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Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Prudential BancBali expects lower sales
Prudential BancBali expects lower sales JAKARTA (JP): Prudential BancBali Life (PBBL) projected on Tuesday a lower premium income this year amid the expected tighter competition in the life insurance market.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Government 'will not wash its hands of problems' in Maluku
Government 'will not wash its hands of problems' in Maluku TERNATE, North Maluku (JP): Demands for concrete action to resolve the prolonged conflict in Maluku greeted Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri when she addressed thousands of people here on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Tyasno denies politics behind any reshuffle
Tyasno denies politics behind any reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): In the latest denial of a purge in the Indonesian Military (TNI), Army Chief of Staff Gen. Tyasno Sudarto warned people against linking any replacements in the military to politics.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Govt regrets Newmont case
Govt regrets Newmont case JAKARTA (JP): A top official of the Ministry of Mines and Energy expressed concerns on Tuesday over the closure order issued by a district court in North Sulawesi to gold mining company Newmont Minahasa Raya.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Rice aid allegedly sold to flour mill
Rice aid allegedly sold to flour mill JAKARTA (JP): An official of a non-governmental organization (NGO) accused the City Logistics Agency (Dolog Jaya) of illegally selling rice donated by the World Food Program (WFP) to a flour factory and not properly allocating it to the needy.Farid R.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Fire engines collide as they race to blaze
Fire engines collide as they race to blaze MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Two fire engines collided here in the wee hours of Tuesday morning when rushing to save the same burning building.The two fire engines, license plates BK-8831-AX and B-7770-XX, were both rushing to a fire on Jl.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Name not the same
Name not the same I would like to correct my letter What and whose truth? in The Jakarta Post of Jan. 25, 2000. The article I referred to, The United States and the overthrow of Sukarno, 1965-1967, available at http://www.pir.org/scott.html, is by Peter Dale Scott, not Ken Dale Scott.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
RI forex reserves rise
RI forex reserves rise JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Tuesday that the country's net foreign exchange reserves rose by US$33 million to $16.7 billion as of Jan. 21 from $16.67 billion a week earlier.The central bank said in its weekly report that the increase was due to oil export earnings.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Supplements: A necessity or a modern 'con'?
Supplements: A necessity or a modern 'con'? This is the fourth in the six-article series New Millennium New You, providing practical tips on how to stay healthy. The weekly column is written by Clare E. Urwin, a nutrition, fitness and health adviser based in Surabaya. SURABAYA (JP): Good news.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
C. Java to send 17 swimmers to PON
C. Java to send 17 swimmers to PON SEMARANG (JP): Central Java is training 17 swimmers for the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya, East Java, from June 19 to June 30.Coach Hartardi Nurtjahja said on Tuesday the provincial sports council had targeted four swimming gold medals at the Games.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Atmospheric alfresco at the Dharmawangsa
Atmospheric alfresco at the Dharmawangsa JAKARTA (JP): "You are fortunate -- we've got the Garden Barbecue tonight," the waitress said as she ushered us to our seats where we were going to dine alfresco in the Pergola Terrace.
