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Wed, 16 Feb 2000
World awaits East Timor trial: UN
World awaits East Timor trial: UN JAKARTA (JP): UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan applauded on Tuesday the Indonesian government's actions to investigate rights violations in East Timor, but stressed that the world is watching to see if a credible prosecution of those responsible would occur.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
37 HIV/AIDS cases reported
37 HIV/AIDS cases reported JAKARTA (JP): There were 37 new HIV/AIDS cases in Indonesia last month, according to official statistics released by the directorate general for communicable diseases at the Ministry of Health.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Relatives identify murdered transsexual
Relatives identify murdered transsexual JAKARTA (JP): The mutilated body of a man found near Tanjung Barat Railway Station in Lenteng Agung, Jagakarsa, on Monday morning has been identified as Hugo Yonathan, alias Ihok, 35.South Jakarta Police chief of detectives Maj.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Oil prices surge to near nine-year high in Asia
Oil prices surge to near nine-year high in Asia SINGAPORE (Reuters): Crude oil prices remained near nine-year highs in Asia on Tuesday after breaking through the psychologically important $30 a barrel level in New York.March New York Mercantile Exchange crude futures were quoted at US$30.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Khofifah voices concern over abortion case
Khofifah voices concern over abortion case JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of the Empowerment of Women Khofifah Indar Parawansa called on Tuesday for tough measures against three people, including a doctor and midwife, accused of performing abortions in the capital.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Probe on PDI HQs attack to take 3 months
Probe on PDI HQs attack to take 3 months JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo vowed on Tuesday that the police would take up to three months, to complete an investigation into the July 27, 1996 bloody takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental, Jl. Tunjungan 65 (Phone: 031 5454333): A Night of Love features musician Glenn Bagus Zulkarnaen, 6:30 p.m., Feb. 24. * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Religiosity must renounce vengeance
Religiosity must renounce vengeance I was petrified to read your interview with the acting chairman of Muhammadiyah, Ahmad Syafii Maarif in The Jakarta Post edition of Feb. 12, 2000. Although he claimed he and his organization were "not radical", almost in the same breath he irresponsibly uttered...
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Police burn contraband
Police burn contraband JAKARTA (JP): Ciputat Police in South Jakarta destroyed on Tuesday 151.3 kilograms of dry marijuana leaves, confiscated from five suspected drug dealers on Jl. Nyai Dasimah in the Sawah Lama village of Ciputat, Tangerang, in December last year.South Jakarta police chief Col.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Contamination causes harvest failures
Contamination causes harvest failuresFrom Pikiran RakyatWe, the farmers of Rancaekek subdistrict, Bandung regency, have had harvest failure for the last 10 years because the waste water from a dye factory has not been treated before release, therefore causing water contamination.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Mahathir may face arrest if he snubs order to testify
Mahathir may face arrest if he snubs order to testify KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Defense lawyers in the Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial said on Tuesday they may seek a warrant to arrest Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad if he fails to obey a subpoena to testify.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Agency to restore vanished parks
Agency to restore vanished parks JAKARTA (JP): The City Park Agency hopes to restore two parks in each of Jakarta's five mayoralties each year in a drive to regreen the capital.Over the last decade, 302 city parks covering 174.9 hectares have been reduced to 203 with 102.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Israel wants to develop ties with Indonesia
Israel wants to develop ties with IndonesiaBy Oei Eng Goan JERUSALEM (JP): Israel wants to build friendly and diplomatic ties with Indonesia and wishes to see their relations develop naturally now that a major change has taken place in the world's largest Muslim country, Israeli Minister of...
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Government to introduce excise tax on tires, cement, soft drinks
Government to introduce excise tax on tires, cement, soft drinks JAKARTA (JP): The government is set to introduce an excise tax on cement, tires and soft drinks in April in a bid to raise about Rp 2 trillion (about US$275.8 million) to help finance the April- December 2000 state budget.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Indonesian Lessons 5:00 Music 5:30 Sports 6:30 TVRI News 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Music 9:00 World News 9:35 Talk Show...
