Archive: 14 September 2000
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Thu, 14 Sep 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Interval 1:15 p.m. Women Soccer (live) 3:45 Men Soccer (live) 6:00 Music 6:30 Religious Teachings 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 9:00 News 9:30 Film: Home Front 10:30 NewsProgram 2 5:30 p.m.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Indonesian Navy and Marine Corps to be reorganized
Indonesian Navy and Marine Corps to be reorganized JAKARTA (JP): Marine Corps chief Maj. Gen. Harry Triono confirmed on Wednesday the plan to reorganize the Indonesian Navy and the Marine Corps to improve their performances.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
They could holiday anywhere; they chose Bali
They could holiday anywhere; they chose BaliBy Rob Goodfellow DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Stephanie Picald, Celine Dautias and Bruno Bertrand are from Provence in the south of France. David and Kelly Raitt are from Redwood country, northern California.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Ex-Texmaco workers seek council support
Ex-Texmaco workers seek council support BANDUNG, West Java: After five months of unsuccessful lobbying at the House of Representatives and the Ministry of Manpower, workers at the textile manufacturer Texmaco's plants in Subang sought support for a wage hike from the West Java Provincial Council.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Governor uninformed about fuel subsidies
Governor uninformed about fuel subsidies JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso is in the dark about the government's plan to provide cash to the city's poor to protect them from the effects of fuel price hikes due in two weeks.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Mahaka and IM Texmaco eye league's third series
Mahaka and IM Texmaco eye league's third series JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Mahaka Satria Muda aims to avenge favorite Indonesia Muda (IM) Texmaco in the 2000 Nuvo Kobatama national basketball league's third series.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
PSSI says Nandar still head coach
PSSI says Nandar still head coach JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) ended the controversy over a possible replacement of the national team coach, announcing on Wednesday that Nandar Iskandar would continue coaching the team for the 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon and the Tiger Cup...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Netheads to get their own show on ANteve
Netheads to get their own show on ANteve JAKARTA (JP): Private TV station Anteve in cooperation with Onklik.com and computer distributor PT Acer Indonesia has announced a new Sunday evening show dedicated to all things Internet.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 13, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 720 0 332,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 225 -15 157,500 Alakasa Industrindo 695 0 0 Alfa...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
APEC economies urged to focus on trade facilitation
APEC economies urged to focus on trade facilitation SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore on Wednesday urged Asia-Pacific economies to shift the focus from tariff reduction to the simplification and harmonization of cumbersome procedures to enhance trade flows.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Freeport's conflict of interest
Freeport's conflict of interest Recently, PT Freeport Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with local Irianese. Later on Aug. 22, 2000, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Robert S. Gelbard responding to an article in The Jakarta Post dated Aug. 16, 2000 -- U.S.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Let us not have a blind Southeast Asia region
Let us not have a blind Southeast Asia regionBy Vorapun Srivoranart BANGKOK: During a recent visit to Thailand, South African Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad shared his country's experience in national reconciliation, offering a relevant lesson to Southeast Asia in transition.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Balinese traditional Arja opera cheers Jakartans
Balinese traditional Arja opera cheers JakartansBy Tuti Gintini JAKARTA (JP): Bali is noted for its natural beauty and traditional sendratari (dance-drama).The island of the gods is also the birthplace of a unique opera.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Free e-mail for RI Olympic team
Free e-mail for RI Olympic team JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian athletes competing in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games will get free personalized e-mail addresses from e-mail service provider Boleh Net (www.bolehmail.com) to allow them communicate with fans, friends and family.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Games separate Yayuk from her son
Games separate Yayuk from her son SYDNEY (AFP): Yayuk Basuki will miss her son's first birthday to represent Indonesia in the Olympic tennis tournament but it is a sacrifice she has made willingly in the name of her country and with the hope of giving Asian tennis a much-needed boost.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Students ask for death probe
Students ask for death probe BOGOR (JP): Some 500 high school students marched on Wednesday to the City Council building demanding the completion of the investigation into the death of their classmate, Dede Sulaeman, who was killed in an attack on Monday.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
