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Fri, 22 Sep 2000
'Globalizing' the International Monetary Fund
'Globalizing' the International Monetary FundBy John Dodsworth JAKARTA (JP): Ministers Rizal Ramli and Prijadi Praptosuhardjo along with acting Bank Indonesia Governor Anwar Nasution are traveling this week to Prague to represent Indonesia at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund...
Fri, 22 Sep 2000
Police arrest four suspected criminals
Police arrest four suspected criminals BOGOR (JP): Cileungsi Police, acting on a tip-off from residents, arrested four people suspected of stealing motorcycles and hijacking trucks in Bogor.Bogor Police chief Supt.
Fri, 22 Sep 2000
Indonesia's first gold in Sydney
Indonesia's first gold in SydneyBy Primastuti Handayani SYDNEY (JP): Men's badminton doubles Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan lived up to their world number one status, lifting their struggling nation to an Olympic gold medal on Thursday.
Fri, 22 Sep 2000
Military elements implicated in Atambua killings
Military elements implicated in Atambua killings JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman revealed here on Thursday that elements of the Indonesian Military (TNI) have been implicated in two recent incidents in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, earlier this month, which resulted in the death of...
Fri, 22 Sep 2000
Firepower won't quell unrest in restive Mindanao
Firepower won't quell unrest in restive MindanaoBy Phar Kim Beng SINGAPORE: When the Abu Sayyaf abducted three Malaysian hostages from Pandanan island on Sept. 11, one day after receiving their ransom, their action energized the Philippine government to go on the offensive.
Fri, 22 Sep 2000
SE Asia floods leave two million homeless
SE Asia floods leave two million homeless HANOI (AFP): More than two million people across Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand are now homeless as a result of the floods sweeping down the Mekong River, officials said on Thursday.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Forex reserves fall to $27.2b
Forex reserves fall to $27.2b JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's international reserves and foreign currency liquidity fell by US$85.50 million to $27.30 billion in the week ended on Sept. 15, according to the latest data issued by Bank Indonesia.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Panasia outshines CLS 85-67
Panasia outshines CLS 85-67 JAKARTA (JP): Bandung-based Panasia Indosyntec met little opposition in its third match against Wismilak Citra Lestari Surabaya (CLS) of East Java, which it beat 85-67 in the third leg of the 2000 Nuvo Kobatama national basketball league on Wednesday.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
E. Asian recovery 'encouraging' but concerns remain
E. Asian recovery 'encouraging' but concerns remain GENEVA (AFP): The pace of East Asian economic recovery following the 1997 financial crisis has been "encouraging" but reasons for concern remain, a new United Nations report said.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Father, son show individual art styles
Father, son show individual art stylesBy Pavan Kapoor JAKARTA (JP): Every once in a while, in the garden of the art world there blossoms a new fragrance - a new art gallery has opened it's doors. It is an occasion for painters and art lovers to feel an uplifting of the spirit at the revelation that...
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
To William Cohen
To William Cohen Sir, you have issued a stern warning to Indonesia to control the East Timorese militia. But what did you do when East Timor was still under Indonesian administration in respect of the so- called clandestine rebels? You and the West granted them refugee status, provided political...
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
SLP Penabur wins quiz contest
SLP Penabur wins quiz contest JAKARTA (JP): A team of students from privately-owned SLP Penabur junior high school beat 80 other teams competing in the English Quiz competition on Wednesday.They were followed by rival teams from SLP Bellarminus, also a private school, and state SLP Negeri 29.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 20, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,205.00 9,205.00 8,661.00 8,749.00Australian dollar 1 4,446.29 4,992.79 4,693.40 4,745.46Austrian schilling 1 507.08 569.21 535.26 541.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
MAS-Qantas talks abandoned
MAS-Qantas talks abandoned KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Talks between loss-making flag carrier Malaysian Airline System (MAS) and Qantas on a possible investment by the Australian airline are "as good as abandoned," a report said Wednesday.The Business Times quoted a senior official of Khazanah Nasional Bhd.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Xenophobic nationalism
Xenophobic nationalism The attack on the United States consulate in Surabaya last week and the burning of the U.S. flag by protesters outside the American Embassy in Jakarta on Tuesday are disturbing signs that xenophobic sentiments are on the rise again in this country.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Return of state funds halts inquiry into Rp 7.1b scam
Return of state funds halts inquiry into Rp 7.1b scam JAKARTA (JP): Assistant to the Head of Special Crimes at the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office Andi Sjarifuddin said on Wednesday that the return of "unaccounted" funds established that his office had no case in the Rp 7.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
BI revises rules on overnight loan facility
BI revises rules on overnight loan facility JAKARTA (JP): Banks facing funding problems can now get an overnight loan facility from Bank Indonesia (BI) as a lender of last resort by ceding the central bank's SBI promissory notes or treasury bonds as collateral.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Sang Timur school wins English debate contest
Sang Timur school wins English debate contest JAKARTA (JP): SMU Sang Timur from Jakarta won the inaugural English debating competition among high schools in Indonesia on Tuesday after successfully defending a position that "developed countries should have a monopoly over nuclear weapons".
