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Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Computer classes for dump-site children
Computer classes for dump-site childrenBy Joko E.H. Anwar BEKASI (JP): The unpleasant odors and flies inside the 2-meter-by-4-meter classroom at the nearby Bantargebang garbage dump could not dampen the mood of the children.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Waryadi goes bananas in his collages
Waryadi goes bananas in his collagesBy Singgir Kartana YOGYAKARTA (JP): Every cloud has a silver lining, so the age- old adage goes. Waryadi, 72, who hails from Tanon village, Colomadu, Surakarta, Central Java, found it to be true.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Australia assures RI on new defense paper
Australia assures RI on new defense paper JAKARTA (JP): Australia sought on Tuesday to preempt Indonesian concerns and suspicions as Canberra launched a new official document seeking to bolster its defense spending.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Govt, GAM undecided on troop withdrawal
Govt, GAM undecided on troop withdrawal BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Representatives of the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in the highest forum in Geneva have failed to come to an agreement on the question of a troop withdrawal, an official said here on Tuesday.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Telkom, Lucent extend ties
Telkom, Lucent extend ties JAKARTA (JP): American telecommunications equipment maker Lucent Technologies and RisTI, the research and development arm of state telecommunications company PT Telkom, have agreed to extend a 1997 agreement to jointly develop intelligent network software in Indonesia.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Puppet masters attend course
Puppet masters attend course BANYUMAS, Central Java: A two-day course was held here on Tuesday and Wednesday for Javanese puppet show masters, which was aimed at guiding them back to basics.Course organizer Suhardi said the course was part of efforts to resist "a worrisome trend of prostitution of...
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Eduardus Nabunome still enjoys his golden years
Eduardus Nabunome still enjoys his golden yearsBy Ivy Susanti SURABAYA (JP): National men's marathon runner Eduardus Nabunome remained fastest on the track, netting his second gold medal for Jakarta on Tuesday in the men's five kilometers run at the 15th National Games (PON) at Delta stadium in...
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Indonesia really in transition?
Indonesia really in transition? This is the first of two articles by Chris Manning, who heads the Indonesia Project at The Australian National University in Melbourne. He is also co-editor, with Peter van Diermen, of Indonesia in Transition: Social Aspects of Reformasi and Crisis.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Foreign investment up 16.7% in first semester: Minister
Foreign investment up 16.7% in first semester: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Tuesday that foreign direct investment approvals during this year's first semester rose by 16.7 percent to US$2.1 billion from $1.8 billion during the same period last year.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
What's going on?
What's going on? Even without the outbreaks of violence, developments in Indonesia have received vivid interest from the media and the Australian public. They seem to be as confused as the Indonesians living here.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Rich nations want to enslave Muslims: Mahathir
Rich nations want to enslave Muslims: Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad opened a meeting of Islamic nations on Tuesday warning that rich countries plan to use technology and the Internet to turn Muslim countries into banana republics.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on June 27
Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on June 27 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,195.00 9,195.00 8,652.00 8,738.00 Australian dollar 1 4,926.01 5,531.71 5,200.72 5,256.78 Austrian schilling 1 558.75 627.26 589.91 596.09 Belgian franc 1 190.59 213.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Oracle starts program to help RI dot-coms
Oracle starts program to help RI dot-coms JAKARTA (JP): Oracle Indonesia, the subsidiary of American software maker Oracle Corp., announced on Tuesday a US$8 million program to help Indonesian Internet start-ups and accelerate e- business momentum in the country.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Police detain boatpeople
Police detain boatpeople KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Police have detained 42 Afghan and Pakistani boatpeople who officials believed were bound for Australia, police said Tuesday.Alor deputy police chief Maj.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Local carmakers want delay in implementation of AFTA
Local carmakers want delay in implementation of AFTA JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian car manufacturers have called on the government to delay the implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) to give the local automotive industry more time to enter the free competition era.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Amien visits Sjahril to offer moral support
Amien visits Sjahril to offer moral support JAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais visited on Tuesday detained Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Sjahril Sabirin to give him moral support ahead of a possible trial for his alleged role in the Bank Bali scandal.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
What professionalism, Garuda?
What professionalism, Garuda? Well, it's just fantastic that Garuda is promising to "professionalize" its flight service. However, I personally don't care whether Garuda serves my orange juice in a plastic or crystal container; what concerns me, and I assume the majority of other Garuda customers,...
