Archive: 15 February 2000
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Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Ever onward, never retreat: Eros
Ever onward, never retreat: Eros PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Eros Djarot vowed on Monday to continue in the race for the chair of the Indonesian Democratic of Struggle (PDI-P), brushing aside allegations that his determination would divide the party. Briefing journalists after speaking at a seminar on the party's role in the new Indonesia here, Eros said that he agreed with the idea of maintaining party unity. "In principle, I agree that party unity must be maintained.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bappenas predicts 7%-9% inflation
Bappenas predicts 7%-9% inflation JAKARTA (JP): The National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) expects inflation in the April-December 2000 budget year to average between 7 percent and 9 percent. Bappenas chairman Junaedi Hadisumarto said on Monday the inflation rate was projected to gradually fall near the world's level of between 3 percent and 5 percent by 2004.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
TNI to 'secure' Wiranto's suspension
TNI to 'secure' Wiranto's suspension JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) avowed its support for President Abdurrahman Wahid on Monday, pledging to "secure" the decision to suspend former military chief Gen. Wiranto from his cabinet post. "TNI will completely respect the decision of the president, and faithfully ensure and secure it's implementation," TNI Chief Adm. Widodo A.S.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Retailer Matahari upbeat for the coming year
Retailer Matahari upbeat for the coming year JAKARTA (JP): Retailer PT Matahari Putra Prima said on Monday it planned to open at least five new outlets this year as signs continue to point to a recovery in the country's retail sector. Matahari's honorary chairman and founder, Hari Darmawan, said the company would open two outlets in Jakarta, and one each in Bali, Pontianak and Solo.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Transsexual's mutilated body found
Transsexual's mutilated body found JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police detectives are questioning four people over the vicious murder of a transsexual, whose wound-ridden corpse was found lying near the Tanjung Barat railway station in Lenteng Agung, Jagakarsa, on Monday morning. "The murder was probably committed by acquaintances of the transsexual," head of the South Jakarta police detectives, Maj. Rycko Amelza Daniel, said at the crime scene.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Utut out of chess meet
Utut out of chess meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto has bowed out of the Grand Prix Chess Online championship at Hotel Ibis Slipi, Central Jakarta. Utut failed to beat GM Nigel Short of England in the final five minutes rapid chess on Sunday after both players tied 1-1 on Saturday and Sunday. In the first round on Saturday, Utut, who has a elo rating of 2615, won against Short with his rating of 2683 in the 62nd move.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
News agencies called misleading
News agencies called misleading JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso accused several foreign news agencies of spreading misleading reports on the condition of Jakarta as the country's capital city. "The foreign news agencies reported that the situation here was 'chaotic' and without any security control at all," he told members of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) and the Confederation of ASEAN Journalists (CAJ).
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur's 'doublespeak' a worrying sign
Gus Dur's 'doublespeak' a worrying sign By Donna K. Woodward MEDAN (JP): It is not only Gen. Wiranto who is on trial. The credibility of the Indonesian reform movement, in the person of President Abdurrahman Wahid, is at a crossroads. For weeks the President, known as Gus Dur, has played with the foreign media and the Indonesian people, using one set of words to calm the international community and another to appease the shamed but still-feared Gen.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
KAI revises profit target
KAI revises profit target BANDUNG (JP): State railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) revised down its net profit target for 2000 budget year to only Rp 1 billion (US$140,000) from an initial target of Rp 70 billion due to change of the company's status.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Inco books $21.3m earnings
Inco books $21.3m earnings JAKARTA (JP): Nickel mining company PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) announced on Monday an audited net earnings of US$21.3 million for last year, compared with $6.2 million in 1998. The company said in a statement its net earnings for the fourth quarter of 1999 were $17.8 million, as against a loss of $3.7 million in the corresponding period of 1998.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Irian Jaya aims for soccer gold
Irian Jaya aims for soccer gold JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): The Irian Jaya soccer team is aiming to bring home the gold medal in the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya in June. Coach Samuel Palapessy told The Jakarta Post on Monday that the team, comprising 23 players, would try its best to reach its goal.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
IPO to raise Rp 150b for Bank Mega
IPO to raise Rp 150b for Bank Mega JAKARTA (JP): PT Bank Mega announced on Monday its plan to sell 112.5 million shares or about 20 percent of its enlarged shares to the public next month to raise funds for its expansion program. Bank Mega president Achjadi Ranuwisastra said the bank expected to raise between Rp 100 billion (about US$13 million) and Rp 150 billion from the initial public offering (IPO).
