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Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Save hidden treasures of the sea, Akbar says
Save hidden treasures of the sea, Akbar says JAKARTA (JP): The country needs to issue a new maritime law and regulation protecting its marine archaeological property from plundering, House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Friday.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Legal protection for the slaves
Legal protection for the slaves Minister of Manpower Bomer Pasaribu's statement (The Jakarta Post, March 7, 2000) that "...the government faced difficulties protecting Indonesians employed in predominantly Muslim countries because they were treated not as workers but as members of their employers'...
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Dance lovers promised 'Paradise' next week
Dance lovers promised 'Paradise' next week JAKARTA (JP): Joy, happiness and rapture are the nuances of Paradise, a contemporary French dance which will be performed here at Teater Tanah Airku on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
One arrested in machete attack on deputy speaker
One arrested in machete attack on deputy speaker JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police Mobile Detectives (Resmob) arrested on Thursday night a suspect in last Sunday's attempted murder of National Awakening Party Chairman Matori Abdul Djalil.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Kartini's claim of rape could win her reprieve from death row
Kartini's claim of rape could win her reprieve from death row JAKARTA (JP): Hopes are high that Indonesian maid Kartini bin Karim will avoid the death penalty in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for adultery as she has testified that she was raped, director general for labor placement Din Syamsuddin...
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
New Press Council members elected
New Press Council members elected JAKARTA (JP): A nine-member National Press Council has been established with an urgent mission to handle public complaints, improve the national press' professionalism and uphold democracy, said an elect council member.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Pedicab drivers demand new jobs
Pedicab drivers demand new jobs JAKARTA (JP): Drivers of becak (pedicabs) in Central Jakarta questioned officials on Friday about alternative jobs which the city administration promised would improve their welfare.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Miners told to build roads
Miners told to build roads JAKARTA (JP): South Kalimantan legislators have called on the local government to maintain a ruling which bans coal producers from using public roads to transport coal."The ban is needed to protect the public roads from serious damage," the head of the local legislative...
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Razaleigh to run for top UMNO posts
Razaleigh to run for top UMNO posts KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Former finance minister Razaleigh Hamzah was nominated on Friday to run against Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his deputy for the top two leadership posts in Malaysia's dominant party.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Angelique, Dea to meet in final
Angelique, Dea to meet in final JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Angelique Widjaja beat Japan's Kumiko Iijima 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Friday to set up an all-Indonesian final against Dea Sumantri in the girl's singles of the Indonesia Gas Negara International Junior tennis championship here on Saturday.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Australia earns Indonesia's ire over Timor fisherman
Australia earns Indonesia's ire over Timor fisherman SYDNEY (DPA): Indonesia complained to Australia on Friday over the treatment of a Timorese fishermen who survived at sea for nearly a month only to be jailed after a cyclone blew his crippled craft ashore in a remote part of the Northern...
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
KONI hails Mahadi's fund-raising idea
KONI hails Mahadi's fund-raising idea JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council (KONI) deputy chairman Indra Djati Sidi welcomed State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mahadi Sinambela's idea to raise funds for sports development through an excise tax on cigarettes.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Gapki wants government to drop export tax on CPO
Gapki wants government to drop export tax on CPO JAKARTA (JP): Palm oil producers have called on the government to erase the 10 percent export tax on the commodity, saying that a slowdown in sales has led to a massive stock buildup.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Bambang not in Bank Surya
Bambang not in Bank Surya JAKARTA (JP): Bambang Sutrisno was no longer vice chief commissioner of the now defunct Bank Surya when the bank received emergency liquidity credit from Bank Indonesia in January, 1998, Bambang's lawyer Sudjono stated here on Friday.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Judiciary system untouched by political reform
Judiciary system untouched by political reform The controversial decision by a Jakarta district court earlier this week to free a suspect linked to a major corruption case has angered many legal observers. Corporate lawyer T.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Haze turns day into night in Sumatra island
Haze turns day into night in Sumatra island JAKARTA (JP): Thick haze from forest fires shrouded several towns in Sumatra on Friday, keeping Pekanbaru, Riau, mostly in the dark during daylight hours.By 9 a.m.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Two U.S. scientists arrested in Borneo
Two U.S. scientists arrested in Borneo KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Two American scientists were caught by wildlife enforcement officers for allegedly trying to smuggle rare fish and insects from a Borneo rain forest, a government official said on Friday.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Halmahera tense after riots
Halmahera tense after riots AMBON, Maluku (JP): Tension prevailed on Friday in Halmahera in North Maluku following a series of communal clashes earlier in the week that left at least 30 people dead and dozens injured.Chief of Pattimura Military Command overseeing Maluku Brig. Gen.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Manila concerned about trafficking
Manila concerned about trafficking MANILA (AP): The Philippine government has asked Malaysia and South Korea to help stop the trafficking of hundreds of Filipino women who become prostitutes in the two countries, according to reports obtained on Friday from the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 10, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 800 25 28,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 650 0 7,637,500 Alakasa Industrindo 475 50 8,500 Alfa...
