Archive: 4 July 2000
58 articles found
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Unocal gets green award
Unocal gets green award JAKARTA (JP): Oil and gas company Unocal Corporation said its subsidiary Unocal Indonesia had been awarded the government's KALPATARU environmental prize for its reforestation and rehabilitation project in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Ekspos launches news portal
Ekspos launches news portal JAKARTA (JP): PT Ekspos Dot Com, a subsidiary of Lippo Group's internet service provider LinkNet, announced on Monday the launching of its news portal www.ekspos.com.Ekspos' director Legiman Misdiyono said the portal would focus on providing the latest financial and...
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
PT Makro to expand Indonesian operations
PT Makro to expand Indonesian operations JAKARTA (JP): Netherlands-based chain wholesaler PT Makro Indonesia said on Monday it would expand its operations in the country by opening more new outlets in various areas outside Jakarta.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
EGP-Bank Bali cessie contract lawful: Expert
EGP-Bank Bali cessie contract lawful: Expert JAKARTA (JP): A civil law expert said on Monday that a January 1999 cessie contract between factoring firm PT Era Giat Prima (EGP) and Bank Bali was lawful but had been wrongly implemented."I am not arguing the fact that the cessie contract is legal.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Kidnapped German reporter seen in Jolo forest
Kidnapped German reporter seen in Jolo forest JOLO, Philippines (Reuters): A German reporter seized by Philippine Moro rebels holding 20 mostly foreign hostages was seen trekking through a forest with his captors on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Japan to send advisors
Japan to send advisors TOKYO (Nikkei): The Ministry of Finance will send advisors to Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam during the current fiscal year to advise them on managing their economies, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Monday morning edition, citing ministry sources.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
WB economist moves to Tokyo
WB economist moves to Tokyo TOKYO (AFP): The World Bank's chief economist for East Asia, Masahiro Kawai, has moved to Tokyo from Washington to get closer to regional clients, the organisation said Monday.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
UI students object to extra school fees
UI students object to extra school fees JAKARTA (JP): Students of the University of Indonesia (UI) demanded on Monday an end to extra school fees which have been charged to cover financial shortages resulting from the economic recession.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Aceh rebels admit attack on police
Aceh rebels admit attack on police BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist rebels admitted on Monday to having attacked Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officers in Nisam district of North Aceh, killing three of them and severely injuring five others.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Police probe Irian guns
Police probe Irian guns JAKARTA (JP): Police said on Monday they were investigating a report that 12,000 guns were smuggled into the easternmost province of Irian Jaya, Antara reported.News reports quoted People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais as saying on Saturday that sources told him...
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Keep on talking
Keep on talking The much hyped National Dialog Forum in Bali may have come up with plenty of recommendations about what Indonesia should do to overcome its multiple crises, but at the end of the day it was all nothing more than just another talking shop.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
IBRA seals $1.22b deal with bank owners
IBRA seals $1.22b deal with bank owners JAKARTA (JP): The owners of 25 banks closed down by the government in 1999 signed an agreement with the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) on Monday to surrender assets to repay some US$1.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
AG must improve performance
AG must improve performanceFrom KompasThe issuance of a letter of instruction by the Attorney General's Office for the Termination of Investigation (SP3) in the Texmaco case has become a national controversy because of the pros and cons surrounding this matter.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
QAF to acquire Salim's stake
QAF to acquire Salim's stake SINGAPORE (AFX-ASIA): QAF Ltd said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Liem Sioe Liong, Anthony Salim and Andree Halim to acquire a 70 percent stake in Yinfu International Co Ltd and an 89.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Body parts believed to be from same man found in three locations
Body parts believed to be from same man found in three locations JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Grogol subdistrict in West Jakarta found a right leg on Monday, believed to have come from the same male body whose right hand, left leg and the lower abdomen were found in the water at the Manggarai...
