Archive: 18 December 2000
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Donors pledge US$2.4b in aid to Vietnam
Donors pledge US$2.4b in aid to Vietnam HANOI (AP): International donors have pledged US$2.4 billion in development aid to Vietnam, praising the government's efforts in pursuing economic reforms.Last year, the aid pledges totaled $2.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Silk Air insurer files lawsuit against Boeing
Silk Air insurer files lawsuit against Boeing NEW YORK (Dow Jones): The insurer of a Silk Air jetliner that crashed in Indonesia in 1997, killing all 104 people aboard, filed a lawsuit Friday blaming the aircraft's manufacturer, Boeing Co. (BA), for a defect in the Boeing 737's design.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Ambonese are haunted by rumors of holiday riots
Ambonese are haunted by rumors of holiday riots AMBON, Maluku (JP): Ambonese are cautious as rumors have it that fresh interreligion conflicts will erupt during the Christmas and Idul Fitri holidays.Chairman of Maluku Protestant Church Synod Sammy Titaley said on Saturday that rumors on possible...
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Women's rights can rebuild nation
Women's rights can rebuild nationFrom Media IndonesiaDec. 10, 2000 heralded the observance of International Human Rights Day. This should increasingly strengthen our resolve to enforce human rights and uphold democracy and justice in Indonesia.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Boeing faces court battle over SilkAir plane crash
Boeing faces court battle over SilkAir plane crash SINGAPORE (Agencies): Thirty-one families of victims from a 1997 SilkAir plane crash will take action against aircraft manufacturer Boeing in U.S. courts in a bid to find out what happened on the doomed flight, the Sunday Times reported on Sunday.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Gus Dur says IMF playing into his enemies' hands
Gus Dur says IMF playing into his enemies' hands BANGKOK (Agencies): Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has claimed that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is bolstering his enemies by delaying its latest aid tranche, according to local media.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Boats could be those feared sunk
Boats could be those feared sunk CANBERRA (AP): Two boatloads of suspected illegal immigrants found off northwest Australia this weekend could be those feared lost at sea last week, authorities said on Sunday.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Pawning business picks up for holidays
Pawning business picks up for holidays JAKARTA (JP): Pawnshops in the capital are no longer dominated by visits from the poor, with many affluent figures, like businesspeople, celebrities and even children of former ministers, visiting the shops often to get loans by pawning their belongings.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Consumers feel more confident about economy
Consumers feel more confident about economy JAKARTA (JP): The consumer confidence index rose to 56.8 from 52.2 on the back of stronger confidence in the economy in the reporting month and its prospects in the coming six months.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Government has no intention of negotiating in Aceh: Activist
Government has no intention of negotiating in Aceh: Activist The signs are that the government has no plans to come to the table to seek a peaceful settlement on Aceh, sociologist Otto Syamsudin who is also the director of Cordova, a non-governmental organization focusing on human rights, told The...
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
PBVSI eyes gold at SEA Games
PBVSI eyes gold at SEA Games SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Volleyball Federation (PBVSI) is aiming to win two golds for the men's division and two silvers for the women's division at the 2001 Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the PBVSI deputy chairman for athletes development Putut...
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Thorny period in Indonesia-Singapore relations is over: Marzuki
Thorny period in Indonesia-Singapore relations is over: MarzukiBy Budiman Moerdijat JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman, after a meeting with Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, said that the thorny period between the two countries which erupted...
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Demo to be held against workers' rights abuses
Demo to be held against workers' rights abuses JAKARTA (JP): Some 100 workers from West Java who used to work abroad are slated to gather at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout on Monday in a rally to commemorate International Migrant Workers Solidarity Day and as part of the campaign against violence...
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaMonday Maghrib 6:07 p.m.Tuesday Imsak 4:02 a.m.Subuh 4:12 a.m.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
SMUN 70 stages photo expo
SMUN 70 stages photo expo JAKARTA (JP): Students of state run senior high school SMUN 70 will launch on Monday an exhibition of their photographs at the Foto Cahya Gallery in Kemang, South Jakarta.Altogether, some 70 black and white and color prints will be displayed in the exhibition which will...
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
10 die ahead of Gus Dur's visit to Aceh
10 die ahead of Gus Dur's visit to Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): An ominous specter of violence looms ahead of President Abdurrahman Wahid's visit here on Tuesday, as at least 10 people died in separate incidents across the province over the weekend.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Astra Graphica divestment
Astra Graphica divestment JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed information technology company PT Astra Graphica said it had completed the divestment of all of its non-ore business activitiesThe company said on Saturday it had sold its shoe-making business unit and its leather and garment business units to...
