Jakarta Post articles from July 2000

Jakarta Post archives from July 2000

Analysts warn BI over on-site inspection plan.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's recent measure to carry out an on-site inspection at commercial banks will succeed only if the officials assigned to carry out the job have a strong frame of mind, analysts have warned. I Nyoman Moena, a...

Big four to attend Yogya meeting.
July 31, 2000... YOGYAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the committee organizing the meeting of political leaders here, GBPH Joyokusumo, confirmed on Sunday that all of the top figures invited have confirmed their attendance. Joyokusumo told The Jakarta Post that...

Bridging gap between leaders.
July 31, 2000... YOGYAKARTA (JP): The revered Sultan Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta is scheduled to host a meeting with President Abdurrahman Wahid, Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri, House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung and People's...

ASEAN praised for its action on crisis.
July 31, 2000... BANGKOK (JP): Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were praised here on Friday for taking tough action to overcome its economic crisis, but were also warned that further structural reform was needed to achieve a...

Expo expected to help boost flower business.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Rawa Belong used to be an ordinary residential area, mostly home to the native Betawi until the 1980s. The locals who would pedal their bicycles several kilometers away to Cikini where they traded flowers, decided to run their...

Government says PLN makes progress in talks with OPIC.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company PT PLN is making progress in its negotiations with American state insurance firm Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC) over an outstanding US$290 million claim, Coordinating Minister of Economy,...

Gus Dur to take part in summit.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid confirmed on Friday that he would take part in a meeting of political leaders in Yogyakarta next week. People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais, meanwhile, continued his campaign to have...

Police detect log theft spots.
July 31, 2000... PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Local police here have located six areas prone to log smuggling to neighboring Malaysia and 21 other areas where rampant border violations are the norm. Police spokesperson Ass. Supt. Suhadi SW said on Friday...

Ginandjar clarifies role in recent graft allegation.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Former coordinating minister for economy and finance Ginandjar Kartasasmita visited the Attorney General's Office on Friday to clarify recent allegations that he was involved in graft concerning several dubious government...

Action to combat piracy urged.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should join forces to combat rampant copyright and trademark piracy in the region, officials and experts on intellectual property rights said on Friday. Closer cooperation...

Local labor unions to help protect RI workers overseas.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Labor Exporting Companies (Apjati) and 18 labor unions signed on Friday an unprecedented memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide protection and improve the bargaining position of Indonesian workers...

Gus Dur ignores Amien's impeachment fulmination.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid lightly dismissed on Friday a suggestion by People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais that he could face an impeachment process in three months' time. The President,...

Companies extend park conservation agreement.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Eight East Kalimantan-based companies united in the Friends of Kutai National Park (Mitra TN Kutai) have agreed to continue their partnership in managing and developing the park, which has been damaged by forest fire and illegal...

TNI gear up security for MPR session.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Adm. Widodo Adisucipto has called on all regional military commanders to help police maintain security in the run up to the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in...

Eighteen species of Asian raptor in peril.
July 31, 2000... BANDUNG (JP): At least 18 species of Asian raptors are in danger and in the need of protection in the next three years, the second Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Symposium recommends. The species are eagles and members of one of...

Chinese loan to buy buses falls through.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has failed to clinch a soft loan from the Chinese government for the purchase of new buses from the country but will still buy Chinese buses under a new scheme, Governor Sutiyoso said on Friday. "We...

Comedian Doyok to stand trial soon: Officer.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): The dossiers on comedian Doyok Sudharmaji, a self- confessed drug user, will soon be handed over to the Tangerang Prosecutor's Office, an officer said on Friday. "We are working on it. It will be handed over to the court...

NGO protests gun trade.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Government Watch (Gowa), a nongovernmental organization which keeps tabs on the government's performance, protested on Friday the National Police's decision to openly sell guns to public. Gowa coordinator Farid R. Faqih...

Four police chiefs get new postings.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Four chiefs of police in the capital and several senior officers at Jakarta Police Headquarters will officially assume new posts beginning next Tuesday, about a week prior to the start of the Aug. 7 through Aug. 18 annual...

