Archive: 7 March 2000
49 articles found
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Appeal for death-row maid delayed
Appeal for death-row maid delayed JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian officials said here on Monday that the appeal trial in the United Arab Emirates of Indonesian maid Kartini bin Karim has been postponed to allow time for both prosecutors and defense lawyers to further study the case. Director for Press Information Service at the Foreign Ministry Sulaiman Abdulmanan told The Jakarta Post that the trial had been postponed at least till next Monday.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Lack of funds hampers Aceh rights abuse trial
Lack of funds hampers Aceh rights abuse trial JAKARTA (JP): The government said the repeated delay of the trial of a massacre in West Aceh last year was not only caused by procedural snafus but also by a lack of funds. "Everybody is complaining about the lack of funds (to finance the trial)," State Minister of Human Rights Affairs Hasballah M. Saad told House of Representatives Commission I for defense, foreign and political affairs here on Monday.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Scientists discover pesticide in cloves
Scientists discover pesticide in cloves By Joko Sarwono BOGOR (JP): After nine years of study, experts from the Research Institute for Spice and Medicinal Crops (Balittro) in Bogor, West Java, discovered a chemical compound that can kill nine types of fungi that cause diseases in plants. The compound, a phytopesticides which the researchers call eugenol, is obtained from clove.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Military vows to help police halt illegal trade of weapons
Military vows to help police halt illegal trade of weapons CILODONG, Bogor (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) vowed to support the National Police's crackdown on illegal arms sales among civilians, including weapons smuggled to the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
STPDN backs murder probe
STPDN backs murder probe BANDUNG, West Java: The Institute of State Administration's (STPDN) management said on Monday it backed the police in investigating the fatal torture of a freshman. The institute's chairman, Marwoto Soewito, told journalists at the campus, located in Jatinangor, that the institute had been very helpful to the investigators.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Annas facing six months in jail
Annas facing six months in jail JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor demanded on Monday a six-month jail sentence and 10 months probation for a student who drove his car into a group of military personnel in November 1998. "The defendant has violated Article 360, chapters one and two of Law on Criminal Code," Samadi Budisyam told the Central Jakarta District Court in the trial of Annas Allamudi.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police's Brimob won't quit Nabire
Police's Brimob won't quit Nabire JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Despite mounting protest, Irian Jaya Police chief Brig. Gen. S.Y. Wenas said on Monday he would maintain the presence of the police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) in the riot-torn Nabire. Wenas said that Brimob would not be withdrawn "because they were sent here to maintain security and order".
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
PLN seeks funds to revamp power plants outside Java and Bali
PLN seeks funds to revamp power plants outside Java and Bali SURABAYA, East Java (JP): State-owned electricity company PT PLN is currently seeking foreign financial support for its plan to rehabilitate power plants outside Java and Bali, an executive at the Ministry of Mines and Energy said.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
How to protect migrant workers
How to protect migrant workers By Santo Koesoebjono WASSENAAR, Netherlands (JP): The need for skilled workers in Western European countries is regularly voiced in the media there. Decreasing birth rates, declining interest in certain skilled jobs and continued economic expansion since the mid-1990s are the main causes for the increased demand. Similar demand is also rising in the United States and in Eastern Asian countries such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
PSSI punishes clubs, match officials
PSSI punishes clubs, match officials JAKARTA (JP): The disciplinary commission of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has penalized two clubs, three match officials and one player for hooliganism and bad behavior during the national Bank Mandiri soccer league. The commission's chairman, Andi Darussalam Tabusala, told a media briefing on Monday that two clubs, PSMS Medan and Gelora Dewata Bali were banned from hosting one match.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Legian LG Hotel taken over
Legian LG Hotel taken over KUTA, Bali: The Denpasar District Court executed its Feb. 14 verdict on Monday to allow Bank Universal to take over the four- star LG Hotel in Legian after PT Pondok Asri Dewata (PAD), the hotel's management, failed to return its debt to the bank. As part of the execution, all the 167 hotel employees were told to go home and will be replaced by people assigned by the bank. The takeover process was carried out smoothly, despite employees' protests.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Moody's upgrades APP
Moody's upgrades APP JAKARTA (AFP): Moody's Investor Service on Monday upgraded the senior secured and senior unsecured debt ratings of the giant Asian Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd. (APP) and its subsidiaries because of improved performance. The New York-based service said about US$7.7 billion worth of debt securities were affected by the upgrade to B-3, and confirmed APP's "Caa1" preferred stock rating.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Freeport deal still open to change: Sonny
Freeport deal still open to change: Sonny JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of the Environment Sonny Keraf said on Monday that the mining contract between the government and PT Freeport Indonesia remained open to change, pending the results of an environmental audit of the company. Sonny said there remained the possibility of the government reviewing or renegotiating the deal if a joint team comprising officials from his office and the Ministry of Mines and Energy found the contract was flawed.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Leaders ask Kwik, Sofyan to patch up their dispute
