ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from February 2000

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency archives from February 2000

INDONS URGED TO HELP ASSURE FOREIGNERS THAT INDONESIAN IS SAFE.
February 28, 2000... Batam, Riau, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Navy chief of staff, Adm Akhmad Sutjipto, on Thursday night called on the people to maintain unity and prevent social unrests so as not to discourage foreigners from coming to the country. ...

INDONESIA: MILITARY SUPPORTS AMENDMENT OF 1945 CONSTITUTION.
February 28, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Defense Force (TNI) chief, Adm Widodo AS, has said the military appreciates and supports any effort made by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to amend the 1945 Constitution. "It is certainly...

INDONESIA: A'LIA TO JOIN INDON NAVY'S SOCIAL ACTIVITY IN MALUKU.
February 28, 2000... Surabaya, E Java, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - Despite strained diplomatic relations between Australia and Indonesia, the Australian Navy has confirmed its participation in the Indonesian Navy's social activity in the riot-torn Indonesian provinces of...

INDONESIA: MILITARY READY TO STOP REPRESENTATION IN DPR - CHIEF.
February 28, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - Chief of the Indonesian Defense Force (TNI), Adm Widodo AS, on Friday hinted that the military is ready to stop its participation in party politics. According to Widodo, such relinquishment will be reflected in...

INDONESIA: EUROPE IS TOP DESTINATION OF FURNITURE FROM JEPARA.
February 28, 2000... Semarang, C Java, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - The European Union is still the top destination of wooden furniture from Jepara district, Central Java province, despite market expansion to Asia, the United States and Africa. Most of the 700...

INDONESIA: VEEP'S HUSBAND BRUSHES OFF KIDNAPPING ALLEGATIONS.
February 28, 2000... Denpasar, Bali, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - Husband of Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri, Taufik Kiemas, has brushed off allegations of his involvement in the recent kidnapping of pro-democracy activists. "Those are just gossips. Why should I...

INDONESIA: CRISIS CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE SET UP.
February 28, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - Six ministries and the Indonesian Police have jointly set up a crisis center for women who are victims of violence. The cooperation setting up the crisis center was signed here Friday by State Minister for the...

INDONESIA: HOUSE WORKING COMMITTEE ON BLBI TO ASK IMF'S CONFIRMATION.
February 28, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives' working committee on Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support (BLBI) will ask confirmation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on its role in the disbursement of billions of dollars...

INDONESIA: HOUSE TO PROVIDE SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR DEMONSTRATIONS.
February 28, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - To accommodate the many demonstrations that are held by all sorts of people on the premises of the House of Representatives (DPR), the House has decided to designate an area on its compound for the holding of...

INDONESIAN'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES RISE TO $16.81 BILLION.
February 28, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's net foreign exchange reserves rose by US$286 million to $16.81 billion as of the third week of February this year. The increase resulted from proceeds from oil sales and new loans from the Asian...

INDONESIA: GOVT BANS IMPORT OF CARS PRICED MORE THAN US$40,000.
February 28, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has decided to ban import of completely built-up cars with engines above 4000 cc or worth more than US$40,000 each. Trade Minister Jusuf Kalla said here on Friday "the ban to narrow...

INDONESIA: PROSECUTORS' TEAM PLANNING TO QUESTION SOEHARTO NEXT WEEK.
February 28, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said here Friday a team of public prosecutors plans to interrogate former president Soeharto some time next week. He said the team is currently studying the ex-president's...

INDONESIA: PRESIDENT CANNOT INTERVENE IN HANDLING APPREHENDED FISHING BOATS, SAYS MINISTER.
February 28, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - Minister of Sea Explorations and Fisheries Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said cases of boats caught illegally fishing in Indonesian waters are to be handled by a court of law, and not to be meddled into by anyone else,...

INDONESIAN ONLY SOUGHT CLARIFICATION ABOUT REPORTED TRESPASSES BY AUSSIE AIRCRAFT, SAYS SHIHAB.
February 28, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab said here Friday Indonesia had recently only sought clarification from the Australian government about reported trespassing of Indonesian air space by Australian aircraft. Shihab...

INDONESIA: FREEPORT MAY BE CLOSED FOR DESTROYING ENVIRONMENT.
February 28, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - A cabinet minister hinted on Friday the government may shut down the activities of PT Freeport Indonesia, giant gold and copper mining company operating in the country's easternmost province of Irian Jaya, if it...

