Archive: 20 November 2000
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Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Moral and monetary crisis
Moral and monetary crisisFrom Pikiran RakyatIt's correct what H. Toto Tasmara, president director of PT Karya Bisa Jakarta, said: the monetary crisis inflicting our country is not the main cause of our economic collapse. Its main cause is our moral crisis.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Thousands flee their homes in troubled Aceh
Thousands flee their homes in troubled Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Some 2,000 villagers from Indrapuri district, Aceh Besar regency fled their homes to seek shelter in Banda Aceh on Saturday fearing renewed clashes between Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatists and security forces.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Market awaits deal on BI
Market awaits deal on BI JAKARTA (JP): Analysts and businessmen believe the impending reshuffle of Bank Indonesia's board of governors will not adversely affect the already beleaguered rupiah because the market has factored the trouble at the central bank into the rupiah's exchange rate.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Surjadi names Jamal Banten acting governor
Surjadi names Jamal Banten acting governor SERANG, Banten (JP): Minister of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy Surjadi Soedirja officially inaugurated the new province of Banten on Saturday by naming Hakamuddin Jamal the acting governor of the 30th province.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Nation's fate not in hands of four people only: Amien
Nation's fate not in hands of four people only: Amien JAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais described as nonsense assertions that the fate of the country depended four-people alone -- President Abdurrahman Wahid, Vice President Megawati, House of Representatives Speaker...
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Aspac reclaims Kobatama title after beating Panasia
Aspac reclaims Kobatama title after beating Panasia JAKARTA (JP): Aspac reclaimed the title of the 2000 Nuvo Kobatama national basketball league championship at the Senayan indoor stadium here on Sunday after overwhelming Panasia Indosyntec of Bandung 77-53.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Marching bands more than music and marching
Marching bands more than music and marchingBy Tri Hafiningsih JAKARTA (JP): A marching band performance is real entertainment, not just music and marching around. It is a mixture of music, color, skill and attractions.The music makes you want to sing or dance rather than march around.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Menteng Atas man killed in brawl
Menteng Atas man killed in brawl JAKARTA (JP): A man was killed in a brawl between residents of Pasar Manggis and Menteng Atas subdistricts in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, here on Sunday.Some 200 people, armed with sickles and air rifles, pelted rocks at each other during the clash, which occurred at...
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Limited authority of the police
Limited authority of the policeFrom KompasKompas of Sept. 20 published a news report about the bomb explosion at the Jakarta Stock Exchange building, titled Police optimistic, the community pessimistic.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Indonesia dominates Pencak Silat c'ships
Indonesia dominates Pencak Silat c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Southeast Asian countries dominated the 2000 Pencak Silat World Championships which ended on Sunday by claiming the three top spots at the biennial event.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Cell phones can be a safety hazard
Cell phones can be a safety hazard JAKARTA (JP): Two men became involved in a quarrel when one of them told the other to turn off his cell phone while watching a movie at the cinema. It was obvious that they fought to control their emotions to avoid a physical fight.
Mon, 20 Nov 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 Talk Show 9:00 News 9:30 Music 10:30...
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Mining firms post higher income amid weak prices
Mining firms post higher income amid weak prices JAKARTA (JP): Despite weak world mineral prices, net profits of mining firms in Indonesia rose to US$551.9 million in 1999 from $518.3 million in 1998, according to a survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoppers (PwC).
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Use of styrofoam
Use of styrofoam Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is a well-known fried chicken franchise. In fact, the booming of the fried chicken business in Indonesia was pioneered by KFC years ago. Nowadays we can easily find fried chicken restaurants, both franchise and local: Texas Fried Chicken, California...
