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Fri, 25 Feb 2000
IBRA signs agreement with Astra management
IBRA signs agreement with Astra management JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has signed a confidentiality agreement with the management of auto manufacturer PT Astra International to allow bidders access to complete a timely due diligence of the company.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Bank Indonesia issues four rules for Islamic banks
Bank Indonesia issues four rules for Islamic banks JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia has issued four regulations governing the operation of the mushrooming interest-free Islamic banks, locally known as syariah banks.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Student loans suggested as alternative to subsidies
Student loans suggested as alternative to subsidies JAKARTA (JP): Education experts suggested on Thursday the adoption of a loan scheme to help students cope with tuition fees and help alleviate the burden of subsidies the government has to bare.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Make generic drugs available
Make generic drugs available Living as an expatriate physician in Jakarta, I had the following experience:Recently in a well-known dispensary I stood beside a customer who needed a special medicine. From the clothes he wore one could tell that he was not wealthy.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Police arrest seven for 'witchcraft' killings
Police arrest seven for 'witchcraft' killings BOGOR (JP): Police detectives in Sukabumi arrested 12 people suspected of killing at least seven Tegal Beleud villagers whom they accused of practicing witchcraft.Col.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Palembang wins race to host 2004 PON
Palembang wins race to host 2004 PON JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid finally gave a green light to Palembang to host the 2004 National Games (PON). It will be the first PON to be staged outside Java island in the last 30 years.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Bandung lacks space for burials
Bandung lacks space for burials BANDUNG: The West Java capital of Bandung lacks open space for public cemeteries, an official said here on Thursday.The head of the Bandung burial service agency, Goesti Djafar, said the administration had tried to acquire more land for burials over the past 10...
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 24, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 800 -25 5,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 700 -25 1,619,500 Alakasa Industrindo 525 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
New curriculum not up to snuff
New curriculum not up to snuff The article Indonesia to introduce new education curriculum (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 23, p. 1) suggests that the Ministry of Education may be a bit out of step with recent political and legal changes, which began with the 1999 Decentralization Law.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
HI books Rp 15b in profit
HI books Rp 15b in profit JAKARTA (JP): PT Hotel Indonesia Internasional Natour said on Thursday it booked Rp 15 billion (US$2 million) in net profit for the year 1999, exceeding its target by 15 percent.The State owned hotel chain's president A.M.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
West Sumatra gets new governor
West Sumatra gets new governor PADANG, West Sumatra: After three postponements due to threats of massive demonstrations, Minister of Home Affairs Surjadi Soedirdja swore in Zainal Bakar as the new West Sumatra governor on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
High crime rate blamed for decrease in tourist arrivals
High crime rate blamed for decrease in tourist arrivals JAKARTA (JP): The high crime rate is the main reason for the decrease in the number of tourist arrivals in the capital, an official said on Wednesday.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Fresh riots kill 12 in N. Maluku
Fresh riots kill 12 in N. Maluku AMBON, Maluku: Pattimura Military Commander Brig. Gen. Max Tamaela confirmed on Thursday new communal clashes had erupted on Bacan island in North Maluku, leaving 12 dead and 25 injured.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Instalation Exhibition: Pangaradeon Ni Oroan (Persiapan Pengantin Perempuan, by Altje Ully Panjaitan, Galeri Lontar, Jl. Utan Kayu 68 H, East Jakarta (Phone: 8573388), Feb. 17 to March 17.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
UN presses Jakarta to hold East Timor trials
UN presses Jakarta to hold East Timor trials UNITED NATIONS (Agencies): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) urged Indonesia to bring to justice those responsible for atrocities in East Timor but shied away from recommending or even mentioning an international tribunal.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Strengthening East Asia economic cooperation
Strengthening East Asia economic cooperationBy Li Tieying This is the second of two articles based on a presentation at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences in Jakarta on Feb. 16. JAKARTA (JP): China, though not directly involved in the East Asia crisis, was affected as well.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Police struggle to put out fire
Police struggle to put out fire JAKARTA (JP): Tanjung Priok Seaport (KP3) Police officers were still desperately trying on Thursday evening to put out a fire on a cargo ship.KP3 Police chief Lt. Col. Edward Aritonang said port workers were seeing off the Wasian ship, which was supposed to set sail...
