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Wed, 18 Oct 2000
Police arrest BPKP arson attack suspect
Police arrest BPKP arson attack suspect JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested an employee of the Development and Finance Comptroller's (BPKP) office for allegedly setting fire to the office last Thursday but have yet to ascertain the motive behind the arson attack.City police spokesman Supt.
Wed, 18 Oct 2000
Suwondo makes first public appearance
Suwondo makes first public appearance JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's personal masseur, Alip Agung Suwondo, a suspect in the multi-billion rupiah State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scandal, made his first public appearance on Tuesday after three nights in police custody.
Wed, 18 Oct 2000
Indonesia urged to speed up reform
Indonesia urged to speed up reformBy Kornelius Purba TOKYO (JP): Optimism was high on the first day of the two-day conference of Indonesian creditors here on Tuesday that the crisis-hit country would receive the US$4.8 billion in loans it asked for to plug part of its $7.
Wed, 18 Oct 2000
A delicious taste of Turkey in Jakarta
A delicious taste of Turkey in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): As Turkey braces itself for yet another winter, a long way away on a balmy night in Jakarta guests sit fanned by a gentle breeze with the full moon shining above.
Wed, 18 Oct 2000
City to rid low-cost apartments of well-off
City to rid low-cost apartments of well-off JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta administration will take action against well-off people residing in low-cost apartments, which were partly subsidized by the administration and were purposely built for city residents in the middle- to lower-income brackets, an...
Wed, 18 Oct 2000
Polluting company berates residents
Polluting company berates residents West Java Governor H. Nuriana has rebuked PT Insang Sandang because the waste it generates has polluted Rancaekek, Bandung and its surrounding areas.Unfortunately, when Rancaekek residents came to the office of PT Insang Sandang to convey to H.
Wed, 18 Oct 2000
Taufik wins Andrean loses
Taufik wins Andrean loses JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) Master (MP) Andrean Susilodinata, 10, was defeated by Fikol Bindrich of Germany at the 38th move of Caro-Kann defense over a time crisis in the World Youth Chess Championship in Oropesa del Mar, Spain.
Wed, 18 Oct 2000
Woman activist gets int'l award
Woman activist gets int'l award MEDAN, North Sumatra: Ngatini Tarmuji, a resident of Anggrek village, Pantai Labu district in Deli Serdang regency, has been selected to receive an award from the Geneva-based Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF) for her struggle to fight a land expropriation...
Wed, 18 Oct 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Talk Show 5:30 TVRI News 6:00 Village News 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 9:00 News 9:35 Economic News 10:00 Comedy...
Wed, 18 Oct 2000
Malaysia, RI to step up oil and gas cooperation
Malaysia, RI to step up oil and gas cooperation LANGKAWI, Malaysia (JP): Malaysia and Indonesia pledged on Tuesday to extend cooperation in oil and gas exploration and production following a historic agreement between the two neighboring oil producers earlier this month.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Dark horse Wismilak CLS eyes league's final ticket
Dark horse Wismilak CLS eyes league's final ticket BANDUNG (JP): Surabaya-based Wismilak CLS made the biggest upset in the third day of the fourth leg of the 2000 Nuvo Kobatama national basketball league Monday as it managed to defeat defending champion Mahaka Satria Muda of Jakarta 77-75.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Rice subsidies to end in 2002, says Gus Dur
Rice subsidies to end in 2002, says Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Monday he had acquiesced to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and agreed to end rice subsidies in 2002.Abdurrahman, or Gus Dur, said rice prices would be fully determined by "market mechanisms" in 2002.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
I'm not scared, President says over Suwondo's arrest
I'm not scared, President says over Suwondo's arrest JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Monday that the arrest of his masseur, Alip Agung Suwondo, a suspect in the multi-billion rupiah State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scandal, left him with no fear at all."It's none of my business.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
50,000 workers in footwear industry facing dismissal
50,000 workers in footwear industry facing dismissal JAKARTA (JP): Some 50,000 of the around 500,000 workers employed in 90 footwear factories could face dismissal due to the government's prolonged ban on the import of leather raw materials from South Korea and Japan, a footwear industry executive...
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Woman reports Rp 7 m theft
Woman reports Rp 7 m theft BOGOR (JP): A woman filed a report on Monday with the Bogor City Police, stating that Rp 7.35 million (US$825) belonging to her employer had been stolen from her handbag by three men.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
INRO sales will not affect rubber price: Official
INRO sales will not affect rubber price: Official JAKARTA (JP): The planned sales of the entire stocks held by the International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO) will not affect the world's rubber prices, the organization's executive Hatanto Reksodiputro, said here on Monday.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Tourist arrivals to RI decline
Tourist arrivals to RI decline JAKARTA (JP): Tourist arrivals in Indonesia dropped 2.19 percent in August to 374,900 people due to security worries during the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly held in the same month, according to data issued by the Central Bureau of Statistics...
