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Fri, 26 May 2000
Peleng quake toll rises
Peleng quake toll rises PALU, Central Sulawesi: The death toll of an earthquake on May 4 in Peleng Island rose to 48 after another victim who had been treated in hospital died.Djeraini, 67, a resident of Banggai islands died from on Wednesday after being treated for three weeks.
Fri, 26 May 2000
Envoy vows to help probe Indonesian worker abuse case
Envoy vows to help probe Indonesian worker abuse case JAKARTA (JP): Palestinian Ambassador Ribbi Awad vowed on Thursday to help investigate the alleged abuse of a teenage Indonesian migrant worker by her employers and labor agency in Gaza."So far, I haven't received any information about it.
Fri, 26 May 2000
President to survive interpellation
President to survive interpellation Legislators plan to exercise their interpellation rights and question President Abdurrahman (Gus Dur) Wahid over his controversial policies. Political science lecturer Arbi Sanit of the University of Indonesia shares his views on the possible impact the...
Fri, 26 May 2000
Millennium 2000 Opera Gala Night shows again
Millennium 2000 Opera Gala Night shows again JAKARTA (JP): The "Millennium 2000 Opera Gala Night", premiered last April, will show again at the Dharmawangsa hotel this Saturday.Concert organizer Dorothy Poon-Louvet said the show would take place in the Dharmawangsa's grand ballroom, featuring the...
Fri, 26 May 2000
Luring investment
Luring investment Against a backdrop of the sagging of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar and the dire need of quick recovery from a prolonged economic "impotence", the initiative to lure more foreign investors as televised live by TVRI on the evening of May 23, 2000, deserves praise.
Fri, 26 May 2000
ASEAN urges French investment
ASEAN urges French investment PARIS (AFP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations urged on Wednesday, French companies to invest in regional infrastructure projects, during the first ASEAN joint investment mission to France.
Fri, 26 May 2000
Bakrie Finance bankrupt: Supreme Court
Bakrie Finance bankrupt: Supreme Court JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has declared PT Bakrie Finance Corporation bankrupt, overruling the verdict issued by the Jakarta Commercial Court in March, a foreign creditor said.
Fri, 26 May 2000
Nippon Oil strikes gas field
Nippon Oil strikes gas field TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corp. said on Thursday its Australian unit had struck a gas field at a survey site in the Timor Sea off Darwin.Nippon Oil Exploration Pty Ltd., owned 51 percent by Nippon Mitsubishi and 49 percent by Japan National Oil Corp.
Fri, 26 May 2000
Corruption: What to do?
Corruption: What to do? Eradicating corruption in Indonesia will take time because cases are rampant. "Such practices have been deeply rooted in society for decades. I need extra prayers and moral support from the people to make our work a success," the chairman of the government's newly installed...
Fri, 26 May 2000
Three police sergeants fired
Three police sergeants fired JAKARTA (JP): After months of a thorough investigation of their alleged crimes, three city police sergeants were finally fired from the force beginning on Thursday.The dismissal of the three men -- chief Sgt. Antonius Bargowo, chief Sgt. Sunyoto and Second Sgt.
Fri, 26 May 2000
Ethnic eruptions in Fiji
Ethnic eruptions in Fiji The civilized world will unanimously condemn the crude attempt to topple the democratically elected government in Fiji, in particular to oust its prime minister. That the principal victim is of Indian origin is only an additional reason why India and Indians will be...
Thu, 25 May 2000
BHP sells IT unit
BHP sells IT unit MELBOURNE (Dow Jones): Broken Hill Proprietary Co. (BHP), an Australian steel, energy and mining company, said Wednesday it sold its information technology division to U.S.-based Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC).The sale includes BHP Information Technology Pty. Ltd.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Grand plan for library a step ahead of times
Grand plan for library a step ahead of times JAKARTA (JP): After thinking deeply, Hernandono, the head of the National Library -- home to a lofty number of historical documents -- finally realized that his dream of developing the institution into a world-class library might be too ambitious.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Foreign affairs ministry undergoes reshuffle
Foreign affairs ministry undergoes reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is undergoing a quiet reshuffle of its top echelon with a signatory of the recent Aceh accord, Hassan Wirajuda, replacing senior diplomat Nugroho Wisnumurti as Director General for Political Affairs.
Thu, 25 May 2000
First quarter GDP numbers mark uneven Asian expansion
First quarter GDP numbers mark uneven Asian expansion SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Fresh growth figures released by Asian countries for the first quarter highlight the uneven nature of the region's economic expansion.
