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Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Mount Bromo reopened to tourists
Mount Bromo reopened to tourists SURABAYA, East Java (JP): The local administration here reopened the foothills of Mount Bromo to the general public on Friday after they had been declared off-limits for the past week due to ash emissions spewing from the volcano's crater.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
SE Asia to have champion club soccer tournament
SE Asia to have champion club soccer tournament SINGAPORE (AFP): Southeast Asia is to launch its own champion of champions club soccer tournament, starting next year in Vietnam and drawing together the top sides from the 10 ASEAN nations.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Air Force member arrested for robbery
Air Force member arrested for robbery JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested three members of a vicious gang of robbers on Thursday, one of whom turned out to be a member of the Air Force, during a raid in Kampung Tengah, East Jakarta, Jakarta Police Detectives chief Sr. Supt. Harry Montolalu said on Friday.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Vendetta against Sjahril
Vendetta against Sjahril The series of sagas encountered by Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin since February -- starting with his rejection of the request by President Abdurrahman Wahid that he resign from his post, his subsequent arrest on corruption charges in late June and continuing with...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Singapore a convenient target for Indonesia's ire
Singapore a convenient target for Indonesia's ireBy Kornelius Purba TOKYO (JP): In his memoir, From Third World To First, The Singapore Story: 1965-2000, Lee Kuan Yew recalls his conversation with then president Sukarno at Merdeka Palace, five years before Singapore officially separated from...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Sjahril to face trial soon: Abdurrahman
Sjahril to face trial soon: Abdurrahman JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Friday that Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin would be brought to the court soon for a trial over his alleged involvement in the Bank Bali scandal.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Resort hotels booked up for long holiday
Resort hotels booked up for long holiday JAKARTA (JP): Many hotels and cottages in popular resorts in and around Jakarta say they are fully booked for the duration of the coming holiday season.Many affluent Jakartans not spending the holidays in their hometowns or abroad will be heading either for...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Indosiar to float shares next year
Indosiar to float shares next year JAKARTA (JP): Private television station Indosiar, one of the companies handed over to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) by the Salim Group, will float its shares on the local stock market next year.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Locals attack armed FPI members
Locals attack armed FPI members JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of local residents at the Pertamina housing complex in Tugu Selatan area, North Jakarta, engaged in a brawl with some 50 members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) on Thursday night after the latter, armed with daggers and swords, marched into...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Community empowerment program to help the poor
Community empowerment program to help the poor JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure is running a community empowerment program involving 5,147 villages in 17 provinces outside Java using funds allocated from the cut fuel subsidy which amounts to Rp 250 billion, said...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Anwar may need back surgery
Anwar may need back surgery KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim may need surgery for a slipped disc and that could delay legal appeals against his corruption conviction and sentence, one of his lawyers said on Friday."His condition is still bad.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Official faced with dismissal for drugs
Official faced with dismissal for drugs JAKARTA (JP): An immigration official currently detained for alleged drug abuse is facing dismissal, Director General of Immigration M. Mudakir said on Friday.Mudakir said the official, Muhammad Hidayat, would lose his job if the court found him guilty of...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Awair International to offer three new routes
Awair International to offer three new routes JAKARTA (JP): Privately owned airline PT Awair Internasional will open three new routes this month and is awaiting the arrival of its Airbus A310-300 to help service the additional routes, a spokesman of the company said on Friday.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
House urged to continue presidential investigation
House urged to continue presidential investigation JAKARTA (JP): About 1,000 people from various labor and student organizations assembled at the House of Representatives building here on Friday to express support for the House special committee probing corruption scandals allegedly linked to...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Man burned to death for stealing bull
Man burned to death for stealing bull BOGOR (JP): A man was burned to death by a mob for allegedly attempting to steal a bull in Leuwi Batu village, Rumpin district, Bogor regency, on Friday morning.The victim, identified as 35-year-old Karya of Kampung Kemang in Cidokom village, also in Rumpin...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Chances of Indo-Pak talks remote
Chances of Indo-Pak talks remoteBy Elizabeth Roche NEW DELHI (AFP): The recent flurry of statements from India and Pakistan has taken the nascent peace process in Kashmir to a delicate stage, but analysts say direct talks are a remote possibility.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Padang mayor to be fired
