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Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Officials undecided on Aug. 16 State of the Nation Address
Officials undecided on Aug. 16 State of the Nation Address JAKARTA (JP): Speakers of the People's Consultative Assembly and House of Representatives maintain that no decision has been made on whether the "traditional" president's Aug. 16 State of the Nation Address will be abolished.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
IMF urges IBRA to speed up asset sales
IMF urges IBRA to speed up asset sales JAKARTA (JP): International Monetary Fund (IMF) Asia Pacific deputy director Anoop Singh has once again called on the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to speed up the restructuring and disposal of its assets.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Carriages on view at Yogyakarta palace
Carriages on view at Yogyakarta palaceBy Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): In the next century or two, Sultan Hamengku Buwono X's Baby Mercedes Benz may well share the same fate as the carriages owned by his predecessors, and be preserved in a museum as sacred heirlooms.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Empowering women to build the nation
Empowering women to build the nationFrom Suara KaryaThe problems of women are social ones that must be solved by both men and women in an attempt to ensure synergy in our nationalism in the future. Women had a bigger challenge during the New Order era.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Nobleness must be maintained
Nobleness must be maintainedFrom Warta KotaIn various places, particularly within the Jakarta-Bogor- Tangerang-Bekasi (Jabotabek) area, many people are earning their living by dirty means such as making pornographic pictures, films and videos, and putting them on sale.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
KL denies encroachment
KL denies encroachment KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A minister Friday denied Indonesian claims that Malaysian loggers moved border markers on Borneo island so they could steal timber from Indonesian territory.Land and Cooperative Development Minister Kasitah Gaddam said checks by mapping department...
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
KL palm oil ends lower
KL palm oil ends lower KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Friday in volatile trade as prices fell back after failing to breach a recent high, traders said."Profit-taking came in after the September contract failed to break yesterday's high of 1,077 ringgit," said a...
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
FPI members attacks rights commission headquarters
FPI members attacks rights commission headquarters JAKARTA (JP): Some 300 members of the Front for Defenders of Islam (FPI) attacked the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Headquarters on Jl. Latuharhary in Central Jakarta on Friday.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Two illegal immigrants nabbed
Two illegal immigrants nabbed BOGOR (JP): Immigration officials here detained two foreigners for not having proper travel documents when they were attempting to obtain Indonesian passports."We caught Iraqi Radhi Damad Omnan and Jordanian Abdel Hado Wannas Jaber Bais on Wednesday when they came to...
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Law breakers
Law breakers The increasing number of traders in Pasar Anyar (New Market) and on Jl. Ahmad Yani in Tangerang as reported in Media Indonesia on June 16, 2000 is concrete evidence that the regional authorities are slow maintaining order (unintentionally or intentionally) so that determined action and...
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Changing off-roading's image for the better
Changing off-roading's image for the better JAKARTA (JP): Off-road motor sports are usually known for being dangerous, dirty and male-dominated. However, in a bid to challenge this image, a weekend of fun off-road recreation is taking place at Bukit Sentul, about 30 kilometers south of Jakarta,...
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Policeman stabbed to death in Aceh
Policeman stabbed to death in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A policeman was stabbed to death by four attackers in Kaju village, Darussalam district, while drinking coffee at a kiosk on Thursday.Local police chief Lt. Col. Sayed Husaini said on Friday that Sgt Maj.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Gus Dur to open NU Youth congress
Gus Dur to open NU Youth congress SEMARANG: President Abdurrahman Wahid is scheduled to open the 12th congress of GP Ansor, the youth wing of the country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), on June 28.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Pornographic VCDs flood Tangerang
Pornographic VCDs flood Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): Vendors selling pornographic video compact discs (VCDs) are selling their wares on several main streets here.Unlike VCD traders in Glodok in West Jakarta, most of the VCD traders in Tangerang do not openly sell their illegal goods to customers, but...
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Wesnawa retains PDI-P chief post
Wesnawa retains PDI-P chief post DENPASAR, Bali: Ida Bagus Putu Wesnawa, unchallenged for the chief post at the provincial chapter of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), won a second five-year term on Friday.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Mob, bribery are press enemies
Mob, bribery are press enemies YOGYAKARTA: Bribery and the use of mobs are nemeses of the free press in the current reform era, the Indonesian Journalists Alliance (AJI) branch here said.In its statement which marked its second anniversary on Friday, the journalists said the two enemies "have...
