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A sound decision

A sound decision With a state of civil emergency declared in Maluku, it is well to reflect a while on the role of the military. In the case of Maluku, the military have been acting most atypically. They are seen to be present, but they are ineffective in stopping the bloodshed.

SBI interest rate jumps to 12.33%

SBI interest rate jumps to 12.33% JAKARTA (JP): The benchmark interest rate on the one-month Bank Indonesia SBI promissory notes increased to 12.33 percent on Wednesday, the highest level since the end of last year.

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, June 29, 2000

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, June 29, 2000Exhibition * Painting Exhibition by Made Duatmika, at the Chedi Gallery, until Jun. 30.Museums and Galleries * Blue Moon Gallery, Jl. Tirta Tawar, Banjar Kutuh Kaja, Ubud (Phone: 0361 976727), daily, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. * Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl.

Progress in free trade plan

Progress in free trade plan SINGAPORE (DPA): Trade officials from Singapore and Japan hailed the "excellent progress" made on Wednesday toward a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.

Coffee dispute resolved

Coffee dispute resolved SINGAPORE (AFP): A Singapore appeals court resolved a brewing dispute between coffeemakers by ruling the word "coffeemix" was not exclusive to one manufacturer, the Straits Times reported Wednesday.

Defendant begs Matori for forgiveness

Defendant begs Matori for forgiveness JAKARTA: To a rapt court on Wednesday, the man charged with complicity in the attempted murder of National Awakening Party chairman Matori Abdul Djalil fell to his knees in front of him and begged for forgiveness."Pak, I am sincerely sorry.

Legal action a must for bad debtors: Kwik

Legal action a must for bad debtors: Kwik JAKARTA (JP): The government must start taking legal action against the country's recalcitrant debtors and former bank owners as one of the preconditions set to obtain the next loan disbursement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Coordinating...

IBRA told to publish audit result

IBRA told to publish audit result JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid ordered chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) Cacuk Sudarijanto on Tuesday to immediately publish and verify the agency's financial audit result.

Computer classes for dump-site children

Computer classes for dump-site childrenBy Joko E.H. Anwar BEKASI (JP): The unpleasant odors and flies inside the 2-meter-by-4-meter classroom at the nearby Bantargebang garbage dump could not dampen the mood of the children.

Waryadi goes bananas in his collages

Waryadi goes bananas in his collagesBy Singgir Kartana YOGYAKARTA (JP): Every cloud has a silver lining, so the age- old adage goes. Waryadi, 72, who hails from Tanon village, Colomadu, Surakarta, Central Java, found it to be true.

Australia assures RI on new defense paper

Australia assures RI on new defense paper JAKARTA (JP): Australia sought on Tuesday to preempt Indonesian concerns and suspicions as Canberra launched a new official document seeking to bolster its defense spending.

Govt, GAM undecided on troop withdrawal

Govt, GAM undecided on troop withdrawal BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Representatives of the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in the highest forum in Geneva have failed to come to an agreement on the question of a troop withdrawal, an official said here on Tuesday.

Telkom, Lucent extend ties

Telkom, Lucent extend ties JAKARTA (JP): American telecommunications equipment maker Lucent Technologies and RisTI, the research and development arm of state telecommunications company PT Telkom, have agreed to extend a 1997 agreement to jointly develop intelligent network software in Indonesia.

Puppet masters attend course

Puppet masters attend course BANYUMAS, Central Java: A two-day course was held here on Tuesday and Wednesday for Javanese puppet show masters, which was aimed at guiding them back to basics.Course organizer Suhardi said the course was part of efforts to resist "a worrisome trend of prostitution of...

Eduardus Nabunome still enjoys his golden years

Eduardus Nabunome still enjoys his golden yearsBy Ivy Susanti SURABAYA (JP): National men's marathon runner Eduardus Nabunome remained fastest on the track, netting his second gold medal for Jakarta on Tuesday in the men's five kilometers run at the 15th National Games (PON) at Delta stadium in...

Indonesia really in transition?

Indonesia really in transition? This is the first of two articles by Chris Manning, who heads the Indonesia Project at The Australian National University in Melbourne. He is also co-editor, with Peter van Diermen, of Indonesia in Transition: Social Aspects of Reformasi and Crisis.

