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Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Hong Leong to buy Karimun
Hong Leong to buy Karimun SINGAPORE (AFX-ASIA): Hong Leong Asia said it has signed an agreement with PT Pendawa Sempurna, Savile Row Developments Ltd and Iwan Valiant Joesoef to acquire an 80 percent stake in PT Karimun Granite, the largest hard rock mine in southeast Asia, for US$27.20 million.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Restructuring not finished: Prijadi
Restructuring not finished: Prijadi PRAGUE (DPA): Indonesian Finance Minister Prijadi Praptosuhardjo said Monday in Prague that while the East Asian economic recovery is well underway, the process of restructuring in several countries is not finished.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
A good token start
A good token start The highly publicized handover of weapons by pro-Indonesia East Timor militias to the police in the border town of Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, may come across as a public relations gimmick on the part of the government, but it is still a gesture of goodwill to resolve the...
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Thailand calls for ASEAN mission to mediate in Myanmar impasse
Thailand calls for ASEAN mission to mediate in Myanmar impasse BANGKOK (Agencies): Thailand called on Myanmar on Monday to allow an ASEAN mediation mission help solve the political impasse between the ruling military junta and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
West Kalimantan governor faces no-confidence motion
West Kalimantan governor faces no-confidence motion JAKARTA (JP): The West Kalimantan provincial legislative council is set to vote this week on the future of governor Aspar Aswin following increasing student demonstrations demanding his dismissal.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
IFC denies commitment to Indonesia's international bonds
IFC denies commitment to Indonesia's international bonds JAKARTA (JP): The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank, has denied that it agreed to guarantee Indonesian sovereign bonds in international markets.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Ericsson's satellite phone
Ericsson's satellite phone JAKARTA (JP): Cellular phone company PT Ericsson Indonesia launched its R190 satellite phone on Monday to be used with PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN)'s Byru network, a satellite service for the GSM network.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Pande was absent in meetings of Bank Bali
Pande was absent in meetings of Bank Bali JAKARTA (JP): Defendant Pande Lubis told a hearing on Monday that he was out of town when important meetings were held last year with regard to the disbursement of Rp 904 billion (US$103.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
BI to prevent rupiah from further tumble
BI to prevent rupiah from further tumble PRAGUE (Dow Jones): The Indonesian central bank would use all available policy tools to prevent the rupiah from falling beyond 9,000 to the dollar on political worries, the acting governor of the bank said Sunday.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Sending workers abroad
Sending workers abroadFrom NeracaRecently, State Minister for Women Empowerment Khofifah Indar Parawansa, insisted that the sending of Indonesian workers (TKI) abroad, particularly women (TKW), mostly to be employed as maid servants, be discontinued.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
RI's debt spurs bond market development
RI's debt spurs bond market development JAKARTA (Dow Jones): Indonesia must push ahead to develop an active bond market as the cost of bailing out the crippled banking sector on the government becomes almost unmanageable, analysts say.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Asian currencies up on relief from oil, euro
Asian currencies up on relief from oil, euro SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies were stronger late Monday, finding some reprieve from a retreat in oil prices and the Group of Seven leading industrial nations' resolve to bolster the euro, dealers said.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Local farmers told to use natural pesticides
Local farmers told to use natural pesticidesBy Erry Prabandari YOGYAKARTA (JP): The use of chemical pesticides in Indonesian agriculture seems unavoidable as farmers, particularly those living in remote areas, find them cheaper and easier to obtain.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 25, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,266.00 9,266.00 8,722.00 8,810.00Australian dollar 1 4,504.14 5,053.68 4,752.62 4,804.97Austrian schilling 1 529.23 593.59 558.42 564.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
City Hall's bomb training, equipment gets put to use
City Hall's bomb training, equipment gets put to use JAKARTA (JP): The City Hall office complex received another bomb threat on Monday morning but discovered it was only a hoax thanks to its trained personnel and newly purchased metal detectors and bomb disposal containers.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Government told to pay more attention to IT development
Government told to pay more attention to IT development JAKARTA (JP): The government's lack of vision and attention to Information Technology (IT) was contributing to the country's poor human resources, an observer said on Monday."It's shameful that IT has not got its own department.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Input for BPK
Input for BPK The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) is the high institution of state which is charged with the task to auditing everything related to the state finances so as to ensure that they will be efficiently and transparently managed for the benefit of the state and the majority of the people.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Indonesia may face tough time at upcoming CGI meeting
