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Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Marwah threatens to quit Golkar
Marwah threatens to quit Golkar JAKARTA (JP): The Golkar Party continues to foment with internal disagreement, with a defiant politician warning that dissatisfied members could form a breakaway party.Marwah Daud Ibrahim, a backer of former president B.J.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Course for Bogor councilors
Course for Bogor councilors BOGOR (JP): All 44 members of the Bogor Municipality Council are taking part in a four-day training course at Cipayung Asri 88 hotel in the mountain resort of Cipayung.Council speaker M.
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Soeharto syndrome
Soeharto syndrome Could it be that the medical world now has to solve a mystery called the Soeharto syndrome: loss of speech when charges of corruption, collusion and nepotism are made against him?Former president Soeharto last week was once again being investigated by a House commission into his...
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Government to push ahead with fuel price hike
Government to push ahead with fuel price hike JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Monday the government would push ahead with plans to increase electricity tariffs and fuel prices despite the public's protests, citing that it was part of the agreement with the International Monetary...
Tue, 22 Feb 2000
Eros vows to challenge Megawati again
Eros vows to challenge Megawati again KARANGANYAR, Central Java (JP): Outspoken politician Eros Djarot has continued his fight against the renomination of incumbent Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) chief Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
WB chief awards local education team
WB chief awards local education team JAKARTA (JP): The education team of Indonesia's social safety net program has been given a special honor by the World Bank for its work in keeping four million students in school.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Aceh's horror continues as mass grave discovered
Aceh's horror continues as mass grave discovered BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Horror and tension again reigned here over the weekend when three suspected rebels were killed in a gunfight with police in North Aceh, while in Central Aceh the stench of rotting bodies led residents to a hidden mass grave.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Asia warned of the impact of rising oil prices
Asia warned of the impact of rising oil prices SINGAPORE (AP): Soaring oil prices have the Western world bracing for the worst, but many Asian countries may be better positioned to avoid a sting.OPEC has limited oil production, increasing prices from US$ 12 a barrel last year to about $30 a barrel...
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Rumored Cabinet reshuffle feared to hit stock market
Rumored Cabinet reshuffle feared to hit stock market JAKARTA (JP): Unconfirmed reports of more reshuffling in the Cabinet will likely continue to cause jitters to investors on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week, securities analysts said.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Man chokes on live fish
Man chokes on live fish PURWOKERTO, Central Java: A man named Marjono, 34, a resident of Pesantren village, died after accidentally swallowing a live Gabus fish which wiggled and got stuck in his throat.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Asian revival helps international banks
Asian revival helps international banks LONDON (Reuters): International banking groups HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc, reporting 1999 results in the next two weeks, are expected to show some benefit from a burgeoning recovery in Asian economies.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Apartment prospects rely on expatriates
Apartment prospects rely on expatriates JAKARTA (JP): Future demand for apartments in Jakarta depends on the return of expatriates in response to the expected influx of foreign investment, a property consultant says.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Truth commission considered crucial
Truth commission considered crucial JAKARTA (JP): A truth commission is a crucial complement to criminal prosecution as the former is "less expensive" and better able to address thousands of cases of past human rights violations, experts say.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Glodok market's reconstruction to cost $6.94m, says official
Glodok market's reconstruction to cost $6.94m, says official JAKARTA (JP): City-owned market operator PD Pasar Jaya has pledged to rebuild Glodok market in Chinatown, West Jakarta, at a cost of Rp 50 billion (US$6.94 million), an official says.The market was destroyed in the May 1998 riots.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Indonesia, S. Korea, Japan go to Uber Cup finals
Indonesia, S. Korea, Japan go to Uber Cup finals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's women shuttlers will join South Korea and Japan in the Uber Cup finals in Kuala Lumpur in May, after defeating Hong Kong 3-1 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Wolfensohn promotes WB's new development policy
Wolfensohn promotes WB's new development policy BANDUNG (JP): Some 100 demonstrators who delayed World Bank president James D. Wolfensohn for about 20 minutes inside the Akatiga office in Bandung on Friday afternoon believe the multilateral bank is a vestige of the corruption-infested,...
