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Wed, 24 Nov 1999
The threat of piracy in SE Asia
The threat of piracy in SE AsiaBy Santo Darmosumarto Fifteen Indonesian pirates were reportedly arrested on Saturday off the coast of India. This article looks at piracy, a problem which Southeast Asian nations have been battling for years.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Hammer throwers set for Jakarta
Hammer throwers set for Jakarta SEMARANG (JP): Four local hammer throwers -- Daniel Giyanto, Agus Darmawan, Lina and Kusmiyati -- will attend the Indonesia Open national track and field championship in Jakarta from Nov. 26 to Nov. 29.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Searching for a better management approach
Searching for a better management approachBy James O'Hara JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank produced a development report in 1987 comparing the average levels of per capita income in developed industrialized countries and low-income developing countries.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
S'pore PM to lead trade mission to RI in January
S'pore PM to lead trade mission to RI in January JAKARTA (JP): Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will lead a large trade mission to Indonesia in January in a bid to boost trade relations between the neighboring countries.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Two expats deported for overstaying
Two expats deported for overstaying TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang Immigration office has deported an expatriate identified as Chiou Ya Hui, a Taiwan national, and will shortly deport another, South Korean Jeong Seong Ki, for overstaying on their visas.Tangerang Immigration chief Dodi M.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Close the camps
Close the camps The visiting U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Richard Holbrooke, has spoken out, calling for rapid repatriation of all (East Timorese refugees) who wish to return to East Timor. This finally may prod the Indonesian authorities into controlling the militia mobs.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Politics will still affect rupiah: BI
Politics will still affect rupiah: BI JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Tuesday the rupiah's exchange rate to the U.S. dollar next year would be influenced more by market sentiment on domestic social and political conditions rather than economic fundamentals.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Human rights court won't try past atrocities
Human rights court won't try past atrocities JAKARTA (JP): The government is working to establish a human rights court, but it will not be able to bring alleged perpetrators of past atrocities to justice, Minister of Law and Legislation Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
New libraries for orphanages
New libraries for orphanages JAKARTA (JP): Forty-five girls in Putra Setia orphanage in Central Jakarta can now enjoy a collection of 500 titles of storybooks and literature in their small library.The books, along with bookshelves and boxes of powdered milk, were donated by milk producer PT...
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Cacuk appointed as IBRA senior vice chairman
Cacuk appointed as IBRA senior vice chairman JAKARTA (JP): The government has appointed a former president of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia as senior vice chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) in its continuing effort to restructure the agency.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Hun Sen 'opposes' ASEAN expansion
Hun Sen 'opposes' ASEAN expansion PHNOM PENH (AP): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen would be against allowing East Timor into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a magazine reported.Hun Sen told Asiaweek in an interview posted on the magazine's website that he feared the addition of an...
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Brittleness of nationalism
Brittleness of nationalismFrom Rakyat MerdekaOur founding fathers would be lost in sad contemplation if they heard about the demands of some Indonesians who want independence. Those who fought audaciously to liberate this country, to maintain the unity of the nation, would feel betrayed because...
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Jazz Merah Putih in Karawaci
Jazz Merah Putih in Karawaci JAKARTA (JP): The giant business and amusement center Lippo Karawaci in Tangerang, in cooperation with Ireng Maulana & Associates, is to present the second Jazz Merah Putih concert at Taman Sari cultural park in Lippo Karawaci business and residential area on Saturday.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Wie Wie upbeat on drag race party hopes
Wie Wie upbeat on drag race party hopes JAKARTA (JP): Wie Wie Rianto of the Jakarta Firna Racing Team was optimist on Monday that he would beat Canada's Robert Paul at the Sentul Drag Race Millennium Party to be held on Saturday and Sunday at the Sentul International Circuit in Bogor.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Protected building owners face inquiry over damages
Protected building owners face inquiry over damages JAKARTA (JP): The City Council will question executives of the firm which owns a protected building in Central Jakarta about plans to renovate the structure and the effort to locate items which had been missing from the building.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Beadsworth wins elimination one race finals
Beadsworth wins elimination one race finalsBy Lukman Natanagara LANGKAWI, Malaysia (JP): Skipper Andy Beadsworth of England won the delayed elimination one finals by defeating Swedish Magnus Holmberg in the Malaysia Challenge sailing championships on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Reforestation fees to reach Rp 1.22t
Reforestation fees to reach Rp 1.22t JAKARTA (JP): State revenues from the forestry and plantation sectors are estimated to reach Rp 1.83 trillion (US$261.9 million) in the fiscal year 2000.Minister of Forestry and Plantation Nur Mahmudi Ismail said on Tuesday that the revenue target would be...