Indonesia may face tough time at upcoming CGI meeting JAKARTA (JP): The government may have a hard time convincing the international donors grouped in the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) to support the 2001 state budget deficit, former finance minister Bambang Sudibyo cautioned here on Monday.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Susilo promoted to four-star general
Susilo promoted to four-star general JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was promoted to honorary four-star general on Monday by President Abdurrahman Wahid.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
House leaders undecided over new police boss
House leaders undecided over new police boss JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives leaders failed to make a united stand on Monday on whether to endorse or reject President Abdurrahman Wahid's appointment of Gen. Suryo Bimantoro as the new National Police chief in place of Gen. Rusdihardjo.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Riau elephants under threat
Riau elephants under threat JAKARTA (JP): Amoi, a female adult elephant that died while being relocated from the Keritang forest to Bukit Tigapuluh National Park in Riau, undergoes an autopsy.About 170 elephants found in the forest in 18 areas throughout Riau, will be relocated to the park.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Four killed in Cimahi train crash
Four killed in Cimahi train crash BANDUNG (JP): Four people were killed when an Argogede train, serving the Jakarta-Bandung route, rammed into a minivan and pedicab at a railway crossing on Sunday evening.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
Five injured in fresh clashes on Ambon island
Five injured in fresh clashes on Ambon island AMBON, Maluku (JP): A fresh community clash broke out in Ambon Island on Monday morning when residents from Tial and Tulehu villages attacked nearby Suli village, injuring at least five residents and destroying dozens of houses, an official said.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Art and culture important
Art and culture important The Jakarta Post Sept. 17, 2000, Sunday issue published an article on Batik Hokokai. Please do not stop publishing articles on art and culture. This country does not only require high-tech specialists and brilliant military generals, but it should also keep introducing and...
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Mahathir claims he's overworked, underpaid
Mahathir claims he's overworked, underpaid KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he is overworked and underpaid, reacting to critics who call him extravagant, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Aceh violence continues amid Geneva peace effort
Aceh violence continues amid Geneva peace effort BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Separate attacks on government and police facilities continued in the province on the weekend, which security officials claim was the work of separatist rebels.At least four attacks were recorded since Saturday.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Tax compliance needs improvement: Official
Tax compliance needs improvement: Official JAKARTA (JP): Only a little more than half of Indonesia's 1.3 million registered individual tax payers have fulfilled their tax obligation in full, according to a senior official at the office of the director general of taxation.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Rumanian diplomat killed in car accident
Rumanian diplomat killed in car accident JAKARTA (JP): Second secretary of the Rumanian Embassy here, Getoniu Stere, was killed in a traffic accident when his car hit a tree on the capital's main thoroughfare of Jl. Sudirman in the earlier hours of Sunday, a police officer has said.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Seven nabbed over public disorder
Seven nabbed over public disorder DENPASAR, Bali: Police arrested seven men on Sunday who were suspected of mobilizing dozens of youth blocking the main road in Denpasar.Several sharp weapons also were seized, a police officer said.The chief of the Badung riot police, Sr. Insp.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Press urged to be accurate in reporting
Press urged to be accurate in reporting JAKARTA (JP): Observers urged the local press on Saturday to place more attention on accuracy and developing social consciousness in presenting news that will educate people rather than going for tacky or sensational stories.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Self-destructing e-mail, possibly impossible mission
Self-destructing e-mail, possibly impossible missionBy Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): Several companies are exploring ways to control the copying and dissemination of electronic documents with their own versions of self-destructing e-mail.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Indonesian business at the crossroads
Indonesian business at the crossroadsBy Nabiel Makarim JAKARTA (JP): Big businesses with considerable assets, like mining and chemical based industrial companies, are now under attack and mounting pressure from the government and the public in the media almost every day.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Estrada orders signing of new air pact with Taiwan
Estrada orders signing of new air pact with Taiwan MANILA (DPA): Philippine President Joseph Estrada on Sunday ordered the country's representative office in Taiwan to immediately sign a new air agreement to resume direct commercial flights between Manila and Taipei.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Armed Myanmar intruders killed by Thai army
Armed Myanmar intruders killed by Thai army MAE SOT, Thailand (AP): Four unidentified, armed intruders from Myanmar were killed on Saturday in a gun battle with Thai soldiers near the border between the two nations, Thai army officers have said.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
AriaWest fires back at Telkom over line services
AriaWest fires back at Telkom over line services JAKARTA (JP): American telecom giant AT&T's Indonesian subsidiary, PT AriaWest International, said on Saturday it regretted accusations against the company by its local partner, the publicly listed PT Telkom, and called them "blatantly untrue".