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Banjarmasin lacks judges
Banjarmasin lacks judges BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The local district court here is seeking five more judges to meet the ideal line-up of 12 required for a I-A class, chief of the court Zaini Syamsu said on Saturday.The I-A class is given to district courts in the provincial capitals.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Ujung Kulon offers jungle trekking and rare rhino census
Ujung Kulon offers jungle trekking and rare rhino censusText and photos by Pandaya UJUNG KULON, West Java (JP): "Tomorrow," Tri Wibowo smilingly told his guests, "you will make history. You will cross Java on foot in only 45 minutes, from the Java Sea down to the Indian Ocean.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Discrepancy in slum project probed
Discrepancy in slum project probed JAKARTA (JP): Commission D of the City Council is looking into reports of irregularities in a Rp 2.6 billion (US$313,300) kampong improvement project in North Jakarta.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Banking expert predicts more mergers in 2000
Banking expert predicts more mergers in 2000 JAKARTA (JP): Mergers, acquisitions and bank liquidations will continue this year, resulting in a healthier and more efficient banking industry, according to an expert.A.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Pedicab ban in line with Sukarno's hope, says Ali
Pedicab ban in line with Sukarno's hope, says Ali JAKARTA (JP): Former governor Ali Sadikin testified on Monday that the banning of becak (pedicabs) in Jakarta was in line with the hope of late president Sukarno that Jakarta would become one of the world's top cities.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Indonesia gets another seat for Olympics' table tennis
Indonesia gets another seat for Olympics' table tennis JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's table tennis player Ismu Harinto has joined compatriot Anton Suseno in qualifying for the men's doubles table tennis event at the Olympic Games in Sydney in September.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Indonesia needs to reform its pension system
Indonesia needs to reform its pension systemBy Stanislav Velinov This is the second of two articles on Indonesia's pension system. HONG KONG: While still employed, both employer and employee benefit from tax evasion.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Government simplifies drug registration
Government simplifies drug registration JAKARTA (JP): Indonesians will be able to obtain new drugs in a relatively shorter time now than in the past after the enactment on Monday of a ministerial decree to speed up the registration process.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Rates for tax payment, valid from July 3 to July 9
Rates for tax payment, valid from July 3 to July 9 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,660.00Austrian schilling 1 589.38Australian dollar 1 5,165.69Belgian franc 1 201.04Canadian dollar 1 5,839.12Swiss franc 1 5,244.67Deutschemark 1 4,151.09Danish krone 1 1,105.86French franc 1 1,236.37Poundsterling 1 12,964.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
BPIS views govt plans to dissolve it as normal
BPIS views govt plans to dissolve it as normal JAKARTA (JP): State-owned holding company PT Bahana Prakarya Industri Strategis (BPIS) said on Monday it did not object to the government's plan to dissolve it, but added its subsidiaries still required coordination.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on July 3, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,330.00 9,330.00 8,786.00 8,874.00Australian dollar 1 4,988.00 5,591.47 5,261.06 5,318.19Austrian schilling 1 577.34 646.98 608.94 615.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Tangerang laments lack of taxes paid to coffer
Tangerang laments lack of taxes paid to coffer TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang regency administration has received no tax payments at all from the hundreds of companies operating in the area, according to regent Agus Djunara.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
U.S. oil giant to open school
U.S. oil giant to open school BANDUNG: Oil giant, PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia plans to open a polytechnics school in Riau's capital Pekanbaru in September as part of its community development service.The company's contract to develop and manage the Coastal Plain Pekanbaru (CPP) oil block will...
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Prison guard questioned
Prison guard questioned JAKARTA (JP): A Salemba Prison guard is being questioned by the police for his alleged role in drug trafficking in the crowded penitentiary in Central Jakarta, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Brawl leaves 11 injured
Brawl leaves 11 injured CILACAP, Central Java: At least 11 people were seriously injured and 14 houses destroyed when about 1000 villagers from Karangsari and Karengkeniri subdistricts were involved in mass brawls, Banyumas police chief Superintendent Carel Risakotta disclosed on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Gus Dur's claim could backfire, observers say
Gus Dur's claim could backfire, observers say JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's claim that many of Indonesia's violent conflicts could be traced to members of the House of Representatives or the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) could backfire and cost him political support, observers...
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Bandung ITB holds art festival
Bandung ITB holds art festival BANDUNG (JP): Several types of traditional art, along with modern and contemporary art, will be highlighted at the Bandung Technology Institute's (ITB) Pasar Seni (art festival) 2000.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
20 nations compete in Indonesia Open
20 nations compete in Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): Twenty countries, including China and South Korea, have confirmed their participation in the Sanyo Indonesia Open Badminton Championships to be held this month.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Police to introduce brand-new insignia
Police to introduce brand-new insignia JAKARTA (JP): Just three days after introducing the use of new rank terminology, the National Police announced on Monday their plan to change the corps insignia starting from January 2001.Head of general information unit at the National Police Headquarters, Sr.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Police personnel being trained for presidential guard
Police personnel being trained for presidential guard JAKARTA (JP): The National Police announced on Monday that some 200 police personnel had been undergoing training since last month to become members of the newly established presidential security guard.Sr. Supt.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
145 companies placed on development board: JSX
145 companies placed on development board: JSX JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) placed on Monday 145 listed companies, including major player Astra International, on the second-class development board after they failed to meet tougher new conditions required to be on the main board.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 3, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 675 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 325 0 6,830,000 Alakasa Industrindo 550 -100 1,500 Alfa Retailindo 890...
