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Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Thailand's exports soar
Thailand's exports soar BANGKOK (DPA): Thailand's exports in the first quarter of 2000 reached US$17.1 billion, a 30.3 per cent jump over the same period last year, government officials said Wednesday.In the January to March period, imports also increased 21.6 per cent to reach $13.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Zaw braces to fight top players at JAPFA
Zaw braces to fight top players at JAPFABy Ivy Susanti SANUR, Bali (JP): Being the only International Master (IM) in the 16th category JAPFA Classic International Chess Tournament does not frighten Zaw Win Lay.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Call goes out in ugent effort for environment
Call goes out in ugent effort for environment UNITED NATIONS (AP): Despite improvements in the last 30 years, efforts to keep the globe eco-friendly remain the world's "urgent, unfinished agenda," the deputy United Nations chief said on Wednesday.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Global currencies
Global currencies Value Net Changes 1 Day 1 Month 2000 Japanese yen 106.080 -0.2249 +0.21% +0.67% -3.37%Euro 1.0873 +0.0014 -0.12% -5.95% -8.59%Poundsterling 0.6344 +0.0020 -0.31% -1.12% -2.59%Singaporean dollar 1.7046 +0.0011 -0.06% +0.63% -2.27%Australian dollar 1.7000 +0.0149 -0.88% -4.01% -10.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Sikh try to heal massacre wounds
Sikh try to heal massacre woundsBy Surinder Oberoi CHATISINGHPORA, India (AFP): Life is cautiously returning to normal in the picturesque Kashmir village of Chatisinghpora, where 36 Sikh men were massacred by unidentified gunmen more than one month ago.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Top int'l chess players to compete in JAPFA Open
Top int'l chess players to compete in JAPFA Open SANUR, Bali (JP): Top international Grand Masters will participate in the JAPFA Classic International Open Tournament 2000 at the Grand Bali Beach Hotel here from May 3 to May 11.GM Jaan Ehlvest of Estonia (elo rating 2,622), GM Gilberto Milos Jr.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
International peacekeepers set for Lebanese borders
International peacekeepers set for Lebanese borders BEIRUT (AP): Lebanon said on Wednesday -- for the first time -- that it will accept international peacekeepers in areas to be vacated by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, a move that could help prevent attacks by Lebanese guerrillas.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
S. Korea-Vietnam oil venture
S. Korea-Vietnam oil venture SEOUL (AP): A consortium of U.S., South Korean and Vietnamese companies will begin a US$54 million project to search for oil off Vietnam, South Korean officials said Wednesday.The consortium involving Conoco Inc., Korea National Oil Corp. and Vietnam Oil and Gas Co.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
IBRA loses new bankruptcy case against Ometraco
IBRA loses new bankruptcy case against Ometraco JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) lost another legal battle in the Jakarta Commercial Court, which dismissed the agency's bankruptcy suit against PT Ometraco Corporation on Wednesday.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
A wasted chance on nuclear arms?
A wasted chance on nuclear arms? This morning (Tuesday), members of the United Nations begin a month of meetings on nuclear arms. Officially, it is the five- year review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Unofficially, it is the greatest meeting ever held to discuss the state of nuclear arms.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Workers of two firms rally for wage hike, right to join union
Workers of two firms rally for wage hike, right to join union JAKARTA (JP): Two groups of workers staged separate protests in the city on Wednesday demanding the right to organize and proper wage increases.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Uncertainty spooks market
Uncertainty spooks market While everybody agrees that it is President Abdurrahman Wahid's constitutional prerogative to appoint and replace his Cabinet members and that his economic team did require a realignment, his sacking of Industry Minister Jusuf Kalla and State Minister of Investment and...
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Flying balloons to promote 2002 World Cup
Flying balloons to promote 2002 World Cup SEOUL (Agencies): Ten Chinese, Japanese and South Koreans will fly in balloons across the Sea of Japan next week to promote the 2002 World Cup, organizers said Wednesday."The goal is clear.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Clean and real democracy
Clean and real democracy I would like to contribute my thoughts -- how dare Australia take all the credit concerning East Timor.I wonder how the Australian government (John Howard) can give all the credit to its armed forces for the freedom of East Timor, by saying, "it's because of Australian...