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Lippo E-Net denies shifting core business
Lippo E-Net denies shifting core business JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Lippo E-Net's president Billy Sindoro dismissed on Thursday media reports that the company had changed its core business from insurance to internet services.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Bill sets penalties for crimes against children
Bill sets penalties for crimes against children JAKARTA (JP): A government sanctioned team has finished drafting the child protection bill that will allow the National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas PA) to take custody of children from parents for alleged negligence or abuse.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Government may reject Damura if it boosts gambling
Government may reject Damura if it boosts gambling JAKARTA (JP): Fund-raising program Damura (the People's Fund for Sports) should not be launched if it encourages gambling, said State Minister of Social Affairs Anak Agung Gde Agung on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
House questions civil servants' right to unionize
House questions civil servants' right to unionize JAKARTA (JP): Several factions of the House of Representatives questioned the controversial bill on labor unions that allows the four-million civil servants to unionize and hold strikes.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Churches reject Papuan separatists
Churches reject Papuan separatists JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): All 11 Protestant denominations here have declared their rejection of the separatist movement, but vowed to maintain truth and justice for the sake of peace in the restive province.Rev.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Bantaqiah's relatives appeal for troop withdrawal in Aceh
Bantaqiah's relatives appeal for troop withdrawal in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Relatives of slain Islamic boarding school teacher Tengku Bantaqiah called on the government to withdraw troops from Aceh, saying their presence only propagated a climate of fear and terror.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Bogus seminar organizer charged with swindling
Bogus seminar organizer charged with swindling JAKARTA (JP): Vocational high school teacher Zawawi Suat is being tried at the Central Jakarta District Court for allegedly swindling the participants of a seminar he had organized.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
IPTN seeks foreign partners and funding
IPTN seeks foreign partners and funding SINGAPORE (AFP): Troubled Indonesian aircraft builder PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) on Thursday expressed determination to become a key Asian player as it seeks foreign partners and funding.IPTN President S.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Sjahril detects political move to unseat him
Sjahril detects political move to unseat him JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Thursday that there has been political maneuvering to unseat him from the central bank by launching a renewed accusation that he was involved in the high profile Bank Bali scandal.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
Taxi driver fired for taking dip in DPR complex's fountain
Taxi driver fired for taking dip in DPR complex's fountain JAKARTA (JP): The driver that ran his Morante Jaya taxi into the fountain in front of the House of Representatives/People's Consultative Assembly (DPR/MPR) complex last Thursday said he had no regrets over his action.
Fri, 25 Feb 2000
City to be free of 'becak' by April 1: Official
City to be free of 'becak' by April 1: Official JAKARTA (JP): The city administration started netting any becak (pedicabs) operating on any street in the capital beginning last Tuesday in an attempt to become a becak-free city as of April, an official said Thursday.
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Medical aide bludgeoned to death in troubled Aceh
Medical aide bludgeoned to death in troubled Aceh PIDIE, Aceh (JP): Local residents found the body of a medical assistant near his home in Teupin Raya here on Wednesday.Zulfan was discovered at about 5 a.m."We saw bruises on the body and assumed that he had been beaten to death with a blunt object.
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Abdurrahman still silent on KONI fund-raising scheme
Abdurrahman still silent on KONI fund-raising scheme JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has yet to issue a response to Damura (the People's Fund for Sports), a fund-raising program to develop sports nationwide as proposed by the National Sports Council (KONI).
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
BI to appoint market makers to push treasury bond trading
BI to appoint market makers to push treasury bond trading JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, said on Wednesday it would soon appoint "market makers" to help activate the current dormant secondary market for treasury bonds.Bank Indonesia deputy governor Miranda S.
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Astra Sedaya to issue fixed rate bonds
Astra Sedaya to issue fixed rate bonds JAKARTA (JP): Finance company PT Astra Sedaya Finance announced a plan here on Wednesday to issue fixed rate bonds worth Rp 300 billion to strengthen its vehicle financing service.
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Australia-led force leaves East Timor
Australia-led force leaves East Timor DILI, East Timor (Agencies): The Australian-led multinational force formally left East Timor on Wednesday and handed over to United Nations peacekeepers, five months after going in to end a wave of mass killings.
