Archive: 22 January 2000
47 articles found
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Japan to reschedule RI debts
Japan to reschedule RI debts TOKYO (AFP): Japan is expected to agree to reschedule one billion dollars of loans extended to Indonesia, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper said Friday. The Japanese government will make a final decision following further discussions at the foreign, trade and finance ministries, the business daily said, quoting government sources.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Tanri a suspect in Bank Bali scandal
Tanri a suspect in Bank Bali scandal JAKARTA (JP): Former state minister of the empowerment of state enterprises Tanri Abeng and Bank Indonesia official Erman Munzir were officially named on Friday night as suspects in the Rp 546 billion Bank Bali scandal. In an abruptly called media conference, Attorney General's Office spokesman Soehandoyo said the Bank Bali investigating team, led by Chairul Imam, had found "enough preliminary evidence" to name the two as suspects.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Taufik and Marlev fall in Taipei Open quarters
Taufik and Marlev fall in Taipei Open quarters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia was shut out of the men's singles of the US$150,000 Chinese Taipei Open after Taufik Hidayat and Marlev Mainaky lost in the quarterfinals on Friday. Taufik, the fifth seed in the top rated event, bowed out to world number one Peter Gade Christensen of Denmark in a see-saw contest 12-15, 15-17, while second seeded Marlev was upset by the veteran Dane Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen 9-15, 12-15.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Resurfacing set for 42 streets
Resurfacing set for 42 streets JAKARTA (JP): As part of its routine property and public facility maintenance programs, the city administration will resurface 42 major streets, an official said on Thursday. "The repair projects, estimated to cost some Rp 16 billion (US$ 2.2 million), were scheduled to start in the second week of January," head of the City Public Works Agency Fadly Khatib said at City Hall.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Downer hopes to patch things up with Indonesia
Downer hopes to patch things up with Indonesia SYDNEY (Agencies): Australia is hoping that Foreign Minister Alexander Downer's meeting on Monday with Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid will ease tension created following Canberra's strident criticism of Jakarta over its policies in East Timor.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
BSM to help government boost trade with Iraq
BSM to help government boost trade with Iraq JAKARTA (JP): Bank Syariah Mandiri (BSM) and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) agreed here on Friday to help promote bilateral trade with Iraq. The bank's president, Nurdin Hasibuan, said BSM, under the agreement, would provide export financing facilities to companies willing to sell their goods to the Middle East country. "We are ready to help local exporters sell their products to Iraq," he said at a media conference.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Carmanah sells RI mining unit
Carmanah sells RI mining unit CALGARY (Dow Jones): Carmanah Resources Ltd. said it has sold its GFB Resources (Langsa) Ltd. unit to Maple Oil NL for $2.15 million and 14,743,760 Maple shares. In a news release, Carmanah said GFB Resources operates and holds 80 percent of the Langsa Technical Assistance Contract offshore northern Sumatra, Indonesia, together with related tangible assets. It said the shares acquired represent 4.99 percent of Maple's diluted shares.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Divorce cases up in Malang
Divorce cases up in Malang MALANG, East Java: Divorce rates among Muslim couples here have increased slightly from 826 cases in 1998 to 863 cases last year, Antara reported on Friday. Rodiah, a staff member at the local Ministry of Religious Affairs office, told the agency that most divorces were initiated by wives who claimed they were ignored by their husbands.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Refugees keep flowing out of Lombok island
Refugees keep flowing out of Lombok island MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara (JP): There was no letup on Friday in the exodus of people fleeing the violence in Lombok of the past week, with most headed to neighboring Bali. Although peace returned to the island, swirling rumors of renewed attacks stoked tension. But no incidents were reported by the evening. Nine buses carrying hundreds of people left under military escort from the 742 Army Battalion Headquarters to the Lembar inter-island ferry port.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
An aircraft carrier in sight?
