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Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Neglected railroad
Neglected railroad I went to Magelang, Central Java, recently via Purwokerto and Wonosobo. Wonosobo is a very fertile area with fresh air and cool climate. Vegetables such cabbage, potatoes and tobacco are among the main agricultural products.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Jan. 25, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,263.00 7,337.00Australian dollar 1 4,758.72 4,810.87Austrian schilling 1 531.41 537.36Belgian franc 1 181.27 183.30Brunei dollar 1 4,315.00 4,361.55Canadian dollar 1 5,032.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
RI continues to import NZ milk
RI continues to import NZ milk PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Indonesia imports about 30 percent of the country's milk demand from New Zealand due to the shortage of local milk production, a senior official said here on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
National Police chief yet to accept offer to lead PBVSI
National Police chief yet to accept offer to lead PBVSI JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo has yet to respond to the offer from the Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBVSI) to chair the organization for the 2000 to 2004 term.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Officers foil 57 gun smuggling attempts
Officers foil 57 gun smuggling attempts TANGERANG (JP): Soekarno-Hatta International Airport customs and excise officers have foiled attempts to smuggle 57 various types of guns into the country in the past eight months, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Peaceful PDI celebration assured
Peaceful PDI celebration assured JAKARTA (JP): City military commander Maj. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu vowed on Tuesday that his command was ready to prevent any efforts to disrupt security in the city in connection with the 27th anniversary of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) here on Thursday.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Performance * Concert: Indigo-Live Dinner Jazz features Margie Segers, Syaharani, Bertha, Idang Rasyidi in Balai Adika, Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental, Jl. Tunjungan 65 (Phone: 031 5454333), 7 p.m., Feb. 5.Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Irianese rugby team to play in Darwin
Irianese rugby team to play in Darwin TIMIKA, Irian Jaya (JP): Irian Jaya is often in the news for the independence movement there, but most people are probably not aware that the province also has a world-class rugby team.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Strong waves destroy houses
Strong waves destroy houses MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Strong waves have destroyed 24 houses in Melayu Bangsal fishing hamlet here over the last two days, at a time when the town is still counting the losses from last weeks riots.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Market sentiment on rupiah remains negative
Market sentiment on rupiah remains negative HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Asian currencies ended a day of listless trading mostly a touch lower against the U.S. dollar Tuesday.Their softness reflected an overnight rally in the U.S.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 25, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 875 0 24,000 Alakasa Industrindo 525 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 975 0 933,500 Alter Abadi 400 0 100,000 Alumindo...
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Gus Dur shakes up 8 state firms in a bid to improve performances
Gus Dur shakes up 8 state firms in a bid to improve performances JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Tuesday he had decided to replace the leaders of eight state companies to improve the companies' performances.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Indonesian Lessons 5:00 Music 5:30 Sports 6:30 TVRI News 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Music 9:00 World News 9:35 Talk Show...
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Unrest poses serious threat to monetary stability: BI
Unrest poses serious threat to monetary stability: BI JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Anwar Nasution said on Tuesday that the ongoing sectarian clashes and social unrest in several parts of the country could become a serious threat to monetary stability.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Government overly casual, uncoordinated, legislators say
Government overly casual, uncoordinated, legislators say JAKARTA (JP): Overly casual and uncoordinated were the impressions of senior House of Representatives members and observers of President Abdurrahman Wahid's first 100 days in office.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Pressure of contagion likely has less bite
Pressure of contagion likely has less biteBy James T. Areddy SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian financial markets appear to have started 2000 better insulated from regional contagion than at any time since the 1997-1998 crisis, which analysts attribute to real financial system improvements made...
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Government can help out in developing tourism
Government can help out in developing tourism SURABAYA (JP): Support from the local government is the key to successful tourism in East Java. In 2000 and beyond, tourist industries, including travel agencies, airlines and hotels, will find difficulties in increasing their targeted market, and even...
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Environment still ignored
Environment still ignoredFrom NeracaAccording to an assessment made by the Forum for Environmental Affairs (Walhi) East Java office, the government -- during the New Order regime and B.J. Habibie presidency and at present under President Abdurrahman Wahid -- has never shown concrete efforts and...
