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Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Organda regrets its haste in hiking taxi fare
Organda regrets its haste in hiking taxi fare JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda), Aip Sjarifuddin, apologized on Thursday for the organization's haste in increasing taxi fares 50 percent.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Government told to work harder in Maluku
Government told to work harder in Maluku YOGYAKARTA (JP): The government must work harder for peace in Maluku as the significant factor behind the lingering sectarian clashes is rifts among troops maintaining security in the province, a scholar says.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Four robbers shot dead in Bekasi
Four robbers shot dead in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Four suspected robbers were shot dead when trying to escape from police on Jl. Tegal Gede, Lemah Abang, Bekasi on Thursday.Police said they had been under observation for months since they were suspected of holding up trucks in Cibitung, Bekasi and...
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Slain UN worker describes mob attack in e-mail
Slain UN worker describes mob attack in e-mail UNITED NATIONS (Agencies): Six hours before he and two colleagues were murdered in West Timor, a Puerto Rican relief worker e-mailed a friend describing the mob that was en route to destroy the compound."We sit here like bait, unarmed," he wrote.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
A national disgrace
A national disgrace Nearly one year since its separation from Indonesia, East Timor is still haunting the republic the way it always did when it was under Jakarta's occupation between 1975 and 1999. The brutal killing of at least three United Nations humanitarian workers by pro-Indonesian East...
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Newmont calls for govt help over land dispute
Newmont calls for govt help over land dispute JAKARTA (JP): Gold mining company PT Newmont Minahasa Raya in Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi called on Thursday for the government to help resolve its land dispute with the former landowners.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Danar Hadi's 13th boutique
Danar Hadi's 13th boutique BANDUNG: Batik manufacturer PT Batik Danar Hadi opened its 13th boutique on Jl. Buah Batu here on Tuesday with a fashion show displaying the works of well-known designers Ghea Panggabean and Stefanus Hamy.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Haryogi gets off easy with 9-month jail term
Haryogi gets off easy with 9-month jail term JAKARTA (JP): Defendant Haryogi Maulani, 37, breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after a judge sentenced him to a nine-month jail term for illegal arms possession.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Sangkimah, Kaba Bay boast ecoappeal
Sangkimah, Kaba Bay boast ecoappealBy Mikael Onny Setiawan BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): If you love traveling and want sometime away from the rat race, you should definitely consider going to Sangkimah and Kaba Bay.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Death of East Timor suspect to foil probe
Death of East Timor suspect to foil probe JAKARTA (JP): Activists condemned on Thursday the murder of ex-militia leader Olivio Moruk, one of 19 people named as suspects in last year's violence in East Timor, describing it as an attempt to foil the government's efforts to investigate rights abuses...
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Acehnese pay homage to slain activist
Acehnese pay homage to slain activist LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh (JP): Relatives and neighbors flocked on Thursday to the home of Jafar Siddiq Hamzah to pay their respects to the Aceh activist who was slain in Medan, North Sumatra.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Vigilantes protest arrest of killers
Vigilantes protest arrest of killers CILACAP, Central Java: Hundreds of Padangjaya village residents rallied on Wednesday at the local legislative council to demand the release eight of their neighbors, who had been detained last month on charges of killing an alleged thief by setting him on fire.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
New sports grouping born
New sports grouping born JAKARTA (JP): Officials of 16 sports organizations established a federation last month to seek ways to attract more attention from the government."The Indonesian Federation of Public Sports (FOMI) was declared open on Aug. 25 with an initial membership of 16 organizations.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Tae kwon doin Juana ready to fight despite injury
Tae kwon doin Juana ready to fight despite injury JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian taekwondoin Juana Wangsa Putri has her sights set on winning a medal at the Sydney Olympic Games despite a back injury that limits her movement."Of course I want to win a medal, but all of my competitors are good athletes.
Fri, 08 Sep 2000
Indonesia signs revised LoI with IMF
Indonesia signs revised LoI with IMF JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government on Thursday signed a revised letter of intent (LoI) with the International Monetary Fund, which would pave the way for the third disbursement of about US$400 million in loans around the third week of this month.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Kwik vows to speak out against bad conglomerates
Kwik vows to speak out against bad conglomerates JAKARTA (JP): Former economic minister Kwik Kian Gie promised on Wednesday to continue speaking out against "bad conglomerates" in his new position as a member of the House of Representatives.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Britain vows support for Indonesian economy
Britain vows support for Indonesian economy JAKARTA (JP): Encouraged by efforts taken by the government to rebuild the economy and promote democracy, Britain pledged its continued support on Wednesday.Visiting British trade minister Richard Coburn also voiced support for the new Cabinet of...
