Archive: 1 February 2000
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Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
President tells world RI accepts differences
President tells world RI accepts differences GENEVA, Switzerland (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid assured the international community here on Sunday night that his government was committed to equal treatment for all, regardless of their ethnicity or religion.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
E. Timor probe faults Wiranto
E. Timor probe faults Wiranto JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has implicated former Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Wiranto and four other military and police generals in the violence that swept through East Timor last year, and recommended a formal investigation be held.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
KONI to exclude wrestling and judo from Olympics preparation
KONI to exclude wrestling and judo from Olympics preparation JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) is likely to exclude judo and wrestling from its training program for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney in September.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Key considerations on federalism
Key considerations on federalism By Jeffrey Winters CHICAGO (JP): Recently a broad coalition of students organized a national seminar to discuss federalism and autonomy. It is a very important national discussion. In the context of Indonesia's history, it is also highly controversial. For some Indonesians, the word "federalism" means division and disunity. For others, it is seen as the only possible way to maintain national unity when regions are demanding autonomy and even independence.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
House legislator found dead in N. Sumatra
House legislator found dead in N. Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): A House of Representatives legislator representing Aceh, Tengku Nashiruddin Daud, has been killed, with House Speaker Akbar Tandjung suspecting on Monday that politics might be behind the murder. While announcing the death of Nashiruddin, Akbar said the killing was likely linked to the United Development Party (PPP) representative's presence in the House special commission that is investigating past atrocities in Aceh.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police shoot man dead, prevent Rp 2.5b robbery
Police shoot man dead, prevent Rp 2.5b robbery JAKARTA (JP): A North Jakarta Police internal affairs officer shot and killed one of four suspected armed robbers in a dramatic shootout in front of Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) on Jl. Veteran, Central Jakarta. Central Jakarta Police chief of detectives Maj. Budiono Sandi said on Monday that the shooting of the suspect, identified as Djafar, by Chief Corporal Dur Jani, prevented a robbery of a safe containing Rp 2.5 billion (US$357,200).
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Akbar urges military top brass to resign
Akbar urges military top brass to resign JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Monday that Indonesian Military (TNI) top brass found to be involved in the East Timor debacle should resign. Akbar said if they were nonactive from the government or military structure, it would help ease the legal proceedings of the human rights violations in the former Indonesian province.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police ban mass gatherings in Yogyakarta
Police ban mass gatherings in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA (JP): Provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Dadang Sutrisno announced on Monday a ban on mass gatherings in the city following attacks on churches by unruly crowds on their way home from a mass prayer on Sunday. Dadang said the restriction would be enforced for an indefinite period. "We will just wait until the situation is better. I can't tell you when the ban will be lifted," he told reporters after visiting Mobile Brigade officer First Sgt.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Govt forms teams to curb academic titles
Govt forms teams to curb academic titles JAKARTA (JP): The government followed up its commitment to cleanup dubious educational institutions by forming three special teams to regulate the awarding of academic titles. Ministry of National Education's Director General of Higher Education, Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro, in a statement here on Monday said the teams were charged with various specific tasks including drafting a bill law on the presentation of academic titles.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
U.S. prods ASEAN to set up fund
U.S. prods ASEAN to set up fund SINGAPORE (DPA): The U.S. government wants ASEAN members to put together a fund to help small and medium-sized enterprises fulfill their potential but it is not clear if the United States is prepared to take a stake, Ambassador Steven Green said in a report on Monday. Green, the U.S. envoy to Singapore, has discussed his proposals with the governments of Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines as well as with the private sector.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Local travel agencies told to realize Net value
Local travel agencies told to realize Net value JAKARTA (JP): KLM Royal Dutch airlines called on Indonesian travel agencies on Monday to adopt e-commerce or risk loosing business to competitors with online ticket reservation services. KLM warned that global airlines would eventually expand their Indonesian distribution channels to include online ticketing, as the development of this technology was inevitable.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Water ties with foreign partners to go on
Water ties with foreign partners to go on JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has made progress in its water management deal with two foreign firms -- Thames Pam Jaya (TPJ) and Pam Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) -- and only needs to secure the City Council's approval to start the project. The progress was achieved after renegotiations between the city administration and its two foreign partners finalized all items in the water management agreement.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Cash problem may deter Oka's chance
Cash problem may deter Oka's chance JAKARTA (JP): Financial shortage may spoil national windsurfer Oka Sulaksana's chance of a medal in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney in September.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Aceh rebels offer cease-fire to TNI
Aceh rebels offer cease-fire to TNI BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Separatist rebels grouped in the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in this restive province have said they will accept a cease-fire if Indonesian security forces call off their campaign to crush the resistance movement. GAM Commander Tengku Abdullah Syafi'ie said on Sunday he wanted the Indonesian Military (TNI) to publicly announce its willingness to suspend further operations. "We are ready for a cease-fire if Adm.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Individuals must act to end RI's crisis