Foreign investment up 16.7% in first semester: Minister

Foreign investment up 16.7% in first semester: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Tuesday that foreign direct investment approvals during this year's first semester rose by 16.7 percent to US$2.1 billion from $1.8 billion during the same period last year.

What's going on?

What's going on? Even without the outbreaks of violence, developments in Indonesia have received vivid interest from the media and the Australian public. They seem to be as confused as the Indonesians living here.

Rich nations want to enslave Muslims: Mahathir

Rich nations want to enslave Muslims: Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad opened a meeting of Islamic nations on Tuesday warning that rich countries plan to use technology and the Internet to turn Muslim countries into banana republics.

Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on June 27

Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on June 27 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,195.00 9,195.00 8,652.00 8,738.00 Australian dollar 1 4,926.01 5,531.71 5,200.72 5,256.78 Austrian schilling 1 558.75 627.26 589.91 596.09 Belgian franc 1 190.59 213.

Oracle starts program to help RI dot-coms

Oracle starts program to help RI dot-coms JAKARTA (JP): Oracle Indonesia, the subsidiary of American software maker Oracle Corp., announced on Tuesday a US$8 million program to help Indonesian Internet start-ups and accelerate e- business momentum in the country.

Police detain boatpeople

Police detain boatpeople KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Police have detained 42 Afghan and Pakistani boatpeople who officials believed were bound for Australia, police said Tuesday.Alor deputy police chief Maj.

Local carmakers want delay in implementation of AFTA

Local carmakers want delay in implementation of AFTA JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian car manufacturers have called on the government to delay the implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) to give the local automotive industry more time to enter the free competition era.

Amien visits Sjahril to offer moral support

Amien visits Sjahril to offer moral support JAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais visited on Tuesday detained Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Sjahril Sabirin to give him moral support ahead of a possible trial for his alleged role in the Bank Bali scandal.

What professionalism, Garuda?

What professionalism, Garuda? Well, it's just fantastic that Garuda is promising to "professionalize" its flight service. However, I personally don't care whether Garuda serves my orange juice in a plastic or crystal container; what concerns me, and I assume the majority of other Garuda customers,...

Violence defies civil emergency

Violence defies civil emergency AMBON, Maluku (JP): Gunfire and explosions were the sounds of the day here on Tuesday, defying a state of civil emergency imposed across Maluku hours earlier.Blood tainted the soil of what were once known as the spice islands as a security officer was killed and two...

JSX share price spread revised

JSX share price spread revised JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will change the price spread in share trading to Rp 5 from the existing Rp 25 early next month, according to JSX president Mas Achmad Daniri.

Man gets robbed at city police gas station

Man gets robbed at city police gas station JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives are still in the dark over a recent violent van robbery, which occurred at a gas station inside the Jakarta Police headquarters.

Tourism training for taxi drivers

Tourism training for taxi drivers JAKARTA (JP): City Tourism Agency held on Tuesday a training course for 100 taxi drivers to improve the city's tourism human resource as well as transportation service."Drivers are the first party to deal with tourists when the latter arrive in our country.

New OMC rubber contract attracts interest

New OMC rubber contract attracts interest SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The Osaka Mercantile Exchange's new technically specified rubber 20 grade futures contract has attracted widespread interest and even excitement within the rubber industry, but many participants will adopt a wait-and-see approach when...

RI pledges support for cooperatives movement

RI pledges support for cooperatives movementBy Kornelius Purba SINGAPORE (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri made her first international performance here on Tuesday by acting as a keynote speaker at the First International Cooperatives Alliance Asia Pacific Forum at the Mandarin Hotel.

New investors in Lippo's unit

New investors in Lippo's unit HONG KONG (AFX-ASIA): Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, China Resources Enterprise and Softbank Corp will take stakes in Lippo group's 80 percent-owned unit Across Asia Multimedia Ltd, the Oriental Daily News reported.

Killers still at large in NTT

Killers still at large in NTT ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: The killers of two local traders, whose bodies were found near the West and East Timor border on Saturday, are still at large, local police said on Tuesday.Belu police deputy chief Capt. M.

