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Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Telstra enters East Timor
Telstra enters East Timor SYDNEY (Dow Jones): Telstra Corp., Australia's dominant telecommunications concern, said Monday it has rebuilt a substantial part of the communications infrastructure to provide local calls in Dili, the capital of the former Indonesian province of East Timor.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Minimum wage set to rise 15% to 55%
Minimum wage set to rise 15% to 55% JAKARTA (JP): Official minimum wage levels throughout the country will increase between 15 percent and 55 percent from April 1, the Ministry of Manpower announced on Monday.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
WFP distributes rice to the poor
WFP distributes rice to the poor JAKARTA (JP): United Nations World Food Program (WFP) executive director Catherine Bertini (right) distributes rice during a visit to Cipinang Besar Selatan, East Jakarta.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Agus appears in court, declares his innocence
Agus appears in court, declares his innocence JAKARTA (JP): Only one day after his father vowed not to interfere in the investigation and prosecution process, Army Second Lt. Agus Isrok appeared at West Jakarta District Court on Monday to defend his innocence in a drug abuse and trafficking case.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Government told not to meddle in religious affairs
Government told not to meddle in religious affairsBy Febiola Desy Unidjaja and Ahmad Junaidi JAKARTA (JP): Religious groups, observers and legislators supported calls to limit the role of the state in religious affairs to that of a facilitator to curb radical sects which could disrupt social...
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Tyasno plays down rift between Wiranto and Agus
Tyasno plays down rift between Wiranto and Agus MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Army chief of staff Gen. Tyasno Sudarto plays down tension between Gen. Wiranto and Chief of Wirabuana Military Command Maj. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusuma, saying that it's just a matter of miscommunication.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Feb. 21, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,398.00 7,472.00Australian dollar 1 4,643.72 4,693.91Austrian schilling 1 530.05 535.90Belgian franc 1 180.81 182.80Brunei dollar 1 4,339.00 4,384.98Canadian dollar 1 5,100.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Mob kills alleged thieves
Mob kills alleged thieves MEDAN, North Sumatra: A mob beat two alleged thieves to death and injured another early on Monday in Tanjung Rejo village in Deli Serdang regency, some 40 kilometers south of here.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Wife accused in burning death
Wife accused in burning death TANGERANG (JP): Public minivan driver Mohamad Ridwan Harahap, 29, of Benda district here allegedly was burned to death by his wife and two of her relatives in the early hours of Monday.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Military says GAM leader Abdullah Syafi'ie 'dying'
Military says GAM leader Abdullah Syafi'ie 'dying' JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) claimed on Monday to have wounded Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist group leader Tengku Abdullah Syafi'ie in a gunfight in the North Aceh district of Pidie last month.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
A Cabinet reshuffle pending?
A Cabinet reshuffle pending? Despite denials, rumors of a pending reshuffle continue to spread. Because nothing has been done to clear up the issue, it is only natural that diverse speculations regarding the possible changes are widely circulating.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Government expects GDP to grow 3%
Government expects GDP to grow 3% JAKARTA (JP): Finance minister Bambang Sudibyo said on Monday the economy was expected to grow by 3 percent in 2000, lower than the 4 percent forecast made by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) last week.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Developing SMEs in the digital era
Developing SMEs in the digital eraBy Daniel Kingsley This is the second of two articles on advancing small and medium enterprises. JAKARTA (JP): The next issue is comparative advantages and a level playing field. New e-trade companies are beginning to enter the rural market.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Uber Cup team members come under fire
Uber Cup team members come under fire JAKARTA (JP): Despite the Indonesian Uber Cup team's success in reaching the final stage of the event in Kuala Lumpur in May, it has drawn criticisms from former athletes, the National Sports Council (KONI), and a former official of the Badminton Association of...
