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Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 28, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 775 -75 12,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 700 25 4,900,500 Alakasa Industrindo 525 0 0 Alfa...
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Govt out to check if picks for state firms measure up
Govt out to check if picks for state firms measure up JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Monday it would apply fit and proper tests for prospective appointees to state-owned companies' boards of directors to ensure they possessed the integrity and capability to lead the firms.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
RI maid faces stoning
RI maid faces stoning DUBAI (AFP): An Islamic tribunal in the United Arab Emirates has ordered a pregnant Indonesian maid to be stoned to death for adultery, a newspaper reported on Monday.The same court in the Indian Ocean emirate of Fujairah acquitted her Muslim Indian lover in absentia,...
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Dharmala Sakti asks court for time to negotiate debts
Dharmala Sakti asks court for time to negotiate debts JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Dharmala Sakti Sejahtera asked the Jakarta Commercial Court on Monday to hold off issuing a verdict in a bankruptcy suit filed against the holding company to allow it to negotiate its debt restructuring with...
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Megawati lends name to trophy
Megawati lends name to trophy JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri approved a request from the Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) to confer her name on the women's basketball league (Women's Kobatama) trophy, said Perbasi official in charge of Kobatama, Doedie Gambiro.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Lippo Life service
Lippo Life service On Jan. 13, 2000, I went to the Lippo Life Metropolitan Mal branch in Bekasi and applied for a life insurance policy. I was told that because the sum insured was quite high my application would be subject to a full medical checkup.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
BHP looks for RI partner
BHP looks for RI partner MELBOURNE (Dow Jones): Broken Hill Proprietary Co. (BHP) is looking for a joint venture partner for the possible development of its Gag Island nickel deposit in Indonesia."We are looking at ways that we can exploit that nickel deposit in conjunction with some more...
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Activists protest over alleged swindle
Activists protest over alleged swindle BOGOR (JP): Dozens of locals grouped under the Corruption Eradication Movement or Gebrak staged a protest at the Bogor Municipality on Monday demanding the mayor probe an alleged swindle in the distribution of hundreds of tons of rice in market operations in...
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Mixed responses greet latest TNI reshuffle
Mixed responses greet latest TNI reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): A mixture of praise and regret greeted the latest reshuffle in the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Monday, with many believing it to be part of the ongoing reform movement within the armed forces.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Rates for tax payment, valid from Feb. 28 to Mar. 5
Rates for tax payment, valid from Feb. 28 to Mar. 5 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 7,410.00Austrian schilling 1 531.61Australian dollar 1 4,566.78Belgian franc 1 181.34Canadian dollar 1 5,071.87Swiss franc 1 4,564.49Deutschemark 1 3,742.05Danish krone 1 1,000.96French franc 1 1,115.18Poundsterling 1 11,844.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
On law enforcement
On law enforcement Indosiar recently broadcast Legal Prospects 2000 in which lawyer Frans H. Winarta said he was pessimistic about law enforcement in the near future in this country. He said the law could only be enforced if the Attorney General's Office and the courts of justice were first cleaned...
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Kissinger calls on RI to honor Freeport deal
Kissinger calls on RI to honor Freeport deal JAKARTA (JP): Former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger called on the Indonesian government to honor its contract with copper and gold mining enterprise PT Freeport Indonesia amid growing criticism over the company's mining activities.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Megawati wins Yogya support
Megawati wins Yogya support YOGYAKARTA: The Deputy Chief of the Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) in Yogyakarta here issued a strong warning that delegates from the provincial chapter must vote for incumbent Megawati Soekarnoputri in next month's congress in Semarang, Central Java.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
President urged to temporarily stop raids on pedicabs
President urged to temporarily stop raids on pedicabs JAKARTA (JP): Some 100 becak pedicab drivers staged a protest in front of the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta on Monday, demanding President Abdurrahman Wahid order the city administration to temporarily halt raids on pedicabs while...
