Archive: 16 October 2000
42 articles found
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Andrean, Taufik still winners
Andrean, Taufik still winners JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) Master (MP) Andrean Susilodinata took back fourth place in the 10-year age group in the World Youth Chess Championship 2000 in Oropesa del Mar, Spain, after beating Simon Fandler of Austria on Saturday using the Caro-Kann defense in the 54th move. He collected 3.5 VPs in four matches. MP Taufik Halay, playing in the 14-year age group, won over Wang Hao Yuan of Canada.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police arrest suspected dealer
Police arrest suspected dealer KUTA, Bali: Badung Police arrested on Saturday an alleged drug dealer and seized 290 ecstasy pills and five packages of shabu- shabu (crystal memthamphetamine) when the suspect was reportedly about to meet a buyer. The chief of the narcotics unit, Second Insp. Rudi Purwianto, said the suspect, identified only as Ruddy, 37, was intercepted when he was riding his motorcycle down a dark alley in the southern part of Legian near here.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Three killed in Aceh latest violence
Three killed in Aceh latest violence BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): At least three people, including one police officer, died in the latest violence in Pidie and North Aceh regencies on Saturday, a police officer said. Police Deputy Chief Supt. Yatim Suyatmo of the Cinta Meunasah special operation said one police officer, identified as Second Sgt.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Japan mulls US$540m RI loans
Japan mulls US$540m RI loans TOKYO (AFP): Japan is considering fresh loans worth US$540 million to Indonesia at a planned meeting of donor nations this week, Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) said Sunday. Indonesia will estimate its debt next year at $4.9 billion during the World Bank-backed meeting on Indonesia's economic reform, to be held in the Japanese capital on October 17 and 18, NHK said.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
8,000 refugees face hunger after Irian riots
8,000 refugees face hunger after Irian riots JAKARTA (JP): Some 8,000 refugees of the Wamena disturbances who are sheltering in nearby military and police posts in Jayawijaya regency are living in squalid conditions and facing hunger and a lack of medical supplies. "The Irian Jaya Social Welfare Agency must speed up the process of aid distribution to save the people," deputy head of the National Social Welfare Board (BKSN) Sri Rahmadi told the Antara news agency on Sunday.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Guterres a patriot?
Guterres a patriot? I am staggered by the support shown to Eurico Guterres, who is now being paraded before us as a true Indonesian patriot. This same man was quoted two years ago as saying that he just wanted to be left in peace to drink and gamble. But now, according to Amien Rais, four legislators from the House of Representatives and a host of other respectable people and publications, Eurico Guterres must be lauded as a hero of the Indonesian people.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Armed men attack Kawanua pub
Armed men attack Kawanua pub JAKARTA (JP): Some 100 armed men in Muslim clothes, stormed the Kawanua pub and restaurant on Jl. Abdullah Syafi'i in Tebet district, South Jakarta, in the early hours of Sunday. They smashed the pub's windows, chairs and tables, musical instruments, the bar, the kitchen and toilets, causing the owner of the building to suffer millions of rupiah in damages. Witnesses said the pub was not operating when the group arrived at about 11:30 p.m.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur told to comply with law on Tommy's case
Gus Dur told to comply with law on Tommy's case JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has been reprimanded following his secret meeting with former president Soeharto's son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, who has been convicted in a Rp 76.7 billion corruption case in a land exchange deal with the State Logistics Agency (Bulog). House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung reminded the President on Sunday that he had to be consistent in upholding the law, especially concerning Tommy.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Asian currencies go from bad to worse: Analysts
Asian currencies go from bad to worse: Analysts SINGAPORE (Reuters): The aftershocks of the '97 crisis have meant the outlook for Asian regional currencies has never been that bright, but things have recently taken a turn for the worse. High oil prices and now the worry over global demand for electronics have lately compounded the effect of a stubbornly strong U.S. dollar.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Yen promoted as common currency
Yen promoted as common currency TOKYO (Nikkei): The Ministry of International Trade and Industry and utility firms are pushing to make the yen the common currency in settling accounts for imported natural resources from other Asian nations, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Saturday edition, citing sources.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
RI power supply hinges on PLN talks with IPPs
