Search Archive
Search Tips
You can use boolean operators in your search:
pugilist AND basketball- Both words must appearjakarta OR surabaya- Either word can appearjakarta NOT politics- Must have jakarta but not politics+jakarta -politics- Must have jakarta, must not have politics"exact phrase"- Search for exact phrasebasket*- Wildcard (matches basketball, basket, etc.)
Tue, 28 Mar 2000
Asmara Nababan
Asmara NababanCorrection: In our article "Right trials could mean curtains for TNI's top brass" published on March 27, Asmara Nababan was identified as speaking in his capacity as a member of the Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations (KPP HAM) in Tanjung Priok, which should have been...
Tue, 28 Mar 2000
RI forex reserves rise
RI forex reserves rise JAKARTA (JP): The country's net foreign exchange reserves rose by US$83 million to $17.08 billion in the week ending on March 23.Bank Indonesia said in its latest weekly report the increase was mainly due to revenue from oil exports.
Tue, 28 Mar 2000
Medan authorities ban Aceh people's congress
Medan authorities ban Aceh people's congress MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): The provincial authorities have banned the Aceh Community Congress (Konggres Masyarakat Aceh), scheduled to begin on Monday and last through Friday, citing security reasons.
Tue, 28 Mar 2000
Megawati urges her party to get active
Megawati urges her party to get active SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri, asserted on Monday the need for the party to play a bigger role in coping with the nation's present challenges.
Tue, 28 Mar 2000
BI staff plan to protest against Aulia appointment
BI staff plan to protest against Aulia appointment JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia employees plan to meet with leaders of the House of Representatives to protest the reappointment of Aulia Pohan as deputy governor of the central bank, according to a senior official at Bank Indonesia.
Tue, 28 Mar 2000
Depots needed to sell kerosene at fixed price
Depots needed to sell kerosene at fixed price JAKARTA (JP): Councillors called on the city administration on Monday to establish kerosene outlets in cooperation with state- owned oil company Pertamina to provide the oil at a fixed price.
Tue, 28 Mar 2000
Post offices to disburse fuel subsidies
Post offices to disburse fuel subsidies JAKARTA (JP): The government will distribute Rp 495.8 billion (US$66 million) in fuel subsidies to poor families and public transportation owners through post offices, a senior government official said on Monday.
Tue, 28 Mar 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 TV Series 3:00 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Documentary 5:30 Sports 6:00 Music 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Music 9:00 World News 9:35 Talk Show...
Tue, 28 Mar 2000
Court chief ill, Bank Bali appeal hearing delayed
Court chief ill, Bank Bali appeal hearing delayed JAKARTA (JP): An official at the Jakarta High Court disclosed on Monday that the Court had yet to appoint a panel of judges and set a date for the initial hearing over the South Jakarta District Court's decision to drop the indictment against Djoko...
Tue, 28 Mar 2000
UGM strips Ipong of doctorate
UGM strips Ipong of doctorate YOGYAKARTA: Gadjah Mada University (UGM) has offered Ipong S. Azhar another chance to propose a new thesis for a doctorate after stripping him of the degree for plagiarism.
Tue, 28 Mar 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Mar. 27, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,438.00 7,512.00Australian dollar 1 4,546.11 4,598.85Austrian schilling 1 528.27 533.74Belgian franc 1 180.20 182.06Brunei dollar 1 4,327.69 4,373.29Canadian dollar 1 5,086.
Tue, 28 Mar 2000
Zarina took drugs, court told
Zarina took drugs, court told JAKARTA (JP): Former TV actress Zarina Mirafsur took drugs in October, about five weeks before her arrest at a West Jakarta hotel, a close acquaintance said on Monday in a court hearing.
