Archive: 7 December 2000
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Thu, 07 Dec 2000
More Swedes arrived in Bali: Report
More Swedes arrived in Bali: Report SANUR, Bali, (Antara): Bali receives more visitors from Sweden with the number of Swedish visitors increasing by 17.4 percent between January and September 2000 as compared to the same period last year.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
RI outclassed in maths and science
RI outclassed in maths and science JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia ranks among the six most poorly educated countries in mathematics and science, according to a survey of 38 members of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Singapore TV personality jailed
Singapore TV personality jailed SINGAPORE (AFP): A high profile Singaporean news presenter, whose supporters include Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, has been jailed for two months for pouring hot water on her Indonesian maid, reports said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Sjahril returns to Bank Indonesia
Sjahril returns to Bank Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin returned to office on Wednesday after five months in detention, while the House of Representatives special team vowed to speed up the deliberation of the government-proposed bill on the amendment of the central...
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Gun stolen from car at DPR complex
Gun stolen from car at DPR complex JAKARTA (JP): Police are still searching for a thief who broke into a car at the People's Consultative Assembly/House of Representatives (MPR/DPR) compound on Tuesday and stole a bag containing a pistol, a police report stated on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Stop developing real estate in Ancol, councilors plead
Stop developing real estate in Ancol, councilors plead JAKARTA (JP): Expansion of a residential area in Ancol, North Jakarta, should be stopped to avoid disrupting operations at Tanjung Priok seaport, councilors said.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 6, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,525 25 2,599,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 110 0 50,000 Alakasa Industrindo 425 5 1,000 Alfa...
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Discovering wholeness, simplicity through art
Discovering wholeness, simplicity through artBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): What kind of art is this? You take one panel of canvas and paint it plain red acrylic, another one white and put the two side by side for an exhibition -- and price it at eight million rupiah?Perhaps in this context the...
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Singaporean tried for overstaying
Singaporean tried for overstaying TANGERANG (JP): Singaporean national Lim Eng Kok, alias Tan Paulus, 69, faces a maximum punishment of five years for overstaying the time allowed for his stated purpose in Indonesia.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
RI food production 'stable' despite floods in Sumatra
RI food production 'stable' despite floods in Sumatra BANGKOK (AP): Despite severe floods on the island of Sumatra recently, food production in Indonesia has stabilized, the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture organization said Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Asia still faces uphill battle: WB
Asia still faces uphill battle: WB WASHINGTON (AFP): East Asia's recovering economies face an obstacle-strewn road back to full prosperity and could be badly hit by any prolonged slowdown in the U.S. economy, the World Bank warned Tuesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Impeachment a wake-up call, Estrada says
Impeachment a wake-up call, Estrada says MANILA (Reuters): President Joseph Estrada, appearing in public on the eve of his impeachment trial, said on Wednesday he would leave his fate in the hands of God and the senators who judge him.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Immigration official nabbed for drugs
Immigration official nabbed for drugs JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested an Immigration officer at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for stealing drugs contained in packages which were being processed by his office, Jakarta Police Detectives chief Sr. Supt. Harry Montolalu said on Tuesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
City to ever record new budget surplus
City to ever record new budget surplus JAKARTA (JP): The city administration expects to achieve a Rp 400 billion (US$42,100) surplus in the nine-month budget period, ending this month, due to a remarkable increase in its overall earnings, City Revenue Agency head Deden Supriyadi said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Nov. 11 caucus established by 32 legislators
Nov. 11 caucus established by 32 legislators JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-two "alumni" of a recent informal meeting of legislators announced on Wednesday the establishment of the November 11 Caucus, a discussion forum meant to seek solutions to the nation's problems.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Women After Women, at Seniwati Showspace, Ubud Main Street, until Dec. 26. * Painting by German artist Peter Dittmar, at Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl Raya Sayan (Phone: 0361 979253), Dec. 28 to Feb. 10.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
1.3 tons of marijuana seized
1.3 tons of marijuana seized JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police seized some 1.3 tons of dried marijuana on Wednesday and arrested five suspected traffickers in Kembangan Selatan subdistrict, West Jakarta.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Security lapse at airport
Security lapse at airport HANOI (DPA): For the second time in as many weeks, an intruder found his way onto the tarmac in Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat airport and approached a Vietnam Airlines jet unhindered, officials admitted on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Rupiah Rates Dec.06
Rupiah Rates Dec.06 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,015.00 10,015.00 9,467.00 9,563.00Australian dollar 1 4,892.44 5,440.15 5,137.74 5,194.62Austrian schilling 1 577.12 641.50 606.05 612.55Belgian franc 1 196.86 218.82 206.73 208.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Anti-corruption not merely a slogan for morgue workers
Anti-corruption not merely a slogan for morgue workers JAKARTA (JP): Many people are surprised to discover that civil servants are able to survive as well as they do despite the paltry wages they earn. It is often assumed they are only able to make ends meet thus through corruption.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
PSSI plans to hire neutral auditing firm
