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Sat, 09 Sep 2000
24 babies died of malnutrition
24 babies died of malnutrition SEMARANG: 24 babies under the age of five have died of malnutrition in the first eight months of this year, while 441 others have been hospitalized for the same reason, said head of the Health Agency of Purbalingga regency Diyah Retnani Basuki.
Sat, 09 Sep 2000
Athletes drain on the rise in Indonesia
Athletes drain on the rise in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian badminton officials have been told to pay attention to the current trend of athletes migrating to other countries and carefully consider both the negative and positive aspects of the trend.
Sat, 09 Sep 2000
Refugees a world problem: Gus Dur
Refugees a world problem: Gus Dur NEW YORK (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid admitted here on Thursday (local time) that Jakarta alone could not resolve the refugee crisis in East Nusa Tenggara due to its limited resources.
Sat, 09 Sep 2000
Resolve all cases of violence
Resolve all cases of violence It is suspected that the rampage (in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara) and the killing of UN personnel was intended to damage the reputation of Indonesia, since it occurred at the very time almost all of the world's most influential leaders were assembled (in New York) to...
Sat, 09 Sep 2000
Chinese TV manufacturer opens factory
Chinese TV manufacturer opens factory TANGERANG (JP): A Chinese television set manufacturer Changhong Electronic Group Corporation officially opened a TV assembly factory at Cikupa here on Friday.Director General for Industry and Trade Agus Tjahayana Wirahadikusumah officially opened the Rp 25...
Sat, 09 Sep 2000
Trouble on the trains
Trouble on the trainsFrom Warta KotaThe state-railway corporation is not improving its services; it has even reduced the number of its wagons. The following occurred on Sept. 4 at Bekasi Station. I wanted to take an economy electric express train (KRL) scheduled to depart at 8:05 a.m.
Sat, 09 Sep 2000
On swimming for health
On swimming for health In last Sunday's edition of The Jakarta Post, Sept. 3, 2000, I read a very interesting article titled Smoothly swimming to better health.Would you or any of your esteemed readers have any information on whether this type of swim training is available here in Jakarta, or maybe...
Sat, 09 Sep 2000
Danamon, ANZ Panin tie up
Danamon, ANZ Panin tie up JAKARTA (JP): Bank Danamon entered a cooperation agreement on Friday with Australian-based ANZ Panin bank for credit card payment.Under the agreement, holders of ANZ Panin bank's credit card will be able to pay their bills through any of Bank Danamon's branch offices.
Sat, 09 Sep 2000
AWSJ settles with Mahathir's son
AWSJ settles with Mahathir's son KUALA LUMPUR (AP): A 150 million ringgit (US$39.5 million) libel suit brought by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's son against the Malaysian printer of the Asian Wall Street Journal has been settled out of court, the national news agency Bernama reported on Friday.
Sat, 09 Sep 2000
Activists demand suspension of West Java governor
Activists demand suspension of West Java governor BANDUNG (JP): Activists demanded on Friday that West Java Governor R. Nuriana be suspended to facilitate the legal process of the local high court relating to alleged corruption involving Rp 209 billion (US$25.2 million) within his administration.
Sat, 09 Sep 2000
Asia Pulp & Paper sells notes
Asia Pulp & Paper sells notes HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Asia Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. sold US$125 million of asset-backed floating rate notes due 2005 through Pioneer Export Funding Ltd. on Aug. 31, lead manager ING Barings said on Friday.
Sat, 09 Sep 2000
Kids learn boxing to stop brawling
Kids learn boxing to stop brawlingBy Joko E.H. Anwar JAKARTA (JP): A 16-year-old girl climbs into a boxing ring and says a prayer in a tender voice, silencing the shouts of about 200 school kids waiting for the action to begin."O Lord, If I win, guide me to uphold my faith and my honor.
Sat, 09 Sep 2000
Government lifts restrictions on rice imports
Government lifts restrictions on rice imports JAKARTA (JP): The National Logistics Agency (Bulog) has lifted restrictions on rice imports to meet domestic demand after the conclusion of the harvest season, Coordinating Minister of Economy Rizal Ramli said on Friday.
Sat, 09 Sep 2000
Indonesian history
Indonesian history I would like to be among the first to pass on condolences to all remaining members of the Nasution family, on the passing of Bapak Abdul Haris Nasution, who I feel, from what limited research we have of Indonesian history printed in English, must surely rate as Indonesia's...
