Archive: 20 July 2000
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Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Malaysia palm oil ends slightly lower
Malaysia palm oil ends slightly lower KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed mostly lower on Wednesday after trading in a tight range due to a lack of fresh leads.The benchmark third position October futures contract ended down one ringgit at 1,039 ringgit (US$273.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Kebiar Seni VI Bibit, at Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl. Raya Ubud, Gianyar (Phone: 0361 975136), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., until October 2. * Painting, Sculpture Exhibition by N.A.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Bali artist Erawan overcomes 'creative block' with new works
Bali artist Erawan overcomes 'creative block' with new worksBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Nyoman Erawan, one of Bali's foremost painters, is attempting to overcome his "creative block" by presenting his new works, some of which have been on display in Citra (Image), an exhibition of his...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Who's to blame?
Who's to blame? For months Indonesians have been led to believe that most, if not all, of this country's present economic and political troubles are caused by squabbles among the political elite. That assumption is disputed by Akbar Tandjung, the chairman of the Golkar Party who is also speaker of...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Rupiah books strong showing for second day
Rupiah books strong showing for second day JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah booked a strong showing for the second consecutive day on Wednesday ahead of President Abdurrahman Wahid's key appearance at the House of Representatives today.The rupiah broke through the 9,000 level against the U.S.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Dutch shuttler Mia hopes to shine in Olympics
Dutch shuttler Mia hopes to shine in Olympics JAKARTA (JP): Former Indonesian Uber Cup team starlet Mia Audina has matured, both in technical skills and attitude.Badminton fans remember the then 14-year-old Mia becoming the country's heroine after defeating Zhang Ning of China to help Indonesia win...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Being selective vital in 'wartel' business
Being selective vital in 'wartel' business JAKARTA (JP): Owners of telecommunication kiosks, locally known as wartel, have urged publicly-listed telecommunication firm PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) to be more selective in granting lines to new applicants.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
W. Java Council speaker dies
W. Java Council speaker dies BANDUNG: The speaker of the West Java provincial council, Idin Rafioedin, died of a heart attack on Tuesday night.He was 51.His death is particularly untimely for the council which is in the midst of conducting a corruption investigation against the province's governor...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Labor dispute at KPC finally settled
Labor dispute at KPC finally settled JAKARTA (JP): PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) finally reached an agreement with its striking workers on Wednesday that allowed for an immediate resumption of production in East Kalimantan.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Singapore, RI in joint SAR
Singapore, RI in joint SARSINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore and Indonesia have successfully conducted a joint search and rescue exercise, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said on Wednesday.The annual exercise is aimed at testing the communication facilities and coordination procedures...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Haj pilgrimage to cost Rp 19m to Rp 23m
Haj pilgrimage to cost Rp 19m to Rp 23m JAKARTA (JP): The government and the House of Representatives have agreed to set the cost of the haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia next year at between Rp 19 million and Rp 23 million.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on July 19, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,540.00 9,540.00 8,320.38 8,408.17Australian dollar 1 4,967.72 5,554.19 5,232.39 5,289.29Austrian schilling 1 574.08 641.65 604.67 611.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Thousands killed in the fight for political advantage
Thousands killed in the fight for political advantageBy Smith Alhadar JAKARTA: Fighting in North Maluku since October 1999 has by now left about 3,000 dead. Over a 100,000 have become refugees. And it goes on. Yet this ugly conflict has been less reported than the fighting in Ambon to the south.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Replacing rupiah with dollar?