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Telkom launches new service
Telkom launches new service YOGYAKARTA (JP): Yogyakarta and Central Java residents who want to get information on anything relating to electricity services of the state-owned electricity company (PLN) can now just dial 290123.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Andi paves way to become national basketball player
Andi paves way to become national basketball player JAKARTA (JP): For Andi Poejakusuma, the 2000 Nuvo Kobatama national basketball league and the Most Valuable Player (MVP) titles are a good start in his basketball career.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Komnas HAM Inquiry working on blueprint
Komnas HAM Inquiry working on blueprint AMBON, Maluku: The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) through its Inquiry Commission on Human Rights Violations and Maluku Mediation (KPMM) is now working on a blueprint which would map conflict prone areas in the region.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
'Indonesians must live with instability'
'Indonesians must live with instability' The blame for the current economic and political crisis cannot be laid at President Abdurrahman Wahid's doorstep alone. Instability is inevitable given the existing political system, according to Takashi Shiraishi, an Indonesia observer at Tokyo University.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting Menembus Batas by Teguh Ostenrik, at Goethe-Institut, Jl. Matraman Raya 23, 8 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, until Dec. 14. * Painting The Old Painting Pre World War II, works of Picasso, Van Gough, Renoir, Chagall, Mondilgliani, Jl.H.R.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Motive for hotel blast undetermined
Motive for hotel blast undetermined JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police chief Sr. Supt. Iwan Nurisman Ismet said that judging from initial evidence the perpetrator of Friday's blast at Omni Batavia Hotel in West Jakarta had no intention to injure anyone.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Livoli final four teams named
Livoli final four teams named JAKARTA (JP): Samator, Bank BNI, Yuso and Perhutani made it through to the men's final four of the 2000 Samator Indonesian Volleyball League (Livoli) to be played at the Senayan Indoor Stadium from Jan. 12 to Jan. 14, 2001.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
New vaccination injector launched
New vaccination injector launched BANDUNG (JP): State-owned medicine and medical device producer PT. Bio Farma Indonesia has launched a new integrated injection and vaccine device called Uniject, which will be used in the national Hepatitis B vaccination program next year.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
ASEAN-EU meet uncertain
ASEAN-EU meet uncertain BANGKOK (AFP): A decision over whether to postpone next month's landmark ASEAN-EU ministerial meeting due to poor EU representation may be made at an ASEAN meeting in Singapore next week, a report said on Sunday.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
APHI official says forest damage worse
APHI official says forest damage worse SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Commissioner for Legal Affairs and Organization of the East Kalimantan branch of the Association of Indonesian Forest Concessionaires (APHI) Achmad Husry disclosed that forest damage in the province is getting worse.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Connecting humanists, naturalists in science
Connecting humanists, naturalists in scienceBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): When Lord Snow's (C.P. Snow, 1905 -- 80) famous paper The Two Cultures was published in 1959, the situation among academics must have been very, very bad.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Brimob personnel injure locals
Brimob personnel injure locals JAKARTA (JP): Several police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) members beat up on Saturday night three people, whom they believed were local hoodlums, in a parking lot in front of Robinson department store on Jl. Pasar Minggu Raya, South Jakarta.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Citarum river pollution alarming: PLN director
Citarum river pollution alarming: PLN director BANDUNG: Director of the state-owned electricity company PT PLN Kuntoro Mangkusubroto called to attention on Saturday the alarming rate of chemical pollution from households and factories along the Citarum river.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Kids raise Rp 17 million
Kids raise Rp 17 million BOGOR (JP): Pupils from privately run Cita Buana School in South Jakarta donated school packages worth Rp 100,000 each to 100 less-fortunate peers in Bogor on Saturday.The pupils, mostly children of mixed marriages, raised the money by holding a charity marathon at their...
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Management shake-up proposed for Monas
Management shake-up proposed for Monas JAKARTA (JP): The City Parks Agency has proposed an integrated system to properly manage the National Monument (Monas) park, dubbed as a landmark of the capital, as it is still in disorder due to the presence of too many street traders and a chaotic parking...
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Japan clinches bronze in pencak silat
Japan clinches bronze in pencak silat JAKARTA (JP): Japan is widely known for its traditional martial arts which includes karate, judo, aikido and jiu jitsu. So the presence of Japanese fighters at the 2000 Pencak Silat World Championships surprised many people.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Justice Party calls for contemplation
Justice Party calls for contemplation JAKARTA (JP): The Islamic-based Justice Party (PK) has called on political and community leaders to use the upcoming fasting month as a time for contemplation and to improve themselves.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Sujudi hopes no serious HMFD outbreak in Indonesia
Sujudi hopes no serious HMFD outbreak in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi asserted on Saturday that most Indonesian children have a strong resistance to infectious diseases thanks to various cultural and ecological factors.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Medco almost doubles 3Q net profit
Medco almost doubles 3Q net profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed oil and gas company PT Medco Energi Internasional booked Rp 530 billion (US$56 million) in net profit in the third quarter of this year, almost twice the Rp 282 billion recorded during the same period last year.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
KLM upgrades business class
KLM upgrades business class KUALA LUMPUR (AFX): KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV said it has spent US$35 million on upgrading onboard facilities for its business class passengers.KLM's fleet worldwide has been enhanced with more comfortable business class seating, general manager for Malaysia,...
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
City of terror?
City of terror? The two latest bomb blasts, which occurred in Jakarta in the past week -- the explosion at noon on Friday at the four-star Omni Batavia Hotel in downtown Jakarta and the blast on Thursday evening at the official residence of Jakarta's Governor Sutiyoso in the prestigious Menteng...
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
NU Jakarta supports Gus Dur until 2004
NU Jakarta supports Gus Dur until 2004 JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta chapter of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) pledged on Saturday to support President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid amid a slew of resignation calls from various quarters.
Mon, 20 Nov 2000
Marzuki asks for more time to capture fugitive Tommy
Marzuki asks for more time to capture fugitive Tommy JAKARTA (JP): As police prepare to question the wife, sister and father-in-law of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra on Monday, Attorney General Marzuki Darusman pleaded on Sunday for "a few weeks" of public patience for authorities to seek out the...