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Mother of three jailed for producing drugs
Mother of three jailed for producing drugs JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced a mother of three on Tuesday to eight years in jail for producing ecstasy pills in the woman's second drug-related conviction in less than 18 months.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
7,000 RP police to guard ASEAN meet
7,000 RP police to guard ASEAN meet MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines said on Tuesday it would deploy more than 7,000 police and soldiers to safeguard leaders of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) at their summit in Manila this weekend.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Shotokan master to appoint successor
Shotokan master to appoint successor JAKARTA (JP): Sensei (master) Kanazawa, the world's Shotokan guru from Japan, is scheduled to appoint his successors at the seventh world Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation (SKIP) championship at the Sheraton Convention Center in Bali in April 2000.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Timah scraps plan to buy KPC shares
Timah scraps plan to buy KPC shares JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed state mining company PT Tambang Timah announced on Monday it had dropped its plan to buy shares in coal mining company PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC), citing the high price of the shares as the reason.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Holbrooke reserves judgment on RI's E. Timor agreement
Holbrooke reserves judgment on RI's E. Timor agreement AILEU, East Timor (Reuters): Washington's ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday the United States would be watching closely to see if Indonesia honored an agreement over joint patrols near the border between East and West Timor.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999Performances * Classical Piano Concert from Germany by Roswitha Lohmer, in the Balai Adika Ballroom of Hotel Majapahit - Mandarin Oriental Surabaya, at Jl. Tunjungan 65 (Phone: 031 5454333), 7 p.m., Nov. 24.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Eye bank gets 4,407 corneas from abroad
Eye bank gets 4,407 corneas from abroad BOGOR (JP): Indonesia Central Eye Bank (BMIP) have received a total of 4,407 corneas from various donor countries so far, BMIP chairwoman Siti Maimunah Alamsyah Ratu Perwiranegara said on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 23, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,200 75 1,257,000 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 600 -225 189,000 Alter Abadi...
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Oil prices ease in Asian markets
Oil prices ease in Asian markets SINGAPORE (Reuters): Oil prices slipped in Asia amid profit- taking on Tuesday after surging to nine-year highs in London and New York, traders said.January New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) crude futures were at US$26.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Japanese animation films grow in popularity
Japanese animation films grow in popularityBy Gotot Prakosa JAKARTA (JP): The world has acknowledged that Japanese animation films are already on par with American ones in terms of their storyline management and production techniques.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Photo A: JIFFest
Photo A: JIFFestJIFFest's committeeJapanese film Perfect Blue, directed by Satoshi Kon, is about a complicated entertainment business in Japan involving young stars. The film will be screened at TIM 21 on Nov. 24 and Nov. 25 as part of the first Jakarta International Film Festival.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Pepper output to rise 2.3%
Pepper output to rise 2.3% JAKARTA (JP): World pepper production is projected to increase 2.3 percent to 217,164 tons next year from about 212,200 tons this year.The Jakarta-based International Pepper Community (IPC) said on Tuesday that the estimate was reached in a meeting between exporters and...
