Archive: 25 September 2000
38 articles found
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Art and culture important
Art and culture important The Jakarta Post Sept. 17, 2000, Sunday issue published an article on Batik Hokokai. Please do not stop publishing articles on art and culture. This country does not only require high-tech specialists and brilliant military generals, but it should also keep introducing and giving birth to artists and men and women of culture. We are in possession of Nyoman Nuarta and Rendra as well as many others of that caliber.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir claims he's overworked, underpaid
Mahathir claims he's overworked, underpaid KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he is overworked and underpaid, reacting to critics who call him extravagant, a newspaper reported on Sunday. Mahathir, Asia's longest-serving ruler, said on Saturday that his salary, which totaled 16,000 ringgit (US$4,210) a month, barely befitted his hours of toil. "I work practically 24 hours a day," he said.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Aceh violence continues amid Geneva peace effort
Aceh violence continues amid Geneva peace effort BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Separate attacks on government and police facilities continued in the province on the weekend, which security officials claim was the work of separatist rebels. At least four attacks were recorded since Saturday. Meanwhile, Aceh Besar Police chief Supt. Sayed Hoesainy said on Sunday a bomb and arson attack destroyed the official residence of Aceh Besar Regent Sayuti on Saturday night.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Tax compliance needs improvement: Official
Tax compliance needs improvement: Official JAKARTA (JP): Only a little more than half of Indonesia's 1.3 million registered individual tax payers have fulfilled their tax obligation in full, according to a senior official at the office of the director general of taxation. Director for tax education and information Nono Hanafi said on Saturday that out of the 1.3 million tax payers, only 70 percent submitted their tax forms, and only 60 percent actually paid the tax in full.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rumanian diplomat killed in car accident
Rumanian diplomat killed in car accident JAKARTA (JP): Second secretary of the Rumanian Embassy here, Getoniu Stere, was killed in a traffic accident when his car hit a tree on the capital's main thoroughfare of Jl. Sudirman in the earlier hours of Sunday, a police officer has said.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Seven nabbed over public disorder
Seven nabbed over public disorder DENPASAR, Bali: Police arrested seven men on Sunday who were suspected of mobilizing dozens of youth blocking the main road in Denpasar. Several sharp weapons also were seized, a police officer said. The chief of the Badung riot police, Sr. Insp. Wayan Surpha, said the seven would be charged with illegal possession of sharp weapons, disturbing public order and vandalizing public and private property.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Press urged to be accurate in reporting
Press urged to be accurate in reporting JAKARTA (JP): Observers urged the local press on Saturday to place more attention on accuracy and developing social consciousness in presenting news that will educate people rather than going for tacky or sensational stories. "I am very concerned about the accuracy and language since I am often a victim myself.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Self-destructing e-mail, possibly impossible mission
Self-destructing e-mail, possibly impossible mission By Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): Several companies are exploring ways to control the copying and dissemination of electronic documents with their own versions of self-destructing e-mail. They aim to make it possible to send a message or document that will become unreadable after a predetermined period, allowing companies and individuals to keep their information on a short leash.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian business at the crossroads
Indonesian business at the crossroads By Nabiel Makarim JAKARTA (JP): Big businesses with considerable assets, like mining and chemical based industrial companies, are now under attack and mounting pressure from the government and the public in the media almost every day. Managements are being besieged by people demanding lower production, and even closure; local governments are demanding more shares; and individuals are offering "protection or else".
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Estrada orders signing of new air pact with Taiwan
Estrada orders signing of new air pact with Taiwan MANILA (DPA): Philippine President Joseph Estrada on Sunday ordered the country's representative office in Taiwan to immediately sign a new air agreement to resume direct commercial flights between Manila and Taipei. Estrada said his directive was "in pursuit of a broader national interest".
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Armed Myanmar intruders killed by Thai army
Armed Myanmar intruders killed by Thai army MAE SOT, Thailand (AP): Four unidentified, armed intruders from Myanmar were killed on Saturday in a gun battle with Thai soldiers near the border between the two nations, Thai army officers have said. Fighting broke out after the soldiers came across about 10 armed intruders in a corn plantation just over the Thai side in Tak province, 370 kilometers northwest of Bangkok.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
AriaWest fires back at Telkom over line services
AriaWest fires back at Telkom over line services JAKARTA (JP): American telecom giant AT&T's Indonesian subsidiary, PT AriaWest International, said on Saturday it regretted accusations against the company by its local partner, the publicly listed PT Telkom, and called them "blatantly untrue".
