Archive: 8 September 2000
51 articles found
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Texmaco, Polysindo report big losses
Texmaco, Polysindo report big losses JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Texmaco Perkasa Engineering, PT Polysindo Eka Perkasa and PT Texmaco Jaya reported to their shareholders here on Thursday huge losses for last year due to sharp declines in sales and the depreciation of the rupiah. G.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Carrefour debate like TV drama
Carrefour debate like TV drama JAKARTA (JP): A City Economy Development Bureau officer stated on Thursday that Carrefour Hypermarket has violated no regulation because the business has a legitimate license to operate as a retailer. Head of the bureau's market unit, Retno Kumorowati, who claimed to have been in charge of issuing the permit to the French company, also asserted that the city administration has never issued regulations for the location of such a hypermarket or wholesaler.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rats overrun Kuching
Rats overrun Kuching KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The city of cats on Borneo island has a rat problem it can't seem to solve, a Malaysian official said on Thursday. The City Council of Kuching, capital of the eastern state of Sarawak, began offering residents cash rewards early last month for rodents caught dead or alive. The council, renewing the offer in a statement on Tuesday, said residents who are at least 18 years old would be paid one ringgit (26 U.S.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
World condemns West Timor killings
World condemns West Timor killings NEW YORK (JP): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the killing of three UN workers in West Timor and urged Indonesia to disarm militias who have terrorized East Timorese refugees and aid workers there. The Security Council met in an emergency session and condemned what it called "an egregious and contemptible act on unarmed international staff".
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Kodeco's plantation troubled by locals
Kodeco's plantation troubled by locals JAKARTA (JP): South Korean company PT Kodeco Group voiced concerns over troubles caused by villagers on its plantation in Barito Kuala Regency, South Kalimantan. Kim Jong Ho, head of the company's branch office in Banjarmasin, said the company was confused as to how to continue running the plantation as local people frequently attacked the company's facilities and plants.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Business tycoon Bob Hasan to face trial
Business tycoon Bob Hasan to face trial JAKARTA (JP): Timber tycoon Mohamad "Bob" Hasan will face trial for corruption this month as the case dossiers will be submitted to Central Jakarta District Court next week, a prosecutor said on Thursday. Andi Syarifuddin, assistant of special crimes investigations at the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, said general prosecutors led by Arnold Angkouw would first study the 8,000-page dossier.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Cabinet's economic team strives to bolster exports
Cabinet's economic team strives to bolster exports JAKARTA (JP): The Cabinet's new economic team has embarked on what it calls a concerted drive to bolster exports, which the team envisions as the second engine driving the country's economic recovery, after private consumption. The team, led by chief economic minister Rizal Ramli, met on Thursday with major exporters, bankers and analysts to discuss removing barriers to exports.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Taufik expected to face Gade in Olympics semis
Taufik expected to face Gade in Olympics semis JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian boy wonder Taufik Hidayat is expected to meet Peter Gade Christensen of Denmark in the Olympic Games semifinals but first he must beat Yamada Hidetaka of Japan in the first round, the International Badminton Federation (IBF) said in its press release Thursday. Taufik will also face a tough challenge from Malaysian Ong Ewe Hock, whom he beat in the Indonesia Open in July, for a place in the quarterfinals.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police watch stops student brawls
Police watch stops student brawls From Pos Kota Fights involving students from senior high schools, those of the vocational high school on Jl. Tubagus Angke and in the neighborhood of Genit Bridge in West Jakarta take place almost every day, and have even led to the death of a student. As parents, we are terrified when we see the students behaving brutally like this. Since Aug. 15, 2000, the Cengkareng Police have stationed their officers in those locations.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indosat launches ATM-Acasia
Indosat launches ATM-Acasia JAKARTA (JP): International telecommunications provider PT Indosat launched on Thursday the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Acasia real-time data transfer system among six member countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Vietnam slams embassy incident
Vietnam slams embassy incident HANOI (Reuters): Vietnam asked France on Thursday to punish a 70-year-old Vietnamese who fired a flare gun at its embassy in Paris last week and said it should tighten security to prevent a repeat of such "very serious terrorist sabotage".