Individuals must act to end RI's crisis By Christopher Lingle SYDNEY (JP): Despite an apparent respite from the currency and financial woes that began in 1997, Indonesia continues to face an ongoing structural crisis. Until there are deep changes in the behavior of the individual citizens, Indonesia's problems are going to deepen and extend into the foreseeable future.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Govt to trade Rp 19t in treasury bonds
Govt to trade Rp 19t in treasury bonds JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia deputy governor Miranda Goeltom said on Monday that some Rp 19.7 trillion (US$2.60 billion) in government bonds would be tradable at the Surabaya Stock Exchange starting on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a seminar, Miranda said that Rp 17.8 trillion of the amount would be released by the giant state-owned Bank Mandiri, while the remainder would come from other banks.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
'Becak' drivers occupy City Council
'Becak' drivers occupy City Council JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of becak (pedicab) drivers occupied the City Council on Monday in a desperate move to pressure the administration to legalize their operation in the capital. "We demand the city administration and the city councilors allow pedicabs to operate in the city. We also demand the councilors revoke 1988 City Bylaw No.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Executives get two years in jail for fraud
Executives get two years in jail for fraud JAKARTA (JP): A judge at the West Jakarta District Court sentenced company executives Tansri Benui, alias Tan Beng Hoei, and Soesanto Leo on Monday to two years in jail each for defrauding Bank Prima Ekspress. The two men, respectively president director and managing director of CV Wira Mustika Indah, obtained credit from Bank Prima Ekspress.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Jan. 31, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
12 dead, 7 missing in RP flashfloods
12 dead, 7 missing in RP flashfloods MANILA (AFP): At least 12 people have been killed by flashfloods and landslides that swept four southern Philippine provinces after a week of torrential rain, the Office of Civil Defense said on Monday. About 183 villages in the provinces of Davao, Compostela Valley, Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur were flooded due to intermittent rains that began Jan. 23, it said. Television footage showed the water reaching the rooftop in some areas.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
KDD to form Taiwan units
KDD to form Taiwan units TOKYO (DPA): Japan's major international common telephone carrier KDD Corporation announced on Monday it will transform its representative offices in South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines into subsidiaries from Tuesday. The new subsidiaries will extend its services such as supplying telephone and computer-related products, consulting customers for establishing better data network system.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Megawati told to withdraw party nomination
Megawati told to withdraw party nomination JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) Deputy Chairman Dimyati Hartono hinted that Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri should withdraw her nomination as party chair for the good of the party. Speaking in Semarang, Central Java, on Monday, Dimyati said the party should be consistent in its policy of not allowing a centralization of party power.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Oil prices in Asia fall on American stock release plan
Oil prices in Asia fall on American stock release plan SINGAPORE (Reuters): Crude oil prices fell on Monday dampened by news that the United States was looking to release oil from its national stockpile. News that Iraq's output had dropped as much as 800,000 barrels per day (bpd) did little to shake the bearish mode on the day. March New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) crude futures were last traded at US$27.00 per barrel by 0910 GMT, down 22 cents from New York. A U.S.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
RI dismisses calls for world tribunal
RI dismisses calls for world tribunal JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed on Monday the likelihood of an international tribunal for Indonesian generals in connection with last year's violence in East Timor. The Director of International Organizations at the ministry, Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, said setting up an international tribunal was a lengthy process that must have the support of all five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Flooding going from bad to worse in Semarang
Flooding going from bad to worse in Semarang By Haryoso SEMARANG (JP): Parti, 43, breaks down every time she remembers how her merchandise worth Rp 10 million went missing when a flood swept through Mangkang Market on Jan. 28. "Why do natural disasters nearly always hit poor people like me the hardest?" said Parti. His husband, Laksono, 50, tried to console her. Floods drenched the coastal city during the current rainy season, causing widespread damage to property. On Jan.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Father accused of sexual abuse
Father accused of sexual abuse JAKARTA (JP): A woman reported to police on Monday that her husband had allegedly sexually abused their eight-year-old adopted daughter for the last few months and demanded that he be arrested. Halimah, 30, told reporters at the police station that she was not aware of the situation until Monday morning when her daughter complained she had burning pains in her stomach and vagina, especially when she urinated.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
14 questioned over jailbreak
14 questioned over jailbreak MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Fourteen wardens from the Gunung Sari Penitentiary here were brought in for police questioning on Monday following an overnight jailbreak in which 29 prisoners escaped after reportedly finding their cells unlocked. "We're probing them on the incident as the inmates were able to flee without much trouble," Makassar Police chief Col. Aryanto Boedihardjo said on Monday, adding that a shoot-on-sight order had been ordered against the escapees.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Abdurrahman's governance appears based on hunches
Abdurrahman's governance appears based on hunches How should one run a government infested with problems from the past and present? Politics lecturer Ichlasul Amal of Yoygakarta's Gadjah Mada University shared his views in a recent interview with The Jakarta Post. The following is an excerpt of the interview. Question: How would you evaluate President Abdurrahman Wahid's (Gus Dur) government these past three months?