Abdurrahman approves questioning of generals.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): The President has issued an approval for a joint Indonesian Military/National Police investigative team to question several high-ranking military officers allegedly involved in the 1996 attack on the Indonesian Democratic Party...

Pedicab drivers gear up for verdict.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Over 1,000 people, mostly becak (pedicab) drivers, will be waiting at the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday for the outcome of a lawsuit filed on their behalf against Governor Sutiyoso. "If the plaintiffs (pedicab...

Employees in Sunter rushed to hospital with food poisoning.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Some 186 employees of PT Pulogadung Pawitra Laksana, an assembler of Isuzu Panther minivans located on Jl. Gaya Motor in Sunter district, North Jakarta, were rushed to three separate hospitals on Friday after complaining of...

School for poor children opened.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of children between four and 10 years old gathered under the Gedung Panjang 2 flyover in Penjaringan district, North Jakarta, on Friday morning. They neatly stood in line while observing the opening ceremony of a new...

Sharing India's experience.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Democracy is peoples' aristocracy. As is the case with every aristocracy, it has its downside, which wrecked Indonesia's brief association with democracy, soon after it gained independence in 1945. Unfortunately, this downside...

No business, no friendship.
July 31, 2000... When browsing through my diary I came across the following memo. More than three decades ago, when I held the distributorship of Tiga Durian safety matches (there were only two distributors) this commodity had no competitor (in fact the...

President Putin's impacts on East Asia.
July 31, 2000... Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin summarizes Vladimir Putin's moves to enhance his and Russia's image -- and to motivate greater development of Russia's Far East. TOKYO (JP): As Russian Vladimir Putin recently cut a swathe through East...

Gomies, Saparipan reach quarterfinals.
July 31, 2000... SANUR, Bali (JP): Indonesian boxers Bara Gomies and Juan Saparipan helped the host country save face by reaching the quarterfinals of the 19th President Cup after defeating their rivals on Friday at the Grand Bali Beach Hotel. Competing...

Govt provides Rp 2b for SEAG training.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): The government has allocated some Rp 2 billion (US$222,000) to help the National Sports Council (KONI) stage its four- month training program for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur. KONI official in charge...

Hendri goes to Future-4 singles and doubles final.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Rising Indonesian tennis star Hendri Susilo Pramono advanced to the men's singles and doubles finals on Friday at the Extra Joss Future-4 at the Kemayoran Tennis Center. Hendri sweated out a tight semifinal match against...

Hotel Indonesia's history filled with art.
July 31, 2000... In the early years of Hotel Indonesia, one of Jakarta's most important landmarks, the hotel dealt very much with art. The hotel will celebrate its 38th anniversary on Aug. 5. This 49th article on old and protected buildings in Jakarta...

Nitiprayan, a suburban artists' village.
July 31, 2000... YOGYAKARTA (JP): Vincent Meyer, a French musician once wrote to his Indonesian friend, Yanto. Part of the letter was quoted in Yogyakarta CCF French Cultural Center's La Revue publication of the April-May 2000 edition. Meyer wrote:...

JSX delists 4 companies.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) delisted four companies on Friday after they failed to disclose their 1999 financial statement to the public by the extended deadline of July 24. The four companies being delisted are PT...

Stock quotations on JSX.
July 31, 2000... Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jul. 28, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 675 10 21,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 310...

Conversion Rates.
July 31, 2000... Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on July 28, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,453.00 9,453.00 8,908.00 8,998.00 Australian dollar 1 4,995.72 5,591.45 5,264.63 5,322.32 ...

EC chief defends antidumping action against RI products.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): European Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy defended on Friday the antidumping measures imposed on some Indonesian products, saying they were made in congruence with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. Lamy said the European...

Landasan Terus slams bankruptcy ruling.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): PT Landasan Terus Sentosa of the Ongko Group challenged on Friday the bankruptcy ruling issued by the Jakarta Commercial Court. John K. Azis, a lawyer representing Landasan Terus, said the court's bankruptcy ruling not only...