PSSI plans to hire neutral auditing firm JAKARTA (JP): As a way to improve the financial situation of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI), chairman Agum Gumelar announced on Tuesday evening a plan to hire PricewaterhouseCoopers to audit the PSSI.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Japan to become military observer
Japan to become military observer BANGKOK (AFP): Japan is to become an observer at next year's Cobra Gold military exercises between U.S., Thai and Singaporean troops, while China and South Korea have also expressed an interest in attending, a report said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Singapore FM to lead delegation
Singapore FM to lead delegation SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore is sending Foreign Minister S. Jayakumar to a planned meeting between ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) in Laos next week, the government said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Aid to East Timor at critical stage: Patten
Aid to East Timor at critical stage: Patten BRUSSELS (AFP): Aid to East Timor to establish "the basis for a stable and democratic country" is at a "critical stage," EU commissioner for external relations Chris Patten told an East Timor donors conference here Tuesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
MAS eases Singaporean dollar policy to boost investment
MAS eases Singaporean dollar policy to boost investment SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore's central bank on Wednesday announced moves aimed at increasing foreign investment that eased but did not lift its "non-internationalization" policy on the local dollar.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Gorontalo people challenged to build the new province
Gorontalo people challenged to build the new province GORONTALO, North Sulawesi (JP): Gorontalo officials welcomed the establishment of the new province, cautious of the need for qualified human resources.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
University to host kickboxing c'ships
University to host kickboxing c'ships SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): State-run Sebelas Maret University will host the Tarung Derajat (Indonesian Kickboxing) national championships in April, an event that will be attended by about 200 kickboxers.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Govt plans to turn coal into fuel
Govt plans to turn coal into fuel JAKARTA (JP): The government is studying the possibility of establishing a coal liquefaction plant to benefit from the country's massive coal reserves, especially in South Sumatra, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Penitentiaries need modern security systems: Yusril
Penitentiaries need modern security systems: Yusril JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra blamed the prisons' poor security systems on Wednesday for rising numbers of inmates fleeing the penitentiaries."It happened ...
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Banks allowed to trade up to 25% of bond portfolio
Banks allowed to trade up to 25% of bond portfolio JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Wednesday it would allow recapitalized banks to trade up to 25 percent of the outstanding government recapitalization bonds they hold for stapled bonds, up from the original ceiling of 15 percent.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Support for SPI
Support for SPIFrom Warta KotaI support the plan of the Indonesian Association of Attorneys (SPI) to file a class action against the Jakarta Council. This is a necessary step to take as it will serve as a lesson to the Councilors for ignoring the aspirations of the people they are supposed to...
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
KRD car to serve Jakarta to Bandung route in 2002
KRD car to serve Jakarta to Bandung route in 2002 JAKARTA (JP): Railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) is planning to run a diesel-powered coach (KRD) on the Jakarta- Bandung route in 2002.KAI spokesman Gatot Triwibowo said the company had observed that the KRD, which serves routes in the...
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Supersemar statement 'meant for study'
Supersemar statement 'meant for study' YOGYAKARTA (JP): The defendant in a case over the March 1966 presidential order, known as Supersemar, said in his trial on Tuesday in Yogyakarta his public statements on the process of the issuance of the instruction was not meant to be a testimonial, but was...
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Air Force Academy has 135 new graduates
Air Force Academy has 135 new graduates YOGYAKARTA (JP): A total of 135 graduates from the Air Force Academy in Yogyakarta completed their three years of study on Wednesday and took an oath as new Air Force officers.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Businesses need safety guarantee
Businesses need safety guarantee SURABAYA: East Javanese and South Korean businessmen separately called for better security guarantees for the their business activities here on Wednesday amid the rising number of labor demonstrations in the province.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Great escape
Great escape "Going ... going ... gone? No, this letter is not about the wonderful piece of ad, recently published in The Jakarta Post, in dedication to the "Universal Children's Day" -- the picture was, of course, deeply touching and worth a thousand words.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
When can we resume business?
When can we resume business?By Steve Sondakh JAKARTA (JP): With Indonesia now in the fourth year of its multidimensional crisis, we feel more helpless than ever. To make matters worse, we have no way of knowing when we can work, carry out political activities and lead our lives without being jolted...
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Prisoners of conscience
Prisoners of conscience It is barely a year since President Abdurrahman Wahid ordered the release of all remaining political prisoners from Indonesian jails under a general amnesty program. The President then lived up to his image and reputation as a humanist, a man whom many people at home and...
Thu, 07 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.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Xanana baby 1st in new registry
Xanana baby 1st in new registry DILI (AP): East Timor's civil registry office opened on Wednesday with the man widely expected to become the nation's first president certifying his newly born child.Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao registered the birth of his baby boy at the office in the capital,...
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
PDI-P to lodge objections to chief justice candidates
PDI-P to lodge objections to chief justice candidates JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction at the House of Representatives is set to lodge a note of objection against Muladi and Bagir Manan whose candidacy for the top post in the Supreme Court is...
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
What's going on?