INDONESIA: HOUSE ASKS STATE ENTERPRISES TO CONTRIBUTE BENEFIT UP TO 50 PCT.
February 28, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 25 (ANTARA) - The House's working committee that is formulating the state budget draft year 2000 has asked the state enterprises management to increase their contribution to annual state budget from 30 and 40 to 50 percent of the...

INDONESIA: ADB PROVIDES US$ 3.5 M FOR HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS IN IRIAN JAYA.
February 28, 2000... Wamena, Irian Jaya, Feb 26 (ANTARA) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated US$ 3.5 million to support humanitarian efforts in Irian Jaya's districts of Jayawijaya and Puncak Jaya, where hundreds have perished in the 1997 drought and...

INDONESIA: MAHATHIR TO VISIT JAKARTA ON MARCH 9.
February 28, 2000... Kuala Lumpur, Feb 26 (ANTARA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has accepted President Abdurrahman Wahid's invitation for him to make a two-day official visit to Indonesia. Mahathir, who arrives in Jakarta on March 9, will bring...

INDONESIA: PRESIDENT DISSOLVES POSITIONS CREATED BY HABIBIE.
February 28, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 26 (ANTARA) - President Abdurrahman Wahid on Saturday announced that he has formally dissolved a number of advisory positions created by former president BJ Habibie. "President Wahid will only have three advisers -- Widjojo...

INDONESIA: MALAYSIA 1/4 INDONESIA BORDER DEMARCATION TO BE COMPLETED SOON.
February 28, 2000... Penang, Feb 26 (ANTARA)- The border demarcation and surveying process between Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) and Indonesia (East and West Kalimantan) would be completed soon, said Malaysian Land and Cooperative Development Ministry secretary...

INDONESIA: PRESIDENT WAHID'S VISIT TO PNG POSTPONED.
February 28, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 26 (ANTARA) - President Abdurrahman Wahid's planned visit to Papua New Guinea (PNG) has been postponed because the country is not prepared for it due to its chaotic internal situation. "When I contacted the PNG (government),...

INDONESIA: GOVT TO SELL MORE STATE-OWNED COMPANY SHARES.
February 28, 2000... Denpasar, Feb 26 (ANTARA) - The government plans to sell more shares of publicly listed state-owned companies to anticipate a possible shortage of funds from privatization to meet the 2000 budget deficit, a senior official said here on...

INDONESIA: AMIEN RAIS NOT TO INTERVENE IN MPR WORKING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS.
February 28, 2000... Yogyakarta, Feb 26 (ANTARA) - People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) chairman Amien Rais said he had no intention of intervening in ongoing Assembly deliberations on the constitutional question of who should replace an incapacitated president....

INDONESIA: UNICEF OFFICIAL CALLS FOR EARLY MEASURES TO STOP FURTHER SPREAD OF DRUG ABUSE.
February 28, 2000... Makassar, Feb 26 (ANTARA) - A UNICEF official urged people here on Satuday to take early measures to prevent the further expansion of narcotics and drug abuse in the country. Although the rate of narcotics and drug abuse in Indonesia was...

INDONESIA: HUNDREDS OF E TIMORESE REFUGEES DEMAND RETURN OF THEIR RELATIVES.
February 28, 2000... Mota Ain, E Nusatenggara, Feb 26 (ANTARA) - Some 500 East Timorese refugees rallied demanding the return of at least 40 relatives from Timor Lorosae after being trapped in clashes on the border region on Saturday (Feb 19). "We have come...

INDONESIA: E NUSATENGGARA TO LOBBY FOR SHARE IN E TIMOR GAP.
February 28, 2000... Kupang, Feb 26 (ANTARA) - East Nusa Tenggara (West Timor) government officials and politicians seem set to launch a campaign to secure a share for their province in the rights to exploit the oil-rich Timor Gap. Governor Piet A Tallo SH...

INDONESIA: PRESIDENT URGED TO ISSUE LAW ON SABANG FREE PORT.
February 28, 2000... Banda Aceh, Feb 26 (ANTARA) - Aceh Governor Syamsuddin Mahmud has urged President Abdurahman Wahid to issue a law on the status of Sabang free port located on Weh island in the restive province of Aceh. "The law would be an important...

INDONESIA: UN PEACEKEEPING FORCES BUILD POST IN INDONESIAN AREA.
February 28, 2000... Atambua, Feb 27 (ANTARA) - The United Nations peacekeeping forces in East Timor have reportedly built a security border post at the East Nusa Tenggara village of Henes. "This has obviously violated the common border. They have encroached...

