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Sat, 31 Mar 2001
Sutiyoso begins wealth audit
Sutiyoso begins wealth audit JAKARTA (JP): The State Official Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) handed out on Thursday forms to Governor Sutiyoso and other top officials in the city to declare their wealth.
Sat, 31 Mar 2001
S&P affirms Dayabumi rating
S&P affirms Dayabumi rating JAKARTA (JP): Standard & Poor's affirmed Friday its double-'C' rating on the US$150 million senior secured bonds due 2010 issued by DSPL Finance Co. B.V. and guaranteed by Indonesia's Dayabumi Salak Pratama Ltd.
Sat, 31 Mar 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Italian Contemporary Art, Shapes of Mind, National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 12, Central Jakarta: (Phone: 3812346, 3868172), until April 7. * Painting 18 Estetika Realis, by 18 painters, at World Trade Center, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav.
Sat, 31 Mar 2001
Legislators must voice the truth
Legislators must voice the truthFrom RepublikaRallies have been held recently at and around the House of Representatives/People's Consultative Assembly compound. As a layman, I only hope that these rallies do not disrupt the process of representative democracy that we pursue.
Sat, 31 Mar 2001
North Sulawesi ready to ward off violence
North Sulawesi ready to ward off violence MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): North Sulawesi police have been intensifying training and stepping up city patrols following the governor's warning of possible sectarian violence and rioting.
Sat, 31 Mar 2001
Sea cruises to be held
Sea cruises to be held JAKARTA: The Ministry of National Education in cooperation with the Indonesian Navy will hold a week of round-trip sea cruises from Surabaya to Makassar involving youth organizations, military and police cadets, students and journalists from Monday.
Sat, 31 Mar 2001
Indonesians return from winter challenge
Indonesians return from winter challenge JAKARTA (JP): Ten Indonesians participating in the Marlboro Adventure Team Winter Challenge 2000 have returned from Telluride, Colorado, and the Moab desert in Utah.
Sat, 31 Mar 2001
Sumitro's life mirrors the turbulent of Indonesian history
Sumitro's life mirrors the turbulent of Indonesian historyBy Peter McCawley CANBERRA (JP): Revolutionary nationalist, diplomat, economics professor, government minister to both Sukarno and Soeharto, exile, intellectual, economic adviser and businessman -- Sumitro was all of these things and more.
Sat, 31 Mar 2001
Bentoel to boost cigarette production by 25 percent
Bentoel to boost cigarette production by 25 percent JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Bentoel International Investama Tbk plans to increase its cigarette production by 25 percent to 10 billion cigarettes this year from 8 billion last year, a senior executive announced on Friday.
Sat, 31 Mar 2001
Major reshuffle in National Police
Major reshuffle in National Police JAKARTA (JP): The National Police unveiled on Friday a major reshuffle involving 19 high-ranking officers.City Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bahrul Alam said an order stipulating the rotation was signed by National Police chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro on Thursday.
Sat, 31 Mar 2001
Unemployment rampant in Bogor
Unemployment rampant in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Unemployment stood at a staggering 49,000 in 2000 in the Bogor mayoralty, despite ceaseless attempts to reduce it, Mayor Iswara Natanegara said on Friday.In his progress report delivered before the mayoralty legislative council, Iswara said unemployment...
Sat, 31 Mar 2001
Pertamina to end Shell deal
Pertamina to end Shell deal SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Indonesia's national oil company, Pertamina, will halt an existing crude processing deal with Shell Eastern Petroleum Ltd.'s Bukom refinery in Singapore for April, a Pertamina spokesman told Dow Jones Newswires Friday.
