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Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Golfers to join St. Patrick Blues
Golfers to join St. Patrick Blues JAKARTA (JP): More than 120 national and international golfers will attend the St. Patrick Blues' golf tournament at the Imperial Golf Club at Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, on Friday.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Goat traders left to count losses
Goat traders left to count losses JAKARTA (JP): Poor sales made Thursday's Idul Adha (the Islamic Day of Sacrifice) a black day for many of the capital's goat traders.Although some Muslims, particularly members of the Nahdlatul Ulama organization, are waiting for Friday to celebrate the Day of...
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Tribute to Tiffany taxi driver
Tribute to Tiffany taxi driver I guess you do not get many letters documenting honesty in taxi service. But it happens.Debarking from the Surabaya to Jakarta red-eye at 6 a.m. the other day, I hopped in a Tiffany from the train station to the Regent.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Environmental report key to subway's future
Environmental report key to subway's futureBy Novan Iman Santosa JAKARTA (JP): The fate of the proposed mass rapid transit (MRT) project for the capital will be announced at the end of this year, with results of the environmental impact analysis to be a major deciding factor, an official said on...
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Swimmers aim to make Asian top 10
Swimmers aim to make Asian top 10 JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian synchronized swimming team is aiming to finish in the Asian top 10 in the Asian swimming championship in Pusan, South Korea, in late March, coach Dinda Rahmani said.Dinda named the team members as Lenny Puspita and Tyas Titisari.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Plan to reopen 1965 coup case draws controversy
Plan to reopen 1965 coup case draws controversy JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's approval of attempts to reopen the case of the 1965 abortive coup and its bloody aftermath has caused some controversy.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
West Java handicraft makers unite for fair price
West Java handicraft makers unite for fair priceBy Des Price JAKARTA (JP): In West Java, as well as in more remote parts of Indonesia, small handicrafts associations make mostly traditional items for international markets.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Fire razes 51 shacks, injures 4
Fire razes 51 shacks, injures 4 JAKARTA (JP): Fire razed more than 50 shanties and injured four people on Wednesday evening on Jl. Mangga Besar, Central Jakarta, local residents said on Thursday.Although there were no fatalities, the fire caused panic among the residents in the slum area.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Police destroy Rp 20b of drugs, seize more ganja
Police destroy Rp 20b of drugs, seize more ganja JAKARTA (JP): The National Police burned on Wednesday 21 kgs of pure heroin, four kgs of cocaine, some 550 kgs of marijuana and 75 kgs of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine).Chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo said the drugs, worth some Rp 20 billion (US$2.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Government depends on rain to douse forest fire: Sonny
Government depends on rain to douse forest fire: Sonny JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sonny Keraf conceded on Wednesday that Indonesia had so far relied mainly on rain to help douse the raging fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Former banker named Telkom chief: Nasution
Former banker named Telkom chief: Nasution CIPANAS, West Java (JP): President of state-owned telecommunications monopoly PT Telkom, A.A. Nasution, said on Wednesday the government had made a decision to appoint former director of Bank Bukopin, M. Nazif, as his replacement.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
President tells military officers to remain loyal
President tells military officers to remain loyal JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid issued a blunt warning saying that discontent Indonesian Military (TNI) officers must remain loyal and obey his commands or face the axe.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Political side to Matori murder attempt: Police
Political side to Matori murder attempt: Police JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo said on Thursday that the attempted murder of National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Matori Abdul Djalil on March 5 was not a random act of crime.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Judge sentences man to 14 years
Judge sentences man to 14 years TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang District Court sentenced Munawar, 32, on Tuesday to 14 years in jail for possessing 111.5 kilograms of marijuana.According to a panel of judges, Munawar was caught carrying the narcotics to a rented Mitsubishi Colt on Jl. Sudirman No.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Hope for Marzuki Darusman
Hope for Marzuki DarusmanFrom Warta KotaWarta Kota showed a picture in its March 8 edition of Attorney General Marzuki Darusman sitting on the floor among students associated with the Student Action Front for Reform and Democracy (FAMRED) in one the rooms of his office.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
A disappointing event
A disappointing event My friend and I went to Pondok Indah Mall on the afternoon of March 13 to meet Gil, a pop star from Germany.There were hundreds and hundreds of fans who did not even get see him. The event was a waste of time for nearly all the fans.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 15, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 775 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 625 0 904,500 Alakasa Industrindo 450 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 1,000 -25...
