Archive: 28 October 2000
57 articles found
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN: Lift agricultural restrictions
ASEAN: Lift agricultural restrictions PHNOM PENH (Reuters): Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) agriculture ministers on Friday called on the international community to lift restrictions on agricultural products from the group's 10 member countries.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
City administration plans tax increase on luxury cars
City administration plans tax increase on luxury cars JAKARTA (JP): The city administration and Jakarta Police are working out details of tax increases for luxurious imported cars with no local content. No details were given on the percentage increase or when the new taxes would be applied as city officials said that the tax scheme was still being calculated.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Akbar rules out informal House conference
Akbar rules out informal House conference JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung dismissed on Friday any informal meeting between legislators to discuss the nation's present problems. "It's better to be formalized and use the existing institution. If the meeting would be held outside, it should not carry the name of the legislature," Akbar, who is also chairman of the Golkar Party, said.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
JSX to start remote trading by June
JSX to start remote trading by June BOGOR (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange will introduce a remote trading system beginning June next year in a bid to boost the participation of local investors. JSX president Mas Achmad Daniri said that the adoption of remote trading system was also part of preparations for online trading via the Internet.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Megawati tells soldiers not to feel inferior
Megawati tells soldiers not to feel inferior CIPATAT, Bandung (JP) : Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri told Indonesian soldiers on Friday not to feel inferior despite their limited armory.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Government targets IPP talks to end early 2001
Government targets IPP talks to end early 2001 JAKARTA (JP): The government expects to complete renegotiations with independent power producers (IPPs) in the first quarter of 2001 in a bid to remove the largest hurdle in the construction of new power plants, a minister said here on Friday.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates Oct. 27
Rupiah Rates Oct. 27 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
'No more raids' on entertainment spots
'No more raids' on entertainment spots JAKARTA (JP): City Police chief Insp. Gen. Mulyono Sulaiman guaranteed on Friday that there would be no more armed protesters on the streets or violent groups raiding entertainment spots in the capital. According to Mulyono, he gave his guarantee after personally meeting with leaders of the groups and discussing their illegal actions, which are very disturbing to other people. "If God's willing, from this Thursday, Friday, Sunday and so on...
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Yogyakarta:
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Exhibitions * Batik painting Batik Canting V, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Bulaksumur (phone: 0274-561914), Oct 16-31, 09.00-13.00 and 17.00-21.00. * Graphic exhibition by Kelompok Kukuruyuk, Bentara Budaya, Jl. Suroto 2 (phone: 0274-560404), Oct 21-28, 2000, 09.00-13.00 and 17.00-21.00. * Photo Diary, memories, what else... by Jimmy Yoanda Mahardika, CCF French Cultural Center's Gallery, Jl Sagan 3 (phone: 0274- 566520), Oct 23-31, 2000.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
NGOs told not to rely of foreign funding
NGOs told not to rely of foreign funding JAKARTA (JP): Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are being told to self-finance their activities and end the dependency on foreign funding as this may lead to "politically uncomfortable situations". Indonesian representative for the UK-based Civil Society Service Project Richard Holloway said during a seminar on Friday that foreign funding is not trouble-free.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Headscarf saves shot M'sian guard
Headscarf saves shot M'sian guard KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A quick-thinking Malaysian security guard used her Islamic headscarf to save the life of a colleague who was shot by robbers, according to a report Friday. Rozita Arifin, 26, used the tudung (headscarf) to staunch the blood flow after Abdul Majid Mohamad Yusof was shot at close range with an M-16 rifle, the Sun newspaper reported. She and other colleagues went to Majid's aid at the suburban Sunway Pyramid shopping complex on Aug.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur challenges House to unseat him
Gus Dur challenges House to unseat him JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Friday he was ready for any move by lawmakers to impeach him. "The DPR (House of Representatives) can call a special session. Go ahead, I'm not worried. I never wanted to be president anyway," Abdurrahman said after Friday prayers at the Baiturrahman Mosque near Bina Graha presidential office.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Poor drainage system leads to flooding
Poor drainage system leads to flooding JAKARTA (JP): Relatively small amounts of rainfall left many streets in the capital, including Jl. Fatmawati in South Jakarta, flooded on Friday, causing bumper-to-bumper traffic across the city. Traffic congestion, which has become a routine sight since the beginning of the annual rainy season, was seen on major thoroughfares such as Jl. Thamrin and Jl. Sudirman, and in numerous locations, including Slipi and Senayan.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
