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Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Munchen promotes Bauma 2001
Munchen promotes Bauma 2001 JAKARTA (JP): Organizers of the Bauma 2001 trade exhibition for construction machinery and building materials made a presentation before Indonesian entrepreneurs on Thursday on why they should visit the German city of Munchen in April next year.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
RI trade mission to Iran
RI trade mission to Iran JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut Pandjaitan will lead a trade mission to Iran in September to improve bilateral trade between the two countries, which has been declining for the past four years.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Servant's death leads to unrest
Servant's death leads to unrest BANDUNG: Local residents of Cicadas, Bandung, became enraged and destroyed a glaziery in which a 14-year-old servant died in an accident on Thursday.Witnesses said that Rohmat Saminur, a Banyumas resident who had worked at the Sinar Jaya shop for just one day, was...
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
'I'm no traitor to my country': Gen. Tyasno
'I'm no traitor to my country': Gen. Tyasno JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Tyasno Sudarto vowed on Thursday that he would never answer the accusation made by defendant Ismail Putra in connection with Tyasno's alleged involvement in a Rp 19.2 billion (US$2.3 million) counterfeit money case.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Oil prices stay high as OPEC, buyers wrangle
Oil prices stay high as OPEC, buyers wrangle LONDON (Reuters): Oil held at lofty levels near 10-year highs on Thursday amid discord between OPEC exporters enjoying windfall revenues and importers hit by mounting fuel costs.Brent blend futures were eight cents better at US$30.77 a barrel while U.S.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Lubricants must have registration numbers: Govt
Lubricants must have registration numbers: Govt JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Thursday that all lubricants sold in the country should have registration numbers starting as of Oct. 1, to protect consumers.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Export oriented firms form forum to voice complaints
Export oriented firms form forum to voice complaints JAKARTA (JP): At least 17 export oriented companies agreed on Thursday to form a forum to help voice their concerns to the government following the disbandment of the National Business Development Council (DPUN).
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Gus Dur denies 'rift' with Megawati
Gus Dur denies 'rift' with MegawatiBy Budiman Moerdijat JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid denied strained relations with Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri despite the latter's conspicuous absence during the announcement of the new Cabinet on Wednesday, the President's biographer said.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Slow sales, doubt weigh on KL palm oil
Slow sales, doubt weigh on KL palm oil KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Heavy liquidation persisted on the Malaysian palm oil market on Thursday, reflecting renewed worries about export prospects for the coming months and uncertainties over Chinese import quotas.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Aug. 24, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,940.00 8,940.00 8,398.00 8,482.00Australian dollar 1 4,550.41 5,127.98 4,812.89 4,865.28Austrian schilling 1 519.78 585.90 549.76 555.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
ASEAN to increase swap fund
ASEAN to increase swap fund BANGKOK (Dow Jones): The Thai central bank said Thursday that central banks of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to increase the size of the fund that has been set up to help member nations with balance of payment problems.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
More criticism rains down on new Cabinet
More criticism rains down on new Cabinet JAKARTA (JP): The new cabinet lineup on Thursday again came under a barrage of criticism from observers and politicians who expressed misgivings about the Cabinet's ability to cooperate with the Vice President whom the president has claimed will be tasked...
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
City police chief hails court's ruling
City police chief hails court's ruling TANGERANG (JP): Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Nurfaizi hailed on Thursday a district court ruling handing down death sentences to three cocaine smugglers."The judges' decision will make (drug syndicates) afraid to commit more crimes," Nurfaizi said, adding...
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Gus Dur changes the name of IPTN to PT Dirgantara Indonesia
Gus Dur changes the name of IPTN to PT Dirgantara Indonesia BANDUNG (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid officially changed the Bandung-based aircraft company's name on Thursday from Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) to PT Dirgantara Indonesia in commemoration of its 14th anniversary.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Calm returns to Luwu
Calm returns to Luwu MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The situation in the riot-hit regency of Luwu has returned to normal, but the waves of refugees seeking shelter outside the town continues.Deputy chief of South Sulawesi Police Sr. Supt.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
'Wartel' owners object to new policy
'Wartel' owners object to new policy JAKARTA (JP): The government's plan to halt the current revenue sharing scheme between state-owned PT Telkom and operators of telecommunications kiosks, locally known as wartel, has received strong objections from businessmen.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
More Brimob troops for Maluku
More Brimob troops for Maluku AMBON, Maluku: National Police chief Gen. Rusdihardjo said on Thursday that the police would send a fresh batch of Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officers with new AK-47s and SS-1 semi- automatic rifles to help restore peace to the strife-torn province.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
12 foreigners fail drug tests in Bali
12 foreigners fail drug tests in Bali DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The police have released one of 13 foreign tourists arrested in Sunday's drug bust and named the rest suspects.David Uza, a 35-year-old French national, was discharged from the Badung Police detention after he passed a urine test, the local...