Keeping fit turns back the biological clock for men

Keeping fit turns back the biological clock for menBy Clare E. Urwin SURABAYA (JP): Fitness is youth. Staying young by exercising is a smart move. In today's cut-throat world, men have to look competitive in a younger workforce.

IMF sees three economic problems hampering recovery

IMF sees three economic problems hampering recovery JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Jakarta representative John Dodsworth said on Tuesday that there are three structural problems hampering Indonesia's economy from achieving a sustainable recovery.

Govt vows to curb influx of cheap Chinese goods

Govt vows to curb influx of cheap Chinese goods JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Tuesday it would find ways to curb the influx of cheap Chinese goods, saying their presence has severely undermined local industries.

BII's mutual funds on the net

BII's mutual funds on the net JAKARTA (JP): BII Lend Lease Investment and its affiliate, Sinar Mas Multiartha, jointly launched on Monday a website called Danamas.com to sell mutual funds to the public.

Military reform a must for political reform

Military reform a must for political reformBy Denny J.A. JAKARTA (JP): The links between the military and politics in Indonesia show a graphic of ups and downs. Researcher Ulf Sundhaussen, for instance, described in his book the developments from the recognition of civilian supremacy, the...

Asean energy talk in Hanoi

Asean energy talk in Hanoi SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Energy ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will meet June 28 in Hanoi to discuss developing clean energy sources, Asean's power grid project and ways assist members hit by the regional financial crisis, the Vietnam News, an...

Unauthorized fee approved by mayor: Tanah Abang Union

Unauthorized fee approved by mayor: Tanah Abang Union JAKARTA (JP): The Union of the Big Family of Tanah Abang (IKBT) maintained on Tuesday it had legal grounds to impose a Rp 2,000 (23 US cents) daily levy on mikrolet (public minivan) drivers serving the Tanah Abang-Kebayoran Lama and Tanah Abang-...

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, June 28, 2000

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, June 28, 2000Exhibition * Photo Exhibition at CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10, July 4 to 30.Seminar * Seminar with Franck Michel, at CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10, 7 p.m., June 28.

Vietnam plenum begins key meeting

Vietnam plenum begins key meeting HANOI (Reuters): The powerful central committee of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has begun a key meeting that will address the future of state ownership and integration into the world economy, official media reported on Tuesday.

Five RI workers overseas may face death sentence

Five RI workers overseas may face death sentence JAKARTA (JP): At least five Indonesian workers overseas have been charged with murder and are facing possible death sentences.Director General of Manpower Placement and Development Din Syamsuddin revealed on Tuesday that two workers in Saudi Arabia,...

Marubeni, IBRA sign MOU on Chandra Asri's debt plan

Marubeni, IBRA sign MOU on Chandra Asri's debt plan TOKYO (Dow Jones): Marubeni Corp. said Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) on a debt restructuring plan for PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center, in which the two parties are...

Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 27, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 675 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 350 0 4,113,500 Alakasa Industrindo 850 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...

Experts call for military emergency in Maluku

Experts call for military emergency in Maluku JAKARTA (JP): Just a day after a state of civil emergency was imposed on Maluku and North Maluku, observers suggested on Tuesday raising the alert status further to a military emergency to ensure that violence is truly suppressed.

City told to improve its shelter program

City told to improve its shelter program JAKARTA (JP): An activist said on Tuesday that the city administration's street children sheltered housing program had failed and suggested it invited nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to take part in the project.

Malaysia palm oil ends lower

Malaysia palm oil ends lower KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil prices closed lower on Tuesday, but volume was tiny as most players stayed away from physical and futures markets, traders said.They said the weakness reflected losses at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

Women's group slams KL Muslim authorities

Women's group slams KL Muslim authorities KUALA LUMPUR (AP): A Muslim women's rights group has criticized religious authorities for planning to prosecute a well-known Malaysian singer in an Islamic court for being in a restaurant where alcohol was served.

Victims of Poso riots

Victims of Poso riotsFrom NeracaThe flaring of riots in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, has left 200 people dead and 3,000 houses as well as 80 places of worship razed by fire. Three occasions of rioting in Poso have inflicted losses estimated to total some Rp 100 billion.