RI power supply hinges on PLN talks with IPPs By Berni K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): Java and Bali could suffer a power crisis in 2003, says state electricity company PT PLN president Kuntoro Mangkusubroto. PLN cites 21 regions as likely to suffer from power shortages in the near future, including Aceh, Bangka, Bengkulu, Jambi, Pontianak, Balikpapan, Irian Jaya, Ambon and Lombok. Kuntoro said the only solution to avoid a nationwide power crisis was to build new power plants.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Students rally against Israel
Students rally against Israel SEMARANG, Central Java: Some 1,500 students claiming to support the Justice Party (PK) rallied at the provincial legislative council on Saturday to condemn Israel's attack on Palestinians. The protesters, mostly women, gathered at state Diponegoro University's mosque before marching through the city. The march ended at the City Council compound.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
IPU meeting opens amid call for peace
IPU meeting opens amid call for peace JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid officially opened the 104th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference on Sunday, calling on the organization to contribute to the peace process between the Palestinian people and Israel who are now on the brink of war. "We have to reach peace, final and everlasting peace in the Holy Land," Abdurrahman said.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Fuel price hikes
Fuel price hikes From Warta Kota Since Oct. 1 the price of fuel has been increased. Jakarta residents, especially the needy, can do nothing but accept these hikes. I think this submissive attitude tends to reflect their powerlessness brought on by the multidimensional crisis. An economist has said the government never learns from the facts. Businesspeople cash in on fuel hikes to raise the prices of basic daily needs. This is a fact that can never be controlled by the government.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Brimob officers, teenagers brawl
Brimob officers, teenagers brawl JAKARTA (JP): At least five were injured in an unusual brawl on Saturday night between teenage "punk rockers" and officers of the elite National Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) near the Moestopo University, which is located close to Plaza Senayan in South Jakarta. A local resident, Djefry, said on Sunday that the punks were hanging out near the university at about 11 p.m. on Saturday, when a truck carrying Brimob officers in black uniforms passed by.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Maluku military to carry out major reshuffle
Maluku military to carry out major reshuffle AMBON, Maluku (JP): Amid prolonged sectarian violence in Maluku and North Maluku provinces, Pattimura Military Command will get six new middle-ranking officers to fill strategic posts in the command. Pattimura Military Commander Brig. Gen. I Made Yasa, however, dismissed the speculation that the reshuffle was connected to security problems in the area.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Mission to visit Jolo island
Mission to visit Jolo island MANILA (AFP): A fact-finding mission from the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) will visit the southern Philippine island of Jolo, where Moro rebels are holding five hostages, a diplomatic source said on Sunday. The 22-member mission, led by Indonesian foreign minister Alwi Shihab, will also include representatives from Libya, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Senegal. Somalia and Brunei had backed out the last minute, the source said.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Book fair opens Tuesday
Book fair opens Tuesday JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri will inaugurate the Indonesia Book Fair 2000 at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center on Tuesday, the Indonesian Publishers Association (Ikapi) announced on Saturday. Besides a book exhibition involving more than 100 participants, the Oct. 17 to Oct. 22 annual event, which will mark Ikapi's 50th anniversary, will also feature a seminar, contests and a chance for members of the public to meet with writers.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Suwondo has yet to link Gus Dur to Bulog scandal
Suwondo has yet to link Gus Dur to Bulog scandal JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's former masseur, Alip Agung Suwondo, alias An Peng Sui, has yet to speak of the President's alleged involvement in the Rp 35 billion (US$3.9 million) scam at the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), due to weak mental and physical condition, a police officer said on Sunday. "He has been saying weird things since his arrest on Saturday at his Cisarua villa in Bogor.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
S'pore opens costly chemical park in Jurong
S'pore opens costly chemical park in Jurong SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore at the weekend inaugurated a multi- billion-dollar integrated chemical hub on a sprawling man-made island that boasts among its clients the industry's brightest stars such as ExxonMobil. The flagship project on Jurong Island, which rose from the sea after an amalgamation of seven forlorn land chips through reclamation, now hosts 61 companies with total investments of S$21 billion (US$12 billion).
