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Sat, 01 Apr 2000
RI hands over E. Timorese refugees to UNHCR
RI hands over E. Timorese refugees to UNHCR JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia handed over responsibility for some 140,000 East Timorese refugees in the western half of Timor island to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday, saying that the cost of caring for them has become too...
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Billet makers face closure
Billet makers face closure JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Steel Billets and Concrete Bars Producers (ABBESI) said on Friday most of its 27 members would close down their operations if state electricity company PLN continued with its plan to increase it rates on April 1.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Mar. 31, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,552.00 7,628.00Australian dollar 1 4,575.76 4,625.62Austrian schilling 1 525.77 531.62Belgian franc 1 179.35 181.34Brunei dollar 1 4,392.49 4,439.27Canadian dollar 1 5,185.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
ABN AMRO Bank opens model branch in Jakarta
ABN AMRO Bank opens model branch in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The Netherlands based ABN AMRO Bank opened on Friday a newly designed branch in Kemang, South Jakarta, a forerunner for all of the bank's other branches throughout the South Asia Pacific region.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
University boys tried for drugs
University boys tried for drugs BOGOR (JP): A prosecutor at Bogor District Court here demanded 10-month jail terms for two university students accused of illegally possessing and consuming several grams of marijuana.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
More funds needed for reforestation
More funds needed for reforestation BANDUNG: Director General of Site Rehabilitation and Social Reforestation Yaman Mulyana said here on Thursday that shortage of funds had hampered the reforestation programs for critical areas.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Butet's monolog probes diseased Indonesia society
Butet's monolog probes diseased Indonesia societyBy Rita A. Widiadana and Endi Aras JAKARTA (JP): Visitors to Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center last Monday turned their back on films of Hollywood stars like Tom Hanks, Kevin Spacey or Denzel Washington, which were playing at the on-site movie theater.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
More public involvement
More public involvement Nearly every piece of new legislation or government policy draws public protest as soon as it is announced. In a fledging democracy like Indonesia, this is somewhat expected. People who feel their interests will be harmed by a new law or policy will try their best to prevent...
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Mahadi assures world racer safety in RI
Mahadi assures world racer safety in RI MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mahadi Sinambela guaranteed the security of world racers should Indonesia be appointed host to the 2001 World Rally Championship.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Irianese students meet in Manado
Irianese students meet in Manado JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Hundreds of Irianese students from all over Indonesia will hold a congress for four days beginning on April 3 in Manado, North Sulawesi.The event will take place prior to a planned Papuan Congress in July, to be attended by Papuans, officially...
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
$100m needed to rebuild Maluku, official says
$100m needed to rebuild Maluku, official says JAKARTA (JP): The government can only provide US$40 million of the $110 million needed to rebuild ravaged Maluku, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare and Poverty Eradication Basri Hasanuddin said on Thursday.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Bogus officer arrested at Blok M
Bogus officer arrested at Blok M JAKARTA (JP): Kebayoran Baru police detectives in South Jakarta caught a tattoo artist pretending to be a police officer in order to rob two street vendors on Friday morning.South Jakarta Police chief Col.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Police declare high alert status to face mass rally
Police declare high alert status to face mass rally JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Nurfaizi said on Friday the capital would be on high alert from Saturday through until the end of April."Waspada I (high alert) will be declared on Saturday, considering that mass protests are...
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Clark Hatch to open three new outlets
Clark Hatch to open three new outlets JAKARTA (JP): Clark Hatch International fitness center and life spa will open three new outlets, two in Jakarta and one in Denpasar, company representative Terje H. Nelson said here on Thursday.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, April 1, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, April 1, 2000Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition by Satya Graha, at Galeri Milenium, Golden Plaza complex, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Phone: 7507828), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until April 2.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Bank Mandiri shifts all bad loans to IBRA
Bank Mandiri shifts all bad loans to IBRA JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Mandiri has transferred its remaining bad loans of Rp 16.5 trillion (US$2.2 billion) to the Indonesia Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), Bank Indonesia governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Government to establish Agrotourism complex
Government to establish Agrotourism complex JAKARTA (JP): In a move to help traders survive the continuing slump in business, the city administration is planning to develop the Flower and Decorative Plants Promotion Center in Rawa Belong, West Jakarta, into an Agrobusiness Tourism site, an official...
