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Tue, 23 Nov 1999
IBRA to be audited soon, says Bambang
IBRA to be audited soon, says Bambang JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Bambang Sudibyo said on Monday the government would appoint an independent auditor to audit the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) in January in a bid to improve transparency.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Indriyani, Winarni finish 2nd in Greece
Indriyani, Winarni finish 2nd in Greece JAKARTA (JP): Sri Indriyani and Winarni finished on Sunday second in respectively the women's 48 kilograms and 53 kgs divisions at the World Championships in Athens.The results enabled both lifters to qualify for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Farming becomes a thing of the past in Bali
Farming becomes a thing of the past in BaliBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Traditional Balinese farmers are losing their fields amid the onslaught of development.IB Adnyana Manuaba, a cultural expert and tourist activities observer, said Bali lost more than 1,000 hectares of precious ricefields...
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
RP proposes Antarctic Treaty model for Spratlys
RP proposes Antarctic Treaty model for Spratlys MANILA (AFP): Claimants to the Spratlys islands in the South China Sea should look to the Antarctic Treaty as a model for settling disputes, Philippine Defense Secretary Mercado said on Monday.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
More textile firms want to export to quota marts
More textile firms want to export to quota marts JAKARTA (JP): The number of textile companies seeking the government's approval to export to countries imposing import quotas continues to increase, an official at the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Govt to announce state bank shake-up
Govt to announce state bank shake-up JAKARTA (JP): The government is poised to announce a major shakeup in the management of three state banks joining the government's recapitalization program, a minister said here on Monday.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Junior shuttlers set for c'ship
Junior shuttlers set for c'ship KUDUS, Central Java (JP): Some 229 junior shuttlers will compete at the ninth Aqua Master National Badminton Interclub Championship from Nov. 23 through Nov. 27 at the Djarum Kudus indoor stadium.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 TV Series: Amazing 3:00 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Management Program 5:00 Documentary 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Series: Hotel...
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Mt. Merapi climbers found
Mt. Merapi climbers found PADANG, West Sumatra: After nearly a one-week search, rescue workers discovered on Monday all 12 young mountain climbers who had been missing on Mount Merapi for 10 days.A rescue team member, Sony, told The Jakarta Post on Monday his squad evacuated three of the surviving...
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Nov. 22, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 6,982.00 7,052.00Australian dollar 1 4,462.89 4,511.16Austrian schilling 1 522.47 528.22Belgian franc 1 178.22 180.18Brunei dollar 1 4,177.84 4,222.25Canadian dollar 1 4,770.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Implementing Indonesia's English teaching system
Implementing Indonesia's English teaching systemBy Iwan Jazadi ADELAIDE (JP): There are at least two messages so far concerning the educational visions of the new Minister of National Education Yahya Muhaimin.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 22, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,125 25 978,500 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 825 175 260,000 Alter Abadi 475 0...
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Indonesia chosen as IMO member
Indonesia chosen as IMO member JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has been selected to sit as a member on the London-based International Maritime Organization (IMO).A statement by the Indonesian Embassy in London said that Indonesia was chosen during the 21st conference of the organization, held in London...
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Government says autonomy law ready in 2000
Government says autonomy law ready in 2000 JAKARTA (JP): The government has pledged to implement the laws on regional autonomy and fiscal balance between central and local governments in January.State Minister of Regional Autonomy Ryaas Rasyid told reporters on Monday the central government would...
