Archive: 30 May 2000
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Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 29, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 725 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 300 -25 325,000 Alakasa Industrindo 950 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 825 25 1,067,000 Alter Abadi 150 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,000 -50 11,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 300 0 74,500 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 975 -50 1,974,500 Anwar Sierad 300 0 0 APAC Centertex Corp.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
After Ambon, Medan?
After Ambon, Medan? The bomb blasts that jolted Medan, North Sumatra, on Sunday and Monday morning bring to attention some disturbing similarities with those that rocked Ambon, in Maluku, a few years ago. North Sumatra Governor Tengku Rizal Nurdin, for example, told reporters he had been informed they were "of the same type" as those in Maluku. There are other similarities.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Cooperation needed to promote pencak silat
Cooperation needed to promote pencak silat JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian traditional martial art and sport pencak silat has been recognized internationally but it has never received any special attention from the government here.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Chase raises $1b for Asia
Chase raises $1b for Asia HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Chase Capital Partners said Monday it has raised US$1.1 billion for its Asian private equity fund, and that it would soon be opening another private equity fund to invest in technology companies. The Asian Opportunity Fund already has invested more than $330 million in six companies, said Andrew Liu, Chase Capital's chief executive in Asia. "We are actively looking at some large-size, very large-size, investments," Liu said at a press briefing.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah sets weaker tone for Asian monies
Rupiah sets weaker tone for Asian monies HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Several bomb blasts in the Indonesian city of Medan were the catalyst for sharp losses in the rupiah Monday, setting a modestly weaker tone for most other Asian regional currencies. Some dealers said the explosions are nothing new, that other, deeper political issues are really behind the rupiah's troubles, and that the explosions were merely a readymade excuse to buy dollars.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Interpellation no plot to overthrow govt: PDI faction
Interpellation no plot to overthrow govt: PDI faction JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction at the House of Representatives here on Monday assured that the majority support for an interpellation was not aimed at toppling President Abdurrahman Wahid. Chairman of the PDI Perjuangan faction at the House, Arifin Panigoro, told journalists that his faction's support for an interpellation plan was merely a way to check on the government.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
JSX composite index hits one-year low
JSX composite index hits one-year low JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) Composite Index dove on Monday to close at its lowest level since April, last year due to reports of bombings in Medan. Securities analysts said that major foreign and local investors dumped their stocks on fears that the bombings of a church and restaurant in the provincial capital of North Sumatra on Sunday and Monday would trigger more chaos.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on May 29, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Avoid copying Lebanon's mistakes
Avoid copying Lebanon's mistakes By Omar Halim JAKARTA (JP): The end of the Israeli occupation of Lebanese territory will trigger a series of developments and bring new opportunities for Lebanon. The withdrawal of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) will bring an end their effective support for the South Lebanon Army (SLA), a surrogate military force created, trained, sustained and financed by Israel, which initially mostly comprised of Lebanese Maronite Christians.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Fiji's racial divide
Fiji's racial divide The situation in Fiji took a turn for the worse ... as supporters of coup leader George Speight looted the television station and fired shots aimed at harassing President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara into resignation. For Speight, it is not enough that the president has sacked the country's elected prime minister, Mahendra Chaudhry, who, along with dozens of officials and members of parliament, has been held hostage inside parliament for 10 days.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Familiar race card played in Fiji crisis
Familiar race card played in Fiji crisis By Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): We live in an era where information technology bombards us with so much news that it is becoming harder to process even one tiny fraction of it. In our effort to grab as much as possible, we tend to reduce our learning of events to little more than headline skimming. So most people, the media included, like to simplify events into the certainty of black and white.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Toll from Belu flooding estimated at Rp 761 billion