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Government considering presidential decree on fuel price policy
Government considering presidential decree on fuel price policy JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering to issue a presidential decree to require export oriented companies to buy fuel at international prices, according to a senior government official.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Yaspem foundation helps Maluku refugees, the poor
Yaspem foundation helps Maluku refugees, the poor JAKARTA (JP): Maria Mediatrix Mali, a resident of Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara, and director of the Society Development Foundation (Yaspem), dashes to a pig sty in nearby Kewapante village.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Year-end fun, festivities at Jakarta hotels
Year-end fun, festivities at Jakarta hotels JAKARTA (JP): Star-rated hotels in the capital are again busy offering special room, food and entertainment packages to woo Jakartans and holidaymakers observing the upcoming Christmas, Idul Fitri and New Year's Eve festivities.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
McDonald's yet to decide on aid for SEAG contingent
McDonald's yet to decide on aid for SEAG contingent JAKARTA (JP): Fast food firm McDonald's Indonesia aims to help the Indonesian contingent in the 2001 Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games but the company is still considering the mechanism to be employed.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Police arrest kidnapper of gambling king's grandson
Police arrest kidnapper of gambling king's grandson JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested one of four suspected kidnappers of deceased gambling boss Nyo Beng Seng's grandson on Thursday, an officer said over the weekend.Head of the city police's general crime investigation unit, Asst. Supt.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Indonesian media and the absence of peace
Indonesian media and the absence of peace The following is based on a presentation by The Jakarta Post journalist Santi Soekanto at a workshop on the role of the media in promoting peace, held in Manila from Dec. 3 to Dec. 6, and hosted by the Singapore-based Asian Media Information Centre.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Onyx urn largest in the world
Onyx urn largest in the world TANGERANG (JP): The 4.89 ton urn for the placing of joss- sticks in the Nimmala Buddhist Monastery, which recently won a certificate for its remarkable size from the Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI), is now waiting for its name to be written up in the prestigious...
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Papua rights activist questioned
Papua rights activist questioned JAKARTA (JP): The director of the Irian Jaya office of the Institute for Human Rights Research and Advocacy (ELSHAM), Johanes G. Bonay, was questioned at the Jayapura Police station on Saturday for allegedly slandering the police.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Death threat and right to live
Death threat and right to live I totally disagree when a person caught red handed for stealing a motor-cycle is beaten to death by a mob. Once again a pickpocket was caught stealing, immediately beaten and then burned to death. I don't agree with this type of street justice.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Light moment for 6,000 orphans
Light moment for 6,000 orphans JAKARTA (JP): The McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants provided meals for more than 6,000 orphans at a breaking of the fast gathering at the Senayan Indoor Tennis Stadium, Central Jakarta on Sunday.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Committees for property rights bids
Committees for property rights bids JAKARTA (JP): The government has set up two committees to examine appeals filed by applicants whose requests for patents and trademarks of their products have been rejected by the directorate general of intellectual property rights of the Ministry of Justice and...
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
People in Kudus live in religious harmony
People in Kudus live in religious harmonyBy Wahyuni Kamah KUDUS, Central Java (JP): After a bit of bargaining, a pedicab driver finally agreed to take me to Kudus Tower from the town square for Rp 4,000.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Police destroy liquor, firecrackers
Police destroy liquor, firecrackers BANDUNG: About 43,000 bottles of liquor and 433,000 firecrackers seized during a recent police operation were destroyed here on Saturday.Bandung Police chief Supt. Bagus Kurniawan said the alcohol was confiscated from dealers, bars and street vendors as part of a...
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Mob loots hard liquor from stores
Mob loots hard liquor from stores PURWOKERTO, Central Java: A mob of some 100 people calling themselves the Wangon District Ukhuwah Muslim Group raided dozens of stores and kiosks in the district late Saturday, and seized thousands of bottles of liquor."What they did was illegal.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Governor to raise minimum wage
Governor to raise minimum wage SEMARANG: Governor Mardiyanto said on Saturday he would bow to demands to increase the 2001 minimum monthly salary of workers in the province from the earlier decreed Rp 234,000.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Heavy rain to come through January
Heavy rain to come through January JAKARTA (JP): Heavy seasonal rains will continue to affect most areas of Indonesia except for Java where only light sporadic rain will fall from overcast skies, an official said.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Abdurrahman attacks IMF and Lee Kuan Yew
Abdurrahman attacks IMF and Lee Kuan Yew BANGKOK (Agencies): Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid accused the IMF of bolstering his enemies by delaying its latest aid tranche and criticized the Singapore government for doing nothing to curb speculation on the rupiah.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Carlsberg in joint venture with Singapore-based beverage company
Carlsberg in joint venture with Singapore-based beverage company COPENHAGEN (Reuters): Danish brewery group Carlsberg said on Friday it signed a joint venture agreement with Singapore-based Chang Beverage Company to form Carlsberg Asia Ltd, a 50-50 joint venture.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
MU plans Chinese and Malay website
MU plans Chinese and Malay website HONG KONG (AFP): Manchester United, the world's wealthiest soccer club, will launch Chinese and Malay language websites in March for its huge regional fan base, a report said on Sunday.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Tickets to Java all sold out
Tickets to Java all sold out BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): Thousands of migrants from Java living here may have to postpone their plans to go home for the coming holidays as tickets for pre-Christmas departures to Jakarta and Surabaya through Sepinggan Airport and Semayang Port here were all...
