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Thu, 20 Apr 2000
Increase of teachers' pay
Increase of teachers' payFrom Pikiran RakyatIt may be excessive of me to thank the government of President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri for the increase in my salary and functional allowance, effective April 3, 2000.
Thu, 20 Apr 2000
Conflict under control: Poso Military
Conflict under control: Poso Military MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): After a four-day sectarian clash, the Central Sulawesi town of Poso had yet to return to normal, a military source said on Wednesday.Poso Military District chief Lt. Col.
Thu, 20 Apr 2000
Balinese dance performance kicks up a fuss among scholars
Balinese dance performance kicks up a fuss among scholarsBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, BALI (JP): A number of dancers delicately performed the Rejang Dewa sacred dance on the stage at Candi Prambanan Hindu Temple in Yogyakarta in a tawur kesanga (purification) ritual to welcome the Caka New Year (Nyepi)...
Thu, 20 Apr 2000
Total inaugurates Peciko gas field in East Kalimantan
Total inaugurates Peciko gas field in East Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): French-based gas producer PT Total Indonesie officially inaugurated on Wednesday its Peciko gas field in East Kalimantan, claiming it to be the world's most significant gas discovery in the past 10 years.
Thu, 20 Apr 2000
Court dismisses suit against Pertamina
Court dismisses suit against Pertamina JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court dropped on Wednesday a civil lawsuit filed by five former employees of state oil and gas company Pertamina who were dismissed from the firm in 1968 because of their alleged involvement in the Indonesian...
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Performance * Traditional Dance: Rangkaian Melati, at Balai Adika Balroom, Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental, Jl. Tunjungan 65 (Phone: 031 5454333), 7:30 p.m., April 28.Music and Entertainment * Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental, Jl.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Pertamina to cut kerosene supply to stop smuggling
Pertamina to cut kerosene supply to stop smuggling JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company PT Pertamina said on Tuesday it would cut its kerosene supply to Jakarta and West Java and verify the demand for diesel in both areas to prevent fuel smuggling.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Cocoa prices seen down
Cocoa prices seen down LONDON (Dow Jones): Cocoa crop year 1999-00 promises to spawn record production, keeping prices at depressed levels, said the Economist Intelligence Unit in its quarterly report on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Yoris arrested in connection to July 27 case
Yoris arrested in connection to July 27 case JAKARTA (JP): The National Police arrested on Tuesday Yoris Raweyai for his alleged role in the violence which followed the forcible takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) office on July 27, 1996.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Wisma Soewarna greets investors upon arrival
Wisma Soewarna greets investors upon arrival JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to attract foreign investors, Minister of Communications Agum Gumelar inaugurated on Tuesday Wisma Soewarna, a first-class integrated commercial estate at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
PBSI revises shuttler selection system
PBSI revises shuttler selection system JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has given in to its shuttlers' offer and has approved a revision in the promotion and expulsion selection system.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Court asked to suspend Roche drug distribution
Court asked to suspend Roche drug distribution JAKARTA (JP): Drug distributor company PT Perusahaan Dagang Tempo has requested that the South Jakarta District Court order a temporary stop to the distribution of some products of drug company PT Roche Indonesia while a hearing of a dispute between...
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Cigarette companies need to come clean on ills of smoking
Cigarette companies need to come clean on ills of smokingBy Michael Kibaara Muchiri YOGYAKARTA (JP): Someone at the Ministry of Health is taking home a paycheck he should not get. Some people at the main private television channels are drawing money that they have not earned.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Nikko, BII sign agreement
Nikko, BII sign agreement JAKARTA (JP): PT Nikko Securities Indonesia signed an agreement on Tuesday with publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) to allow its retail clients to purchase equity stocks using the bank's debit cards.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Bus crews protest frequent attacks
Bus crews protest frequent attacks BANDUNG: About 300 people working on buses operating along the northern coastal road of West Java rallied at the provincial council building on Jl. Diponegoro on Monday to protest frequent violence against them during their trips.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
A nation of smugglers
A nation of smugglers The revelation by Kompas daily last week that cheap Indonesian kerosene has been smuggled out of the country in large quantities exposed a major flaw in the government's fuel subsidy system.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Total Indonesie, Indonesia's largest gas producer
Total Indonesie, Indonesia's largest gas producer Total Indonesie is the largest gas producer in Indonesia after the production start up of the Peciko field. With certified gas reserves of 6.2 TCF, equivalent to 1.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
La Paene, Ballo to go to Cuba for training
La Paene, Ballo to go to Cuba for training JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) will send two boxers who have qualified for the Olympic Games to Cuba early next month.Pertina deputy secretary-general Didiet Soedijoto said on Tuesday the boxers, light flyweight La Paene...