Replacing rupiah with dollar?From Warta KotaAmid the continued depreciation of the rupiah, Steve Hanke, who was once skyrocketed to fame when he introduced the currency board system idea, is now plugging another remedy -- replacing the rupiah with the U.S. dollar.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Bank DKI trial opens in C. Jakarta court
Bank DKI trial opens in C. Jakarta court JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court initiated on Wednesday the trial of the Rp 857 million (US$95,200) alleged corruption case involving two former top officials of the city- owned Bank DKI.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Bina Graha prepares for interpellation
Bina Graha prepares for interpellation JAKARTA (JP): Presidential aides made last minute preparations and adjustments on Wednesday for Presidential Abdurrahman Wahid's interpellation face-off with the House of Representatives on Thursday.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Soil pollution threatens Bali's precious coral reefs
Soil pollution threatens Bali's precious coral reefsBy I Wayan Juniarta DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Bali's world famous coral reefs, increasingly important in attracting tourists to the paradise island, are being threatened by soil pollution, according to preliminary research by the World Wide Fund for...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Officials must lead by example
Officials must lead by exampleFrom Warta KotaIn the last few weeks, there has been news about officials who are still operating under the New Order spirit and practices, the abuse of power. In Jakarta, it is said that officials' children "fill empty school desks" (enrolled through illegal payments).
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
RI recovery: A distant mirage
RI recovery: A distant mirage The following is the second of two articles on economic recovery by Sidhesh Kaul, a regional commentator on political and economic issues based in Jakarta. JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has an onerous role to play in Indonesia's recovery...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Freeport 2nd quarter loss 'in line with warnings'
Freeport 2nd quarter loss 'in line with warnings' NEW ORLEANS (Reuters): Copper and gold mining company Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. on Tuesday reported a second- quarter loss of US$18.6 million, in line with analysts' revised estimates after it issued a profit warning six days ago.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Govt allows importation of used machine, capital goods
Govt allows importation of used machine, capital goods JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut B. Pandjaitan has issued a decree to allow the importation of used machines, machine tools and capital goods.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Parents track kids online
Parents track kids online SINGAPORE (DPA): A Singapore childcare center said on Wednesday that it has become the first in Southeast Asia to provide parents with the opportunity to log onto the Internet to check on their offspring from anywhere in the world.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Police seize 8,000 ecstasy pills
Police seize 8,000 ecstasy pills JAKARTA (JP): Police detectives seized 8,000 ecstasy pills from 24-year-old businessman Johan Markoan's home in the Taman Palem Sari housing complex in Cengkareng, West Jakarta.Detective Insp.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Focusing on Aussie defense policy
Focusing on Aussie defense policyBy Robert Goodfellow WOLLONGONG, Australia (JP): The Australian shadow minister for defense Stephen Martin is scheduled to be in Jakarta this week. His brief: to initiate high-level dialogue with President Abdurrahman Wahid and other dignitaries including the...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Lippobank's new brand
Lippobank's new brand JAKARTA (JP): Lippobank has introduced its new corporate identity in line with a planned launching of a series of new consumer banking products.The bank said on Wednesday the new corporate identity, which uses the colors of red, blue and white, represented its commitment to...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Pesky visitors take off with plants
Pesky visitors take off with plants BOGOR (JP): The Kebun Raya Garden has its share of pesky visitors, who think nothing of plucking plants and flowers and taking them home.Kebun Raya spokesman Makmun Marzuki said on Wednesday that local visitors normally pluck the Cycas (palm) plants or...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Child kidnapper gets a two-year jail term
Child kidnapper gets a two-year jail term JAKARTA (JP): Defendant Agus Surya, 42, did not flinch when presiding judge Sri Endang Murwati sentenced him on Tuesday to a mere two years in prison for committing a series of kidnappings over the past nine years.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Iraq, RI seek greater links
Iraq, RI seek greater links BAGHDAD (AFP): Iraq and Indonesia on Wednesday examined plans to expand economic links to strategic projects outside the scope of the UN oil-for-food program, the official news agency INA reported.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
IBRA plans to sell another 26 firms this year
IBRA plans to sell another 26 firms this year JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) plans to sell its ownership of around 26 companies in the remaining period of this year in a bid to raise some Rp 7.2 trillion (US$795.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Analyst downplays dot-com bubble burst
