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Sat, 04 Mar 2000
ASEAN told to abondon non-interference policy
ASEAN told to abondon non-interference policy SINGAPORE (AFP): Southeast Asian nations should change their policy of non-interference in other member countries where internal political problems have regional implications, former Philippine president Fidel Ramos suggested on Friday.
Sat, 04 Mar 2000
Military to check illegal gun sales to GAM: Graito
Military to check illegal gun sales to GAM: Graito SURABAYA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) spokesman Rear Marshal Graito Usodo said on Friday that the military would recheck the Jakarta Police's discovery of illegal gun sales to the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) allegedly involving TNI personnel.
Sat, 04 Mar 2000
Manila unfazed by marine issue
Manila unfazed by marine issue KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): The Philippines is not unduly concerned about its security in the South China Sea as the United States has pledged to protect it in the event of an attack, Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon said on Friday.
Sat, 04 Mar 2000
BNI opens retail center
BNI opens retail center JAKARTA (JP): State Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) has officially launched a retail business service center located at the bank's Jakarta Kota branch."We want to be a universal bank with retail business as part of our focus in our credit portfolio," the bank said in a statement.
Sat, 04 Mar 2000
Govt denies rumors of Cabinet reshuffle
Govt denies rumors of Cabinet reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): The government denied on Friday there was about to be a Cabinet reshuffle amid strong speculation that Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie was about to tender his resignation.
Sat, 04 Mar 2000
Police puzzled by reward offer in painting theft
Police puzzled by reward offer in painting theft JAKARTA (JP): The Cilandak Police in South Jakarta have decided to review their investigation into a robbery at a residence on Jl. Anggur following the appearance of a Rp 100 million reward advertisement for a painting stolen in a New Year's Eve...
Sat, 04 Mar 2000
Raids catch 12 for unlicensed gun possession
Raids catch 12 for unlicensed gun possession JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police have arrested 12 men suspected of possessing guns and bullets without legal permits, during raids over the last five days, the chief said on Friday.Col.
Sat, 04 Mar 2000
Government urged to delay Consumer Protection Law
Government urged to delay Consumer Protection Law JAKARTA (JP): Business associations urged the government on Friday to delay the implementation of the Consumer Protection Law, saying that most industries were not yet well prepared enough for it.
Sat, 04 Mar 2000
Can we put an end to plagiarism in Indonesia
Can we put an end to plagiarism in IndonesiaBy Setiono JAKARTA (JP): A serious intellectual crisis seems to have struck the academic world here, centered on the fact that plagiarism is now perceived as a common practice.
Sat, 04 Mar 2000
Armed gang robs basic supplies
Armed gang robs basic supplies JAMBI, Jambi: A group of six armed men robbed a truck loaded with basic necessities and Rp 3.6 million (US$486) in cash in quiet Mudo village here on Thursday, police said.Quoting witnesses, Tanjung Jabung Barat Police chief Lt. Col.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Legislators hail pay raise for senior officials
Legislators hail pay raise for senior officials JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives' legislators patted themselves on their backs on Thursday as they endorsed increased salaries for themselves and senior state officials.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on March 2 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,333.00 7,407.00Australian dollar 1 4,441.60 4,490.12Austrian schilling 1 518.63 524.08Belgian franc 1 176.91 178.77Brunei dollar 1 4,272.56 4,318.20Canadian dollar 1 5,060.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Thailand worried about Wa move
Thailand worried about Wa move BANGKOK (AP): The Thai government has expressed concern to Myanmar that the planned relocation of tens of thousands of ethnic minority villagers in opium-growing areas in northeastern Myanmar will increase drug problems in Thailand, the Thai state news agency reported...
