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Thu, 11 May 2000
Jewel of the World: A Night in Bali
Jewel of the World: A Night in Bali SAN FRANCISCO (JP): The beautiful oleg tambulilingan and dynamic kecak traditional Balinese dances will be performed by 70 dancers and musicians at the prestigious Japan Theater in Los Angeles on May 20 and the Herbst Theater in San Francisco on May 27.
Thu, 11 May 2000
SIA offers scholarships
SIA offers scholarships DENPASAR, Bali: Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its partners, nine travel agents and 11 cargo agents, are offering scholarships for local well-performing high school students.In a ceremony here on Wednesday, SIA manager in Bali Andrew Chee said that free tuition would be given...
Thu, 11 May 2000
Soeharto's legislation needs total scrutiny
Soeharto's legislation needs total scrutiny Despite widespread criticism, especially from Muslim-based politicians, President Abdurrahman Wahid is unrelenting in his stance on the need to revoke a 1966 decree of the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly banning communism. Political analyst J.
Thu, 11 May 2000
IBRA sets BCA share price at Rp 1,400
IBRA sets BCA share price at Rp 1,400 JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has announced it will sell Bank Central Asia (BCA) shares at Rp 1,400 (17.5 U.S. cents).IBRA chairman Cacuk Sudarijanto said the agency planned to sell 22.
Thu, 11 May 2000
RI too unstable: LG Chemical
RI too unstable: LG Chemical SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): LG Chemical Ltd., Korea's largest chemical producer, said it has stalled plans to invest US$10 million in a plant in Indonesia because of concern over workers' safety and the country's economy.
Thu, 11 May 2000
RI girls tennis team beats Malaysia 3-0
RI girls tennis team beats Malaysia 3-0 JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian girls' team of Angelique Widjaja, Novianti and Diana Nur Fatimah outclassed Malaysian team 3-0 in the group one match of the qualifying round in the Asia/Oceania zone of the NEC World Youth Cup on Wednesday.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Dutch MPs confirm their noninterference policy
Dutch MPs confirm their noninterference policy JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Visiting members of the Dutch Parliament asserted on Wednesday their country's pledge not to meddle with the long-standing independence movement in the province.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Not much toil and trouble in Balinese take on 'Macbeth'
Not much toil and trouble in Balinese take on 'Macbeth'By I Wayan Juniarta DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Imagine Shakespeare's Macbeth transplanted from ancient Scotland, wearing an ornate Balinese dance costume and speaking the old Javanese court language of Kawi.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Improving plight of poor children
Improving plight of poor children The article Poverty alleviation program helps the poorest of the poor in The Jakarta Post on May 4, 2000, while drawing public attention to the little-known fact that there is abject poverty in Bali, does unfortunately contain many errors, which I must clarify for...
Thu, 11 May 2000
Indorayon to resume pulp production
Indorayon to resume pulp production JAKARTA (JP): The Cabinet decided on Wednesday to allow PT Inti Indorayon Utama in North Sumatra to resume its pulp production but ordered the publicly-listed company to permanently shut down its rayon-making unit for environmental reasons.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Govt hikes duty stamps by 300 percent effective from this month
Govt hikes duty stamps by 300 percent effective from this month JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Wednesday a 300 percent hike in duty stamps to Rp 3,000 and Rp 6,000 from Rp 1,000 and Rp 2,000 starting this month.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Workers insist on staying overnight at DPR building
Workers insist on staying overnight at DPR building JAKARTA (JP): Former workers of PT Kong Tai Indonesia said on Wednesday they would continue staying at the legislative building in Central Jakarta until the management of the Reebok shoes producer met their demand for proper severance payment.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Fire razes Ajibarang market
Fire razes Ajibarang market PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Hundreds of traders lost their sources of income after a fire razed about 900 kiosks at Ajibarang market here early on Wednesday.Tito, a supervisor at the company which operates the market, said the cause of the fire remained unknown.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition, Seni Lukis Kaca Nagasepaka, Buleleng, at Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl. Raya Ubud, Gianyar (Phone: 0361 975136), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., until May 23. * Painting Exhibition at Seniwati Showspace, Jl Raya Ubud, until May 31.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Easy does it for RI men in Thomas
Easy does it for RI men in ThomasBy Primastuti Handayani KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Indonesia kept mum on Wednesday about its lineups for the Thomas and Uber cups, with opening matches in badminton's foremost team events set for the Putra Indoor Stadium on Thursday.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Waterfall named after ex-minister
Waterfall named after ex-minister JAMBI, Jambi: So proud are the people here of former minister of tourism, art and culture Marzuki Usman, that they have named a waterfall after him.The 25-meter-high waterfall is situated at a tourist resort at the foot of Kerinci Mountain, some 430 kilometers west...
