Archive: 26 April 2000
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Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Mean parents and local mafia our worst threat, says Didit
Mean parents and local mafia our worst threat, says Didit SURABAYA (JP): Eight children between the ages of 8 and 14 played their music and sang before an audience of some 30 children during Sunday School at Maria Immaculata in Surabaya.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Mixed doubles veterans team up for Uber Cup
Mixed doubles veterans team up for Uber Cup JAKARTA (JP): Mixed doubles specialists Minarti Timur and Zelin Resiana are the third doubles pairing for the Uber Cup women's team event, an official from the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Police investigate gang-rape rumors
Police investigate gang-rape rumors BOGOR (JP): Bogor Regional Police chief Col. Edi Darnadi said on Monday police officers were expecting residents to come forward to provide information about a group reportedly committing gang rapes."We don't have any clue about it yet.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
RI traditional drama at JIS
RI traditional drama at JIS JAKARTA (JP): Students of the Jakarta International School are scheduled to perform an Indonesian traditional drama entitled Lakshagraha (Pandawa Obong) at their school compound on Friday evening, the school's intercultural director, S. Money, said.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Prudential launches new product
Prudential launches new product JAKARTA (JP): Prudential BancBali Life launched on Tuesday three additional new funds of its PRUlink investor account, an investment linked product that was first introduced last April and has already raised Rp 55 billion (US$7 million) in sales last year.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 25, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 725 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 400 -25 618,500 Alakasa Industrindo 700 50 66,500 Alfa...
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
No supervision for city buildings
No supervision for city buildingsFrom KompasIn the past few months many houses in the Menteng area in Central Jakarta -- buildings which should be protected by the capital's administration for their historical value and architecture -- have been demolished.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Parties warn of desertion from Cabinet
Parties warn of desertion from Cabinet JAKARTA (JP): Golkar Party and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) threatened to withdraw all their representatives in the Cabinet on Tuesday unless the President gives a satisfactory reason for Monday's reshuffle.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Utut ties with Timman as Polgar tops standings
Utut ties with Timman as Polgar tops standingsBy Ivy Susanti SANUR, Bali (JP): Indonesia's top chess player Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto forced GM Jan Timman of the Netherlands to tie in the 28th move in a do-or-die duel at the JAPFA Classic International Tournament 2000 on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Indonesia beats New Zeland 3-0 in Federation Cup ties
Indonesia beats New Zeland 3-0 in Federation Cup ties OSAKA, Japan (Agencies): The 1998 Asian Games champion Yayuk Basuki showed no ill-effects from her maternity leave as she won two matches to lead Indonesia to a 3-0 victory over New Zealand.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Asian currencies lower late, peso slides to 18-month low
Asian currencies lower late, peso slides to 18-month low SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies are mostly lower late Tuesday led by the peso, which slumped to an 18-month low amid a bribery scandal that threatens multilateral loans.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
VP renews peace campaign in Ambon
VP renews peace campaign in Ambon AMBON, Maluku (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri visited Ambon on Tuesday to renew her efforts to restore peace in the town which has been wrecked by sectarian conflicts since January 1999.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
KL relaxes bond regulation
KL relaxes bond regulation KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): In a move to stimulate the private debt securities market, domestic and foreign companies are now allowed to issue bonds without the central bank's approval, reports said Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Textile workers demand higher pay
Textile workers demand higher pay BANDUNG: Some 400 workers of textile factory PT Yutica Loka Kencana marched to the local legislative council building on Tuesday demanding that management pay the new wage of Rp 286,000 per month made effective April 1 as stipulated by a Ministry of Manpower decree.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Kostrad chief orders hunt of missing Sudjono
Kostrad chief orders hunt of missing Sudjono BANDUNG (JP): Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) Commander Lt. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah said on Tuesday that he has ordered two of his intelligence officers to locate the missing Lt. Col. Sudjono, or else they will have to resign.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Massive effort to rescue 21 hostages fail
Massive effort to rescue 21 hostages fail SEMPORNA, Malaysia (AP): Intelligence reports said on Tuesday that 21 people seized from a Malaysian diving resort were in the southern Philippines. But by nightfall, rescue efforts in Southeast Asian seas had failed for a second day.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
RI construction industry to grow by 100% this year
RI construction industry to grow by 100% this year JAKARTA (JP): Investment in the construction industry is expected to almost double to Rp 80 trillion (US$ 10.2 billion) this year from Rp 44 trillion last year as a result of the recovering economy, an analyst said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
ECONIT blames economic team for slow recovery
ECONIT blames economic team for slow recovery JAKARTA (JP): The Advisory Group on the Economy, Industry and Trade (ECONIT) said on Tuesday the country's sluggish economic recovery was a result of the poor overall performance of the economic team in the Cabinet.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Major changes in the military
Major changes in the military A big change is going on in the Indonesian Military (TNI), a change long awaited by civilian politicians. Students and mass organizations have staged numerous demonstrations demanding the abolition of the military's dual function policy.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Kwik vows to push economic team to meet IMF deadline
Kwik vows to push economic team to meet IMF deadline JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie vowed on Tuesday he would work to ensure there would be no more delays in the implementation of the IMF-sponsored economic reform programs.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
RP air controllers suspended
RP air controllers suspended MANILA (AP): Air transport officials suspended on Tuesday three air traffic controllers who were on duty when an Air Philippines plane crashed outside southern Davao city last week, killing all 131 people aboard in the country's worst air disaster.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Luhut plans to focus on foreign investment
Luhut plans to focus on foreign investment SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Indonesia's newly appointed trade and industry minister, Luhut Panjaitan, said he plans to focus on attracting foreign investors by offering them incentives and easier access.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Difficult days ahead?
