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Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Philippines protests Chinese "intrusion"
Philippines protests Chinese "intrusion" MANILA (AP): The Philippines protested on Friday the presence of Chinese fishermen last week in a shoal in the South China Sea claimed by both countries.Philippine foreign secretary Domingo Siazon expressed the protest in a meeting with Chinese Ambassador Fu...
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Salary hike not a priority: Sutiyoso
Salary hike not a priority: Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will not follow the central government's move to increase the salaries of its employees, Governor Sutiyoso announced at City Hall, saying salary hikes were not considered a top priority.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Free beer for golfers at Imperial Golf Club
Free beer for golfers at Imperial Golf Club JAKARTA (JP): The Imperial Golf Club at Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, is offering free beer to golfers who wish to participate in six tournaments on Saturdays and Sundays in January.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Celluloid on paper: RI film books still few in number
Celluloid on paper: RI film books still few in numberBy Gotot Prakosa JAKARTA (JP): A book discussing films from the viewpoint of the hegemony of power was published recently, another contribution to the relatively sparse collection of books on film in Indonesia.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Pertamina's new president expected to be found soon
Pertamina's new president expected to be found soon JAKARTA (JP): The new commissioners of the state oil and gas Pertamina expect to find a new president for the company in one or two weeks, Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
RI books final berth in men's doubles in Korea
RI books final berth in men's doubles in Korea JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has earned a place in the men's doubles semifinal and mixed doubles final in the 2000 Samsung Korea Open at Hanra gymnasium in Cheju island, South Korea.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Strong winds wreck houses in C. Java
Strong winds wreck houses in C. Java SEMARANG: Strong winds hit Purbalingga and Pati regencies on Thursday evening, severely damaging 125 houses and leaving some 400 families without proper shelter.Central Java administration spokesman B. Sutrisno said on Friday that five people were also injured.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
TNI reshuffle signals new balance of power: Analysts
TNI reshuffle signals new balance of power: Analysts JAKARTA (JP): Analysts said the recent reshuffle in the Indonesian Military (TNI) was an attempt by President Abdurrahman Wahid to reduce the institutional dominance of the Army.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Govt to step up taxation efforts
Govt to step up taxation efforts JAKARTA (JP): The government will intensify taxation efforts and reduce new foreign borrowing and investment spending to control the budget deficit for the 2000 fiscal year at a maximum of 5 percent of the gross domestic product, finance minister Bambang Sudibyo...
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Media watchdog pressures Mahathir
Media watchdog pressures Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A French-based media watchdog, World Association of Newspapers, urged Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday to drop the sedition charge against an editor of an opposition newspaper.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Where to go in Jakarta Saturday, Jan. 15, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta Saturday, Jan. 15, 2000Exhibitions * Poster Exhibition: Ilmu Warna Goethe, at Goethe-Institute, Jl. Matraman Raya 23, East Jakarta (Phone: 8509132), until Jan. 20. * Painting Exhibition: Fenomena Masyarakat Urban, by 15 Jakartan artists, at Galeri Milenium, Golden Truly, Blok...
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Old mosque a legacy of Chinese
Old mosque a legacy of ChineseBy Aan Suryana and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak After an absence of several Saturdays due to public holidays, Save Old Batavia appears again with a story of two protected mosques built by Chinese-Indonesian Muslims in the 1700s.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Building professional teachers
Building professional teachersBy Otong Setiawan Djuharie BANDUNG (JP): An article on teaching by Bantarto Bandoro last month reminded us that teachers are transformative intellectuals who must see themselves as professionals who are able to connect pedagogical theory and practice with wider social...
