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Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Police ban training activities for jihad volunteers
Police ban training activities for jihad volunteers JAKARTA (JP): The National Police prohibited a Muslim organization on Wednesday from training volunteers to take part in a holy war in Maluku.National Police chief Lt. Gen.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Newmont's case hurts Indonesia's image
Newmont's case hurts Indonesia's image JAKARTA (JP): Recent disputes involving foreign investors, including the conflict between gold mining company PT Newmont Minahasa Raya and local authorities in North Sulawesi, have tarnished the country's investment image, a minister said on Wednesday.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Yahya promise fails to impress teachers
Yahya promise fails to impress teachers JAKARTA (JP): Teachers on the government payroll continued with their protests in Jakarta on Wednesday in spite of a promise by Minister of National Education Yahya Muhaimin to fight on their behalf and to try and double their salaries.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 12, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 800 0 0 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 525 0 51,000 Alakasa Industrindo 475 0 3,500 Alfa Retailindo 875 -50...
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on April 12, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,602.00 7,678.00Australian dollar 1 4,534.59 4,583.77Austrian schilling 1 529.92 535.44Belgian franc 1 180.76 182.64Brunei dollar 1 4,418.23 4,464.99Canadian dollar 1 5,190.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
RI forex reserves surge
RI forex reserves surge JAKARTA (JP): The country's net foreign exchange reserves surged by US$121.20 million to $18.63 billion in the week ending on April 7.Bank Indonesia said in its latest weekly report on Wednesday that the increase was mainly due to revenue from oil exports.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Suspects arrive for Aceh human rights abuse trial
Suspects arrive for Aceh human rights abuse trial BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): A total of 25 suspects of the Bantaqiah killing arrived here on Wednesday for the joint military-civilian trial scheduled to begin on Monday.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
City Council fails to set new bus fares
City Council fails to set new bus fares JAKARTA (JP): A city council leadership meeting on Wednesday remained unable to set new fares for buses operating in the city.Council speaker Edy Waluyo told reporters after the meeting, which was the second of its kind since Monday, that the discussion would...
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Land tax arrears reach Rp 2 billion
Land tax arrears reach Rp 2 billion SEMARANG: At least 52,000 tax payers here have not paid the Tax of Land and Building since 1997, costing the local government Rp 2 billion in losses, an official said Wednesday.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Communism protected by Constitution: Gus Dur
Communism protected by Constitution: Gus Dur HAVANA, Cuba (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid reiterated on Tuesday his call for the lifting of the ban on communism in Indonesia, saying the ideology "is protected" by the 1945 Constitution.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
TMII to celebrate silver jubilee amidst crisis
TMII to celebrate silver jubilee amidst crisis JAKARTA (JP): Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, enduring financial difficulties like many entertainment parks during this period of hardship, will celebrate its silver jubilee by staging 77 events, mostly of traditional art forms, in a week-long fiesta...
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Astaga!com plans listing on Nasdaq
Astaga!com plans listing on Nasdaq JAKARTA (JP): Local Internet company Indonesia Online said on Wednesday its news portal Astaga!com would launch its initial public offering (IPO) later this year to raise fresh funds to boost its portal operation.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibition * Painting Exhibition by Ni Made Suciarmi, Seniwati Showspace, Jl Raya Ubud, until April 28.Museums and Galleries * Blue Moon Gallery, Jl. Tirta Tawar, Banjar Kutuh Kaja, Ubud (Phone: 0361 976727), daily, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Smoking at the airport
Smoking at the airport I have just completed an extended business trip which brought me to some 12 major cities throughout Europe, South East Asia and North America.After spending a lot of time in airports, I was appalled to return to Jakarta to be reminded that the internationally accepted norm of...
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Art ventures into the mainstream in urban Bali
Art ventures into the mainstream in urban BaliBy Degung Santikarma DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The famous saying that in Bali everyone is an artist may no longer be true. Many young Balinese now dream of becoming punk rock stars rather than painters, waitresses rather than weavers or corporate executives...
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Mother in desperate need of money to cure son
Mother in desperate need of money to cure son JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police detectives picked up a woman following a report from a local security officer who said she was wandering the street and appeared to be in great anguish.Second Lt. Siswanto said the police picked up the woman on Jl.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Broadcast deal for soccer league signed
Broadcast deal for soccer league signed JAKARTA (JP): Soccer fans will be able to watch live coverage of Bank Mandiri national soccer league matches on April 20 on the state-owned TVRI television network and privately run RCTI television station.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Manulife donates insurance policies
Manulife donates insurance policies JAKARTA (JP): PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia handed over life and accidental insurance policies worth Rp 20 billion (US$2.63 million) for national athletes and coaches to compete in the Olympic Games in Sydney in September.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Big Asian stock markets up
Big Asian stock markets up HONG KONG (AP): Asia's top three stock markets - Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore - finished higher Wednesday, although most smaller markets in the region fell.In Tokyo, investors bid up the key stock index to a three-year high, betting the worst may be over in Japan's...