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Three killed in communal clash
Three killed in communal clash BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: At least three people have been killed and six others injured in a clash between residents of two villages in Central Lampung regency, some 100 kilometers north of here. Local police spokesman Capt. Zainal Gunawan told Antara on Monday that order had been restored following Sunday's flare-up. He said the provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Riswahyono also visited the hostile residents to call for restraint.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Ramos-Horta urges talk in Myanmar
Ramos-Horta urges talk in Myanmar BANGKOK (AP): Myanmar's military should learn from the experience of Indonesia that brute force will not stop the people's dreams for freedom coming true, East Timorese independence leader Jose Ramos-Horta said on Monday. Ramos-Horta said it was time for serious dialogue to end the deadlock between the generals that rule Myanmar and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party convincingly won at the polls in 1990 but was barred from taking power.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Kickback report causes stir in KL
Kickback report causes stir in KL KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was urged on Monday to make a parliamentary statement about allegations that a Japanese firm paid a $2.8 million kickback to win a contract with Malaysia's telephone company. Lim Kit Siang, chairman of the opposition Democratic Action Party, said the premier should explain why the Anti-Corruption Agency had been "paralyzed into silence" over the report.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
'Media Dakwah' takes over after the 1974 press ban
'Media Dakwah' takes over after the 1974 press ban The following is an excerpt from an interview with Aru Syeif Assad, 45, managing editor of an Islamic monthly magazine, Media Dakwah, and public relations officer of the vocal Indonesian Committee for World Muslim Solidarity (KISDI). The interview and the article below are part of a series on the Islamic media, to be continued in the next edition. Question: What is your circulation now and when was the magazine founded?
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Three archers to join Olympic training
Three archers to join Olympic training JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani) invited three women archers to replace Nurfitriyana Saiman Lantang at the training program for the 2000 Olympic Games. Perpani secretary-general Udi Harsono said the three archers were Purnama Pandiangan, Dahliana and Rusena Gelanteh. He said all three had been invited to Tuesday's meeting of the National Sports Council (KONI), which will mark the opening of the Olympic training program.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Tension between ethnic groups obscures future
Tension between ethnic groups obscures future By Edi Petebang PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): A well-known Dayak proverb goes, "Serve your guest. Give the Malay rice." A reflection on the Dayak's respect for pluralism, it instructs that a fellow Dayak should be served Dayak food. If the guest is Malay, or Muslim, give him rice that he can prepare at home and eat with his fellow Malays. The truth in that proverb has become somewhat obsolete as a result of ethnic conflict in West Kalimantan.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Wiranto lashes out at critical officer
Wiranto lashes out at critical officer JAKARTA (JP): Minutes after he was formally suspended from his cabinet post Gen. Wiranto lashed out at Maj. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah for his persistent public attacks against him and told the Wirabuana Military Commander to mind his own business. When asked by journalists about comments from Agus, Wiranto said such affairs were not Agus' concern. "As a regional military commander I don't believe he should directly involve himself in national politics.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Islamic media defy taboos on sensitive reporting
Islamic media defy taboos on sensitive reporting By Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): "The war in Maluku is not one of social or economic gaps, it is clearly among Christians and Muslims, and what is happening is a genocide against Muslims." "Targeted generals in the East Timor investigation are those known to be good Muslims." Such opinions have been aired in some Islamic-oriented media while others are still struggling in the reporting of religious conflicts, which are often either difficult to...
