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Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Malaysia's palm oil prices rebound but outlook uncertain
Malaysia's palm oil prices rebound but outlook uncertain KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures rebounded from early losses on short covering, but the outlook remained uncertain following bearish July 1-15 export figures, traders said on Monday.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Titanium deposits row heats up in Kenya
Titanium deposits row heats up in KenyaBy Sam Aola MOMBASA, Kenya (AFP): Mineral-rich sands on Kenya's south coast have provoked an escalating row involving a Canadian mining company, local residents and environmental pressure groups.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Land disputes hampering E. Timor's development
Land disputes hampering E. Timor's development DILI, East Timor (AP): No one knows who really owns the blackened, burned-out building where Canadian businessman Kirk MacManus is trying to set up East Timor's first supermarket.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Oil-rich Brunei declares sweeping economic reforms
Oil-rich Brunei declares sweeping economic reforms BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): Mindful that its vast oil resources would run out in 25 years, Brunei on Sunday announced sweeping economic reforms including plans to impose income taxes, slash subsidies and set up a regional financial hub.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Government soon to complete reform targets
Government soon to complete reform targets JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie expressed optimism on Monday all reform targets agreed to with the International Monetary Fund would be achieved before Thursday's deadline.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
JICT's new shipping service
JICT's new shipping service JAKARTA (JP): Port operator Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) announced on Monday a new ship providing service at its Jakarta container terminal.The MV Sky Bright, owned by Taiwanese firm Cheng Lie Navigation Company, already operates a once weekly...
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Rice production at risk in Vietnam
Rice production at risk in Vietnam HANOI (AP): Worsening floods are threatening rice production in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, officials said on Monday.More than 40 percent of 558,000 hectares of paddies are under water in An Giang, Dong Thap and Long An provinces in the extreme south of the country.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Investigating wealth a foregone conclusion
Investigating wealth a foregone conclusion It took only 10 minutes for the House of Representatives (DPR), in a plenary session attended by 58 members (which is less than required quorum), to approve 45 names to sit on a commission to investigate the wealth of civil servants.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Gus Dur's leadership and Indonesia's survival
Gus Dur's leadership and Indonesia's survivalBy Jusuf Wanandi JAKARTA (JP): Many have asked whether President Abdurrahman Wahid can survive the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) session next month, such is the amount of criticism that has been directed against him over the last two months.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Mahathir's 20th year in power
Mahathir's 20th year in powerBy Eileen Ng KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, the country's longest-serving leader, is to start his 20th year in office Sunday without any sign he will soon hand over the reins of power, analysts and politicians say.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Low rhino numbers in Ujung Kulon concern park officials, experts
Low rhino numbers in Ujung Kulon concern park officials, expertsBy Pandaya UJUNG KULON, West Java (JP): There is nothing more enigmatic than the Javan rhino, as far as the famed Ujung Kulon National Park is concerned.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
U.S. re-establishing military links with Indonesia: Cohen
U.S. re-establishing military links with Indonesia: Cohen SYDNEY, Australia (AP): U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen said Monday that the United States is re-establishing military links with Indonesia, but he denied his country is selling arms to Jakarta.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Asian monies down late, rupiah sets weaker tone
Asian monies down late, rupiah sets weaker tone SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies were lower late Monday, weighed on by the rupiah as the Indonesian political climate heats up in the countdown to a key parliamentary assembly next month.Many currency watchers are optimistic that the U.S.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Arms heist prompts KL to keep ISA
Arms heist prompts KL to keep ISA KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia has put on hold its review of a law that provides for detention without trial following an arms heist that shook the nation, a Cabinet minister said on Monday.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Govt agrees to recapitalize Bank Bali
Govt agrees to recapitalize Bank Bali JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) and Bank Indonesia finally reached an out of court settlement with the former owner of Bank Bali, the Ramli family, paving the way for the government to recapitalize the publicly listed bank.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Burial agency under fire over levies
Burial agency under fire over levies JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has ordered city Chief Inspector Hendarmin Ono Saleh to investigate alleged illegal payments being levied at the city's cemeteries."I have instructed Inspector Hendarmin to immediately question the Burial Agency head Hariono Seno...