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Questioning legislators
Questioning legislators There is actually nothing strange in the possibility that several members of the People's Consultative Assembly and House of Representatives will face questioning. In the eyes of the law, all people, without regard to who the person is, are equal before the law.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Hopes dim for ship passengers to survive
Hopes dim for ship passengers to survive JAKARTA (JP): Hopes dim for the survival of 480 passengers of the missing Cahaya Bahari ferry although the search has been extended to one more week, a rescue official said on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Party backing Anwar fights for survival
Party backing Anwar fights for survivalBy Nelson Graves KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's Parti Keadilan Nasional, the standard-bearer of jailed former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim, is reeling from dissent a year after its creation.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Bank Panin ups reserves
Bank Panin ups reserves JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Panin reported a pretax and reserves profit of Rp 489 billion (US$56.86 million) in 1999, but will not pay a dividend.The management said at a recent shareholders meeting it had to increase the bank's reserves for productive assets by Rp...
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Mufflers from Purbalingga go national
Mufflers from Purbalingga go nationalBy Agus Maryono PURBALINGGA, Central Java (JP): Pesayangan, a hamlet in Purbalingga Lor village, Purbalingga subdistrict, Purbalingga regency, is well-known among the Banyumas people as an automobile exhaust pipe and muffler production center.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Newmont resumes operation as dispute with locals ends
Newmont resumes operation as dispute with locals ends JAKARTA (JP): Gold mining company PT Newmont Minahasa Raya said on Monday it had resumed operation, after local residents in a land dispute ended a week-long protest that blocked the company's mining site at the Ratatotok village in North...
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Ancol programs during holidays
Ancol programs during holidays JAKARTA (JP): Marine recreational resort Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta is offering special programs for students during the current school holidays, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:00 Sports 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Performance 3:00 Documentary 3:30 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Job Opportunities 5:30 News (in English) 6:00 Sports 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00...
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
RI boxer dies after coma
RI boxer dies after coma JAKARTA (AFP): An Indonesian boxer has died after being in a coma for 16 days, hospital staff here said Monday.Dipo Saloko, 30, Indonesia's fourth-ranked Flyweight, died in the intensive care unit of the Indonesian Christian University hospital here on Sunday, a hospital...
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
One killed in toll road mishap
One killed in toll road mishap BOGOR (JP): Three trucks collided on the Jagorawi toll road in Kampung Rambutan, East Jakarta, on Monday, killing one and severely injuring another.The deceased was identified as 22-year-old Uci bin Suhandi, the assistant of the driver of a tank truck, while Zainal...
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Falling rupiah, peso lead slide in regional markets
Falling rupiah, peso lead slide in regional markets SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Investors expressed a general distaste for Asian currencies Monday, with the Indonesian rupiah and Philippine peso bearing the brunt of the selloff.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
NOL seeks to invest in ports
NOL seeks to invest in ports SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. is on the lookout to invest in ports where it is economically viable, even after its unit withdrew a bid for a stake in Indonesia's Koja port, Chief Executive Flemming Jacobs said Monday.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Indosat to focus on mobile telecoms sector
Indosat to focus on mobile telecoms sector JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed international telephone operator PT Indosat plans to concentrate its future business on the mobile telecommunications sector, a company executive said on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition* Arts Exhibition: Point de vue, images du monde, by Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil, at the Fine Arts Gallery, West Java Cultural Center in Dago, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., until July 15.Performance* Piano Recital by Ananda Sukarlan, at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Presidential relations with the DPR
Presidential relations with the DPR The following article is based on a presentation given by Donald L. Horowitz at a seminar on amending the 1945 Constitution. The seminar, held recently in Jakarta, was organized by the University of Indonesia.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Govt may impose press restrictions in troubled Maluku
Govt may impose press restrictions in troubled Maluku JAKARTA (JP): The government urged on Monday for restriction of the press in Ambon after days of violence despite the civilian emergency status imposed there.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
ASEAN ministers vow to speed up ambitious energy grid plans
ASEAN ministers vow to speed up ambitious energy grid plans HANOI (AFP): Energy ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Monday vowed to speed up ambitious plans for a regional power and gas grid to boost energy security in the face of continued volatility on world oil markets.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Banser to be brought in line: Ansor chief
Banser to be brought in line: Ansor chief BOYOLALI, Central Java (JP): The recently reelected chairman of the Ansor Youth Movement, Syaifulloh Yusuf, has vowed to bring in line its security volunteers group Banser, which is controlled by the movement.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Three arrested over counterfeit
Three arrested over counterfeit SEMARANG: Three men have been arrested for allegedly producing and distributing fake rupiah notes in Wonosobo regency, thanks to local residents' tip-off, Central Java spokesman Superintendent M. Ramlie said on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Confusion reins over arrest plan
Confusion reins over arrest plan JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid and a top aide gave conflicting statements on Monday about the move to arrest or question legislators believed to have been responsible for many of Indonesia's current political troubles.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000
Last minute appeal from Denpasar
Last minute appeal from Denpasar If the purpose of the appeal from Denpasar, Bali, by the cream of the country's intellectuals and influential elite that the nation return to the reform track was to attract the media's attention and be widely spread among the population, the objective has been more...