Archive: 15 December 2000
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Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Humpuss Intermoda plans to divest 30 percent stake
Humpuss Intermoda plans to divest 30 percent stake JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed shipping and transportation company PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi said on Thursday that it planned to divest up to 30 percent of its stake to strategic investors.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Jakarta-Bandung commercial flight resumes
Jakarta-Bandung commercial flight resumes BANDUNG: The commercial flight from Bandung to Jakarta resumes on Friday (today) after being suspended for two years due to economic woes, head of the air transportation unit at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication Office in Bandung, Ardan...
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 14, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,325 -25 321,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 110 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
YLKI calls for stronger laws against scalpers
YLKI calls for stronger laws against scalpers JAKARTA (JP): Consumer advocates and officials on Thursday called for stronger laws which could crack down on scalpers.Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) vice chairman, Agus Pambagyo said that laws prohibiting people from selling transportation...
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Govt asked to lift fuel subsidy for export companies
Govt asked to lift fuel subsidy for export companies JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina asked the government on Thursday to remove a fuel subsidy to export- oriented companies by requiring them to buy the fuel at international prices.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Currency options may increase Singapore dollar volatility
Currency options may increase Singapore dollar volatility SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The Monetary Authority of Singapore's move last week to loosen rules on onshore currency options trading may be a signal that it's prepared to let the local dollar fluctuate more widely - if not exactly wildly,...
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Education budget to blame
Education budget to blame The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) has revealed that Indonesia has been outclassed in math and science by a neighboring country, Singapore which topped the study in mathematics and was second only to Taiwan in science (The Jakarta Post, Dec.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Inco project in New Caledonia
Inco project in New Caledonia TORONTO (AFP): Nickel company Inco on Wednesday announced it will pump US$100 million in 2001 into continuing a New Caledonian nickel-cobalt project, slated to begin production in late 2004 or early 2005.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Four injured by firecrackers
Four injured by firecrackers BANDUNG: At least four people were injured after a powerful firecracker exploded at the city square (Alun-Alun) at noon Wednesday.Bandung Police chief Sr. Supt. Timur Pradopo confirmed the incident, explaining that four people had been rushed to the hospital.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Serious about unity?
Serious about unity? On Dec. 12 I read in The Jakarta Post an article titled Govt to get tough on Aceh rebels, with mixed feelings. Is our government serious, or is this another statement just for propaganda purposes.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Samsung undecided on sport financial help
Samsung undecided on sport financial help JAKARTA (JP): South Korean electronic giant PT Samsung Electronics Indonesia (SEI) will decide early next year whether it will give financial support to the training program for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Rupiah rates Dec. 14
Rupiah rates Dec. 14 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,909.00 9,909.00 9,362.00 9,456.00Australian dollar 1 4,821.55 5,369.69 5,066.71 5,124.21Austrian schilling 1 568.07 632.19 596.95 603.29Belgian franc 1 193.77 215.65 203.63 205.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Aceh wants 80% of revenues from natural resources
Aceh wants 80% of revenues from natural resources JAKARTA (JP): Aceh has proposed to the government it be given 80 percent of all revenue from natural resources in the province.Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh said here on Thursday the distribution of revenue from natural resources should be regulated...
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Muslim group protests painting exhibition
Muslim group protests painting exhibition YOGYAKARTA: An exhibition of modern art by young artist Sigit Pius Kuncoro at Kedai Kebun art gallery here has been disrupted by a phone threat by a member of the Movement of Ka'ba Defender (GPK), a Muslim fundamentalist group.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
40 foreigners deported this year
40 foreigners deported this year TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang Immigration Office so far this year has deported some 40 foreign nationals for various immigration violations.The director of the Tangerang Immigration Office, Budi Hermanto, said on Thursday 40 percent were nationals from South Korea,...