INDONESIAN-BRUNEI RELATIONS A MUST, GUS DUR SAYS.
February 28, 2000... Bandar Seri Begawan, Feb 27 (ANTARA) - President Abdurrahman Wahid said relations between Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam is a must and therefore he warmly welcomed the Bruneian Sultan's idea for the development of Malayan racial stock zone....

INDONESIA: PADANG IAIN, MUHAMMADIAH OF SINGAPORE ESTABLISH ISLAMIC ACADEMY.
February 28, 2000... Padang, Feb 27 (ANTARA) - The Imam Bonjol Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) in Padang, West Sumatra, in cooperation with a Muhammadiah organization of Singapore, established an Islamic propagation academy. The academy is expected to...

INDONESIA: PAPUAN GRAND CONGRESS THANKS PRESIDENT WAHID.
February 28, 2000... Jayapura, Feb 27 (ANTARA) - Participants of a Papua grand congress have expressed appreciation to President Abdurrahman Wahid for his full attention to the cries of the people of the easternmost Indonesian province. One of the head of...

INDONESIA: GUS DUR ADVISED TO MEET HASAN TIRO IN US.
February 28, 2000... New York, Feb 27 (ANTARA) - An Acehnese figure suggested President Abdurrahman Wahid meet chief of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Hasan Tiro during his visit to the United States in April this year to seek a peaceful solution to the...

INDONESIA: TOURISTS RETURN TO LOMBOK AFTER RIOT IN JANUARY.
February 25, 2000... Praya, W Nusa Tenggara, Feb 24 (ANTARA) - After being hit by a two-day riot in the middle of January, 2000, the resort island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara province has seemingly resumed its normal activities. A number of foreign...

INDONESIA: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY SUPPORTS RECOVERY DEVELOPMENT IN ACEH, MALUKU.
February 25, 2000... Brussels, Feb 24 (ANTARA) - The European Community (EU) comprising 15 countries, has pledged a full support to the complete settlement of the people conflicts and the recovery development in Indonesia's restive provinces of Aceh, Maluku and...

INDONESIA: SOEHARTO'S MEDICAL REPORT HANDED TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.
February 25, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 24 (ANTARA) - A report on former president Soeharto's state of health was handed by the head of his defense team, Juan Felix Tampubolon, to director for corruption affairs, Khaerul Imam, of the Attorney General's Office here...

INDONESIA: 133,000 HECTARES IN FREEPORT MINES SERIOUSLY DAMAGED - BAPEDAL.
February 25, 2000... Jayapura, Irian Jaya, Feb 24 (ANTARA) - Some 133,000 hectares of land in PT Freeport Indonesia's mining concession in Irian Jaya have been seriously damaged, the Environmental Impact Supervisory Board (Bapedal) has said. "Of the figure,...

INDONESIA: GUS DUR'S CONTROVERSIES AIM TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY, PARTY LEADER SAYS.
February 25, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 24 (ANTARA) - A party leader has defended President Abdurrahman Wahid's controversial statements on the pretext of promoting democracy. "Gus Dur (as President Wahid is popularly called) wants to give a new image, something...

INDONESIA: ATTORNEY GEN TO FORM TEAM OF DOCTORS TO READ SOEHARTO'S MEDICAL REPORT.
February 25, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 24 (ANTARA) - The Attorney General's Office will soon form a team of doctors who will read the medical report of former president Soeharto and give a second opinion, the office's spokesman, Suhandoyo, said Thursday. "Yes, we...

INDONESIA: ALL BANKERS RECEIVING BLBI MUST BE SUMMONED - EX-MINISTER.
February 25, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 24 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives' (DPR) committee on Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support (BLBI) should summon all bankers receiving the facility to get a clearer view of the real problem, a former finance minister has...

INDONESIA: PRESIDENT ADVISED TO TAKE 2-3 DAYS' REST.
February 25, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 24 (ANTARA) - President Abdurrahman Wahid has been advised by the presindential medical team to take a rest for two or three days following a bout of flu he had been feeling since Thursday morning. One of the medical team...

INDONESIA: GOVT TROOPS, GAM REBELS EXCHANGE FIRE NEAR VILLAGE.
February 25, 2000... Banda Aceh, Sumatara, Feb.24 (ANTARA) - Government troops and armed rebels of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Thursday were engaged in an exchange of fire in the outskirts of Cot Keueng village, Aceh Besar district, Thursday but there were no...

