Archive: 29 July 2000
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Sat, 29 Jul 2000
S'pore mission to Cambodia
S'pore mission to Cambodia SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore would send a trade mission to Cambodia from August 1-4, the Trade Development Board (TDB) said Friday.The four-day visit is in conjunction with Minister for Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo's visit to the country, it said.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
NGO protests gun trade
NGO protests gun trade JAKARTA (JP): Government Watch (Gowa), a nongovernmental organization which keeps tabs on the government's performance, protested on Friday the National Police's decision to openly sell guns to public.Gowa coordinator Farid R.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
No business, no friendship
No business, no friendship When browsing through my diary I came across the following memo. More than three decades ago, when I held the distributorship of Tiga Durian safety matches (there were only two distributors) this commodity had no competitor (in fact the import was banned) especially in...
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Government says PLN makes progress in talks with OPIC
Government says PLN makes progress in talks with OPIC JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company PT PLN is making progress in its negotiations with American state insurance firm Overseas Private Investment Corp.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Four police chiefs get new postings
Four police chiefs get new postings JAKARTA (JP): Four chiefs of police in the capital and several senior officers at Jakarta Police Headquarters will officially assume new posts beginning next Tuesday, about a week prior to the start of the Aug. 7 through Aug.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Philippine, Indonesian bonds weaken
Philippine, Indonesian bonds weaken HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Philippine and Indonesian benchmark bonds dipped this week because of continued social, political and economic concerns, while other Asian benchmark bonds held firm in overall thin summer trading.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Expo expected to help boost flower business
Expo expected to help boost flower business JAKARTA (JP): Rawa Belong used to be an ordinary residential area, mostly home to the native Betawi until the 1980s. The locals who would pedal their bicycles several kilometers away to Cikini where they traded flowers, decided to run their businesses...
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Asian currencies mixed; expected lower next week
Asian currencies mixed; expected lower next week SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies were mixed late Friday, with the Thai baht and the Philippine peso resuming their recent downtrend, heralding more weakness for these Southeast Asian units.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Comedian Doyok to stand trial soon: Officer
Comedian Doyok to stand trial soon: Officer JAKARTA (JP): The dossiers on comedian Doyok Sudharmaji, a self-confessed drug user, will soon be handed over to the Tangerang Prosecutor's Office, an officer said on Friday."We are working on it.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Laos, Cambodia accede to accord
Laos, Cambodia accede to accord BANGKOK (DPA): Laos and Cambodia acceded to the 1980 European Community-ASEAN Cooperation Agreement on Friday, opening the two desperately poor countries up to further development assistance from the European Community.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Gus Dur to take part in summit
Gus Dur to take part in summit JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid confirmed on Friday that he would take part in a meeting of political leaders in Yogyakarta next week.People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais, meanwhile, continued his campaign to have the summit expanded to involve...
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Ethnic groups plot along Thai border
Ethnic groups plot along Thai border BANGKOK (Reuters): Anti-government ethnic groups in Myanmar met on Friday on the Thai border to discuss plans to counter a new military offensive, ethnic leaders told reporters.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Action to combat piracy urged
Action to combat piracy urged JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should join forces to combat rampant copyright and trademark piracy in the region, officials and experts on intellectual property rights said on Friday.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Where to go in Yogyakarta:
Where to go in Yogyakarta:Exhibitions * Painting exhibition Trouble Obsession Product by Yani Halim, Cemeti Art House, Jl D.I. Panjaitan 41 (phone: 0274-371015), July 5-31. * Artwork exhibition by Kontras Group ISI Yogyakarta, Beteng Vredeburg Museum, Jl A. Yani (phone: 0274-586934), July 15-22.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Sharing India's experience
Sharing India's experienceBy G.S. Edwin JAKARTA (JP): Democracy is peoples' aristocracy. As is the case with every aristocracy, it has its downside, which wrecked Indonesia's brief association with democracy, soon after it gained independence in 1945.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
UNPATTI vows to stay open despite damage
UNPATTI vows to stay open despite damage AMBON, Maluku (JP): State-run Pattimura University vowed on Friday to remain open despite massive damage to its 30-hectare campus.Most buildings were gutted when the campus came under armed attack on July 4, raising doubts about whether classes could resume...