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Rape suspect sent to city police for interrogation
Rape suspect sent to city police for interrogation JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police detectives have sent one of two alleged rapists of a young woman in a taxi to the Jakarta Police Detectives for further investigation into the possibility he committed other rapes in the past.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Hearing delayed for Zarina's breakfast
Hearing delayed for Zarina's breakfast JAKARTA (JP): A judge at the West Jakarta District Court decided on Tuesday to suspend the initial hearing of drug defendant Zarina Mirafsur for 10 minutes so she could have her breakfast.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Monagro expands plantations
Monagro expands plantations JAKARTA (JP): Herbicide and seed producer PT Monagro Kimia announced on Monday that it would expand its hybrid corn plantation acreage to 100,000 hectares nationwide this year from 30,000 hectares.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
North Maluku conflict runs deep
North Maluku conflict runs deepBy Ester Indahyani Jusuf and Desideria Utomo This is the second part of an article on the conflict in North Maluku. JAKARTA (JP): After Indonesia achieved independence, the Sultanate Confederation of North Maluku, under the sultan of Ternate, was conveyed local...
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Poor coordination in the Cabinet
Poor coordination in the Cabinet Word has it that political parties represented in the Cabinet are vying with each other for control of our state-owned companies (BUMN). Unconfirmed reports even mention the existence of brokers offering strategic positions to politicians, obviously at a fee.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Over 3,000 ostriches killed
Over 3,000 ostriches killed PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): The government has had more than 3,000 ostriches exterminated in a bid to curb the spread of anthrax in Purwakarta, West Java.Director general of animal husbandry Sofyan Sudrajat said here on Monday the extermination of the large birds was...
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Constructive opposition vital to government
Constructive opposition vital to governmentBy Aleksius Jemadu BANDUNG (JP): The existence of an effective political opposition force is essential to any democratic political system. After all, political power has a natural tendency to sustain itself.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Public facilities remain neglected, damaged in capital
Public facilities remain neglected, damaged in capital JAKARTA (JP): The city's physical appearance has worsened lately as many public facilities remain neglected or damaged without repairs being made.Dilapidated facilities, which are commonplace in the city's five mayoralties, include small...
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Belgian firm opens textile machine parts factory
Belgian firm opens textile machine parts factory TANGERANG (JP): PT Southwest Screens & Filters, a subsidiary of a Belgian company, officially opened on Tuesday Indonesia's first screen and filter factory.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Djoko regranted city arrest status
Djoko regranted city arrest status JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court ruled in favor of Djoko S. Tjandra on Tuesday, one of the defendants in the Rp 546 billion (US$78 million) Bank Bali scandal, and regranted him city arrest status.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Jasa Marga to issue bonds
Jasa Marga to issue bonds JAKARTA (JP): Toll road operator PT Jasa Marga will soon issue Rp 250 billion (US$33 million) in bonds to finance its toll road projects.The company said here on Tuesday that about 60 percent of the bond proceeds would be used to finance several ongoing toll road projects,...
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
People protest illegal guides
People protest illegal guides DENPASAR, Bali: The local chapter of the Indonesian Guide Association staged a protest in front of the governor's office here on Tuesday, demanding firm action against illegal tourist guides operating on the island.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Prudential BancBali expects lower sales
Prudential BancBali expects lower sales JAKARTA (JP): Prudential BancBali Life (PBBL) projected on Tuesday a lower premium income this year amid the expected tighter competition in the life insurance market.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Government 'will not wash its hands of problems' in Maluku
Government 'will not wash its hands of problems' in Maluku TERNATE, North Maluku (JP): Demands for concrete action to resolve the prolonged conflict in Maluku greeted Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri when she addressed thousands of people here on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Tyasno denies politics behind any reshuffle
Tyasno denies politics behind any reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): In the latest denial of a purge in the Indonesian Military (TNI), Army Chief of Staff Gen. Tyasno Sudarto warned people against linking any replacements in the military to politics.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Govt regrets Newmont case
Govt regrets Newmont case JAKARTA (JP): A top official of the Ministry of Mines and Energy expressed concerns on Tuesday over the closure order issued by a district court in North Sulawesi to gold mining company Newmont Minahasa Raya.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Rice aid allegedly sold to flour mill
Rice aid allegedly sold to flour mill JAKARTA (JP): An official of a non-governmental organization (NGO) accused the City Logistics Agency (Dolog Jaya) of illegally selling rice donated by the World Food Program (WFP) to a flour factory and not properly allocating it to the needy.Farid R.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Fire engines collide as they race to blaze
Fire engines collide as they race to blaze MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Two fire engines collided here in the wee hours of Tuesday morning when rushing to save the same burning building.The two fire engines, license plates BK-8831-AX and B-7770-XX, were both rushing to a fire on Jl.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Name not the same
Name not the same I would like to correct my letter What and whose truth? in The Jakarta Post of Jan. 25, 2000. The article I referred to, The United States and the overthrow of Sukarno, 1965-1967, available at http://www.pir.org/scott.html, is by Peter Dale Scott, not Ken Dale Scott.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
RI forex reserves rise
RI forex reserves rise JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Tuesday that the country's net foreign exchange reserves rose by US$33 million to $16.7 billion as of Jan. 21 from $16.67 billion a week earlier.The central bank said in its weekly report that the increase was due to oil export earnings.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Supplements: A necessity or a modern 'con'?
