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Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Asian currencies mostly down on yen fall; IDR bucks trend
Asian currencies mostly down on yen fall; IDR bucks trend SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The Japanese yen's slump to its lowest level this year dealt a blow to most Asian currencies late Wednesday, with the South Korean won and the New Taiwan dollar feeling the brunt of the pain, dealers said.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
BI to continue to supply dollars to help ailing rupiah
BI to continue to supply dollars to help ailing rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia plans a fresh intervention to protect the rupiah from the expected surge in the demand for U.S. dollars at the year-end, deputy governor Miranda Goeltom said on Wednesday.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Half-hearted ban on firecrackers
Half-hearted ban on firecrackersFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIn the days before the national holidays to observe Christmas, the post-fasting Idul Fitri festivities and the New Year, firecrackers and fireworks are to be found everywhere.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
National coaches to be certified by KONI
National coaches to be certified by KONI JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) will issue certificates for coaches in a bid to standardize coaching methods, KONI's officer in charge of research and development Imam Sujudi said on Wednesday.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Candra, Sigit to team up at the Korean Open
Candra, Sigit to team up at the Korean Open JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) will partner Olympics gold medalists Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto for the Korean Open early January.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Youths exposed to HIV/AIDS through intravenous drug use
Youths exposed to HIV/AIDS through intravenous drug useBy I Wayan Juniarta DENPASAR, Bali (JP): On Tuesday morning David was informed that once again a young drug-user had died of an overdose, while another young user was dying in a hospital bed after shooting up low-quality heroine.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
RI eludes U.S. dumping charge
RI eludes U.S. dumping charge JAKARTA (JP): The United States Embassy in Jakarta announced on Wednesday that the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has rejected a proposal to impose antidumping duties on imports of expandable polystyrene resins from Indonesia.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Australia says it fears 163 boatpeople drowned
Australia says it fears 163 boatpeople drowned CANBERRA (Reuters): Up to 163 boatpeople en route to Australia from Indonesia are believed to have drowned when their two vessels sank in stormy seas, Australian Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock said on Wednesday.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
AmCham elects new president
AmCham elects new president JAKARTA (JP): The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Indonesia elected its new board members for 2001-2002 on Wednesday, with chairman of the Castle Group James Castle being reelected as president.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Keep off firecrackers
Keep off firecrackersFrom Suara KaryaAlthough massive raids on firecrackers have been carried out several times, the sound of firecracker' explosions is still heard in many places. In the present holy fasting month of Ramadhan, the firecracker business (especially on the roadsides) has intensified...
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Malaysian police 'must testify' at brutality inquiry
Malaysian police 'must testify' at brutality inquiry KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's human rights commission said Wednesday it would use its legal powers to force certain policemen to testify at an inquiry into alleged brutality against protesters.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Sultan hints factors to invite investors
Sultan hints factors to invite investors YOGYAKARTA (JP): Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X asserted here on Wednesday that there were three key factors in attracting investors to the respective provinces: security, supremacy of law and labor issues.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Rupiah Rates Dec.13
Rupiah Rates Dec.13 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,043.00 10,043.00 9,495.00 9,591.00Australian dollar 1 4,900.40 5,447.32 5,145.34 5,202.16Austrian schilling 1 577.07 641.25 605.91 612.39Belgian franc 1 196.84 218.74 206.68 208.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
KL palm oil ends higher on technical rebound
KL palm oil ends higher on technical rebound KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed higher on Wednesday, reversing their morning trend on a technical rebound.Traders said short covering interest ahead of the release of fresh data later in the week helped push prices back above...
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Krisna Murti turns family's memories into artwork
Krisna Murti turns family's memories into artworkBy Aendra H. Medita JAKARTA (JP): White attending the 7th biennial International Fine Art Festival in Havana, Cuba, Indonesian video artist Krisna Murti managed to create a new work titled Family's Memories (Series I, Havana City, 2000) which...
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Insurer Manulife questions police's professionalism
Insurer Manulife questions police's professionalism JAKARTA (JP): Insurance company PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia (AJMI) questioned on Wednesday the police's professionalism in handling the case involving the disputed sale of a 40 percent stake in the company to its Canadian-based parent...