KL approves trans-ASEAN grid
KL approves trans-ASEAN grid KUALA LUMPUR (AFX-ASIA): The government has approved plans for Tenaga Nasional Bhd to negotiate a proposed Trans-ASEAN grid power system with Indonesia, Tenaga Nasional non-executive chairman Jamaludin Jarjis was quoted as saying by The Star. Under the project, electricity from Indonesia will be connected to the national grid for emergency purposes and for Malaysia's future power demand.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Moody's ups ratings on eight Indonesian banks
Moody's ups ratings on eight Indonesian banks JAKARTA (JP): Moody's has upgraded the deposit ratings of eight Indonesian banks to Caa1 following an improvement in their financial performances. The banks involved are: Bank Mandiri, Bank Negara Indonesia, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Bank Tabungan Negara, Bank Danamon, Bank Internasional Indonesia, Bank Pan Indonesia and Bank Bali.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
American Indian-inspired crafts no mere decorations
American Indian-inspired crafts no mere decorations By Kartika Bagus C. YOGYAKARTA (JP): American Indians are legendary among those that admire them even though they have been alienated and often subjected to cruel treatment at the hands of Europeans. American Indians, who used to be the main population on the American continent, are now divided into 350 tribes.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Five commercial banks under BI surveillance
Five commercial banks under BI surveillance JAKARTA (JP): Five commercial banks including one publicly listed bank are currently under the special surveillance of the central bank, according to Bank Indonesia deputy director for banking supervision Sabar Anton Tarihoran. Sabar said Friday that the banks had escaped the latest round of banking closures because the owners had injected fresh money to lift the banks' capital adequacy ratio (CAR) to beyond the minimum 4 percent requirement.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Mustika Ratu wins battle over `Taman Sari' name
Mustika Ratu wins battle over `Taman Sari' name JAKARTA (JP): Local cosmetic giant PT Mustika Ratu has won the battle against its main rival, Martha Tilaar, the owner of PT Martina Berto, over the right to use the name "Taman Sari". The Directorate General for Intellectual and Property Rights has ruled that the brand name belonged to Mustika Ratu which had registered with the authorities before Martha Tilaar did.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
RI plane completes UN mission
RI plane completes UN mission BANDUNG: A Buffalo DHC-9 aircraft, belonging to state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT. Dirgantara Indonesia, returned home Tuesday after a 15-month United Nations humanitarian mission in Kenya. Djoko Widadiyo, a member of the aircraft's crew, told reporters here that during its humanitarian mission in Kenya the 1976 Canada-made aircraft had operated for six to eight hours per day, carrying around eight tons of humanitarian aid for the victims of a local civil war.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Government ourged to take action for better reef management
Government ourged to take action for better reef management By Edith Hartanto NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): A call for immediate action in management and policy to prevent coral destruction was made at the closing of the Ninth International Symposium on Coral Reefs on Friday, demanding that governments and international agencies make a strong commitment to saving the world's environmental heritage.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Native Soul puts on a rocking show at CJ's
Native Soul puts on a rocking show at CJ's By Aida Greenbury JAKARTA (JP): "Just play the sax, will you!" yelled one Middle Eastern guy sitting in front of the bar in CJ's that Thursday night. He had been perched in the same spot since seven o'clock. For the previous two hours, he had been patiently listening to the local amateur band on stage that played songs from the 60's -- over and over again -- interspersed by the odd karaoke wannabes.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
RI to get $50m ADB loan
RI to get $50m ADB loan MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Friday that it had approved a 50 million-dollar loan to Indonesia to improve coastal and marine resource management. Indonesia is in the process of decentralizing the management of natural resources from the national government to local governments, the Manila-based ADB said in a statement. Loan proceeds will help local governments take over the management of coastal and marine resources.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Matsushita to make VCR in RI
Matsushita to make VCR in RI TOKYO (Nikkei): Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics Industries Ltd. will complete the transfer of domestic VCR production to its subsidiary in Indonesia by the end of this year, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Friday morning edition, citing company sources. The company hopes to cut costs by taking advantage of cheap labor and using locally manufactured parts. The transfer of production began in May. P.T.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Jakartans get 'Djakarta!' life magazine
Jakartans get 'Djakarta!' life magazine By Charlie Stevens JAKARTA (JP): The appearance on Sunday of the new city life magazine Djakarta! is occasion for cautious hope in a city struggling with a post-New Order identity crisis. But if the optimism and determination of the magazine's founder and editor, Daniel Ziv, are anything to go by, then Sunday may be the launch of something bigger than just another monthly rag.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Reinforcements arrive in Pontianak
