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Thu, 10 Feb 2000
PDI-P to follow up reports of corrupt city officials
PDI-P to follow up reports of corrupt city officials JAKARTA (JP): The City Council's Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction announced on Wednesday the establishment of a team to follow up reports of corruption by city officials.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Feb. 9, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,293.00 7,367.00Australian dollar 1 4,609.18 4,659.63Austrian schilling 1 523.96 529.49Belgian franc 1 178.73 180.61Brunei dollar 1 4,305.70 4,351.96Canadian dollar 1 5,042.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Portuguese troops return to E. Timor after 25 years
Portuguese troops return to E. Timor after 25 years DILI (AFP): Portuguese soldiers landed in East Timor on Wednesday morning, returning to the Lisbon former colony for the first time since 1975."The first aircraft with 60 Portuguese landed at 10:00 a.m. (9 a.m.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Two firms vie for local internet market
Two firms vie for local internet market JAKARTA (JP): With internet users in Indonesia expected to reach nearly two million within the coming year, two companies have launched website portals for Indonesia-related information.At separate ceremonies on Wednesday, www.detik.com and www.Astaga.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Gus Dur visits S. Korea to help boost business
Gus Dur visits S. Korea to help boost business SEOUL (AFP): Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid will begin a two-day visit here Thursday with Jakarta hoping his tour of an auto plant will prompt South Korea to resurrect Indonesia's defunct national car project.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Farmers stake their claim
Farmers stake their claim SEMARANG: About 2,000 farmers from five villages in Ambarawa district near here rallied at the provincial legislative council on Wednesday to demand rights to use 250 hectares of land taken away from them by the New Order government.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Rights abuse suspect now a deserter: TNI
Rights abuse suspect now a deserter: TNI JAKARTA (JP): A key missing suspect in an alleged mass murder by Army troops in West Aceh last year has been officially declared a deserter.Indonesian Military (TNI) spokesman Air Rear Marshal Graito Usodo said on Wednesday that Lt. Col.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
PSSI punishes clubs for hooliganism
PSSI punishes clubs for hooliganism JAKARTA (JP): The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has banned three teams from hosting soccer matches in the sixth Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina) due to their violent supporters.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Protests damage local economy
Protests damage local economy JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The closure of government and private company offices by demonstrators who sought the dismissal of the Sorong regent has incurred big losses for local companies.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Hold-up victim jumps to her death
Hold-up victim jumps to her death JAKARTA (JP): A woman attempting to escape from two armed hold-up men on a public transport vehicle died after she jumped from the speeding van on the Jagorawi toll road on Tuesday evening.The woman was later identified as Mally Samolo, 22, a high school graduate.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Yayuk likely to miss Olympic after year of maternity leave
Yayuk likely to miss Olympic after year of maternity leave JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's tennis legend Yayuk Basuki played down her chances for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, saying she would instead focus on recovering her professional career after one year of maternity leave.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Denpasar battling against rising garbage mountain
Denpasar battling against rising garbage mountainBy I Wayan Juniarta DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Denpasar, the provincial capital of Bali, is currently struggling in a fight against a mountainous heap of garbage piled in a corner of the city.With a population of almost 400,000 people occupying around 123.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Paradise island gears up for first Valentine's Day of new millennium
Paradise island gears up for first Valentine's Day of new millennium DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Money can't buy you love on Valentine's Day but with it, you can buy romantic gifts for your loved one or treat her to a memorable candlelight dinner.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Unocal finds gas in RI
Unocal finds gas in RI EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (Dow Jones): Unocal Corp. (UCL) said its Unocal Ganal Ltd. unit drilled a "significant" deepwater gas discovery on the Gendalo prospect in the southern portion of the Ganal production-sharing contract area, offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
RI seeks partnership with Asian giants
RI seeks partnership with Asian giants NEW DELHI (JP): Indonesia reaffirmed its desire to forge a strategic partnership with Asian countries to balance Western predominance when President Abdurrahman Wahid on Wednesday urged India to participate in a strong alliance.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Ex-finance ministers blame central bank for loan scam
Ex-finance ministers blame central bank for loan scam JAKARTA (JP): Three former finance ministers blamed on Wednesday the central bank for the alleged mishandling of the controversial multibillion dollar liquidity support provided to ailing banks between 1997 and 1998.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Megawati pushes for health security program
Megawati pushes for health security program JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri urged the need for a health insurance plan that gives all citizens access to health care.Addressing the opening of a work meeting held by the ministry of health on Wednesday, Megawati said a...
