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Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Hun Sen meets American critic
Hun Sen meets American critic PHNOM PENH (AP): Prime Minister Hun Sen's fiercest American critic expressed hope for Cambodia's fledgling democracy after visiting the capital on Friday, saying he had been "pessimistic looking at the situation from a distance".
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Marshall Islands stays with Taiwan
Marshall Islands stays with Taiwan MAJURO (AFP): Ending weeks of speculation and uncertainty about relations with Taiwan, newly elected Marshall Islands President Kessai Note said on Friday the ties will continue.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Govt agrees to provide debt haircut for indebted firms
Govt agrees to provide debt haircut for indebted firms JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie announced on Friday new strategies to accelerate the restructuring of the lifeless corporate sector, including an option for the Indonesian Bank...
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Dollars account
Dollars account I have been a customer with the former Bank Exim, now part of Bank Mandiri, for 15 years. I have always been pleased with the Denpasar branch service, and have enjoyed ready access to the dollars in my U.S. dollar account.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
IMF says East Timor could join Euroland
IMF says East Timor could join Euroland DILI, East Timor (Reuters): The tiny, traumatized Southeast Asian state of East Timor could adopt the euro as its currency, an International Monetary Fund official in the territory told Reuters on Friday.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
EU unlikely to renew RI arms embargo: British minister
EU unlikely to renew RI arms embargo: British minister LONDON (Agencies): The European Union is unlikely to renew an arms embargo imposed against Indonesia on Sept. 16 and due to expire Monday, a British foreign office minister said Thursday.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Irian Jaya's name change receives warm welcome
Irian Jaya's name change receives warm welcome JAKARTA (JP): What's in a name? Quite a lot, according to a youth group from Irian Jaya, or what is now being termed Papua.A group of Irianese students who claim to represent the West Papuan Community and All-Indonesia Papuan Students Alliance hailed...
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
IBRA under a new chairman
IBRA under a new chairman Hopefully, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will be able to work more expeditiously under the helmsmanship of its new chairman, Cacuk Sudarijanto. By doing so the agency would be contributing much to efforts to stem inflation, revive the real sector, bolster...
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Joko to head human rights commission
Joko to head human rights commission JAKARTA (JP): Joko Sugianto was elected on Friday as chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights, replacing Marzuki Darusman who was recently appointed the attorney general.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Student dies from drug overdose
Student dies from drug overdose JAKARTA (JP): A 22-year-old university student was found dead at the house of a classmate in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on Friday afternoon, an employee at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital morgue said.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Obuchi optimistic Asia to become center of growth
Obuchi optimistic Asia to become center of growth BANGKOK (Reuters): Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, in Thailand on the last leg of a three-nation Southeast Asian visit, said on Friday he was confident that Asia would be the center of growth in the 21st century.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
President's remark upsets Riau council
President's remark upsets Riau council PEKANBARU, Riau: The provincial council plans to send a letter to President Abdurrahman Wahid protesting his recent remark that calls for independence in Riau were "nonsense", council speaker H. Chaidir said here on Friday.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Yusril travels to Netherlands to invite home coup exiles
Yusril travels to Netherlands to invite home coup exiles JAKARTA (JP): In an action which would have been unthinkable in the last 30 years, Minister of Law and Legislation Yusril Ihza Mahendra left for the Netherlands Friday night to invite home Indonesians in self-imposed exile in Europe since the...
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Japanese bank warns of dire RI risks
Japanese bank warns of dire RI risks TOKYO (Reuters): Indonesia faces the risk of a banking sector meltdown and a political break-up that could trigger a financial crisis, a senior official of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JPIC) said on Friday.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Rusdihardjo wants an end to political intervention
Rusdihardjo wants an end to political intervention JAKARTA (JP): Newly installed National Police chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo urged the nation on Friday to no longer allow any parties to intervene in police work for their own benefit.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 14, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 950 -25 42,000 Alakasa Industrindo 525 0 5,000 Alter Abadi 425 -25 247,500 Alumindo Light Metal...
