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Sat, 12 Aug 2000
The proposed Cabinet reshuffle
The proposed Cabinet reshuffleBy Donna K. Woodward MEDAN (JP): The economy has not recovered, therefore the performance of the economic ministers must be to blame, therefore replacing them with new ministers will bring about recovery.
Sat, 12 Aug 2000
Assembly forms three commissions
Assembly forms three commissions JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) chose on Friday Jakob Tobing, Rambe Kamarulzaman and Faisal Baasir to head three commissions which will deliberate draft decrees, amendments to the 1945 Constitution and the progress reports of state...
Sat, 12 Aug 2000
MPR scolded for its reluctance to end military representation
MPR scolded for its reluctance to end military representation JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) became the latest organization on Friday to criticize the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) for its reluctance to end military and police representation in the legislative body.
Sat, 12 Aug 2000
Constitutional amendment debate may be postponed
Constitutional amendment debate may be postponed JAKARTA (JP): Recognizing the political divides and public controversy over making amendments to the Constitution, several factions are suggesting postponing debate on the issue till next year.
Sat, 12 Aug 2000
120 RI maids in Sarawak take refuge
120 RI maids in Sarawak take refuge KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP): Some 120 Indonesian maids fleeing physical abuse or attempted rape by employers or agents have taken refuge at their country's consulate in an east Malaysian state, a report said Thursday.
Sat, 12 Aug 2000
Government to issue licenses to four chartered airlines
Government to issue licenses to four chartered airlines JAKARTA (JP): The government is expected to grant operating permits to four new chartered airlines this year, adding to the existing 110 licensed operators, a senior official of the Ministry of Communications said here on Friday.
Sat, 12 Aug 2000
San Miguel in JV talks
San Miguel in JV talks MANILA (Reuters): Philippine food and beverage conglomerate RFM Corp said on Friday it was in talks with brewer San Miguel Corp about a possible joint venture in the food business.
Sat, 12 Aug 2000
Bobby Sandy's TV serial 'Senandung' to air next week
Bobby Sandy's TV serial 'Senandung' to air next week JAKARTA (JP): Starting Saturday, Aug. 19, private TV station Indosiar will air its new 43-episode serial titled Senandung (Humming).It is worthwhile to note that this new serial, directed by Bobby Sandy, an old hand in film-making, took three and...
Sat, 12 Aug 2000
Indarti denies allegation of badminton match fixing
Indarti denies allegation of badminton match fixing JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia doubles specialist Indarti Issoliana denied an allegation of match fixing during the US$150,000 Indonesia Open at the Senayan Tennis Indoor Stadium last month.
Sat, 12 Aug 2000
Mazda-Ford's Thai output
Mazda-Ford's Thai output TOKYO (DPA): Japan's Mazda Motor Corporation said Friday that its joint venture in Thailand with the Ford Motor Company has produced 100,000 pickup trucks over the past two years.Ford, the largest shareholder in Mazda, has a 33.
Sat, 12 Aug 2000
Six Pakistanis to be deported
Six Pakistanis to be deported JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government plans to deport six Pakistanis back to their country on Saturday for entering the country using expired travel documents, an immigration official has said.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Mitsubishi recalls top official with Proton
Mitsubishi recalls top official with Proton KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Mitsubishi Motors Corp. executive attached to Malaysia's national carmaker Proton has been recalled to Japan, an official said Thursday.The recall of Fumio Yoshimi comes just two weeks after he was quoted as criticizing Proton.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Appeal to the Police
Appeal to the PoliceFrom RepublikaThis is a bad, terrifying event that involved some "police officers" and my son and nephew. My nephew was driving my car home, after a family gathering, from Jl. Percetakan Negara in Central Jakarta to Bumi Jatiwaringin, Jakarta, on Sunday night, July 16, 2000.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Megawati's new role
Megawati's new role With events unfolding in the ongoing Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), millions of Indonesian voters will shortly see at least part of one of their wishes come true: Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri, whose Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle...
