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Sat, 10 Jun 2000
Police recover ancient statue
Police recover ancient statue MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Local police have arrested 12 people for allegedly stealing a 300-year-old statue of Buddha worth Rp 40 million, Antara reported.The head of West Nusa Tenggara Public Museum, Djoko Prayitno, announced on Friday that police captured the...
Sat, 10 Jun 2000
Handle Papua with care
Handle Papua with care Sometimes people must be handled like glassware: with extreme care and certainly not upside down. The people from Papua or Irian Jaya, are extremely sensitive as they believe they have received less than they deserve in the form of welfare in view of the natural resources at...
Sat, 10 Jun 2000
IMF team to review reform program next week
IMF team to review reform program next week JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) review team will resume talks with the government next week over the country's economic reform program, said Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie.
Sat, 10 Jun 2000
Woman found dead beside baby
Woman found dead beside baby JAKARTA (JP): A woman was found dead next to a stillborn baby in her rented room in the Palmerah district of West Jakarta on Thursday.Martha Nur, 29, from Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, was found bleeding on her bed next to her baby girl by her brother Marius.
Sat, 10 Jun 2000
TNI joint chiefs of staff needs DPR approval
TNI joint chiefs of staff needs DPR approval JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of most factions at the People's Consultative Assembly have agreed on the formation of a joint chiefs of staff of the Indonesia Military (TNI).
Sat, 10 Jun 2000
Palestinian lawyer denies abusing Indonesian maid
Palestinian lawyer denies abusing Indonesian maid JAKARTA (JP): Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Ribbi Awad said on Friday that Palestinian police had questioned an employer over the alleged abuse of a female Indonesian migrant worker in Gaza last March.
Sat, 10 Jun 2000
Conoco told to leave Lorentz
Conoco told to leave Lorentz JAKARTA (JP): The legislative council of Irian Jaya has asked U.S.-based oil company PT Conoco to stop its oil exploration in the Lorentz National Park, Antara reported on Friday.
Sat, 10 Jun 2000
Corruption report rocks antigraft body
Corruption report rocks antigraft body MEDAN, North Sumatra: Deputy chief of the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office Charles Mindamora Harahap said here on Friday he had reported alleged bribery in the election of Mayor Abdillah to the newly established joint anticorruption team in Jakarta.
Sat, 10 Jun 2000
Gen. Tyasno discusses military reshuffle
Gen. Tyasno discusses military reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Tyasno Sudarto denied on Friday allegations that outside individuals had any influence over military reshuffles, stressing that any shakeup occurring in the near future would have nothing to do with the resignation of...
Sat, 10 Jun 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 TV Series: Labyrinth 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Film: Sylvan 3:00 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Music 5:00 News 5:30 TVRI News (in English) 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music 8:00 Sports 8:30 Quiz 9:00 World...
Sat, 10 Jun 2000
Attitude problem
Attitude problem This is to clarify my letter Anti-Chinese attitude published in The Jakarta Post on June 8, 2000.The main point of the story was deleted from the previous letter: "... After the man roughly shoved my ethnic Chinese friend's chair and almost touched her back, I asked him what was...
Sat, 10 Jun 2000
Pasar Gede's facelift on hold
Pasar Gede's facelift on hold SURAKARTA, Central Java: The local administration has said the renovation of Pasar Gede market was unlikely to commence in the near future because only 40 percent of the necessary funds have been raised.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
China to compete in Indonesia Open
China to compete in Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): Chinese badminton players are expected to compete in the annual Indonesia Open in July after being absent for the last three years.Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) secretary-general Leo Chandra Wiranata said on Wednesday that executive...
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Asian marts close mixed; JSX surges
Asian marts close mixed; JSX surges HONG KONG (AP): Asian stock markets closed mixed Thursday, with shares in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea losing ground amid sluggish demand from investors.In Jakarta, Indonesian shares climbed as foreign investors snapped up blue-chip stocks made cheaper by...
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Robbers in Bali net Rp 100 million
Robbers in Bali net Rp 100 million DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Two men made off with Rp 100 million in cash after a daylight robbery here on Thursday afternoon.The robbery, on Jl. W.R. Supratman, occurred just 300 hundred meters from Bali Police Headquarters.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Strong aftershock rocks Bengkulu for some 15 minutes
Strong aftershock rocks Bengkulu for some 15 minutes JAKARTA (JP): A powerful aftershock measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted earthquake-stricken Bengkulu early on Thursday as locals protested the slow supply of emergency relief.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Weapons seized from burglars
Weapons seized from burglars BOGOR (JP): Detectives of the Bogor Regional Police have confiscated eight pen guns with six bullets and 59 bullets of different calibers from a member of a noted gang of burglars specializing in villa burglaries in the area.Chief Col.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Direct election
Direct election Mr. John Hargreaves' letter On direct elections (The Jakarta Post, June 3, 2000) should be considered by the government as a means of achieving true democracy.Any person entering the office of the presidency without a mandate directly from at least 50.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Sutiyoso defends firm actions against rioters
Sutiyoso defends firm actions against rioters JAKARTA (JP): While suggesting that the city authority has had enough of all persuasive approaches, Governor Sutiyoso defended on Thursday the city police's plan to take firm action against any violent demonstrations during the upcoming General Session...
