Archive: 31 January 2000
38 articles found
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Ensure invests $200m in RI
Ensure invests $200m in RI JAKARTA (JP): Taiwan-based aluminum group Ensure Co. Ltd. said at the weekend it would invest $200 million in various prospective business sectors in Indonesia.Ensure chairman Wang Chune said initially the group would invest some US$10 million in local life insurance firm...
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
E. Timor to renegotiate oil, gas treaty: Horta
E. Timor to renegotiate oil, gas treaty: Horta SINGAPORE (Reuters): East Timor wants to renegotiate an existing joint oil and gas prospecting treaty, which dictates the development of resources in the Timor Sea, with Australia, independence leader Jose Ramos-Horta on Sunday.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
City police recruitment
City police recruitment JAKARTA (JP): The city police are offering the opportunity for Indonesian youths to be recruited and trained as noncommissioned police officers for the 2000-2001 school calendar year, an official said over the weekend.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Donors meeting determined to keep Indonesia afloat
Donors meeting determined to keep Indonesia afloat JAKARTA (JP): The Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) will start its meeting here on Tuesday amid the country's need for loans and its pressing security and political problems.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
No more one-man show
No more one-man show The editorial After the first 100 days which appeared in your Jan. 26, 2000 issue was welcomed since it is entirely appropriate at this time for your editorial staff to take stock of performance of the new government. You also put forth a real suggestion of sorts, i.e.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Ostrich husbandry illegal: Regent
Ostrich husbandry illegal: Regent PURWAKARTA, West Java: Purwakarta Regent Bunjamin Dudin revealed on Saturday that an anthrax-plagued ostrich husbandry in Ciparungsari village here was running without a permit from the local administration.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Closed banks' furniture auctioned
Closed banks' furniture auctioned JAKARTA (JP): Auction firm PT Balai Lelang Indonesia (Balindo) is displaying furniture belonging to closed banks under the management of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency.The furniture will be offered to the public in a seven-day auction beginning on Feb. 2.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Residents gear up for celebration of Chinese New Year
Residents gear up for celebration of Chinese New Year JAKARTA (JP): City residents continued preparing for the upcoming Chinese New Year (Imlek) celebration on Sunday, amid calls to celebrate the event in a modest fashion.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Aussie upbeat to boost ties with RI
Aussie upbeat to boost ties with RI JAKARTA (JP): Australian Ambassador John McCarthy expressed confidence that ties with Indonesia would undoubtedly improve in the future as the two main impediments to the relationship -- the East Timor issue and an authoritarian regime in Jakarta -- had been...
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Prisoners escape in daring jailbreak
Prisoners escape in daring jailbreak MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Police opened fire on 53 inmates attempting to escape from the Gunung Sari penitentiary here in the early hours of Sunday morning, injuring five of them.Another nine inmates were wounded in the operation to recapture the escapees.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Abdurrahman ready for economic forum
Abdurrahman ready for economic forum GENEVA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid arrived here on Sunday for the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he is expected to deliver speeches on Monday.During the annual forum, Abdurrahman will brief attending businessmen on Indonesia's readiness to anticipate...
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Ryaas cites hurdles in solution for Aceh
Ryaas cites hurdles in solution for Aceh JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Regional Autonomy Ryaas Rasyid said on Saturday it was difficult for the government to seek a peaceful and comprehensive solution to the conflict in Aceh if the Acehnese themselves were divided over what they wanted.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
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 Management Program 5:00 Technology Program 5:30 Sports 6:00 Music 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama...
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Police bust renowned pub
Police bust renowned pub DENPASAR, Bali: Local police detectives here raided the renowned Denpasar Moon Karaoke and Pub on Jl. Sudirman in the wee hours of Sunday, confiscating several ecstasy pills, 3.2 grams of shabu-shabu (crystal metamphetamine) and implements for its use.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Malaysia Prime Minister says forex controls to stay
Malaysia Prime Minister says forex controls to stay PARIS (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed reiterated on Saturday that he had no intention of lifting a package of controls on cross-border capital flows of in the near future.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Tiga Dua travel agent
Tiga Dua travel agent The name Tiga Dua travel agent may give the impression that it is an appropriate place where we can purchase bus tickets, especially considering that this travel agent, located at Probolinggo bus station, is quite large.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Daewoo draws global players
Daewoo draws global players SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's much-touted bid to auction off the ailing Daewoo Motor Co. is sparking keen interest among global players, a top economic official said Sunday."General Motors of the United States, Volkswagen of Germany, Fiat of Italy and Hyundai Motor Co.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
What issues lies ahead in the Internet and e-Business world?
