Archive: 14 December 1999
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Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Bulog food stocks sufficient until January: Kalla
Bulog food stocks sufficient until January: Kalla JAKARTA (JP): Food supplies such as rice, sugar, wheat flour and soybean are sufficient to meet increasing demand during Christmas, New Year and Idul Fitri holidays, Jusuf Kalla, head of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), said on Wednesday.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Zimbabwean, Indonesian nabbed with heroin
Zimbabwean, Indonesian nabbed with heroin JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police detectives arrested a Zimbabwean national and an Indonesian on Sunday evening, when caught red- handed trying to sell heroin to undercover police officers, a high-ranking city police officer said.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Man stabbed in daylight robbery
Man stabbed in daylight robbery BOGOR (JP): A 45-year-old man identified as Inggit Sulaeman, a resident of Gang Salim in Ciwaringin, Central Bogor, was stabbed in the abdomen by a group of robbers who stole Rp 12 million in cash, police said Monday.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
The case for resolving past wrongs
The case for resolving past wrongsBy Mary S. Zurbuchen JAKARTA (JP): Now that the excitement of the presidential election has dissipated, the country is turning to President Abdurrahman Wahid and his Cabinet to address the challenges of its ravaged economy, restore confidence in public...
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Perbasi meets Panasia club for basketball solution
Perbasi meets Panasia club for basketball solution JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) has approached Bandung-based club Panasia Indosyntec to seek a solution to an incident which occurred during the semifinals match of the 1999 A Mild Kobatama national basketball league...
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Dedy is players' first pick to coach Davis Cup squad
Dedy is players' first pick to coach Davis Cup squad JAKARTA (JP): Players on the country's Davis Cup squad prefer Dedy Prasetyo as their coach and nonplaying captain for the first round Asia Oceania Group II match against the Philippines in Manila in February.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
15,000 bottles of booze seized
15,000 bottles of booze seized JAKARTA (JP): Some 15,000 bottles of liquor, some with alcohol content of 43 percent, were confiscated from two shops in the Tanah Abang area of Central Jakarta during a raid last weekend.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Rekayasa Industri eyes Middle Eastern market
Rekayasa Industri eyes Middle Eastern market JAKARTA (JP): State owned construction company PT Rekayasa Industri is eying the Middle East market as part of its overseas expansion program.Company president Hari G.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Firefighters ask for public understanding
Firefighters ask for public understanding JAKARTA (JP): As their bosses are fighting for more equipment and personnel, the city's firefighters are fighting for a greater public understanding of their job and for an adequate monthly wage packet."We have chosen this job as our profession.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Ending the Maluku mayhem
Ending the Maluku mayhem After months of waiting, the people of Maluku were finally visited on Sunday by President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri.The visit had long been expected, because locals had witnessed with disgust the bloody intercommunal clashes and had failed...
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Bureaucracy 'hampers' swift trial on Aceh
Bureaucracy 'hampers' swift trial on Aceh JAKARTA (JP): A member of the government-sanctioned inquiry into violence in Aceh said on Monday bureaucratic red tape has been hampering the swift prosecution of human rights abusers in the troubled province.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Bird hobby impacts on birds in the wild
Bird hobby impacts on birds in the wildBy Paul Jepson and Farquhar Stirling JAKARTA (JP): The popular Indonesian pastime of bird-keeping may be having serious impacts on wild populations of native songbirds.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Let change flow naturally
Let change flow naturally The widespread discussion of the establishment of a federal state for the Republic of Indonesia is reasonable, provided the discourse is meant as an endeavor to solve the threat of a national disintegration that is already on its threshold.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Rapist incurs customary fine
Rapist incurs customary fine BAJAWA, East Nusa Tenggara: An employee from the Ngada regency Ministry of Public Works office and a subdistrict head have been ordered to pay customary fines for raping and molesting underage girls.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Dec. 13, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,194.00 7,266.00Australian dollar 1 4,573.23 4,622.63Austrian schilling 1 529.87 535.70Belgian franc 1 180.74 182.73Brunei dollar 1 4,288.52 4,334.03Canadian dollar 1 4,865.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
IMF to disburse new loan to RI in January: Neiss
IMF to disburse new loan to RI in January: Neiss JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund will disburse its next tranche of loans to Indonesia immediately after the government presents in January its next state budget draft to the House of Representatives, visiting IMF Asia Pacific director...