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Government submits general elections bill to the House
Government submits general elections bill to the House JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Surjadi Soedirdja submitted to the House of Representatives on Thursday the general elections bill which recommends that the government set up an independent election commission.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Suspected killer arrested
Suspected killer arrested JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta police detectives arrested on Friday the primary suspect in the murder of Silvy Maugpin, a French national who was robbed and murdered on Monday at her residence, on Jl. Madrasah II in Cilandak Timur, South Jakarta.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Govt told to put in place freedom of information law
Govt told to put in place freedom of information law JAKARTA (JP): A law allowing public access to information is essential to create transparent and accountable government institutions, a legislator and an observer said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Indorayon's foreign shareholders to sue govt
Indorayon's foreign shareholders to sue govt JAKARTA (JP): Foreign shareholders of publicly listed pulp and rayon firm PT Inti Indorayon have decided to file suit against the Indonesian government over the mid-1998 suspension of the factory's operations in Porsea, North Sumatra.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Some top city police officers accused of pocketing payoffs
Some top city police officers accused of pocketing payoffs JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo vowed on Friday to conduct a thorough probe into a report that several top Jakarta Police officers took a percentage of illegal fees for driver's licenses.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Aceh rebels attack Exxon-Mobil airfield
Aceh rebels attack Exxon-Mobil airfield BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Separatist rebels in Aceh province shot and wounded two employees of the multinational company Exxon- Mobil Inc. in an attack on an airfield run by the company in Lhokseumawe on Friday, officials said.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Challenges to RI foreign policy
Challenges to RI foreign policyBy Ali Alatas This is the second of two articles based on a presentation by the former minister of foreign affairs at the Aksara Foundation, which focuses on the development of an interactive civil society. The function was held on March 23.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
New investor CCL plans no shake-up in Astra International
New investor CCL plans no shake-up in Astra International JAKARTA (JP): The new investor in PT Astra International has no immediate plans for a management shake-up of the country's largest automotive company but has prioritized debt payment, Astra's president Theodore Permadi Rachmat said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Tax collections exceed target
Tax collections exceed target JAKARTA (JP): The government collected Rp 95.57 trillion (US$12.74 billion) in income, sales, value-added and property taxes in the fiscal year which ended on Friday, about 3 percent above the Rp 92.14 trillion target.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Sea crossing route closed for Nyepi
Sea crossing route closed for Nyepi SURABAYA, East Java: The sea route to Bali between the ports of Ketapang Banyuwangi and Gilimanuk in Bali will be closed on April 4 for 24 hours to respect the Hindu Day of Silence, observed by most Balinese, Antara reported on Friday.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Gus Dur holds firm on lifting communist ban
Gus Dur holds firm on lifting communist ban JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid repeated his demand on Friday that the ban on communism and Marxism be lifted on the grounds that it had often been abused to suppress people's political rights.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
KONI seeks more sponsors for SEAG, Asiad
KONI seeks more sponsors for SEAG, Asiad JAKARTA (JP): Following its success in gathering sponsors for the 2000 Olympic Games, the National Sports Council (KONI) is now searching for sponsors to finance the training programs for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur and the 2002...
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
State of emergency law
State of emergency lawFrom PelitaAs we know, the state of emergency bill was approved by the House of Representatives (DPR) during the Development Reform Cabinet in September 1999. It met with strong resistance from university students and people who led to the postponing of its enactment.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Govt backs down on fuel price hike
Govt backs down on fuel price hike JAKARTA (JP): The government bowed on Friday to widespread public opposition to a planned fuel price increase, indefinitely postponing the measure at the eleventh hour as the capital braced for mass demonstrations.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Israel urges Indonesia to end trade embargo
Israel urges Indonesia to end trade embargo JAKARTA (JP): Israel called on the Indonesian government on Friday to lift the trade ban imposed on the Jewish state so that people from the two countries could have greater opportunities to conduct business and enhance friendly ties.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
99 foreigners and 10,750 locals netted in ID raid
99 foreigners and 10,750 locals netted in ID raid JAKARTA (JP): The City Population Agency netted 10,750 locals and 99 foreigners for failing to carry valid identification cards (KTP) and travel documents during a month-long operation which began in mid-February, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
IMF holding out for RI progress on reform
IMF holding out for RI progress on reform SEOUL (Dow Jones): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said here on Friday that the need for further evidence of reform progress will far outweigh scheduling concerns in determining when Indonesia will receive its next loan installment.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Swimmer Richard wins silver at Asian meet
Swimmer Richard wins silver at Asian meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian swimmer Richard Sam Bera won a silver medal on Friday in his favorite discipline, the men's 100 meters freestyle, at the Sixth Asian Swimming Championships in Pusan, South Korea.Richard clocked 51.
