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Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Five killed in community clashes on Ambon island
Five killed in community clashes on Ambon island AMBON, Maluku (JP): Community clashes broke out in three villages on Ambon Island on Tuesday morning, claiming at least five lives and destroying dozens of houses.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
The changing world of PT Pos Indonesia
The changing world of PT Pos Indonesia While Indonesia has given birth to various companies, PT Pos Indonesia has helped create Indonesia.It has been transforming itself through history to play a significant role in the nation's survival.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Japan's funds for ASEAN
Japan's funds for ASEAN PRAGUE (Dow Jones): Japan announced on Monday that it will provide funds to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, to help set up an office that will manage Chiang Mai Initiative activities.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Tommy gets 18-month jail sentence
Tommy gets 18-month jail sentence JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court sentenced on Tuesday former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra to 18 months in prison for his involvement in a Rp 95.4 billion (US$11.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Police force KPA activists
Police force KPA activists JAKARTA (JP): Two activists testified in a pre-trial hearing on Tuesday that they saw the police using force to expel four of their colleagues, who were on a hunger strike, from the People's Consultative Assembly complex last month.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
New bus terminal plan put on hold
New bus terminal plan put on hold TANGERANG (JP): A plan to build a bus terminal in the Poris Plawad area of Cipondoh district has been postponed until amendments to the existing two city bylaws are issued, an official of the Tangerang Development Planning Agency (Bappeda) said on Saturday.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
City hopes to speed up IMB permits
City hopes to speed up IMB permits JAKARTA (JP): All houses built on 200 square meters of land at the maximum will have their construction permits by January of next year at the latest as part of a planned gradual improvement in the issuing process, a city official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Military boost necessary to combat regional threats
Military boost necessary to combat regional threats KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Warning of "worrisome trends" in Indonesia and the Philippines, Malaysian defense authorities pledged Tuesday to magnify their military might to protect national security.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Fuel crisis hits fishing industry in Maluku
Fuel crisis hits fishing industry in Maluku JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Fishing Companies (Gappindo) urged the government on Tuesday to help fishing companies in Maluku and Irian Jaya which have been suffering from a fuel crisis over the past two months.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Storm blasts Blora regency
Storm blasts Blora regency SEMARANG: Strong winds and torrential rain hit Blora regency late on Monday, destroying at least 35 houses and damaging 120 others.Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the freakish weather.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya: Music and Entertainment* The Westin Surabaya, Jl. Embong Malang 85-89 (Phone: 031 5458888): - Java Jimmy's Irish Pub: Live music, Sunday to Thursday, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., Friday to Saturday, 6 p.m. to 3 a.m.* Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Atambua tragedy may not be the last
Atambua tragedy may not be the lastBy Aboeprijadi Santoso AMSTERDAM (JP): Disarming the militias without breaking up their masters' local networks may be too little and too late. Xenophobic nationalism in response to the international condemnation of the Atambua killings reveals a syndrome common...
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Expert warns of fat reduction products
Expert warns of fat reduction products JAKARTA (JP): Many products promising to reduce people's weight that are currently available on the market have not been tested properly to know whether they are effective or whether they have negative side effects, an expert warned on Monday.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
More than one wife: Why not?
More than one wife: Why not?From Media IndonesiaThe recent marriage law has led to arguments in the mass media and in seminars. This government regulation has sparked debate not only because it is one of the New Order regime's laws but also because prostitution, adultery and other indecent acts are...