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Nitiprayan, a suburban artists' village
Nitiprayan, a suburban artists' villageBy Anis Suryani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Vincent Meyer, a French musician once wrote to his Indonesian friend, Yanto. Part of the letter was quoted in Yogyakarta CCF French Cultural Center's La Revue publication of the April-May 2000 edition.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Govt steps in on Hanoi's 1st trading
Govt steps in on Hanoi's 1st trading HANOI (DPA): Vietnam's stock exchange finally began trading Friday, but regulators stepped in to cap rising share prices as buyers scrambled to find sellers during the historic opening day.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Fiji's new govt shuts out Speight's men
Fiji's new govt shuts out Speight's men SUVA (Reuters): Fiji appointed a new interim government on Friday without any rebel backers of jailed coup leader George Speight, who caretaker Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase said no longer posed a threat.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
JSX delists 4 companies
JSX delists 4 companies JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) delisted four companies on Friday after they failed to disclose their 1999 financial statement to the public by the extended deadline of July 24.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Police detect log theft spots
Police detect log theft spots PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Local police here have located six areas prone to log smuggling to neighboring Malaysia and 21 other areas where rampant border violations are the norm.Police spokesperson Ass. Supt.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Abdurrahman approves questioning of generals
Abdurrahman approves questioning of generals JAKARTA (JP): The President has issued an approval for a joint Indonesian Military/National Police investigative team to question several high-ranking military officers allegedly involved in the 1996 attack on the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI)...
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Alarming attitude of minister
Alarming attitude of ministerFrom Suara KaryaMinister of Mines and Energy's instruction to Pertamina for import of premium at any cost to overcome the scarcity of fuel in East Java and Bali caused by the breakdown of Balongan refinery (Bisnis Indonesia July, 20), seems too responsive; it even...
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Local labor unions to help protect RI workers overseas
Local labor unions to help protect RI workers overseas JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Labor Exporting Companies (Apjati) and 18 labor unions signed on Friday an unprecedented memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide protection and improve the bargaining position of Indonesian workers overseas.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Gomies, Saparipan reach quarterfinals
Gomies, Saparipan reach quarterfinals SANUR, Bali (JP): Indonesian boxers Bara Gomies and Juan Saparipan helped the host country save face by reaching the quarterfinals of the 19th President Cup after defeating their rivals on Friday at the Grand Bali Beach Hotel.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
PT Inco sees jump in second quarter unaudited net earnings
PT Inco sees jump in second quarter unaudited net earnings JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) announced on Friday unaudited net earnings of US$29.2 million in the second quarter of 2000, or 12 cents per share, up from $4.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Drivers stage one-day strike
Drivers stage one-day strike PADANG, West Sumatra: Land communications between Bukittinggi and Padangpanjang were practically paralyzed on Thursday, as the drivers of inter-city mini vans, which connect the two cities, staged a one-day strike on Thursday.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Nail 'mine' trap
Nail 'mine' trapFrom Suara KaryaI also got annoyed because of the accident experienced by my friend when riding his motorbike on Jl. M.T. Haryono (from Tebet to Cawang, East Jakarta) around 9 p.m. recently. In front of Sinar Pagi office, the tire of my friend's motorbike deflated.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Puppet craftsmen turn to farming
Puppet craftsmen turn to farmingBy Bambang Trisno YOGYAKARTA (JP): Tracking down handicrafts around and about this ancient city, you will arrive in Gendeng village in the Bantul area, which has been well-known for its wayang or leather puppet production for years.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jul. 28, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 675 10 21,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 310 0 1,076,500 Alakasa Industrindo 900 0 0 Alfa...
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
13 RP preachers no longer hostages, says negotiator
13 RP preachers no longer hostages, says negotiator JOLO, Philippines (AFP): Thirteen Christian preachers held by extremist kidnappers here for almost a month are no longer considered to be hostages, the government's chief negotiator said on Friday.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Govt provides Rp 2b for SEAG training
Govt provides Rp 2b for SEAG training JAKARTA (JP): The government has allocated some Rp 2 billion (US$222,000) to help the National Sports Council (KONI) stage its four-month training program for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Gus Dur ignores Amien's impeachment fulmination
Gus Dur ignores Amien's impeachment fulmination JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid lightly dismissed on Friday a suggestion by People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais that he could face an impeachment process in three months' time.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
S'pore patriarch Lee to visit KL
S'pore patriarch Lee to visit KL BANGKOK (Reuters): Singapore Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew will make his first visit to Malaysia in 10 years, probably next month, Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said on Friday.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Hotel Indonesia's history filled with art
Hotel Indonesia's history filled with artBy Ida Indawati Khouw In the early years of Hotel Indonesia, one of Jakarta's most important landmarks, the hotel dealt very much with art. The hotel will celebrate its 38th anniversary on Aug. 5.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
ASEAN praised for its action on crisis
ASEAN praised for its action on crisisBy Meidyatama Suryodingrat BANGKOK (JP): Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were praised here on Friday for taking tough action to overcome its economic crisis, but were also warned that further structural reform was needed to...
