Archive: 26 September 2000
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Tue, 26 Sep 2000
DHL launches new service
DHL launches new service JAKARTA (JP): Freight company PT Birotika Semesta/DHL Worldwide Express announced on Monday the introduction of its new direct shipment service connecting Bali and Singapore, Toyko and Sydney.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Fish breeding at Cirata Dam: Between hope and reality
Fish breeding at Cirata Dam: Between hope and realityBy Yuli Tri Winarni CIRATA, West Java (JP): From the day water first began to collect behind the Cirata dam in 1986, the locals hoped that after the 6,000-hectare reservoir was filled, they could breed fish as a livelihood.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Trimegah, BCA tie up securities payment
Trimegah, BCA tie up securities payment JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Trimegah Securities signed an agreement on Monday with publicly listed PT Bank Central Asia (BCA), allowing customers to pay share and mutual fund transactions through BCA's automatic teller machines (ATMs).
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Ships stopped with stolen logs
Ships stopped with stolen logs JAKARTA (JP): Police have seized nine cargo ships carrying 5,315 cubic meters of logs believed to have been stolen from various forests in Sumatra and Kalimantan last week, the chief of the Water Police, Brig. Gen. Mudji Santoso, said on Monday.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Indorayon plans to reopen pulp mill
Indorayon plans to reopen pulp mill JAKARTA (Dow Jones): Officials at pulp producer PT Inti Indorayon Utama met over the weekend with community leaders and environmental critics in a last-ditch effort to reopen its mill in northern Sumatra.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
JSX gives money to bomb victims
JSX gives money to bomb victims JAKARTA (JP): The management of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building shared out on Monday Rp 114 million (US$13,103) collected from the building's "community" to families of victims killed and wounded in the Sept. 13 bomb blast.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 25, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 800 -75 332,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 170 -30 1,021,500 Alakasa Industrindo 430 0 0 Alfa...
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Students protest fuel price hike
Students protest fuel price hike MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Around 200 students took to the streets here on Monday protesting the fuel price hike, effective next month.The students, from the Student Movement for People, said the policy was not popular and would "kill the people with low incomes.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Officers detained for assault
Officers detained for assault SEMARANG: Central Java Police internal affairs department has detained 19 policemen for allegedly assaulting three street vendors, who were said to have harassed a police officer last Thursday.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Toyota to boost infotech weight
Toyota to boost infotech weight TOKYO (Reuters): Toyota Motor Corp, Japan's largest automaker and a budding investor in Internet businesses, said on Monday it would set up an infotech research company with other Toyota group firms.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Two more suspects arrested for JSX bombing
Two more suspects arrested for JSX bombing JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Gen. Suryo Bimantaro revealed on Monday that two more suspects had been arrested over the bombing of the Jakarta Stock Exchange building.At least one of the suspects is believed to be a military officer.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
KL says 33 nabbed Filipinos not refugees
KL says 33 nabbed Filipinos not refugees KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Thirty-three Filipinos detained while entering Malaysian waters last week were not refugees fleeing fighting in the southern Philippines, a news report said Sunday.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Police seize firearms from Soeharto's family
Police seize firearms from Soeharto's family JAKARTA (JP): Police on Monday seized 108 guns belonging to former president Soeharto and his family because their permits had expired."Fifty seven (of the seized guns) came from Soeharto's private gun collection," National Police spokesman Sen. Supt.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Street justice worries police
Street justice worries police BANYUMAS, Central Java: Rampant street justice in the Banyumas jurisdiction, with dozens alleged criminal killed by the mob, seven of them were burned to death in public this year, has worried local police.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
KL palm oil futures resumes fall after gains
KL palm oil futures resumes fall after gains KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures resumed their fall on Monday after gains in the previous session, due to liquidation by players worried about a further build up in domestic stocks.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
RP hostage rescue operation expected to take a month
RP hostage rescue operation expected to take a month JOLO, Philippines (Agencies): Philippine troops have killed 105 Muslim guerrillas in a hostage rescue bid, but recovering the captives who include an American and three Malaysians may take a month, officials said on Monday.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Education: Sad facts in Indonesia
Education: Sad facts in IndonesiaBy Nirwan Idrus JAKARTA (JP): Reports on the Fourth National Education Convention last week not surprisingly showed that education in this country is never going to get better.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung: Exhibitions* Painting Exhibition: by Soegeng Toekio, at Galeri Bandung, Jl. Siliwangi 16 (Phone: 022 2036515), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Sept. 29 to Oct. 14.* Japanese Pottery Wadah features 71 works of Japanese contemporary ceramics artists, at Galeri Soemardja ITB, Oct.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Top Thai general starts Cambodia trip