Sat, 31 Mar 2001
Chime of antique clocks make devoted collector Soejono tick
Chime of antique clocks make devoted collector Soejono tickText and photo by Ridlo Aryanto YOGYAKARTA (JP): Antique clock collector Soejono Prawirohadikusumo lives his life by the old Dutch saying that the chime of a clock never sounds quite the same in a place other than home.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Danny Yuswanto earns GM Norm
Danny Yuswanto earns GM Norm JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian chess player International Master (MI) Danny Yuswanto finally achieved the Grand Master (GM) Norm on Thursday after collecting an additional 1.5 match points (MPs) at the Wotulo Memorial International Grand Master Chess Tournament.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Street kids a time bomb: Arroyo
Street kids a time bomb: Arroyo MANILA (AFP): At least 200,000 homeless children roam the mean streets of the Philippines, posing the risk of a "social time bomb" that could lead to more serious national problems, President Gloria Arroyo warned on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Morris to boost production
Morris to boost production MALANG, East Java (JP): The local subsidiary of the United States-based cigarette company Phillip Morris will increase production by 20 percent to 60 million cigarettes a day this year from 50 million a day last year, a company's senior executive said.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Producers of synthetic fiber to raise prices
Producers of synthetic fiber to raise prices JAKARTA (JP): Local synthetic fiber producers plan to raise the price of their products by between 5 percent and 13 percent in order to meet rising costs from the planned increase in fuel prices next month.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
RP police accused of murder
RP police accused of murder MANILA (AFP): Rogue members of an elite anticrime police task force strangled a kidnapped publicist of former Philippine president Fidel Ramos and set fire to the corpse, officials said on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Badminton body aims for two titles at Japan Open
Badminton body aims for two titles at Japan Open JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) aims to grab two titles in the upcoming five-star Japan Open tournament despite achieving disappointing results in the previous three opening events this year.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Be fair for once
Be fair for once Although I am a 'red-and-white' citizen inside-out, I still think that we cannot close our eyes to our own mistakes, negligence and indecisiveness. This is important for our own efforts in improving our performance.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
SE Asia heading for slowdown, says World Bank
SE Asia heading for slowdown, says World Bank BANGKOK (DPA): Southeast Asia's export-based economies can expect slowdowns across the board this year, as their markets in the United States and Japan contract, the World Bank predicted on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Ginandjar admitted to hospital, evades questioning
Ginandjar admitted to hospital, evades questioning JAKARTA (JP): Former minister of mines and energy Ginandjar Kartasasmita was admitted to a hospital on Thursday, canceling a planned questioning session at the Attorney General's Office.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Madurese and Dayak sign peace deal
Madurese and Dayak sign peace deal BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan (JP): In order to prevent the spread of ethnic clashes between local Dayaks and Madurese migrants, a Dayak and a Madurese representing their respective communities inked a peace deal here on Wednesday.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Malaysia opposes RP role in dispute with RI
Malaysia opposes RP role in dispute with RI KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia said on Thursday it will object to a move by the Philippines to intervene in its dispute with Indonesia over two islands being considered by the International Court of Justice.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Horse carts vs pedicabs
Horse carts vs pedicabs PALU, Central Sulawesi: At least 400 horse cart drivers have staged a protest in front of the provincial council building, demanding the administration ban mass operation of becak (pedicab) in the capital.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Prisoner of conscience
Prisoner of conscience It has been quite some time that any Indonesian has been put in jail for subversion against the state: The antisubversion law which president Sukarno decreed in the 1960s and which his successor, president Soeharto, was glad enough to maintain, was one of the first vestiges...
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Pertamina mulls change in oil import policy
Pertamina mulls change in oil import policy SINGAPORE (Reuters): Indonesian state oil firm Pertamina is considering a change to the way it imports oil products by securing some barrels via an affiliated company, traders said on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Rahman, Anis to defend titles
Rahman, Anis to defend titles SEMARANG (JP): M Rahman and Anis Roga will defend their Pan Pacific International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles in the mini- flyweight and the IBF Intercontinental junior flyweight divisions respectively in Jember, East Java, on April 3.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Secretary-general goes in education reshuffle
Secretary-general goes in education reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): The secretary-general for education was replaced on Thursday afternoon in a surprise reshuffle at the Ministry of National Education.In a modest handover ceremony, secretary-general Hidayat Syarief was replaced by Makmuri Muchlas,...
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Wowor speaks up on Bruneigate
Wowor speaks up on Bruneigate JAKARTA (JP): A businessman who acted as a mediator in the matter of the US$2 million donation to Indonesia made by the sultan of Brunei, amplified President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's explanation of the ensuing scandal on Thursday, saying the donation came from a...
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Gus Dur had better step down
Gus Dur had better step downFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe fact that the number of Indonesian refugees in Indonesia is close to one million people has badly wounded our nationalism and humanity, the two qualities which we have maintained all these years.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Rupiah rate March 29
Rupiah rate March 29 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,852.00 10,852.00 10,300.00 10,404.00Australian dollar 1 4,854.08 5,352.21 5,074.81 5,131.25Austrian schilling 1 634.71 699.45 663.57 670.57Belgian franc 1 216.51 238.59 226.35 228.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Hyundai rescue approved
Hyundai rescue approved SEOUL (AFP): Creditors on Thursday approved a US$2.2 billion aid package to keep Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. (HEC) alive, bank officials said.The package was endorsed by 35 creditors in return for the complete writedown of stakes held by key shareholders and...
