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Wed, 08 Mar 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank notes rates on March 7, 2000 Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,428.00 7,502.00Australian dollar 1 4,466.46 4,514.70Austrian schilling 1 517.36 523.06Belgian franc 1 176.48 178.42Brunei dollar 1 4,318.86 4,364.42Canadian dollar 1 5,106.91 5,161.33Swiss franc 1 4,427.75 4,474.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Appeal for death-row maid delayed
Appeal for death-row maid delayed JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian officials said here on Monday that the appeal trial in the United Arab Emirates of Indonesian maid Kartini bin Karim has been postponed to allow time for both prosecutors and defense lawyers to further study the case.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Lack of funds hampers Aceh rights abuse trial
Lack of funds hampers Aceh rights abuse trial JAKARTA (JP): The government said the repeated delay of the trial of a massacre in West Aceh last year was not only caused by procedural snafus but also by a lack of funds.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Scientists discover pesticide in cloves
Scientists discover pesticide in clovesBy Joko Sarwono BOGOR (JP): After nine years of study, experts from the Research Institute for Spice and Medicinal Crops (Balittro) in Bogor, West Java, discovered a chemical compound that can kill nine types of fungi that cause diseases in plants.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Military vows to help police halt illegal trade of weapons
Military vows to help police halt illegal trade of weapons CILODONG, Bogor (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) vowed to support the National Police's crackdown on illegal arms sales among civilians, including weapons smuggled to the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
STPDN backs murder probe
STPDN backs murder probe BANDUNG, West Java: The Institute of State Administration's (STPDN) management said on Monday it backed the police in investigating the fatal torture of a freshman.The institute's chairman, Marwoto Soewito, told journalists at the campus, located in Jatinangor, that the...
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Annas facing six months in jail
Annas facing six months in jail JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor demanded on Monday a six-month jail sentence and 10 months probation for a student who drove his car into a group of military personnel in November 1998.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Police's Brimob won't quit Nabire
Police's Brimob won't quit Nabire JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Despite mounting protest, Irian Jaya Police chief Brig. Gen. S.Y. Wenas said on Monday he would maintain the presence of the police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) in the riot-torn Nabire.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
PLN seeks funds to revamp power plants outside Java and Bali
PLN seeks funds to revamp power plants outside Java and Bali SURABAYA, East Java (JP): State-owned electricity company PT PLN is currently seeking foreign financial support for its plan to rehabilitate power plants outside Java and Bali, an executive at the Ministry of Mines and Energy said.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
How to protect migrant workers
How to protect migrant workersBy Santo Koesoebjono WASSENAAR, Netherlands (JP): The need for skilled workers in Western European countries is regularly voiced in the media there. Decreasing birth rates, declining interest in certain skilled jobs and continued economic expansion since the mid-1990s...
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
PSSI punishes clubs, match officials
PSSI punishes clubs, match officials JAKARTA (JP): The disciplinary commission of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has penalized two clubs, three match officials and one player for hooliganism and bad behavior during the national Bank Mandiri soccer league.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Legian LG Hotel taken over
Legian LG Hotel taken over KUTA, Bali: The Denpasar District Court executed its Feb. 14 verdict on Monday to allow Bank Universal to take over the four- star LG Hotel in Legian after PT Pondok Asri Dewata (PAD), the hotel's management, failed to return its debt to the bank.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Moody's upgrades APP
Moody's upgrades APP JAKARTA (AFP): Moody's Investor Service on Monday upgraded the senior secured and senior unsecured debt ratings of the giant Asian Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd. (APP) and its subsidiaries because of improved performance.The New York-based service said about US$7.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Freeport deal still open to change: Sonny
Freeport deal still open to change: Sonny JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of the Environment Sonny Keraf said on Monday that the mining contract between the government and PT Freeport Indonesia remained open to change, pending the results of an environmental audit of the company.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Leaders ask Kwik, Sofyan to patch up their dispute
Leaders ask Kwik, Sofyan to patch up their dispute JAKARTA (JP): The country's top leaders called on Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie and National Business Development Council (DPUN) chairman Sofyan Wanandi on Monday to quickly settle their dispute.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Militia attack E. Timor village
Militia attack E. Timor village DILI, East Timor (AFP): Armed militia attacked an East Timorese village near the border with East Nusa Tenggara killing one civilian and wounding another, an official source with the UN Transitional Authority in East Timor (UNTAET) said on Monday.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
S'pore confident RI will remain committed to ASEAN
S'pore confident RI will remain committed to ASEANBy Endy Bayuni SINGAPORE (JP): Singapore is confident that Indonesia remains committed to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) even as it struggles to overcome its domestic problems.Foreign Minister S.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Attack on Matori 'politically motivated'
Attack on Matori 'politically motivated' JAKARTA (JP): Leading politicians and observers said on Monday the attack on National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Matori Abdul Djalil was politically motivated, speculating that it might be part of a larger conspiracy to destabilize the government.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Japan 'will not reduce' LNG purchase commitments
Japan 'will not reduce' LNG purchase commitments JAKARTA (JP): Newly appointed president of state oil and gas company Pertamina, Baihaki Hakim, denied on Monday media reports that Japan would reduce its liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Indonesia.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
S'pore investors wait for more signals from RI
S'pore investors wait for more signals from RIBy Endy M. Bayuni SINGAPORE (JP): Although conditions in Indonesia have significantly improved and in spite of an endorsement by the Singapore government, many Singapore investors continue to wait for further guarantees of the safety of their...