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Pick of the Flicks
Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Deuce Bigalow 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Boys Don't Cry 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Very Bad Things 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Stir Of Echoes 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Insider 14:30 17:15 21:00Senayan: Stir Of Echoes 13:00 15:15 17:30 19:45 Boys Don't Cry 13:45 16:00 18:15...
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Time-share firms protest closure
Time-share firms protest closure DENPASAR, Bali: Hundreds of employees at three time-share companies marched on City Hall Tuesday to protest the local government's decision to close down the firms.Waving banners and picket signs, the workers of Royal Bali Beach Resort, Peninsula and Bali Masari...
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Wary investors tell government to clear up autonomy uncertainty
Wary investors tell government to clear up autonomy uncertainty JAKARTA (JP): Inadequate preparations for decentralization of political and economic power combined with the slow pace of debt restructuring and asset sales are hindering new investment and economic recovery, businesspeople, analysts...
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Gross acts?
Gross acts? In spite of good education, exposure to various places, with conscious knowledge of what is good and what is bad, what is ethical and not ethical, most people indulge in small gross acts which cannot be called crimes or deadly sins.A teacher takes some chalk or a marker home.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Minister implicates Thai party boss
Minister implicates Thai party boss BANGKOK (AP): A series of embarrassments to Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai's government widened on Wednesday in the aftermath of a Cabinet reshuffle that revived images of corruption associated with a key coalition partner.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Zarina's accomplice gets jail term
Zarina's accomplice gets jail term JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta District Court sentenced on Wednesday Ahian Santoso, alias Yeye, an acquaintance of drug suspect Zarina Mirafsur, to two years and six months in jail for possession of psychotropic substances.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Whole lot of kissing going on in Balinese ritual
Whole lot of kissing going on in Balinese ritualBy I Wayan Juniarta DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Dozens of young men and women passionately hugged and kissed in front of hundreds of onlookers along Jl. Sesetan in Denpasar last week.
Thu, 13 Apr 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 3:30 News 4:00 News 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:30 News (in English) 6:00 Variety Show 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 9:00 World News 9:30 Film...
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Sex a boost for marathon runners
Sex a boost for marathon runners LONDON (DPA): London Marathon competitors who enjoy a night of passion on the eve of the event clock faster times for the race than those who do not, media reports said on Wednesday.Runners who had sex on the eve of last year's marathon completed the 26.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Taiwan's DPP downplays China's attack against VP-elect Lu
Taiwan's DPP downplays China's attack against VP-elect Lu TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) played down on Wednesday China's recent barrage of vitriolic attacks against vice president-elect Annette Lu.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Asia poised for strong growth: IMF
Asia poised for strong growth: IMF WASHINGTON (AFP): Asian countries excluding Japan have made stunning comebacks from the deep recessions of 1998 and will continue to deliver strong growth in the coming two years, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Reshuffling the Cabinet is not the answer
Reshuffling the Cabinet is not the answer The issue of a Cabinet reshuffle has been gaining in strength lately. The reason is the delay of aid by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which believes that the Indonesian government lacks sincerity in implementing the 43 points agreed upon in a...
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
200 meningitis cases during Haj
200 meningitis cases during Haj RIYADH (AFP): Saudi Arabia's health ministry denied on Wednesday there was an epidemic of meningitis in the kingdom after nearly 200 people had been diagnosed with the illness since the annual Muslim pilgrimage, or Haj, last month.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
China hails bilateral ties with Indonesia
China hails bilateral ties with Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Prime Minister Zhu Rongji congratulated President Abdurrahman Wahid on Wednesday for long-standing bilateral diplomatic relations which have survived ups and downs.
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
CEN gets ISO 9002
CEN gets ISO 9002 JAKARTA (JP): Freight forwarding and courier service company PT Cardig Express Nusantara (CEN) announced on Wednesday it received ISO 9002 certification from PT Sucofindo.CEN's president Djattie Soedradjat said the certification reflected the company's ability to meet the quality...
Thu, 13 Apr 2000
Sports bodies need new concepts to lure sponsors
Sports bodies need new concepts to lure sponsors JAKARTA (JP): Due to the difficult situation arising from the inability of the government to provide funds for sports development, sports organizations are having to raise money by soliciting sponsorships.
