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Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Piracy surges on back of RI woes
Piracy surges on back of RI woes KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Pirate attacks worldwide surged 40 percent in 1999 as economic and political troubles in Indonesia spurred a dramatic increase in incidents in Southeast Asia.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Scientist says Asia responsible for the thinning of ozone layer
Scientist says Asia responsible for the thinning of ozone layerBy Paul de Bendern KIRUNA, Sweden (Reuters): The failure of China and India to phase out dangerous chemicals threatens the progress made in healing the earth's protective ozone layer, the man who discovered the ozone hole over...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
New body for auditing state officials' wealth
New body for auditing state officials' wealth JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will propose the establishment of a 45-member commission to audit the wealth of state officials.House Speaker Akbar Tandjung said here on Monday that the commission would have one chairman, four deputy chairmen...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
BII executives to resign
BII executives to resign JAKARTA (JP): Two directors and a commissioner of publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) will resign by the end of the month, the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) said on Monday.President director Hanafi Gan Bin Abdullah will apparently resign for health reasons.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Unstable Indonesia a liability to region
Unstable Indonesia a liability to region This is the second of two articles based on a presentation by United States Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers in a luncheon at the Regent Hotel, Jakarta on Jan. 20.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
House urges investigation into questionable CPO deals
House urges investigation into questionable CPO deals JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representative has demanded the Joint Marketing Agency of state plantation companies renegotiate several crude palm oil contracts signed last year by the Palm Oil Marketing Center and foreign buyers.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
IBRA chief Cacuk confident of meeting sales target
IBRA chief Cacuk confident of meeting sales target SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The new chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency said Monday he's confident of selling enough assets by the end of March to meet its target for the current budget.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Violence erupts in Bima, Sumbawa island
Violence erupts in Bima, Sumbawa island MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara (JP): As Mataram returned to normal after being rocked by sectarian violence last week, the town of Bima on the island of Sumbawa was hit by riots on Sunday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Police told to free students
Police told to free students MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: A group of students claiming to represent 50 organizations rallied at the local police headquarters on Monday to demand the release of fellow students arrested following a riot here last Tuesday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Prisoners told to go home
Prisoners told to go home WAMENA, Irian Jaya (JP): The local penitentiary is allowing 64 prisoners to serve the rest of their terms at home with their families following a "heated atmosphere" in jail.The chief warden, Idris, announced the controversial policy on Saturday, but refused to elaborate...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Government may increase regional minimum wage by 16 percent
Government may increase regional minimum wage by 16 percent JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon announce a raise in the regional minimum monthly wage, which officials have revealed is expected to be about the same as last year's average 16 percent rise.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Prerequisites for investment
Prerequisites for investment U.S. Finance Secretary Lawrence Summers has suggested that the (Indonesian) government give priority to the establishment of this country's macroeconomic stability. This is an expansive concept because it covers not only matters of a purely economic nature, but it also...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
IABC business luncheon
IABC business luncheon JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia-Australia Business Council (IABC) will host a business luncheon on Tuesday, with noted economist Sri Mulyani Indrawati from the University of Indonesia the scheduled guest speaker.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Racial conflicts may hamper tourism recovery
Racial conflicts may hamper tourism recovery JAKARTA (JP): Racial and religious conflicts in some parts of the nation could drag down the recovery process of the country's ailing tourism, local hoteliers said on Monday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Tea plantations wrecked by mobs
Tea plantations wrecked by mobs BOGOR (JP): Hundreds of hectares of tea plantations in Puncak Mas here have been destroyed by mobs, causing total losses of Rp 8.2 billion (US$1.14 million), an official alleged on Monday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
E. Timor's Gusmao arrives in Beijing for talks
E. Timor's Gusmao arrives in Beijing for talks BEIJING (Reuters): East Timor independence leader Xanana Gusmao flew into Beijing on Monday for talks with Chinese leaders on diplomatic relations and the situation in his strife-torn homeland, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
What and whose truth?
