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Fri, 12 Nov 1999
PT Telkom posts Rp 1.47t net income through September
PT Telkom posts Rp 1.47t net income through September JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) announced on Thursday an unaudited net income of Rp 1.47 trillion (US$210 million) for the first nine months of the year ending Sept. 30.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
House backs amnesty for all political prisoners
House backs amnesty for all political prisoners JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) is seeking national amnesty for all political prisoners across the country, House deputy speaker Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Indonesia urged to launch major tourism campaign
Indonesia urged to launch major tourism campaign JAKARTA (JP): Foreign tourism experts called on the Indonesian government to launch a major tourism campaign overseas in a bid to mend the country's tainted international image.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Indonesian shuttlers beat Taipei in JVC Asia Cup
Indonesian shuttlers beat Taipei in JVC Asia Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian shuttlers won their first match over Chinese Taipei 3-0 at the US$100,000 JCV Asia Cup in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday.First singles Taufik Hidayat, 18, found no trouble in crushing old hand Liu En-Hong 15-10, 15-2.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
'The Jakarta Shimbun' enters Bali market
'The Jakarta Shimbun' enters Bali market DENPASAR, Bali: Jakarta-based Japanese daily The Jakarta Shimbun began its distribution here on Thursday, targeting Japanese tourists and visitors to this island of paradise that amounted to about 215,000 people last year.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
TNT launches new product
TNT launches new product JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian unit of the Netherlands-based express courier firm TNT announced on Thursday a new product called "Indonesia One," an overnight service that takes shipment to and from any TNT branch city in Indonesia at the same price, with a money-back...
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
SCB employees booted from Bank Bali's headquarters
SCB employees booted from Bank Bali's headquarters JAKARTA (JP): In a sign of the escalating tension between Bank Bali staff and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) employees, staff in charge of managing Bank Bali were ejected on Thursday from the bank's headquarters.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
ABN AMRO opens two new branches
ABN AMRO opens two new branches JAKARTA (JP): The Netherlands-based ABN AMRO Bank will open two new branches at the end of this month in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar and in the East Kalimantan town of Balikpapan, according to its Indonesia country manager Pieter van den Akker.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Traditional games
Traditional gamesFrom NeracaIt is saddening that our children have lost the roots of their identity. They do not know their heroes and are not familiar with traditional games. This state of affairs has been acknowledged by a noted cultural scholar.Dr.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Government urged to set up truth body
Government urged to set up truth body JAKARTA (JP): Human rights campaigners urged the government of President Abdurrahman Wahid on Thursday to set up a truth and reconciliation commission to allow the country to come to terms with its traumatic recent past.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Swede too strong for Wynne
Swede too strong for Wynne KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Indonesia's top women's singles player Wynne Prakusya fell to experienced Swede Asa Carlsson 6-3, 6-0 in the second round of the US$180,000 Wismilak International '99 here on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 11, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 875 0 2,377,500 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 450 0 7,500 Alter Abadi 400 0 500,000...
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Opinions divided on plan to open up trade with Israel
Opinions divided on plan to open up trade with Israel JAKARTA (JP): The government's intention to open trade relations with Israel continued to provoke mixed responses on Thursday.More than a 100 University of Indonesia students and 150 Muslim youths staged a demonstration on Thursday at the House...
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Companies ad budgets grow with the economy
Companies ad budgets grow with the economy JAKARTA (JP): Industrial and financial companies have begun to increase their spending on advertisements to take advantage of improvements in the country's economy, seminar participants addressing the country's advertisement spending said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
KPU committee to probe Golkar campaign funding
KPU committee to probe Golkar campaign funding JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) assigned on Thursday a 10-member committee to investigate allegations the Golkar Party illegally accepted funds for its election campaign.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
'Ecstasy Queen' Zarina arrested again for drugs
'Ecstasy Queen' Zarina arrested again for drugs JAKARTA (JP): City Police detectives arrested on Thursday morning former actress Zarina Mirafsur and nine other drug suspects at Hotel Mercure on Jl. Tanjung Duren in West Jakarta.City Police chief of detectives Col.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
RI-Israel relations
RI-Israel relationsFrom RepublikaLooking at the history of the establishment of the Jewish state Israel, we will agree that it was the annexation of an Arab territory, especially Palestine. What hurts even more is that the Masjidil Aqsha is on that territory.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Roesmanhadi vows tough sanctions for police leaks
Roesmanhadi vows tough sanctions for police leaks JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Roesmanhadi will take tough action within the week against any of the 11 high-ranking National Police officers currently being questioned as suspects in the recent Timor car scandal, National Police spokesman...