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
House told to pick nine supreme justice candidates
House told to pick nine supreme justice candidates JAKARTA (JP): A group of nongovernmental organizations suggested the House of Representatives on Thursday pick nine out of around 40 supreme justice candidates now under its close watch.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Military remains cautious with Australia
Military remains cautious with Australia JAKARTA (JP): The government seems to be making symbolic steps toward repairing diplomatic ties with Australia, but for the Indonesian Military (TNI) the neighboring country remains a source of concern and apprehension.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Three bodies found in 2 days
Three bodies found in 2 days JAKARTA (JP): City police have recorded three dead bodies which were dumped at different places across the capital over the past two days, according to police reports.Evidence of assault made by sharp and blunt objects were found on all three male bodies, the reports...
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Palestine has yet to move in maid abuse case
Palestine has yet to move in maid abuse case JAKARTA (JP): Palestinian Ambassador Ribbi Awad said on Thursday that he had yet to receive an instruction from his government to start an investigation into the alleged abuse of a female Indonesian migrant worker by her employer in Gaza last March.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
IBRA told to divest its ownership in three banks
IBRA told to divest its ownership in three banks JAKARTA (JP): The Financial Sector Policy Committee (KKSK) has recommended that the government divest its ownership in three publicly listed banks, including Bank Internasional Indonesia, Bank Niaga and Bank Universal.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
IMF upbeat on RI economy
IMF upbeat on RI economy TOKYO (Dow Jones): The managing director of the International Monetary Fund Horst Koehler expects the Indonesian economy to exceed the IMF's growth forecast and expand by 4.5 percent through 2000, the president of Indonesia said on Thursday at a seminar in Tokyo."Mr.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Six nations to join football c'ships
Six nations to join football c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Host Indonesia and five other countries from Asia will compete in the Asian Australian Football Championships at Cibubur Cricket Ground, West Java, on June 17.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
BI insists bad bankers cannot lead state bank
BI insists bad bankers cannot lead state bank JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia insisted on Thursday that any bankers who failed the central bank's fit and proper test could no longer lead a bank in the country even if the banker was President Abdurrahman Wahid's close friend.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Perawang Lumber to float shares
Perawang Lumber to float shares JAKARTA (JP): Plywood producer PT Perawang Lumber Industri plans to sell about 180 million new shares or about 20 percent of its enlarged stocks next month to repay debts of Rp 64 billion.The company said on Thursday it expected to raise about Rp 90 billion (US$10.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Indonesia, Australia look ahead for close ties
Indonesia, Australia look ahead for close ties TOKYO (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid and Australian Prime Minister John Howard agreed on Thursday to shun past acrimony between the two countries and focus on efforts to bolster relations between the neighbors.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Sutiyoso launches Rp 63.4b project
Sutiyoso launches Rp 63.4b project JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso launched on Thursday a Rp 63.4 billion (US$7.46 million) integrated project to reduce poverty and develop slum areas in the city's 15 subdistricts.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
RP says won't give in to hostage-takers
RP says won't give in to hostage-takers JOLO, Philippines (Reuters): Philippine negotiators said on Thursday Manila will not give in to rebels holding 21 mostly foreign hostages, dashing hopes of a quick release of the captives, four of whom need urgent hospital treatment.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
BMW, Mercedes expect robust sales
BMW, Mercedes expect robust sales JAKARTA (JP): The sole agents of BMW and Mercedes-Benz expect bullish sales this year thanks to market recovery and a more favorable government automotive policy.The sole agent of BMW in Indonesia, PT Tjahja Sakti Motor, said on Thursday that sales were expected to...
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Quakes strike Asia, but are they linked?
