Archive: 17 October 2000
64 articles found
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Dark horse Wismilak CLS eyes league's final ticket
Dark horse Wismilak CLS eyes league's final ticket BANDUNG (JP): Surabaya-based Wismilak CLS made the biggest upset in the third day of the fourth leg of the 2000 Nuvo Kobatama national basketball league Monday as it managed to defeat defending champion Mahaka Satria Muda of Jakarta 77-75. However, the result did not influence Mahaka's position in the standing as the club remains in the third position to ensure a final round ticket in Jakarta in November.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rice subsidies to end in 2002, says Gus Dur
Rice subsidies to end in 2002, says Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Monday he had acquiesced to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and agreed to end rice subsidies in 2002. Abdurrahman, or Gus Dur, said rice prices would be fully determined by "market mechanisms" in 2002. "I already agreed with Stanley Fischer to provide subsidies for rice until 2002," he said, referring to the IMF managing deputy director.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
I'm not scared, President says over Suwondo's arrest
I'm not scared, President says over Suwondo's arrest JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Monday that the arrest of his masseur, Alip Agung Suwondo, a suspect in the multi-billion rupiah State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scandal, left him with no fear at all. "It's none of my business. Whether there's evidence or not, let the law take its course. I'm not scared," Abdurrahman told journalists at his office.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
50,000 workers in footwear industry facing dismissal
50,000 workers in footwear industry facing dismissal JAKARTA (JP): Some 50,000 of the around 500,000 workers employed in 90 footwear factories could face dismissal due to the government's prolonged ban on the import of leather raw materials from South Korea and Japan, a footwear industry executive warned.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Woman reports Rp 7 m theft
Woman reports Rp 7 m theft BOGOR (JP): A woman filed a report on Monday with the Bogor City Police, stating that Rp 7.35 million (US$825) belonging to her employer had been stolen from her handbag by three men. Winarti, 22, of PT Prima Dian Kencana said she was about to deposit the money in Bank Mandiri on Jl. Juanda when she suddenly realized she had forgotten something and for which she had to telephone her office.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
INRO sales will not affect rubber price: Official
INRO sales will not affect rubber price: Official JAKARTA (JP): The planned sales of the entire stocks held by the International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO) will not affect the world's rubber prices, the organization's executive Hatanto Reksodiputro, said here on Monday. Hatanto, who is also the Director for International Cooperation at the Ministry for Industry and Trade, said that fears that sales of the rubber stocks would cause a plunge in rubber prices were exaggerated.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Tourist arrivals to RI decline
Tourist arrivals to RI decline JAKARTA (JP): Tourist arrivals in Indonesia dropped 2.19 percent in August to 374,900 people due to security worries during the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly held in the same month, according to data issued by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS).
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Witness claims Soeharto played role in graft case
Witness claims Soeharto played role in graft case JAKARTA (JP): A witness in the multimillion dollar graft trial of timber baron Mohamad "Bob" Hasan told a court hearing on Monday that in 1992 then president Soeharto ordered that a forestry mapping permit be granted to a firm belonging to the defendant.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
EU to focus on trade, crime at Asian summit
EU to focus on trade, crime at Asian summit BRUSSELS (Reuters): European Union leaders will push for freer trade, a closer political dialog and joint action to combat international crime when they hold a biennial summit with 10 Asian nations later this week.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Despite wobbles, Asian states stick to path of free-trade
Despite wobbles, Asian states stick to path of free-trade TOKYO (Reuters): Asia's appetite for the tough task of opening up protected markets will be tested if economic growth flags, but for now experts see scant evidence that the region's commitment to free trade is crumbling.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Expert renews call for morality in politics
Expert renews call for morality in politics People are still yearning for quality leadership a year after President Abdurrahman Wahid was installed. The following is an excerpt from an interview with political historian Azyumardi Azra who recently launched his book Islam Substantif: Agar Umat Tidak Jadi Buih (Substantive Islam: Ensuring the Ummah Never Become Flotsam). Question: Abdurrahman Wahid is approaching the first anniversary of his presidency.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN needs to adapt to face future
ASEAN needs to adapt to face future BANGKOK (AFP): ASEAN countries should give preferential treatment and aid to new members to prevent a "two-tier" organization from developing, former Indonesian foreign minister Ali Alatas said in a report Monday. "We must continue to pull out all our efforts towards liberalization and toward finding effective means to adjust ourselves to globalization; if we fail to do so we will be left behind," he told the Nation in an interview.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rates for tax payment, valid from October 16 to October 22
Rates for tax payment, valid from October 16 to October 22 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,810.00 Austrian schilling 1 552.02 Australian dollar 1 4,663.13 Belgian franc 1 188.30 Canadian dollar 1 5,811.35 Swiss franc 1 5,031.41 Deutschemark 1 3,885.51 Danish krone 1 1,020.21 French franc 1 1,157.99 Poundsterling 1 12,763.93 Hong Kong dollar 1 1,129.75 Italian lira 100 392.30 Japanese yen 100 8,101.15 Malaysian ringgit 1 2,318.48 Dutch guilder 1 3,446.91 New Zealand dollar 1 3,495.81 Norwegian krone 1 946.16...
