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Sat, 22 Jan 2000
E. Timor gets own phone code
E. Timor gets own phone code DILI, East Timor (AFP): The UN-administered territory of East Timor has now been given its own telephone country code, a UN spokesman said Friday.Manoel de Almeida Silva, of the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), said international communication...
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Jan. 21, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,234.00 7,306.00Australian dollar 1 4,810.61 4,865.80Austrian schilling 1 534.02 539.87Belgian franc 1 182.16 184.15Brunei dollar 1 4,319.84 4,365.44Canadian dollar 1 5,002.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
U.S. gives Indonesia more aid, time on human rights
U.S. gives Indonesia more aid, time on human rights WASHINGTON (Agencies) United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright promised Indonesian Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab on Thursday a big increase aid, and said Jakarta had time to investigate war crimes in East Timor on its own before...
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
KONI to maintain training organization
KONI to maintain training organization JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Olympic training director Arie Sudewo told reporters on Friday that the National Sports Council (KONI) chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar would maintain the structural organization of officials until 2002.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 21, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 875 75 80,500 Alakasa Industrindo 525 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 1,050 -50 3,005,500 Alter Abadi 400 0 0 Alumindo...
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Gus Dur to meet Bintan protesters
Gus Dur to meet Bintan protesters JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has agreed in principle to receive representatives of villagers in Bintan who are seeking higher compensation for their former land, a Palace official said on Friday.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Even long-term foreign funds wary of Indonesia
Even long-term foreign funds wary of Indonesia LONDON (Reuters): There is no big pull-out of money yet, but even foreign investors not normally shy of high risk are sitting on their hands when it comes to Indonesia.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Indonesia signs new letter of intent with IMF (2)
Indonesia signs new letter of intent with IMF (2) The following is the second and last part of the complete text of the new Letter of Intent signed by the Indonesian government and the International Monetary Fund on Thursday. Tables and annexes are not included.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Official arrested over fake bills
Official arrested over fake bills BOGOR (JP): An official of Bogor District Prosecutor's Office and two of his associates were arrested by local police for allegedly distributing fake Taiwan dollar bills in Jakarta.Bogor Police chief of detectives Capt.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Thousands of students decry arrests in Makassar
Thousands of students decry arrests in Makassar MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Thousands of students at various higher education institutions and the congregation of the Al Markaz al Islami mosque marched on Friday to the police station demanding the release of their friends detained during recent...
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Few stimuli in new state budget
Few stimuli in new state budget How to appraise the government's objective of encouraging development through the new state budget? Many people doubt this can be achieved. With a budget deficit as large as 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) there isn't much money left to realize such an...
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Pedicab drivers say job offers not for them
Pedicab drivers say job offers not for them JAKARTA (JP): Pedicab drivers banned from operating in the capital rejected on Friday the city administration's offer to take up new jobs, arguing they lacked the skills to do anything else.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Eliminating violence
Eliminating violenceFrom Sinar PagiSince its proclamation of independence on Aug. 17, 1945, the Republic of Indonesia has experienced ups and downs in the form of revolts.The country's natural riches will certainly remain the target of foreign countries.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
PKB, PDI-P vow to work together
PKB, PDI-P vow to work together JAKARTA (JP): The moderate Muslim-based National Awakening Party (PKB) and nationalist Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) said they would further their strong partnership to calm rising regional and sectarian tension.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
President and provocateurs
President and provocateurs Not many people, perhaps, have as many labels as President Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur. Long before he was appointed president, he had earned a host of epithets and nicknames: a kiai(a respected teacher of Islam), a man of culture, a columnist, a social observer, a...