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Construction begins on airport toll road canal
Construction begins on airport toll road canal JAKARTA (JP): The City Public Works Agency has started constructing a canal along both sides of the 1.5 kilometer inundated part of the Soedyatmo toll road which links Soekarno- Hatta Airport with the city, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Welcome guests
Welcome guests If there are welcome guests after the nation has celebrated the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan and the New Year, they must be coming from neighboring Singapore, led by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, and accompanied by almost one hundred businessmen.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
On call for jihad
On call for jihad I read the harsh opinion of Benny Subianto about Amien Rais in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 13, 2000 titled Has Amien Rais' color changed?, and I started wondering, did he have a more precise target for these attacking words beside Amien Rais personally?Why can't Benny say the same...
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
750 tons of used lubricants seized
750 tons of used lubricants seized JAKARTA (JP): The Sea and Air Police Corps arrested a man and confiscated 750 tons of used lubricants in drums from a tugboat about 1.5 kilometers north of Tanjung Priok Port on Friday morning, an officer said.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Philippines protests Chinese "intrusion"
Philippines protests Chinese "intrusion" MANILA (AP): The Philippines protested on Friday the presence of Chinese fishermen last week in a shoal in the South China Sea claimed by both countries.Philippine foreign secretary Domingo Siazon expressed the protest in a meeting with Chinese Ambassador Fu...
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Salary hike not a priority: Sutiyoso
Salary hike not a priority: Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will not follow the central government's move to increase the salaries of its employees, Governor Sutiyoso announced at City Hall, saying salary hikes were not considered a top priority.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Free beer for golfers at Imperial Golf Club
Free beer for golfers at Imperial Golf Club JAKARTA (JP): The Imperial Golf Club at Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, is offering free beer to golfers who wish to participate in six tournaments on Saturdays and Sundays in January.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Celluloid on paper: RI film books still few in number
Celluloid on paper: RI film books still few in numberBy Gotot Prakosa JAKARTA (JP): A book discussing films from the viewpoint of the hegemony of power was published recently, another contribution to the relatively sparse collection of books on film in Indonesia.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Pertamina's new president expected to be found soon
Pertamina's new president expected to be found soon JAKARTA (JP): The new commissioners of the state oil and gas Pertamina expect to find a new president for the company in one or two weeks, Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
RI books final berth in men's doubles in Korea
RI books final berth in men's doubles in Korea JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has earned a place in the men's doubles semifinal and mixed doubles final in the 2000 Samsung Korea Open at Hanra gymnasium in Cheju island, South Korea.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Strong winds wreck houses in C. Java
Strong winds wreck houses in C. Java SEMARANG: Strong winds hit Purbalingga and Pati regencies on Thursday evening, severely damaging 125 houses and leaving some 400 families without proper shelter.Central Java administration spokesman B. Sutrisno said on Friday that five people were also injured.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
TNI reshuffle signals new balance of power: Analysts
TNI reshuffle signals new balance of power: Analysts JAKARTA (JP): Analysts said the recent reshuffle in the Indonesian Military (TNI) was an attempt by President Abdurrahman Wahid to reduce the institutional dominance of the Army.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Govt to step up taxation efforts
Govt to step up taxation efforts JAKARTA (JP): The government will intensify taxation efforts and reduce new foreign borrowing and investment spending to control the budget deficit for the 2000 fiscal year at a maximum of 5 percent of the gross domestic product, finance minister Bambang Sudibyo...
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Media watchdog pressures Mahathir
Media watchdog pressures Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A French-based media watchdog, World Association of Newspapers, urged Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday to drop the sedition charge against an editor of an opposition newspaper.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Where to go in Jakarta Saturday, Jan. 15, 2000
Where to go in Jakarta Saturday, Jan. 15, 2000Exhibitions * Poster Exhibition: Ilmu Warna Goethe, at Goethe-Institute, Jl. Matraman Raya 23, East Jakarta (Phone: 8509132), until Jan. 20. * Painting Exhibition: Fenomena Masyarakat Urban, by 15 Jakartan artists, at Galeri Milenium, Golden Truly, Blok...
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Old mosque a legacy of Chinese
Old mosque a legacy of ChineseBy Aan Suryana and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak After an absence of several Saturdays due to public holidays, Save Old Batavia appears again with a story of two protected mosques built by Chinese-Indonesian Muslims in the 1700s.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Building professional teachers
Building professional teachersBy Otong Setiawan Djuharie BANDUNG (JP): An article on teaching by Bantarto Bandoro last month reminded us that teachers are transformative intellectuals who must see themselves as professionals who are able to connect pedagogical theory and practice with wider social...
