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Wed, 22 Dec 1999
Djailani opens psychiatric institute
Djailani opens psychiatric institute JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Social Welfare Affairs Djailani officially inaugurated on Monday the Bina Laras Harapan Santosa 04 mental institute for psychiatric patients in Cipayung, East Jakarta.
Wed, 22 Dec 1999
RI promotion center in LA
RI promotion center in LA JAKARTA (JP): Tony Agus Ardie (left), chairman of the U.S. Committee of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab (right) met on Tuesday to discuss final preparations for the establishment of a trade promotion center for Indonesian...
Wed, 22 Dec 1999
Where to go in Bandung for Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999
Where to go in Bandung for Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999Peformance * Sundanese Traditional Drama: Gowarsa Minantara, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 433562), 8 p.m., Dec. 24.Music and Entertainment* Sheraton Bandung Hotel and Towers, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No.
Wed, 22 Dec 1999
10 in hospital have AIDS
10 in hospital have AIDS SURABAYA: As many as 10 people currently being treated at Soetomo General Hospital here have Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the chairman of the hospital's medical team for the syndrome, Edy Soeyanto, said on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Dec 1999
Pelti to ask chapters to host satellite tournaments
Pelti to ask chapters to host satellite tournaments JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) spokesman, Benny Mailili, said on Tuesday that the association must improve its performance by asking its provincial chapters to stage satellite and future tournaments next year.
Wed, 22 Dec 1999
WB still on 'red alert' over recovering Asia
WB still on 'red alert' over recovering Asia TOKYO (Reuters): Asia's growth rates over the next decade will depend more than anything on how governments privatize the huge volume of assets acquired as a result of the region's financial crisis, a senior World Bank official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Dec 1999
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaWednesday Maghrib 6:08 p.m.Thursday Imsak 4:04 a.m.Subuh 4:14 a.m.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Governor upbeat over city's future
Governor upbeat over city's future JAKARTA (JP): Although acknowledging that Jakarta will have its central government subsidy slashed once the regional autonomy policy is implemented, Governor Sutiyoso expressed confidence on Monday that the city could survive regional competition.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Thai govt stands firm
Thai govt stands firm BANGKOK (Reuters): Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai said he had no intention of reshuffling his Cabinet or dissolving parliament after easily surviving a no-confidence vote on Monday, but admitted a five-day censure debate exposed some weak points.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Student gets seven years for murder
Student gets seven years for murder BOGOR (JP): A 22-year-old student and drug addict named Rino Siswanto was sentenced on Monday to seven years in jail by Bogor District Court for robbery and accidentally killing a housemaid in a house at Taman Cimanggu here six months ago.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Thai third quarter GDP up by 7.7 percent
Thai third quarter GDP up by 7.7 percent BANGKOK (Reuters): The Thai economy grew at its fastest rate for four years in the third quarter, exceeding market expectations, a government think tank said on Monday.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Festive season security in Bogor
Festive season security in Bogor BOGOR (JP): In a move to maintain security and order over the Christmas, New Year and Idul Fitri celebrations, Bogor Police will make the security of places of worship a top priority.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
European Union enlargement: A Euro Babel in waiting?
European Union enlargement: A Euro Babel in waiting?By Joe L. Spartz JAKARTA (JP): Following the recently concluded European Union summit meeting in Helsinki, the official list of new member candidates, including Turkey, has now been extended to 13 which could ultimately increase EU member...
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
KL bourse ready for Y2K
KL bourse ready for Y2K KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's securities regulator said on Monday the nation's capital market is ready to face the Y2K rollover and a readiness test involving over 100 market institutions and intermediaries was successful.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Liquor trucks seized in Semarang
Liquor trucks seized in Semarang SEMARANG: Police in a sweep of the area have seized what amounts to two full truckloads of illegal liquor from vendors in three villages in the Banyumas regency, Central Java Police spokesman Lt. Col. M. Ramlie said.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Garuda wins debt payment rescheduling
Garuda wins debt payment rescheduling JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Monday national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia had reached an agreement with its foreign creditors to reschedule its US$1.8 billion in debt.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Blessed are the ignorant?