Padang mayor to be fired PADANG, West Sumatra: Mayor Zuiyen Rais, who has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for fraud, will soon be dismissed from his post, speaker of the Padang legislative council Maigus Nasir said here on Friday.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Mexico's Cemex may drop hub plans in Indonesia
Mexico's Cemex may drop hub plans in Indonesia JAKARTA (Reuters): Mexican cement giant Cemex has warned it might drop plans to base its Southeast Asian operations in Indonesia unless the government acts decisively on allowing it to take over a local producer in which it has a 25 percent stake.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Govt wants action on nightspots
Govt wants action on nightspots JAKARTA (JP): Following an attack on an alleged gambling den in Pluit, North Jakarta, Governor Sutiyoso warned the director of PT Pembangunan Pluit Jaya to take action against nightspots violating a governor's circular on opening hours during Ramadhan.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
PSM to face Persipura in league opener
PSM to face Persipura in league opener JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has confirmed that the 2001 Bank Mandiri national soccer league first qualifying round will kick off on Jan. 14 in Makassar, South Sulawesi. The second round will start on April 7.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 8, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,525 25 828,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 115 -10 462,500 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Christians, Muslims meet for reconciliation in Maluku
Christians, Muslims meet for reconciliation in Maluku YOGYAKARTA (JP): A total of 92 representatives from Christian and Muslim groups in the Malukus joined the Baku Bae reconciliation meeting here on Friday, pledging to commence recovery efforts after two-years of violence in the strife-torn region.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Ministers say Theys' release unlikely
Ministers say Theys' release unlikely JAKARTA (JP): Security authorities rejected on Friday a request by President Abdurrahman Wahid to release Irian Jaya proindependence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay.Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said during a...
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 7, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,500 -25 285,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 125 15 939,000 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa...
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Better sanitation and sanitary habits needed
Better sanitation and sanitary habits needed JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has to strife for better sanitation and water management since only about 49 percent of the country's villages have toilets and only 65.7 percent of the 69,000 villages nationwide receive sanitized water.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Land market prices set to increase
Land market prices set to increase JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will increase the taxable property price (NJKP) of land and building tax from 20 percent to 40 percent of the market price of properties which have a market price of Rp 1 billion (US$105,263) and over.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Gus Dur wants release of leaders in Irian Jaya
Gus Dur wants release of leaders in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid called on the police on Thursday to release Irian Jaya pro-independence leaders currently in detention so that dialog between Jakarta and locals in the troubled province could resume.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
BI reports Rp 15.1t in new lending
BI reports Rp 15.1t in new lending JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said Thursday that new lending through September reached about Rp 15.1 trillion (US$1.59 billion).Bank Indonesia director for banking supervision Djoko Sarwono said that the new lending had been mostly channeled to the industrial,...
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Govt does not protect women
Govt does not protect womenFrom KompasI agree with Julia Suryakusuma in her article published in Kompas of Sept. 27 under the title of Government regulation No. 10, an effective weapon or an instrument of power? because in reality this government regulation does not protect the wives of civil...
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Witnesses fail to satisfy prosecutors
Witnesses fail to satisfy prosecutors JAKARTA (JP): Central bank director for bank supervision Maulana Ibrahim failed on Thursday to answer prosecutors' questions over the alleged misallocation of Rp 583.4 billion (US$61.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Inmate found dead in police cell
Inmate found dead in police cell JAKARTA (JP): An inmate was found dead, early on Wednesday morning, in a cell at the Menteng Police subprecinct in Central Jakarta.Yohannes Dewa, 27, died after he hung himself, using shoe- laces wound tightly around his neck, from the ceiling of the cell.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Aceh refugees to return home ahead of Idul Fitri
Aceh refugees to return home ahead of Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): The Aceh administration, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, is set to return some 70,000 displaced people across the province to their homes ahead of Idul Fitri, which falls on Dec. 27.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Prajogo balks judges on Bob Hasan case
Prajogo balks judges on Bob Hasan case JAKARTA (JP): Prominent businessman Prajogo Pangestu could only respond with a series of "I don't remember" and "I don't know" answers as he frustrated judges trying to extract information from him regarding the multi-million dollar graft trial of Mohamad...
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Most Asia currencies close higher
Most Asia currencies close higher SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies were higher late Thursday, with the Philippine peso bucking the trend, underscoring yet again that there is only so much the central banks could do to counter the pressure from domesticpolitical woes, market watchers...