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Bulog scandal suspect shifted to Cipinang jail
Bulog scandal suspect shifted to Cipinang jail JAKARTA (JP): While awaiting the trial of the multibillion rupiah State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scandal, the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday transferred suspect Alip Agung Suwondo from the city police detention house to the Cipinang...
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Property firm faults IBRA for illegal action
Property firm faults IBRA for illegal action JAKARTA (JP): A relatively small property firm called PT Geria Wijaya Prestige (GWP), which owns the Kuta Paradiso Hotel on the resort Island of Bali, has faulted the powerful Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) for a legal violation.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Bali called on to protect ancestral lands and religious sites
Bali called on to protect ancestral lands and religious sitesBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, Bali (JP ): Balinese people will be cursed if they sell plots of lands belonging to traditional villages and religious temples because they are part of the valuable assets of the local Hindu people, said a leading...
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 3:30 a.m. Ramadhan Special: Uraian Syiar Sahur 4:30 Ramadhan Special: Koran Recital 5:30 Ramadhan Special: Pelajaran Iqro 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Don't be emotional!
Don't be emotional!From RepublikaOnce I happened to have a glance at the title of an article on the front page of a newspaper which read something like this: Gus Dur's followers are furious because a student is imitating the way he acts.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaThursday Maghrib 6:05 p.m.Friday Imsak 4:00 a.m.Subuh 4:10 a.m.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Council rejects hike in water fees
Council rejects hike in water fees JAKARTA (JP): A city council commission rejected on Wednesday a proposed 6 percent to 43 percent hike in tap water fees, saying many residents were still disappointed with the city's water service.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
165 rape cases in C. Java
165 rape cases in C. Java SEMARANG: At least 165 rape cases took place in 29 regencies in the province of Central Java between January and early December this year, an activist has revealed.Sri Nurherwati, coordinator of Central Java's branch of the Working Group for Gender Justice and Human...
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 13, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,350 -25 375,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 110 5 121,500 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa...
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Meisya wins karate gold
Meisya wins karate gold JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian female karate competitor, Meisya, managed to grab the gold medal in the women's under-50 kilograms division at the eighth International Karate Championships in Venice, Italy, on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Arts council suspends Sulebar over scam
Arts council suspends Sulebar over scam JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Arts Council has suspended M. Sulebar Soekarman from the executive board pending the outcome of an investigation into his role in last month's aborted painting exhibition which was widely billed by art critics as a scam.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Netherlands donate streetlights
Netherlands donate streetlights JAKARTA (JP): The Netherlands has donated 530 streetlights worth Rp 2.177 billion to the city, with officials saying the project would hopefully help boost investor confidence.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
LBH asks UI rector to assure six students' status
LBH asks UI rector to assure six students' status JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Legal Aids Institute (LBH Jakarta) asked University of Indonesia (UI) rector Asman Boedisantoso on Wednesday to give an assurance that their clients could join classes for the upcoming semester.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Malaysian base for N. Borneo
Malaysian base for N. Borneo KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysian Defense Minister Najib Tun Razak said his ministry is considering establishing a small air base on the northeastern coast of Sabah state on the island of Borneo, the national Bernama news agency reported.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Japan provides E. Timor scholarships
Japan provides E. Timor scholarships JAKARTA: The Japanese government donated on Wednesday US$658,000 in scholarships for East Timor students studying in universities and educational institutions throughout Indonesia.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Tommy's proceedings illogical
Tommy's proceedings illogicalFrom Warta KotaAs a layman, I have no expert knowledge of law. Yet I have a feeling something is currently going wrong with the present legal proceedings involving the wanted Tommy Soeharto.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Stop this lawlessness
Stop this lawlessness The assurance which the public received on Tuesday from the chief of the National Police, Gen. Surojo Bimantoro, that his men would no longer tolerate any acts of anarchy perpetrated wherever, be it in Jakarta or elsewhere, or by whoever, must have come as a refreshing breeze...
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Sutiyoso ready to go, to face sanctions
Sutiyoso ready to go, to face sanctions JAKARTA (JP): "I am ready to face any kind of sanction over the 1996 forcible takeover of PDI (the Indonesian Democratic Party). I have never hesitated or been ashamed of it," Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso said without remorse.