Quakes strike Asia, but are they linked? TOKYO (Reuters): The earth moved in Asia on Thursday as powerful aftershocks rocked the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, and a series of earthquakes jolted China, Myanmar and Japan.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
VISA/BNI Card
VISA/BNI Card As a VISA/BNI Card holder, I went to shop at Makro Pasar Rebo on June 5, 2000. After filling my trolley with merchandises, I went to a cashier for check-out.To my surprise my BNI Card was not accepted even though with a surcharge as I requested.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Col. Kawilarang buried in Bandung
Col. Kawilarang buried in Bandung BANDUNG (JP): Col. (ret) Alex Evert Kawilarang, who passed away at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Jakarta on Tuesday, was buried in Cikutra Heroes Cemetery here on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Marsinah witnesses face lie detector
Marsinah witnesses face lie detector SURABAYA: Alleged witnesses to the murder of labor activist Marsinah have taken lie detector tests in a bid to unveil the eight-year old mystery.Polygraph tests were performed on Wednesday on the main witness and former suspects in the case: a security guard of...
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Bakrie fights bankruptcy suit
Bakrie fights bankruptcy suit JAKARTA (JP): Listed PT Bakrie Finance Corporation is going to ask the Supreme Court to annul its bankruptcy status, by filing a Civil Review, a lawyer said."We will lodge the Civil Review suit on Friday or next Monday with the Supreme Court," Jonson Hutajulu, a lawyer...
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Street justice claims another victim
Street justice claims another victim TANGERANG (JP): A suspected motorcycle thief was beaten to death by a mob in Jatiuwung on Wednesday evening, the latest victim of the capital's trend for street justice.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Arguments with police
Arguments with police I refer to an article by Parlindungan Sibarani (The Jakarta Post, Sunday, June 4, 2000, Living in Jakarta's crime-ridden jungle).What he said in his article about his friend's experience with police officers mirrored my experience on May 12, 2000.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Car sale fraud
Car sale fraud On April 19, 2000, I bought a new Daihatsu Taruna CL from Astra's licensed distributor PT Adira Dinamika at Jl. Fatmawati 25, South Jakarta. The decision to buy the CL model, the cheapest one, was made after Adira's sales agent, Yusuf, suggested that I could save money buying my own...
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Aris Juanedi denies knowledge fo Rp 35m Bulog fund
Aris Juanedi denies knowledge fo Rp 35m Bulog fund JAKARTA (JP): A businessman admitted to having received a Rp 5 billion cheque from President Abdurrahman Wahid's masseur Suwondo but said he had no idea if the money was part of the scandalous Rp 35 billion fund of the National Logistics Agency...
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
LG Electronics, LG Info merge
LG Electronics, LG Info merge SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea's LG Electronics said on Thursday it has endorsed a merger plan with affiliate LG Information & Communications at a board meeting.LG Electronics said in a statement its board had approved exchanging one common share of LG Information for 2.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 3:00 Documentary Film 3:30 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Variety Show 5:30 TVRI News (in English) 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 9:00 World News 9:35 Music 10:30...
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Alice Day performs from the heart
Alice Day performs from the heartBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): The Regent is having a party. And it is not just any party but a jazz party. In fact the party started nearly four months ago with the arrival in town of the melodious Monica Crosby, Florida's first lady of jazz.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Foreign fishing fleets are depriving locals of food
Foreign fishing fleets are depriving locals of foodBy Mark V. Erdmann MELBOURNE: For decades now, Indonesia's rich marine natural resources have been plundered at will by foreign fishing vessels. Some operate under "official" licenses purchased from Indonesian middlemen and even fly the Indonesian...
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Illegal fee
Illegal feeFrom NeracaLately, city transport vehicles traveling from Bekasi to Pondok Gede terminal are required to enter the Pondok Gede market to get to the terminal. I have come to know that the aim of this ruling is to illegally levy the vehicles.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on June 8, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,160.00 9,160.00 8,617.00 8,703.00Australian dollar 1 4,810.32 5,404.40 5,079.72 5,134.77Austrian schilling 1 568.52 638.39 600.36 606.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Global currencies
Global currencies Value Net Changes 1 Day 1 Month 2000 Japanese yen 105.845 +0.5300 -0.50% +3.16% -3.15%Euro 1.0425 +0.0033 -0.32% +6.86% -4.67%Poundsterling 0.6586 +0.0017 -0.26% -0.96% -6.16%Singaporean dollar 1.7215 -0.0005 +0.03% +0.32% -3.23%Australian dollar 1.6928 +0.0083 -0.49% +0.89% -10.
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Why Jeffrey Archer?
Why Jeffrey Archer? Why would you want to bring Jeffrey Archer over here to untangle the Bank Indonesia plot?Because he writes novels of a sort? Or because he's up to his neck in a scandal of his own making? DAVID JARDINEJakarta
Fri, 09 Jun 2000
Oil in Asia slips in thin trade
Oil in Asia slips in thin trade SINGAPORE (Reuters): Crude oil prices softened in Asia on Thursday with the market watching the Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) closely for a supply hike as prices breached the cartel's target band.