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Sat, 29 Apr 2000
FPI members suspected behind attack on bar
FPI members suspected behind attack on bar JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives are investigating an act of vandalism which occurred on Thursday night in which a karaoke bar in Ciputat was seriously damaged and resulted in an attack on an officer of the Elite Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob).
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Less babies born in Singapore
Less babies born in Singapore SINGAPORE (AP): Singaporeans may be having fewer babies, but the number of educated women having children is on the rise, a health ministry official said on Friday.In 1987, 16,012 babies, or 38 percent of all babies born were of mothers with at least secondary...
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Fire devastates historical Pasar Gede in Surakarta
Fire devastates historical Pasar Gede in Surakarta SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Fire devastated Pasar Gede, the oldest traditional market in Central Java in the early hours of Friday morning, leaving more than 1,000 vendors jobless.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Investors begin to turn to Asian high-grade bonds
Investors begin to turn to Asian high-grade bonds HONG KONG (Dow Jones): After months of wild swings in U.S. asset markets, Asian bond investors are feeling more than a little battered and bruised; the average spread on Asian sovereign bonds widened to a 12-month high of nearly 300 basis points...
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Sion Church: Jakarta's oldest building
Sion Church: Jakarta's oldest buildingBy Ida Indawati Khouw This is the 2nd article on old churches in Jakarta published in commemoration of Easter. It is also the 36th in a series of articles on old and protected buildings in the capital published every Saturday in The Jakarta Post.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Senate candidate gets two years
Senate candidate gets two years BANGKOK (AP): In a fresh sign that reforms to clean up politics are taking hold, a Senate candidate has been sentenced to two years jail for vote-buying, a court official said on Friday.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
UN: Volunteers need better networking to solve problems
UN: Volunteers need better networking to solve problems JAKARTA (JP): Better networking among organizations of volunteers is needed to share experiences to solve common problems such as funding and overlapping, activists said on Friday.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Indorayon warns govt to let it reopen or face lawsuit
Indorayon warns govt to let it reopen or face lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed pulp and fiber rayon firm PT Inti Indorayon has given the Indonesian government one week to allow the company to resume operations or face international arbitration.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Low power supply causes blackout
Low power supply causes blackout PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The recent blackout in some areas in South Sumatra and the neighboring provinces of Lampung, Bengkulu and Jambi was caused by an insufficient electric power supply, an official said here on Friday.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Alinafiah: Pos Indonesia ready to end monopoly, face competition
Alinafiah: Pos Indonesia ready to end monopoly, face competition JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Pos Indonesia says it is ready to let go of its monopoly rights to deliver personal letters, postcards, and aerograms and face competition, including from courier companies.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
East Timorese man cleared of spying
East Timorese man cleared of spying KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Police said here on Friday they did not have enough evidence to charge an East Timorese man with spying, Antara news agency reported."He has been declared innocent because we have been unable to find enough evidence to indicate...
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Hobbled Yayuk carves out Fed Cup win
Hobbled Yayuk carves out Fed Cup win OSAKA, Japan (AFP): Asian Games singles champion Yayuk Basuki teamed up with Wynne Prakusya to clinch a 2-1 win over third seeds Taiwan and keep Indonesia's hopes alive in the Fed Cup tennis Asia Oceania Group One on Friday.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Apr. 28, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,445.00 8,445.00Australian dollar 1 4,383.62 4,976.64Austrian schilling 1 492.30 558.73Belgian franc 1 167.93 190.59Brunei dollar 1 4,364.78 4,953.95Canadian dollar 1 5,036.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Cleansed royal heirlooms ward off evil
Cleansed royal heirlooms ward off evilBy R. Agus Bakti YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Sura month, the first month in the Javanese calendar is considered sacred. The Javanese royal families usually hold a series of ceremonies to purify their priceless and royal heirlooms.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Over 20 people injured in train crash in South Jakarta
Over 20 people injured in train crash in South Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): At least 24 people were injured on Friday evening when a Jabotabek commuter train heading for Bogor careered into a Pakuan Express train, also Bogor-bound, between Manggarai and Tebet stations in South Jakarta.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Yusril owns up to taking Rp 1b from Habibie
Yusril owns up to taking Rp 1b from Habibie JAKARTA (JP): Crescent Star Party (PBB) chairman Yusril Ihza Mahendra acknowledged on Friday accepting Rp 1 billion from then president B.J. Habibie to help finance the newly established party prior to the 1999 general election.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
RI to join meeting on democracy in Warsaw
RI to join meeting on democracy in Warsaw JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will participate in the international conference on "Toward a Community of Democracies" in Warsaw, Poland, on June 26 and 27.The new Polish Ambassador to Indonesia Krzysztof Szumski told the media on Friday night that Minister of...