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Astra Graphia, SAP tie up
Astra Graphia, SAP tie up JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed information technology company PT Astra Graphia and SAP Indonesia, a subsidiary of Germany's SAP, agreed here on Wednesday to form an alliance in providing electronic commerce solutions for Indonesian businesses.
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Residents rally for employment
Residents rally for employment JAKARTA (JP): More than 3,000 residents from the area surrounding the Cibitung industrial complex, some 35 kilometers east of Jakarta, staged a rally on Wednesday to demand more employment opportunities in the complex's factories.
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 23, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 825 -75 5,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 725 25 4,515,000 Alakasa Industrindo 525 50 1,000 Alfa...
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Ensuring better justice
Ensuring better justice Suggestions that a law be passed to guarantee the independence of public prosecutors should not be rejected right away. One proposal, which was suggested by a legal expert, is to authorize the House of Representatives to appoint the attorney general, as is already the case...
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Government may use only 85% of $4.7b in loans
Government may use only 85% of $4.7b in loans JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Bambang Sudibyo said on Wednesday that the government would use only up to US$4 billion of the $4.7 billion in loans pledged earlier this month by the country's major donors amid heightened concern among legislators over...
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Rioters sent to prison
Rioters sent to prison MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The local district court sentenced on Wednesday three rioters to between 40 days and two months in jail for their role in unrest here in January.Presiding Judge Saodah said the three were guilty of looting during the unrest, which saw more than 10...
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Gus Dur to tour Central Java
Gus Dur to tour Central Java SEMARANG: President Abdurrahman Wahid is slated to make a two- day visit on Friday and Saturday to several regencies in Central Java, provincial spokesman R.B. Sutrisno said on Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Councilor queried over side job
Councilor queried over side job BANDUNG: The provincial legislature here is waiting for clarification from a legislator who is accused of practicing law instead of conducting his official duties.Saparuddin from the Unity and Justice Party has reportedly opened a law practice in his office at the...
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Strengthening economic cooperation in East Asia
Strengthening economic cooperation in East AsiaBy Li Tieying The following article is based on a presentation at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences in Jakarta on Feb. 16. This is the first of two articles.
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
SIA signs new alliance
SIA signs new alliance SINGAPORE (AFP): U.S. aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt and Whitney on Wednesday formalized an alliance with two Singaporean firms that will bring in advanced aerospace coating technologies into Asia.
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Bidders for 40% stake in Astra announced
Bidders for 40% stake in Astra announced JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) named on Wednesday three consortia of bidders qualified to buy a 40 percent stake in the country's largest automaker Astra International.
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Rexy mulls quitting players' board
Rexy mulls quitting players' board JAKARTA (JP): Undisciplined behavior of national squad badminton players has led the shuttlers' board chairman, Rexy Mainaky, and deputy Hendrawan to consider resigning from their positions.
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Modern Kuwait welcomes its sixth millennium
Modern Kuwait welcomes its sixth millennium The land of Kuwait, over 3,000 years ago linked to the ancient civilization of Dilmun, is today bordered by three much larger countries and by the richly productive waters of the Arabian Gulf.
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Bob Hasan queried over US$2b forestry fraud
Bob Hasan queried over US$2b forestry fraud JAKARTA (JP): Business tycoon Mohamad "Bob" Hasan was questioned at the Attorney General's Office on Wednesday over his alleged involvement in a Rp 15 trillion (about US$2 billion) fraud of forestry funds.
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Students, police clash at Attorney General's Office
Students, police clash at Attorney General's Office JAKARTA (JP): Thirteen people were injured when students and police clashed outside the Attorney General's Office in South Jakarta on Wednesday in the first violent protest in the capital this year.
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Clarity needed on state affairs on religion
Clarity needed on state affairs on religion A religion does not need government's recognition to exist, says President Abdurrahman Wahid. The following is an excerpt of an interview with Bahtiar Effendy, the deputy director of the Indonesian Business Ethics Study and Development Institute, who has...
Thu, 24 Feb 2000
Telkom denies Soros plans to buy shares
Telkom denies Soros plans to buy shares BANDUNG (JP): PT Telkom president A.A. Nasution dismissed on Wednesday media reports claiming that American financier George Soros was planning to buy shares in the state-owned telecommunications company.