Thu, 25 May 2000
'Mad' puppeteer's reworked 'wayang' a success
'Mad' puppeteer's reworked 'wayang' a successBy Agus Maryono PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Dalang (puppet master) Entus Susmono has been the target of endless name-calling: controversial, eccentric, unconventional, humorous, mad.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Athletes told to follow victors' path
Athletes told to follow victors' path JAKARTA (JP): Training director for the 2000 Olympic Games Arie Sudewo urged athletes to follow their compatriots lead in winning the Thomas Cup on four consecutive occasions, and a total of 12 times, after defeating China 3-0 Sunday.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Two men commit suicide separately
Two men commit suicide separately JAKARTA (JP): Kemayoran Police detectives in Central Jakarta are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 27-year-old man on Monday from severe burns, an officer said on Tuesday.
Thu, 25 May 2000
BII lands loan facility
BII lands loan facility JAKARTA (JP): Bank Internasional Indonesia announced on Wednesday it secured a revolving loan facility from Standard Chartered Bank.The bank said the interest rate on the US$50 million loan would be based on the London Inter Bank Offered Rates plus an agreed margin.
Thu, 25 May 2000
IMF comes under fire over RI reforms
IMF comes under fire over RI reforms JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund's far reaching involvement in the country's economic reform program is often counterproductive to the overall efforts in lifting Indonesia out of its worst ever crisis, economists have said.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Illegal foreign footwear products concern Aprisindo
Illegal foreign footwear products concern Aprisindo JAKARTA (JP): Footwear industry executives are warning of mass layoffs if the government fails to curb the influx of illegal footwear from abroad.It is estimated that between 5,000 and 6,000 workers in the footwear industry could soon be laid off...
Thu, 25 May 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 24, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 725 0 14,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 350 -25 24,500 Alakasa Industrindo 1,250 0 0 Alfa...
Thu, 25 May 2000
Governor rejects islets leasing
Governor rejects islets leasing PEKANBARU, Riau: The governor of Riau Saleh Djasit refused to rent out small islands in the province to foreign investors, Antara reported on Wednesday.Saleh labeled the proposal a desperate attempt by the central government to raise funds for the country's...
Thu, 25 May 2000
Opportunism
Opportunism I read Mr. G.N. Brown's letter (There is no violence in Bali, The Jakarta Post, May 23, 2000) with a mixture of admiration and sadness. Admiration, because Mr. Brown has seen a "window of opportunity' in a situation where I see only grief and a need for tolerance; and sadness, for...
Thu, 25 May 2000
Group vandalizes, loots East Timor NGO office
Group vandalizes, loots East Timor NGO office JAKARTA (JP): A group of around 30 people from an unidentified group vandalized the office of Solidamor on Wednesday afternoon leaving two staff, including Solidamor chairman, injured.Besides vandalizing the office on Jl.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Soemarjono denies part in fake money business
Soemarjono denies part in fake money business SURABAYA (JP): The main suspect in the counterfeit money case, Soemarjono, denied on Wednesday all accusations against him, saying that he knew nothing about the scandal and that police had no supporting evidence.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Laskar Jihad rejects calls to leave Maluku
Laskar Jihad rejects calls to leave Maluku YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Laskar Jihad Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah (Jihad Force) has rejected calls from Maluku authorities and residents to leave the riot-torn islands, saying the request was groundless.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Fire kills four in Medan
Fire kills four in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: Four people were killed as fire ravaged their auto parts store on Jl. Ahmad Yani in Tanjung Balai regency on Wednesday.Police identified the fatalities as Hendra alias Lim Gulling, 11, Lay Chi Peng alias Buruk, 80, Tong Min Mi, 17, and Lie Hua, 40.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, May 25, 2000
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, May 25, 2000Exhibition * Painting Exhibition at Seniwati Showspace, Jl Raya Ubud, until May 31.Museums and Galleries * Blue Moon Gallery, Jl. Tirta Tawar, Banjar Kutuh Kaja, Ubud (Phone: 0361 976727), daily, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. * Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Critics not after accountability of president: Amien
Critics not after accountability of president: Amien JAKARTA (JP): The likelihood of a political confrontation that could topple the government looks increasingly distant after President Abdurrahman Wahid's harshest critic affirmed that the coming People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) would only...
Thu, 25 May 2000
Arja dance tells of the need to love and respect
Arja dance tells of the need to love and respectBy I Wayan Juniarta DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The beautiful teenage girl, Ida Ayu Prihandari, donned in an elaborate and lavish Galuh costume of the classical Balinese dance-drama Arja, appeared on the stage playing an exquisite Balinese gamelan instrument...
Thu, 25 May 2000
Freeport to cut output by 30,000 tons a day
Freeport to cut output by 30,000 tons a day JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday that U.S.-based cooper and gold mining company PT Freeport Indonesia has agreed to cut its daily output by about 30,000 tons of ore from 230,000 tons at present.