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
S'pore jails seven Falungong members
S'pore jails seven Falungong members SINGAPORE (Reuters): A Singapore court sentenced seven members of the Falungong spiritual movement to four weeks in jail on Thursday for obstructing police and fined eight others for holding a rally without a permit.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Women protest at U.S. Embassy
Women protest at U.S. Embassy JAKARTA (JP): Some 50 women grouped in the Women's Coalition staged a rally in front of the American Embassy on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta, on Thursday to demand the U.S. withdraw its support of the Indonesian Military.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Wiranto denies responsibility in Trisakti shooting incident
Wiranto denies responsibility in Trisakti shooting incident JAKARTA (JP): Former Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. (ret) Wiranto said on Thursday that he was not responsible for the shooting incident at the Trisakti University on May 12, 1998.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Gulf updates Bukit Tua-1 oil
Gulf updates Bukit Tua-1 oil CALGARY (Dow Jones): A test of perforations between 6,346 and 6,386 feet on the Bukit Tua-1 oil discovery flowed at a stabilized rate of about 4,450 barrels of oil a day through a one-inch choke.The well is in the Ketapang Production Sharing Contract offshore East Java.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Regions know what to do to develop themselves
Regions know what to do to develop themselves The following is the second of two articles on management, written by Owen Podger, a management consultant who for the past year has been team leader for an ADB-grant technical assistance to support decentralization.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Nazar verdict criticized as politically motivated
Nazar verdict criticized as politically motivated JAKARTA (JP): The guilty verdict handed down to Aceh Referendum Information Center (SIRA) chief Muhammad Nazar drew condemnation on Thursday with some saying the trial, criticized as a political maneuver which made Nazar a prisoner of conscience,...
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
'Miss Congeniality' mixes satire and sentimentality
'Miss Congeniality' mixes satire and sentimentalityBy Joko E.H. Anwar Miss Congeniality **1/2 (Out of ****); Comedy/Action, 109 minutes; Starring Sandra Bullock, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Caine, Candice Bergen, William Shatner; Directed by Daniel Petrie; A Fortis Film/Castle Rock Entertainment...
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Lani hiding something about Tommy: Police
Lani hiding something about Tommy: Police JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives strongly suspect that model Lani Banjaranti, 27, gave false information to detectives in connection with the manhunt for fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra."Some of the answers she gave police...
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Italian Contemporary Art, Shapes of Mind, National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 12, Central Jakarta: (Phone: 3812346, 3868172), until April 7. * Painting 18 Estetika Realis, by 18 painters, at World Trade Center, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Palm oil production to dip this year
Palm oil production to dip this year The following is the first of two articles by Derom Bangun, who chairs the Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association. The article is based on his recent address to Commex Malaysia's Palm and Lauric Oil conference and exhibition in Kuala Lumpur.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Soeharto still unfit to stand trial: Prosecutor
Soeharto still unfit to stand trial: Prosecutor JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto remains unfit to stand trial despite some improvement in his health, the chief prosecutor handling a graft case in which the former ruler has been implemented said on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Thai food festival held
Thai food festival held JAKARTA (JP): A Thai food festival is being held at the Senayan Cafe in Hotel Atlet Century Park, Central Jakarta, until Friday.The hotel's executive chef, Y. Hidayat, said three kinds of soup and seven spicy main courses were available during the festival, which was aimed...
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Rare performance of 'shamizen' instrument proves a big hit
Rare performance of 'shamizen' instrument proves a big hitText and photo by Kartika Bagus C. SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): The small theater of the Indonesian Higher Learning Institute of the Arts (STSI) erupted in thunderous applause last week at the conclusion of the Kaze No Jyonkara (Jyonkara...
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Can the ringgit peg remain sustainable?
Can the ringgit peg remain sustainable?By Simon Cameron-Moore KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia has delivered a fiscal stimulus at the right time, but analysts are unsure whether it can induce enough growth to save the ringgit peg if a weak yen sparks competitive depreciations round the region.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 29, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,275 -25 112,500 Adindo Foresta 100 -5 79,000 AGIS 185 5 5,426,500 Alakasa 140 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Gusmao rules out run for presidency
Gusmao rules out run for presidency DILI, East Timor (AP): After quitting East Timor's interim legislature in a bitter dispute over the shape of a new constitution, independence leader Xanana Gusmao announced Thursday that he will not compete in the nation's first presidential election.
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Trial of drug smuggler begins
Trial of drug smuggler begins TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang District Court in Banten commenced on Thursday the trial of a man charged with being part of an operation to smuggle 40 kilograms of shabu-shabu (crystal amphetamine) worth Rp 12 billion from Hong Kong.