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Dumping duties on RI fibers
Dumping duties on RI fibers BRUSSELS (AFX): EU member states said they confirmed imposition of definitive antidumping duties on imports of synthetic staple fibers of polyester from Australia, Indonesia and Thailand.The duties on Australian imports are 12.0 percent for all companies; 15.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Suwandi, Fahmi cruise on
Suwandi, Fahmi cruise on JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian tennis player Suwandi defeated fellow countryman Sebastian Da Costa 6-1, 6-1 and cruised to the second round of the Extra Joss Men's Future-3 at Kemayoran Tennis Center on Monday.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Marzuki insists that Soeharto attend trial
Marzuki insists that Soeharto attend trial JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman insisted on Monday that former president Soeharto be present in court when his corruption trial begins, possibly next month.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
RI seeks bilateral talks with U.S. to settle debt
RI seeks bilateral talks with U.S. to settle debt JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is seeking bilateral talks with the United States government to help solve the country's private- sector debt problem with American creditors, Indonesian ambassador to the U.S. Dorodjatun Kuntjorodjakti said on Monday.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Team begins inquiry into attack on PDI headquarters
Team begins inquiry into attack on PDI headquarters JAKARTA (JP): A joint military-police investigation team initiated on Monday an inquiry into the involvement of both military and police personnel in the July 27, 1996 attack on the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters on Jl.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on July 17, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,995.00 9,995.00 9,448.00 9,542.00Australian dollar 1 5,239.59 5,827.09 5,503.46 5,562.99Austrian schilling 1 613.23 681.55 644.11 650.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 17, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 550 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 310 10 855,500 Alakasa Industrindo 900 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Biased foreign broadcast
Biased foreign broadcastFrom RepublikaAs a faithful listener of Elshinta radio station, I was extremely shocked at a broadcast by The Netherlands Radio about the issue of Maluku, which was being aired by Elshinta a few minutes before 5 a.m. on Monday, July 10, 2000.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Films * French Film at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Phone 4212417), 2 p.m., 6:30 p.m.: L'Horloger de Saint-Paul, July 18. Le Juge et I'Assassin, July 21. L.627, July 25. L'appat, July 28.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
C. Java athletes join training
C. Java athletes join training SEMARANG (JP): Four Central Java athletes have been invited to join an Indonesian Amateur Athletic Association (PASI) training camp following on from their successes in the 2000 National Games (PON) in East Java last month.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Unlicensed AK-47 rifle given to Haryogi under order: Witness
Unlicensed AK-47 rifle given to Haryogi under order: Witness JAKARTA (JP): An Army captain testified on Monday that he handed over an AK-47 rifle without proper documents to defendant Haryogi M. Maulani under the order of his father, Lt. Gen.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
ACPC urges RI to cut back on coffee exports
ACPC urges RI to cut back on coffee exports JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Coffee Producing Countries (ACPC) urged Indonesia on Monday to join its scheme to cut back exports by 20 percent, pointing to hefty financial penalty for members who refuse to comply.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Asia concerned about Japan's growth
Asia concerned about Japan's growth HONG KONG (Dow Jones): It's not keeping Japanese interest rates at zero that matters to the rest of Asia, it's ensuring growth in the region's biggest economy rises decisively from that level.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Officials say forest fires increasing
Officials say forest fires increasingBy Tomi Soetjipto JAKARTA (Reuters): Forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra are increasing, but officials on Monday played down the possibility of a repeat of Southeast Asia's smog crisis of 1997.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Quake injures six on in Philippines
Quake injures six on in Philippines MANILA (AP): A strong earthquake injured at least six people, damaged homes, toppled power lines and caused landslides on one of the Philippines' northernmost islands, officials said on Monday.The earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Gowa fingers BTN directors for graft
Gowa fingers BTN directors for graft JAKARTA (JP): The non-governmental organization Government Watch (Gowa) filed a report at National Police Headquarters on Monday against current and former members of state Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN)'s board of directors.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Dental and mouth disease on the rise
Dental and mouth disease on the rise BANDUNG: Dental and mouth diseases among Indonesians is on the rise in the last 20 years with 90 percent of the population having suffered with dental and mouth problems.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Taufik to compete in Indonesia Open
Taufik to compete in Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Taufik Hidayat has confirmed his participation in the Sanyo Indonesia Open, which starts on Wednesday, after previous reports that he might withdraw due to a back injury.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