Wed, 12 Apr 2000
IBRA insists ad hoc judges be used in bankruptcy cases
IBRA insists ad hoc judges be used in bankruptcy cases JAKARTA (JP): Legal affairs chief of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) Agustus Sani Nugroho stressed on Tuesday that the agency still wanted independent ad hoc judges to examine its bankruptcy cases despite "resistance" from head...
Wed, 12 Apr 2000
'Time' hearing postponed over lawyers' delay
'Time' hearing postponed over lawyers' delay JAKARTA (JP): Miscommunication forced judges at the Central Jakarta District Court to adjourn on Tuesday the hearing of a civil lawsuit filed by former president Soeharto against New York-based Time magazine.
Wed, 12 Apr 2000
Aspac books semis berth to mark last performance
Aspac books semis berth to mark last performance JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta-based Aspac basketball club marked its exit from the women's league by cruising to the semifinal of the Megawati Soekarnoputri Cup women's basketball tournament at Senayan basketball hall here.
Wed, 12 Apr 2000
Instrument teaching method
Instrument teaching method I was very pleased to read Gus Kairupan's article about Christiane Hutcap's master classes (The Jakarta Post, April 7, 2000). The article is very well-written and pleasant to read.
Wed, 12 Apr 2000
One shot dead for attacking officer
One shot dead for attacking officer FAKFAK, Irian Jaya: A resident of Kaimana, Fakfak regency, was shot dead by police on Tuesday morning after he reportedly attacked an officer.Yanto Revideso, who allegedly slashed an officer with a sharp weapon, was shot while hiding in a nearby forest, police...
Wed, 12 Apr 2000
Motorola, ITB hold tech contest
Motorola, ITB hold tech contest JAKARTA (JP): The U.S.-based mobile phone company, Motorola, in collaboration with the Electrical Engineering Student Association of the Institute of Technology Bandung will hold a nationwide competition to design applications using a microcontroller.
Wed, 12 Apr 2000
Proposal lauded to send ex-becak drivers abroad
Proposal lauded to send ex-becak drivers abroad JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso welcomed on Tuesday a proposal, the first of its kind, to send some 300 former becak (pedicab) drivers, to work at plantations and furniture manufacturers in neighboring Malaysia.
Wed, 12 Apr 2000
Oil firm donates schools to Pulau Seribu residents
Oil firm donates schools to Pulau Seribu residents KELAPA ISLAND, Pulau Seribu (JP): Argentinean-owned oil firm YPF-Maxus inaugurated on Tuesday its donation of two schools, a jetty and an access road to residents of Kelapa in the Jakarta Bay.
Wed, 12 Apr 2000
Australians told to help East Timor with jobs
Australians told to help East Timor with jobs MELBOURNE (AFP): Australian businesses were urged on Tuesday to take a leading role in rebuilding the devastated East Timor, in particular through projects that employed East Timorese.
Wed, 12 Apr 2000
Government: Public to be spared fee hike
Government: Public to be spared fee hike JAKARTA (JP): The city administration announced on Tuesday a plan to increase the fees of 19 business-related items beginning next Monday after a thorough examination of possible consequences.
Wed, 12 Apr 2000
Police to be firm on armed protesters
Police to be firm on armed protesters JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Nurfaizi said on Tuesday that police officers would take stern measures against people who brandish weapons during protests."Do not blame me if the police start to take strict action. We cannot tolerate it anymore.
Wed, 12 Apr 2000
Newmont's closure could harm effort to woo investors
Newmont's closure could harm effort to woo investors JAKARTA (JP): The ruling by a local court in North Sulawesi ordering gold mining company PT Newmont Minahasa Raya to shut down its operations could undermine the government's efforts to attract foreign investors and might harm the government...
Wed, 12 Apr 2000
Changes transforming economy
Changes transforming economyBy Ken Gibson JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has clearly caught the 'dot com flu' -- new startups are cropping up every day; U.S. dot coms have arrived in Jakarta; and a host of companies are busily trying to put an 'e-spin' on their Old Economy businesses.
Wed, 12 Apr 2000
Irianese tribes want activists for Freeport audit
Irianese tribes want activists for Freeport audit JAKARTA (JP): Tribes from Irian Jaya have asked the government to include international environmental organizations in the team to assess the impact of Freeport Indonesia's gold mining operation on the environment in the province.
Wed, 12 Apr 2000
RI's foreign lenders to meet on debt terms
RI's foreign lenders to meet on debt terms PARIS (Bloomberg): Indonesian government officials will meet with the country's foreign creditors on Wednesday to ease terms for repaying billions of dollars in debt, a crucial step toward putting Indonesia's economy back on track.The U.S.