Archive: 29 December 2000
29 articles found
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
2001, a year to define, consolidate
2001, a year to define, consolidateBy Tishy Bruce JAKARTA (JP): The months of November and December, 2000 and January, 2001 are months when the energy says: "Go Within". The end of a year is a time to consolidate.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Irvine not shocked by bombings
Irvine not shocked by bombings JAKARTA (JP): Irish Formula 1 driver Eddie Irvine of the Jaguar team, who has been in Bali since Dec. 24, said he was not shocked by the bomb explosions in several cities in Indonesia.Irvine was not shocked.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Residents flock to recreational sites
Residents flock to recreational sites JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta residents packed the city's popular recreational sites during the post-Ramadhan Idul Fitri holiday here on Wednesday and Thursday.The Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta, the Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII) in East Jakarta and the Ancol...
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
A question mark hangs over Indonesia's long-term future
A question mark hangs over Indonesia's long-term future Dr. Damien Kingsbury, executive officer of Monash Asia Institute, author and editor of six books on aspects of South- East Asian politics, is a TNI (Indonesian Armed Forces) observer.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Intervention vital for overdue wages
Intervention vital for overdue wages PANDEGLANG, Banten (JP): Construction workers for a market project in Pagelaran subdistrict here protested at the regent's office on Tuesday, demanding the administration help to ensure that their employer pay their wages and holiday bonuses.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Intelligence system being restructured, Mahfud says
Intelligence system being restructured, Mahfud says YOGYAKARTA (JP): The government is revamping the national intelligence system as recent terrorist attacks have proven the weaknesses of the old institution, Defense Minister M. Mahfud MD. revealed on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Living in terror
Living in terror The bomb attacks in and outside churches in Indonesia on Christmas Eve must go down as the most heinous mass crime ever committed in this country. This was clearly a concerted and carefully planned campaign designed to kill as well as to instill terror among the population of this...
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Women bear heaviest burden
Women bear heaviest burden Indonesia commemorated Women's Day on Dec. 22. The plight of women during the crisis of the past few years was among the highlights of a recent conference in Leiden on Indonesian women. Linawati Sidarto, a Leiden-based journalist, shares insights from the four-day talks.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Less upbeat for 2001
Less upbeat for 2001 Booming exports and high, stable oil prices, combined with improving consumer confidence following the first democratic election of Indonesian President in over four decades in October, 1999, have boosted the economy with a growth rate of at least 4 percent this year, compared...
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
BPEN to reopen trade promotion centers
BPEN to reopen trade promotion centers JAKARTA (JP): The National Agency for Export Development (BPEN) has plans to reopen three overseas trade promotion centers next year to bolster non-oil and gas exports, according to an agency official.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
President denies rumors of Cabinet shake-up
President denies rumors of Cabinet shake-up JAKARTA (JP): Palace officials on Thursday denied speculation that President Abdurrahman Wahid will reshuffle his cabinet in the New Year as a result of the Sunday Christmas eve bombings.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Boat intercepted off Australia
Boat intercepted off Australia CANBERRA (AP): Authorities intercepted a boat carrying around 50 suspected illegal immigrants from Indonesia in waters off Australia's northwest coast, the government said on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting Flying Horizon by Teguh Ostenrik, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5241069), until Jan. 13. * Photo Exhibition: Yang Terlupakan by students of SMU Tarakanita I, Galeri Foto Cahya, Wisma Surya Kemang Jl.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
IMI gives food commodities
IMI gives food commodities JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Motorsports Association (IMI) handed over food stuff worth Rp 100 million (US$10,530) to police officers and train officials on duty during the eve of Idul Fitri.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Idul Fitri celebrations pass smoothly
Idul Fitri celebrations pass smoothly JAKARTA (JP): Idul Fitri celebrations passed smoothly nationwide with authorities beefing up security during the two- day celebration amid fear of bombings in the wake of the bomb attacks on several churches on Christmas eve.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Beijing opens door to direct links with Taipei
Beijing opens door to direct links with Taipei BEIJING (Agencies): Beijing opened the door to historic direct links with Taiwan on Thursday by grudgingly accepting Taipei's plan for limited exchanges between its offshore islands and the mainland.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Thieves ruffle expensive feathers
Thieves ruffle expensive feathers YOGYAKARTA (JP): Burglars robbed a house on Jl. Prawirotaman here on Thursday stealing, among other things, a cucakrawa bird (pycnonotus zeylanicus) believed to be worth Rp 20 million (US$2,105.3).
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
JNOC to join oil talks
JNOC to join oil talks TOKYO (Nikkei): Japan National Oil Corp. plans to join Japanese firms Indonesian Petroleum Ltd. and Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. in negotiations over developing oil fields in southern Iran, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Saturday morning edition.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Bombings draw reactions
Bombings draw reactions LONDON (Agencies): The reverberations of Sunday's bomb onslaught in Indonesia are drawing critical reactions from abroad with Britain saying that it shared President Abdurrahman Wahid's indignation over the assault.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Idul Fitri spent in quiet solitude by inmates
Idul Fitri spent in quiet solitude by inmates JAKARTA (JP): Idul Fitri was spent in solitude by inmates in Greater Jakarta area on Wednesday.Businessman Ricardo Gelael, a convict in a 1995 land swap deal who along with former president Soeharto's son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, has been sentenced...
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
What kind of leaders are we looking for?
What kind of leaders are we looking for?By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): When in late 1964, Indonesia's first president Sukarno's political power began to show signs of decline, many wondered whether there was another leader in sight.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
No sign of jump yet in number of return passengers
No sign of jump yet in number of return passengers JAKARTA (JP): There was still no significant increase in people returning from their hometowns after the Christmas and Idul Fitri holidays, with local officials saying they do not expect it to increase until Sunday.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Indonesia ready to tackle economic problems: Abdurrahman
Indonesia ready to tackle economic problems: Abdurrahman PARIS (Dow Jones): Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid will give priority to economic matters next year, he told French daily Les Echos in an interview Thursday.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Court critics be patient: Mahathir
Court critics be patient: Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia's newly appointed chief judge must be given a fair chance to clean up the country's tarnished judiciary, the national news agency reported on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Criminal justice system a farce in year 2000
Criminal justice system a farce in year 2000By Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): There is relief that the blindfolded lady of justice with a scale in hand, is a statue."It's good that she's a statue. Had she been alive, she would have opted for death than living here," Agus, who does the paperwork...
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Won, yen fall as other Asian monies mixed
Won, yen fall as other Asian monies mixed SINGAPORE (Agencies): Support from state-run banks helped the South Korean won snap its string of six straight losing sessions on Thursday, while other Asian currencies were mixed in lackluster year-end activity.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
KL cuts growth forecast
KL cuts growth forecast KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia on Tuesday slashed its economic growth forecast to 5.8 percent in 2001 from an earlier 7.0 percent in anticipation of a softlanding in the United States economy.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Force mining firms to solve disputes through talks: NGO
Force mining firms to solve disputes through talks: NGO JAKARTA (JP): The government should issue a ruling that would force mining companies to resolve their conflicts with locals through negotiations and hence minimize risks of human rights abuses, a mining non-governmental organization said.
Fri, 29 Dec 2000
Government undeterred by attacks
Government undeterred by attacks JAKARTA (JP): The death toll in the wave of Christmas eve bomb attacks rose to 16 on Thursday as the government said it was unruffled by the terrorist attacks."We are ready to face terrorist attacks...