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Taufik earns Norm National Master title
Taufik earns Norm National Master title JAKARTA (JP): Young Taufik Hilai gained the Norm National Master chess title by collecting five victory (VP) points in the eighth round of the Enerpac Fair Play championship at Bekasi on Wednesday.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Drugs destroyed in Medan, Surabaya
Drugs destroyed in Medan, Surabaya SURABAYA: East Java Police and their North Sumatra colleagues destroyed on Wednesday thousands bottles of alcohol, marijuana and sedative pills confiscated during past raids.East Java Police chief Maj. Gen.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Our conscience
Our conscience Indonesia must count as one of the few nations in the world which can remain indifferent to the carnage that saw more than half a million of their own people killed 30 years ago. The regime of president Soeharto, through sinister social engineering, managed to brainwash almost the...
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
31 killed after bus pitches into a ravine in South Sumatra
31 killed after bus pitches into a ravine in South Sumatra PALEMBANG, South Sumatra (JP): At least 31 people were killed and five others seriously injured when their intercity bus plying the Bandarlampung-Bengkulu route plunged into a ravine in Lahat, South Sumatra, on Tuesday.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
BI downplays fears of fake banknotes
BI downplays fears of fake banknotes JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Wednesday the amount of fake rupiah banknotes in circulation during the past three years was relatively small compared to the total number of counterfeit bills seized by the police.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Poducers to withhold coffee to boost prices
Poducers to withhold coffee to boost prices SALVADOR, Brazil (AP): The world's two largest coffee producers plan to withhold about six million bags of their upcoming harvests in efforts to bolster frazzled coffee prices, a top Brazilian official said Wednesday.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
Government slaps travel ban on Bob Hasan
Government slaps travel ban on Bob Hasan JAKARTA (JP): The government confirmed on Wednesday that business tycoon Mohamad "Bob" Hasan and his colleagues Kaharuddin Ongko and Irjanto Ongko were barred from leaving the country for their alleged involvement in banking fraud.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
BI to issue new bank restructuring ruling
BI to issue new bank restructuring ruling JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Wednesday that the central bank was designing a new policy aimed at accelerating the restructuring process of the country's ailing banking sector.
Fri, 17 Mar 2000
President says Aceh security improving, GAM losing ground
President says Aceh security improving, GAM losing ground JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid belied concerns over worsening security in Aceh, saying that the situation there was good and boasted that separatist rebels were loosing ground in their battle against the Indonesian Military (TNI).
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Student organizations hold free wedding service for poor
Student organizations hold free wedding service for poor JAKARTA (JP): Some 150 poor couples in West Jakarta exchanged wedding vows in front of local imams at several religious affairs offices on Wednesday, a member of the committee which organized the weddings said.
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Financial troubles suspected in suicide
Financial troubles suspected in suicide JAKARTA (JP): An owner of public buses killed himself with a .22 caliber gun on Jl. Kemang Timur, South Jakarta, early on Tuesday, relatives and employees said, with family financial problems the suspected cause.
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Akbar backs Muladi for Supreme Court
Akbar backs Muladi for Supreme Court JAKARTA (JP): Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung said on Tuesday he would like former justice minister Muladi to head the Supreme Court."We hope Pak Muladi will become one of the leaders of the Supreme Court," said Akbar, who is also the speaker of the House...
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Lippo e-Net risks losing its business permit: Official
Lippo e-Net risks losing its business permit: Official JAKARTA (JP): Listed life insurer PT Lippo e-Net risks losing its insurance business permit if it directly handles its Internet business, a senior insurance official has warned.
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Gus Dur reveals coup attempt
Gus Dur reveals coup attempt JAKARTA (JP): The uneasy relationship between President Abdurrahman Wahid and the Indonesian Military (TNI) was again highlighted on Tuesday with the revelation of a coup attempt by some regional military commanders.
Wed, 15 Mar 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 Teen Program 5:30 Sports 6:30 TVRI News 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Music 9:00 World News 9:35...
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 14, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 775 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 625 0 982,000 Alakasa Industrindo 450 -50 7,500 Alfa Retailindo 1,025...
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
TNI accused of abusing Red Cross emblem
TNI accused of abusing Red Cross emblem JAKARTA (JP): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) accused the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Tuesday of abusing the Red Cross emblem during a 1996 raid to release hostages in Irian Jaya.