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
RI wants OPEC to maintain oil production level
RI wants OPEC to maintain oil production level JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday Indonesia would ask the upcoming ministerial meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to maintain the present production level.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Gus Dur and axis force
Gus Dur and axis forceFrom Pikiran RakyatIt is evident there has been a difference of attitude between President Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur, and the "axis force" which supported him to become President.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Govt argues ministers' pay hike good for all
Govt argues ministers' pay hike good for all JAKARTA (JP): The government has defended its plan to raise the salaries of state officials, saying a more appropriate pay level would allow officials to concentrate on their job without seeking additional sources of income.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Two arrested over security guard killing
Two arrested over security guard killing JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives have arrested two suspects Friday in connection with the killing of an off-duty security guard in Pela Mampang subdistrict, Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta, on Thursday.South Jakarta Police chief Col.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Wismoyo in charge of Olympics preparations
Wismoyo in charge of Olympics preparations JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) Wismoyo Arismunandar said on Friday that he would lead the team preparations for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
U.S. warns of antireform forces
U.S. warns of antireform forces JAKARTA (JP): The United States sounded a strong warning against domestic forces wishing to suppress democratic reform in Indonesia, and warned the military against hindering the work of a national inquiry investigating violence in East Timor.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Kofi Annan to visit Indonesia, E. Timor
Kofi Annan to visit Indonesia, E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is due to visit Indonesia and East Timor in mid-February as part of an Asia Pacific tour.Annan will arrive here on Feb.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Asian currencies move higher, rupiah sentiment gets a boost
Asian currencies move higher, rupiah sentiment gets a boost HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Asian currencies ended mostly higher Thursday as the yen stabilized, removing much of the downward pressure on the regional currency markets.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Unlicensed tow truck crew caught
Unlicensed tow truck crew caught JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police on Wednesday arrested three members of an unlicensed East Jakarta tow truck crew who tried to extort money from a vehicle owner, deputy police chief Maj. Syafril Nursal said.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Is TNI always to blame?
Is TNI always to blame? I was pleasantly surprised when I read a letter written by Irine Dewi Kurniati called TNI in the eyes of a layman in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 5, 2000. To me it was like drinking ice-cold Coca-Cola on a hot windless day.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
INDRA rate set at Rp 6,738
INDRA rate set at Rp 6,738 JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Debt Restructuring Agency (INDRA) has set the exchange rate used to convert private foreign debt at Rp 6,738 to the U.S. dollar for companies joining the agency this month.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 13, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 975 -25 479,000 Alakasa Industrindo 525 0 0 Alter Abadi 450 25 1,363,000 Alumindo Light Metal...
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Off-duty guard hacked to death
Off-duty guard hacked to death JAKARTA (JP): Police believe mistaken identity led to the killing on Thursday afternoon of an off-duty security guard in Pela Mampang subdistrict, Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta.The precinct's deputy chief of detectives, First Lt.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Woman's body found in motel
Woman's body found in motel JAKARTA (JP): Medical officials suspect suicide in the death of a woman whose decomposed body was found in a bathtub at an East Jakarta motel on Wednesday.The woman was identified as Evelina Sihite, in her late 20s, who was missing since Jan.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Popularizing 'wayang' via the Internet? Why not
Popularizing 'wayang' via the Internet? Why notBy Kanti Waluyo JAKARTA (Antara): The communications revolution has changed people's lives.The world has become a huge system of information exchange. In 1988, one optic fiber cable could carry 3,000 electronic messages at the same time.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
President may get Rp 107m in planned pay hike
President may get Rp 107m in planned pay hike JAKARTA (JP): A senior official confirmed on Thursday the government's plan to raise the salaries of state officials and civil servants, including the President, who under the plan would receive Rp 107.4 million (US$14,900) a month.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Extra buses carry holidaymakers
Extra buses carry holidaymakers PURWOKERTO, Central Java: More than 100 extra buses have been sent from Jakarta to transport Idul Fitri holidaymakers from Central Java, chief of the local state-owned bus company (PPD) Anton Sudarto said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Iraq taps KL over plan
Iraq taps KL over plan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Visiting Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz tapped Malaysia on Thursday for ideas to support Baghdad's plan to set up an upper house of parliament.Aziz met Malaysia's speaker of parliament Zahir Ismail for a briefing on the Southeast Asian nation's...
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Cop killed in fray
Cop killed in fray MEDAN, North Sumatra: Police here are investigating the death of Sgt. Maj. Effendi Ginting, 34, a detective from Percut Sei Tuan Police subprecinct, who was fatally shot in the head while trying to stop a mass brawl in Mandala housing complex here in the early hours of Tuesday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Top officials hail concern over Maluku
Top officials hail concern over Maluku JAKARTA (JP): Two top officials on Thursday pointed to calls for a jihad as a message to the government to take concrete action to stop the bloodshed in Maluku.House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung and People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien...
