Archive: 27 March 2000
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Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March 27, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March 27, 2000Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Pameraya 2000 by H. Widayat at the National Gallery, Central Jakarta, until March 31. * Painting Exhibition by Satya Graha, at Galeri Milenium, Golden Plaza complex, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
EU to restart WTO talks with China
EU to restart WTO talks with China BEIJING (AFP): European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy will fly into Beijing on Tuesday for a new round of World Trade Organization (WTO) talks that may end China's 14-year quest to join the trade body.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Manila sends gunboats to shoal
Manila sends gunboats to shoal MANILA (AFP): The Philippine navy has deployed two gunships to convince eight Chinese fishing vessels still moored near a disputed outcrop in the South China Sea to leave the area, an official said on Sunday.Navy chief Vice Adm.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Market fire injures 11
Market fire injures 11 JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Entrop market here caught fire on Sunday during a fight between residents of different ethnic groups, Antara reported.At least 11 people were seriously injured in the fight.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Three children drown in Citarum river
Three children drown in Citarum river BEKASI (JP): The corpses of three children were pulled out of the Citarum river in Tapak Serang village, Lenggah Jaya, Cabangbungin district, on Saturday afternoon.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Antidumping committee looks into imports
Antidumping committee looks into imports JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Antidumping Committee (KADI), which is looking into allegations of dumping practices by wheat flour producers from Europe, Australia and the United Arab Emirates, is expected to issue a ruling in three months.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Gus Dur renews call for lifting ban on communism
Gus Dur renews call for lifting ban on communism MALANG, East Java (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid insisted on Saturday that the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) revoke its 34-year-old decree banning communist teachings.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Soeharto's crime
Soeharto's crime When Attorney General Marzuki Darusman announced (The Jakarta Post, March 23, 2000) that Soeharto (78) is fit enough to be questioned, anyone who has witnessed events since 1965 in Indonesia is aghast to hear Mr. Darusman talk strictly about money.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
E. Timor refugee disaster looms as aid deadline nears
E. Timor refugee disaster looms as aid deadline nearsBy Fabiola Desy Unidjaja ATTAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): A colossal humanitarian disaster involving 100,000 refugees is looming as the March 31 aid cutoff date approaches for those East Timorese remaining in Indonesia.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Beware of baby hoax
Beware of baby hoaxFrom Suara PembaruanIn connection with the deceitful practice of a sale of a baby in the name of Budikemuliaan Maternity Hospital (RSB), we deem it necessary to caution the public of the following case.On Feb. 15, Feb.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Asian economies not out of the woods yet
Asian economies not out of the woods yet SINGAPORE (DPA): The economies of Asia are not out of the woods yet with important and difficult work lying ahead to ensure stable banking and financial systems, a key U.S. banker warned on Friday.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
New parliament, old attitude?
New parliament, old attitude? Leaders of the House of Representatives have asked the President to ratify a draft law stipulating the conditions for declaring a state of emergency. The draft was passed in September 1999 by the legislature during the tenure of the Development Reform Cabinet.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Malaysian police told to clean up
Malaysian police told to clean up KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has demanded the police force clean up its act, calling for an end to corruption and abuse of power, a report said on Sunday.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Indian drowns in pool
Indian drowns in pool JAKARTA (JP): An Indian national identified as Ameer Syed Azeezuddin drowned in a swimming pool at the Country Wood Estates residences in Ciputat, South Jakarta, early on Sunday.The 28-year-old man was found dead after he fell into the large pool during a weekend party held at...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Kabayan meets Moliere in play
Kabayan meets Moliere in play BANDUNG (JP): Keroncong-style music enlivened the air in Rumentang Siang, a building erected in the colonial era near Kosambi market here.The room in the building was not a full house.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Bus owners pledge improved service in line with fare hike
Bus owners pledge improved service in line with fare hike JAKARTA (JP): While insisting that their proposal for a bus fare increase be accommodated, the Jakarta chapter of the Land Transportation Owners Association (Organda) vowed on Saturday to improve service for city residents in return for the...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Megawati out to revamp PDI-P
