Archive: 23 October 2000
43 articles found
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
President Abdurrahman meets Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew
President Abdurrahman meets Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid and former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew met for 45 minutes during a stopover to the island-state late Saturday night, conferring on various bilateral issues including plans to hold a meeting of...
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Downer: Azizah meeting cancelled
Downer: Azizah meeting cancelled ADELAIDE, Australia (Reuters): The wife of Malaysia's jailed former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Sunday she did not believe she had been snubbed by the Australian government after it canceled a high level meeting with her at the weekend.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Japan, Singapore agree to forge free trade accord
Japan, Singapore agree to forge free trade accord TOKYO (AFP): Japan agreed to its first free trade accord Sunday, when it decided to forge a bilateral pact with Singapore by the end of next year.The agreement was reached between Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and his Singapore counterpart...
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Welcoming PLN's new policy
Welcoming PLN's new policyFrom Pos KotaWe gladly welcome the policy of state-owned electricity company PLN to introduce a new method of paying electricity bills (Pos Kota, Oct. 16, 2000). To be honest, we have been waiting for this new method for a long time because the old method has always been...
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Copyright pirates caught in KL
Copyright pirates caught in KL KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A collapsing ceiling trapped two Malaysian copyright pirates when enforcement officers raided a storeroom, reports said Sunday.The Star newspaper said the officers noticed a ceiling panel bulging and about to cave in.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Rivalries freeze S. Asian group
Rivalries freeze S. Asian group DHAKA (Reuters): Regional rivalries and the military takeover in Pakistan have virtually frozen the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which is in deep crisis, experts told a seminar in Bangladesh on Sunday.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Theater groups strive to save Sundanese
Theater groups strive to save Sundanese BANDUNG (JP): The latest effort to preserve the Sundanese language is to perform traditional plays.And the most recent theater group to perform these plays is Kiwari, a Sundanese theatrical group combining traditional and modern elements.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
City to hire 300 Kamra members
City to hire 300 Kamra members JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has agreed to hire 300 People's Security (Kamra) members to as additional members of the Jakarta Public Order Agency.National Police Spokesman Brig. Gen.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Recruitment ads
Recruitment adsFrom Media IndonesiaAn advertisement recently published in a newspaper said a commission fee of Rp 1,200,000 would be given to a PL/sponsor for recruiting migrant workers and this fee would be deposited to PT BL, a migrant worker exporting company.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Mutilated baby found in W. Java
Mutilated baby found in W. Java BANDUNG: Tasikmalaya police chief Supt. Makmun Saleh said on Sunday that residents of Sukamaju village in Manonjaya district found on Friday evening the mutilated remains of a three-day-old baby.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Estrada's gambling scam: A RP battle of principles
Estrada's gambling scam: A RP battle of principlesBy Chua Huck Cheng SINGAPORE: There is a strange, twilight-zone quality to the goings-on in the Philippines these past few days.True to the macho image he has of himself, President Joseph Estrada is fending off the US$11-million pay-off allegations...
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Embattled Estrada appeals to army for support
Embattled Estrada appeals to army for support MANILA (Agencies): Embattled Philippine President Joseph Estrada on Sunday enlisted the support of the country's 120,000- strong armed forces as calls mounted for him to resign over allegations he received bribes from illegal gambling syndicates.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Service, efficiency and size key to Garuda privatization
Service, efficiency and size key to Garuda privatizationBy Berni K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): Three more stages comprising better service, efficiency and bigger size await national airline PT Garuda Indonesia ahead of its privatization plans in 2003.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
City to initiate two new bus routes
City to initiate two new bus routes JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has expressed its hope that the new bus routes along the capital's main thoroughfares, which are going to be put on offer to bus operators, will support its unpopular three-in-one traffic restriction policy.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Aircraft manufacturers stake out Asia-Pacific battleground
Aircraft manufacturers stake out Asia-Pacific battleground SINGAPORE (AFP): The Asia-Pacific skies are emerging as the crucial battleground for aircraft manufacturing giants desperate to cash in on an estimated US$500-billion market, industry players said.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Man mobbed to death for theft attempt
Man mobbed to death for theft attempt JAKARTA (JP): A 28-year-old resident of Pasar Rumput in Manggarai, South Jakarta, was mobbed to death by locals on Jl. Manunggal in Condet Balekambang, East Jakarta on Friday evening after he was caught stealing a motorbike.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
RI putters form associations
RI putters form associations JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will soon establish the Junior Putters Association (JPA) and the Professional Putters Association (PPA) as a way to popularize the games, an official said on Sunday.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Batam fate in locals' hands
Batam fate in locals' hands JAKARTA (JP): The government will not have a say in determining the future status of the industrial-bonded zone of Batam island, Riau, when the autonomy law goes into effect next year, former finance minister Mar'ie Muhammad has said.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Golkar celebrates with harsh critique on government
Golkar celebrates with harsh critique on government JAKARTA (JP): The Golkar party celebrated its 34th anniversary on Sunday with a stinging critique of the government's failure to stamp out corruption and collusion and charged that the executive body was no better than the past highly criticized...
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
PKB sets up team to probe money politics
PKB sets up team to probe money politics JAKARTA (JP): The National Awakening Party (PKB) has established a team to investigate chapters which have allegedly been involved in "money politics" during recent regency elections.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Indonesia suffers from leadership crisis: Arbi
Indonesia suffers from leadership crisis: Arbi JAKARTA (JP): National leaders should shed their narrow political interests and start working together to bring Indonesia out of the present endless crisis, noted political commentator Arbi Sanit said on Saturday.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Suspected vehicle thieves arrested
Suspected vehicle thieves arrested DENPASAR, Bali: Badung Police apprehended separately on Saturday three people who are allegedly responsible for at least 15 motorcycle thefts in the area over the past three months.Police detective chief Sr. Insp.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 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 8:30 Soccer (live) 10:30 News 11:00 Music...