Competition drives insurance premiums too low.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): The Insurance Council of Indonesia (DAI) has expressed concern over the unhealthy competition among insurance companies in the domestic market that has caused the premiums for general insurance to fall to an unreasonable level....

PT Inco sees jump in second quarter unaudited net earnings.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) announced on Friday unaudited net earnings of US$29.2 million in the second quarter of 2000, or 12 cents per share, up from $4.1 million (2 cents per share) a year...

Rupiah won't drop during MPR session: Economist.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah is not likely to weaken much in the run up to the Aug. 7 through Aug. 18 People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) General Session as some have feared, according to an economist at a state bank. Bank Mandiri chief...

Albright, Paek hold historic meeting in Thai capital.
July 31, 2000... BANGKOK (JP): North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun and United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright held a historic meeting here on Friday marking the highest level official meeting between the two states since the end of the...

Time to hurry up and wait and wait and ...
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Patience is in short supply when it comes to Jakarta residents. Look at how they compete in trying to get where they want to go. In a traffic jam, you might think you are doing the right thing and obeying traffic...

Kerosene supply in Jakarta back to normal: Pertamina.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Housewives will be able to continue to cook and keep their husbands at home as the kerosene supply in the capital will last until the end of the month, an official at state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina said on Saturday....

NU and PDI-P rally to defend Abdurrahman.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): A mass prayer for a peaceful session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) at Senayan Stadium in Central Jakarta turned into a show of force on Saturday in support of President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati...

Helping kids caught up in conflicts.
July 31, 2000... Violence is a way of life for children living in strife-torn areas of the country. Psychologists warn of the long-term effects of violence upon the young, including development of post-traumatic stress disorder. The Jakarta Post's Rita A....

Ulemas urged to promote tolerance.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid called on the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) on Saturday to champion the spirit of tolerance and promote respect for pluralism. Citing the Koran and examples set by Prophet Muhammad, the...

Albright and Alwi discuss Maluku, E. Timor troubles.
July 31, 2000... BANGKOK (JP): Indonesian Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab and United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met here on Saturday to discuss the troubles in Maluku and the situation in East Timor. Albright said afterwards that the...

Museum of records.
July 31, 2000... For some years now, as most of us remember, the Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI) has awarded certificates to people who set records in some human endeavor or because of coincidence. The unique museum is located in Semarang, the capital...

Is violence part of Indonesian culture these days?
July 31, 2000... MELBOURNE, Australia (JP): In the aftermath of the Violence in Asia Conference held in Melbourne earlier this month, The Jakarta Post spoke to one of the participants, Kathryn Robinson. Dr. Robinson, Head of the Department of Anthropology at...

Mooryati Soedibyo, from court to cosmetics.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Mooryati Soedibyo, 72, left the palace of the ancient rulers of Surakarta behind her only to be crowned queen of the sprawling kingdom of Mustika Ratu, the blue chip cosmetics company she founded three decades ago. Born in...

Guess What? Wiranto.
July 31, 2000... "The reform spirit has yet to penetrate our law enforcers' minds," said former coordinating minister for political affairs and security Gen. (ret) Wiranto on Wednesday. The general then proceeded to give two examples taken from his...

Welcoming the rising sun in E. Timor.
July 31, 2000... Menyongsong Matahari Terbit di Puncak Ramelau (Welcoming the Rising Sun at the Top of Ramelau) Published by: The Foundation of Law, Rights and Justice and Fortilos (Solidarity Forum for the People of Timor Lorosa'e), January 2000 ...

Secluded Seribu Islands offer serenity.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Crystal blue waters that swarm with rainbow colored fish. The sound of waves lapping against the shore. The silence you crave. An escape from the big city. Sound appealing? Perhaps it is time to enjoy the summer and take a trip...

