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Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Human rights and Maluku tragedy
Human rights and Maluku tragedyFrom Pikiran RakyatI can sense the reason why the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the government are rather slow in taking immediate and firm action to stop the killings in Maluku. Perhaps they are afraid of being accused of violating human rights in the region.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Asia currencies seen strengthening in 2000
Asia currencies seen strengthening in 2000 SINGAPORE (Reuters): Robust global growth and a gradual pick- up in inflationary pressures should see most Asian currencies reaching for higher ground this year.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Nike shift orders to Thai
Nike shift orders to Thai BANGKOK (AP): Political uncertainties in China and Indonesia have prompted U.S. shoemaker Nike Inc. to almost double its orders of sports shoes from Thailand, a newspaper said Saturday.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Administration postpones Betawi dance festival
Administration postpones Betawi dance festival JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has announced it will postpone the staging of a national Betawi traditional dance festival to allow for further preparation.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
China approves Toyota's plan
China approves Toyota's plan TOKYO (AFP): Beijing has approved Toyota Motor Corp.'s plan to assemble cars jointly with a local partner, a daily said Saturday.China's national development planning committee approved an application filed jointly by the top Japanese carmaker and Tianjin Automotive...
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
President Abdurrahman to go abroad again
President Abdurrahman to go abroad again JAKARTA (JP): Indonesians will again be without their elected President for much of February and March, as he plans to make two separate foreign tours, encompassing 16 countries.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
U.S. business mission due in Jakarta
U.S. business mission due in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): A delegation from 30 American companies is scheduled to make a three-day visit here beginning on Tuesday to meet with Indonesia's new political leadership, ministers, legislators and local businesspeople.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Federation calls on govt to investigate Medan CPO theft
Federation calls on govt to investigate Medan CPO theft JAKARTA (JP): The Federation of Palm Oil Producers and the House of Representatives have called on the government to resolve rampant crude palm oil (CPO) theft in Medan, North Sumatra, to regain importers' confidence in the local product.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Genocide incompatible with religion and faith
Genocide incompatible with religion and faith The clashes in Maluku which have taken hundreds, maybe thousands, of lives continue unabated. The following article is based on an interview with the Catholic bishop of Maluku, Monsignor Petrus Canisius Mandagi.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
More dead in Maluku despite govt pledge
More dead in Maluku despite govt pledge JAKARTA (JP): The government's pledge for quick and tough action to cope with the year-long turbulence in Maluku met with another uphill challenge on Sunday as fresh violence broke out in Central Maluku.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Listen to the people's voice
Listen to the people's voiceFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe National Unity Cabinet under President Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur, and Vice President Megawati, has not demonstrated any significant achievements after almost 100 days has passed.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Achievements since 1945?
Achievements since 1945? Last month, under the drive of Glenn Yusuf, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) seized 14 hectares of land belonging to one of Siti Hardiayanti's, or "Mbak" Tutut's, companies.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Dutch foreign minister here on two-day visit
Dutch foreign minister here on two-day visit JAKARTA (JP): Dutch foreign minister Jozias Van Aartsen arrived here for a two-day visit on Sunday evening to acquaint himself with Indonesia's new Cabinet and to seek clarification on the ongoing violence in Maluku.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Salim's unit to expand supermarket chain
Salim's unit to expand supermarket chain SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): QAF Ltd., a Singapore food company controlled by Indonesia's Salim group, expects to top analysts' estimates for 1999 profit, and plans to expand its supermarket chain in the city state and elsewhere in Asia.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Opposition grows over govt plan on pay hike
Opposition grows over govt plan on pay hike JAKARTA (JP): Respected Muslim scholar Nurcholish Madjid joined over the weekend the swell of opposition to the government's plan to give sizable raises to senior state and government officials.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Korean viciously stabbed to death
Korean viciously stabbed to death JAKARTA (JP): A South Korean was viciously murdered by a man, believed to be of the same nationality, following a verbal dispute outside a karaoke music club in Curug, Tangerang, early on Sunday morning, an officer said.Tangerang Police chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Gus Dur's govt fragile: Observers, intellectuals
Gus Dur's govt fragile: Observers, intellectuals JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's government and Cabinet has a lot to do with the absence of opposition parties, according to political observers and intellectuals.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Asia rice exporters see tougher times this year
Asia rice exporters see tougher times this year BANGKOK (Reuters): Key Asian rice exporters see tougher times this year as supplies are growing, competition is getting stiffer and demand from major importer Indonesia may be hit by a new 30 percent tax levied on imports.
Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Timor Gap oil treaty discussion in Dili
Timor Gap oil treaty discussion in Dili DILI, East Timor (AFP): East Timorese and international officials met Sunday to discuss a Timor Gap oil treaty that could be signed by the end of February.The conference at a Dili hotel leased by the United Nations has attracted about 50 geologists, lawyers,...
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
The road to Tanah Lot
The road to Tanah Lot Bali, Indonesia, January 2000. What is it about Bali that makes it so special? Everyone seems to have their own reason for loving Bali, and I guess that's the secret to its success.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Galang Island's poignant past open to visitors
Galang Island's poignant past open to visitorsText and photos by A. Junaidi GALANG ISLAND, Riau (JP): Sadness, emptiness and horror are among the impressions of visitors to this island, where hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese boat people lived in a refugee camp in the 1970s.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Four roads to e-commerce development in RI
Four roads to e-commerce development in RIBy Christiani Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): E-commerce was only beginning to be discussed by certain interest groups here in 1995, when the worldwide web had already become popular and useful for many companies in the United States.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
On Komnas-Ham reshuffle
On Komnas-Ham reshuffle The Pancasila Youth Front (FPI) and the Maluku Muslim Young Generation (FORGEMMA) are right in demanding that the House of Representatives should urge the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas Ham) to dissolve itself or at least reshuffle its members.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Model surfboards ride a successful wave
Model surfboards ride a successful waveBy Bambang Tiong YOGYAKARTA (JP): A breakthrough in the use of wood; this time not only is the product popular among foreign buyers, but it also is a good foreign exchange earner.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Adventures at sea in Sangir
Adventures at sea in SangirText by Wahyuni Kamah Photos by Thomas Kiss MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Since Merpati Airlines has suspended its flights between Manado and Tahuna from July of this year, visiting Tahuna on Sangihe Island in North Sulawesi now requires a trip by sea.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
West Java's fragrant roots not as sweet as they used to be
West Java's fragrant roots not as sweet as they used to beBy Y.R. Prahista BANDUNG (JP): Throwing his tattered hat angrily onto the ground, Amin half cursed, "Akar wangi (a kind of fragrant grass) farmers are dying. The price of the akar wangi oil has slumped," he said.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Do you know the way to Galang?
Do you know the way to Galang? GALANG Island, Riau (JP): Since last year, visitors have been able to reach Galang by land, thanks to the development of six bridges connecting the islands of Batam, Tonton, Nipah, Setoko, Rempang and Galang.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Clinton gives strong support to Gus Dur
Clinton gives strong support to Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): U.S. Ambassador Robert S. Gelbard met with President Abdurrahman Wahid on Saturday at Bina Graha presidential office to convey a message of support for his leadership from President Bill Clinton.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Iskak dies of heart failure
Iskak dies of heart failure JAKARTA (JP): Comedian Iskak died from heart failure on Friday night at the age of 67, Antara reported.Iskak started building his career as a comedian in Jakarta in 1958, forming a group with Ateng and Bagyo.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
'Angklung' made with fatherly love
'Angklung' made with fatherly loveBy Bambang Tiong YOGYAKARTA (JP): Seventy-year-old Sumitro, who lives in Tegiri, a small village in Yogyakarta, is a successful maker of the West Javanese traditional musical instrument known as angklung, a series of suspended bamboo tubes which percuss when shaken.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Marriage involves much more than timing
Marriage involves much more than timingBy E. Effendi JAKARTA (JP): When you become a grown-up man, you realize that you have to worry about different things from those when you were younger. For instance, instead of worrying about whether your parents will let you come home late, you are now...
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Local designers and media start exploring the benefits of cyberworld
Local designers and media start exploring the benefits of cyberworldBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): Daisy Windayanti, the fashion editor of Kawanku, a magazine for young girls, almost kissed her computer after she found the latest picture of Indonesian model Tracy Trinita on a catwalk in a Paris...
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto G: CiputraHotel CiputraWINNING ORPHANS: Emmanuel Guillard, general manager of Hotel Ciputra Jakarta, hands over the prizes for winners of the Adzan (call for prayer) contest for orphans. The winner was Mohamad Akbar (far left), second Mohamad Yusuf (second left), both from...
