Archive: 12 February 2000
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Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Senior players reign in Niaga Cigna Open
Senior players reign in Niaga Cigna Open JAKARTA (JP): Top tennis players were still leading without any strong contenders from the provinces during the first Niaga Cigna Open 2000 at Senayan tennis stadium here on Friday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Forestry firms violate permits
Forestry firms violate permits MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Some 200 hectares of forest land have been illegally exploited by seven forestry firms in Mamuju regency, regent Almalik Pababari claimed on Friday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Indonesian government must prove itself to Investors
Indonesian government must prove itself to Investors SINGAPORE (AP): Protests in Indonesia show President Abdurrahman Wahid cannot yet guarantee a stable environment for investors, Singapore Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said late Thursday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Britania Airways for haj pilgrimage
Britania Airways for haj pilgrimage MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: To anticipate the tremendous rise in the number of haj pilgrims departing from Makassar, local transportation officials here said they had chartered the services of Britania Airways to help.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Celebrate your love with Bel Canto
Celebrate your love with Bel Canto JAKARTA (JP): For those who like to delight in romantic love, there is one option that is culturally more enriching than just exchanging Valentine gifts or having a romantic dinner in a posh restaurant.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Garuda, MAS sign code-sharing deal
Garuda, MAS sign code-sharing deal JIMBARAN, Bali (JP): Garuda Indonesia and Malaysia Airlines (MAS) signed a code-sharing agreement on Friday, giving their respective passengers more scheduled weekly flights between the two countries.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
No labor of love to celebrate Valentine's Day
No labor of love to celebrate Valentine's DayBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Lovers, get ready to spoil the one who sends your heart racing with thoughts of the birds and the bees. Valentine's Day on Monday is the special day when love is cherished and treasured by those in love.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Rare turtle found in Bali
Rare turtle found in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: A rare female turtle (Caretta caretta) has been found by local fishermen in Perancak, Jembrana, some 80 kilometers west of Denpasar, an environmental activist said on Friday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
IBRA may be exempted from paying taxes
IBRA may be exempted from paying taxes JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering exempting the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) from paying taxes on gains from the sale of assets under its control.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
KIA to resume national car project in Indonesia
KIA to resume national car project in Indonesia SEOUL (JP): South Korea's KIA Motors Corp. agreed on Friday to resume the stalled national car project from April after its chairman met President Abdurrahman Wahid.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Welcome opposition!
Welcome opposition! A group of people, consisting mostly of young men and women, declared themselves to be the "opposition" when they gathered recently at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle. What is laudable is the fact that, at least as far as I know, they did not demand or seek to bring about the...
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
KONI set to launch Damura fund raising drive in April
KONI set to launch Damura fund raising drive in April JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) will launch a fund-raising program called Damura (The People's Fund for Sports) in April by distributing about 10 million coupons nationwide.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Exhibition at Textile museum
Exhibition at Textile museum JAKARTA (JP): The Textile Museum on Jl. Aipda K.S. Tubun in Central Jakarta will organize an exhibition on natural textile fibers and dyes from Feb. 14 to Feb. 18, an official said on Wednesday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Alternative road to airport
Alternative road to airport TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang city administration will soon widen the four-kilometer Selapang-Karangsari street as an alternative access road to the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, an official said on Friday."The project, estimated at Rp 10.5 billion (US$1.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Search team fails to locate missing glider in Puncak
Search team fails to locate missing glider in Puncak BOGOR (JP): Rescuers on Friday still failed to trace the whereabouts of a 17-year-old paraglider who went missing after being surprised by storms while flying in foggy skies in the popular mountainous resort of Puncak on Tuesday afternoon.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
BI sticks with quarterly evaluations of banks' CAR
BI sticks with quarterly evaluations of banks' CAR JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia will continue to evaluate the country's commercial banks every three months to ensure they meet the eight percent capital adequacy ratio (CAR) requirement by end 2001, according the central bank deputy governor Subarjo...
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Italy reschedules RI debts
Italy reschedules RI debts JAKARTA (JP): Italy has agreed to reschedule the repayment of Indonesia's debt to the country for the period of Aug. 6, 1998, to March 31, 2000.A bilateral debt agreement was signed here on Friday by Italian Ambassador to Indonesia Carlo Marsili and director general for...
