Archive: 4 July 2000
58 articles found
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. The head of the Jakarta regional office of the Ministry of Law and Legislation, Iman Santosa, identified the guard only as A.S. "At the meantime, he's still our employee but he has been suspended until the investigation into his activities are completed," Iman told a news conference.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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 expire next year, but has allocated US$7 million to build infrastructure and other facilities for the school.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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, 00:00 WIB
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.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. BPIS president Surasno Paramajuda said he would not refute the government's allegation it was unable to manage the 10 state companies, all in strategic industries, under its control.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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 8,660.00 Austrian schilling 1 589.38 Australian dollar 1 5,165.69 Belgian franc 1 201.04 Canadian dollar 1 5,839.12 Swiss franc 1 5,244.67 Deutschemark 1 4,151.09 Danish krone 1 1,105.86 French franc 1 1,236.37 Poundsterling 1 12,964.02 Hong Kong dollar 1 1,110.94 Italian lira 100 418.85 Japanese yen 100 8,189.43 Malaysian ringgit 1 2,279.01 Dutch guilder 1 3,680.21 New Zealand dollar 1 4,041.62 Norwegian krone 1 1,009.44...
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. "People have the right to obtain new drugs within a short time without abandoning quality," Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi said in a speech during a ceremony marking the start of the integrated drug registration program here.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia needs to reform its pension system
Indonesia needs to reform its pension system By 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. This is why, law enforcement is the main prerequisite for the success of the implementation and functioning of the pension system. In addition, it also determines how to distribute the pension insurance burden between the social partners.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. Anton told reporters on Monday that the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) had confirmed that Ismu has qualified for the Olympics in the doubles event only.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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, 00:00 WIB
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. Tony Prasetiantono, a noted economist from the Yogyakarta- based University of Gadjah Mada (UGM), said on Monday that the government would have to close down the remaining unhealthy banks to limit the already high cost of the bank recapitalization program.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. "We have received reports indicating several discrepancies, especially on the length of streets and sidewalks and the number of houses built," secretary of the commission dealing with developmental affairs Bimo Hastoro said on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Ujung Kulon offers jungle trekking and rare rhino census
Ujung Kulon offers jungle trekking and rare rhino census Text 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." The Ujung Kulon National Park manager cleared his throat, moved aside to a map on the wall and pointed at the bottleneck at Welcome Bay he was talking about.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. Unocal and state oil and gas company Pertamina received the award for the Green Belt Rehabilitation Project, the company said in a press release over the week end.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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 floodgate in South Jakarta a day earlier. Hendra Ismail, a local, said the right leg was discovered at 3.30 p.m. floating in the Cideng river by one of the children, Radha, who alerted local residents.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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 89.49 percent stake in Shanghai Yinfu Oils & Fats Industries Co Ltd for S$41.6 million. In a statement, the company said the MoU is not legally binding and the acquisitions are subject to due diligence and conclusion of a sale and purchase agreement between the parties.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
AG must improve performance
AG must improve performance From Kompas The 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, 00:00 WIB
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$1.22 billion in debts to the government, a senior official of the agency said on Monday. IBRA deputy chairman Arwin Rasyid said that the owners of the banks owed the government approximately Rp 10.5 trillion ($1.22 billion).
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. The gathering at the Kuta Beach resort certainly attracted some of the nation's top intellectuals who are not part of the power structure.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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 weapons had been sent to the country's easternmost province. Amien, however, did not name his source. "Is there really smuggling of firearms on a large scale?