What and whose truth? I think Mr. Richardson's article The U.S.: A party to mass murder?, published in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 13, and Jan. 14, 2000) is at least 15 years overdue. I have here an article by Ken Dale Scott titled The United States and the overthrow of Sukarno, 1965 - 1967, which I...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
EU applies anti-dumping duties on RI fiber makers
EU applies anti-dumping duties on RI fiber makers BRUSSELS (AFP): The European Commission is imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on polyester staple fibers from five Indonesian companies and other suppliers in Australia and Taiwan, after investigating complaints from EU producers.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
TI to set up Tae Kwon Do foundation to boost sport
TI to set up Tae Kwon Do foundation to boost sport JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tae kwon do Association (TI) will launch a Tae kwon do foundation in February to help develop the sport in Indonesia, TI chairman Suharto said.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Officials issue warning on dengue
Officials issue warning on dengue TANGERANG (JP): Officials raised alarm over a possible outbreak of dengue fever from March to June, as this coming rainy season was a suitable medium for the infectious disease.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Approaches to violence
Approaches to violence Not long ago President Abdurrahman Wahid announced that people in Maluku (and everywhere) should solve their conflicts by themselves, and the government would not interfere. This kind of approach results in crushing of the minority by the majority.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
E. Timor to use dollar as its official currency
E. Timor to use dollar as its official currency DILI, East Timor (AP): The U.S. dollar is to become East Timor's official currency while it prepares for eventual self- government, members of the devastated territory's main independence group said on Monday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Man shot by officer unable to pay bills
Man shot by officer unable to pay bills JAKARTA (JP): A newspaper seller who has been receiving treatment at a hospital after being shot controversially by a military officer in early January is being held there due to unpaid medical bills of Rp 20 million (US$2,900).
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
S'pore investors unfazed by Bintan unrest
S'pore investors unfazed by Bintan unrest JAKARTA (JP): Singaporean investors remain interested in Riau province despite the weeklong turmoil at a Singaporean investment on Bintan island, Indonesian ambassador to Singapore Luhut Pandjaitan said on Monday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Malaysia fears Anwar protest
Malaysia fears Anwar protest KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The Malaysian government has warned supporters of jailed former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim not to mount illegal street protests when his sodomy trial resumes this week.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Lippo Life, Lippo E-Net
Lippo Life, Lippo E-Net JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed insurance firm PT Asuransi Lippo Life approved on Monday the company's proposal to change its name to PT Lippo E-Net and shift its focus to the Internet.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Price gouging found at vehicle centers
Price gouging found at vehicle centers JAKARTA (JP): City councilors visiting several city-run vehicle test centers on Monday were angered by the price gouging they discovered at the centers."The official fees vary from Rp 16,500 to Rp 20,000 (US$2.20 to US$ 2.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Singapore minister and Gus Dur discuss Bintan
Singapore minister and Gus Dur discuss Bintan JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Singapore Education Minister Teo Chee Hean told President Abdurrahman 'Gus Dur' Wahid on Monday that riots on Bintan Island were counterproductive to the government's efforts to restore international market confidence.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Illegal poachers threaten Ujung Kulon national park
Illegal poachers threaten Ujung Kulon national parkBy MMI Ahyani UJUNG KULON, West Java (JP): The Ujung Kulon National Park, Java's main sanctuary for biodiversity and endangered species, is bearing the brunt of a severe lack of security.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
No plan to overthrow Akbar, says Golkar deputy chairman
No plan to overthrow Akbar, says Golkar deputy chairman JAKARTA (JP): Golkar deputy chairman Agung Laksono denied on Monday rumors that the party would soon hold an extraordinary meeting to topple chairman Akbar Tandjung."There's no such thing ...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Jan. 24, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,278.00 7,352.00Australian dollar 1 4,796.20 4,848.64Austrian schilling 1 531.20 536.96Belgian franc 1 181.14 183.16Brunei dollar 1 4,317.24 4,363.72Canadian dollar 1 5,045.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
UNTAET responsible for East Timor hardships: Araujo
UNTAET responsible for East Timor hardships: Araujo JAKARTA (JP): President of the Timorese Nationalist Party (PNT) Abilio Araujo said on Monday the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) was responsible for the current hardships in East Timor.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
'Private Tarzan' and Jakarta's women warriors
'Private Tarzan' and Jakarta's women warriorsBy Sumono Mustoffa JAKARTA: They called her "Tarzan" - this slim teen-age Indonesian girl, hefting a rifle, in olive green uniform, blending into an all-male squad, except for the braided hair the military cap couldn't conceal.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Is Singapore immune to RI contagion?