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Volcanologists watch Mt. Lokon
Volcanologists watch Mt. Lokon MANADO, North Sulawesi: Volcanologists have discovered an extension of a dry spot in Mount Lokon, which is located near this provincial capital, raising fears of a possible eruption.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Gus Dur urges 'Antara' news agency to remain independent
Gus Dur urges 'Antara' news agency to remain independent JAKARTA (JP): Despite being recognized as a national news agency, President Abdurrahman Wahid on Monday urged Antara to remain independent and avoid being used as a tool for propagation as it was in the past."This should not happen again.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Merpati backs govt plan to seek SIA's help
Merpati backs govt plan to seek SIA's help JAKARTA (JP): State-owned air carrier Merpati Nusantara Airlines welcomes the government's plan to hire Singapore Airlines as the airline's management consultant.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Gus Dur's visit to Ambon draws mixed reactions
Gus Dur's visit to Ambon draws mixed reactions JAKARTA (JP): Observers were divided on Monday over the significance of President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri's visit to Ambon, the capital of riot-torn Maluku.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Prospects of world economic integration
Prospects of world economic integrationBy Ronald Nangoi JAKARTA (JP): The continuous process of economic liberalization and globalization is challenging regional economics. Despite doubts about the prospect of world trade liberalization due to its complexities and the Asian monetary crisis, the...
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Govt plans to raise fuel and power prices
Govt plans to raise fuel and power prices JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to hike fuel prices by at least 20 percent and electricity tariffs by 35 percent after April 1.Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised on Monday the government would move cautiously in order not to...
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Protesters occupy City Hall, demand nightclubs be closed
Protesters occupy City Hall, demand nightclubs be closed JAKARTA (JP): Some 4,000 activists from the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) broke into and occupied on Monday Jakarta's City Hall, paralyzing city administration activities for the whole day.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
1,400 tons of CPO from Deli Tama tanks to be tendered
1,400 tons of CPO from Deli Tama tanks to be tendered JAKARTA (JP): PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia has announced it will soon tender 1,400 tons of crude palm oil (CPO) with a hydrocarbon content of between 54 ppm (parts per million) and 221 ppm currently kept at Deli Tama Indonesia storage tanks.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
TMPI floats shares on JSX
TMPI floats shares on JSX JAKARTA (JP): Plywood producer PT Tirta Mahakam Plywood Industry (TMPI) floated on Monday its shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX).President of PT Harita Kencana Securities Christina Lim said the wood-based industry's shares received a good response from the public...
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Four die in truck accident
Four die in truck accident KENDAL, Central Java: A truck carrying 40 workers from the state rubber plantation PTP 18 rolled over four times on a slope in Getar village here on Sunday afternoon, causing the deaths of four passengers and injuring 20 others.Sukorejo Police Subprecinct chief Second Lt.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaTuesday Maghrib 6:04 p.m.Wednesday Imsak 4:00 a.m.Subuh 4:10 a.m.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
PwC sees successful reforms in Indonesia
PwC sees successful reforms in Indonesia SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Indonesia will make a successful transition to democracy and a stable market economy, but its ride will be bumpy, an executive of PricewaterhouseCoopers predicted Monday.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Taxi drivers count their losses at start of Ramadhan
Taxi drivers count their losses at start of Ramadhan JAKARTA (JP): Taxi drivers said on Monday they were dealing with plummeting daily earnings during the Ramadhan fasting month.Interviewed separately by The Jakarta Post, drivers from various taxi companies said many people were preferring to rest...
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Fire razes Pasar Raya market
Fire razes Pasar Raya market SALATIGA, Central Java: Hundreds of stalls were leveled to the ground here on Monday morning after a fire raced through Pasar Raya market causing an estimated Rp 20 billion in losses.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
'Soto ayam' poisons students
'Soto ayam' poisons students DENPASAR, Bali: Dozens of students at an elementary school in Tabanan, 20 kilometers west of here, were rushed to a nearby hospital for suspected food poisoning after consuming soto ayam (chicken soup) sold at their school canteen.Capt.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
RI may lose a generation: UNICEF
RI may lose a generation: UNICEF JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Indonesia on Monday over the possibility of it losing a generation of children if the present government failed to improve their health and education.Stephen J.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Hard lessons to be learned from East Timor
Hard lessons to be learned from East TimorBy John Hargreaves JAKARTA (JP): A number of questions stand out about the chapter of East Timorese history which just ended. One question is what made Soeharto and Western countries decide to integrate East Timor in 1975 to 1976.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 13, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,150 -50 280,500 Alakasa Industrindo 700 0 0 Alter Abadi 425 0 89,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,075...
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Two killed in car collision
Two killed in car collision SRAGEN, Central Java: Two men were killed and another injured when their motorcycle collided on Sunday with a car on the main road in Sukowati village.Police identified the fatalities as Suwarno, 27, and Keman, 30. Their friend, Hartono, 28, sustained chest injuries.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 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 Children's Program 3:00 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Documentary 5:00 Ramadhan Program 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00...