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Hotel returns favor in form of foodstuffs
Hotel returns favor in form of foodstuffs JAKARTA (JP): The Ibis Hotel in Mangga Dua, Central Jakarta, distributed food packages to residents who live in the surrounding area on Saturday as a gesture of appreciation for the help the locals' gave in protecting the hotel during the May riots of 1998. The event kicked off a half an hour later than originally scheduled. About 100 people, who were mostly housewives carrying their infants, queued patiently on the hotel's plaza.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
RI athletes hailed for winning medals at Sydney Olympics
RI athletes hailed for winning medals at Sydney Olympics SYDNEY (JP): The Indonesian team can hold its head high despite missing an opportunity to win its second gold at the Olympic Games here, chef de mission Arie Sudewo said on Sunday. Arie maintained that he and everyone else in the country involved in sports was delighted with the one gold, two silvers and three bronzes Indonesian athletes had won.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Nuarta in rites of tangible and intangible reality
Nuarta in rites of tangible and intangible reality By Aendra H. Medita JAKARTA (JP): Symbols of tangible and intangible reality are to be found in Nyoman Nuarta latest selection of sculptures currently on display at Edwin's Gallery in Kemang, South Jakarta. Two realms sharing a common discourse is the major theme that Nuarta -- a 1979 graduate of the School of Fine Arts, Bandung Institute of Technology -- would like to get across.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
President's move to install police chief draws ire
President's move to install police chief draws ire JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's move to hastily swear in Gen. Bimantoro as National Police chief has drawn ire from several legislators and observers. They maintained that the President's decision to officially swear in Bimantoro on Saturday to replace Gen. Rusdihardjo without consulting the House of Representatives was a violation of a People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) decree.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
15 firms explore gold in Barito
15 firms explore gold in Barito JAKARTA (JP): Only one of the 15 gold contractors licensed to operate in North Barito regency, Central Kalimantan, has started mining the precious metal, regent Badaruddin said on Saturday. PT Indo Moro Kencana, an Australian joint venture company, has been producing in its concessions in Tanah Siang, Permata Indah, and Murung districts since 1994, Badaruddin was quoted by Antara as saying.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Makindo sees bright future for online stock trading
Makindo sees bright future for online stock trading JAKARTA (JP): The country's first securities company offering online stock trading, PT Makindo, expects to attract one million clients in the next five years. "Indonesia has no problem coming up with one million investors," Makindo president Gunawan Jusuf told reporters on Saturday during a seminar and training session on online trading here.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
No need to guard the former president
No need to guard the former president President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's order to disarm former president Soeharto's guards is a resolute step in upholding law and order. The society has indeed waited for such a step. Though no longer in power, Soeharto is still treated as a power holder. His guards are still loyally guarding his as well as his children's safety. It's only now that the issue of the former president's body guards is questioned.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Abandoning the city?
Abandoning the city? The historic drop in Jakarta's population was happily greeted by Governor Sutiyoso quoted in Sept. 20 The Jakarta Post as saying "Whatever the reason, it gives us fewer problems and people to take care of". Unfortunately this celebration might be short-lived as this news may prove to be a case where, to paraphrase, for every silver-lining there is a cloud.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Trade pacts are building blocks to global trade: APEC
Trade pacts are building blocks to global trade: APEC BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): Regional and bilateral trade arrangements should be viewed as "building blocks" to the multilateral free trade system, not as destabilizers, Asia- Pacific senior trade officials said here on Saturday.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
East Timor militias hand over arms
East Timor militias hand over arms By Fabiola Desy Unidjaja ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Militias here officially began handing in their weapons on Sunday as top police officials warned they would conduct massive sweeping operations in three days to apprehend those who remained belligerent. Two piles of firearms were neatly stacked in a well-arranged ceremony in the border town, witnessed by the nation's highest officials.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
More killed in latest Saparua clashes
More killed in latest Saparua clashes AMBON, Maluku (JP): The bloodshed which has swept across Saparua island in Central Maluku continued over the weekend, as dozens of people were killed in two clashes which erupted on Saturday, according to witnesses. The first clash occurred between the villages of Kulur and Pia on Saturday morning and reportedly involved mortars and grenade launchers. An employee at Saparua General Hospital, Y.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Children witness mother's fiery death
Children witness mother's fiery death JAKARTA (JP): A 42-year-old housewife was found dead with severe burns in Tangerang, west of here, on Friday. No police officers could not be reached, but her husband told reporters at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital's morgue that Melani had set herself on fire at their residence after a heated argument with him. Seng Seng said his wife was found unconscious on the floor of their house with burns all over her body.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Cilacap waters underexploited
Cilacap waters underexploited CILACAP, Central Java: Cilacap Regent Hery Tabri said here on Saturday the fishery potential in the area's waters remained underexploited by local fisherfolk. Most of the fishery potential is being exploited illegally by foreign ships, he remarked. Hery said local fisherfolk were only able to catch some 19,000 tons of the estimated 31,716 tons of fish available each month in Cilacap's waters.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Activists demand Rp 4b in damages from police
