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Wed, 26 Jul 2000
Where to go in Surabaya
Where to go in SurabayaExhibitions * Photo Exhibition at CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5678639), until July 30. * Design Exhibition at CCCL - French Cultural Center, Aug. 8 - 26.PerformanceMusic Concert: Oranje Choir at Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental, Jl.
Wed, 26 Jul 2000
RI to finish study on free trade zone soon
RI to finish study on free trade zone soon SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Indonesia expects to complete within months a study on how to turn several islands near Singapore into a free trade zone, Trade and Industry Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said.
Wed, 26 Jul 2000
U.S. govt threatens to seize RI assets over OPIC dispute
U.S. govt threatens to seize RI assets over OPIC dispute JAKARTA (JP): The United States might seize Indonesian assets if it fails to settle the US$290 million claim made by the U.S government's Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC), U.S. Ambassador Robert Gelbard said here on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jul 2000
RI military searching for killers of NZ soldier
RI military searching for killers of NZ soldier JAKARTA (JP): Two Army companies have been deployed to the East Timor border to hunt down militiamen who murdered a New Zealand member of the UN peacekeeping force in East Timor, a senior Indonesian Military (TNI) officer said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jul 2000
Egyptian ambassador reflects on time spent in Indonesia
Egyptian ambassador reflects on time spent in Indonesia On the occasion of Egypt's 48th national day on July 23, The Jakarta Post's Kosasih Deradjat recently interviewed outgoing Egyptian envoy Abdel Rahim Shalaby, who has been posted in Jakarta for two and a half years.
Wed, 26 Jul 2000
Following whatever Gus Dur says
Following whatever Gus Dur says As a comment on responses by a number of factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) to the President answers to the interpellation on July 20, 2000, as widely reported in the media, the writer very much deplores the responses given by members of the National...
Wed, 26 Jul 2000
Officer corroborates Ismail's testimony in fake money case
Officer corroborates Ismail's testimony in fake money case JAKARTA (JP): A police witness alleged on Tuesday the Ministry of Defense was involved in the Rp 19.2 billion (US$2.1 million) counterfeit case currently being tried.Sr. Insp. R.
Wed, 26 Jul 2000
Jihad Force in Maluku illegal: Juwono
Jihad Force in Maluku illegal: Juwono JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono said the Indonesian Military and National Police would no longer tolerate the Jihad Force's armed activities in the country.
Wed, 26 Jul 2000
Govt warned against annulling debt deals
Govt warned against annulling debt deals JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's economic advisors warned the government on Tuesday against arbitrarily annulling the debt-settlement agreements already concluded by indebted bankers and the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) in late 1998.
Wed, 26 Jul 2000
Govt to suspend 12 firms for igniting forest fire
Govt to suspend 12 firms for igniting forest fire JAKARTA (JP): The government will suspend the operations of 12 plantation firms in North Sumatra and Riau which are alleged to have started forest fires which have caused smoke to engulf parts of the region, an official at the Ministry of Forestry...
Wed, 26 Jul 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:30 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Health Program 5:30 TVRI News (in English) 6:30 Cultural Program 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sport News 8:30 Talk Show 9:00...
Wed, 26 Jul 2000
Magsaysay winners named
Magsaysay winners named MANILA (AFP): A former Philippine town mayor, a Chinese environmentalist, two Indian activists and a former Indonesian journalist will share this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia's version of the Nobel prizes, the award body said on Monday.
Wed, 26 Jul 2000
PTMSI must improve competitions: Anton
PTMSI must improve competitions: Anton JAKARTA (JP): Newly installed officials of the Indonesian Table Tennis Association (PTMSI) are expecting to be able to intensify local tournaments at home.Senior athlete Anton Suseno, who has qualified for the Olympic Games in Sydney in September in both the...
Wed, 26 Jul 2000
Integrated drug rehabilitation
Integrated drug rehabilitation JAKARTA (JP): Detoxification to clean up a drug addict's body is just the beginning of a long and winding course of therapy before an addict can return to society, a seminar has concluded."To become physically drug free is easy.
Wed, 26 Jul 2000
Local McDonald's serves up support for Olympic team
Local McDonald's serves up support for Olympic team JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar may complain that the government pays little attention to sports, but people throughout the country have proved themselves otherwise.
Wed, 26 Jul 2000
Golkar as an opposition party?
