Archive: 18 September 2000
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Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Three bodies found in rivers
Three bodies found in rivers JAKARTA (JP): Two bodies clutching to each other were found on Friday on the banks of the Citarum river in Bekasi, east of here.The as yet unidentified bodies were found by students who were passing by the location near Singkil village, Muara Gembong, at 9 a.m.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
GE to boost software, finance services in India
GE to boost software, finance services in India NEW DELHI (Reuters): Diversified firm General Electric is looking to expand its software and financial services business in India to take advantage of a vast pool of domestic talent, its chairman John F Welch said on Saturday.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Training youths to be shoemakers
Training youths to be shoemakers TANGERANG (JP): With a Rp 50 million (US$5,620) fund from the 2000 budget, the Tangerang Municipality is training 20 youths from the slum area of Kampung Sawah, Pakojan subdistrict, Cipondoh, to make shoes and sandals.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
SE Asia to emerge stronger from crisis, says Lee
SE Asia to emerge stronger from crisis, says Lee SINGAPORE (AFP): Southeast Asia will emerge stronger from the 1997 financial meltdown, but corruption and cronyism will be tough to eradicate, Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew says in his memoirs.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Firms told to negotiate power rates with PLN
Firms told to negotiate power rates with PLN JAKARTA (JP): As some industrial associations continue to oppose the power rates, the government encouraged firms to individually negotiate discount rates with state owned power company PT PLN.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
WB warns Thailand of new AIDS risk
WB warns Thailand of new AIDS risk BANGKOK (AP): The World Bank warned that Thailand risks a resurgence of an HIV/AIDS epidemic that has already infected nearly one million people, a Thai newspaper reported on Sunday.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
RP says hostages alive and well, rebels on the run
RP says hostages alive and well, rebels on the run JOLO, Philippines (Agencies): The Abu Sayyaf rebels were fleeing under military assault on a southern island on Sunday and all their 19 hostages were alive and well, the Philippine government said.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Curbing school violence
Curbing school violence As I am led to believe, violence between schools in Indonesia has been an ongoing enigma for a long time. The children disperse on public streets, without due regard to the public and hurl stones towards their rivals or parade around with sticks and swords, ready to strike...
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
YLKI strives to boost people's participation
YLKI strives to boost people's participation JAKARTA (JP): In an attempt to cope with rapid development and abundant consumer-related cases, the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) plans to establish a network to boost people's participation by the time the Consumer Protection Law is implemented...
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Fate of elementary school teachers
Fate of elementary school teachersFrom Warta KotaMost people probably remember the demonstrations by teachers throughout Indonesia earlier this year. Their aspirations and goals were that their welfare be improved.As we know, teachers' incomes do not comply at all with daily needs.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Local research needed for transgenic plants
Local research needed for transgenic plants State Minister for Environment Sonny Keraf last week reported that the agreement between the government and American-based agrochemical and seed company Monsanto on the agribusiness project in South Sulawesi using transgenic cotton seeds had been delayed.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
PT Askes should be liquidated: Hospitals
PT Askes should be liquidated: Hospitals JAKARTA (JP): A one-day discussion suggested here on Saturday that the state health insurance company PT Askes be liquidated or merged with other insurance firms for its failure to perform well up to now.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Combating GSM prepaid card theft with SMS alert
Combating GSM prepaid card theft with SMS alertBy Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): "For all that is good, there is an evil," is a saying that has probably grown more familiar to each of us over the years. It is sad to say this saying also applies to cellular phones, which are inviting targets for...
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Lisa silences critics with bronze
Lisa silences critics with bronze JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian weightlifter Lisa Rumbewas silenced critics and doubts on her participation in the Olympics following her controversial selection last month, with a bronze medal.Lisa, competing in the 48 kilograms division, managed to lift a total of 185.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Abducted police officer found dead in Bireuen
Abducted police officer found dead in Bireuen BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): A police officer from Jeumpa station who had gone missing since last Monday was found dead on Sunday morning, dumped at an intersection in Cot Gapu village, Bireuen regency."Pvt. Sofyan A.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
KPEI has new president
KPEI has new president JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of PT Kliring Penjaminan Effek Indonesia (KPEI) have elected Tubagus Muhamad Hasjim as the president of the securities clearing and settlement agency until 2003.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Solidarity is vital in facing acts of terrorism
Solidarity is vital in facing acts of terrorism Following a number of bombings in the capital, Cornelis Lay, who teaches politics at the Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, shares his views on the acts of terrorism.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Australia might be behind Atambua: Mahfud
Australia might be behind Atambua: Mahfud YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Mahfud MD said here on Saturday that he agreed with the deputy chairman of Commission I of the House of Representatives that Australia might be behind the mayhem in Atambua last week.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Budhist parade brings Tangerang into a standstill
Budhist parade brings Tangerang into a standstill TANGERANG (JP): Thousands of Tangerang residents observed on Sunday the 12-yearly procession of the Chinese Supreme Goddess Awalokiteswara, or Kwan Im, a festival where Buddhists express their gratitude to the Goddess.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Thailand forecasts 10 percent export growth in 2001: Minister
Thailand forecasts 10 percent export growth in 2001: Minister BANGKOK (AFP): Exports will be the main engine for Thailand's economic recovery, the commerce ministry said as it forecast the value of exports to grow by 10 percent next year to US$74 billion, reports said Saturday.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
VP advises Irianese to rethink freedom calls
VP advises Irianese to rethink freedom calls JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on Irianese people on Sunday to reconsider their calls for independence, saying they should learn from "the East Timor experience".