2 nabbed in connection with FPI shooting
2 nabbed in connection with FPI shooting JAKARTA (JP): Police detectives from Central Jakarta arrested two men believed to have shot dead a senior figure of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) here about seven weeks ago.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
White pepper prices take tumble
White pepper prices take tumble SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): White pepper prices have slumped 20 percent in five weeks in Indonesia, the world's No.2 producer, on declining purchases by the U.S., the world's largest buyer, the Financial Times said, citing unnamed officials of the Indian Pepper & Spice...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Witnesses give grim accounts of JSX blast
Witnesses give grim accounts of JSX blast JAKARTA (JP): Employees from some of the companies located in the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building described the harrowing moments following the powerful explosion that rocked the building on Wednesday afternoon.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Philippine govt holds off military action on rebels
Philippine govt holds off military action on rebels MANILA (Reuters): The Philippine government backed away from military action against Muslim rebels and said on Wednesday it was still clinging to hopes negotiations would succeed in freeing 19 hostages, six of them foreigners.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Banks 'continue to show positive results'
Banks 'continue to show positive results' JAKARTA (JP): The country's 150 commercial banks continued to demonstrate a healthy performance in July with most of their interest margins showing positive growth, according to Bank Indonesia's report.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Five killed, two hurt in two days of violence in Aceh
Five killed, two hurt in two days of violence in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: At least five people were killed in two days of sporadic attacks in the province which included the bombing of the Aceh deputy police chief's residence.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
RI confident of meeting new oil quota
RI confident of meeting new oil quota JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro expressed optimism that Indonesia would be able to boost crude oil production by 41,000 barrels per day (bpd) to meet the new oil production quota.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
RI hesitant to summon U.S. envoy
RI hesitant to summon U.S. envoyBy Irawan Abidin JAKARTA (JP): Many observers have found it hard to understand why the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hesitated for so long before announcing that it had decided to summon the United States envoy to clarify statements attributed to him, that had the...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
East and West in Timor borderline
East and West in Timor borderline NEW DELHI: Life in East Timor is an enduring catastrophe. Roughly 80,000 homes were destroyed in the violence unleashed by pro-Jakarta militias, backed by the Indonesian Army, last year, very few of which have been rebuilt.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Indonesia rated most corrupt country in Asia
Indonesia rated most corrupt country in Asia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia remains one of the most corrupt countries in the world, and certainly the most corrupt in Asia, according to Transparency International (TI) organization.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Kontras releases sketch of KPA kidnapping suspect
Kontras releases sketch of KPA kidnapping suspect JAKARTA (JP): The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) will disseminate a sketch of a man it believes was an accomplice in the alleged abduction of four activists of the Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA) last month.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Sjahril granted five-day leave
Sjahril granted five-day leave JAKARTA (JP): Suspended Bank Indonesia (Central Bank) governor Sjahril Sabirin left on Wednesday for his hometown in West Sumatra after securing permission from the Attorney General's Office to leave his place of detention for five days, an official said.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Asian ministers differ on support for WTO round
Asian ministers differ on support for WTO round MELBOURNE (AFX-ASIA): Senior Asian trade ministers attending the World Economic Forum's Asia Pacific summit in Melbourne have given their broad support for a new round of WTO trade negotiations, although opinion significantly differed as to the timing...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Ten people killed in JSX blast
Ten people killed in JSX blast JAKARTA (JP): A powerful blast rocked the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building here on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens.The dead, mostly drivers, were brought up one-by-one about four hours after the 3:17 p.m.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Table setting and food festival 2000
Table setting and food festival 2000 JAKARTA (JP): A four-day table setting and food festival is scheduled to be held from Thursday at Bidakara Hotel on Jl. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta. The event was conceived to raise funds for health and scholarships, the organizers said.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
