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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...
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Mulia restructures debt
Mulia restructures debt JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed floor tile and glass distributor PT Mulia Industrindo said on Thursday it and its subsidiaries had reached an agreement with creditors on terms for the restructuring of its US$260 million debt with them.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: ANZSYNERGY: Bank Danamon and ANZ Panin Bank sign a working contract on Best Nationwide Banking vision, where ANZ Panin credit-card holders can now pay their bills at any Bank Danamon branch. Present at the signing on Sept. 8, 2000, was (from right) Bank Danamon Directors Armand B.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Dibyo denies attending meeting at Cendana
Dibyo denies attending meeting at Cendana JAKARTA (JP): Former National Police chief Gen. (ret) Dibyo Widodo denied on Wednesday that he attended a meeting at Soeharto's house where the former president ordered several top officials from the military and the police to retake the Indonesian...
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
The virtue of democracy indispensable
The virtue of democracy indispensable A number of friendly countries have suggested solutions to Indonesia's problems. Kusnanto Anggoro, a senior researcher at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies and a lecturer in the postgraduate studies program at the University of Indonesia in...
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
New team of medical doctors to check Soeharto's health
New team of medical doctors to check Soeharto's health JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General's Office spokesman Yushar Yahya announced on Wednesday that a new team of medical experts would thoroughly examine former president Soeharto before the next session of his corruption trial on Sept. 28, 2000.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Oil price to slide with output increase
Oil price to slide with output increase JAKARTA (JP): Secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Rilwanu Lukman was upbeat OPEC members would be able to pump an additional 800,000 barrels per day (bpd) into the market next month and the oil price would,...
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
City expects surplus revenue of $77 million
City expects surplus revenue of $77 million JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso on Wednesday submitted a proposal to the council to amend the ongoing (April-December) 2000 city budget following an unexpected surplus in the city's revenue which could reach around Rp 669.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
RI galleries to take part in ArtSingapore 2000
RI galleries to take part in ArtSingapore 2000 JAKARTA (JP): Four Indonesian galleries, along with another 17 galleries from Asia, will take part in ArtSingapore 2000 next week.The Darga Gallery, Embun Gallery, and the Graha/Siont Gallery will present contemporary artworks by Indonesia's best-known...
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 20, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 835 85 479,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 205 0 498,000 Alakasa Industrindo 500 0 0 Alfa...
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition Borneo: Air Mata Api, Borneo, Tears of Fire by Rama Surya at Komaneka Fine Art Gallery, Monkey forest, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali (Phone: 0361 976090), through Oct. 14. * Painting Exhibition: Kebiar Seni VI Bibit, at Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Notorious car thieves busted
Notorious car thieves busted JAKARTA (JP): City Police detectives have arrested two groups of car thieves earlier this month at separate locations, including the notorious gang known for always killing their victims after robbing them, spokesman Supt. M. Nur H. Usman said on Wednesday.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
American arrogance
American arrogance East Timor is once again becoming a thorn in Indonesia's side. Even though it has become an independent country, the old thorn still hurts and is causing Indonesia's image to bleed. This time it is even threatening a halt in all international economic aid to Indonesia.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Violence in troubled Aceh claims more lives
Violence in troubled Aceh claims more lives BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The latest violence, which broke out in different parts of the troubled province over the past two days, has claimed at least five lives and injured four others, a police officer said on Wednesday.North Aceh Police chief Supt.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
E. Java complains of numerous VIP visits
E. Java complains of numerous VIP visits SURABAYA (JP): The frequent visits of Jakarta VIPs have swallowed up the East Java annual protocol budget, an official said on Tuesday.East Java Provincial Secretary Soenarjo told reporters that this year his office allotted Rp 1 billion for special guests...
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Two Indonesian pairs move into finals, Hendrawan survives
Two Indonesian pairs move into finals, Hendrawan survivesBy Primastuti Handayani SYDNEY (JP): Hendrawan kept Indonesia's hopes of winning the badminton men's singles title in the 2000 Olympic Games alive after he edged out world champion Sun Jun of China 15-13, 15-5 on Wednesday for a place in the...
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
New doors open to the mystery of Rawana
New doors open to the mystery of RawanaBy I Wayan Juniarta DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Two scholars shed new light on the character of Rawana (or Ravana) during a three-day International Conference on Ramayana and Mahabharata held here last week.Rawana is the embodiment of evil.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Two great epics offer social guidance in Asia
Two great epics offer social guidance in AsiaBy Rita A. Widiadana JIMBARAN, Bali (JP): For several centuries, Ramayana and Mahabharata epics have remained as part and parcel of social milieu of many countries in Asia.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Councillors ask for land and cars
Councillors ask for land and cars JAKARTA (JP): City councillors took office less than a year ago, bringing with them high expectations from the public, but now stories are appearing in the media that these same councillors have picked up the bad habits of their predecessors.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
Cheap Indonesian cement seen as solid opportunity
Cheap Indonesian cement seen as solid opportunity JAKARTA (Reuters): Most foreign investors may have dropped Indonesia from their list, but in the cement world the country is attracting global players by offering some solid and cheap opportunities.
Thu, 21 Sep 2000
East Timor human rights trial should go on: Muladi
East Timor human rights trial should go on: Muladi JAKARTA (JP): A member of the defense team representing military officers accused of violence in East Timor last year said on Wednesday they would not use the "non-retroactive principle" recently inserted into the 1945 Constitution to dodge a trial.