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Texmaco, Polysindo report big losses
Texmaco, Polysindo report big losses JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Texmaco Perkasa Engineering, PT Polysindo Eka Perkasa and PT Texmaco Jaya reported to their shareholders here on Thursday huge losses for last year due to sharp declines in sales and the depreciation of the rupiah.G.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Carrefour debate like TV drama
Carrefour debate like TV drama JAKARTA (JP): A City Economy Development Bureau officer stated on Thursday that Carrefour Hypermarket has violated no regulation because the business has a legitimate license to operate as a retailer.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Rats overrun Kuching
Rats overrun Kuching KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The city of cats on Borneo island has a rat problem it can't seem to solve, a Malaysian official said on Thursday.The City Council of Kuching, capital of the eastern state of Sarawak, began offering residents cash rewards early last month for rodents caught...
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
World condemns West Timor killings
World condemns West Timor killings NEW YORK (JP): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the killing of three UN workers in West Timor and urged Indonesia to disarm militias who have terrorized East Timorese refugees and aid workers there.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Kodeco's plantation troubled by locals
Kodeco's plantation troubled by locals JAKARTA (JP): South Korean company PT Kodeco Group voiced concerns over troubles caused by villagers on its plantation in Barito Kuala Regency, South Kalimantan.Kim Jong Ho, head of the company's branch office in Banjarmasin, said the company was confused as...
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Business tycoon Bob Hasan to face trial
Business tycoon Bob Hasan to face trial JAKARTA (JP): Timber tycoon Mohamad "Bob" Hasan will face trial for corruption this month as the case dossiers will be submitted to Central Jakarta District Court next week, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Cabinet's economic team strives to bolster exports
Cabinet's economic team strives to bolster exports JAKARTA (JP): The Cabinet's new economic team has embarked on what it calls a concerted drive to bolster exports, which the team envisions as the second engine driving the country's economic recovery, after private consumption.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Taufik expected to face Gade in Olympics semis
Taufik expected to face Gade in Olympics semis JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian boy wonder Taufik Hidayat is expected to meet Peter Gade Christensen of Denmark in the Olympic Games semifinals but first he must beat Yamada Hidetaka of Japan in the first round, the International Badminton Federation (IBF)...
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Police watch stops student brawls
Police watch stops student brawlsFrom Pos KotaFights involving students from senior high schools, those of the vocational high school on Jl. Tubagus Angke and in the neighborhood of Genit Bridge in West Jakarta take place almost every day, and have even led to the death of a student.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Indosat launches ATM-Acasia
Indosat launches ATM-Acasia JAKARTA (JP): International telecommunications provider PT Indosat launched on Thursday the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Acasia real-time data transfer system among six member countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Vietnam slams embassy incident
Vietnam slams embassy incident HANOI (Reuters): Vietnam asked France on Thursday to punish a 70-year-old Vietnamese who fired a flare gun at its embassy in Paris last week and said it should tighten security to prevent a repeat of such "very serious terrorist sabotage".
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Charismatic leader needed
Charismatic leader needed In the name of democracy there is a sense of lawlessness beginning to prevail in this country. The so-called international community would do well to keep out of Indonesian politics; only Indonesians themselves can really understand the complexity of holding this diverse...
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Drug dealer nabbed in raid
Drug dealer nabbed in raid DENPASAR, Bali: Police in Badung, some 15 kilometers south of here, arrested an alleged drug dealer, Fakhrudin, and his female partner, Mery Maryani, during a raid on his rented house on Wednesday afternoon in the renowned coastal tourist resort of Kuta.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
MediaCorp plans Asia channel
MediaCorp plans Asia channel SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore state-owned broadcaster MediaCorp News Ltd announced plans Thursday for a regional 24-hour news television channel.Channel NewsAsia will go Asiawide on September 18 with a mix of news covering politics, finance, business, technology, sports...
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Pertamina faces globalization
Pertamina faces globalization It is a public secret that the issue of globalization is being touted by capitalists who want to expand their markets as they invest, unopposed, their money either for the short term or the long term in other countries.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
New points in revised LoI
New points in revised LoI Ten economic recovery acceleration programI: Creating stability in the financial sector1. Strengthen the financial sector in order to improve the economic fundamentals. Improvement of indicators in the real sector should be followed by improvement of indicators in the...
