Archive: 28 July 2000
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Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Unocal finds Bangladesh gas
Unocal finds Bangladesh gas DHAKA (AFP): The American oil and gas giant Unocal Corp. has discovered Bangladesh's largest single site of natural gas, holding up to six thousand billion cubic feet, officials said here Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Makassar welcomes home soccer heroes
Makassar welcomes home soccer heroes MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Thousands of people in the capital of South Sulawesi jammed the roads on Thursday welcoming their heroes bringing home the Bank Mandiri national soccer league championship.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Govt offers variety of haj packages
Govt offers variety of haj packages JAKARTA (JP): In a major departure from tradition, the government has announced nine different rates for the haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in 2001.The new rates range from Rp 19 million to Rp 23 million, compared to the single price of Rp 17.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Holdiko sells Karimun stake
Holdiko sells Karimun stake JAKARTA (JP): PT Holdiko Perkasa, a holding company established as part of the debt settlement agreement between the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) and the Salim Group, will sell its 17.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
CA launches BizWorks
CA launches BizWorks JAKARTA (JP): Computer Associates launched on Wednesday the Roadshow interBiz, which is part of the company roadshow program to 10 countries in Asia to promote the development of e-business in the region.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Accusing TNI without proof unfair: Juwono
Accusing TNI without proof unfair: Juwono JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono deplored on Thursday unfair comments on the recent killing of a United Nations peacekeeper near the East Timor border with Indonesia.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
EU, ASEAN ministers plan to meet in Laos
EU, ASEAN ministers plan to meet in Laos BANGKOK (Reuters): Southeast Asian and European Union foreign ministers have agreed to meet in Vientiane, Laos, in December, a senior Thai official said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Businessman nabbed on drug charges
Businessman nabbed on drug charges JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives arrested on Wednesday businessman Suryono Jusuf, alias Empek, for possession of more than one kilogram of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine), an officer said on Thursday.Supt.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
PKB renames Matori and Muhaimin top officials
PKB renames Matori and Muhaimin top officials SURABAYA (JP): The first congress of the National Awakening Party (PKB) wound up on Thursday with Matori Abdul Djalil and Muhaimin Iskandar reappointed as party chairman and secretary- general for the next five years.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Asset seizure threat
Asset seizure threat Sadly, U.S. Ambassador Robert Gelbard is playing with fire for his overt threat to seize Indonesian assets over the OPIC dispute. For those of you who have been living under a rock, State Electricity company (PLN) defaulted on its payments to American energy producer...
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Recapitalized banks show strong results
Recapitalized banks show strong results JAKARTA (JP): Nine private banks which have been recapitalized by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) have shown strong performance during the first half of this year, according to the agency's deputy chairman, Jerry Ng.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
President Abdurrahman accepts Yogyakarta Sultan's invitation
President Abdurrahman accepts Yogyakarta Sultan's invitation JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid is scheduled to visit Yogyakarta on Aug. 1 in acceptance of the invitation of Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, who will celebrate his 56th birthday, in order to hold a national dialog with other members...
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
KONI gives financial support to archers
KONI gives financial support to archers JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) will give financial aid worth Rp 33 million (US$3,670) to the Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani) to help it send three female archers and two coaches to warm up in the South Korea National Archery...