Toll from Belu flooding estimated at Rp 761 billion MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): The recent floods which swept the regency of Belu in East Nusa Tenggara province have inflicted a total of at least Rp 761 billion in financial losses, an official said. Spokesman for the East Nusa Tenggara province J.B. Nani Kosapilawan said that the amount was a tentative calculation based on loss in cash and livestock.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bambang faults IBRA concerning draft bill process
Bambang faults IBRA concerning draft bill process JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will have to drop its plans to submit a controversial draft bill to the House of Representatives because the process has been improper, according to Finance Minister Bambang Sudibyo. Bambang said that based on existing procedures, an initiative to draft a law must come from his office, then be presented to the president before being approved by the House.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Papua congress to 'rectify' history opens in Irian Jaya
Papua congress to 'rectify' history opens in Irian Jaya JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): A landmark congress on the future of Irian Jaya opened on Monday amid appeals from Jakarta for West Papuans to remain within the republic. Many delegates arrived at the one-week Papuan People's Congress, being held in the Cenderawasih sports stadium here, hoping for a resolution to call for secession from Indonesia.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Manila shells rebels ahead of peace talks
Manila shells rebels ahead of peace talks COTABATO, Philippines (Reuters): Philippine troops pounded a major separatist base with artillery and mortar fire on Monday on the eve of talks aimed at halting the bloodshed on the main southern island of Mindanao.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Oligopolies threat to Asian oil players
Oligopolies threat to Asian oil players KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Mega-mergers in the world's oil industry will leave "midget" Asian players helpless against giant competitors, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warned Monday. The premier also renewed his attack on uncontrolled globalization, saying rich foreign capitalists were making "frenzied preparation to invade" developing nations when they opened up.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bus torched after minor accident
Bus torched after minor accident JAKARTA (JP): Taman Sari residents torched a bus on Monday, after it accidentally hit a bajaj (three-wheeled taxi) on Jl. Mangga Dua Raya, Pinangsia area, West Jakarta. The Mayasari bus no. 609, which serves the Kota-Pulogadung route, nudged the side of a passing bajaj in a minor accident at about 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, West Jakarta Police chief Col. Adjie Rustam Ramdja said.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Arms case defendant blames hotel staff
Arms case defendant blames hotel staff JAKARTA (JP): Haryogi M. Maulani, a defendant in a case involving alleged illegal firearms possession, testified before the West Jakarta District Court on Monday that a staff of a West Jakarta hotel sneaked into his room while he was asleep on the evening of Feb. 15. While he had yet to confirm the ownership of an AK-47 rifle and a handgun, Haryogi apparently tried to blame it on the staff.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
JSX gets go ahead on new listing
JSX gets go ahead on new listing JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) sees no problem for the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) to trade start-up companies. Bapepam chairman Herwidayatmo said the agency had yet to decide whether the JSX could go ahead with its new listing regulation but he added that he personally had no objection to the plan.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto's residence
Soeharto's residence From Media Indonesia Attorney General Marzuki Darusman's plan to move former president Soeharto from Jl. Cendana No 1 to another house for safety reasons and to prevent him from becoming the target of violent demonstrations has been reacted strongly by Anton Tabah. Terbit quoted him as saying: "Marzuki's effort to remove former president Soeharto doesn't only insult his family, but more importantly, he has underestimated the function of the police.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
PBSI looks to overhaul player recruitment system
PBSI looks to overhaul player recruitment system JAKARTA (JP): After Indonesian men's shuttlers brought home the Thomas Cup by defeating China on May 21, the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has started grooming younger players to defend the sport's most prestigious team event in two years time.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Fake banknote
Fake banknote From Bisnis Indonesia On May 7, 2000 I withdrew money from Bank Internasional Indonesia's (BII) ATM in Kelapa Gading Mall amounting to Rp 1 million. When I used it to pay for something, one banknote was declared fake after it was passed through an ultra violet light. On May 8, I reported the matter at BII Imperium and was told that my complaint should be accompanied by a document of money withdrawal. On May 10, I gave the fake banknote, together with the withdrawal slip to them.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
New IMF boss Koehler to visit Jakarta
New IMF boss Koehler to visit Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): International Monetary Fund managing director Horst Koehler is scheduled to visit Jakarta on Sunday to examine the implementation of the country's economic reform measures. Finance minister Bambang Sudibyo confirmed on Monday the planned visit. "It'll will be just a regular visit ... My schedule is to have dinner with him," he told reporters when asked about the visit.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Share trader fined Rp 100m
