Archive: 1 December 2000
60 articles found
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 30, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,950 750 2,981,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 110 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 385 110 1,500 Alfa Retailindo 1,125 0 831,000 Alter Abadi 175 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 925 0 1,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 270 -10 32,500 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,000 0 43,000 Anwar Sierad 300 0 0 APAC Centertex Corp.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Court rejects ex-banker's pleas, continues trial
Court rejects ex-banker's pleas, continues trial JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court rejected on Thursday the pleas advanced by the lawyers for former Bank Aspac director Hendrawan Haryono and decided to continue with the trial. Hendrawan has been accused of allegedly misallocating Rp 583.4 billion (US$63.4 million) in Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support funds.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Are schools ready to accept HIV?
Are schools ready to accept HIV? JAKARTA (JP): "We will address AIDS prevention activities in schools, but we will leave it to NGOs and other organizations to address the problems arising from infection by HIV." This was a recent comment by an official from the Ministry of National Education. While at first glance, this would appear to be a reasonable policy, there is in fact a most important role that schools can play in responding to infection among students; and teachers.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Icuk asks PBSI to improve sponsorship agreement
Icuk asks PBSI to improve sponsorship agreement JAKARTA (JP): Former world badminton champion Icuk Sugiarto called on the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) to improve its performance in raising funds for athletes. "When shuttlers start to talk about their money, suddenly PBSI doesn't seem to have any money at all. It is a sign of their poor performance," he said at his residence.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Kanematsu to sell RI stake
Kanematsu to sell RI stake TOKYO (AFX-ASIA): Kanematsu Corp. said it will sell a 40 percent stake in cotton sales unit PT Nikawa Textile Industry based in Jakarta, Indonesia to Nisshinbo Industries Inc. for an undisclosed amount. After the acquisition, the stakeholding of Kanematsu in Nikawa will fall to 10 percent from the current 50 percent, while that of Nisshinbo will rise to 60 percent, from 20, Kanematsu said.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Relief work goes on amid foul weather
Relief work goes on amid foul weather BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Rescuers continued their efforts on Thursday to find and dig out survivors and victims of the devastating floods and landslides that have wrecked havoc in three Sumatran provinces amid foul weather and difficulties in reaching the disaster-hit areas.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Illness finds its way in by the mouth
Illness finds its way in by the mouth President Abdurrahman Wahid's tirade against Singapore while attending the ASEAN summit last weekend in Singapore has invited instant criticism, with critics denouncing the tirade as an "inelegant" emotional outburst. This should teach him an invaluable lesson about self-restraint in his words and deeds. Maybe now he will stop being such an avid globetrotter and start putting the house in order.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Seismometer stolen from BMG station
Seismometer stolen from BMG station BOGOR (JP): A seismometer belonging to the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) and used to detect and monitor earthquakes and underground nuclear explosions has been missing since early last month, an official said on Thursday. The seismometer disappeared from the BMG station at Pancar Mountain in Cibinong, Bogor. Dadang, the coordinator of data processing at the BMG office for Region II, said the equipment was stolen by a group of unidentified men.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bad experience with AEA
Bad experience with AEA My wife and I insist on the best medical treatment for our children, so I agreed when she chose AEA International (a.k.a SOS Medika) on Jl. Arteri Cipete when our youngest daughter was sick the other week. After a nurse had checked our daughter's weight, we were surprised to hear the doctor talking about her weighing nine kilograms. When informed that the child was about 14 kilos the last time we weighed her, the doctor discovered that the nurse had misread the scales.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
RI palm oil 'to rise to 7.3m in 2001'
RI palm oil 'to rise to 7.3m in 2001' KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Indonesia will produce 7.3 million metric tons of palm oil in 2001, up 12.3 percent from an estimated 6.5 million tons this year, Derom Bangun, chairman of the Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association said. In an interview with Dow Jones Newswires, Bangun said the increase will come mainly from new plantations coming under harvesting next year. Indonesia is estimated to have more than 200,000 hectares of oil palm maturing in 2001.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Dharmala faulted for selling its shares in Manulife
Dharmala faulted for selling its shares in Manulife JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) said on Thursday that the sale of PT Dharmala Sakti Sejahtera's (DSS) 40 percent stake in insurance company PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia (AJMI) violated capital market regulations. Bapepam questioned the Power of Attorney with which DSS sold its 40 percent stake in AJMI to the Virgin Islands-based company Roman Gold Assets Ltd.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
ADB approves US$180m RI loan
ADB approves US$180m RI loan MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday it has approved a US$180 million loan to Indonesia for the improvement of higher education. The loan will go to a project for the restructuring of higher education management through improved governance, autonomy, accountability and accreditation, the Manila-based ADB said in a statement. The program includes the upgrading of information technology and English language education.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
BNI to subscribe to Rp 6.1t worth of staple bonds
BNI to subscribe to Rp 6.1t worth of staple bonds JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) said on Thursday that it planned to exchange bonds worth Rp 6.18 trillion (US$657 million at the current exchange rate) with higher rate staple bonds from the government in a bid to increase its liquidity. BNI president Saifuddien Hasan said the amount represented 10 percent of the Rp 61.8 trillion in government bonds the bank received for its recapitalization program.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Respect results of test on chief justice nominees
Respect results of test on chief justice nominees JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung called on legislators on Thursday to take the results of fit and proper tests on chief justice candidates into consideration during a vote to choose two of the nominees next week. Although he admitted that the tests, conducted by the House Commission II for domestic and legal affairs, could be disregarded in the scheduled Dec.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police gear up for Irian rally
Police gear up for Irian rally By Emmy Fitri JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Hundreds of security personnel paraded through the main streets of Jayapura, the capital city of Irian Jaya province on Thursday as a show of force ahead of a mass rally on Friday to commemorate the anniversary of the 1961 declaration of independence.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Government agrees to allow politicians to run BI
Government agrees to allow politicians to run BI JAKARTA (JP): The government agreed on Thursday to allow political party members to be appointed on Bank Indonesia's board of governors, paving the way for the country's senior politicians to become the central bank governor.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Typhoon triggers floods in RP
Typhoon triggers floods in RP MANILA (AP): Heavy rain and high waves triggered by tropical storm Rumbia flooded many areas of the southern Philippines on Thursday and forced residents to flee from coastal villages, officials said. Although the eye of the storm was still over the Pacific Ocean about 865 kilometers southeast of Manila, its rain clouds had a radius of 250 kilometers and affected wide areas of Mindanao and the central Philippines, officials said.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Team formed to probe councillors' foreign trip
Team formed to probe councillors' foreign trip JAKARTA (JP): The City Prosecutors Office has formed a team to investigate the Rp 4 billion (US$425,500) fund from the Ancol leisure complex developer which had been used to finance a trip for six councillors and 11 city officials to Cape Town in South Africa. "Assistance for Intelligence Unit to Jakarta Prosecutor Office Teuku Dasril lead the team and will finish the investigation within 30-days.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Former ministers blame Soeharto for $87m graft
Former ministers blame Soeharto for $87m graft JAKARTA (JP): Former forestry ministers Hasjrul Harahap and Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo shifted the blame for two allegedly fraudulent mapping projects involving defendant Mohamad "Bob" Hasan to former president Soeharto on Thursday. They testified before the Central Jakarta District Court that their decisions to appoint the defendant's firm to run the projects were in accordance with an order from Soeharto.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Garuda's debt deal 'will not affect CAR'
Garuda's debt deal 'will not affect CAR' JAKARTA (JP): The president of giant state Bank Mandiri, ECW Neloe, said on Thursday that the more than US$200 million debt deal with national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia would not erode its capital adequacy ratio (CAR) position. Neloe said that Bank Mandiri's capital of about Rp 2.6 trillion was still higher than the about Rp 2 trillion loan.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
E. Timor refugees could be home for Christmas: UN
E. Timor refugees could be home for Christmas: UN DILI, East Timor (AP): Many of the East Timorese refugees still living in camps in West Timor could be home by Christmas, the United nation's refugee agency predicted on Thursday. "We are convinced that very soon, possibly before Christmas, we could see substantial numbers of people ... return to this shattered nation and take part in its reconstruction," said the agency's operational chief in Dili, Bernard Kerblat.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
A chink in India's diplomacy?
A chink in India's diplomacy? India's geopolitical reach does not seem to have sufficiently impressed the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Their latest decision not to invite India to the annual summit-level talks involving the ASEAN and its East Asian dialogue partners is not good news for an aspiring global player. However, it is a setback that New Delhi must be able to take in its stride.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Autonomy a disaster?
Autonomy a disaster? From Neraca Recently, worries about the implementation of regional autonomy have been either boldly spoken or timidly voiced. Some are concerned about matters pertaining to indigenous people, while others wonder about the sharing of natural resources. I believe, however, that all these worries are groundless. Regional autonomy is meant to ensure that all Indonesian people across the archipelago -- not only in Jakarta -- can enjoy the equitable distribution of prosperity.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rusdihardjo should 'submit evidence'
Rusdihardjo should 'submit evidence' JAKARTA (JP): Former National Police chief Gen. Rusdihardjo should submit the evidence of President Abdurrahman Wahid's alleged involvement in the Rp 35 billion State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scandal to the police, an officer said on Thursday. The comments were made following media reports that Rusdihardjo had testified before the House of Representatives' Special Committee on Tuesday, asserting the President's involvement in the scandal.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Holland gives aid for child protection
Holland gives aid for child protection JAKARTA (JP): The Dutch government extended 3 million guilders (US$1.2 million) in a grant on Thursday toward child protection programs in Indonesia through the local office of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef). The agreement was signed by Netherlands Ambassador Baron Schelto van Heemstra and Unicef Indonesia chief representative Rolf C.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Drug abuse spurs spread of AIDS in Indonesia
Drug abuse spurs spread of AIDS in Indonesia Widespread drug abuse has spurred not only social ills in Indonesia, but also has escalated the spread of AIDS in the country. AIDS activist Chris W. Green has written the following three articles in conjunction with World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. JAKARTA (JP): The future of AIDS in Indonesia is tied up with drug use. That was the headline of my World AIDS Day article in The Jakarta Post this time last year.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian palm oil rebounds
Malaysian palm oil rebounds KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures bounced back at the close on Thursday on short covering and renewed concern that bad weather may hit plantations, traders said. The benchmark third-month February KPOG1] futures contract was up eight ringgit at 822 ringgit ($216.31) a ton after trading as low as 808. Volume was 1,827 lots, down from 2,282 at the close on Wednesday.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Seminar shows Sukarno as someone who crossed religious boundaries
Seminar shows Sukarno as someone who crossed religious boundaries DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The founding president of Indonesia, the late Sukarno, or Bung Karno, was not only a great statesman, but also a freethinker when it came to religion, crossing the dogmatic boundaries of religion, participants of a seminar concluded recently.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Muslim activists condemn FPI's violent raids
Muslim activists condemn FPI's violent raids JAKARTA (JP): Muslim activists condemned on Thursday the raids on various entertainment centers conducted by the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), saying that the group did not represent the whole Muslim community. Executive of the Muhammadiyah Muslim Youth Association (PP Muhammadiyah) Nadjamuddin Ramly said the violence committed by FPI members in the name of religion was unacceptable.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
The tyranny of development
The tyranny of development This is the first of two articles on developing economies by Sidhesh Kaul, an observer of regional economic and political affairs based in Jakarta. JAKARTA (JP): On Jan. 20, 1949, president Harry Truman, in his inaugural speech before the congress, christened impoverished nation states as "underdeveloped areas" of the world.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
PT Sampoerna to renovate Hotel Indonesia traffic circle
PT Sampoerna to renovate Hotel Indonesia traffic circle JAKARTA (JP): People, including street protesters, will see a new look fountain at the famous Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta following the announcement of PT Sampoerna, a giant cigarette producer, of its plan to undertake a massive renovation worth Rp 3.7 billion (US$393,615).
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Fast Food 3Q net profit up
Fast Food 3Q net profit up JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Fast Food Indonesia, which is the franchise holder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, said on Thursday that its third quarter net profit for this year rose to Rp 18.78 billion (US$1.99 million at the current exchange rate) from Rp 17.09 billion last year. Fast Food attributed the profit growth to higher sales income, which rose to Rp 292.28 billion from Rp 258.86 billion last year.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Low prices to hit Vietnam coffee sales
Low prices to hit Vietnam coffee sales BUON MA THUOT, Vietnam (Reuters): Vietnam's second largest coffee firm said on Thursday the country's robusta exports could plunge this year as low prices discourage farmers from selling beans unless absolutely necessary. Le Duc Thong, director of Daklak September 2nd Import Export Company (SIMEXCO), said that without a recovery in international prices, Vietnam's 2000/2001 coffee exports might drop by as much as 20-30 percent from the previous year.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Lawyers demand acquittal of defendant Soemarjono
Lawyers demand acquittal of defendant Soemarjono SURABAYA (JP): Lawyers defending Col. (ret.) Soemarjono on trial for allegedly producing counterfeit money worth Rp 4.28 billion demanded the local district court here on Thursday acquit the defendant of all charges. In their rebuttal read out by G.K. Widjaja, the defense lawyers' team said the charges against the defendant lacked evidence after two main witnesses, Slamet Hardjo Soemitro and Miyun Hadi Suwito, dropped their testimony.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bakrie Finance 3Q losses up
Bakrie Finance 3Q losses up JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Bakrie Finance Corporation said on Thursday that its third quarter losses for this year surged to Rp 230.50 billion (US$24.51 million at the current exchange rate), almost three times its losses of Rp 66.61 billion in the same period last year. Bakrie's third quarter financial report revealed that a drop in sales and higher operation costs had caused its losses to swell this year.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Toward impeachment?
Toward impeachment? It seems hardly a day goes by without President Abdurrahman Wahid getting himself into some kind of trouble.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
'Stop discrimination against ethnic Chinese'
'Stop discrimination against ethnic Chinese' JAKARTA (JP): Hailing the move of President Abdurrahman Wahid to allow Chinese-Indonesians to openly practice their religion and perform traditional Chinese ceremonies, sociologist Melly G. Tan on Thursday hoped that discrimination against her ethnic group could be immediately stopped. Melly cited the requirement for Chinese-Indonesians applying for a passport to show their citizenship paper.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Guthrie to revamp RI subsidiary debt
Guthrie to revamp RI subsidiary debt KUALA LUMPUR (AFX-ASIA): Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd said it is acquiring interests in plantation companies in Indonesia held by PT Holdiko Perkasa and PT Gemahripah Pertiwi (Holdiko Palm Plantations) as a going concern, and will restructure Holdiko Palm Plantations' existing bank borrowings upon completion of the proposed acquisitions.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
PSMTI won't adhere to political party
PSMTI won't adhere to political party BATAM, Riau: The Chinese-Indonesian community's Paguyuban Sosial Marga Tionghoa Seluruh Indonesia (PSMTI) will not allign with any one political party, the organization chairman said on Thursday. Brig. Gen. (ret) Tedy Yusuf, the outgoing chairman of PSMTI said on the second day of the organization's congress that political aspirations had nothing to do with ethnicity. "Until now Chinese-Indonesian people have had no particular political party," he said.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
M-Web launches new channels
M-Web launches new channels JAKARTA (JP): M-Web, one of Indonesia's leading internet providers, has launched two new channels-- M-Web Travel and M-Web Finance-- designed to provide users with important information for each sector, including breaking news, new products and interative services.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN nations told to address credibility crisis
ASEAN nations told to address credibility crisis BANGKOK (AFP): Singapore's deputy premier Lee Hsien Loong urged ASEAN nations on Thursday to put aside their differences, boost economic cooperation and reverse the perception their alliance was "weakened and drifting". Lee said the 1997 regional meltdown not only devastated regional economies, but also fractured efforts to launch agreements that would have freed up trade and investment among Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates Nov.30
Rupiah Rates Nov.30 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
One arrested hotel shooting
One arrested hotel shooting BATAM, Riau: Batam Police have detained a man on Thursday believed to be involved in a shooting at a hotel on Batam island. Batam Police chief Supt. Bachrul Effendi told reporters that the detainee was identified only as Bus, while two other people identified only as Dar and Hel were still at large.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Man killed over inheritance
Man killed over inheritance TANGERANG (JP): A man allegedly killed his elder brother with a bamboo stick after a heated dispute over an inheritance on Thursday, a relative said. The relative, Suhendra, said at Tangerang General Hospital that 29-year-old Holid, the suspect, and his 34-year-old brother, Edy Rohendra, had often been involved in heated arguments. But their parents' estate had worsened their relationship recently, he added.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Friday Maghrib 5:58 p.m. Saturday Imsak 3:56 a.m. Subuh 4:06 a.m.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indocement closer to debt deal
Indocement closer to debt deal JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cement producer PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa said on Thursday it had secured the commitment of its creditors to restructure debts of US$1.1 billion. Indocement said it had signed an agreement with its lenders, committing both the company and its creditors to a debt restructuring.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Asian currencies down late, cautious investors prefer dollars
Asian currencies down late, cautious investors prefer dollars SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Support for Asian currencies continued to erode Thursday with a host of negative external factors and domestic political concerns providing a bearish backdrop for the region's markets. Asian currencies were universally weaker for the second day in a row as investors displayed their caution by stocking up on U.S. dollars, analysts said.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Yogyakarta's court dance goes public
Yogyakarta's court dance goes public By Y. Bintang Prakarsa JAKARTA (JP): Do you consider Javanese dancing to be long, uneventful and boring enough to fall asleep over? Seeing the lively Lawung or blunt lance dance from the court of Yogyakarta might change your mind. Compared to the Surakarta court, its past rival, the Yogyakarta style is often described as less delicate, less polished, more straightforward, strong and masculine.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Abdurrahman criticized for being undiplomatic
Abdurrahman criticized for being undiplomatic SINGAPORE: Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has gathered an impressive list of descriptions for one so new in tenure: Impetuous, erratic, unpredictable, confusing. These are what his own people are saying, among them his advisers, the political classes, the media. Singaporeans tend to show more forbearance. They accept that he has a frightfully difficult job balancing primal forces in his sprawling country.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Animals have rights, too
Animals have rights, too I have lived in Jakarta for almost a decade and have found several commendable traits about the bustling metropolis, but the ones I am about to mention here are anything but commendable. Much has been said and written in the media about human rights, but regrettably little is said or done about animal rights. I refer specifically to two practices which I find shockingly inhuman. Maybe it is that I am just not desensitized enough.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Sri Bintang cleared of charges
Sri Bintang cleared of charges JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court cleared on Thursday Indonesian Democratic Union Party (PUDI) chairman Sri Bintang Pamungkas of subversion charges and ordered the government to publicly rehabilitate his name. Presiding judge Muhamad Munawir said the decision was based on Law No. 26/1999, which revoked and declared unlawful Law No. 11/1963 on subversion. "The government has revoked the 1963 subversion law.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indosatcom and U.S. firm tie up
Indosatcom and U.S. firm tie up JAKARTA (JP): Indosatcom, a division of state-owned PT Indosat, signed an agreement on Thursday to form a joint venture with MeetChina.com, a San Francisco e-business portal company with a huge operation in China, to start a portal service for local small and medium enterprises. "The new joint venture company will be in full operation by the end of March 2001," said J. Kriswanto, president of PT Indosatcom Adimarga, which runs two business portals, www.dagang2000.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Utut to play white pieces against Peng of China
Utut to play white pieces against Peng of China JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master Utut Adianto will play the white pieces in his second-round match against Grand Master Peng Xiaomin of China at the US$3.5 million 2000 FIDE World Championships in New Delhi on Thursday. "I think I can take advantage of having the white pieces in the first-leg match against Peng, because I have prepared to play the white pieces. It fits my preparations," said a relaxed Utut.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
President talks tough on separatists
President talks tough on separatists JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid warned here on Thursday that any attempt to break away from the republic would be dealt with "accordingly". "Paying close attention to developments in several regions in Indonesia, I would like to convey that (people) should not attempt to proclaim independence from the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia as what has been planned in Irian Jaya or Aceh," Abdurrahman said in a nationally televised address.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
It's a living
It's a living From Media Indonesia Referring to a news article on Nov. 17, 2000, in Media Indonesia, I was extremely impressed and surprised by the determination and spirit of the some 2,000 demonstrators demanding that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign. Some of the protesters stayed at the protest site for three consecutive days and nights, while others traveled back and forth from Bekasi, Serang, Tangerang and Lampung.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
GAM seeks to delay talks in Geneva
GAM seeks to delay talks in Geneva BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) is seeking to delay further talks with the government of Indonesia scheduled to be held in Geneva, Switzerland on Dec. 5 and Dec. 6. Spokesman for GAM at the Geneva talks, Sofyan Ibrahim Diba, told reporters here on Thursday that when GAM agreed to the dates, no one remembered that Dec. 4 was the anniversary of GAM.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
AIDS: Men make a difference
AIDS: Men make a difference JAKARTA (JP): "Eliminate prostitutes! That will solve the AIDS problem." So screams a headline on the website of a well-known professor of psychiatry at the University of Indonesia in his World AIDS Day message. Wish that it was that easy (forgetting for the moment the small matter of human rights). Are sex workers, in particular, and women, in general, the sole source of the problem or the solution? I think they are not.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Telkom subsidiary to provide VoIP service
Telkom subsidiary to provide VoIP service JAKARTA (JP): State-owned domestic telephone operator PT Telkom introduced a new service on Thursday that will enable voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) providers to use its network.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
24 named suspects in killings
24 named suspects in killings BANDUNG: West Java Police chief Insp. Gen. Yun Mulyana said on Wednesday the police had completed questioning 24 suspects in connection with the murder of several men accused of practicing black magic recently. The suspects are expected to go on trial soon at the Cianjur District Court. "The legal proceedings will hopefully put an end to the shaman killings in the area, which have claimed 20 fatalities," Yun said.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
$210m lost due to haze, official
$210m lost due to haze, official KUALA LUMPUR (AP): A drop in tourist arrivals and in agricultural production due to the haze caused by forest fires three years ago cost Malaysia nearly 800 million ringgit ($210 million), Parliament was told on Thursday. Deputy Environment Minister Zainal Dahlan was quoted by state- run Bernama news agency as saying the damage from the haze had been calculated by researchers in University Putra Malaysia near Kuala Lumpur.