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11 firms suspended from trade

11 firms suspended from trade JAKARTA (Dow Jones): The Jakarta Stock Exchange on Monday suspended the shares of 11 companies from trade due to their failure to submit their 1999 financial statements, a JSX official said.

Reforestation funds

Reforestation fundsFrom NeracaIt would be best if the reforestation funds totaling Rp 7.7 trillion that were collected from forest concessionaires were directly allocated to the regions for reforestation purposes.

KPC resumes coal production after workers end strike

KPC resumes coal production after workers end strike JAKARTA (Dow Jones): PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) has resumed coal shipments after striking workers agreed to lift a siege that had disrupted operations at the foreign-owned mine in East Kalimantan since June 20, President Director Grant Thorne...

PPP faction to reject Sutiyoso's speech

PPP faction to reject Sutiyoso's speech JAKARTA (JP): While questioning Governor Sutiyoso's ability to govern the capital, United Development Party Faction (PPP) faction at City Council hinted on Monday of a plan to reject the governor's accountability speech before the council last month.

Utut tied with Wang in opener

Utut tied with Wang in opener JAKARTA (JP): Grandmaster (GM) Utut Adianto of Indonesia failed to earn a full point in the first round of the sixth Tan Chin Nam Cup, a 16-category chess championship being held at the Hua Yuan Hotel in Beijing.

UK trade mission visits RI

UK trade mission visits RI JAKARTA (JP): A major British delegation from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) began a week-long visit to Indonesia on Monday to seek new business opportunities in the country.

Domestic issues raise risk concerns

Domestic issues raise risk concerns SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines are the most politically risky nations in Southeast Asia because of domestic problems, foreign business executives surveyed by a risk consultancy firm said.

Provinces want more revenues from natural resources

Provinces want more revenues from natural resources JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Bambang Subianto said on Monday that regional administrations wanted a greater revenue share from their natural resources, but at the same time they also wanted the central government to continue to cover their...

Top leaders meet in show of unity

Top leaders meet in show of unity JAKARTA (JP): Top political leaders confirmed here on Monday that they had held a private meeting with President Abdurrahman Wahid to consolidate ranks and ensure the continuity of the government for the sake of national stability.

Toxic fish causes deaths

Toxic fish causes deaths BANJARNEGARA, Central Java: A nine-year-old girl died and six family members are being treated in Kalibening village after they unsuspectingly ate a toxic home-cooked fish on Sunday evening, police have said.Khotijah, 40, fried a dry-salted fish for her family's dinner.

Alarming rise in number of HIV carriers

Alarming rise in number of HIV carriers JAKARTA (JP): The number of those infected with HIV has shown an alarming increase this year, with the total number of new sufferers in the first five months of 2000 nearly equal to last year's 12-month total.

Djoko tells court how he spent Bank Bali money

Djoko tells court how he spent Bank Bali money JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Djoko S. Tjandra, a defendant in the high-profile Bank Bali scandal, told the South Jakarta District Court that he used Rp 434 billion (US$47 million) of Rp 546 billion paid to PT Era Giat Prima (EGP) to recoup interbank loans...

IBRA to divest ownership in BCA and Bank Niaga

IBRA to divest ownership in BCA and Bank Niaga JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to further divest part of its ownership in publicly listed Bank Central Asia (BCA) and Bank Niaga this year in a bid to raise cash to help finance the state budget, deputy chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring...

Financial director of 'Antara' fired for fraud

Financial director of 'Antara' fired for fraud JAKARTA (JP): Antara news agency chief Mohamad Sobary fired on Monday his finance director, Saiful Hadi, over an alleged Rp 350 million embezzlement.The news agency said that the decision was taken during a board of directors meeting on Monday morning,...

Drinking water

Drinking water The article about mineral water on page 9 of the July 5 edition of The Jakarta Post contained an error.The writer says that "Purified, or reverse osmosis water must be distilled by a process in which the water is boiled, evaporated and the vapor condensed".This is not true.

Saudi will not raise oil output, Rodriguez says

Saudi will not raise oil output, Rodriguez says JAKARTA (JP): President of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Ali Rodriguez Arague, confirmed on Monday that Saudi Arabia would not go ahead with its plan to raise oil output.