Leaders ask Kwik, Sofyan to patch up their dispute JAKARTA (JP): The country's top leaders called on Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie and National Business Development Council (DPUN) chairman Sofyan Wanandi on Monday to quickly settle their dispute. "When there is friction, it is expected to be solved without frenzy, because the impression resulting from it will be discouraging.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Militia attack E. Timor village
Militia attack E. Timor village DILI, East Timor (AFP): Armed militia attacked an East Timorese village near the border with East Nusa Tenggara killing one civilian and wounding another, an official source with the UN Transitional Authority in East Timor (UNTAET) said on Monday. The source, citing a villager who was kidnapped in the attack on Sunday and later released, said the attack was carried out by five militia on the village of Azufuru, some five kilometers east of Maliana.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
S'pore confident RI will remain committed to ASEAN
S'pore confident RI will remain committed to ASEAN By Endy Bayuni SINGAPORE (JP): Singapore is confident that Indonesia remains committed to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) even as it struggles to overcome its domestic problems. Foreign Minister S. Jayakumar believes that Indonesia, under President Abdurrahman Wahid, still plays a pivotal, key role in the organization, the way it did in the past under president Soeharto.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Attack on Matori 'politically motivated'
Attack on Matori 'politically motivated' JAKARTA (JP): Leading politicians and observers said on Monday the attack on National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Matori Abdul Djalil was politically motivated, speculating that it might be part of a larger conspiracy to destabilize the government. House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung believed there was political intent behind the assault on Matori, who is also deputy speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Japan 'will not reduce' LNG purchase commitments
Japan 'will not reduce' LNG purchase commitments JAKARTA (JP): Newly appointed president of state oil and gas company Pertamina, Baihaki Hakim, denied on Monday media reports that Japan would reduce its liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Indonesia. "Japan is not reducing its LNG import commitments. What is true is merely that there was one purchase contract which would expire in 2004, which will be extended with a reduced quantity and a shorter tenure," he said.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
S'pore investors wait for more signals from RI
S'pore investors wait for more signals from RI By Endy M. Bayuni SINGAPORE (JP): Although conditions in Indonesia have significantly improved and in spite of an endorsement by the Singapore government, many Singapore investors continue to wait for further guarantees of the safety of their investments. Leading members of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Industry praised the new Indonesian government of President Abdurrahman Wahid for the steps it has taken to lure back foreign investors.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
JICT's productivity grows
JICT's productivity grows JAKARTA (JP): PT Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) said on Monday productivity at the Jakarta container terminal had risen since it took over the terminal's operation in April 1, 1999. JICT, a joint venture of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holding and state-owned port company PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II, said in a statement the terminal's productivity rose 28.5 percent after five months of operation under the new company.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
How to sell TNI on democratic controls
How to sell TNI on democratic controls How does one go about taming a once excessively powerful military? Kusnanto Anggoro, senior researcher at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies and lecturer in the postgraduate studies program of the University of Indonesia in Jakarta, discusses what may be in order. JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has achieved reasonable supremacy over the armed forces.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Firms need better security: Police
Firms need better security: Police BOGOR (JP): The local police have urged businessmen to protect their offices and factories with a reliable security system in a bid to curb the rising number of armed burglaries in the area. Bogor Regional Police chief Col. Edi Darnadi made the statement on Monday following two separate burglaries at factories in the early hours of Monday morning.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
The two faces of Kartini
The two faces of Kartini The name Kartini has almost always been associated with the women's emancipation movement in Indonesia. Each year on April 21, the nation commemorates Kartini Day, so named after the late 19th century Javanese aristocrat whose letters to friends exhibited her inner struggle against unjust gender discrimination, especially in the field of education, during her time.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Dengue fever claims three more, officials tell public not to panic
Dengue fever claims three more, officials tell public not to panic JAKARTA (JP): Health officials revealed on Monday that more people in the capital had been infected with dengue hemorrhagic fever while asking residents not to panic as everything was still under control. An official at the city's health agency disclosed that three more people afflicted by the fever had died, bringing to 10 the number of fatalities so far.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Semen Gresik to spin off Semen Padang
Semen Gresik to spin off Semen Padang JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment and State Enterprises Development Laksamana Sukardi said on Monday the government would spin off PT Semen Padang from state cement maker PT Semen Gresik in a bid to smooth the plan by Mexico's Cemex SA de CV to become the majority shareholder in the company. "We will spin off Semen Padang," Laksamana told reporters on the sidelines of a business gathering. He declined to provide further details.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Tiger cubs and orangutans enchant visitors at the Baby Zoo