Top Thai general starts Cambodia trip PHNOM PENH (AFP): Thailand's armed forces supreme commander Gen. Mongkol Ampornpisit started a two-day visit to Cambodia on Monday with a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, officials said.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Indonesians visiting S'pore up
Indonesians visiting S'pore up SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Singapore's tourist arrivals in August rose 10.3% to 695,186 from a year earlier, the Singapore Tourism Board said over the weekend.Arrivals from Indonesia registered a growth of 5.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Council opposes helicopter offer
Council opposes helicopter offer MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Five factions at the South Sulawesi provincial legislative council have criticized a state cooperative's offer to buy a helicopter for Governor HZ Palaguna.They have demanded that he turn down the "foolish" bid.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Government support sought for medical products
Government support sought for medical products JAKARTA (JP): Local producers of medical and laboratory devices badly need government support to provide cheap, high- quality products to the public, according to the Ministry of Health.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Supreme Court justices pretrial motion begins
Supreme Court justices pretrial motion begins JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers representing two Supreme Court justices accused the government-appointed Joint Anti-Corruption Team (TGPK) on Monday of illegally investigating a bribery case.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Man burned for stealing
Man burned for stealing TANGERANG (JP): A 28-year old man was burned to death by an angry mob in Cipondoh, here last Friday, for stealing a motorbike belonging to a local resident, while his friend managed to get away with the loot.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Attorney General's Office seizes choppers from Gatari
Attorney General's Office seizes choppers from Gatari JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on Monday his office would seize helicopters belonging to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry as evidence in a Rp 23.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
More people buying originals: Microsoft
More people buying originals: Microsoft JAKARTA (JP): PT Microsoft Indonesia said on Monday it expected sales of its software to increase 30 percent this year as more local consumers purchased original products.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
RI needs more international experience, says Arie Sudewo
RI needs more international experience, says Arie Sudewo JAKARTA (JP): Psychological barriers and a lack of international experience have been blamed for Indonesia's poor performance at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Olympics Program 12:00 p.m. Interval 2:00 News 2:30 Olympics Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talks Show 8:00 Olympics Program 9:00 News 9:30 TV Drama 10:30 NewsProgram 2 5:30 p.m.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
BI to prevent rupiah from further tumble
BI to prevent rupiah from further tumble PRAGUE (Dow Jones): The Indonesian central bank would use all available policy tools to prevent the rupiah from falling beyond 9,000 to the dollar on political worries, the acting governor of the bank said Sunday.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Four killed in Cimahi train crash
Four killed in Cimahi train crash BANDUNG (JP): Four people were killed when an Argogede train, serving the Jakarta-Bandung route, rammed into a minivan and pedicab at a railway crossing on Sunday evening.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Riau elephants under threat
Riau elephants under threat JAKARTA (JP): Amoi, a female adult elephant that died while being relocated from the Keritang forest to Bukit Tigapuluh National Park in Riau, undergoes an autopsy.About 170 elephants found in the forest in 18 areas throughout Riau, will be relocated to the park.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
House leaders undecided over new police boss
House leaders undecided over new police boss JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives leaders failed to make a united stand on Monday on whether to endorse or reject President Abdurrahman Wahid's appointment of Gen. Suryo Bimantoro as the new National Police chief in place of Gen. Rusdihardjo.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Susilo promoted to four-star general
Susilo promoted to four-star general JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was promoted to honorary four-star general on Monday by President Abdurrahman Wahid.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Indonesia may face tough time at upcoming CGI meeting
Indonesia may face tough time at upcoming CGI meeting JAKARTA (JP): The government may have a hard time convincing the international donors grouped in the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) to support the 2001 state budget deficit, former finance minister Bambang Sudibyo cautioned here on Monday.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Input for BPK
Input for BPK The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) is the high institution of state which is charged with the task to auditing everything related to the state finances so as to ensure that they will be efficiently and transparently managed for the benefit of the state and the majority of the people.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Government told to pay more attention to IT development
Government told to pay more attention to IT development JAKARTA (JP): The government's lack of vision and attention to Information Technology (IT) was contributing to the country's poor human resources, an observer said on Monday."It's shameful that IT has not got its own department.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
City Hall's bomb training, equipment gets put to use