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
JICT's productivity grows
JICT's productivity grows JAKARTA (JP): PT Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) said on Monday productivity at the Jakarta container terminal had risen since it took over the terminal's operation in April 1, 1999.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
How to sell TNI on democratic controls
How to sell TNI on democratic controls How does one go about taming a once excessively powerful military? Kusnanto Anggoro, senior researcher at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies and lecturer in the postgraduate studies program of the University of Indonesia in Jakarta, discusses...
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Firms need better security: Police
Firms need better security: Police BOGOR (JP): The local police have urged businessmen to protect their offices and factories with a reliable security system in a bid to curb the rising number of armed burglaries in the area.Bogor Regional Police chief Col.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
The two faces of Kartini
The two faces of Kartini The name Kartini has almost always been associated with the women's emancipation movement in Indonesia. Each year on April 21, the nation commemorates Kartini Day, so named after the late 19th century Javanese aristocrat whose letters to friends exhibited her inner struggle...
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Dengue fever claims three more, officials tell public not to panic
Dengue fever claims three more, officials tell public not to panic JAKARTA (JP): Health officials revealed on Monday that more people in the capital had been infected with dengue hemorrhagic fever while asking residents not to panic as everything was still under control.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Semen Gresik to spin off Semen Padang
Semen Gresik to spin off Semen Padang JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment and State Enterprises Development Laksamana Sukardi said on Monday the government would spin off PT Semen Padang from state cement maker PT Semen Gresik in a bid to smooth the plan by Mexico's Cemex SA de CV to become...
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Tiger cubs and orangutans enchant visitors at the Baby Zoo
Tiger cubs and orangutans enchant visitors at the Baby ZooBy Maria Kegel BOGOR, West Java (JP): Ask anybody who has been to Taman Safari in Bogor which part they enjoyed the most, and they will invariably say the Baby Zoo.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Mar. 6 2000:
Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Mar. 6 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,393.00 7,467.00Australian dollar 1 4,474.24 4,526.50Austrian schilling 1 514.17 519.86Belgian franc 1 175.39 177.33Brunei dollar 1 4,288.28 4,333.72Canadian dollar 1 5,088.79 5,143.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
More oil found in Timor
More oil found in Timor MELBOURNE (Dow Jones): The participants in the Elang oil field in the Timor Sea reported Monday increased oil production from a new drill well.A sidetrack well drilled into the existing Elang-1 well has boosted production from the well to 20,000 barrels of oil a day, up from...
