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Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Becak drivers angry, burned two cars
Becak drivers angry, burned two cars JAKARTA (JP): Some 500 becak (pedicab) drivers and residents went on a rampage as city public order officials held a simultaneous becak-free operation in the city's five mayoralties on Tuesday evening.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Abdurrahman's subtle strategy
Abdurrahman's subtle strategy He may have begun as a frail and seemingly bumbling compromise choice in a politically divided country. But behind Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid's outwardly erratic actions a subtle, decisive strategy is gradually taking shape.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Pertamina chief vows to rise company output
Pertamina chief vows to rise company output JAKARTA (JP): The new president of state oil and gas company Pertamina, Baihaki Hakim, vowed on Tuesday to increase the company's oil output to 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) in two or three years from 70,000 bpd at present.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Residents told to help cut aedes life cycle
Residents told to help cut aedes life cycle JAKARTA (JP): Officials called on city residents on Tuesday to actively participate in preventing the dengue hemorrhagic fever outbreak by cutting the life cycle of the aedes aegypty mosquito.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
One shot dead as police open fire in Irian violence
One shot dead as police open fire in Irian violence JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): One man was killed when police opened fire on mobs attacking a Mobile Brigade (Brimob) police headquarters in the easternmost province of Irian Jaya, police said on Tuesday.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Behind TNI's support for Gus Dur
Behind TNI's support for Gus Dur The public has been watching closely whether the Indonesian Military has reflected resistance or support to its recent changes. Jusuf Wanandi, the chairman of the supervisory board of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta, takes a closer look...
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
President to open 1st PDI-P congress
President to open 1st PDI-P congress SEMARANG (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid is slated to open the first congress of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) here on March 27, a party official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Courth declares activists guilty of illegal rally
Courth declares activists guilty of illegal rally JAKARTA (JP): A judge at the Central Jakarta District Court declared on Tuesday that Wardah Hafidz and four other activists of the Urban Poor Consortium (UPC) were guilty for their failure to notify the police before organizing a rally the day...
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Sounds the same
Sounds the same Prof. Sudjoko in a letter to Kompas daily recently said that the development of the Indonesian language did not have any definite direction. I think that analysis of the language needs to be continued.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Minister calls for Damura to be delayed
Minister calls for Damura to be delayed JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Social Affairs Anak Agung Gde Agung urged the National Sports Council (KONI) and PT Mutiara Mandala Mahardhika (PT 3M) to delay their plan to launch the fund raising program Damura (the People's Fund for Sports).
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Djadja upset at Army chief over removal
Djadja upset at Army chief over removal JAKARTA (JP): Army Strategic Reserved Command (Kostrad) chief Lt. Gen. Djadja Suparman was fuming that he had not been told he was being removed from his post, and without even an encouraging word of "thanks" from his superiors.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Timor Gap gas deal signed
Timor Gap gas deal signed DILI (AFP): Australia and East Timor have signed a development contract to jointly exploit oil and gas from the Timor Gap offshore area between the two states, the United Nations said here Monday.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Conflict among political elites
Conflict among political elitesFrom Pikiran RakyatIn developing countries like Indonesia conflicts among political elites are common place. Each group is striving for its own interests, even though they are in the same government.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Yahoo to invest in S. Korea
Yahoo to invest in S. Korea SEOUL (AFP): Yahoo! said Tuesday that it would invest US$60 million in its South Korean affiliate, Yahoo! Korea, to help it expand in the country's fast-growing e-business."We have reached a critical stage in Yahoo! Korea's development," Jerry Yang, founder of the...
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
University doctors join relief efforts in West Timor
University doctors join relief efforts in West Timor JAKARTA (JP): Diseases caused by undernourishment and a lack of sanitary conditions have swept through East Timor's refugee camps in West Timor, a media report says.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Government to raise income tax rate
Government to raise income tax rate JAKARTA (JP): The government will increase the income tax brackets for individual taxpayers from three to four and the highest bracket from 30 percent to 35 percent but will retain a three-bracket tax structure for institutional (corporate) taxpayers.
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Reforming the State Secretariat
Reforming the State SecretariatBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): It's lonely at the top, and even more so when one is no longer there, as former presidents will testify. The ones nearest to the top, identified by their "RI 1" presidential number plates, are also prone to bouts of post-power syndrome,...
