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Tue, 15 Aug 2000
MPR wants Megawati's tasks to be detailed
MPR wants Megawati's tasks to be detailed JAKARTA (JP): Subcommission C of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has agreed to prepare only one draft decree that instructs the President to issue a detailed presidential decree on the Vice President's new tasks.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
House approval for BCA, Niaga divestment needed
House approval for BCA, Niaga divestment needed JAKARTA (JP): The government is seeking approval from the House of Representatives (DPR) to divest ownership of publicly listed Bank Central Asia (BCA) and Bank Niaga this year.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
RI tourist office in China
RI tourist office in China JAKARTA (JP): The government is canceling a plan to reopen its Indonesian tourist office in Los Angeles and instead prioritizing opening one in Beijing, Minister of Art and Tourism Hidayat Djaelani said on Monday.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
JSX suspends three Texmaco subsidiaries
JSX suspends three Texmaco subsidiaries JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) temporally suspended on Monday the trading of PT Polysindo Eka Perkasa, PT Texmaco Perkasa Engineering and Texmaco Jaya, three of four publicly listed subsidiaries of the giant Texmaco Group.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Shareholders' meeting to decide KPC's future
Shareholders' meeting to decide KPC's future JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of coal mining company PT Kaltim Prima Coal in East Kalimantan will meet here to decide on the company's future, following failed efforts to end a dispute with striking workers.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Antidumping body still has much to do
Antidumping body still has much to doBy Erry Bundjamin JAKARTA (JP): The issue of dumping goods has received a great deal of attention in Indonesia recently. As such, it is necessary, in order to avoid confusion, to familiarize people with the minimum essential procedural and technical requirements...
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Jacob Tobing mindful of duty but not overawed
Jacob Tobing mindful of duty but not overawed JAKARTA (JP): How does it feel to be in charge of a commission assigned to alter the nation's Constitution?"Anxious," was Commission A chairman Jacob Tobing's answer.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Witness in Soeharto case dies
Witness in Soeharto case dies JAKARTA (JP): A witness in former president Soeharto's alleged graft trial, Dharmais foundation treasurer Brig. Gen. (ret) Hedijanto, died from a brain hemorrhage on Monday morning after undergoing surgery the previous evening. He was 73.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
BI official expects SBI rate to fall this week
BI official expects SBI rate to fall this week JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Anwar Nasution expects the benchmark interest rate on Bank Indonesia one-month SBI promissory notes to decrease at the weekly auction on Wednesday.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 14, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 690 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 305 -5 787,500 Alakasa Industrindo 700 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Writing TNI in the Constitution
Writing TNI in the Constitution After so many attacks on the political role played by the Indonesian Military (TNI), I was surprised to read in The Jakarta Post of Aug. 9, 2000 an article titled TNI set to write itself into the Constitution.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
OPEC capacity limits start to bite: 'MEES'
OPEC capacity limits start to bite: 'MEES' NICOSIA (Reuters): OPEC oil production edged up by 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 28.10 million bpd in July, with output capacity constraints starting to limit flows from the cartel, the Middle East Economic Survey (MEES) said on Monday.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
PDI vs PDI-P in Bali
PDI vs PDI-P in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Hundreds of disgruntled supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) stormed the party's office in Jembrana, some 90 kilometers west of Denpasar, on Monday.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
MPR changes definitions of territorial borders
MPR changes definitions of territorial borders JAKARTA (JP): Upon hearing expert advice, members of the People Consultative Assembly's (MPR) Commission A made a last- minute change to a constitutional amendment, which initially defined Indonesia's territorial borders using map coordinates.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Students reject other races
Students reject other races KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Racial polarization is still a major problem at Malaysian universities with some students refusing to share rooms with those from different races, a report said on Monday.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
'Sacred' Dayak tattoos lose their meaning
'Sacred' Dayak tattoos lose their meaningBy Edi Petebang and Theresia Game PONTIANAK (JP): The indigenous Dayak in Kalimantan are known for the art of tattooing, but it is hard to tell whether it is an original tradition or whether it was introduced from outside.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Excuse me, may we interrupt?
Excuse me, may we interrupt? JAKARTA (JP): Anyone speaking in support of President Abdurrahman Wahid must be prepared to face a three-pronged attack.Ade Komaruddin from the Golkar Party faction, Zulvan Lindan of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle faction and Alvin Lie of the Reform faction...