Golkar as an opposition party? Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung stated earlier Golkar was ready to become the opposition but following doubts expressed by other party officials the statement has been retracted. Political analyst J. Soedjati Djiwandono looks further into the issue.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Fortis provides $500m for trade financing
Fortis provides $500m for trade financing JAKARTA (JP): Netherlands-based Fortis Bank NV agreed on Monday to provide US$500 million in a trade financing scheme aimed at assisting Indonesian exporters.Under the scheme, Fortis will finance the purchase of raw materials using the end products as...
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Military to deport 1,900 'jihad' members from Maluku
Military to deport 1,900 'jihad' members from Maluku MALANG, East Java (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) announced on Monday that it would soon begin deporting some 1,900 members of Laskar Jihad (Jihad Force) from Maluku as part of its campaign to restore peace and order to the area.Brig. Gen.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Philippine minister: ASEAN must fight transnational crime
Philippine minister: ASEAN must fight transnational crime BANGKOK (AP): Philippine Foreign Minister Domingo Siazon said on Monday that ASEAN quickly needs a task force to fight transnational crime like trafficking in drugs, arms and human beings.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
ASEAN countries urged to make region "child soldier free zone"
ASEAN countries urged to make region "child soldier free zone" BANGKOK (AP): The use of children as soldiers in armed conflicts appears to be increasing in Indonesia, the Philippines and Laos, a group opposed to the practice said Monday, urging Southeast Asian nations to declare the region a "child...
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Wonosobo's Purwaceng coffee selling well
Wonosobo's Purwaceng coffee selling wellBy Bambang M. WONOSOBO, Central Java (JP): It looks just like any other coffee: Black powder in small packs. But you will experience a difference as soon as you mix it with hot water, stir and drink it. It has a ginger flavor.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Laos asks Thailand to expel rebels
Laos asks Thailand to expel rebels BANGKOK (AP): Laos urged Thailand to speed up the extradition of 28 rebels who attacked a Lao border checkpoint, saying Monday that the slow process was hurting bilateral relations.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
IBRA debtor asks for time to negotiate debts
IBRA debtor asks for time to negotiate debts JAKARTA (JP): Facing a bankruptcy suit from the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), PT Mustika Niagatama Nusantara has asked the Jakarta Commercial Court to give time for the company to negotiate debt rescheduling terms with its creditors.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
City seeks 20% hike in minimum wage
City seeks 20% hike in minimum wage JAKARTA (JP): The city administration bowed to union demands on Monday to seek a mid-term review of the minimum wage for workers in the capital, saying that it would push for a 20 percent hike from the central government.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
State companies owe Rp 141m
State companies owe Rp 141m BANDUNG: The land tax arrears from the West Java division of the state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom and electricity company PLN have reached Rp 427 million, West Java Governor R. Nuriana said on Monday.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Gus Dur to increase welfare of TNI in exchange to loyalty
Gus Dur to increase welfare of TNI in exchange to loyaltyBy Ahmad Junaidi MALANG, East Java (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid promised on Monday to improve the welfare of Indonesia Military (TNI) personnel in exchange for their loyalty to the government.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Attorney General to probe May riots
Attorney General to probe May riots JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman has set a one- week deadline for the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to integrate data on the May 1998 riots and submit the reports to his office for further legal action.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 24, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 675 40 56,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 310 -10 685,500 Alakasa Industrindo 900 25 5,000 Alfa...
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
China vows to facilitate trade with RI
China vows to facilitate trade with RI JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Chinese vice president Hu Jintao promised here on Monday to help improve bilateral trade with Indonesia."We welcome investment in China by Indonesian entrepreneurs and we also encourage qualified Chinese businesses to invest and open...
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Villager's plan nets a big catch
Villager's plan nets a big catchBy Lisa Rogers JAKARTA (JP): At first the logic seems a bit crazy: stop fishing in one place so you can catch more fish in another. But that's exactly how the people of a small village in North Sulawesi have reinvigorated their fishing grounds.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Govt reviews agreement with former bank owners
Govt reviews agreement with former bank owners JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie said on Monday the government was reviewing a debt settlement agreement signed by former bank owners and the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) last year.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
FPI destroys 82 kiosks used for vice activities
FPI destroys 82 kiosks used for vice activities TANGERANG (JP): Thousands of members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) burned and destroyed 82 kiosks on the Tahang riverbank in Salembaran Jati village of Kosambi district here on Monday, accusing the owners of running vice activities on their...