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Man kills himself in front of lover
Man kills himself in front of lover JAKARTA (JP): Kemayoran Police detectives in Central Jakarta announced on Monday they have found 51-year-old Bambang Santosa's fingerprints on a kitchen knife found next to his corpse.Based on the finding, Kemayoran Police chief Maj.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Rates for tax payment, valid from Nov. 22 to Nov. 28
Rates for tax payment, valid from Nov. 22 to Nov. 28 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 6,920.00Austrian schilling 1 517.73Australian dollar 1 4,423.96Belgian franc 1 176.60Canadian dollar 1 4,710.69Swiss franc 1 4,447.59Deutschemark 1 3,646.14Danish krone 1 961.06French franc 1 1,086.06Poundsterling 1 11,175.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Jakarta to issue bonds to get stalled subway project on track
Jakarta to issue bonds to get stalled subway project on track JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta administration will issue municipal bonds to partly finance the construction of the US$1.5 billion Fatmawati-Kota subway project, deputy governor for financial affairs Budihardjo Sukmadi said on Monday.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Banten follows Nusa Dua way to build quality tourist sites
Banten follows Nusa Dua way to build quality tourist sitesBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): The development of tourist resorts in Indonesia is vital to improve the quality of the tourist industry in the country.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
39 rare birds stolen from zoo
39 rare birds stolen from zoo DENPASAR, Bali: A gang of armed robbers stole on Sunday 39 protected starlings locally known as Jalak Bali from a bird breeding cage at the West Bali National Park in Grogak subdistrict, Buleleng, about 140 kilometers northwest of here.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Amtek to revamp RI units
Amtek to revamp RI units SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Amtek Engineering Ltd. of Singapore said Monday it will concentrate on its core business of metal operations by transferring its plastics businesses to Sanwa Plastic Industry Pte. Ltd.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Championships to yield 114 Taekwon doins for TI
Championships to yield 114 Taekwon doins for TI JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Taekwondo Association (TI) will admit 114 of 273 Taekwon Doins competing in the first LG Cup National Championships to qualify for the 2000 National Games (PON) in Surabaya in July 2000.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Banks allowed to sell government bonds
Banks allowed to sell government bonds JAKARTA (JP): Bonds worth over Rp 200 trillion (US$28.5 billion) issued by the government this year to finance the recapitalization of state and private banks will be tradable by early next year, a senior official at Bank Indonesia said here on Monday.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Grenade blast kills three
Grenade blast kills three KENDAL, Central Java: Local authorities nabbed on Monday a military member identified as First Sgt. Kartono, 32, for allegedly blindly firing and throwing a grenade at a crowd at a fish selling point at Bandengan village here on Sunday.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Tanjung Lesung offers villa estates
Tanjung Lesung offers villa estates JAKARTA (JP): Expecting an upswing in the country's property market, PT Tanjung Lesung Leisure Industry is developing a residential estate in Tanjung Lesung, a new tourist resort in Banten, West Java.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Gus Dur departs on visit to Middle East
Gus Dur departs on visit to Middle East JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid left on Monday morning for a three-nation tour of the Middle East which will include a meeting with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Bogor drugs party busted
Bogor drugs party busted BOGOR (JP): Four students allegedly taking part in a drug party were arrested by police in a raid at a boarding house at Kedunghalang village here around midnight on Sunday.Bogor Police deputy chief Maj.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
10 rebels die in the Philippines
10 rebels die in the Philippines ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): Ten Muslim separatists were killed in fresh fighting in the southern Philippines on Monday ahead of a landmark meeting between Philippine President Joseph Estrada and new Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid, the military said.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Mahathir urges China to back East Asia Fund proposal
Mahathir urges China to back East Asia Fund proposal KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad Monday resumed his call on China and other regional countries to back a proposal for an East Asia Fund, the national Bernama news agency reported.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Shell farms out Bukat shares
Shell farms out Bukat shares JAKARTA (JP): Oil and gas company Bukat Shell B.V. has agreed to sell 60 percent of its shares in the Bukat oil and gas block off East Kalimantan to the subsidiaries of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO), Lasmo, Unocal, state oil and gas company Pertamina said on Monday.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Fiscal distress and tax reform
Fiscal distress and tax reform This is in reference to the highly thoughtful editorial in your paper on Nov. 20, 1999, under the title The fiscal distress.I am glad that your analysis is consistent with suggestions in our two articles published in The Jakarta Post dated Oct.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Government aims to focus on food security: Prakosa
Government aims to focus on food security: Prakosa JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Muhammad Prakosa said on Monday his programs for the year 2000 would concentrate on food security and agribusiness development.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
62% hike in military budget urged
62% hike in military budget urged JAKARTA (JP): Defense minister Juwono Sudarsono asked the House of Representatives on Monday to grant a whopping 62 percent increase in the 2000-2001 state budget for the military and police.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Aceh offered to vote on Islamic law, not separation