INDONESIA: UAE INVITES INDONESIA TO ENHANCE TRADE RELATIONS.
February 25, 2000... Dubai, Feb 24 (ANTARA) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is inviting Indonesia to enhance bilateral trade relations, a UAE business figure said. President of Dubai's Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hassan Mohd Bin Al Shaik made the...

INDONESIA: IBRA TO CHANGE CRITERIA ON DEBTOR COOPERATIVENESS.
February 25, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 24 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will change its criteria on cooperative and uncooperative debtors, as the present criteria have not produced satisfactory results. "Cooperative or uncooperative...

INDONESIA: MEDICAL CHECKUP FINDS PRESIDENT IN GOOD HEALTH.
February 25, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 24 (ANTARA) - President Abdurrahman Wahid said here Thursday an intensive medical checkup lasting a few hours had found him to be in good health. "I'm alright," said Gus Dur (the president's popular appelation) to the press...

INDONESIA: JAKARTA SAFE DESPITE RED ALERT, GUS DUR SAYS.
February 24, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - Jakarta has remained normal despite the police announcement that they are on red alert Wednesday in anticipation of a huge demonstration, President Abdurrahman Wahid has said. "Just like today, Jakarta is on red...

INDONESIAN WANTS TO REDUCE DOMINATING ROLE OF IMF, WB, ADB - GUS DUR.
February 24, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - Indonesia wants to reduce the dominating role played by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its economy, although the country still needs their assistance,...

INDONESIA: NO INDICATION OF BIG RALLY SO FAR - MILY SPOKESMAN.
February 24, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - There has been no indication of a big wave of demonstrations in the capital city until noon Wednesday, a military spokesman has said. "There has been no order from chief of the Jakarta military command, Maj Gen...

INDONESIA: JAPANESE INVESTORS EYEING SE SULAWESI'S FISHING INDUSTRY.
February 24, 2000... Kendari, SE Sulawesi, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - Japanese investors are interested in the fishing industry of Southeast Sulawesi province due to its great potential and good infrastructure, a local official has said. The investors, grouped in the...

INDONESIA: EPIC MOVIE ON DIPONEGORO TO BE MARKETED IN NETHERLANDS, MALAYSIA.
February 24, 2000... Surabaya, E Java, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Movie Stars Association (Parfi) is planning to market the yet-to-be-made epic movie, "Perang Diponegoro" (The War of Diponegoro), in the Netherlands and Malaysia. Buyers from these two...

INDONESIA: SUPREME COURT OPENS TRIAL ON ELECTION VIOLATIONS.
February 24, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday opened the trial of a lawsuit filed by 11 political parties against Golkar Party on charges of violation of the 1999 general election. The charges include the alleged illegal...

INDONESIA: SUSPECT IN BANK BALI SCANDAL PUT ON TRIAL.
February 24, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - One of the six suspects in the Bank Bali corruption scandal, Joko S Tjandra, was arraigned in a court here Wednesday. Prosecutor Ridwan Moekhiat said Tjandra was involved in the scam that resulted in Rp 904...

INDONESIA: WESTIN-SURABAYA APPLIES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
February 24, 2000... Surabaya, E Java, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - The Westin Hotel here, since last month, has been applying the ISO 14001 environmental management system. "Our hotel is committed to ensuring that our products and operations will not harm the...

INDONESIA: WIRANTO TO SPEAK ON SECURITY MATTERS BEFORE DPR.
February 24, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - Non-active senior minister, Gen Wiranto, is slated to appear before the House of Representatives (DPR) on March 1 to speak about political and security matters. "The House summoned him as an expert who knows...

INDONESIA: AMIEN ADVISES PRESIDENT TO STAY PUT.
February 24, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Amien Rais, has advised President Abdurrahman Wahid to stay calm amid rumors of moves to unseat him. "Stay put, Gus Dur (as the president is popularly...

INDONESIAN-SINGAPORE SHOULD END "RORO" DISPUTE - BUSINESSMAN.
February 24, 2000... Batam, Riau, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Singapore should settle their dispute on whether or not to use the "Roll on-roll off" (Roro) modern container loading-unloading system to prevent them from incurring losses, a businessman has said....

INDONESIA: NU ASKS GOV'T TO PUT JIHAD COMMAND POSTS IN ORDER.
February 24, 2000... Surabaya, E Java, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - The East Java chapter of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has asked the provincial government to put in order the mushrooming "Jihad" (holy war) command posts. "These Jihad command posts might worsen (disturb)...

