councilors said on Thursday city agency BP Parkir should hand over management of the city's parking to private firms if it failed to improve its record by April.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
'TVRI' braces to become self-funding corporation
'TVRI' braces to become self-funding corporation By Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's earthshaking move to liquidate the once powerful ministry of information has not only sparked controversy but also left a trail of uncertainties. One of the biggest questions is probably the fate of TVRI, the state-owned television station often sneered at as the government's megaphone.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur flies to the U.S. on a commercial flight
Gus Dur flies to the U.S. on a commercial flight JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid left for the United States from Soekarno-Hatta International airport on Thursday on board a commercial airliner rather than the presidential jet. He saved the government Rp 1 billion (US$148,000) in the process. Embarking on his second foreign tour since taking office on Oct.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir plans snap polls to avoid facing new voters
Mahathir plans snap polls to avoid facing new voters By Nelson Graves KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has opted for snap elections so he can capitalize on a solid economic rebound and avoid facing more than half a million new voters next year. For months Asia's longest serving elected leader has considered holding early polls to catch a new opposition coalition off guard.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian election prospects
Malaysian election prospects With a general election around the corner, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad leaves nothing to chance. Politically, he continues to bait the opposition. On the economic front, the giveaway budget will win votes for his ruling National Front coalition. Just how many votes he can garner with generous handouts remains to be seen.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bogor residents brace for floods, landslides
Bogor residents brace for floods, landslides BOGOR (JP): Bogor residents are facing an increased threat of floods and landslides during the rainy season as a result of the continued destruction of the rain forest along the upper reaches of Ciliwung River.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
29 killed, eight injured in North Maluku unrest: Police
29 killed, eight injured in North Maluku unrest: Police AMBON, South Maluku (JP): At least 29 people have been killed and eight more seriously injured in the most recent clashes between Muslims and Christians in the North Maluku towns of Soa Siu and Ternate, some 500 kilometers north of here, local police said on Thursday. Maluku Police spokesman Maj.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Won soars to 4-month high as rupiah falls
Won soars to 4-month high as rupiah falls HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Soaring market sentiment drove the South Korean won to its highest level in over four months Thursday, prompting central bank intervention to suppress the currency's rise. Asia's other regional currencies fared less well, as market concerns over Aceh's calls for independence plunged the rupiah to its lowest level since Indonesia's presidential elections three weeks ago.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Aceh referendum should be last alternative: Amien
Aceh referendum should be last alternative: Amien JAKARTA (JP): Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais said here on Thursday that resorting to a referendum on self-determination in the restive province of Aceh should be "the very last alternative".
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
RI machine demand rises
RI machine demand rises SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): In a sign that Indonesia's economy may be picking up, Indonesian demand for textile weaving machines started to recover in the second half of this year, according to a senior executive at Sulzer Technology Corp., a Swiss industrial group whose range of products include weaving machines, pumps and compressors.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
On relations with Israel
On relations with Israel In The Jakarta Post of Nov. 10, 1999, an anonymous person writes that he does not want the Indonesian government to have trade relations with Israel. He writes that Indonesia should not have any relations with Israel because Israel has shown that it has never appreciated human rights. Neither has Myanmar, but this has not prevented Indonesia from having excellent relations with that country. In Myanmar, security forces destroy and loot mosques.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
PSIM scrapes by Barito Putra 1-0
PSIM scrapes by Barito Putra 1-0 YOGYAKARTA (JP): Host PSIM edged Barito Putra Banjarmasin 1-0 in the final minutes of play in the sixth Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina) at Mandala Krida Stadium on Thursday. PSIM midfielder Ady Pranugraha ran with a feed from strikers Gatot Ismawan and Agus Warsito to score the lone goal in the 89th minute to save face for his team. PSIM fans exploded in delight and immediately spilled over to the field to hug their favorite players.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
DuPont Indonesia records surge in total revenues
DuPont Indonesia records surge in total revenues JAKARTA (JP): DuPont Indonesia booked a hefty 28 percent increase in total revenues in the first nine months of the year, thanks to a surge in exports, the company's managing director said on Thursday. Frank Moniaga did not disclose the amount of the revenues but estimated they would reach US$90 million for the year.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Cooperatives demand rice payment