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Feb. 14, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Taxi passengers robbed at lights
Taxi passengers robbed at lights JAKARTA (JP): Five men robbed two taxi passengers of Rp 44 million at a busy intersection on Jl. Salemba Raya, Central Jakarta on Monday, police said. Two employees of Hotel Acacia boarded a Kosti Jaya taxi outside the hotel on Jl. Salemba Raya to deposit money at a Bank Internasional Indonesia branch in the Senen district, said Central Jakarta Police detective Hendra Suhartiyono. When the taxi stopped at the Jl. Paseban intersection, five men approached the car.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Poor villagers rally against doctor's transfer
Poor villagers rally against doctor's transfer BOGOR (JP): Hundreds of Mulyaharja villagers, mostly housewives, visited Bogor council office on Monday, asking for the councilors' help to cancel the removal of their favorite doctor from the local health clinic. "We residents of Mulyaharja village, firmly disagree with his new assignment," Leni Herlia, spokesperson of the protesters told the councilors.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Annan hails decision to suspend Wiranto
Annan hails decision to suspend Wiranto SINGAPORE (Agencies): UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday welcomed the Indonesian president's decision to suspend the country's former military chief from the Cabinet as "positive." "I'm pleased that the Indonesian government seems determined to hold those responsible accountable," Annan told reporters on the second day of his three-day visit to the city-state, as part of a larger Asian tour.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
First batches of Indonesian haj pilgrims fly out
First batches of Indonesian haj pilgrims fly out JAKARTA (JP): The first batches of Indonesian haj pilgrims left almost simultaneously from six airports on Monday morning to Saudi Arabia on board Garuda Indonesia and Saudi Airlines aircraft. In all, some 182,000 Indonesians will have departed by March 7 on 435 flights in a massive government-led operation.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police arrest suspected killers
Police arrest suspected killers JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives have arrested three men, strongly suspected of robbing and killing a South Korean woman last month in West Jakarta, a senior officer said on Monday. The first two suspects were arrested separately about a week after the lady's corpse was found near a garbage dump on Jl. Abdul Hamid II in Duri Kosambi area of Cengkareng on Jan. 23, while the last one was apprehended on Sunday. City police chief of detectives Col.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Central Java has new police chief
Central Java has new police chief SEMARANG: National Police chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo swore in on Monday Maj. Gen. Kadaryanto as Central Java Police chief to replace Maj. Gen. Nurfaizi, who has been appointed Jakarta Police chief. "We are now in the process of internal changes needed to improve our performance. The need for change is a consequence of the police's past authoritarian approach and behavior," Rusdihardjo said.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Questionable alms collectors
Questionable alms collectors From Media Indonesia I am concerned by the increasing number of door-to-door collectors of donations who usually claim to act on behalf of certain foundations whose legality is not clear and whose location is only God knows where. Many of them are very insistent and resort to a variety of ways to gain the attention of the occupants of a house they happen to visit: from tapping on the fence with a coin to shouting a greeting in a very impolite tone.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Pressure mounts on fraud probe
Pressure mounts on fraud probe MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Makassar Legislative Watch urged that the provincial legislative council on Monday have the embezzlement of loans for farmers (KUT) legally settled. Farid Ma'ruf Ibrahim, secretary of the legislative watch, said the embezzlement, allegedly committed by local cooperatives and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), needed to be resolved soon. "The unresolved case affects four million farmers.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
RI, Taiwan businessmen meet
RI, Taiwan businessmen meet JAKARTA (JP): The 12th annual Joint Economic Cooperation Conference for Indonesian and Taiwanese businessmen will be held here from Feb. 15 to Feb. 18, the organizer said on Monday. Kenneth Hidayat, chairman of the Indonesia-Taiwan Economic Cooperation Council, said the conference would discuss cooperation in agriculture and agroindustry for both countries.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Asian currencies mixed late, rupiah rally loses its steam
Asian currencies mixed late, rupiah rally loses its steam SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies met different fates late Monday. The Indonesian rupiah posted mild gains on the removal of General Wiranto from his cabinet post while the Korean won retreated from its recent highs on central bank verbal intervention and a stock market plunge.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto fails to attend questioning
Soeharto fails to attend questioning JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto failed to show up at the Attorney General's office for questioning on Monday with his lawyers contending he is too sick to answer the summons as a suspect in alleged corruption. Lawyer Juan Felix Tampubolon said Soeharto's doctors had concluded that the former ruler was too ill to face the questioning.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Human rights violations
Human rights violations Former Indonesian Army chief of staff Rudini was interviewed by Radio Australia on Feb. 2, 2000. Asked to comment on the recommendation by the Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations (KPP-HAM) in East Timor, Rudini asked that supposing a TNI (Indonesian Military) corporal hit a bus driver on the street, should the TNI commander be accountable for the act?