Klewer, a shopper's delight for folk textiles.
July 31, 2000... SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): It is a traditional market in the heart of Java, with most of its tradition intact. Smells, humidity and crowds mingle in Klewer, the biggest textile market in Central Java. For Indonesians, klewer means to...

Labyrinth of life under Grogol overpass.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Masija, 23, is pregnant again. Already a mother of four-year-old Faan, the young woman with an aging face and a terrible odor has no home, no job and no dreams. Unless, of course, sleeping under the Grogol overpass can be called...

Children hold out hope for others in misery.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): She did not know them personally but Meliyana, 12, penned a letter to children in Ambon, Maluku. "Hello friends, how are you doing there? Is it bad or good news? I understand that you have experienced terrible things. My...

Children bear scars of violence.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Buyung has lived for about a year in a refugee center in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, after the eruption of violence in neighboring East Timor last year forced his family to flee. His goal is to be a soldier, a good one who...

Muthahhari enlivened by classical music.
July 31, 2000... BANDUNG (JP): Muthia and her colleagues from various parts of the country find a fresh but challenging learning environment in their new school here as they are exposed in the classrooms to baroque classical music while listening to their...

Nosocomial infections lurking in hospital wards.
July 31, 2000... YOGYAKARTA (JP): It once happened that all the babies in a ward in a famous Yogyakarta hospital were struck by diarrhea. At first the hospital thought the cases were attributable to the garbage dump, but after a more thorough study, it was...

How far have audio and video technologies come?
July 31, 2000... If you love music, whether as a musician or as a listener, you will agree that nothing can replace live concerts. Depending on the acoustic qualities of the concert hall, you will get the pure sound plus the ambience. In addition, during live...

A day with model Nyoman.
July 31, 2000... Nyoman Triwahyuni, 26, is one of Indonesia's popular models. Born to Balinese parents in the East Java capital of Surabaya, the top-earning model currently lives with them in Cinere, South Jakarta. This month, Nyoman launches her own fashion...

Shoe designer in step with marine marvels.
July 31, 2000... YOGYAKARTA (JP): That art and technology are two sides of the same coin is reflected in the footwear designed by Agung Wicaksono, which was displayed at the auditorium of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts in Yogyakarta in early July. ...

RI partakes in Edmonton's Klondike Days.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Amid the cotton candy, ferris wheel and bustling crowds, Indonesia displayed its cultural wonders during Klondike Days 2000, a yearly trade exhibition held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The event began on July 20 and the...

Piano recital to benefit arts.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Noted pianist Ananda Sukarlan will perform a solo recital at the Hotel Mulia Senayan in Central Jakarta on Thursday. The event, part of a series of charity concerts to support local youth in the arts, is hosted by the...

Nike Ardilla's fame lives on in museum in her honor.
July 31, 2000... BANDUNG (JP): There is not much in the Nike Ardilla Museum, but then the singer was only 19 when she was killed in a car accident in her native Bandung, West Java. The museum, housed in a rainbow-colored two-story building a few hundred...

Off the street (corner), Cozy gets groovy on stage.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Intensely humid weather and a swarm of mosquitoes did not deter a crowd from forming on the hill behind the Aikon office in Kemang, South Jakarta. A dedicated fan base gathered on July 18 for the rerelease celebration of...

'Keluarga Cemara' successfully shows slice of family life.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): "Thank you, Emak (Mother), thank you, Abah (Father)," says the theme song of popular TV serial Keluarga Cemara (Cemara Family). The show, which airs at 12:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday on private station RCTI, is a firm favorite...

Art Agenda.
July 31, 2000... Theater Performance Opera Primadona (Jin Parsi dan Putri Cina) by Teater Koma at Teater Tanah Airku, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, East Jakarta; Phone 87793369; 8 p.m. (2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday), July 28 to Aug.13. Teater...

Tonton likely to set pace in cycling Tour.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Senior cyclist Tonton Susanto remains the backbone of the West Java team in the upcoming 2000 Tour de ISSI, to be held from Aug. 31 to Sept. 10. West Java cycling coach Gatot Senjaya said on Friday that Tonton's rich...