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Kota to be developed into business, tourist center
Kota to be developed into business, tourist center JAKARTA (JP): In an ambitious campaign to boost the city's income, the city administration will develop Kota subdistrict in West Jakarta as a business center and tourist destination, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Fire guts traditional Pasar Pagi Lama market
Fire guts traditional Pasar Pagi Lama market JAKARTA (JP): Traders and customers at the Pasar Pagi Lama market on Jl. Petak Baru in Tambora subdistrict, West Jakarta, watched helplessly as the market was razed by fire on Thursday afternoon.No fatalities or injuries were reported in the incident.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Stay in touch any places, any time with SMS
Stay in touch any places, any time with SMSBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Most users of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) cell phones are most likely already familiar with its short message service (SMS).
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Teater Koma to stage 'Sampek Engtay'
Teater Koma to stage 'Sampek Engtay' JAKARTA (JP): Teater Koma, one of the country's most prolific theater groups, will present its latest production next week in a performance the play's producer said on Thursday would be enlivened by the Chinese lion and dragon dances which were banned under the...
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
IMF's Camdessus leaves controversial legacy in Asia
IMF's Camdessus leaves controversial legacy in AsiaBy James T. Areddy HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Asians will remember Michel Camdessus mostly for his arms -- specifically the way he folded them while watching the presidents of South Korea and Indonesia succumb to financial crisis two years ago and sign...
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Adaro upbeat on coal export despite tight competition
Adaro upbeat on coal export despite tight competitionBy Berni K. Moestafa BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan (JP): PT Adaro Indonesia, one of the country's major coal producers, said demands for its coal would continue to increase despite growing competition in the world's coal market.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Morning Star flying in Timika
Morning Star flying in Timika JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of Irianese witnessed the raising of the Morning Star flag in Timika district, Irian Jaya, on Wednesday, as an independence mood prevails in the natural resource-rich province.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Woman indicted on drug charges
Woman indicted on drug charges JAKARTA (JP): Dewi Andreas Marantika, who was arrested last August for the possession of 737 grams of marijuana and 18 packages of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine), was indicted on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
RP fears Moro may follow Aceh
RP fears Moro may follow Aceh MANILA (AFP): The Philippines has become the first of Indonesia's Southeast Asian neighbors to publicly raise the specter of the region being destabilized by a breakup of its biggest country.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Hard road to Indonesia-Australia ties
Hard road to Indonesia-Australia tiesBy Damien Kingsbury MELBOURNE (JP): There have been encouraging signs recently about the level of commitment to rebuilding relations between Indonesia and Australia.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Police urged to probe riots
Police urged to probe riots SURAKARTA, Central Java: Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung urged the police on Thursday to thoroughly investigate the cause of unrest here last month, which cost the town Rp 15 billion in losses.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
KONI claims chief Wismoyo not mixed up in scandal
KONI claims chief Wismoyo not mixed up in scandal JAKARTA (JP): After conducting its own three-day investigation, the National Sports Council (KONI) claimed on Thursday that its chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar was not involved in the Bank Bali scandal, as was alleged in a national weekly tabloid.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Gus Dur to visit Aceh after meeting Clinton
Gus Dur to visit Aceh after meeting Clinton JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid defied calls on Wednesday to promptly visit Aceh. Instead he is dispatching his Cabinet ministers to meet with public figures in the restive province this weekend.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Observers slam rape case panel proposal
Observers slam rape case panel proposal JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer and a judge lashed out at a government plan to issue a regulation that requires at least one judge on a three-member panel trying rape cases to be a woman. They said on Sunday the scheme may breach a fair and honest trial.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Korean businesspeople positive about investment opportunities
Korean businesspeople positive about investment opportunities JAKARTA (JP): A delegation of business executives from South Korea's largest province of Kyongbuk said they were optimistic about investment opportunities in Indonesia.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Student protest on Heroes Day
Student protest on Heroes Day SEMARANG (JP): Students marked National Heroes Day, which fell on Wednesday, by staging rallies. They picked various themes, ranging from calls for a thorough inquiry into alleged military atrocities to demands for independence.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Attorney General's office appeal Tommy's decision
Attorney General's office appeal Tommy's decision JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's office has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court against the acquittal of former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo Mandala Putra from corruption charges in a land exchange deal.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Rudi sick, Bank Bali trial delayed
Rudi sick, Bank Bali trial delayed JAKARTA (JP): A judge at the South Jakarta district court adjourned on Wednesday the initial hearing of the high profile Bank Bali scandal until Nov. 17 after the bank's former president Rudy Ramli, the man at the center of the Rp 546 billion (US$78 million)...