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
ADB confident of oil price stability
ADB confident of oil price stability MANILA (DPA): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Wednesday recent rounds of oil price increases are expected to push up inflation in industrialized countries, but would not likely plunge the world economy into another recession.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Tyasno apologizes for Army's past mistakes
Tyasno apologizes for Army's past mistakes JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Tyasno Sudarto delivered an apology to the nation on Wednesday for "Army troops' past mistakes" and pledged such actions would not be repeated in the future.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
PM Amato's new government sworn in
PM Amato's new government sworn in ROME (AP): Premier Giuliano Amato was sworn into office on Wednesday along with a rehashed center-left coalition already looking frayed after one of his choices refused to take up his ministry post.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Chinese army exercises part of military move
Chinese army exercises part of military move TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan said stepped-up Chinese military exercises were aimed at cranking up psychological pressure on Taipei and urged its population not to panic over escalating tensions on Wednesday.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Rare Bali starling on the brink of extinction
Rare Bali starling on the brink of extinctionBy Ketut Sutika DENPASAR, Bali (ANTARA): A century ago, Bali was a paradise for the rare starling leucopsar rothschildi, a small white bird with black wing tips and a brilliant aqua-blue streak around the eyes.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Fed concerned U.S. economy showing no signs of slowing
Fed concerned U.S. economy showing no signs of slowing WASHINGTON (AFP): The U.S. economy is showing no sign of slowing and is producing upward wage and price pressures, a Federal Reserve Bank president warned here on Tuesday.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Violence flares in Ambon after Megawati departure
Violence flares in Ambon after Megawati departure AMBON, Maluku (JP): Two men were killed here on Wednesday only hours after Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri left the provincial capital on a two-day visit aimed at effecting peace in the prolonged sectarian conflict.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Two Koreas set to hold crucial talks for summit; tension eases
Two Koreas set to hold crucial talks for summit; tension eases SEOUL (AFP): North and South Korea are to hold a crucial second round of talks to prepare for a historic inter-Korean summit as attention is fixed on the agenda Pyongyang will possibly table for the June meeting.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
Iraq offers to cooperate with UN after lifting of sanctions
Iraq offers to cooperate with UN after lifting of sanctions BAGHDAD (Agencies): Iraq will be ready to cooperate with the United Nations Security Council once the decade-old embargo has been lifted, an official newspaper said on Wednesday.
Thu, 27 Apr 2000
KL lawyers urge brutality probe
KL lawyers urge brutality probe KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A group of Malaysian lawyers urged the government on Wednesday to probe allegations of police brutality on opposition supporters during April 15 street protests.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Navy foils fuel smuggling attempts over past months
Navy foils fuel smuggling attempts over past months MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): The Indonesian Navy has caught three tanker ships attempting to export fuel illegally over the past three months, officials said.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
ASSA rejects WB proposal program
ASSA rejects WB proposal program JIMBARAN, Bali (JP): The ASEAN Social Security Association (ASSA) has turned down a Word Bank (WB) proposal to allow private fund managers to handle workers' pension funds and other social security programs.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Foreigners arrested over psychotropic substances
Foreigners arrested over psychotropic substances JAKARTA (JP): Customs officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport have arrested two foreigners for attempting to smuggle 157,640 pills and 3,008 vials of medicine containing psychotropic substances into the country.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Should RI celebrate copyright day?
Should RI celebrate copyright day?By A. Ariobimo Nusantara JAKARTA (JP): Intellectual property right piracy has so far not subsided. The Feb. 22, 1999 edition of Publisher's Weekly reported the 1998 global piracy value was US$12.38 billion, 60 percent higher than $11.69 billion the previous year.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Difficult days ahead?
Difficult days ahead? Rumors of a possible Cabinet reshuffle, constantly rejected by President Abdurrahman Wahid in the past few days, have been answered. The President asked State Minister of Investment and State Enterprises Development Laksamana Sukardi (who was from the Indonesian Democratic...
