Archive: 5 July 2000
48 articles found
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Defendant dares witness to take religious oath
Defendant dares witness to take religious oath JAKARTA (JP): Defendant Nasir Salim, 49, challenged a witness at a Central Jakarta District Court hearing on Tuesday to go through a sumpah pocong death-warranted oath following her conflicting statement in the previous court hearing.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Council asks PD Pasar Jaya to improve its management
Council asks PD Pasar Jaya to improve its management JAKARTA (JP): In search of a greater contribution from PD Pasar Jaya to the city's revenue, City Council Commission B on Economic Affairs called on the administration on Tuesday to improve the management of the city-owned market operator.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Hope fading for ferry survivors
Hope fading for ferry survivors JAKARTA (JP): Cries and tears erupted as 10 survivors of the missing Cahaya Bahari ferry, packed with refugees fleeing strife- torn Tobelo district in North Maluku, were reunited with relatives in Bitung Port in North Sulawesi on Tuesday morning. Hopes for additional survivors, however, remain slim as rescue workers had not found any victims or ship's wreckage as of late Tuesday. North Sulawesi Governor A.J.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
An example of political elite
An example of political elite From Media Indonesia What a shame! The fate that awaits us, the little people. Do you want to know the true status of this country's people at a time when their future has become increasingly uncertain. In fact they have allowed themselves to be reduced to tumbal yang agung (noble victims), in the interests of economic restructuring. Promises of a peaceful, happy and prosperous life are only glorious ideals without substance.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
U.S.-Vietnam trade deal still unfinished
U.S.-Vietnam trade deal still unfinished HANOI (AP): Even as U.S. Ambassador Pete Peterson presided over celebrations Tuesday marking the 5th anniversary of U.S.- Vietnamese diplomatic relations, the final step towards normalization - a bilateral trade agreement - remains just out of reach. But foreign investors and veteran analysts are cautiously hopeful that high-level talks, reopened in Washington D.C. this week, will clinch the long-stalled deal.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Asian monies mostly weaker as rupiah dives
Asian monies mostly weaker as rupiah dives SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies were mostly weaker late Tuesday, as market-soothing words from Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid helped stabilize the embattled rupiah. Wahid called a news conference to refute reports that he was targeting opposition lawmakers as part of an investigation into corruption and riot-inciting in Indonesia.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya: Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition at CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5678639), until July 30. * Textile Exhibition, Workshop: Gedog Tuban woven textile, at Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental, Jl. Tunjungan 65 (Phone: 031 545 4333), July 6 to 19. Film * The British Film Festival 2000 in Galaxy 21 - Studio 1, Galaxy Mall. July 15: It's Not Unusual, East is East, 3 p.m. Kitchen Child, Miss Julie, 3:15 p.m.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Central Jakarta Mayor okays leasing of city assets
Central Jakarta Mayor okays leasing of city assets JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Mayor Andi Subur Abdullah said on Tuesday that his office would let city assets be leased to third parties as long as the deals benefited the city's revenue and the assets were maintained.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Observers urge political pause for nation's sake
Observers urge political pause for nation's sake JAKARTA (JP): Observers urged politicians on Tuesday to establish a truce to allow the government to concentrate on settling the nation's problems, particularly those related to economic recovery. Speaking at a seminar hosted by the National Awakening Party (PKB), political scientists J. Kristiadi and Arbi Sanit were of the opinion that continued political bickering would only harm the people.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
A tragic odyssey
A tragic odyssey Last Sunday, at about 9 a.m., the answer to the mystery of what happened to the missing Cahaya Bahari was at last revealed. The Minahasa IX passenger ship, alerted by the National Search and Rescue Agency, picked up 11 people who had been adrift for three days in the sea, about 73 miles from the Sangihe-Talaud islands at the northernmost tip of the Indonesian archipelago and about 60 miles from the point where contact with the ferry was lost at about 10:45 a.m. last Thursday.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
TNI denies police training linked to Paspampres
TNI denies police training linked to Paspampres JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Garrison Commander Brig. Gen. Hasanuddin denied on Tuesday a statement made by a senior police officer that some 200 police officers had been undergoing special training to replace the military personnel currently assigned to the Presidential Guard.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Unique religious tradition in Bantul
Unique religious tradition in Bantul YOGYAKARTA (JP): Smoke from a blend of burning incense and yellow sandalwood wisped gently upwards while its fragrance spread through the holy altar of Candi Tyas Dalem Yesus, the Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, at Ganjuran in Bantul, Yogyakarta. Thousands of people turned their faces toward the direction of the temple which was glowing in the morning sunshine.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Foreign markets beckon to local paper, pulpmakers
Foreign markets beckon to local paper, pulpmakers JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's pulp and paper exports should grow in the coming years as supplies from the world major's producers in North America and Scandinavia continue to decline, a government official said here on Tuesday. "Market opportunity is good.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Amirul installed as Kopassus chief
Amirul installed as Kopassus chief JAKARTA (JP): Maj. Gen. Amirul Isnaini officially took over from Maj. Gen. Syahrir M.S. as the commander of Army Special Forces (Kopassus) on Tuesday. Amirul was installed as the new chief of the elite force in a ceremony presided over by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Tyasno Sudarto at Kopassus headquarters in Cijantung, East Jakarta. Syahrir will hold a new post as the operational assistant to the army chief of staff.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
The race in Indonesia's online banking
The race in Indonesia's online banking The following is the first of two articles on on-line banking by C.G. Moghe, a Jakarta-based adviser on financial issues for a multi-industry group in Indonesia and an expert on risk management. JAKARTA (JP): "Indonesian banks will need to move quickly (into on-line banking) lest their customers flee to cyberspace competitors," an opinion piece in this newspaper read recently. Sounds familiar?