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Broadband connections to make life easier
Broadband connections to make life easierBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): We all know that the world now moves at Internet speed. Unfortunately, our telecommunications infrastructure seems to crawl at a snail's pace.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Number of women, men balanced: Census
Number of women, men balanced: Census JAKARTA (JP): The ratio of men to women in the capital is almost equal, according to the 2000 official census.According to data released by the Jakarta Statistical Office, Jakarta has 4,216,347 males, just slightly higher than the female population of 4,152,790.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Youth violence erupts in Bali
Youth violence erupts in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Dozens of local youths vandalized a police traffic post in Suci area midday Tuesday following an overnight brawl that claimed the life of Ketut Sudiartana, 23.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
BNI to channel new loan in 2nd semester
BNI to channel new loan in 2nd semester JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) will channel a total of Rp 2.5 trillion (US$294.12 million) in new loans in the second semester of this year, according to the state bank's corporate director Suryo Sutanto.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Olympics Program 12:00 p.m. Interval 2:00 News 2:30 Olympics Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talks Show 8:00 Olympics Program 9:00 News 9:30 TV Drama 10:30 NewsProgram 2 5:30 p.m.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
RI needs more international experience, says Arie Sudewo
RI needs more international experience, says Arie Sudewo JAKARTA (JP): Psychological barriers and a lack of international experience have been blamed for Indonesia's poor performance at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
More people buying originals: Microsoft
More people buying originals: Microsoft JAKARTA (JP): PT Microsoft Indonesia said on Monday it expected sales of its software to increase 30 percent this year as more local consumers purchased original products.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Attorney General's Office seizes choppers from Gatari
Attorney General's Office seizes choppers from Gatari JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on Monday his office would seize helicopters belonging to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry as evidence in a Rp 23.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Man burned for stealing
Man burned for stealing TANGERANG (JP): A 28-year old man was burned to death by an angry mob in Cipondoh, here last Friday, for stealing a motorbike belonging to a local resident, while his friend managed to get away with the loot.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Supreme Court justices pretrial motion begins
Supreme Court justices pretrial motion begins JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers representing two Supreme Court justices accused the government-appointed Joint Anti-Corruption Team (TGPK) on Monday of illegally investigating a bribery case.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Government support sought for medical products
Government support sought for medical products JAKARTA (JP): Local producers of medical and laboratory devices badly need government support to provide cheap, high- quality products to the public, according to the Ministry of Health.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Council opposes helicopter offer
Council opposes helicopter offer MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Five factions at the South Sulawesi provincial legislative council have criticized a state cooperative's offer to buy a helicopter for Governor HZ Palaguna.They have demanded that he turn down the "foolish" bid.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Indonesians visiting S'pore up
Indonesians visiting S'pore up SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Singapore's tourist arrivals in August rose 10.3% to 695,186 from a year earlier, the Singapore Tourism Board said over the weekend.Arrivals from Indonesia registered a growth of 5.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Top Thai general starts Cambodia trip
Top Thai general starts Cambodia trip PHNOM PENH (AFP): Thailand's armed forces supreme commander Gen. Mongkol Ampornpisit started a two-day visit to Cambodia on Monday with a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, officials said.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung: Exhibitions* Painting Exhibition: by Soegeng Toekio, at Galeri Bandung, Jl. Siliwangi 16 (Phone: 022 2036515), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Sept. 29 to Oct. 14.* Japanese Pottery Wadah features 71 works of Japanese contemporary ceramics artists, at Galeri Soemardja ITB, Oct.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Education: Sad facts in Indonesia
Education: Sad facts in IndonesiaBy Nirwan Idrus JAKARTA (JP): Reports on the Fourth National Education Convention last week not surprisingly showed that education in this country is never going to get better.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
RP hostage rescue operation expected to take a month
RP hostage rescue operation expected to take a month JOLO, Philippines (Agencies): Philippine troops have killed 105 Muslim guerrillas in a hostage rescue bid, but recovering the captives who include an American and three Malaysians may take a month, officials said on Monday.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
DHL launches new service
DHL launches new service JAKARTA (JP): Freight company PT Birotika Semesta/DHL Worldwide Express announced on Monday the introduction of its new direct shipment service connecting Bali and Singapore, Toyko and Sydney.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Street justice worries police
