Archive: 7 December 1999
56 articles found
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Bogor to get new police chief
Bogor to get new police chief JAKARTA (JP): The seat of the Bogor Regional Police chief will be handed over to Col. Edi Darnadi, former Bone Regional Police chief in South Sulawesi, from Col. Hari Setyabudhi on Wednesday.The inauguration ceremony will be led by West Java Police chief Maj. Gen.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Police shoot two robbers
Police shoot two robbers JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta Police detectives shot two men believed to have stolen thongs on Monday afternoon on Jl. Gedong Panjang in West Jakarta, an officer said.The officer, who requested anonymity, identified the robbers as Jumadi and Arif Firmansyah.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Bats take flight as 'Damar' trees die in Bogor garden
Bats take flight as 'Damar' trees die in Bogor garden BOGOR (JP): Dozens of Agathis (Araucareaceae) trees, most of which are hundreds of years old, at the Bogor Botanical Gardens are feared to be dead as a large number of their barks have been peeled away by visitors, who use them for amulets.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
126 escapees return to Krobokan prison
126 escapees return to Krobokan prison DENPASAR, Bali (JP): As many as 126 of 270 escapees have been returned to Bali's Krobokan Penitentiary, while visiting Minister of Law and Legislation Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Monday nobody was to blame for the incident.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Nightspots may operate during Ramadhan: Governor
Nightspots may operate during Ramadhan: Governor JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said on Monday that entertainment nightspots would be allowed to operate during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan if they had licenses to run their businesses."Jakarta is a metropolis and the country's capital city.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Victorious Mahathir mulls Cabinet choices
Victorious Mahathir mulls Cabinet choices KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad met leaders of his victorious ruling coalition on Monday amid speculation he would tap a former archrival to replace his finance minister in a new cabinet lineup.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Attorney general grills Baramuli for four hours
Attorney general grills Baramuli for four hours JAKARTA (JP): The former head of the Supreme Advisory Council, Arnold A. Baramuli, was questioned at the Attorney General's Office on Monday in connection with the Bank Bali scandal.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Indonesia frees Thai fishermen
Indonesia frees Thai fishermen BANGKOK (AP): About 1,000 Thai fishermen arrested by Indonesia last month for intruding in its waters were freed with their boats and returned home to southern Thailand, Thai television reported on Monday.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Oil up as Iraq spurns UN deal
Oil up as Iraq spurns UN deal SINGAPORE (Reuters): Oil prices rose in Asia on Monday in the expectation that Iraq crude exports will be absent for several more weeks following Baghdad's rejection of a short extension to its UN oil deal.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Dec. 06, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,124.00 7,196.00Australian dollar 1 4,507.35 4,560.11Austrian schilling 1 518.50 524.26Belgian franc 1 176.86 178.83Brunei dollar 1 4,228.90 4,274.17Canadian dollar 1 4,812.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Medco, Mitsui sign oil deal
Medco, Mitsui sign oil deal JAKARTA (JP): Local oil and gas company PT Medco Energy Corp. Tbk signed on Monday a one-year contract to sell 5,475 million barrels of crude oil to Japanese trading company Mitsui.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Expert urges tighter control of 'halal' food
Expert urges tighter control of 'halal' food JAKARTA (JP): Importing countries should tighten controls on incoming food labeled halal (allowed under Islamic law) to verify the authenticity, an American Islamic organization executive said on Monday.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Jakartans told to end destructive acts
Jakartans told to end destructive acts JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman called on Monday for city residents to refrain from committing any violent actions in order to preserve religious harmony.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Madurese want own province
Madurese want own province SURABAYA: Religious and community leaders on Madura island have thrown their weight behind local people's demand for a separate province, an influential Muslim cleric said on Monday.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Five die as bus lurches into river
Five die as bus lurches into river SEMARANG: Five people died and 12 others were injured when a bus with 50 passengers plunged into a river in Pujut village in the Central Java regency of Batang regency on Sunday.Batang traffic police chief, First Lt.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
A spiral of violence
A spiral of violence As the communal violence continues to drag on in the eastern Indonesian province of Maluku -- the former spice islands of the Moluccas -- it increasingly appears that even the authorities are at a loss on how to deal with the unrest that has so far claimed hundreds of lives.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Government scales down 1999/2000 budget deficit estimate
Government scales down 1999/2000 budget deficit estimate JAKARTA (JP): Finance minister Bambang Sudibyo revised downward the 1999/2000 budget deficit to 3.75 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) from an earlier estimate of 4.8 percent.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Government to negotiate with GAM: Wiranto
Government to negotiate with GAM: Wiranto JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Gen. Wiranto commended on Monday the peaceful commemoration of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) anniversary, disclosing the government's readiness to negotiate with the separatist movement's...
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Where should Indonesian agricultural policy go?