An aircraft carrier in sight? Outwardly, the sea has calmed down and the "sharks" have been chased away, though some are still swimming around; they are called shark provocateurs. Yet Mr. Clinton from the USA found it necessary to send special emissaries from the White House, such as Mr. Summers and U.S. Ambassador Robert S.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Separate province for Flores urged
Separate province for Flores urged MAUMERE, Flores: Some 200 non-governmental organization activists from the East Nusa Tenggara islands of Flores and Lembata demanded on Friday the creation of a separate province. In a gathering which was also attended by all six regents from the two islands, religious leaders and the deputy governor for the northern territory, representatives of the six regencies signed a petition which will be submitted to the governor.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Government doesn't need to 'recapitalize BI'
Government doesn't need to 'recapitalize BI' JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Bambang Sudibyo revealed on Friday that Bank Indonesia (BI) had massive profits accumulated from its foreign exchange transactions, and that thereby, the government did not need to recapitalize the central bank after all. But he said that the profits could not reverse Bank Indonesia's poor financial position because they had not been put on the asset side of the central bank's balance sheet, but on the liabilities side.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Plan to use budget for recapitalization called 'unfair'
Plan to use budget for recapitalization called 'unfair' JAKARTA (JP): The government's plan to use a large part of the 2000 state budget to finance bank recapitalization costs is unfair, according to analysts. Analyst Didik J. Rachbini said on Friday that the bank recapitalization costs, approximately 50 percent of the total tax receipts, would certainly impose a heavy burden on the people.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Suwardoyo wins pre-Olympic match
Suwardoyo wins pre-Olympic match JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian flyweight Suwardoyo won his fight against Holapatiphone of Laos in the Olympic qualifying round at Tae Jeon City in South Korea on Thursday evening, outpointing his opponent 11-4, Antara news agency reported. He will face Jumadilov Bulat of Kazakhstan, who defeated Batsuka Boldbat of Mongolia, on Saturday.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
E. Timor gets own phone code
E. Timor gets own phone code DILI, East Timor (AFP): The UN-administered territory of East Timor has now been given its own telephone country code, a UN spokesman said Friday. Manoel de Almeida Silva, of the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), said international communication authorities have attributed the country code 670 to East Timor.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Jan. 21, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
U.S. gives Indonesia more aid, time on human rights
U.S. gives Indonesia more aid, time on human rights WASHINGTON (Agencies) United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright promised Indonesian Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab on Thursday a big increase aid, and said Jakarta had time to investigate war crimes in East Timor on its own before Washington seeks further action. Alwi earlier spent Wednesday urging the United Nations not to set up an international tribunal to investigate the violence following the Aug. 30 ballot in East Timor.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
KONI to maintain training organization
KONI to maintain training organization JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Olympic training director Arie Sudewo told reporters on Friday that the National Sports Council (KONI) chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar would maintain the structural organization of officials until 2002. Arie, who is also KONI vice chairman, was appointed the director early this week, while Wismoyo leads the training project.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 21, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 875 75 80,500 Alakasa Industrindo 525 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 1,050 -50 3,005,500 Alter Abadi 400 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,100 -25 35,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 550 25 6,500 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,350 0 1,490,500 Anwar Sierad 375 0 55,000 APAC Centertex Corp.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur to meet Bintan protesters
Gus Dur to meet Bintan protesters JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has agreed in principle to receive representatives of villagers in Bintan who are seeking higher compensation for their former land, a Palace official said on Friday. There has been no fixed date set for the meeting, but the official said Abdurrahman, popularly known as Gus Dur, would likely meet the villagers either on Saturday or Monday.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Even long-term foreign funds wary of Indonesia
Even long-term foreign funds wary of Indonesia LONDON (Reuters): There is no big pull-out of money yet, but even foreign investors not normally shy of high risk are sitting on their hands when it comes to Indonesia. Despite Thursday's well-received budget, a new letter of intent for a three-year program with the International Monetary Fund and strong words of western support, religious unrest has colored the markets' view.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia signs new letter of intent with IMF (2)
Indonesia signs new letter of intent with IMF (2) The following is the second and last part of the complete text of the new Letter of Intent signed by the Indonesian government and the International Monetary Fund on Thursday. Tables and annexes are not included. Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies Medium-Term Strategy and Policies for 1999/2000 and 2000 (continued) 54.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Official arrested over fake bills
Official arrested over fake bills BOGOR (JP): An official of Bogor District Prosecutor's Office and two of his associates were arrested by local police for allegedly distributing fake Taiwan dollar bills in Jakarta. Bogor Police chief of detectives Capt. Budi Prasetyo only identified the three as Up, Muk and Uj.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Thousands of students decry arrests in Makassar
Thousands of students decry arrests in Makassar MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Thousands of students at various higher education institutions and the congregation of the Al Markaz al Islami mosque marched on Friday to the police station demanding the release of their friends detained during recent street demonstrations. "We come peacefully. We urge the police to free our fellow Muslim students currently detained at the station," spokesman for the protesters, Ato Suharto, told The Jakarta Post.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Few stimuli in new state budget