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Preparations for trial of Soeharto not ready
Preparations for trial of Soeharto not ready JAKARTA (JP): Concrete preparations were yet to be seen at the Ministry of Agriculture complex in the Ragunan area of South Jakarta, which has been selected as the venue for the holding of former president Soeharto's trial on corruption charges.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Rudy not to take part in Bank Bali rights issue
Rudy not to take part in Bank Bali rights issue JAKARTA (JP): Former president and ex-majority shareholder of publicly listed Bank Bali Rudy Ramli said on Thursday that he would not participate in the bank's limited public offering next month.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Abdurrahman's Cabinet
Abdurrahman's Cabinet The new Cabinet has been given a negative response by analysts and business circles. The rupiah slid to Rp 8,430 to the U.S. dollar while businesspeople and analysts expressed doubts about certain ministers in key positions.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Analysts pessimistic about RI recovery
Analysts pessimistic about RI recovery HONG KONG (Reuters): Indonesia's latest cabinet reshuffle has dashed hopes of any short-term recovery in asset prices, adding fresh political risks for investors considering a return to the country's markets.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
'Criteria' for getting a place in new Cabinet
'Criteria' for getting a place in new Cabinet JAKARTA (JP): Male, in his 50s, indigenous Malay either from East or West Java, has a doctorate degree from the United States and a bachelor degree from Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, and is a scholar or consultant.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Comedian Polo arrested for drugs
Comedian Polo arrested for drugs JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives arrested on Thursday night well-known comedian Barata Nugroho, popularly called Polo, for possessing illegal drugs, an officer at the city police headquarters said."The comedian was arrested at his house at 7 p.m.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Pelita Air flies to Yogya
Pelita Air flies to Yogya JAKARTA (JP): Private airline Pelita Air Service launched on Thursday a new flight service connecting Jakarta and Yogyakarta using Fokker 70 or Fokker 28 aircraft.The company said it would fly four times a week to Yogyakarta on Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Councilors make illegal trips
Councilors make illegal trips SURABAYA: The local police here have begun a preliminary investigation into 18 provincial councilors who allegedly changed their official domestic trips to overseas tours, Surabaya Regional Police detective chief Asst. Supt. Edwin M.B. said on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 24, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 650 -30 30,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 290 -15 618,500 Alakasa Industrindo 815 0 0 Alfa...
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Sjahril tells court Marzuki pressured him to resign
Sjahril tells court Marzuki pressured him to resign JAKARTA (JP): Inactive Bank Indonesia governor Sjahril Sabirin accused Attorney General Marzuki Darusman on Thursday of pressuring him to either resign as BI governor or be declared a suspect in the high-profile Bank Bali scandal.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Kartika clubs get top spots
Kartika clubs get top spots JAKARTA (JP): Kartika shooting clubs took all the top spots in the men's free pistol and rapid fire pistol events in the opening match of the 22th Anniversary Cup open shooting tournament in Senayan on Thursday.Saro Zawato scored 618.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
RI defector Audina hoping to sparkle in Sydney
RI defector Audina hoping to sparkle in Sydney THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP): At just 20 years of age, Holland's Indonesian-born badminton star Mia Audina has crammed so much into a turbulent career she ought to have one of the wisest heads on Olympic shoulders.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
International lenders support new economic team
International lenders support new economic team JAKARTA (JP): Multilateral lenders including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) vowed on Thursday to support the new Cabinet and in particular the new economic ministers in their effort to...
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Fees for container handling to increase by 30 percent
Fees for container handling to increase by 30 percent JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Communications will raise handling fees for containers in terminals operated by state-owned port operator PT Pelindo II by an average of 30 percent beginning next month.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
House set to probe Bulogate and Bruneigate
House set to probe Bulogate and Bruneigate JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid is set to come under more pressure in the next few months following a decision by the House of Representatives to follow-up its interpellation motion and to investigate the Bulogate and Bruneigate scandals.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
UN may hold int'l inquiry on E. Timor abuses
UN may hold int'l inquiry on E. Timor abuses UNITED NATIONS (Agencies): A recent amendment to the Indonesian constitution might force the United Nations to hold an international inquiry into human rights abuses in East Timor, a UN spokesman said on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
E. Timor athletes gear up for Sydney
E. Timor athletes gear up for Sydney SYDNEY (AFP): An East Timorese boxer who will compete at the Sydney Olympics said Thursday the spirit of his country would be lifted after four athletes won the right to compete.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
'Penknife' at Erasmus Huis
'Penknife' at Erasmus Huis JAKARTA (JP): Dutch cultural center Erasmus Huis will screen Het Zakmes (The Penknife) on Sunday, a Dutch-made film which won an Emmy award in 1993.Directed by Ben Sombogaart, the film will be screened at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the center on Jl. Rasuna Said.