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Violence in Dili as UN offers jobs
Violence in Dili as UN offers jobs DILI, East Timor (Agencies): Violence broke out in Dili on Saturday when thousands of poor and unemployed East Timorese scrambled to apply for jobs offered by the United Nations administration.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Traditional musical instrument 'kledek' nearly extinct
Traditional musical instrument 'kledek' nearly extinctBy Margareta and Edi Petebang PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): A traditional song was heard drifting sweetly through the village. It was nice, but it could have been more beautiful if it had been sung to the accompaniment of kledek, a typical...
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Ricky/Rexy cruise to Korea Open men's double final
Ricky/Rexy cruise to Korea Open men's double final JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian veterans men's double pair Ricky Ahmad Subagja and Rexy Mainaky seemed to revive their glory days by cruising to the final of the 2000 Samsung Korea Open at Hanra gymnasium in Cheju Island, South Korea.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
A day in the life of a 'bakpao' peddler
A day in the life of a 'bakpao' peddlerBy Santo Koesoebjono WASSENAAR, The Netherlands (JP): "Pao, pao," shouts Bambang one night on his way home from his stand in front of the SMP (middle school) 12 in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, where he sells bakpao.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Ulemas Council does about-face on jihad
Ulemas Council does about-face on jihad JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) defied President Abdurrahman Wahid's stern warning against a holy war, expressing its sympathy for the cry invoked by Muslim demonstrators for a jihad to defend their brethren in Maluku.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Challenges and chances seen for RI economy
Challenges and chances seen for RI economy WASHINGTON (Agencies): Indonesia has the potential to share in Asia's strong recovery from the financial crisis of 1997-99 but must still tackle problems of corruption and bad governance, U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said on Friday.
Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Indonesian artists reflect on past horrors
Indonesian artists reflect on past horrorsBy Astri Wright VICTORIA, Canada (JP): The staged and spontaneous riots with violent repercussions in Jakarta in early 1998, leading to Soeharto's stepping down, continue to reverberate through contemporary Indonesian art.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Jan. 14, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp RpU.S. dollar 1 7,189.00 7,261.00Australian dollar 1 4,785.72 4,837.28Austrian schilling 1 535.77 541.34Belgian franc 1 182.76 184.66Brunei dollar 1 4,299.13 4,344.78Canadian dollar 1 4,956.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Komnas Ham sets up inquiry on Maluku
Komnas Ham sets up inquiry on Maluku JAKARTA (JP): In the wake of mounting criticism for its alleged indifference, the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas Ham) set up on Friday a commission to investigate atrocities in Maluku and North Maluku.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
A learning process
A learning process Strained relations between President Abdurrahman Wahid and Muslim-oriented political parties show that democracy is very much alive here. The rift is also teaching those involved that they still have much to learn about navigating the political currents of newfound openness.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
National Police urged to deploy more officers
National Police urged to deploy more officersBy Maria Endah Hulupi JAKARTA (JP): Two leading criminologists have blamed the National Police for its inability to cope with the rising crime rate in the capital, saying more police personnel were needed to guard crime-prone areas to ensure the safety...
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Imlek Chinese New Year decorations color the city
Imlek Chinese New Year decorations color the city JAKARTA (JP): Ornaments of Imlek Chinese New Year have started to color the street kiosks at the busy Chinatown of Glodok in downtown Kota of West Jakarta as the annual celebration is just weeks away.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
National dialog planned in Aceh
National dialog planned in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): The government and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) will participate in a dialog aimed at seeking a peaceful solution to the conflict in the restive province, organizers of the talks announced on Friday.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
People begin pouring back into city
People begin pouring back into city JAKARTA (JP): City residents began crowding railway stations and intercity bus terminals on Friday as they returned from their hometowns after the Idul Fitri holiday."There were more than 11,000 passengers who arrived at Pasar Senen Railway Station as of 8 p.m.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Candidate for Army commander
Candidate for Army commander It is interesting to observe the reassignments happening within the Indonesian Military (TNI), in particular the Army. For the past year the Army has been suspected of committing big mistakes during the New Order regime.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
New inquiry into alleged 1998 rapes draws mixed reactions
New inquiry into alleged 1998 rapes draws mixed reactions JAKARTA (JP): The government decision to start a fresh investigation into alleged widespread sexual abuse during the May 1998 riot received mixed reactions from female activists concerning the relevance of the inquiry.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
KL oppoition warns of protests after arrests
KL oppoition warns of protests after arrests KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Two prominent supporters of Malaysia's jailed former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim and his lawyer were indicted on Friday in a crackdown that drew an opposition threat to mount public protests.