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Tue, 16 May 2000
BPS to cut GDP forecast to 1.5%
BPS to cut GDP forecast to 1.5% JAKARTA (JP): The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said on Monday it would revise down this year's economic growth forecast to 1.5 percent from the initial target of 4 percent, due to continuing political instability.
Tue, 16 May 2000
Akbar wants govt to explain RI-GAM truce signing abroad
Akbar wants govt to explain RI-GAM truce signing abroad JAKARTA (JP): Wariness slowly crept in on Monday as concerns grew that the government committed a diplomatic blunder in signing an accord that could confer international recognition to the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
Tue, 16 May 2000
Soeharto questioned again over alleged corruption
Soeharto questioned again over alleged corruption JAKARTA (JP): A team of state prosecutors questioned for a third time former president Soeharto here on Monday over alleged corruption during his 32 years in power.Soeharto was questioned for more than two hours at his residence in Central Jakarta.
Tue, 16 May 2000
Mahaka SM loses in ABC Champions Cup
Mahaka SM loses in ABC Champions Cup JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's Mahaka Satria Muda (SM) club has failed to shine in the ABC Champions Cup at Ghazir Club Court in Beirut, Lebanon.The champion of the 1999 national basketball league was thrashed by Al Manama of Bahrain 64-93 in Group B's game on Monday...
Tue, 16 May 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 15, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 725 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 400 -25 466,000 Alakasa Industrindo 1,000 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 825 -25...
Tue, 16 May 2000
Indonesia to face China, Korea vs Denmark in Uber Cup semis
Indonesia to face China, Korea vs Denmark in Uber Cup semisBy Primastuti Handayani KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Indonesian girls will have to fight harder in their next match against China in the final four of the Uber Cup Championships at the Putra Indoor Stadium Wednesday.
Tue, 16 May 2000
Indonesia banking on agroindustry: Luhut
Indonesia banking on agroindustry: Luhut JAKARTA (JP): The agroindustry sector, having shown its resilience during the economic crisis, will play a key role in Indonesia's economic development in the coming years, Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said on Monday.
Tue, 16 May 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on May 15, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,070.00 9,070.00Australian dollar 1 4,680.60 5,265.14Austrian schilling 1 538.44 605.49Belgian franc 1 183.67 206.54Brunei dollar 1 4,669.60 5,251.27Canadian dollar 1 5,430.
Tue, 16 May 2000
Suspect shaman killed by mob
Suspect shaman killed by mob PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Hundreds of people ran amok and mobbed to death a 40-year-old man suspected of being a shaman here on Sunday evening."Police have detained 20 people over the incident.
Tue, 16 May 2000
VP to visit Irian Jaya
VP to visit Irian Jaya JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Acting Governor Musiran Darmosuwito announced on Monday that Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri was due to arrive in the provincial capital for a five-day visit on Thursday.
Tue, 16 May 2000
IMF approval seen this week
IMF approval seen this week BRUSSELS (Dow Jones): International Monetary Fund Indonesia Representative John Dodsworth Monday said that he expects the IMF to approve a $400 million tranche of a $5 billion loan to Indonesia this week.He expects that the IMF will start disbursing the funds this June.
Tue, 16 May 2000
China changes lineup in hope of beating RI shuttlers
China changes lineup in hope of beating RI shuttlersBy Primastuti Handayani KUALA LUMPUR (JP): China will change its line-up team to enable its men's shuttlers to upset defending champion Indonesia in the Thomas Cup championships' yellow group round-robin at the Putra Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.
Tue, 16 May 2000
S'pore warns of rash of forest fires in Indonesia
S'pore warns of rash of forest fires in Indonesia SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore on Monday warned of a significant increase in forest fires on the nearby Indonesian island of Sumatra, raising fears that the smoky haze could spread amid drier than normal weather conditions.
Tue, 16 May 2000
Experience is the best teacher
Experience is the best teacherFrom GatraThe economy in the Sukarno era was devastated simply because Bung Karno was excessively involved in politics. Now, I would like to call on President Abdurrahman Wahid not to repeat Sukarno's mistake, including not insisting on lifting the ban on the...
Tue, 16 May 2000
Asian monies tumble late, rupiah casts pall over region
Asian monies tumble late, rupiah casts pall over region SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The foundering Indonesian rupiah Monday cast a pall over regional Asian currencies already under pressure from what analysts say is an impending hike in U.S. interest rates later this week.
Tue, 16 May 2000
WB role in Indonesia: What else to be done?
WB role in Indonesia: What else to be done? This is the first of two articles based on a presentation by Indonesia's World Bank Country Director,Mark Baird, at a seminar on Indonesia's recovery held by the Kapital business tabloid in Jakarta on May 11.
