Archive: 6 December 1999
51 articles found
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Robber dies in jail
Robber dies in jail BANDUNG: A prisoner was found dead in his cell with severe wounds on his body at Sukamiskin Penitentiary at dawn on Saturday.The prisoner, identified as Sartono Darkim, was serving a five year sentence for a robbery when he was found dead with wounds believed to have been caused...
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Walubi rejects rival organization
Walubi rejects rival organization JAKARTA (JP): A representative of the Indonesian Buddhist Community (Walubi) has renounced the formation of a rival organization, The Grand Conference of Indonesian Sangha (KASI), saying that the newly formed association had little backing from Buddhists here.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Traditional 'Sesaji Labuhan' ceremony a sea of mysteries
Traditional 'Sesaji Labuhan' ceremony a sea of mysteriesText and photos by Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): The quiet waves of the Indian Ocean suddenly surge ferociously. Every object on the coast of Parangkusumo, Parangtritis, Yogyakarta, is swept away.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Drugs, corruption equally bad
Drugs, corruption equally badFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe rampant abuse of drugs in a number of regions has received a serious response from various circles: the security forces, relevant government agencies and mass movements launched by neighborhood communities.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Amran wants to teach basketball to juniors
Amran wants to teach basketball to juniors JAKARTA (JP): The year 1999 might be considered a special one for Amran A. Sinta, after he managed to take his team, Mahaka Satria Muda (SM), to the top of the 1999 A Mild Kobatama national basketball league on Sunday.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Texmaco Group grapples with alleged loan scam
Texmaco Group grapples with alleged loan scam JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's widely-diversified textile conglomerate Texmaco Group has steadily shown impressive performance, weathering well the country's worst economic crisis in three decades.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Learn computer-aided design, manufacturing with 'Catia'
Learn computer-aided design, manufacturing with 'Catia'By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Each time we hear the term computer-aided design mentioned, we'd immediately think of AutoCAD. Architects, interior designers and hordes of other engineers use AutoCAD in their work.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Demonstrators neglect ethics
Demonstrators neglect ethicsFrom Media IndonesiaIt was an unexpected sight to see hundreds of Acehnese students and community members in Jakarta going to the legislative building. It saddened us.While they demanded a referendum for Aceh, the younger ones among them showed arrogance in making...
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
HIV cases rife in East Java
HIV cases rife in East Java SURABAYA: Eighty two people in East Java have been infected with the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) in the past year, Deputy Governor for People's Welfare Imam Soepardi said on Saturday.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Mobs damage poultry farm, bus
Mobs damage poultry farm, bus JAKARTA (JP): Angry residents at two different locations damaged a poultry farm and a bus in the latest incidents in Greater Jakarta of people taking the law into their own hands.About 200 residents of Ciledug subdistrict, Tangerang, destroyed a poultry farm on Jl.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Student suspected in murder case
Student suspected in murder case JAKARTA (JP): Police have said a student of Pangudi Rahayu technical vocational high school may soon be declared the prime suspect in the murder of a student from Budi Murni 4 vocational high school (STM) in the East Jakarta subdistrict of Cipayung on Thursday.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
President asked to identify corrupt ministers
President asked to identify corrupt ministers YOGYAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais aired yet another criticism to President Abdurrahman Wahid on Sunday, lashing out at his refusal to identify three ministers allegedly involved in graft.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Astra Graphia arranges debt restructure
Astra Graphia arranges debt restructure CIPANAS, West Java (JP): Publicly listed information technology company PT Astra Graphia has secured an approval from creditors to restructure debts amounting to US$82.26 million, a company executive said on Friday.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
289 prisoners flee Kuta jail in biggest jailbreak
289 prisoners flee Kuta jail in biggest jailbreak DENPASAR, Bali (JP): A total of 289 prisoners at the Krobokan Penitentiary here, about five kilometers north of Kuta, went into a rage on Sunday afternoon, setting fire to the jail's registration office on their way to one of the largest escapes in...
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Aceh belongs to 'Indonesia Raya'
Aceh belongs to 'Indonesia Raya' Observing the present situation which has been developing in Aceh, we have every reason to be concerned about the existence of the unitary state.Many people have predicted violence or perhaps war will break out.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Downer protests over Abdurrahman's remark
Downer protests over Abdurrahman's remark JAKARTA (JP): Australian foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer on Saturday lodged a verbal protest over a recent remark by Indonesian President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid labeling Prime Minister Howard's stand toward Indonesia as "childish".