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Charismatic leader needed
Charismatic leader needed In the name of democracy there is a sense of lawlessness beginning to prevail in this country. The so-called international community would do well to keep out of Indonesian politics; only Indonesians themselves can really understand the complexity of holding this diverse and scattered population together in this amazing country. Surely, what is needed now is a powerful charismatic leader with full military backing to achieve stability and unity again.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Drug dealer nabbed in raid
Drug dealer nabbed in raid DENPASAR, Bali: Police in Badung, some 15 kilometers south of here, arrested an alleged drug dealer, Fakhrudin, and his female partner, Mery Maryani, during a raid on his rented house on Wednesday afternoon in the renowned coastal tourist resort of Kuta. Badung Police chief of detectives Snr. Insp. Husein Abubakar said police found 10 grams of heroin wrapped in 30 ready-to-sell packs in the house.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
MediaCorp plans Asia channel
MediaCorp plans Asia channel SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore state-owned broadcaster MediaCorp News Ltd announced plans Thursday for a regional 24-hour news television channel. Channel NewsAsia will go Asiawide on September 18 with a mix of news covering politics, finance, business, technology, sports and entertainment, the broadcaster said in a statement.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina faces globalization
Pertamina faces globalization It is a public secret that the issue of globalization is being touted by capitalists who want to expand their markets as they invest, unopposed, their money either for the short term or the long term in other countries. Unfortunately, developing countries, which make up the market for their products, have no choice but to accept this. Pertamina's action to acquisition 1,200 gasoline stations across this country is an act of deviance that deserves to be supported.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
New points in revised LoI
New points in revised LoI Ten economic recovery acceleration program I: Creating stability in the financial sector 1. Strengthen the financial sector in order to improve the economic fundamentals. Improvement of indicators in the real sector should be followed by improvement of indicators in the financial sector. 2. Increase coordination and synchronization of fiscal and monetary policy between the Economic Team and Bank Indonesia (the Indonesian Central Bank). 3.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN told to step up financial reforms
ASEAN told to step up financial reforms SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian governments were told Thursday to step up the pace of reform, to strengthen financial regulatory frameworks and align monetary policies with fiscal measures. Substantial progress has been made but "much more needs to be done," Singapore's Second Minister for Finance Lim Hng Kiang told the opening of the (ASEAN) Economic Associations annual conference here.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Abdurrahman denies plan to purchase plane
Abdurrahman denies plan to purchase plane NEW YORK (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid denied here on Wednesday he was planning to purchase a presidential airplane from Boeing. "I do not have any plans to purchase the plane. We do not have the money for that," Abdurrahman, who is in New York to attend the UN-organized Millennium Summit, said.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Independent team needed to probe kidnapping case
Independent team needed to probe kidnapping case JAKARTA (JP): Political observer Hermawan Sulistyo suggested on Thursday the government form an independent team to end the dispute between the police and four agrarian activists, who claim they were abducted by security personnel. Speaking to reporters, Hermawan said such a team was needed to look for the truth since both parties had been giving conflicting statements to the public about the alleged kidnapping.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
DPR yet to accept decree on wealth audit commission
DPR yet to accept decree on wealth audit commission JAKARTA (JP): The establishment of the Audit Commission on Officials Wealth has met with an early hurdle as the House of Representatives threatens to drop its support for the commission candidates.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 7, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Britain to help develop Indonesia's oil sector
Britain to help develop Indonesia's oil sector JAKARTA (JP): The British government agreed on Thursday to help develop Indonesia's oil and gas sector by encouraging investment and the transfer of know-how from its own industry. A joint declaration issued by British Minister of Trade Richard Caborn and Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro on Thursday outlines three measures to promote cooperation in the oil and gas sector.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
The President's vision
The President's vision From Suara Karya During the last 10 months of President Abdurrahman Wahid's, or Gus Dur's, administration, in my observations, his vision of leadership of the National Unity Cabinet he leads has not been clear. Facts: there hasn't been any improvement in Indonesia's economy, neither has the Cabinet's economic team's performance been good. On Aug. 24, 2000 Gus Dur announced his new Cabinet, which is a result of required Cabinet restructuring.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
New snags hit Philippine hostage release
New snags hit Philippine hostage release ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP): Several new problems, including a shortage of ransom money, may prevent the release Friday of all six Europeans still being held hostage by extremist rebels in the southern Philippines, an official said on Thursday. The Abu Sayyaf rebels had pledged to release all six on Friday.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
PM Mahathir calls g-77 grouping bulky and unwieldy
PM Mahathir calls g-77 grouping bulky and unwieldy KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysia's outspoken Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday criticized the Group of 77 developing countries, calling it bulky and unwieldy. Mahathir's rare criticism of developing countries came after his trip to the United States where there was a poor turn-out for a meeting of Group of 77, or G-77, leaders in New York.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Search for goodness played out in 'Sunten Jaya'
