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Sat, 27 May 2000
Man suspected in brother's killing
Man suspected in brother's killing JAKARTA (JP): Senen Police detectives have arrested a man for killing his older brother after he refused to help him collect a debt, an officer said on Friday.Second Lt. Yan Kris Allo said police arrested the 18-year-old suspect, Haris, as he hid in a house on Jl.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Luhut blasts firms over raw material
Luhut blasts firms over raw material BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut Panjaitan strongly criticized businessmen who failed to use local raw material for their exported products.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Merpati info on cell phones
Merpati info on cell phones JAKARTA (JP): State-owned air carrier Merpati Nusantara Airlines announced on Friday a new service to allow customers to check flight schedules with their mobile telephones.The company said Merpati flight schedules could now be accessed through the short message service...
Sat, 27 May 2000
RI public relations and economic diplomacy
RI public relations and economic diplomacyBy Irawan Abidin JAKARTA (JP): For decades, Indonesian diplomats didn't have an easy time; their country's kind of democracy was always questioned, and its record on human rights was always being doubted or subjected to direct attack.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Students, youths burn Army vehicles
Students, youths burn Army vehicles JAKARTA (JP): Following their clash with police on Thursday, student protesters, helped by youths and residents, vandalized and set fire to at least five military vehicles on Jl. Salemba, Central Jakarta, on Friday.
Sat, 27 May 2000
585 kilograms of marijuana destroyed
585 kilograms of marijuana destroyed TANGERANG (JP): Local police destroyed a total of 585 kilograms of marijuana worth Rp 200 million in front of the Balaraja Police subprecinct on Friday.Five people were also arrested in connection with the marijuana possession -- Rahmad alias Gepong, Sudaryo...
Sat, 27 May 2000
Mass media must be color-blind
Mass media must be color-blindBy Michael Kibaara Muchiri YOGYAKARTA (JP): It is a Monday afternoon, and the TVRI state television network is airing Irianese, or Papuan, dances. This is odd as Papuans rarely appear in the Indonesian media, and this showing happens to be on the state airwaves.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 26, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 725 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 325 -50 328,500 Alakasa Industrindo 950 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Sat, 27 May 2000
Survey shows city choking on car emissions
Survey shows city choking on car emissions JAKARTA (JP): The free vehicular emission testing conducted by the city administration in cooperation with a Swiss agency has shown that realizing the goal of clean air is still a long way off, an agency official revealed on Friday.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Pelti sending Angie to French Open tennis
Pelti sending Angie to French Open tennis JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) promised to provide airfare to Angelique Widjaja who will compete in the junior French Open tournament next week.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Lautan Luas to issue bonds to pay off debts
Lautan Luas to issue bonds to pay off debts JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Lautan Luas plans to issue Rp 200 billion (about US$23.8 million) in bonds in the domestic debt market by the end of June."Fifty percent of the proceeds from the bond issue will be used to repay the company's debts, 25...
Sat, 27 May 2000
Maluku churches look to PB NU for help
Maluku churches look to PB NU for help AMBON, Maluku (JP): Catholic and Protestant Churches in Maluku are seeking the aid of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU), to help extract members of Laskar Jihad Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah (Jihad Force) out of the province.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Thais grab 12 golds at Bali swimming c'ship
Thais grab 12 golds at Bali swimming c'shipBy Lukman Natanagara DENPASAR (JP): Thailand made a good start on the first day of the 24th Southeast Asia (SEA) Age Group swimming championships here on Friday by capturing 12 golds, seven silvers and eight bronzes.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Jakarta to hold auto expo
Jakarta to hold auto expo JAKARTA (JP): Amid increasing car sales, an automotive and accessories expo will be held on June 8 through June 11 at the Jakarta Convention Hall.The organizer, PT Propamer International Organizer, said on Friday that about 60 authorized car dealers, general car importers,...
Sat, 27 May 2000
LG Insurance Indonesia sells policies on the net
LG Insurance Indonesia sells policies on the net JAKARTA (JP): Insurance company LG Insurance Indonesia announced on Friday a new service to allow its customers to purchase insurance policies and pay the premium over the Internet.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Medco restructures debts
Medco restructures debts JAKARTA (JP): Medco Group has restructured US$623 million in debts, or 86 percent of the total, the company said in a statement on Friday."The remaining $100 million of debt, of which $40 million is with IBRA (Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency) and $60 million with other...