Thu, 11 May 2000
Conoco builds offshore gas production unit
Conoco builds offshore gas production unit JAKARTA (JP): When Conoco needed flexibility to move fast to develop several large natural gas discoveries in the West Natuna Sea, it developed a completely new technology that provides considerable operational efficiencies and cost savings.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Tee Box Cafe, Millenia Boutique sealed
Tee Box Cafe, Millenia Boutique sealed JAKARTA (JP): Accompanied by local police, officials from the South Jakarta mayoralty office sealed off on Thursday two residential houses used for commercial activities in the upmarket Kebayoran Baru area.
Thu, 11 May 2000
RP hostage crisis
RP hostage crisis Entering its third week, the hostage crisis in the southern Philippines is not showing any signs of coming to an end. Far from it in fact: the abductors reportedly tried to break through the Philippine military cordon recently, using their captives as human shields.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Excelcom fixes network
Excelcom fixes network JAKARTA (JP): Mobile telecoms operator PT Excelcomindo Pratama said on Wednesday it had repaired its telecommunications network to prevent bad connections from recurring in the future.The company's general manager of engineering, M.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Local banks report better performance
Local banks report better performance JAKARTA (JP): The condition of Indonesia's banking industry continues to improve, with most banks reporting better performances in March, according to Bank Indonesia.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Garuda to provide flights to Fukuoka
Garuda to provide flights to Fukuoka TOKYO (DPA): The Tokyo office of Garuda Indonesia airlines said Wednesday it will resume flights between Fukuoka in southwestern Japan and Denpasar on Bali Island during the summer season to respond to the demand from Japanese tourists.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Five prosecutors under investigation
Five prosecutors under investigation JAKARTA (JP): In another blow to the Indonesian justice system, the Attorney General's Office admitted on Wednesday that five state prosecutors are suspected of taking a Rp 12 billion bribe to conceal evidence.
Thu, 11 May 2000
RI forex reserves fall
RI forex reserves fall JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's net foreign exchange reserves fell US$3.5 million to $18.26 billion in the week ending on May 5, from $18.27 billion the previous week.Bank Indonesia said on Tuesday the drop was due to debt repayments to foreign creditors.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Private parking operators's plan to file lawsuit impresses no one
Private parking operators's plan to file lawsuit impresses no one JAKARTA (JP): People queued up on Wednesday to criticize a plan by private parking operators to file a lawsuit against the city administration over parking fees, saying it was groundless.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Court cancels land seizure over technicality
Court cancels land seizure over technicality JAKARTA (JP): Karawang District Court canceled on Wednesday its plan to seize a 237.5 hectare plot of land currently occupied by national car producer PT Timor Putra Nasional (TPN) in Cikampek, some 90 kilometers east of here, over a legal technicality.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Indonesia asks China to help ailing IPTN and buy LNG
Indonesia asks China to help ailing IPTN and buy LNG BEIJING (JP): Indonesia has asked China to help its ailing national aircraft manufacturer, IPTN, through a joint investment, Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab said here on Tuesday.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Ruling on imports of used machines queried
Ruling on imports of used machines queried JAKARTA (JP): Local heavy equipment manufacturers called on the government here on Wednesday to review its recent move allowing local companies to import used machines, machine tools and capital goods.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Man shot by gang of thieves in Bogor
Man shot by gang of thieves in Bogor BOGOR (JP): A 48-year-old man named Iyung Suherman suffered gun shot wounds to his feet when an armed gang tried to ransack his car repair shop on Jl. Roda in Babakan Pasar subdistrict, Central Bogor, late on Tuesday.
Thu, 11 May 2000
PDI Perjuangan warns Gus Dur over delegitimation
PDI Perjuangan warns Gus Dur over delegitimation JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid's controversial leadership style is causing consternation in political circles with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) on Wednesday warning of delegitimation if the president does not curb his...
Thu, 11 May 2000
KL family beats maid over baby's mosquito bite
KL family beats maid over baby's mosquito bite KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): The Malaysian employers of an Indonesian maid beat her with a broomstick because a mosquito bit their baby, reports said Wednesday.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Lintasarta launches online payment gateway
Lintasarta launches online payment gateway JAKARTA (JP): Data communications provider PT Aplikanusa Lintasarta launched on Wednesday a new on-line payment gateway offering authorized real time payment service amid the lack of trust on virtual transaction security from many local net users.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Police question seven over killing of young woman
Police question seven over killing of young woman JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives are questioning seven people as witnesses in connection with the murder and possible rape of a young woman whose body was found in her rented room at Wisma Kos Super Ambassador on Jl.