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Hotel returns favor in form of foodstuffs
Hotel returns favor in form of foodstuffs JAKARTA (JP): The Ibis Hotel in Mangga Dua, Central Jakarta, distributed food packages to residents who live in the surrounding area on Saturday as a gesture of appreciation for the help the locals' gave in protecting the hotel during the May riots of 1998.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
RI athletes hailed for winning medals at Sydney Olympics
RI athletes hailed for winning medals at Sydney Olympics SYDNEY (JP): The Indonesian team can hold its head high despite missing an opportunity to win its second gold at the Olympic Games here, chef de mission Arie Sudewo said on Sunday.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Nuarta in rites of tangible and intangible reality
Nuarta in rites of tangible and intangible realityBy Aendra H. Medita JAKARTA (JP): Symbols of tangible and intangible reality are to be found in Nyoman Nuarta latest selection of sculptures currently on display at Edwin's Gallery in Kemang, South Jakarta.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
President's move to install police chief draws ire
President's move to install police chief draws ire JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's move to hastily swear in Gen. Bimantoro as National Police chief has drawn ire from several legislators and observers.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
15 firms explore gold in Barito
15 firms explore gold in Barito JAKARTA (JP): Only one of the 15 gold contractors licensed to operate in North Barito regency, Central Kalimantan, has started mining the precious metal, regent Badaruddin said on Saturday.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Makindo sees bright future for online stock trading
Makindo sees bright future for online stock trading JAKARTA (JP): The country's first securities company offering online stock trading, PT Makindo, expects to attract one million clients in the next five years.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
No need to guard the former president
No need to guard the former president President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's order to disarm former president Soeharto's guards is a resolute step in upholding law and order. The society has indeed waited for such a step.Though no longer in power, Soeharto is still treated as a power holder.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Abandoning the city?
Abandoning the city? The historic drop in Jakarta's population was happily greeted by Governor Sutiyoso quoted in Sept. 20 The Jakarta Post as saying "Whatever the reason, it gives us fewer problems and people to take care of".
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Trade pacts are building blocks to global trade: APEC
Trade pacts are building blocks to global trade: APEC BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): Regional and bilateral trade arrangements should be viewed as "building blocks" to the multilateral free trade system, not as destabilizers, Asia- Pacific senior trade officials said here on Saturday.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
East Timor militias hand over arms
East Timor militias hand over armsBy Fabiola Desy Unidjaja ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Militias here officially began handing in their weapons on Sunday as top police officials warned they would conduct massive sweeping operations in three days to apprehend those who remained belligerent.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
More killed in latest Saparua clashes
More killed in latest Saparua clashes AMBON, Maluku (JP): The bloodshed which has swept across Saparua island in Central Maluku continued over the weekend, as dozens of people were killed in two clashes which erupted on Saturday, according to witnesses.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Children witness mother's fiery death
Children witness mother's fiery death JAKARTA (JP): A 42-year-old housewife was found dead with severe burns in Tangerang, west of here, on Friday.No police officers could not be reached, but her husband told reporters at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital's morgue that Melani had set herself on...
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Cilacap waters underexploited
Cilacap waters underexploited CILACAP, Central Java: Cilacap Regent Hery Tabri said here on Saturday the fishery potential in the area's waters remained underexploited by local fisherfolk.Most of the fishery potential is being exploited illegally by foreign ships, he remarked.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Activists demand Rp 4b in damages from police
Activists demand Rp 4b in damages from police JAKARTA (JP): Four activists from the Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA) have demanded Rp 4 billion in compensation from the Jakarta Police, claiming they had suffered from wrongful arrest and ill-treatment during a hunger strike in August.
Mon, 25 Sep 2000
Theives make off with cash, valuables
Theives make off with cash, valuables BOGOR (JP): A gang of eight armed robbers broke into a villa on Sunday in Megamendung rented by a group of nine holidaymakers from Jakarta and made off with cash and valuables, including six cellular phones, together worth Rp 20 million.