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Principal opens new office
Principal opens new office JAKARTA (JP): Principal Indonesia, a retirement plan and service company, has opened a representative office in Semarang as part of its commitment to develop the market in Central Java and Yogyakarta.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Keep political issues out of sports: Pelti chairman
Keep political issues out of sports: Pelti chairman JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) Tanri Abeng played down calls for the convening of an extraordinary congress to pick his replacement, arguing that sports should not be dragged into political issues.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Volleyball to be staged outdoors
Volleyball to be staged outdoors JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Volleyball Federation (PBVSI) will kick off a talent scouting project aimed at popularizing volleyball among the general public, newly installed PBVSI chairwoman Rita Subowo said on Monday.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Candra aims to retain All England crown
Candra aims to retain All England crown JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's doubles specialist Candra Wijaya is optimistic of retaining his title with partner Tony Wijaya in the All England championships in Birmingham, England, next month."I really want to be the champion again this time.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Yen pulls won up; Southeast Asian monies down
Yen pulls won up; Southeast Asian monies down HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Asian currencies had a mixed day against the dollar Monday. While the Korean won was tugged higher by an abrupt run-up in the value of the Japanese currency during Asian trading hours, the yen's surge failed to support Southeast...
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Car emission levels to be checked for free
Car emission levels to be checked for free JAKARTA (JP): The city administration in cooperation with a Switzerland-based nongovernmental organization is to again carry out free street-side emission checks for private cars in the capital, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
The men and women behind the President
The men and women behind the PresidentBy Kornelius Purba JAKARTA (JP): By all accounts Abdurrahman Wahid is no ordinary man. And he is also a president elected under extraordinary circumstances.This unique leader often discards traditional channels of information, sometimes leaving the public...
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
THAI ready for privatization
THAI ready for privatization BANGKOK (AFP): Thai Airways International (THAI) on Monday cleared the first hurdle on the road to its long-awaited privatization, receiving the green-light on plans to sell 400 million shares from the state enterprises policy committee, officials said.
Tue, 29 Feb 2000
Major TNI reshuffle announced
Major TNI reshuffle announced JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) announced on Monday another major reshuffle that included the promotion of Maj. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah, a progressive figure, as the Army Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) chief.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
East Timorese and pro-RI militia hold secret talks
East Timorese and pro-RI militia hold secret talks SINGAPORE (AP): Groups who fought for East Timor's independence from Indonesia met secretly in Singapore on Sunday with representatives from pro-Jakarta militias to talk about reconciliation.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Syarwan set to clarify July 27 tragedy
Syarwan set to clarify July 27 tragedy JAKARTA (JP): Lt. Gen. (ret.) Syarwan Hamid, former chief of Indonesian Military's (TNI) now defunct socio-political affairs office, said he was ready to give his account of events surrounding the July 27 tragedy.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Aberdeen finds good value in RI firms
Aberdeen finds good value in RI firms SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): It might seem a bit contradictory that a fund management firm executives describe as a "conservative sort of Scottish house" is invested in Indonesia, one of Asia's most volatile markets.But Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
'No price hike for medicines'
'No price hike for medicines' BANDUNG: Health Minister Achmad Sujudi said on Saturday the government had not considered price hikes for generic medicines and would maintain the Rp 500 billion subsidy for the drug."Poor people depend much on these medicines.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Anis retains IBF Intercontinental title
Anis retains IBF Intercontinental title JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian boxer Anis Roga retained his junior flyweight IBF Intercontinental title here on Sunday beating Prabpraam Klongphajon of Thailand in the sixth round with a technical knock out (TKO).