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Proton recalls top model amid scandal
Proton recalls top model amid scandal KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian auto manufacturer Proton said Wednesday it would recall for inspection all 6,210 Proton Perdana models produced in 1995 following a cover-up scandal by its manufacturing Japanese partner Mitsubishi.Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Prosecutors' office 'too slow'
Prosecutors' office 'too slow' MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Anti Corruption Committee (ACC) members marched to the Provincial Prosecutors' Office on Tuesday in protest against the office's sluggish handling of corruption cases.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Oil sails higher, U.S., EU, OPEC meeting urged
Oil sails higher, U.S., EU, OPEC meeting urged LONDON (Reuters): Oil prices vaulted to another 10-year high on Wednesday prompting the International Monetary Fund to warn that rising fuel costs are casting a shadow over the global economic outlook.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Indosat ready to go ahead with divestment
Indosat ready to go ahead with divestment JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed international telephone operator PT Indosat said on Wednesday it was optimistic it would be able to meet the government's requirement to divest of its holdings in at least two non-core businesses by the end of this year.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
S'pore ministry in graft scandal
S'pore ministry in graft scandal SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's Ministry of Defense (MINDEF) failed to report payments of up to S$1 billion (US$581 million) to the Auditor-General's office, The Straits Times reported on Wednesday.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Bogor hookers arrested
Bogor hookers arrested BOGOR (JP): Bogor police arrested 167 prostitutes, 14 alleged customers and two brothel operators in a raid on several places in three districts on Tuesday.Bogor City Police chief Supt.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Supporters of jailed Anwar hold rally in Kuala Lumpur
Supporters of jailed Anwar hold rally in Kuala Lumpur KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): About 100 supporters of jailed former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim shouted anti-government slogans in Malaysia's capital on Wednesday to mark the end of his second year in custody.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Disarmament of Timor militias starts next week
Disarmament of Timor militias starts next week UNITED NATIONS (Agencies): Indonesian officials presented to the UN Security Council its timetable for disarming militias cloistering in West Timor, but continued its rejection on the sending of a council mission to Jakarta to discuss the crisis.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
No problems on gasoline stock, says Pertamina
No problems on gasoline stock, says Pertamina JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil company PT Pertamina has beefed up its stock of gasoline around the capital in case of panic buying ahead of a 12 percent increase in prices next month.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Stop terrorism!
Stop terrorism!From Suara KaryaAfter the bomb blast in front of the Philippine ambassador's residence on Jl.Imam Bonjol, Central Jakarta, early in August, an even larger bomb was detonated in the Jakarta Stock Exchange building on Jl. Sudirman, Jakarta, on Sept. 13.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Bank Muamalat sues IBRA
Bank Muamalat sues IBRA JAKARTA (AFX-ASIA): Bank Muamalat has filed a civil suit with the South Jakarta District Court against the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) and Bank Tiara Asia for an alleged unpaid debt of Rp 25.4 billion (about US$2.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Conoco-Premier row 'not to affect Malaysian gas sales'
Conoco-Premier row 'not to affect Malaysian gas sales' JAKARTA (JP): The dispute involving gas producers in the West Natuna section of the South China Sea would not affect the current negotiations for gas sales between the Indonesian state oil and gas company Pertamina and its Malaysian counterpart...
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
About garbage fees
About garbage feesFrom Warta KotaWarta Kota reported on Sept. 7, 2000 that the Jakarta administration was planning to increase the garbage fee and that it would be paid along with electricity bills, not through the executive boards of neighborhood community/associations (RT/RW), as is the practice...
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
The future of toll road investment
The future of toll road investment This is the first of two articles on Indonesia's toll road sector by Heru Dewanto, the executive director of the Jakarta- based Center for Technology and Industry Development.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Wake up call for Indonesia's President Abdurrahman
Wake up call for Indonesia's President Abdurrahman NEW DELHI: It's true that Abdurrahman Wahid took on the challenge of being Indonesia's first elected President in four decades in a bit of a mess.In July this year, government auditors came up with the revelation that 46 percent of the country's...