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
PLN books net loss of Rp 11.3t this year
PLN books net loss of Rp 11.3t this year JAKARTA (JP): Cash-strapped state-owned electricity company PT PLN booked a net loss of Rp 11.3 trillion (US$1.4 billion) this year, up from Rp 9.5 trillion in 1998, PLN said on Friday.PLN's revenue, however, rose to Rp 15.6 trillion from Rp 13.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 28, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 800 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 375 0 111,000 Alakasa Industrindo 650 25 6,500 Alfa...
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Govt and GAM to sign peace accord in Geneva
Govt and GAM to sign peace accord in Geneva JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Human Rights Affairs Hasballah M. Saad said on Friday that an agreement would be signed in the next week with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) "to resolve the Aceh issue".
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Fake diesel made in Tanjung Barat
Fake diesel made in Tanjung Barat JAKARTA (JP): Residents of a neighborhood unit in the Tanjung Barat subdistrict of Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, alleged on Friday that a cooperative had long used a plot of land in the area to manufacture fake diesel.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Councilor to be questioned over attack on council
Councilor to be questioned over attack on council TANGERANG (JP): Local police are to question Tangerang Council speaker Gian Sugiharsono as the alleged mastermind behind Monday's attack on the council building, which resulted in two people, one a councilor, sustaining injuries.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Removal of Laksamana bad for RI
Removal of Laksamana bad for RIBy Jeffrey A. Winters CHICAGO (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) showed poor judgment when he fired Laksamana Sukardi from the Cabinet. No one can disagree that a president should be able to choose ministers he can work with and who can work with each other.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
A disappointing meeting
A disappointing meeting As had been expected, the meeting on Thursday between President Abdurrahman Wahid and the House of Representatives turned out to be not very productive, even though House members, particularly PDI Pejuangan and Golkar Party representatives, bombarded the President with...
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
KIA Motor eyes 10% of RI auto market
KIA Motor eyes 10% of RI auto market KUTA, Bali (JP): PT KIA Mobil Indonesia, the sole distributor of South Korean KIA Motors' products targets between eight and ten percent of Indonesian market annually.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Panin Sekuritas floats shares
Panin Sekuritas floats shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Panin Sekuritas plans to float its shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange in May to raise operating cash.The shares will be sold at between Rp 500 and Rp 600 each during the offering period between May 24 and May 26.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, April 29, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, April 29, 2000Exhibitions * Sculpture Exhibition: Klein Plastiek, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5252321), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., until May 20.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Adventurous tour hits Yogyakarta
Adventurous tour hits YogyakartaBy Bambang Trisno and Anis Suryani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Have you had enough of "conventional" touring for your holidays? Turn to an adventurous picnic. It lifts up your spirit and doesn't cost that much money.Look at what some local travel agents have to offer.
Sat, 29 Apr 2000
Ra Kyung-min axed from S. Korean Uber Cup team
Ra Kyung-min axed from S. Korean Uber Cup team JAKARTA (JP): South Korea surprisingly excluded women's and mixed doubles specialist Ra Kyung-min from the Uber Cup team despite her contribution in the qualifying round in New Delhi in February.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
BPGS plans to reclaim ex-Asian Games land
BPGS plans to reclaim ex-Asian Games land JAKARTA (JP): The Gelora Senayan Management Board (BPGS) aims to reclaim its rights to ex-Asian Games land in Rawa Bilal area, Tebet, in South Jakarta, most of which is being used for housing complexes."I checked the land last year and it was still empty.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Scrap Pancasila as state ideology: Franz
Scrap Pancasila as state ideology: Franz JAKARTA (JP): The five principles of Pancasila should be used as fundamental values of government policy but discarded as the state ideology, a philosopher said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
President full of praise for Kostrad
President full of praise for Kostrad JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid accompanied Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) Commander Lt. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah on a ride on an armed vehicle during an inspection at the green berets' headquarters in Cilodong, West Java.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Semen Gresik to spin off unit
Semen Gresik to spin off unit JAKARTA (JP): State cement maker PT Semen Gresik booked a net income of Rp 240.6 billion (US$30 million) last year, compared to Rp 221.6 billion in 1998, according to the company's audited Dec. 31, 1999, income statement.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Government expects to raise fuel prices in July
Government expects to raise fuel prices in July JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to increase fuel prices in July after a delay of three months from its original schedule of April due to mounting opposition from the public, a senior government official said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Corporate governance in Indonesia
Corporate governance in Indonesia This is the first of two articles by Mark Baird, the World Bank's country director, based on a presentation on April 25 at the conference on freedom of economic information, held here among others by the LP3ES research institute in cooperation with the...
