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Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 26, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 875 75 917,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 150 -20 1,051,500 Alakasa Industrindo 430 0 1,000 Alfa...
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Bus companies promise not to jack-up fares
Bus companies promise not to jack-up fares JAKARTA (JP): Public bus operators in the capital have vowed to obey the government's instruction not to hike rates following a planned 12 percent increase in the price of gasoline nationwide from Oct.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
BPS hopes to retain major role despite autonomy
BPS hopes to retain major role despite autonomy JAKARTA (JP): The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said on Tuesday it hoped to keep managing the country's statistics despite the implementation of the regional autonomy law next year.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
GAM asked to respect humanitarian pause
GAM asked to respect humanitarian pause JAKARTA (JP): The government on Tuesday called on the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to respect the extended humanitarian pause in the restive province to allow for talks on a comprehensive political solution to the region's woes.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Bimantara sells stake in AMI
Bimantara sells stake in AMI JAKARTA (JP): PT Bimantara Citra, the publicly listed business group controlled by former president Soeharto's second son Bambang Trihatmodjo, has sold all of its stake in PT Aqualindo Mitra Industri (AMI), a company executive said.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
KL palm oil higher on short covering
KL palm oil higher on short covering KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed slightly higher on Tuesday, rebounding from early losses on short covering.But traders said further gains were expected to be capped by continued concerns over a build up in local palm oil stocks.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Lee thwarts Taiwanese media
Lee thwarts Taiwanese media TAIPEI (AP): Frustration was apparent on Tuesday among reporters who stalked Lee Kuan Yew for four days, trying in vain to get the Singaporean elder statesman to comment about Taiwan- China relations.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Asian monies mixed, won extends rebound
Asian monies mixed, won extends rebound SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies were mixed late Tuesday, with the South Korean won outshining its regional peers as it extended Monday's sharp rebound.The Thai baht and the Singapore dollar were also stronger, while the Philippine peso and the...
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Poultry demand drives RI's soymeal imports
Poultry demand drives RI's soymeal imports SINGAPORE (Reuters): Growing local demand, partly driven by rising poultry feed consumption, will boost Indonesia's soymeal and soybean imports, creating a need to expand grain handling facilities, Indonesian industry sources said.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Street vendors given the blame
Street vendors given the blame SURABAYA, East Java: The head of the Surabaya Sanitation Agency, Surjanto, said on Tuesday the agency found it difficult to keep the city clean because of the increasing number of vendors operating on the city's streets.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Inhumane teenagers
Inhumane teenagersFrom Media IndonesiaI read in Media Indonesia of Sept. 14, 2000 that Aditya Wicaksono, a fifth grade elementary school pupil, was killed when he was pushed out of a moving train after being robbed by some teenagers.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Youth forum head named suspect in consulate attack
Youth forum head named suspect in consulate attack SURABAYA (JP): The deputy chief of the East Java branch of Military Pensioners' Children Forum (FKPPI) Gatot Sutantra was officially named suspect on Tuesday in the attack on the U.S. consulate general here last week.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 26, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,362.00 9,362.00 8,818.00 8,906.00Australian dollar 1 4,594.92 5,149.10 4,845.49 4,898.30Austrian schilling 1 531.30 595.18 560.28 566.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Courier service remains prospective despite reduced market
Courier service remains prospective despite reduced market JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's courier service remains prospective with sharper competition despite a reduced market and steady growth rates, executives of the industry have said.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Economist warns of a second banking crisis
Economist warns of a second banking crisis JAKARTA (JP): Noted economist Sri Mulyani warned the government on Tuesday that it must retire part of its outstanding bank recapitalization bonds within the next two years to help reduce pressure on the state budget.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Preliminary results on Tanjung Priok case done
Preliminary results on Tanjung Priok case done JAKARTA (JP): The government-sponsored joint team of forensic experts established to investigate the 1984 violence at Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, announced the preliminary results of the autopsies of 14 of the victims.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
How to stop the violence
