Archive: 4 February 2000
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Fri, 04 Feb 2000
INDRA rate set at Rp 6,827
INDRA rate set at Rp 6,827 JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Debt Restructuring Agency (INDRA) set the exchange rate used to convert private foreign debt at Rp 6,827 to the U.S. dollar for companies joining the agency in February.INDRA's February rate is higher than its January rate of Rp 6,738 a dollar.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Demand for Freeport contract review blasted
Demand for Freeport contract review blasted JAKARTA (JP): A legislator criticized on Thursday two commissions of the House of Representatives for recommending on Tuesday a review of the contract of work held by copper and gold mining company PT Freeport Indonesia.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
BCA gets green light to float shares on JSX despite losses
BCA gets green light to float shares on JSX despite losses JAKARTA (JP): The management of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will accept the planned listing of Bank Central Asia on the bourse despite the fact that the bank suffered losses in the last two consecutive years.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Rupiah hits four-month low as Wiranto standoff lingers
Rupiah hits four-month low as Wiranto standoff lingers SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The rupiah dropped again in late Asian trading Thursday as the standoff between Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid and powerful Security Minister Gen. Wiranto continues.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Roses are red, and expensive too
Roses are red, and expensive too SURABAYA, East Java: Say it with flowers and pay a hefty price.That's what residents here are quickly finding out as Chinese New Year on Saturday and Valentine's Day on Feb. 14 approaches.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Hotels, malls and cafes light up for Lunar New Year
Hotels, malls and cafes light up for Lunar New YearBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Welcome to the hustle and bustle of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 5 this year.Festivities this year are made possible by the revocation on Jan. 18 of Presidential Instruction No.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
EU pledges more aid to RI
EU pledges more aid to RI BRUSSELS (AFP): The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to step up its cooperation with Indonesia, despite its worries over new tensions in the vast country.In a policy outline, the EU executive branch said the time was ripe for Brussels to extend more aid to combat...
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Controversy over Wiranto intensifies
Controversy over Wiranto intensifies JAKARTA (JP): The discourse on whether Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Gen. Wiranto should resign over the East Timor debacle snowballed on Thursday, amid fears about a further plunge of the rupiah resulting from the political tension.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Wanted: A good judge
Wanted: A good judge Was President Abdurrahman Wahid wrong in proposing Benjamin Mangkoedilaga as chief justice? Constitutionally, the President does not have the right to meddle in the judicial body. The prerogative to nominate members of the Supreme Court, including its chief, belongs to the...
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Volleyball body to announce new officials next week
Volleyball body to announce new officials next week JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBVSI) is likely to announce its new committee members after reporting to the National Sports Council (KONI) next Friday.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
More support pours in for KPU liquidation
More support pours in for KPU liquidation JAKARTA (JP): The Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP) threw its weight on Thursday behind a plan to dissolve the General Elections Commission (KPU), citing its failure to maintain impartiality.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Davis Cup ties kick off worldwide
Davis Cup ties kick off worldwide JAKARTA (Agencies): Indonesia is ready for a revenge against the Philippines when they start the first round of the Asia Oceania Zone Group II Davis Cup tie at Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on Friday.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 3, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 850 0 100,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 900 -25 19,349,500 Alakasa Industrindo 475 0 0 Alfa...
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Govt cautioned to use CGI loans effectively
Govt cautioned to use CGI loans effectively JAKARTA (JP): Economists have called on the government to use the US$4.7 billion in loans pledged by the international lender countries more effectively, so it could reduce its dependence on foreign loans in the future.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Body to ask Lewis & Peat to settle all contracts
Body to ask Lewis & Peat to settle all contracts SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The rubber trade associations of Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore plan to ask the Lewis & Peat group and its receivers to honor all outstanding contracts, Thai Rubber Association president Choositt Ophaswongse told...
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Kang leads Indonesia Ladies Open
Kang leads Indonesia Ladies Open JAKARTA (JP): Kang Soo-yun of South Korea slipped to first place on the second day of the Indonesia Ladies Open at the Senayan Golf Club here on Thursday.Kang is on 136 (72-64), four under par after birdying on holes 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14 and 16.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Indonesia's foreign loans dilemma
Indonesia's foreign loans dilemma Before any accord was reached about the amount of assistance Indonesia would be getting from the Consultative Group on Indonesia, public demands were aired through demonstrations and press statements that the government ask the aid consortium to scrap all loans...