Analyst downplays dot-com bubble burst JAKARTA (JP): As the bubble bursts on Internet companies in many parts of the world, Indonesia has little to fear due to lower public exposure and fewer players in the market, an expert said.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Indonesian League facts and file
Indonesian League facts and fileFacts and file Persikota Tangerang Reaches semifinals as Group A winner vs Arema Malang 1-1 vs Pelita Solo 2-1 vs Persija Jakarta 1-1 Top scorers (since the regular season): Komang Mariawan (15), Stephen Weah (8) Coach: Sutan Harhara Title: -W D L Gf Ga Match record:...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Honda expected to tie up with KL firms
Honda expected to tie up with KL firms KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): Honda Motor Co. Ltd. of Japan was reported Wednesday to be ready to take a 49 percent stake in a proposed joint-venture company with two Malaysian automotive firms.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
RI to import fuel to meet supply shortage
RI to import fuel to meet supply shortage JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia may import fuel from neighboring countries to overcome pressing fuel shortages in East Java and Bali, Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 19, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 535 -15 19,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 310 0 1,162,000 Alakasa Industrindo 900 0 0 Alfa...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
No interference
No interference In a rare meeting with 83 foreign ambassadors and heads of foreign missions, Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab urged all countries to show their understanding and support toward the government's efforts to end the violence in Maluku.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Granddaughter-in-law of Soeharto to face trial
Granddaughter-in-law of Soeharto to face trial JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police submitted on Wednesday the dossiers of Gusti Maya Firanti Noor, a granddaughter-in-law of former president Soeharto, to the West Jakarta Prosecutor's Office.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Operation to continue without police backup
Operation to continue without police backup JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said he had ordered Jakarta's five mayors to carry on with the planned public order operation in the city despite inadequate back up from the police.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
City Revenue Agency to be questioned over tax hike
City Revenue Agency to be questioned over tax hike JAKARTA (JP): City Council Commission C for city revenue will summon the head of the City Revenue Agency over his failure to delay the enactment of a 1998 bylaw which requires operators of nightspots to pay a 30 percent tax, a councillor said on...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Indonesian soccer league teams pledge fair play
Indonesian soccer league teams pledge fair play JAKARTA (JP): Teams featured in the sixth Indonesian professional soccer league championship semifinals have vowed to fight for glory and play fair.Home favorite Persija Jakarta, PSM Makassar, Persikota Tangerang and Pupuk Kaltim (PKT) of Bontang,...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Sun and Budi crash out of Indonesia Open
Sun and Budi crash out of Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): Unheralded players stole a little bit of thunder in the first day of the US$150,000 Sanyo Indonesia Open at the Senayan Tennis Indoor Stadium Wednesday, although big names maintained their dominance.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Alwi explains audit irregularities
Alwi explains audit irregularities JAKARTA (JP): Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab claimed that the Rp 46 billion (US$4.8 million) "irregularity" in the ministry as reported by the Supreme Audit Agency, was due to the delayed payment of visa and immigration fees from several Indonesian embassies.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
The seeds of discontent in the beautiful Maluku islands
The seeds of discontent in the beautiful Maluku islandsBy Angelique L. Picaulima van Engelen and Harley Saimima JAKARTA (JP): Macho and fierce are correct ways to describe natives of the Maluku islands.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Police likely to block Jakarta if necessary
Police likely to block Jakarta if necessary JAKARTA (JP): Insp. Gen. Nurfaizi, the city police chief, said on Wednesday that his personnel might close the capital to outsiders, particularly those bent on causing disruption in Jakarta, during next month's Annual Session of the People's Consultative...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
MPR not a conflict zone: MUI
MPR not a conflict zone: MUI MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) for eastern Indonesia closed its three-day internal meeting on Wednesday with a call to the political elite not to use next month's upcoming People's Consultative Assembly General Session to score points...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
20,000 Aceh refugees flee sanctuary
20,000 Aceh refugees flee sanctuary BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Almost all of the approximately 20,000 refugees who sought shelter at Point-A area of the Exxon-Oil airport compound in Tanah Luas district of North Aceh were gone on Wednesday afternoon.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Kostrad chief admits misuse of funds by two officers