How to stop the violenceFrom Suara KaryaDisarming former president Soeharto's bodyguards at the behest of President Abdurrahman Wahid is going too far, especially if the decision to do so is related to the bomb blasts that have occurred in several parts of Indonesia.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
One year jail term for Maya demanded
One year jail term for Maya demanded JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutor Achjadi Sartono asked a West Jakarta District Court on Tuesday to sentence Gusti Maya Firanti Noor, wife of former president Soeharto's grandson Ari Sigit, to just one year in prison for possession and use of psychotropic substances.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
175 firms join Telecom expo
175 firms join Telecom expo JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecoms company PT Telkom will host the 2nd international communications and network solutions exhibition, the Techno Pre-eminence (TPE)-Connectivity Indonesia 2000, which will involve over 175 companies from 20 countries.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Acting chief justice installs 16 new justices
Acting chief justice installs 16 new justices JAKARTA (JP): Acting Chief Justice Th. Ketut Sura Putra swore in 16 new justices, who had been appointed by President Abdurrahman Wahid, in a ceremony at the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Political uncertainty leads investors to shun industrial estates
Political uncertainty leads investors to shun industrial estates SURABAYA (JP): The prolonged economic crisis, worsened by protracted political uncertainty, has lead the business climate into a dark state.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
New practice
New practiceFrom Jurnal IndonesiaThe reform era, which was ushered in by Soeharto's bold act of relinquishing power, has seen stepping down or withdrawal from one's position become a new trend.Apart from former president Soeharto, former president B.J.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Indonesia must disarm East Timorese militias
Indonesia must disarm East Timorese militiasBy Charles Himawan JAKARTA (JP): Many nationalists in the field of politics, economy, military and law have cried for the government to resist international demand to disarm the militias with regard to the Atambua case.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Disability conference closed
Disability conference closed SANUR, Bali (JP): The three-day Asia-Pacific Conference for People with Disability was closed here on Tuesday with more than 400 participants from 16 countries agreeing to adopt the Bali Declaration on barrier-free tourism.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Bank of China exec jailed for six years
Bank of China exec jailed for six years SINGAPORE (AFP): A Bank of China deputy manager in Singapore was sentenced to a six-year jail term for embezzling S$1.8 million (US$1 million) from clients, The Straits Times reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
TNI confirms two bombing suspects are soldiers
TNI confirms two bombing suspects are soldiers JAKARTA (JP): Top military officials on Tuesday confirmed that two of the 27 suspects apprehended by police in connection with the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building bombing were members of the Army's Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) and the...
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
IMF urges Indonesia to ensure recovery does not falter
IMF urges Indonesia to ensure recovery does not falter WASHINGTON (Agencies): Indonesia must dispel political uncertainty and intensify reforms if economic recovery is to take hold, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
IMF concludes Article IV consultation with Indonesia
IMF concludes Article IV consultation with Indonesia On Sept. 14, 2000, the International Monetary Fund's Executive Board concluded the Article IV consultation with Indonesia. The following is the complete report.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Indonesia regrets WB involvement in noneconomic activities
Indonesia regrets WB involvement in noneconomic activities JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has expressed a strong concern over the increasing tendency of the World Bank to involve itself in non-socioeconomic matters of its member countries, Minister of Finance Prijadi Praptosuhardjo said on Tuesday.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Australia upbeat on Timor Sea talks
Australia upbeat on Timor Sea talks SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Australia is approaching negotiations to divide revenues from natural gas reserves in the Timor Sea with "a feeling of good will, a feeling of being generous," Daryl Manzie, Minister of Resources for the Northwest Territories, said Tuesday.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Five killed in community clashes on Ambon island
Five killed in community clashes on Ambon island AMBON, Maluku (JP): Community clashes broke out in three villages on Ambon Island on Tuesday morning, claiming at least five lives and destroying dozens of houses.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
The changing world of PT Pos Indonesia
The changing world of PT Pos Indonesia While Indonesia has given birth to various companies, PT Pos Indonesia has helped create Indonesia.It has been transforming itself through history to play a significant role in the nation's survival.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Japan's funds for ASEAN
Japan's funds for ASEAN PRAGUE (Dow Jones): Japan announced on Monday that it will provide funds to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, to help set up an office that will manage Chiang Mai Initiative activities.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Tommy gets 18-month jail sentence
