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Wed, 19 Apr 2000
State Secretariat to reduce its staff
State Secretariat to reduce its staff JAKARTA (JP): The State Secretariat will dismiss 25 of its 28 top officials as part of the government's plan to revamp the state agency, acting State Secretary Bondan Gunawan said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Poso crippled as unrest continues despite deployment of more troops
Poso crippled as unrest continues despite deployment of more troops PALU, Central Sulawesi (JP): Sectarian riots continued sporadically in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso on Tuesday despite the heavy presence of security personnel.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on April 18, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,225.00 8,225.00Australian dollar 1 4,284.43 4,885.65Austrian schilling 1 497.97 567.49Belgian franc 1 169.86 193.58Brunei dollar 1 4,238.03 4,827.44Canadian dollar 1 4,863.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Study finds little has changed in politics
Study finds little has changed in politics JAKARTA (JP): A study conducted by the Institute for Policy and Community Development Studies (IPCOS) found no significant political changes had occurred in the country despite the democratic election in June 1999.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
IBRA won't delay BCA IPO amid dull market
IBRA won't delay BCA IPO amid dull market JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) won't delay its overseas road show plan for the initial public offering (IPO) of Bank Central Asia (BCA) despite the sluggish conditions in international stock markets, according to agency deputy...
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
'Time' did not libel Soeharto: Witnesses
'Time' did not libel Soeharto: Witnesses JAKARTA (JP): Two witnesses testified before the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday that a May 24, 1999 cover story of New York-based Time magazine did not defame the good name of former president Soeharto.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Ambon refugees need relief aid
Ambon refugees need relief aid AMBON, Maluku: More than 8,100 refugees in Maluku capital have yet to receive the third package of relief aid the provincial government should have distributed last month, Antara reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
'Ojek' drivers stage protest
'Ojek' drivers stage protest BATAM, Riau: Almost all stores in the business areas of Nagoya and Sei Jodoh, Batam, were closed on Tuesday due to a huge demonstration by thousands of ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers, who objected to the government's tax policy on the industrial bonded zone.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
BI to ask S&P over downgraded rating
BI to ask S&P over downgraded rating WASHINGTON (Dow Jones): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said Monday that he will ask Standard & Poor's to explain why certain of the country's foreign-currency credit ratings were downgraded earlier to selective default.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
One arrested over murder
One arrested over murder JAKARTA (JP): Bogor Police arrested on Saturday one of two men allegedly connected with a vicious murder of a peddler whose body was found late last month in the fields of the Gobang area in the Cidokom village of Rumpin.Bogor Police chief Col.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
China urges U.S. to end weapon sales to Taiwan
China urges U.S. to end weapon sales to Taiwan BEIJING (Agencies): China urged the United States on Tuesday to end all weapon sales to Taiwan, a day after Washington delayed a decision on whether to supply the island with AEGIS naval destroyers."The Chinese government urges the U.S.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Four dead, eight injured in a massive train collision
Four dead, eight injured in a massive train collision KARAWANG, West Java (JP): Four people were killed and at least eight others, including a baby girl, injured in a three-train collision on a busy section of track in Karawang early on Tuesday, officials said.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Medan gets new mayor
Medan gets new mayor MEDAN, North Sumatra: Abdillah was installed as the city's mayor on Tuesday despite the fact that he has been declared a suspect in a bribery case.North Sumatra Governor T. Riza Nurdin swore in Abdillah, who replaced Bachtiar Djafar, on behalf of the minister of home affairs.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Bimasena offers new dining choice for food lovers
Bimasena offers new dining choice for food loversBy Grace Segran JAKARTA (JP): Dining Room -- Jakarta's newest dining choice -- opened its door to customers for the first time last Friday.Located on the second floor of Bimasena and open only for dinner from 7:00 to 11:00, the restaurant is open to...
