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Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Abdullah on path of succession to Mahathir's job
Abdullah on path of succession to Mahathir's job KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Leaders of Malaysia's ruling party gave on Monday their backing to Deputy Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as the eventual successor to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad when they fixed party elections for May 11.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Local banks resume business with no sign of Y2K snafus
Local banks resume business with no sign of Y2K snafus JAKARTA (JP): The country's banking industry began the first business day of 2000 with none of the feared computer glitches from the much-hyped Y2K bug.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
PASI zeros in on sprint, hurdles and walking
PASI zeros in on sprint, hurdles and walking JAKARTA (JP): The newly reelected chairman of the Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association (PASI), Mohamad "Bob" Hasan, told a media conference on Monday that the organization would likely focus its attention on sprint, hurdles and walking events to...
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Two arrested for double murder in Bogor
Two arrested for double murder in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Local police arrested two men for the murder of hairdresser Adrian Suryadi, alias Oy Beng Liat, and Surya Teguh Wijaya at the Danau Bogor Raya housing complex early last month.Bogor Police detectives chief Capt.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Flights at Soekarno-Hatta airport back in the skies
Flights at Soekarno-Hatta airport back in the skies JAKARTA (JP): Inbound and outbound flight services at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport returned to normal on Monday after several carriers suspended flights over the weekend due to fears about the millennium bug.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Officer shot in heated argument
Officer shot in heated argument JAKARTA (JP): A city traffic police officer was shot to death in the chest and stomach by a soldier in a heated argument on Jl. Boulevard in Kelapa Gading subdistrict, North Jakarta, on Sunday evening, a city police spokesman said.Lt. Col.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Merpati resumes service to Dili
Merpati resumes service to Dili DILI, East Timor (AFP): An Indonesian civilian aircraft with government and airline officials aboard was the first plane to land here Monday when East Timor's main airport reopened to commercial flights.The Merpati F-28 touched down at 12:35 p.m.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Supreme Court 'backs' IBRA's power
Supreme Court 'backs' IBRA's power JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has rejected a proposal filed by the Indonesian Advocates' Association (AAI) to revoke the extraordinary power endowed to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), according to a source at the association.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Gunpowder blast damages 50 houses
Gunpowder blast damages 50 houses KENDAL, Central Java: About 50 kilograms of gunpowder stored in a bamboo bush exploded in Karangdowo village on Sunday afternoon, leaving 50 houses damaged.Central Java Police chief Lt. Col. M.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
In BI we trust?
In BI we trust? Rightly or wrongly, the well-publicized row between the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) and Bank Indonesia (BI) is undermining the credibility of the central bank, and possibly the country's entire banking and monetary systems.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
RI forex reserves drop
RI forex reserves drop JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's net foreign exchange reserves dropped by US$31 million to $16.4 billion as of Dec. 30 from $16.7 billion a week earlier.Bank Indonesia said in its weekly report on Monday that the drop was due to payment of the transportation cost for Indonesia's haj...
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Little to celebrate in Aceh with three killed in attacks
Little to celebrate in Aceh with three killed in attacks BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): New Year's celebrations passed quickly in the province as an outbreak of violence killed two civilians and a member of the Police Mobile Brigade in the West Aceh district of Sungai Mas on Monday.First Sgt.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Gus Dur's consistency 'being tested in TNI investigation'
Gus Dur's consistency 'being tested in TNI investigation' YOGYAKARTA (JP): While civilians are trying to bring the military to accountability, some speculate that President Abdurrahman Wahid is trying to protect it, given his unclear stance.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
President agrees to poll schedule for troubled regions
President agrees to poll schedule for troubled regions JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has approved the Local Elections Committee's (PPL) plan to hold elections in three troubled provinces and newly established provinces and regencies before October this year, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Queer trio
Queer trioFrom Forum KeadilanThe step taken by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) as shown by Kwik Kian Gie and Laksamana Sukardi in "eradicating" business tycoons considered as having violated the mechanism of channeling bank funds has struck me as very strange.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Indonesian nationhood revisited
Indonesian nationhood revisited As we venture into the 21st century, demands for justice should not be overlooked amid the obsession to defend the unitary state at all costs, writes political analyst J. Soedjati Djiwandono.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Cabinet shake-up? Not yet
Cabinet shake-up? Not yet JAKARTA (JP): As the capital buzzed with speculation of an impending Cabinet reshuffle, President Abdurrahman Wahid dropped a hint on Monday, which unfortunately, neither confirmed nor denied those rumors.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Finnish UPM states commitment to Asia