Blessed are the ignorant? With the year 2000 just around the corner and the specter of the feared millennium computer bug advancing closer, governments around the globe appear to be increasingly busy preparing their citizens for the possibility of a slew of technological disasters beginning at the...
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Police search for taxi driver killers
Police search for taxi driver killers JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta police detectives were still searching four murder suspects, who viciously stabbed an unidentified taxi driver to death, before fleeing and leaving the driver in the taxi, near the Penjaringan tollgate, on Sunday night, an officer...
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Petrus sues police over arrest
Petrus sues police over arrest JAKARTA (JP): Lawyer Petrus Bala Pattyona filed suit at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday, protesting his arrest by city police officers last week.The suit named Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman as defendant.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Four female weightlifters likely to miss PON for Olympics
Four female weightlifters likely to miss PON for Olympics JAKARTA (JP): Four Indonesian women weightlifters -- Sri Indriyani, Lisa Rumbewas, Winarni and Supeni -- will likely miss the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya in June due to their training program for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney in...
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Dynaplast buys plastic packaging company
Dynaplast buys plastic packaging company JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of plastic crate and components manufacturer PT Dynaplast approved on Monday the management's proposal to acquire plastic bottle molder PT Sanpak Unggul for Rp 35.4 billion (US$5 million).
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Rp 200m sought for drug possession
Rp 200m sought for drug possession JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor demanded the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday sentence defendant Rusli Patinah to seven years in jail and a fine of 200 million (US$28,570) for possession of ecstasy tablets.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Minister seeks more funds for national education
Minister seeks more funds for national education YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of National Education Yahya Muhaimin has proposed the budget for national education program be increased by 28 percent to Rp 25 trillion for the 2000/2001 fiscal year.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Cilacap fray causes Rp 300m in losses
Cilacap fray causes Rp 300m in losses BANYUMAS, Central Java: Damage from last week's riot at a plantation belonging to PT Ciseru is estimated to run to about Rp 300 million, local police chief Col. Carel Risa Kotta said on Monday.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 20, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,175 75 339,500 Alakasa Industrindo 700 0 0 Alter Abadi 425 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,075...
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
IBRA settles interbank claims
IBRA settles interbank claims JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has completed the verification of Rp 935 billion plus US$9.6 million worth of interbank claims, according to agency deputy chairman Sumantri Slamet.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Former E. Timor councilors want pay
Former E. Timor councilors want pay KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: As many as 19 former East Timor councilors met with representatives from the East Nusa Tenggara administration here on Monday to demand the government compensate them for lost income.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Indonesia still needs budget support
Indonesia still needs budget support The following article is based on the presentation made by Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie to the local donor meeting in Jakarta on Dec. 14. This is the first of two articles.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Balinese show their creativity
Balinese show their creativity For the sensitive souls among us, a visit to the island of Bali at the end of the year, which happens to be also the end of the millennium, will inevitably evoke inside their being the spirit of creation. It is easy to guess why.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Governor Machmud pessimistic about elections in Aceh
Governor Machmud pessimistic about elections in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Aceh Governor Syamsuddin Machmud was pessimistic that local elections in three troubled regencies in Aceh could be held even though they were not due for another six months.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Eight killed, two injured in toll road accident
Eight killed, two injured in toll road accident JAKARTA (JP): Two people injured in Sunday's accident on the Tanjung Priok-Cawang toll road which killed eight, including a two-year-old boy, were still being treated at Islamic Hospital in Cempaka Putih on Monday.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Many roads in bad condition
Many roads in bad condition PURWOKERTO, Central Java: At least 24 kilometers of the main south coastal road is in poor condition and may not be entirely safe for the heavy traffic which usually occurs during the upcoming holiday exodus.Among the damaged roads are the main streets Jl.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaTuesday Maghrib 6:08 p.m.Wednesday Imsak 4:04 a.m.Subuh 4:14 a.m.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Y2K team sets up alert post
Y2K team sets up alert post JAKARTA (JP): Urging the public to go about their business as usual on New Year's Day, the government said on Monday it had taken precautions against possible computer glitches affecting public services at the turn of the millennium.J.B.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
PLN chiefs resign in protest over govt policy on Paiton
PLN chiefs resign in protest over govt policy on Paiton JAKARTA (JP): President of state electricity company PT PLN Adhi Satriya and the company's planning director Hardiv Situmeang tendered their resignations on Monday in protest over the government's handling of its dispute with independent power...