Few stimuli in new state budget How to appraise the government's objective of encouraging development through the new state budget? Many people doubt this can be achieved. With a budget deficit as large as 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) there isn't much money left to realize such an objective. However, to investors, either domestic or foreign, the most important factor is that political stability and security have not been established.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Pedicab drivers say job offers not for them
Pedicab drivers say job offers not for them JAKARTA (JP): Pedicab drivers banned from operating in the capital rejected on Friday the city administration's offer to take up new jobs, arguing they lacked the skills to do anything else. About 60 people representing 1,000 pedicab drivers said the new occupations would require skills and it was not assured they would earn enough to meet their daily needs.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Eliminating violence
Eliminating violence From Sinar Pagi Since its proclamation of independence on Aug. 17, 1945, the Republic of Indonesia has experienced ups and downs in the form of revolts. The country's natural riches will certainly remain the target of foreign countries. The system of colonization in the physical sense is not possible because outsiders do not now face the Indonesian nation, but also the other nations in the world.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
PKB, PDI-P vow to work together
PKB, PDI-P vow to work together JAKARTA (JP): The moderate Muslim-based National Awakening Party (PKB) and nationalist Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) said they would further their strong partnership to calm rising regional and sectarian tension. "Many problems of the nation could be solved if PDI Perjuangan and PKB cooperate," A.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
President and provocateurs
President and provocateurs Not many people, perhaps, have as many labels as President Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur. Long before he was appointed president, he had earned a host of epithets and nicknames: a kiai(a respected teacher of Islam), a man of culture, a columnist, a social observer, a political observer and even a soccer observer.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
WB to hold forestry seminar
WB to hold forestry seminar JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank's office in Jakarta will hold a high-level seminar on forestry next Wednesday to find solutions to the ongoing problems confronting Indonesia's forestry sector. World Bank environmental specialist Thomas Walton said in a statement on Friday the seminar would be attended by members of the government, donors, agencies and non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders in forestry.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Three killed in road crash
Three killed in road crash SUBANG, West Java: Three people were killed and two children seriously injured after an intercity bus struck another vehicle near Ciasem market here on Friday. Wahono, 35, his wife Tini, 30, and an ojek (motorbike taxi) driver, Giman, died instantly. The couple's son, Cahyono, 8, lost his right foot, and his sister, Ika Kartika, 7, broke her left arm and leg. The two children were admitted to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Jakarta, some 120 kilometers west of here.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Student shot dead after robbing ATM customer
Student shot dead after robbing ATM customer JAKARTA (JP): A senior university student was shot dead on Friday morning by a BCA bank security guard after robbing an ATM customer on Jl. Radio Dalam in South Jakarta. Detectives chief of the local police precinct, Maj. Rycko Amelza, identified the suspect as Joan Dani Wardana, 21, a seventh-semester student of the School of Information Technology at University Gunadharma.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
President set to hold dialog with Aceh leaders on Tuesday
President set to hold dialog with Aceh leaders on Tuesday JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid is expected to hold a dialog with Acehnese leaders during a one-day visit to Sabang off the province's coast on Tuesday. A government official who attended an inter-ministry meeting to prepare the dialog said on Friday that Sabang was chosen as the venue for security reasons because it is isolated from the mainland of Sumatra.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Railway firm putting safety first
Railway firm putting safety first JAKARTA (JP): Train commuters may find themselves late to work for some time as the state railway operator, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), has introduced a new policy aimed at preventing passengers from riding on the top of train carriages.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Razaleigh stirs UMNO waters
Razaleigh stirs UMNO waters KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): A former archrival of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has called for changes in Malaysia's main political party, the latest sign of internal division in the organization. Razaleigh Hamzah, a former finance minister, was quoted on Friday as saying Malay voters had sent a message to Mahathir's United Malays National Organization (UMNO) in recent general elections that they wanted change.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police question men from Maluku, East Timor
Police question men from Maluku, East Timor JAKARTA (JP): Tanjung Priok port police in North Jakarta detained 113 new arrivals for questioning on Friday for possession of sharp weapons and suspicion of intending to cause public disorder. Seaport police chief Lt. Col. Edward Aritonang identified 13 of the men as residents of riot-torn Maluku and the other 100 as East Timorese residing in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. The men were arrested as they disembarked from two intra-island motor vessels.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Robbers caught in raid
Robbers caught in raid BOGOR (JP): Local police apprehended seven of 10 alleged notorious armed robbers and confiscated two assembled guns from them in the wee hours of Thursday. Bogor Police chief Lt. Col. Toto Adi Kuncoro identified the seven as Fahrul, 35, Tatang, 39, Heri Purwanto, 41, Cepi, 30, Oding, 30, Hari, 35, and Muchlasin, 35. "We're still tracking down the other three members of the group.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
New funds help banks evade closure
New funds help banks evade closure JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin confirmed on Friday that the owners of two ailing banks provided fresh funds in a bid to meet the minimum 4 percent capital adequacy ratio (CAR) requirement. Sjahril said he did not know if the provision of funds met the CAR, which is the ratio between capital and risk-weighted assets. "Today they injected capital...