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Mahadjaja Gemilang bankrupt
Mahadjaja Gemilang bankrupt JAKARTA (AFX-ASIA): Jakarta Commercial Court has declared PT Mahadjaja Gemilang bankrupt after it failed to repay matured debts worth Rp 19 billion to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), presiding judge Sjamsudin Mangan Sinaga said.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Kwik resigns ahead of Cabinet reshuffle
Kwik resigns ahead of Cabinet reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie announced his resignation on Thursday ahead of an impending Cabinet reshuffle later this month.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Yusril expains presidential task-sharing
Yusril expains presidential task-sharing JAKARTA (JP): Amid a swirl of controversy over President Abdurrahman Wahid's plan to share some of his workload with Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri, a minister of legal affairs avouched on Thursday the arrangement did not breach the 1945 Constitution.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Teater Koma's 'Opera Primadonna' flows lightly, amusingly
Teater Koma's 'Opera Primadonna' flows lightly, amusinglyBy Tuti Gintini JAKARTA (JP): Old and no longer attractive, Miss Ketjoeboeng has lost her popularity as the primadonna of a theatrical group. Yet she insists that she be considered the only primadonna in the company.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Pertamina, PLN to jointly develop power plants
Pertamina, PLN to jointly develop power plants JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina and a subsidiary of state electricity company PLN, PT PLN Pembangkit Java Bali I (PJB I), have signed an agreement to jointly develop geothermal power plants throughout Indonesia, Pertamina announced.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Nine officers mobbed in raid
Nine officers mobbed in raid JAKARTA (JP): Nine city public order officers were injured during an operation against illegal gambling activities in the Mangga Dua area of Central Jakarta on Wednesday evening, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
E. Timor militia gang shoots UN peacekeepers
E. Timor militia gang shoots UN peacekeepers DILI, East Timor (AP): Four Nepalese UN peacekeepers and a civilian were injured after being shot at late Thursday while searching for a renegade militia gang in East Timor, a spokesman said.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
MPR session a reunion
MPR session a reunion JAKARTA (JP): Birds of a feather always flock together, although the passage of time may have separated them.Several Cabinet ministers made full use of a time-out during Tuesday evening's program of the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to meet old...
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Legislators running out of steam
Legislators running out of steam JAKARTA (JP): The Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has still one week to run, but some legislators have already felt the pressure and begun to run out of steam.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Indonesia struggles to cover domestic gasoline shortage
Indonesia struggles to cover domestic gasoline shortage SINGAPORE (Reuters): Indonesia's state-owned Pertamina has so far been stymied in its attempt to cover a domestic gasoline shortage in the wake of an explosion at the Balikpapan refinery, traders said on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Foreigners wait for release from cells
Foreigners wait for release from cellsBy Joko E.H. Anwar JAKARTA (JP): A number of small children were seen on Monday putting their hands through bars of a window while screaming playfully from a cell on the second floor of a two-story building on Jl. Peta Barat in Kalideres, West Jakarta.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Court postpones trial against Soeharto regime
Court postpones trial against Soeharto regime JAKARTA (JP): The first trial of a lawsuit filed by the Democratic People's Party (PRD) against Soeharto regime was postponed on Thursday after only four lawyers showed up.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Summit, Borobudur sign tie-up
Summit, Borobudur sign tie-up JAKARTA (JP): The United Kingdom-based Summit Hotels and Resorts signed an agreement on Thursday to manage Hotel Borobudur Jakarta's international reservation and marketing.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Sabotage behind refinery blast?
Sabotage behind refinery blast? JAKARTA (JP): Police on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of sabotage in last Monday's explosion at a Pertamina refinery in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.Supt. Faah Sumarno, spokesman for the East Kalimantan Police, was quoted by Antara as saying that an...
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Anwar celebrates birthday in prison as protests grow
Anwar celebrates birthday in prison as protests grow KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysia's ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim spent his 53rd birthday in a cell on Thursday and faces at least another eight birthdays behind bars, despite international and local outrage over his jailing.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Regional currencies up late, rupiah hits two-month high
Regional currencies up late, rupiah hits two-month high SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies were higher late Thursday, with the Indonesian rupiah staging one of its strongest performances in recent weeks and elevating its Southeast Asian counterparts.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Refugees in Aceh 'face starvation'
Refugees in Aceh 'face starvation' BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Some 38,000 refugees in the regencies of South Aceh and East Aceh are facing starvation due to slow distribution of food supplies, an official and activist said on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Gus Dur must make some basic changes
Gus Dur must make some basic changesBy Adam Schwarz JAKARTA: Nine months ago, Indonesians greeted Abdurrahman Wahid euphorically -- their first democratically-elected president in more than four decades.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Junior c'ships in Yogyakarta
Junior c'ships in Yogyakarta JAKARTA (JP): Six boys teams from nine provinces and nine girls teams from five provinces have confirmed their participation in the 17th Pontjo Sutowo Cup under-18 tennis team championships from Aug. 14 to Aug. 20 in Yogyakarta.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Policeman dies in truck smash
Policeman dies in truck smash BOGOR (JP): A police officer was killed and 20 of his colleagues injured after the truck they were in smashed into a bridge on Jl. Raya Pongkor in Nanggung, Bogor, late on Tuesday night.Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) Second Sgt.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 10, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 680 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 310 10 535,500 Alakasa Industrindo 700 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 895 15...