Fri, 25 Aug 2000
Astra Otoparts net profit down
Astra Otoparts net profit down JAKARTA (JP): Automotive component producer PT Astra Otoparts Tbk said on Thursday its net profit declined 75 percent year-on- year to Rp 38 billion (US$4.5 million) in the first half of the year.Company president Budi S.
Thu, 24 Aug 2000
Udayana Lodge offers true eco-atmosphere
Udayana Lodge offers true eco-atmosphereBy Grace Segran DENPASAR, Bali (JP): A friend of ours heard we were going to Bali (again) and sent me the website and e-mail address of Udayana Lodge. Seventy hectares of bushland, 50 species of birds and as many species of butterflies.
Thu, 24 Aug 2000
Land expropriators behind missing activists: Kontras
Land expropriators behind missing activists: Kontras JAKARTA (JP): The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) on Wednesday demanded police investigate the role of land expropriators in last week's disappearance of four activists on hunger strike from the legislative...
Thu, 24 Aug 2000
Brief profile of Gus Dur's reshuffled Cabinet
Brief profile of Gus Dur's reshuffled Cabinet JAKARTA (JP): Below is a brief profile of President Abdurrahman Wahid's reshuffled Cabinet which consists of two coordinating minister, 16 ministers heading departments, five state minister and three junior ministers.
Thu, 24 Aug 2000
Market, analysts give thumbs-down to economic team
Market, analysts give thumbs-down to economic team JAKARTA (JP): Analysts and the market gave a thumbs-down to President Abdurrahman Wahid's choice of new economic ministers, particularly the new Minister of Finance Prijadi Praptosuhardjo.
Thu, 24 Aug 2000
Man burned to death in Bogor
Man burned to death in Bogor TANGERANG (JP): Angry locals burned to death an alleged long- time crook after he was caught red-handed breaking into a house on Jl. Pabotan in Central Bogor district in the early hours of Wednesday.Central Bogor Police subprecinct chief Sr. Insp.
Thu, 24 Aug 2000
Children's rights campaign starts
Children's rights campaign starts BANDUNG: A children's rights campaign began here on Wednesday with a call for the government to pay serious attention to the at least 150,000 children living in refugee camps throughout the archipelago.
Thu, 24 Aug 2000
Civil servants perform poorly
Civil servants perform poorly SEMARANG: Civil servants have been performing poorly as a result of which their productivity has remained low, a deputy Central Java governor has said.H. Achmad, who is in charge of administrative affairs, said on Wednesday that the poor performance of civil servants...
Thu, 24 Aug 2000
Badminton, tennis bodies stage Olympics events
Badminton, tennis bodies stage Olympics events JAKARTA (JP): A series of events will be held by the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) and the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) to draw public support for their athletes who will perform in the 2000 Olympic Games.
Thu, 24 Aug 2000
Gus Dur misses on key economic post
Gus Dur misses on key economic post President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid announced the lineup of new Cabinet on Wednesday. Charles Himawan, a member of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) and professor of law at the University of Indonesia, regrets that a junior minister of...
Thu, 24 Aug 2000
Soeharto's trial begins next Thursday: Judge
Soeharto's trial begins next Thursday: Judge JAKARTA (JP): The initial hearing of former president Soeharto's alleged corruption case will convene on Thursday next week at the Ministry of Agriculture in South Jakarta, head of the district court Lalu Mariyun announced on Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Aug 2000
New Cabinet faces strong opposition
New Cabinet faces strong opposition JAKARTA (JP): The new Cabinet has been criticized as having ministers lacking in competence and being poorly supported by major political parties.People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais gave a thumbs-down on Wednesday to President Abdurrahman...
Thu, 24 Aug 2000
PT Bakrie offers Bumi Modern shares
PT Bakrie offers Bumi Modern shares JAKARTA (JP): Financing company PT Bakrie Finance Corporation said on Wednesday that it planned to swap part of its Rp 1.6 trillion (US$197 million) debt for shares in its publicly listed affiliate PT Bumi Modern.
Thu, 24 Aug 2000
Judge orders Marzuki to present Sjahril in court
Judge orders Marzuki to present Sjahril in court JAKARTA (JP): A judge at the South Jakarta District Court ordered on Wednesday lawyers representing Attorney General Marzuki Darusman to bring Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin, a suspect in the high-profile Bank Bali scam, into the courtroom...