Finnish UPM states commitment to Asia HELSINKI (Reuters): Finnish forest industry group UPM-Kymmene said on Monday that it remained committed to doing business in Asia, despite the unraveling of its 1997 strategic alliance with Indonesian APRIL.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
More Banyumas couples separate
More Banyumas couples separate PURWOKERTO, Central Java: An average of 110 couples opted to separate each month in Banyumas last year, head of the local Religious Court Djamhuri Romadon revealed on Monday."More than 80 percent of divorces appealed were instigated by wives.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Indonesia 1999: A cultural retrospect
Indonesia 1999: A cultural retrospectBy Edi Sedyawati JAKARTA (JP): The year 1999 began with reverberations of what had happened in 1998, when although entangled in an economic crisis, Indonesia managed to organize two major international culture events, in Jakarta.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
1999: A year of grief and severity
1999: A year of grief and severityBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Jakarta saw 1999 as the year with many social, economic and physical problems, resulting from the continuing economic crisis and unrest which began a year before.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Jan. 03, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 6,900.00 6,970.00Australian dollar 1 4,547.10 4,596.72Austrian schilling 1 510.32 516.00Belgian franc 1 174.07 176.01Brunei dollar 1 4,156.13 4,200.82Canadian dollar 1 4,772.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Waserda Jaya, Continent sign technical agreement
Waserda Jaya, Continent sign technical agreement JAKARTA (JP): City-owned chain store company PT Waserda Jaya signed a technical cooperation deal on Monday with PT Contimas Utama Indonesia, the Indonesian-French joint venture that manages Continent hypermarkets here.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
The U.S. Embassy and corruption
The U.S. Embassy and corruptionBy Donna K. Woodward MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): A reader recently asked in the "Letters" column of Dec. 28 why the United States Embassy has not referred any possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
IBRA files suits against Tirtamas, West Kalindo
IBRA files suits against Tirtamas, West Kalindo JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has filed bankruptcy claims with the Jakarta Commercial Court against trading firm PT Tirtamas Comexindo and PT West Kalindo Pulp Papermill.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Stability gives tourism, industry bright hopes
Stability gives tourism, industry bright hopesBy A. Junaidi BATAM, Riau (JP): Industry and tourism in Batam appear to be reviving, thanks to the return of political stability following the democratic election of President Abdurrahman Wahid in October last year.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Rates for tax payment, valid from Jan. 3 to Jan. 9
Rates for tax payment, valid from Jan. 3 to Jan. 9 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 6,950.00Austrian schilling 1 507.25Australian dollar 1 4,484.14Belgian franc 1 173.03Canadian dollar 1 4,766.48Swiss franc 1 4,351.36Deutschemark 1 3,571.25Danish krone 1 938.62French franc 1 1,064.07Poundsterling 1 11,219.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Roads stay thirst for blood in 1999
Roads stay thirst for blood in 1999 SEMARANG: The number of traffic accidents remained high in the country over the past year, with a whopping death toll serving notice to holiday revelers bound for their hometowns.Chief of Central Java Police's traffic directorate Col.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Government told to up security at bus, railway stations
Government told to up security at bus, railway stations JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Agency (YLKI) criticized the government on Monday for its failure to improve security and comfort on intercity buses and trains taking people to their home villages for Idul Fitri celebrations.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
KPP HAM team to question Feisal over East Timor debacle
KPP HAM team to question Feisal over East Timor debacle JAKARTA (JP): The government-sanctioned Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations (KPP HAM) in East Timor will question former coordinating minister for political affairs and security Feisal Tanjung next week about violence in the...
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Government weighs taking errant bus firms off the road
Government weighs taking errant bus firms off the road JAKARTA (JP): Police are questioning officials from six bus companies for allegedly violating the maximum permitted fare hike of 25 percent during the post-fasting Idul Fitri holidays, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Mayoral nominee bathes in sun
Mayoral nominee bathes in sun SEMARANG: A mayoral candidate, Djawahir Muhammad, joined 10 other men in a traditional sun bathing protest, known as topo pepe, on Monday to express their concern over alleged money politics in the mayoral election.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Rp 1b pours into Gunungkidul
Rp 1b pours into Gunungkidul YOGYAKARTA: The value of postal checks sent to Gunungkidul, once notoriously known as an underdeveloped regency, has topped Rp 1 billion in the lead-up to the Idul Fitri holiday, local post office chief Sumanto said on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Cabinet needs improvement
Cabinet needs improvement The Cabinet plays a vital role since it is the motor that sets the government in motion. Unless the Cabinet functions as it should, we are afraid our economic prospects for this year will not be as good as we would wish.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Sugar farmers stage rally
Sugar farmers stage rally SEMARANG: Some 200 sugar farmers representing 100,000 others across Central Java marched to the provincial legislature on Monday to demand an improvement of their earnings.The group rejected the import sugar tax which was set at 25 percent, saying it was not enough to...