Share trader fined Rp 100m JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) said on Monday it fined local capital market trader James Rachmat Subekti Rp 100 million (about US$11,765) for market manipulation. James was implicated in jacking up the price of the preferred shares issued by PT Mas Murni on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) in April, the agency said. PT Mas Murni issued Rp 2 million preferred shares in April this year.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
House looking for more control in foreign affairs
House looking for more control in foreign affairs JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives is seeking a greater say in foreign affairs by demanding the government first seek its approval before committing to any international agreement. In the hearing with Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab on Monday, eight factions in the of the House demanded every international agreement be brought to the House before being executed by the government.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Environmental significance
Environmental significance From Media Indonesia Nature demands that man has to manage and preserve the environment. But, in practice, very few people do what should be done. We may not be aware that day by day the quality of our environment declines, and sooner or later will deteriorate until more serious problems appear. The essence of the matter really concerns business ethics. For example, the pesticide businesses involves various aspects of life.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Corporate farming concept not feasible
Corporate farming concept not feasible Minister of Agriculture M. Prakosa is designing a corporate farming concept, under which small farm areas will be consolidated into corporate farming units. H.S. Dillon, director of the Institute for Agricultural Policy Studies, thinks the plan will not work. Question: Do you think the government's plan for corporate farming is feasible for Indonesia? Dillon: No.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Sofjan denies travel ban still remains in effect
Sofjan denies travel ban still remains in effect JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Sofjan Wanandi refuted reports on Monday that he was banned from overseas travel, saying he had received permission to travel from President Abdurrahman Wahid himself. According to Sofjan, the ban imposed through a finance ministry decree was a "technical problem" which had been cleared up. Sofjan said he would soon be going to the United States to prepare for the President's visit there. "I must go to the U.S.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
44 dead in fresh N. Maluku violence
44 dead in fresh N. Maluku violence AMBON, Maluku (JP): The unabated bloodshed in North Maluku continued on Monday when at least 44 people were killed in a predawn attack on two villages on Halmahera island. Chief of the Pattimura Military Command overseeing Maluku, Brig. Gen. Max Tamaela, confirmed the incident which occurred in Makete and Duma, Galela district, saying that hundreds were injured in the incident. "I've received a report from the North Maluku sector commander Col.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta Futures Exchange faces delay
Jakarta Futures Exchange faces delay JAKARTA (JP): The inauguration of the Jakarta Futures Exchange (JFX), Indonesia's first commodities futures trading center, has been delayed once more from its opening date of July 1 JFX president Hasan Zein Mahmud said on Monday there were still some critical elements that had not been completed, and that a team was in the process of identifying them.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bondan resigns over Bulogate
Bondan resigns over Bulogate JAKARTA (JP): Acting State Secretary Bondan Gunawan became the latest high profile casualty in the Rp 35 billion State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scandal when he resigned Monday night, saying that he was just being used as an intermediate target before the president. In an extraordinary twist to what has become known as "Bulogate", Bondan who also holds the post of Secretary of Government Supervision, told journalists that the president has accepted the resignation.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
XL, Siemens, Satunet tie up
XL, Siemens, Satunet tie up JAKARTA (JP): Mobile telecommunications operator Excelcomindo Pratama signed an agreement with cellular phone manufacturer Siemens Indonesia and news portal Satunet on Monday to provide Internet access through wireless application protocol (WAP) enabled mobile telephones. The company said that during the trial period until mid July all access to the Internet would be free of charge for customers using Excelcomindo's XL regular and postpaid billing services.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rates for tax payment, valid from May 29 to June 4
Rates for tax payment, valid from May 29 to June 4 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,340.00 Austrian schilling 1 547.11 Australian dollar 1 4,737.12 Belgian franc 1 186.62 Canadian dollar 1 5,526.11 Swiss franc 1 4,833.38 Deutschemark 1 3,850.59 Danish krone 1 1,013.06 French franc 1 1,147.70 Poundsterling 1 12,263.14 Hong Kong dollar 1 1,070.36 Italian lira 100 388.81 Japanese yen 100 7,737.27 Malaysian ringgit 1 2,194.79 Dutch guilder 1 3,416.31 New Zealand dollar 1 3,775.52 Norwegian krone 1 916.22 Swedish...