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
IBRA move on Astra
IBRA move on Astra Rini Soewandi, who was voted 2000's best Indonesian chief executive officer (CEO) by Swa business magazine and Asian Market Intelligence last week, was voted out on Tuesday from publicly listed PT Astra International.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Reporter vs reporters
Reporter vs reporters BANDUNG: A Bandung-based reporter has had to evacuate his family following a series of terror from other reporters over his article on an alleged Rp 1.3 billion swindle of farmers' funds (KUT).
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Floods engulf 7,000 buildings
Floods engulf 7,000 buildings BREBES, Central Java: A two-day heavy downpour here has caused floods which inundated around 7,000 houses, schools and other buildings on Wednesday.Villages hardest hit by the floods were Karangmalang, Padakotan, Dukuh Tengah, Ciduet, Ketanggungan, Tegongan and...
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Tradeoff did occur
Tradeoff did occur Thank you for publishing my article titled An agenda to enhance democratization process on Feb. 5, 2000. However, there is a fundamental error that needs to be clarified. In the 16th paragraph it was written, "Using data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), from...
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Fino ready to defend racing title
Fino ready to defend racing title JAKARTA (JP): Local racing driver Fino Saksono said on Tuesday he was ready to defend his title in the Formula Ford Euro Asia at the Sentul circuit, near Bogor, on Feb. 13."Mentally and physically I am ready.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
YLKI backs House team's inquiry
YLKI backs House team's inquiry JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) is backing the House of Representatives' initiative to set up a fact-finding team to investigate the debt of the 1997 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games underwriting consortium.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Bank Indonesia sees improving sentiment in the currency mart
Bank Indonesia sees improving sentiment in the currency mart JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Wednesday that the currency market was now less jittery about the country's political situation which is reflected in the strengthening rupiah.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
The story behind Abdurrahman
The story behind Abdurrahman This is the second of two articles on a lesser known side of President Abdurrahman Wahid by Indonesian expert R. William Liddle, professor of political science at The Ohio State University.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Antam projects 10% rise in Pongkor gold output
Antam projects 10% rise in Pongkor gold output JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed gold and nickel company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) predicts this year's gold output from its mine in Pongkor, West Java, will rise about 10 percent.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Malaysian economy seen to beat 2000 official forecast
Malaysian economy seen to beat 2000 official forecast KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's economy is expected to expand by more than the official five percent forecast in 2000, driven by exports and a pick up in domestic demand.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Mandiri, Principal to tie up
Mandiri, Principal to tie up JAKARTA (JP): Principal Financial Group said on Wednesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a joint venture with Bank Mandiri to provide retirement programs, mutual funds and investment management services to the bank's customers.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Freeport lets govt verify its green audit
Freeport lets govt verify its green audit JAKARTA (JP): Gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia said here on Wednesday it would welcome any governmental response to the publication of an audit praising the company's environmental management system.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Haj fee decreases, pilgrims increase
Haj fee decreases, pilgrims increase BOGOR (JP): The number of haj pilgrims from Bogor and Tangerang this year doubled that of last year's, thanks to a decrease in the haj pilgrimage fee and the improvement of the residents' wealth, officials said on Tuesday.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Sepaktakraw team to tryout in M'sia
Sepaktakraw team to tryout in M'sia SEMARANG (JP): Central Java men's sepaktakraw team will take on a Malaysian team in a warm-up tournament ahead of the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya, East Java, in June, coach Setyo Budi said here on Wednesday.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Tourists sample Bali village life in Kemenuh
Tourists sample Bali village life in KemenuhBy Tarko Sudiarno DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The sun rises in the East. The compound awakens early in the small village of Kemenuh near Gianyar, south of Denpasar.Farmers go to their rice fields shortly after sunrise in order to finish their work before noon.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
Zarina's accomplice charged
Zarina's accomplice charged JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor indicted defendant Ahian Santoso alias Yeye with double charges on Wednesday for allegedly possessing and carrying psychotropic substances and for failure to report an illegal drugs possession to the police.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000
TNI remains target of condemnation
TNI remains target of condemnationFrom Panji MasyarakatWhat has happened in the last few days in the Halmahera islands of Maluku is ironic. Hundreds of Muslims became the victims of acts of violence by non-Muslims.