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
KONI to meet state enterprise's officials
KONI to meet state enterprise's officials JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council (KONI) secretary general, Rudolf S. Warouw, said on Thursday he would invite director of the state-owned PT Perusahaan Gas Negara, Qoyum A. Tjandranegara, to discuss the state enterprises donation for sports development.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Abdullah to lead special Aceh team
Abdullah to lead special Aceh team JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid disclosed on Thursday his plan to appoint former politician Abdullah Puteh to head a government special team to resolve the Aceh issue.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Damura prize money to be reduced
Damura prize money to be reduced JAKARTA (JP): PT Mutiara Mandala Mahardhika (3M) will reduce the percentage of prize money in its fund raising program called Damura (the People's Fund for Sports) and instead contribute more toward sports development.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
BI to name bond market makers next month
BI to name bond market makers next month JAKARTA (JP): Over five foreign and local financial entities have expressed interest in becoming market makers of the government's bonds, according to Bank Indonesia's senior official.Bank Indonesia deputy governor Miranda S.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Actors Unlimited draws Bandung crowds with Fo's 'Anarchist'
Actors Unlimited draws Bandung crowds with Fo's 'Anarchist'By Wawan S. Husin BANDUNG (JP): On Feb. 24 and Feb. 25, Actors Unlimited of Bandung staged Dario Fo's 1970 play Accidental Death of an Anarchist at CCF Bandung.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Inghie Kwik denies selling state assets at PT HTP
Inghie Kwik denies selling state assets at PT HTP JAKARTA (JP): Inghie Kwik, a son of Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie, denied on Thursday being involved in the sale of state assets to Hutchison Port Holdings, as implied by Minister of Investment and State...
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Philippine export growth suffers stark slowdown in January
Philippine export growth suffers stark slowdown in January MANILA, Philippines (AP): Lower demand for electronics products caused export growth in the Philippines to slow sharply in January to 4.8 percent from 16.7 percent in December, the statistics office said Thursday.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
President guns for more police personnel
President guns for more police personnel JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Thursday he would not rest in his efforts to strengthen the National Police to 600,000 officers, three times the current number of personnel.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Creditors to decide Comexindo fate soon
Creditors to decide Comexindo fate soon JAKARTA (JP): Foreign and local creditors of PT Tirtamas Comexindo will meet soon to decide the fate of the heavily indebted general trading company.Jamaslin Purba from Hotman Paris & Partners law firm, which represents Tirtamas Comexindo, said here on...
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
3-in-1 traffic policy back in gear
3-in-1 traffic policy back in gear JAKARTA (JP): While in search of a suitable system to handle traffic problems during rush hours, Governor Sutiyoso instructed the City Traffic and Land Transportation Agency on Thursday to reenact the temporarily suspended three-in-one policy in the city's...
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
World migration tops 120 million, says ILO report
World migration tops 120 million, says ILO report JAKARTA (JP): Far from reducing international migration flows -- by moving products instead of people -- globalization will give rise to increased migration pressures in the years ahead, the International Labour Office (ILO) said in a report made...
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Police question PDI's Buttu, Alex as suspects
Police question PDI's Buttu, Alex as suspects JAKARTA (JP): National Police detectives questioned former Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) secretary-general Buttu R. Hutapea and PDI executive board member Alex Widya Siregar on Thursday morning as suspects in the bloody takeover of party...
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Authorities told to halt 'becak' raids
Authorities told to halt 'becak' raids JAKARTA (JP): An executive at the National Commission on Human Rights urged the city administration on Thursday to temporarily halt its operations to clear becak (pedicabs) from the capital and settle the problem through arbitration.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Nabila Florist
Nabila Florist I am deeply disappointed by the service of Nabila Florist. On Feb. 10, 2000, I ordered a floral wreath via facsimile to Canada, where it was still Feb. 9 as Indonesian time is 15 hours ahead.The flowers were to arrive in Canada on Feb. 10 in the afternoon.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Terrorizing phone calls
Terrorizing phone callsFrom Pikiran RakyatFollowing the disappearance a month ago of our daughter Neng Yunengsih (Yuni), who is in grade two at a private school in Bandung, we have received numerous telephone calls from unidentified people about our loss.Yuni disappeared on Jan. 31.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
CMNP to pay bond interest as scheduled
CMNP to pay bond interest as scheduled JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed toll road operator PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada (CMNP) pledged on Thursday to pay the interest on its U.S. dollar and rupiah-denominated bonds in August as initially scheduled.Newly appointed finance director Ilham W.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Gus Dur to revise justice system
Gus Dur to revise justice system JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Thursday he would revamp Jakarta's justice system, including replacing corrupt judges with honest ones in the capital's five district courts, as part of efforts to create legal certainty for investors.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Women's lib, at last?
Women's lib, at last? I read with glee, as did my Indonesian wife, the article on page 2 of The Jakarta Post's Wednesday edition entitled "R.I. signs UN protocol on women's rights," specifically the section which stated "to protect the sociocultural rights of women.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Historic chance for RI's military
Historic chance for RI's militaryBy M. D. Nalapat GURGAON, India (JP): Despite the appalling mistake of permitting East Timor to break away just when the rest of the country was on the threshold of democracy, Indonesia is likely to emerge as a major strategic player in Asia, together with China,...