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Irian Jaya in the eyes of a prointegration figure
Irian Jaya in the eyes of a prointegration figure JAKARTA (JP): Irianese who are proindependence have pointed out that alleged human rights violations and unfair revenue sharing from mining activities have resulted in the demand for independence.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Neighbors asked to help rupiah
Neighbors asked to help rupiah SINGAPORE (Agencies): The acting governor of Bank Indonesia has asked Singapore and other neighboring countries to provide technical assistance in shoring up the embattled rupiah.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Teater Koma to stage 'Opera Primadona'
Teater Koma to stage 'Opera Primadona' JAKARTA (JP): The setting is Batavia (old Jakarta) in 1925. Two opera groups, Opera Miss Ketjoeboeng and Gardanella, are in a neck-and-neck competition to win an emerging young prima donna, Miss Kedjora.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Sport broadcasts unite the nation
Sport broadcasts unite the nationFrom Suara KaryaIn the midst of a heated political atmosphere, Indonesia has been entertained by the recent performances of its badminton payers that could be observed at the Sanyo Open Badminton Tournament in Jakarta on the evening of July 23.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
IndoExchange launches WAP
IndoExchange launches WAP JAKARTA (JP): Business news portal IndoExchange.com launched on Thursday its new service, real time information using the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), in collaboration with mobile communications operator Excelcomindo.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Rallies held to mark anniversary of attack on PDI HQs
Rallies held to mark anniversary of attack on PDI HQs JAKARTA (JP): One overriding theme, namely the bringing of former president Soeharto to justice, marked the fourth anniversary of the July 27 violent takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters nationwide on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Toilet trouble on the train
Toilet trouble on the trainFrom Warta KotaI usually take the Parahyangan train from Jakarta to Bandung and vice versa. Traveling on this train is more comfortable and quicker than going by bus.On Sunday, July 16, 2000 I took the Parahyangan from Bandung to Jakarta. The train left Bandung at 1 p.m.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
N. Korea joins ASEAN Regional Forum
N. Korea joins ASEAN Regional ForumBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BANGKOK (JP): North Korea was inducted into the region's premier security forum here on Thursday, further raising hope of mollifying one of the region's potential flashpoints.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Malaysia palm oil closes lower, tracks soyoil
Malaysia palm oil closes lower, tracks soyoil KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Thursday with prices staying depressed following overnight losses in Chicago soyoil futures.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Tanker sinks near Cilacap
Tanker sinks near Cilacap CILACAP, Central Java: A tanker carrying 1,000 tons of liquid asphalt sank off Cilacap on Tuesday.MT HHC sank because of a leak, according to the local office of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Indorayon to improve ties with locals
Indorayon to improve ties with locals JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed pulp and fiber rayon firm PT Inti Indorayon Utama pledged to fulfill the local community's aspirations and other social and environmental aspects in its future mills operations.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on July 27, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,490.00 9,490.00 8,945.00 9,035.00Australian dollar 1 5,030.33 5,632.32 5,299.91 5,362.27Austrian schilling 1 581.27 650.42 612.42 619.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
National rights body team visits devastated Maluku
National rights body team visits devastated Maluku AMBON, Maluku (JP): A team from the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) began a visit to Ambon on Thursday to evaluate the success of the one-month long civil emergency status in the strife-torn provinces.Bambang W.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
SMS debtors get discounts from IBRA
SMS debtors get discounts from IBRA JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will provide a 100 percent interest discount and 100 percent penalty discount to small- and medium-scale debtors of productive credit facilities worth up to Rp 5 billion (about US$560,000).
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Settlers return to West Java
Settlers return to West Java BANDUNG: More than 1,800 families of West Javanese settlers have been returning over the last 12 months because of unrest at their new home.In all, 7,222 West Javanese have fled from Maluku, West Kalimantan, Irian Jaya and Aceh.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Official denies S'pore dollar, IDR link
Official denies S'pore dollar, IDR link SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): There is no fundamental link between the levels of the Singapore dollar and the Indonesian rupiah, even though both currencies tend to move in tandem, a senior official of the Monetary Authority of Singapore said Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Inhumane electric train service
Inhumane electric train serviceFrom KompasThe electric train plying the Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabotabek) route is very much needed by the residents of those suburban towns. Unfortunately, the service provided by this train is worsening.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
More local firms using e-commerce
More local firms using e-commerce JAKARTA (JP): An increasing number of companies in the chemical, agriculture, pulp and paper sectors are employing the e-commerce platform to make procurements, bids and transactions, said the president of B2B e-commerce facilitator BidNets.com.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Gus Dur given three months after August
Gus Dur given three months after August JAKARTA (JP): Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais has called on President Abdurrahman Wahid to improve his administration and gave him two to three months after the August General Session to achieve positive results.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Provinces want more contributions from state firms
Provinces want more contributions from state firmsBy Berni K. Moestafa DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Minister of Finance Bambang Sudibyo said here on Thursday the government was considering requiring state companies to contribute more to the regions in response to demands by local residents and...