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
Sorong regent urged to resign
Sorong regent urged to resign JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Thousands of demonstrators demanded on Monday that Sorong regent John Piet Wanane step down for alleged corruption, collusion and nepotism.They also urged the closure of 11 government and private companies in the town, some 700 kilometers west of...
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
City official's car stolen at City Hall
City official's car stolen at City Hall JAKARTA (JP): A city official's car was stolen in broad daylight from the City Hall parking lot on Tuesday after its lock system was deactivated.The black Corolla belonging to the city secretary's assistant for development administration, Ongky Sukasah, had...
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
House to set up fact-finding team on SEA Games consortium
House to set up fact-finding team on SEA Games consortium JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives' Commission VI on Religion and Human Resources said it would be necessary for the House to set up a fact finding team to investigate the 1997 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games underwriting...
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
President agrees to reject budget for local elections
President agrees to reject budget for local elections JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has rejected the draft budget proposed by the General Elections Commission (KPU) to hold local elections in three new provinces, Minister of Home Affairs Surjadi Soedirdja said on Tuesday.
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
Craftsman arrested for alleged rape, murder
Craftsman arrested for alleged rape, murder JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives on Tuesday brought a 21-year-old craftsman into custody for allegedly raping and killing a housewife living next-door to his small factory in Ciputat.Chief of the precinct, Col.
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
Falling rock kills couple
Falling rock kills couple SEMARANG: A married couple died on Monday afternoon after being hit by a falling rock in a sand quarry in Kendalsari village, Klaten, 100 kilometers south of here.Central Java Police spokesman Lt. Col. M.
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 8, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 875 25 56,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 750 -75 1,756,500 Alakasa Industrindo 475 0 0 Alfa...
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
Most Asian monies ignore yen's stumble
Most Asian monies ignore yen's stumble SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Apart from the Singapore dollar and the Thai baht, Asian currency markets seemed blissfully unaware that the dollar has surged nearly two yen in the past 24 hours.
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
Suspected robber shot dead
Suspected robber shot dead JAKARTA (JP): A North Jakarta Police officer shot and killed a 25-year-old suspected robber on Monday night on Jl. Yos Sudarso, a source at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital said on Tuesday.
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
An exemplary move
An exemplary move Five members of the National Police's elite Mobile Brigade (Brimob) were pilloried by their commander, Brig. Gen. Firman Gani, who stripped the officers of their berets and corps insignias during a televised ceremony in Jakarta on Monday.
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
Provinces to see more money for health care maintenance
Provinces to see more money for health care maintenance JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health will disburse 86.4 percent of its proposed 2000 budget to regional administrations for the development and maintenance of health care outside the capital.
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Children's Program9:00 Music10:00 Interval2:00 p.m. News2:30 Children's Program3:00 Music4:00 News4:30 Indonesian Lessons5:00 Music5:30 Sports6:30 TVRI News7:00 Evening News7:30 TV Drama8:00 Music9:00 World News9:35 Talk Show10:35 Film12:00 a.
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
Govt to sell more stakes in Telkom and Indosat
Govt to sell more stakes in Telkom and Indosat TOKYO (Dow Jones): Indonesian Investment and State Enterprise Minister Laksamana Sukardi reiterated on Tuesday his target to privatize government stakes in PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (PT Telkom) and PT Indonesia Satellite Corp.
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
IPTN boss asked to quit
IPTN boss asked to quit BANDUNG (JP): The Communication Forum of Employees of the state-owned Indonesian National Aircraft Manufacturer (IPTN) on Monday demanded that acting president S. Paramajuda step down for failing to properly manage the company.
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
City urged to cancel plan to divert upstream rivers
City urged to cancel plan to divert upstream rivers JAKARTA (JP): The government was urged on Tuesday to cancel its plan to alter the courses of upstream rivers into the Cisadane River, which flows to Tangerang.
Wed, 09 Feb 2000
KKN is like a virus
KKN is like a virus There is a lot of talk on corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN). In the latest government budget, the President gave his views on the causes of KKN in the government. A lack of supervision, inadequate remuneration and an excessive number of personnel seem to be the main...