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Fired Army officer arrested with drugs
Fired Army officer arrested with drugs JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives shot former Army officer and suspected drug dealer Muhayat on Sunday night at his house on Jl. Pengadilan Timur, Pancoran, South Jakarta, deputy police chief of detectives said. "Muhayat, 42, who formerly belonged to the Army Gandaria Inventory Brigade (Brigif I Gandaria), but was sacked in 1984, was arrested for possession of heroin," First Lt. Firman Noorsya said on Monday.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia benefits from IBF's new ranking list
Indonesia benefits from IBF's new ranking list JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia gets an advantage on the new International Badminton Federation (IBF) list of the Uber Cup team, with Yuli Marfuah as the number one singles in the semifinal round on Wednesday. Team manager Christian Hadinata told The Jakarta Post from New Delhi that the IBF just released its list saying that Yuli would be Indonesia's first singles followed by Lidya Djaelawidjaja and Ellen Angelina. According to an IBF ranking dated Feb.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Multipolar, Cisco tie up
Multipolar, Cisco tie up JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Multipolar Corp. of the Lippo Group will cooperate with the U.S.-based inter-networking service provider Cisco System to develop broadband infrastructures and cybertechnology services in Indonesia. Multipolar's president Jeffrey Wonsono said here on Monday the development of the new infrastructures and services was expected to support Multipolar accomplishing its goal to become a premier provider in the broadband and cybertechnology sectors.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Fire destroys Cimanggis cineplex
Fire destroys Cimanggis cineplex JAKARTA (JP): A fire believed to have been caused by a short circuit destroyed the Cimanggis cineplex on Jl. Dewi Sartika in Ciputat, South Jakarta, early on Monday. No fatalities were reported in the fire, which broke out at about 1 a.m. and was extinguished at approximately 2:30 a.m, witnesses said. The fire burned the two halls of the cineplex but failed to touch the poster advertising a local movie titled Gairah Binal (Wild Temptation).
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Skin disease rampant in Kedunghalang district
Skin disease rampant in Kedunghalang district BOGOR (JP): Dozens of children in Kampung Babakan, Poncol village, Kedunghalang district are suffering from skin disorders, allegedly from untreated liquid ceramic waste. Local residents suspect the waste originates from PT Sri Intan Toki, a ceramics producer, which has allegedly been dumping untreated waste into the Ciluar river for a long time. The river is a source of water for nearby villages.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Yayuk and Wynne join Fed Cup team
Yayuk and Wynne join Fed Cup team JAKARTA (JP): Veteran Yayuk Basuki and her junior, Wynne Prakusya, were named members of the Fed Cup Asia Oceania, Group I in Osaka, Japan, from April 25 to April 30, the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) spokesman Benny Mailili said on Monday. Benny said that Pelti would pick up two other players based on the national ranking at the end of February, one to play in the doubles event and the other as substitute.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Commodity program on TV
Commodity program on TV JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Industry and Trade has launched a TV program on price quotations for the country's major commodities to help farmers, small-scale producers and cooperatives get easy access to price information. The broadcast, based on major commodity markets around the world, is broadcast every day in the early morning hours on state-owned television station TVRI, except for Sunday and Monday, according to a statement from the department office.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur's inconsistency draws harsh criticism
Gus Dur's inconsistency draws harsh criticism JAKARTA (JP): The standoff between Gen. Wiranto and President Abdurrahman Wahid ended with the suspension of Wiranto and the disappointment of experts and observers over the way Abdurrahman handled the situation. Senior mass communications expert Astrid Susanto expressed her discontent with the President's actions, saying it could worsen the political situation by creating confusion and speculation.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Government submits two labor bills to House