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
TNI gear up security for MPR session
TNI gear up security for MPR session JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Adm. Widodo Adisucipto has called on all regional military commanders to help police maintain security in the run up to the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in August.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Chinese loan to buy buses falls through
Chinese loan to buy buses falls through JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has failed to clinch a soft loan from the Chinese government for the purchase of new buses from the country but will still buy Chinese buses under a new scheme, Governor Sutiyoso said on Friday.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
EC chief defends antidumping action against RI products
EC chief defends antidumping action against RI products JAKARTA (JP): European Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy defended on Friday the antidumping measures imposed on some Indonesian products, saying they were made in congruence with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Landasan Terus slams bankruptcy ruling
Landasan Terus slams bankruptcy ruling JAKARTA (JP): PT Landasan Terus Sentosa of the Ongko Group challenged on Friday the bankruptcy ruling issued by the Jakarta Commercial Court.John K. Azis, a lawyer representing Landasan Terus, said the court's bankruptcy ruling not only breached the spirit of...
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on July 28, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,453.00 9,453.00 8,908.00 8,998.00Australian dollar 1 4,995.72 5,591.45 5,264.63 5,322.32Austrian schilling 1 572.41 640.33 603.22 609.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Rupiah won't drop during MPR session: Economist
Rupiah won't drop during MPR session: Economist JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah is not likely to weaken much in the run up to the Aug. 7 through Aug. 18 People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) General Session as some have feared, according to an economist at a state bank.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
School for poor children opened
School for poor children openedBy Joko E.H. Anwar JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of children between four and 10 years old gathered under the Gedung Panjang 2 flyover in Penjaringan district, North Jakarta, on Friday morning.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Bridging gap between leaders
Bridging gap between leaders YOGYAKARTA (JP): The revered Sultan Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta is scheduled to host a meeting with President Abdurrahman Wahid, Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri, House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung and People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker...
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Ginandjar clarifies role in recent graft allegation
Ginandjar clarifies role in recent graft allegation JAKARTA (JP): Former coordinating minister for economy and finance Ginandjar Kartasasmita visited the Attorney General's Office on Friday to clarify recent allegations that he was involved in graft concerning several dubious government contracts.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Employees in Sunter rushed to hospital with food poisoning
Employees in Sunter rushed to hospital with food poisoning JAKARTA (JP): Some 186 employees of PT Pulogadung Pawitra Laksana, an assembler of Isuzu Panther minivans located on Jl. Gaya Motor in Sunter district, North Jakarta, were rushed to three separate hospitals on Friday after complaining of...
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Hendri goes to Future-4 singles and doubles final
Hendri goes to Future-4 singles and doubles final JAKARTA (JP): Rising Indonesian tennis star Hendri Susilo Pramono advanced to the men's singles and doubles finals on Friday at the Extra Joss Future-4 at the Kemayoran Tennis Center.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Competition drives insurance premiums too low
Competition drives insurance premiums too low JAKARTA (JP): The Insurance Council of Indonesia (DAI) has expressed concern over the unhealthy competition among insurance companies in the domestic market that has caused the premiums for general insurance to fall to an unreasonable level.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Pedicab drivers gear up for verdict
Pedicab drivers gear up for verdict JAKARTA (JP): Over 1,000 people, mostly becak (pedicab) drivers, will be waiting at the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday for the outcome of a lawsuit filed on their behalf against Governor Sutiyoso.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Calm before the storm?
Calm before the storm? An eerie calm prevails as the countdown to the annual meeting of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) begins. It seems that just about every party is going out of its way to ensure a successful meeting of the country's highest state institution, which opens on Aug. 7.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Australia PM urges RI to tackle Timor militias
Australia PM urges RI to tackle Timor militias CANBERRA (Agencies): Australian Prime Minister John Howard called on Indonesia on Friday to beef up efforts against pro- Jakarta militias on the East Timor border after a New Zealand soldier was shot dead this week.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Rich nations treating Asia as 'the cesspit'
Rich nations treating Asia as 'the cesspit' BANGKOK (AFP): The world's rich nations are treating Asia as the cesspit of the industrialized world by paying developing countries to take their toxic wastes, Greenpeace said on Friday.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Educated people go insane
Educated people go insane BANYUMAS, Central Java: Director of the state-run Banyumas Hospital, Sutoto, disclosed a surprising fact on Friday that the majority of psychiatric patients are educated people from the middle and upper income groups.
Sat, 29 Jul 2000
Companies extend park conservation agreement
Companies extend park conservation agreement JAKARTA (JP): Eight East Kalimantan-based companies united in the Friends of Kutai National Park (Mitra TN Kutai) have agreed to continue their partnership in managing and developing the park, which has been damaged by forest fire and illegal logging.