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
BPGS declines offer from owner of Hilton
BPGS declines offer from owner of Hilton JAKARTA (JP): The Gelora Senayan Management Board (BPGS) will not accept an offer from PT Indobuildco, owner of the Hilton International Hotel, to lengthen its lease until the company accepts certain conditions set by BPGS.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Grand masters on show in JAPFA chess event
Grand masters on show in JAPFA chess event JAKARTA (JP): Grand masters from Indonesia and six other countries will compete in the US$56,500 (Rp 417 million) JAPFA Classic International Chess Tournament 2000 in Bali, from April 21 to May 1.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Minister appeals for foreign aid for reforestation
Minister appeals for foreign aid for reforestation JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Nur Mahmudi Ismail said on Monday the country needed some Rp 18 trillion in foreign assistance to restore 10 million hectares of damaged forest.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Banks must make IT a priority
Banks must make IT a priorityBy Djoko Suryoko Ruslan JAKARTA (JP): The role of information technology (IT) in accelerating the recent regional economic crisis, through paving the way for the stampede of electronic bears, has been well- publicized.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
DLLAJ decides to disregard traffic problems
DLLAJ decides to disregard traffic problems BOGOR (JP): The local Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJ) has decided not to take any measures to solve the chronic traffic congestion here because of the violent attitude of public transport drivers, an agency official said on Monday.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
RI students to compete in tae kwon do c'ship
RI students to compete in tae kwon do c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Seven students are being groomed in a training program in Batam in preparation for the 6th World Tae Kwon Do Inter-University Championship in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from March 29 to April 2.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Market security guard allegedly rapes teenager
Market security guard allegedly rapes teenager TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang Police foiled an attempt on Monday by hundreds of traders at the Cikokol market to burn down the house of a man who had allegedly raped a teenage girl.Chief of the Tangerang City police subprecinct, Capt.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Medan gets Fedex office
Medan gets Fedex office JAKARTA (JP): Federal Express, through its sole licensee in Indonesia, PT Repex Perdana International, has launched a new branch in Medan, North Sumatera, to accommodate the growing export business in the province.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Indorayon requests two months for audit preparation
Indorayon requests two months for audit preparation JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed pulp and rayon company PT Inti Indorayon Utama asked the government on Monday to give it two months to prepare for an environmental audit.Indorayon chief commissioner Palgunadi T.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
RI has evidence against red chief
RI has evidence against red chief MANILA (DPA): The Philippines presented on Monday documentary evidence to the Dutch government of the alleged involvement in local terroristic activities of communist leaders living in self- imposed exile in the Netherlands .
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
JSX halts Bumi Modern trading amid rights issue questions
JSX halts Bumi Modern trading amid rights issue questions JAKARTA (JP): The management of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) suspended on Monday trading of property concern Bumi Modern amid controversy over its massive rights issue plan.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Timah suffers 39% fall in profit
Timah suffers 39% fall in profit JAKARTA (JP): PT Timah, the world's largest tin mining company, reported on Monday a 39 percent drop in its 1999 consolidated net profit to Rp 318 billion (US$43.86 million).As the consequence, the earning per share plunged to Rp 632 in 1999 from Rp 1,031 in 1998.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
KONI calls sports bodies to prepare for SEA Games
KONI calls sports bodies to prepare for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) called sports organization officials to attend a meeting on Monday to discuss the country's preparation for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Son beats mom over tafu
Son beats mom over tafu JAKARTA (JP): Suprihatin, 55, had to be rushed to the emergency unit of a hospital on Monday after being badly beaten by her son, who fell over after accidentally slipping on a piece of tofu she had just bought at the market.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Tire market 'to grow by over 40% this year'
Tire market 'to grow by over 40% this year' TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Indonesia's four-wheel tire market is expected to grow by over 40 percent this year on the back of the country's economic recovery, according to a senior official at publicly listed tire manufacturer PT Gajah Tunggal.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb.21, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 900 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 750 25 4,414,000 Alakasa Industrindo 575 0 15,000 Alfa Retailindo 850...
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
UI wins English debate contest
UI wins English debate contest SURABAYA: The University of Indonesia (UI) won the third Indonesian Varsities English Debate (IVED) contest here after an all-UI final.Team manager Ria Nuri Dharmawan said on Monday the trio of Idauli Hutasoit, Adhy Poetra Al-Hosen and Puguh Priambodo beat their...
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Marwah threatens to quit Golkar
Marwah threatens to quit Golkar JAKARTA (JP): The Golkar Party continues to foment with internal disagreement, with a defiant politician warning that dissatisfied members could form a breakaway party.Marwah Daud Ibrahim, a backer of former president B.J.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Course for Bogor councilors
Course for Bogor councilors BOGOR (JP): All 44 members of the Bogor Municipality Council are taking part in a four-day training course at Cipayung Asri 88 hotel in the mountain resort of Cipayung.Council speaker M.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Soeharto syndrome
Soeharto syndrome Could it be that the medical world now has to solve a mystery called the Soeharto syndrome: loss of speech when charges of corruption, collusion and nepotism are made against him?Former president Soeharto last week was once again being investigated by a House commission into his...