Activists demand Rp 4b in damages from police JAKARTA (JP): Four activists from the Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA) have demanded Rp 4 billion in compensation from the Jakarta Police, claiming they had suffered from wrongful arrest and ill-treatment during a hunger strike in August.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Theives make off with cash, valuables
Theives make off with cash, valuables BOGOR (JP): A gang of eight armed robbers broke into a villa on Sunday in Megamendung rented by a group of nine holidaymakers from Jakarta and made off with cash and valuables, including six cellular phones, together worth Rp 20 million. Police are still investigating the incident. But Pamuji, one of the victims, recalled that four men with machetes and a handgun suddenly broke into the house at about 1:15 a.m.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Suspected JSX bombers arrested
Suspected JSX bombers arrested JAKARTA (JP): Police announced on Sunday the arrest of a gang of 25 men allegedly involved in a recent fatal blast at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building and a grenade explosion last month at the Malaysian Embassy. The gang's whereabouts was uncovered after one of its members was arrested early on Saturday on his way to blow up the U.S. Embassy and Sarinah department store, both in the heart of the capital.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Astaga launches travel firm
Astaga launches travel firm JAKARTA (JP): Local internet portal operator Astaga!com launched over the week end its new service, a tour and travel service through its website www.astagatours.com. Astaga!com president Andrew Hayek said the company's new service offered airline ticket and hotel reservations for individuals or travel agents. He said would-be travelers could use the website to get access to various airlines, hotels, cruise ships, travel insurers, train, bus and car rental companies.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Military reform stagnant, says general
Military reform stagnant, says general By Ridwan M. Sijabat JAKARTA (JP): The reform movement, which had a share in bringing Soeharto down from his presidency in 1998, is at stake as it receives strong resistance from the remnants of the former New Order regime.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Morning quake wakes Bandung
Morning quake wakes Bandung BANDUNG: Residents of Bandung looking forward to a lazy Sunday morning were awakened by an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale. The local Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the 30-second earthquake jolted the city at 7:55 a.m. According to the agency, the tremor could be felt in a number of West Java towns, including Sukabumi, Indramayu, Subang and Sumedang. Even parts of Jakarta were said to have felt the quake.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
High hopes on OPEC summit in Caracas
High hopes on OPEC summit in Caracas By Emilio Rappold CARACAS (DPA): "They are all just a heap of Pinocchios," a former Venezuelan oil minister said of his OPEC colleagues. They had a tendency to set oil-production quotas at OPEC meetings on Sept. 27-28, then turn around and produce well above those levels.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Worrying signs of Asian relapse revive crisis
Worrying signs of Asian relapse revive crisis PRAGUE (Dow Jones): Asia is looking sick, again. Many thought it couldn't happen again, but stock markets are down more than 20 percent from peak levels, currencies are sliding, and parts of the region are facing political turmoil. These symptoms - unnervingly similar to those Asia suffered during the crisis three years ago - confront policy makers at the annual International Monetary Fund and World Bank meeting in Prague.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Experts, legislator support bill on presidential conduct
Experts, legislator support bill on presidential conduct JAKARTA (JP): A political scientist, a constitutional law expert and a legislator hailed the initiative by the House of Representatives (DPR) to draft a bill which would set a code of conduct for the head of state. Interviewed separately by The Jakarta Post last week, political researcher Ikrar Nusa Bhakti, legislator Panda Nababan and constitutional law expert Satya Arinanto shared their views on the crucial need for such a law.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia seeks support in implementing regional autonomy
Indonesia seeks support in implementing regional autonomy JAKARTA (JP): The government is lobbying the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international donors to help Indonesia overcome feared budget shortfalls following the implementation of wider regional autonomy next year, finance minister Prijadi Praptosuhardjo said on Saturday.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Security guards protect footbridge near Le Meridien
Security guards protect footbridge near Le Meridien JAKARTA (JP): Anyone using the footbridge in front of the Le Meridien hotel on Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta will notice the presence of several security guards, each equipped with a combat knife and stick, standing by the bridge. At a glance, people might think that the guards, who wear light blue uniforms, gray berets and an armband that reads Polda Metro Jaya (Jakarta Police), are policemen.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Undertaking another exciting weekend hardware adventure
Undertaking another exciting weekend hardware adventure By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): If you think your PC is too slow, you're a normal person. Trust me, you are. I say so because I think most normal people believe that they always need a more powerful PC with a bigger hard disk, more memory and, if there is still some cash left in their savings account, a larger monitor.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia may become net oil importer in 10 years
Indonesia may become net oil importer in 10 years JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Saturday that Indonesia would become a net oil importer in 10 years time as there were only five billion barrels left in the country's oil reserves. He said that with the current production rate of 1.5 million barrels a day, in 10 years time Indonesia would run out of oil unless a new source was found.