Where should Indonesian agricultural policy go? A debate has been raging on the course that Indonesian agricultural policy under the new government should be taking. The Jakarta Post talked to H.S. Dillon, executive director of the Center for Agricultural Policy Studies about the issue.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Japan to help Indonesia's small and medium companies
Japan to help Indonesia's small and medium companies JAKARTA (JP): The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) pledged on Monday to help develop Indonesian small and medium enterprises which could support the relocation plans of Japanese factories to Indonesia.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Root out CPO plunderers
Root out CPO plunderers After reading an article entitled Chain of the Crude Palm Oil Trade (CPO) in a Jakarta newspaper on Nov. 30 which described the highhandedness and wickedness of the CPO plunderers, I think there is no other way but for the police and military to immediately apply shock...
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 06, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,200 0 349,500 Alakasa Industrindo 700 -25 5,000 Alter Abadi 450 0 12,500 Alumindo Light Metal...
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Wicaksana books higher sales
Wicaksana books higher sales JAKARTA (JP): PT Wicaksana Overseas International announced on Monday a 50 percent increase in net sales to Rp 1.92 trillion (about US$271.4 million) during the nine months ending in September.The company said its gross profit reached a total of Rp 151.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Rebuilding educational links between Indonesia and Australia
Rebuilding educational links between Indonesia and AustraliaBy Emma Cameron JAKARTA (JP): Australia made about A$380 million (US$240 million) from Indonesian students studying in Australia in 1998. Although relations are getting better between the two countries after some recent problems,...
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Rudy beats national player in c'ship
Rudy beats national player in c'ship SEMARANG (JP): Former member of the national badminton center, Ignatius Rudy, was the surprising winner over national second stringer Yudi Suprayogi in the men's senior singles final of the 1999 national badminton championship at Jatidiri Stadium here on Sunday...
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Timor Gap oil treaty transition smooth: Downer
Timor Gap oil treaty transition smooth: Downer CANBERRA (Dow Jones): The sovereign transfer to East Timor of a treaty covering royalties from oil and gas production in the Timor Sea is proceeding smoothly, Alexander Downer, Australia's foreign minister said Monday.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Banten: Home of nature, wildlife and marine life
Banten: Home of nature, wildlife and marine lifeBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Many people have heard of Ujung Kulon National Park, an amazing area of diversity in West Java. But what people may not realize is that Banten, the area in which Ujung Kulon is situated, is home to an immense variety...
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Rahardi reelected as swimming body chairman
Rahardi reelected as swimming body chairman JAKARTA (JP): Rahardi Ramelan was unanimously reelected chairman of the Indonesian Swimming Federation (PRSI) for a second four-year term in the two-day national congress which ended on Monday.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Akbar denies conspiracy to topple government
Akbar denies conspiracy to topple government JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung denied on Monday there was a political conspiracy to discredit the "axis force" coalition of political parties and President Abdurrahman Wahid.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Banks sustain operating loss of Rp 52.09t
Banks sustain operating loss of Rp 52.09t JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's banks suffered a combined operating loss of 52.09 trillion (US$7.2 billion) in the year to October, compared to a total loss of Rp 177.50 trillion last year, Finance Minister Bambang Sudibyo said on Monday.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
U.S. says up to UN on chief of E. Timor force
U.S. says up to UN on chief of E. Timor force SINGAPORE (Reuters): The United States' top general said on Monday it was up to the United Nations to choose the leader of an 11,000-strong UN peacekeeping force in East Timor.U.S. Joint Chief of Staff Gen.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Sumatran tigers may be gone from the wild in two years
Sumatran tigers may be gone from the wild in two yearsBy Marjeni Rokcalva PADANG, West Sumatra (AFP): At least 14 rare Sumatran tigers have been slaughtered by poachers in the past three months, and the species faced extinction within two years, Indonesian environmentalists have warned.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Calm restored in Ambon after bloody weekend
Calm restored in Ambon after bloody weekend AMBON, Maluku (JP): Calm returned to the riot-torn province on Monday following two consecutive days of communal clashes which claimed at least 31 lives.Businesses and schools reopened in Ambon as roadblocks were cleared.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Sofyan to lead new business council
Sofyan to lead new business council JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Sofyan Wanandi has been nominated to lead the National Business Development Council, which will assist President Abdurrahman Wahid with microeconomic issues, State Secretary Ali Rahman confirmed on Monday.
Tue, 07 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 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 News 7:30 TV Series 8:30...
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
N. Korea proposes exchange of coaches and players with RI
N. Korea proposes exchange of coaches and players with RI JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia-North Korea friendship institution has suggested an exchange of coaches and players in a bid to boost both countries' sports relationships.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Ratih's job ranking causes an uproar
Ratih's job ranking causes an uproar JAKARTA (JP): State Secretary Ali Rahman was stumped on Monday after legislators questioned why Presidential Secretary Ratih Kaniawan Hardjono was accorded senior civil service ranking despite never having been a civil servant.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Soeharto inquiry reopened
Soeharto inquiry reopened JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office announced on Monday it was reopening the investigation into alleged corruption by former president Soeharto.Without going into detail, Attorney General Marzuki said new evidence had been discovered to warrant a resumption of the...