Tue, 28 Mar 2000
Activists urge House to reject labor union bill
Activists urge House to reject labor union bill JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives is facing fresh demands to reject a bill on labor unions and instead ratify the 1948 International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Drug producer held in Medan
Drug producer held in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: After receiving a tip-off from nearby residents, police detained on Friday an alleged drug producer at his residence on Jl. Danau Semayam in West Medan district, an official said.Chief of Medan Police Col.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
ASEAN agrees to expand currency swaps
ASEAN agrees to expand currency swaps BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters): Southeast Asian finance ministers on Sunday shelved a plan to create a regional crisis fund and agreed instead to expand an existing currency swap deal to support economies facing balance of payments woes.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Govt allows cell phone operators to set their rates
Govt allows cell phone operators to set their rates JAKARTA (JP): The government will allow local mobile phone operators to set their own rates as part of its program to gradually liberalize the country's telecommunications sector, a senior telecom official said here on Saturday.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Kuwait discovers gas in RI
Kuwait discovers gas in RI KUWAIT CITY (AFP): Kuwait's state company responsible for producing oil abroad said on Sunday it had discovered natural gas in an exploration well off the coast of Indonesia."Wireline logging information has proven substantial gas column in eight separate reservoir sands"...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Right trials could mean curtains for TNI's top brass
Right trials could mean curtains for TNI's top brass JAKARTA (JP): Human rights abuses by the Indonesian Military (TNI) were so common during the New Order regime that the country would stand to lose most of its top officers if all the offenders were punished, a human rights activist said on...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Downtown bar gang clash leaves 2 dead
Downtown bar gang clash leaves 2 dead JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police detectives are questioning nine people, including the son of a youth organization chairman, following the murder of a police mobile brigade (Brimob) private and a civilian early on Sunday morning.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Police declare 10 as suspects in illegal abortions
Police declare 10 as suspects in illegal abortions JAKARTA (JP): Depok Police have declared 10 people as suspects for allegedly conducting and/or assisting in at least 35 abortions since September last year.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Megawati out to revamp PDI-P
Megawati out to revamp PDI-P SEMARANG (JP): Chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) Megawati Soekarnoputri criticized her party's executives on Sunday for their old-fashioned approach and arrogance following the party's victory in the 1999 general election.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Bus owners pledge improved service in line with fare hike
Bus owners pledge improved service in line with fare hike JAKARTA (JP): While insisting that their proposal for a bus fare increase be accommodated, the Jakarta chapter of the Land Transportation Owners Association (Organda) vowed on Saturday to improve service for city residents in return for the...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Kabayan meets Moliere in play
Kabayan meets Moliere in play BANDUNG (JP): Keroncong-style music enlivened the air in Rumentang Siang, a building erected in the colonial era near Kosambi market here.The room in the building was not a full house.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Indian drowns in pool
Indian drowns in pool JAKARTA (JP): An Indian national identified as Ameer Syed Azeezuddin drowned in a swimming pool at the Country Wood Estates residences in Ciputat, South Jakarta, early on Sunday.The 28-year-old man was found dead after he fell into the large pool during a weekend party held at...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March 27, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March 27, 2000Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Pameraya 2000 by H. Widayat at the National Gallery, Central Jakarta, until March 31. * Painting Exhibition by Satya Graha, at Galeri Milenium, Golden Plaza complex, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
New parliament, old attitude?
New parliament, old attitude? Leaders of the House of Representatives have asked the President to ratify a draft law stipulating the conditions for declaring a state of emergency. The draft was passed in September 1999 by the legislature during the tenure of the Development Reform Cabinet.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Asian economies not out of the woods yet
Asian economies not out of the woods yet SINGAPORE (DPA): The economies of Asia are not out of the woods yet with important and difficult work lying ahead to ensure stable banking and financial systems, a key U.S. banker warned on Friday.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Beware of baby hoax
Beware of baby hoaxFrom Suara PembaruanIn connection with the deceitful practice of a sale of a baby in the name of Budikemuliaan Maternity Hospital (RSB), we deem it necessary to caution the public of the following case.On Feb. 15, Feb.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
E. Timor refugee disaster looms as aid deadline nears
E. Timor refugee disaster looms as aid deadline nearsBy Fabiola Desy Unidjaja ATTAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): A colossal humanitarian disaster involving 100,000 refugees is looming as the March 31 aid cutoff date approaches for those East Timorese remaining in Indonesia.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Soeharto's crime
Soeharto's crime When Attorney General Marzuki Darusman announced (The Jakarta Post, March 23, 2000) that Soeharto (78) is fit enough to be questioned, anyone who has witnessed events since 1965 in Indonesia is aghast to hear Mr. Darusman talk strictly about money.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Gus Dur renews call for lifting ban on communism
Gus Dur renews call for lifting ban on communism MALANG, East Java (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid insisted on Saturday that the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) revoke its 34-year-old decree banning communist teachings.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Antidumping committee looks into imports