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Budget deficit to drop to 3.9% of GDP
Budget deficit to drop to 3.9% of GDP JAKARTA (JP): The deficit in the current state budget ending on March 31 is expected to shrink to 3.9 percent of gross domestic product from the earlier forecasted 6.8 percent of GDP, according to Minister of Finance Bambang Sudibyo.
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
S'pore and KL trade charges
S'pore and KL trade charges SINGAPORE (AFP): Fresh verbal skirmishes have erupted between Singapore and Malaysia after both sides blamed each other for a delay in bilateral talks aimed at resolving a series of disputes.
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Exhibition Puppet Exhibition at Art Deco Lobby, Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental, Jl. Tunjungan 65 (Phone: 031 5454333), March 15 to April 3.Performance * Baroque Music Concert: L'Ensembel XVIII-21, by France musicians Jean Christophe Frisch (conductor), Cyrille...
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Situation still under control, police chief tells House
Situation still under control, police chief tells House JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo acknowledged on Tuesday that counterfeit cases and gun-related crime were of concern, but argued the overall situation remained satisfactory.
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Bank Mandiri to launch IPO in January 2001
Bank Mandiri to launch IPO in January 2001 JAKARTA (JP): State Bank Mandiri will launch an initial public offering (IPO) either at the end of this year or in January 2001 to raise about US$1.5 billion, president Robby Djohan said.
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
China warns Taiwan over election results
China warns Taiwan over election results BEIJING (AFP): China said on Tuesday it was content to see the people of Taiwan vote in "local elections", but it warned it would take firm action if it did not like the outcome of the weekend polls.
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
3 U.S. sailors detained in RP
3 U.S. sailors detained in RP CEBU, Philippines (AFP): Philippine police on Tuesday filed criminal charges against three U.S. soldiers accused of assaulting a Filipino taxi driver in a case which officials say could test newly-reinforced bilateral military ties.
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
President approves reopening of old communist files
President approves reopening of old communist files JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid gave the official green light on Tuesday for the public to reopen the case of the 1965 abortive coup that led to the massacre of hundreds of thousands of communists and their sympathizers.
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Man killed in train accident
Man killed in train accident JAKARTA (JP): A man was killed when the bajaj (three-wheeled motorized vehicle) he was riding in became stuck in a pothole on a railway track in Cipinang Lontar, East Jakarta, on Monday afternoon, a police officer said.Chief Sgt.
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Police search for owner of painting
Police search for owner of painting JAKARTA (JP): The Police investigation of a missing "Affandi" painting has so far raised more questions than answers.The Cilandak Police station in South Jakarta said on Tuesday they had only established that the owner of the missing painting is not Nindia, the...
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
House commission wants special hearing on Damura
House commission wants special hearing on Damura JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives Commission VI for human resources and religious affairs wants to hold a special hearing soon on the fund raising program, Damura (the People's Fund for Sports), with the National Sports Council (KONI) and...
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Police no show in Petrus lawsuit
Police no show in Petrus lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): Two city police detectives failed to appear on Tuesday for the opening session of their trial for the alleged wrongful arrest of a lawyer last December.Their absence immediately raised complaints from lawyer Petrus Bala Pattyona, who filed the lawsuit,...
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Indonesia eyes $2 billion from shoe exports this year
Indonesia eyes $2 billion from shoe exports this year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will likely earn US$2 billion from exports of shoes this year, up from $1.7 billion in 1999, thanks to improving political climate in the country, the Indonesian Footwear Association (Aprisindo) said on Tuesday.
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Asian currencies range-bound, won inches up on yen rise
Asian currencies range-bound, won inches up on yen rise HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies remained tightly range-bound in thin trading conditions through local hours Tuesday.Only the South Korean won moved appreciably, strengthening against the dollar, despite a drop in the Seoul stock...
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Keep euphoria in check
Keep euphoria in check The Indonesian business community, represented by the chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Trade and Commerce (Kadin), Aburizal Bakrie, is complaining. In the past year, it sustained losses amounting to a total of Rp 5 trillion.
Wed, 15 Mar 2000
Mayapada plans rights issue
Mayapada plans rights issue JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Mayapada International will launch a rights issue in July to raise Rp 160 billion (US$21 million) for expansion programs.Mayapada chairman Tahir said the bank would open branches in Jakarta, Medan and Bandung in its expansion into the...