Sat, 01 Apr 2000
Megawati shoo-in to stay at helm of PDI-P
Megawati shoo-in to stay at helm of PDI-P SEMARANG (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri virtually clinched the top position of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) for the second successive term after a commission's session here on Friday unanimously agreed to allow for a nonvoting...
Fri, 31 Mar 2000
Samsung launches new handset
Samsung launches new handset JAKARTA (JP): Korean-based electronics company PT Samsung Electronics Indonesia launched on Thursday its new handset, the Samsung SGH-2400.The handphone uses two bandwidth technologies the GSM 900 and GSM 1800 and offers a large high resolution graphic LCD screen.
Fri, 31 Mar 2000
KL media curbs condemned
KL media curbs condemned KUALA LUMPUR (AP): International press rights groups called on Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday to lift curbs on an anti-government magazine, saying that Malaysia's trend of muzzling media violated international conventions.
Fri, 31 Mar 2000
Albert fifth in Asian Swimming C'ships
Albert fifth in Asian Swimming C'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's swimmer Albert Christiadi Sutanto finished fifth in his favorite discipline of the 200 meters butterfly at the Sixth Asian Swimming Championships in Pusan, South Korea, on Thursday.Albert clocked two minutes 04.
Fri, 31 Mar 2000
Council endorses Budget
Council endorses Budget BOGOR (JP): The Bogor mayoralty council endorsed on Thursday a 2000 city budget of Rp 85.04 billion in a plenary session led by council speaker M. Sahid.Twelve council factions agreed to approve the mayoralty- proposed budget, which was presented by Mayor Iswara R.
Fri, 31 Mar 2000
President supports 10-year ID cards
President supports 10-year ID cards JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon issue citizen identity cards (KTP) valid for 10 years, sparing people the task of renewing every three years.President Abdurrahman Wahid quickly gave his approval on Wednesday when the plan was put to him by the State...
Fri, 31 Mar 2000
Challenges to Indonesian foreign policy
Challenges to Indonesian foreign policyBy Ali Alatas This is the first of two articles based on a presentation by the former minister of foreign affairs at the Aksara Foundation, which focuses on the development of an interactive civil society. The function was held on March 23.
Fri, 31 Mar 2000
PLN's levies
PLN's levies I am a client of state electricity company PLN, No DD2260082, KWH no 6352106. As I always pay my bills on time, I expect to receive maximum service from PLN.But unfortunately, on Feb. 19, 2000, our electricity suddenly went off.
Fri, 31 Mar 2000
Telkom unveils vandal-beating ploy
Telkom unveils vandal-beating ploy JAKARTA (JP): Learning that its public payphones have repeatedly been the target of vandals, the Jakarta office of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) has decided to install phone booths in protected areas, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 31 Mar 2000
Asia states worried over plant patents
Asia states worried over plant patents MANILA (AFP); Rice-eating Asia is concerned that plant patents may lead to a monopoly of the world's rice germplasm pool and hamper research to breed higher-yielding varieties, the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) said Thursday.
Fri, 31 Mar 2000
OPEC move good for all
OPEC move good for all Indonesia stands to benefit greatly from the OPEC agreement on Tuesday to raise its oil production by 1.45 million barrels per day (mbpd) beginning in April even though the country has no spare production capacity.
Fri, 31 Mar 2000
Agrakom names commissioners
Agrakom names commissioners JAKARTA (JP): Former Astra International chief executive officer Rini M.S. Soewandi and finance director Dorys Herlambang have been appointed commissioners of PT Agrakom Multi Citra Siberkom, a local company that owns news portal www.detik.com.
Fri, 31 Mar 2000
IIU plant closed 'only temporarily'
IIU plant closed 'only temporarily' JAKARTA (ANTARA): The government has shut down giant pulp maker PT Inti Indorayon Utama (PT IIU) in Porsea, North Sumatra, temporarily pending a permanent settlement of its case by an arbitrator, an Indonesian environmental activist said here.
Fri, 31 Mar 2000
Comic figures now on unique postage stamps
Comic figures now on unique postage stampsBy Yuli Tri Suwarni BANDUNG (JP): The launch of a new series of stamps featuring five comic strip characters from national and local newspapers is sure to put a smile on the face of every stamp collector.
Fri, 31 Mar 2000
Brother denies Taufik's powerful role in congress
Brother denies Taufik's powerful role in congress SEMARANG (JP): A younger brother of Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri's husband Taufik Kiemas denied allegations on Thursday that Taufik had maneuvered behind the scenes to campaign for his wife's reelection as chairwoman of the Indonesian...