Archive: 14 August 2000
51 articles found
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Bali's dynamics in the shadow of tourism
Bali's dynamics in the shadow of tourismBy I Gde Pitana DENPASAR, Bali (JP): At present, tourism has touched almost every corner of the world -- every country and every region -- directly, as well as indirectly.Bali has had a significant slice of the action.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
BAT cuts cigarette output
BAT cuts cigarette output JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed cigarette producer PT BAT Indonesia Tbk has suffered a substantial drop in sales due to the introduction of a new excise tax in April.The company's corporate secretary, Didi Nugrahadi, said on Friday that the sales of the company's...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Emasculation of the presidency
Emasculation of the presidency On Aug. 7 President Abdurrahman Wahid gave his progress report before the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). On Aug. 8 the MPR members responded negatively, in particular criticizing the President's management failures.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
MPR moves to formalize task-sharing formula
MPR moves to formalize task-sharing formula JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) moved a step closer on Sunday to formalizing the task-sharing arrangement between the President and Vice President, although not through a separate decree.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Arrest and try BI officials
Arrest and try BI officials The results are in on an investigation carried out by the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP), which was probing a total Rp 106 trillion of Bank Indonesian Liquidity Support (BLBI) recorded as of Jan. 31, 2000.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
'Last paradise' reflects on its development path
'Last paradise' reflects on its development pathBy I Wayan Juniartha. DENPASAR, Bali (JP) Several noted figures have urged the people and government of Bali to take the province's 42nd anniversary as an opportunity to reflect on and contemplate the path of development that the "last paradise" has...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Live bullets found in steel box at post office
Live bullets found in steel box at post office SURABAYA (JP): A staff member of the Surabaya post office found a steel package containing 1,200 nine millimeter bullets for FN guns on Friday, a police officer said.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Condition not recovered
Condition not recoveredFrom Jurnal IndonesiaThe reform movement's main goal is the democratization of all walks of life which can be achieved by 1) dismantling the nation's system and political life, 2) demolishing the system and economic life of the "families and cronies" created by the New Order...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Troops reportedly run amok in Aceh following shooting
Troops reportedly run amok in Aceh following shooting BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): A large number of residents were injured after a gang of soldiers and police officers reportedly ran amok on Sunday, destroying shops and markets in the Idi Rayeuek district of East Aceh on Sunday.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Creative aims high in world of digital audio
Creative aims high in world of digital audioBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): I have a short list of technology companies that I have a lot of respect for. One of them is the Singapore-based Creative Technology Ltd.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
PPP wants DEN/DPUN dissolved
PPP wants DEN/DPUN dissolved JAKARTA (JP): The United Development (PPP) faction urged President Abdurrahman Wahid on Saturday to dissolve his two advisory groups, the National Economic Council (DEN) and National Business Development Council (DPUN) saying the two councils only complicate the...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Kyat spirals to all-time low
Kyat spirals to all-time low YANGON (AFP): Myanmar's currency, the kyat, has spiraled to an all-time low against the dollar, triggering fears here of a major government anti-inflation intervention in the economy.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
PDI Perjuangan, Golkar becoming political allies
PDI Perjuangan, Golkar becoming political allies JAKARTA (JP): In politics anything is possible and enemies can quickly become friends. That has been particularly evident in recent days between the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and the Golkar Party who seem to be going...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Ethics dilemma in selecting tourism development
Ethics dilemma in selecting tourism developmentBy I Wayan Juniartha DENPASAR, Bali (JP): That tourism is the backbone of Bali cannot be denied. Nevertheless, such a claim should not prevent us from thinking critically and reflectively about the development of our tourist industry.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Three die in Sawu Sea mishap
Three die in Sawu Sea mishap MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Three men died and four others are still missing after a strong eddy destroyed an eight- crew fishing boat on the Sawu Sea, the only known survivor said on Friday evening.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Riantini, Irne join Olympic bridge team
Riantini, Irne join Olympic bridge team SEMARANG (JP): Riantini, the silver medalist at the 15th National Games, and Irne Korengkeng were included on the women's national bridge team for the Olympic Bridge competition at Maastricht, the Netherlands, starting on Aug. 27.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Workers' protests threaten Badak natural gas supply
