Archive: 9 November 1999
52 articles found
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Service to one religion only?
Service to one religion only?From RepublikaPresident Abdurrahman Wahid (or Gus Dur) in his dialog with figures of the Hindu religion in Denpasar on Oct. 24, 1999 said that the ministry of religious affairs had been made a place where some people sought power and others sold religious services and...
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Strengthening IBRA
Strengthening IBRA The government demonstrated its full understanding of the economic problems facing this country when it acted quickly and firmly last week to dispel rumors surrounding an impending replacement of Glenn Yusuf, the chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Character building to fight drug abuse
Character building to fight drug abuse YOGYAKARTA: Minister of National Education Yahya Muhaimin said here on Monday that a character building campaign would be launched among students in a bid to prevent drug abuse in their age group.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Light shed on controversial cases
Light shed on controversial cases JAKARTA (JP): National Police forensics laboratory (Puslabfor) revealed in an unprecedented move on Monday portions of the truth in connection with at least two nationally controversial and undisclosed cases.Chief Brig. Gen. Suwahyu and deputy chief Col.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Allianz targets Asia
Allianz targets Asia SINGAPORE (DPA): The German insurance giant Allianz, after recently taking over the U.S. asset manager Pimco, plans to expand on the Asian market, the company announced Monday.Europe's largest insurer said it will focus on both internal growth and more corporate takeovers.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Acehnese clamor for referendum
Acehnese clamor for referendum BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): More than one million people took part in a mass rally in Banda Aceh on Monday, sending the loudest and clearest message to date to Jakarta of their demand for a referendum on self-determination for the province.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Arthur Andersen to fix Bank Bali recapitalization cost
Arthur Andersen to fix Bank Bali recapitalization cost JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will stick with the financial audit result of Arthur Andersen in deciding the final recapitalization cost of Bank Bali, according to agency public relations official Franklin Richard.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
KL to resume taking workers
KL to resume taking workers DHAKA (Reuters): Malaysia is expected to resume taking in Bangladeshi workers next month after restricting foreign workers for nearly two years because of its economic crisis, Bangladesh's labor minister said on Monday.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Malaysia to accept Bangladesh workers
Malaysia to accept Bangladesh workers DHAKA (Reuters): Malaysia is expected to resume taking in Bangladeshi workers next month after restricting foreign workers for nearly two years because of its economic crisis, Bangladesh's labor minister said on Monday.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Nov. 08, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 6,821.00 6,889.00Australian dollar 1 4,366.80 4,413.78Austrian schilling 1 517.66 523.07Belgian franc 1 176.58 178.42Brunei dollar 1 4,077.11 4,121.45Canadian dollar 1 4,643.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Deadline set for reassigning closed ministries' staff
Deadline set for reassigning closed ministries' staff JAKARTA (JP): The government has set a deadline to transfer employees of the defunct ministries of social services and information to related state institutions before the Idul Fitri holiday on Jan. 8 next year, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Please give my funds and car's papers
Please give my funds and car's papers As a customer of Bank Bahari (Tomang Tol branch), a liquidated bank, I have been waiting too long to withdraw my funds and collateral from the bank because I was registered as a recipient of the Plafond Rekening Koran, a facility for small businesspeople.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
IBRA to reshuffle PT Chandra Asri
IBRA to reshuffle PT Chandra Asri JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will reshuffle the key management of the country's largest petrochemical operation, PT Chandra Asri, in a bid to help accelerate the company's debt restructuring process, according to IBRA deputy...
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Two jailed for teenage girl's murder
Two jailed for teenage girl's murder JAKARTA (JP): Judges at West Jakarta District Court sentenced Blackzhom Apua Walela and Ikhsan Mulyono on Monday to 42 and 36 months in jail respectively for the premeditated murder of female high school student, Heppy Trinita.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 08, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 550 0 94,500 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 475 75 83,500 Alter Abadi 375 -25...
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
TV Program: Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999
TV Program: Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 TV Series: Amazing 3:00 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Management Program 5:00 Documentary 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening...