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Ministry plans defense against invitation force
Ministry plans defense against invitation force JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Defense is designing a new defense plan to anticipate the possibility of an invitation force coming to the country in the interest of another humanitarian mission. Speaking in a media briefing on Tuesday, the ministry's secretary-general, Lt. Gen.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
TNI decree a must for probe into PDI incident
TNI decree a must for probe into PDI incident JAKARTA (JP): An officer hinted on Tuesday that a joint National Military Police-National Police investigative team would have to secure approval from the Indonesian Military (TNI) chief before it could start an inquiry into the violent attack on the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters on July 27, 1996. "The joint investigative team is waiting for a decree to be issued by the TNI chief this week at the latest," Col.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Over 470,000 sit university admission exams
Over 470,000 sit university admission exams JAKARTA (JP): Nearly 472,000 senior high school graduates throughout the country, excluding riot-torn provinces of Maluku, North Maluku and Aceh, turned up for the entrance exams for state universities on Tuesday. The national admission test committee executive secretary, Soemalijah Soewondo, said the students competed for approximately 74,000 seats at 45 universities. Results of the test will be announced on Aug. 7.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Huge Asian market awaits Tangguh gas: BP Amoco
Huge Asian market awaits Tangguh gas: BP Amoco JAKARTA (JP): Oil and gas company BP Amoco Plc said on Tuesday growing gas consumption in the Asian region gave its Tangguh LNG gas project in Irian Jaya vast potential markets. The head of energy analysis at BP Amoco, Andrew Barton, said that along with China's huge gas market, the Asian region led the world's liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, which grew by 7 percent to 8 percent last year.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Australian attacked at JSX by mistake
Australian attacked at JSX by mistake JAKARTA (JP): An Australia national suffered a light injury on the back of his head after being hammered in the lobby of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building in South Jakarta on Tuesday by a local businessman, who mistakenly identified the victim as the one who had defrauded him of Rp 200 million.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Sutiyoso to grant bonuses to National Games medalists
Sutiyoso to grant bonuses to National Games medalists JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta governor Sutiyoso told reporters Tuesday that the Jakarta administration would grant cash bonuses to the province's 15th National Games (PON) medalists. "Gold medalists in individual events will reach get Rp 20 millions (US$2,350).