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Restore old glory of Batavia
Restore old glory of Batavia While moving in and around the beautiful city of Jakarta, one can easily spot various bonfires, emitting "dense smoke". Tons of garbage is burned every day. Sure, it is a convenient way to get rid of waste material, but at what cost?All of us know that there is no "free...
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Drug dealer shot in Bogor
Drug dealer shot in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Local police shot an alleged drug dealer in his right leg after the man, identified as Mayer Gultom, 27, tried to escape a drug bust at his house in a small alley of Gg. Kutilang II in Gunung Batu, an officer said on Monday.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Girl gets 10 months for drug trafficking
Girl gets 10 months for drug trafficking JAKARTA (JP): A judge at the West Jakarta District Court sentenced on Monday a 13-year-old girl to 10 months in jail for trafficking 170 grams of marijuana."The defendant has been found guilty of violating chapter 82 of the 1997 Law on Narcotics," Judge M.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Future prospects of Japan-Indonesia relations
Future prospects of Japan-Indonesia relationsBy Takao Kawakami, Ambassador of Japan A special article on the occasion of the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. 1999 was a historic year for Indonesia.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Handphone market to jump
Handphone market to jump SINGAPORE (DPA): India and China will ignite staggering growth in the Asia-Pacific region's mobile telecommunications market, with the area accounting for one third of the world's handphone users by 2002, a U.S.-based research firm's report said on Monday.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Law enforcers blamed for failing to stop environmental damage
Law enforcers blamed for failing to stop environmental damageBy Budisantoso Budiman BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung (Antara): Environmental destruction is continuing unabated, while legal redress goes nowhere as hardly any cases have been satisfactorily resolved.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
UN to verify TNI's Timor role
UN to verify TNI's Timor role JAKARTA (JP): A United Nations commission conducting an inquiry into violence in East Timor, after comparing notes with Indonesian counterparts on Monday, said that both inquiries had found traces of evidence that the Indonesian Military (TNI) was responsible for...
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
C. Java loses mangrove forests
C. Java loses mangrove forests SEMARANG: About 94,000 hectares of mangrove forests in Central Java are dwindling and can no longer function as natural sea barriers, the provincial forestry office chief Hartiarto said on Monday.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Check out the embassy homepage
Check out the embassy homepage Interested in upcoming cultural events from Japan or wanting to check out available scholarships from the Japan Foundation?You can keep up to date plus access information on visa application procedures when you check out the new homepage from the Embassy of Japan at...
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
1m hectares of forests destroyed PA
1m hectares of forests destroyed PA PEMALANG, Central Java: About one million hectares of tropical forest in the country are destroyed annually, Minister of Forestry and Plantations Nur Mahmudi Ismail said here on Monday."People have to stop destroying the forests.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Drug suspect Zarina tells her story from behind bars
Drug suspect Zarina tells her story from behind bars TANGERANG (JP): From Mawar (Rose) cell block number eight at the women's prison in Tangerang, west of Jakarta, drug suspect Zarina Mirafsur complained that it's tough to change people's minds about her."Nobody believes me.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Rp 50t may leave banking system
Rp 50t may leave banking system JAKARTA (JP): At least one-sixth of some Rp 300 trillion (about US$42,85 billion) could leave the banking system over the next year due to low interest rates, an economist predicted here on Monday.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Federal state may be better choice
Federal state may be better choice The demand of the Acehnese to hold a referendum immediately poses a number of problems. On the one hand it is their right because of the atrocities they have experienced for the past 10 years at least.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Indonesia's economy to grow by 3 percent: Kwik
Indonesia's economy to grow by 3 percent: Kwik SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Indonesia's economy will grow by 3 percent next year and strengthen further by 5 percent to 6 percent in 2001, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Kwik Kian Gie said Monday.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
BDF Indonesia builds library for orphans
BDF Indonesia builds library for orphans JAKARTA (JP): The construction of an integrated library building, to be equipped with computers and books for orphans and unfortunate children, started on Monday in Cibubur, 20 kilometers south of Jakarta.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Indonesia to help maintain peace in South China Sea
Indonesia to help maintain peace in South China Sea JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab reiterated on Monday Indonesia's commitment to help maintain stability in the South China Sea despite the country's financial shortage.
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Tempo pays off debts
Tempo pays off debts JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Tempo Scan Pacific paid off its debt to a syndicate of 13 foreign banks earlier than scheduled, the company announced here on Monday.The company said in a statement the repayment of the US$105 million debt, which was to have matured in February...
Tue, 07 Dec 1999
Garuda forced to return to base
Garuda forced to return to base DENPASAR, Bali: Fifty minutes after take off, Garuda flight number GA-403 bound for Jakarta was forced to return to Ngurah Rai Airport due to engine trouble on Monday.Suandi, acting station manager for Garuda Indonesia at Ngurah Rai Airport, confirmed the incident,...