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Imported cars dominate country's largest auto expo
Imported cars dominate country's largest auto expo JAKARTA (JP): Luxurious imports dominate the Gaikindo Auto Expo 2000, the largest automotive expo held in the country amid early signs of economic recovery.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Malaysia palm oil closes lower, tax move waited
Malaysia palm oil closes lower, tax move waited KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Wednesday after failing to hold early gains as players consolidated positions and awaited fresh developments.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Cambodian model good for RI rights tribunal
Cambodian model good for RI rights tribunal The Attorney General's Office has named 19 "possible suspects" in last year's violence in East Timor. Given the current legal quandaries, lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis suggests there may be lessons to be taken from Cambodia's experience.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
1,000 shuttlers join circuit
1,000 shuttlers join circuit SEMARANG (JP): More than 1,000 shuttlers were expected to compete in Zone B of the National Badminton Circuit in Tegal, Central Java, from Sept. 26 to Sept. 30, said organizing committee chairman Toegimin on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
China drops Ma's athletes from its Olympic team
China drops Ma's athletes from its Olympic team BEIJING (AFP): Controversial Chinese track coach Ma Junren and six of the seven athletes he had trained for the Sydney Olympics were absent from a list released Wednesday of the team being sent to the Games.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Mini tennis campaign starts Saturday
Mini tennis campaign starts Saturday JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) will launch a Gebyar Mini Tennis 2000 campaign on Saturday to introduce the sport to elementary school pupils in an easy, cheap and fast way.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Asian consumer confidence on the decline
Asian consumer confidence on the decline SINGAPORE (AFP): Consumer confidence through most of the Asia Pacific region is on the decline from the buoyant levels of last year, according to the results of a lifestyle survey released Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
IPCO, Cisco's project in RI
IPCO, Cisco's project in RI SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Singapore IPCO International Ltd. said Wednesday it has picked Cisco Systems Inc. as its technology provider for an Internet Protocol Network project in Indonesia.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
'Ibu' Gedong, a model for Balinese women
'Ibu' Gedong, a model for Balinese womenBy Dewi Anggraeni CANDI DASA, East Bali (JP): We tend to think that because we know a public personality well, so would others.When a Balinese member of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR in its Indonesian acronym), fainted during one of the sessions,...
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
24 bus passengers injured on tollroad
24 bus passengers injured on tollroad JAKARTA (JP): About 24 people were injured in a bus accident on the Jagorawi toll road near Cibubur, East Jakarta, on Wednesday.The driver, who was allegedly sleepy, escaped and disappeared.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Huge aftershocks jolt Bengkulu
Huge aftershocks jolt Bengkulu BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Powerful aftershocks shook this quake- ridden town on Wednesday, but no fatalities or damages were reported.The first tremor, measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale, was felt in the wee hours while residents were still asleep.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 6, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,829.00 8,829.00 8,287.00 8,371.00Australian dollar 1 4,403.81 4,970.73 4,661.44 4,712.87Austrian schilling 1 504.27 569.00 533.77 539.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Syariah bank to be set up
Syariah bank to be set up PADANG, West Sumatra: The Association of Indonesian National Consultants (Inkindo) is planning to set up a Syariah popular credit bank here in a bid to empower local farmers.Head of Inkindo Zirma Zulnadi said the proposal was presented to Governor Zainal Bakar on Wednesday...
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Warring camps agree to delay new Sampang regent post
Warring camps agree to delay new Sampang regent post SURABAYA (JP): The planned induction of the new regent of Sampang on Madura island off East Java has been moved back hours after an angry mob set fire to the local legislature on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Police hampered in investigation
Police hampered in investigation TANGERANG (JP): Police here have run into difficulties in investigating Sunday's bus accident on the Jakarta-Tangerang toll road.The main obstacle they face is that the driver of the bus died in the accident.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Anti opium movement
Anti opium movementFrom Media IndonesiaI refer to phone calls recently made to the Secretariat of the National Station of the Anti-Opium People's Movement in connection with a demonstration conducted by a group of people calling themselves GERAM, which is the abbreviation of the Anti- Marzuki...