Is Singapore immune to RI contagion?By Mantik Kusjanto SINGAPORE (Reuters): What a difference a year and a half makes.In May and June of 1998, when Indonesia sneezed, Singapore's markets caught a cold.But a recent spate of violence in the city state's next-door neighbor has been at most a minor...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Indonesia and Australia start patching up strained ties
Indonesia and Australia start patching up strained ties JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Australia began patching up their tattered relationship on Monday, but officials here admitted it would take time before ties between the two countries again reached intimacy.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Lt. Agus Isrok summoned to testify in drug case
Lt. Agus Isrok summoned to testify in drug case JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta District Court will summon Army Second Lt. Agus Isrok to testify before the hearing of an accomplice who was arrested along with him in a drug bust by city police last August, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
PSIS draw 1-1 with Makassar
PSIS draw 1-1 with Makassar SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Defending champions PSIS Semarang could only draw 1-1 with PSM Makassar in the first round of the sixth Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina) at Jatidiri stadium here on Sunday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
VP visits riot-torn Maluku
VP visits riot-torn Maluku TERNATE, North Maluku (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri arrived in Maluku on Monday to renew the government's bid to bring peace to the riot-torn territory.Megawati's first stop was Tual, the capital of Southeast Maluku, which is peaceful after being hit by...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Bailout program extended
Bailout program extended The government's new letter of intent to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) signed last week not only revives the IMF bailout program, which was technically suspended in September because of the Bank Bali corruption scandal, but also extends the scheme by two years until...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
House to ask government to raise 2000 tax revenue target
House to ask government to raise 2000 tax revenue target JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Commission IX for the state budget and banking wants the government to revise upward its tax revenue target for the 2000 budget.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Roots of the North Maluku conflict
Roots of the North Maluku conflictBy Ester Indahyani Jusuf and Desideria Utomo This is the first part of an article on the conflict in North Maluku. JAKARTA (JP): The mass civilian killings in North Maluku have begun to subside with the increasingly forceful action taken by the government through...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 24, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 875 0 57,000 Alakasa Industrindo 525 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 975 -75 2,294,000 Alter Abadi 400 0 113,000...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
KSO partners support telecoms reform plan
KSO partners support telecoms reform plan JAKARTA (JP): Partners of state-owned telecommunications firm PT Telkom in the joint operation scheme (KSO) have hailed the government's commitment in its letter of intent to the International Monetary Fund to reform the country's telecoms sector.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Don't use democracy to revive communism: Agung
Don't use democracy to revive communism: Agung JAKARTA (JP): Despite greater political freedom in the country, the Golkar Party stressed on Monday it would reject any attempts to revoke a 34-year-old decree which prohibits communism and Marxism.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
No national congress needed to change Tanri, says KONI
No national congress needed to change Tanri, says KONI JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council (KONI) secretary-general Rudolf S Warouw said on Monday there was no need for the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) to call a national congress in the wake of Pelti chairman Tanri Abeng being named a...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Family killed in landslide
Family killed in landslide SEMARANG: Torrential rain in Central Java over the past week has caused a landslide in Pekalongan, some 100 kilometers west of here, killing a family of three.Siswoyo, 45, his wife Tarsem, 35, and their daughter Sustiyani, 12, were killed in a landslide that buried their...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Nine convicted for robbery
Nine convicted for robbery BOGOR (JP): The Bogor District Court sentenced nine students from Siliwangi High School in Bogor on Monday to two-and-a-half months imprisonment each for robbing and assaulting four junior high school pupils last November.
Mon, 24 Jan 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Fenomena Masyarakat Urban, by 15 Jakartan artists, at Galeri Milenium, Golden Truly, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Phone: 7507828), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Jan. 30.
Mon, 24 Jan 2000
Five missing as flood hits Semarang
Five missing as flood hits Semarang SEMARANG: Heavy downpour since Friday has caused massive flooding in the Central Java provincial capital.As of Sunday, at least 1,000 houses were still inundated with water, reaching a level of one meter at its highest.
Mon, 24 Jan 2000
The 2000 state budget
The 2000 state budget Having reviewed the 2000 State Budget draft, I see that oil and gas revenue still has a crucial role even though it is not too dominant in generating funds for the state coffers. From a projected income tax of Rp 53.02 trillion, oil and gas are projected at Rp 8.