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
RI Embassy tried hard to save Warni
RI Embassy tried hard to save Warni The unfortunate fate of Warni, as noted in your editorial of June 30, 2000, is indeed tragic and The Jakarta Post deserves credit for reminding us of the position of possibly hundreds of thousands of Indonesians currently working in some Asian and Middle Eastern countries. Nevertheless, the content of the editorial seemed to be rather subjective and therefore needs to be further clarified.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bank Danamon to allocate Rp 1.2t in new loans
Bank Danamon to allocate Rp 1.2t in new loans JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Danamon plans to channel up to Rp 1.2 trillion (US$137.93 million) in new lending this year, according to the bank's vice president, Armand B. Arief. Armand said on Tuesday that the bank would largely focus its lending on consumers and the retail sector for the time being. "We expect to be able to lend up to Rp 1.2 trillion this year," he said in a news conference.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Woman suspects body parts may be her brother's
Woman suspects body parts may be her brother's JAKARTA (JP): A female university student thinks body parts at the morgue of Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) could be those of her brother, a senior forensic expert has said. Doctor Mun'im Idries said that the girl, Anita, who came with her younger brother, temporarily believed that the three male body parts, which were found at three different places in Jakarta on Sunday and Monday, belonged to her 28-year-old brother, Rahmat Hudiadi.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Gunmen take two hostage after arms heist in Malaysia
Gunmen take two hostage after arms heist in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Thieves who stole a major weapons cache from two Malaysian army camps by posing as military officers have taken two men hostage, police said on Tuesday. Inspector General of Police Norian Mai said the armed men, who made off with the arms in a pre-dawn heist on Sunday, seized the two men before police discovered the outlaws' hideout.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
China cautious about Taiwan for now
China cautious about Taiwan for now By Ellis Joffe ANN ARBOR, Michigan, United States: China will attack the island it regards as a rebel province only if Taiwan's leaders declare independence formally and separate irrevocably from the mainland. A number of compulsions drive China's leaders: nationalism, the link between Taiwan and their political legitimacy, relations between conservatives and reformers in the Chinese leadership and the military's stand.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Building a moral force within our current political life
Building a moral force within our current political life By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): To be a visible member of a big political party and a not-so visible member of the House of Representatives (DPR) is a privilege that should make one feel proud and content. Yet, this is not the case with me. I have become increasingly uneasy and uncomfortable with my present status. I often ask myself these days whether being a politician is the right thing for me at this advanced age.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Council speaker told to resign
Council speaker told to resign PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Some 400 members of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) in Banyumas regency staged a protest on Tuesday demanding that the local legislative council speaker, Tri Waluyo Basuki, resign from the post. The protesters accused Tri Waluyo, who is also a party member, of having committed crimes, such as kidnapping the party's branch leader and threatening journalists.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Three villages in Ambon set on fire
Three villages in Ambon set on fire AMBON, Maluku (JP): State Pattimura University and three surrounding villages were set on fire by armed attackers as violence intensified here on Tuesday. Hundreds of houses and four churches went up in flames. No immediate casualties were reported in the violence, which broke out in the predominantly-Christian villages of Poka, Rumahtiga and Wailela early on Monday and continued through Tuesday.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
President blames rupiah's fall on complex problems
President blames rupiah's fall on complex problems JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid blamed the strong volatility of the rupiah, which dropped to a 16-month low of Rp 9,000 to the American dollar on Tuesday morning, on the complexity of problems Indonesia is facing. "The financial market is greatly concerned about the complex difficulties we are encountering. Hence, the rupiah has been highly volatile," Abdurrahman told a news conference on Tuesday.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Pastoral Congress opens in Maumere
Pastoral Congress opens in Maumere MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Ende Archbishop Mgr. Abdon Longinus da Cunha Pr opened here on Tuesday the 4th Pastoral Congress with a call for more concern for people suffering from economic woes. Da Cunha said in his opening speech that the country was on the brink of disintegration, while poor people suffered more due to the prolonged economic crisis. He called on all layers of society to listen to the poor during this economic crisis.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Athletic meet delayed due to Assembly Session
Athletic meet delayed due to Assembly Session JAKARTA (JP): The Asian Track and Field Championships and the Asian Amateur Athletics Association (AAAA) congress, initially scheduled to take place at the Senayan Madya Stadium and the Jakarta Convention Center in early August, have had to be delayed for about four weeks due to the holding of the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bottled mineral water -- healthy or hype?