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Electricity firm may lose $1.87b this year
Electricity firm may lose $1.87b this year JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company PT PLN may lose Rp 13.7 trillion (US$1.87 billion) during the 2000 fiscal year beginning in April, Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono warned on Tuesday."But these losses could be cut to only Rp 4.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Supreme Court examines dossiers on Goro case
Supreme Court examines dossiers on Goro case JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court is examining dossiers on the controversial Rp 95.4 billion (US$13.4 million) Goro land case which were filed on appeal with the court about two months ago, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Hutchison Whampoa looks to buy 5% stake in Multipolar
Hutchison Whampoa looks to buy 5% stake in Multipolar JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong-based conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. intends to acquire a 5 percent stake in technology company PT Multipolar Corp. of Lippo Group through a direct placement, the president of the latter company said.Jeffrey K.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Outdoor advertising permit to be simplified
Outdoor advertising permit to be simplified JAKARTA (JP): City administration will shorten the bureaucratic red tape on outdoor billboard applications by simplifying its procedures, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Sports council not deterred from fund raising program
Sports council not deterred from fund raising program JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) said it would stick to its plan to launch its fund-raising program, the People's Fund for Sports (Damura), despite statements from the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) and the Indonesian...
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Feb. 15, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,224.00 7,296.00Australian dollar 1 4,530.89 4,579.70Austrian schilling 1 513.65 519.03Belgian franc 1 175.21 177.05Brunei dollar 1 4,263.71 4,308.75Canadian dollar 1 4,961.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Irianese's life expectancy only 40 years
Irianese's life expectancy only 40 years JAKARTA (JP): The life expectancy of the Irianese is about 40 years, the shortest among ethnic groups in Indonesia, due to malnutrition and a poor health service, a senior local official says.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Doctors say Soeharto still too ill
Doctors say Soeharto still too ill JAKARTA (JP): Soeharto's medical team formally informed the Attorney General's Office on Tuesday that the former president was too sick to face a corruption investigation.Neurologist Teguh A.S.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Cellular phone shop ransacked in Bogor
Cellular phone shop ransacked in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Cellular phone shop Global 315 Surya Kencana, a distributor of German-made Ericsson phones, suffered Rp 62.5 million in losses in a robbery on Tuesday.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Standard Chartered mulls RI as fifth core market
Standard Chartered mulls RI as fifth core market BANGKOK (Reuters): British-based Standard Chartered Bank Plc was is looking for opportunities to develop either Indonesia, the Philippines, or Taiwan as its fifth core market in Asia,David Proctor, head of corporate and institutional banking...
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Bumi Modern fails to get approval for rights issue
Bumi Modern fails to get approval for rights issue JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed tourism and hotel concern PT Bumi Modern failed to secure approval from the Capital Market Supervisory Board (Bapepam) for its planned rights issue to raise Rp 9.3 trillion (about US$1.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Government mulls including Riau in CPP project
Government mulls including Riau in CPP project JAKARTA (JP): Riau may become joint owner and developer of the Coastal Plains Pekanbaru (CPP) oil block with state oil and gas company Pertamina and PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
Indonesia ready for India in Uber Cup
Indonesia ready for India in Uber Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is optimistic the team can overcome host India in the first day of the Uber Cup semifinals in New Delhi on Wednesday.Team manager, Christian Hadinata, told The Jakarta Post Tuesday that on paper, Indonesian women's shuttlers would be...
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
RI to host Asian athletics c'ship
RI to host Asian athletics c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host the Asian track and field championship for the third time at the Madya athletic stadium here from Aug. 2 to Aug. 5, the Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association (PASI) chairman Bob Hasan said on Monday.
Wed, 16 Feb 2000
WestJava, Central Java vie to host 2004 National Games
WestJava, Central Java vie to host 2004 National Games JAKARTA (JP): Two candidates for the 2004 National Games (PON) boasted on Tuesday their full preparation to host the quadrennial event.Chairmen of the National Sports Council (KONI) West Java chapter, Dedem Ruchlia, and KONI Central Java...
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
Ever onward, never retreat: Eros
Ever onward, never retreat: Eros PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Eros Djarot vowed on Monday to continue in the race for the chair of the Indonesian Democratic of Struggle (PDI-P), brushing aside allegations that his determination would divide the party.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
Bappenas predicts 7%-9% inflation
Bappenas predicts 7%-9% inflation JAKARTA (JP): The National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) expects inflation in the April-December 2000 budget year to average between 7 percent and 9 percent.Bappenas chairman Junaedi Hadisumarto said on Monday the inflation rate was projected to gradually...