Reinforcements arrive in Pontianak JAKARTA (JP): The National Police dispatched on Friday reinforcement troops to West Kalimantan's troubled capital of Pontianak and took stricter measures to quell the ongoing interethnic clashes there. National Police Chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro said in Surabaya that one battalion of Police's Mobile Brigade departed from Jakarta on Friday for Pontianak with a mission to help local security authorities restore order and disarm the warring groups.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Land dispute shuts Newmont operation
Land dispute shuts Newmont operation JAKARTA (JP): PT Newmont Minahasa Raya, a subsidiary of the United States-based Newmont Corp., shut down on Friday its mining operation in Ratatotok village, North Sulawesi, for the fourth time this year over a land dispute with locals. Newmont said that on Thursday night 15 people entered its mining site, forcing the company to suspend operations.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Nitros to meet Fellas in final
Nitros to meet Fellas in final JAKARTA (JP): Good Fellas will meet Fleming Nitro in Sunday's final of the Sky Rink Jakarta Ice Hockey Open tournament at Taman Anggrek Mall, West Jakarta. Each team collected six points from two victories in their respective groups. Playing in Group One, Good Fellas beat Odessey 5-1 in a match on Friday evening. The Fellas beat Pandawa 6-2 on Thursday. The result left Odessey scoreless, losing to Pandawa 27-0 on Thursday.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Female circumcision
Female circumcision The Jakarta Post has during the last few weeks focused its attention on women and religion, including female circumcision. I disagree with Melly R's statement that female circumcision is a ritual tradition (of Islam?) because nothing at all is mentioned in the Koran, nor in the Hadith sahih (Bukhari and Muslim). Perhaps it should more precisely be called an Arabic tradition which dates back to the year 2000 BC in Egypt as David Lane wrote.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
On Youth Pledge Day
On Youth Pledge Day One country? One nation? One language? Those question marks weren't there when the words were first stated on Oct. 28, 1928 by a handful of young Indonesian intellectuals meeting in Batavia, the present-day Jakarta. "One country, one nation, one language" was the motto that inspired the Indonesian nationalist movement in those early years of its existence and that has since continued to arouse the spirit of freedom and unity among Indonesians.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
A tribute to 'keroncong' composer Gesang
A tribute to 'keroncong' composer Gesang JAKARTA (JP): Sekar Mekar, an innovative keroncong band, will take center stage this Saturday night at 9:30 at the Bali Room in Hotel Indonesia. With a host of top keroncong singers, including Dewi Yull, Tuti Trisedya, Mamiek Marsudi, Toto Salmon and Gatot Soenjoto, the event, called Gesang Nite, is being held to celebrate keroncong maestro Gesang's 83rd birthday.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
SwissAir, MAS may tie up
SwissAir, MAS may tie up KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): SwissAir AG has emerged as a possible strategic partner for loss-making Malaysian Airline System Bhd. (MAS) after talks with Qantas Airways apparently collapsed, according to a report Friday. The online version of The Edge business weekly quoted sources close to the companies as saying that SwissAir was negotiating for a stake in the Malaysian carrier and discussions were expected to be concluded soon.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Eight wushu athletes to compete in c'ships
Eight wushu athletes to compete in c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Three wushu athletes from Jakarta -- Susyana, Gorane Bulana and Herman Wijaya -- are expected to finish in the top six at the Fifth Asian Wushu Championships in Hanoi from Nov. 1 to Nov. 8. The three athletes are among eight Indonesian athletes who will fly to Hanoi later this month for the event. The other five athletes -- Dwi Arimbi, Suhendro, Darwis Taniwan, Sandy Liong and Howandi -- are from North Sumatra.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Moving toward a new broadcast law
Moving toward a new broadcast law By Santoso JAKARTA (JP): The broadcast industry in Indonesia has grown significantly over the last five years. In the radio sector, the number of private stations has increased by about 25 percent over this period, from 794 to 1,007 stations. In television, next year we shall see the emergence of new stations, doubling the total number of stations from five private television stations to 10.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
KL budget woos foreign investors
KL budget woos foreign investors KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia on Friday unveiled a budget for 2001 aimed at boosting foreign investment and infrastructure spending to keep it among the fastest growing economies in the world. Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin proposed to allow foreign companies to take equity in the national carrier Malaysian Airline System, the car maker Proton, and said foreign participation in airports will also be considered.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Toyota plans new RI venture
Toyota plans new RI venture TOKYO (AFX-ASIA): Toyota Motor Corp and Mitsui & Co Ltd said they will set up a joint venture to produce livestock feed and plastic from sweet potatoes in Indonesia. Toyota will take a 90 pact in the venture, PT Toyota Bio Indonesia, which will have capital of 2.1 billion yen, with the balance to be held by Mitsui & Co, they said.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Andersen changes name