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
C. Java villages in tense standoff
C. Java villages in tense standoff SEMARANG: About 500 residents of Karangsari village in Kendal have fled their homes, saying they fear reprisals from Bandengan residents, who saw three of their neighbors killed and 17 others injured on Sunday in a grenade blast.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Locals disregard patent rights
Locals disregard patent rights BANDUNG: About 90 percent of applicants for the Intellectual Opulent Patent Right (HAKI) in the country are foreigners, HAKI directorate general Zen Umar Purba said recently.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
WB eyes infrastructure as priority for E. Timor
WB eyes infrastructure as priority for E. Timor SINGAPORE (AFP): Some US$70 million is expected to be channeled into rebuilding East Timor's infrastructure next year, when pledges from donor countries of the World Bank come through, the bank said Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Officer questioned over Zarina's 'outing' at disco
Officer questioned over Zarina's 'outing' at disco JAKARTA (JP): The head of city police detention center, Maj. Sumartono, was questioned on Saturday over alleged drug- trafficking suspect Zarina Mirasfur's absence from the detention center on Nov.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Where to go in Bandung for Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999
Where to go in Bandung for Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999Performances * Musical Comedy Drama: Teu Kawin-Kawin, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 433562), 8 p.m., Nov. 27-28. * Sundanese Traditional Performance, Longser, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, 8 p.m.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Fishermen jailed for smuggling illegals
Fishermen jailed for smuggling illegals PERTH, Australia (AFP): Another group of Indonesian fishermen were jailed by an Australian court Tuesday under tough new laws designed to discourage human-trafficking.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
FDI to Philippines up 42%
FDI to Philippines up 42% MANILA (AFP): Net foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Philippines hit US$1.1 billion in the first seven months of 1999, a 42 percent increase from the same period last year, the presidential palace said here Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
ASEAN to review financial warning system
ASEAN to review financial warning system MANILA (AFP): Southeast Asian finance ministers are to review the progress of an regional financial warning system at a meeting here this week, a senior Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) official said Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Nov. 23, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,064.00 7,136.00Australian dollar 1 4,496.94 4,546.35Austrian schilling 1 529.28 535.19Belgian franc 1 180.54 182.56Brunei dollar 1 4,226.14 4,271.77Canadian dollar 1 4,825.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Power to women
Power to women Women activists have long questioned the wisdom of having a state minister of women's affairs in the Cabinet. Many view the office as serving an ornamental role rather than representing a genuine fight to end gender discrimination and promote equality.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Military accused of war crimes
Military accused of war crimes JAKARTA (JP): The military killing, raping and torture of civilians in Aceh this past decade amounted to "war crimes" committed on the orders of the top leadership, according to a finding of an independent inquiry.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Teamwork vital to push tourism growth: Official
Teamwork vital to push tourism growth: Official JAKARTA (JP): The city tourist agency on Tuesday called all related sectors in the industry to join hands together to boost the number of tourists coming to the capital."We must act.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Tubagus Angke water project
Tubagus Angke water project JAKARTA (JP): French water management firm PT Pam Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) signed a cooperation agreement with three local contractors on Tuesday to expand the water pipeline on Jl. Tubagus Angke in West Jakarta.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Fun, fearless female films at JIFFest
Fun, fearless female films at JIFFestBy Dini Djalal JAKARTA (JP): All you need is love, right? Not according to two thought-provoking films screened at this week's Jakarta Film Festival, The Personal and The Last Malay Woman.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
RI and Kuwait to boost ties
RI and Kuwait to boost ties JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid (right) is escorted by Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah after the two held talks on Tuesday in Kuwait City on improving ties between the two countries.
Wed, 24 Nov 1999
Room for improvement at Shah Jahan
Room for improvement at Shah Jahan JAKARTA (JP): "It's funny but Indian people themselves rarely eat here," said the waiter handing out menus at the Shah Jahan restaurant in the Hotel Sahid Jaya. The ever-droll Winnardi thought this was "probably because they get enough Indian food at home".
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Subagyo turns down job offer
Subagyo turns down job offer BANDUNG (JP): "No thanks," was the reply given by outgoing Army Chief of Staff Gen. Subagyo HS when he was offered a post as the ambassador to Malaysia.Casually speaking to journalists in the provincial capital of West Java on Monday, Subagyo revealed that he was...
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
NU to potent force in future: Experts
NU to potent force in future: Experts KEDIRI, East Java (JP): Local and foreign observers attending the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) congress here predicted that the organization would be a force to be reckoned with in national politics for the next five years, due to the fact that its outgoing chairman...
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Alleged Indonesian pirates face trial in Indian court
Alleged Indonesian pirates face trial in Indian court JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Communications Lt. Gen Agum Gumelar said the government would agree to the trial of 15 Indonesians arrested for alleged ship piracy in India, to be tried there under international law.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Minister strives for gender equality in govt policies
Minister strives for gender equality in govt policies JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of the Empowerment of Women Khofifah Indar Parawansa has demanded that all government policies relating to gender be drafted through her office since the general public, with its patriarchic nature, severely lacks...
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
The truth about E. Timor
The truth about E. Timor Any inquiry into the violence which erupted in East Timor in September, sooner or later, would lead to the Indonesian Military (TNI) simply because it was the institution most responsible for maintaining security in the territory at the time.