Kostrad chief admits misuse of funds by two officers BANDUNG (JP): Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) chief Lt. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah has admitted that an internal audit has found irregularities in his command's financial reports.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
The players behind the Maluku madness
The players behind the Maluku madnessBy George J. Aditjondro NEWCASTLE, Australia (JP): Thousands of people have died in Maluku, once known as the Spice Islands, in what seems to be a religious war between Christians and Muslims.Official estimates have put the death toll at 3,000. However, Rev.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Quick resolution to avoid foreign troops in Maluku
Quick resolution to avoid foreign troops in Maluku JAKARTA (JP): Senior police and Army generals on Wednesday warned that a swift and concrete end to the violence in the Maluku islands must be found if the government is serious in its determination to reject international interference.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Riau authorities fed up with continuing forest fires
Riau authorities fed up with continuing forest fires PEKANBARU, Riau (JP): The Riau provincial administration is demanding that Minister of Forestry and Plantations Nurmahmudi Ismail revoke for good operating permits of errant companies holding forest concession which have caused fires.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Akbar's stinging attack on government deplored
Akbar's stinging attack on government deplored JAKARTA (JP): There was a chorus of disapproval on Wednesday over Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung's strong criticism of the government, saying he forgot that Golkar itself was part of the New Order regime which brought the country to ruin.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Quake shakes N. Philippines
Quake shakes N. Philippines MANILA (AP): A moderate earthquake shook the northern Philippines early Wednesday but authorities reported no serious injuries or damage.The earthquake, with an initial magnitude of 5.5, struck at 6:59 a.m. (5:59 a.m.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Marine management a challenge for regions
Marine management a challenge for regions SURABAYA (JP): The transfer of marine management from the central government to provincial administrations will pose a large challenge for the regions, an official said here.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Myanmar road threatens Thais
Myanmar road threatens Thais BANGKOK (AFP): A road being built inside the Myanmar border will facilitate drug trafficking and Myanmar troop movements and poses a major security threat to Thailand, an army chief said in a report on Wednesday.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Government delays plan to raise telecom rates
Government delays plan to raise telecom rates JAKARTA (JP): The government has delayed its plan to increase the rates for fixed-line and cellular telephone calls by 21 percent and 41 percent respectively.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Intellectual property rights key to investor confidence
Intellectual property rights key to investor confidence JAKARTA (JP): The protection of intellectual property rights has become a crucial factor in ensuring foreigner investor confidence.The director general of intellectual property rights at the Ministry of Law and Legislation, A.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Missing aid baffles officials
Missing aid baffles officials PALU, Central Sulawesi: About seven of 43 bales of humanitarian aid for refugees in Poso have gone missing during its shipment on the Kerinci vessel from Jakarta.The aid distribution coordinator, the Coordination Center for Justice and Ummat's welfare (PKPU), claimed...
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Amrus Natalsya, from rural to urban
Amrus Natalsya, from rural to urbanBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): In the 1950s, Amrus Natalsya was already known as a sculptor, as well as a painter. He started to sculpt in 1954 as a student of Yogyakarta's Indonesian Fine Arts Academy (ASRI).That year, he dared to bring his work to his faculty.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
RP: Release of Malaysian hostages imminent
RP: Release of Malaysian hostages imminent ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (Reuters): The Philippines' chief hostage negotiator said on Wednesday he had reached a deal with separatist MAbu Sayyaf rebels for the release of seven Malaysians still held captive but denied reports they had been freed.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
Attorney General to seize Soeharto's assets
Attorney General to seize Soeharto's assets JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office will begin on Thursday confiscating assets belonging to the charity foundations owned by former president Soeharto.
Thu, 20 Jul 2000
RI assures a place in men's doubles final
RI assures a place in men's doubles final JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia booked a ticket in the men's doubles final of the US$10,000 Future-3 tennis tournament here on Wednesday.Fourth seeded team of Hendri Susilo Pramono and Febi Widhiyanto beat compatriots Eko Kurniawan and Edy Kusdaryanto 7- 5, 6-2 in...