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Police question Bakin general over AK-47 rifle permit issuance
Police question Bakin general over AK-47 rifle permit issuance JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Police have questioned a brigadier general and a retired colonel in connection with the arrest of Haryogi M. Maulani, who was caught red-handed with possession of an AK-47 (Avtomat Kalashnikova) rifle and a...
Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Fears of govt control greet broadcasting directorate
Fears of govt control greet broadcasting directorate JAKARTA (JP): An alliance of radio and television associations protested on Tuesday the government's decision to establish a directorate general covering broadcasting affairs.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Spelling error
Spelling error This is to call your attention to an error on page 9 of Sunday's edition of The Jakarta Post, in the article Indonesian and expat students to stage a play for social benefit (Feb. 27, 2000).
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Triumvirate plan needs Constitutional amendment
Triumvirate plan needs Constitutional amendment JAKARTA (JP): Constitutional law professor Harun Alrasid said a constitutional amendment was needed if the House of Representatives wanted to set up a triumvirate leadership in the event the president and vice president are incapacitated.
Tue, 29 Feb 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, 29 Feb 2000
Govt urged to decide on Damura fund
Govt urged to decide on Damura fund JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Commission VI for human resources and religious affairs member Ismangun Notosapoetro has urged the government to decide if the fund raising scheme Damura (the People's Fund for Sport) should be allowed to continue.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
No routine tours
No routine tours Tours of duty may be normal occurrences in an organization as dynamic and developed as the Indonesian Military (TNI), but given TNI's national prominence, every single change at the top of its leadership today has significant consequences for the life of the republic.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
JSX closed on leap year
JSX closed on leap year JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will be closed on Tuesday (Feb. 29) in anticipation of possible computer glitches on the date, the extra day in the new millennium's first leap year.The JSX said trading would resume on Wednesday.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Darya Varia nets profit
Darya Varia nets profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed pharmaceutical company PT Darya Varia announced on Monday a net profit of Rp 32.03 billion (about US$44 million) in the year ending in December, compared to a net loss of Rp 135.39 billion a year earlier.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Former Caltex boss named Pertamina chief
Former Caltex boss named Pertamina chief JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid appointed on Monday former president of oil company PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia Baihaki Hakim as the new president of state oil and gas company Pertamina, replacing Martiono Hadianto.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Politics and the military
Politics and the military The Indonesian military (TNI) commander Admiral Widodo made an honest admission in parliament: Changing the (Indonesian) military culture is difficult. It is difficult to achieve even though a new paradigm has emerged and a new concept has been coined: a redefinition,...
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
ASEAN wants more Japanese investment
ASEAN wants more Japanese investment TOKYO (DPA): An investment promotion mission for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Monday called for more Japanese investment to the region as its economies emerge from the doldrums brought on by the 1997 Asian financial crisis.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Selected list of names in latest TNI's reshuffle
Selected list of names in latest TNI's reshuffleTNI Headquarters: Brig. Gen. Saurip Kadi, Senior official TNI Heaquarters (previous post), Assistant to Army Chief on territorial affairs (new post); Lt. Gen. Suaidy Marasabessy, Chief of TNI's General Affairs, Senior official at TNI Headquaters; Lt.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Tractors wins $3m order
Tractors wins $3m order JAKARTA (JP): PT United Tractors Pandu Engineering (UTE) has won contracts worth about US$3 million to supply transportation related components to GE Transportation System of the United States this year.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Government, House agree on 12% hike in fuel prices
Government, House agree on 12% hike in fuel prices JAKARTA (JP): The government and the House of Representatives' state budget committee agreed on Monday to raise fuel prices an average of 12 percent beginning in April, according to Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
IMF predicts higher than 4% growth for Indonesia
IMF predicts higher than 4% growth for Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): International Monetary Fund (IMF) director for Asia Pacific Yusuke Horiguchi predicted on Monday that Indonesia's economy would grow by more than 4 percent this year while inflation would remain in single digits.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Controversial trial in Aceh delayed
Controversial trial in Aceh delayed BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The trial of a massacre in West Aceh will not take place till the second week of March as Banda Aceh district court officials said on Monday they would need at least a week to sort out the paper work and study the case further.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Nonintervention good for ASEAN members
Nonintervention good for ASEAN members MANILA (AFP): A policy of not intervening with each other's internal affairs has worked well for the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), scholars and businessmen said here on Monday.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Toward reconciliation in Indonesia
Toward reconciliation in IndonesiaBy Willem Oltmans AMSTERDAM (JP): Rimbaud once wrote that love should be reinvented. Psychohistorians in America feel history should be reinvented. In studying the emotional life of nations they decode history by using psychoanalytical methods to unravel and...