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, May 30, 2000
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, May 30, 2000 Exhibition * Art Stone and NTT Traditional Handycraft Exhibition by Mayorga Gallery and Joglocakra, at Grand Hotel Preanger Bandung, Jl. Asia Afrika No. 81 (Phone: 022 431631), 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until May 31. Film * French Film Festival, organized by CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Phone 4212417), at theaters of BIP, June 12-13. Music and Entertainment * Sheraton Bandung Hotel and Towers, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Girl trouble causes fracas
Girl trouble causes fracas PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Hundreds of people from Tunjung village, Banyumas regency ran amok and damaged seven houses on Sunday after one of their friends was beaten-up by neighboring villagers. Witnesses said youths from Karang Luwas village mobbed Suparno from Tunjung village because he was dating a girl from their village. Suparno's friends retaliated by stoning houses in Karang Luwas. Banyumas Police chief Lt. Col.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Man wanted for scam, fake money
Man wanted for scam, fake money JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police pledged to find the suspect in a fraud that involved counterfeit money, a police official said on Monday. Central Jakarta Police Precinct Second Lt. Arya Perdana told reporters about the deception involving a swindler who chose his victim at an office complex. Arya said that the criminal was clever enough to cheat his victim, Muhammad Abdu, 22, by taking his motorcycle using counterfeit money as guarantee. "Abdu was on Jl.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Agriculture minister appoints new top officials
Agriculture minister appoints new top officials JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture M. Prakosa replaced on Monday almost all of key officials in the ministry and expanded directorate generals from three to five as part the ministry's restructuring program. Speaking at the installation of the new officials, Prakoso said that the change was essential to enable the minister to better manage and supervise the country's farming activities.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
BCA's initial public offering: Let the buyer beware
BCA's initial public offering: Let the buyer beware By Melville S. Brown The following is the second of two articles on the Indonesian banking crisis. JAKARTA (JP): Public confidence in the nation's banking system continues to be fragile as news of improved performance in one bank is quickly overtaken by the revelation of yet another loan scandal in another.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Tutor Time ...
Tutor Time ... Ingrid's little boy was growing fast. Soon he would have to go to preschool. She started looking around for a good one. Ingrid found many schools in Jakarta but none that really satisfied her expectations. Reluctantly she put her son in one but without feeling good about doing so. While on a holiday in the U.S., Ingrid made a chance visit to Tutor Time, the child-care provider for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was it!