Difficult days ahead? Rumors of a possible Cabinet reshuffle, constantly rejected by President Abdurrahman Wahid in the past few days, have been answered. The President asked State Minister of Investment and State Enterprises Development Laksamana Sukardi (who was from the Indonesian Democratic...
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Should RI celebrate copyright day?
Should RI celebrate copyright day?By A. Ariobimo Nusantara JAKARTA (JP): Intellectual property right piracy has so far not subsided. The Feb. 22, 1999 edition of Publisher's Weekly reported the 1998 global piracy value was US$12.38 billion, 60 percent higher than $11.69 billion the previous year.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Foreigners arrested over psychotropic substances
Foreigners arrested over psychotropic substances JAKARTA (JP): Customs officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport have arrested two foreigners for attempting to smuggle 157,640 pills and 3,008 vials of medicine containing psychotropic substances into the country.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
ASSA rejects WB proposal program
ASSA rejects WB proposal program JIMBARAN, Bali (JP): The ASEAN Social Security Association (ASSA) has turned down a Word Bank (WB) proposal to allow private fund managers to handle workers' pension funds and other social security programs.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Navy foils fuel smuggling attempts over past months
Navy foils fuel smuggling attempts over past months MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): The Indonesian Navy has caught three tanker ships attempting to export fuel illegally over the past three months, officials said.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Physicians demand salary hike
Physicians demand salary hike YOGYAKARTA: Some 150 state physicians and dentists demanded a 250 percent hike in salary during a meeting with health minister Achmad Sujudi here on Tuesday.They told the minister that they would stage street protests if the government failed to meet their demand.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Mirror traders are witnesses to major events at the House
Mirror traders are witnesses to major events at the HouseBy A'an Suryana JAKARTA (JP): No one passing in front of the legislator's building on Jl. Gatot Subroto in Central Jakarta can avoid the shining reflection of mirrors on display at various spots along the sidewalk.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Private parking operators oppose plan to cut rate
Private parking operators oppose plan to cut rate JAKARTA (JP): Operators of privately owned shopping centers strongly opposed on Tuesday the city administration's plan to order the management of all private parking lots, such as those at shopping complexes, to lower their parking fees from next...
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Hospital introduces special air evacuation services
Hospital introduces special air evacuation services JAKARTA (JP): A medical team at MH Thamrin International Hospital in Salemba, Central Jakarta, conducted an air evacuation drill from the rooftop of the hospital building on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
IBRA revokes lawsuit against A Latief after debt repayment
IBRA revokes lawsuit against A Latief after debt repayment JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has revoked its bankruptcy petition against trading firm PT A Latief Corporation following the US$15 million debt repayment by the latter to the agency.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
The simple ways to detect signs of cancer in children
The simple ways to detect signs of cancer in childrenBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Nunuk A. Prabowo is unable to say how she felt upon learning that her five-month-old daughter, Frida, tested positive for leukemia four years ago."We weren't ready for the reality. We wanted to scream in disbelief ..
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Official fired for drug trafficking
Official fired for drug trafficking TANGERANG (JP): Mayor HM Thamrin has temporarily dismissed a low-ranking employee at the Ciledug District Public Order office following a court decision finding him guilty of dealing shabu- shabu (crystal methamphetamine).