What issues lies ahead in the Internet and e-Business world?By Zatni Arbi SINGAPORE (JP): When someone from the Framingham-based IT research company International Data Corporation (IDC) speaks, heads in the IT industry turn.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Jan. 31, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Jan. 31, 2000Exhibitions * Arts Exhibition: Drawings by Widayanto, The Regent Jakarta, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta (Phone: 2523456), until Feb. 5. * Arts Exhibition: Magie en Modernisme, Pre-War Balinese Modernists, 1928-1942, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Nearly 1700 killed in North Maluku violence
Nearly 1700 killed in North Maluku violence JAKARTA (JP): At least 1,692 people have been killed in sectarian clashes in North Maluku since they first erupted in late December, an official said on Sunday.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Alleged prostitutes nabbed in city antivice operation
Alleged prostitutes nabbed in city antivice operation JAKARTA (JP): City social and public order agencies arrested on Friday 29 alleged female prostitutes in a move to cleanse the city of prostitution."This is only the beginning.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Tension over sand smoldering at Mt Merapi
Tension over sand smoldering at Mt MerapiBy M. Achadi MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): Just like any other morning, the western foothills of Mount Merapi were enveloped in fog early last Dec. 13. In the chilly morning, locals were quarrying the sand on which their livelihoods depended.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Singapore plane skids off runaway
Singapore plane skids off runaway KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Singapore Airlines Ltd. has launched an investigation after an Airbus A310 skidded on landing in bad weather and overshot the runway at Kuching in Malaysia's eastern state of Sarawak.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Kotas taxi firm poorly managed: Official
Kotas taxi firm poorly managed: Official JAKARTA (JP): An official said on Saturday the Kotas taxi company, one of whose cabs was used in a Jan. 21 rape and robbery, failed to properly manage its fleet of taxis and drivers."The existence of Kotas taxi is unclear.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Church pelting mars peace rally
Church pelting mars peace rally YOGYAKARTA (JP): A rally by some 10,000 Muslims deploring sectarian violence in Maluku on Sunday was marred when some of those present pelted churches with stones on their way home.Six churches -- the Javanese Christian Church on Jl.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Tangerang puzzled by thousands of pedicabs
Tangerang puzzled by thousands of pedicabs TANGERANG (JP): The Jakarta Administration has imposed a ban on becak (pedicab) in the capital; the streets of the neighboring Tangerang administration, however, are now teeming with around 5,000 pedicabs.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Indonesia may lose its natural forests in 15 years
Indonesia may lose its natural forests in 15 years JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is facing a severe depletion of forest resources and may lose its natural forest areas within 15 years if no strong commitment is given by the government and private sectors to practice sustainable forest management, experts...
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
47 named suspects in Mataram riots
47 named suspects in Mataram riots MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: At least 47 people have been declared suspects in the four days of sectarian riots here recently, local police spokesman Capt. Agus Sutisna said on Saturday.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Auto association expects robust sales this year
Auto association expects robust sales this year JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries (Gaikindo), said this year's cars sales could reach 160,000 units, almost twice last year's figure, but warned that continued social unrest could hamper the growth.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Widodo says President's remark serves a warning
Widodo says President's remark serves a warning YOGYAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Admiral Widodo A.S. said on Sunday the President's statement that the 10 percent of military officers who were not loyal should serve as a warning for the military to strengthen its unity.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Nippon to build RI gas plant
Nippon to build RI gas plant TOKYO (Nikkei): Nippon Steel Corp. has received two orders for natural-gas development bases from two companies based in Jakarta, Indonesia, totaling Y4.5 billion, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in it Saturday morning edition.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Leftists protest RP-US war games
Leftists protest RP-US war games MANILA (AFP): A small group of leftwing activists on Sunday held a rally in front of the U.S. embassy in the Philippine capital Manila to protest the resumption of war games between the allies.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Abdurrahman's absence
Abdurrahman's absence There is no doubt many Indonesians are having difficulty deciding whether to be reassured or worried that the military has put itself on heightened alert "to anticipate any possible disturbances" during President Abdurrahman Wahid's 16-day absence from the country.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Officers clash with residents over eviction
Officers clash with residents over eviction JAKARTA (JP): City public order officials clashed with residents of Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta on Saturday when they attempted to evict the occupants of six houses belonging to the city administration.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Govt to ban parade of academic titles
Govt to ban parade of academic titles JAKARTA (JP): Indonesians may soon no longer be able to flaunt their academic degrees as a new ruling is being drafted to regulate the public use of such credentials.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Be a professional manager
Be a professional managerFrom Rakyat MerdekaI used to work as a manager and had to retire early in December 1999. This was my bonus for the Idul Fitri post-fasting festivity. However, in this case I was treated differently from more fortunate people such as those not yet retiring and receiving...
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
UN inquiry to propose tribunal
UN inquiry to propose tribunal JAKARTA (Agencies): An inquiry set up by the United Nations into human rights abuses in East Timor has concluded that Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel were directly involved in last year's violence, sources close to the inquiry said in New York on Saturday.
Mon, 31 Jan 2000
Political factors to reign again in stock mart: Analyst
Political factors to reign again in stock mart: Analyst JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will be dictated by the domestic political situation this week, with investors fearing that instability could arise during the President's two-week overseas trip, according to...