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Soros to acquire Bentoel through third party
Soros to acquire Bentoel through third party JAKARTA (JP): PT Bhakti Investama, a partner of Quantum Fund belonging to U.S. financier George Soros, plans to acquire a majority stake in the ailing cigarette maker PT Bentoel Prima through trading firm PT Transindo Multi Prima.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Let's go digital
Let's go digital Indonesia's almost dormant Internet industry received a welcome jolt this week from foreign investors, showing their confidence in the untapped but potentially lucrative local e- business. Detik.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Cut of liquidity support loans
Cut of liquidity support loans Businessman Probosutedjo was quoted in a Jakarta newspaper on Feb. 8 as saying that he did not want to receive Bank Indonesia liquidity support loans because the bank would take a cut of up to 25 percent.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Strong blast rocks Boker red-light area, injures 12
Strong blast rocks Boker red-light area, injures 12 JAKARTA (JP): A strong blast rocked the Boker red-light district in East Jakarta, in the wee hours of Friday, injuring at least 12 people including Army and police officers, according to witnesses and a police source.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Islamic groups find their footing in new Indonesia
Islamic groups find their footing in new IndonesiaBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): Munir, the petite human rights activist with a reddish moustache, addresses a seminar in a voice gone quite hoarse over the past weeks: "The great problem in addressing human rights violations," he said, "is that the...
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Telkom admits getting it wrong in billing
Telkom admits getting it wrong in billing JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom admitted on Friday through their Jakarta office that there was a problem with the billing system in which customers were charged inappropriately for their January telephone bills.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Draft of new bill on rights tribunal to be finished soon
Draft of new bill on rights tribunal to be finished soon JAKARTA (JP): The final draft of a new bill on a human rights tribunal which specifically encloses a retroactive clause to try past rights abuses will be completed on Feb. 21.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Critics motivate shuttlers: Coach
Critics motivate shuttlers: Coach JAKARTA (JP): Critics from the media and badminton lovers have motivate Indonesia's women's players to prove themselves by qualifying in the final round of the Uber Cup championships in Kuala Lumpur in May.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
After anthrax, now brucellosis
After anthrax, now brucellosis BANDUNG: Still reeling from the recent outbreak of anthrax in Purwakarta, the West Java administration is now on the alert after receiving reports of a possible outbreak of another animal disease, brucellosis.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
RP launches Internet gateway
RP launches Internet gateway MANILA (AFP): Leading carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said Friday it has launched an Internet gateway service which provides high-speed and cheaper worldwide links.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Something for everyone at the local movie theater
Something for everyone at the local movie theater JAKARTA (JP): A serial killer is on the loose and a lethal chemical weapon is on the run as a teenage ugly duckling turns into a swan. It is all happening at a theater near you. The following reviews and grades are by Oren Murphy and Tam Notosusanto.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 11, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 900 -25 70,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 800 75 17,064,500 Alakasa Industrindo 600 0 0 Alfa...
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Attorney General insists on summoning Soeharto
Attorney General insists on summoning Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's office is insisting Soeharto answer a summons for questioning on Monday despite being informed by lawyers on Friday that the former president is physically and mentally unfit.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Utut set for Net game with Short
Utut set for Net game with Short JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto said on Friday he was ready to challenge GM Nigel Short in the first round of the Grand Prix Chess Online via the Internet at Ibis Slipi Hotel, West Jakarta, on Saturday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Extortion outside university
Extortion outside universityFrom Warta KotaMy younger brother was a victim of extortion in mid-December 1999. A gang of youths held him up in front of the Indonesian Christian University (UKI) at Cawang, East Jakarta. It happened in broad daylight when he was waiting at a bus stop.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
IRC-led investor group in hunt for Astra stakes
IRC-led investor group in hunt for Astra stakes JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong-based fund management company Indonesian Recovery Company Co. (IRC) has placed a bid with the Indonesian Banking Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to acquire IBRA's 45 percent stake in PT Astra International.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 11:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Sports 4:00 Regional News 4:30 English Lessons 5:00 Quiz 5:40 Sports 6:00 Music 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Quiz 8:00 TV Drama 9:00...
