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Fri, 15 Sep 2000
Construction permit policy still hamstrung
Construction permit policy still hamstrung JAKARTA (JP): A policy aimed at encouraging citizens to seek construction permits for small homes is still hamstrung by a lack of preparation both from officials and residents.
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
Court dismisses Nestle's lawsuit against Andec
Court dismisses Nestle's lawsuit against Andec JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta District Court dismissed on Thursday the lawsuit filed by Swiss-based food products producer PT Nestle Indonesia against New Zealand-based milk producer PT New Zealand Milk Indonesia Andec over an advertising flap.
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
Vilifying Wiranto
Vilifying Wiranto The relentless vilification of Pak Wiranto over the East Timor saga is typical of a society thirsting for a scapegoat. Everyone, it seems, is jumping on the "get Wiranto" bandwagon. Why? Because he was head of the Indonesian Military at the time.
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
Maan and Danny share lead in JJGF Open
Maan and Danny share lead in JJGF Open BOGOR (JP): Defending champion Maan Nasim of Indonesia and Malaysian Danny Chia shared the lead on the first day of the JJGF Open Golf Championships 2000 - Epson Cup with three-under-par 69 on Tuesday.
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
RP Gas stations hit by bombs
RP Gas stations hit by bombs COTABATO, Philippines (AP): At least five people were injured when homemade bombs exploded Thursday at gas stations in three southern Philippine towns, police and radio reports said.The bombings came on the eve of a planned protest against rising oil prices.
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
Conditions in Indonesia put SE Asia at stake
Conditions in Indonesia put SE Asia at stakeBy Marvin Ott SINGAPORE: Since the fall of Soeharto's New Order regime, a question has been heavy in the air: Can Indonesia survive as a viable, coherent nation?The bloody secession of East Timor, followed by communal warfare in Maluku and elsewhere, put...
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
Bomb blast, gunfight add to fears in Aceh
Bomb blast, gunfight add to fears in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): A gunfight in Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, and an explosion in Banda Aceh further shook the province on Wednesday evening.No fatalities were reported in the incidents as a campaign of terror believed to be the work of armed rebels...
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
'Angkot' drivers in Bogor upset
'Angkot' drivers in Bogor upset BOGOR (JP): Dozens of angkot (public minivans) that usually operate from the busy Parung terminal here gathered at the Bogor Regency council on Thursday to request that authorities meet their promise to impose controls over street vendors at the terminal.
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
Telkom partners threaten to end KSO contracts
Telkom partners threaten to end KSO contracts JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkom's five foreign partners have threatened to pull out of their Joint Operation Schemes (KSO) contracts if the telecom giant fails to come up with a more reasonable deal.
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
Stock clearing at SSX halted
Stock clearing at SSX halted JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Central Securities Depository (KSEI) and the Indonesian Clearing and Settlement Agency (KPEI) said on Thursday they would halt all clearing and settlement activities at the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) until trading at the Jakarta Stock...
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 14, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,285.00 9,285.00 8,741.00 8,829.00Australian dollar 1 4,556.75 5,111.39 4,807.55 4,860.36Austrian schilling 1 517.08 579.83 545.54 551.
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
Floods and storms leave 600,000 people homeless
Floods and storms leave 600,000 people homeless HANOI (AP): Rescue workers distributed noodles, drinking water and mosquito nets on Thursday to people stranded by unprecedented floods that have left about 600,000 people homeless in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
Chase Manhattan gets added clout in Asia with J.P. Morgan purchase
Chase Manhattan gets added clout in Asia with J.P. Morgan purchase SINGAPORE (Reuters): Chase Manhattan Corp. will boost its Asian investment banking business with its US$35 billion acquisition of blue-blooded global player J.P.
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
The usual suspects
The usual suspects The bomb explosion at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building on Wednesday has set off another police investigation, which, in all likelihood, will end up going the same way as other investigations into recent atrocities: nowhere.
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
Susilo, Gusmao, de Mello meet to discuss E. Timor
Susilo, Gusmao, de Mello meet to discuss E. Timor DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Indonesia's top political and security officials held closed-door meetings here with East Timor leader Jose Alexandre Xanana Gusmao and United Nations officials late on Thursday.