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
The world blinks, but Indonesia loses
The world blinks, but Indonesia loses Nationalism is cheap when it is without principles, writes Jeffrey Winters, an expert on Indonesia from Northwestern University Chicago, USA. CHICAGO, Illinois (JP): Countries lose credibility when they make threats and then cave in. This is what happened when major countries and the World Bank explicitly linked foreign aid to the continuing conflict in the Timors.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Credit crunch continues in local banking industry
Credit crunch continues in local banking industry JAKARTA (JP): The amount of the loans being channeled by domestic banks remains far below the amount of their third-party funds, reflecting the lack of growth in the industry's lending activities. Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Anwar Nasution said total bank lending as of the end of August was Rp 267.62 trillion (US$31.48 billion), compared to total third-party funds of Rp 525.40 trillion.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Performance 3:00 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Music 5:30 TVRI News 6:00 TV Series: Dos Mujeres 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 8:50 Soccer: Indonesia vs China (live) Program 2 5:30 p.m. TVRI News 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 City News TPI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 7:00 Music 8:00 Music 9:00 Indian Film 12:00 p.m.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bomb hoax in Makassar
Bomb hoax in Makassar MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Ratu Indah Mall on Jl. Dr. Sam Ratulangi received a bomb threat on Sunday afternoon, forcing hundreds of shoppers to rush out of the mall in panic. The three-story mall, the biggest shopping center in eastern Indonesia, is owned by Yusuf Kalla, former minister of industry and trade who is an influential figure in Makassar. The threat was received by telephone operator Ina Sakinah at 3:30 p.m. local time from a man with a Chinese accent.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
C. Java stages tennis c'ships
C. Java stages tennis c'ships SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) Central Java chapter will stage the Central Java Governor's Cup national championships early next month. "The Championships are to search for young talents to prepare them for international tournaments," said an official in charge of athletes development, Tri Nurharsono, on Saturday. He expects the number of participants to increase from the 100 players in last year's event. (har)
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Expert hints of more HIV-contaminated blood
Expert hints of more HIV-contaminated blood JAKARTA (JP): An expert said on Sunday that each year saw an increase of contaminated blood at the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) along with a rise in HIV/AIDS carriers in the country. "We have data indicating a significant increase of HIV- contaminated blood," Zubairi Djoerban, chief of Indonesia's AIDS Study Group from the University of Indonesia's School of Medicine told The Jakarta Post.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Tommy asking for pardon?
Tommy asking for pardon? From Rakyat Merdeka Another legal oddity recently happened. Tommy, former president Soeharto's youngest son, feeling himself innocent in the Bulog-Goro case has asked for a presidential pardon and a delay in the execution of his jail sentence, while at the same time he also plans to seek a judicial review.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Who regulates billboards?
Who regulates billboards? I am expatriate currently working and living in Jakarta and have enjoyed several assignments in the capital city since 1979 for periods in excess of two/three years at various times. Over the last few months I have become concerned at an evolution of "environmental pollution" creeping into Jakarta in regards to the various advertising hoarding starting to be erected in the city.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition Body Fantasy by I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih, at Nadi Gallery, Jl. Kedoya Raya 53, West Jakarta (Phone: 5818129), Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday- Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., until Oct. 29. * Painting, Photo Exhibition by Carmen Santos, Steve Teo and Carlos Goyeneche, at Gran Melia Jakarta, Jl.H.R. Rasuna Said Kav.X-0, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5268080), until Oct. 21.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Dome serves up delicious coffee
Dome serves up delicious coffee Coffee is the most celebrated drink in the world. Most of us take our coffee in the office, cafe or even at home with no purpose with no purpose other than enjoying a brief respite with that universal and historic beverage. But a small amount of people taste a difference; they taste coffee in a very serious way. If you are one of them or you want to experience coffee in a different atmosphere, try Dome.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
WW II bomb kills one
WW II bomb kills one MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: A bomb thought to date back to World War II has exploded in remote Mole hamlet on Pemana island, killing a woman and injuring two others, an official said on Saturday. Village chief Baharudin said the three women were in a kitchen preparing meals for a wedding reception on Wednesday when the bomb suddenly detonated. Wasahori, 40, died in the incident, while Budiati, 28, and Bauli, 49, were injured. The three were rushed to TC Hillers Hospital.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