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Bank Niaga launches new debit card
Bank Niaga launches new debit card JAKARTA (JP): Visa International and publicly listed Bank Niaga launched on Saturday the Kartu Niaga Visa Electron debit card, giving the benefit of the Visa network to Bank Niaga's 400,000 ATM cardholders.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition An Ideology in Color and Expression at Loteng Gallery, Jl. Prapanca Raya no. 26, South Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Oct. 15. * Comics Exhibition by Popok Tri Wahyudi, at Lontar Gallery, Jl. Utan Kayu No.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Ex-economic ministers attack IMF role in Indonesia
Ex-economic ministers attack IMF role in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Former coordinating minister for economy, finance and industry Kwik Kian Gie and former minister of finance Fuad Bawazier have attacked the International Monetary Fund's role in fixing the country's economy because, they said, it had...
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Premier sues Conoco, Gulf over KL gas supply
Premier sues Conoco, Gulf over KL gas supply JAKARTA (JP): British oil and gas company Premier Oil has filed an arbitration suit against American oil and gas company Conoco Inc. and Canadian oil and gas firm Gulf Resources in a dispute over a planned multibillion dollar gas supply from the West...
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Takamatsu wins Epson Cup
Takamatsu wins Epson Cup JAKARTA (JP): Atsushi Takamatsu of Japan emerged the winner of the Rp 270 million JJGF Open Golf Championships 2000 - Epson Cup which closed on a sour note as most of the field failed to par on Sunday.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Ford's withdrawal opens new battle
Ford's withdrawal opens new battle SEOUL (AFP): General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler are back in the battle to become Asia's number one car maker following Ford Motor Co's withdrawal from a deal to buy ailing Daewoo Motor.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
SIA to increase Bali flights
SIA to increase Bali flights DENPASAR (Antara): Singapore Airlines (SIA) plans to increase the frequency of flights on its Singapore-Denpasar route to 28 times a week beginning October, from 24 times per week at present.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Fuel price hike
Fuel price hikeFrom Media IndonesiaPrice increases are normal as long as they are in keeping with the people's quality of life. Therefore, I do not see that a fuel price increase in Indonesia is appropriate now.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Indonesia wins its first medal
Indonesia wins its first medal SYDNEY (Agencies): After the second full day of competition, Indonesia joined the medal winners at the 2000 Olympics here on Sunday, thanks to diminutive Lisa Rumbewas who bagged a bronze in the women's weighlifting event.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Cohen arrives to press govt over militias in West Timor
Cohen arrives to press govt over militias in West Timor JAKARTA (JP): United States Defense Secretary William Cohen arrived here on Sunday evening for meetings with top Indonesian officials in which he is expected to press the government to take firm action against militias operating in West Timor.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Telkom offers compromise to foreign partners
Telkom offers compromise to foreign partners JAKARTA (JP): State telecoms company PT Telkom is willing to offer concessions to its five foreign partners in the Joint Cooperation Scheme (KSO) in a bid to save their five-year-old business deal, a company official said."We're willing to compromise...
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Indonesia's badminton doubles reach Olympics quarters
Indonesia's badminton doubles reach Olympics quarters JAKARTA (JP): Top seeds Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan led the three Indonesian men's doubles pairs to the quarterfinals of the Olympic badminton event in Sydney on Sunday.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
IM Texmaco comes back to beat Dwidasa Mitra
IM Texmaco comes back to beat Dwidasa Mitra JAKARTA (JP): After a poor start, Indonesia Muda Texmaco (IM) regained their form to beat league newcomer Dwidasa Mitra 92-75 on Sunday in the third leg of the 2000 Nuvo Kobatama national basketball league.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Police question six youths
Police question six youths SURABAYA: Police have questioned six people for trespassing in the grounds of the United States Consulate General here.Surabaya Police chief Sri Kresno said the six youths were from Baladhika Karya, the FKPPI (a defunct organization for children of Indonesian Military and...
