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Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Workers unhappy with Marsinah probe
Workers unhappy with Marsinah probe SEMARANG: The Federation of All Indonesia Workers Union (FSPSI) threatened on Wednesday to call for a huge labor protest in Jakarta if the government failed to uncover the truth behind the murder labor activist Marsinah in 1993.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Replacement 3-in-1 system sought
Replacement 3-in-1 system sought JAKARTA (JP): As the three-in-one policy in restricted areas has only created a problem with traffic jockeys, the city administration is now looking for a new, more suitable system to handle traffic congestion during rush hours, an official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Hasan strong candidate to chair AAAA
Hasan strong candidate to chair AAAA JAKARTA (JP): The ongoing chairman of the Asian Amateur Athletics Association (AAAA), Mohamad "Bob" Hasan, remains the strongest candidate to be elected in the association's congress in August.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Students demand friends' release
Students demand friends' release BANDUNG: A group of students claiming to represent seven student organizations demanded here on Tuesday the release of nine of their colleagues arrested in connection with unrest on the Sumatra island of Bintan in January.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Palyja ensures water from Cisadane is safe
Palyja ensures water from Cisadane is safe JAKARTA (JP): Private water company Pam Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) ensured the public on Wednesday that treated water from the Cisadane River was safe for consumption.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Minister wants IBRA to coordinate sales program
Minister wants IBRA to coordinate sales program JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment and State Enterprise Development Laksamana Sukardi called on the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to coordinate its assets sales program with the privatization plans of state enterprises to gain...
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Jail terms for looters
Jail terms for looters MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The local district court here sentenced on Wednesday six defendants to one and a half months imprisonment each for looting a chicken factory farm during the January riots.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 1, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 800 25 62,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 700 0 897,500 Alakasa Industrindo 425 -100 5,000 Alfa...
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Bakrie Investindo sued
Bakrie Investindo sued JAKARTA (JP): An individual named Atas Rifara filed a bankruptcy suit on Wednesday at the Jakarta Commercial Court against PT Bakrie Investindo, the majority owner of publicly listed PT Bakrie & Brothers, a lawyer said.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Gus Dur, Wiranto dissatisfied over military reshuffle
Gus Dur, Wiranto dissatisfied over military reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): The controversy surrounding the reshuffle of 74 Indonesia Military (TNI) officers continued on Wednesday with President Abdurrahman Wahid and former military chief Gen. Wiranto expressing dissatisfaction over the changes.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
`Channel NewsAsia' to go regional in September
`Channel NewsAsia' to go regional in SeptemberBy K. Basrie SINGAPORE (JP): Marking its first anniversary here, Channel NewsAsia of the Singaporean government-linked Media Corporation announced on Wednesday its ambitious multi-million U.S.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Iraq mulls plan to buy RI telecommunications equipment
Iraq mulls plan to buy RI telecommunications equipment BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Iraq is considering to buy telecommunications equipment from Indonesia to rehabilitate its telecommunications facilities.Iraqi Ambassador to Indonesia Sadoon Al Zubaydi said early this week his government was still...
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
PSSI and Bank Mandiri sign Rp 7.3b agreement
PSSI and Bank Mandiri sign Rp 7.3b agreement JAKARTA (JP): After a long search, the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) finally received Rp 7.3 billion sponsorship from state Bank Mandiri for the remaining matches in the sixth Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina).
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Pfizer expects Rp 12 billion from Viagra sales this year
Pfizer expects Rp 12 billion from Viagra sales this year JAKARTA (JP): Drug producer PT Pfizer Indonesia expects Rp 12 billion (US$ 1.6 million) from sales of the much hyped anti- impotence drug Viagra this year after reaping Rp 5 billion since first launching it in August 1999.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Bali remains attractive to investors: BI
Bali remains attractive to investors: BI JAKARTA (JP): Bali, whose image has been smeared by social tension, retains local and international investors' trust thanks to its stability, Bank Indonesia has reported.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Amien hits out at foreign advisors
Amien hits out at foreign advisors JAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais said on Wednesday Indonesia did not need foreign advisors, thus President Abdurrahman Wahid's appointment of several foreign dignitaries in that role was merely a symbolic gesture.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Hot spots found in Riau forests
Hot spots found in Riau forests PEKANBARU, Riau: The local administration announced on Wednesday it had found at least 80 hot spots in plantations across the province after a day's monitoring.Head of the Sumatra chapter of the Environmental Management Agency (Bapedal) M.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Wise leader has emerged
Wise leader has emerged Twenty-five years ago, unofficially exiled Indonesian students started gathering in capital cities all over Asia. They talked and dreamed of a democratic, free and fair homeland, one where leaders were elected and income fairly distributed.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Purchasing goods on Internet is safe, experts say
Purchasing goods on Internet is safe, experts say JAKARTA (JP): People should not be worried about purchasing goods on the Internet because it is just as safe and convenient as shopping at nearby malls, according to e-commerce experts.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Two money forgers handed jail terms
Two money forgers handed jail terms JAKARTA (JP): A judge at the Central Jakarta District Court sentenced on Wednesday defendants Cornelia Sugiono and Syamsurizal to 30 months and 24 months in jail respectively for counterfeiting money.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Query demanded for police generals accused of graft
Query demanded for police generals accused of graft JAKARTA (JP): Inspector general of the Ministry of Defense Lt. Gen. Suharto has requested intensive questioning of three police generals, allegedly implicated in mismanagement of the National Police's 1999 to 2000 Crash Funding Program, it was...
