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Tue, 09 Nov 1999
KL to resume taking workers
KL to resume taking workers DHAKA (Reuters): Malaysia is expected to resume taking in Bangladeshi workers next month after restricting foreign workers for nearly two years because of its economic crisis, Bangladesh's labor minister said on Monday.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Arthur Andersen to fix Bank Bali recapitalization cost
Arthur Andersen to fix Bank Bali recapitalization cost JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will stick with the financial audit result of Arthur Andersen in deciding the final recapitalization cost of Bank Bali, according to agency public relations official Franklin Richard.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Acehnese clamor for referendum
Acehnese clamor for referendum BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): More than one million people took part in a mass rally in Banda Aceh on Monday, sending the loudest and clearest message to date to Jakarta of their demand for a referendum on self-determination for the province.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Allianz targets Asia
Allianz targets Asia SINGAPORE (DPA): The German insurance giant Allianz, after recently taking over the U.S. asset manager Pimco, plans to expand on the Asian market, the company announced Monday.Europe's largest insurer said it will focus on both internal growth and more corporate takeovers.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Light shed on controversial cases
Light shed on controversial cases JAKARTA (JP): National Police forensics laboratory (Puslabfor) revealed in an unprecedented move on Monday portions of the truth in connection with at least two nationally controversial and undisclosed cases.Chief Brig. Gen. Suwahyu and deputy chief Col.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Character building to fight drug abuse
Character building to fight drug abuse YOGYAKARTA: Minister of National Education Yahya Muhaimin said here on Monday that a character building campaign would be launched among students in a bid to prevent drug abuse in their age group.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Strengthening IBRA
Strengthening IBRA The government demonstrated its full understanding of the economic problems facing this country when it acted quickly and firmly last week to dispel rumors surrounding an impending replacement of Glenn Yusuf, the chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Two jailed for teenage girl's murder
Two jailed for teenage girl's murder JAKARTA (JP): Judges at West Jakarta District Court sentenced Blackzhom Apua Walela and Ikhsan Mulyono on Monday to 42 and 36 months in jail respectively for the premeditated murder of female high school student, Heppy Trinita.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Orphans do their bit for refugees
Orphans do their bit for refugees JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta orphans, grouped under the Indonesian Orphanages Agency (Bakorpin), sent 10 tons of food aid on Monday to an East Timorese refugee camp in Kupang, Nusa Tenggara.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Telkom, Agis tie up
Telkom, Agis tie up JAKARTA (JP): Listed state-owned telecommunications operator PT Telkom Indonesia signed a cooperation contract on Monday with publicly listed electronics distributor PT Artha Graha Investama Sentral (Agis) to provide the latter with electronic commerce service.Telkom president A.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
LG expands TV production
LG expands TV production JAKARTA (JP): PT LG Electronics Indonesia president In Ki Kim said on Monday that his company invested US$4 million this year to expand its television set and refrigerator production capacity.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Kalla expects strong growth next year
Kalla expects strong growth next year MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): The newly appointed Minister of Trade and Industry Jusuf Kalla, said he was upbeat that Indonesian's economy would be more stable next year.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Court postpones bankruptcy case
Court postpones bankruptcy case JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court has postponed on the bankruptcy proceedings against publicly listed poultry company PT Anwar Sierad after its creditors approved its tentative debt restructuring proposal.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
PSIS barred from hosting matches
PSIS barred from hosting matches JAKARTA (JP): Semarang-based PSIS is banned from hosting two matches at the Jatidiri stadium in the sixth Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina) following the riots which occurred during the league's opening on Sunday.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Govt, KPC reach agreement on share prices
Govt, KPC reach agreement on share prices JAKARTA (JP): After months of negotiation, the Ministry of Mines and Energy has reached an agreement with the country's largest coal mining company, PT Kaltim Prima Coal, on the most crucial issue of the company's divestment program: the price of shares.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Police raid nets 500 porn videos
Police raid nets 500 porn videos JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta police seized around 500 pornographic video compact discs from street vendors in a raid at Atrium Plaza, Senen on Monday.Chief of the precinct's police detectives Maj.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
PKB names new deputy for House
PKB names new deputy for House JAKARTA (JP): The National Awakening Party (PKB) secretary- general Muhaimin Iskandar was installed on Monday as deputy chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR) replacing Khofifah Indar Parawansa, following the latter's appointment to the Cabinet.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Wooing capital back