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
A.H. Nasution dies at the age of 82
A.H. Nasution dies at the age of 82 JAKARTA (JP): Gen. (ret.) Abdul Harris Nasution, a forceful figure during Indonesia's struggle for independence and influential in both the Old and New Orders, died on Wednesday at the Army's Gatot Subroto Hospital of complications from a stroke and heart disease.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
JAL jumbo jet engine breaks up in midnight flight
JAL jumbo jet engine breaks up in midnight flight JAKARTA (JP): A Japan Airlines (JAL) jumbo jet, with 366 passengers and 17 crew aboard, abandoned its midnight flight to Tokyo on Tuesday after experiencing engine trouble just after takeoff from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, a JAL official...
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Top singers testify against piracy
Top singers testify against piracy JAKARTA (JP): A famous pop singer testified before the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday that royalties from album sales meant a lot to the artist."Royalties paid for the medical bills of the belated local singing legend, Broery Marantika, when he was ill.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Air Force One?
Air Force One? Some three years after the Asian economic crisis first hit this country around the middle of 1997, Indonesians can now rightfully say that things appear to have started to look up a little.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
DPR against purchase of presidential plane
DPR against purchase of presidential plane JAKARTA (JP): The planned purchase of a Boeing aircraft to be used as the presidential airplane is receiving strong opposition from legislators who said the people are in urgent need of rice and not a private airplane.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Honda to boost RI output
Honda to boost RI output TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Honda Motor Co. Ltd. said Wednesday it planned to boost production in Indonesia owing to stronger demand as the Southeast Asian giant emerges from crisis.Honda would add its popular CR-V compact sports utility vehicle to its product line-up in Jakarta,...
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Pelangi to link Kuala Lumpur and Bandung
Pelangi to link Kuala Lumpur and Bandung BANDUNG (JP): Malaysia's Pelangi Airways and Berjaya Airways will begin direct flights between Kuala Lumpur and the West Java capital of Bandung starting mid-October.Pelangi Airways General Manager Captain Mad Zain Bin Hj.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Santi Rama celebrates 30 years of educating the deaf
Santi Rama celebrates 30 years of educating the deaf JAKARTA (JP): Unlike other schools, Santi Rama was unusually "noisy" on Wednesday.Despite the fact some 406 students from preschool to high school are enrolled at Santi Rama, the school is normally pretty quiet.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Trading of protected animals
Trading of protected animalsFrom Media IndonesiaCongratulations to the Jakarta Police, particularly the chief of detectives, for their success in arresting an illegal orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) trader in front of the Sheraton Bandara Hotel, Tangerang, on Aug. 28, 2000.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 6, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 600 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 265 10 1,907,500 Alakasa Industrindo 790 190 1,000 Alfa Retailindo...
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Indonesia mourns the death of General A.H. Nasution
Indonesia mourns the death of General A.H. Nasution JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of people, including state and military officials, thronged the residence of Gen. (ret) Abdul Haris Nasution on Jl. Teuku Umar in Menteng, Central Jakarta to pay homage to the old military and political figure who passed...
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Three UN workers killed in Atambua
Three UN workers killed in Atambua JAKARTA (JP): At least three United Nations humanitarian workers were killed in an apparent retaliatory attack in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, on Wednesday following the murder of ex- militia leader Olivio Moruk just days after he was named a suspect in last...
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Council questions authorities' license to Carrefour
Council questions authorities' license to Carrefour JAKARTA (JP): The city council questioned on Wednesday the city administration's decision to grant licenses to the giant Carrefour hypermarket chain. Chairman of Commission B for economic affairs at the city council Syarief Zulkarnaen Ginting said...
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Govt signs three contracts, renews two others in mining
Govt signs three contracts, renews two others in mining JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro signed three contracts on Wednesday for the development of the country's coal resources, and renewed two contracts for the development of Indonesia's tin and granite...
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Indonesia's troubles and the regional community
Indonesia's troubles and the regional communityBy Simon S.C. Tay SINGAPORE (JP): The Indonesian human rights commission has reportedly called for neighbors of the Association of Southeast Asian Countries to help keep the peace in troubled Maluku. The Indonesian government has not replied.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Shuttler Taufik named as top seed for Olympics
Shuttler Taufik named as top seed for Olympics JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian teen idol Taufik Hidayat was named by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) on Wednesday as the top seed in the men's singles for the Olympic Games in Sydney.
Thu, 07 Sep 2000
Taxi fare hike
Taxi fare hikeFrom Jurnal IndonesiaThe taxi fare hike is really a heavy burden. Upon entering the taxi, we are charged Rp 3,000 (formerly Rp 2000), and then for every kilometer we are charged Rp 1,300 (formerly Rp 500). The tariff hike is more than 40 percent. As a consumer, I have an objection.