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Adaro 'best coal company'
Adaro 'best coal company' JAKARTA (JP): Coal mining company PT Adaro Indonesia in South Kalimantan was named on Monday the "Best Coal Company in 1999" at the prestigious Financial Times Energy Awards in New York.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Komodo dragon lures tourists, conservation
Komodo dragon lures tourists, conservationBy James Astill KOMODO ISLAND, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): The Komodo dragon, a 3 meter-long, occasionally man-eating lizard seems an unlikely savior of coral reefs.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Wie Wie wins final national drag race
Wie Wie wins final national drag race JAKARTA (JP): Local driver Wie Wie Rianto from the Jakarta Firna Racing Team won the fifth and final national drag race at the Sentul circuit, near Bogor, on Sunday.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
HKTI backs 25% hike in rice price
HKTI backs 25% hike in rice price YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Farmers (HKTI) urged the government on Monday to increase the price of rice by at least 25 percent from about Rp 2,400 per kilogram.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Amex launches first credit card in RI
Amex launches first credit card in RI JAKARTA (JP): American Express (Amex) launched its first credit card on Monday amid signs of recovery in the country's economy.The vice president and country manager of Travel Related Services (TRS) in Indonesia, Atul Mathur, said the Account Linked Blue Credit...
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Kediri gears up for NU congress
Kediri gears up for NU congress KEDIRI, East Java (JP): When the town was selected to host the congress of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) five years ago, few people, including residents of Kediri, expected this to be a different gathering from the ones the organization had held in the past.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Caltex has new president
Caltex has new president JAKARTA (JP): PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia, a joint venture between American oil and gas companies Chevron Corp. and Texaco Inc., has appointed Humayunbosha new president, replacing Baihaki H. Hakim effective from Jan. 1, 2000.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Gus Dur says trip to Cambodia a visit to ancestral homeland
Gus Dur says trip to Cambodia a visit to ancestral homelandBy Kornelius Purba PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid arrived here on Monday afternoon for a devotional visit to his ancestral homeland.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
More RP troops set for E. Timor
More RP troops set for E. Timor MANILA (AFP): A third batch of Philippine troops is to leave for East Timor on Tuesday to join the international peacekeeping force, armed forces chief Gen. Angelo Reyes said on Monday.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Mahathir likely to shift electoral sights to 2000
Mahathir likely to shift electoral sights to 2000By Nelson Graves KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad looks increasingly reluctant to go to the polls this year as he tries to build political momentum after a year of unprecedented turmoil.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
City's oil revenues to be in the millions of dollars: councilor
City's oil revenues to be in the millions of dollars: councilor JAKARTA (JP): City administration is expecting an annual revenue of US$27.5 million from at least 11 oil platforms located off Pulau Seribu (Thousand Islands), North Jakarta, a councilor said on Monday.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Jakarta, Canberra relations can and must be rebuilt
Jakarta, Canberra relations can and must be rebuilt This is the second of two articles based on remarks by former ambassador S. Wiryono at a gathering organized by the Indonesia- Australia Business Council in Jakarta on Nov. 2, 1999.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
'No' vote reveals Australia's isolation
'No' vote reveals Australia's isolationBy Trevor Datson CANBERRA (Reuters): Far from emerging as a new force on the Asian political scene, Australia appears to have underlined its isolation in the region with a popular vote to retain Britain's Queen Elizabeth as sovereign.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Autonomy advocated to ease federalist calls
Autonomy advocated to ease federalist calls JAKARTA (JP): The establishment of a law which provides each province with wide-ranging autonomy would give the government an ideal start in easing demands for a federal state, former rebel group leader Ventje Sumual suggested on Monday.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Hendrawan picks Asian Cup to build waning confidence
Hendrawan picks Asian Cup to build waning confidence JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's men's singles shuttler Hendrawan is aiming to rebuild his motivation and confidence in the upcoming JVC Asia Cup in Ho Chi Minh City this week.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Time to face up to changing times
Time to face up to changing timesBy J. Soedjati Djiwandono Calls for separatism from the Republic are now no longer limited to Aceh and Irian Jaya. Political analyst J. Soedjati Djiwandono shares his reflection on the once taboo subject.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Contradictory hypothesis
Contradictory hypothesis It is interesting to note the self contradictory hypothesis purported by Mr. Gottfried Roelcke (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 5, 1999, Has the MPR failed the people?). There he theorized that had the people been given the direct choice between Megawati Soekarnoputri and...
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Alert sounded in dumping of hazardous waste in RI
Alert sounded in dumping of hazardous waste in RI JAKARTA (JP): The Agency for Environment Control (Bappedal) warned on Monday of hazardous waste imported from Singapore and Taiwan.Recent research conducted by the agency on samples of waste from the mass rapid transportation construction project in...