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Chinese-Indonesians 'loath' to repatriate funds
Chinese-Indonesians 'loath' to repatriate funds SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesia's ethnic Chinese, believed to have stashed billions of dollars here, are reluctant to repatriate their money because of political problems at home, an expert said Thursday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
More bodies found in Aceh
More bodies found in Aceh LHOKSEUMAWE, North Aceh: Locals recovered two unidentified male bodies in Blang Buloh village, Blang Mangat district, Lhokseumawe, on Wednesday night."Like the previous nine bodies dug up earlier on Wednesday noon, it's difficult to identify the two corpses because they...
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
BI governor need not be groggy
BI governor need not be groggyFrom Suara KaryaNews about the replacement of Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin has reached the community. Newspapers in the capital even said that President Abdurrahman, also known as Gus Dur, had told the House of Representatives it was possible that Sjahril...
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
IBRA receives another $1.2b in bad loans from state banks
IBRA receives another $1.2b in bad loans from state banks JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has recently received an additional Rp 8.5 trillion (US$1.2 billion) in nonperforming loans (NPLs) from three state banks.The agency also expects to get another Rp 16.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
TNI spokesman Sudrajat set to be replaced
TNI spokesman Sudrajat set to be replaced JAKARTA (JP): In what appears to be part of an ongoing reshuffle within the Indonesian Military (TNI), President Abdurrahman Wahid confirmed on Thursday that military spokesman Maj. Gen. Sudrajat would be replaced by Air Rear Marshal Graito Husodo.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Three officials questioned over train accident
Three officials questioned over train accident BOGOR (JP): Local police have questioned three officials at Bogor Railway Station and are currently awaiting further information from the five operators of the train, following a tragic incident that claimed 12 lives on Wednesday afternoon.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Village chiefs ask for allowance hike
Village chiefs ask for allowance hike ALOR, East Nusa Tenggara: A number of chiefs in remote villages in the province have complained over their small government allowances, warning that they could generate corruption.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Occupational accidents kill 6
Occupational accidents kill 6 SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The local Manpower Office here recorded six deaths and 72 permanently disabled due to industrial accidents throughout the province last year.The victims were part of the total of 962 recorded accidents occurring in the workplace in East...
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Summers to visit Jakarta
Summers to visit Jakarta WASHINGTON (Reuters): U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers will visit India, Indonesia and Japan next week to survey Asia's economic landscape after the region has come through the thick of its worst financial crisis in half a century.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Calm returns to Maluku, claims government
Calm returns to Maluku, claims government JAKARTA (JP): The government claimed on Thursday to have restored order in riot-torn Maluku and was now considering reconstruction and reconciliation there.Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Gen.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Music 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Student's Program 3:00 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Arabic Lessons 5:00 Student's Quiz 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 TVRI News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 9:00 World...
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Obuchi aims to boost Thai ties, recovery
Obuchi aims to boost Thai ties, recovery BANGKOK (Reuters): Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi began a two-day visit to Thailand on Thursday aimed at enhancing a close bilateral relationship and putting Asia's economic recovery on a more solid footing, officials said.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
IBRA's new head says asset sales his top priority
IBRA's new head says asset sales his top priority JAKARTA (JP): New chief of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) Cacuk Sudarijanto set his top priority on Thursday as the sale of government stakes in PT Astra International, Bank Central Asia and Bank Bali.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
IBRA gets new chief
IBRA gets new chief Cacuk Sudarijanto's first challenge as the new head of the country's most powerful economic organization, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), is to prove to the public, notably the market, that his connections with the "axis force" of Muslim-oriented political...
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Guerrilla peace talks extended
Guerrilla peace talks extended MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Joseph Estrada said on Thursday he was extending the deadline for sealing a peace agreement between the government and Muslim separatist guerrillas to June.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
BI to decide soon on Category A banks' fate
BI to decide soon on Category A banks' fate JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Thursday that the central bank was still undecided on whether to close private banks with a capital adequacy ratio (CAR) under the minimum 4 percent requirement.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Trans Pacific to revive Tuban olefins project
Trans Pacific to revive Tuban olefins project SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Indonesia's Trans Pacific Petrochemical Indotama, the joint venture behind the stalled $2.3 billion olefins project in Tuban, East Java, hopes to reach an agreement with interested investors by the end of March, and resume...