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Police identify wanted suspect in Matori attack
Police identify wanted suspect in Matori attack JAKARTA (JP): Police are getting closer to locating the missing crucial suspect behind Sunday morning's attack on National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Matori Abdul Djalil, an officer said on Monday.South Jakarta Police chief Col.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Sakai Heavy builds RI plant
Sakai Heavy builds RI plant TOKYO (Nikkei): Sakai Heavy Industries Ltd. plans to build a new plant in Indonesia to produce road-paving equipment and parts as part of a broader effort to increase overseas sales, the Nikkei Industrial Daily reported Monday.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 6, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 750 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 650 25 4,043,500 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Krakatau Steel to go public next year
Krakatau Steel to go public next year JAKARTA (JP): State-owned steel manufacturer PT Krakatau Steel said on Monday it would sell shares through an initial public offering (IPO) and a direct placement early next year to raise fresh funds to finance an expansion program.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Decree lets govt take over Soeharto foundation assets
Decree lets govt take over Soeharto foundation assets JAKARTA (JP): A new presidential decree will be issued allowing the government to take over Rp 4 trillion (US$540 million) in assets from former president Soeharto's seven foundations.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
MTI proposes buses to replace 'angkot'
MTI proposes buses to replace 'angkot' BOGOR (JP): The Indonesian Transportation Society (MTI) here has proposed that regular city buses be introduced on Bogor's main streets to resolve chronic traffic congestion.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
99 bodies sent to RSCM in two months
99 bodies sent to RSCM in two months JAKARTA (JP): As of Monday, Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital records show a total 99 bodies admitted to its morgue this year, of which only seven have been identified by family members and/or friends.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
ASEAN meeting in Myanmar
ASEAN meeting in Myanmar BANGKOK (Reuters): Military-ruled Myanmar will host a meeting of economic ministers of the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations, China, Japan and South Korea in May, Thailand's Nation newspaper reported on Monday.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Case against Djoko thrown out of court
Case against Djoko thrown out of court JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court dropped on Monday the indictment of Djoko S. Tjandra, a defendant in the Rp 546 billion (US$73.7 million) Bank Bali scandal, on a legal technicality.Presiding Judge R.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
26 killed in fiery bus accident in C. Java
26 killed in fiery bus accident in C. Java KENDAL, Central Java (JP): At least 26 people were killed here on Monday morning when their intercity bus burst into flames after it rammed into a house storing drums of kerosene.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Officials to investigate hot spots in Sumatra
Officials to investigate hot spots in Sumatra JAKARTA (AFP): Environmental authorities Monday warned Indonesia could be heading for a repeat of the hazes disasters of the last two years after choking smog blanketed a central Sumatran province.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
PT PLN reaches temporary agreement with Paiton
PT PLN reaches temporary agreement with Paiton JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company PT PLN said on Monday it had reached a temporary agreement with independent power producer (IPP) Paiton Energy on their contractual dispute and expected to find a final solution within 10 months.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Water distribution research planned
Water distribution research planned JAKARTA (JP): Lyonnaise Des Eaux (LDE) water company plans to build a technology and research center to help improve the water distribution network in Jakarta, a company executive said on Monday.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
To Carl Chaerul and health minister
To Carl Chaerul and health minister The article in the By the Way column of this newspaper titled "What's up, Doc?" by Carl Chaerul (March 5) on the greediness of some (or is it 'quite a few') doctors being too eager on the trigger, performing operations without a real need, is quite universal and...
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Official urges Bonit/Sulistyo for Davis Cup team
Official urges Bonit/Sulistyo for Davis Cup team JAKARTA (JP): Tennis observer Benny Mailili suggested the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) list the veteran doubles pair of Bonit Wiryawan and Sulistyo Wibowo on the Davis Cup team should Indonesia win the second match of the Asia Oceania Zone...
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Table tennis' Anton joins Olympic training
Table tennis' Anton joins Olympic training JAKARTA (JP): The 2000 Olympic Games executive training director, Arie Sudewo, said on Monday that men's singles table tennis player Anton Suseno would join the training program for the quadrennial event.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Asian currencies lower against dollar
Asian currencies lower against dollar HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies ended an unspectacular session Monday moderately lower against the U.S. dollar.The South Korean won bucked the regional trend, however, finishing up against the U.S.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Bridal designer Kim Thong dies at 45
Bridal designer Kim Thong dies at 45 JAKARTA (JP): One of Indonesia's top bridal designers Kim Thong died of high-blood pressure at Medika Griya hospital in Sunter, North Jakarta, at 3 a.m. Monday.Born as Jam Kam Thong, the flamboyant 45-year old designer was well-known for his creations of lavish...
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Memorial stones photo exhibition
Memorial stones photo exhibition JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will hold a photo exhibition of memorial stones from the Tarumanagara era at the Museum of Memorial Stone Park on Jl. Tanah Abang I, Central Jakarta, next week, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
Mahathir backs Mr Yen for 'eurocentric' IMF
Mahathir backs Mr Yen for 'eurocentric' IMF TOKYO (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has endorsed Japan's bid for the top job at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a renewal of his attacks on Western economic hegemony.
Tue, 07 Mar 2000
INDRA rate set at Rp 6,832
INDRA rate set at Rp 6,832 JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Debt Restructuring Agency (INDRA) has set the exchange rate used to convert private foreign debt at Rp 6,832 to the U.S. dollar for companies joining the agency this month.