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Thu, 04 May 2000
Apjati to hold congress
Apjati to hold congress JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Labor Export Companies (Apjati) plans to hold an extraordinary congress later this month to revamp the association and review labor export procedures.
Thu, 04 May 2000
Indosat reports earnings of Rp 433b
Indosat reports earnings of Rp 433b JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed international telephone operator PT Indosat reported on Wednesday consolidated net income of Rp 433.8 billion (US$54.2 million) for the first quarter of this year.
Thu, 04 May 2000
Most private parking firms ignore the official rate
Most private parking firms ignore the official rate JAKARTA (JP): Despite the recent ruling that parking fees must be adjusted in line with the official rates set by the city administration, some private parking operators still charged higher fees on Wednesday.
Thu, 04 May 2000
'No ASEAN-EU meeting without Myanmar'
'No ASEAN-EU meeting without Myanmar' YANGON (Agencies): A long-delayed ministerial meeting between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the European Union will not take place without Myanmar, the military state's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Thu, 04 May 2000
Migrant ditch diggers wait it out on street corners
Migrant ditch diggers wait it out on street cornersBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Many people may not believe that seasonal ditch diggers in the city could survive without a single penny in their pockets.
Thu, 04 May 2000
Govt urged to speed up corporate restructuring
Govt urged to speed up corporate restructuring JAKARTA (JP): Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Asia Pacific director Hubert Neiss urged Indonesia to speed up its key corporate restructuring and legal reform programs in order to recover the economy and catch up with other crisis-hit nations...
Thu, 04 May 2000
GDP growth to be over 4 percent in first quarter: BI
GDP growth to be over 4 percent in first quarter: BI JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) said on Wednesday the country's economic growth would exceed its initial target of 4 percent in the first quarter this year compared to the same period last year.
Thu, 04 May 2000
Middle Eastern countries 'committed to helping Indonesia'
Middle Eastern countries 'committed to helping Indonesia' JAKARTA (JP): A number of Middle Eastern countries have given commitments to help Indonesia's economic recovery and are ready to invest in the country, Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab said on Wednesday.
Thu, 04 May 2000
KAI shifts collision blame to device theft
KAI shifts collision blame to device theft JAKARTA (JP): While human error was blamed as the main cause of the head-on collision between two trains last Monday, state railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has shifted the culpability to rampant thefts of its supporting devices.
Thu, 04 May 2000
President rebukes careless media
President rebukes careless media JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid reiterated on Wednesday his full commitment to a free press, but rebuked some media for abusing the country's new freedom."We need freedom, but freedom should go hand in hand with the ability to use it wisely," Abdurrahman...
Thu, 04 May 2000
Transmigrants want to go home
Transmigrants want to go home JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: As many as 47 transmigrant families at the Bonggo resettlement unit VIII marched to the provincial legislative council to demand that the government send them home or resettle them in a more appropriate area.
Thu, 04 May 2000
Thieves' terrible sense of humor
Thieves' terrible sense of humor CILACAP, Central Java (JP): At least one dead patient at Majenang clinic missed his last ride home on Tuesday when the ambulance that was to take him was stolen.The hospital workers went into frenzy when they discovered that the ambulance parked at a Puskesmas...
Thu, 04 May 2000
Semarang port bans imported sugar
Semarang port bans imported sugar SEMARANG: The Tanjung Emas port is closed to imported sugar and raw sugar, Central Java Governor Mardiyanto said here on Wednesday.Mardiyanto told reporters that a letter banning the entrance of imported sugar and raw sugar had been issued, the copies of which had...
Thu, 04 May 2000
Asian currencies mixed in muted trading
Asian currencies mixed in muted trading SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies were mixed in muted trading Wednesday. With markets in Japan closed for the Golden Week holiday, activity was influenced mostly by local and technical factors.
Thu, 04 May 2000
RI supports efforts to curb illegal small arms trade
RI supports efforts to curb illegal small arms trade JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will support international efforts to curb illegal small arms and light weapons trading, as the region as a whole has become fertile ground for such trading.
Thu, 04 May 2000
Police shoot dead six robbery suspects
Police shoot dead six robbery suspects BANDUNG (JP): Six men, believed to be members of a crime syndicate, were shot dead by Bandung Police detectives in a shootout in nearby Cimahi on Tuesday.Another alleged thief, an Army lieutenant, was injured in the drama.