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
500 'becak' drivers to meet Gus Dur
500 'becak' drivers to meet Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): Some 500 becak (pedicab) drivers will pedal to Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta on Monday, demanding the President to help settle their dispute with city authorities.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
APP settles row over machines
APP settles row over machines SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asia Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. said Saturday it had settled disputes arising from proposals to buy two paper manufacturing machines from Beloit Corp., a subsidiary of Harnischfeger Industries Inc.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Search of missing people doubted
Search of missing people doubted BREBES, Central Java (JP): One more body was unearthed on Sunday in the landslide-struck village of Windu Sakti in Salem district here, amid doubts as to the continuation of the search operation.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
S'pore investors have cold feet over RI
S'pore investors have cold feet over RI SINGAPORE (AP): For decades, Singapore's executives looked out of their sleek office towers and saw opportunity in the islands of Indonesia, happily investing in the sprawling and impoverished archipelago.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Executive women reveal secrets of their success
Executive women reveal secrets of their successBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): They might call themselves FEW, but the roles that they play are many. And the choices before them number even more, with to play golf or not to play golf being the least troublesome of them all.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Denial of service attacks reveal the Net's vulnerability
Denial of service attacks reveal the Net's vulnerabilityBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Did you have any problem surfing the Net or sending and receiving e-mail in the last two or three weeks? If you did, you were certainly not alone.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Feb. 28, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Feb. 28, 2000Exhibitions * Documentation Exhibition: German-Indonesian Relations from the 16th to the 19th Century by the German Embassy, at Gedung Arsip Nasional, Jl.Gadjah Mada 111, Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Feb. 29.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Labor murder probe to go on
Labor murder probe to go on SURABAYA: Chief of East Java Police Maj. Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said over the weekend it would take his office one month to investigate the alleged involvement of police and military personnel in the 1993 murder of labor activist Marsinah.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Musa backs bid for top posts
Musa backs bid for top posts KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his preferred successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi should face a contest for the top two ruling party posts in May, a veteran politician says.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Channeling people's aspirations
Channeling people's aspirationsFrom PelitaThe development of political activities is getting hotter. In all occasions the media are reporting on the prevailing conflicts which tend to benefit an individual or a group.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
RP volcano leaves evacuees living on the edge
RP volcano leaves evacuees living on the edge LEGASPI, Philippines (AFP): Relief officials scrambled on Sunday to find ways to house and feed some 48,000 people evacuated from villages close to Mayon volcano as lava still trickled from the mountain.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Minister warns of influx of foreign doctors
Minister warns of influx of foreign doctors JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi warned that Indonesia could be inundated with foreign health practitioners with the start of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) in 2003, if it does not improve the quality of its human resources and services in...
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Soldier vs general over traffic dispute
Soldier vs general over traffic dispute BOGOR (JP): A low-ranking soldier threatened to shoot and amputate the legs of a retired two-star general and his son over a traffic dispute here on Friday evening.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Experts back new audit of Indorayon
Experts back new audit of IndorayonBy Berni K. Moestafa BOGOR, West Java (JP): Experts from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture supported a new audit of pulp and rayon firm PT Inti Indorayon Utama on Saturday, following a recent recommendation by the environment minister to close down its operations.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Nissho Iwai, Sinar Mas tie up
Nissho Iwai, Sinar Mas tie up TOKYO (Nikkei): Nissho Iwai Corp. will form a joint venture by April with Indonesia's Sinar Mas group and Commerce One Inc., a U.S. provider of e-commerce solutions, to set up Internet portals for paper and pulp, metals and other industrial sectors, according to the...
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Expecting more sophisticated mobile communications services
Expecting more sophisticated mobile communications services JAKARTA (JP): The explosive growth in the use of cordless communications tools has seen billions of personal messages sent through mailboxes, answering machines, beepers and PCs across the world.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Irianese congress rejects 1969 plebiscite
Irianese congress rejects 1969 plebiscite JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): The first Papuan Congress ended on Saturday with a unanimous rejection of the 1969 plebiscite that incorporated the former Dutch territory into Indonesia.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Let TNI vote in polls, say observers
Let TNI vote in polls, say observers JAKARTA (JP): Observers suggested on Sunday that Indonesian Military (TNI) members be given the right to vote in general elections as compensation for their complete departure from politics after the 2004 polls.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
State budget hangs in balance over dilemmatic fuel subsidy
State budget hangs in balance over dilemmatic fuel subsidyBy Reiner S JAKARTA (JP): The government is struggling to create a credible state budget as it attempts to accommodate political pressures that often move against economic rationale.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Authorities silent over endangered species sales
Authorities silent over endangered species sales JAKARTA (JP): Pramuka bird market in East Jakarta does not only sell birds, people can also procure rare animals from the traders through "black market" transactions.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Leap year fears might slow down stock trading
Leap year fears might slow down stock trading JAKARTA (JP) Fears of possible computer glitches on Feb. 29, the date of the extra day in the new millenium's first leap year, might slow down trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week, securities analysts say.
Mon, 28 Feb 2000
Taking a closer look at the role of the State Secretariat
Taking a closer look at the role of the State SecretariatThe all powerful State Secretariat is now seeing more democratic days, with all its shortcomings. The Jakarta Post interviewed lecturer in public administration Warsito Utomo from Yoygyakarta's Gadjah Mada University on the subject.