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Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Officials claim ignorance of gift for councillors
Officials claim ignorance of gift for councillors JAKARTA (JP): Senior city officials claimed on Friday they have no idea and had never been informed by Governor Sutiyoso about the alleged Rp 850 million (US$95,000) fund Sutiyoso gave to 85 city councillors a few days after the governor delivered...
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Drop probe into justices: Court
Drop probe into justices: Court JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court ordered the Joint Anti-Corruption Team (TGPTPK) on Friday to drop its corruption investigation into two justices of the Supreme Court, saying that the team has acted beyond its authority.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Bird cage business booming in Argosari
Bird cage business booming in ArgosariBy R. Agus Bakti YOGYAKARTA (JP): Bird lovers are prone to pay a lot of attention to their animals. Most of them, however, do not think too much about their birds' cages, which they clean up almost everyday.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Bank robbers escape with Rp 400 million
Bank robbers escape with Rp 400 million JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang Police detectives are searching for the culprits who robbed the Bank Central Asia branch office on Jl. Imam Bonjol in Karawaci, west of here.The thieves escaped with a safe containing Rp 400 million (about US$45.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Robot demonstrators
Robot demonstratorsFrom Jurnal IndonesiaHave you ever seen a student demonstration with your own eyes? I am writing to tell you, readers, that in many cases our students act exactly like robots in that they will do things as instructed by their operator(s).
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Water rates to rise for maintenance
Water rates to rise for maintenance BOGOR (JP): The Bogor office of city-owned tap water company PDAM is to raise water tariffs by November to, among other factors, maintain the strength of the water pipes."Broken water pipes will take longer to repair if water rates are not raised soon.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Weak rupiah
Weak rupiahFrom Warta KotaSince the New Order regime I have had the impression that ministers are happy to raise prices. One reason they give for price hikes is: "Prices haven't been hiked for a long time although the rupiah has been weakening against the dollar.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Late-night romance ends in death
Late-night romance ends in death SEMARANG: A 30-year-old man was beaten to death early on Friday morning after neighbors apparently became upset over his late-night courtship of a woman living in the area.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Recovery vulnerable
Recovery vulnerable President Abdurrahman Wahid's economic team should not take too much comfort, let alone feel complacent, from the commendation in the first few paragraphs of the latest annual Indonesian review report by the International Monetary Fund for what it called significant progress...
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Boosting education
Boosting education I refer to the two headlines in the Sept. 23, 2000 edition of The Jakarta Post: Education needs more attention on page 1, and Holland provides $30.4 million grant for local schools, on page 2.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Students warned against staging violent protests
Students warned against staging violent protests JAKARTA (JP): Police warned students on Friday against conducting more violent protests following the ugly clashes which erupted on Thursday after the South Jakarta District Court dropped corruption charges against former president Soeharto.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Thorough checks
Thorough checks JAKARTA (JP): Policemen search for weapons inside a hut in a refugee camp near the East Nusa Tenggara capital of Kupang. East Timor militia leader Joanico Cesario and his men reportedly surrendered on Friday two automatic weapons, 370 rounds of ammunition and seven bullet magazines...
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Gedung Joang 45: The center for independence
Gedung Joang 45: The center for independenceBy Ida Indawati Khouw The "Gedung Joang 45" on Jl. Menteng Raya No. 31 in Central Jakarta is very historic as it was the center where nationalist youths started movements to reach the country's independence.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Governor seeks help feeding refugees
Governor seeks help feeding refugees MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: East Nusa Tenggara Governor Piet A. Tallo called on Friday for immediate aid from the central government and the United Nations to feed the thousands of East Timorese refugees in the province.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Men make off with Rp 21m in robbery
Men make off with Rp 21m in robbery DENPASAR, Bali: Two armed men escaped with Rp 21.5 million in cash in a day-light robbery here on Friday.No fatalities were reported in the incident, a police officer said.The chief of the Badung riot police, Sr. Insp.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Indonesia pulls out of coffee retention program
Indonesia pulls out of coffee retention program JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has pulled out of the coffee retention program designed to shore up world coffee prices after learning that two other major producers, Vietnam and India, would not take part, Antara reported on Friday.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Soeharto's trial
Soeharto's trial The trial of Pak Harto (former president Soeharto) is no longer a judicial proceeding, nor is it a political trial. It is a trial of doctors -- or rather, a trial of the medical profession.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
House team to question witnesses over scandals
House team to question witnesses over scandals JAKARTA (JP): The chief of a special House of Representatives investigation team probing two scandals related to President Abdurrahman Wahid -- the State Logistics Agency and Brunei scandals -- has said the team will question 21 people over the...