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Cipedak locals take over land at Matoa golf course
Cipedak locals take over land at Matoa golf course JAKARTA (JP): Scores of Cipedak residents in South Jakarta were forced on Sunday to take over a 12-hectare plot of land at the Motoa golf course in Ciganjur, saying the area had been illegally seized from them eight years ago.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Rambo-style GAM
Rambo-style GAM Everybody who loves the Republic of Indonesia, be they in the government or in the private sector, becomes uneasy at the sight of separatists equipped with modern and conventional arms. They look like Rambo, and act as if they were in the land of cowboys.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Candra/Tony take men's GP doubles title
Candra/Tony take men's GP doubles title BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Agencies): Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan saved face for Indonesia by taking home the men's doubles title at the Grand Prix Finals on Sunday.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Corruption busting and law reform
Corruption busting and law reformBy Donna K. Woodward MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's pledge to cleanse the bureaucracy of poisonous corruption seems sincere, concrete, and beyond intimidation.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Message by the Ambassador
Message by the Ambassador We are approaching the end of a remarkable year, century, and millennium. It is time to look back and take stock of what has transpired for nations, peoples, individuals. It is also time to look ahead and think about the future.For Indonesia, 1999 was a momentous year.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Swimming federation's new chief expected to raise much funds
Swimming federation's new chief expected to raise much funds JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Swimming Federation (PRSI) outgoing chairman, Rahardi Ramelan, has expressed hope that the new chairman of the organization will raise as much funds as possible to finance its athletes' development programs.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
City police remain to have meny unsolved cases
City police remain to have meny unsolved cases JAKARTA (JP): The city police turns 50 on today, and it prefers to remain silent about a lot of things.There have been questions in the past which were either left unanswered or answered for the sake of the public's hungry demand for information.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
E. Kalimantan projects secured
E. Kalimantan projects secured SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Police are ready to protect a number of key projects in the province following a recent outbreak of violence near coal producer PT Kaltim Prima Coal in Sangata, East Kutai."We are ready to deploy more troops to help the police.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Marzuki defends decision naming Sinivasan a suspect
Marzuki defends decision naming Sinivasan a suspect JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman defended his decision to name Marimutu Sinivasan as a suspect in a Rp 9.6 trillion loan scandal, saying that reports submitted by State Minister of Investment and State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi...
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Another protected building destroyed
Another protected building destroyed JAKARTA (JP): The number of destroyed or damaged historical buildings in the capital is increasing.Another protected building, located on Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro, Central Jakarta, which once won a city administration award for its well-preserved architecture, was...
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Aceh calm after GAM celebration
Aceh calm after GAM celebration BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The situation was generally calm in this restive province on Sunday following an overnight celebration of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) anniversary, except for police shooting of a young reveler in Pidie.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Indosat considers pulling out from 'TPI': Executive
Indosat considers pulling out from 'TPI': Executive JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed telecommunications company PT Indosat is considering withdrawing its investment in private television station TPI, a company executive has said.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
After the GAM anniversary
After the GAM anniversary Whatever happens in Aceh, it will not change Jakarta's determination to keep the resource-rich territory. Even so, Gus Dur (President Abdurrahman Wahid) obviously cannot afford to disregard the problems and must take some concrete action to calm the situation -- including...
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Bob Nasution reelected
Bob Nasution reelected YOGYAKARTA (JP): Bob RE Nasution was reelected as chairman of the Indonesia Motorsports Association (IMI) at the organization's national congress at the Hotel Melia Purosani on Saturday evening.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Rebels release hostage in RP
Rebels release hostage in RP ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): Renegade Muslim rebels have released the last two of four people they abducted last week in the southern Philippines after relatives agreed to pay a 100,000 peso (US$2,500) ransom, the military said here on Sunday.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Stop the tears in Ambon
Stop the tears in AmbonFrom Rakyat MerdekaIn an interview in the morning news on RCTI on Nov. 29, 1999, head of the information center of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Maj. Gen. Sudrajat said the government had asked the TNI headquarters to intensify security measures in handling the riots in Ambon.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Habibie names friends for his new foundation
Habibie names friends for his new foundation JAKARTA (JP): Former president B.J. Habibie has named some of his close friends to the key posts in his new foundation, the Habibie Center, which could reclaim the heyday of the Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) he founded in 1990.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Garuda Indonesia pilots establish official association
Garuda Indonesia pilots establish official association JAKARTA (JP): The Communication Forum of Garuda Indonesia Pilots became an official association on Saturday, but it remains unclear whether it will act as a union or restrict its activities to developing the profession.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Music 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Teen Program 4:00 News 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Series 8:00 Music 9:00 World News 9:30 Talk Show...