Local boxer Albert keeps winning at President Cup.
July 31, 2000... SANUR, Bali (JP): Indonesian heavyweight boxer Albert Papilaya continued his journey through the preliminary rounds of the 19th President's Cup international amateur boxing tournament on Saturday after beating Che Andli Che Hashim of...

Ananda Mikola fails to qualify for German GP.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian young driver Ananda Mikola has had to bury his dream to qualify for the German Grand Prix Formula 3000 being held at the Hockenheim circuit due to engine failure during the third lap of a 20-lap qualifying race. ...

Hendri loses in the singles, wins doubles title at Future-4 tourney.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Hendri Susilo Pramono failed to fulfill his ambition to make a clean sweep at the Extra Joss Future-4 tournament at Kemayoran Tennis Center on Saturday as he only won the doubles event. Hendri, who qualified for...

Unicef staffer robbed in Bandung.
July 31, 2000... BANDUNG: An on-duty staff member of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) was robbed here on Saturday morning, Antara said. Two robbers took away the personal belongings of the Unicef staff member, who was only identified as...

Monument covered in protest.
July 31, 2000... MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Thousands of people expressed their feelings toward the government by covering the historic Act of Free Choice monument, built 31 years ago, with a piece of black cloth. The disgruntled locals said the two-meter...

Air Force observes anniversary.
July 31, 2000... YOGYAKARTA: The Indonesian Air Force celebrated its 53rd anniversary in a modest ceremony at the Yogyakarta Air Force Academy on Saturday, with a pledge to improve professionalism in protecting the country. Air Force Chief Marshal...

Gus Dur urged to make fundamental changes.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): House faction leaders have again denied they are planning to topple President Abdurrahman Wahid in the upcoming session of People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), but stressed that the President should make fundamental changes to...

Sony 'powerless' to cope with forest fires.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): "I am really ashamed every time my counterparts from Malaysia and Singapore call me to complain about the haze coming from Sumatra," State Minister of Environment Sony Keraf said in an interview with The Jakarta Post recently....

Hasyim denies mass prayer link with Gus Dur.
July 31, 2000... MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Hasyim Muzadi denied on Sunday allegations that mass prayers held by the country's largest Muslim organization recently were aimed at extending support for President Abdurrahman Wahid....

Indonesia tops typhoid league.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is among the countries in the world with the highest prevalence of typhoid fever, statistics say. A survey conducted recently found the disease afflicts between 800,000 and 1.6 million people in Indonesia every...

Caterer questioned over food poisoning.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Police have questioned the owner of catering firm Cita Rasa, Natalia, over a food poisoning outbreak on Thursday at car assembly plant PT Pulogadung Pawitra Laksana on Jl. Gaya Motor, Sunter, North Jakarta. "Employees of...

Yachts at Ancol Marina offer an alternative weekend away.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Yacht crews at Ancol Marina recreational park, North Jakarta, have their own version of peak season. They call every July and August, for example, the Arab holiday season. At the end of the year, it's the Japanese holiday...

Bogor expert upset over research project.
July 31, 2000... BOGOR (JP): A local transportation expert questioned on Saturday the Bogor administration's decision to hire a Bandung-based consulting firm, PT Diagus Sinar Konsultindo (DSR), to conduct research on the pattern of city transportation...

Prostitute drowns in Sunter River.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): Attempting to avoid City Public Order officials, a prostitute jumped into Sunter River, North Jakarta, on Saturday morning and drowned. "The victim was later identified as Wati. She decided to jump into the river to escape...

Prosecutor's office staffer arrested over drug deal.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta police have arrested scores of people, including a staffer at the mayoralty prosecutor's office, during a series of drug busts at various places in the past week. North Jakarta Police chief Sr. Supt. Wisjnu...

PDI-P wants govt to speed up probe on July 27 case.
July 31, 2000... JAKARTA (JP): City councillors of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) want the government to immediately resume a probe into the July 27, 1996 forcible takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters....