Archive: 11 December 2000
41 articles found
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Drugs with PPA put consumers at high risk: YPKKI
Drugs with PPA put consumers at high risk: YPKKI JAKARTA (JP): To give four months to cough and cold medicine producers to "adjust" the amount of phenylpropanolamine (PPA) -- a substance reportedly known to cause hemorrhagic stroke -- in their drugs, is a risky disservice to the public, the chief...
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Cellular services for holidaymakers
Cellular services for holidaymakers Holidaymakers celebrating Idul Fitri, Christmas and New Year will be able to access nearest points of services during their journeys by using their cellular phone handsets.The TelkomselSIAGA service is provided by GSM operator Telkomsel.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
BI to adopt risk-based bank supervision
BI to adopt risk-based bank supervision JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia will gradually shift its banking supervision system from the current compliance-based mechanism to include the internationally practiced risk-based system starting next year, according to a senior official at the central bank.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
India to allow BPCL to go it alone with refinery: 'PTI'
India to allow BPCL to go it alone with refinery: 'PTI' NEW DELHI (Reuters): The Indian government has decided to allow Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd to build the Bina refinery without a joint venture partner due to a lack of response from prospective equity partners, the Press Trust of India quoted...
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Banten gets funds from West Java
Banten gets funds from West Java SERANG, Banten: The West Java provincial council has approved the allocation of some Rp 6 billion (US$631,578) to be used as an "operational fund" for the newly established Banten provincial administration.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
A note for Muladi
A note for MuladiFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe process of selection of chief justice from the nominees is now completed. It is almost certain that Muladi will be chosen the new Supreme Court's chief justice.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Govt to reject new visa-free facility plan
Govt to reject new visa-free facility plan JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra has said the government would probably reject the idea proposed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to give a visa- free facility for foreigners from some 20 countries in Europe and...
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
KUHP 'must address all crimes' against women
KUHP 'must address all crimes' against women JAKARTA (JP): Activists are calling for greater recognition of violent acts against women in the Criminal Code (KUHP) as currently most articles in the code only address general physical crimes.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 3:30 a.m. Ramadhan Special: Uraian Syiar Sahur 4:30 Ramadhan Special: Koran Recital 5:30 Ramadhan Special: Pelajaran Iqro 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Officials refuse to give up govt cars
Officials refuse to give up govt cars PADANG, West Sumatra: The local administration said that four officials out of 28 who just retired or moved, have refused to return their official cars.Antara reported that the officials should have returned their official vehicles last month at the latest.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Man dies of slash wound
Man dies of slash wound JAKARTA (JP): An allegedly drunk man died of a slash wound to his head after a quarrel with a ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver in Kota Bambu Selatan subdistrict in Palmerah, West Jakarta on Saturday.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Small-scale vendors' outcry
Small-scale vendors' outcryFrom Media IndonesiaWe are owners of small shops all over Jakarta and earnestly ask the relevant government agencies to immediately close down IndoMart chain supermarkets as they have robbed us of our right to run small-scale businesses.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
RI heading for a 'banana republic'?
RI heading for a 'banana republic'?By J. S. Uppal YOGYAKARTA (JP): Since the crisis in Indonesia, some macroeconomic variables have shown minor improvements. From 1999 to 2000, the real gross domestic product growth rate has increased by 1.5 percent to 2.5 percent.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Man arrested for selling gun
Man arrested for selling gun JAKARTA (JP): Pancoran police in South Jakarta arrested a man attempting to sell a gun in a housing complex on Friday night.Chief of the subprecinct, Asst. Supt. IGN. Susanto, said on Saturday that Mimin Ardianto, 22, was just about to sell the gun to a man set up by...
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Prison governor honored at death
Prison governor honored at death BANGKOK (AFP): The Thai prison governor who died of injuries sustained in a hostage drama staged by a band of Myanmar convicts last month is to be given a royal honor at his cremation this week, reports said on Sunday.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Sucofindo chosen to reevaluate PLN's assets
Sucofindo chosen to reevaluate PLN's assets JAKARTA (JP): The government has appointed state surveyor company PT Sucofindo to reevaluate the assets of state electricity company PT PLN.Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the ministerial team supervising PLN's...
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Asia-Pacific women meet for peace
Asia-Pacific women meet for peace HANOI (AFP): A group of 150 women from the Asia Pacific region have issued a declaration for peace following a three-day conference in the Vietnamese capital, organizers said on Sunday.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Man kills his business partner
Man kills his business partner BOGOR (JP): Edi, a resident of Rabak subdistrict, stabbed his business colleague Aliyudin, 35, to death on Saturday night, after being dissatisfied with the victim's manner of distributing profits from their joint used-wheel business.A witness said it was 6:30 p.m.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Pare down Jakarta's budget
Pare down Jakarta's budget As a resident of Jakarta, I thank God and fully support the resolve of City Council Commission C for city revenue chairman Amarullah Asbah, to remove nonsensical budget items from the capital's 2001 draft budget. (Media Indonesia Dec. 5, 2000).
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
FIFA recognizes improving Nigeria
FIFA recognizes improving Nigeria JOHANNESBURG (AFP): Nigeria has emulated South Africa by winning the FIFA Mover of the Year competition.The annual award from the controlling body of international soccer goes to the country that makes the most progress on the monthly rankings and Nigeria pipped...
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Wartime forced labor case settled
Wartime forced labor case settled Kajima Corp. agreed on Wednesday to settle a damage suit brought by Chinese laborers who were forced to work in a mine in Akita Prefecture during World War II operated by Kajima-gumi, the predecessor of Kajima Corp.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Thoughts on human rights
Thoughts on human rights More than two-and-a-half years after the fall of the authoritarian New Order regime -- and 52 years after the United Nations passed the historic Universal Declaration on Human Rights -- some very basic issues concerning people's basic rights continue to bother this nation.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Sociologist warns of administrative crisis
Sociologist warns of administrative crisis JAKARTA (JP): A sociologist warned on Saturday of a possible administrative breakdown if President Abdurrahman Wahid continued to govern in an enigmatic and confusing manner.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
UGM spearheads comparative religion program
UGM spearheads comparative religion programBy Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): Asians, especially Indonesians, no longer have to go to the United States to pursue religion comparative study at postgraduate level.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Australia-RI ties improving
Australia-RI ties improving JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Sunday that bilateral relations with Indonesia are greatly improved following last week's ministerial meeting in Canberra.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Abdurrahman set to visit Aceh despite violence
Abdurrahman set to visit Aceh despite violence JAKARTA (JP): Despite a grenade attack on the home of newly- appointed Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh and recurring violence that has claimed the lives of one soldier, two police officers and a civilian on Saturday, President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid...
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Youths sought to promote peace
Youths sought to promote peace JAKARTA (JP): The Office of the State Minister of Women's Empowerment and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) are working out a program to train youths from conflict-stricken regions to serve as peacemakers on their home soil.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Unknown group attacks cafe, restaurant in Kemang
Unknown group attacks cafe, restaurant in Kemang JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of men attacked the Salsa Club cafe and the Pasir Putih Seafood Market Grill & Bar, both in Kemang, South Jakarta, on Saturday night, causing losses of hundreds of millions of rupiah.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Arianespace remains upbeat on RI satellite market
Arianespace remains upbeat on RI satellite marketBy Tantri Yuliandini HONG KONG (JP): Indonesia remains an important market for satellites despite the country's current economic troubles, according to a senior executive of the French-based satellite launch company Arianespace.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Irian-PNG border remains tense after rebel attack
Irian-PNG border remains tense after rebel attack JAKARTA (JP): The situation remained tense in parts of Irian Jaya on Sunday after at least one person was killed in an attack by separatist rebels on a logging camp in Skouw village, some two kilometers from the border of Papua New Guinea.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Student dies of stab wounds in a brawl
Student dies of stab wounds in a brawl JAKARTA (JP): A senior high school student was mobbed to death on Jl. Subur in Menteng Atas subdistrict, South Jakarta, early on Sunday morning.Sixteen-year-old Heri Susanto died at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital after suffering 14 stab wound injuries...
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Open government schools give education to the poor
Open government schools give education to the poor JAKARTA (JP): The prolonged monetary crisis has resulted in an alarming number of school dropouts. Records from the Ministry of National Education show that some six million children have not continued their education beyond elementary school.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Gus Dur's planned visit to Aceh
Gus Dur's planned visit to Aceh On the advise of Minister of Defense Mahfud MD, President Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur is now scheduled to visit Aceh on Dec. 19, 2000, not on Dec. 15, 2000 upon his return from his trip to Bangkok, as previously planned.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Sharp divisions remain ahead of ASEAN-EU talks
Sharp divisions remain ahead of ASEAN-EU talks VIENTIANE (AFP): The European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations remained at odds on a series of key issues on Sunday as the two sides prepared to resume ministerial talks after a three-year hiatus.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Government fails to try rights offenders: Todung
Government fails to try rights offenders: Todung JAKARTA (JP): A noted human rights activist said on Sunday that the current government was repeating its predecessors' failure to bring human rights perpetrators to trial and to uphold the people's basic rights.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Postmen who also deliver computers
Postmen who also deliver computers KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's postmen are carrying more than just cards this festive season -- they also deliver computers. But the government's unusual scheme, part of its drive to bring information technology to the people, has come under fire from retailers...
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
President donates Rp 300m to N. Sulawesi flood victims
President donates Rp 300m to N. Sulawesi flood victims JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid donated on Saturday Rp 300 million (US$31,578) to flood victims in the North Sulawesi capital of Manado.Speaking during a one-day visit to the flood-hit areas in the province, Abdurrahman called on the...
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Principal assets up 50%
Principal assets up 50% JAKARTA (JP): Pension fund management company PT Principal Indonesia said assets under its management rose 50 percent to Rp 230 billion (US$24.21 million) this year, crediting strong marketing efforts for the increase.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Drunken Navy men mobbed
Drunken Navy men mobbed JAKARTA (JP): Three Navy personnel were mobbed by several pedicab and motorcycle taxi drivers at the Tanjung Priok bus station, North Jakarta, on Saturday morning after the three got drunk and ran amok, a police report said.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Questioning on E. Timor mayhem to go on: Marzuki
Questioning on E. Timor mayhem to go on: Marzuki JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on Sunday that his office, together with the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), will resume efforts to question 22 witnesses in connection with violence in East Timor last year,...
Mon, 11 Dec 2000
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaMonday Maghrib 6:03 p.m.Tuesday Imsak 3:59 a.m.Subuh 4:09 a.m.