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
RI activists urge new approach from CGI
RI activists urge new approach from CGI TOKYO (AFP): Activists on Monday urged international donors preparing to meet in Tokyo this week to cut Indonesia's vast debt and tackle wrenching poverty. During the World Bank-backed Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jakarta is to estimate it faces a debt next year of US$4.9 billion, according to Japanese reports.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Man stabbed to death at home
Man stabbed to death at home JAKARTA (JP): An owner of a beauty parlor was stabbed to death at his residence on Jl. Galur Sari Raya, Utan Kayu in East Jakarta in the early hours of Monday, an officer said. The chief of Matraman Police station, Ass. Supt. Marsidi, identified the victim as Nazirwan, alias Iwan Hadisuwarno, 40. He was found with about 20 stab wounds to his body, the officer said. Nazirwan was single and lived alone at his rented house.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Anti-Israel rally in Surakarta
Anti-Israel rally in Surakarta SURAKARTA: At least three hundred protesters from the Alliance of Anti-Zionists held a noisy anti-Israel protest here on Monday to condemn recent events in the West Bank. The alliance, which groups several organizations, including the Surakarta branch of the Indonesian Muslim Students Association, the Muhammadiyah Youth Association and Laskar Jundullah, urged the United Nations to take stern measures against Israel.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah closes higher as most regional currencies gain
Rupiah closes higher as most regional currencies gain SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The Indonesian rupiah closed higher after sluggish trading Monday, boosted by the rise of most other regional currencies, dealers said. The dollar closed at Rp 8,875, down from Rp 8,922 late Friday in Asia. Dealers said offshore participants unwound their dollar positions, but dollar bids from state banks prevented the unit from falling sharply.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Keep food for kids safe: Mayor
Keep food for kids safe: Mayor BOGOR (JP): Mayor Iswara Natanegara told his staff on Monday to avoid using harmful substances in the food distributed to some 14,700 elementary school students as part of the Extra Food for School Kids scheme.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Little league staged to popularize baseball
Little league staged to popularize baseball JAKARTA (JP): For kids, sports means fun. They have to enjoy it to love it. To introduce baseball to children in Jakarta, the Garuda baseball club, Prambors baseball and softball club, Girls Radio Station and youth organization, Blue Ribbon Movement, jointly staged a "little league" for students from elementary and junior high schools.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Illegal logging threatens Sumatra's park
Illegal logging threatens Sumatra's park By Budisantoso Budiman BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung (Antara): South Bukit Barisan National Park, home to a wide variety of species, is in danger due to unchecked illegal logging and poaching. There has been no formal report detailing the park's rich biodiversity but, like other jungles in Sumatra, its known biodiversity is impressive.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Aceh violence kills 74 within 10 months
Aceh violence kills 74 within 10 months BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The campaign of violence perpetrated by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist rebels over the past 10 months has claimed 74 lives, police said here on Monday. Aceh Police inspector Sr. Supt. H.M. Ramli Irsyad said the fatalities included eight military soldiers and 11 police personnel. The figure excluded nine people who were killed or found dead in three separate locations in East Aceh on Sunday.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
China drubs RI 4-0 in Asian Cup
China drubs RI 4-0 in Asian Cup TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AFP): China eased the pressure on coach Bora Milutinovic here Monday, outclassing minnows Indonesia 4-0 in their Asian Cup Group B match. China, lucky to sneak a 2-2 draw against South Korea in its opening match on Friday, produced a far more composed performance albeit against much weaker opposition. The result puts the Chinese on top of Group B with four points, with Kuwait and South Korea both due to play later Monday.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Air pollution in Bandung alarming
Air pollution in Bandung alarming BANDUNG (JP): Air pollution resulting from gas emissions has become an obvious problem here, with the local Environmental Impact Management Agency office estimating the number of vehicles exceeding the tolerable exhaust emission limit at 36 percent.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung: Exhibitions * Fine Arts Exhibition, Liyan by Nindityo Adipurnomo, at Selasar Seni Sunaryo, Jl. Bukit Pakar Timur no. 100 (Phone: 022 2507939), until Dec. 3. * Handycrafts, Design Interior Exhibition by Kalingga Gallery, at Grand Hotel Preanger Bandung, Jl. Asia Afrika No. 81 (Phone: 022 431631), 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Oct. 31. Performances * Sundanese Drama Tetangga, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Recap bonds may be swapped for higher rate notes