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Soeharto's daughter undergoes questioning for five hours
Soeharto's daughter undergoes questioning for five hours JAKARTA (JP): Siti "Tutut" Hardiyanti Rukmana, the eldest daughter of former president Soeharto, was questioned for five hours at the Attorney General's Office on Tuesday in connection with one of her father's charitable foundations.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Travoo's online services
Travoo's online services JAKARTA (JP): PT Travoo Online, a new Internet-based travel company, launched on Tuesday its online ticketing, travel-related products and information services.Speaking during a media conference, company president director Ferri W.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
NZ okays SIA acquisition
NZ okays SIA acquisition SINGAPORE (DPA): Singapore Airlines (SIA) has received the go- ahead to buy up to 25 per cent of Air New Zealand in a boost to the carrier's hopes of securing a foothold in both the New Zealand and Australian markets, SIA said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Central Bank to tighten liquidity to help ailing rupiah
Central Bank to tighten liquidity to help ailing rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia will continue to tighten domestic liquidity conditions in a bid to help stabilize the weakening rupiah, according to central bank deputy director of economic and monetary research Halim Alamsyah.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
State Secretariat to reduce its staff
State Secretariat to reduce its staff JAKARTA (JP): The State Secretariat will dismiss 25 of its 28 top officials as part of the government's plan to revamp the state agency, acting State Secretary Bondan Gunawan said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Poso crippled as unrest continues despite deployment of more troops
Poso crippled as unrest continues despite deployment of more troops PALU, Central Sulawesi (JP): Sectarian riots continued sporadically in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso on Tuesday despite the heavy presence of security personnel.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on April 18, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,225.00 8,225.00Australian dollar 1 4,284.43 4,885.65Austrian schilling 1 497.97 567.49Belgian franc 1 169.86 193.58Brunei dollar 1 4,238.03 4,827.44Canadian dollar 1 4,863.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Study finds little has changed in politics
Study finds little has changed in politics JAKARTA (JP): A study conducted by the Institute for Policy and Community Development Studies (IPCOS) found no significant political changes had occurred in the country despite the democratic election in June 1999.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
IBRA won't delay BCA IPO amid dull market
IBRA won't delay BCA IPO amid dull market JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) won't delay its overseas road show plan for the initial public offering (IPO) of Bank Central Asia (BCA) despite the sluggish conditions in international stock markets, according to agency deputy...
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
'Time' did not libel Soeharto: Witnesses
'Time' did not libel Soeharto: Witnesses JAKARTA (JP): Two witnesses testified before the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday that a May 24, 1999 cover story of New York-based Time magazine did not defame the good name of former president Soeharto.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Ambon refugees need relief aid
Ambon refugees need relief aid AMBON, Maluku: More than 8,100 refugees in Maluku capital have yet to receive the third package of relief aid the provincial government should have distributed last month, Antara reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
'Ojek' drivers stage protest
'Ojek' drivers stage protest BATAM, Riau: Almost all stores in the business areas of Nagoya and Sei Jodoh, Batam, were closed on Tuesday due to a huge demonstration by thousands of ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers, who objected to the government's tax policy on the industrial bonded zone.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
BI to ask S&P over downgraded rating
BI to ask S&P over downgraded rating WASHINGTON (Dow Jones): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said Monday that he will ask Standard & Poor's to explain why certain of the country's foreign-currency credit ratings were downgraded earlier to selective default.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
One arrested over murder
One arrested over murder JAKARTA (JP): Bogor Police arrested on Saturday one of two men allegedly connected with a vicious murder of a peddler whose body was found late last month in the fields of the Gobang area in the Cidokom village of Rumpin.Bogor Police chief Col.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
China urges U.S. to end weapon sales to Taiwan
China urges U.S. to end weapon sales to Taiwan BEIJING (Agencies): China urged the United States on Tuesday to end all weapon sales to Taiwan, a day after Washington delayed a decision on whether to supply the island with AEGIS naval destroyers."The Chinese government urges the U.S.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Four dead, eight injured in a massive train collision
Four dead, eight injured in a massive train collision KARAWANG, West Java (JP): Four people were killed and at least eight others, including a baby girl, injured in a three-train collision on a busy section of track in Karawang early on Tuesday, officials said.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Medan gets new mayor
Medan gets new mayor MEDAN, North Sumatra: Abdillah was installed as the city's mayor on Tuesday despite the fact that he has been declared a suspect in a bribery case.North Sumatra Governor T. Riza Nurdin swore in Abdillah, who replaced Bachtiar Djafar, on behalf of the minister of home affairs.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Bimasena offers new dining choice for food lovers
Bimasena offers new dining choice for food loversBy Grace Segran JAKARTA (JP): Dining Room -- Jakarta's newest dining choice -- opened its door to customers for the first time last Friday.Located on the second floor of Bimasena and open only for dinner from 7:00 to 11:00, the restaurant is open to...