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Rp 3.5 trillion in the works for 2000 city budget
Rp 3.5 trillion in the works for 2000 city budget JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is projecting a 2000 budget of between Rp 3 trillion (US$416 million) and Rp 3.5 trillion, most of which will go toward poverty alleviation and routine expenditure, officials said on Friday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Foreign exchange gain pushes up Telkom's earnings
Foreign exchange gain pushes up Telkom's earnings JAKARTA (JP) Domestic telecommunications provider PT Telkom Indonesia reported on Friday a 85.9 percent increase in net income but the surge failed to incite investors.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
New ruling on narcotic import quota drafted
New ruling on narcotic import quota drafted JAKARTA (JP): A new regulation is being drafted to set a quota on the amount of narcotic substances imported and produced in the country in an effort to curb a possible spill-over seeping into the illegal market.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 12, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 12, 2000Exhibitions * Fine Arts Exhibition: Desa Batu di Costabrava, by Hanafi, at Galeri Milenium, Golden Plaza complex, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Phone: 7507828), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until March 2.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Forging ties with Jakarta
Forging ties with Jakarta At last, relations between India and Indonesia are back on track and clearly on the upswing. The visiting President, Mr. Abdurrahman Wahid, has clearly spelt out his canvas for building pan-Asian ties and creating a new equation between New Delhi and Jakarta.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Thorough probe pledged into Marsinah's murder
Thorough probe pledged into Marsinah's murder JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Bomer Pasaribu pledged to ensure that the East Java Provincial Police conduct a thorough reinvestigation into the 1993 murder of labor activist Marsinah.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Beng Kong: Tomb of a forgotten captain
Beng Kong: Tomb of a forgotten captainBy Ida Indawati Khouw Residents around Jl. Pangeran Jayakarta in Central Jakarta know of an area in their neighborhood called Beng Kong. But, only a few of them know that the name belongs to a great figure among the Chinese community in Batavia in the 16th...
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
PAN to target constituents from rural areas, Amien says
PAN to target constituents from rural areas, Amien says YOGYAKARTA (JP): National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Amien Rais has blamed his party's poor performance in last year's elections for its failure to attract votes from people in rural areas.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Forensic test matches suspect, police say
Forensic test matches suspect, police say JAKARTA (JP): Ciputat police in South Jakarta have temporarily concluded that Monday's rape and murder of a housewife was committed solely by the suspect, who was arrested on the following day, an officer said on Friday.Head of the police sub-precinct, Capt.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Islam is politically difficult to describe
Islam is politically difficult to describe Acting chairman of Muhammadiyah, the country's second largest Muslim organization, Ahmad Syafii Maarif, shares his views with The Jakarta Post on Islam in politics today and the Maluku issue which has flared religious sentiments.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Feb. 11, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,288.00 7,362.00Australian dollar 1 4,577.59 4,627.75Austrian schilling 1 521.96 527.47Belgian franc 1 178.05 179.93Brunei dollar 1 4,299.20 4,345.41Canadian dollar 1 5,028.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
State bank to sponsor Ligina
State bank to sponsor Ligina JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) will sign a sponsorship deal with state Bank Mandiri next week to support the sixth Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina), a PSSI official said on Friday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Over 9,500 still in hiding in Maluku jungle
Over 9,500 still in hiding in Maluku jungle AMBON, Maluku (JP): As rebuilding starts in riot-torn Maluku, over 9,500 residents of Tehoru and Weriname regencies on Seram Island remain in hiding in the jungle and nearby mountain, a humanitarian group reported recently.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Megawati told to focus on next presidential election
Megawati told to focus on next presidential election MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri's withdrawal from the race for the top post in the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will not affect her chances in the next presidential race, a party executive said on...
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Construction halted near old Supreme Court building
Construction halted near old Supreme Court building JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will hold off issuing construction permits for a four-story building behind the protected former Supreme Court building in Central Jakarta, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2000
Kwantas plans RI plantation
Kwantas plans RI plantation KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Kwantas Corp. Bhd., a Malaysian oil palm company, said Friday it has signed an agreement with Indonesian company PT Agronesia Makmur Sentosa to jointly convert 51,200 hectares of timber land in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo into oil palm...