Tiger cubs and orangutans enchant visitors at the Baby Zoo By Maria Kegel BOGOR, West Java (JP): Ask anybody who has been to Taman Safari in Bogor which part they enjoyed the most, and they will invariably say the Baby Zoo. Apart from exhibits of birds and several rare species, there are Bengal and rare white tiger cubs, orangutans and a leopard which await inquisitive children and adults for petting and picture-taking. Yulius H.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Mar. 6 2000:
Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Mar. 6 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
More oil found in Timor
More oil found in Timor MELBOURNE (Dow Jones): The participants in the Elang oil field in the Timor Sea reported Monday increased oil production from a new drill well. A sidetrack well drilled into the existing Elang-1 well has boosted production from the well to 20,000 barrels of oil a day, up from a production test last week that flowed at a rate of 8,500 b/d. Ahead of the sidetrack well being drilled, the Elang-1 well was producing just 3,000 b/d.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police identify wanted suspect in Matori attack
Police identify wanted suspect in Matori attack JAKARTA (JP): Police are getting closer to locating the missing crucial suspect behind Sunday morning's attack on National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Matori Abdul Djalil, an officer said on Monday. South Jakarta Police chief Col. Nono Suprijono said the police's investigation had identified a man, named only as Ikhsan, who held the key to solving this case. "If we find this man... that's it," Nono told reporters, but did not elaborate.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Sakai Heavy builds RI plant
Sakai Heavy builds RI plant TOKYO (Nikkei): Sakai Heavy Industries Ltd. plans to build a new plant in Indonesia to produce road-paving equipment and parts as part of a broader effort to increase overseas sales, the Nikkei Industrial Daily reported Monday. Sakai Heavy will invest $2 million to set up the plant, which is expected to begin operating by the end of this year, raising the annual value of the company's output in Indonesia from about Y100 million now to about Y1 billion in fiscal 2001.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 6, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 750 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 650 25 4,043,500 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 850 0 613,500 Alter Abadi 325 25 24,500 Alumindo Light Metal 975 75 47,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 400 0 0 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,175 100 3,158,500 Anwar Sierad 300 0 0 APAC Centertex Corp.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Krakatau Steel to go public next year
Krakatau Steel to go public next year JAKARTA (JP): State-owned steel manufacturer PT Krakatau Steel said on Monday it would sell shares through an initial public offering (IPO) and a direct placement early next year to raise fresh funds to finance an expansion program. President of Krakatau Steel Sutrisno said the company expected to raise between US$160 million and $200 million in cash from the two planned transactions.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Decree lets govt take over Soeharto foundation assets
Decree lets govt take over Soeharto foundation assets JAKARTA (JP): A new presidential decree will be issued allowing the government to take over Rp 4 trillion (US$540 million) in assets from former president Soeharto's seven foundations. The decree would allow the government, through the Coordinating Ministry for People's Welfare and Poverty Eradication, more than the mere "operational coordination" it currently has over the foundations' funds.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
MTI proposes buses to replace 'angkot'
MTI proposes buses to replace 'angkot' BOGOR (JP): The Indonesian Transportation Society (MTI) here has proposed that regular city buses be introduced on Bogor's main streets to resolve chronic traffic congestion. "The buses could replace thousands of angkot (public minivans) operating on the city's main streets. Angkot, which cause traffic problems, should serve passengers only in housing areas," Soemana Soma, coordinator of the non-governmental organization, said on Saturday.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
99 bodies sent to RSCM in two months
99 bodies sent to RSCM in two months JAKARTA (JP): As of Monday, Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital records show a total 99 bodies admitted to its morgue this year, of which only seven have been identified by family members and/or friends. The records show the bodies were found in different parts of the capital with various causes of death. The seven bodies were identified by relatives and friends of the deceased a few days after their remains were admitted to the morgue.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN meeting in Myanmar
ASEAN meeting in Myanmar BANGKOK (Reuters): Military-ruled Myanmar will host a meeting of economic ministers of the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations, China, Japan and South Korea in May, Thailand's Nation newspaper reported on Monday. The daily quoted a diplomatic source as saying the ASEAN Economic Ministerial would be held in Yangon on May 1-2. Government officials in Myanmar could not immediately be reached to confirm the report.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Case against Djoko thrown out of court
Case against Djoko thrown out of court JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court dropped on Monday the indictment of Djoko S. Tjandra, a defendant in the Rp 546 billion (US$73.7 million) Bank Bali scandal, on a legal technicality. Presiding Judge R. Soenarto said the judges did not have the authority to try the case as there was insufficient evidence implicating the defendant's involvement in the alleged crime. "It is a civil case, not a criminal one.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
26 killed in fiery bus accident in C. Java