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Antique clocks very rich in art and historical value
Antique clocks very rich in art and historical valueBy Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): The loud chime of a particular clock surprised visitors at a clock exhibition at Bentara Budaya here."This clock was used in a church tower," the exhibition's coordinator Hermanu explained.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
National team loses to Vitesse in friendly
National team loses to Vitesse in friendly JAKARTA (JP): The national soccer team was given a valuable lesson prior to its Asian Cup finals' campaign by Dutch first division side Vitesse Arnhem on Thursday.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Tommy's lawyer waiting for copy of court verdict
Tommy's lawyer waiting for copy of court verdict JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer from Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's defense team said until they received a copy of the Supreme Court verdict sentencing their client to 18 months in prison, they would not know what their next step would be.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 29, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,280.00 9,280.00 8,736.00 8,824.00Australian dollar 1 4,505.15 5,053.89 4,753.26 4,805.55Austrian schilling 1 529.58 593.88 558.75 564.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Inco defers payment of interim dividend
Inco defers payment of interim dividend JAKARTA (JP): The board of commissioners of PT International Nickel Indonesia Tbk (Inco) agreed during its meeting in Toronto, Canada, to defer the company's interim dividend for 2000.The company's president commissioner, Scott M.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Aji trying off-field business for better life
Aji trying off-field business for better lifeBy Ivy Susanti JAKARTA (JP): After 13 years of playing on the soccer field, national team captain Aji Santoso is trying a new pitch: business.Aji, who on April 6 reached the psychological benchmark age of 30, has learnt well that for many Indonesian...
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Five pro-Anwar protesters detained
Five pro-Anwar protesters detained KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysian police Friday detained five people who staged a protest in support of jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim in front of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Anwar supporters said.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
IBRA seals deal with owners of closed banks
IBRA seals deal with owners of closed banks JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) secured this week a debt settlement deal with the owners of four closed banks, agency senior official Lungguk Gultom said late on Friday.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
TNI weapon ruled out in murder case
TNI weapon ruled out in murder case BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Police said on Friday that the bullet which killed Safwan Idris, the rector of Ar-Raniry Islamic Institute two weeks ago, could not have come from any standard weapon used by the Indonesian Military (TNI) or the National Police.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Most Asian currencies end higher
Most Asian currencies end higher SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies were higher late Friday, with the Southeast Asian units gaining on the rupiah's resilience in the face of outrage following the dismissal of the corruption case against ex-President Soeharto, dealers said.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 29, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 940 -10 135,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 130 5 307,500 Alakasa Industrindo 430 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Allergy to hard work
Allergy to hard work Being an obviously avid reader of The Jakarta Post and of Indonesia current affairs, I have also surprised myself by becoming a rather regular letter writer too.The recent correspondence on Indonesian athletes prompts me to once again put in my "two pennies worth".
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Humanitarian pause useless
Humanitarian pause useless The agreement to extend the humanitarian pause in Aceh is a complete waste of time. Does the government not realize that it has taken a wrong step by signing this agreement in the first place, which so far has given the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) the opportunity to misuse...
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
KL palm oil higher on weekend covering
KL palm oil higher on weekend covering KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil prices closed higher on Friday in a technical bounce after sharp losses this week.Traders said the market was helped by covering ahead of the weekend and next week's release of September exports data.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
IT development outside Java
IT development outside Java JAKARTA (JP): The Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut B. Panjaitan said on Friday that his office will form an agency to prepare the development of information technology (IT) in areas outside of Java and Bali.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Isolated protests ahead of fuel price hike
Isolated protests ahead of fuel price hike JAKARTA (JP): Protests against the government's plan to hike fuel prices were held in several towns on Friday amid growing signs of more widespread demonstrations and possible strikes when the increase comes into effect on Sunday.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Port security foils smuggling of arms, munitions
Port security foils smuggling of arms, munitions AMBON, Maluku (JP): Buli port security in East Halmahera, North Maluku, confiscated on Friday hundreds of M-16 rounds, rifles and explosives while the items were being unloaded from passenger ship KM Albatim.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Ruling on Soeharto irks Gus Dur
Ruling on Soeharto irks Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has expressed dissatisfaction with the court ruling to drop corruption charges against former president Soeharto, and hinted that he would seek to replace the judges presiding over the case.