INDONESIA: OFFICIALS STRAIGHTEN PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT ON RED ALERT.
February 24, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - Three top government officials have straightened President Abdurrahman Wahid's statement on the police being on red alert Wednesday. Speaking to the press following a cabinet session here Wednesday, acting...

INDONESIA: DEMONSTRATORS CLASH WITH SECURITY PERSONNEL.
February 24, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - Hundreds of demonstrating students clashed with security personnel as they tried to enter the Attorney General's Office here Wednesday. The clash started at about 2:30 p.m. after the students forced their way...

INDONESIA: CENTRAL AXIS CONTINUES SUPPORTING PRESIDENT WAHID.
February 24, 2000... Palu, C Sulawesi, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - Eight Islam-based political parties grouped in the "Central Axis" have determined to maintain their support to President Abdurrahman Wahid until the end of his presidential term in 2004, a spokesman said....

INDONESIA: CENTRAL BANK TO ASK MINISTER KWIK ON ABUSE OF LIQUIDITY AID.
February 24, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI) will soon send a letter to the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry, Kwik Kian Gie, for a clarification about his statement on the alleged abuse of Bank Indonesia Liquidity...

INDONESIA: INDON NAVY TO BUILD BASE IN BANGKA ISLAND.
February 24, 2000... Palembang, S Sumatra, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Navy will soon set up a base and two security posts in Bangka Island in South Sumatra province in a bid to eliminate illegal activities in the area, Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Ahmad...

INDONESIA: 61 IRAQI AND IRANIAN IMMIGRANTS APPLY FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM.
February 24, 2000... Kupang, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - A total of 61 immigrants from Iraq and Iran apprehended by the Indonesian police on February 15 while trying to slip into Australia were trying to seek political asylum in Britain, Australia and the United States....

3,000 RESIDENTS IN EAST ACEH DECLARE ALLEGIANCE TO INDONESIAN.
February 24, 2000... Banda Aceh, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - At least 3,000 residents of 32 villages in Manyak Payed sub-district, East Aceh district, who have once given up to the idea of separatism, declared allegiance to the unitary state of the Indonesian Republic. ...

INDONESIA: KUWAIT SOON TO INVEST US$ 4 BILLION IN INDONESIA.
February 24, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - Kuwaiti Ambassador to Indonesia Jamal Al-Nesafi said his country will soon invest some four billion US dollars in the oil industry in Selayar island, Indonesia. The remarks were made by the ambassador after...

INDONESIA: JAKARTA REMAINS NORMAL, POLICE SAY ON THIRD LEVEL ALERT.
February 24, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - Chief of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police Maj. Gen. Nurfaizi said the capital city was on number one alert on Wednesday morning but it was on the third level of alert in the evening. "Admittedly, we were on...

INDONESIA: TWO POLICEMEN WOUNDED IN CLASH WITH STUDENT DEMONSTRATORS.
February 24, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - Two police officers were wounded in a violent clash with student demonstrators in front of the Attorney General's office here on Wednesday. The clash occurred at around 3 pm after police personnel tried to...

INDONESIA: GOVT TO SEEK DEBT RESCHEDULING IN PARIS CLUB MEETING.
February 24, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - Indonesia plans to ask for the rescheduling of a US$2.1 billion debt at the 2nd Paris Club meeting next April, Finance Minister Bambang Sudibyo said here on Wednesday. The move is part of the government's effort...

INDONESIA: LANDSLIDE IN BALI KILLS COUPLE.
February 24, 2000... Denpasar, Bali, Feb.23 (ANTARA) - A landslide in Bila Village, Banjar Kanginan, Buleleng regency on Sunday night killed a married couple, Chief of Buleleng police precinct Lt.Col.Abdurrachman said on Wednesday. In addition, the body of a...

INDONESIA: AMMUNITION DUMPS FOUND IN JAILOLO.
February 24, 2000... Ternate, N Maluku, Feb 23 (ANTARA) - A number of ammunition dumps for one of the parties involved in the North Maluku conflict, have been found in the Jailolo subdistrict in Halmahera island, North Maluku. A number of local residents...

INDONESIA: BUSINESSMAN TRIES TO BRIBE FORESTRY MINISTRY SECRETARY GENERAL.
February 24, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 22 (ANTARA) - Secretary General of the Forestry and Plantations Ministry Suripto admitted that a businessman had been trying to bribe him with Rp 30 billion for stopping the investigation of corruption, collusion and nepotism...