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Muhammadiyah goes back to basics
Muhammadiyah goes back to basics YOGYAKARTA (JP): The demise of the New Order authoritarian regime has inspired Muhammadiyah, the country's second largest Islamic organization, to replace Pancasila state ideology with Islam in its statute.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Sampoerna adds new machines
Sampoerna adds new machines JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cigarette producer PT HM Sampoerna said on Thursday it would add three more twin-wrap machines this year for its A-Mild brand production line.Marketing director Surja S.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Rival drivers brawl over rides
Rival drivers brawl over rides BANDUNG: A melee erupted between Damri intercity bus drivers and drivers of illegal public transportation vehicles on Thursday morning, causing the destruction of at least four vehicles.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Bumi Modern resumes trading
Bumi Modern resumes trading JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) lifted the suspension of share trading on property firm PT Bumi Modern after the company clarified controversial issues related to its planned rights issue.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
UMNO begins crucial meetings
UMNO begins crucial meetings KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's ruling party began on Thursday a month of local-level meetings which will help decide the future leadership of the party and the country.The Tawau division of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) nominated Prime Minister Mahathir...
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Education ministry restarts assistance to needy students
Education ministry restarts assistance to needy students JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of National Education has decided to continue with need-based scholarships after being appropriated an additional Rp 600 billion (US$80 million) in the newly approved 2000 budget.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Police catch illegal loggers
Police catch illegal loggers JAMBI, Jambi: Eleven men were detained and hundreds of logs were seized by police during a raid on illegal loggers at Berbak National Park here on Thursday.Jambi Police chief Col.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Street singer stabs passengers
Street singer stabs passengers JAKARTA (JP): A street singer was detained on Thursday by Central Jakarta Police officers for allegedly injuring two bus passengers in an attempt to get even with them, an officer said.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Gus Dur 'well equipped' to lead Indonesia to democracy
Gus Dur 'well equipped' to lead Indonesia to democracy JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid, who became president last October, is totally different compared to his predecessors. Known for his "consistency in his inconsistency", as one political observer put it, as well as his controversial...
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
No help for maid on death row
No help for maid on death row BANDUNG: The head of the West Java office of Ministry of Manpower said his office was not responsible for a local maid working in the United Arab Emirates who received the death sentence for adultery.Tjepi F.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Probe in works over misuse of state property
Probe in works over misuse of state property TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang District Prosecutor's Office will investigate the takeover of a 10-hectare state-owned plot of land in Babakan subdistrict, the head of the prosecutor's office, Noor Asikin, said.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Unforgettable hotel
Unforgettable hotel On the night of Feb. 28 at around 11:15 p.m. two female friends and I went to a five-star hotel (GH) on Jl. Thamrin. We wanted to see a band which we had enjoyed before. We got out of the taxi and were about to enter the lobby when we were stopped by a security guard.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
TNI to study territorial function
TNI to study territorial function JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief off Staff Gen. Tyasno Sudarto asserted on Thursday the necessity to review the Indonesian Military's (TNI) territorial function, including the much criticized military commands, because of past misuse.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Three men apprehended for gang rape
Three men apprehended for gang rape JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives arrested on Thursday three suspects over the Tuesday gang rape of 20-year-old Ti, a mute and almost deaf girl, about two hours after she filed a report at the police precinct.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Japan urged to open doors
Japan urged to open doors KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad urged Japan Thursday to open its doors wider to imports from Southeast Asia now its economy was recovering."As Asia's leading economy, we look to Japan to assume a natural leading role by facilitating our...
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
DuPont sees good business
DuPont sees good business JAKARTA (JP): Chemical company DuPont said its business in Indonesia had developed very well during the past years with revenues growing by 50 percent during 1999.President of DuPont ASEAN Roger Moore said here on Wednesday that the company booked nearly US$90 million in...
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
Volkswagen begins local production in Thailand
Volkswagen begins local production in Thailand BANGKOK (DPA): Volkswagen Thursday started local assembly of VW Passat and Audi A6 passenger cars with a modest sales target of 2,000 luxury cars this year, executives said.
Fri, 03 Mar 2000
2000 budget approved
2000 budget approved The House of Representatives has once again demonstrated that it is no longer the rubber stamp for every government policy as it was for the past 30 years. The House approved the 2000 state budget plan on Thursday only after more than one month of vigorous debates and only...