Sat, 27 May 2000
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Friday, May 26, 2000
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Friday, May 26, 2000Exhibitions* Installation exhibition by Bunga Jeruk, CCF French Cultural Center, Jl. Sagan 3 (phone: 0274-566520), May 22-June 2, 09.00- 12.00 and 13.00-19.00. * Statues exhibition from the Netherlands, Bentara Budaya, May 26-June 3, 09.00-13.00 and 17.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Suwondo still at large: Police chief
Suwondo still at large: Police chief BOGOR, West Java (JP): President Abdurrachman Wahid's masseur is now one of the most wanted men in the country, not for his therapeutic skills, but for his alleged involvement in the Rp 35 billion scam at the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) foundation.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Autonomy gives limited economic power: Official
Autonomy gives limited economic power: Official JAKARTA (JP): The autonomy law gives only limited authority to provincial administrations in managing their economic affairs, a senior provincial official said here on Friday.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Cessna plane missing in RP
Cessna plane missing in RP MANILA (AFP): A Cessna 207 plane with four people on board was reported missing Friday while plying between two towns in the northern Philippines.Owned by an air taxi company Chemtrad, the plane, with one pilot and three female passengers, was on its way from Tuguegarao...
Sat, 27 May 2000
Foreign words for shop titles
Foreign words for shop titles TANGERANG (JP): Despite the existing government ban on the use of foreign words for business titles, dozens of shops and restaurants in Lippo Karawaci commercial center here have been words from the Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages on their shop signs.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Mahathir promotes safe sex abroad
Mahathir promotes safe sex abroad KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday ticked off Malaysian men who had sex with prostitutes abroad without caring if they might infect their wives with sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Hadi, a batik guru from Yogyakarta
Hadi, a batik guru from YogyakartaBy Bambang Tiong YOGYAKARTA (JP): It seems that Hadi Pranoto is too busy for a man 72 years old. The resident of Ngadinegaran area remains loyal to his profession as a batik guru, a profession he started in 1970 by accident.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Councillor scoffs at plan by PAM workers to occupy City Council
Councillor scoffs at plan by PAM workers to occupy City Council JAKARTA (JP): City council speaker Edy Waluyo has condemned a plan by members of the city-owned tap water company PD PAM Jaya's Workers Union to occupy the City Council building on June 5 when Governor Sutiyoso is slated to deliver his...
Sat, 27 May 2000
Service point
Service point As stated in my first letter responding to Daripin Wongso's complaint, MACHINDO, as Kodak's authorized distributor providing after sales support for Kodak digital cameras, will handle any minor repairs in Indonesia.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Tunas Ridean to split stocks
Tunas Ridean to split stocks JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed motor vehicle distributor PT Tunas Ridean said on Friday it would cut the nominal value of its shares to Rp 100 from Rp 500 at present.The company said the share split, which would increase the number of the company's shares by 400 percent,...
Sat, 27 May 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 Documentary Film 3:00 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:00 News 5:30 TVRI News (in English) 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 9:00 World...
Sat, 27 May 2000
No dividend from Darya
No dividend from Darya JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed pharmaceutical company PT Darya- Varia Laboratoria will not pay a dividend for the 1999 book year as most of its profit will be used to strengthen its financial condition, the company's executive said here on Friday.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Apindo alarmed by violent strikes
Apindo alarmed by violent strikes JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the increasing wave of violent labor strikes, which it said had affected the business climate in the country.Willy H.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Council speaker to be questioned
Council speaker to be questioned PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Local police are slated to question on Saturday Banyumas Regency Council Speaker Tri Waluyo for his alleged assault and land swindle, Banyumas Police chief Lt. Col. Imam Basuki said.
Sat, 27 May 2000
RI wants Howard to meet with Gus Dur in Kupang
RI wants Howard to meet with Gus Dur in Kupang JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government is proposing that Australian Prime Minister John Howard meet President Abdurrahman Wahid in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, before traveling together for an historic visit to Australia.
Sat, 27 May 2000
The lament of small entrepreneurs
The lament of small entrepreneursFrom Bisnis IndonesiaSmall businesspeople in the regions are concerned about the deteriorating condition of the country's economy. The value of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar continues to decline, exerting an unfavorable impact on the economy.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Ancient archive building home to spirits?
Ancient archive building home to spirits?By Ida Indawati Khouw The 240-year-old National Archives Building had been home to a variety of wealthy Dutch families until it became the storehouse for important documents.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Crowd kills man for motorcycle
Crowd kills man for motorcycle BOGOR (JP): Angry villagers fatally beat a man in West Cilebut village, Sukaraja subdistrict, Bogor, on Thursday evening after he failed to deliver a motorcycle.Witness Nanih Arsawi said the dispute began last Friday when Rebby Aditya, 24, agreed to sell a motorcycle...