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Feb. 28, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp RpU.S. dollar 1 7,343.00 7,417.00Australian dollar 1 4,512.27 4,561.46Austrian schilling 1 516.72 522.47Belgian franc 1 176.26 178.22Brunei dollar 1 4,300.44 4,346.32Canadian dollar 1 5,063.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Small inflation rise to 0.07% recorded in February
Small inflation rise to 0.07% recorded in February JAKARTA (JP): Inflation in February slightly increased to 0.07 percent from the previous month, but fell to minus 0.84 percent when compared to the same month last year, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said on Monday.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Bogor 'angkot' drivers strike
Bogor 'angkot' drivers strike BOGOR (JP): More than 400 angkot (public minivan) drivers went on strike on Monday in protest at the operations of illegal minivans on their routes, leaving thousands of passengers stranded on the Cibinong-Bogor highway.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Feng shui your home and change your life
Feng shui your home and change your lifeBy Karen Kingston DENPASAR (JP): Feng shui is the ancient art of balancing and harmonizing energies in buildings to enhance the lives of the people who live or work there.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Tunas enters e-commerce
Tunas enters e-commerce JAKARTA (JP): PT Tunas Ridean, an authorized dealer for Toyota, BMW, Daihatsu and several other car brands, said on Monday its web site, http://www.TunasGroup.com, received about 500 visitors per day despite the fact the site had not yet been formally launched.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Caught in the crisis, hungry Semarang zoo animals need help
Caught in the crisis, hungry Semarang zoo animals need helpBy Haryoso SEMARANG (JP): The approximately 250 animals in Tinjomoyo Zoo are bearing the brunt of the economic crisis. They have been going hungry because the management does not have enough money to feed them properly.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Bad weather halts search operation
Bad weather halts search operation BREBES, Central Java (JP): The search operation for the remaining 24 people believed to be still trapped under last Wednesday night's landslide was halted on Monday due to bad weather and after consulting with the families of those missing.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Riau takes over Social Ministry
Riau takes over Social Ministry PEKANBARU, Riau: The assets of the now liquidated Ministry of Social Affairs in Riau were officially handed over on Monday to the provincial administration.These included all the material inventory of the ministry and also their personnel, Antara reported.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Telecom operators ready for mobile Internet
Telecom operators ready for mobile Internet JAKARTA (JP): Major telecommunications providers said here on Monday that they were ready to expand into wireless internet services this year using the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) technology.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
City to prevent dengue outbreak
City to prevent dengue outbreak JAKARTA (JP): The city's Health Agency is planning a series of preventive actions beginning in March aimed at halting further outbreaks of dengue hemorrhagic fever, which has already claimed six lives over the past two months, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Surya Hutani Jaya's owners
Surya Hutani Jaya's owners JAKARTA (JP): PT Surya Hutani Jaya forestry company clarified here on Monday that its share-ownership was by no means related to businessmen Mohammad Bob Hasan nor to Hutomo Tommy Mandala Putra, as several print media implied last week in their stories about the abuse of...
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Reshuffle for reform? 'More likely for elite consolidation'
Reshuffle for reform? 'More likely for elite consolidation' Will there be more reform in the Indonesian Military (TNI) following Monday's reshuffle? The Jakarta Post spoke to Kusnanto Anggoro, who studies security issues at the Center for Strategic International Studies.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Doctors fail to appear for Soeharto's checkup
Doctors fail to appear for Soeharto's checkup JAKARTA (JP): A team of doctors appointed by the Attorney General's office failed to turn up for a re-examination of former president Soeharto on Monday.Spokesman for the Attorney General's office, Soehandoyo, said that the team was still reviewing...
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Toll road holdups top of the agenda for Jakarta police
Toll road holdups top of the agenda for Jakarta police JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo ordered Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Nurfaizi on Monday to prioritize the handling of the alarming spate of armed robberies on buses and trucks on toll roads in Greater Jakarta.