Archive: 3 January 2000
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000
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 Children's Program 4:00 News 4:30 Management Program 5:00 Ramadhan Program 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Music 9:00 World News 9:30...
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Walhi rejects electricity plan
Walhi rejects electricity plan PALU, Central Sulawesi: The local chapter of the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) rejected a plan to develop a water- powered electricity generator, fearing it would cause environmental damage to the Lore Lindu National Park.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Impartiality needed in Ambon
Impartiality needed in Ambon Hopefully, the security officers who will soon get there to replace those already on duty in Ambon will be able to do their jobs in a professional manner, not take sides in conflicts and act effectively against anyone destroying places of worship.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Economists predict Asian monies to be bullish in 2000
Economists predict Asian monies to be bullish in 2000 SINGAPORE (AFP): Most Asian currencies put up a stellar performance in 1999 and are forecast to appreciate again this year on stronger regional economic fundamentals and an inflow of investments, analysts say.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Indonesian flights empty over Y2K fears
Indonesian flights empty over Y2K fears JAKARTA (JP): Lack of promotion about Indonesia's readiness to face the Y2K bug has caused a drop in the number of tourist arrivals to the holiday resort island of Bali during the New Year holiday period, a local official claimed.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Pedicab drivers stage rally
Pedicab drivers stage rally JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of becak (pedicab) drivers staged a rally in front of the city council on Saturday, demanding Governor Sutiyoso allow them to operate in the city.Organized by Urban Poor Consortium (UPC) chairwoman Wardah Hafidz, the pedicab drivers submitted a...
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Govt maintains CPO price
Govt maintains CPO price JAKARTA (JP): The government has decided not to change the benchmark prices of crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives in January due to the commodity's stability last month.The Ministry of Industry and Trade's International Trading Director General, Djoko Moeljono, said...
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
New Year party goes smoothly across nation
New Year party goes smoothly across nation BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): New Year celebrations generally passed peacefully across the country, except for two fatal attacks on security personnel in the troubled province of Aceh over the weekend.Second Sgt.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
C. Maluku still tense after riots
C. Maluku still tense after riots JAKARTA (JP): More people perished as the protracted communal clashes in Maluku spread to Masohi, the main town of Seram island, over the weekend.Minor clashes and tension were reported on Sunday, although order has generally been restored on the Central Maluku...
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Noegroho says 'brochures provoked Doulos burning'
Noegroho says 'brochures provoked Doulos burning' JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman said on Saturday that the arson attack on the Christian Doulos foundation late last year was in connection with anger sparked from the distribution of brochures on Christianity.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
English language: A veritable storehouse of humor
English language: A veritable storehouse of humorBy D. Chandramouli JAKARTA (JP): English has virtually ousted most other languages of the world and is currently reigning supreme as the major language of commerce, medicine, electronics, space technology, aviation, sea navigation and what not.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Investment in Myanmar rises
Investment in Myanmar rises YANGON (Reuters): Foreign direct investment approved in military-ruled Myanmar in the seven months to October 31 totaled a meager US$60.4 million, but represented an improvement on a dismal $24.95 million in the same period in 1998.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
How to become maritime nation
How to become maritime nation JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has urged that the country become a seafaring nation in view of its geography and history. Historian Merle Ricklefs, a professor at the University of Melbourne and director of Asian Studies at its Melbourne Institute of Asian...
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Inflation rate fell to 2.01% last year
Inflation rate fell to 2.01% last year JAKARTA (JP): Inflation rose to 1.73 percent in December from 0.25 percent in November, bringing inflation for 1999 to 2.01 percent, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced on Friday.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
PPP developing into opposition party
PPP developing into opposition partyFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe absence of an opposition party during Soeharto's New Order allowed his government to act without effective control from outside. The role of an opposition party is vital in a democracy to check the government or act as a "sparring partner",...
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Police's arrest of Petrus unlawful: Court
Police's arrest of Petrus unlawful: Court JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court issued a ruling on Friday declaring the city police arrest of lawyer Petrus Bala Pattyona on Dec. 14 as unlawful.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Asian banks report smooth roll into the new millennium
Asian banks report smooth roll into the new millennium SINGAPORE (Reuters): Banks in the Asia Pacific region on Saturday reported a trouble-free entry into the new millennium, untouched so far by the much feared Y2K computer bug.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
China's reserves US$154.7b
China's reserves US$154.7b BEIJING (AFP): China's foreign exchange reserves reached US$154.7 billion by Dec. 31, 1999, up $9.7 billion from the same date a year ago, state media has said.The Xinhua news agency said late Saturday the exchange rate of the Chinese currency, Renminbi, remained stable...