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
DPR members lack dynamism
DPR members lack dynamism Now that the people have elected a new president and a vice president and the new Cabinet has been sworn in, all political activities should shift from the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to the House of Representatives (DPR), if democracy is to function properly and...
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Newlyweds killed in traffic accident
Newlyweds killed in traffic accident SURAKARTA, Central Java: A newlywed couple died as their motorbike collided head-on with a truck on the main road on Tuesday afternoon.The two fatalities were identified as Sugiyanto, 28, and Ninik Sulastri, 24. Both were residents of the Sidodadi subdistrict.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Irianese planning mass independence rally, prayer
Irianese planning mass independence rally, prayer JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Hundreds of Irianese people have poured into Jayapura from all parts of the province to attend a mass prayer scheduled for Friday in Sentani, some 45 kilometers south of here.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Human rights group demands military personnel face trial
Human rights group demands military personnel face trial JAKARTA (JP): A leading human rights group demanded on Wednesday that military personnel allegedly involved in atrocities in Aceh be tried in a human rights tribunal.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
VP agrees on capital's costly subway project
VP agrees on capital's costly subway project JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri has given her approval to the city's US$1.5 billion Fatmawati-Kota subway project, a city official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Twisted justice
Twisted justice The probe into the Bank Bali scandal has reached a stage where it is beginning to look like the earlier case in which Teten Masduki of Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) was pitted against then attorney general Andi M. Ghalib.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Unocal discovers oil and gas
Unocal discovers oil and gas EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (Dow Jones): Unocal Corp. discovered oil and gas in the Bangka and Aton prospects in deepwater properties offshore Indonesia.In a press release Tuesday, Unocal said the Bangka No.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Child painter wins Japanese art prize
Child painter wins Japanese art prizeBy Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): Famed as a child painter and stamp designer, 12-year-old Intan Sari Dewi Saputro is now also known as the illustrator of an Illustrated Diary, or Enikki in Japanese.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Nokia markets new cell phone
Nokia markets new cell phone JAKARTA (JP): Nokia Mobile Phones Indonesia launched on Wednesday a new mobile phone amid growing competition in the country's cellular phone market.The company's general manager, Alexander Lambeek, said the Nokia 7110, one of several mobile phone series the company...
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Call for regulations to protect tribespeople and their land
Call for regulations to protect tribespeople and their land JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction in the House of representatives has called on the government to issue a regulation which recognizes tribal land ownership rights.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Police indifferent to fighting drugs
Police indifferent to fighting drugs YOGYAKARTA: The provincial legislature blamed on Tuesday the intensifying drug trade in the town on local police, whom they accused of lacking initiatives to crack down on the dealers.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
'Detak' apologizes for report: Wismoyo
'Detak' apologizes for report: Wismoyo JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council (KONI) chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar announced on Wednesday representatives of Detak tabloid met with him to apologize for its report alleging his involvement in the Bank Bali scandal.
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 10, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 875 225 4,625,500 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 450 0 17,500 Alter Abadi 400 0...
Thu, 11 Nov 1999
E. Timor backs project, demands treaty review
E. Timor backs project, demands treaty review DARWIN (Reuters): East Timorese leaders have backed the A$1.4 billion (US$896 million) Bayu-Undan gas project, an important part of the broken territory's economic reconstruction, but warned on Wednesday key treaty areas must be renegotiated.