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Attorney General rejects Sjahril's release appeal
Attorney General rejects Sjahril's release appeal JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman rejected on Friday the appeal of Bank Indonesia board of governors to release Sjahril Sabirin from detention.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Semen Gresik sales grow on exports
Semen Gresik sales grow on exports JAKARTA (JP): State cement maker PT Semen Gresik (SG) sold 5.5 million tons in the January to May period this year, a 12 percent increase from 4.88 million tons during the same period last year, the company's president, Urip Timuryono, said here on Friday.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Clash marks church anniversary
Clash marks church anniversary BANDUNG: A clash flared up on Friday when two disputing groups of the Protestant Christian Batak Association (HKBP) church congregations fought over the venue to celebrate the church's 65th anniversary.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on June 23 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 4,874.39 5,473.78 5,146.21 5,201.73 Austrian schilling 1 557.56 625.93 588.65 594.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, June 24, 2000
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, June 24, 2000Exhibitions* Painting exhibition by Nico Siswanto and Agus Sahri, Bentara Budaya, June 20-27, 09.00-13.00 and 17.00-21.00. * Installation exhibition Lapendoz by Agung Kurniawan, CCF French Cultural Center, Jl Sagan 3 (phone: 0274-566520), July 3-21.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Finishing touches being put on bankruptcy law amendments
Finishing touches being put on bankruptcy law amendments JAKARTA (JP): The government will submit its draft of amendments to the 1998 Bankruptcy Law to the House of Representative in August, according to Minister of Law and Legislation Yusril Ihza Mahendra.
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
The case of Warni
The case of Warni When Warni was seen off at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, her parents may have worried a little about her welfare, but promise of a good salary in dollars no doubt quietened their fears. She promised to write regularly and of course to send them money from her salary to pay for her...
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Don't give your child 13 years of schooltime hell
Don't give your child 13 years of schooltime hellBy Frank Richardson TANGERANG (JP): Have you ever stopped to wonder what you are putting your child through in sending him to school? If you did not enjoy your own schooling, do you do all you can to make sure your child does not ascetically suffer...
Sat, 24 Jun 2000
Tembi gives tourists taste of traditional life
Tembi gives tourists taste of traditional lifeBy Bambang M. YOGYAKARTA (JP): Yogyyakarta has abundant tourist attractions ranging from historical sites like temples and old palaces to pristine beaches and rural settings.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Indonesia: How to restore confidence
Indonesia: How to restore confidence This is the second article on restoring confidence by Laksamana Sukardi, former state minister of investment and state enterprises development. JAKARTA (JP): Transparency is obviously a key component of good governance.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Guthrie to up RI palm area
Guthrie to up RI palm area KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Malaysia's Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd. (P.KUG) is awaiting approvals from the Indonesian government to increase its oil palm plantations there to 200,000 hectares, the state-funded Bernama news agency reported Thursday.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Pupuk Kaltim outgrows its yearly profit target
Pupuk Kaltim outgrows its yearly profit targetBy Berni K. Moestafa BONTANG, East Kalimantan (JP): Scheduled for privatization this year, the country's largest state-owned fertilizer company, PT Pupuk Kaltim, is upbeat that this year's profits will exceed last year's despite the sluggish market.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Asian currencies mostly down in late trade
Asian currencies mostly down in late trade SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies were mostly weaker late Thursday after regaining some lost ground following an upgrade in Thailand's sovereign credit rating by Moody's Investors Service Inc., dealers said.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Striking Cambodian garment worker shot
Striking Cambodian garment worker shot PHNOM PENH (Reuters): Security guards at a Malaysian-owned garment factory shot a 21-year-old female worker in the head on Thursday during a violent protest outside the factory over pay and conditions, police said.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Nokia opens new center
Nokia opens new center JAKARTA (JP): Cell phone producer Nokia Mobile Phones Indonesia opened on Thursday a new sales and service center at the Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD) office complex.The company said in a statement the Nokia Professional Center aimed to increase Nokia's...