Andersen changes name JAKARTA (JP): Andersen Consulting said on Friday that the global management and technology consulting agency would change its name to Accenture. The company said it would cease operating under the name Andersen Consulting as of midnight Dec. 31. "We are a very different organization today than we were when we formed Andersen Consulting back in 1989, so adopting a new name and brand identity is a logical next step in our growth strategy," said Joe W.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 27, 2000:
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 27, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,650 -75 320,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 120 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 435 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 800 -25 10,000 Alter Abadi 190 -10 15,000 Alumindo Light Metal 955 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 280 0 22,500 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,050 0 376,500 Anwar Sierad 300 0 0 APAC Centertex Corp.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
More self-government offers way out of Aceh strife
More self-government offers way out of Aceh strife By Lee Kim Chew BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Acehnese separatism is a festering problem that Jakarta has proved incapable of solving for the past two decades because it has relied largely on force rather than persuasion to end the rebellion. The political leaders in Jakarta are also too preoccupied with their own power struggles to give Aceh the attention it deserves.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Hendrawan, Johan advance to quarters
Hendrawan, Johan advance to quarters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's badminton singles Hendrawan and Johan Hadikusuma reached the quarterfinals of the US$250,000 Danish Open at Farum Arena in Copenhagen on Thursday, while teammate Budi Santoso bowed out in the third round. Top seed and world number one Hendrawan, a silver medalist at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was pushed to the limit in overcoming young Chinese player Chen Wei 15-9, 9-15, 15-9.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Forex reserves increase
Forex reserves increase JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's international reserves rose by US$103 million to $28.34 billion as of Oct. 23 from $28.23 billion in Oct. 13, according to the weekly report issued by Bank Indonesia. The central bank attributed the increase to revenue from crude oil exports and foreign debt disbursement.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Government to look into regent election in Riau islands
Government to look into regent election in Riau islands JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy Surjadi Soedirdja said on Friday he would set up a team to investigate the disputed election of Uzrin Hood as Riau islands regent. "The government will not make any decision until the team completes its investigation into the controversial election," Surjadi said after meeting a delegation of religious leaders, councillors and informal leaders from Riau islands at his office.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
People of Kerebet carve a living out of wood
People of Kerebet carve a living out of wood By Ahmad Solikhan YOGYAKARTA (JP): A young woman was sitting at the side of a furnace, her lips once in a while puffing into a canting, a small dipper to apply wax in batik printing, held between her slender fingers. She was designing batik motifs on wood. Meanwhile, other craftsmen were busy cutting, carving or polishing wood to be shaped into masks, puppets, animal figurines and many other forms.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir vows investigation against opposition leader
Mahathir vows investigation against opposition leader KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad vowed Friday to investigate a prominent opposition figure accused of launching a smear campaign against the Malaysian leader aimed at bringing international economic sanctions that could ruin the country.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
A tale of Jakarta's beginnings
A tale of Jakarta's beginnings By Ida Indawati Khouw When it was first built by the Dutch in the 17th century, Batavia was a walled city, a fortress with four protruding bastions named after precious stones. This is the 62nd article on old and protected buildings in Jakarta. JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Roa Malaka and Pinangsia subdistricts living nearby the estuary of the Ciliwung river in West Jakarta should be proud for they reside in the oldest part of Batavia, the old name of Jakarta.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bank Indonesia will intervene in currency market `if necessary'
Bank Indonesia will intervene in currency market `if necessary' JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia will intervene in the currency market to prop up the ailing rupiah if such a measure would have a positive result, deputy governor Achjar Iljas said on Friday. "We'll intervene if it will be positive. After all, intervention is part of our policy," Achjar told reporters.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Workers in land, sea transport underpaid
Workers in land, sea transport underpaid JAKARTA (JP): The Federation of All Indonesian Workers Union (FSPSI) called on the government to regulate industrial relations in the transportation sector, saying that most of the 18 million employed in the land and sea transportation sectors were underpaid. Ch. David, chairman of the transportation sector union (SPTI) at FSPSI, said the government should give more attention to the poor labor conditions in the land transportation sector.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