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Bouraq resumes S'pore flight
Bouraq resumes S'pore flight SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesia's Bouraq Airlines resumed operations in Singapore Monday following an 18-month lay off due to the region's financial crisis, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
'First steps' taken to rebuild Australia-RI relations: Downer
'First steps' taken to rebuild Australia-RI relations: Downer MACAU (AFP): The "first steps" to restoring relations between Australia and Indonesia have been taken on the sidelines of Macau's handover ceremony, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Monday.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
5,900 buses for holiday exodus
5,900 buses for holiday exodus SEMARANG: The Central Java administration has prepared 5,960 buses in anticipation of a massive exodus to and from Jakarta during the holiday season."Already 5,456 buses are operating, while another 404 buses are ready as a backup," the head of provincial land...
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Soedjatmoko's wise lessons live on today
Soedjatmoko's wise lessons live on todayBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Ten years ago today, Indonesia lost one of its great sons, Soedjatmoko Saleh Mangoendiningrat, or Koko as he was known by members of his family and those close to him.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Noegroho urges public to stop wanton destruction
Noegroho urges public to stop wanton destruction JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman urged Greater Jakarta residents on Monday to stop taking the law into their own hands through destruction of property."Just hand over your problems to the police.
Tue, 21 Dec 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 Documentary 3:00 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Ramadhan Program 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show 8:00 Music 9:00 World News 9:35 Koran Recital...
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Sutiyoso told to resign over 1996 incident
Sutiyoso told to resign over 1996 incident JAKARTA (JP): About 500 activists of the Society of Victims of the July 27, 1996 Tragedy protested in front of City Hall on Monday, demanding Governor Sutiyoso step down following his alleged involvement in the 1996 incident.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Two missing in Sawu Sea
Two missing in Sawu Sea MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Two fishermen from Lamaole village, Solor Island, East Flores, were reported missing in the Sawu Sea after being caught in a fierce storm on Wednesday.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Dec. 20, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,050.00 7,120.00Australian dollar 1 4,526.10 4,574.60Austrian schilling 1 516.08 521.73Belgian franc 1 176.04 177.97Brunei dollar 1 4,210.71 4,255.06Canadian dollar 1 4,771.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
CSIS asked to prove that its serves the nation
CSIS asked to prove that its serves the nation JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid called on the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to heed criticism it had become overly exclusive, urging the 28-year-old think tank to demonstrate its work served the entire nation.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Oil down despite Iraq's rejection of UN deal
Oil down despite Iraq's rejection of UN deal SINGAPORE (Reuters): Crude oil prices were lower in Asia on Monday, despite Iraq's rejection of a sanctions-easing resolution adopted by the UN Security Council.January New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) crude futures were last traded at US$26.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Prudential forms China JV
Prudential forms China JV LONDON (Reuters): Britain's largest life assurance group Prudential Plc said on Monday it would form a joint venture with China's investment flagship, China International Trust and Investment Corp (CITIC).
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Asian currencies end mostly flat-higher
Asian currencies end mostly flat-higher HONG KONG (Dow Jones): The majority of Asian currencies ended local hours Monday flat to a touch higher, as regional markets stagnated ahead of the end of the year.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Earthquake awakes sleeping Jayapura
Earthquake awakes sleeping Jayapura JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit the provincial capital in the small hours of Monday morning, but did not cause any serious damage other than a few hours of lost sleep.The tremor which occurred at 2:44 a.m.
Tue, 21 Dec 1999
Sumatran tiger on the prowl toward extinction
Sumatran tiger on the prowl toward extinctionBy Emma Cameron JAKARTA (JP): In the last two years, 66 Sumatran tigers have been found ready for illegal sale in markets in Sumatra by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).