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Violence defies civil emergency
Violence defies civil emergency AMBON, Maluku (JP): Gunfire and explosions were the sounds of the day here on Tuesday, defying a state of civil emergency imposed across Maluku hours earlier.Blood tainted the soil of what were once known as the spice islands as a security officer was killed and two...
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
JSX share price spread revised
JSX share price spread revised JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will change the price spread in share trading to Rp 5 from the existing Rp 25 early next month, according to JSX president Mas Achmad Daniri.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Man gets robbed at city police gas station
Man gets robbed at city police gas station JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives are still in the dark over a recent violent van robbery, which occurred at a gas station inside the Jakarta Police headquarters.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Tourism training for taxi drivers
Tourism training for taxi drivers JAKARTA (JP): City Tourism Agency held on Tuesday a training course for 100 taxi drivers to improve the city's tourism human resource as well as transportation service."Drivers are the first party to deal with tourists when the latter arrive in our country.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
New OMC rubber contract attracts interest
New OMC rubber contract attracts interest SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The Osaka Mercantile Exchange's new technically specified rubber 20 grade futures contract has attracted widespread interest and even excitement within the rubber industry, but many participants will adopt a wait-and-see approach when...
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
RI pledges support for cooperatives movement
RI pledges support for cooperatives movementBy Kornelius Purba SINGAPORE (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri made her first international performance here on Tuesday by acting as a keynote speaker at the First International Cooperatives Alliance Asia Pacific Forum at the Mandarin Hotel.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
New investors in Lippo's unit
New investors in Lippo's unit HONG KONG (AFX-ASIA): Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, China Resources Enterprise and Softbank Corp will take stakes in Lippo group's 80 percent-owned unit Across Asia Multimedia Ltd, the Oriental Daily News reported.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Killers still at large in NTT
Killers still at large in NTT ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: The killers of two local traders, whose bodies were found near the West and East Timor border on Saturday, are still at large, local police said on Tuesday.Belu police deputy chief Capt. M.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Keeping fit turns back the biological clock for men
Keeping fit turns back the biological clock for menBy Clare E. Urwin SURABAYA (JP): Fitness is youth. Staying young by exercising is a smart move. In today's cut-throat world, men have to look competitive in a younger workforce.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
IMF sees three economic problems hampering recovery
IMF sees three economic problems hampering recovery JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Jakarta representative John Dodsworth said on Tuesday that there are three structural problems hampering Indonesia's economy from achieving a sustainable recovery.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Govt vows to curb influx of cheap Chinese goods
Govt vows to curb influx of cheap Chinese goods JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Tuesday it would find ways to curb the influx of cheap Chinese goods, saying their presence has severely undermined local industries.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
BII's mutual funds on the net
BII's mutual funds on the net JAKARTA (JP): BII Lend Lease Investment and its affiliate, Sinar Mas Multiartha, jointly launched on Monday a website called Danamas.com to sell mutual funds to the public.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Military reform a must for political reform
Military reform a must for political reformBy Denny J.A. JAKARTA (JP): The links between the military and politics in Indonesia show a graphic of ups and downs. Researcher Ulf Sundhaussen, for instance, described in his book the developments from the recognition of civilian supremacy, the...
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Asean energy talk in Hanoi
Asean energy talk in Hanoi SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Energy ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will meet June 28 in Hanoi to discuss developing clean energy sources, Asean's power grid project and ways assist members hit by the regional financial crisis, the Vietnam News, an...
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Unauthorized fee approved by mayor: Tanah Abang Union
Unauthorized fee approved by mayor: Tanah Abang Union JAKARTA (JP): The Union of the Big Family of Tanah Abang (IKBT) maintained on Tuesday it had legal grounds to impose a Rp 2,000 (23 US cents) daily levy on mikrolet (public minivan) drivers serving the Tanah Abang-Kebayoran Lama and Tanah Abang-...