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 25, 2000
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 25, 2000Film* French Film at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Phone 4212417), 2 p.m., 6:30 p.m.: L.627, July 25. L'appat, July 28. La vie est un long fleuve tranquille, August 1.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
From Okinawa with tears
From Okinawa with tears No doubt many Indonesians were honestly, and perhaps a bit naively, expecting to get some benefit from the just-concluded summit of industrialized countries on the Japanese island of Okinawa.However, there was no (more) writing off of the debts of poor countries.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Bird sellers look for new businesses amid crisis
Bird sellers look for new businesses amid crisis JAKARTA (JP): Amid the sound of heavy traffic above and the cheering of some gamblers below, a bird seller stared blankly at passersby under the overpass at the Kebayoran Lama market in South Jakarta.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Income tax law amended
Income tax law amended JAKARTA (JP): Middle-income individual taxpayers will bear a lighter tax burden, regional administrations will receive 20 percent of individual income tax receipts and luxury sales taxes can be raised to a maximum of 75 percent, according to amendments to five tax laws...
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
ASEAN to address transborder problems
ASEAN to address transborder problemsBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BANGKOK (JP): Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed on Monday to the establishment of an ASEAN Troika, a rapid reaction ad hoc committee to deal with transborder problems occurring between...
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
RI to file complaint at WTO
RI to file complaint at WTO JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Polyester Fiber Producers will file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against antidumping measures imposed on their products by the European Commission.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Seven questioned over the death of senior FPI member
Seven questioned over the death of senior FPI member JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives have questioned seven witnesses in connection with the murder of Habib Saleh bin Abdullah Alatas, a leading figure in the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), an officer said on Monday.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Media exaggerate haze problem
Media exaggerate haze problem KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Foreign news agencies with a possible political agenda are exaggerating Malaysia's haze problem, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad complained on Monday.A smoky haze from Indonesian forest fires covered a large part of the country on July 15, prompting...
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Golkar in opposition?
Golkar in opposition? In the midst of the recent agitation over the use by the House of Representatives right of interpellation -- which Golkar also supported -- the party's chairman Akbar Tanjung announced that Golkar was ready to go into opposition.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Alleged car thief shot by police
Alleged car thief shot by police BOGOR (JP): One of two alleged car thieves was fatally shot by police in the wee hours of Monday when they accidentally crossed paths in Sukmajaya village, an officer said.Bojong Gede Police chief First Insp.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on July 24, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,400.00 9,400.00 8,855.00 8,945.00Australian dollar 1 4,935.00 5,527.20 5,202.31 5,259.66Austrian schilling 1 571.81 640.16 602.78 609.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Good governance and transparency discussed at ASEAN meeting
Good governance and transparency discussed at ASEAN meetingBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BANGKOK (JP): Human development and nontraditional pursuits such as good governance were underlying themes at the opening of the 33rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting here on Monday.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Stolen cars await owners: Police
Stolen cars await owners: Police JAKARTA (JP): City police spokesman Supt. Zainuri Lubis said on Monday 247 of over 600 recovered stolen cars had not been reclaimed by owners, even though the vehicles had been sitting in the city police parking lot since last year.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Boy arrested for stealing
Boy arrested for stealing YOGYAKARTA: Police arrested here on Monday a 12-year-old elementary student for an alleged motorcycle theft at the Umbul Harjo bus station.Chief of Yogyakarta Police detective unit First Insp. R.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Higher antidumping duties urged for Japanese steel
Higher antidumping duties urged for Japanese steel JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Association of Steel Pipe Producers (Gapipa) has asked the Indonesian Antidumping Committee (KADI) to impose higher antidumping duties against Japanese welded steel pipes.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
Flower expo at Rawa Belong
Flower expo at Rawa Belong JAKARTA (JP): Flower traders and floriculturalists at the popular Rawa Belong market in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, are to hold a 12-day exhibition at their trading stands on Jl. H. Sulaeman beginning this Wednesday.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Performance 3:00 Documentary 3:30 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Talk Show 5:30 News (in English) 6:00 Sports 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 9:00 News 9:35...
Tue, 25 Jul 2000
House defers, not defuses, row with President
House defers, not defuses, row with President JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives, under pressure to defuse tension with President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, has temporarily deferred further moves against the head of state as it begins a three-week recess on Tuesday.