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Sat, 25 Nov 2000
ASEAN eyes trade ties with NE Asia
ASEAN eyes trade ties with NE Asia SINGAPORE (Reuters): Southeast Asian leaders, eager to forge closer economic ties with Japan, China and South Korea, agreed on Friday to examine the merits of a free trade and investment zone with their bigger Northern neighbors.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Bogor holds street art show
Bogor holds street art show BOGOR (JP): Around 1,000 traditional artists of various galleries in Bogor staged a rare street event called Helaran on Thursday.Bogor Mayor HR Iswara Natanegara, who officially opened the show, said that the performance would become a yardstick for the mayoralty to...
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
ESCAP considers other energy sources
ESCAP considers other energy sources NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) regional meeting was officially closed on Friday night with the endorsement of the Bali Declaration on Asia Pacific Perspective on Energy for Sustainable Development.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Landslide stops train
Landslide stops train BANDUNG: The economy-class Sawunggalih train from Kutoarjo in Central Java to Bandung was brought to a stop in Ciamis on Friday after being struck by stones and soil from a collapsing hill adjacent to the track.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Asian currencies mixed in late trade
Asian currencies mixed in late trade SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies were mixed late Friday, with the beleaguered South Korean won and the New Taiwan dollar snapping out of their recent lows amid signs of easing domestic political tensions and strong gains on the local bourses, dealers said.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Coach criticizes Vietnam's VFF
Coach criticizes Vietnam's VFF HANOI (AFP): One month after dismissing the national team's Austrian coach Alfred Riedl, Vietnam's state soccer bosses on Friday faced a tirade from the country's Olympic coach, German, Rainer Willfeld.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Dell to open 2nd KL plant
Dell to open 2nd KL plant KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): U.S. computer firm, Dell, will open a second plant in Penang in February which is expected to increase the company's output in the Asia-Pacific region by five times, a news report said on Friday.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Smarter, more efficient household appliances
Smarter, more efficient household appliancesBy Zatni Arbi Each time Didi returned from abroad, he would have been away from his family and from Indonesia for at least eight months at a time. He worked on a cruise ship, and his contract sometimes lasted up to a whole year.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Choosing, caring for appliances
Choosing, caring for appliances A researcher and a housewife, is thankful for her modern electronic home appliances. "Home appliances are very helpful for me and my maid's work," said Rita Santoso, a mother of two children.Rita's housemaid only works in mornings.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Activists protest violence against women
Activists protest violence against women JAKARTA (JP): Some 150 protesters, mostly from the Women's Coalition Against Violence, took to the streets on Friday to protest violence against women. The protest coincided with the International Day of Anti-Violence Against Women, which falls on Nov. 24.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Donation to prevent school dropouts
Donation to prevent school dropouts BOGOR (JP): The Bogor administration donated on Thursday Rp 60,000 in scholarship funds each for 720 poor elementary school children, including those in Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Islamic elementary schools, considered most likely to become dropouts.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Bedsheets used in escape
Bedsheets used in escape BANGKOK (AFP): Suspected Indian mob boss Chhota Rajan on Friday used knotted bedsheets to escape from the hospital room where he was being held in Thai police custody, officials said.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Purworejo people refuse resettlement
Purworejo people refuse resettlement YOGYAKARTA: Opposing official suggestions, most people living in landslide-hit districts in Purworejo regency expressed their reluctance to be resettled, a geologist said on Friday.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Waiting for firm action from govt
Waiting for firm action from govt Nobody can deny our beloved country at this moment is going through a very difficult time, politically, economically and security-wise. Even nature is hostile and Indonesia has experienced strong earthquakes, floods and landslides, with many people becoming victims...
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Rupiah Rates Nov. 24
Rupiah Rates Nov. 24 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,958.00 9,958.00 9,411.00 9,505.00Australian dollar 1 4,674.28 5,201.06 4,910.66 4,964.46Austrian schilling 1 545.87 607.09 573.47 579.47Belgian franc 1 186.20 207.08 195.62 197.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Bandung dancers revive Wayang Wong Priangan drama
Bandung dancers revive Wayang Wong Priangan dramaBy Matdon BANDUNG (JP): When the Bandung-based Indonesian Arts Academy (STSI)'s dance studio staged the traditional dance drama Wayang Wong Priangan last Saturday, people might have supposed that it was adapted from a similar Javanese dance.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Appeals Court reduces Agus Isrok's sentence
Appeals Court reduces Agus Isrok's sentence JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Appeals Court has reduced the sentence handed down by a lower court in the drug case involving Second Lt. Agus Isrok, the son of former Army Chief of Staff Gen. (ret.) Subagyo Hadisiswoyo.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Filipino migrants arrested in Sabah
Filipino migrants arrested in Sabah KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysian security forces, backed by helicopters and speedboats, swooped down on an island off Borneo and arrested 225 people, mainly Filipino immigrants without proper documents, a news report said on Friday.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Ask Gus Dur about Tommy: Titiek
Ask Gus Dur about Tommy: Titiek JAKARTA (JP): Siti Hediati Hariyadi "Titiek" Prabowo became the latest child of former president Soeharto to have been grilled by the police over the whereabouts of her fugitive sibling Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra on Friday.