Wed, 26 Jan 2000
Nightspot owners appeal for delay on tax hike
Nightspot owners appeal for delay on tax hike JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Association of Entertainment Centers (Aspehindo) asked City Council on Tuesday to issue a ruling that would postpone the enactment of a 1998 city bylaw which imposes a 20 percent increase on entertainment tax.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
PT Newmont regrets court closure order
PT Newmont regrets court closure order JAKARTA (JP): PT Newmont Minahasa Raya, a unit of American gold mining company Newmont Mining Corp., regretted on Monday the injunction issued by a district court in North Sulawesi to temporarily suspend its operations as long as its dispute with the Minahasa...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Four arrested for vicious taxi rape
Four arrested for vicious taxi rape JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Mobile Police detectives (Resmob) took 12 hours to hunt down four men in connection with Friday night's vicious rape of a young woman in a taxi on Jl. Melawai, South Jakarta, a police chief said on Monday.Col.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Shopping centers urged to help small businesses
Shopping centers urged to help small businesses JAKARTA (JP): Owners of shopping centers should help the development of small businesses in the city by providing space for small-scale businesspeople, a councilor said on Monday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Pelti names Davis Cup team
Pelti names Davis Cup team JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) has named its four players competing in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zone Group II matches against the Philippines in Manila from Feb. 4 to Feb. 6.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
PT BMA fails to keep its word
PT BMA fails to keep its word MEDAN, North Sumatra: Former clients of a reopened multilevel marketing firm here complained on Monday about their unreturned deposits.Some of the claimants said there were no signs that the firm, PT BMA, would return their money.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Performance * Theater: Anarkis itu Mati Kebetulan, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 4233562), 8 p.m., Jan. 29 - 30.Music and Entertainment* Sheraton Bandung Hotel and Towers, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Seven drowned in ship mishap
Seven drowned in ship mishap KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: At least seven people drowned with several others missing when the Lintas Samudera cargo ship sank off Tanjung Teipo early Monday morning.Rescue teams found 42 survivors but the true number of those on board is unknown as the ship did not...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
ASEAN plans tourism campaign
ASEAN plans tourism campaign BANGKOK (AP): The 10 member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations announced Sunday that they have agreed to stage a joint tourism campaign next year.The campaign will aim at painting the ASEAN region as a single tourism destination, said a press statement...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Piracy surges on back of RI woes
Piracy surges on back of RI woes KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Pirate attacks worldwide surged 40 percent in 1999 as economic and political troubles in Indonesia spurred a dramatic increase in incidents in Southeast Asia.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Scientist says Asia responsible for the thinning of ozone layer
Scientist says Asia responsible for the thinning of ozone layerBy Paul de Bendern KIRUNA, Sweden (Reuters): The failure of China and India to phase out dangerous chemicals threatens the progress made in healing the earth's protective ozone layer, the man who discovered the ozone hole over...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
New body for auditing state officials' wealth
New body for auditing state officials' wealth JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will propose the establishment of a 45-member commission to audit the wealth of state officials.House Speaker Akbar Tandjung said here on Monday that the commission would have one chairman, four deputy chairmen...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
BII executives to resign
BII executives to resign JAKARTA (JP): Two directors and a commissioner of publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) will resign by the end of the month, the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) said on Monday.President director Hanafi Gan Bin Abdullah will apparently resign for health reasons.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Unstable Indonesia a liability to region
Unstable Indonesia a liability to region This is the second of two articles based on a presentation by United States Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers in a luncheon at the Regent Hotel, Jakarta on Jan. 20.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
House urges investigation into questionable CPO deals
House urges investigation into questionable CPO deals JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representative has demanded the Joint Marketing Agency of state plantation companies renegotiate several crude palm oil contracts signed last year by the Palm Oil Marketing Center and foreign buyers.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
IBRA chief Cacuk confident of meeting sales target
IBRA chief Cacuk confident of meeting sales target SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The new chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency said Monday he's confident of selling enough assets by the end of March to meet its target for the current budget.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Violence erupts in Bima, Sumbawa island
Violence erupts in Bima, Sumbawa island MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara (JP): As Mataram returned to normal after being rocked by sectarian violence last week, the town of Bima on the island of Sumbawa was hit by riots on Sunday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Police told to free students
Police told to free students MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: A group of students claiming to represent 50 organizations rallied at the local police headquarters on Monday to demand the release of fellow students arrested following a riot here last Tuesday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Prisoners told to go home
Prisoners told to go home WAMENA, Irian Jaya (JP): The local penitentiary is allowing 64 prisoners to serve the rest of their terms at home with their families following a "heated atmosphere" in jail.The chief warden, Idris, announced the controversial policy on Saturday, but refused to elaborate...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Government may increase regional minimum wage by 16 percent
Government may increase regional minimum wage by 16 percent JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon announce a raise in the regional minimum monthly wage, which officials have revealed is expected to be about the same as last year's average 16 percent rise.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Prerequisites for investment
Prerequisites for investment U.S. Finance Secretary Lawrence Summers has suggested that the (Indonesian) government give priority to the establishment of this country's macroeconomic stability. This is an expansive concept because it covers not only matters of a purely economic nature, but it also...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
IABC business luncheon
IABC business luncheon JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia-Australia Business Council (IABC) will host a business luncheon on Tuesday, with noted economist Sri Mulyani Indrawati from the University of Indonesia the scheduled guest speaker.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Racial conflicts may hamper tourism recovery
Racial conflicts may hamper tourism recovery JAKARTA (JP): Racial and religious conflicts in some parts of the nation could drag down the recovery process of the country's ailing tourism, local hoteliers said on Monday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Tea plantations wrecked by mobs
Tea plantations wrecked by mobs BOGOR (JP): Hundreds of hectares of tea plantations in Puncak Mas here have been destroyed by mobs, causing total losses of Rp 8.2 billion (US$1.14 million), an official alleged on Monday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
E. Timor's Gusmao arrives in Beijing for talks
E. Timor's Gusmao arrives in Beijing for talks BEIJING (Reuters): East Timor independence leader Xanana Gusmao flew into Beijing on Monday for talks with Chinese leaders on diplomatic relations and the situation in his strife-torn homeland, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
What and whose truth?