Tallo tells Ruteng people to be calm

Tallo tells Ruteng people to be calm KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): East Nusa Tenggara Governor Pieter A. Tallo called for calm on Monday and warned that anyone found to have been involved in the recent violence which claimed two lives in Ruteng, Flores, would be punished.

Bengkulu victims say no more noodles

Bengkulu victims say no more noodlesFrom NeracaA short time ago I went to Bengkulu as a member of a committee assigned to channel donated money to earthquake victims there. Most of the victims I met told me that they no longer needed instant noodles but building materials.

Witnesses quizzed over bombing of AG's Office

Witnesses quizzed over bombing of AG's Office JAKARTA (JP): Police have questioned nine witnesses over the bomb blast at the Attorney General's Office compound last Tuesday, which caused some minor damage to a lavatory on the ground floor of the five-story office building of the Deputy Attorney...

Navy, Air Force ready to secure Jakarta

Navy, Air Force ready to secure Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The Navy and Air Force are committed to providing full backup to the police and Army in securing the capital during next month's General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), senior officers said on Monday.

Sunken vessel 'Ashigara' to be salvaged in August

Sunken vessel 'Ashigara' to be salvaged in August JAKARTA (JP): A massive salvage operation to raise the sunken Japanese warship Ashigara in the Bangka Straits is due to begin in August.The project, undertaken by Indonesian company PT Arimic Putra Pratama Mulia (APPM), which claims to have been...

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 Culture Program 5:30 News (in English) 6:00 Sports 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00...

India, Thailand agree on energy, investment

India, Thailand agree on energy, investment NEW DELHI (DPA): India and Thailand signed two agreements Monday on the peaceful use of nuclear energy and investment promotion and protection.The agreements were signed by visiting Thai Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan and his Indian counterpart Jaswant...

Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on July 10, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,790.00 9,790.00 9,244.00 9,336.00Australian dollar 1 5,208.08 5,805.47 5,477.07 5,536.25Austrian schilling 1 606.02 675.68 637.32 644.

Indonesian shuttlers see easy first round

Indonesian shuttlers see easy first round JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's singles shuttlers, including Thomas Cup hero Hendrawan, will have slight opening matches at the three-star Thailand Open beginning on Wednesday.

New bill on right to form unions passed

New bill on right to form unions passed JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives on Monday unanimously passed a new bill on the rights of workers to unionize.Minister of Manpower Bomer Pasaribu and legislators separately said that the law gives more assurance to workers' rights to organize...

PSSI warns foreigners playing for local clubs to behave

PSSI warns foreigners playing for local clubs to behave JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) warned foreign players on Monday who are competing in the quarterfinals of the Bank Mandiri national soccer league in Jakarta to improve their behavior following an incident that...

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 10, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 675 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 305 -5 447,500 Alakasa Industrindo 800 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 875 0...

Four killed in Tangerang accident

Four killed in Tangerang accident JAKARTA (JP): Four people were killed and nine others were seriously injured when the driver of an angkot (public minivan) failed to control his speeding vehicle and crashed into a sand- laden truck on a bridge over the Jakarta-Merak toll road on Sunday evening, an...

Missing Dutch vessel to be seized

Missing Dutch vessel to be seized BATAM, Riau: The local district court issued on Monday a verdict to seize the missing Dutch-flagged MV Amsterdam Zeist dredger and sentenced in absentia its Dutch captain, Leutscher Erick, to three years in jail with a Rp 500 million fine.

Sinar Mas unit to form CDT business

Sinar Mas unit to form CDT business JAKARTA (JP): Integrated logistics companies PT Bina Sinar Amity and PT Bina Sinar Utama plan to establish the country's first customs distribution terminal in the Cakung area of North Jakarta next year, a company official has announced.

Tempo Scan to end lawsuit against Roche

Tempo Scan to end lawsuit against Roche JAKARTA (Dow Jones): Indonesian distributor PT Tempo Scan said Monday it has signed a preliminary agreement with partner PT Roche Indonesia to drop a Rp 280 billion (about US$30.2 million) lawsuit that led a Jakarta court to freeze Roche's fixed assets.

Poaching, cyanide fishing threaten Komodo National Park

Poaching, cyanide fishing threaten Komodo National ParkBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Once upon a time when man lived in complete harmony with the animals, a reptile queen named Putri Naga succumbed to the irresistible charms of Najo, a local fisherman.