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Teachers' protest turns ugly
Teachers' protest turns ugly JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of West Java teachers descended on the capital on Tuesday holding a boisterous demonstration despite tentative agreement by the government to raise their allowances by 200 percent.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Regional autonomy needs transition period: Researchers
Regional autonomy needs transition period: Researchers JAKARTA (JP): Regional autonomy, scheduled to become effective May 2001, urgently needs a transition period given the vulnerability to continued communal conflict, researchers said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Bayer plans to delist from SSX
Bayer plans to delist from SSX JAKARTA (JP): PT Bayer Indonesia will pull out from the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) due to what the pharmaceutical company called a lack of liquidity in the East Java capital's bourse.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
New parking system in Jakarta
New parking system in Jakarta A large amount of criticism has been voiced against the policy of the Jakarta administration, especially the Parking Management. They continue to implement the old parking system with an increase in parking rates, effective March 23, 2000.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Two sought for stealing taxi
Two sought for stealing taxi JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives are searching for two men in connection with Monday night's theft of a taxi on Jl. Poncol Raya in Cirendeu, Ciputat.South Jakarta Police chief of robberies and thefts unit First. Lt.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
U.S. sailors punished
U.S. sailors punished MANILA (AP): The U.S. military has punished three American sailors accused of beating a Filipino taxi driver last month while their ship was making a goodwill visit to the Philippines, officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Remote-sensing specialists in Indonesia seek equal treatment
Remote-sensing specialists in Indonesia seek equal treatment JAKARTA (JP): A standard for qualification of professional remote-sensing specialists will soon be forwarded to the government by the Indonesian Geomatics Council to ensure fair treatment between Indonesian and foreign professionals.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Aceh gears up for joint military-civilian tribunal
Aceh gears up for joint military-civilian tribunal BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): On the eve of the joint military- civilian tribunal of the Bantaqiah murder case here, Minister of Human Rights Affairs Hasballah M. Saad called on all parties to refrain from seeking revenge.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
PKB urges Amien Rais to resign as MPR speaker
PKB urges Amien Rais to resign as MPR speaker JAKARTA (JP): Political supporters of President Abdurrahman Wahid have retaliated against Amien Rais' stinging criticism of the President, warning that they would move to replace the People's Consultative Assembly speaker.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Dynamite blast shocks villagers
Dynamite blast shocks villagers TANGERANG (JP): A stick of dynamite, the size of a battery, exploded on Monday evening in the backyard of a resident's home in Dongkal village, Cipondoh Indah subdistrict, without causing any fatalities, a police officer said.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Moonlighting pharmacists
Moonlighting pharmacists According to an article published in The Jakarta Post on April 17, 2000, under the title Moonlighting pharmacists neglect public's rights, a survey conducted by University of Indonesia students revealed that in only 5 percent of drugstores surveyed were pharmacists...
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
JSX probes 29 firms for wrongdoing
JSX probes 29 firms for wrongdoing JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-nine companies listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange have been investigated for price manipulation and insider trading during the period from October last year to February this year.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Laksamana says no sign his job is at risk
Laksamana says no sign his job is at risk JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment and State Enterprises Development Laksamana Sukardi said on Tuesday President Abdurrahman Wahid gave no indication to him his job might be on the line.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Apr. 18, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 750 0 2,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 475 0 173,000 Alakasa Industrindo 650 100 4,000 Alfa Retailindo...
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Hospital staffers to be questioned
Hospital staffers to be questioned JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta Police will question four staff members at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital morgue regarding a severed hand which was stolen and sent to a woman in Setiabudhi subdistrict on Monday last week, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
Most asian currencies up late as S&P downgrade hurts rupiah
Most asian currencies up late as S&P downgrade hurts rupiah SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies were mostly higher late Tuesday, buoyed by a rebound in most regional bourses after a hammering a day earlier.
Wed, 19 Apr 2000
NU ulemas support civilian control over military
NU ulemas support civilian control over military MALANG, East Java (JP): A two-day dialog between Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization and top military officers and intellectuals concluded on Tuesday with united calls to uphold civilian supremacy.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Unending accusations
Unending accusations Time and again Chichi Marti has written letters to The Jakarta Post with false accusations about the Dutch, Aboeprijadi Santoso and me. And time and again we have proven him wrong. But what is most striking is that most of these accusations are more like reflections of Chichi...