Tue, 16 May 2000
Azizah meets with local party leaders
Azizah meets with local party leaders JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian Justice Party chairwoman Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, the wife of jailed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, met with several political party leaders here on Monday.
Tue, 16 May 2000
RP kidnappers asked to put demands in writing
RP kidnappers asked to put demands in writing JOLO, Philippines (Agencies): Philippines President Joseph Estrada on Monday told guerrillas holding 21 mostly foreign hostages to put their demands in writing as Manila prepared for lengthy talks with the captors.
Tue, 16 May 2000
Mourners pay respect to Japan's former leader
Mourners pay respect to Japan's former leader TOKYO (Agencies): As mourners paid their respects on Monday to Japan's former prime minister Keizo Obuchi, speculation mounted on the impact his death will have on imminent general elections.U.S.
Tue, 16 May 2000
Declare your wealth!
Declare your wealth! On May 4 Kompas reported that Adi Andoyo Soecipto had been asked to head a joint anticorruption team.The writer and, perhaps, most people, are fed up with the establishment of various teams, agencies, commissions and the like, which the government says have been set up to...
Tue, 16 May 2000
Japan to send staff to RI
Japan to send staff to RI TOKYO (DPA): Japan's Finance Ministry will send staff to Thailand and Indonesia in fiscal 2000, which started April 1, to advise on financial affairs, Japan's Jiji Press reported on Monday, quoting ministry sources.
Tue, 16 May 2000
Alleged thief mobbed to death
Alleged thief mobbed to death BOGOR (JP): A 32-year-old man of Cimanggis in Depok was mobbed to death by angry residents in Kampung Buaran in Cibinong village early on Monday, police said.Kotab bin Saan was caught trying to steal a magic jar, an electric fan and a radio at his neighbor's house.
Tue, 16 May 2000
Major boost for peace
Major boost for peace Indonesia and the separatist Free Aceh Movement rebels made their first tentative step towards peace on Friday by signing a truce after more than two decades of violence.It is the first time that the Indonesian government has officially accepted that the FAM exists.
Tue, 16 May 2000
Party followers in internal dispute
Party followers in internal dispute PURWAKARTA, West Java: A clash erupted here on Monday between members of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), making the road linking Jakarta and Bandung impassable.
Tue, 16 May 2000
Fresh batch of Laskar Jihad enters Ambon
Fresh batch of Laskar Jihad enters Ambon AMBON, Maluku (JP): Another 600 members of the Laskar Jihad Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah entered Ambon through Yos Sudarso Port in the early hours of Sunday, Pattimura Military Command Chief Brig. Gen. Max Tamaela said.
Tue, 16 May 2000
Journalists to sue legislator for slander
Journalists to sue legislator for slander SURABAYA (JP): A dispute between reporters and local legislators is dragging on after 25 Surabaya-based journalists announced on Monday their plan to sue a member of the provincial legislature for slander.
Tue, 16 May 2000
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions* Sculpture Exhibition by Handy Hermansyah, at Galeripadi Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 329 (Phone: 022 2500578), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until May 21. * Art Stone and NTT Traditional Handycraft Exhibition by Mayorga Gallery and Joglocakra, at Grand Hotel Preanger Bandung, Jl.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Armed robbers hit mineral water firm
Armed robbers hit mineral water firm DENPASAR, Bali: A group of about 10 robbers, one armed with a gun, broke into a mineral water company office here on Sunday and made off with money and jewelry.Bali Police spokesman Lt. Col. Y.
Mon, 15 May 2000
United Tractor books profit
United Tractor books profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT United Tractors announced on Friday a consolidated net profit of Rp 456.69 billion (US$491.02 million) in 1999, a reversal of its net loss of Rp 718.50 billion in 1998.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Police identify six men arrested in Friday clash
Police identify six men arrested in Friday clash JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said on Sunday that three students and three unemployed men were arrested for possession of Molotov cocktails and rocks in clashes between the police and students in Central Jakarta on...
Mon, 15 May 2000
Events to mark 'May Tragedy'
Events to mark 'May Tragedy' JAKARTA (JP): Six groups consisting of victims of state violence and the Volunteer Team for Humanity are holding a series of events this month to commemorate tragic incidents in the nation's recent past, particularly the May 1998 riots.