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Acid rain in Bandung
Acid rain in BandungFrom Pikiran RakyatThe public has become aware from the media and by hearsay of the influence of acid rain on health. I have the following opinion:1. Based on observations facts show that the acid level of rain water in Bandung is on the increase, i.e.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Presidential accountability speech 'not compulsory'
Presidential accountability speech 'not compulsory' JAKARTA (JP): Constitutional law experts in a hearing with a constitutional amendment committee contended on Monday the current practice of an accountability speech at the end of a presidential tenure was not a compulsory requirement for a chief...
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
House to have more say in future budgets
House to have more say in future budgets JAKARTA (JP): The government and House of Representatives agreed on Monday that beginning in 2001 all projects and departmental spending financed by the state budget would be subject to House approval.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Floods destroy shrimp pond
Floods destroy shrimp pond PANGKEP, South Sulawesi: Floods have destroyed at least 1,500 hectares of a shrimp pond here, some 52 kilometers north of the provincial capital of Makassar, causing losses totaling billions of rupiah.The floods -- the result of heavy downpours which began on Dec.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Filipino deported for overstay
Filipino deported for overstay JAKARTA (JP): The Tangerang Immigration office is to deport a Philippine national for overstaying his visa permit and for having a false local identity card.An immigration official said the foreigner, identified as Paquito Bukid Burgos, was arrested on November 6 at...
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Zarina dossier handed over to city prosecutor
Zarina dossier handed over to city prosecutor JAKARTA (JP): City police officially handed over well-known drug suspect Zarina Mirafsur and evidence from her case to the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office on Monday.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Gus Dur refuses to aid Wiranto
Gus Dur refuses to aid Wiranto JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid on Monday refused to support senior minister Gen. Wiranto, who faces growing accusations of complicity, at home and abroad, in the campaign of terror and massive destruction in East Timor in September.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Sumatran tigers on brink of extinction
Sumatran tigers on brink of extinctionBy Yusril Ardanis PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): Recent months have witnessed intensified hunting of Sumatran tigers (Panthera sumatera tigris) in the forest of Kerinci Seblat National Park, West Sumatra.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Mother's hope turns to dismay
Mother's hope turns to dismay My younger daughter, now an elementary school first grader, has been enrolled since kindergarten in the school run by the Harapan Ibu (mothers' hope) educational foundation at Jl. H. Banan No.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Martha Tilaar Spa offers relaxation, healing
Martha Tilaar Spa offers relaxation, healingBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Be careful when visiting spas, the popular places for relaxation, healing and beauty. Instead of getting relaxed, healed or beautified, people may get the contrary, a fatal negative impact, due to careless treatment.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Ericsson launches new phone
Ericsson launches new phone JAKARTA (JP): PT Ericsson Indonesia, a subsidiary of Sweden- based mobile phone manufacturer Ericsson, launched on Monday its new cell phone, the dual band R250s PRO.The company announced that the new cell phone, claimed to be dust, water and shock resistant, was...
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
President stands up for former minister Hamzah
President stands up for former minister Hamzah JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid reacted on Monday to persistent speculation over Hamzah Haz's resignation, saying the former coordinating minister for people's welfare and poverty eradication did not resign due to suspicions of graft.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Military territorial structures are natural to many
Military territorial structures are natural to many YOGYAKARTA (JP): One manifestation of the military's dwi fungsi or dual function are its territorial institutions which span from provincial to village level: Military regional commands (Kodam), military resort commands and district commands at...
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
IBRA threatens legal action against three PSP companies
IBRA threatens legal action against three PSP companies JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Monday it would take legal action against three uncooperative debtors from the Putra Surya Perkasa (PSP) group.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Police arrest 5 suspects in Rp 1b jewel heist
Police arrest 5 suspects in Rp 1b jewel heist JAKARTA (JP): City police mobile detectives (Resmob) arrested five suspects in connection with three robberies over the weekend, including the Rp 1 billion (US$142,800) diamond and jewelry theft in South Jakarta last month.Resmob chief Capt.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Ceremony heralds 'end' of E. Timor's militias
Ceremony heralds 'end' of E. Timor's militias JAKARTA (JP): The turbulent chapter of East Timor prointegration militias may have come to a close on Monday when the group's main catalyst, the East Timor Fighters Force (PPTT), officially disbanded in a ceremony in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
Free tap water for mosques
Free tap water for mosques BOGOR (JP): City-owned tap water company PDAM Bogor has decided not to charge 289 mosques for tap water for the whole Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan."This is part of our appreciation of the Muslim holy month," PDAM Bogor director Daslim Saibi said on Friday.
Tue, 14 Dec 1999
A time to unwind at Tanjung Lesung's spa
A time to unwind at Tanjung Lesung's spa JAKARTA (JP): Feeling harried after a hectic working period is common for people living in a metropolis like Jakarta. So people, particularly professionals and business community, must always be fit and energetic to be able to concentrate on their business.