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
WB to hold forestry seminar
WB to hold forestry seminar JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank's office in Jakarta will hold a high-level seminar on forestry next Wednesday to find solutions to the ongoing problems confronting Indonesia's forestry sector.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Three killed in road crash
Three killed in road crash SUBANG, West Java: Three people were killed and two children seriously injured after an intercity bus struck another vehicle near Ciasem market here on Friday.Wahono, 35, his wife Tini, 30, and an ojek (motorbike taxi) driver, Giman, died instantly.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Student shot dead after robbing ATM customer
Student shot dead after robbing ATM customer JAKARTA (JP): A senior university student was shot dead on Friday morning by a BCA bank security guard after robbing an ATM customer on Jl. Radio Dalam in South Jakarta.Detectives chief of the local police precinct, Maj.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
President set to hold dialog with Aceh leaders on Tuesday
President set to hold dialog with Aceh leaders on Tuesday JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid is expected to hold a dialog with Acehnese leaders during a one-day visit to Sabang off the province's coast on Tuesday.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Railway firm putting safety first
Railway firm putting safety first JAKARTA (JP): Train commuters may find themselves late to work for some time as the state railway operator, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), has introduced a new policy aimed at preventing passengers from riding on the top of train carriages.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Razaleigh stirs UMNO waters
Razaleigh stirs UMNO waters KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): A former archrival of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has called for changes in Malaysia's main political party, the latest sign of internal division in the organization.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Police question men from Maluku, East Timor
Police question men from Maluku, East Timor JAKARTA (JP): Tanjung Priok port police in North Jakarta detained 113 new arrivals for questioning on Friday for possession of sharp weapons and suspicion of intending to cause public disorder.Seaport police chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Robbers caught in raid
Robbers caught in raid BOGOR (JP): Local police apprehended seven of 10 alleged notorious armed robbers and confiscated two assembled guns from them in the wee hours of Thursday.Bogor Police chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
New funds help banks evade closure
New funds help banks evade closure JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin confirmed on Friday that the owners of two ailing banks provided fresh funds in a bid to meet the minimum 4 percent capital adequacy ratio (CAR) requirement.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Human rights body starts inquiry into Maluku strife
Human rights body starts inquiry into Maluku strife AMBON, Maluku (JP): A National Commission on Human Rights fact-finding team started on Friday their inquiry into the year- long sectarian violence across Maluku.The team of four, comprising Bambang W. Suharto, Maj. Gen.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Raden Saleh mansion now a hospital
Raden Saleh mansion now a hospitalBy Ida Indawati Khouw Cikini Hospital, noted for its vast garden and giant old trees, celebrated its 102nd anniversary on Wednesday last week. What used to be the elegant mansion of Raden Saleh Sjarif Bustaman, one of the country's few world-class painters, the...
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
FCCI to meet in Cirebon
FCCI to meet in Cirebon JAKARTA (JP): The G-15 developing countries' Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry will hold their third general body meeting and workshop in Cirebon, West Java, from Jan. 22 to Jan 24.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
KL awards LNG contract
KL awards LNG contract KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A consortium of Malaysian, Japanese and American companies won a tender Friday to build a 1.5 billion dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in the eastern state of Sarawak.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Police deployed to monitor forest
Police deployed to monitor forest PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Provincial police here started a four-day forest ranger training program on Thursday to reinforce monitoring of illegal logging activities around the border area.West Kalimantan Police chief Brig. Gen.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Fenomena Masyarakat Urban, by 15 Jakartan artists, at Galeri Milenium, Golden Truly, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Phone: 7507828), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Jan. 30.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Bakrie unit seals debt deal with IBRA
Bakrie unit seals debt deal with IBRA JAKARTA (JP): PT Seamless Pipe Indonesia Jaya (SPIJ) of the Bakrie Group has entered into an agreement with the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to restructure its debt totaling US$140 million and Rp 561 billion...
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
World pepper trade to drop
World pepper trade to drop HANOI (Reuters): World black pepper exports from the 1999/2000 crop are likely to fall 12 percent to 118,800 tons because of indications India's harvest will be well down, an industry report said.
Sat, 22 Jan 2000
Baihaki tipped as new Pertamina boss after Palace visit
Baihaki tipped as new Pertamina boss after Palace visit JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman 'Gus Dur' Wahid invited the former president of PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia, Baihaki Hakim, for a face-to-face talk on the oil business at Merdeka palace on Friday, raising speculations that the President...
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
Garuda flights continue
Garuda flights continue SYDNEY (Dow Jones): Garuda Indonesia, the national carrier of Indonesia, said Thursday its 30 weekly flights from Australia to Bali, a popular tourist destination, have been unaffected by violence in the neighboring island of Lombok.