VA to fly direct to Tokyo
VA to fly direct to Tokyo HANOI (AFP): The state-run Vietnam Airlines will open direct flights to Tokyo in Japan in November, a Vietnam Airlines official said Wednesday.The new route from Ho Chi Minh City to Tokyo and vice versa is expected to serve four times a week, the official said.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Irianese forbidden to hoist "Morning Star"
Irianese forbidden to hoist "Morning Star" FAKFAK, Irian Jaya: Police publicly banned on Wednesday the hoisting of Papua's Morning Star flag in Fakfak regency, saying that such action could trigger further disturbances.Irian Jaya Police chief Brig. Gen. S.Y.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Dutch flavor for Jakarta's art lovers
Dutch flavor for Jakarta's art loversBy Pavan Kapoor JAKARTA (JP): There is a certain undeniable wave sweeping through the contemporary art world, especially that of Europe. Surreal impressionism and symbolic art has seen a number of artists subdue their pessimistic urges to produce art that...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 13, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,165.00 9,165.00 8,622.00 8,708.00Australian dollar 1 4,523.41 5,081.99 4,776.59 4,828.59Austrian schilling 1 511.78 574.80 540.43 546.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
TNI to hold 10K event
TNI to hold 10K event JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI), in cooperation with the Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association, will organize a 10 kilometer run to commemorate its 55th anniversary, an officer said on Wednesday."The event will take place on Sept.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Asian govts bear brunt of high oil prices
Asian govts bear brunt of high oil prices SINGAPORE (Reuters): Asian governments, mindful of inflation and social unrest like that which has paralyzed parts of Europe, are unlikely to reduce or scrap costly fuel subsidies despite surging oil prices, analysts said on Wednesday.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Govt to decide fate of 150 state companies
Govt to decide fate of 150 state companies JAKARTA (JP): The government is expected to decide in a Cabinet meeting on Thursday which ministries should control the country's more than 150 state enterprises, according to Junior Minister of National Economic Restructuring Cacuk Sudarijanto.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
'Becak' drivers attack E. Jakarta mayoralty office over raids
'Becak' drivers attack E. Jakarta mayoralty office over raids JAKARTA (JP): Led members of the Urban Poor Consortium (UPC), a non-governmental organization, a group of some 400 people claiming to be becak (pedicab) drivers in the East Jakarta area attacked the local mayoralty office on Wednesday...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Proton optimistic it will survive liberalization of automotive market
Proton optimistic it will survive liberalization of automotive market KUALA LUMPUR (AFX-ASIA): Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton) is optimistic that it will survive greater competition and emerge as a major player in the automotive industry when the market is liberalized under the ASEAN Free...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Clean needles seen as vital to curb HIV/AIDS
Clean needles seen as vital to curb HIV/AIDS JAKARTA (JP): The national drive against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) took a controversial step forward with activists pushing for easy access to clean needles for intravenous drug users (IDUs).
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Marine resources a major concern for Bali
Marine resources a major concern for Bali DENPASAR, Bali (ANTARA): The tourist island of Bali is struggling to save its priceless marine resources and to protect its coastal areas from serious environmental damage.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Gus Dur to open Gapensi congress
Gus Dur to open Gapensi congress SEMARANG, Central Java: President Abdurrahman Wahid is scheduled to open the 10th National Conference of the Indonesian Builders Association (Gapensi) here, which is scheduled to run from Sept. 16 until Sept. 20, an official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Besieged by giants
Besieged by giants Fears, expressed by various parties in the past, that Indonesia would soon be swallowed up by giants (from other countries) unless Indonesians prepared themselves properly for the approaching tide of globalization seems at present close to becoming reality.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Govt to fix forestry rulings
Govt to fix forestry rulings JAKARTA (JP): The government is revising more than 3,000 forestry regulations which it says are ineffective because they do not stipulate clear sanctions for those who violate them, Antara reported on Tuesday.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Doctors to decide if Soeharto is fit to attend court
Doctors to decide if Soeharto is fit to attend court JAKARTA (JP): Defense lawyer Muhammad Assegaf said on Wednesday whether former president Soeharto attended his court session at the Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday depended completely on the latest medical examination of the former ruler.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Postpone Sampang regent's inauguration: President
