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Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Gen. Roesmanhadi faces query over graft
Gen. Roesmanhadi faces query over graft JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Gen. Rusdihardjo said on Monday that his predecessor, Gen. Roesmanhadi, would be questioned on Tuesday over his alleged involvement in a Rp 300 billion (US$33.70 million) embezzlement of the police's 1999/2000 funds.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Soeharto hearing to begin next week: Judge Lalu
Soeharto hearing to begin next week: Judge Lalu JAKARTA (JP): The head of the South Jakarta District Court said on Monday the initial hearing of the Rp 4.97 trillion (US$564.70 million) alleged corruption charges against president Soeharto would begin next week.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Sahabat Satwa roars for foreign donors and volunteers
Sahabat Satwa roars for foreign donors and volunteersBy Maria Kegel JAKARTA (JP): Ragunan Zoo is quiet these days, and it's not because the lions aren't roaring.The numbers of volunteers from Sahabat Satwa (Friends of the Zoo) have been disappearing since the crisis started, and they have taken...
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Japan to offer knowledge on oil stockpiling
Japan to offer knowledge on oil stockpiling TOKYO (DPA): Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry plans to offer know-how to other Asian countries on stockpiling oil, ministry officials said Monday.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Civil Registry rejects marriage
Civil Registry rejects marriageFrom Pikiran RakyatMy problem is that the Bandung District Civil Registry (Soreang) has rejected my marriage registration on the grounds that they have yet to receive a written implementation guideline for registering marriages based on Confucianism.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
East Timor leaders open landmark political congress
East Timor leaders open landmark political congress DILI, East Timor (AP): In a step toward establishing an independent government, East Timor's political leaders opened their first multiparty congress on Monday with calls for unity.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Film* Cannes Film Screening at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Phone 4212417), 2 p.m., 6:30 p.m.: L'odeur de la papaye verte, Aug. 22. La Haine, Aug. 29. Underground, Aug. 31.Music and Entertainment* Sheraton Bandung Hotel and Towers, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 12:00 p.m. Interval 2:00 Children's Show 3:30 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Talk Show 5:30 News (in English) 6:00 Sports 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 9:00 News 9:30 Film: Back Time 11:00...
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Direct elections
Direct elections Among the many international events, at least those aired on television, the most interesting and entertaining to watch is whether you like it or not, politically speaking, the Hollywood- style presidential election campaign in America.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Conscientious Cabinet
Conscientious Cabinet If recent history provides any guidelines, President Abdurrahman Wahid or Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri should opt for neither professionals nor politicians in selecting their new Cabinet.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Govt launches new farming credit scheme
Govt launches new farming credit scheme JAKARTA (JP): The government launched on Monday a new credit plan to replace the heavily subsidized credit for farmers (KUT) scheme.Minister of Finance Bambang Sudibyo said under the new scheme, the loan would come from commercial banks while the government...
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
New economic team should be market friendly: Kadin
New economic team should be market friendly: Kadin JAKARTA (JP): The economic team in the planned new Cabinet should not only have a good knowledge of the global economy but should also possess a strong sense of crisis, according to the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin).
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
131 fleeing Brimob members in Maluku named deserters
131 fleeing Brimob members in Maluku named deserters AMBON, Maluku (JP): Maluku Police chief Brig. Gen. Firman Gani declared on Monday that 131 officers of the elite Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) were now deemed to be deserters for fleeing ravaged Ambon to Bali late in June.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Hariyanto resigns from national team
Hariyanto resigns from national team JAKARTA (JP): The 1995 world badminton champion Hariyanto Arbi has resigned from the national team due to his poor performance in international tournaments over recent years.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Price war on regional transshipment looms
Price war on regional transshipment looms KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The decision by giant container line Maersk Sealand to shift its regional transshipment hub to Malaysia has dealt a blow to Singapore's port and may lead to a price war, analysts said Monday.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Observers: Parties lack nationalism
Observers: Parties lack nationalism JAKARTA (JP): Observers lamented on Monday the eroding nationalism among political parties and politicians, saying they are being trapped in their conflicting interests while problems threaten the nation's integrity.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
'Menggantang Asap' tells moral degradation
'Menggantang Asap' tells moral degradationBy Tuti Gintini JAKARTA (JP): Leafy bamboo trees drape over a small path in a village. Moonbeams light the path where a convoy of men and women carry a corpse to the cemetery. It's a spooky scene. Some people gasp and flutter in agony.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
IBRA, Holdiko sell shares in First Pacific
IBRA, Holdiko sell shares in First Pacific JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) and PT Holdiko Perkasa have raised HK$394.6 million, equivalent to Rp 420 billion (about US$47 million), in cash from the sales of their shares in the Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
13 foreign tourists nabbed in antidrugs raid in Bali
13 foreign tourists nabbed in antidrugs raid in Bali DENPASAR, Bali (JP): As many as 13 foreign tourists, comprising nine French nationals, three Italians and one Swede, were arrested on Sunday in an anti-narcotics raid in the Krobokan area, around five kilometers north of the famous tourist resort...
