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Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Palace flag to be replaced to remove 'Soeharto voodoo'
Palace flag to be replaced to remove 'Soeharto voodoo' JAKARTA (JP): A senior member of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization said on Tuesday that the red-and-white flag at the State Palace is going to be replaced to remove the "black spirit" of former president Soeharto.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Local businessmen want implementation of AFTA delayed
Local businessmen want implementation of AFTA delayed JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian businessmen called for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to delay the implementation of the association's trade liberalization agreement as most member countries are not ready to enter an open...
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Astaga!com has new boss
Astaga!com has new boss JAKARTA (JP): The Board of Directors of Astaga!com announced on Tuesday the appointment of Andrew Hayek as the new chief executive officer, replacing Jonathan Morris.The company said the reshuffle was a "transitional move coinciding with a general readjustment at a number of...
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Internet seminar to be held
Internet seminar to be held JAKARTA (JP): Local and regional Internet experts from Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia will participate in a seminar on Indonesia's Internet industry, titled "e-Indonesia".
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Muhammadiyah's mission
Muhammadiyah's mission After four days of sometimes heated debate and deliberations, Indonesia's second-largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, ended its 44th congress in Jakarta yesterday with the election of a new executive board and readoption of Islam as its basic philosophical principle,...
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition at CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5678639), until July 30. * Textile Exhibition, Workshop: Gedog Tuban woven textile, at Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental, Jl. Tunjungan 65 (Phone: 031 545 4333), until July 19.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
PLN customers to pay bills at one of four designated banks
PLN customers to pay bills at one of four designated banks JAKARTA (JP): Customers of the state electricity firm PLN in Jakarta and Tangerang who used to pay their monthly bills via on- line banking systems are being required to register their payment transactions at only one bank in order to avoid...
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Government cannot simply shut Indorayon plant: Minister
Government cannot simply shut Indorayon plant: Minister JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sony Keraf reiterated here on Tuesday that the government's decision last month to reopen the pulp unit of publicly-listed PT Inti Indorayon Utama is final.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on July 11, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,813.00 9,813.00 9,266.00 9,360.00Australian dollar 1 5,211.13 5,807.33 5,478.99 5,539.25Austrian schilling 1 611.39 681.05 642.81 649.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 11, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 675 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 310 5 658,000 Alakasa Industrindo 800 0 1,000 Alfa Retailindo 900 25...
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
KL palm oil ends higher
KL palm oil ends higher KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed higher on Tuesday, rebounding from Monday's falls on the back of overnight gains by Chicago soyoil futures.But traders said further upside was likely to be capped by slower export demand.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Illegal gold miners protest heinous acts at Pongkor
Illegal gold miners protest heinous acts at Pongkor BOGOR (JP): Hundreds of illegal miners working at gold-rich Pongkor Mountain thronged the Bogor Council building on Monday, complaining about violent measures they had suffered from security officers of mining firm PT Aneka Tambang.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
West Java athletes upset over 'unfair' bonuses
West Java athletes upset over 'unfair' bonuses BANDUNG (JP): The 15th National Games' (PON) West Javanese athletes expressed their dissatisfaction on the cash bonuses handed over by the West Java administration here on Tuesday.The administration provided Rp 4.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Bus plunges into gorge, killing 10
Bus plunges into gorge, killing 10 MAGETAN, East Java (JP): At least 10 people died and 13 others were injured when a bus carrying a family heading to a wedding reception fell into a ravine near Sarangan village, East Java on Sunday evening.Magetan Police Precinct chief Supt.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Ministry told to anticipate recurrence of forest fires
Ministry told to anticipate recurrence of forest fires JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has ordered the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations to establish a task force to anticipate a recurrence of large-scale forest fires.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Students, parties' task forces gear up for MPR session
Students, parties' task forces gear up for MPR sessionBy Novan Iman Santosa JAKARTA (JP): Several groups and student organizations in the capital have been organizing themselves, for better or worse, ahead of next month's General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Farmers plan to hold nationwide protest
Farmers plan to hold nationwide protest JAKARTA (JP): Some one million farmers plan to stage a mass protest simultaneously in 11 cities on Monday to demand agrarian reform.The protest is aimed at urging the People's Consultative Assembly's Ad Hoc Commission II on non-Constitutional Amendments to...