Government submits two labor bills to House JAKARTA (JP): The government sought the House of Representatives approval on Monday of an international convention on children workers and a bill on trade unions in a bid to improve laborers' conditions and human rights protection. Speaking in his delivery speech before a House plenary session presided over by Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno, Minister of Manpower Bomer Pasaribu suggested that Indonesia ratify ILO Convention No.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian PM's aide framed Anwar: Witness
Malaysian PM's aide framed Anwar: Witness KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's former political secretary plotted to smear jailed former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim with allegations of sex crimes, a witness in the ex-minister's trial said on Monday. Defense witness Raja Kamaruddin Raja Abdul Wahid testified that Aziz Shamsuddin said in June 1998 that he had paid Anwar's two main accusers to conspire with him against Anwar.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
On Gus Dur
On Gus Dur Reading your editorial Reading the President (Feb. 7, 2000), I could not help feeling that you have missed some very crucial points in analyzing our President Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur. The weakness of your editorial was explicitly written in its second and final paragraphs. The issue is not so much of the President's seemingly over casual style/mannerism in dealing with all the problems currently plaguing Indonesia.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Djumhana passes buck to planning, museum offices
Djumhana passes buck to planning, museum offices JAKARTA (JP): Clarifying the agency's tasks and responsibilities, deputy head of the City Development Control Agency Djumhana said on Monday that it was not responsible for illegal building work at demolished protected buildings in the city. Djumhana, instead, blamed the City Planning Agency and the City Museum and Restoration Agency for all the violations of the 1992 law on heritage sites.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Judge seeks military's help to bring Agus Isrok to court
Judge seeks military's help to bring Agus Isrok to court JAKARTA (JP): A West Jakarta District Court judge said on Monday that the plan to name alleged drug user Second Lt. Agus Isrok as a defendant in a civilian court would rest on the willingness of the country's military authorities. "We don't have the authority to establish a civilian case for Agus.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Wiranto's exit
Wiranto's exit Whatever the reason for it, there is no denying the strong element of drama in President Abdurrahman Wahid's stunning decision on Sunday night to suspend Gen. Wiranto, the ex- Indonesian Military chief, from his powerful post as coordinating minister for political affairs and security.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
RP recovers sluggishly from Asian crisis
RP recovers sluggishly from Asian crisis By Mynardo Macaraig MANILA (AFP): After weathering the Asian financial crisis relatively better than its neighbors, the Philippines has failed to live up to earlier hopes it would be among the fastest-growing economies in the region when it rebounds.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police, military chiefs killed in Aceh
Police, military chiefs killed in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): District police and military commanders became the latest casualties of attacks by armed civilians in Aceh on Monday. Aceh Police spokesman Lt. Col. Sayed Husaini said two policemen were shot dead by armed civilians in South Aceh on Monday morning, when the group ambushed the officers, who were on their way to South Aceh Police Precinct. The incident took place at around 9 a.m.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Legislators hail Gus Dur's move to suspend Wiranto
Legislators hail Gus Dur's move to suspend Wiranto JAKARTA (JP): Legislators and political observers on Monday expressed their overwhelming support for the decision to suspend Gen. Wiranto from his Cabinet post as coordinating minister for political affairs and security.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Customs to check illegal rice imports
Customs to check illegal rice imports JAKARTA (JP): The customs and excise office will investigate reports of illegal rice imports in a bid to protect local farmers. The director general of customs and excise of the Ministry of Finance, Permana Agung, said on Monday that his office would soon verify all documents on rice brought into Indonesia since Jan. 1 to find out if there was any manipulation of import activities.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
RI's mountainbikers eye top Asian spot
RI's mountainbikers eye top Asian spot JAKARTA (JP): National mountainbikers are expected to be among the top five Asian winners in the 6th Asian Mountainbike Championships held at Khaoyai Rimthan resort in Nakhon Rachasina, Thailand, from April 19 to April 23, deputy secretary-general of the Indonesian Cycling Association (ISSI) Sofian Ruzian said on Monday.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Timor devastation 'worse than Bosnia'