Cooperatives demand rice payment YOGYAKARTA: Dozens of people representing 15 Village Cooperative Units (KUD) urged on Wednesday the provincial legislature help them obtain nearly Rp 7 billion in debt payments from the Provincial Logistics Agency (Dolog). During a rally held at the legislature building on Jl. Malioboro, spokesman for the protesters Budiono said the debt was accrued from the purchase of some 3,000 tons of unhusked rice in August.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Disappointing situation
Disappointing situation I am writing in response to Mr. Gottfried Roelcke's letter Has the MPR failed the people?". I am a PAN voter, and I supported Megawati Soekarnoputri to become president because her party was the winner, no matter that some people called it a simple or absolute majority, or even if an expatriate like Mr. Roelcke thinks that it was not the winner. And Ms.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Army office cuts down trees
Army office cuts down trees JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Mayor Andi Subur Abdullah condemned on Thursday the Army's topography office for cutting down 10 trees in front of its office on Jl. Kali Baru Timur in Senen, Central Jakarta. "If it is not explained by the office, we'll bring the case to court," Subur said in a statement, copies of which were made available to the press on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Festival * Festival November '99 features poetry readings, theaters, exhibitions, dances, and film, at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta. - Exhibitions, at 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.: Works of Bambang Prasadhi, Sapto Adji, Yulianto, in the Galeri Cipta III, until Nov. 16. Sihir Penguasa by Nurinwa KI S. Hendrowinoto, Galeri Cipta II, until Nov. 17. - Poetry Readings, Poems of Taufiq Ismail, H. Danarto, etc. in Graha Bhakti Budaya, 8 p.m., Nov. 15-17.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Defense issue haunts Gus Dur-Clinton summit
Defense issue haunts Gus Dur-Clinton summit By Yenni Djahidin WASHINGTON (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid flies into Washington on Friday amidst a series of congressional attempts to cut further U.S. military assistance to Indonesia as punishment for Jakarta's failures over East Timor.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Charity show by Guruh Sukarno
Charity show by Guruh Sukarno JAKARTA (JP): A performance by Guruh Soekarnoputra, the youngest son of founding president Sukarno, will be held here to raise money for impoverished children, the event organizer said. Lufti Setia Dharma said the charity night on Nov. 12 at the Gran Melia Hotel in Kuningan, South Jakarta, was expected to raise a significant amount of money, which would be donated to the Child's Eye Foundation.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
PT Telkom posts Rp 1.47t net income through September
PT Telkom posts Rp 1.47t net income through September JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) announced on Thursday an unaudited net income of Rp 1.47 trillion (US$210 million) for the first nine months of the year ending Sept. 30. The state telecommunications monopoly said the net profit figure represented a 352 percent increase over the corresponding period in 1998.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
House backs amnesty for all political prisoners
House backs amnesty for all political prisoners JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) is seeking national amnesty for all political prisoners across the country, House deputy speaker Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno said on Thursday. "The House opposes the government policy of restricting amnesty and remission to only one group of political prisoners.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia urged to launch major tourism campaign
Indonesia urged to launch major tourism campaign JAKARTA (JP): Foreign tourism experts called on the Indonesian government to launch a major tourism campaign overseas in a bid to mend the country's tainted international image. Pierre-Etienne Vaernewyck, the economic and commercial attache of the Royal Belgian Embassy said on Thursday that Indonesia's lack of adequate tourism promotion had resulted in misperceptions about the country.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian shuttlers beat Taipei in JVC Asia Cup
Indonesian shuttlers beat Taipei in JVC Asia Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian shuttlers won their first match over Chinese Taipei 3-0 at the US$100,000 JCV Asia Cup in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday. First singles Taufik Hidayat, 18, found no trouble in crushing old hand Liu En-Hong 15-10, 15-2. "In the first game, Liu tried to fight hard against Taufik with good strokes. He led 7-4 before Taufik managed to equal 7-7 and took over the game," said team manager Leo Chandra Wiranata in a fax.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
'The Jakarta Shimbun' enters Bali market
'The Jakarta Shimbun' enters Bali market DENPASAR, Bali: Jakarta-based Japanese daily The Jakarta Shimbun began its distribution here on Thursday, targeting Japanese tourists and visitors to this island of paradise that amounted to about 215,000 people last year. The daily is in the Japanese language, with only one page dedicated to readers who speak English. A total of 4,500 copies hit the streets in Bali every day, with a retail price of Rp 8,800 each.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
TNT launches new product
TNT launches new product JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian unit of the Netherlands-based express courier firm TNT announced on Thursday a new product called "Indonesia One," an overnight service that takes shipment to and from any TNT branch city in Indonesia at the same price, with a money-back guarantee.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
SCB employees booted from Bank Bali's headquarters
SCB employees booted from Bank Bali's headquarters JAKARTA (JP): In a sign of the escalating tension between Bank Bali staff and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) employees, staff in charge of managing Bank Bali were ejected on Thursday from the bank's headquarters.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
ABN AMRO opens two new branches