Supplements: A necessity or a modern 'con'? This is the fourth in the six-article series New Millennium New You, providing practical tips on how to stay healthy. The weekly column is written by Clare E. Urwin, a nutrition, fitness and health adviser based in Surabaya. SURABAYA (JP): Good news.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
C. Java to send 17 swimmers to PON
C. Java to send 17 swimmers to PON SEMARANG (JP): Central Java is training 17 swimmers for the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya, East Java, from June 19 to June 30.Coach Hartardi Nurtjahja said on Tuesday the provincial sports council had targeted four swimming gold medals at the Games.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Atmospheric alfresco at the Dharmawangsa
Atmospheric alfresco at the Dharmawangsa JAKARTA (JP): "You are fortunate -- we've got the Garden Barbecue tonight," the waitress said as she ushered us to our seats where we were going to dine alfresco in the Pergola Terrace.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Nightspot owners appeal for delay on tax hike
Nightspot owners appeal for delay on tax hike JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Association of Entertainment Centers (Aspehindo) asked City Council on Tuesday to issue a ruling that would postpone the enactment of a 1998 city bylaw which imposes a 20 percent increase on entertainment tax.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
PT Newmont regrets court closure order
PT Newmont regrets court closure order JAKARTA (JP): PT Newmont Minahasa Raya, a unit of American gold mining company Newmont Mining Corp., regretted on Monday the injunction issued by a district court in North Sulawesi to temporarily suspend its operations as long as its dispute with the Minahasa...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Four arrested for vicious taxi rape
Four arrested for vicious taxi rape JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Mobile Police detectives (Resmob) took 12 hours to hunt down four men in connection with Friday night's vicious rape of a young woman in a taxi on Jl. Melawai, South Jakarta, a police chief said on Monday.Col.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Shopping centers urged to help small businesses
Shopping centers urged to help small businesses JAKARTA (JP): Owners of shopping centers should help the development of small businesses in the city by providing space for small-scale businesspeople, a councilor said on Monday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Pelti names Davis Cup team
Pelti names Davis Cup team JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) has named its four players competing in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zone Group II matches against the Philippines in Manila from Feb. 4 to Feb. 6.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
PT BMA fails to keep its word
PT BMA fails to keep its word MEDAN, North Sumatra: Former clients of a reopened multilevel marketing firm here complained on Monday about their unreturned deposits.Some of the claimants said there were no signs that the firm, PT BMA, would return their money.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Performance * Theater: Anarkis itu Mati Kebetulan, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 4233562), 8 p.m., Jan. 29 - 30.Music and Entertainment* Sheraton Bandung Hotel and Towers, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Seven drowned in ship mishap
Seven drowned in ship mishap KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: At least seven people drowned with several others missing when the Lintas Samudera cargo ship sank off Tanjung Teipo early Monday morning.Rescue teams found 42 survivors but the true number of those on board is unknown as the ship did not...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
ASEAN plans tourism campaign
ASEAN plans tourism campaign BANGKOK (AP): The 10 member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations announced Sunday that they have agreed to stage a joint tourism campaign next year.The campaign will aim at painting the ASEAN region as a single tourism destination, said a press statement...