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Manila pursuing Marcos assets
Manila pursuing Marcos assets MANILA (Reuters): Philippine President Joseph Estrada said on Monday the government was pursuing the recovery of $30 million worth of assets believed to have belonged to late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.The assets, including $2.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
VP to lead Cabinet, Yusril says
VP to lead Cabinet, Yusril says JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri will lead the Cabinet under a new duty-sharing arrangement with President Abdurrahman Wahid, a senior Cabinet official said on Monday.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
APRN discusses debt, poverty alleviation
APRN discusses debt, poverty alleviation JAKARTA (JP): At least 120 delegates of 80 organizations from 22 countries are taking part in the second annual meeting of the Asian Pacific Research Network (APRN), which opened here on Monday.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
PAL reports surge in net profit to $17.6m
PAL reports surge in net profit to $17.6m MANILA (Reuters): Unlisted Philippine Airlines (PAL) posted a net profit of 792.96 million pesos (US$17.6 million) for the April-June quarter, up 12-fold from 65.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 21, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 700 20 92,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 305 10 246,000 Alakasa Industrindo 815 0 0 Alfa...
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Police bust car thieves
Police bust car thieves PADANG, West Sumatra: Police have arrested 12 members of a syndicate specializing in stealing cars, including three junior police officers, with operations spanning across four provinces.West Sumatra Police chief Brig. Gen.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Three justices named in bribery case
Three justices named in bribery case JAKARTA (JP): The government-appointed Joint Team to Eradicate Corruption named on Monday three justices of the Supreme Court as suspects in a bribery case, paving the way for the first ever trial against the country's top judges on charges of corruption.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Councillor jailed for blackmailing palm oil company
Councillor jailed for blackmailing palm oil company BENGKULU (JP): A district court in Bengkulu sentenced on Saturday a local councillor and a "legal consultant" friend to seven years in jail for provoking locals to illegally demand land compensation from a foreign palm oil investor.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Pelangi exports LPG tubes
Pelangi exports LPG tubes JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed packaging producer PT Pelangi Indah Canindo said on Monday it was exporting its first batch of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) containers to Australia under a US$2.1 million contract.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Sutiyoso denies involvement in rare species trade
Sutiyoso denies involvement in rare species trade JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said he might file a lawsuit against a nongovernmental organization for accusing him of being involved in the illegal trading of endangered species from an East Java zoo.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
City offers free ID card renewal
City offers free ID card renewal JAKARTA (JP): In an attempt to provide a better service to the public, the administration will introduce free renewal of identity cards, starting from November, Governor Sutiyoso said on Monday.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Syndicate behind disappearance of cubs from Prigen Safari Park
Syndicate behind disappearance of cubs from Prigen Safari ParkBy Gin Kurniawan PASURUAN, East Java (JP): Happy yet saddened, that may be how the management and employees of PT Taman Safari Indonesia II (TSI II) in Prigen feel, following the successful uncovering by the police of the theft of dozens...
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Drug addict admits to girl's murder
Drug addict admits to girl's murder JAKARTA (JP): A drug addict has confessed to the murder of an eight-year-old girl, who was found in an empty house in the Taman Kencana housing complex in the Tegal Alur area of Kalideres in West Jakarta on Sunday night, a police officer said.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
'Feminine cleansers': Are they necessary?