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Witness claims Soeharto played role in graft case
Witness claims Soeharto played role in graft case JAKARTA (JP): A witness in the multimillion dollar graft trial of timber baron Mohamad "Bob" Hasan told a court hearing on Monday that in 1992 then president Soeharto ordered that a forestry mapping permit be granted to a firm belonging to the...
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
EU to focus on trade, crime at Asian summit
EU to focus on trade, crime at Asian summit BRUSSELS (Reuters): European Union leaders will push for freer trade, a closer political dialog and joint action to combat international crime when they hold a biennial summit with 10 Asian nations later this week.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Despite wobbles, Asian states stick to path of free-trade
Despite wobbles, Asian states stick to path of free-trade TOKYO (Reuters): Asia's appetite for the tough task of opening up protected markets will be tested if economic growth flags, but for now experts see scant evidence that the region's commitment to free trade is crumbling.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Expert renews call for morality in politics
Expert renews call for morality in politics People are still yearning for quality leadership a year after President Abdurrahman Wahid was installed. The following is an excerpt from an interview with political historian Azyumardi Azra who recently launched his book Islam Substantif: Agar Umat Tidak...
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
ASEAN needs to adapt to face future
ASEAN needs to adapt to face future BANGKOK (AFP): ASEAN countries should give preferential treatment and aid to new members to prevent a "two-tier" organization from developing, former Indonesian foreign minister Ali Alatas said in a report Monday.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Rates for tax payment, valid from October 16 to October 22
Rates for tax payment, valid from October 16 to October 22 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,810.00Austrian schilling 1 552.02Australian dollar 1 4,663.13Belgian franc 1 188.30Canadian dollar 1 5,811.35Swiss franc 1 5,031.41Deutschemark 1 3,885.51Danish krone 1 1,020.21French franc 1 1,157.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
RI activists urge new approach from CGI
RI activists urge new approach from CGI TOKYO (AFP): Activists on Monday urged international donors preparing to meet in Tokyo this week to cut Indonesia's vast debt and tackle wrenching poverty.During the World Bank-backed Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday,...
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Man stabbed to death at home
Man stabbed to death at home JAKARTA (JP): An owner of a beauty parlor was stabbed to death at his residence on Jl. Galur Sari Raya, Utan Kayu in East Jakarta in the early hours of Monday, an officer said.The chief of Matraman Police station, Ass. Supt.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Anti-Israel rally in Surakarta
Anti-Israel rally in Surakarta SURAKARTA: At least three hundred protesters from the Alliance of Anti-Zionists held a noisy anti-Israel protest here on Monday to condemn recent events in the West Bank.The alliance, which groups several organizations, including the Surakarta branch of the Indonesian...
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Rupiah closes higher as most regional currencies gain
Rupiah closes higher as most regional currencies gain SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The Indonesian rupiah closed higher after sluggish trading Monday, boosted by the rise of most other regional currencies, dealers said.The dollar closed at Rp 8,875, down from Rp 8,922 late Friday in Asia.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Keep food for kids safe: Mayor
Keep food for kids safe: Mayor BOGOR (JP): Mayor Iswara Natanegara told his staff on Monday to avoid using harmful substances in the food distributed to some 14,700 elementary school students as part of the Extra Food for School Kids scheme.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Little league staged to popularize baseball
Little league staged to popularize baseball JAKARTA (JP): For kids, sports means fun. They have to enjoy it to love it. To introduce baseball to children in Jakarta, the Garuda baseball club, Prambors baseball and softball club, Girls Radio Station and youth organization, Blue Ribbon Movement,...
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Illegal logging threatens Sumatra's park
Illegal logging threatens Sumatra's parkBy Budisantoso Budiman BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung (Antara): South Bukit Barisan National Park, home to a wide variety of species, is in danger due to unchecked illegal logging and poaching.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Aceh violence kills 74 within 10 months
Aceh violence kills 74 within 10 months BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The campaign of violence perpetrated by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist rebels over the past 10 months has claimed 74 lives, police said here on Monday.Aceh Police inspector Sr. Supt. H.M.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
China drubs RI 4-0 in Asian Cup
China drubs RI 4-0 in Asian Cup TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AFP): China eased the pressure on coach Bora Milutinovic here Monday, outclassing minnows Indonesia 4-0 in their Asian Cup Group B match.China, lucky to sneak a 2-2 draw against South Korea in its opening match on Friday, produced a far more...