Sat, 30 Sep 2000
Bintuni to sell ships to pay bond interest
Bintuni to sell ships to pay bond interest JAKARTA (JP): The annual shareholders' meeting of fishery concern PT Bintuni Minaraya agreed on Friday to sell part of the company's shipping fleet to meet bond interest payments.
Fri, 29 Sep 2000
Malays face 'very frightening' social problems: Minister
Malays face 'very frightening' social problems: Minister KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysia's ethnic Malays face the "very frightening" social problems of crime, drug abuse and divorce, a minister said on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Sep 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 28, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 950 5 862,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 125 0 404,000 Alakasa Industrindo 430 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 790...
Fri, 29 Sep 2000
Telstra threatening to cancel Cyberworks deal
Telstra threatening to cancel Cyberworks deal SYDNEY (AFP): Australian telecoms giant Telstra has threatened to walk away from its US$3 billion alliance with Hong Kong's Pacific Century CyberWorks unless the deal price is slashed, a report said Thursday.
Fri, 29 Sep 2000
Gandhi apologizes
Gandhi apologizes I would like to thank Ms. Jilliah Ardie for responding to my remarks on the poor achievements of Indonesian athletes at the Sydney Olympics 2000, in her letter to The Jakarta Post (Sept. 28: Demeaning attitude).
Fri, 29 Sep 2000
Aceh continues to burn despite truce
Aceh continues to burn despite truce BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Three buildings in Pidie and Biereuen regencies have been attacked by unidentified people in the last three days, a sign that the situation in the riot-torn province continues to deteriorate despite the recent agreement to extend the...
Fri, 29 Sep 2000
Ridiculous exit tax
Ridiculous exit tax I couldn't be more agreeable with Martin R. Jenkins (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 23, 2000) that it is now time to abolish the departure tax. The tax is a burden and it's not healthy.I was supposed to go to Singapore once a month for a year for training, sponsored by a Singaporean...
Fri, 29 Sep 2000
Execute treasonous soldiers: General
Execute treasonous soldiers: General JAKARTA (JP): Loyalty to the state and the government is a undisputable creed in the military and servicemen found guilty of betraying this should be shot dead, says the Army's Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) chief Lt. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu.
Fri, 29 Sep 2000
Marcos money 'to bridge' RP budget deficit
Marcos money 'to bridge' RP budget deficit MANILA (AFP): President Joseph Estrada's government wants to use more than US$600 million of deposed dictator Ferdinand Marcos' forfeited assets to bridge a growing budget deficit, top economic officials said Thursday.
Fri, 29 Sep 2000
Transformation to democracy a painful process: Lawyer
Transformation to democracy a painful process: Lawyer Colin McDonald,a prominent human rights lawyer and an expert on international law based in Darwin, Australia, talked to The Jakarta Post recently following the killing of three United Nations workers in Atambua, West Timor.
Fri, 29 Sep 2000
Schizophrenia awareness still low: Doctors
Schizophrenia awareness still low: Doctors JAKARTA (JP): Doctors are calling on the public to pay greater attention to schizophrenia, particularly to teenagers suffering the illness.Psychiatrists warned on Thursday that parents should seek medical advice if their children were intensely paranoid,...
Fri, 29 Sep 2000
Students against fuel price hike
Students against fuel price hike MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Makassar students again took the streets on Thursday protesting the planned fuel price hike due to come into effect on Oct. 1 and warning President Abdurrahman Wahid that the South Sulawesi people reject the policy.
Fri, 29 Sep 2000
Ginsi asks members not to pay shipping fees
Ginsi asks members not to pay shipping fees JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Importers (Ginsi) directed all of its members on Thursday not pay the terminal handling charge (THC) imposed by foreign shipping companies.
Fri, 29 Sep 2000
Government begins oparation to disarm militias
Government begins oparation to disarm militias JAKARTA (JP): The government started operations on Thursday to disarm militias in West Timor with a local police chief saying that house-to-house searches for weapons would be extended until Saturday.