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
ASEAN told to step up financial reforms
ASEAN told to step up financial reforms SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian governments were told Thursday to step up the pace of reform, to strengthen financial regulatory frameworks and align monetary policies with fiscal measures.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Abdurrahman denies plan to purchase plane
Abdurrahman denies plan to purchase plane NEW YORK (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid denied here on Wednesday he was planning to purchase a presidential airplane from Boeing."I do not have any plans to purchase the plane.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Independent team needed to probe kidnapping case
Independent team needed to probe kidnapping case JAKARTA (JP): Political observer Hermawan Sulistyo suggested on Thursday the government form an independent team to end the dispute between the police and four agrarian activists, who claim they were abducted by security personnel.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
DPR yet to accept decree on wealth audit commission
DPR yet to accept decree on wealth audit commission JAKARTA (JP): The establishment of the Audit Commission on Officials Wealth has met with an early hurdle as the House of Representatives threatens to drop its support for the commission candidates.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 7, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,895.00 8,895.00 8,353.00 8,437.00Australian dollar 1 4,440.94 5,012.33 4,698.56 4,754.25Austrian schilling 1 498.02 561.36 526.91 532.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Britain to help develop Indonesia's oil sector
Britain to help develop Indonesia's oil sector JAKARTA (JP): The British government agreed on Thursday to help develop Indonesia's oil and gas sector by encouraging investment and the transfer of know-how from its own industry.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
The President's vision
The President's visionFrom Suara KaryaDuring the last 10 months of President Abdurrahman Wahid's, or Gus Dur's, administration, in my observations, his vision of leadership of the National Unity Cabinet he leads has not been clear.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
New snags hit Philippine hostage release
New snags hit Philippine hostage release ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP): Several new problems, including a shortage of ransom money, may prevent the release Friday of all six Europeans still being held hostage by extremist rebels in the southern Philippines, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
PM Mahathir calls g-77 grouping bulky and unwieldy
PM Mahathir calls g-77 grouping bulky and unwieldy KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysia's outspoken Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday criticized the Group of 77 developing countries, calling it bulky and unwieldy.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Search for goodness played out in 'Sunten Jaya'
Search for goodness played out in 'Sunten Jaya'By Wawan S. Husin BANDUNG (JP): The night was especially dark and the wind in this area of North Bandung so cool that the audience -- about 250 people -- should have their coats buttoned.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Thirsty libraries to get refreshment
Thirsty libraries to get refreshment JAKARTA (JP): PT Coca-Cola Indonesia launched a foundation on Thursday and committed itself to spend some Rp 5 billion (US$595,240) over three years to help improve 20 libraries across the country.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
New strains of diseases invades Southeast Asian
New strains of diseases invades Southeast Asian JAKARTA (JP): The emergence of at least 30 new strains of infectious diseases in Southeast Asia in the past decade is placing the region at increased risk for a major outbreak, Minister of Health and Social Welfare Ahmad Sujudi said on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 7, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 600 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 255 -10 351,500 Alakasa Industrindo 790 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 870 -5...
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Calm back in Sampang
Calm back in Sampang SURABAYA: Calm returned to Sampang on Madura island off East Java on Thursday after local leaders agreed to postpone the inauguration of reelected regent Fadhilah Budiono.Government offices reopened after being closed since Monday.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
The role of the United Nations in the 21st Century
The role of the United Nations in the 21st Century The following is based on the address of former minister Ali Alatas at the talks held on the occasion of the convening of the Millennium Summit of the United Nations. The discussion was held in Jakarta on Sept.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Empowered House still lacks expertise in drafting laws
Empowered House still lacks expertise in drafting laws JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives may have won many extra powers for itself over the last two years thanks to the reform movement, but it is still grossly lacking in expertise when it comes to one important aspect: Making laws.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Sulawesi governors to form joint secretariat
Sulawesi governors to form joint secretariat KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi (JP): The governors of Sulawesi, attending a working meeting, agreed on Thursday to form a joint secretariat for regional development to speed up growth in the area.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Demand of human rights victims
Demand of human rights victimsFrom Warta KotaHuman rights violations, particularly in conflict-ridden regions like Maluku and Aceh, have claimed a lot of victims. The victims have pressed their demand with the authorities, who, unfortunately, more often than not, have turned a deaf ear.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Murder aimed at 'humiliating me'
Murder aimed at 'humiliating me' NEW YORK (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said here on Wednesday (local time) that the murder of three UN humanitarian workers in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, was a well organized scheme to humiliate him while attending an international summit.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Plan to import buses from China still under question
Plan to import buses from China still under question JAKARTA (JP): None of the 14 privately-owned city bus companies here have submitted formal proposals for the planned purchase of buses shipped from China, an executive of the company appointed to import the buses said on Thursday.