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Luhut plans to focus on foreign investment
Luhut plans to focus on foreign investment SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Indonesia's newly appointed trade and industry minister, Luhut Panjaitan, said he plans to focus on attracting foreign investors by offering them incentives and easier access.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
RP air controllers suspended
RP air controllers suspended MANILA (AP): Air transport officials suspended on Tuesday three air traffic controllers who were on duty when an Air Philippines plane crashed outside southern Davao city last week, killing all 131 people aboard in the country's worst air disaster.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Kwik vows to push economic team to meet IMF deadline
Kwik vows to push economic team to meet IMF deadline JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie vowed on Tuesday he would work to ensure there would be no more delays in the implementation of the IMF-sponsored economic reform programs.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Major changes in the military
Major changes in the military A big change is going on in the Indonesian Military (TNI), a change long awaited by civilian politicians. Students and mass organizations have staged numerous demonstrations demanding the abolition of the military's dual function policy.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
ECONIT blames economic team for slow recovery
ECONIT blames economic team for slow recovery JAKARTA (JP): The Advisory Group on the Economy, Industry and Trade (ECONIT) said on Tuesday the country's sluggish economic recovery was a result of the poor overall performance of the economic team in the Cabinet.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
RI construction industry to grow by 100% this year
RI construction industry to grow by 100% this year JAKARTA (JP): Investment in the construction industry is expected to almost double to Rp 80 trillion (US$ 10.2 billion) this year from Rp 44 trillion last year as a result of the recovering economy, an analyst said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Massive effort to rescue 21 hostages fail
Massive effort to rescue 21 hostages fail SEMPORNA, Malaysia (AP): Intelligence reports said on Tuesday that 21 people seized from a Malaysian diving resort were in the southern Philippines. But by nightfall, rescue efforts in Southeast Asian seas had failed for a second day.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Mean parents and local mafia our worst threat, says Didit
Mean parents and local mafia our worst threat, says Didit SURABAYA (JP): Eight children between the ages of 8 and 14 played their music and sang before an audience of some 30 children during Sunday School at Maria Immaculata in Surabaya.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Textile workers demand higher pay
Textile workers demand higher pay BANDUNG: Some 400 workers of textile factory PT Yutica Loka Kencana marched to the local legislative council building on Tuesday demanding that management pay the new wage of Rp 286,000 per month made effective April 1 as stipulated by a Ministry of Manpower decree.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
KL relaxes bond regulation
KL relaxes bond regulation KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): In a move to stimulate the private debt securities market, domestic and foreign companies are now allowed to issue bonds without the central bank's approval, reports said Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
VP renews peace campaign in Ambon
VP renews peace campaign in Ambon AMBON, Maluku (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri visited Ambon on Tuesday to renew her efforts to restore peace in the town which has been wrecked by sectarian conflicts since January 1999.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Asian currencies lower late, peso slides to 18-month low
Asian currencies lower late, peso slides to 18-month low SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies are mostly lower late Tuesday led by the peso, which slumped to an 18-month low amid a bribery scandal that threatens multilateral loans.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Indonesia beats New Zeland 3-0 in Federation Cup ties
Indonesia beats New Zeland 3-0 in Federation Cup ties OSAKA, Japan (Agencies): The 1998 Asian Games champion Yayuk Basuki showed no ill-effects from her maternity leave as she won two matches to lead Indonesia to a 3-0 victory over New Zealand.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Utut ties with Timman as Polgar tops standings
Utut ties with Timman as Polgar tops standingsBy Ivy Susanti SANUR, Bali (JP): Indonesia's top chess player Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto forced GM Jan Timman of the Netherlands to tie in the 28th move in a do-or-die duel at the JAPFA Classic International Tournament 2000 on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Parties warn of desertion from Cabinet
Parties warn of desertion from Cabinet JAKARTA (JP): Golkar Party and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) threatened to withdraw all their representatives in the Cabinet on Tuesday unless the President gives a satisfactory reason for Monday's reshuffle.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
No supervision for city buildings
No supervision for city buildingsFrom KompasIn the past few months many houses in the Menteng area in Central Jakarta -- buildings which should be protected by the capital's administration for their historical value and architecture -- have been demolished.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 25, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 725 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 400 -25 618,500 Alakasa Industrindo 700 50 66,500 Alfa...
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Prudential launches new product
Prudential launches new product JAKARTA (JP): Prudential BancBali Life launched on Tuesday three additional new funds of its PRUlink investor account, an investment linked product that was first introduced last April and has already raised Rp 55 billion (US$7 million) in sales last year.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
RI traditional drama at JIS
RI traditional drama at JIS JAKARTA (JP): Students of the Jakarta International School are scheduled to perform an Indonesian traditional drama entitled Lakshagraha (Pandawa Obong) at their school compound on Friday evening, the school's intercultural director, S. Money, said.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Police investigate gang-rape rumors
Police investigate gang-rape rumors BOGOR (JP): Bogor Regional Police chief Col. Edi Darnadi said on Monday police officers were expecting residents to come forward to provide information about a group reportedly committing gang rapes."We don't have any clue about it yet.
Wed, 26 Apr 2000
Mixed doubles veterans team up for Uber Cup
Mixed doubles veterans team up for Uber Cup JAKARTA (JP): Mixed doubles specialists Minarti Timur and Zelin Resiana are the third doubles pairing for the Uber Cup women's team event, an official from the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) said on Tuesday.