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. GAM representative in the joint security committee, Amni bin Ahmad Marzuki, told the media at Hotel Kuala Tripa here the ambush on Sunday was conducted "for self-defense". A GAM member was shot dead in the clash.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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, 00:00 WIB
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, 00:00 WIB
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. By imparting expertise in fiscal policy and the setting up of bond markets, the ministry hopes to help the countries build a fiscal and monetary system that can avert currency crises.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. Intelligence officials said police could not take action for fear of endangering Andreas Lorenz, the Beijing-based correspondent of Der Spiegel news magazine.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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, 00:00 WIB
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. Company president Matthijs van der Lely said Makro would open two outlets in Medan, North Sumatra, and Jakarta this year and planned to open three outlets per year in the future.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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 stock market news. He said the portal would also offer various facilities, including free internet access to be provided by LinkNet. (cst)
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. Zaini said he expected the new judges to arrive immediately so that the court could improve its performance.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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 than achieved judging from the intensive press coverage of the event.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. Cabinet Secretary Marsilam Simanjuntak told a media briefing that the President's permission given to the police was to question rather than to arrest members of the House of Representatives and the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. Ramlie said that two of the suspects Suyono and Gunawan were residents of Wonosobo, while another suspect Agus Tono hailed from Sukabumi, West Java.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. In his inauguration speech, Syaifulloh, who is also President Abdurrahman Wahid's nephew, acknowledged that Banser's recent actions often sparked controversy, and pointed out that he would not allow Banser members to act like common hoodlums.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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, 00:00 WIB
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. Speaking after a ministerial meeting on political affairs and security, government spokesman Brig. Gen. I Wayan Karya told a media briefing that the restriction would affect any form of publication and information from or to the riot-torn province of Maluku and North Maluku.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. JAKARTA: This article will briefly deal with relations between the presidency and the legislature; the legislature itself; adversary or consensual government; decentralization and judicial review.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. Purnawarman 32 (Phone 4212417), 7:30 p.m., July 10. Film The British Film Festival 2000 at Bandung Indah Plaza - BIP 21. July 8: It's Not Unusual, East is East, 1 p.m.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. Indosat operation and technics director Garuda Sugardo said the company would develop its future infrastructure facilities on the wireless format, not the fixed-line network which is widely used in the country at present.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. On Friday, NOL's logistics arm APL Ltd. said it had withdrawn a consortium-led offer to take a 48.52 percent stake in Koja terminal in Jakarta.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. Offshore selling of the rupiah was sparked by President Abdurrahman Wahid's comments over the weekend that he plans to crack down on legislators suspected of fomenting unrest in Indonesia, dealers said.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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 Arifin, 44, the truck driver, was severely injured, said Udin, a friend of Zainal at the PMI Hospital in Bogor.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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 staff member said.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. Quoting the villagers, Carel said the dispute erupted after a Karangsari youth identified as Husen was beaten by Karengkeniri counterparts for unclear reasons.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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, 00:00 WIB
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 Sulawesi. Newmont spokesman Yonaniko Salim said the protest ended peacefully after the company made it clear that it was unable to pay additional compensation for the disputed land.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Mufflers from Purbalingga go national
Mufflers from Purbalingga go national By 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. Many of these local exhaust pipes and mufflers are now sold nationwide. Pesayangan is considered the home of muffler and exhaust pipe makers and nearly every household in this hamlet is a producer.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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 451 billion to Rp 875 billion, in anticipation of the continuing uncertainty in the industry which might have a negative impact on the quality of its productive assets.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Party backing Anwar fights for survival
Party backing Anwar fights for survival By 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. In a case of tasting one's own medicine, the party that calls Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad an autocrat is being accused -- by none other than Mahathir -- of harboring a dictator.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. "We are now hoping for a miracle, praying that there will be more survivors found," Soleman M. Kakoe, the North Sulawesi chief of National Search and Rescue Agency, told The Jakarta Post by phone Monday night.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. On the other hand, the government should not question those without sufficient legal evidence.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock 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 -10 252,000 Alter Abadi 200 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,260 -115 56,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 325 0 15,000 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,100 0 1,935,000 Anwar Sierad 300 0 0 APAC Centertex Corp.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. "These companies failed to meet one or more of the conditions to be qualified for the main board," JSX president Achmad Daniri told a news briefing.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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, 00:00 WIB
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. Supt. (formerly known as Col.) Saleh Saaf, told The Jakarta Post that his office was still formulating the new symbols of police ranks. "But they'll be based on the universal standard," Saleh said.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. Secretary-general of The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) Chandra Wiranata told reporters on Monday that the number of participating countries had grown significantly compared to last year's tournament. "This year's tournament is much better compared to last year's in Bali.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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. Scheduled for July 9 at the institute's campus, the festival is organized by the institute's School of Fine Arts (FSRD) in cooperation with members of the community.
Tue, 04 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
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 say. Rather than calming the political situation, the President's remarks, made in Bali on Saturday, would further destabilize the country, they said on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jul 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 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 Sports 8:30 News 9:00 World News 9:35 TV Drama 10:30 News Program 2 5:30 p.m. City News 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 City News TPI 5:30 a.m.