Recap bonds may be swapped for higher rate notes JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon allow banks to exchange up to half of their fixed-rate recapitalization bonds with new government bonds carrying a higher coupon rate in a bid to attract buyers, a senior finance ministry official said on Monday. Director general of financial institutions Darmin Nasution said that the new policy was aimed at helping banks with a liquidity shortage problem to sell their recapitalization bonds to the market.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
High court receives appeal on Soeharto case
High court receives appeal on Soeharto case JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta High Court received on Monday the appeal of the prosecutors and a counterstatement from the lawyers of former president Soeharto in response to the South Jakarta District Court's verdict which halted the trial of Soeharto's graft case due to his ailing condition. Both the appeal and the counterstatement were delivered by a clerk, Dimyati, to the South Jakarta District Court.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Popularizing cricket in Indonesian schools
Popularizing cricket in Indonesian schools By Novan Iman Santosa JAKARTA (JP): By and large, Indonesians are not familiar with cricket. Most people in the country have never had the opportunity to see the game, the exception being those who have access to such foreign TV stations as ESPN. The game itself -- which is played on a grass field -- is more known in the British Commonwealth, including India, Pakistan, New Zealand and West Indies.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Shake-up at IBRA
Shake-up at IBRA Firing the second-highest executive of the agency that holds the key to Indonesia's economic recovery while he was overseas leading a road show to attract investors was the last thing President Abdurrahman Wahid needed to do to improve the credibility of his economic crisis-management system.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Office boy blamed for exam paper leak
Office boy blamed for exam paper leak JAKARTA (JP): Two witnesses have denied any involvement in the leaking of examination papers and attempted to shift the blame on to the defendant, an office boy with the Directorate General of Elementary and Secondary Education (Dikdasmen). "It was not my fault. Yes, I did hold the key, but the key was not in my hands from March 30 until April 25 this year," Purwoto told a hearing at the Central Jakarta District Court, presided over by Judge M.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Books donation needed for library
Books donation needed for library We are a non-governmental organization, Kelompok Masyarakat Peduli Bangsa, currently working to establish a public library that can be accessed freely for quality reading. Up to now, our collection is far from adequate--though this does not deter us from continuing with our mission for the sake of the younger generation of Indonesia.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
S'pore puts Premjee under judicial management
S'pore puts Premjee under judicial management SINGAPORE (Reuters): The Singapore unit of one of Asia's oldest commodity trading firms, G. Premjee Ltd., has suspended its trading in grains and meals after it was put under interim judicial management, company sources said on Monday. Traders in Singapore said Asia's grains, oilseeds and meals markets were unlikely to be adversely affected by this.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Tension rises in Jayapura over flag dispute
Tension rises in Jayapura over flag dispute JAKARTA (JP): Tension heightened in the Irian Jaya capital of Jayapura on Monday as proindependence leaders asserted their refusal to lower the Morning Star separatist flag. A meeting which was called by the provincial authorities on Monday failed to persuade the proindependence activists grouped in the Papuan Presidium Council (PDP) to comply with Jakarta's ban against hoisting the flag.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police deny unlawful arrest of former E. Timorese leader
Police deny unlawful arrest of former E. Timorese leader JAKARTA (JP): The National Police demanded on Monday that the South Jakarta District Court reject a pretrial lawsuit filed by the former East Timor militia leader Eurico Guterres, saying that his arrest had been carried out in line with normal procedures. Lawyers representing the police said that the plaintiff was arrested based on the arrest warrant No. Pol. SPP/88/X/2000 Korserse and the detention warrant No. Pol.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 16, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,040 40 276,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 125 0 35,500 Alakasa Industrindo 430 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 795 -15 75,000 Alter Abadi 200 5 17,500 Alumindo Light Metal 960 -90 1,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 280 0 62,500 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 985 5 426,000 Anwar Sierad 300 0 0 APAC Centertex Corp.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
