Archive: 2 November 1999
51 articles found
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Indofood's profit surges
Indofood's profit surges JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed food producer Indofood Sukses Makmur announced a consolidated net profit of Rp 845 billion (US$120 million) in the third quarter ending Sept. 30, compared to Rp 81.8 billion during the same period last year.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Alleged necklace snatcher shot
Alleged necklace snatcher shot JAKARTA (JP): A young homeless drifter was shot in the leg by a police officer who spotted him on Monday allegedly snatching a gold necklace from a woman at the Senen bus terminal in Central Jakarta, police said.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
A lesson for Bagito
A lesson for Bagito A few days ago, the Bagito Group conveyed an apology because of parodying the physical condition of President Abdurrahman in a comedy act. This matter was wisely settled by the new President, the Bagito Group and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU).
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Mustofa among contenders to head NU
Mustofa among contenders to head NU SEMARANG (JP): Mustofa Bisri and Kyai Sahal Mahfud are considered the leading contenders from Central Java to replace President Abdurrahman Wahid as chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Muslim organization.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Ali Alatas looks back on 11 years of Indonesia's foreign policy
Ali Alatas looks back on 11 years of Indonesia's foreign policy Ali Alatas, Indonesia's longest serving foreign minister, oversaw the country's foreign policy at the height of its activism. In the last days of his tenure last month, he spoke to The Jakarta Post reporters Meidyatama Suryodiningrat...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Armed gang robs a house in Puncak
Armed gang robs a house in Puncak BOGOR (JP): A group of armed robbers raided a villa on Monday in Pacet, Puncak, believed to be owned by a high-ranking official from the scrapped information ministry, a police officer said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Wrestlers named for KL c'ship
Wrestlers named for KL c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Seven wrestlers have been invited to join the training center here in preparations for the second Southeast Asian Senior Freestyle Wrestling Championship to be held in Kuala Lumpur from Nov. 18 to Nov. 21.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Refugee children missing school
Refugee children missing school TERNATE, Maluku: At least 5,750 children from the Malifut district of Halmahera Island in North Maluku who fled here to escape riots on Halmahera, have not returned to the classroom despite the official start of the school year.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
House rejects government's request for full PwC report
House rejects government's request for full PwC report JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung turned down on Monday the government's request for a copy of the full PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) audit report into the Bank Bali scandal.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
'Penta' ordered to pay Rp 500m to Sudjana
'Penta' ordered to pay Rp 500m to Sudjana JAKARTA (JP): A judge at the South Jakarta District Court ordered Penta tabloid, its executives, and a businessman on Monday to pay Rp 500 million (US$73,500) in compensation for slandering former mines and energy minister Ida Bagus Sudjana in an article...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
RI rowers withdraw from 2000 Olympics
RI rowers withdraw from 2000 Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The secretary-general of the Indonesian Rowing Association (PODSI), Budiman Setiawan, has declined to send his rowers to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, saying their participation would be based on charity instead of achievement.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Sinambela seeks new rapport with sports officials
Sinambela seeks new rapport with sports officials JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mahadi Sinambela vowed on Monday to communicate with all officials of sports organizations and all parties involved in sports development as the first step in his post.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Don't hesitate to resign
Don't hesitate to resignFrom RepublikaPresident Abdurrahman Wahid's statement made before the press following the announcement of the lineup of the "National Unity" Cabinet came as a surprise because it is very close to the people's conscience.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Workers continue to protest minister
Workers continue to protest minister PEKANBARU, Riau: For the fifth straight day, workers here occupied the local council building to protest the appointment of Bomer Pasaribu as minister of manpower.The workers told Antara they would continue their protest and intended to send the new minister a...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Pertamina denies bribing legislator
Pertamina denies bribing legislator JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina denied on Monday it awarded a contract to a South Korean firm connected with a former legislator in reward for his help in blocking a proposed oil and gas bill.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
One dead in village clash
One dead in village clash MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: One person died and at least 50 houses were burned in a clash between residents of two neighboring villages in the Bima regency.Bima Police chief Lt. Col.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Indonesia not in urgent need of IMF money: Neiss
Indonesia not in urgent need of IMF money: Neiss JAKARTA (JP): The country is not in immediate need of funds from the International Monetary Fund, but will require international support over the medium term, IMF Asia Pacific director Hubert Neiss said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Committee set up to hold polls in three provinces