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Special sites for vendors planned
Special sites for vendors planned JAKARTA (JP): A City Council commission called on all five mayoralty offices on Thursday to open special sites for vendors who now occupy many of Jakarta's busy streets to the point of disrupting the flow of traffic.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Pertamina's responsibility
Pertamina's responsibility For decades, Pertamina has held a monopoly on the production of fuel, with the recent exception of certain products such as premix-grade gasoline. The consequences are felt by us all: the company has become difficult to control, sluggish and riddled with corruption,...
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
School boy shoots his neighbor
School boy shoots his neighbor JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police arrested on Thursday a senior high school student for fatally shooting his neighbor in the head.The shooting, which a police source suggested may have been accidental, occurred on Wednesday close to the victim's home on Jl.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Skepticism greets govt plan for Soeharto trial
Skepticism greets govt plan for Soeharto trial JAKARTA (JP): The government's announcement that it is ready to file corruption charges against former president Soeharto was greeted on Thursday with skepticism, with most observers saying that the indictment was not tough enough.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Air Force wants new radar units
Air Force wants new radar units YOGYAKARTA: The Indonesian Air Force plans to buy six new radar units to be deployed mostly in eastern Indonesia which is considered to be the most vulnerable to airspace violations.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Tension in S. China Sea easing: Surin
Tension in S. China Sea easing: Surin BANGKOK (Agencies): Tensions arising from rival territorial claims in the South China Sea have eased as claimants move toward forging a code to govern activities, Thai Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jul. 27, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 665 65 144,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 310 10 427,500 Alakasa Industrindo 900 0 0 Alfa...
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
BHP puts RI investment on hold due to mining issues
BHP puts RI investment on hold due to mining issues MELBOURNE (Dow Jones): Australia's Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd. (BHP), a minerals, energy and steel company, is putting on hold any new major investment in Indonesia, preferring to wait out an end to uncertainty over mining issues in the...
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Poor start for home boxers at Bali meet
Poor start for home boxers at Bali meet DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Indonesian boxers were knocked out in the opening match of the 19th President's Cup at the Area Court in the Grand Bali Beach hotel in Sanur, Bali, on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
PT Telkom preparing to go international
PT Telkom preparing to go international JAKARTA (JP): State-owned domestic phone operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) will start running international services in 2002 or 2003, Director of Operation and Marketing Komarudin S.K. said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Asian currencies up late, led by Singapore dollar
Asian currencies up late, led by Singapore dollar SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies were firmer Thursday, with the Singapore dollar racing up to a three-week high, following remarks by the de facto central bank suggesting the Singapore dollar may be allowed to appreciate.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Globalization poses security risks: Forum
Globalization poses security risks: Forum BANGKOK (AP): Countries with defense interests in Asia agreed on Thursday that the volatility of the world economy because of globalization was forcing them to take a broader look at security concerns.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
EU's Lamy to seek RI, S'pore support for trade round
EU's Lamy to seek RI, S'pore support for trade round BRUSSELS (Reuters): European Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy will visit Indonesia and Singapore this week to try to build support for a new round of global trade liberalization talks, an EU official said on Wednesday.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
RI books a berth in men's singles final
RI books a berth in men's singles final JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Suwandi is up against compatriot Hendri Susilo Pramono for a place in the men's singles final of the Extra Joss Future-4 tennis championships at the Kemayoran tennis center.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Business on-the-rise at Kebayoran Lama flea market
Business on-the-rise at Kebayoran Lama flea market JAKARTA (JP): Three months after moving to their new trading site at the Kebayoran Lama market complex on Jl. Stasiun in South Jakarta, business for former traders of Taman Puring flea market has started to pick up.At about 9:30 a.m.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Police to deploy more personnel to safeguard MPR General Session
Police to deploy more personnel to safeguard MPR General Session JAKARTA (JP): In order to preempt any worsening in the security situation in the capital during the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) next month, City security authorities will deploy in greater numbers to...