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Aceh boosts CPO production
Aceh boosts CPO production JAKARTA (JP): The province of Aceh expects to become one of the country's major crude palm oil (CPO) producers within the next few years, given the sharp increase in the size of its oil palm plantations.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Freeport and the environment
Freeport and the environment In his letter (The Jakarta Post, March 7, 2000 Not a catastrophe), Mr. Bruce E. Marsh sounds like a nice and sincere person. However, he is in the mining business, so there is one question he will not ask and that is whether the destruction of a mountain, a river system...
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
President approves Papuan Congress
President approves Papuan Congress JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: President Abdurrahman Wahid has no objections to next month's planned Papua Congress, the congress organizers said on Friday.A member of the organizing committee, Tom Beanal, said Abdurrahman gave his approval when he met some Irianese...
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
BI to transfer Texmaco loans to IBRA
BI to transfer Texmaco loans to IBRA JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Friday that Texmaco Group's bad loans owed to the state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) would be "immediately" transferred to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Indonesia will settle OPIC's claim: Sukardi
Indonesia will settle OPIC's claim: Sukardi JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment and State Enterprises Development Laksamana Sukardi said on Friday that Indonesia would negotiate with the American government or the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corp.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Burning forests
Burning forests One might have thought that three years after the calamitous forest and plantation fires that ravaged large tracts of productive forest and plantation lands in Sumatra and Kalimantan, some kind of effective mechanism could have been put in place to control what are, after all,...
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, March 11, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, March 11, 2000Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Pameraya 2000 by H. Widayat at the National Gallery, Central Jakarta, until March 31. * Painting Exhibition: Generasiku Harapanku by Trubus S, Kartono Y, Wakidi, Sudarso, Ad Pirous Dullah, etc.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Marzuki to appeal ruling on Djoko
Marzuki to appeal ruling on Djoko JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on Friday his office would file an appeal with the Jakarta High Court over the South Jakarta District Court's recent decision to drop the indictment of Djoko S. Tjandra, a suspect in the Rp 546 billion (US$73.
Sat, 11 Mar 2000
Asian currencies rise across the board
Asian currencies rise across the board HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Asian currencies finished higher across the board Friday, lifted by a stronger yen and by moderately improved sentiment toward individual countries in the region.
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Mar. 9, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 775 25 5,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 650 25 8,117,000 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 5,000 Alfa...
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Vendors defy order to close their business
Vendors defy order to close their business JAKARTA (JP): More than 100 street vendors whose kiosks were demolished earlier this week returned on Thursday to the "strategic" site in front of the Senen market.
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Marzuki told to get tough with Soeharto
Marzuki told to get tough with Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Leading activists on Thursday called on the Attorney General's Office not to waste more time in taking firm action against former president Soeharto as his meeting with President Abdurrahman Wahid on Wednesday proved that his condition was not...
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Prabowo intends to tell all in book
Prabowo intends to tell all in book JAKARTA (JP): Lt. Gen. (ret.) Prabowo Subianto, the disgraced former chief of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad), has said he intends to put the record straight in a planned book on events surrounding the bloody May 1998 riots and abduction of student...
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Raid on fire arms
Raid on fire armsFrom Pos KotaWhether or not the attack against the Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly Matori Abdul Djalil has a political motive, it is a big challenge for the Police.
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, March 10, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, March 10, 2000Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Generasiku Harapanku, My Generation, My Hope, by Trubus S, Kartono Y, Wakidi, Sudarso, Ad Pirous Dullah, etc., at Hotel Mulia Senayan, Jl. Asia Afrika, Senayan, Central Jakarta (Phone: 5747777), until March 17.