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
In praise of TNI
In praise of TNI From Pelita Unfavorable reports about the Indonesian Military (TNI) continue to make the daily rounds. Incidents in Aceh, West Kalimantan, East Timor, Maluku and Irian Jaya are always connected with the performance of TNI members. Some people have even said that gossip about TNI spreads from Sabang to Merauke, from the westernmost to the easternmost end of the country.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Telkomsel budgets Rp 1.5t to improve transmission
Telkomsel budgets Rp 1.5t to improve transmission JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkom's subsidiary mobile phone service operator PT Telkomsel will invest up to Rp 1.5 trillion (about US$207 million) this year in a bid to improve its service and transmission capacity, a company executive has said. Telkomsel director of commerce Hasnul Suhaimi said on Monday most of the funds would be used to build 400 base transmission stations across the country to increase phone line capacity.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Two new members join 'Asia News Network'
Two new members join 'Asia News Network' PHNOM PENH (JP): Two top English-language newspapers in the region, The Korea Herald and the Philippine Daily Inquirer, joined the Asia News Network (ANN) on Monday, bringing the number of major Asian newspapers in the regional alliance of same-day news exchange to nine.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN looks at protecting women workers abroad
ASEAN looks at protecting women workers abroad By Sumono Mustoffa JAKARTA: Should the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) break away from its usual "black-tie" diplomatic concerns to tackle, as a group, the nitty-gritty issue of protecting thousands of its women who work as domestic helpers abroad? The 10-nation grouping recently concluded its summit in Manila, where it heard a number of Utopian schemes. Philippine President Joseph Estrada, for example, called for a common currency.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000 Performances * Puppet Show: Bambang Sutra Dewa, by puppeteer Aep Adimiharja at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 4233562), 9:30 p.m., Feb. 5. * Sundanese Traditional Drama: Babad Cirebon Dibagi Dua, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, 8 p.m., Feb. 11. * Traditional Performance: Ketoprak, by Paguyuban Ketoprak Puspo Nekobudoyo, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, 8 p.m., Feb. 12.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 TV Series 3:00 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Documentary 5:30 Sports 6:00 Music 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Music 9:00 World News 9:35 Talk Show 10:30 Music 11:30 Late News Program 2 4:30 p.m. Children's Program 5:00 City News 5:30 Music 6:00 TV Drama 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama TPI 5:30 a.m.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
A cry for justice
A cry for justice Now that the government-sponsored Inquiry into Human Rights Violations in East Timor, or KPP HAM as it is known by its Indonesian acronym, has announced its findings, the Attorney General's office must quickly act on its recommendations. It must not waste time in investigating and prosecuting those whose names appear in KPP HAM's report for their alleged roles in the tragic violence that erupted in East Timor around the time of the Aug. 30 self-determination ballot.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 31, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 850 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 475 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 975 25 740,000 Alter Abadi 400 25 120,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,100 -25 30,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 500 0 0 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,275 -25 1,232,000 Anwar Sierad 350 -25 52,500 APAC Centertex Corp.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
For stronger Asian ties
For stronger Asian ties We support an Indonesian foreign policy which aims at opening new opportunities by strengthening ties with China and India. Stronger ties with both those countries could bolster Indonesia's bargaining position vis-a-vis the West. It is a fact that the U.S. and the West dominate the world, both politically and economically, and we have no choice but to adjust.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Military hunts terror callers
Military hunts terror callers AMBON, Maluku (JP): Maluku Military are hunting anonymous telephone callers who have spread terror among residents in the last two weeks. Chief of the Pattimura Military Command Brig. Gen. Max Tamaela told reporters here on Monday that military intelligence had identified people who had spread terror among the people of Ambon. He said Muslim families were being threatened via telephone that Christians would attack them in the near future, and vice versa.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Inflation up 1.32 percent in January: BPS
Inflation up 1.32 percent in January: BPS JAKARTA (JP): Inflation in January increased by 1.32 percent compared to the previous month due, in particular, to higher food prices and other basic necessities, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS). The bureau's chief Sugito Suwito said on Monday year-on-year inflation was 0.35 percent.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Justice seekers need quick solution
Justice seekers need quick solution I have received several reactions to my letter Justice at a Price, (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 28, 2000) and I sincerely thank those who took the time to react, either favorably or unfavorably, and even tracked me down on the phone. May I reply to all of these people in the short missive that follows?