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Bank Aspac misallocated BLBI funds: Witnesses
Bank Aspac misallocated BLBI funds: Witnesses JAKARTA (JP): Two Bank Indonesia officials said on Thursday that former Bank Aspac director Hendrawan Haryono had misallocated Rp 583 billion (US$61.4 million) out of the Rp 1.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
IMF delays loan disbursement to Indonesia
IMF delays loan disbursement to Indonesia JAKARTA (Dow Jones): The International Monetary Fund will delay the next disbursement of loans to Indonesia under its US$5 billion program to early next year, a senior aide to the country's top economics minister said Thursday.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
More regency staff in Bogor
More regency staff in Bogor BOGOR (JP): The local administration is expecting an influx of 4,700 employees from ministries' regional offices liquidated when regional autonomy is implemented in January, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Govt warns use of ginkgo biloba
Govt warns use of ginkgo biloba JAKARTA (JP): Directorate General for Food and Drug Control (POM) has reprimanded producers of medicines with ginkgo biloba for providing consumers with inadequate information on the substance.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Five arrested for organizing parade
Five arrested for organizing parade JAKARTA (JP): Jayapura Police officers detained five people for allegedly organizing a parade on Thursday to commemorate the 12th anniversary of West Melanesia Independence.Sr. Supt.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Investigators fail to find cause of 1997 SilkAir crash
Investigators fail to find cause of 1997 SilkAir crash SINGAPORE (AFP): The investigation into the 1997 crash of a SilkAir jet has been unable to find out why it plunged into a river in South Sumatra, with the loss of 104 lives, but said deliberate pilot action was a "plausible hypothesis.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
No shortage of Rp 1,000 banknotes: BI
No shortage of Rp 1,000 banknotes: BI JAKARTA (JP): The central bank has doubled the December stock of Rp 1,000 banknotes, including the newly issued series, in anticipation of increased demand ahead of the holidays, a Bank Indonesia official said on Thursday.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Rupiah, Thai baht rise against U.S. dollar
Rupiah, Thai baht rise against U.S. dollar SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The dollar advanced decisively against the South Korean won Thursday, while other Asian currencies finished mixed during regional trading hours.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Mayor to meet businessmen over THR
Mayor to meet businessmen over THR TANGERANG (JP): The mayor of Tangerang will meet with local factory owners to ensure all 400,000 of their employees receive their holiday allowances (THR) at least a week prior to the Dec. 27 and Dec. 28 Idul Fitri holiday.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Firecracker problem
Firecracker problemFrom Warta KotaPlaying with firecrackers in the street has been customary in Jakarta and certain other cities and towns particularly during the Ramadhan fasting month ending with the annual celebration of Idul Fitri throughout the Islamic world.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Soemarjono gets two years in jail for counterfeiting
Soemarjono gets two years in jail for counterfeiting SURABAYA (JP): The Surabaya District Court sentenced on Thursday retired Army colonel Soemarjono, the main defendant in a Rp 4.28 billion (US$455,000) counterfeit money case, to two years in jail, two years lighter than the prosecutors had...
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Bank Danamon, PNM sign deal
Bank Danamon, PNM sign deal JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Danamon signed an agreement on Thursday with PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) to assist the latter to provide loans to small and medium-sized companies (SMEs).
Fri, 15 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 Song 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Talk Show 3:30 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Music 5:30 Ramadhan Special: Mutiara Ramadhan 6:00...
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
eTravel8 begins online services
eTravel8 begins online services JAKARTA (JP): eTravel8, an on-line flight reservation site, launched its service here on Thursday joining five other existing travel portals in attracting customers to buy tickets through the Internet.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Campaign launched to shine a light on the plight of children
Campaign launched to shine a light on the plight of children JAKARTA (JP): The National Social Welfare Agency (BKSN) on Thursday launched a three-month public awareness campaign on the plight of some 50,000 street and abandoned children centered in the country's 12 major cities.The Rp 2.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Riaupulp, BNI help small firms
Riaupulp, BNI help small firms JAKARTA (JP): PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper (Riaupulp) and state-owned Bank BNI signed a memorandum of understanding (MOE) in the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru on Thursday on cooperation in helping develop small enterprises and cooperatives in the province.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Muslim youths want nightspots closed
Muslim youths want nightspots closed MEDAN, North Sumatra: Some 200 Muslim youths took to the streets here on Wednesday, marching to the provincial legislative council to demand the closure of all nightspots and amusement centers during the fasting month.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
TNI sends 2,000 more troops to tense Aceh
TNI sends 2,000 more troops to tense Aceh JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) dispatched on Thursday 2,000 troops for a humanitarian mission to Aceh, which is licking its wounds from recent floods.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
University grooms tennis players
University grooms tennis players SEMARANG (JP): Diponegoro University has become the center of tennis training in the province as many players are students of the university."We set up the club in 1989 to accommodate the juniors and to prevent them from moving to other provinces," said university...