Workers' protests threaten Badak natural gas supply JAKARTA (JP): Workers' protests at gas company Vico Indonesia Ltd might cause a total cut in the natural gas supply to the country's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer PT Badak in Bontang, East Kalimantan, a spokesman of state oil and...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Finance Minister Bambang wants to retain his job
Finance Minister Bambang wants to retain his job YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Bambang Sudibyo hinted on Saturday that he still wanted to retain his position in the Cabinet to allow him to accomplish his unfinished works.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
HZ buys into Indocement
HZ buys into Indocement JAKARTA (JP): Heidelberger Zement Group (HZ) of Germany has agreed to take over US$250 million of debts from PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa and convert them into shares in the company, the publicly listed Indonesian cement giant said.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Taking lobbying to new heights
Taking lobbying to new heights JAKARTA (JP): Lobbying skills are part of any good politician's repertoire, but members of the National Awakening Party (PKB) faction are leaving nothing to chance in getting their message across.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Amed and the developing coast of East Bali
Amed and the developing coast of East BaliBy Brant Connors Three hours from the crowds of Kuta and the traffic of Denpasar, East Bali beckons the traveler in search of peace and serenity. The east end of the world's most magical island cradles beautiful stretches of farmland, rich religious...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Danamon, Fiserv sign deal
Danamon, Fiserv sign deal JAKARTA (JP): Singapore-based Fiserv Asia Pacific has agreed to provide publicly listed Bank Danamon with an international comprehensive banking system to help improve speed, accuracy and efficiency of service.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Albright warns Gus Dur against visitting Iraq
Albright warns Gus Dur against visitting Iraq SANTA FE, New Mexico (AFP): Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid will harm his country's stature if he follows through on plans to visit Iraq this year, U.S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said on Saturday.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Warning for teenagers
Warning for teenagers BOGOR (JP): Women who become pregnant between the ages of 15 and 19 are twice as vulnerable to death during childbirth as women between the ages of 20 and 34, an obstetrician said.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Give Islamic 'syariah' law a chance: Mujahidin leader
Give Islamic 'syariah' law a chance: Mujahidin leaderBy Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): Some 1,500 Muslims held their first Indonesian Mujahidin Congress in Yogyakarta on Aug. 5 to Aug. 7 which resulted in the establishment of a Mujahidin Assembly and a document named the Yogyakarta Charter.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Minister takes a turn as reporter
Minister takes a turn as reporter JAKARTA (JP): What do ministers do on a Sunday to take a break from the hectic schedule of the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly?State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mahadi Sinambela considers posing as a journalist to be a pleasant...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:00 MPR Session (live) 12:00 p.m. Music 2:30 Performance 3:30 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:00 Music 5:30 TVRI News (in English) 6:00 TV Series: Akbar the Great 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
VW rally congests Bandung streets
VW rally congests Bandung streets BANDUNG: A procession of a 860 German-made Volkswagen (VW) cars of all types congested the streets of west and north Bandung on Sunday.The vehicles, which made a 10-kilometer trip along the city's streets, belonged to members of the Bandung VW Club.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition Bukan Pelukis by Sitok Srengenge, Butet Kartaredjasa, Djaduk Ferianto, and Agus Noor, at Galeri Milenium, Golden Plaza complex, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Phone: 7507828), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Aug. 30.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
E-mail notification alert with SMS provides convenience
E-mail notification alert with SMS provides convenienceBy Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): Wow, I have received a lot of e-mails from JP readers, either giving compliments or asking for more tips or for a detailed procedure in Indonesian.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Siloam Gleneagles has new scanning device
Siloam Gleneagles has new scanning device TANGERANG (JP): Siloam Gleneagles Hospital, jointly owned by the Lippo Group and its Singaporean partner, introduced on Saturday its US$2 million Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Gyroscan INTERA 1.5.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Observers say MPR blackmailing President
Observers say MPR blackmailing President JAKARTA (JP): Observers lashed out at People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) legislators on Sunday for pushing for a decree to formalize the task-sharing agreement between President Abdurrahman Wahid and the Vice President, saying it was an attempt to...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Sulawesi governors sign Poso peace deal
Sulawesi governors sign Poso peace deal TENTENA, Central Sulawesi (JP): Sulawesi governors signed a peace accord for Poso here on Sunday with recommendations for security guarantees for refugees, psychological and infrastructural rehabilitation and fair law enforcement.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Badung Regent offers praise
Badung Regent offers praiseBy Brant Connors DENPASAR, Bali (JP): As Bali celebrates its 42nd anniversary as a province, Badung Regent A.A. Ngurah Oka Ratmadi SH praised efforts to develop and promote Bali and Badung.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Military training?