Megawati out to revamp PDI-P SEMARANG (JP): Chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) Megawati Soekarnoputri criticized her party's executives on Sunday for their old-fashioned approach and arrogance following the party's victory in the 1999 general election.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Police declare 10 as suspects in illegal abortions
Police declare 10 as suspects in illegal abortions JAKARTA (JP): Depok Police have declared 10 people as suspects for allegedly conducting and/or assisting in at least 35 abortions since September last year.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Downtown bar gang clash leaves 2 dead
Downtown bar gang clash leaves 2 dead JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police detectives are questioning nine people, including the son of a youth organization chairman, following the murder of a police mobile brigade (Brimob) private and a civilian early on Sunday morning.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Right trials could mean curtains for TNI's top brass
Right trials could mean curtains for TNI's top brass JAKARTA (JP): Human rights abuses by the Indonesian Military (TNI) were so common during the New Order regime that the country would stand to lose most of its top officers if all the offenders were punished, a human rights activist said on...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Kuwait discovers gas in RI
Kuwait discovers gas in RI KUWAIT CITY (AFP): Kuwait's state company responsible for producing oil abroad said on Sunday it had discovered natural gas in an exploration well off the coast of Indonesia."Wireline logging information has proven substantial gas column in eight separate reservoir sands"...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Govt allows cell phone operators to set their rates
Govt allows cell phone operators to set their rates JAKARTA (JP): The government will allow local mobile phone operators to set their own rates as part of its program to gradually liberalize the country's telecommunications sector, a senior telecom official said here on Saturday.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
ASEAN agrees to expand currency swaps
ASEAN agrees to expand currency swaps BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters): Southeast Asian finance ministers on Sunday shelved a plan to create a regional crisis fund and agreed instead to expand an existing currency swap deal to support economies facing balance of payments woes.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Drug producer held in Medan
Drug producer held in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: After receiving a tip-off from nearby residents, police detained on Friday an alleged drug producer at his residence on Jl. Danau Semayam in West Medan district, an official said.Chief of Medan Police Col.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Advertising scams may drag down 30 city officials
Advertising scams may drag down 30 city officials JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has instructed the City Inspectorate Agency to investigate 30 city officials allegedly involved in corruption cases at the just-dissolved Outdoor Advertising Review Team (TPTPR).
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Need to write business letter with punch? Use Office Letters 2000
Need to write business letter with punch? Use Office Letters 2000By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Life is full of amusing stories. Just because I speak and write a little English, friends and relatives often come to me and ask me to translate -- even compose -- business letters for them.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Publishing revolution in Indonesia
Publishing revolution in IndonesiaBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): It is no secret that in the past publishing in Indonesia has been dismal. During the New Order, while newspaper and magazine publishing enjoyed a burgeoning revival -- albeit limited as it was under the government's control -- book...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Seminar on mining, energy
Seminar on mining, energy JAKARTA (JP): Bimasena, the mining and energy society, will hold a conference in Jakarta on July 10-12 to discuss investment opportunities in the country's mining and energy sector.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
PDI-P congress puts Megawati under scrutiny
PDI-P congress puts Megawati under scrutiny SEMARANG (JP): The congress of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) here will serve as a test of Megawati Soekarnoputri's leadership and her prospects for the 2004 presidential election, party figures said.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Investors feeling blue in letdown from Astra deal
Investors feeling blue in letdown from Astra deal JAKARTA (JP): Market disappointment over last week's Astra share sale may send a negative signal to trading activities on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week, according to securities analysts.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Tax breaks urged for treasury bond trade
Tax breaks urged for treasury bond trade JAKARTA (JP): Deutsche Bank has called on the Indonesian government to provide tax incentives to stimulate the trading of treasury bonds on the local debt market.Deutsche Bank Indonesia's head for global markets and country treasurer, Suresh L.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Hopeful sources of change for PDI Perjuangan
Hopeful sources of change for PDI Perjuangan The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), winner of the 1999 elections, opened its congress in Semarang on Sunday. The Jakarta Post talks to lecturer in political science from the Gadjah Mada University, Cornelis Lay, in Yogyakarta...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Kill the security bill