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Witness says defendant lied in fake money case
Witness says defendant lied in fake money case JAKARTA (JP): A police witness said on Thursday that Junie, a defendant in the Rp 19.2 billion (US$2.1 million) counterfeit money case, had given false testimony during the initial court hearing.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Violence against women regretted
Violence against women regretted YOGYAKARTA (JP): First Lady Sinta Nuriyah Abdurrahman Wahid bemoaned on Thursday the continuing violence against women, saying that no religion condones oppression or duress against women.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Malaysian economy to grow about 8%: NEAC
Malaysian economy to grow about 8%: NEAC SINGAPORE (AFP): The Malaysian economy should grow 8.0 - 8.5 percent this year, a member of the Malaysian government's National Economic Action Council (NEAC) said on Thursday.This was expected to fall to 7.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Legislators, mind your p's and q's
Legislators, mind your p's and q'sFrom Media IndonesiaIt's sad to observe the things that have been happening in Indonesia of late. The President, elected through a relatively democratic general election compared with previous ones, had to face a forced interpellation.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Malaysia's top bank to operate in China
Malaysia's top bank to operate in China KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Top bank Malayan Banking Bhd. (Maybank) has become the first Malaysian bank to get a licence to operate in China, officials said on Thursday."Maybank has obtained a licence to establish a bank in Shanghai as part of an reciprocal...
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
What lies ahead for the CEO
What lies ahead for the CEOBy Bob Widyahartono JAKARTA (JP): With the growing interdependence of nations and wave upon wave of change and innovation, more enterprises are being compelled to find ways and means of coping with the impact on social values and industrial structure.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Jabatex Group wins ISOs to enter int'l market
Jabatex Group wins ISOs to enter int'l market Starting as a home industry with just one modest machine more than 30 years ago, Jawa Barat Textile (Jabatex) has become a leading group focusing in textiles.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Kuwait backs KL for Asiad bid
Kuwait backs KL for Asiad bid KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A leading Kuwaiti sports official on Wednesday backed the Malaysian capital to host the 2006 Asian Games, Bernama news agency reported.In a report from Kuwait City, it quoted the Kuwait National Olympic Committee president as saying Kuala Lumpur had...
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
A $155 million question
A $155 million question The Attorney General's Office announcement on Wednesday that it had completed its investigation into former president Soeharto over allegations of massive corruption during his 32 years in office came not only as something of an anticlimax.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
More Australia choopers, troops for East Timor
More Australia choopers, troops for East Timor SYDNEY (AFP): Australia is to send four blackhawk helicopters and an extra 100 troops to East Timor to help support the United Nations peacekeeping mission, Defense Minister John Moore said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
KL warns against Anwar verdict demos
KL warns against Anwar verdict demos KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian police issued on Thursday a stern warning against any demonstrations on Aug. 4 when the verdict is due in the sex trial of jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim.But supporters said they would gather outside the court.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
IBRA wins major bankruptcy case for first time
IBRA wins major bankruptcy case for first time JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) for the first time won a bankruptcy case after the Jakarta Commercial Court declared on Thursday PT Landasan Terus Sentosa of the Ongko Group bankrupt for its failure to repay a Rp 270...
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Learning about business the Chinese way
Learning about business the Chinese wayBy Edi Petebang PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): At the age of 14 years, Adijanto worked as a manual laborer in the market. In the evening, he went to school. Thanks to his perseverance, he eventually succeeded in establishing his own company.
Fri, 28 Jul 2000
Workshop on garments
Workshop on garments JAKARTA (JP): Netherlands-based Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) in association with the Indonesian Netherlands Association will hold a workshop on garment export opportunity in the European Union markets.The workshop, to be held here on Aug.