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Banners torn in Bogor
Banners torn in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Bogor Regional Revenue Agency chief M. Djumala said on Tuesday that his office had torn down at least 55 commercial banners across the city as they had violated city tax regulations."Most of the banners had expired. Others did not pay the taxes," Djumala said.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
RI needs to rewrite its history: Anthropologist
RI needs to rewrite its history: Anthropologist YOGYAKARTA (JP): Dutch-born anthropologist Niels Mulder said Indonesia needed to rewrite its history to reconstruct the trail of events which had deliberately been geared to serve the interests of the New Order regime.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Generals rebuked over secret meeting
Generals rebuked over secret meetingBy Kornelius Purba THE HAGUE (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid warned Indonesian Army generals on Thursday against taking radical action, saying a group of generals had held a covert meeting in Jakarta during his absence.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Feb. 3, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,547.00 7,623.00Australian dollar 1 4,796.87 4,850.51Austrian schilling 1 534.48 540.41Belgian franc 1 182.31 184.34Brunei dollar 1 4,455.66 4,503.19Canadian dollar 1 5,250.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
PPP gives ultimatum over murder probe
PPP gives ultimatum over murder probe JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) faction threatened to walk out of the deliberation of the state budget if the government did not complete a murder investigation on its legislator Tengku Nashiruddin Daud within 30 days.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Seven generals on trial?
Seven generals on trial?From Rakyat MerdekaThe Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations (KPP HAM) in East Timor has recommended the trial of certain members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police (Polri) for their inability to handle the situation after the independence...
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Tunnels built to ward off floods
Tunnels built to ward off floods BOGOR (JP): The local administration will build two drainage tunnels connecting the two biggest rivers in West Java, the Ciliwung and Cisadane, in an attempt to solve perennial flooding.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Pakistan pilot says plane was in danger
Pakistan pilot says plane was in danger KARACHI (Reuters): A Pakistani pilot said on Thursday he feared his plane, carrying then army chief Gen. Pervez Musharraf, would run out of fuel after it was denied permission to land at the southern port of Karachi.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
BPGS to present assets to DPR
BPGS to present assets to DPR JAKARTA (JP): State Secretary Ali Rahman said on Thursday he would present the Gelora Senayan Management Board's (BPGS) assets in a hearing with Commission I of the House of Representatives (DPR)."The House invited us to discuss BPGS' assets.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
BI to adopt tight policy to arrest fall of rupiah
BI to adopt tight policy to arrest fall of rupiah JAKARTA (JP): The central bank will adopt a tight monetary policy in a bid to arrest the fall of the flagging rupiah against the U.S. dollar.Bank Indonesia deputy governor Miranda Goeltom said here on Thursday that a tighter policy was unavoidable...
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, Feb. 4, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, Feb. 4, 2000Exhibitions * Comics, Animation Exhibition, at National Gallery, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3813021), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Feb. 5 - 14. * Painting Exhibition: 12 paintings by 12 Russian painters, at Borobudur Hotel, Jl.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Mandiri change not for the better
Mandiri change not for the better I have been a customer with the former Bank Exim, now part of Bank Mandiri, for 15 years. I have always been pleased with service at the Denpasar branch, and have enjoyed ready access to the dollars in my U.S. dollar account.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Asian merger deals skyrocket
Asian merger deals skyrocket BANGKOK (AP): Mergers and acquisitions skyrocketed last year in the five countries struck hardest by the Asian economic crisis - Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea and the Philippines.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Snags in antimonopoly law
Snags in antimonopoly lawBy Destivano Wibowo JAKARTA (JP): With the promulgation of Law No.5/1999 on Anti- Monopoly and Unfair Competition it seems that those who have benefited from monopolistic practices in the past will have to reevaluate all their business activities.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Toyota introduces newest series of popular Kijang van
Toyota introduces newest series of popular Kijang van JAKARTA (JP): Carmaker PT Toyota Astra Motor launched its newest model of the popular Kijang multipurpose van on Thursday.Company marketing director Alam Wiyono said Astra expected to continue its leading position in the market segment of...
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Democracy not the cure-all for what ails society: Brennan
Democracy not the cure-all for what ails society: Brennan Father Frank Brennan SJ AO is director of Uniya, a social justice research and action center based in Sydney, Australia, which focuses on justice for marginalized groups as well as for refugee rights, the bill of rights and human rights in...