Search for goodness played out in 'Sunten Jaya' By Wawan S. Husin BANDUNG (JP): The night was especially dark and the wind in this area of North Bandung so cool that the audience -- about 250 people -- should have their coats buttoned. The sparrows were flying around the top of a bamboo stage, constructed in a pyramid shape and covering the open-air mini theater of Selasar Sunaryo in Bandung. Every now and then, bats flew about trying to steal ripe bananas on the roof of the stage.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Thirsty libraries to get refreshment
Thirsty libraries to get refreshment JAKARTA (JP): PT Coca-Cola Indonesia launched a foundation on Thursday and committed itself to spend some Rp 5 billion (US$595,240) over three years to help improve 20 libraries across the country. The Coca-Cola Foundation Indonesia was inaugurated by Minister of National Education Yahya Muhaimin at Regent Hotel in South Jakarta.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
New strains of diseases invades Southeast Asian
New strains of diseases invades Southeast Asian JAKARTA (JP): The emergence of at least 30 new strains of infectious diseases in Southeast Asia in the past decade is placing the region at increased risk for a major outbreak, Minister of Health and Social Welfare Ahmad Sujudi said on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 7, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 600 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 255 -10 351,500 Alakasa Industrindo 790 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 870 -5 100,000 Alter Abadi 250 5 31,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,005 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 330 5 10,000 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,040 -30 1,783,500 Anwar Sierad 300 0 0 APAC Centertex Corp.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Calm back in Sampang
Calm back in Sampang SURABAYA: Calm returned to Sampang on Madura island off East Java on Thursday after local leaders agreed to postpone the inauguration of reelected regent Fadhilah Budiono. Government offices reopened after being closed since Monday. School activities, however, remained at a standstill. The crowd who had for days gathered at the National Awakening Party (PKB) chapter office on Jl. Pahlawan, dispersed themselves peacefully.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
The role of the United Nations in the 21st Century
The role of the United Nations in the 21st Century The following is based on the address of former minister Ali Alatas at the talks held on the occasion of the convening of the Millennium Summit of the United Nations. The discussion was held in Jakarta on Sept.4 by the Indonesian Council on World Affairs and the UN Information Center. JAKARTA: In preparation for the Sept.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Empowered House still lacks expertise in drafting laws
Empowered House still lacks expertise in drafting laws JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives may have won many extra powers for itself over the last two years thanks to the reform movement, but it is still grossly lacking in expertise when it comes to one important aspect: Making laws. All but one of the 18 bills passed into law by the legislature since October were drafted and initiated by the executive, which is well equipped and trained for the task.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Sulawesi governors to form joint secretariat
Sulawesi governors to form joint secretariat KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi (JP): The governors of Sulawesi, attending a working meeting, agreed on Thursday to form a joint secretariat for regional development to speed up growth in the area.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Demand of human rights victims
Demand of human rights victims From Warta Kota Human rights violations, particularly in conflict-ridden regions like Maluku and Aceh, have claimed a lot of victims. The victims have pressed their demand with the authorities, who, unfortunately, more often than not, have turned a deaf ear. Obviously, this has aroused the victims' fury.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Murder aimed at 'humiliating me'
Murder aimed at 'humiliating me' NEW YORK (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said here on Wednesday (local time) that the murder of three UN humanitarian workers in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, was a well organized scheme to humiliate him while attending an international summit. Abdurrahman said the timing of the attack had been carefully chosen to coincide with his visit to the United Nations' Millennium Summit. "The timing was precisely selected while I was in New York.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Plan to import buses from China still under question
Plan to import buses from China still under question JAKARTA (JP): None of the 14 privately-owned city bus companies here have submitted formal proposals for the planned purchase of buses shipped from China, an executive of the company appointed to import the buses said on Thursday. "So far, they've only said they're willing to buy, but I still have no idea of the number of buses to be purchased from them (China)," said the worried president of PT. Dayu Bahtara Kurnia, Karta Wiguna Mustapa.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Organda regrets its haste in hiking taxi fare
Organda regrets its haste in hiking taxi fare JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda), Aip Sjarifuddin, apologized on Thursday for the organization's haste in increasing taxi fares 50 percent. He promised that in the future the organization would coordinate with the City Council before implementing such policies.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Government told to work harder in Maluku
Government told to work harder in Maluku YOGYAKARTA (JP): The government must work harder for peace in Maluku as the significant factor behind the lingering sectarian clashes is rifts among troops maintaining security in the province, a scholar says. Gadjah Mada University sociologist Lambang Trijono said here on Thursday that the arrival of Laksar Jihad Muslim fighters, particularly those from Java, had also worsened the situation.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Four robbers shot dead in Bekasi