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Human rights body starts inquiry into Maluku strife
Human rights body starts inquiry into Maluku strife AMBON, Maluku (JP): A National Commission on Human Rights fact-finding team started on Friday their inquiry into the year- long sectarian violence across Maluku. The team of four, comprising Bambang W. Suharto, Maj. Gen. (ret) Syamsuddin, BN Marbun and Soegiri, held a closed-door meeting with 24 representatives of Muslim and Christian communities, locally called Tim Peduli Maluku.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Raden Saleh mansion now a hospital
Raden Saleh mansion now a hospital By Ida Indawati Khouw Cikini Hospital, noted for its vast garden and giant old trees, celebrated its 102nd anniversary on Wednesday last week. What used to be the elegant mansion of Raden Saleh Sjarif Bustaman, one of the country's few world-class painters, the Christian-run hospital is now one of the oldest and most protected buildings in the country.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
FCCI to meet in Cirebon
FCCI to meet in Cirebon JAKARTA (JP): The G-15 developing countries' Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry will hold their third general body meeting and workshop in Cirebon, West Java, from Jan. 22 to Jan 24. The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) said the meeting would discuss possible cooperation among small enterprises, central banks and other related agencies between G- 15 countries.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
KL awards LNG contract
KL awards LNG contract KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A consortium of Malaysian, Japanese and American companies won a tender Friday to build a 1.5 billion dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in the eastern state of Sarawak. The project will be built on a 130-acre (52 hectare) site next to the two existing LNG plants in the town of Bintulu, state oil firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) said in a statement.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police deployed to monitor forest
Police deployed to monitor forest PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Provincial police here started a four-day forest ranger training program on Thursday to reinforce monitoring of illegal logging activities around the border area. West Kalimantan Police chief Brig. Gen. Atok Rismanto was quoted by Antara as saying that at least 44 police, including 30 members of the elite Police Mobile Brigade, were participating in the course.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Fenomena Masyarakat Urban, by 15 Jakartan artists, at Galeri Milenium, Golden Truly, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Phone: 7507828), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Jan. 30. * Painting Exhibition by Dwijo Sukatmo, at Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Jan. 25.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bakrie unit seals debt deal with IBRA
Bakrie unit seals debt deal with IBRA JAKARTA (JP): PT Seamless Pipe Indonesia Jaya (SPIJ) of the Bakrie Group has entered into an agreement with the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to restructure its debt totaling US$140 million and Rp 561 billion (US$78 million).
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
World pepper trade to drop
World pepper trade to drop HANOI (Reuters): World black pepper exports from the 1999/2000 crop are likely to fall 12 percent to 118,800 tons because of indications India's harvest will be well down, an industry report said. In its annual pepper report, Man-Producten Rotterdam BV said lower exports from India could leave the high-end pepper market vulnerable until the second half of 2000 when Brazil and Indonesia started harvesting.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB
Baihaki tipped as new Pertamina boss after Palace visit
Baihaki tipped as new Pertamina boss after Palace visit JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman 'Gus Dur' Wahid invited the former president of PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia, Baihaki Hakim, for a face-to-face talk on the oil business at Merdeka palace on Friday, raising speculations that the President was considering appointing him as the new leader of state oil and gas company Pertamina. Gus Dur summoned Baihaki to his office for a brief talk after a meeting with the executives of Caltex.