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Golkar welcomes return of defectors
Golkar welcomes return of defectors JAKARTA (JP): Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung said he would welcome the return of politicians who last year deserted the party if they wished to again work for Golkar.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Race for Asia auto markets heats up in the 21th century
Race for Asia auto markets heats up in the 21th century TOKYO (Reuters): It looks set to be the auto race of the 21st century. It's the race for Asian market share.The world's automakers are all jockeying for position in Asia, long dominated by the Japanese but now squarely in the sights of the big...
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Amdal on Freeport examined
Amdal on Freeport examined MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): State Minister of Environment Sonny Keraf said his office would audit, and perhaps redo, the environmental impact analysis (Amdal) of copper and gold mining company PT Freeport Indonesia as the analysis report contained several...
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Developing SMEs in digital era
Developing SMEs in digital eraBy Daniel Kingsley This is the first of two articles on advancing small and medium enterprises. JAKARTA (JP): Private sector small enterprises will have a major impact on the overall development and growth potential of the economy during the latter stages of the...
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Entrepreneurs urged to embrace e-commerce
Entrepreneurs urged to embrace e-commerce SINGAPORE (AFP): The APEC group is to rally millions of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Asia-Pacific region to embrace electronic commerce to prevent a digital divide as it opens up trade.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Andi believes fellow activists already dead
Andi believes fellow activists already dead JAKARTA (JP): Political activist Andi Arief has attracted public attention by announcing that he no longer believes 14 fellow activists who disappeared in 1998 are still alive."I am sure that they died a long time ago.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Yayuk and Irawati partner to win Circuit-1 women's doubles final
Yayuk and Irawati partner to win Circuit-1 women's doubles final JAKARTA (JP): Yayuk Basuki and Irawati Moerid Iskandar shone in the US$10,000 Indonesia Women's Circuit-1 doubles final, winning the title with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Choi Young-ja and Kim Eun-sok of South Korea at the Kemayoran...
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
No internal feud in PDI-P: Theo Syafe'i
No internal feud in PDI-P: Theo Syafe'i JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) deputy chairman Theo Syafe'i discounted talk of a rift in the party, and said the emergence of alternative candidates to Megawati Soekarnoputri for party chief was welcomed.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Business forum in S'pore
Business forum in S'pore SINGAPORE (AP): Business leaders from around Asia will meet in Singapore next week to discuss business practices for expanding operations in the region.Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry, Kwik Kian Gie, will give a keynote address.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Loggers threaten to stop operation in East Kalimantan
Loggers threaten to stop operation in East Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): Seventy-seven loggers in East Kalimantan have threatened to close down their operation in response to continued conflicts with local communities, a loggers' association executive said.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Confidence key to Indonesia's recovery: WB
Confidence key to Indonesia's recovery: WB JAKARTA (JP): World Bank president James Wolfensohn said here on Sunday that Indonesia's economic recovery was underway but social issues and politics remained a factor affecting confidence.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Shopping in traditional markets
Shopping in traditional marketsFrom KompasThe media recently reported that hypermarkets constituted a threat to retail traders and traditional markets.Actually it is not the hypermarkets which threaten retailers and traditional markets.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
City unveils plan to beautify its parks
City unveils plan to beautify its parks JAKARTA (JP): The City Park Agency announced last Thursday an ambitious beautification project for 2000 fiscal year at a cost of Rp 11.9 billion (US$1.65 million). In comparison, the city administration spent Rp 2.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Two strangled to death
Two strangled to death JAKARTA (JP): Taman Sari Police are investigating the murder of two family members living at Jl. Badila No. 2, Taman Sari subdistrict, West Jakarta, on Sunday morning."Twenty-four-year-old Parianto Chandra and his mother Oen Soen Jin, 63, were found dead this morning by...