Wooing capital back There is obviously a need for Indonesia and Singapore to cooperate. Aside from the fact that for the smooth flow of trade we are to a considerable degree dependent on Singapore, there is the reality that many of our billionaires are keeping their money in Singapore.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Old couple robbed by armed men
Old couple robbed by armed men JAKARTA (JP): Four men armed with pistols and sickles stole Rp 60 million (US$9,000) from an elderly couple in Petojo Selatan, Central Jakarta, in the early hours of Monday morning.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Three killed in landslide
Three killed in landslide DENPASAR, Bali: Three construction workers were killed on Sunday when a landslide hit the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue megaproject in Ungasan valley in Jimbaran, 15 kilometers south of here.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
City's oil revenues to be in the millions of dollars: councilor
City's oil revenues to be in the millions of dollars: councilor JAKARTA (JP): City administration is expecting an annual revenue of US$27.5 million from at least 11 oil platforms located off Pulau Seribu (Thousand Islands), North Jakarta, a councilor said on Monday.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Govt mulls basing budget on calender year
Govt mulls basing budget on calender year JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Bambang Sudibyo said on Monday the government was considering changing the current fiscal year budget to one based on the calender year.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
November sales of cell phones
November sales of cell phones On behalf of PT Alcatel Indonesia, we thank you for coming to the launch of "Alcatel One Touch Easy db mobile phone" on Nov. 3, 1999 at the Fashion Cafe. We thank you also for the coverage of that event.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Govt urged to use peaceful approach in handling Aceh
Govt urged to use peaceful approach in handling Aceh JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives called on the government on Monday to take immediate and concrete action to cope with conflicts in Aceh peacefully.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Beautiful, rugged Banten beckons to adventurers
Beautiful, rugged Banten beckons to adventurers Banten has survived much tumult during its long history. Perched on the westernmost tip of Java, the area continues to display the vestiges of its rich cultural and historical greatness.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Islanders harbor deep respect for Komodo dragon and nature
Islanders harbor deep respect for Komodo dragon and nature KOMODO ISLANDS, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): The Komodo dragon was first protected by order of the Sultan of Bima in 1915. But the monitor lizard's remarkable survival in a small patch of eastern Indonesia may owe more to its mystical folklore.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Alert sounded in dumping of hazardous waste in RI
Alert sounded in dumping of hazardous waste in RI JAKARTA (JP): The Agency for Environment Control (Bappedal) warned on Monday of hazardous waste imported from Singapore and Taiwan.Recent research conducted by the agency on samples of waste from the mass rapid transportation construction project in...
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Contradictory hypothesis
Contradictory hypothesis It is interesting to note the self contradictory hypothesis purported by Mr. Gottfried Roelcke (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 5, 1999, Has the MPR failed the people?). There he theorized that had the people been given the direct choice between Megawati Soekarnoputri and...
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Time to face up to changing times
Time to face up to changing timesBy J. Soedjati Djiwandono Calls for separatism from the Republic are now no longer limited to Aceh and Irian Jaya. Political analyst J. Soedjati Djiwandono shares his reflection on the once taboo subject.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Hendrawan picks Asian Cup to build waning confidence
Hendrawan picks Asian Cup to build waning confidence JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's men's singles shuttler Hendrawan is aiming to rebuild his motivation and confidence in the upcoming JVC Asia Cup in Ho Chi Minh City this week.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Autonomy advocated to ease federalist calls
Autonomy advocated to ease federalist calls JAKARTA (JP): The establishment of a law which provides each province with wide-ranging autonomy would give the government an ideal start in easing demands for a federal state, former rebel group leader Ventje Sumual suggested on Monday.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
'No' vote reveals Australia's isolation
'No' vote reveals Australia's isolationBy Trevor Datson CANBERRA (Reuters): Far from emerging as a new force on the Asian political scene, Australia appears to have underlined its isolation in the region with a popular vote to retain Britain's Queen Elizabeth as sovereign.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Jakarta, Canberra relations can and must be rebuilt
Jakarta, Canberra relations can and must be rebuilt This is the second of two articles based on remarks by former ambassador S. Wiryono at a gathering organized by the Indonesia- Australia Business Council in Jakarta on Nov. 2, 1999.
Tue, 09 Nov 1999
Govt acts to prevent CPO contamination
Govt acts to prevent CPO contamination JAKARTA (JP): Cleaning is under way at the North Sumatra port of Belawan for Deli Tama Indonesia storage tanks, which have been blamed for the diesel-oil contamination of 19,000 metric tons of crude palm oil exported to Rotterdam Port last month.