'Feminine cleansers': Are they necessary?By Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Women remain an important source of inspiration not only for painters and artists, but also for health and beauty product manufacturers.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Regional currencies higher as rupiah sets bullish tone
Regional currencies higher as rupiah sets bullish tone SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The Indonesian rupiah strengthened Monday on expectations of a successful cabinet reshuffle later this week, setting a bullish tone for other regional currencies, which were higher late.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Improving higher RI education
Improving higher RI educationBy A. Chaedar Alwasilah BANDUNG (JP): Over 470,000 high school graduates took the university entrance tests this year, competing for some 74,000 seats at 45 public universities.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Ratu Plaza to reopen again after five years
Ratu Plaza to reopen again after five years JAKARTA (JP): Ratu Plaza shopping center, a popular mall in the 1980s, is back in business again after being empty for some five years.In the past few weeks carpenters and interior shop designers have been working busily on newly rented shops in the...
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Aug. 21, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,760.00 8,760.00 8,219.00 8,301.00Australian dollar 1 4,583.83 5,178.91 4,854.96 4,907.55Austrian schilling 1 511.55 577.79 541.81 547.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Assembly session under fire
Assembly session under fire YOGYAKARTA: A group of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) under the Forum LSM Yogyakarta criticized the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Monday for failing to produce concrete results on agrarian reform during its annual session.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Hasan may not join AAAA congress
Hasan may not join AAAA congress JAKARTA (JP): The presence of Asian Amateur Athletics Association (AAAA) president Muhammad Bob Hasan at a congress to elect a new president is in doubt due to his detention in an Attorney General's Office cell.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Bomb threat hits school
Bomb threat hits school DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The St. Yoseph Catholic junior high school here received a bomb threat on Monday morning from an unidentified man who said he would blow up the building.The threat, however, did not affect the school activities as its principal Alex Wayan Ludra decided...
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Mob vandalizes Makassar court building, attacks staffer
Mob vandalizes Makassar court building, attacks staffer MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): At least 150 people ran amok on Monday, vandalizing the provincial State Administrative Court (PTUN) building here, and attacking a member of staff.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
RP blames Libya-Abu Sayyaf row for hostage talks collpase
RP blames Libya-Abu Sayyaf row for hostage talks collpase MANILA (AFP): The Philippines on Monday blamed a row between a top Libyan negotiator and the Abu Sayyaf guerrillas for the Muslim extremists' refusal to release 28 hostages, as indications emerged of a dispute over ransom money.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Doctor says imprisoned Khmer Rouge chief OK
Doctor says imprisoned Khmer Rouge chief OK PHNOM PENH (Agencies): Imprisoned Khmer Rouge military chief Ta Mok is well and did not suffer a heart attack last week as his lawyer reported on Monday, Ta Mok's doctor said.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Scholarships for shuttlers
Scholarships for shuttlers JAKARTA (JP): Trisakti University presented scholarships to families of the 16-member Thomas Cup team in a modest ceremony at its campus Monday.The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) chairman Subagyo Hadisiswoyo said education was needed not only for shuttlers but...
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Sutiyoso attacks UPC on 'becak'
Sutiyoso attacks UPC on 'becak' JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso attacked a nongovernmental organization on Monday for supporting becak (pedicab) drivers and establishing operational zones for them, saying they had no right to do so.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Military controls log trading
Military controls log trading JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Local forestry guards have complained that their duty of controlling log trading has been taken over by the military without any official authorization.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Ban on foreign Internet investors lifted by govt
Ban on foreign Internet investors lifted by govt JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Monday it had removed information multimedia services from the list of industries closed to foreign investment in the controversial Presidential Decree No. 96/2000.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
Natuna D-Alpha project to be reevaluated
Natuna D-Alpha project to be reevaluated JAKARTA (JP): The government along with state oil and gas company Pertamina will reevaluate the Natuna D-Alpha project, which has been delayed for several years due to lack of funds, Pertamina president Baihaki Hakim said on Monday.
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
No blanket travel ban for bankers: Attorney General
No blanket travel ban for bankers: Attorney General JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on Monday that the planned travel ban would be imposed only on a limited number of bankers.Marzuki said that bankers who were suspected of having committed a crime, particularly the destruction...
Tue, 22 Aug 2000
RI has a good chance of winning Olympic golds
RI has a good chance of winning Olympic golds JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's success in winning two titles in two five-star Grand Prix series tennis tournaments has increased the country's optimism of bringing home gold medals from the Olympic Games in Sydney next month.