INDONESIA: BANTAQIAH MURDER TRIAL SHOULD BE POSTPONNED AS KEY WITNESS STILL MISSING.
February 23, 2000... Banda Aceh, Feb 22 (ANTARA) - The Acehnese National Commission on Human Rights said the interconnection tribunal on the murder of Tengku Bantaqiya scheduled to be opened soon should be postponed in view of a missing key witness, Lt Col...

INDONESIA: KADIN SUPPORTS JAPAN'S CALL FOR CORRUPTION, COLLUSION AND NEPOTISM ERADICATION.
February 23, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 22 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Aburizal Bakrie said he supports Japan's call for the Indonesian government's seriousness in eradicating corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN)....

INDONESIA: MARSINAH'S FAMILY SUPPORTS POLICE FOR RE-OPENING MURDER CASE.
February 23, 2000... Nganjuk, E Java, Feb 22 (ANTARA)- The family of Marsinah, a worker of watch maker PT Catur Putra Surya, who was found dead after leading a strike in 1993, has expressed full support to the reopening of the case. "We support the...

INDONESIA: 1/4 OF FUNDS PARKED ABROAD HAS RETURNED, SOFYAN WANANDI SAYS.
February 23, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 22 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the National Business Development Council (DPUN) Sofyan Wanandi claimed that about a fourth of Indonesian businessmen's funds "parked" abroad following a mayhem in Indonesia, has returned. He...

INDONESIA: FUEL OIL PRICE HIKE LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
February 23, 2000... Jakarta, Feb.22 (ANTARA) - If the government approved the price increase of crude oil from US$18 to US$20 per barrel in the state budget, the domestic price of mineral fuel oil effective as of April 1, 2000, will probably go up by less than...

INDONESIA: DUTCH ECONOMIC MINISTER TO VISIT INDONESIA.
February 23, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 22 (ANTARA) - Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs, Mrs Annemarie Jorritsma, will be in Indonesia from February 28 to March 5 for an official visit. During her visit, Minister Jorritsma will pay a courtesy call on President...

INDONESIA: GERMAN SCHOLAR TO MEET PRESIDENT WAHID, LECTURES ON ISLAM.
February 23, 2000... Jakarta Feb 22 (ANTARA) - German scholar Prof. Annemarie Schimmel (77), is scheduled to make a five-day visit here as of Thursday (Feb 24) to meet a number of Indonesian prominent figures, including President Abdurrahman Wahid, and to deliver...

INDONESIA: PRESIDENT AGREES ON PARTLIAMENTARY PROPOSAL TO ENACT PRESIDENCY LAW.
February 23, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 22 (ANTARA) - President Abdurrahman Wahid on Tuesday agreed to the House of Representatives (DPR)'s proposal to enact a presidency law immediately. "I will instruct the minister of law and legislation to prepare a draft...

INDONESIA: AD HOC C'TEE I DISCUSSES DIRECT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
February 23, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 22 (ANTARA) - The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)'s Ad hoc Committee I in a hearing with the Association of Indonesian Political Scientists (AIPI) here Tuesday discussed various issues on the amendment of the 1945...

INDONESIA: MAHATHIR TO BRING BUSINESSMEN TO INDONESIA.
February 23, 2000... Kuala Lumpur, Feb 22 (ANTARA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir intended to bring along a number of businessmen in a return visit to Indonesia in the near future, a senior government official said. "Mahathir's visit to Indonesia is more...

INDONESIA: FISHING BOAT LICENCES SHOULD BE REVIEWED, NAVY CHIEF SAYS.
February 23, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 22 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Achmad Sutjipto said the licences for the shipping business including those for fishing boats, should be reviewed immediately to control the country's marine resources. ...

INDONESIA: MEGAWATI TO MAKE PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA.
February 23, 2000... Jeddah, Feb 22 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's consul here has confirmed that Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri will perform the Hajj in the holy city of Mecca on March 10-20. "However, she is not scheduled to enter the Ka'bah itself as there...

INDONESIA: PRESIDENT HOLDS CONSULTATIVE MEETING WITH HOUSE MEMBERS.
February 23, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 22 (ANTARA) - President Abdurrahman Wahid, accompanied by Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri, on Tuesday held a consultative meeting with leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) at the state palace to discuss actual...

GIVE STIFF MEASURES TO THOSE WISHING TO SEPARATE FROM INDONESIAN - AKBAR.
February 23, 2000... Jakarta, Feb 22 (ANTARA) - Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), Akbar Tanjung, on Tuesday called on the government not to hesitate in taking stern measures against those who wish to separate from the Unitary State of Indonesia. ...