Kill the security bill Now you see it, now you do not. The draconian bill on national security, endorsed by the previous House of Representatives in October, is making a comeback. Like a peekaboo game, the bill, known by its Indonesian acronym PKB (Penanggulangan Keadaan Bahaya, or Emergency...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Religious identification
Religious identificationFrom KompasIt is appropriate to abolish the religious identification of an individual on their identity card. There are at least two things to be gained from this. First, the term agama KTP (meaning one is not really practicing the religion mentioned in the ID) would no...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Upswing in Indo-U.S. relations
Upswing in Indo-U.S. relations The U.S. president, Mr. Bill Clinton's visit to India has inaugurated what could be a brighter and more promising chapter in the history of the relationship between India and the United States which has for long been a troubled and difficult one.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Iriana's funds for RI
Iriana's funds for RI TORONTO (Dow Jones): Iriana Resources Corp. said it has received a proposal from Mutiara Resources Corp., a company controlled by chairman Peit Yap, committing to spend a minimum of $500,000 over the next year on exploration within Iriana's Idenburg project in Indonesia.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
PM Mahathir retains top party post
PM Mahathir retains top party post KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Sunday clinched enough support to easily win re-election as president of Malaysia's dominant party as his sole challenger's bid failed.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Two tons of fish poisoned by factory waste in Bogor
Two tons of fish poisoned by factory waste in Bogor BOGOR (JP): About two tons of fish farmed by Pasir Jambu villagers, North Bogor, have died after being poisoned by waste water from nearby textile factory PT JN Loundry on Jl. Pemuda Baru in Kampung Kedung Halang, North Bogor.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Govt finally bringing illegal mining to a halt: Executives
Govt finally bringing illegal mining to a halt: Executives JAKARTA (JP): Illegal mining which proliferated during the economic crisis and the period of legal limbo following the fall of Soeharto are declining thanks to the government's actions, mining executives said.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Five more Internet startup companies enter the market
Five more Internet startup companies enter the market JAKARTA (JP): At least five new on-line services were launched here last week by Internet startup companies following the entrance of dozens others during the past two months.Two of the new on-line services, such as Warbiz-e.com and ChemRound.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
OPEC targets 5 percent output rise
OPEC targets 5 percent output rise VIENNA (Reuters): OPEC oil ministers were gathering on Sunday to nail down the details of a pact that is expected to raise their crude exports by about 5 percent.The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is set to seal the agreement at a...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
KAI plans to adjust fares of electric rail services
KAI plans to adjust fares of electric rail services JAKARTA (JP): PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), the state railway company, plans to adjust the fares of its electricity-operated train (KRL) services in Greater Jakarta in line with the increase in electricity rates taking effect next month.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Dutch cultural center Erasmus Huis turns 30
Dutch cultural center Erasmus Huis turns 30By Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Erasmus Huis is not just a building on Jalan Rasuna Said in South Jakarta, but is also a name that arouses deep passions of personal freedom in many.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Use of KPU funds
Use of KPU funds The Jakarta Post of March 21 published the audit report of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) on the General Elections Commission (KPU). The report questioned the funds spent by KPU in connection with the 1999 elections.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Fire severely injures 2 brothers
Fire severely injures 2 brothers JAKARTA (JP): Fire razed a musholla (prayer house) in Pekong, Balaraja district, Tangerang, on Saturday night, leaving two brothers suffering severe burns.Muhammad Toha, 17, and his brother Nirza, 9, are being treated separately at Tangerang General Hospital and...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
HSBC, Petrosea sign deal
HSBC, Petrosea sign deal JAKARTA (JP): HSBC Indonesia has won a contract to provide a cash management service to PT Petrosea Tbk, a publicly listed engineering, construction and mining company.The service, which would be delivered electronically through the bank's proprietary electronic banking...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Police vow to protect rebels at congress
Police vow to protect rebels at congress BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Security authorities in this strife- torn province have vowed to guarantee the safety and security of separatist rebels attending the Acehnese Community Congress (KRA) on April 22.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Philippine rebels request UN vote
Philippine rebels request UN vote MANILA (Reuters): The chief of the Philippines' biggest Islamic rebel group has called for a UN-organized independence vote for Muslims in the country's south, but President Joseph Estrada vowed never to bow to separatists.