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
How to refill Lake Toba and save its surroundings
How to refill Lake Toba and save its surroundingsBy Pasi Lehmusluoto JAKARTA (JP): A careful reading of the article, "Renun River dilemma brought about by deforestation" (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 8, 2000) revealed that the diversion of the Renun River into Lake Toba, its historical direction, was not...
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Purbalingga lacking teachers
Purbalingga lacking teachers PURBALINGGA, Central Java: As many as 568 elementary schools in 237 villages in the regency of Purbalingga need more than 1,000 teachers, regent Triyono Budi Sasongko said here on Monday.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Fish to curb water pollution
Fish to curb water pollution BANDUNG: In a bid to negate the level of pollution of the Cirata, Saguling and Jatiluhur dams in West Java, a special species of fish will be released into the waters of the three large dams.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Sophan causes a stir with doctors
Sophan causes a stir with doctors JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction chairman Sophan Sophiaan caused quite a stir with doctors on Monday after a brief head massage.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Film * Steven Spielberg Film at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Phone 4212417), 2 p.m., 6:30 p.m.: Indiana Jones et le Temple Maudit, Aug. 15. Jurassic Park, Aug. 18. * Cannes Film Screening at CCF, 2 p.m., 6:30 p.m.: L'odeur de la papaye verte, Aug. 22.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Lee visits Malaysia to boost bilateral ties
Lee visits Malaysia to boost bilateral ties KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Singapore Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew arrived in Malaysia on Monday for his first visit in a decade, and Malaysia's foreign minister said he hoped for progress in settling long-standing disputes.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
President asked to lift investment ban on dot-coms
President asked to lift investment ban on dot-coms JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment and State Enterprises Development Rozy Munir is asking President Abdurrahman Wahid to revise his controversial decree which bans foreign investment in the multimedia and telecommunications sectors, a...
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
PET exporters escape EC antisubsidy investigation
PET exporters escape EC antisubsidy investigation JAKARTA (JP): The European Commission has withdrawn its threat to impose antisubsidy measures on Indonesia's polyethylene terephthalate (PET) products due to a lack of evidence.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Response to starving refugees
Response to starving refugees Commenting on the article Refugees die of starvation (The Jakarta Post, July 27, 2000, page 2) we would like to give our explanation based on the results of monitoring carried out in the refugee camps and statements made to the service office concerned by the Ministry...
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
One killed in a well
One killed in a well PURWOKERTO, Central Java: One person was killed while three others slightly injured when they were cleaning a water well in the village of Pageraji, Banyumas regency, on Sunday.Eyewitness Darminto, 45, who is also the owner of the well, told police that Zaenuddin, 35, the...
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
A betrayal
A betrayal It now looks almost certain the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will extend the political role of the Indonesian Military (TNI) beyond 2004, the original deadline promised by leaders of the 1998 reform movement that included the likes of President Abdurrahman Wahid, Vice President...
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Foreign funds crucial to SE Asian recovery: Lee
Foreign funds crucial to SE Asian recovery: Lee SINGAPORE (AFP): Foreign investment was crucial to sustaining Southeast Asia's economic recovery, Singapore Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said in remarks published Monday.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
New fisheries ministry urged for new Cabinet
New fisheries ministry urged for new Cabinet JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Fisheries Community on Monday urged President Abdurrahman Wahid to set up a ministry in charge of sea and inland fisheries development in the new Cabinet which he is to announce early next week.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Travel ban planned for former bank owners
Travel ban planned for former bank owners JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on Monday that the government would impose a travel ban on former owners and management of 42 commercial banks who allegedly abused the government liquidity support.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Application of syariah law
Application of syariah law As a comment to The Jakarta Post's interview with Irfan S. Awwas, chairman of Mujahidin Congress organizing committee, I would like to say that the suspicion and fear among non-Muslims of the idea to apply syariah law in Indonesia is understandable.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
IBRA announces sale of five mosquito coil firms
IBRA announces sale of five mosquito coil firms JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) announced on Monday the sale of five mosquito coil companies which together control 59 percent of the domestic market.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
UAI opens its doors to prospective students
UAI opens its doors to prospective students JAKARTA (JP): The Al-Azhar Islamic School Foundation's newly- founded University of Al-Azhar Indonesia (UAI) is opening its doors to prospective students, regardless of their religion, a foundation executive said on Monday.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Factors beyond Pertamina affecting fuel supply
Factors beyond Pertamina affecting fuel supplyBy Rikza Abdullah JAKARTA (JP): The recent gasoline shortage here, the first of its kind in 30 years, made the public wonder if there might be something wrong with the country's fuel distribution system.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
More than 1,000 rally at Assembly session
More than 1,000 rally at Assembly session JAKARTA (JP): Over 1,000 people from different groups rallied on Monday in front of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), voicing various demands ranging from support for the government of President Abdurrahman Wahid to the expulsion of the...