FP to buy 8% Indofood stake
FP to buy 8% Indofood stake HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Shareholders of First Pacific Co. on Monday approved a US$77 million deal in which the Hong Kong conglomerate will buy an additional 8 percent stake in Indonesian PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, First Pacific said in a statement. As reported in September, First Pacific will issue about 222 million new shares at HK$2.70 apiece for the 8 percent stake in Indofood, which will boost its holdings in Indonesia's biggest food company to 48 percent.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bangka, Belitung set to become province
Bangka, Belitung set to become province JAKARTA (JP): Only a week after passing the bill establishing Banten province, the House of Representatives (DPR) is expected to endorse a bill on the conversion of the South Sumatran islands of Bangka and Belitung into a new province in the immediate future.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Disappointing service of ANZ Panin Bank
Disappointing service of ANZ Panin Bank From Media Indonesia I am an ANZ Panin Bank credit card holder under No.4157-3530- 4320-5000. On Friday Oct. 13, I had a very embarrassing experience. My ANZ Panin Bank credit card was rejected due to insufficient funds when I used it to pay for dental treatment at the Dentistry Institute of Martadinata Hospital. The credit amount of Rp 1,700,000 was actually due for payment on Oct. 10 but on Oct. 5 I paid it at Bank Danamon GKBI, Semanggi, Jakarta.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Traders see tin prices rising
Traders see tin prices rising SHANGHAI (Dow Jones): Reduced tin exports from China will tighten supply of the metal in Asia, possibly pushing prices higher later in the year, traders said. Tin exporters in China have exhausted their licenses to export for the year. They are hopeful the government will issue more licenses. However, unless prices improve, the authorities are unlikely to do so, traders said.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Pedan's fabrics attract foreign buyers
Pedan's fabrics attract foreign buyers By Kartika Bagus C. SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): While machine-made fabrics dominate the garment industry, traditionally made woven fabric from Pedan in Klaten, Central Java, is still treasured by both local and foreign consumers. For a long time, Pedan, which is located 1.5 hours drive west of Surakarta, has long been known as the center of Java's woven fabric industry.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
President says no new chairman for IBRA yet
President says no new chairman for IBRA yet JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has no immediate plan to appoint a new chairman for the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency to replace Cacuk Sudarijanto, Presidential spokesman Wimar Witoelar told reporters on Monday.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Govt will to help farmers doubted
Govt will to help farmers doubted President Abdurrahman Wahid commemorated the World Food Day on Monday by warning farmers to adapt to free-market conditions as the government would scrap the protection of subsidies in 2002. Meanwhile, director general of foodcrops Saripuddin Karama, claimed Indonesia has again become self-sufficient in rice after a decade-long slump in production.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Funding planned for small and medium businesses
Funding planned for small and medium businesses JAKARTA (JP): The Office of the State Minister of Research and Technology plans to launch next year a three-year funding scheme to help empower selected small and medium-scale industries across the country, an official said here on Monday. Speaking at a media conference, Freddy P.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Stop making promises, uphold justice for farmers
Stop making promises, uphold justice for farmers JAKARTA (JP): Chief economic minister Rizal Ramli's promise to soon increase rice floor-prices rang hollow in some observers' ears. The earlier policy of lifting rice import restrictions has left its mark -- thousands of farmers have threatened to stop planting because of high production costs and poor rice prices due to the influx of imported rice. "Within these two weeks we'll have new prices," Rizal said last Monday.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
KL palm oil higher after choppy trade