PSSI is tired of 'Pacho' Rubio
PSSI is tired of 'Pacho' Rubio JAKARTA (JP): Chilean striker Francisco Javier Rodriguez Rubio, who currently plays for Arema Malang, is to be banned from playing in the national league, a top soccer official has said.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Men behind RI's most powerful woman
Men behind RI's most powerful womanBy Kornelius Purba JAKARTA (JP): They say that behind every powerful man is a strong woman.Some are asking if there are any strong men behind Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri, arguably Indonesia's most powerful woman.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Sultan Bolkiah questions furor over his donation
Sultan Bolkiah questions furor over his donation JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab said Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah questioned the public furor here over his US$2 million donation to President Abdurrahman Wahid, saying the monarch conferred the money in a personal capacity.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Provinces asked to honor contracts signed by Jakarta
Provinces asked to honor contracts signed by Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid urged provincial and district administrations on Monday to honor business contracts concluded by the central government and to act as good hosts to businesses.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
IPB student expelled for forging marks
IPB student expelled for forging marks BOGOR (JP): A new student at Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB) was expelled from the institute for forging his high school marks.IPB spokesman Amiruddin Saleh identified the student only as "a pupil from a West Java high school" and said that the student was...
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
... and expert urges 'some form of federalism'
... and expert urges 'some form of federalism' LONDON (JP): Indonesia needs to adopt some form of fiscal and political federalism if it wants to survive as one country, economist Anne Booth says.While acknowledging the historically poor image of the concept among Indonesians, the professor at the...
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Indonesia Democracy Institute launched
Indonesia Democracy Institute launched JAKARTA (JP): The New Indonesia Democracy Institute, established by noted figures from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), was launched on Monday as a body designed to heighten political awareness and education.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
A welcome show of unity
A welcome show of unity Whatever has prevented the nation's leaders from meeting to defuse the political tension currently gripping Indonesia, as intellectuals and analysts have urged, it did not stop legislators in the People's Consultative Assembly from issuing their own statement aimed at easing...
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Defendants get five years for distributing fake money
Defendants get five years for distributing fake money JAKARTA (JP): Two defendants in a counterfeit money case winced on Monday after a judge sentenced them to five years each in prison for distributing Rp 80 million (US$8,421) of fake money.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Irregularities in state finances add up to Rp 209.43t
Irregularities in state finances add up to Rp 209.43t JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) said on Monday it had found some 779 instances of irregularities involving Rp 209.43 trillion (US$23.27 billion) in the management of the state budget and state companies during fiscal year 1999/2000...
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
MPR's call for calm gets cool response
MPR's call for calm gets cool response JAKARTA (JP): A unified stance proclaimed on Sunday by all 11 factions of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to reduce mounting political tensions got mixed reactions from observers with some saying it would help strengthen the plunging rupiah and others...
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
New appointments in the foreign ministry
New appointments in the foreign ministry JAKARTA (JP): Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab swore in four high- ranking officials to key positions at the ministry here on Monday.Hassan Wirajuda, signatory to the Humanitarian Pause on Aceh, was sworn in as Director General for Political Affairs replacing...
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Sleep better knowing you saved a life
Sleep better knowing you saved a lifeBy Danielle Bray JAKARTA (JP): Concern over endangered species, the loss of habitat and illegal trading in wildlife have prompted partnership between the Bass Hotel & Resort group, and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Muslim TV stations necessary
Muslim TV stations necessary With reference to Mr. Pandu K's letter in The Jakarta Post dated July 12, 2000, titled Discrimination against Islam, I fully agree and am concerned that films shown on all TV stations are not Islamic and can have a very bad effect on our lives, especially on the younger...
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Residents foil taxi robberies
Residents foil taxi robberies JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, and Penjaringan, North Jakarta, foiled taxi robberies in their respective areas early on Sunday morning, and handed over the suspects to the police.
Tue, 18 Jul 2000
Revised Agrarian Law demanded
Revised Agrarian Law demanded MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Thousands of farmers and fishermen in the province marched to the provincial council office on Monday demanding revisions to the 1960 Agrarian Law which they described as "unjust".