The province of Banten
The province of Banten Without fanfare and practically unnoticed by many Indonesians, Banten, a former regency on Java's western tip, became this country's youngest province earlier this month. That should have been reason for celebration. Instead, the elevation of Banten's status from regency to province has triggered a debate on who will actually benefit from the move.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Two die in traffic accident
Two die in traffic accident JAKARTA (JP): Two people died and three others were badly injured in a multiple traffic accident on the Tanjung Priok- Cawang highway near Prumpung, East Jakarta in the early hours of Sunday. The three survivors are still being treated in the emergency unit of the private Christian University (UKI) Hospital, while the wrecked vehicles have been taken to the East Jakarta police's traffic unit headquarters.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Security system blamed over lack of visitors to Indocomtech
Security system blamed over lack of visitors to Indocomtech JAKARTA (JP): The promoter of the computer exhibition Indocomtech 2000 complained over tight security measures at the exhibition venue on the final day of the five-day exhibition on Sunday, describing the arrangements as preventing people from visiting the event.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
BaliCamp gears up to become Indonesia's Silicon Valley
BaliCamp gears up to become Indonesia's Silicon Valley By Zatni Arbi BATURITI, Bali (JP): I just spent two very interesting days in Bali. The second day would perhaps be interesting only to me: I spent the whole day in the Bedugul area, which I had visited more than 20 years ago and had been intensely dreaming of revisiting. Of course, as you can understand, it was quite a disappointment for me to see so many hotels and resorts sprouting wildly in that area.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Better education urgent for Banten, experts say
Better education urgent for Banten, experts say ANYER, Banten (JP): To prepare for the enactment of the regional autonomy law in 2001, the authorities of the newly established Banten province should first focus on improving education, an economist said here on Saturday.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police officers escape kidnapping
Police officers escape kidnapping MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Sinjai deputy police chief Sr. Insp. Sappewali and his adjutant Pvt. Achmad Patudangi were assaulted and abducted at Balampesoang village on Saturday, but subsequently managed to escape.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Sarwono warns against illegal sea exploitation
Sarwono warns against illegal sea exploitation SEMARANG (JP): Minister of Maritime and Fisheries Sarwono Kusumaatmadja lamented again on Saturday that much of the country's marine resources were being exploited by foreigners or parties who choose to ignore prevailing regulations. Speaking to a group of local fishermen at Diponegoro University, Sarwono estimated that illegal foreign fishing in Indonesian waters had inflicted losses of Rp 32 trillion.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
New price lows seen for rubber on INRO sale
New price lows seen for rubber on INRO sale KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The International Natural Rubber Organization's (INRO) decision to sell its entire stockpile in eight months may push rubber prices to fresh lows from last year's 30-year bottom, traders said on Sunday. Twelve months after winding up, INRO, the world's last commodity price pact which tried unsuccessfully to satisfy both consumers and producers, said last week it would clear its stocks at "prevailing market prices" by June, 2001.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Govt addresses expatriate taxation concerns
Govt addresses expatriate taxation concerns JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate General of Taxation has insisted that expatriates in Indonesia have to register with local tax offices and file tax returns in line with the a new income tax law that will come into force in January but assured them of a smooth implementation of the ruling.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bima Sakti, Pacific survive relegation
Bima Sakti, Pacific survive relegation BANDUNG (JP): Bima Sakti Nikko Steel and Pacific Caesar took one victory each to avoid relegation in the fourth leg of the 2000 Nuvo Kobatama national basketball league at Padjadjaran stadium Sunday. Bima Sakti of Malang, East Java, overwhelmed Jakarta-based Bali Jeff Citra Satria Pelita (CSP) 89-79 while Surabaya-based Pacific outclassed Dwidasa Mitra of Jakarta 76-58.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
President to make another trip abroad
President to make another trip abroad JAKARTA (JP): Less than two weeks after his last overseas trip, President Abdurrahman Wahid will embark on yet another trip on Tuesday, which will take him to Malaysia, South Korea and Singapore. Head of State Protocol Rahmat Ranudiwijaya told a news briefing over the weekend that Abdurrahman was scheduled to leave for Langkawi on Tuesday morning to meet with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.