Four robbers shot dead in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Four suspected robbers were shot dead when trying to escape from police on Jl. Tegal Gede, Lemah Abang, Bekasi on Thursday. Police said they had been under observation for months since they were suspected of holding up trucks in Cibitung, Bekasi and Cikampek, east of here. The suspects, identified as Robi Iswandi, 33; S.J. Dolim, 39; Wagiman, 41; and Udin Waisin, 42, were all riding in one Kijang van. A police patrol passing along the road at 2 a.m.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Slain UN worker describes mob attack in e-mail
Slain UN worker describes mob attack in e-mail UNITED NATIONS (Agencies): Six hours before he and two colleagues were murdered in West Timor, a Puerto Rican relief worker e-mailed a friend describing the mob that was en route to destroy the compound. "We sit here like bait, unarmed," he wrote. The message was sent by Carlos Caceres, one of three employees of the UN refugee agency who were killed and burned in Wednesday's militia onslaught in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
A national disgrace
A national disgrace Nearly one year since its separation from Indonesia, East Timor is still haunting the republic the way it always did when it was under Jakarta's occupation between 1975 and 1999. The brutal killing of at least three United Nations humanitarian workers by pro-Indonesian East Timorese in the West Timor border town of Atambua on Wednesday has brought nothing but shame and disgrace, not only to the government and the military, but also to the entire nation.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Newmont calls for govt help over land dispute
Newmont calls for govt help over land dispute JAKARTA (JP): Gold mining company PT Newmont Minahasa Raya in Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi called on Thursday for the government to help resolve its land dispute with the former landowners. Company general manager Paul Lahti said in a statement that the ex-landowners were pressing the company to pay additional compensation for their former lands by blockading the company's ore crusher.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Danar Hadi's 13th boutique
Danar Hadi's 13th boutique BANDUNG: Batik manufacturer PT Batik Danar Hadi opened its 13th boutique on Jl. Buah Batu here on Tuesday with a fashion show displaying the works of well-known designers Ghea Panggabean and Stefanus Hamy. "We expect that the boutique will not only widen our distribution network but also make batik more popular among the public," Syamsidar Isa, the company's Promotion and Public Relations Manager, said.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Haryogi gets off easy with 9-month jail term
Haryogi gets off easy with 9-month jail term JAKARTA (JP): Defendant Haryogi Maulani, 37, breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after a judge sentenced him to a nine-month jail term for illegal arms possession. He, however, only has to stay two more months in jail as he has already been incarcerated for seven months since his February arrest for possession of a loaded and unlicensed Walther handgun and an unloaded AK-47 (Avtomat Kalashnikova) rifle.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Sangkimah, Kaba Bay boast ecoappeal
Sangkimah, Kaba Bay boast ecoappeal By Mikael Onny Setiawan BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): If you love traveling and want sometime away from the rat race, you should definitely consider going to Sangkimah and Kaba Bay. This part of Kalimantan's tropical forest has ample to offer tourists or anyone interested in the beauty of nature.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Death of East Timor suspect to foil probe
Death of East Timor suspect to foil probe JAKARTA (JP): Activists condemned on Thursday the murder of ex-militia leader Olivio Moruk, one of 19 people named as suspects in last year's violence in East Timor, describing it as an attempt to foil the government's efforts to investigate rights abuses in the territory.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Acehnese pay homage to slain activist
Acehnese pay homage to slain activist LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh (JP): Relatives and neighbors flocked on Thursday to the home of Jafar Siddiq Hamzah to pay their respects to the Aceh activist who was slain in Medan, North Sumatra. Groups of people for the last two days have been crowding Jafar's home located in the village of Blangpulo, close to the Arun gas refinery, some 10 kilometers west of the North Aceh capital of Lhokseumawe.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Vigilantes protest arrest of killers
Vigilantes protest arrest of killers CILACAP, Central Java: Hundreds of Padangjaya village residents rallied on Wednesday at the local legislative council to demand the release eight of their neighbors, who had been detained last month on charges of killing an alleged thief by setting him on fire. All the protesters claimed responsibility in the killing of Sumardi, a resident of Padangjaya who was accused of various crimes ranging from theft to resisting a security guard when he was arrested.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
New sports grouping born
New sports grouping born JAKARTA (JP): Officials of 16 sports organizations established a federation last month to seek ways to attract more attention from the government. "The Indonesian Federation of Public Sports (FOMI) was declared open on Aug. 25 with an initial membership of 16 organizations. We expect more organizations to join the federation," secretary-general of the Indonesian Respiratory- based Sports Organization (PORPI), Yoseano Waas, told a media conference on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Tae kwon doin Juana ready to fight despite injury
Tae kwon doin Juana ready to fight despite injury JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian taekwondoin Juana Wangsa Putri has her sights set on winning a medal at the Sydney Olympic Games despite a back injury that limits her movement. "Of course I want to win a medal, but all of my competitors are good athletes. I can only do my best as it is quite difficult to predict the strength of my opponents.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia signs revised LoI with IMF
Indonesia signs revised LoI with IMF JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government on Thursday signed a revised letter of intent (LoI) with the International Monetary Fund, which would pave the way for the third disbursement of about US$400 million in loans around the third week of this month.