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
Increase in defense budget sparks debate
Increase in defense budget sparks debate JAKARTA (JP): Legislators and observers were divided on Thursday about the government's plan to increase the security and defense budget, justified as necessary to enhance law enforcement and maintain stability.
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
Kwik supports IBRA bid to replace Astra management
Kwik supports IBRA bid to replace Astra management JAKARTA (JP): Kwik Kian Gie said here on Thursday he supported IBRA's bid to replace the management of publicly-listed PT Astra International in order to push through the sale of its 40 percent stake in the company.
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
What's new in the IMF program?
What's new in the IMF program?By John Dodsworth JAKARTA (JP): Amid the many social and political developments of the past few days, one could miss the significance of yesterday's announcement of a new IMF letter of intent (LoI) and the proposals for the FY2000 budget.
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
Calm returns to Lombok as death toll hits five
Calm returns to Lombok as death toll hits five MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara (JP): Uneasy calm returned to Lombok island on Thursday as police announced the death toll rose to five in the four days of riots.The provincial police spokesman, Capt.
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
Trade in pirated VCDs, CDs unchecked by laws
Trade in pirated VCDs, CDs unchecked by lawsBy Emma Cameron JAKARTA (JP): Hands up everyone who ever bought a pirated VCD or CD. We're not talking covert meetings with shifty looking men in trenchcoats and sunglasses.
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
U.S. extradition request watched
U.S. extradition request watched MANILA (AFP): Washington's request for the extradition of a fugitive friend of President Joseph Estrada is being closely watched by other governments as a test of the countries' bilateral relations, a foreign department spokesman said on Thursday.
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Fenomena Masyarakat Urban, by 15 Jakartan artists, at Galeri Milenium, Golden Truly, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Phone: 7507828), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Jan. 30.
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
Police warn of new approach in auto theft from residences
Police warn of new approach in auto theft from residences JAKARTA (JP): The city police has identified a new method used by auto theft gangs in their operation in the greater Jakarta area, an officer said on Thursday.
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
Floods destroy potato field
Floods destroy potato field WONOSOBO, Central Java: Continuous heavy rains in the past couple of days have deluged the mountainous area of Dieng near here, damaging over 100 hectares of potato field.The villages worst hit by the freak floods were Patakbanteng and Parikesit, both are situated in...
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
Summers promises more support for Indonesia
Summers promises more support for Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers promised on Thursday to give more technical and financial support to Indonesia if the country continued with its political and economic reform program."In the context of continued reforms, the U.S.
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
Wary ethnic Chinese plan subdued celebration
Wary ethnic Chinese plan subdued celebration JAKARTA (JP): In anticipation of the presence of intruders at mass gatherings of people and the possible spreading of religious conflicts to the capital, Chinese Indonesians in the city vow to celebrate the Chinese New Year (Imlek) in a modest mood this...
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
Persma outshines PSIS 2-1
Persma outshines PSIS 2-1 PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Persma Manado of North Sulawesi surprisingly outclassed defending champion PSIS Semarang 2-1 in the sixth Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina) at Jendral Soedirman University soccer field here on Thursday.
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
Indonesia's balance of payments 1998/1999-2000 (in million of U.S. dollars)
Indonesia's balance of payments 1998/1999-2000 (in million of U.S. dollars) Description 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000 (realized) (estimate) (projection) ------------------------------------------------------------------1. Exports of goods, fob 48,354 54,151 41,552 a.
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
Lippo launches debit card
Lippo launches debit card JAKARTA (JP): Visa International and Lippo Bank announced here on Thursday the introduction of the Lippobank Visa Electron card, the first signature-based debit card in Indonesia.
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
Three foreigners buried here
Three foreigners buried here JAKARTA (JP): Three of the five black Africans, who were shot dead during a drug raid in South Jakarta last week, were buried on Thursday at Pondok Rangon cemetery in East Jakarta.Chief of city police detectives, Col.
Fri, 21 Jan 2000
DHL opens new drop center
DHL opens new drop center JAKARTA (JP): PT Birotika Semesta/DHL Worldwide Express officially opened here on Thursday a 24-hour drop center as part of its commitment to its customers.The air express service company said the new drop center, located in the Mustika Ratu building in Central Jakarta,...