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Civilian guards 'hamper TNI', Kostrad chief Agus complains
Civilian guards 'hamper TNI', Kostrad chief Agus complains BANDUNG (JP): The presence of civilian guards affiliated with political parties has hampered the work of the Indonesian Military (TNI), whose duty it is to maintain national stability, Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) chief Lt. Gen.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
The price of neglecting local elections in Indonesia
The price of neglecting local elections in Indonesia Many questions still surround the government's decentralization plan. The Jakarta Post recently talked to lecturer of politics Pratikno about the upcoming regional autonomy.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
President installs 13 Indonesian envoys
President installs 13 Indonesian envoys JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid swore in on Tuesday 13 new Indonesian ambassadors, including former Air Force chief of staff Air Marshal (ret) Sutria Tubagus and East Timor prointegration leader Lopez da Cruz.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Bentoel splits stock
Bentoel splits stock JAKARTA (JP); Listed investment company PT Bentoel Internasional Investama split on Monday the nominal value of its shares to Rp 50, from a previous price of Rp 500."The stock split will make the company share price more affordable to retail investors," the company said.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Imported sugar rules market
Imported sugar rules market SEMARANG: Imported sugar from Brazil has prevailed in Central Java despite a governor's ruling banning the commodity from the market, an official said on Tuesday.Soendoro, head of the provincial chamber of commerce, said that the better quality and lower-priced imported...
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Is Aussie $12 syymaster more than meets the eye?
Is Aussie $12 syymaster more than meets the eye?By Lela E. Madjiah JAKARTA (JP): Australia takes great pride in its military. Its leading role in the International Force in East Timor (Interfet) has swelled its self-confidence to such an extent that it sees itself as the future "cop" for Asia.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Half of mangrove forests are destroyed: Observers
Half of mangrove forests are destroyed: Observers JAKARTA (JP): Almost half of the country's mangrove forests have disappeared since 1982, causing land abrasion by the sea and threatening biota living in that environment, activists said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Synergy in Cabinet
Synergy in Cabinet President Abdurrahman Wahid finally had the sense of doing what many critics have been telling him to do these past few months: revamp his economic team. By invoking his constitutional prerogative, on Monday, the President replaced Minister of Industry and Trade Yusuf Kalla and...
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Bovine disease hurts Seoul feed industry
Bovine disease hurts Seoul feed industry SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in South Korea last month is set to scupper any chances of growth in the country's animal feed industry this year, analysts and trade officials told Dow Jones Newswires.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Three killed in road accident
Three killed in road accident SEMARANG: A family of three were killed instantly in a road accident on Monday night near Bangkal village in Temanggung, some 100 kilometers southwest of here.Spokesman for the Central Java Police Lt. Col. M.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
BI's forex reserves fall
BI's forex reserves fall JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Tuesday the country's net foreign exchange reserves fell in the third week of April by US$124.7 million to $18.19 billion compared to the previous week.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on April 25, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,860.00 7,940.00Australian dollar 1 4,672.77 4,724.30Austrian schilling 1 536.25 542.00Belgian franc 1 182.92 184.88Brunei dollar 1 4,613.49 4,663.18Canadian dollar 1 5,320.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Rates for tax payment, valid from April 24 to April 30
Rates for tax payment, valid from April 24 to April 30 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 7,715.00Austrian schilling 1 527.02Australian dollar 1 4,560.34Belgian franc 1 179.77Canadian dollar 1 5,196.34Swiss franc 1 4,622.53Deutschemark 1 3,710.38Danish krone 1 970.66French franc 1 1,105.56Poundsterling 1 12,165.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Talk Show 4:00 News 4:30 Music 5:30 TVRI News 6:00 Talk Show 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 8:30 Talk Show 9:00 World News 9:35 Music 10:30 NewsProgram 2...
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Hotels need to lengthen visitors' stay
Hotels need to lengthen visitors' stay SURABAYA: The length visitors stay at Surabaya hotels is still not satisfactory. The average length of stay is between 2.3 and 2.5 days in three-star hotels.Head of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association East Java chapter, Sami Ransum, said "In four-...
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Gus Dur -- long on democracy, short on economy
Gus Dur -- long on democracy, short on economy JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid may be severely handicapped when it comes to dealing with the economy, but he has a strong capacity to lead Indonesia and to transform it into a democratic society, noted scholar Arief Budiman said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, April 26, 2000
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, April 26, 2000Performances * Traditional Dance: Rangkaian Melati, at Balai Adika Balroom, Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental, Jl. Tunjungan 65 (Phone: 031 5454333), 7:30 p.m., April 28.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Irianese remember entry into RI
Irianese remember entry into RI JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Local residents will commemorate the 37th anniversary of the transfer of sovereignty over Irian Jaya from the Netherlands to the Republic of Indonesia through the United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (Untea) on May 1.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Court approves request to seize charity assets
Court approves request to seize charity assets JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court gave its preliminary approval on Tuesday to the request by the Attorney General's Office to seize assets belonging to seven charity foundations set up and chaired by former president Soeharto.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Decomposed body found in rented house in C. Jakarta
Decomposed body found in rented house in C. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): A decomposed body was found on Tuesday in a rented house in Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta, a police officer has said.Chief Sgt. Eko Cahyono of the Central Jakarta Police station said the decomposed body was found in a room of a...