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
E. Java pawn business booming
E. Java pawn business booming JEMBER, East Java (JP): Local pawn offices here have been allocated an additional Rp 2 billion (US$210,526) to anticipate a jump in the number of people pawning their belongings to raise money for the holiday season.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Cellular operators spend $800m to expand networks
Cellular operators spend $800m to expand networks JAKARTA (JP): The country's seven cellular operators have invested more than US$800 million this year to expand their networks, the Association of Indonesian Cellular Operators (ATSI) said on Saturday.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Sheraton Surabaya raises aid funds
Sheraton Surabaya raises aid funds SURABAYA: The Sheraton Surabaya Hotel Towers has raised over Rp 176 million as of November as part of a worldwide program to help children.The program, called Check Out for Children, is coordinated by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and encourages...
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Dubious nature of YLKAI
Dubious nature of YLKAI It was interesting for Manulife to receive a public letter from the Foundation of Indonesian Insurance Consumers (YLKAI), an organization which claims to represent the interest of insurance consumers in Indonesia, but which Manulife is aware of being run by lawyers...
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Top NU ulemas still support Abdurrahman
Top NU ulemas still support Abdurrahman MALANG, East Java (JP): Top ulemas of the country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) are said to still support President Abdurrahman Wahid despite being critical of his leadership, NU chairman Hasyim Muzadi has said.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Post-Idul Fitri acts of violence
Post-Idul Fitri acts of violenceFrom Rakyat MerdekaFrom my observations of the current political situation in Indonesia, I can tell that political parties, as well as NGOs, have been demanding their rights to the current government, or expressing their objection or disapproval toward other parties,...
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Nokia launches new cell phone
Nokia launches new cell phone JAKARTA (JP): Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia Mobile Phones Pte. Ltd. introduced its Bluetooth solution for wireless connectivity between a mobile phone and a personal computer (PC).
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Ethnic brawls in West Kalimantan still going on
Ethnic brawls in West Kalimantan still going on JAKARTA (JP): Brawls between Madurese migrants and locals in Kereng Pangi area, Katingan Hilir district, Kotawaringin regency, Central Kalimantan, continued on Sunday as four buses were set on fire.The buses of P.O.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Prima to play 15 tours abroad
Prima to play 15 tours abroad SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) Central Java chapter chairman Soekendro said on Saturday that the body supports its junior player Prima Simpatiaji to compete in 15 tournaments abroad.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: A Letter from the Ocean by Mosista Pambudi at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3458771), until Jan. 24.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Trust is the crux of national integration
Trust is the crux of national integration Preserving patience, as the President urged last week, is not a realistic way to escape from the crisis, writes Mochtar Buchori. JAKARTA (JP): I felt quite appalled reading the report of President Abdurrahman Wahid's speech on Dec. 13.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Free SMS chatting for GSM phone users
Free SMS chatting for GSM phone usersBy Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): Johny Adrian, an 18-year-old student, taps at the keypad of his silver-metallic cellular phone as he sits with friends at a shopping mall, sending text messages to other friends.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Baby drama in Malaysia
Baby drama in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Three Malaysian robbers trying to escape pursuing police officers stole a car, taking the owner's baby with them, according to a report on Sunday.The Sunday Star said the trio only managed to drive a short distance before crashing, and being arrested.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Kamra seeks final verdict on their future
Kamra seeks final verdict on their future JAKARTA (JP): Some 1,000 civilian guards of the People's Security (Kamra) from Central Java arrived in the capital on Sunday to seek the government's final decision on their fate as their period of service is due to end on Dec. 31.
Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Government issues new debt restructuring policy
Government issues new debt restructuring policy JAKARTA (JP): The Financial Sector Policy Committee (FSPC) has issued a new ruling that will provide the legal basis for creditors regarding concessions that can be granted to debtors in a bid to accelerate debt restructuring process.