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
New bus fares to take effect on April 30
New bus fares to take effect on April 30 JAKARTA (JP): While insisting that bus firms improve their public services, Governor Sutiyoso announced on Monday that the new bus fares will take effect on April 30.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Aceh senior police officer dismissed, probed
Aceh senior police officer dismissed, probed JAKARTA (JP): A senior police officer in Aceh has been removed from his post and officially put under investigation following allegations of human rights abuses, National Police chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo said on Monday.Col.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Humpuss to pay debts to IBRA in cash and assets
Humpuss to pay debts to IBRA in cash and assets JAKARTA (JP): Eight companies under the Humpuss Group will pay Rp 235 billion and US$111.6 million in cash and assets to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) as part of the group's debt restructuring agreed with the agency last week.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition * Lithograph Exhibition: The Divine Comedy, at Galeri Hidayat, Jl. Sulanjana no. 36 (Phone: 022 4208257), April 23 - 30.Performances * Music: Violoncelle Et Piano, Robin Clavreul - Isra Destiwi at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32, 7:30 p.m.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Who will follow the teachers?
Who will follow the teachers?From Suara KaryaAbout 2,000 teachers under the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Teachers Union (PGRI) last week staged a rally in front of the State Palace in Jakarta and then did the same at the House of Representatives.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
RI, Malaysia open IT forum
RI, Malaysia open IT forum JAKARTA (JP): The Malaysian state owned Multimedia Development Corporation has offered Indonesia its service in promoting e- commerce in the two countries.The company's executive director, Othman Yeop Abdullah, said on Monday that the Malaysian company, one the country's...
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Foeign ships violate Indonesia's borders
Foeign ships violate Indonesia's borders SEMARANG (JP): Over 3,500 foreign ships have conducted illegal entry to the country's waters over the past three years, Navy chief of staff Adm. Achmad Sutjipto said on Monday.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Indonesia's path to reform
Indonesia's path to reform As Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid prepares to fly into Hong Kong today (Sunday) to address a meeting of the Asia Society, it seems timely to remind him that the international community is losing patience with the slow pace of reform in his shattered nation.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on April 17, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,190.00 8,190.00Australian dollar 1 4,334.85 4,941.85Austrian schilling 1 504.91 575.43Belgian franc 1 172.23 196.28Brunei dollar 1 4,212.56 4,801.27Canadian dollar 1 4,867.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Marine sergeant's wife upset by mistaken reports
Marine sergeant's wife upset by mistaken reports JAKARTA (JP): The wife of an injured marine sergeant complained on Monday about media reports which quoted police sources as saying her husband was shot dead at a bar.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Asian monies fall on bourse sell-off
Asian monies fall on bourse sell-off SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Plunging stock prices pushed most Asian currencies lower Monday with only the Singapore dollar and the Thai baht escaping the market's wrath.The rout in Asian equities was triggered by last week's spectacular implosion on Wall Street that...
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Indonesian maid falls to her death
Indonesian maid falls to her death SINGAPORE (DPA): A young Indonesian maid who arrived in the city-state one month ago fell 11 stories to her death while trying to bring into an apartment a pole for drying laundry, it was reported on Monday.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Army soldier beaten for theft
Army soldier beaten for theft PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Residents of a housing complex severely beat an Army soldier for allegedly stealing a motorbike, an official said on Monday.Local Military Police chief Col. Sukardi said the serviceman, identified as Pvt.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Over 1 million babies born malnourished
Over 1 million babies born malnourished JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Women's Empowerment Khofifah Indah Parawansa revealed on Monday that 30 percent of 3.5 million babies born in the last two years had serious malnutrition.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
'Laskar Jihad' vacates training camp
'Laskar Jihad' vacates training camp BOGOR (JP): After a one-day delay, thousands of members of Laskar Jihad (Jihad Force) vacated the military-style training camp in Munjul village under tight police security in the early hours of Monday.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
On mixed marriage
On mixed marriage Reading Martin Jenkins's article, Discrimination and mixed marriages (The Jakarta Post, April 15, 2000), I sympathize with the difficulties he and his family encounter as a result of Indonesian law governing foreign men marrying local women.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Two killed in Poso clash
Two killed in Poso clash PALU, Central Sulawesi: Two people were killed and dozens of houses were set ablaze as fresh communal clashes erupted in Lombogia village in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso on Monday.Antara reported the fatalities were identified as Sunil Marina, 26, and Yanto, 30.
Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Hasan detention period extended
Hasan detention period extended JAKARTA (JP): Mohamad "Bob" Hasan's hopes to enjoy some fresh air came a cropper on Monday as the Attorney General's Office extended his detention for another 20 days.Spokesman Yushar Yahya confirmed that the timber tycoon and business associate of former president...