ABN AMRO opens two new branches JAKARTA (JP): The Netherlands-based ABN AMRO Bank will open two new branches at the end of this month in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar and in the East Kalimantan town of Balikpapan, according to its Indonesia country manager Pieter van den Akker. "We'll keep expanding. We have a long-term strategy here," he told a small media gathering on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Traditional games
Traditional games From Neraca It is saddening that our children have lost the roots of their identity. They do not know their heroes and are not familiar with traditional games. This state of affairs has been acknowledged by a noted cultural scholar. Dr. Endang Sri Hardiati said that Indonesian children in the last decade no longer knew traditional games in their daily lives. In fact, traditional games are very important for their growth, emotional satisfaction and happiness.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Government urged to set up truth body
Government urged to set up truth body JAKARTA (JP): Human rights campaigners urged the government of President Abdurrahman Wahid on Thursday to set up a truth and reconciliation commission to allow the country to come to terms with its traumatic recent past. Speakers at a seminar said the country should learn the truth by bringing together victims and perpetrators of human rights violations. Revealing the truth will help in the healing process of the victims as well as the nation, they said.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Swede too strong for Wynne
Swede too strong for Wynne KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Indonesia's top women's singles player Wynne Prakusya fell to experienced Swede Asa Carlsson 6-3, 6-0 in the second round of the US$180,000 Wismilak International '99 here on Thursday. Tennis observer Benny Mailili, who is also spokesman of the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti), said Wynne did not serve and return well against Carlsson, whose world ranking was as high as 28 in 1997.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 11, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 875 0 2,377,500 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 450 0 7,500 Alter Abadi 400 0 500,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,300 0 5,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 600 0 1,000 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,450 -25 3,198,500 Anwar Sierad 300 0 665,500 APAC Centertex Corp.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Opinions divided on plan to open up trade with Israel
Opinions divided on plan to open up trade with Israel JAKARTA (JP): The government's intention to open trade relations with Israel continued to provoke mixed responses on Thursday. More than a 100 University of Indonesia students and 150 Muslim youths staged a demonstration on Thursday at the House of Representatives to protest against the government's foreign policy. They yelled anti-Israeli slogans and carried banners highlighting Israeli human rights abuses on Palestinian people.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Companies ad budgets grow with the economy
Companies ad budgets grow with the economy JAKARTA (JP): Industrial and financial companies have begun to increase their spending on advertisements to take advantage of improvements in the country's economy, seminar participants addressing the country's advertisement spending said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
KPU committee to probe Golkar campaign funding
KPU committee to probe Golkar campaign funding JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) assigned on Thursday a 10-member committee to investigate allegations the Golkar Party illegally accepted funds for its election campaign. Commission chairman Rudini, speaking after a plenary meeting, said the committee led by Sri Bintang Pamungkas of the Indonesian Democratic Union Party (PUDI) would be given a week to complete the audit.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
'Ecstasy Queen' Zarina arrested again for drugs
'Ecstasy Queen' Zarina arrested again for drugs JAKARTA (JP): City Police detectives arrested on Thursday morning former actress Zarina Mirafsur and nine other drug suspects at Hotel Mercure on Jl. Tanjung Duren in West Jakarta. City Police chief of detectives Col. Alex Bambang Riatmodjo said police confiscated 835 ecstasy pills, 51.2 grams of shabu- shabu (crystal methamphetamine), 28 blue movies, six bongs and two small scales. "This is a big bust.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
RI-Israel relations
RI-Israel relations From Republika Looking at the history of the establishment of the Jewish state Israel, we will agree that it was the annexation of an Arab territory, especially Palestine. What hurts even more is that the Masjidil Aqsha is on that territory. It is the first kiblat for Muslims, the majority of the people in Indonesia. Due to that fact it is clear that in accordance with the Indonesian Constitution we do not recognize the existence of Israel.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Roesmanhadi vows tough sanctions for police leaks
Roesmanhadi vows tough sanctions for police leaks JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Roesmanhadi will take tough action within the week against any of the 11 high-ranking National Police officers currently being questioned as suspects in the recent Timor car scandal, National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Erald Dotulong said on Wednesday. "Let's not make a big deal about this," Erald told reporters at his office on Jl. Senjaya, South Jakarta.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Kota to be developed into business, tourist center
Kota to be developed into business, tourist center JAKARTA (JP): In an ambitious campaign to boost the city's income, the city administration will develop Kota subdistrict in West Jakarta as a business center and tourist destination, an official said on Thursday. The plan was revealed by West Jakarta Mayor Sarimun Hadisaputra on the sidelines of a seminar on environmental sanitation at Trisakti University in West Jakarta.
