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On This Day - December 5, 2000
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
House passes property right bills into law
House passes property right bills into law JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives passed on Monday three bills on industrial design, integrated circuit space design and trade confidentiality in the hope of regaining trust and support from foreign investors and the international market.
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
Rates for tax payment, valid from Dec. 4 to Dec.10
Rates for tax payment, valid from Dec. 4 to Dec.10 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 9,440.00Austrian schilling 1 583.95Australian dollar 1 4,917.30Belgian franc 1 199.19Canadian dollar 1 6,115.97Swiss franc 1 5,316.51Deutschemark 1 4,111.86Danish krone 1 1,086.23French franc 1 1,224.97Poundsterling 1 13,365.
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
Garuda, Merpati add more flights for holidays
Garuda, Merpati add more flights for holidays JAKARTA (JP): In anticipation of the expected surge in passenger numbers over the upcoming holiday, Garuda Indonesia and Merpati Nusantara Airlines are both adding more flights to their schedules.
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
Official confirms RI meat supply
Official confirms RI meat supply JAKARTA (JP): The country's supply of meat is sufficient to meet the nationwide demand for 94,000 cows, 26 million chickens and 37,000 tons of eggs for Christmas, Idul Fitri and New Year's Eve, an official from the Ministry of Agriculture said on Monday.
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
President to impose Islamic law in Aceh
President to impose Islamic law in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid will declare the imposition of Islamic law for Aceh when he visits the restive province on Dec. 15, Aceh's new governor Abdullah Puteh says.
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
Government overwhelmed by cost of floods
Government overwhelmed by cost of floods JAKARTA (JP): The government has complained about its lack of funds to finance reconstruction projects in provinces recently racked by floods and landslides.Minister of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure Erna Witoelar said on Monday that there was no...
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
RI, Australian ministers to have high-level talks
RI, Australian ministers to have high-level talks JAKARTA (JP): Ministers from Indonesia and Australia are to meet at the end of the week in a high-level discussion in an effort to further jump start ties which have been on a downward slope since the East Timor issue last year.
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
Won, Taiwan dollar continue falling, rupiah unchanged
Won, Taiwan dollar continue falling, rupiah unchanged SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The South Korean won and the New Taiwan dollar extended their falls late Monday on domestic and international pressures, while other Southeast Asian currencies staged a mixed performance.
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
Palyja to hike drinking water rates soon
Palyja to hike drinking water rates soon JAKARTA (JP): PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja), a French water management firm, expected to reach an agreement by the end of this month with its local partner, city-owned PAM Jaya drinking water company, for a hike in water costs, its executive disclosed on...
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
BI forex reserves up again
BI forex reserves up again JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's gross foreign exchange reserves rose again to US$29.02 billion in the week ending on Nov. 30 from $28.96 billion in the previous week, the central bank said in its weekly report.
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
S'pore prosperity linked to neighbors' health, says PAP
S'pore prosperity linked to neighbors' health, says PAP SINGAPORE (AFP): Political unrest in Malaysia and Indonesia could seriously damage Singapore's economic health, the state's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has warned.
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
Indosat to start mobile service early next year
Indosat to start mobile service early next yearBy Tantri Yuliandini HONG KONG (JP): State-owned international telephone operator PT Indonesia Satellite Corporation (Indosat) will be ready to start the first phase of its mobile phone service in the third quarter of 2001, an executive said here on...
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 4, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,500 -450 2,640,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 110 0 121,000 Alakasa Industrindo 300 -85 5,000...
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
RP deficit may hit $2.53b
RP deficit may hit $2.53b MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' budget deficit this year could hit 126.5 billion pesos (US$2.53 billion) under a "worst-case scenario" Finance Secretary Jose Pardo said here Monday.
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
KL to press on with multi-race schools despite Chinese protest
KL to press on with multi-race schools despite Chinese protest KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysia will continue with its planned multiracial schools despite objections from a Chinese "extremist" educational group, Prime Minister Mahathir said on Monday.
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
Appeal statement on Pande signed
Appeal statement on Pande signed JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutor Tarwo Hadi Sadjuri signed on Monday an appeal against a Nov. 23 court ruling which acquitted Pande Nasorahona Lubis from all graft charges in the Rp 546 billion (US$57 million) Bank Bali scandal.
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
Massive raids on firecrackers
Massive raids on firecrackers JAKARTA (JP): Worried about the harmful impacts and annoyance caused to the public by the growing use of firecrackers in the capital, Governor Sutiyoso ordered, on Monday, all of the city's five mayoralties to immediately conduct massive raids on the sale and use of...
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
Djarum, PMS to join national c'ships
Djarum, PMS to join national c'ships SEMARANG (JP): Central Java clubs Djarum Kudus and PMS Solo will compete in the Interclub National Badminton Championships in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, in February next year.
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
The stakes between Singapore and Indonesia
The stakes between Singapore and IndonesiaBy Irawan Abidin JAKARTA (JP): Of President Abdurrahman Wahid's tirade against Singapore just over a week ago, much was said by Indonesians, most of it by way of lamentation, rebuke and outright condemnation.
Tue, 05 Dec 2000
New mode of deception
New mode of deceptionFrom RepublikaI am a new resident at the Legenda Wisata housing complex in Bogor, West Java. I live with my wife and a 20-year-old male servant. At 7 a.m. Nov. 16, 2000, a man claiming to be a Phillips television serviceman from Glodok, Jakarta, came to our house, which is...
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