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Factions down on 'syariah', muted on TNI
Factions down on 'syariah', muted on TNI JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly's major factions showed strong resistance on Thursday to the proposed inclusion of syariah Islamic law in the 1945 Constitution but were less certain about expelling the military and police from the Assembly.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Woman arrested for drug possession
Woman arrested for drug possession TANGERANG (JP): A fifty-three-year-old woman named Kartini was arrested by custom and excise officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport with 532 ecstasy pills hidden in a small pillow and handbag, police said on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Aug. 10, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,965.00 8,965.00 8,423.00 8,507.00Australian dollar 1 4,630.85 5,216.73 4,897.13 4,950.22Austrian schilling 1 521.36 587.14 551.34 557.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Direct election push losing ground
Direct election push losing ground JAKARTA (JP): The call for a direct presidential election seems to be losing ground as major factions in the People's Consultative Assembly did not address the issue during Thursday's plenary session.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Reconciliation efforts stepped up in Maluku
Reconciliation efforts stepped up in Maluku AMBON, Maluku (JP): Maluku civil emergency administrators stepped up reconciliation efforts on Thursday amid seemingly endless terror and violence in the ravaged province of Ambon.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
President warns MPR against meddling in executive affairs
President warns MPR against meddling in executive affairs JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid warned top legislators on Thursday against meddling in executive affairs by trying to regulate his plan to share work with Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Telkom plans linkup with S'pore SingTel
Telkom plans linkup with S'pore SingTel JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) said on Thursday that it would cooperate with Singapore Telecom (Singtel) to build a submarine cable network in its bid to enter the international direct dialing (IDD) market in 2003.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Album
AlbumPhoto A: NewsJP/msaIN THE NEWS: Members of the People's Consultative Assembly read newspapers to catch-up on events outside the session and read what the papers are saying about them.Photo B: ArtistJP/msaPOLITICAL SHADOW: A woman poses as artist Priadji Koesnadi makes a silhouette of her.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
10 firms to begin scripless trading soon
10 firms to begin scripless trading soon JAKARTA (JP): Ten major companies listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will enter scripless trading in October, this year.The president of the Indonesian Central Securities Depository (KSEI) Erry Firmansyah said on Thursday that the conversion of the...
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Writing TNI into Constitution 'goes too far'
Writing TNI into Constitution 'goes too far' The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is formulating a constitutional amendment in its ongoing session that will allow representation of the military and the police force. Lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis looks at the possible impact of the amendment.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Street singers show teeth
Street singers show teeth PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Amidst persistent attacks at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Annual Session, President Abdurrahman Wahid keeps his flag flying in this town, hundreds kilometers away from Jakarta, where the session is taking place.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Freedom of the press 'disregarded' by MPR
Freedom of the press 'disregarded' by MPR JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Press and Broadcasting Society (MPPI) expressed regret on Thursday at the disregard of members of the People's Consultative Assembly for protecting and enhancing press freedom in the constitutional amendments currently being...
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Subsidy for legislators
Subsidy for legislators According to the Aug. 7 Jakarta papers, every member of the House of Representatives (DPR) will receive a Rp 70 million subsidy for the purchase of a Kijang car. So, for the 500 legislators the total subsidy is Rp 35 billion.
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
MPR Annual Session
MPR Annual SessionFrom Pikiran RakyatWhat is so special about the current Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)? Through their representatives in the legislative body, people have heard the progress report of the present cabinet composed and signed by President Abdurrahman...
Fri, 11 Aug 2000
Woman killed in Bali robbery
Woman killed in Bali robbery DENPASAR, Bali: A gang of robbers killed a female employee of a private company PT Perwira Bhakti Sentra Sejahtera after snatching a small petty cash box from the office late on Wednesday, police said.