Bottled mineral water -- healthy or hype? By Clare E. Urwin SURABAYA (JP): Drinking bottled mineral water is fashionable and smart, and the recent increase in worldwide consumption has been dramatic and is still growing. Bottled water appears to be an attractive and trendy alternative to alcohol, coffee and colas.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Philippine troops capture part of rebel headquarters
Philippine troops capture part of rebel headquarters COTABATO, Philippines (Agencies): Government troops captured parts of the sprawling headquarters of the biggest Muslim separatist group in the Philippines on Tuesday, and said they could take the complex in two days. "The attack on Camp Abubakar will continue as there are no reports to halt the offensive," regional military chief Maj. Gen.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
KL palm oil extends losses on liquidation
KL palm oil extends losses on liquidation KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures extended losses on Tuesday on continued long liquidation prompted by weakness in Chicago soyoil prices. Traders said worries over high domestic stocks also continued to drag down prices. At the close the benchmark third position September contract was down 10 ringgit at 1,005 ringgit ($264.47) a tonne.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
41 Afghans stranded in Surabaya
41 Afghans stranded in Surabaya SURABAYA: A total of 41 Afghans, including 13 children, have been stranded in Surabaya since Monday after being mistakenly taken here by the Barito passenger motorboat from Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. Chief of Tanjung Perak Port Supt. Wijaya Purbaya told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday that his office was waiting for a decision from the Afghan Embassy, UNHCR and the Immigration Directorate General in Jakarta. "They thought that the Barito was bound for Australia.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rp 900b expected from Kimia Farma divestment
Rp 900b expected from Kimia Farma divestment JAKARTA (JP): The government expects to gain Rp 900 billion (US$101 million) from the divestment of between 10 percent to 35 percent of its stake in pharmaceutical company PT Kimia Farma in December, the company's president said on Tuesday. Kimia Farma president Darodjatun said that the plan was stated in this year's new master plan of state enterprises, recently launched by the State Ministry of Investment and State Enterprises Development.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Reality check for Malaysia's stock market experiments
Reality check for Malaysia's stock market experiments By Lim Say Boon SINGAPORE: Today, Malaysia will resume trading of the hitherto-frozen Clob shares -- Malaysian stocks traded over the counter here until the implementation of capital controls in late 1998 -- thus ending an 18-month saga which had undermined seriously the country's standing with international fund managers. But the rehabilitation of Malaysia is far from complete.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 4, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 675 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 325 0 1,555,500 Alakasa Industrindo 550 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 900 10 574,000 Alter Abadi 200 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,260 0 6,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 330 5 27,000 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,120 20 1,583,500 Anwar Sierad 300 0 0 APAC Centertex Corp.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
IBRA secures deal with top debtors
IBRA secures deal with top debtors JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has reached a crucial restructuring agreement with some of its largest debtors, according to agency chairman Cacuk Sudarijanto. Cacuk said on Tuesday that an agreement has been reached to restructure 28.45 percent of the Rp 87.35 trillion (about US$10.27 billion) debt owed by the agency's 21 largest debtors representing some 340 companies.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Students to hit the streets again
Students to hit the streets again JAKARTA (JP): Activists from several student organizations announced on Tuesday their plan to hold a massive anti-Soeharto rally in the capital on Thursday.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia needs a prime minister
Indonesia needs a prime minister Noted experts and officials meeting in Bali over the weekend offered recommendations to help the nation escape its current crisis. Mochtar Pabottingi, senior researcher at the National Institute of Sciences analyses the recommendations. Question: How do you read the recommendations put forward by the National Dialog Forum? Mochtar: They look good.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Blast rocks Attorney General's Office
Blast rocks Attorney General's Office JAKARTA (JP): An explosive devise exploded in a building in the Attorney General's Office compound in South Jakarta on Tuesday evening, causing minor damage but no casualties. The blast came just an hour after prosecutors questioned former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra in connection with his father's alleged involvement in graft. South Jakarta Police chief Sr. Supt.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Notorious motorcycle robber shot dead
Notorious motorcycle robber shot dead JAKARTA (JP): A police detective in Tangerang shot dead a man, believed to be a member of a notorious gang of motorcycle thieves, in Teluk Naga district, an officer said on Tuesday. Second Insp. Nur Patria said Darman, alias Onyang, was fatally shot on Monday night on Jl. Salembaran in Kosambi subdistrict of Teluk Naga after attempting to resist arrest. "The suspect refused to surrender and tried to attack the police officers with a machete," he said.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur backtracks on his accusations
Gus Dur backtracks on his accusations JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid backtracked on Tuesday on his accusation that legislators were behind many of Indonesia's current political troubles. "Who said that the troublemakers are (members of) the DPR (House of Representatives)? I did not say that and, frankly speaking, I asked (for my statement) not to be twisted," Abdurrahman told a snap news conference at his office.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on July 4, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
E-retailers still need offline outlets
E-retailers still need offline outlets JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian e-retailers still need to blend their new, modern virtual marketing system with the conventional offline shopping approach to boost transactions, an analyst with a global consulting firm said here on Tuesday. Makoto Ozawa, a senior consultant with McKinsey & Company, said it was not easy for Indonesian e-retailers to entice local customers to buy and pay for goods on the internet.
Wed, 05 Jul 2000, 00:00 WIB
Ministers discuss terrorism, piracy
Ministers discuss terrorism, piracy SINGAPORE (Agencies): High-level defense officials from five countries meeting in Singapore on Tuesday discussed the rising threats of terrorism and sea piracy in Asia. Ministers from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore, and a senior defense official from Britain attended the talks. The five countries make up the so-called Five Power Defense Arrangements (FPDA).