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Ambassador McCarthy ends 'satisfying' four years in RI
Ambassador McCarthy ends 'satisfying' four years in RIBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): For four years John McCarthy has been Australia's most senior representative in Indonesia, overseeing an often precarious relationship which in his time has reached both ends of the extreme.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Gas found in Timor Sea
Gas found in Timor Sea TOKYO (Dow Jones): Tokyo-based Indonesia Petroleum Ltd. has discovered natural gas in an area of the Timor Sea belonging to Indonesia, company sources said Thursday, according to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun's Friday morning edition.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
KL confirms new chief justice
KL confirms new chief justice KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): The Malaysian government confirmed the appointment of a new chief justice on Thursday in a move legal experts hope will restore the integrity of a judiciary criticized at home and abroad after the convictions of former deputy premier Anwar...
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Shell to invest $5.3b in KL
Shell to invest $5.3b in KL KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Shell Malaysia, a unit of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, said on Thursday it plans to invest 20 billion ringgit (US$5.3 billion) over the next five years to expand its oil and gas operations in Malaysia.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Probe into Bulog scandal to continue during recess
Probe into Bulog scandal to continue during recess JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Thursday the special committee investigating two financial scandals linked to President Abdurrahman Wahid could continue its work during the House's month-long recess, which...
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Australia and RI in talks to repair ties
Australia and RI in talks to repair ties CANBERRA (Reuters): Indonesia and Australia began two days of long-delayed ministerial talks here on Thursday aimed at repairing a bilateral relationship badly damaged by Australia's decision to lead a multinational force to East Timor.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
PRSI rounds up 6 C. Java swimmers
PRSI rounds up 6 C. Java swimmers SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Swimming Federation (PRSI) has rounded up six swimmers from Central Java to join the 2001 Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games training program.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Outclassed again
Outclassed again It would probably not be quite correct to say that the findings of a survey conducted by the Third Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) of 38 of its members and published in this newspaper yesterday comes as much of a surprise to most Indonesians.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
'Ruwatan' rite wishes disaster-free country
'Ruwatan' rite wishes disaster-free countryBy Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): Burning incense sent fragrant rings of thick white smoke wafting high, filling the entire space of the Pendapa Ndalem Yudhanegaran hall at Yogyakarta palace.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Nightspots vandalized for ignoring regulations
Nightspots vandalized for ignoring regulations MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Dozens of people, claiming to be members of Laskar Jundullah, a Muslim organization, destroyed a nightspot on Thursday for ignoring operating hours during the Muslim fasting month.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Pertina expels 5 boxers from training
Pertina expels 5 boxers from training JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) expelled five boxers from its 2001 Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games training program at the Ragunan sports school early this month.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Thousands of false 'Lea' jeans confiscated
Thousands of false 'Lea' jeans confiscated JAKARTA (JP): Police personnel raided on Wednesday a warehouse manufacturing imitation Lea jeans in the small-scale industrial complex (PIK) on Jl. Penggilingan, East Jakarta, an officer said on Thursday.East Jakarta Police chief of detectives Sr. Insp.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Three killed, four injured in Abepura
Three killed, four injured in Abepura JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Fresh violence broke out in Irian Jaya as three people, including two policemen, were killed and four officers injured when some 100 armed rioters attacked the police station in Abepura just before dawn on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Kudos to the House
Kudos to the House Kudos to the special committee of the House of Representatives (DPR) for their perseverance in looking for evidence of involvement of just anybody, including the President, in the Bulog, Brunei and other scams.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Batam Police anticipate holidays
Batam Police anticipate holidays BATAM, Riau: In anticipation of the coming Christmas, Idul Fitri and New Year holidays, the Batam, Rempang and Galang (Barelang) police will deploy at least 500 personnel to ensure security, chief Supt. Bachrul Effendi said here on Wednesday.
Fri, 08 Dec 2000
Rupiah Rates Dec. 7
Rupiah Rates Dec. 7 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,075.00 10,075.00 9,527.00 9,623.00Australian dollar 1 4,975.82 5,529.16 5,223.65 5,281.10Austrian schilling 1 587.42 652.44 616.68 623.17Belgian franc 1 200.37 222.55 210.35 212.