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Heri Dono genetically engineers 'wayang'
Heri Dono genetically engineers 'wayang'By Prasetyohadi and Pandaya JAKARTA (JP): Lovers of the arts streamed out of Teater Utan Kayu giggling, grinning and even laughing out loud when discussing the bizarre shadow puppet show they had just seen.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Supremacy of law vital to rebuild nation
Supremacy of law vital to rebuild nation JAKARTA (JP): Respect and improvement of judicial principles and individual and collective political freedom based on the supremacy of law are needed to rebuild the battered nation, a political scientist said.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Bulog puts nonbudgetary funds onto balance sheet
Bulog puts nonbudgetary funds onto balance sheet JAKARTA (JP): The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) has shifted its controversial Rp 383 billion (US$45 million) nonbudgetary funds onto the agency's balance sheet, the agency's chairman Rizal Ramli said here on Thursday.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Free certificates for residents
Free certificates for residents TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang office of the National Land Agency (BPN) is offering free and simple processing of land certificate applications for residents in four villages of Kosambi district, an official said here on Wednesday.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Residents called on to help rebuild Jakarta
Residents called on to help rebuild Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso urged city residents on Thursday to use Jakarta's 473rd anniversary as the momentum to rebuild the city after the unrest of past years had left so much destruction.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Factories offer free schooling for workers
Factories offer free schooling for workers TANGERANG (JP): Enlightened by the awareness that education is a valuable investment in order to earn a decent living, many casual workers at factories -- with strong support from their employers -- have proudly begun to take part in classes at the plants.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Disappointment leads to birth of new moral movement
Disappointment leads to birth of new moral movement JAKARTA (JP): A new moral movement made up of some 33 public figures is emerging out of the growing disappointment at the slow pace of reform under the administration of President Abdurrahman Wahid.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Students support Islamic customs
Students support Islamic customs MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Hundreds of students rallied at the provincial legislature here on Thursday demanding the adoption of Islamic principles in the province when the regional autonomy law takes effect next year.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Presidential control of police backed by legal experts
Presidential control of police backed by legal experts JAKARTA (JP): In search of an independent and professional police force, legal experts and a sociologist supported on Friday a proposal to put the National Police under the direct supervision of the president.Legal experts J.E.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 22, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 675 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 350 25 8,218,000 Alakasa Industrindo 600 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 850...
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Military officers role in Poso riots investigated
Military officers role in Poso riots investigated MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Wirabuana Military Police are investigating the alleged involvement of 28 soldiers in the Poso riots which began on May 23, regional military commander Maj. Gen. Slamet Kirbiantoro disclosed on Thursday.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
On Pancasila
On Pancasila Dr. Hj. Nina Herlina Lubis, M.S., historian at Padjadjaran University (Unpad) Research Institute and lecturer at the History Department of the School of Letters of Unpad, wrote in the Pikiran Rakyat daily on June 5, 2000 an article titled Straightening out the history of the birth of...
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Rosena chooses family over Sydney Olympics
Rosena chooses family over Sydney Olympics SURABAYA (JP): Most athletes in the world dream of competing in the Olympic Games. But not so with Indonesian women's archer Rosena Gelanteh, who prefers to live a happy life with her family and concentrate on her job rather than the Olympics.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
IBRA raises about Rp 2.8t as of mid-June
IBRA raises about Rp 2.8t as of mid-June JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has raised about Rp 2.8 trillion (US$324.07 million) in cash as of June 16, less than 15 percent of the Rp 18.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Dump non-intervention policy ASEAN states told
Dump non-intervention policy ASEAN states told BANGKOK (APF): ASEAN members must dump their cherished tradition of non-interference in each other's affairs or risk never resolving the differences that could drive them apart, Thailand's deputy foreign minister said.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on June 22 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,200.00 9,200.00 8,656.00 8,744.00 Australian dollar 1 4,923.28 5,528.28 5,197.06 5,254.27 Austrian schilling 1 563.56 632.55 594.90 601.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Govt comes under fire over Sjahril
Govt comes under fire over Sjahril JAKARTA (JP): The government came under strong attack from top politicians on Thursday for detaining Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Sjahril Sabirin on corruption charges.
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Olympic-trained swimmers undergo selection at PON
Olympic-trained swimmers undergo selection at PONBy Ivy Susanti SURABAYA (JP): The performance at the 15th National Games (PON) of swimmers who attended the Olympic training program will help determine who will be selected to represent Indonesia at the quadrennial event being held in Sydney in...
Fri, 23 Jun 2000
Future of Tenda Semanggi hangs in the balance
Future of Tenda Semanggi hangs in the balance JAKARTA (JP): The administration will put Tenda Semanggi, a popular hangout among Jakarta's young elite in South Jakarta, in order because it has violated the building code.