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Security officers still on alert in tense but under control Tegal
Security officers still on alert in tense but under control Tegal TEGAL, Central Java (JP): The situation in Hardjo Sari village, Tegal regency, Central Java, was under control on Tuesday as a large number of security officers remained on alert.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Direct management of Riau oil field denied
Direct management of Riau oil field denied JAKARTA (JP): Oil analysts affiliated with the so-called Group of 20 expressed opposition on Tuesday to the Riau provincial administration being given the option of managing the Coastal Plains Pekanbaru oil field.Ramses O.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Investors urged to seek military help
Investors urged to seek military help JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono encouraged mining investors on Tuesday to cooperate with the military and the police in ensuring the safety of their businesses amid widespread security instability in the country.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
More dead feared in Manila garbage slide
More dead feared in Manila garbage slide MANILA (Reuters): Philippine officials said on Tuesday 91 bodies had been recovered and about 100 others were missing feared dead in the collapse of a mountain of garbage on a Manila shantytown.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Recapitalization of BRI finished soon: Bambang
Recapitalization of BRI finished soon: Bambang JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Bambang Sudibyo said on Tuesday that the crucial recapitalization program of the state Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) would be completed "soon.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Dayaks play 'senggayung' according to tradition
Dayaks play 'senggayung' according to traditionBy Erma S. Ranik PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): Fruit harvest time is much awaited by Dayak Jalai people. For the Dayak people living in the bigger part of Jelai Hulu subdistrict in Ketapang regency, the fruit harvest season is not only the time to...
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Jonathan, Afrina best hope in ASEAN Gymnast C'ships
Jonathan, Afrina best hope in ASEAN Gymnast C'ships MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Indonesia's best male gymnast Jonathan Sianturi and best female Afrina Siahaan are expected to grab a series of gold medals in the upcoming Sixth Southeast Asian Confederation (SEACON) Gymnast Championships at the Medan...
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Makassar cruising to soccer league finals
Makassar cruising to soccer league finals MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): PSM Makassar ensured its semifinals ticket in the Bank Mandiri national soccer league following a 3-2 victory over Pupuk Kaltim (PKT) of East Kalimantan in Group B's second encounter at Mattoangin stadium here Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Reforming the banking system
Reforming the banking system The following is the first of two articles by I Putu Gede Ary Suta, the former chairman of the Indonesian Capital Market Supervisory Agency. It is based on his presentation at the launching of his two new books Foundations of our Capital Market and Menuju Pasar Modal...
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Suba Indah's stock split
Suba Indah's stock split JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed PT Suba Indah food and beverage company will split its stock in light of its upcoming rights issue to raise about Rp 337.5 billion (US$37.5 million) fresh funds for new investment.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Incentives offered for Irian Jaya investment
Incentives offered for Irian Jaya investmentBy Berni K. Moestafa JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut Pandjaitan has proposed offering incentives to investors in Irian Jaya to stimulate economic development in the most eastern part of Indonesia.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
'Distorted notions' behind violence against women
'Distorted notions' behind violence against women JAKARTA (JP): Domestic violence, especially against women, fails to attract much attention due to the public's misconstrued notions of family harmony, an official of the State Ministry of Human Rights Affairs said.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
The menace of bus crime
The menace of bus crimeFrom Bisnis IndonesiaA friend of mine recently took a No. 86 Kopaja Bus to Kalideres. The bus was packed with passengers so he had to stand at the rear. No sooner had he boarded the bus than a passenger, also standing, said to him roughly, "You are from Palembang, aren't...
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Workshop for poor children at Cibubur
Workshop for poor children at Cibubur JAKARTA (JP): Some 450 poor children are participating in an annual three-day Camp for the Rags workshop at the Cibubur Camping Site in East Jakarta, that began on Monday.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
RI, Thailand, Malaysia plan base rubber price
RI, Thailand, Malaysia plan base rubber price BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to jointly set a minimum rubber selling price, Thai Deputy Agriculture Minister Arkhom Engchuan said on Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Vietnam troops to save rice
Vietnam troops to save rice HANOI (Reuters): Vietnam has sent more than 1,000 soldiers to its Mekong Delta rice bowl to help residents save 1.3 million hectares of rice hit by early floods, official media reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Muhammadiyah readopts Islam as key principle
Muhammadiyah readopts Islam as key principle JAKARTA (JP): The country's second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, wrapped up its congress on Tuesday with a decision to restore Islam as its basic principle, replacing state ideology Pancasila.
Wed, 12 Jul 2000
Bomb explosion aimed at 'tarnishing TNI'
Bomb explosion aimed at 'tarnishing TNI' JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military commander Maj. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu said on Tuesday that last week's explosion in the Attorney General's Office compound was aimed at tarnishing the image of the Indonesian Military (TNI).