Sat, 27 May 2000
Net forex reserves up
Net forex reserves up JAKARTA (JP); Bank Indonesia said that the country's net foreign exchange reserves increased by US$12.50 million to $18.06 billion in the fourth week of May compared to the previous week.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Govt backtracks on Soeharto's custody
Govt backtracks on Soeharto's custody JAKARTA (JP): Security reasons, rather than legal arguments, may be the ultimate provocation for moving former president Soeharto to a state-protected location after what seems to be growing apprehension on the part of the government in recent days.
Sat, 27 May 2000
PSN to resume M2@ project
PSN to resume M2@ project JAKARTA (JP): Satellite-based communications company PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) said on Friday it was ready to restart its Multi-Media Asia (m2@) project, a satellite-based high-speed internet access service, after a delay in 1998 due to the economic crisis.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Bank NISP to acquire two companies
Bank NISP to acquire two companies JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank NISP plans to acquire a securities and a finance company this year, besides opening 20 new branches, as part of its expansion program.The Rp 30 billion (US$3.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Batik takes time and patience
Batik takes time and patienceBy Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): Batik is more than just a piece of cloth. It is a process involving a lot of time and meticulous effort, crucial in the creation of refined batik, and it is considered one of the world's oldest textile art forms.
Sat, 27 May 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, May 27, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, May 27, 2000Exhibitions * Antique Batik Exhibition and sale, at ICAC House, Jl. BonaVista Raya, Lebak Bulus, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 27. Entrance by donation. * Painting Exhibition by Eddy Sundara, at Negeri Lama Gallery, Jl.
Fri, 26 May 2000
Teenager burned alive by mob
Teenager burned alive by mob JAKARTA (JP): A teenage boy, who wounded a bajaj (pedicab) driver after refusing to pay for a ride, was burned alive by angry Cempaka Putih residents in Central Jakarta on Thursday morning, according to a police report.
Fri, 26 May 2000
TNI members, police may be allowed to vote
TNI members, police may be allowed to vote JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Akbar Tandjung suggested here on Thursday returning the right to vote to members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police should the country adopt a direct presidential election system.
Fri, 26 May 2000
OCA to send observers to PON 'pencak silat'
OCA to send observers to PON 'pencak silat' JAKARTA (JP): The Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA) will send representatives to observe the pencak silat competition in the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya, the vice chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) Arie Sudewo said Thursday.
Fri, 26 May 2000
Dozens reported killed in Galela
Dozens reported killed in Galela AMBON, Maluku (JP): After weeks of calm, sectarian clashes erupted again in the North Maluku district of Galela on Halmahera island in early hours of Thursday when an armed mob attacked Mamuya village.Pattimura Military Commander Brig. Gen.
Fri, 26 May 2000
Solution to Aceh conflict
Solution to Aceh conflictFrom GammaThere has been so far no sign of a solution to the Aceh conflict, which has been going on for quite some time. This may be caused by the fact that so many societal groups have so many different viewpoints on how to solve the problem.
Fri, 26 May 2000
Texmaco business should be protected, says President
Texmaco business should be protected, says President JAKARTA (JP): President Abddurrahman Wahid reiterated on Thursday that the business of the Texmaco group should be protected and further developed due to its promising future, despite the controversy over its debts to state banks.
Fri, 26 May 2000
Private parking operators meet deadline on rate
Private parking operators meet deadline on rate JAKARTA (JP): At the eleventh hour, just before the deadline passed on Thursday, all private city parking operators finally complied with existing parking rate regulations.
Fri, 26 May 2000
Oil in Asia drifts above $30 per barrel
Oil in Asia drifts above $30 per barrel SINGAPORE (Reuters): Crude oil in Asia rose above US$30 per barrel in Asia on Thursday, as low stocks in the United States exacerbated supply shortage worries ahead of the nation's peak summer season.
Fri, 26 May 2000
Chinese-Indonesian writers told tales of life around them
Chinese-Indonesian writers told tales of life around themBy Myra Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): About two months ago an unusual book was launched by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, a publishing house related to the well-known Gramedia Pustaka Utama.
Fri, 26 May 2000
President renews support for Jakarta's MRT project
President renews support for Jakarta's MRT project JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid renewed his support on Thursday for the construction of the repeatedly postponed Mass Rapid Transportation (MRT) project in the capital with the help of Japanese funds and technology.