26 killed in fiery bus accident in C. Java KENDAL, Central Java (JP): At least 26 people were killed here on Monday morning when their intercity bus burst into flames after it rammed into a house storing drums of kerosene. The remains of the victims were so badly charred that only a few could be identified. Kendal Police traffic unit chief Lt. Taslim said the bus was carrying 54 passengers. Of the 26 fatalities, only 11 have been identified thus far. The accident occurred at around 6 a.m.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Officials to investigate hot spots in Sumatra
Officials to investigate hot spots in Sumatra JAKARTA (AFP): Environmental authorities Monday warned Indonesia could be heading for a repeat of the hazes disasters of the last two years after choking smog blanketed a central Sumatran province. Authorities said they were sending teams to Riau province as evidence mounted that haze was quickly spreading over the area. M.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
PT PLN reaches temporary agreement with Paiton
PT PLN reaches temporary agreement with Paiton JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company PT PLN said on Monday it had reached a temporary agreement with independent power producer (IPP) Paiton Energy on their contractual dispute and expected to find a final solution within 10 months. PLN president Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said after reaching the interim agreement, renegotiations on the power purchase contract between PLN and Paiton would start next month.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Water distribution research planned
Water distribution research planned JAKARTA (JP): Lyonnaise Des Eaux (LDE) water company plans to build a technology and research center to help improve the water distribution network in Jakarta, a company executive said on Monday. LDE's director of Technology and Research Division, Patrick Cairo, told a media conference that the French company would spend US$1 million on the project. Cairo said work on the project would be carried out soon.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
To Carl Chaerul and health minister
To Carl Chaerul and health minister The article in the By the Way column of this newspaper titled "What's up, Doc?" by Carl Chaerul (March 5) on the greediness of some (or is it 'quite a few') doctors being too eager on the trigger, performing operations without a real need, is quite universal and has a long history. But when, as in Indonesia, it is unchecked and corrective measures are not taken, it becomes destructive to our health service system.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Official urges Bonit/Sulistyo for Davis Cup team
Official urges Bonit/Sulistyo for Davis Cup team JAKARTA (JP): Tennis observer Benny Mailili suggested the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) list the veteran doubles pair of Bonit Wiryawan and Sulistyo Wibowo on the Davis Cup team should Indonesia win the second match of the Asia Oceania Zone Group II against Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur next month.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Table tennis' Anton joins Olympic training
Table tennis' Anton joins Olympic training JAKARTA (JP): The 2000 Olympic Games executive training director, Arie Sudewo, said on Monday that men's singles table tennis player Anton Suseno would join the training program for the quadrennial event. "I'm sure the training project leader and chairman for the National Sports Council (KONI), Wismoyo Arismunandar, will give his approval to invite Anton to join the training program. We have no problem with the funding.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Asian currencies lower against dollar
Asian currencies lower against dollar HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies ended an unspectacular session Monday moderately lower against the U.S. dollar. The South Korean won bucked the regional trend, however, finishing up against the U.S. currency as foreign investors continued to pump money into the Seoul stock market. The Thai baht led other South East Asian currencies lower as market players attempted to capitalize on recent dollar strength by pushing the U.S.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bridal designer Kim Thong dies at 45
Bridal designer Kim Thong dies at 45 JAKARTA (JP): One of Indonesia's top bridal designers Kim Thong died of high-blood pressure at Medika Griya hospital in Sunter, North Jakarta, at 3 a.m. Monday. Born as Jam Kam Thong, the flamboyant 45-year old designer was well-known for his creations of lavish and exclusive bridal gowns for affluent clients and celebrities. Isye Soentoro, an editor of a bridal magazine, and designer Chenni Han accompanied Kim to the hospital.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Memorial stones photo exhibition
Memorial stones photo exhibition JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will hold a photo exhibition of memorial stones from the Tarumanagara era at the Museum of Memorial Stone Park on Jl. Tanah Abang I, Central Jakarta, next week, an official said on Monday. Head of the archeology and history subdivision of the City Museum and Restoration Agency, Candrian Attahiyat, said the exhibition of photos of stones dating from the fifth century would be held from March 14 until to Apr. 1.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir backs Mr Yen for 'eurocentric' IMF
Mahathir backs Mr Yen for 'eurocentric' IMF TOKYO (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has endorsed Japan's bid for the top job at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a renewal of his attacks on Western economic hegemony. In his monthly Japanese newspaper column published Monday, Mahathir described Eisuke Sakakibara, a former vice finance minister for international affairs, as broadminded.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000, 00:00 WIB
INDRA rate set at Rp 6,832
INDRA rate set at Rp 6,832 JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Debt Restructuring Agency (INDRA) has set the exchange rate used to convert private foreign debt at Rp 6,832 to the U.S. dollar for companies joining the agency this month. INDRA chairman Sumitro said in a statement on Thursday that the new rate was taken from the best exchange rate in February and adjusted according to the month's inflation rate of 7.07 percent.