Mon, 15 May 2000
S'pore expells nine HIV-infected wives
S'pore expells nine HIV-infected wives SINGAPORE (AP): Nine foreign women married to Singaporeans have been sent home because they have the AIDS virus, and 10 other women were also expected to be repatriated, a newspaper report said on Sunday.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Indonesia wary of KL girls in Uber Cup test
Indonesia wary of KL girls in Uber Cup test KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Indonesia is getting wary of Malaysia's euphoria in the last round-robin match of the pink group in the Uber Cup championships Monday considering their excellent aggressiveness against Japan Saturday.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Security personnel aid timber thieves
Security personnel aid timber thieves JAKARTA (JP): The theft and smuggling of logs in the country is highly organized and supported by security personnel and some officials, a top government official said.
Mon, 15 May 2000
More harm than good
More harm than good One major lesson that we have learned from the occupation of the Jawa Pos newspaper in Surabaya, East Java, by members of the Banser group last week, is the realization by society that there is a pervasive military culture among many of our political leaders.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Government prepares provinces for autonomy of mining
Government prepares provinces for autonomy of mining JAKARTA (JP): The government is beginning the transfer of mining authority to the provinces following the issuance of the autonomy regulation earlier this month, a government official said.
Mon, 15 May 2000
JSX looks uncertain over rupiah instability
JSX looks uncertain over rupiah instability JAKARTA (JP): The share trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will likely head for another bearish sentiment this week as the buying mood of investors has been badly hurt by the untamed fluctuations of the rupiah, according to equity analysts.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Six hurt as police, civilians clash
Six hurt as police, civilians clash JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Four policemen and two civilians were injured in a clash on Sunday afternoon in the town of Merauke, about 600 kilometers south of here.It occurred at about 1 p.m. local time in the Kuda Mati area.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Indonesia should have impeachment institution
Indonesia should have impeachment institution JAKARTA (JP): Despite its presidential system, Indonesia could in the future grant the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) the right to impeach the president if people no longer trust in his or her government, says a noted Muslim scholar.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Auto sales in SE Asia rose in first quarter
Auto sales in SE Asia rose in first quarter SINGAPORE (AFP): Vehicle sales in Southeast Asia's four biggest markets jumped 62 percent from a year ago to 202,220 units in the first three months of the year, an industry survey showed.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Forest concessions
Forest concessionsFrom NeracaIn my opinion, the proposal that forest concessions which have expired should be shifted to a public corporation, a concept introduced by the minister of forestry and plantations during the national leadership meeting of the forestry and plantation service offices...
Mon, 15 May 2000
Former Sony distributor reports Tommy Winata to DPR
Former Sony distributor reports Tommy Winata to DPR JAKARTA (JP): A former distributor of Sony electronic goods in the country has taken her business dispute with tycoon Tommy Winata to House of Representatives (DPR) legislators.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Rp 16b aid for Banggai quake
Rp 16b aid for Banggai quake LUWUK, Central Sulawesi (JP): The government has allocated Rp 16 billion for rehabilitating damages caused by a strong earthquake which hit Banggai regency earlier this month.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Book on Bahasa Indonesia
Book on Bahasa Indonesia I have just finished reading a book titled Bahasa Indonesia yang baik dan gimana gitu ... (Good Indonesian language and how, so ...) by Lie Charlie, published by Gramedia. It contains a number of articles, some of which were published in Kompas between 1994 and 1999.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Golf club holds tournament
Golf club holds tournament JAKARTA (JP): The Imperial Golf Club at Lippo Karawaci in Tangerang will hold the St. Andrews International golf tournament starting on Monday until Friday, the club's spokeswoman said.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Stop New Order-style violence
Stop New Order-style violenceFrom NeracaGovernment Watch very much regrets the violence and intimidation which the reporters and staff of Jawa Post were subject to on May 6, 2000, in Surabaya. The New Order-style violence committed by members of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)'s Ansor Youth Movement (GP...
Mon, 15 May 2000
Violence rocks Aceh despite truce agreement in Davos
Violence rocks Aceh despite truce agreement in Davos BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Just 24-hours after representatives of the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) signed a Joint Understanding on Humanitarian Pause, violence erupted in the province injuring at least six people.
Mon, 15 May 2000
Digital TV: So close yet so far
Digital TV: So close yet so far Philips, one of the world's top consumer product manufacturers, invited members of the press from 16 countries in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa to Pulau Penang, Malaysia, from May 3 to May 5 to get a glimpse of the company's vision and its latest products.
Mon, 15 May 2000
A tragedy not to be forgotten
A tragedy not to be forgotten We urge the government of President Abdurrahman Wahid to immediately start resolving the humanitarian tragedy of two years ago (the 1998 May riots) by instructing the chief of police to take the necessary steps toward a full investigation and subsequently take the case...
Mon, 15 May 2000
Rights commission gripes about delay
Rights commission gripes about delay JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) criticized on Saturday the sluggish performance of the Attorney General's Office in dealing with crimes against humanity.