Aceh offered to vote on Islamic law, not separation JAKARTA (JP): The government has agreed to hold a referendum in Aceh, but it is limited to a vote on whether to adopt Islamic Law in the province, Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono said on Monday.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Man commits crime to pay for son's hospital bills
Man commits crime to pay for son's hospital bills JAKARTA (JP): A defendant at a robbery hearing told the court on Monday that he had to commit the crime simply to cover his three-year-old son's Rp 650,000 (US$94) hospital bill."I had no money to pay for my son's hospital fees.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
RI-Australia ties
RI-Australia ties I am writing in response to Mr. Damien Kingsbury's article Hard road to RI-Australia ties of Nov. 12, 1999. To his credit, the effort is there, but his view is not exactly the kind that would improve ties between Indonesia and Australia.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
New fund-raising program for sports prepared
New fund-raising program for sports prepared JAKARTA (JP): The office of the state minister of youth affairs and sports is looking into launching a fund-raising program, involving distribution of coupons and allocation of prizes, to support sports development nationwide.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
City Council opposes governor's plan to legalize gambling
City Council opposes governor's plan to legalize gambling JAKARTA (JP): City council has insisted gambling is illegal and suggested that Governor Sutiyoso seek President Abdurrahman Wahid's approval if he continues with a plan to centralize gambling activities on Panjang Island.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Howard to visit Aussie troops in East Timor
Howard to visit Aussie troops in East Timor CANBERRA (AFP): Prime Minister John Howard is to visit Australian troops in East Timor at the weekend to thank them for leading the successful UN-backed peacekeeping force to the embattled nation.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Sunson reschedules $36.7m loan
Sunson reschedules $36.7m loan JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Sunson Textile Manufacturer Tbk secured on Monday a three-year extension period for the maturity of a US$36.7 million syndicated loan.The loan, signed in 1995 and carrying an interest rate of 3 percent over the Singapore Interbank...
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
RI soldiers shine at Army Rifle Meet
RI soldiers shine at Army Rifle Meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian soldiers finished first in the overall champion pistol match, second in the overall champion carbine match and machine gun match and third in the rifle match in the ninth ASEAN Army Rifle Meet (AARM) in Brunei Darussalam.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
China GDP growth to exceed 7%
China GDP growth to exceed 7% BEIJING (DPA): A top Chinese economic official expressed confidence that China would surpass this year's 7 percent economic growth target and outlined the major economic tasks for the year 2000, the official China Securities newspaper reported on Monday.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Space launch will 'overcome U.S. wall'
Space launch will 'overcome U.S. wall' BEIJING (AP): China's successful test of a spacecraft for manned flight had major military implications, proving that Beijing has mastered technology that could enable it to overcome U.S.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Space launch boosts China's pride
Space launch boosts China's prideBy Benjamin Kang Lim BEIJING (Reuters): The launch of China's first unmanned spacecraft has limited commercial and military benefits for Beijing, but national pride and the status of President Jiang Zemin are the biggest winners, analysts said on Monday.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Internal ordeal
Internal ordealFrom Rakyat MerdekaThough only a few weeks old, the Cabinet of Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur), which is the result of a compromise among people's representatives in the House of Representatives and which vows to uphold honesty and justice, is now encountering a very serious internal...
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Govt needs $5.65b to service foreign debts
Govt needs $5.65b to service foreign debts JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Bambang Sudibyo said on Monday that the government would need some Rp 40 trillion (US$5.65 billion) to service its foreign debts in the next fiscal year staring in April.
Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Thai minister to visit Myanmar
Thai minister to visit Myanmar YANGON (Reuters): Thai foreign minister Surin Pitsuwan will visit Myanmar on Tuesday to discuss strained relations between the two states ahead of this week's summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a Thai embassy official said.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999
Education
EducationFrom RepublikaSince independence until our "second independence" (to borrow a phrase by President Abdurrahman Wahid), education has been an ongoing process in Indonesia, albeit in a foot-dragging manner.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999
Coal mines linked to malaria
Coal mines linked to malaria BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Abandoned coal mines could be a source of malaria in the province, the head of the health ministry's provincial office here, Suwandi Makmur, said on Saturday.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999
On tiny keyboard and computer telephony server
On tiny keyboard and computer telephony serverBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Here's a tiny little keyboard that I saw at Changi Airport about one month ago, while I was waiting for a flight back to Jakarta. The price was S$59.00.When I first saw it, I took a good look at it.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999
Jakarta adds up revenue from offshore oil
Jakarta adds up revenue from offshore oil JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is set to receive approximately US$1.50 from each barrel of crude oil absorbed from city offshore oil platforms, the only natural resource here, an official said on Friday.