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Megawati supporters gather in Temanggung
Megawati supporters gather in Temanggung TEMANGGUNG, Central Java: About 10,000 supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) gathered here on Saturday afternoon to express support for Megawati Soekarnoputri's reelection as party chief.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Calm returns to Soekarno-Hatta toll road
Calm returns to Soekarno-Hatta toll road TANGERANG (JP): An uneasy calm returned to the toll road leading to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Sunday, after an overnight incident in which thousands of locals staged a protest along the road.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Inco slashes nickel operation
Inco slashes nickel operation TORONTO (AFP): Nickel giant Inco, which has already halted development of the Voisey's Bay nickel field in Newfoundland because of a clash with the provincial government, said Friday it was slashing its staff in St. John's.Development of the US$4.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Police to probe source of Haryogi's rifle
Police to probe source of Haryogi's rifle BANDUNG (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo said on Saturday that the National Police were planning to reinvestigate the source of an AK-47 automatic rifle reportedly found in the possession of Haryogi Maulana.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Fly your kite and see your prayers answered
Fly your kite and see your prayers answeredBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): People play all kinds of games all the time, from boxing each other to kicking ball, but what makes Peggy happiest is pulling strings.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Shaman questioned over sex scam
Shaman questioned over sex scam CILACAP, Central Java (JP): At least 35 women in the Cilacap area have been swindled out of millions of rupiah and duped into having sexual relations with a shaman who claimed to able to make them more attractive.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Subagyo denies meddling in son's investigation
Subagyo denies meddling in son's investigation JAKARTA (JP): Former Army chief Gen. Subagyo said on Sunday that he had never interfered with the investigation into the alleged involvement of his son, Second Lt.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Gus Dur's Cabinet
Gus Dur's Cabinet Speculations that President Abdurrahman Wahid is about to revamp his Cabinet have persisted this past week. So strong are the rumors that one suspects some of them have actually been planted to generate public pressure on Gus Dur to remove certain members of the Cabinet.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Police seize four alleged smuggled luxury cars
Police seize four alleged smuggled luxury cars JAKARTA (JP): City traffic police chief Col. Nyoman Sukesna said his officers confiscated three Mercedes and a Land Cruiser from the residence of a prominent figure on Jl. Barito, Kebayoran Baru, in South Jakarta, early on Saturday morning.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Direct vote suggested for local officials
Direct vote suggested for local officials JAKARTA (JP): A law observer suggested on Friday that the government introduce a direct voting system in the election for local officials such as regents, mayors and governors to prevent the practice of money politics.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
ASEAN urged to spend more on social safety nets
ASEAN urged to spend more on social safety nets MANILA (AFP): The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was on Saturday urged to spend more on social safety nets following the severe financial crisis that hit in 1997.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Maluku to dump weapons into sea
Maluku to dump weapons into sea AMBON, Maluku: Provincial military and police chiefs are slated on Monday morning to dump into the sea some 4,000 confiscated weapons seized during security raids in restive Maluku in the past couple of months.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Instalation Exhibition: Pangaradeon Ni Oroan (Persiapan Pengantin Perempuan, by Altje Ully Panjaitan, Galeri Lontar, Jl. Utan Kayu 68 H, East Jakarta (Phone: 8573388), Feb. 17 to March 17.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Investors in Batam 'unshaken by unrest'
Investors in Batam 'unshaken by unrest' BATAM (JP): The head of the Batam Island Authority, Ismeth Abdullah, said over the weekend foreign investors remained confident in Batam despite recent violence targeting foreign investments on neighboring Bintan.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Dutch officials aghast at damages
Dutch officials aghast at damages JAKARTA (JP): Damages at several Jakarta's old and protected buildings have stunned a group of visiting Dutch government officials, who are here for a week-long orientation on heritage.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Axis chiefs skip Muslim gathering
Axis chiefs skip Muslim gathering JAKARTA (JP): Tens of thousands of supporters of Muslim-based political parties attended an "axis force" gathering at Senayan Sports Stadium in Central Jakarta on Sunday to call for Muslim unity.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Dress up and enter the Year of the Dragon
Dress up and enter the Year of the DragonBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): The dragon is not always scary despite its sharp claws and fire breath. It can also be flirtatious and an inspiration for three Jakartan designers.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
SingTel completes Thai deal
SingTel completes Thai deal SINGAPORE (AP): Singapore Telecommunications said late Friday it has completed the acquisition of a 20 percent stake in Advanced Information System PCL, Thailand's largest mobile phone operator.SingTel has increased its stake in Advanced Info to 20 percent from 18.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Robbers fled with Rp 120 million
Robbers fled with Rp 120 million BOGOR (JP): Ciawi Police subprecinct detectives are looking for clues left by 10 armed men who stole furniture, two cars and petty cash all worth Rp 120 million (US$16,000) from a house in Muara Jaya village of Caringin, early on Sunday morning.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000
Letter to Gus Dur and Megawati
Letter to Gus Dur and Megawati Although I am an old soldier and veteran of Indonesia's War of Independence (1945-1949), I cannot consider myself an expert in Indonesian politics. But I would like to convey my views regarding the direction in which our renewal is heading, because I do not want to...