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
TNI: A loose cannon
TNI: A loose cannon Maj. Gen. Sudradjat's interpretation of the 1945 Constitution has confirmed what many people in this country fear: The Indonesian Military (TNI) has become a loose cannon which is accountable to no one but itself.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
HK businessmen eye RI
HK businessmen eye RI JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong businessmen in a meeting with Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri in Shang-LA hotel, Hong Kong, Thursday said they were interested to invest in Indonesia.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Strike, violence paralyze Bangladesh port city
Strike, violence paralyze Bangladesh port city CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AFP): Bangladesh's main port city was paralyzed on Sunday at the start of a two-day opposition-enforced general strike marked by sporadic violence, home-made bomb blasts and clashes with police, witnesses said.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
People greet new millennium with joy, prayers
People greet new millennium with joy, prayersPhoto A/B: Y2KJP/bsr, JP/afsBUG FREE: Executives of state electricity company PT PLN for the greater Jakarta area cheer (above) as they find out that their computer system is not affected by the millennium, or Y2K, bug.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Religious pluralism
Religious pluralism Dr. Nurcholish Madjid's statement explaining pluralism in religions in Indonesia (Kompas, Dec. 10, 1999) has driven me to make some comments. He said: "Why are we different? May God explain to you some day!"It is a pity if that is the extent of his explanation because the...
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Flight sevices may be moved to Halim
Flight sevices may be moved to Halim Regarding the article in The Jakarta Post on Friday Dec. 31, 1999, titled Flight services may be moved to Halim, we would like to clarify a few facts in relation to Cathay Pacific's flight on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999. Our flight CX776 departed at 4:05 p.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
World IT scene full of action in 1999
World IT scene full of action in 1999By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Just like the Intel Pentium III processor, which Intel introduced early last year, developments in information technology (IT) never seemed to let up in 1999.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Central bank fires back at state auditors
Central bank fires back at state auditors JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia fired back at the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) on Sunday after the latter claimed that irregularities in the central bank's books prevented it from forming any opinion regarding the health of the bank.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Two students missing in river
Two students missing in river YOGYAKARTA: Two elementary school students from Krinjing village in Bantul went missing along the Oya river on Friday.The search, conducted until Saturday, did not find any traces of the two boys, who are identified as Iswanto, 10, and Rudi Ismawan, 10.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Handicraft Exhibition: Cinderamata Nusantara, at Galeri Kampoeng Seni, in Metropolitan Mal, Bekasi, until Jan. 7. Dances and music performance, every Monday, Thursday, at 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. * Photo Exhibition: by Deniek G. Sukarya, Dandung B.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Whose money is safe in BCA?
Whose money is safe in BCA? As a Director of Studies at a language school in Bekasi, I suggested that our new office boy should open an account at BCA. In this way, the money he had saved to take home to his wife and their baby in Central Java, would be safe.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Mining industry faces uncertainty in 'reformasi' era
Mining industry faces uncertainty in 'reformasi' eraBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The fall of Soeharto in May 1998 marked the beginning of the era of reformasi, with high expectations for democracy and openness in the country's political life.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Nur Mahmudi defies protest, inducts Soeripto
Nur Mahmudi defies protest, inducts Soeripto JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Nur Mahmudi Ismail has inducted Soeripto as the ministry's secretary-general to replace Roedjai Djakaria, despite oppositions from people inside the office.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Dili airport set to reopen to commercial flights: UN
Dili airport set to reopen to commercial flights: UN DILI, East Timor (AFP): An Indonesian aircraft is expected to be among the first to land in the East Timorese capital of Dili next Monday when commercial aviation service is able to resume, the UN mission said Friday.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Soldiers without any assignment?
Soldiers without any assignment?From Suara KaryaA commander of a regional military command has said that to cope with the turmoil triggering disintegration in a number of regions, violence and military force cannot be resorted to.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Some 106 police guilty of crimes
Some 106 police guilty of crimes BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: At least 106 police officers in Lampung were punished for their involvement in various crimes last year, the provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Riswahyono said on Friday.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
PPP urges government to be more decisive
PPP urges government to be more decisive JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) has called on the government to be more succinct in resolving urgent national problems in the coming year.Reflecting on the achievements of the new government so far, PPP chairman Hamzah Haz said the...
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
House welcomes new name for Irian Jaya
House welcomes new name for Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's controversial approval of renaming Irian Jaya as Papua received initial support from members of the House of Representatives on Sunday.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Gus Dur: Give passengers the best
Gus Dur: Give passengers the best JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid told officials of the Ministry of Communication on Sunday to continuously increase the services and facilities for passengers heading for their hometowns to celebrate Idul Fitri.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Murders may move to other areas
Murders may move to other areas JAKARTA (JP): East Java Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dayat suggested there maybe efforts to fuel unrest in the province through an escalation of the "black magic murders" which have hit Malang regency in the past fortnight.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Generals tend to lay blame on others for East Timor mayhem
Generals tend to lay blame on others for East Timor mayhem JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) top brass tend to blame lower-ranking officers for the mayhem in the ravaged territory of East Timor after the Aug.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Baby born at millennium start
Baby born at millennium start JAKARTA (JP): A female baby was born exactly at the start of the millennium at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Central Jakarta, and was named after the special event.According to hospital records, Dita Faradila Milenia was born at midnight to Mintarsih, 30, a...