Street justice worries police BANYUMAS, Central Java: Rampant street justice in the Banyumas jurisdiction, with dozens alleged criminal killed by the mob, seven of them were burned to death in public this year, has worried local police.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Police seize firearms from Soeharto's family
Police seize firearms from Soeharto's family JAKARTA (JP): Police on Monday seized 108 guns belonging to former president Soeharto and his family because their permits had expired."Fifty seven (of the seized guns) came from Soeharto's private gun collection," National Police spokesman Sen. Supt.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
KL says 33 nabbed Filipinos not refugees
KL says 33 nabbed Filipinos not refugees KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Thirty-three Filipinos detained while entering Malaysian waters last week were not refugees fleeing fighting in the southern Philippines, a news report said Sunday.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Two more suspects arrested for JSX bombing
Two more suspects arrested for JSX bombing JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Gen. Suryo Bimantaro revealed on Monday that two more suspects had been arrested over the bombing of the Jakarta Stock Exchange building.At least one of the suspects is believed to be a military officer.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Toyota to boost infotech weight
Toyota to boost infotech weight TOKYO (Reuters): Toyota Motor Corp, Japan's largest automaker and a budding investor in Internet businesses, said on Monday it would set up an infotech research company with other Toyota group firms.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Officers detained for assault
Officers detained for assault SEMARANG: Central Java Police internal affairs department has detained 19 policemen for allegedly assaulting three street vendors, who were said to have harassed a police officer last Thursday.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Students protest fuel price hike
Students protest fuel price hike MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Around 200 students took to the streets here on Monday protesting the fuel price hike, effective next month.The students, from the Student Movement for People, said the policy was not popular and would "kill the people with low incomes.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 25, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 800 -75 332,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 170 -30 1,021,500 Alakasa Industrindo 430 0 0 Alfa...
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
JSX gives money to bomb victims
JSX gives money to bomb victims JAKARTA (JP): The management of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building shared out on Monday Rp 114 million (US$13,103) collected from the building's "community" to families of victims killed and wounded in the Sept. 13 bomb blast.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Indorayon plans to reopen pulp mill
Indorayon plans to reopen pulp mill JAKARTA (Dow Jones): Officials at pulp producer PT Inti Indorayon Utama met over the weekend with community leaders and environmental critics in a last-ditch effort to reopen its mill in northern Sumatra.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Ships stopped with stolen logs
Ships stopped with stolen logs JAKARTA (JP): Police have seized nine cargo ships carrying 5,315 cubic meters of logs believed to have been stolen from various forests in Sumatra and Kalimantan last week, the chief of the Water Police, Brig. Gen. Mudji Santoso, said on Monday.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Trimegah, BCA tie up securities payment
Trimegah, BCA tie up securities payment JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Trimegah Securities signed an agreement on Monday with publicly listed PT Bank Central Asia (BCA), allowing customers to pay share and mutual fund transactions through BCA's automatic teller machines (ATMs).
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Fish breeding at Cirata Dam: Between hope and reality
Fish breeding at Cirata Dam: Between hope and realityBy Yuli Tri Winarni CIRATA, West Java (JP): From the day water first began to collect behind the Cirata dam in 1986, the locals hoped that after the 6,000-hectare reservoir was filled, they could breed fish as a livelihood.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
KL palm oil futures resumes fall after gains
KL palm oil futures resumes fall after gains KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures resumed their fall on Monday after gains in the previous session, due to liquidation by players worried about a further build up in domestic stocks.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Inter-Korean accords proposed
Inter-Korean accords proposed SEOUL (AFP): South Korea proposed an accord on investment guarantees in economic talks on Monday with North Korea on promoting cooperation between the two sides.The proposal came in the opening session of two-day talks to follow up on the milestone reconciliation...
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Humanitarian pause in Aceh gets new life
Humanitarian pause in Aceh gets new life BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The Indonesian government and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) have agreed to extend the humanitarian pause in the restive province and begin talks on a political solution to the Aceh issue.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Seminar urges new approach to health
Seminar urges new approach to health MEDAN, North Sumatra: An estimated Rp 559 billion in losses is incurred annually by people in the province due to illness.The losses are calculated by the total amount of money spent on medicine and productive days lost due to illness.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
IBRA sues two Dharmala units
IBRA sues two Dharmala units JAKARTA (AFX-ASIA): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said it has filed bankruptcy suits against two Dharmala Group subsidiaries, PT Dharmala Agrindo and PT Muara Alas Prima, before the Jakarta Commercial Court, IBRA's lawyer Berto Edward said.