Thu, 14 Dec 2000
Detectives assigned to locate fugitive Tommy
Detectives assigned to locate fugitive Tommy JAKARTA (JP): In a move some say smacks of desperation, the National Police established on Wednesday five special teams to track down and arrest the fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra before 2001.National Police spokesman Brig. Gen.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Bulog scandal suspect Suwondo to be transferred to Salemba jail
Bulog scandal suspect Suwondo to be transferred to Salemba jail JAKARTA (JP): Alip Agung Suwondo, a main suspect in the multibillion rupiah State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scandal, is scheduled to spend his days and nights at the Salemba Penitentiary starting Wednesday, a police officer said.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
PT Pos to relax monopoly on letter delivery: Official
PT Pos to relax monopoly on letter delivery: Official JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Post and Telecommunications Sasmito Dirdjo said on Tuesday the monopoly on letter delivery held by state postal company PT Pos Indonesia would be lifted gradually.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Wine taster says the right bottle is up to you
Wine taster says the right bottle is up to youBy Harry Bhaskara JAKARTA (JP): "It is very difficult to say which wine is the best because it depends on the individual," said Madame May- Eliane de Lencquesaing.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Dharma Wanita 'rejects removal of polygamy ban'
Dharma Wanita 'rejects removal of polygamy ban' JAKARTA (JP): The organization of civil servants' wives Dharma Wanita Persatuan asserted on Tuesday its rejection of the planned removal of the ban on polygamy for civil servants."Our stance is clear. We support the enactment of PP.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Minister confirms explosion was bomb
Minister confirms explosion was bomb VIENTIANE (AP): Laos's foreign minister suggested on Tuesday that an explosion this week in the capital was caused by a bomb left over from the Vietnam War, but said it was not aimed at an ASEAN-EU ministerial conference.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Thai, Lufthansa promote ties
Thai, Lufthansa promote ties BANGKOK (AFP): Thai Airways International and Lufthansa said Tuesday they may step up their codeshare agreement with a deal to share the cost and earnings of their operations between Germany and Thailand.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
UN barred from grilling TNI troops
UN barred from grilling TNI troops JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Adm. Widodo A.S. said here on Tuesday that Jakarta would not allow its troops to be questioned by UN investigators over last year's violence in East Timor.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Military men arrested over firecrackers
Military men arrested over firecrackers JAKARTA (JP): Three military personnel were arrested for playing with firecrackers on Monday, a police report said.The report said the military men, namely Second Sgt. M. Syaifuddin, Second Pvt. Wastin, and Second Pvt.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
C. Java only sends one shooter
C. Java only sends one shooter SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Target Shooting and Hunting Association (Perbakin) has invited Shilla Prasasti from Central Java to join the training program for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
RI shuttlers must have managers: Business expert
RI shuttlers must have managers: Business expert JAKARTA (JP): With their international achievements, it is time for Indonesian shutters to have their own managers to negotiate contracts with sponsors.The point was addressed on Tuesday by business expert Rhenald Kasali in a discussion on "Measuring...
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Inquiry slams cruise liner sinking
Inquiry slams cruise liner sinking SINGAPORE (AFP): An investigation into the sinking of the cruise liner Sun Vista has cited serious deficiencies in the ship and questioned whether it should even have been carrying passengers, a report said on Tuesday.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Brother of KL leader dies
Brother of KL leader dies KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Mahadi Mohamad, the older brother of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, died on Tuesday after suffering a fall in the bathroom of his home, the national news agency Bernama reported. He was 86.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
KL foreign debt reaches $41b
KL foreign debt reaches $41b KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's foreign debt totaled 156.9 billion ringgit (US$41.28 billion) as of the end of September, parliament was told Tuesday.Deputy Finance Minister Chan Kong Choy said 48.6 percent of the total, or 76.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Malaysian palm oil firms struggle to cut costs
Malaysian palm oil firms struggle to cut costs KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): In the Malaysian palm oil sector, the race is now on for plantation companies to be the leanest and fittest.With the slump in palm oil prices expected to continue through next year, many are cutting costs to safeguard bottom...
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
City bylaws needed for asset takeover
City bylaws needed for asset takeover JAKARTA (JP): Experts are urging the city administration to draft city bylaws in a bid to take over various valuable assets in the capital ahead of next month's rolling out of regional autonomy.