Planetarium offers virtual journey to faraway galaxy

Planetarium offers virtual journey to faraway galaxyBy Boy de Waart JAKARTA (JP): Still wondering where to take your kids to fill in an afternoon during the long school holidays? What about on a trip to a faraway galaxy -- to the planetarium at Taman Ismail Marzuki in Central Jakarta.

Muhammadiyah calls for national unity

Muhammadiyah calls for national unity JAKARTA (JP): In the wake of the threat of national disintegration, Muslim organization Muhammadiyah has reminded the government and all parts of the country to renew their commitment to the settlement of crises.

Akbar prepared to clarify housing savings scandal

Akbar prepared to clarify housing savings scandal JAKARTA (JP): House of Representative Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Monday he was prepared to clarify his alleged role in irregularities found in a housing savings scheme.

Commonwealth raises RI stake

Commonwealth raises RI stake JAKARTA (JP): Commonwealth Bank of Australia announced on Monday it has acquired 99 percent interest in its Indonesian joint venture bank, Bank BII Commonwealth.The Australian bank, which already owned 50 percent in the joint venture bank, acquired the other 49 percent...

Bomb threats downplayed

Bomb threats downplayed SURABAYA: Surabaya Police chief Sr. Supt. Sri Kresno Tjokrobawono down played on Monday a slew of bomb threats in the city in recent weeks, saying there was no critical political gain in attempting to plant bombs there.

Rupiah weakness hurting manufacturing: Kadin

Rupiah weakness hurting manufacturing: Kadin JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Aburizal Bakrie said on Monday that if the rupiah continued to stay at about Rp 9,000 per U.S.

Competition in cell phone services becomes fiercer

Competition in cell phone services becomes fiercerBy Christiani Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): Competition in the domestic mobile telephone service business is expected to become more severe next year with the expected entrance of Indosat and Telkom to challenge the existing seven operators.

More statesmen needed

More statesmen needed With the economy still in disarray and violence still raging in parts of Maluku, Aceh, Irian Jaya and other spots in the country, the focus of attention here seems of late to have taken a rather odd turn.

House speaker Akbar hit by graft allegations

House speaker Akbar hit by graft allegations JAKARTA (JP): Pressure has shifted to House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung in the intensifying conflict among the political elite in the country.After President Abdurrahman Wahid's problem with the Rp 35 billion Bulog scandal, Akbar, who also...

Water shortage threatens C.Java

Water shortage threatens C.Java SEMARANG: Water reserves have begun to run dry in some villages in the Central Java regency of Boyolali as the dry season arrives, Antara reported.The news agency said on Saturday that people in the hardest hit districts of Wosonegoro and Kemusu in Boyolali regency...

Police's new bike patrol members nowhere in sight

Police's new bike patrol members nowhere in sight JAKARTA (JP): Three weeks after its establishment, the Jakarta Police's bike patrol was conspicuously absent from the areas around the National Monument (Monas) and Senayan Sports Stadium in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning.

Government told to start plans on bank supervising agency

Government told to start plans on bank supervising agency JAKARTA (JP): The government must immediately start making preparations to create a new independent body to take over Bank Indonesia's banking supervisory role by 2002, a senior official at the central bank said on Friday.

Future of kids certain despite father's death

Future of kids certain despite father's death JAKARTA (JP): Bambang Udjiyanto, killed in a sedan-bus collision on Prof. Wiyoto Wiyono toll road near Jatinegara in East Jakarta on Saturday, apparently saved certain funds to finance his children's education.

Fall in palm oil prices may slow down replanting

Fall in palm oil prices may slow down replanting KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): The fall in palm oil prices in recent months is unlikely to lead to increased replanting in Malaysia because that would further dent the incomes of cash- strapped plantation companies, said W.

Security committee fo nightspots to be formed

Security committee fo nightspots to be formed JAKARTA (JP): Nightspot operators are forming a committee with officials from related city institutions next month to monitor security at their premises following recent incidents of mob violence and vandalism, a prospective committee executive said on...

Rights group hails court rule

Rights group hails court rule KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Malaysian rights group has hailed a High Court decision to strike out a million dollar defamation law suit against a United Nations special rapporteur, a report said on Sunday.

Police, councillor demand stern action for rioters

Police, councillor demand stern action for rioters JAKARTA (JP): Two former police officers and a city councillor said on Sunday the police should take tough measures against rioters and criminals during the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) next month.