KL palm oil higher after choppy trade KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed higher on Monday after a choppy session, with technical buying lifting prices in late trade, dealers said. Official September palm oil output, exports and closing stock figures released by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) triggered fresh selling in the afternoon after encouraging export estimates for the first 15 days of October had boosted prices.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Buying recycled products helps to save environment
Buying recycled products helps to save environment By Erry Prabandari YOGYAKARTA (JP): Handicraft items made out of recycled material has become a trend as more and more people have started to buy these elegant and environment-friendly products. "I don't know why people love these recycled products. Maybe this is a result of the campaign to save the earth," said Dwi Widayanto, who runs a handicraft shop in Yogyakarta.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Govt vows to strengthen malnutrition programs
Govt vows to strengthen malnutrition programs JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health and Social Welfare Achmad Sujudi called on provincial authorities to develop the Family Improvement Nutrition Program (UPGK) to reduce the number of malnutrition cases across the country.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Coaches, the forgotten men behind the athletes
Coaches, the forgotten men behind the athletes JAKARTA (JP): When Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan managed to beat Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung of South Korea in Olympic competition, a man sitting on the side of the court felt really relieved. Few knew the identity of the man who ran onto the court and hugged both the players. He is Herry Imam Pierngadi, the men's doubles coach, who managed to step out of the shadow of the great Christian Hadinata at the Olympic Games in Sydney on Sept. 21.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Refugees hamper sports development in Pontianak
Refugees hamper sports development in Pontianak By Ivy Susanti PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): Ethnic clashes across Indonesia over the past two years have not only claimed numerous lives, but also have permanently wounded the hearts of many. As the clashes raged, many people found themselves refugees. Here, the refugees -- mostly from Madura's Sambas regency -- have had to occupy the city's prestigious Sultan Syarif Abdurrahman soccer stadium since February.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
I'm not responsible for Tanjung Priok shootings, says Try
I'm not responsible for Tanjung Priok shootings, says Try JAKARTA (JP): Former vice president Gen. (ret) Try Sutrisno repeated his protestations of innocence on Monday, denying any responsibility for the 1984 Tanjung Priok shootings. "The incident occurred by accident.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Three die in swollen river
Three die in swollen river BANJARNEGARA, Central Java (JP): Three people died on Sunday when they were swept away by strong river currents following a day of torrential rain in Susukan district. The three victims, who lived in a village near Gumelem River, were identified as 16-year-old Buhron, 33-year-old Warsinem and her 3-year-old son Musola. Buhron was washed away as he attempted to cross the river, while Warsinem and her son were swept as they bathed on the bank of the river.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Construction accident leaves one dead
Construction accident leaves one dead DENPASAR, Bali: A construction worker was killed and another seriously injured on Monday afternoon when a six-meter concrete wall they were working on collapsed on them. "The victim was identified as Wayan Reped. We believe he died instantly. A huge slab of the wall crashed on top of him," police said. The injured man was identified as Reped's nephew, Nengah Beratayasa. The accident occurred in the yard of building materials supplier U.D.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Oct. 16, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bandung workers protest dismissals
Bandung workers protest dismissals BANDUNG: At least 2,000 employees of garment manufacturer PT KH Fortune Garmen Majalaya, located in the Bandung regency, rallied at the provincial council office on Monday to protest the dismissal of their colleagues.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
IPU may approve motion on Mideast
IPU may approve motion on Mideast JAKARTA (JP): A plenary session of the 104th Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference here on Monday agreed in principle on the need to issue a compromise resolution on the current tension in the Middle East, but stopped short of any condemnation of Israel.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Greater tax authority to provinces
Greater tax authority to provinces By J. S. Uppal YOGYAKARTA (JP): The finance minister has raised very interesting proposals on the amendment to the regional tax laws providing greater tax authority to provincial and central governments in exercising control over the taxing powers of the proposed autonomous regions. According to the report, as published in this newspaper on Oct.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Restudy train system!