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Where's the proof of accusations?
Where's the proof of accusations? From Pikiran Rakyat Political use of violence concerning ethnicity, religion, race and group relations (SARA) has been on the increase recently. The cases of Maluku, North Maluku and Aceh remain unsolved, and then the strife in Mataram, Lombok, occurred. It is all very disquieting for the unity of the nation and the country. However, of even greater concern is the weakness of the intelligence system and our continued reliance on branding other as instigators.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
TNI respects KPP HAM's findings
TNI respects KPP HAM's findings JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) said on Monday it fully respected the findings of the government-sponsored Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations (KPP HAM) in East Timor. TNI chief spokesman Air Force Rear Marshall Graito Usodo, however, stressed that the report's allegations of TNI personnel being involved in the campaign of violence and destruction in East Timor last year must first be proven in court.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Explosion rocks Denpasar school
Explosion rocks Denpasar school DENPASAR, Bali: An explosion rocked an elementary school in a housing complex in Denpasar on Sunday, damaging the wall surrounding the building. The deafening explosion at about 9:30 p.m. local time terrified residents of the Perumnas housing complex in Monang- Maning, eye witnesses said. Police officers who arrived minutes after the blast assumed it was a large fire cracker, not a bomb.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Glove to expand network
Glove to expand network MANILA, Philippines (AP): Globe Telecom said Monday it will spend US$300 million this year to expand and upgrade its cellular telephone network. Globe said the project will expand the reach and increase the capacity of its network, including switching, network subsystems, transmission and cell sites. Globe is a joint venture of Ayala Corp. and Singapore Telecom International, the international investment arm of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. Ayala Corp.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Astra deal make or break time for IBRA's credibility
Astra deal make or break time for IBRA's credibility By Vincent Lingga JAKARTA (JP): The competition to control the ownership of PT Astra International, respected as one of the best-managed companies in the country, held all the ingredients to end up as the most high-profile foreign investment deal this year.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rp 135m for Hermes replica
Rp 135m for Hermes replica JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has allocated Rp 135 million for a replica of a statue of the Greek god Hermes to be placed on Harmoni bridge in Central Jakarta at the end of March, a city official said. It is to replace a statue of Hermes which graced the bridge for more than 90 years. The head of the city museum and restoration agency's program division, Indro Kusumo, said on Monday the replica would be made from bronze, which would make the cost quite high.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Three nabbed over rape, molestation of schoolgirls
Three nabbed over rape, molestation of schoolgirls JAKARTA (JP): Ciputat Police have arrested three men for allegedly raping a schoolgirl and molesting another early on Sunday morning in an abandoned building on Jl. Dewi Sartika, Ciputat, Tangerang. Ciputat Police chief Capt. Helvi Assegaf identified the alleged rapists as high school graduates John Risal bin Ratudin, 21, Iwan Halim bin Hasannani, 20, and Subardi bin Manan, 21. They all live in Kedaung village, Pamulang.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Radio broadcaster ignorant about rape
Radio broadcaster ignorant about rape I am writing in reference to a talk show on the radio station Jakarta News FM 97.4 at 7 p.m. on Jan. 30. Its topic was a recent rape case in a taxi. The woman broadcaster mentioned the rapist was a father of five. The broadcaster's co-host on the talk show, a man named Dono, asked his colleague if the rapist had a daughter. Although the woman did not know, Dono said that if the man had a daughter he would not have thought about committing the act.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bayer to acquire Lyondell
Bayer to acquire Lyondell JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Bayer Indonesia Tbk announced on Monday plans to take over a majority share in polyurethane raw materials manufacturer PT Lyondell Indonesia. Bayer Indonesia senior executive Wolfgang Piroth said the takeover of Lyondell Indonesia's shares would be carried out in the first half of this year.
Tue, 01 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
External debt figures on Singapore 'misleading'
External debt figures on Singapore 'misleading' SINGAPORE (AFP): The Singapore government said Monday a report by the World Bank, IMF and two international agencies that Singapore's external debt had hit more than US$200 billion was misleading. Based on the International Working Group on External Debt, Singapore's external debt dipped to $219.99 billion in June 1999 from $265.37 billion in December 1998.