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Teachers' protest turns ugly
Teachers' protest turns ugly JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of West Java teachers descended on the capital on Tuesday holding a boisterous demonstration despite tentative agreement by the government to raise their allowances by 200 percent.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Regional autonomy needs transition period: Researchers
Regional autonomy needs transition period: Researchers JAKARTA (JP): Regional autonomy, scheduled to become effective May 2001, urgently needs a transition period given the vulnerability to continued communal conflict, researchers said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Bayer plans to delist from SSX
Bayer plans to delist from SSX JAKARTA (JP): PT Bayer Indonesia will pull out from the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) due to what the pharmaceutical company called a lack of liquidity in the East Java capital's bourse.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
New parking system in Jakarta
New parking system in Jakarta A large amount of criticism has been voiced against the policy of the Jakarta administration, especially the Parking Management. They continue to implement the old parking system with an increase in parking rates, effective March 23, 2000.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Two sought for stealing taxi
Two sought for stealing taxi JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives are searching for two men in connection with Monday night's theft of a taxi on Jl. Poncol Raya in Cirendeu, Ciputat.South Jakarta Police chief of robberies and thefts unit First. Lt.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
U.S. sailors punished
U.S. sailors punished MANILA (AP): The U.S. military has punished three American sailors accused of beating a Filipino taxi driver last month while their ship was making a goodwill visit to the Philippines, officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Remote-sensing specialists in Indonesia seek equal treatment
Remote-sensing specialists in Indonesia seek equal treatment JAKARTA (JP): A standard for qualification of professional remote-sensing specialists will soon be forwarded to the government by the Indonesian Geomatics Council to ensure fair treatment between Indonesian and foreign professionals.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Aceh gears up for joint military-civilian tribunal
Aceh gears up for joint military-civilian tribunal BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): On the eve of the joint military- civilian tribunal of the Bantaqiah murder case here, Minister of Human Rights Affairs Hasballah M. Saad called on all parties to refrain from seeking revenge.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
PKB urges Amien Rais to resign as MPR speaker
PKB urges Amien Rais to resign as MPR speaker JAKARTA (JP): Political supporters of President Abdurrahman Wahid have retaliated against Amien Rais' stinging criticism of the President, warning that they would move to replace the People's Consultative Assembly speaker.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Dynamite blast shocks villagers
Dynamite blast shocks villagers TANGERANG (JP): A stick of dynamite, the size of a battery, exploded on Monday evening in the backyard of a resident's home in Dongkal village, Cipondoh Indah subdistrict, without causing any fatalities, a police officer said.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Moonlighting pharmacists
Moonlighting pharmacists According to an article published in The Jakarta Post on April 17, 2000, under the title Moonlighting pharmacists neglect public's rights, a survey conducted by University of Indonesia students revealed that in only 5 percent of drugstores surveyed were pharmacists...
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
JSX probes 29 firms for wrongdoing
JSX probes 29 firms for wrongdoing JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-nine companies listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange have been investigated for price manipulation and insider trading during the period from October last year to February this year.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Laksamana says no sign his job is at risk
Laksamana says no sign his job is at risk JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment and State Enterprises Development Laksamana Sukardi said on Tuesday President Abdurrahman Wahid gave no indication to him his job might be on the line.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Apr. 18, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 750 0 2,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 475 0 173,000 Alakasa Industrindo 650 100 4,000 Alfa Retailindo...