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Government to push ahead with fuel price hike
Government to push ahead with fuel price hike JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Monday the government would push ahead with plans to increase electricity tariffs and fuel prices despite the public's protests, citing that it was part of the agreement with the International Monetary...
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Eros vows to challenge Megawati again
Eros vows to challenge Megawati again KARANGANYAR, Central Java (JP): Outspoken politician Eros Djarot has continued his fight against the renomination of incumbent Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) chief Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
WB chief awards local education team
WB chief awards local education team JAKARTA (JP): The education team of Indonesia's social safety net program has been given a special honor by the World Bank for its work in keeping four million students in school.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Aceh's horror continues as mass grave discovered
Aceh's horror continues as mass grave discovered BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Horror and tension again reigned here over the weekend when three suspected rebels were killed in a gunfight with police in North Aceh, while in Central Aceh the stench of rotting bodies led residents to a hidden mass grave.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Asia warned of the impact of rising oil prices
Asia warned of the impact of rising oil prices SINGAPORE (AP): Soaring oil prices have the Western world bracing for the worst, but many Asian countries may be better positioned to avoid a sting.OPEC has limited oil production, increasing prices from US$ 12 a barrel last year to about $30 a barrel...
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Rumored Cabinet reshuffle feared to hit stock market
Rumored Cabinet reshuffle feared to hit stock market JAKARTA (JP): Unconfirmed reports of more reshuffling in the Cabinet will likely continue to cause jitters to investors on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week, securities analysts said.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Man chokes on live fish
Man chokes on live fish PURWOKERTO, Central Java: A man named Marjono, 34, a resident of Pesantren village, died after accidentally swallowing a live Gabus fish which wiggled and got stuck in his throat.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Asian revival helps international banks
Asian revival helps international banks LONDON (Reuters): International banking groups HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc, reporting 1999 results in the next two weeks, are expected to show some benefit from a burgeoning recovery in Asian economies.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Apartment prospects rely on expatriates
Apartment prospects rely on expatriates JAKARTA (JP): Future demand for apartments in Jakarta depends on the return of expatriates in response to the expected influx of foreign investment, a property consultant says.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Truth commission considered crucial
Truth commission considered crucial JAKARTA (JP): A truth commission is a crucial complement to criminal prosecution as the former is "less expensive" and better able to address thousands of cases of past human rights violations, experts say.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Glodok market's reconstruction to cost $6.94m, says official
Glodok market's reconstruction to cost $6.94m, says official JAKARTA (JP): City-owned market operator PD Pasar Jaya has pledged to rebuild Glodok market in Chinatown, West Jakarta, at a cost of Rp 50 billion (US$6.94 million), an official says.The market was destroyed in the May 1998 riots.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Indonesia, S. Korea, Japan go to Uber Cup finals
Indonesia, S. Korea, Japan go to Uber Cup finals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's women shuttlers will join South Korea and Japan in the Uber Cup finals in Kuala Lumpur in May, after defeating Hong Kong 3-1 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Wolfensohn promotes WB's new development policy
Wolfensohn promotes WB's new development policy BANDUNG (JP): Some 100 demonstrators who delayed World Bank president James D. Wolfensohn for about 20 minutes inside the Akatiga office in Bandung on Friday afternoon believe the multilateral bank is a vestige of the corruption-infested,...
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Golkar welcomes return of defectors
Golkar welcomes return of defectors JAKARTA (JP): Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung said he would welcome the return of politicians who last year deserted the party if they wished to again work for Golkar.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Race for Asia auto markets heats up in the 21th century
Race for Asia auto markets heats up in the 21th century TOKYO (Reuters): It looks set to be the auto race of the 21st century. It's the race for Asian market share.The world's automakers are all jockeying for position in Asia, long dominated by the Japanese but now squarely in the sights of the big...
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Amdal on Freeport examined
Amdal on Freeport examined MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): State Minister of Environment Sonny Keraf said his office would audit, and perhaps redo, the environmental impact analysis (Amdal) of copper and gold mining company PT Freeport Indonesia as the analysis report contained several...