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Islanders harbor deep respect for Komodo dragon and nature
Islanders harbor deep respect for Komodo dragon and nature KOMODO ISLANDS, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): The Komodo dragon was first protected by order of the Sultan of Bima in 1915. But the monitor lizard's remarkable survival in a small patch of eastern Indonesia may owe more to its mystical folklore.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Beautiful, rugged Banten beckons to adventurers
Beautiful, rugged Banten beckons to adventurers Banten has survived much tumult during its long history. Perched on the westernmost tip of Java, the area continues to display the vestiges of its rich cultural and historical greatness.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Govt urged to use peaceful approach in handling Aceh
Govt urged to use peaceful approach in handling Aceh JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives called on the government on Monday to take immediate and concrete action to cope with conflicts in Aceh peacefully.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
November sales of cell phones
November sales of cell phones On behalf of PT Alcatel Indonesia, we thank you for coming to the launch of "Alcatel One Touch Easy db mobile phone" on Nov. 3, 1999 at the Fashion Cafe. We thank you also for the coverage of that event.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Govt mulls basing budget on calender year
Govt mulls basing budget on calender year JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Bambang Sudibyo said on Monday the government was considering changing the current fiscal year budget to one based on the calender year.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Govt acts to prevent CPO contamination
Govt acts to prevent CPO contamination JAKARTA (JP): Cleaning is under way at the North Sumatra port of Belawan for Deli Tama Indonesia storage tanks, which have been blamed for the diesel-oil contamination of 19,000 metric tons of crude palm oil exported to Rotterdam Port last month.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Three killed in landslide
Three killed in landslide DENPASAR, Bali: Three construction workers were killed on Sunday when a landslide hit the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue megaproject in Ungasan valley in Jimbaran, 15 kilometers south of here.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Old couple robbed by armed men
Old couple robbed by armed men JAKARTA (JP): Four men armed with pistols and sickles stole Rp 60 million (US$9,000) from an elderly couple in Petojo Selatan, Central Jakarta, in the early hours of Monday morning.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Wooing capital back
Wooing capital back There is obviously a need for Indonesia and Singapore to cooperate. Aside from the fact that for the smooth flow of trade we are to a considerable degree dependent on Singapore, there is the reality that many of our billionaires are keeping their money in Singapore.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
PKB names new deputy for House
PKB names new deputy for House JAKARTA (JP): The National Awakening Party (PKB) secretary- general Muhaimin Iskandar was installed on Monday as deputy chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR) replacing Khofifah Indar Parawansa, following the latter's appointment to the Cabinet.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Police raid nets 500 porn videos
Police raid nets 500 porn videos JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta police seized around 500 pornographic video compact discs from street vendors in a raid at Atrium Plaza, Senen on Monday.Chief of the precinct's police detectives Maj.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Govt, KPC reach agreement on share prices
Govt, KPC reach agreement on share prices JAKARTA (JP): After months of negotiation, the Ministry of Mines and Energy has reached an agreement with the country's largest coal mining company, PT Kaltim Prima Coal, on the most crucial issue of the company's divestment program: the price of shares.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
PSIS barred from hosting matches
PSIS barred from hosting matches JAKARTA (JP): Semarang-based PSIS is banned from hosting two matches at the Jatidiri stadium in the sixth Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina) following the riots which occurred during the league's opening on Sunday.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Court postpones bankruptcy case
Court postpones bankruptcy case JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court has postponed on the bankruptcy proceedings against publicly listed poultry company PT Anwar Sierad after its creditors approved its tentative debt restructuring proposal.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Kalla expects strong growth next year
Kalla expects strong growth next year MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): The newly appointed Minister of Trade and Industry Jusuf Kalla, said he was upbeat that Indonesian's economy would be more stable next year.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
LG expands TV production
LG expands TV production JAKARTA (JP): PT LG Electronics Indonesia president In Ki Kim said on Monday that his company invested US$4 million this year to expand its television set and refrigerator production capacity.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Telkom, Agis tie up
Telkom, Agis tie up JAKARTA (JP): Listed state-owned telecommunications operator PT Telkom Indonesia signed a cooperation contract on Monday with publicly listed electronics distributor PT Artha Graha Investama Sentral (Agis) to provide the latter with electronic commerce service.Telkom president A.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Orphans do their bit for refugees
Orphans do their bit for refugees JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta orphans, grouped under the Indonesian Orphanages Agency (Bakorpin), sent 10 tons of food aid on Monday to an East Timorese refugee camp in Kupang, Nusa Tenggara.