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Italy to join oil conference
Italy to join oil conference JAKARTA (JP): The Italian Trade Commission will join the Indonesian International Oil, Gas and Energy Conference and Exhibition (IIOGE), which will be held here from Sept. 19 through Sept. 22.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Gus Dur orders Soeharto's guards to be disarmed
Gus Dur orders Soeharto's guards to be disarmed JAKARTA (JP): After ordering the arrest of former president Soeharto's son two days ago, President Abdurrahman Wahid launched another verbal attack on him on Sunday and ordered his personal bodyguards to be disarmed.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Judge vows objectivity when trying Bob Hasan graft case
Judge vows objectivity when trying Bob Hasan graft case JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court chief Subardi said on Friday that despite the media attention, he would remain objective when handling the multimillion dollar graft trial of timber tycoon Muhamad "Bob" Hasan.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
The IMF support
The IMF support Much more important than simply being additional support for the balance of payments and strengthening foreign reserves, the International Monetary Fund's approval last week of the third tranche disbursement of its US$5 billion bailout fund for Indonesia serves as a new building...
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Public telephone
Public telephoneFrom Jurnal IndonesiaOut of service public phones are no longer a problem. Why? Because usually public phone stands are hard to reach, and if any can be reached, they are normally unusable. It's a common view that public phones are broken because of vandalism.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Mass reshuffle in China's Taiwan desk
Mass reshuffle in China's Taiwan deskBy Ching Cheong SINGAPORE: Beijing recently launched a massive revamp of institutions that deal with the Taiwan problem to ensure that future policies are in sync with developments on the island.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Medan bomb witness shot
Medan bomb witness shot MEDAN, North Sumatra: A man who reportedly witnessed a mysterious blast in a local church here in August is in a critical condition after being shot by two unidentified gunmen on Sunday.Medan Police chief Sr. Supt.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Government warned of dangers of drugs, unemployment
Government warned of dangers of drugs, unemployment JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will remain in a "stateless-like condition" due to stagnant reforms in all fields, political observers and activists say.John N.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Balance yourself for better spiritual energy
Balance yourself for better spiritual energyBy Tishy Bruce JAKARTA (JP): July and the beginning of August was a time when Indonesia was at a crucial point in its history: could it maintain its equilibrium or would it over-balance into economic and political chaos?Indonesia reached some of its...
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
JSX building set to reopen on Monday
JSX building set to reopen on Monday JAKARTA (JP): Closed since Thursday, the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building will be ready to reopen on Monday.Director of property developer PT Procon Indah which manages the JSX building, Carrey Alam, said on Sunday that all preparations for the reopening of...
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Bengkulu forest chief lost in jungle
Bengkulu forest chief lost in jungle BENGKULU: The head of the provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office and his entourage are missing. They are believed lost somewhere in a forest in North Bengkulu.Hariyono Suroso and his entourage left a famous 9-tiered waterfall about 90 kilometers from here on...
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Anwar rally canceled
Anwar rally canceled KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The party headed by the wife of jailed Malaysian ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim has called off a rally next week to mark the second anniversary of his arrest, an official said Sunday.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Woman shot while riding motorcycle
Woman shot while riding motorcycle JAKARTA (JP): A woman was shot on her buttocks by an unidentified person in front of the Gadjah Mada Plaza on Jl. Gadjah Mada in Central Jakarta at 2 a.m. on Sunday.The victim, Ika Novitasari, 26, said that she was riding pillion on a green RX-King motorcycle,...
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Professionals behind bombings
Professionals behind bombings What relationship is there between the killings in Atambua and the bombings in Jakarta? International protests over the incident that occurred at the UNHCR headquarters in Atambua have forced Indonesia's political leaders to realize that although Indonesia is a...
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Pusan out to save Asian Games
Pusan out to save Asian Games SEOUL (AFP): The Olympic Council of Asia has given the South Korean city of Pusan 30 days to meet new conditions to save its hosting of the 2002 Asian Games, officials said Sunday.The OCA set an Oct.
Mon, 18 Sep 2000
Official globe-trotting
Official globe-trotting Thank heavens the media was able to publicize and prevent, at least temporarily, the planned overseas junket of ninety members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) for the ostensible purpose of presenting their programs to approximately two million Indonesians...