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
RI wants OPEC to maintain oil production level
RI wants OPEC to maintain oil production level JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday Indonesia would ask the upcoming ministerial meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to maintain the present production level.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Gus Dur and axis force
Gus Dur and axis forceFrom Pikiran RakyatIt is evident there has been a difference of attitude between President Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur, and the "axis force" which supported him to become President.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Govt argues ministers' pay hike good for all
Govt argues ministers' pay hike good for all JAKARTA (JP): The government has defended its plan to raise the salaries of state officials, saying a more appropriate pay level would allow officials to concentrate on their job without seeking additional sources of income.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Two arrested over security guard killing
Two arrested over security guard killing JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives have arrested two suspects Friday in connection with the killing of an off-duty security guard in Pela Mampang subdistrict, Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta, on Thursday.South Jakarta Police chief Col.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
Wismoyo in charge of Olympics preparations
Wismoyo in charge of Olympics preparations JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) Wismoyo Arismunandar said on Friday that he would lead the team preparations for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Sat, 15 Jan 2000
U.S. warns of antireform forces
U.S. warns of antireform forces JAKARTA (JP): The United States sounded a strong warning against domestic forces wishing to suppress democratic reform in Indonesia, and warned the military against hindering the work of a national inquiry investigating violence in East Timor.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Kofi Annan to visit Indonesia, E. Timor
Kofi Annan to visit Indonesia, E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is due to visit Indonesia and East Timor in mid-February as part of an Asia Pacific tour.Annan will arrive here on Feb.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Asian currencies move higher, rupiah sentiment gets a boost
Asian currencies move higher, rupiah sentiment gets a boost HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Asian currencies ended mostly higher Thursday as the yen stabilized, removing much of the downward pressure on the regional currency markets.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Unlicensed tow truck crew caught
Unlicensed tow truck crew caught JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police on Wednesday arrested three members of an unlicensed East Jakarta tow truck crew who tried to extort money from a vehicle owner, deputy police chief Maj. Syafril Nursal said.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Is TNI always to blame?
Is TNI always to blame? I was pleasantly surprised when I read a letter written by Irine Dewi Kurniati called TNI in the eyes of a layman in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 5, 2000. To me it was like drinking ice-cold Coca-Cola on a hot windless day.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
INDRA rate set at Rp 6,738
INDRA rate set at Rp 6,738 JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Debt Restructuring Agency (INDRA) has set the exchange rate used to convert private foreign debt at Rp 6,738 to the U.S. dollar for companies joining the agency this month.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 13, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 975 -25 479,000 Alakasa Industrindo 525 0 0 Alter Abadi 450 25 1,363,000 Alumindo Light Metal...
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Off-duty guard hacked to death
Off-duty guard hacked to death JAKARTA (JP): Police believe mistaken identity led to the killing on Thursday afternoon of an off-duty security guard in Pela Mampang subdistrict, Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta.The precinct's deputy chief of detectives, First Lt.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Woman's body found in motel
Woman's body found in motel JAKARTA (JP): Medical officials suspect suicide in the death of a woman whose decomposed body was found in a bathtub at an East Jakarta motel on Wednesday.The woman was identified as Evelina Sihite, in her late 20s, who was missing since Jan.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Popularizing 'wayang' via the Internet? Why not
Popularizing 'wayang' via the Internet? Why notBy Kanti Waluyo JAKARTA (Antara): The communications revolution has changed people's lives.The world has become a huge system of information exchange. In 1988, one optic fiber cable could carry 3,000 electronic messages at the same time.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
President may get Rp 107m in planned pay hike
President may get Rp 107m in planned pay hike JAKARTA (JP): A senior official confirmed on Thursday the government's plan to raise the salaries of state officials and civil servants, including the President, who under the plan would receive Rp 107.4 million (US$14,900) a month.
Fri, 14 Jan 2000
Extra buses carry holidaymakers
Extra buses carry holidaymakers PURWOKERTO, Central Java: More than 100 extra buses have been sent from Jakarta to transport Idul Fitri holidaymakers from Central Java, chief of the local state-owned bus company (PPD) Anton Sudarto said on Thursday.