Thu, 04 May 2000
A matter of faith
A matter of faith If the Crescent Star Party (PBB) is a reflection of all political parties in Indonesia which use Islamic symbols, then the Islamic movement in this country still has a long way to go before it can become a force to be reckoned with.
Thu, 04 May 2000
Three ministers deny rumors they will resign
Three ministers deny rumors they will resign JAKARTA (JP): Following days of speculation over their future, three ministers insisted on Wednesday that they would stay in the Cabinet, while another minister opted to abandon the top post of a political party for the sake of his state job.
Thu, 04 May 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Documentary 3:30 Soccer: Indonesian League (live) 5:30 TVRI News (in English) 6:00 Talk Show 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 9:00 World News...
Thu, 04 May 2000
Up in the air
Up in the air I thank Mr. Richard B. Ness of PT. Newmont Minahasa Raya for his courtesy in responding to my article so thoughtfully and openly (The Jakarta Post, April 28, 2000). Mr. Ness says correctly that my article was based on news reports of the settlement terms and not on the settlement...
Thu, 04 May 2000
Mining firms told to be more flexible over regional demands
Mining firms told to be more flexible over regional demands JAKARTA (JP): Mining companies should be more flexible in facing vocal and often demanding provincial administrations, a senior mining official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 04 May 2000
Growing tension at Besakih Temple
Growing tension at Besakih TempleBy Degung Santikarma KLUNGKUNG, East Bali (JP): As the afternoon shadows lengthen across an elite neighborhood in Denpasar, a normally quiet house becomes a feverish flurry of activity.
Thu, 04 May 2000
Try, Moerdani grilled over Tanjung Priok incident
Try, Moerdani grilled over Tanjung Priok incident JAKARTA (JP): Former vice president Gen. (ret) Try Sutrisno and former armed forces commander Gen. (ret) L.B. Moerdani were questioned on Wednesday over their roles in a 1984 shooting in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, that left at least 40 people...
Thu, 04 May 2000
'labalaba.com' launched
'labalaba.com' launched JAKARTA (JP): The country's Internet market welcomed a newcomer on Wednesday as PT Labalaba Interaktif Adiwara launched its new search engine portal, www.labalaba.com.Company president Farishad Latjuba said the portal would mainly provide different sites allowing users to...
Wed, 03 May 2000
Export credit facilities to be improved
Export credit facilities to be improved JAKARTA (JP): Newly appointed Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut Panjaitan said on Tuesday he was seeking to increase export credit facilities to boost the country's export earnings.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Lampung print media suffering
Lampung print media suffering BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: At least half the 37 news publications in the province do not publish on a regular basis due to economic reasons.Chairman of the Lampung branch of the Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) Harun Muda Indrajaya said the print media in the...
Wed, 03 May 2000
Public still grappling with free press
Public still grappling with free press JAKARTA (JP): While well-established media have generally practiced restraint in using press freedom, the public often shows it is not ready for the relatively new openness, media observers and journalists said.
Wed, 03 May 2000
New law focuses on more responsible baby food ads
New law focuses on more responsible baby food adsBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Advertisements targeting kids are omnipresent. TV stations air them on prime time and the print media carry them in glossy pages.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Social conflict stems from poor education, say experts
Social conflict stems from poor education, say experts JAKARTA (JP): Social conflict recently wracking the country reflects the failure of the national education system to encourage respect for differences and pluralism, experts concluded on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Hope for asthma sufferers who want to get active
Hope for asthma sufferers who want to get active JAKARTA (JP): Asthma is incurable but can be controlled.Most people with the disease can still enjoy an active life without suffering its symptoms.Characterized by recurrent attacks of breathlessness and wheezing, the disease varies in severity and...
Wed, 03 May 2000
Wicaksana's profit surges
Wicaksana's profit surges JAKARTA (JP): PT Wicaksana Overseas International, the publicly listed consumer product distributor, booked a net profit of Rp 99 billion (about US$13.20 million) in 1999, swinging from a net loss of Rp 347 billion in 1999.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Elephant exploitation (2)
Elephant exploitation (2) The big family of WWF-Indonesia would like to wish you a happy birthday and prosperous future on the occasion of your 17th birthday.As a birthday gift, we are sending you this letter of concern regarding events celebrating your birthday.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Summitplast offers 42m shares
Summitplast offers 42m shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Summitplast Interbenua, a plastic component producer, expects to sell about 42 million shares during its initial public offering (IPO) in early June.The company said in a statement on Tuesday that the shares, with a nominal value of Rp 500 each, would...