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Malaysia supports Indonesian unity, warns Aceh rebels
Malaysia supports Indonesian unity, warns Aceh rebels JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad affirmed on Thursday his country's support for Indonesia's unity, and warned Aceh separatist rebels not to use his country as a base for their resistance.
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Sugarcane farmers bitter about imports
Sugarcane farmers bitter about imports SURABAYA, East Java: Hundreds of sugarcane farmers staged a protest at the provincial legislature on Thursday, demanding the government limit sugar imports because they were undermining the price of local sugar.
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
All-Jakarta final in Ligina league expected
All-Jakarta final in Ligina league expected JAKARTA (JP): Persija Jakarta returned victorious from Brunei on Thursday only to be challenged by Governor Sutiyoso to set their eyes on reaching the final of the domestic Bank Mandiri soccer league.
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Goat sellers out for more than hay at Idul Adha
Goat sellers out for more than hay at Idul Adha JAKARTA (JP): Goat sellers have set up shop on streets in many parts of the city with the Idul Adha Islamic Day of Sacrifice only a week away.The seasonal sellers are back in business for the holiday, which will fall on March 16, and several sidewalks...
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Fisheries touted for net value
Fisheries touted for net value MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Minister of Maritime Exploration and Fisheries Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said East Nusa Tenggara should prepare its human resources in the maritime sector to exploit its rich marine assets.
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Sampoerna back in black due to drop in debts
Sampoerna back in black due to drop in debts JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cigarette producer PT HM Sampoerna expects to book a net profit of about Rp 1.36 trillion (about US$181 million) in 1999, a turnaround from a net loss of Rp 95 billion the previous year.The company's finance director, Eka D.
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
End of a chapter
End of a chapter By disbanding the Coordinating Agency to Support the Strengthening of National Stability (Bakorstanas) and all its units in the regions, President Abdurrahman Wahid has closed another chapter in the military's domination of the government in this country.
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Cultural differences a sacred cow?
Cultural differences a sacred cow?By Donna K. Woodward MEDAN (JP): Last Dec. 30 The Jakarta Post carried a report from Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie about the state-run electricity firm's loss of Rp 5 trillion because of poor management.
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
New Jakarta visitors guide to be published in August
New Jakarta visitors guide to be published in August JAKARTA (JP): PT Media Dutaservisindo publishing company in collaboration with the Indonesian Hoteliers & Restaurateurs Association (PHRI) plans to publish its first guidebook to Jakarta in August this year, company executives announced here on...
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Gemala Container's Rp 92b debt
Gemala Container's Rp 92b debt I refer to a report in a number of newspapers about a Rp 92 billion debt and would like to ask H. Gozali, director of PT Gemala Container the following:1. What were the steps taken by Gemala with Bank Indonesia that exempted the Rp 92 billion debt from interest...
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Bintuni on its share price
Bintuni on its share price JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed PT Bintuni Minaraya fishing company explained on Thursday it did not know anything that could be material to the unusually steep rise in the price of its shares that prompted the Capital Market Supervisory Agency to suspend the share trading...
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
PDI-P executive on shortlist for top position at Telkom
PDI-P executive on shortlist for top position at Telkom JAKARTA (JP): Dimyati Hartono, senior executive of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuanagan), and president of satellite operator PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara Adi R.
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Athletes in Olympics training suffer injuries
Athletes in Olympics training suffer injuries JAKARTA (JP): Seven athletes currently training for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney have to undergo medical treatment for injuries or illnesses, the National Sports Council (KONI) said on Thursday.
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Japan's SMEs eye Indonesia amid concerns over security
Japan's SMEs eye Indonesia amid concerns over securityBy Devi M. Asmarani BATAM (JP): Japanese small and medium enterprises said here on Thursday they were interested in setting up businesses in Indonesia, but were still concerned by the country's security situation.
Fri, 10 Mar 2000
Taipei, Jakarta leads regional markets as Tokyo, HK end lower
Taipei, Jakarta leads regional markets as Tokyo, HK end lower HONG KONG (AP): Asian stock markets closed mixed Thursday, with the region's two biggest, Tokyo and Hong Kong, closing lower but Taipei and Jakarta gaining more than 2 percent each.