Postpone Sampang regent's inauguration: President JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid ordered East Java Governor Imam Utomo on Wednesday to postpone the inauguration of reelected Sampang regent Fadhilah Budiono, suggesting an investigation be conducted into the official.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
UN will not send mission to Atambua
UN will not send mission to Atambua JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab said in New York the United Nations Security Council had agreed not to send a mission to Indonesia in the wake of the murder of three UN workers in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Asian currencies down late, Thai baht hits 12-month low
Asian currencies down late, Thai baht hits 12-month low SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies wilted late Wednesday on persisting regional political anxieties, the dollar's gains versus the Japanese yen and concerns over lofty oil prices, dealers said.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
'Golden Land' in Thailand
'Golden Land' in Thailand BANGKOK (DPA): A treasure-trove of 2,000 year-old artifacts recently discovered in Thailand's western province of Kanchanaburi suggest that the border province could have been the center of the "Golden Land" civilization, a news report said on Wednesday.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Malaysian palm oil closes at new low
Malaysian palm oil closes at new low KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed at their lowest in over 13 months as players liquidated positions due to worries about sales following Indonesia's decision to cut export taxes.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Kohirman, Sudirman arrested for fraud
Kohirman, Sudirman arrested for fraud PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): Local police arrested on Monday Pasaman Regency Council Speaker Kohirman and councillor Sudirman from Commission A on government affairs over the alleged fraud of documents.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Art auction on Thursday
Art auction on Thursday JAKARTA (JP): As part of an effort to raise funds, The Kasih Mulia Foundation will hold an auction of the works of noted local artist Srihadi Soedarsono and Netherlands artist Arie Smit, at Wisma GKBI on Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta, on Thursday.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
End of an era for Yogyakarta's 'blangkon'
End of an era for Yogyakarta's 'blangkon'By Simon Sudarman YOGYAKARTA (JP): The golden age of the traditional Javanese men's cap made out of batik fabric, which is locally known as blangkon, has almost faded away.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Hindu epics in the spotlight in Bali
Hindu epics in the spotlight in BaliBy I Wayan Juniarta JIMBARAN, Bali (JP): Dozens of literary scholars from at least 12 countries are holding an international conference and festival on the ancient Hindu epics the Ramayana and Mahabharata.The three-day meet, starting from Sept.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
State power firm eyes listing in New York
State power firm eyes listing in New York JAKARTA (JP): Power producer PT PNJB I, a subsidiary of state- owned PT PLN, plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange by 2002, the company's corporate secretary said on Wednesday.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
$9.5m worth of orders booked during TIME expo
$9.5m worth of orders booked during TIME expo JAKARTA (JP): Participants at the annual Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo (TIME) 2000, which ended on Wednesday, booked orders worth about US$9.5 million.The event steering committee chairperson Meity Robot said the transaction figures represented an...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Sahetapy speaks out on Supreme Court candidates
Sahetapy speaks out on Supreme Court candidates JAKARTA (JP): Amid growing criticism of the incumbent justices of the Supreme Court, chairman of the National Commission on Law J.E. Sahetappy urged President Abdurrahman Wahid on Wednesday to choose between two senior justices for the top post in the...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
RI's sea transportation needs improvement: Expert
RI's sea transportation needs improvement: Expert BANDUNG (JP): Sea transportation in Indonesia is less popular than ground or air transportation despite the fact that the archipelagic country has more than 13,000 islands, an expert says.Ofyar Z.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition Borneo: Air Mata Api, Borneo, Tears of Fire by Rama Surya at Komaneka Fine Art Gallery, Monkey forest, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali (Phone: 0361 976090), through Oct. 14. * Painting Exhibition: Kebiar Seni VI Bibit, at Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
KONI given greater authority over sports
KONI given greater authority over sports JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) has greater authority to formulate policies on competitive sports development as a result of the dissolution of the state ministry of youth affairs and sports last month.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Australian businessman surrenders to police
Australian businessman surrenders to police SURABAYA (JP): After six hours of negotiations with police, Peter Negal, a 60-year-old Australian businessman who refused to talk to officers over an alleged swindle on Tuesday, surrendered to police on Wednesday.South Surabaya Police Sr. Supt.