Military training? Further to Melody Kemp's letter Violence on the border (Aug. 5) and my own on cross-border raids into East Timor (Aug. 1) by men with "high military skills", UN commanders in the territory are now strongly suggesting that the "militiamen" are in fact army's special force...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
E-Procurement helps firms cut down on purchasing costs
E-Procurement helps firms cut down on purchasing costs Are the employees in your company still using the old, paper- based procurement procedure? Does Ina still have to obtain seven signatures before she can get a new ink cartridge for the inkjet printer on her desk? Does Tommy often get angry...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Calls to defer amendments grow
Calls to defer amendments grow JAKARTA (JP): Calls to postpone the consideration of constitutional amendments to a more "appropriate" time are growing as many argue that the nation is currently still too unsettled to deal with such fundamental changes to the 1945 Constitution.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Two blasts in RP kill at least 4
Two blasts in RP kill at least 4 MANILA (AP): Blasts in two Philippine cities on Sunday killed at least four people and wounded about 23 others in a sign of rising lawlessness.A bomb exploded in a crowded sidewalk burger stall in Carmen town n the southern province of North Cotabato, killing a...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Councillors question lack of police on raids
Councillors question lack of police on raids JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta City Councilmen questioned on Saturday the absence of police officers on several raids conducted recently by local officials against gambling dens in the capital.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Aceh: Toward new political arena?
Aceh: Toward new political arena?By Aboeprijadi Santoso GENEVA (JP): There was an air of growing optimism after the talks on Aceh in Switzerland last week. Aceh seems to be moving toward a new game and leaving the military battle.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Official suggests spice museum for Jakarta
Official suggests spice museum for Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The City Museum and Restoration Agency has proposed the establishment of Indonesia's first ever spice museum in an unused building within the Maritime Museum compound on Jl. Pasar Ikan I in North Jakarta.Agency chairman Robert P.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
FedEx sees bright outlook in rebounding Asian market
FedEx sees bright outlook in rebounding Asian market SUBIC BAY, The Philippines (JP): Leading air express transportation company Federal Express (FedEx) sees a favorable Asian market ahead as the region recovers from its economic crisis.Managing director for its Southeast Asia operation of the U.S.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Drawing contest for children
Drawing contest for children JAKARTA (JP): About 1,000 children between the ages of 3 and 12 took part in a drawing and coloring contest at Mal Ciputra in West Jakarta on Sunday.The contest was held in connection with the country's 55th anniversary of independence, which falls on Aug.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Legislators pessimistic on constitutional amendments
Legislators pessimistic on constitutional amendments JAKARTA (JP): With the clock ticking fast, hopes that Commission A at the People's Consultative Assembly will complete proposals for constitutional amendments are fading.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
TNI/Police to leave MPR after 2009
TNI/Police to leave MPR after 2009 JAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Commission B deliberating draft decrees, proposed on Sunday that the presence of the military and police in the highest law-making body would be maintained until 2009.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Six killed, 18 injured in fresh Ambon fighting
Six killed, 18 injured in fresh Ambon fighting AMBON, Maluku (JP): Ambon was still tense on Sunday following clashes between troops and armed rioters at the border between Batu Merah and Mardika areas that left at least six people dead and 18 others wounded, officials and witnesses said.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Thief mobbed to death
Thief mobbed to death DENPASAR, Bali: A crowd of people Pemogan village, some eight kilometers south of Denpasar, beat an alleged thief to death and wounded two other criminals who managed to escape on Sunday.Badung Police detectives chief Sr. Supt.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Nowhere to hide
Nowhere to hide Old age for Chile's former strongman Augusto Pinochet and Indonesia's former president Suharto looks much different from anything they had probably envisaged. These two distinguished men, each of whom fashioned himself as the savior of his country, are now rethinking their...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Soeharto's health decline: Lawyer
Soeharto's health decline: Lawyer JAKARTA (JP): With former president Soeharto's corruption trial approaching, a lawyer said on Sunday the country's former ruler was not healthy enough for the court proceedings.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Two die after being hit by speeding bus
Two die after being hit by speeding bus JAKARTA (JP): Two people died after a speeding intercity bus plowed into their motorbikes on Jl. Margonda Raya in Depok on Sunday morning.The two victims, along with three others, had been stopped by police officers conducting a regular operation as they were...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Lindskog captures Volvo Masters title
Lindskog captures Volvo Masters title KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Sweden's Stephen Lindskog triumphed at the US$250,000 Volvo Masters of Malaysia on Sunday after surviving a three-way play-off at Kota Permai Golf and Country Club.