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Fire guts traditional Pasar Pagi Lama market
Fire guts traditional Pasar Pagi Lama market JAKARTA (JP): Traders and customers at the Pasar Pagi Lama market on Jl. Petak Baru in Tambora subdistrict, West Jakarta, watched helplessly as the market was razed by fire on Thursday afternoon. No fatalities or injuries were reported in the incident. West Jakarta fire fighters said on Thursday night that the cause of the fire was most probably firecrackers.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Stay in touch any places, any time with SMS
Stay in touch any places, any time with SMS By Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Most users of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) cell phones are most likely already familiar with its short message service (SMS). With this service, GSM cell phone users are able to send messages up to 160 characters to other users. Communicating information via SMS messages is tremendously convenient, as you do not have to call the person to whom you are conveying the information.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Teater Koma to stage 'Sampek Engtay'
Teater Koma to stage 'Sampek Engtay' JAKARTA (JP): Teater Koma, one of the country's most prolific theater groups, will present its latest production next week in a performance the play's producer said on Thursday would be enlivened by the Chinese lion and dragon dances which were banned under the government of former president Soeharto. The play, Sampek Engtay, based on the classic Chinese love story Liang Sanpe Chu Yingtay, will run from Nov. 20 to Nov.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
IMF's Camdessus leaves controversial legacy in Asia
IMF's Camdessus leaves controversial legacy in Asia By James T. Areddy HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Asians will remember Michel Camdessus mostly for his arms -- specifically the way he folded them while watching the presidents of South Korea and Indonesia succumb to financial crisis two years ago and sign requests for International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailouts.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Adaro upbeat on coal export despite tight competition
Adaro upbeat on coal export despite tight competition By Berni K. Moestafa BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan (JP): PT Adaro Indonesia, one of the country's major coal producers, said demands for its coal would continue to increase despite growing competition in the world's coal market. Adaro general manager A.H. Chia said coal output would be further increased to 20 million tons in 2001 from about 14 million this year to anticipate the estimated high demand.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Morning Star flying in Timika
Morning Star flying in Timika JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of Irianese witnessed the raising of the Morning Star flag in Timika district, Irian Jaya, on Wednesday, as an independence mood prevails in the natural resource-rich province. The flag, the symbol of the resistance movement, was raised in the yard of a Catholic church in the Mimika regency on Wednesday. On Thursday it was still flying from its staff.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Woman indicted on drug charges
Woman indicted on drug charges JAKARTA (JP): Dewi Andreas Marantika, who was arrested last August for the possession of 737 grams of marijuana and 18 packages of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine), was indicted on Thursday. "The defendant violated Article 82 of the 1997 Law on Narcotics by possessing and selling marijuana," prosecutor Abdul Kadir Latief said during the indictment at the Central Jakarta District Court. The proceedings were presided over by judge Endang Sri Murwati.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
RP fears Moro may follow Aceh
RP fears Moro may follow Aceh MANILA (AFP): The Philippines has become the first of Indonesia's Southeast Asian neighbors to publicly raise the specter of the region being destabilized by a breakup of its biggest country. Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon warned on Thursday that a move by the strongly Muslim province of Aceh to break away from Indonesia could represent a threat to the security of the Philippines, which is battling an Islamic separatist movement in the southern island Mindanao.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Hard road to Indonesia-Australia ties
Hard road to Indonesia-Australia ties By Damien Kingsbury MELBOURNE (JP): There have been encouraging signs recently about the level of commitment to rebuilding relations between Indonesia and Australia. Former Ambassador to Australia, Wiryono Sastrohandoyo's comments to the Indonesia-Australia Business Council stand as a good illustration of that. But relations remain difficult and, while they will improve, such improvement will not come without real effort on both sides.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Police urged to probe riots
Police urged to probe riots SURAKARTA, Central Java: Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung urged the police on Thursday to thoroughly investigate the cause of unrest here last month, which cost the town Rp 15 billion in losses. Riots broke out here and in some other towns across the country following Megawati Soekarnoputri's defeat on Oct. 20 in the presidential election.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
KONI claims chief Wismoyo not mixed up in scandal
KONI claims chief Wismoyo not mixed up in scandal JAKARTA (JP): After conducting its own three-day investigation, the National Sports Council (KONI) claimed on Thursday that its chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar was not involved in the Bank Bali scandal, as was alleged in a national weekly tabloid.