Antidumping committee looks into imports JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Antidumping Committee (KADI), which is looking into allegations of dumping practices by wheat flour producers from Europe, Australia and the United Arab Emirates, is expected to issue a ruling in three months.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Three children drown in Citarum river
Three children drown in Citarum river BEKASI (JP): The corpses of three children were pulled out of the Citarum river in Tapak Serang village, Lenggah Jaya, Cabangbungin district, on Saturday afternoon.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Market fire injures 11
Market fire injures 11 JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Entrop market here caught fire on Sunday during a fight between residents of different ethnic groups, Antara reported.At least 11 people were seriously injured in the fight.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Manila sends gunboats to shoal
Manila sends gunboats to shoal MANILA (AFP): The Philippine navy has deployed two gunships to convince eight Chinese fishing vessels still moored near a disputed outcrop in the South China Sea to leave the area, an official said on Sunday.Navy chief Vice Adm.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
EU to restart WTO talks with China
EU to restart WTO talks with China BEIJING (AFP): European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy will fly into Beijing on Tuesday for a new round of World Trade Organization (WTO) talks that may end China's 14-year quest to join the trade body.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Malaysian police told to clean up
Malaysian police told to clean up KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has demanded the police force clean up its act, calling for an end to corruption and abuse of power, a report said on Sunday.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Philippine rebels request UN vote
Philippine rebels request UN vote MANILA (Reuters): The chief of the Philippines' biggest Islamic rebel group has called for a UN-organized independence vote for Muslims in the country's south, but President Joseph Estrada vowed never to bow to separatists.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Police vow to protect rebels at congress
Police vow to protect rebels at congress BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Security authorities in this strife- torn province have vowed to guarantee the safety and security of separatist rebels attending the Acehnese Community Congress (KRA) on April 22.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
HSBC, Petrosea sign deal
HSBC, Petrosea sign deal JAKARTA (JP): HSBC Indonesia has won a contract to provide a cash management service to PT Petrosea Tbk, a publicly listed engineering, construction and mining company.The service, which would be delivered electronically through the bank's proprietary electronic banking...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Fire severely injures 2 brothers
Fire severely injures 2 brothers JAKARTA (JP): Fire razed a musholla (prayer house) in Pekong, Balaraja district, Tangerang, on Saturday night, leaving two brothers suffering severe burns.Muhammad Toha, 17, and his brother Nirza, 9, are being treated separately at Tangerang General Hospital and...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Use of KPU funds
Use of KPU funds The Jakarta Post of March 21 published the audit report of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) on the General Elections Commission (KPU). The report questioned the funds spent by KPU in connection with the 1999 elections.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Dutch cultural center Erasmus Huis turns 30
Dutch cultural center Erasmus Huis turns 30By Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Erasmus Huis is not just a building on Jalan Rasuna Said in South Jakarta, but is also a name that arouses deep passions of personal freedom in many.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
KAI plans to adjust fares of electric rail services
KAI plans to adjust fares of electric rail services JAKARTA (JP): PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), the state railway company, plans to adjust the fares of its electricity-operated train (KRL) services in Greater Jakarta in line with the increase in electricity rates taking effect next month.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
OPEC targets 5 percent output rise
OPEC targets 5 percent output rise VIENNA (Reuters): OPEC oil ministers were gathering on Sunday to nail down the details of a pact that is expected to raise their crude exports by about 5 percent.The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is set to seal the agreement at a...
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Five more Internet startup companies enter the market
Five more Internet startup companies enter the market JAKARTA (JP): At least five new on-line services were launched here last week by Internet startup companies following the entrance of dozens others during the past two months.Two of the new on-line services, such as Warbiz-e.com and ChemRound.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Govt finally bringing illegal mining to a halt: Executives
Govt finally bringing illegal mining to a halt: Executives JAKARTA (JP): Illegal mining which proliferated during the economic crisis and the period of legal limbo following the fall of Soeharto are declining thanks to the government's actions, mining executives said.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Two tons of fish poisoned by factory waste in Bogor
Two tons of fish poisoned by factory waste in Bogor BOGOR (JP): About two tons of fish farmed by Pasir Jambu villagers, North Bogor, have died after being poisoned by waste water from nearby textile factory PT JN Loundry on Jl. Pemuda Baru in Kampung Kedung Halang, North Bogor.
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Advertising scams may drag down 30 city officials
Advertising scams may drag down 30 city officials JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has instructed the City Inspectorate Agency to investigate 30 city officials allegedly involved in corruption cases at the just-dissolved Outdoor Advertising Review Team (TPTPR).
Mon, 27 Mar 2000
Iriana's funds for RI
Iriana's funds for RI TORONTO (Dow Jones): Iriana Resources Corp. said it has received a proposal from Mutiara Resources Corp., a company controlled by chairman Peit Yap, committing to spend a minimum of $500,000 over the next year on exploration within Iriana's Idenburg project in Indonesia.