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
Procon Indah declares force majeure at JSX building
Procon Indah declares force majeure at JSX building JAKARTA (JP): PT Procon Indah, the property company which manages the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building, disclaimed on Thursday any responsibility for the deaths, injuries and damage caused by the blast in the building's underground parking...
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Music 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. Olympics Sydney 2000 Opening Ceremony (live) 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:30 NewsProgram 2 5:30 p.m.
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
Rexy to carry RI flag in Games' opening ceremony
Rexy to carry RI flag in Games' opening ceremony JAKARTA (JP): The 1996 Olympic Games badminton men's doubles gold medalist Rexy Mainaky will carry the red-and-white banner for the Indonesian contingent in the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney on Friday.
Fri, 15 Sep 2000
JSX blast shatters investor confidence
JSX blast shatters investor confidence JAKARTA (JP): The blast at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building on Wednesday has further rattled investor confidence in the country and may slowdown the economic recovery process, analysts and government officials say.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Table setting and food festival 2000
Table setting and food festival 2000 JAKARTA (JP): A four-day table setting and food festival is scheduled to be held from Thursday at Bidakara Hotel on Jl. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta. The event was conceived to raise funds for health and scholarships, the organizers said.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Ten people killed in JSX blast
Ten people killed in JSX blast JAKARTA (JP): A powerful blast rocked the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building here on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens.The dead, mostly drivers, were brought up one-by-one about four hours after the 3:17 p.m.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Asian ministers differ on support for WTO round
Asian ministers differ on support for WTO round MELBOURNE (AFX-ASIA): Senior Asian trade ministers attending the World Economic Forum's Asia Pacific summit in Melbourne have given their broad support for a new round of WTO trade negotiations, although opinion significantly differed as to the timing...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Sjahril granted five-day leave
Sjahril granted five-day leave JAKARTA (JP): Suspended Bank Indonesia (Central Bank) governor Sjahril Sabirin left on Wednesday for his hometown in West Sumatra after securing permission from the Attorney General's Office to leave his place of detention for five days, an official said.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Kontras releases sketch of KPA kidnapping suspect
Kontras releases sketch of KPA kidnapping suspect JAKARTA (JP): The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) will disseminate a sketch of a man it believes was an accomplice in the alleged abduction of four activists of the Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA) last month.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Indonesia rated most corrupt country in Asia
Indonesia rated most corrupt country in Asia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia remains one of the most corrupt countries in the world, and certainly the most corrupt in Asia, according to Transparency International (TI) organization.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
East and West in Timor borderline
East and West in Timor borderline NEW DELHI: Life in East Timor is an enduring catastrophe. Roughly 80,000 homes were destroyed in the violence unleashed by pro-Jakarta militias, backed by the Indonesian Army, last year, very few of which have been rebuilt.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
RI hesitant to summon U.S. envoy
RI hesitant to summon U.S. envoyBy Irawan Abidin JAKARTA (JP): Many observers have found it hard to understand why the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hesitated for so long before announcing that it had decided to summon the United States envoy to clarify statements attributed to him, that had the...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
RI confident of meeting new oil quota
RI confident of meeting new oil quota JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro expressed optimism that Indonesia would be able to boost crude oil production by 41,000 barrels per day (bpd) to meet the new oil production quota.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Five killed, two hurt in two days of violence in Aceh
Five killed, two hurt in two days of violence in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: At least five people were killed in two days of sporadic attacks in the province which included the bombing of the Aceh deputy police chief's residence.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Banks 'continue to show positive results'
Banks 'continue to show positive results' JAKARTA (JP): The country's 150 commercial banks continued to demonstrate a healthy performance in July with most of their interest margins showing positive growth, according to Bank Indonesia's report.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Philippine govt holds off military action on rebels
Philippine govt holds off military action on rebels MANILA (Reuters): The Philippine government backed away from military action against Muslim rebels and said on Wednesday it was still clinging to hopes negotiations would succeed in freeing 19 hostages, six of them foreigners.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Witnesses give grim accounts of JSX blast
Witnesses give grim accounts of JSX blast JAKARTA (JP): Employees from some of the companies located in the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building described the harrowing moments following the powerful explosion that rocked the building on Wednesday afternoon.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
White pepper prices take tumble