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Top negotiator with GAM appeals for restraint
Top negotiator with GAM appeals for restraint BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Senior diplomat Hassan Wirajuda, who is the government's chief negotiator with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), called on all conflicting parties on Monday to exercise restrain to help restore peace in the province. "Without awareness from all related parties, it is hard to establish a conducive security situation in Aceh," Hassan told reporters at Hotel Kuala Tripa before flying for Jakarta.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
GINSI wants PSI system
GINSI wants PSI system JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Importers Association (GINSI) proposed to the government on Monday to re-impose the preshipment inspection (PSI) of imports to curb the recent increasing smuggling of various products into the country. GINSI chairman Amirudin Saud said the PSI system would also prevent rampant practices of under-invoicing by importers, which could inflict financial losses to the government.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Italo-Indonesian trade relations, investments and activities
Italo-Indonesian trade relations, investments and activities During 1999, bilateral trade between Indonesia and Italy continued to show a surplus of US$379 million in favor of Indonesia. Data from the Central Board of Statistics indicate that Indonesia exported to Italy sports shoes, textile yarns, petroleum products, fixed vegetable oils and coal.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police name 11 suspects in PDI HQ attack
Police name 11 suspects in PDI HQ attack JAKARTA (JP): The National Police Headquarters disclosed on Monday that its investigation of the attack on the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters on July 27, 1996 has been accomplished. Speaking to reporters after the questioning of then Army Chief of Staff Gen. (ret) Raden Hartono, the last of the 190 people questioned, National Police Deputy Chief of Detectives for General Crimes Col.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Striking workers cripple seaport
Striking workers cripple seaport JAKARTA (JP): Some 850 workers of the Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) in Tanjung Priok seaport, North Jakarta, went on strike on Monday, leaving the usually hectic port deserted and thousands of containers untouched at the docked vessels. None of the JICT management could be reached for comment, but reports said they would take stiff measures against the striking workers.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
City to procure new buses from China
City to procure new buses from China JAKARTA (JP): City public operators welcomed on Monday an offer to acquire new, environmentally friendly buses through a soft loan disbursement from the government of the People's Republic of China.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Asia-Europe meeting showcases realities and prospects
Asia-Europe meeting showcases realities and prospects This is the first of two articles by the former foreign minister, 1988-1999, Ali Alatas, based on a presentation at the 30th anniversary of the Indonesian-Germany Economic Association (Ekonid) in Jakarta on May 17.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Three people injured as another blast rocks Medan
Three people injured as another blast rocks Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Another bomb blast rocked the North Sumatra capital early on Monday and injured three people, less than 24 hours after the explosion of one of three bombs planted at three different churches in the city. The latest incident raises the specter of a spread in sectarian violence to North Sumatra, with President Abdurrahman Wahid and legislators quickly calling for calm and restraint.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina lures Petronas
Pertamina lures Petronas KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Indonesia's state oil and gas company Pertamina Monday invited Malaysia's Petronas Nasional Berhad, or Petronas, to participate in a US$800 million oil pipeline project in Java, Indonesia, state-funded news agency Bernama said. It quoted Pertamina's president director, Baihaki Hakim, as saying that Pertamina would also offer upstream projects in offshore areas of the Markesa Straits to Petronas.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Energy minister off to China to sell Tangguh gas
Energy minister off to China to sell Tangguh gas JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will visit China in a bid to find buyers for the Tangguh natural liquefied gas (LNG) project in Irian Jaya, a senior government official said on Monday. Director general for oil and gas at the Ministry of Mines and Energy Rachmat Sudibyo said that the minister planned to visit China in July or by late June at the earliest.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
APEC meet to discuss trade, e-commerce
APEC meet to discuss trade, e-commerce By Lara Parpan SINGAPORE (AFP): Progress in lifting free trade barriers, strengthening market structures and kickstarting electronic commerce initiatives in the region top the agenda for senior Asia-Pacific officials meeting in Brunei this week.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
C. Java provides Rp 13b for PON
C. Java provides Rp 13b for PON PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Central Java Governor Mardiyanto said his authority had spent Rp 13 billion (US$1.6 million) to fund training and provide bonuses for local athletes who win medals at the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya next month. "We are serious and we don't promise many things to the athletes. But we will give a bonus for those who manage to get medals at PON," he said Saturday.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Italian businesses in Indonesia