KL palm oil ends down
KL palm oil ends down KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures surrendered earlier gains to close lower on Friday following the government's forecast of a 7.5 percent increase in 2001 output. The Finance Ministry said on Friday that Malaysia's palm oil production was expected to rise to 11.45 million tons next year from an estimated 10.65 million in 2000, mainly due to an expected 3.7 percent increase in harvesting area.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Oki prefers to demand review of case
Oki prefers to demand review of case JAKARTA (JP): Convicted murderer Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, 35, has changed his mind about seeking clemency from the President and prefers to demand a review of his case, after the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence imposed on him by the Jakarta High Court in 1997, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Government dismisses allegations of American espionage
Government dismisses allegations of American espionage JAKARTA (JP): The government launched efforts at further damage control on Friday to stop the possibility of corroding ties with the United States when it dismissed allegations that an American was involved in espionage in Irian Jaya and stressed that President Abdurrahman Wahid was "eager" to maintain warm bilateral ties with Washington.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rebels resort to arson again in troubled Aceh
Rebels resort to arson again in troubled Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The official residence of the head of the Prosecutors' Office in Meureude district, Pidie regency and more than 10 shop-houses in Central Aceh regency were burned down on Friday. Police said armed separatist rebels were behind the fires. No fatalities were reported in the two incidents. Pidie Police Precinct chief Asst. Supt.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Yogya's museums in dire need of attention
Yogya's museums in dire need of attention By Anis Suryani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Wayang or shadow puppets usually feature patriotic stories or characters taken from ancient stories like the epic Mahabarata. But when one steps into Kekayon Puppet Museum located in Jl.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
UN to dispatch team to probe murders in W. Timor
UN to dispatch team to probe murders in W. Timor DILI (AP): The UN Security Council will dispatch a special team to East Timor next month to investigate the killings of three UN foreign aid workers in neighboring Indonesia, a top official said on Friday. East Timor's UN administrator Sergio Vieira de Mello said the team would arrive in the capital Dili on Nov. 11.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
'General's son' mobbed
'General's son' mobbed KUTA, Bali: A man, claiming to be the son of a retired Army general, was beaten black and blue by an angry mob in Legian, Kuta, some 12 kilometers west of Denpasar, for refusing to pay for the dozens of clothes he picked from a department store on Friday. The incident took place at the More Core Division store after shop assistant Angelic Oktavia asked the man, later identified as Hendri Tjahyono, to pay for the clothes he had just selected from the store.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Suwondo strikes back, plans to sue Yanatera official
Suwondo strikes back, plans to sue Yanatera official JAKARTA (JP): Alip Agung Suwondo, alias An Peng Sui, a main suspect in the Rp 35 billion State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scandal plans to sue any party who had named him as President Abdurrahman Wahid's personal assistant. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Suwondo said that a certain party had accused him of using such a title in an effort to push executives of the Bulog's employee foundation, Yanatera, to disburse the multi-billion fund.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
MRT project to start early next year, Sutiyoso says
MRT project to start early next year, Sutiyoso says JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso confirmed on Friday that the construction of the mass rapid transit (MRT) would start early next year. "The MRT construction will start early next year because the master plan and the results of the project's environmental impact analysis (Amdal), which are two decisive factors for the project, have already been completed," Sutiyoso said after officially opening the vehicle document service office on Jl.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bogor trains used for gambling
Bogor trains used for gambling BOGOR (JP): Regular passengers on the economy-class trains plying the Bogor-Jakarta route are complaining about the presence of certain men who close the last cars for gambling. The passengers told The Jakarta Post on Thursday that the actions of these gamblers had forced other passengers into the already crowded remaining carriages.
Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB
Refugees want transparency
Refugees want transparency MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: As many as 598 families of East Timor refugees in the regency of Sikka are demanding the administration be fair and transparent in the spending of Rp 2 billion allocated to them. Romanus Nong, spokesman for the refugees said on Friday he and two others representing the refugees had just met with Regent Paulus Moa. "We told the regent to be fair and open in the distribution of the money or we will take legal steps," Romanus said.