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
PSIS fans go on rampage after team loses game
PSIS fans go on rampage after team loses game SEMARANG (JP): Thousands of disappointed PSIS Semarang fans attacked the police and other spectators on Sunday after their team lost to Barito Putra of Kalimantan on the opening day of the Sixth Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina).
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
IBRA to sell BCA shares through IPO
IBRA to sell BCA shares through IPO JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will sell about 30 percent of the shares it holds in Bank Central Asia (BCA) in an initial public offering (IPO) in February, an official at the agency said.
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
IMF official says no funds for East Timor during transition
IMF official says no funds for East Timor during transition DARWIN, Australia (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund will not give money to East Timor during the United Nations transitional administration of the battered territory, a regional IMF official said on Sunday.
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
Internet inroads challenge print media
Internet inroads challenge print mediaBy Rachmat H. Cahyono JAKARTA (JP): The revolution went on without any fuss, ammunition or firearms. It was a direct challenge to the continuity of a more than 200-year-old tradition.
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
GAPRI fumes over new nicotine regulation
GAPRI fumes over new nicotine regulation JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Cigarette Producers (GAPPRI) has called on the government to review a new regulation which stipulates reduced nicotine and tar levels, along with a prohibition on television and radio advertising.
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
Rp 100,000 banknotes
Rp 100,000 banknotes Why do the new Rp 100,000 banknotes issued by Bank Indonesia -- in reference to the text in the Proclamation of Independence of the Republic of Indonesia -- mention the year 05 instead of 45? Is it a misprint, a special code?Bank Indonesia should clarify this matter.
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
Merpati opens new route
Merpati opens new route SEMARANG: State-owned domestic airlines PT Merpati Nusantara has opened a new route plying between here and Pontianak in West Kalimantan in response to a growing demand from people conducting social and economic activities in both locations.
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
JSX anticipates return of some foreign investors
JSX anticipates return of some foreign investors JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange's (JSX) optimistic projection of the return of some foreign investors will not necessarily spur buying due to profit taking by local investors, analysts said over the weekend.
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
Gus Dur unsure of meeting Clinton
Gus Dur unsure of meeting ClintonBy Kornelius Purba YANGON, Myanmar (JP): President Abudurrahman Wahid may be forced to postpone his meeting with U.S. President Bill Clinton this week due to the latter's tight schedule.
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
Medan cleans up drug scene
Medan cleans up drug scene MEDAN, North Sumatra: Provincial Police here have arrested 145 people suspected of drug use in a series of raids on discos in the past couple months.Under the code name Operation Narkoba, the joint-antidrug force caught eight drug users in a disco in the wee hours of...
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
A matter of cultural empowerment
A matter of cultural empowerment In the new Cabinet, the Ministry of Education and Culture has been renamed the Ministry of National Education, raising speculations as to whether the culture arena will be neglected.
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
Man died from strangulation not stab wounds: Doctor
Man died from strangulation not stab wounds: Doctor JAKARTA (JP): A 30-year-old man found dead on Thursday night in West Jakarta died from strangulation, Dr. Zulhasmar Syamsu of the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital morgue said on Saturday."Don't look at those stab marks all over his body.
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
Huxtable wins Sabah Masters
Huxtable wins Sabah Masters KOTA KINABLU, Malaysia (AFP): American Robert Huxtable coasted to a six-stroke win in the US$150,000 Sabah Masters Sunday, able to laugh off a one-stroke penalty incurred when his caddie accidentally kicked his ball on the fairway.
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
Taiwan's candidate urges stronger ties with China
Taiwan's candidate urges stronger ties with China TAIPEI (Agencies): Taiwan's pro-independence presidential candidate on Sunday urged closer economic ties with China, including an end to a half-century ban on direct transportation links.
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
Modern digital cameras can provide a lot of fun
Modern digital cameras can provide a lot of funBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Digital cameras have definitely come a long way since the day I played around with a Logitech Fotoman, which looked so much like a martabak (Indian pizza).
Mon, 08 Nov 1999
Parking agency needs Rp 3b subsidy: Official
Parking agency needs Rp 3b subsidy: Official JAKARTA (JP): City parking management agency BP Parkir still needs a Rp 3 billion (US$441,176) subsidy in the 1999/2000 fiscal year from the city administration to cover operational expenses, an official said on Friday.