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
TNI to 'secure' Wiranto's suspension
TNI to 'secure' Wiranto's suspension JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) avowed its support for President Abdurrahman Wahid on Monday, pledging to "secure" the decision to suspend former military chief Gen. Wiranto from his cabinet post.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
Retailer Matahari upbeat for the coming year
Retailer Matahari upbeat for the coming year JAKARTA (JP): Retailer PT Matahari Putra Prima said on Monday it planned to open at least five new outlets this year as signs continue to point to a recovery in the country's retail sector.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
Transsexual's mutilated body found
Transsexual's mutilated body found JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police detectives are questioning four people over the vicious murder of a transsexual, whose wound-ridden corpse was found lying near the Tanjung Barat railway station in Lenteng Agung, Jagakarsa, on Monday morning.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
Utut out of chess meet
Utut out of chess meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto has bowed out of the Grand Prix Chess Online championship at Hotel Ibis Slipi, Central Jakarta.Utut failed to beat GM Nigel Short of England in the final five minutes rapid chess on Sunday after both players tied 1-1 on...
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
News agencies called misleading
News agencies called misleading JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso accused several foreign news agencies of spreading misleading reports on the condition of Jakarta as the country's capital city."The foreign news agencies reported that the situation here was 'chaotic' and without any security control...
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
Gus Dur's 'doublespeak' a worrying sign
Gus Dur's 'doublespeak' a worrying signBy Donna K. Woodward MEDAN (JP): It is not only Gen. Wiranto who is on trial. The credibility of the Indonesian reform movement, in the person of President Abdurrahman Wahid, is at a crossroads.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
KAI revises profit target
KAI revises profit target BANDUNG (JP): State railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) revised down its net profit target for 2000 budget year to only Rp 1 billion (US$140,000) from an initial target of Rp 70 billion due to change of the company's status.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
Inco books $21.3m earnings
Inco books $21.3m earnings JAKARTA (JP): Nickel mining company PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) announced on Monday an audited net earnings of US$21.3 million for last year, compared with $6.2 million in 1998.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
Irian Jaya aims for soccer gold
Irian Jaya aims for soccer gold JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): The Irian Jaya soccer team is aiming to bring home the gold medal in the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya in June.Coach Samuel Palapessy told The Jakarta Post on Monday that the team, comprising 23 players, would try its best to reach...
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
IPO to raise Rp 150b for Bank Mega
IPO to raise Rp 150b for Bank Mega JAKARTA (JP): PT Bank Mega announced on Monday its plan to sell 112.5 million shares or about 20 percent of its enlarged shares to the public next month to raise funds for its expansion program.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
Three killed in communal clash
Three killed in communal clash BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: At least three people have been killed and six others injured in a clash between residents of two villages in Central Lampung regency, some 100 kilometers north of here.Local police spokesman Capt.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
Ramos-Horta urges talk in Myanmar
Ramos-Horta urges talk in Myanmar BANGKOK (AP): Myanmar's military should learn from the experience of Indonesia that brute force will not stop the people's dreams for freedom coming true, East Timorese independence leader Jose Ramos-Horta said on Monday.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
Kickback report causes stir in KL
Kickback report causes stir in KL KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was urged on Monday to make a parliamentary statement about allegations that a Japanese firm paid a $2.8 million kickback to win a contract with Malaysia's telephone company.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
'Media Dakwah' takes over after the 1974 press ban
'Media Dakwah' takes over after the 1974 press ban The following is an excerpt from an interview with Aru Syeif Assad, 45, managing editor of an Islamic monthly magazine, Media Dakwah, and public relations officer of the vocal Indonesian Committee for World Muslim Solidarity (KISDI).
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
Three archers to join Olympic training
Three archers to join Olympic training JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani) invited three women archers to replace Nurfitriyana Saiman Lantang at the training program for the 2000 Olympic Games.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
Tension between ethnic groups obscures future
Tension between ethnic groups obscures futureBy Edi Petebang PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): A well-known Dayak proverb goes, "Serve your guest. Give the Malay rice." A reflection on the Dayak's respect for pluralism, it instructs that a fellow Dayak should be served Dayak food.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
Wiranto lashes out at critical officer
Wiranto lashes out at critical officer JAKARTA (JP): Minutes after he was formally suspended from his cabinet post Gen. Wiranto lashed out at Maj. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah for his persistent public attacks against him and told the Wirabuana Military Commander to mind his own business.
Tue, 15 Feb 2000
Islamic media defy taboos on sensitive reporting
Islamic media defy taboos on sensitive reportingBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): "The war in Maluku is not one of social or economic gaps, it is clearly among Christians and Muslims, and what is happening is a genocide against Muslims.