Tue, 11 Jul 2000
Bombs, bombers and the bombed
Bombs, bombers and the bombedBy Sidhesh Kaul JAKARTA (JP): Nothing has changed. Not one bit. Indonesia has been rocked by bombs of varying types and intensities for the last five decades and nobody is listening. Social bombs. Economic bombs. Political bombs.
Tue, 11 Jul 2000
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition* Arts Exhibition: Point de vue, images du monde, by Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil, at the Fine Arts Gallery, West Java Cultural Center in Dago, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., until July 15.Performances* Performances by Bandung young artists, at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl.
Tue, 11 Jul 2000
BNI's ATM robbed in Bekasi
BNI's ATM robbed in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi Police detectives have not made any significant progress in their investigation of the theft of Rp 196.2 million (US$21,325) from Bank BNI's automatic teller machine (ATM) at Goro wholesale outlet in Pekayon, South Bekasi, an officer said on Monday.
Tue, 11 Jul 2000
Sjahril's detention extended
Sjahril's detention extended JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office extended on Monday the arrest of central bank governor Sjahril Sabirin to another 40 days, pending the completion of the investigation into his involvement in the Bank Bali scandal.
Tue, 11 Jul 2000
Jakarta-N. Europe shipping
Jakarta-N. Europe shipping JAKARTA (JP): The world's largest container shipping alliance, the Grand Alliance, launched its first direct service to Indonesia with the arrival of OOCL Fortune at Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) last Friday to start a new direct service between the...
Tue, 11 Jul 2000
PTT, Petronas open talks on gas separation plant
PTT, Petronas open talks on gas separation plant BANGKOK (Reuters): State-run Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) is in talks with Malaysian state oil firm Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) on a 10 billion baht (US$252 million) gas separation joint venture plant in Myanmar, an official said on...
Tue, 11 Jul 2000
Thai PM denies Laos rift
Thai PM denies Laos rift BANGKOK (AFP): Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai played down on Monday reports of a rift between Thailand and Laos over the handling of border clashes between Lao troops and anti-government rebels.
Tue, 11 Jul 2000
Protesters vandalize governor's office
Protesters vandalize governor's office MEDAN, North Sumatra: Hundreds of impatient protesters who have camped out at the North Sumatra governor's office for four days, started to vandalize the complex on Monday.
Tue, 11 Jul 2000
Malaysia's arms heist
Malaysia's arms heist Malaysian police continue to hunt for more members of the Al- Ma'unah Islamic cult following a daring arms theft on July 2 by the organization's firebrands.The incident itself has stunned Malaysia's neighbors, especially those grouped in the Association of Southeast Asian...
Tue, 11 Jul 2000
Anwar's lawyers make final plea
Anwar's lawyers make final plea KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Defense lawyers on Monday began their final submissions on why Malaysia's ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim should be acquitted of sodomy, saying fellow ministers had fabricated evidence against him.
Tue, 11 Jul 2000
Parents prefer schools nearer to home
Parents prefer schools nearer to home JAKARTA (JP): Fearing for the lives of their children due to the growing number of violent student brawls, many parents have decided to enroll their junior high school-graduated children in schools closer to their homes.
Tue, 11 Jul 2000
Morning Star in Irian Jaya
Morning Star in Irian JayaFrom Media IndonesiaThe Papuan People's Congress resulting in the Papuan Council Presidium under Theys FH Eluay's leadership seems to have added a large problem to the integrity and unity of the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia.
Tue, 11 Jul 2000
Warning from Customs
Warning from CustomsFrom Media IndonesiaA letter has recently been distributed claiming it came from a "Team for the Popularization of Legislation on Customs and Excise of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Republic of Indonesia" located at Jalan Jenderal A. Yani No.
Tue, 11 Jul 2000
Army set to send more troops to troubled Maluku
Army set to send more troops to troubled Maluku SEMARANG (JP): The Army is set to send more reinforcement troops to the war-torn Maluku Islands, including Ambon, if the situation remains out of hand, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Tyasno Sudarto said here on Monday."We are preparing additional troops.
Tue, 11 Jul 2000
Senior cops face school dismissal
Senior cops face school dismissal JAKARTA (JP): A National Police officer revealed on Monday the police would not issue advanced course certificates to some 14 middle-ranking police officers due to their alleged involvement in drugs."The National Police is investigating the case.