What and whose truth? I think Mr. Richardson's article The U.S.: A party to mass murder?, published in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 13, and Jan. 14, 2000) is at least 15 years overdue. I have here an article by Ken Dale Scott titled The United States and the overthrow of Sukarno, 1965 - 1967, which I...
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
EU applies anti-dumping duties on RI fiber makers
EU applies anti-dumping duties on RI fiber makers BRUSSELS (AFP): The European Commission is imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on polyester staple fibers from five Indonesian companies and other suppliers in Australia and Taiwan, after investigating complaints from EU producers.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
TI to set up Tae Kwon Do foundation to boost sport
TI to set up Tae Kwon Do foundation to boost sport JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tae kwon do Association (TI) will launch a Tae kwon do foundation in February to help develop the sport in Indonesia, TI chairman Suharto said.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Officials issue warning on dengue
Officials issue warning on dengue TANGERANG (JP): Officials raised alarm over a possible outbreak of dengue fever from March to June, as this coming rainy season was a suitable medium for the infectious disease.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Approaches to violence
Approaches to violence Not long ago President Abdurrahman Wahid announced that people in Maluku (and everywhere) should solve their conflicts by themselves, and the government would not interfere. This kind of approach results in crushing of the minority by the majority.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
E. Timor to use dollar as its official currency
E. Timor to use dollar as its official currency DILI, East Timor (AP): The U.S. dollar is to become East Timor's official currency while it prepares for eventual self- government, members of the devastated territory's main independence group said on Monday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Man shot by officer unable to pay bills
Man shot by officer unable to pay bills JAKARTA (JP): A newspaper seller who has been receiving treatment at a hospital after being shot controversially by a military officer in early January is being held there due to unpaid medical bills of Rp 20 million (US$2,900).
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
S'pore investors unfazed by Bintan unrest
S'pore investors unfazed by Bintan unrest JAKARTA (JP): Singaporean investors remain interested in Riau province despite the weeklong turmoil at a Singaporean investment on Bintan island, Indonesian ambassador to Singapore Luhut Pandjaitan said on Monday.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Malaysia fears Anwar protest
Malaysia fears Anwar protest KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The Malaysian government has warned supporters of jailed former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim not to mount illegal street protests when his sodomy trial resumes this week.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Lippo Life, Lippo E-Net
Lippo Life, Lippo E-Net JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed insurance firm PT Asuransi Lippo Life approved on Monday the company's proposal to change its name to PT Lippo E-Net and shift its focus to the Internet.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Price gouging found at vehicle centers
Price gouging found at vehicle centers JAKARTA (JP): City councilors visiting several city-run vehicle test centers on Monday were angered by the price gouging they discovered at the centers."The official fees vary from Rp 16,500 to Rp 20,000 (US$2.20 to US$ 2.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Singapore minister and Gus Dur discuss Bintan
Singapore minister and Gus Dur discuss Bintan JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Singapore Education Minister Teo Chee Hean told President Abdurrahman 'Gus Dur' Wahid on Monday that riots on Bintan Island were counterproductive to the government's efforts to restore international market confidence.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Illegal poachers threaten Ujung Kulon national park
Illegal poachers threaten Ujung Kulon national parkBy MMI Ahyani UJUNG KULON, West Java (JP): The Ujung Kulon National Park, Java's main sanctuary for biodiversity and endangered species, is bearing the brunt of a severe lack of security.
Tue, 25 Jan 2000
No plan to overthrow Akbar, says Golkar deputy chairman
No plan to overthrow Akbar, says Golkar deputy chairman JAKARTA (JP): Golkar deputy chairman Agung Laksono denied on Monday rumors that the party would soon hold an extraordinary meeting to topple chairman Akbar Tandjung."There's no such thing ...