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
WW II bomb kills 13, injures eight
WW II bomb kills 13, injures eight TERNATE, North Maluku: Thirteen people died and eight others were wounded when a buried bomb left over from World War II exploded on Galogalo island.The bomb exploded on Monday when a group of people tried to cut through the bomb casing to get at the explosives.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Four maids perish in house fire
Four maids perish in house fire JAKARTA (JP): The gently falling rain could do nothing to ease the pain of Jonathan Chan and his family, who lost their four housemaids to a raging fire on Wednesday night.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Benjamin gains support to head Supreme Court
Benjamin gains support to head Supreme Court YOGYAKARTA (JP): Benjamin Mangkoedilaga, a reputed former judge, is the right man to head the Supreme Court, and his promotion to hold the post is lawful, a Yogyakarta-based law expert, Prof. M. Mahfud MD says.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Public needs to honor researchers: Official
Public needs to honor researchers: Official JAKARTA (JP): Officials here have warned that if the public fails to accord researchers the proper respect and acknowledgment they truly deserve, the field will be sidelined and Indonesia itself will suffer from a lack of technological innovation.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Politics obscure RI economic reforms
Politics obscure RI economic reforms LONDON (Reuters): Foreign investors are reluctant to buy into Indonesia's recovery story as the risks from an escalating political row between the President and military outweigh potential gains from an impressive reform program.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Police catch 58 foreign drug smugglers since 1999
Police catch 58 foreign drug smugglers since 1999 JAKARTA (JP): National Police headquarters have recorded a total of 58 foreigners who have attempted to smuggle narcotics and psychotropic substances into the country, beginning 1999 till today, an officer said on Thursday.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Thieves kill security guard, escape with cars
Thieves kill security guard, escape with cars JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police detectives have found one of two luxury cars, stolen by seven armed robbers from the home of Anton Budiman in Kebayoran Lama. Anton's security guard, Musa, was killed during the robbery.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Govt to submit 'strong' rights tribunal bill
Govt to submit 'strong' rights tribunal billBy Budiman Moerdijat JAKARTA (JP): A group of legal experts is putting the final touches to a new bill which could provide the key legal instrument to try Gen. Wiranto for human rights abuses in East Timor.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Number of foreigners arrested up in 1999
Number of foreigners arrested up in 1999 JAKARTA (JP): Ninety-six foreigners were arrested last year for various crimes ranging from robberies, drug-related incidences, overstays, violence, murder, rape, possession of weapons, prison escapes and kidnapping, an officer of the police information unit...
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Govt urged to take firm action against bad debtors
Govt urged to take firm action against bad debtors JAKARTA (JP): Senior economist M. Sadli called on the government on Thursday to take stern legal sanctions against recalcitrant debtors and award the cooperative ones with possible debt reduction.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
House cautions govt to be realistic about state budget
House cautions govt to be realistic about state budget JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives warned the government on Thursday not to be overly optimistic with its 2000 state budget economic targets amid the current social and political instability, and the weakening rupiah.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
CIA services by proxy
CIA services by proxy Although in his letter (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 2, 2000: On the CIA's role), Mr. Richard Lewis confirms some of the facts mentioned in my article (the Post, Jan. 13 and Jan.14: The U.S.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Congress costs PDI-P Rp 6b
Congress costs PDI-P Rp 6b SEMARANG, Central Java: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will have to fork out about Rp 6 billion to finance its upcoming congress here which is due to be held from March 26 to April 1.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
KUD, NGOs accused of alleged Rp 450b fraud
KUD, NGOs accused of alleged Rp 450b fraud MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): The South Sulawesi Provincial Prosecutor's Office has vowed to investigate reports of alleged fraud by the village cooperatives (KUD) and local non- governmental organizations (NGOs).
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Is it curtains for Samarinda's shadow puppets?
Is it curtains for Samarinda's shadow puppets?By Sutoro T. Wayang Banjar, the traditional shadow puppet art of Samarinda in East Kalimantan, is dying out, unable to compete with more sophisticated folk arts brought in by migrants.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
GAM agrees to end fighting in Aceh: Gus Dur
GAM agrees to end fighting in Aceh: Gus Dur THE HAGUE (JP): President Abdurrahman 'Gus Dur' Wahid announced here on Wednesday that the separatist rebel group Free Aceh Movement (GAM) had agreed to end more than two decades of fighting with Indonesian security forces in the restive province and...
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Enter the dragon for the Chinese New Year
Enter the dragon for the Chinese New YearBy Grace Segran JAKARTA (JP): The Chinese New Year, celebrated on the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar, is the most important annual festival for the Chinese community.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Old Supreme Court building damaged due to project
Old Supreme Court building damaged due to project JAKARTA (JP): Historical and protected heritage sites in Jakarta have been damaged to such an alarming extent that the agents now inflicting the damage often include government institutions.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
City to introduce new parking system
City to introduce new parking system JAKARTA (JP): The City Parking Agency will introduce a new street parking system to provide better service to residents, an official said on Thursday."We will implement the new system in a trial period from next Monday until March 31 in an operation named...
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Local animated film industry still not fully alive
Local animated film industry still not fully aliveBy Gotot Prakosa JAKARTA (JP): The development of animated films in Indonesia, which is the subject of an exhibition which opened on Saturday, has depended heavily on the television industry.
Fri, 04 Feb 2000
Engineer dies from inhaling fumes
Engineer dies from inhaling fumes JAKARTA (JP): An engineer died and two others suffered breathing difficulties after apparently being overcome by fumes at Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta on Thursday.