Restudy train system! From Warta Kota Several train accidents have occurred recently, leaving several people dead. This means PT Kereta Api, the company that runs the railways in this country, needs to take the necessary measures to straighten out things pertaining to the railways.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Journalists rally against police violence
Journalists rally against police violence JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of reporters and photo journalists protested at National Police headquarters on Monday afternoon, condemning police violence against the press while covering recent street rallies in the capital.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
U.S. envoy denies minister's allegation
U.S. envoy denies minister's allegation JAKARTA (JP): The United States Embassy in a statement here on Monday denied allegations by Mahfud MD that U.S. Ambassador Robert Gelbard had tried to influence the selection of a new Army Chief of Staff. "The U.S. Embassy categorically denies press reports quoting Minister of Defense Mahfud MD as saying that the U.S. ambassador tried to influence the selection of the Army chief," the statement said.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
United Tractors reschedules debt
United Tractors reschedules debt JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT United Tractors (UT), a distributor of heavy equipment, has gained approval from its foreign and domestic creditors to restructure its debts. The company said here on Monday that the debts, comprising US$278 million owed to 26 foreign banks and Rp 147 billion (about $17.3 million) to local banks, would be repaid into two stages under the debt restructuring agreement signed recently with the creditors.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Danish citizen dies in Central Jakarta
Danish citizen dies in Central Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): A 25-year-old native of Denmark died on Sunday shortly after he was found lying against a wall in a Central Jakarta alley with foam coming from his mouth and nose. Identified as Jon Sorensen, the Dane was found by passersby on Jl. Kebun Sirih Timur, Gang 3. Adji Rahmadji and Novrizal said they found the foreigner lying in the alley wearing brown shorts, a gray T-shirt and white socks.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Candra, coaches get cash bonus
Candra, coaches get cash bonus BANDUNG (JP): Indonesian Olympic gold medalist Candra Wijaya, who together with partner Tony Gunawan won the men's doubles badminton gold in Sydney, received a Rp 25 million (US$2,880) cash bonus from West Java Governor R. Nuriana and the province council chairman Eka Santosa Monday. Men's doubles coach Herry Imam Pierngadi and badminton head coach Christian Hadinata also received Rp 10 million each.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
House divided over govt plans on fuel price hike in 2001
House divided over govt plans on fuel price hike in 2001 JAKARTA (JP): Factions at the House of Representatives are divided over the government's politically-sensitive plans to further raise fuel prices next year. The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the largest party in the House, supported the government's plans to gradually reduce fuel subsidies which in turn would raise the price of the commodity.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
RI businessman to buy Vikay
RI businessman to buy Vikay SINGAPORE (AFX-ASIA): Indonesian timber businessman Kea Kah Kim plans to buy an 80 percent stake in liquid crystal display maker Vikay Industrial Ltd, which has been under judicial management since December 1997, the Straits Times quoted Kea as saying. "I believe that Vikay's core business of electronic original equipment manufacturing can be highly visible, with good potential for strong growth in the future," Kea said.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
RI sets $60 billion target from export earnings: Luhut
RI sets $60 billion target from export earnings: Luhut JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut Pandjaitan said on Monday that Indonesia expected to reap US$60 billion in export revenue next year, an increase of $5 billion from an estimated $55 billion this year.