Committee set up to hold polls in three provinces JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) established on Monday a committee chaired by Indonesian People's Party (Pari) chairman Agus Miftah to organize local elections in three new provinces -- North Maluku, Central Irian Jaya and East...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Gandhi school executives to be summoned over parking
Gandhi school executives to be summoned over parking JAKARTA (JP): The city will summon administrators of the Gandhi Memorial International School in North Jakarta following complaints from local residents about chronic traffic congestion caused by students parking on surrounding streets, an...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Conoco finds oil and gas
Conoco finds oil and gas JAKARTA (JP): Conoco Indonesia, a subsidiary of the American oil and gas company Conoco Inc., has found a significant oil and gas reserve at the Blok B field off the island of Natuna in the South China Sea.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Rape victim files report
Rape victim files report JAKARTA (JP): A young woman told police on Monday that she was raped on Saturday evening by two unidentified men at a house near the Senen bus terminal in Central Jakarta."They threatened me with a penknife.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Syamsumin elected provincial speaker
Syamsumin elected provincial speaker PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: The acting speaker of the provincial council here, Gusti Syamsumin, was elected on Monday as speaker by the 54 council members.After being delayed for weeks, the West Kalimantan Council elected its speaker and three deputy speakers.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Fishermen should have own unions, says NGO activist
Fishermen should have own unions, says NGO activist JAKARTA (JP): The city administration should accommodate the establishment of fishermen's organizations which would have a strong bargaining position in the determination of the prices of their catch, a non-governmental activist said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
PwC audit finding on Pertamina
PwC audit finding on Pertamina Please allow me, personally and on behalf of the MOI-MASP Solidarity Forum, to appeal for an explanation on whether the PwC Audit Finding on Pertamina (April 1, 1996 to March 31, 1998) relates to the Mobil Oil MASP program.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Ujung Kulon threatened by increased human activity
Ujung Kulon threatened by increased human activityBy Ali Nurdin Threats to the abundant flora and fauna at Ujung Kulon National Park do not come from afar, but from the actions of humans, be they illegal hunters, surrounding communities, tourists and even the park wardens.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
On the trail of the elusive Javan rhinoceros
On the trail of the elusive Javan rhinoceros Every visitor to Ujung Kulon National Park wants to spot the famed but seldom seen Javan rhinoceros. Many avid visitors stay for days in the reserve, even sleeping in trees, in their attempt to secure an up-close look at the one-horned animal.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
City to use surplus funds for 'strategic activities'
City to use surplus funds for 'strategic activities' JAKARTA (JP): The City Council is about to enact a bylaw on the use of the city's reserve funds to help finance "strategic activities" and "force majeure" situations in the capital, a councillor said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
MPR fails to heed people's voice
MPR fails to heed people's voiceBy Rahayu Ratnaningsih JAKARTA (JP): The popular joke about the three prominent presidential candidates (Abdurrahman Wahid, B.J. Habibie and Megawati Soekarnoputri) that they are "blind, deaf and mute" respectively, turns out to be applicable to most members of the...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Education minister hails American standards
Education minister hails American standards JAKARTA (JP): New Minister of National Education Yahya Muhaimin has dreams of taking the educational experience for students in the country to new heights.After officially taking over on Monday from predecessor Juwono Soedarsono, Yahya, a graduate of...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Hikam backs 'people oriented' technology
Hikam backs 'people oriented' technology JAKARTA (JP): New State Minister of Research and Technology Muhammad Atho'illah Shohibul Hikam promised on Monday to encourage the development of "people-oriented" technology, which would not, however, necessarily exclude sophisticated technology.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Militias control refugee camps in West Timor: Report
Militias control refugee camps in West Timor: Report JAKARTA (JP): Armed prointegration militias are in control of a number of refugee camps on the western half of Timor island and operating under the eyes of the Indonesian Military, a national commission of inquiry on East Timor said in its...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
18 districts in Cilacap flood-prone
18 districts in Cilacap flood-prone CILACAP, Central Java: Eighteen of the 23 districts in Cilacap regency have been declared prone to floods and landslides, Central Java administration spokesman Ansor Basuki said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Students protest against Council
Students protest against Council BOGOR (JP): Twenty-four student activists from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) went to the Bogor council building on Monday and accused the legislators of being "slow and unresponsive" to the people's problems.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Asian currencies test long term highs as liquidity dries