Thu, 11 May 2000
GM Sadvakasov takes lead in JAPFA Open
GM Sadvakasov takes lead in JAPFA Open JAKARTA (JP): Grand Master (GM) Darmen Sadvakasov of Kazakhstan became the only player to stay on top with 7 match points (MP) at the JAPFA International Open 2000 at the Grand Bali Beach hotel, Sanur, Bali, on Wednesday.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 10, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 725 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 425 25 3,249,000 Alakasa Industrindo 1,500 200 14,500 Alfa Retailindo...
Thu, 11 May 2000
Garment workers demand pay hike
Garment workers demand pay hike SEMARANG (JP): About 1,000 garment workers from Ungaran regency marched to the Central Java provincial legislative council on Wednesday, only to hear from the legislators they could not offer them much help.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Legislators mixed on abolition of civilian guards
Legislators mixed on abolition of civilian guards JAKARTA (JP): Mixed responses greeted on Wednesday the idea to abolish civilian guards affiliated to political parties and mass organizations.Legislator Heri Akhmadi of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) agreed that the...
Thu, 11 May 2000
Past abuses of the military being stamped out: Juwono
Past abuses of the military being stamped out: Juwono JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono said on Wednesday that abuses by the military were slowly being stamped out, but warned that such efforts would take time.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Will RI's infant democracy survive to full maturity?
Will RI's infant democracy survive to full maturity? WASHINGTON: If the astonishing advances that democracy achieved in the past decade are to continue a few countries are key. Nigeria and South Africa on their continent, Colombia in South America, Ukraine and Poland in Eastern Europe -- these are...
Thu, 11 May 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on May 10, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,660.00 8,660.00Australian dollar 1 4,461.95 5,048.78Austrian schilling 1 504.57 570.75Belgian franc 1 172.11 194.69Brunei dollar 1 4,429.03 5,010.12Canadian dollar 1 5,140.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Pupuk Kaltim and Indo Farma seen as first IPO candidates
Pupuk Kaltim and Indo Farma seen as first IPO candidatesBy Reiner S SANUR, Bali (JP): The government expects to be able to start selling state fertilizer firm PT Pupuk Kaltim and pharmaceutical company PT Indo Farma late in July or August.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Asian monies down on fears of U.S. rate hike
Asian monies down on fears of U.S. rate hike SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies slumped on Wednesday as the dollar continued to build momentum ahead of next week's expected interest rate hike in the U.S.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Workers demand salary increase
Workers demand salary increase JAKARTA (JP): Some 700 workers from four different companies protested in the House of Representatives (DPR) compound on Wednesday, demanding their employers raise their salaries by up to 150 percent.
Thu, 11 May 2000
Marubeni waives Chandra Asri's debt
Marubeni waives Chandra Asri's debt TOKYO (Nikkei): Marubeni Corp. will waive about US$100 million in debt in return for shares in PT Chandra Asri, a petrochemicals joint venture with the Indonesian government, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Wednesday evening edition, citing sources with...
Wed, 10 May 2000
Police arrest four students for murder
Police arrest four students for murder JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives have arrested four senior high school students in the past two days over the killing of another student, Leo Henriyanto, 18, during a brawl on Saturday, a police officer said on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 May 2000
Independence lost?
Independence lost?From PanjiIn any political structure it is common to see intellectuals join the ruling regime. In the Sukarno era this phenomenon was quite evident, as the intellectuals were generally involved in and became part of the revolution. In fact, Sukarno and Moh.
Wed, 10 May 2000
Investment in forestry, plantations at zero level
Investment in forestry, plantations at zero level JAKARTA (JP): Virtually no new money has entered the forestry and plantation sectors the past two years because potential investors have been frightened off, an executive said on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 May 2000
Misery of Kedungombo villagers lingers
Misery of Kedungombo villagers lingersBy Kartika Bagus C. KEDUNGOMBO, Central Java (JP): A five-by-two meter motorboat carries two elderly women across the vast Kedungombo reservoir. Two men sitting opposite them chat and occasionally puff on their kretek cigarettes.
Wed, 10 May 2000
Honoring contracts
Honoring contracts President Abdurrahman Wahid's reaffirmation on Monday of the Indonesian government's full commitment to honor contracts with international companies seems designed to assuage the fears of investors pending the decentralization of political and fiscal authority to the provinces...
Wed, 10 May 2000
Political discord 'hampers business'
Political discord 'hampers business' JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) urged politicians and the government on Tuesday to enhance political stability by not exaggerating political differences.