What's going on? Not long ago, an American was expelled due to what they called spying. Now, soon, it will be the turn of a Swiss citizen. Is Indonesia still praising press freedom or is the press only free for people voicing a certain common perception on the future of Indonesia?We all know that...
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
60 players to join badminton center
60 players to join badminton center JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) plans to admit 60 players -- 40 seniors and 20 juniors -- to the Indonesia Badminton Center in Cipayung, East Jakarta.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Government blamed for separatist movements
Government blamed for separatist movements JAKARTA (JP): Separatist movements in some parts of the country, including Aceh, have been -- historically -- the result of the government's failure to realize the goal of the nation to be free, noted historian Anhar Gonggong said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
HIV infects four in Maumere
HIV infects four in Maumere MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: At least four people in East Nusa Tenggara have tested positive for Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV), a state hospital official said.Head of the pathology clinic at the W.Z.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Half-hearted ban on firecrackers
Half-hearted ban on firecrackersFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIn the days before the national holidays to observe Christmas, the post-fasting Idul Fitri festivities and the New Year, firecrackers and fireworks are to be found everywhere.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaThursday Maghrib 6:01 p.m.Friday Imsak 3:58 a.m.Subuh 4:08 a.m.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Mahathir to sue opposition aide
Mahathir to sue opposition aide KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The Malaysian government said on Wednesday that additional charges may be brought against a key opposition supporter of jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim for allegedly defaming Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in foreign countries.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Religious teachings benefit men, Muslim scholar says
Religious teachings benefit men, Muslim scholar says JAKARTA (JP): Religion should become the starting point in the attempt to eliminate violence against women. Every approach that excludes religion was most likely to fail or be counterproductive as Indonesians and their religions were inseparable,...
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
City official denies receiving cash from Ancol
City official denies receiving cash from Ancol JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Development Agency head Bambang Sungkono denied on Wednesday allegations that he had received some US$10,000 in cash from PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol before an official trip to South Africa last month.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Workers urge salary hike
Workers urge salary hike SEMARANG: At least 500 workers of timber company PT Tri Cahya Purnama rallied on Wednesday in front of the provincial legislative building, demanding a salary hike and welfare improvements.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Telkom to begin mobile telephone services next year
Telkom to begin mobile telephone services next year JAKARTA (JP): State-owned domestic telephone operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) will join the ranks of cellular phone network providers in 2001, an executive said on Thursday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
RI, Japan in forestry project
RI, Japan in forestry project JAKARTA (JP): Japan and Indonesia will launch in January a US$5 million joint project to promote reforestation through "carbon fixing" forest management over the next five years as part of a campaign to slow down the process of global warming.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Mythological images featured in Bali painter's new exhibit
Mythological images featured in Bali painter's new exhibit JIMBARAN, Bali: Painter Astari Rasjid will hold her year-end exhibition called Wings and Excursions at Ganesha Gallery in Four Seasons Resort at Jimbaran Bay starting from Dec.11, 2000 through Jan. 12, 2001.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Bali to welcome visitors for festive season
Bali to welcome visitors for festive seasonBy I Wayan Juniarta DENPASAR, Bali (JP): December is a month of celebration and Bali will likely become the most popular holiday destination for domestic as well as foreign visitors.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Tabloids delve into mysticism, mystery
Tabloids delve into mysticism, mysteryBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Do you believe in mysticism? Like it or not, mysticism and mysterious tales are now packaged in attractive stories by a number of tabloids published in Bali to delight the province's "mystic" lovers.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
House committees needed to measure trust in the President
House committees needed to measure trust in the President Legal technicalities aside, the special committees set up by the legislature to investigate recent scandals are needed to help the body measure its trust in the President and the government, lecturer in politics Pratikno of the...
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Two killed in fresh Ambon attack
Two killed in fresh Ambon attack AMBON, Maluku: Two people were killed on Wednesday morning when a religious procession to hand-in weapons was attacked by a rival group.Two homemade bombs exploded and shots were fired as the procession passed near the Ambon security post on Jl. A.Y.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Beddu placed under house arrest due to ill-health
Beddu placed under house arrest due to ill-health JAKARTA (JP): Former chief of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Beddu Amang has been returned to his home in South Jakarta and placed under house arrest after spending the previous week confined in the Attorney General Office's detention center.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Soeharto and tax evasion
Soeharto and tax evasion It's said the President has instructed the director of taxation to investigate Soeharto for tax evasion. Such a policy can be imposed on any corruptor. How?Information regarding a taxpayer's assets is submitted to the tax office.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Antam to build new smelter
Antam to build new smelter JAKARTA (JP): State-owned nickel and gold mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) said on Wednesday that it planned to build a US$180 million smelter next year to boost its annual nickel production to 24,000 tons from 11,000 tons.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Firms' appeal to adjust power rate hike rejected
Firms' appeal to adjust power rate hike rejected JAKARTA (JP): The government turned down on Wednesday an appeal from several firms to adjust an electricity rate increase, and told them instead to reschedule their bill payments with state electricity company PT PLN.