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Tire sales to jump by 40%
Tire sales to jump by 40% JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's total automotive tire sales will increase by about 40 percent to 7.8 million tires this year from 5.5 million last year, according a major tire producer's estimate.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Trading on JSX to slow down this week as year-eand nears
Trading on JSX to slow down this week as year-eand nears JAKARTA (JP): Trading activities on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week will start slowing down as the year-end approaches, according to stock analysts.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Military rebuffs blame over rights violations
Military rebuffs blame over rights violations JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) maintained that it should not be held directly or even solely responsible for alleged human rights violations in the past as they may have been committed under different political circumstances.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
31 people killed in fresh clashes in C. Maluku
31 people killed in fresh clashes in C. Maluku JAKARTA (JP): At least 31 people have been killed in the latest series of sectarian clashes in the riot-torn province of Maluku, reports said on Sunday.The violence which involved Christians and Muslims, erupted late on Thursday in Taniwel on Seram...
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Vietnam raises oil exports
Vietnam raises oil exports HANOI (DPA): Vietnam exported over US$1.81 billion worth of oil in the first 11 months of 1999 and is expected to reach 2 billion dollars by year end, official media reported Saturday.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Nokia: Professional services, innovative products
Nokia: Professional services, innovative products Several telecommunications equipment producers have launched great inventions in this era of information, where people need to be always accessible anywhere they are.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Mob burns police office
Mob burns police office JAMBI, Jambi: A local police office and the house of the police chief were destroyed and set on fire by angry local residents of Rantau Pandan village in the Bungo Tebu regency.Jambi Police spokesman Maj.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Fighting graft only possible by ending TNI's dual function
Fighting graft only possible by ending TNI's dual functionBy Dewi Anggraeni George Aditjondro of the University of Newcastle, known for his continuing research on the wealth of the former first family, teaches sociology of corruption and sociology of post-colonial liberalism movements.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Upside-down tactics
Upside-down tactics Over five decades of independence for Indonesia has meant not only freedom from foreign colonialism, but also ample time to learn how to confront Herculean problems and complications without losing our heads.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Jakarta International Islamic Fair '99, at the east Senayan parking area, Central Jakarta until Dec. 12. Muslim fashion show, 10 a.m., Dec. 10-11. Dialog with artists, Dec. 10, Seminar Halal Sertifications, in Ball room Hilton Hotel, 9 a.m., Dec. 6.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
TotalFina opens RI gas field
TotalFina opens RI gas field PARIS (AFP): TotalFina announced on Friday they had put the Peciko gas field off the east coast of Indonesia, eastern Kalimantan, into operation.The company said production should reach 22 million cubic meters a day by January, though it has started at half that.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
KL minister slams Washington for 'hidden agenda'
KL minister slams Washington for 'hidden agenda' KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): A Malaysian minister slammed a U.S. move on Sunday to congratulate opposition parties after the recent elections here, claiming it proved the superpower had a hidden agenda in the country.The U.S.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Anti-drug mob destroy playhouses
Anti-drug mob destroy playhouses JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of residents of Cikini in Central Jakarta ran amok and vandalized at least four buildings located behind the Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center (Planetarium TIM) on Sunday morning.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
New water pipeline for Tangerang
New water pipeline for Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): City-owned tap water company PDAM Tangerang is set to improve its service by opening a new pipeline which is to serve the Pondok Aren, Pamulang and Ciputat areas.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Mahaka Satria Muda wins 1st Kobatama title
Mahaka Satria Muda wins 1st Kobatama title JAKARTA (JP): A free throw from Amran A. Sinta in the remaining 11 seconds resulted in Mahaka Satria Muda (SM) claiming victory in the 1999 A Mild Kobatama National Basketball League's final on Sunday.
Mon, 06 Dec 1999
Establishment of special drug court needed: Lawyer
Establishment of special drug court needed: Lawyer JAKARTA (JP): Noted lawyer Henry Yosodiningrat proposed on Saturday the establishment of a special drug court to try all cases of drug abuse and trafficking.