Wed, 03 May 2000
Soeharto's health to be checked again
Soeharto's health to be checked again JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutors on Tuesday instructed a team of doctors from Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) to conduct a complete medical check-up on Soeharto to determine once and for all if questioning of the former president can be resumed.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Polgar victorious in JAPFA Classic
Polgar victorious in JAPFA ClassicBy Ivy Susanti SANUR, Bali (JP): Both joy and sadness filled the air when nine world Grand Masters (GM) and one International Master (IM) ended their round-robin games at the JAPFA Classic International Tournament 2000 at the Grand Bali Beach hotel here on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Pakistani Embassy car stolen
Pakistani Embassy car stolen JAKARTA (JP): A driver at the Pakistani Embassy allegedly stole on Friday afternoon a Toyota Corolla sedan belonging to the embassy, the embassy said on Monday.The driver was identified as Rafli Jaffar, who allegedly stole the white sedan, registration number CD 21 18.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 2, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 775 -25 500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 425 50 340,500 Alakasa Industrindo 750 -150 66,500 Alfa...
Wed, 03 May 2000
Unhappy PDI-P accepts Laksamana's dismissal
Unhappy PDI-P accepts Laksamana's dismissal JAKARTA (JP): Despite being discontented with the recent Cabinet reshuffle, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) elected on Tuesday not to withdraw its representatives from the Cabinet.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Guerrillas attack navy camp in northern Sri Lanka
Guerrillas attack navy camp in northern Sri Lanka COLOMBO (Agencies): Tamil Tiger rebels attacked a northern navy camp on Tuesday in a lightning advance to retake their former capital of Jaffna as pressure grew on the government to seek military help from neighboring India and the United States.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Credit Lyonnais appointed BNI financial advisor
Credit Lyonnais appointed BNI financial advisor JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed state Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) announced on Tuesday that it had appointed Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia Ltd. as financial advisor to help turn around its money-losing operation.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Four new commercial courts to be opened next week
Four new commercial courts to be opened next week JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Law and Legislation Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Tuesday that four new commercial courts would be opened next Monday in Surabaya, Semarang, Medan and Makassar to help accelerate the resolution of the massive corporate debt...
Wed, 03 May 2000
Robbery in DPR/MPR complex
Robbery in DPR/MPR complex JAKARTA (JP): Police are investigating the Tuesday morning robbery of computers worth hundreds of millions of rupiah from the House of Representatives/People's Consultative Assembly (DPR/MPR) complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Shakily does it
Shakily does it The country's international trade statistics for the first quarter are bolstering the view that the economy is slowly but steadily recovering from its deep crisis. If this trend continues until December, the 4 percent growth target for this year will be within reach.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Minivan fares on the rise
Minivan fares on the rise BOGOR (JP): Bogor administration has decided to increase public minivan fares from Rp 400 to Rp 600 soon, an official said on Tuesday."We'll decide on the new fare in the next two weeks," head of the Bogor Land Transportation Owners Organization (Organda), A.
Wed, 03 May 2000
President to take charge of economy
President to take charge of economy JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Tuesday he would take a "hands-on" role in guiding the economy following various hiccups in the government's economic team.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Lippo e-Net investigated over 'misleading information'
Lippo e-Net investigated over 'misleading information' JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) is investigating whether listed firm PT Lippo e-Net presented misleading information to the public, an agency official said.
Wed, 03 May 2000
No deadline set for delay in fuel price hike: Minister
No deadline set for delay in fuel price hike: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed to delay fuel price increases for an indefinite period, Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Police arrest man, seize one million pirated VCDs
Police arrest man, seize one million pirated VCDs JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police Mobile Detectives (Resmob) raided a building on Jl. Pangera Jayakarta in West Jakarta on Monday, arresting a suspect for the possession of one million pirated video compact discs (VCDs).
Wed, 03 May 2000
Forestry ministry 'rejects autonomy'
Forestry ministry 'rejects autonomy' JAKARTA (JP): The assistant to the state minister of regional autonomy criticized the forestry ministry for its unwillingness to distribute its powers to local administrations.
Wed, 03 May 2000
Former Vietnamese PM dies
Former Vietnamese PM dies HANOI (Agencies): Former Vietnamese prime minister Pham Van Dong, one of the giants of the country's independence struggle, has died aged 94 in Hanoi, the communist party announced on Tuesday.