Timor devastation 'worse than Bosnia' BAUCAU, East Timor (AFP): Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio on Monday described the devastation in East Timor as "worse than Bosnia" and appealed to international donors to speed up their aid to the territory. "It's worse than Bosnia," he told a press conference at this coastal city on the second day of a three day visit. "I never thought I would see something like this.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
LG projects $540m exports
LG projects $540m exports JAKARTA (JP): South Korean electronics maker LG Electronics said Monday it expected its Indonesian units LG Electronics Indonesia and LG Electronics Display Devices Indonesia to export US$540 million worth of television, television cassette recorders (TVCR), and refrigerators this year. President of LG Electronics Indonesia In Ki Kim said the exports of both companies were expected to soar to $680 million in 2001.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Alleged rioters to stand trial
Alleged rioters to stand trial MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The provincial police here have submitted the dossiers of 28 suspects involved in recent riots to a district prosecutors' office. The police chief, Brig. Gen. Sukandri, said the suspects were among some 48 people under detention following the Jan. 17-Jan. 19 unrest that resulted in 14 churches and 150 houses being burned or attacked. "They will be charged with provoking the riots or looting," Sukandri said as quoted by Antara.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
BNI reshuffles its management
BNI reshuffles its management JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed state Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) reshuffled its management on Monday, appointing a new president and chief commissioner, paving the way for its costly recapitalization. The bank's shareholders ousted Widigdo Sukarman as BNI president at an extraordinary shareholders meeting, replacing him with the bank's planning director Saifuddien Hasan.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Felix swims a personal best at Paris meet
Felix swims a personal best at Paris meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian swimmers sharpen their personal best times in two World Cup Short Course meets in Berlin and Paris as a warm up prior to the Asian Swimming Championships in Pusan, South Korea, and the Olympic Games in Sydney. The Indonesian Swimming Association (PRSI), official in charge of athletes development, Patuan P.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 14, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 900 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 825 25 7,185,000 Alakasa Industrindo 575 -25 3,500 Alfa Retailindo 950 0 389,500 Alter Abadi 400 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,075 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 475 -25 4,500 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,275 0 446,500 Anwar Sierad 325 0 0 APAC Centertex Corp.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung: Performances * Dance, Music, Theater: Mystical Machine Made In Indonesia by Geber Modus Operandi, at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 17 - 18. * Puppet Show: Bambang Rahmaya, by puppeteer Cahya Lili Adisunarya, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 4233562), 9:30 p.m., Feb. 19. * Theater: Anarkis Itu Mati Kebetulan / Dario Fo, Actors Unlimited, at CCF - French Cultural Center, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 24 - 25.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
YLKI, MUI yet to approve KONI's fund-raising program
YLKI, MUI yet to approve KONI's fund-raising program JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Agency (YLKI) and the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) advised on Monday that they had not given approval to the proposed fund raising program called Damura (the People's Fund for Sports) as announced by the National Sports Council (KONI). A member of YLKI's executive board, Tini Hadad, said that the agency has never received a proposal on Damura from PT Mutiara Mandala Mahardhika (3M).
Tue, 15 Feb 2000, 00:00 WIB
Food for Work: NGO improves sanitation through food aid
Food for Work: NGO improves sanitation through food aid By Berni K. Moestafa SURABAYA (JP): The stench is unbelievable, overpowering what remains of the fresh air that has managed to filter down under the iron sheeted huts of the Embong Kaliasin slum area in Surabaya, East Java. The nose soon detects the gutter, in Jakarta an all too familiar smell, which is an unidentifiable brew of dark gray that seems to get thicker by the day.