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Air pollution in Bandung alarming
Air pollution in Bandung alarming BANDUNG (JP): Air pollution resulting from gas emissions has become an obvious problem here, with the local Environmental Impact Management Agency office estimating the number of vehicles exceeding the tolerable exhaust emission limit at 36 percent.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Fine Arts Exhibition, Liyan by Nindityo Adipurnomo, at Selasar Seni Sunaryo, Jl. Bukit Pakar Timur no. 100 (Phone: 022 2507939), until Dec. 3. * Handycrafts, Design Interior Exhibition by Kalingga Gallery, at Grand Hotel Preanger Bandung, Jl. Asia Afrika No.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Recap bonds may be swapped for higher rate notes
Recap bonds may be swapped for higher rate notes JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon allow banks to exchange up to half of their fixed-rate recapitalization bonds with new government bonds carrying a higher coupon rate in a bid to attract buyers, a senior finance ministry official said on Monday.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
High court receives appeal on Soeharto case
High court receives appeal on Soeharto case JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta High Court received on Monday the appeal of the prosecutors and a counterstatement from the lawyers of former president Soeharto in response to the South Jakarta District Court's verdict which halted the trial of Soeharto's graft...
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Popularizing cricket in Indonesian schools
Popularizing cricket in Indonesian schoolsBy Novan Iman Santosa JAKARTA (JP): By and large, Indonesians are not familiar with cricket. Most people in the country have never had the opportunity to see the game, the exception being those who have access to such foreign TV stations as ESPN.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Shake-up at IBRA
Shake-up at IBRA Firing the second-highest executive of the agency that holds the key to Indonesia's economic recovery while he was overseas leading a road show to attract investors was the last thing President Abdurrahman Wahid needed to do to improve the credibility of his economic...
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Office boy blamed for exam paper leak
Office boy blamed for exam paper leak JAKARTA (JP): Two witnesses have denied any involvement in the leaking of examination papers and attempted to shift the blame on to the defendant, an office boy with the Directorate General of Elementary and Secondary Education (Dikdasmen)."It was not my fault.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Books donation needed for library
Books donation needed for library We are a non-governmental organization, Kelompok Masyarakat Peduli Bangsa, currently working to establish a public library that can be accessed freely for quality reading.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
S'pore puts Premjee under judicial management
S'pore puts Premjee under judicial management SINGAPORE (Reuters): The Singapore unit of one of Asia's oldest commodity trading firms, G. Premjee Ltd., has suspended its trading in grains and meals after it was put under interim judicial management, company sources said on Monday.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Tension rises in Jayapura over flag dispute
Tension rises in Jayapura over flag dispute JAKARTA (JP): Tension heightened in the Irian Jaya capital of Jayapura on Monday as proindependence leaders asserted their refusal to lower the Morning Star separatist flag.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Police deny unlawful arrest of former E. Timorese leader
Police deny unlawful arrest of former E. Timorese leader JAKARTA (JP): The National Police demanded on Monday that the South Jakarta District Court reject a pretrial lawsuit filed by the former East Timor militia leader Eurico Guterres, saying that his arrest had been carried out in line with...
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 16, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,040 40 276,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 125 0 35,500 Alakasa Industrindo 430 0 0 Alfa...
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
FP to buy 8% Indofood stake
FP to buy 8% Indofood stake HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Shareholders of First Pacific Co. on Monday approved a US$77 million deal in which the Hong Kong conglomerate will buy an additional 8 percent stake in Indonesian PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, First Pacific said in a statement.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Bangka, Belitung set to become province
Bangka, Belitung set to become province JAKARTA (JP): Only a week after passing the bill establishing Banten province, the House of Representatives (DPR) is expected to endorse a bill on the conversion of the South Sumatran islands of Bangka and Belitung into a new province in the immediate future.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Disappointing service of ANZ Panin Bank
Disappointing service of ANZ Panin BankFrom Media IndonesiaI am an ANZ Panin Bank credit card holder under No.4157-3530- 4320-5000. On Friday Oct. 13, I had a very embarrassing experience.My ANZ Panin Bank credit card was rejected due to insufficient funds when I used it to pay for dental treatment...
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Traders see tin prices rising
Traders see tin prices rising SHANGHAI (Dow Jones): Reduced tin exports from China will tighten supply of the metal in Asia, possibly pushing prices higher later in the year, traders said.Tin exporters in China have exhausted their licenses to export for the year.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
Pedan's fabrics attract foreign buyers
Pedan's fabrics attract foreign buyersBy Kartika Bagus C. SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): While machine-made fabrics dominate the garment industry, traditionally made woven fabric from Pedan in Klaten, Central Java, is still treasured by both local and foreign consumers.
Tue, 17 Oct 2000
President says no new chairman for IBRA yet
President says no new chairman for IBRA yet JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has no immediate plan to appoint a new chairman for the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency to replace Cacuk Sudarijanto, Presidential spokesman Wimar Witoelar told reporters on Monday.