Italian businesses in Indonesia We, Italian businesspeople of the Italian Business Association in Indonesia (IBAI), believe in Indonesia, its natural riches and potential. But most of all, we believe in its people, because with them, we work daily in firms and in the marketplace. We believe in Indonesia not only because of the law of numbers or the statistics, but especially because we know its achievements in the past 30 years, and particularly its recent history.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Government puts Soeharto under house arrest
Government puts Soeharto under house arrest JAKARTA (JP): The government changed the arrest status of former president Soeharto, a suspect in an ongoing corruption investigation, from a city arrest to a house arrest on Monday. The former despot is prohibited from leaving his Jl. Cendana residence for 14 days, which effectively means that he will mark his 79th birthday on June 8 within the confines of his Central Jakarta house.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Asian survey shows S'pore workers 'least committed'
Asian survey shows S'pore workers 'least committed' SINGAPORE (AFP): Singaporeans are the least committed workers to their employers among Asian work forces, while Filipinos and South Koreans are the most loyal, a research organization said Monday. Asia Market Intelligence (AMI) said a poll of nearly 1,700 respondents in nine countries showed that Singaporeans were most likely to switch jobs because of a serious shortage of skilled workers in the city-state.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Junior high school exams begin under tight control
Junior high school exams begin under tight control JAKARTA (JP): The national final examination (Ebtanas) for junior high schools started on Monday under tight control amid fear of cheating similar to what happened with the senior high school exam last week.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Eight shot in Kendal
Eight shot in Kendal KENDAL, Central Java: Eight civilians were shot on Saturday in a violent clash between 500 people and Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officers guarding a clove factory belonging to PT Zanzibar in the district of Patean, Kendal regency. Patean District Police Chief Lt. Sutana confirmed the shooting on Monday, saying that his men used rubber bullets to quell the mob and that procedures were not violated.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Consumers' rights
Consumers' rights I would like to report that, contrary to rumors about the reform movement, the concept of consumer rights and fair treatment of customers has yet to arrive. On May 25, I had a telephone call at about 5 p.m. confirming a first come, first served appointment at the Sam Marie Klinik on Jl. Wijaya 1 No 45 in Kebayoran Baru, regarding a skin problem. I immediately left my office in Pondok Indah and arrived at the clinic at about 5:30 p.m.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
China objects to fisherman's death
China objects to fisherman's death MANILA (AFP): China sought compensation on Monday for the death of a Chinese fisherman shot last week by Philippine police in the South China Sea, a Philippine official said. The skipper of the Chinese-flagged boat was shot dead by Philippine police on Friday and his boat and crew of seven were detained after it strayed into Filipino waters.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Turn to Runduma for turtle conservation model
Turn to Runduma for turtle conservation model By La Ode Aminuddin KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi (Antara): Runduma is a remote island at the eastern end of Wakatobi National Park on the Banda Sea, which is known for its high waves. Little is known about the island which has a population of about 400 people. The citizens of Runduma do, however, practice a turtle-egg harvesting tradition which is environmentally friendly.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
KL opposition hit by Net attacks
KL opposition hit by Net attacks KUALA LUMPUR (AP): An opposition party led by jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim's wife faced attacks from cyberspace on Monday, including a demand that two of its top leaders step down. After more than a year of criticizing the government, at least five Malaysian websites dedicated to issues of political reform have suddenly turned against the opposition National Justice Party.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
New tricks
New tricks From Media Indonesia At 9 a.m. on May 22, my family in Jember, East Java, received a telephone call from a man who told them that I had been in a traffic accident and was about to be operated upon (an amputation) at an international hospital in Surabaya. The caller asked my family to immediately transfer the amount of Rp 5,700,000 for the operation, by 10 a.m. at the latest on that day.
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
Keeping Bali special, wonderful for tourists
Keeping Bali special, wonderful for tourists By Simon Marcus Gower JAKARTA (JP): For the many tourists that arrive in Bali each year, the Balinese experience can be wonderful and special. Bali is world renowned as a holiday destination and by now epithets attached to the island have, to a degree, become commonplace and familiar. "The Island Paradise", "the Morning of the World" and the "Island of the Gods" are among the glorifying titles attributed to this "Jewel in Indonesia's Tourist Crown".
Tue, 30 May 2000, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Documentary 3:30 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Performance 5:30 News (in English) 6:00 Documentary 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 9:00 World News 9:35 Music 10:30 News Program 2 3:30 p.m. Documentary 4:30 Music 5:30 City News 6:00 Culture Program 6:30 Documentary 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music 8:00 City News 8:30 TV Drama TPI 5:30 a.m.