White pepper prices take tumble SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): White pepper prices have slumped 20 percent in five weeks in Indonesia, the world's No.2 producer, on declining purchases by the U.S., the world's largest buyer, the Financial Times said, citing unnamed officials of the Indian Pepper & Spice...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Interval 1:15 p.m. Women Soccer (live) 3:45 Men Soccer (live) 6:00 Music 6:30 Religious Teachings 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 9:00 News 9:30 Film: Home Front 10:30 NewsProgram 2 5:30 p.m.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Students ask for death probe
Students ask for death probe BOGOR (JP): Some 500 high school students marched on Wednesday to the City Council building demanding the completion of the investigation into the death of their classmate, Dede Sulaeman, who was killed in an attack on Monday.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Games separate Yayuk from her son
Games separate Yayuk from her son SYDNEY (AFP): Yayuk Basuki will miss her son's first birthday to represent Indonesia in the Olympic tennis tournament but it is a sacrifice she has made willingly in the name of her country and with the hope of giving Asian tennis a much-needed boost.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Free e-mail for RI Olympic team
Free e-mail for RI Olympic team JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian athletes competing in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games will get free personalized e-mail addresses from e-mail service provider Boleh Net (www.bolehmail.com) to allow them communicate with fans, friends and family.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Balinese traditional Arja opera cheers Jakartans
Balinese traditional Arja opera cheers JakartansBy Tuti Gintini JAKARTA (JP): Bali is noted for its natural beauty and traditional sendratari (dance-drama).The island of the gods is also the birthplace of a unique opera.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Let us not have a blind Southeast Asia region
Let us not have a blind Southeast Asia regionBy Vorapun Srivoranart BANGKOK: During a recent visit to Thailand, South African Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad shared his country's experience in national reconciliation, offering a relevant lesson to Southeast Asia in transition.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Freeport's conflict of interest
Freeport's conflict of interest Recently, PT Freeport Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with local Irianese. Later on Aug. 22, 2000, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Robert S. Gelbard responding to an article in The Jakarta Post dated Aug. 16, 2000 -- U.S.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
APEC economies urged to focus on trade facilitation
APEC economies urged to focus on trade facilitation SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore on Wednesday urged Asia-Pacific economies to shift the focus from tariff reduction to the simplification and harmonization of cumbersome procedures to enhance trade flows.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 13, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 720 0 332,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 225 -15 157,500 Alakasa Industrindo 695 0 0 Alfa...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Netheads to get their own show on ANteve
Netheads to get their own show on ANteve JAKARTA (JP): Private TV station Anteve in cooperation with Onklik.com and computer distributor PT Acer Indonesia has announced a new Sunday evening show dedicated to all things Internet.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
PSSI says Nandar still head coach
PSSI says Nandar still head coach JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) ended the controversy over a possible replacement of the national team coach, announcing on Wednesday that Nandar Iskandar would continue coaching the team for the 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon and the Tiger Cup...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Mahaka and IM Texmaco eye league's third series
Mahaka and IM Texmaco eye league's third series JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Mahaka Satria Muda aims to avenge favorite Indonesia Muda (IM) Texmaco in the 2000 Nuvo Kobatama national basketball league's third series.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Governor uninformed about fuel subsidies
Governor uninformed about fuel subsidies JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso is in the dark about the government's plan to provide cash to the city's poor to protect them from the effects of fuel price hikes due in two weeks.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Ex-Texmaco workers seek council support
Ex-Texmaco workers seek council support BANDUNG, West Java: After five months of unsuccessful lobbying at the House of Representatives and the Ministry of Manpower, workers at the textile manufacturer Texmaco's plants in Subang sought support for a wage hike from the West Java Provincial Council.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
They could holiday anywhere; they chose Bali
They could holiday anywhere; they chose BaliBy Rob Goodfellow DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Stephanie Picald, Celine Dautias and Bruno Bertrand are from Provence in the south of France. David and Kelly Raitt are from Redwood country, northern California.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Indonesian Navy and Marine Corps to be reorganized
Indonesian Navy and Marine Corps to be reorganized JAKARTA (JP): Marine Corps chief Maj. Gen. Harry Triono confirmed on Wednesday the plan to reorganize the Indonesian Navy and the Marine Corps to improve their performances.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
2 nabbed in connection with FPI shooting
2 nabbed in connection with FPI shooting JAKARTA (JP): Police detectives from Central Jakarta arrested two men believed to have shot dead a senior figure of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) here about seven weeks ago.