Sat, 25 Nov 2000
Leaders call for greater use of English
Leaders call for greater use of English SINGAPORE (AP): Southeast Asian nations, which boast hundreds of local languages, must work to make English the lingua franca of the region, Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Friday.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Indofood drops plan to buy oil palm plantations
Indofood drops plan to buy oil palm plantations JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Indofood Sukses Makmur has dropped a plan to acquire several oil palm plantations under the control of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
BI launches new settlement system
BI launches new settlement system JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia officially launched on Thursday the real-time gross settlement system (BI-RTGS) in a bid to modernize the country's noncash interbank payment system.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 23, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,450 -100 283,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 110 -5 5,000 Alakasa Industrindo 275 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Pande acquitted of all charges in Bank Bali scam
Pande acquitted of all charges in Bank Bali scam JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court acquitted on Thursday Pande Nasorahona Lubis, who had been charged with graft in connection with the Rp 546 billion (US$58 million) Bank Bali scandal.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Legislators fail to submit proposal against Gus Dur
Legislators fail to submit proposal against Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): Legislators failed to submit on Thursday a proposal for the House of Representatives (DPR) to issue a "right of expression" on President Abdurrahman Wahid's performance."We'll submit the proposal on Nov. 30.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Six killed in sand quarry
Six killed in sand quarry BANDUNG: Six people were killed on Wednesday in a landslide in a sand quarry in Cileuleuy in Subang regency.Provincial administration secretary in Subang, Aris Sumarna, confirmed the accident, saying that the quarry was managed by H. Atang.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Witness says Bob Hasan causes 'no state losses'
Witness says Bob Hasan causes 'no state losses' JAKARTA (JP): A witness implied at the Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday that the company of defendant Muhamad "Bob" Hasan had never taken photographs for a government-funded mapping project in 1996, but claimed that it caused no state losses.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Datacraft wins RI project
Datacraft wins RI project SINGAPORE (AFX-ASIA): Datacraft Asia Ltd said it has obtained a US$3.7 million contract from IPCO International Ltd to help the latter implement its internet protocol network project in Indonesia.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Ministry set to work on marine tourism mapping
Ministry set to work on marine tourism mapping JAKARTA (JP): The directorate of sea territory at the Ministry of Maritime and Fishery Affairs is set to work on marine tourism mapping as part of the preparations for regional autonomy in January."We'll probably begin the project next year.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Ramadhan closure terms disputed by owners
Ramadhan closure terms disputed by owners JAKARTA (JP): Immediately following pressure from Muslim groups and six City Council factions, the city administration announced on Thursday Governor Sutiyoso's expected notice of which nightspots should close during Ramadhan, Idul Fitri and Christmas.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Singapore to push ASEAN to engage with India: Officials
Singapore to push ASEAN to engage with India: Officials SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore said on Thursday it is backing India to become a dialog partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) but faced an uphill battle getting support."The Indian President (K.R.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
PASI stages pole vault training
PASI stages pole vault training SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association (PASI) Central Java chapter joined hands with the province's Ministry of National Education chapter to stage pole vaulting training.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Blast suspect had fake ID: Police
Blast suspect had fake ID: Police JAKARTA (JP): Police are looking for a man who checked in at the Omni Batavia Hotel using a fake ID card about one hour before the blast occurred last Friday, city police chief Insp. Gen. Mulyono Sulaiman said.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Foreign investors put off by fears of power crisis
Foreign investors put off by fears of power crisis JAKARTA (JP): The possibility of a power crisis in Indonesia has added to the uncertainties in the country's investment climate, according to a senior official at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
'Wayang thengul' puppets survive as souvenirs in RI's major cities
'Wayang thengul' puppets survive as souvenirs in RI's major citiesBy R. Agus Bakti YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Wayang thengul (wooden puppet show) has every qualification to be listed as a Javanese "endangered" folk art, losing its audience to modern-day entertainment.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Headless corpse found on beach
Headless corpse found on beach PRAYA, West Nusa Tenggara: Residents of Central Lombok's Kuta beach (Loteng) were shocked earlier this week by a corpse which was found on the south end of the beach and had its head, most of its stomach, right leg, right hand and genitalia missing.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Nokia launches new cell phone
Nokia launches new cell phone JAKARTA (JP): Nokia Mobile Phones launched on Thursday the Nokia 6210, targeting business executives.General manager for Mobile Phones Indonesia Shaun Colligan said the dual band mobile phone was supported by a High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD) of up to 43.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Indonesia may air domestic problems at summit
Indonesia may air domestic problems at summit SINGAPORE (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said here on Thursday that Indonesia might bring up its mounting domestic problems during the annual ASEAN informal summit and called for "active support" of the regional grouping for the maintenance of...