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
IPTN, Fokker sign deal
IPTN, Fokker sign deal JAKARTA (JP): The nation's aircraft company, Nusantara Aircraft Industry (IPTN), signed on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding with Fokker Elmo BV, a subsidiary of Dutch aircraft company Fokker, to build electrical aircraft applications.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Abdullah told how to avoid 'Habibie syndrome'
Abdullah told how to avoid 'Habibie syndrome' KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The deputy to Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has complained of a smear campaign likening the pair to Indonesia's former presidents Soeharto and B.J. Habibie in the run-up to party elections.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
President, VP get big pay boost
President, VP get big pay boost JAKARTA (JP): The government and the House of Representatives budget committee agreed on Wednesday to raise the basic salaries of President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri by 78 percent and 120 percent respectively.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Can export revival sustain recovery?
Can export revival sustain recovery?By Elwin Tobing BOSTON (JP): As it helped to fuel the economic crisis in 1997, the accelerating growth of exports among Southeast Asia's major economies has underpinned the region's economic recovery.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
'Matra' to hold GT Radial Off-Road 2000
'Matra' to hold GT Radial Off-Road 2000 JAKARTA (JP): Matra magazine in cooperation with Puspita Off- Road Club will hold the GT Radial Off-Road 2000 at Cilalawi, Jatiluhur, West Java, from March 11 to March 12.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
All Aceh Congress to be held in April
All Aceh Congress to be held in April JAKARTA (JP): An All Aceh Congress will be convened early next April in a bid to select the best representatives for the province in future discussions with the central government.State Minister of Human Rights Affairs Hasballah M.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
1000 couples to join mass wedding
1000 couples to join mass wedding JAKARTA (JP): As many as 1000 poor couples living in Jakarta will take part in a mass wedding to be held on March 19 at the Senayan Sports Stadium, organizers said in a statement on Tuesday.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Scholars oppose amending decree on triumvirate system
Scholars oppose amending decree on triumvirate system YOGYAKARTA (JP): Noted political scientists condemned on Wednesday a planned amendment to a 1973 People's Consultative Assembly decree, which would allow top legislative officials to assume executive duties if both the president and vice...
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Cost of fires Rp 16b since January
Cost of fires Rp 16b since January JAKARTA (JP): A fire department official said on Wednesday that the city had lost Rp 16 billion (US$2.13 million) in 91 cases of fire over the past two months."Most of the fires razed either houses or shophouses," spokesman for the City Fire Department Johnny...
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Bali hotels help Lombok win back foreign tourists
Bali hotels help Lombok win back foreign touristsBy I Wayan Juniarta DENPASAR (JP): Over the past few weeks, several major hotels in Bali have helped promote tourism in neighboring Lombok, which went back to square one in the wake of anti-Christian rioting in January.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Time for reconciliation
Time for reconciliation Given that it has taken some governments many years or even decades to publicly acknowledge the wrongs that their countries have done to others, President Abdurrahman Wahid can be said to have shown remarkable sensitivity by using his brief visit on Tuesday to apologize to...
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Israeli-Indonesian ties: Still a long way to go
Israeli-Indonesian ties: Still a long way to goBy Oei Eng Goan JERUSALEM (JP): Unless Israel achieves a breakthrough in its peace talks with its Arab foes and acknowledges the permanent status of an independent Palestinian nation, the Jewish state can hardly materialize its wish to have trade and...