Tommy gets 18-month jail sentence JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court sentenced on Tuesday former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra to 18 months in prison for his involvement in a Rp 95.4 billion (US$11.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Police force KPA activists
Police force KPA activists JAKARTA (JP): Two activists testified in a pre-trial hearing on Tuesday that they saw the police using force to expel four of their colleagues, who were on a hunger strike, from the People's Consultative Assembly complex last month.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
New bus terminal plan put on hold
New bus terminal plan put on hold TANGERANG (JP): A plan to build a bus terminal in the Poris Plawad area of Cipondoh district has been postponed until amendments to the existing two city bylaws are issued, an official of the Tangerang Development Planning Agency (Bappeda) said on Saturday.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
City hopes to speed up IMB permits
City hopes to speed up IMB permits JAKARTA (JP): All houses built on 200 square meters of land at the maximum will have their construction permits by January of next year at the latest as part of a planned gradual improvement in the issuing process, a city official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Military boost necessary to combat regional threats
Military boost necessary to combat regional threats KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Warning of "worrisome trends" in Indonesia and the Philippines, Malaysian defense authorities pledged Tuesday to magnify their military might to protect national security.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Fuel crisis hits fishing industry in Maluku
Fuel crisis hits fishing industry in Maluku JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Fishing Companies (Gappindo) urged the government on Tuesday to help fishing companies in Maluku and Irian Jaya which have been suffering from a fuel crisis over the past two months.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Storm blasts Blora regency
Storm blasts Blora regency SEMARANG: Strong winds and torrential rain hit Blora regency late on Monday, destroying at least 35 houses and damaging 120 others.Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the freakish weather.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya: Music and Entertainment* The Westin Surabaya, Jl. Embong Malang 85-89 (Phone: 031 5458888): - Java Jimmy's Irish Pub: Live music, Sunday to Thursday, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., Friday to Saturday, 6 p.m. to 3 a.m.* Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Atambua tragedy may not be the last
Atambua tragedy may not be the lastBy Aboeprijadi Santoso AMSTERDAM (JP): Disarming the militias without breaking up their masters' local networks may be too little and too late. Xenophobic nationalism in response to the international condemnation of the Atambua killings reveals a syndrome common...
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Expert warns of fat reduction products
Expert warns of fat reduction products JAKARTA (JP): Many products promising to reduce people's weight that are currently available on the market have not been tested properly to know whether they are effective or whether they have negative side effects, an expert warned on Monday.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
More than one wife: Why not?
More than one wife: Why not?From Media IndonesiaThe recent marriage law has led to arguments in the mass media and in seminars. This government regulation has sparked debate not only because it is one of the New Order regime's laws but also because prostitution, adultery and other indecent acts are...
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Broadband connections to make life easier
Broadband connections to make life easierBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): We all know that the world now moves at Internet speed. Unfortunately, our telecommunications infrastructure seems to crawl at a snail's pace.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Number of women, men balanced: Census
Number of women, men balanced: Census JAKARTA (JP): The ratio of men to women in the capital is almost equal, according to the 2000 official census.According to data released by the Jakarta Statistical Office, Jakarta has 4,216,347 males, just slightly higher than the female population of 4,152,790.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
Youth violence erupts in Bali
Youth violence erupts in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Dozens of local youths vandalized a police traffic post in Suci area midday Tuesday following an overnight brawl that claimed the life of Ketut Sudiartana, 23.
Wed, 27 Sep 2000
BNI to channel new loan in 2nd semester
BNI to channel new loan in 2nd semester JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) will channel a total of Rp 2.5 trillion (US$294.12 million) in new loans in the second semester of this year, according to the state bank's corporate director Suryo Sutanto.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Olympics Program 12:00 p.m. Interval 2:00 News 2:30 Olympics Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talks Show 8:00 Olympics Program 9:00 News 9:30 TV Drama 10:30 NewsProgram 2 5:30 p.m.
Tue, 26 Sep 2000
RI needs more international experience, says Arie Sudewo
RI needs more international experience, says Arie Sudewo JAKARTA (JP): Psychological barriers and a lack of international experience have been blamed for Indonesia's poor performance at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.