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Nine top officers named suspects
Nine top officers named suspects JAKARTA (JP): After a series of long investigations, police named nine high-ranking military and police officers on Thursday as suspects in the violent takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters in Central Jakarta in 1996.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
ASEAN welcomes China's overtures for free trade
ASEAN welcomes China's overtures for free trade SINGAPORE (AFP): Chinese overtures to be involved in a Southeast Asian free trade area received enthusiastic support on Thursday from ASEAN which fears money will be diverted from the group when Beijing joins the World Trade Organization.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
House to amend BI law on Dec. 6
House to amend BI law on Dec. 6 JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives vowed on Thursday to complete the amendment of the central bank law by Dec. 6, so as to allow an immediate reshuffle of the top management of Bank Indonesia.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Asian currencies mostly down, rupiah slightly firmer
Asian currencies mostly down, rupiah slightly firmer SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies sagged late Thursday, with the South Korean won extending its recent inexorable decline as the market grew immune to the central bank's hackneyed verbal mediation, dealers said.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Rupiah Rates Nov.23
Rupiah Rates Nov.23 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,923.00 9,923.00 9,376.00 9,470.00Australian dollar 1 4,711.34 5,244.31 4,950.53 5,004.90Austrian schilling 1 547.82 609.72 575.63 581.88Belgian franc 1 186.87 207.98 196.35 198.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Learn to live and let live
Learn to live and let live Recent articles in your paper have given me considerable pause for thought. Perhaps paradoxically, in this time of new openness in Indonesia, there seems to be evidence of a growing tide of intolerance that should perhaps worry people.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
U.S. Dollar Rates Nov. 23
U.S. Dollar Rates Nov. 23 Current High Low Euro* 0.8429 0.8456 0.8427 Japanese Yen 110.15 110.23 110.06 British Pound* 1.4045 1.4088 1.402 Swiss Franc 1.8026 1.8041 1.7975 Austrian Schilling 16.3191 16.3249 16.2728 Belgian Franc 47.841 47.858 47.706 Danish Crown 8.8485 8.874 8.8226 Dutch Guilder 2.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Bali gets new management
Bali gets new management JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of the publicly listed Bank Bali approved on Thursday the appointment of a new board of directors and commissioners for the period of 2000-2002.The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said the management reshuffle followed the recent...
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Downturn in Indonesian-U.S. relations?
Downturn in Indonesian-U.S. relations? The following is the first of two articles based on a presentation given at a discussion on ties between Indonesia and the U.S., by Prof. Dr. Hasjim Djalal, M.A.. He has been Ambassador-at-Large for the Law of the Sea/Maritime Affairs since 1994 and teaches...
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
ASEAN gives KL more time to cut car tariffs
ASEAN gives KL more time to cut car tariffs SINGAPORE (Reuters): Southeast Asian governments on Thursday gave Malaysia a two-year reprieve before it has to cut tariffs on its struggling car industry as part of a free-trade drive to sharpen the region's global competitiveness.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
Newborn baby found in hospital toilet
Newborn baby found in hospital toilet JAKARTA (JP): Staffers at the Medical Rehabilitation Installation of the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital were surprised to find a newborn baby alive in a third floor toilet on Thursday.The premature baby girl, weighing 1.
Fri, 24 Nov 2000
House urged to help reform labor export procedure
House urged to help reform labor export procedure JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Labor Supplying Companies (Apjati) urged the House of Representatives to press the government to reform the labor export procedure which it described as ineffective and unfair.