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Clean Up Bali 2000 targets precious coastline
Clean Up Bali 2000 targets precious coastline DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Several private companies, NGOs, schools, and concerned individuals joined forces this week for Clean Up Bali 2000, a massive event aimed at cleaning Bali's precious yet polluted coastline, and raising the level of people's...
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Analysis of chaos in regent elections
Analysis of chaos in regent elections The election of regents is one important feature of autonomy. But chaos colored the election recently in Sampang on Madura, East Java, and earlier in several other regencies, such as Malang and Mojokerto.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Cimande bridge closed for repairs
Cimande bridge closed for repairs BOGOR (JP): The 45-meter-long and seven-meter-wide Cimande bridge, the major connection between Ciawi and Sukabumi, will be temporarily closed to traffic from next Thursday until end of this year.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Microsystems, Metrodata tie up
Microsystems, Metrodata tie up JAKARTA (JP): Sun Microsystems Inc of Singapore announced on Wednesday its plan to form a joint venture with PT e- Metrodata.Com to distribute its products and services in Indonesia.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Gus Dur meets Chinese party delegates
Gus Dur meets Chinese party delegates JAKARTA (JP): In an event which would have been almost unthinkable just a few years ago, President Abdurrahman Wahid met on Wednesday with visiting delegates from the Chinese Communist Party.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
French hostages back home after daring escape
French hostages back home after daring escape MANILA (Reuters): Two French television journalists flew home from the Philippines on Wednesday after escaping from the Abu Sayyaf rebel captors under cover of darkness and spending a nerve-wracking night hiding in the jungles under pouring rain.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
President discharges Fachrul
President discharges Fachrul JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid discharged Indonesian Military (TNI) deputy chief Gen. Fachrul Razi on Wednesday and left the position vacant as part of a military restructuring program, his senior aide announced on Wednesday.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Palm oil futures close with reduced gains
Palm oil futures close with reduced gains KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's palm oil futures closed with pared gains on Wednesday due to a lack of follow-through buying ahead of private forecaster Ivan Wong's crop estimates for September due on Thursday.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Two die, 17 injured in a boat attack
Two die, 17 injured in a boat attack AMBON, Maluku: At least two people died and seventeen others were injured when a passenger vessel KM Anda II was intercepted and attacked with a spray of bullets by gunmen in the waters off Dalam Bay on Tuesday.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
APEC economies to sustain region's economic rebound
APEC economies to sustain region's economic rebound BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): Asia-Pacific economies will sustain the region's economic rebound but potential minefields lay ahead in terms of rising oil prices and a slackening in global demand, a report released here Wednesday said.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Aprisindo seeks fair remuneration system
Aprisindo seeks fair remuneration system JAKARTA (JP): Labor-intensive footwear companies called on the government on Wednesday to do away with minimum wages and set a fair remuneration system to help them become more competitive in global trade.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Maan defies cold to take over lead
Maan defies cold to take over lead TANGERANG, West Java (JP): A cold did not stop Maan Nasim from playing his best game on Wednesday, shooting him to the top of the standings at the Andersen Consulting Challenge golf tournament at the Bumi Serpong Damai golf course here.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Bob Hasan faces life sentence over alleged scam
Bob Hasan faces life sentence over alleged scam JAKARTA (JP): Timber baron Muhamad "Bob" Hasan looked diminutive in his seat on Wednesday as he faced a possible life sentence after being accused by prosecutors of scamming millions of dollars from the state and the Association of Indonesian Forest...
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
PSN introduces satellite-based cellular service
PSN introduces satellite-based cellular service JAKARTA (JP): Satellite-based telecommunications services provider PT Pasifik Satellite Nusantara (PSN) introduced on Wednesday the first Indonesian satellite service for GSM networks.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Moral decadence
Moral decadence The whole affair almost reduces me to tears but I can't help being deeply grateful for the patriotic concern expressed by Irawan Kadarman and the contempt and indignation set to paper by Donna K. Woodward (The Jakarta Post, Sept.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Fire razes Bali's biggest market
Fire razes Bali's biggest market DENPASAR, Bali (JP): A fire ravaged Badung market, known as the biggest market on the paradise island of Bali, on Wednesday, destroying more than 1,800 shops and kiosks.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Flexible curricula
Flexible curricula The headline Kids learn boxing to stop brawling (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 9, 2000) has really intrigued me as I am interested in education and, more particularly, in curricula.Dudi Effendi, a teacher at SMK Grafica Lektur who watched the bout, said he was hopeful that the program...