Thu, 25 May 2000
The Nommensen case
The Nommensen caseFrom RepublikaA student demonstration ending in violence took place again at the campus of HKBP Nommensen University in Medan. The clash between the police and students, resulting in the death of two students, happened on May 1, 2000.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on May 24, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,990.00 8,990.00Australian dollar 1 4,550.31 5,124.30Austrian schilling 1 526.19 592.37Belgian franc 1 179.49 202.06Brunei dollar 1 4,602.27 5,181.26Canadian dollar 1 5,299.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Gus Dur set to make another trip in June
Gus Dur set to make another trip in June JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman is scheduled to make another overseas trip next month, including stopping over for medical treatment in the United States.Without specifying the exact timetable, Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab announced on...
Thu, 25 May 2000
NGOs seek support through mass media
NGOs seek support through mass mediaBy Joko E. Anwar JAKARTA (JP): Legislators and employees of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) office were reportedly annoyed when hundreds of forms kept coming through their facsimile machines.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Widayanto pays homage to love of mother and child
Widayanto pays homage to love of mother and childBy Mulkan Salmona JAKARTA (JP): It was a bright Sunday morning for a visit to the unique and shady studio of a noted ceramics artist in Ciganjur, South Jakarta.F.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Bayer books higher sales
Bayer books higher sales JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Bayer Indonesia booked gross sales of Rp 173 billion (US$20.8 million) in the first quarter of this year, up from Rp 161 billion in the same period in 1999.
Thu, 25 May 2000
PT MII launches new software solution
PT MII launches new software solution JAKARTA (JP): An information technology provider, PT Mitra Integrasi Informatika, launched on Wednesday new software, Business Planning Control System (BPCS), amid growing demand for system integration solutions in the country's software market.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Envoys urge release of Fiji's captive PM
Envoys urge release of Fiji's captive PM SUVA (Reuters): Commonwealth and United Nations envoys visited Fiji's captive Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry on Wednesday and urged coup leader George Speight to free him and other hostages unconditionally.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Renewed clash erupts in Poso
Renewed clash erupts in Poso PALU, Central Sulawesi: Uneasy calm returned to the town of Poso in Central Sulawesi on Wednesday, following a fight between locals from Sayo Atas and Sayo Bawah subdistricts which left a policeman injured earlier in the day.Local police chief Lt. Col.
Thu, 25 May 2000
KL urges U.S. to open normal trade ties with all of ASEAN
KL urges U.S. to open normal trade ties with all of ASEAN KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia on Wednesday urged the U.S. to open normal trade ties with all 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to help boost the region's economic development.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Brimob, battalion officers come to blows over dispute
Brimob, battalion officers come to blows over dispute BOGOR (JP): Senior officers of the National Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) unit in Kedung Halang have contacted their counterparts from the 10th/76 Artillery Battalion in Ciluar to settle a dispute between the two groups following a violent...
Thu, 25 May 2000
Maluku violence
Maluku violence Sincere respect and praise should be addressed to the chief of Pattimura Military Command Brig. Gen. Max Tamaela for his fair and persistent stand over the violence in Maluku. He is one of the few officers who can differentiate rioters from demonstrators and knows when and in what...
Thu, 25 May 2000
Another student dies in brawl
Another student dies in brawl JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta Police detectives are searching for suspects in the killing of 17-year-old student who was struck with a machete to death on Wednesday. The student, identified as Anoos Fuadi, 17, was caught in the middle of a student brawl at HEK...
Thu, 25 May 2000
Store owners invited to join Discount Fair
Store owners invited to join Discount Fair JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is calling on businesses to participate in the Discount Fair, which starts on June 14 to commemorate the city's anniversary and Independence Day.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Asian gold sales sparkle amid recovery
Asian gold sales sparkle amid recovery SINGAPORE (AFP): Gold demand in Asia rose in the first quarter as economies continued to rebound and the lunar new year boosted jewelry sales, the World Gold Council said in a report received here Wednesday.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Fatal virus feared in East Timor
Fatal virus feared in East Timor CANBERRA (Reuters): Australian health authorities issued an urgent warning on Wednesday to people traveling to East Timor after one person died of the mosquito-borne virus Japanese encephalitis and three other cases were reported.
Thu, 25 May 2000
Airline opens Bangkok's golf courses to Indonesian golfer
Airline opens Bangkok's golf courses to Indonesian golfer JAKARTA (JP): A new and unique golf holiday package was announced by Thai Airways International (THAI) on Tuesday. It enables Indonesian enthusiasts to play at Bangkok's exclusive golf courses while entertaining the family with fantastic...
Thu, 25 May 2000
Soeharto neighbors sick and tired of student rallies
Soeharto neighbors sick and tired of student rallies JAKARTA (JP): Residents living near the private residence of former president Soeharto and his family in Menteng, Central Jakarta, are appealing to students to halt their protests in the upmarket neighborhood.