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, June 28, 2000
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, June 28, 2000Exhibition * Photo Exhibition at CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10, July 4 to 30.Seminar * Seminar with Franck Michel, at CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10, 7 p.m., June 28.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Vietnam plenum begins key meeting
Vietnam plenum begins key meeting HANOI (Reuters): The powerful central committee of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has begun a key meeting that will address the future of state ownership and integration into the world economy, official media reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Five RI workers overseas may face death sentence
Five RI workers overseas may face death sentence JAKARTA (JP): At least five Indonesian workers overseas have been charged with murder and are facing possible death sentences.Director General of Manpower Placement and Development Din Syamsuddin revealed on Tuesday that two workers in Saudi Arabia,...
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Marubeni, IBRA sign MOU on Chandra Asri's debt plan
Marubeni, IBRA sign MOU on Chandra Asri's debt plan TOKYO (Dow Jones): Marubeni Corp. said Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) on a debt restructuring plan for PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center, in which the two parties are...
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 27, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 675 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 350 0 4,113,500 Alakasa Industrindo 850 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Experts call for military emergency in Maluku
Experts call for military emergency in Maluku JAKARTA (JP): Just a day after a state of civil emergency was imposed on Maluku and North Maluku, observers suggested on Tuesday raising the alert status further to a military emergency to ensure that violence is truly suppressed.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
City told to improve its shelter program
City told to improve its shelter program JAKARTA (JP): An activist said on Tuesday that the city administration's street children sheltered housing program had failed and suggested it invited nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to take part in the project.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Malaysia palm oil ends lower
Malaysia palm oil ends lower KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil prices closed lower on Tuesday, but volume was tiny as most players stayed away from physical and futures markets, traders said.They said the weakness reflected losses at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Women's group slams KL Muslim authorities
Women's group slams KL Muslim authorities KUALA LUMPUR (AP): A Muslim women's rights group has criticized religious authorities for planning to prosecute a well-known Malaysian singer in an Islamic court for being in a restaurant where alcohol was served.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Victims of Poso riots
Victims of Poso riotsFrom NeracaThe flaring of riots in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, has left 200 people dead and 3,000 houses as well as 80 places of worship razed by fire. Three occasions of rioting in Poso have inflicted losses estimated to total some Rp 100 billion.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Rates for tax payment, valid from June 26 to July 2
Rates for tax payment, valid from June 26 to July 2 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,590.00Austrian schilling 1 584.12Australian dollar 1 4,123.94Belgian franc 1 199.25Canadian dollar 1 5,818.99Swiss franc 1 5,192.21Deutschemark 1 4,111.42Danish krone 1 1,078.36French franc 1 1,225.33Poundsterling 1 12,869.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Political observers fault leaders with negligence
Political observers fault leaders with negligence JAKARTA (JP): Observers lamented here on Tuesday that all political elites, including President Abdurrahman Wahid, were too busy searching for leverage in the next general election while neglecting their larger responsibilities to the state.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Last chance in Maluku
Last chance in Maluku The imposition of a state of civil emergency in Maluku and North Maluku on Monday may be too little and too late. This is certainly the case for the 3,000 people who have died in, and the hundreds of thousands of others displaced by, the sectarian clashes which first began in...
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Deer population at Bogor Palace concerns officials
Deer population at Bogor Palace concerns officials BOGOR (JP): The 804 deer grazing on the 28-hectares Bogor Palace grounds is worrying the palace staff because of the limited amount of grass for their feeding.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
New oil project to ease RP burden
New oil project to ease RP burden MANILA (AP): The Malampaya natural gas power project near the western Philippine island of Palawan should help reduce the country's dependence on imported oil by at least 25 percent in less than two years, energy officials said Tuesday.
Wed, 28 Jun 2000
Sampoerna pays dividend
Sampoerna pays dividend JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of cigarette maker PT HM Sampoerna approved on Tuesday the management's proposal to distribute a cash dividend of Rp 500 (about 6 U.S. cents) per share for the 1999 financial year.
Tue, 27 Jun 2000
Legal debate heats up on issue of state of emergency
Legal debate heats up on issue of state of emergency JAKARTA (JP): The state of civil emergency in Maluku declared on Monday came in the wake of a row within the government about which law to invoke.The government was faced with an outdated 1959 legislation or a controversial 1999 law which was...
Tue, 27 Jun 2000
RI, Australia to work together
RI, Australia to work together JAKARTA (JP): The governments of Indonesia and Australia have agreed to establish a joint working group to coordinate and supervise cooperation between universities in the two countries.