City Hall's bomb training, equipment gets put to use JAKARTA (JP): The City Hall office complex received another bomb threat on Monday morning but discovered it was only a hoax thanks to its trained personnel and newly purchased metal detectors and bomb disposal containers.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 25, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,266.00 9,266.00 8,722.00 8,810.00Australian dollar 1 4,504.14 5,053.68 4,752.62 4,804.97Austrian schilling 1 529.23 593.59 558.42 564.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Local farmers told to use natural pesticides
Local farmers told to use natural pesticidesBy Erry Prabandari YOGYAKARTA (JP): The use of chemical pesticides in Indonesian agriculture seems unavoidable as farmers, particularly those living in remote areas, find them cheaper and easier to obtain.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Asian currencies up on relief from oil, euro
Asian currencies up on relief from oil, euro SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies were stronger late Monday, finding some reprieve from a retreat in oil prices and the Group of Seven leading industrial nations' resolve to bolster the euro, dealers said.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
RI's debt spurs bond market development
RI's debt spurs bond market development JAKARTA (Dow Jones): Indonesia must push ahead to develop an active bond market as the cost of bailing out the crippled banking sector on the government becomes almost unmanageable, analysts say.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Sending workers abroad
Sending workers abroadFrom NeracaRecently, State Minister for Women Empowerment Khofifah Indar Parawansa, insisted that the sending of Indonesian workers (TKI) abroad, particularly women (TKW), mostly to be employed as maid servants, be discontinued.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Five injured in fresh clashes on Ambon island
Five injured in fresh clashes on Ambon island AMBON, Maluku (JP): A fresh community clash broke out in Ambon Island on Monday morning when residents from Tial and Tulehu villages attacked nearby Suli village, injuring at least five residents and destroying dozens of houses, an official said.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Pande was absent in meetings of Bank Bali
Pande was absent in meetings of Bank Bali JAKARTA (JP): Defendant Pande Lubis told a hearing on Monday that he was out of town when important meetings were held last year with regard to the disbursement of Rp 904 billion (US$103.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Ericsson's satellite phone
Ericsson's satellite phone JAKARTA (JP): Cellular phone company PT Ericsson Indonesia launched its R190 satellite phone on Monday to be used with PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN)'s Byru network, a satellite service for the GSM network.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
IFC denies commitment to Indonesia's international bonds
IFC denies commitment to Indonesia's international bonds JAKARTA (JP): The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank, has denied that it agreed to guarantee Indonesian sovereign bonds in international markets.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
West Kalimantan governor faces no-confidence motion
West Kalimantan governor faces no-confidence motion JAKARTA (JP): The West Kalimantan provincial legislative council is set to vote this week on the future of governor Aspar Aswin following increasing student demonstrations demanding his dismissal.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Thailand calls for ASEAN mission to mediate in Myanmar impasse
Thailand calls for ASEAN mission to mediate in Myanmar impasse BANGKOK (Agencies): Thailand called on Myanmar on Monday to allow an ASEAN mediation mission help solve the political impasse between the ruling military junta and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
A good token start
A good token start The highly publicized handover of weapons by pro-Indonesia East Timor militias to the police in the border town of Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, may come across as a public relations gimmick on the part of the government, but it is still a gesture of goodwill to resolve the...
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Restructuring not finished: Prijadi
Restructuring not finished: Prijadi PRAGUE (DPA): Indonesian Finance Minister Prijadi Praptosuhardjo said Monday in Prague that while the East Asian economic recovery is well underway, the process of restructuring in several countries is not finished.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Hong Leong to buy Karimun
Hong Leong to buy Karimun SINGAPORE (AFX-ASIA): Hong Leong Asia said it has signed an agreement with PT Pendawa Sempurna, Savile Row Developments Ltd and Iwan Valiant Joesoef to acquire an 80 percent stake in PT Karimun Granite, the largest hard rock mine in southeast Asia, for US$27.20 million.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
IBRA sues two Dharmala units
IBRA sues two Dharmala units JAKARTA (AFX-ASIA): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said it has filed bankruptcy suits against two Dharmala Group subsidiaries, PT Dharmala Agrindo and PT Muara Alas Prima, before the Jakarta Commercial Court, IBRA's lawyer Berto Edward said.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Seminar urges new approach to health
Seminar urges new approach to health MEDAN, North Sumatra: An estimated Rp 559 billion in losses is incurred annually by people in the province due to illness.The losses are calculated by the total amount of money spent on medicine and productive days lost due to illness.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Humanitarian pause in Aceh gets new life
Humanitarian pause in Aceh gets new life BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The Indonesian government and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) have agreed to extend the humanitarian pause in the restive province and begin talks on a political solution to the Aceh issue.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Inter-Korean accords proposed
Inter-Korean accords proposed SEOUL (AFP): South Korea proposed an accord on investment guarantees in economic talks on Monday with North Korea on promoting cooperation between the two sides.The proposal came in the opening session of two-day talks to follow up on the milestone reconciliation...