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
BPS gets new soft loan worth $12.9b from Japan
BPS gets new soft loan worth $12.9b from Japan JAKARTA (JP): The Central Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday a new soft loan worth 1.4 billion yen (US$12.9 million) from the Japanese government to improve its computerized system of data collection.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
MPR unlikely to complete amendment drafts
MPR unlikely to complete amendment drafts JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) looks certain to delay its overhaul of the 1945 Constitution after Commission A, assigned with deliberating the amendments, reached agreements on only 23 of 79 draft articles at the end of Monday.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
VP warns of declining appeal of scout movement
VP warns of declining appeal of scout movement JAKARTA (JP): The scouting movement is no longer compulsory and is fast losing appeal because of failing to keep up with the times.Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri made the warning on Monday, referring to the new image of joining the scouts as...
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Sumatran tiger, RI's vanishing treasure
Sumatran tiger, RI's vanishing treasureBy Maria Kegel JAKARTA (JP): The statistics are disturbing: there are only between 400 and 600 Sumatran tigers left in the wild.And that was in 1992.With rampant poaching and a steep decline in the tigers' habitat, their numbers are sure to be lower now,...
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Indonesia's politics
Indonesia's politics The Indonesian people and the international community are sick and tired of the ongoing internal discord within the administration. It is not as if the infighting has stemmed from disagreements over any particularly worthy cause.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
More discussion about TNI/Police
More discussion about TNI/Police JAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly factions defended their decision on Monday to extend the Indonesian Military (TNI)/Police role in the Assembly, calling on critics to face the "political reality" that immediately abolishing their political roles could...
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Aug. 14, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,735.00 8,735.00 8,194.00 8,276.00Australian dollar 1 4,480.89 5,064.55 4,746.78 4,798.42Austrian schilling 1 507.32 573.16 537.42 543.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
CPO prices fall on rising RI exports
CPO prices fall on rising RI exports KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Liquidation dominated the Malaysian palm oil market on Monday, with prices falling on July output, stocks and export figures and the prospect of rising exports from Indonesia.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Acehnese free to hoist flags: GAM chief
Acehnese free to hoist flags: GAM chief BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): With tension high following the fatal shooting of two students at state-run Syiah Kuala University on Monday, a Free Aceh Movement (GAM) commander said people in the province could fly the Indonesian flag on Independence Day on Aug.
Tue, 15 Aug 2000
Parties' task forces ready to end gambling
Parties' task forces ready to end gambling JAKARTA (JP): Task forces of major political parties have expressed their readiness to deploy their private troops to help the Jakarta Administration in its efforts to close down gambling dens in the capital.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Minister takes a turn as reporter
Minister takes a turn as reporter JAKARTA (JP): What do ministers do on a Sunday to take a break from the hectic schedule of the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly?State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mahadi Sinambela considers posing as a journalist to be a pleasant...
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Give Islamic 'syariah' law a chance: Mujahidin leader
Give Islamic 'syariah' law a chance: Mujahidin leaderBy Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): Some 1,500 Muslims held their first Indonesian Mujahidin Congress in Yogyakarta on Aug. 5 to Aug. 7 which resulted in the establishment of a Mujahidin Assembly and a document named the Yogyakarta Charter.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Warning for teenagers
Warning for teenagers BOGOR (JP): Women who become pregnant between the ages of 15 and 19 are twice as vulnerable to death during childbirth as women between the ages of 20 and 34, an obstetrician said.
Mon, 14 Aug 2000
Albright warns Gus Dur against visitting Iraq
Albright warns Gus Dur against visitting Iraq SANTA FE, New Mexico (AFP): Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid will harm his country's stature if he follows through on plans to visit Iraq this year, U.S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said on Saturday.