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaFriday Maghrib 6:05 p.m.Saturday Imsak 4:01 a.m.Subuh 4:11 a.m.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Kamra members burn uniforms in protest
Kamra members burn uniforms in protest JAKARTA (JP): Hopes for help appeared to go up in smoke as dozens of People's Security (Kamra) civilian guards burned their uniforms in the lobby of the House of Representatives on Thursday.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Something is rotten in Thailand election
Something is rotten in Thailand election BANGKOK (DPA): Rampant graft in Thailand's general election campaign has raised an unbearable stink, literally, for the Election Commission, whose job it is to keep the polls clean, a news report said on Thursday.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
FPI rallies at West Jakarta police precinct
FPI rallies at West Jakarta police precinct JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) staged a silent protest in front of the West Jakarta Police precinct on Thursday, demanding that the police precinct chief resign over Monday's shooting of an FPI's car.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Fraud evidence getting fishy
Fraud evidence getting fishy BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand's election watchdog has been forced to throw out evidence of vote buying because it can't stand the smell, an election commissioner said on Thursday.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Malaysia palm oil ends down
Malaysia palm oil ends down KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures surrendered early gains and closed lower on Thursday on liquidation ahead of export data for the first half of December due on Friday.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
RI congratulates Bush on his win
RI congratulates Bush on his win JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia congratulated George W. Bush on Thursday on his tenuous victory in the United States presidential election and expressed confidence that the new administration would build on the diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Gus Dur refuses to meet with Sjahril
Gus Dur refuses to meet with Sjahril JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has ruled out meeting with Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin until the murky legal case against him has been resolved, Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on Thursday.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Central Java's 'Wajik Week' industry treats tested by time
Central Java's 'Wajik Week' industry treats tested by timeBy Tarko Sudiarno and Nugroho CH MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): Despite the presence of Western snack food, cakes made from glutinous rice, coconut milk and palm sugar, locally known as wajik, are one traditional snack still popular among the...
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Hotel occupancy rate inches up in 2000
Hotel occupancy rate inches up in 2000 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's hotel industry remained in the doldrums in 2000, with average occupancy rates of all star-and- non-star hotels only inching up to 40 percent from 38 percent in 1999, according to an independent survey.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Accuser tells court he told Estrada 'It's too late'
Accuser tells court he told Estrada 'It's too late' MANILA (Reuters): Philippine President Joseph Estrada's chief accuser testified on Thursday the former actor pleaded with him not to reveal alleged presidential links to gambling syndicates but he told Estrada: "It's too late.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Vietnam set to ink $1.48b foreign investment deal
Vietnam set to ink $1.48b foreign investment deal HANOI (Agencies): Vietnam is set Friday to sign its largest foreign investment deal ever, officials and executives confirmed Thursday.The US$1.48-billion deal, an integrated gas project between the state's PetroVietnam and a consortium of foreign...
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Consumers, producers less upbeat on economy
Consumers, producers less upbeat on economy JAKARTA (JP): A survey conducted by Bank Indonesia reveals that consumers and manufacturers are less optimistic about the future of the economy, which could indicate that economic performance in 2001 will weaken.
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Please clarify
Please clarify We, the Foundation of Indonesian Insurance Consumers (YLKAI), welcome the insurance claim payment by PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia ("Manulife") to the heirs of the late Lt. Col. (Navy) Paulus Tanuhandaru (customer).
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
House to review MoU signed with UNTAET
House to review MoU signed with UNTAET JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives and the government agreed on Thursday to review the memorandum of understanding (MOU) which has been disputed as a legal ground for a joint investigation by the Attorney General's Office and the United Nations...
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
14,949 personnel to secure holiday season
14,949 personnel to secure holiday season JAKARTA (JP): The city has established a joint security team of 14,949 personnel assembled from the police, military, fire department, toll road operators, and Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJ), to secure the city during the Idul Fitri, Christmas and New...
Fri, 15 Dec 2000
Malaysia, Korea eye Myanmar
Malaysia, Korea eye Myanmar YANGON, Myanmar (AP): A Malaysian and a South Korean company have signed agreements to set up two factories worth a total of $4.8 million in Myanmar, official newspapers reported Thursday.