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Sundanese speakers choose 'bahasa' over native tongue
Sundanese speakers choose 'bahasa' over native tongueBy Matdon BANDUNG (JP): The Sundanese language is becoming endangered as more Sundanese are no longer proud to speak their native tongue.Sundanese, second only to Javanese in terms of the number of speakers, is losing popularity to the official...
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Four die in latest Aceh violence
Four die in latest Aceh violence BANDA ACEH, Aceh: At least four people have died, including two alleged rebels of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), in separate incidents which broke out in the North Aceh and Pidie regencies on Saturday.Police Special Operations deputy chief Supt.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Telkomsel serves Lombok
Telkomsel serves Lombok JAKARTA (JP): Cellular operator PT Telkomsel has expanded its service coverage to Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara with its subscriber identity module card SimPATI Nusantara special Lombok number.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Youth organizations committed to end rivalry
Youth organizations committed to end rivalry JAKARTA (JP): In observance of Youths' Oath Day, rival youth organizations have pledged to end rivalry and enmity among them for the sake of national reconciliation.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Certification called for coral reef exploitation
Certification called for coral reef exploitationBy Edith Hartanto DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Environmental experts here on Sunday called to attention the rapid destruction of coral reefs in Indonesian oceans, urging that certain standards and certification be imposed on those engaged in the collection...
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Dewi to be queried over misuse of stay
Dewi to be queried over misuse of stay JAKARTA (JP): Singer and TV program host Dewi Sandra is expected at the Immigration Office Headquarters in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Monday for further questioning over the alleged misuse of her stay in this country, a staffer said over the weekend.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
RP struck by two earthquakes
RP struck by two earthquakes MANILA (AP): Two earthquakes struck the northern and southern Philippines on Sunday, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The first quake, with a magnitude of 5.7, hit at 6:30 a.m. (5:30 a.m.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Twilite orchestra goes to the campus
Twilite orchestra goes to the campus JAKARTA (JP): Campus and popular music are at times intertwined -- one feeds the other. Pop or rock gigs are a regular thing on stage while dangdut sometimes sneaks onto a more informal milieu.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Sigit/Halim in Dutch Open
Sigit/Halim in Dutch Open JAKARTA (JP): Men's doubles team of Sigit Budiarto and Halim Heryanto is the sole representative from Indonesia in Sunday's final of the Dutch Badminton Open.The Indonesian pair, ranked 10th in the world, beat the world seventh ranked Jens Eriksen/Jesper Larsen of Denmark...
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Indonesia arrests U.S. 'infiltrator' in Irian Jaya
Indonesia arrests U.S. 'infiltrator' in Irian Jaya YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Mohammad Mahfud M.D. claimed on Sunday that security officers had recently apprehended in Irian Jaya an "infiltrator" of United States citizenship whom he believes could have been involved in espionage in...
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Pustaka store lost my bag
Pustaka store lost my bagFrom Media IndonesiaWhen I was about to enter the Toko Pustaka in Bogor at about noon on Sept. 30, I was asked by a store clerk to check my bag in at the counter. I did so, but he didn't give me a numbered tag for it saying the pigeon-holes for bags were full.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Nurfaizi's Rp 5b donation gets mixed reaction
Nurfaizi's Rp 5b donation gets mixed reaction JAKARTA (JP): Political and social figures have given mixed reactions to the 22 imported cars and 17 motorbikes, worth a total of Rp 5 billion (US$574,000), that were donated personally by ex-Jakarta Police chief, Insp. Gen.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
JITF may not reach $10b corporate debt restructure target
JITF may not reach $10b corporate debt restructure targetBy Reiner S JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Initiative Task Force (JITF) may not reach the government target to restructure around US$10 billion in corporate foreign debt by the end of this year.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Bank of America turning Singapore into forex hub
Bank of America turning Singapore into forex hub SINGAPORE (DPA): The Bank of America is moving to consolidate its regional foreign exchange trading in the city-state while leaving fixed-income security operations in Hong Kong, it was reported on Saturday.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Andrean loses to world champ
Andrean loses to world champ JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) Master (MP) Andrean Susilodinata, 10, surrendered before world champion Russian Dmitri Andreikine in the ninth round of the World Youth Chess Championship in Oropesa del Mar, Spain, on Friday.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
31 netted for narcotics
31 netted for narcotics JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police arrested 31 people suspected of illegally possessing narcotics and weapons during a raid on Saturday.Head of the Central Jakarta Police Command and Operation Control Center, Asst. Supt. Ricky F.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
BII housing loan
BII housing loan This is an open letter to the board of directors of Bank International Indonesia. I am the owner of a house at Taman Sentosa Compound Block A3 No. 9, Bekasi-17550, bought under the name of Aryani Suhartono, using the house-ownership loan scheme from BII.
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Call for moratorium on logging
Call for moratorium on loggingBy Longgena Ginting JAKARTA (JP): Our forest is dying a painful death.Indonesia is known worldwide to be among places with the worst forest destruction. Overcutting, illegal logging, forest fires, monoculturalization of the natural forest, soil quality degradation, to...
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
What ASEM means to South Korea
What ASEM means to South Korea SEOUL: The third Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), attended by leaders from 25 nations in Asia and Europe and the European Union Commission, was opened in Seoul on Friday. Coming just as they emerge from their worst-ever economic crisis -- one that entailed huge costs and...
Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Police ask House to send letter about Suwondo case
Police ask House to send letter about Suwondo case JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro said the House of Representative's special committee for the Bulog scandal could send an official letter to police requesting that Suwondo, a main suspect in the multibillion rupiah scam, be...