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Military court to go ahead with Agus case
Military court to go ahead with Agus case JAKARTA (JP): Judges at the Jakarta Military Court ruled on Thursday that the court would continue the trial of defendant Army Second Lt. Agus Isrok on the grounds of a legal technicality.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Mayor gives Humpuss one month to vacate building
Mayor gives Humpuss one month to vacate building JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Mayor Andi Subur Abdullah said on Thursday he gave the diversified Humpuss Group of companies one month to vacate its property in the government office complex of the National Monument (Monas) area in Central Jakarta.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Team manager all-important: Surjadi
Team manager all-important: Surjadi BOGOR (JP): Indonesia's team manager for the Thomas and Uber cups will play a crucial role, particularly for the decider in the best-of-five match ties, a former chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
RP agents make initial contact with kidnappers
RP agents make initial contact with kidnappers JOLO, Philippines (AFP): Government agents have made the first contact with Abu Sayyaf guerrillas holding 21 people from seven nations hostage in the southern Philippines and said the captives were unharmed, officials said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on April 27, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,448.00 8,448.00Australian dollar 1 4,389.85 4,983.48Austrian schilling 1 498.83 566.11Belgian franc 1 170.16 193.11Brunei dollar 1 4,370.12 4,959.78Canadian dollar 1 5,044.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Mobs loot teak trees
Mobs loot teak trees SEMARANG: Hundreds of locals have chopped down and stolen around 3,500 teak trees from forests around Randegan and Jeruk villages in Losari, Brebes, Central Java, over the past three days.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
For rent: 10,000 Indonesian islands
For rent: 10,000 Indonesian islands JAKARTA (JP): The government hopes to rent 10,000 small uninhabited islands to local and foreign investors, an official at the Ministry of Maritime Exploration said.The islands would be rented out to bring in foreign exchange revenue and help even out population...
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Families of 21 Sipadan hostages wait in anxiety
Families of 21 Sipadan hostages wait in anxiety SEMPORNA, Malaysia (AFP): Families of the 21 hostages abducted from a Malaysian resort off Kalimantan were by Thursday still anxious but hopeful they would be safely returned to their loved ones.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Cambodia to probe ferry disaster
Cambodia to probe ferry disaster PHNOM PENH (AFP): Cambodia's tourism minister on Thursday pledged a full investigation following Wednesday's fatal sinking of an allegedly overloaded ferry linking the ancient temples of Angkor Wat with the capital.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Hapua agrees To form power grid joint venture
Hapua agrees To form power grid joint venture SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Delegates at the 16th meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Power Utilities/ Authorities, or Hapua, agreed in principle to set up a joint venture between member nations to invest in an Asean power grid, the Bangkok...
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Jakarta Commercial Court again irritates IBRA
Jakarta Commercial Court again irritates IBRA JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court on Thursday turned down the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency's (IBRA) bankruptcy suit against PT Sumi Asih.The court did so because the amount of unpaid debt claimed by the agency was disputed by the palm...
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Karpov shows his class to beat Utut in JAPFA Classic
Karpov shows his class to beat Utut in JAPFA ClassicBy Ivy Susanti SANUR, Bali (JP): Indonesian Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto bowed under pressure to chess legend GM Anatoly Karpov in the fifth round of the JAPFA Classic International Tournament 2000 on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Yet another low
Yet another low Whatever one may say about the deficiencies of Abdurrahman Wahid's young presidency, promoting good relations with other countries is certainly not one of them. In the six months that he has been in power, Abdurrahman has visited more countries than many observers can remember --...
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
SSI hopes for better revenue with Glodok Plaza
SSI hopes for better revenue with Glodok Plaza JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed property company PT Surya Semesta Internusa said on Thursday it was optimistic the reopening of Glodok Plaza in downtown Jakarta would boost its financial performance.
Fri, 28 Apr 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 27, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 800 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 375 0 75,500 Alakasa Industrindo 625 -50 4,000 Alfa...