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Bimantoro tipped to take National Police's top post
Bimantoro tipped to take National Police's top post JAKARTA (JP): Maj. Gen. Bimantoro, operational affairs assistant to the National Police chief, is likely to be appointed the new National Police chief, a senior officer said on Monday.A date for the transfer of duty has not as yet been set.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Last year's crime rates show a slight increase
Last year's crime rates show a slight increase JAKARTA (JP): The country registered a 0.7 percent rise in crime in 1999 from the previous year, but the characteristics of the cases were increasingly ruthless, National Police chief Gen. Roesmanhadi said on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000
Earthquake rocks Mindanao
Earthquake rocks Mindanao MANILA (AFP): A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale rocked the southern Philippine island of Mindanao at 10:38 a.m. (9:38 a.m. Jakarta time) on Monday, government seismologists said.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
HK businessmen eye RI
HK businessmen eye RI JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong businessmen in a meeting with Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri in Shang-LA hotel, Hong Kong, Thursday said they were interested to invest in Indonesia.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
TNI: A loose cannon
TNI: A loose cannon Maj. Gen. Sudradjat's interpretation of the 1945 Constitution has confirmed what many people in this country fear: The Indonesian Military (TNI) has become a loose cannon which is accountable to no one but itself.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
China's reserves US$154.7b
China's reserves US$154.7b BEIJING (AFP): China's foreign exchange reserves reached US$154.7 billion by Dec. 31, 1999, up $9.7 billion from the same date a year ago, state media has said.The Xinhua news agency said late Saturday the exchange rate of the Chinese currency, Renminbi, remained stable...
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Asian banks report smooth roll into the new millennium
Asian banks report smooth roll into the new millennium SINGAPORE (Reuters): Banks in the Asia Pacific region on Saturday reported a trouble-free entry into the new millennium, untouched so far by the much feared Y2K computer bug.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Police's arrest of Petrus unlawful: Court
Police's arrest of Petrus unlawful: Court JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court issued a ruling on Friday declaring the city police arrest of lawyer Petrus Bala Pattyona on Dec. 14 as unlawful.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
PPP developing into opposition party
PPP developing into opposition partyFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe absence of an opposition party during Soeharto's New Order allowed his government to act without effective control from outside. The role of an opposition party is vital in a democracy to check the government or act as a "sparring partner",...
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Inflation rate fell to 2.01% last year
Inflation rate fell to 2.01% last year JAKARTA (JP): Inflation rose to 1.73 percent in December from 0.25 percent in November, bringing inflation for 1999 to 2.01 percent, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced on Friday.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
How to become maritime nation
How to become maritime nation JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has urged that the country become a seafaring nation in view of its geography and history. Historian Merle Ricklefs, a professor at the University of Melbourne and director of Asian Studies at its Melbourne Institute of Asian...
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Investment in Myanmar rises
Investment in Myanmar rises YANGON (Reuters): Foreign direct investment approved in military-ruled Myanmar in the seven months to October 31 totaled a meager US$60.4 million, but represented an improvement on a dismal $24.95 million in the same period in 1998.
Mon, 03 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 Children's Program 4:00 News 4:30 Management Program 5:00 Ramadhan Program 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Music 9:00 World News 9:30...
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
Noegroho says 'brochures provoked Doulos burning'
Noegroho says 'brochures provoked Doulos burning' JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman said on Saturday that the arson attack on the Christian Doulos foundation late last year was in connection with anger sparked from the distribution of brochures on Christianity.
Mon, 03 Jan 2000
C. Maluku still tense after riots
C. Maluku still tense after riots JAKARTA (JP): More people perished as the protracted communal clashes in Maluku spread to Masohi, the main town of Seram island, over the weekend.Minor clashes and tension were reported on Sunday, although order has generally been restored on the Central Maluku...