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, March 2, 2000
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, March 2, 2000Exhibition * Painting Exhibition by Tracy Harrison, at Seniwati Showspace, Jl. Raya Ubud, March 5 to 17.Festival * Contemporary Theater Festival: Workshops, performances, at Sai Sai Bar, Jalan Monkey Forest, Ubud, in March.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Int'l art fest at TUK promises 'shocking' acts
Int'l art fest at TUK promises 'shocking' actsBy Rudy Madanir JAKARTA (JP): Those who frequently skip chances to see performance art in Jakarta should not miss this festival starting today (Thursday) at Teater Utan Kayu (TUK), Jakarta.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Capital sees improved investment
Capital sees improved investment JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta office of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPMD) observed an increasing trend of investment since the end of last year, an official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 02 Mar 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on March 1, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,383.00 7,457.00Australian dollar 1 4,492.56 4,541.31Austrian schilling 1 517.66 523.06Belgian franc 1 176.58 178.42Brunei dollar 1 4,297.44 4,343.04Canadian dollar 1 5,085.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Transvestite gets six months jail for theft
Transvestite gets six months jail for theft JAKARTA (JP): A judge at the Central Jakarta District Court sentenced on Tuesday defendant Amin Buchori, alias Ratna, to six months in jail for stealing Rp 50,000 (US$6.8) from witness R. Bagoes Trihono last December.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Gus Dur visits E. Timor
Gus Dur visits E. Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid became on Tuesday Indonesia's first head of state to set foot here since the majority of people in the territory voted for a breakaway from Indonesia last August.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
PASI targets world's top 16 for sprinters in 2000 Olympics
PASI targets world's top 16 for sprinters in 2000 Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association (PASI) eyes the world's top 16 for women's and men's sprinters, and men's relay team at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Feb. 29 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,467.00 7,314.45Australian dollar 1 4,581.75 4,632.16Austrian schilling 1 525.93 531.56Belgian franc 1 179.40 181.32Brunei dollar 1 4,353.94 4,400.82Canadian dollar 1 5,137.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
House speaker could replace triumvirate, minister says
House speaker could replace triumvirate, minister says JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Law and Legislation Yusril Ihza Mahendra proposed on Tuesday that the House of Representatives speaker alone could be charged with executive authority should the president and vice president be incapacitated.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
NGOs criticize poverty eradication program
NGOs criticize poverty eradication program JAKARTA (JP): A group of non-governmental organizations advocating better conditions for the poor suggested on Tuesday that the government intensify people's participation in its poverty eradication program in order to avoid past mistakes.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
On course for fine dining at Gran Melia's Columbus
On course for fine dining at Gran Melia's Columbus JAKARTA (JP): Perched on one side on the 14th floor of the Gran Melia hotel is the Columbus restaurant. As you step in the doorway, there is a very high wall, perhaps one or two floors up, and the ceiling slopes down to waist level as it meets the...
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Mobs kill alleged shaman in Cilacap
Mobs kill alleged shaman in Cilacap CILACAP, Central Java: A mob of about 100 people went on a rampage and destroyed a house in Bantarpanjang village, Cimanggu district, belonging to Sukamto, 61, a suspected shaman late on Monday night.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Singaporean tried for smuggling
Singaporean tried for smuggling TANGERANG (JP): Singapore national Kow Muin Huat Al Gao Meifa, 34, went on trial at Tangerang District Court on Tuesday for allegedly trying to smuggle thousands of ecstasy pills to Australia last September.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
E-commerce payment system
E-commerce payment system JAKARTA (JP): PT eSecure Indonesia is set to launch in April a payment system to support e-commerce transactions in Indonesia, the company announced here on Tuesday.The company said in a press release that its system, known as eSecure, would use the Secure Electronic...
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Civil servants to get 30 percent pay increase
Civil servants to get 30 percent pay increase JAKARTA (JP): The government reached agreement on Tuesday with the House of Representatives budget committee to raise the salary of government employees, police and the military by 30 percent in the April-December 2000 state budget, legislator Aberson...
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
E. Java councillors to get pay raise
E. Java councillors to get pay raise SURABAYA: Councillors in East Java are set to get a hefty 60 percent salary raise.The raise will come into effect on April 1. Councillors currently take home an average of about Rp 4.7 million.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Reforming Pertamina
Reforming Pertamina President Abdurrahman Wahid continues his cleanup campaign on state companies which, under former president Soeharto's rule, were exploited as cash cows for his family members and cronies. And the target this time is the biggest of them all.