Asian currencies test long term highs as liquidity dries HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Strong economic data, robust stock market performances and the Japanese yen's run-up against the U.S. dollar helped lift Asian regional currencies during local trading hours Monday.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Prakosa vows to help farmers
Prakosa vows to help farmers JAKARTA (JP): Muhammad Prakosa replaced Soleh Solahuddin as the minister of agriculture on Monday and said he would focus on the development of agribusiness and food production.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Consumer price up 1st time in eight months
Consumer price up 1st time in eight months JAKARTA (JP): The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.06 percent in October from the previous month, the first inflation since March, head of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Sugito Suwito said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Maritime studies
Maritime studies A historical phenomenon in the life of the state seldom occurs single-handedly or isolated, but instead is interrelated to another conspicuous occurrence. Following the rise of Abdurrahman Wahid as the fourth President of the republic, there never has been such a high sounding and...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
5,000 women workers stranded in Middle East
5,000 women workers stranded in Middle East JAKARTA (JP): More than 5,000 women workers have fled their employers and are being housed temporarily in Indonesian embassies across the Middle East, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Public vs private good
Public vs private good The current debate over the government's plan to close down the Ministry of Information and Ministry of Social Services has neglected the philosophical argument of "public versus private good" originally put forward by President Abdurrahman Wahid.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Angry soldiers run amok at Senen market
Angry soldiers run amok at Senen market JAKARTA (JP): A group of approximately 40 soldiers, some wearing uniforms and armed with -- among other things -- batons, bayonets and tear gas canisters, angrily stormed Senen market in Central Jakarta on Sunday evening.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Defending champ Panasia certain for final four
Defending champ Panasia certain for final four SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Defending champion Panasia Indosyntec won convincingly 94-50 on Monday against bottom team Pacific Bank Swadesi in the last game of the 1999 A Mild Kobatama national basketball league's fifth series.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Observers track migration of birds of prey through Java
Observers track migration of birds of prey through JavaBy Paul Jepson BOGOR, West Java (JP): A network of observers is tracking the southward migration of birds-of-prey into Java and East Indonesia. For many years ornithologists have known about the October passages of buzzards and hawks across the...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
TNI chief ordered to probe 'rights abuses in Aceh'
TNI chief ordered to probe 'rights abuses in Aceh' JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid ordered Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Admiral Widodo A.S. on Monday to launch an investigation into alleged human rights abuses by military commandants in Aceh and to quickly withdraw all nonorganic...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Indonesia supports expansion in agenda for WTO talks
Indonesia supports expansion in agenda for WTO talks JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will support a proposal for the expansion of the agenda for the next round of World Trade Organization talks, a senior official at the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
The Bank Bali audit report
The Bank Bali audit report The Indonesian people have a vital interest in the recovery of the economy. If one major precondition for this is a resumption of the disbursement of funds by international financial institutions, then that demand must be met.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Man uses 'shabu-shabu' to spice up sex life
Man uses 'shabu-shabu' to spice up sex life JAKARTA (JP): Laughter resounded at a West Jakarta District court room when a defendant admitted before judges on Monday that he had used shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) to "enhance his sexual ability.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Akbar: Government should continue disseminate information
Akbar: Government should continue disseminate information JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Akbar Tandjung, facing disgruntled employees from the abolished Ministry of Information, said the government should consider establishing a lower level agency which could take over the...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Military chief scoffs at students' separatism bid
Military chief scoffs at students' separatism bid MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): After choosing to keep out of the debate in the past two weeks, the military declared on Monday its opposition to local students' calls for an independent state.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Government favors pardoning Soeharto
Government favors pardoning Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid on Monday said he would consent to try former president Soeharto if strong evidence could be found against him, but personally felt he would prefer to pardon the former strongman rather than sentencing him.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 1, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 475 0 0 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 325 25 35,000 Alter Abadi 300 -25 54,500 Alumindo Light...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Nov. 1, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 6,731.00 6,799.00Australian dollar 1 4,292.36 4,339.12Austrian schilling 1 515.33 521.03Belgian franc 1 175.78 177.73Brunei dollar 1 4,056.77 4,100.23Canadian dollar 1 4,580.