ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from March 2000

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INDONESIA: WIRANTO BACKS BILL ON EMERGENCY SITUATION CONTAINMENT.
March 30, 2000... Jakarta, March 27 (ANTARA) - Non-active coordinating minister for political and security affairs, Gen Wiranto, said Monday he supports the plan of the House of Representatives (DPR) to pass the bill on emergency situation containment into a...

INDONESIA: INDONESIAN EXPERTS PRESENTED CAMBODIAN AWARD.
March 30, 2000... Jakarta, March 27 (ANTARA) - The Cambodian government has presented the Medal of Sahameterey to five Indonesian specialists in rural development for helping build rural areas in Cambodia. Cambodian Minister for Rural Development Chim Seak...

INDONESIA: MOST DPR MEMBERS 6 MONTHS BEHIND IN INCOME TAX PAYMENT.
March 30, 2000... Jakarta, March 27 (ANTARA) - More than half of the House of Representatives' (DPR) 500 members have not been paying their income tax for the past six months, causing the state a loss some Rp 250 million, a senior government official said. ...

INDONESIA: BAN ON COMMUNISM CAN BE PROMOTED INTO MPR DECREE, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN SAYS.
March 30, 2000... Jakarta, March 27 (ANTARA) - A deputy chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has indicated that a 1966 decree by the provisional consultative assembly (MPRS), which bans communism, cannot be revoked. "The present Assembly...

INDONESIA: INDONESIA-CHINA RELATIONS STILL "COLD", OBSERVER SAYS.
March 30, 2000... Jakarta, March 28 (ANTARA) - Bilateral relations between Indonesia and China are still "cold" although they normalized their diploamtic ties 11 years ago, a political observer said. "Relations between the two countries are still 'cold'....

INDONESIA: UNESCO ALLOWS CONOCO OIL COY TO EXPLORE LORENTZ PARK.
March 30, 2000... Jayapura, Irian Jaya, March 29 (ANTARA) - The UN Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has allowed the oil company, PT Conoco, to explore part of the Lorentz National Park in the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya. ...

INDONESIA: GOV'T TO CONSIDER IF IT WILL IMPORT RICE IN JULY - MINISTER.
March 30, 2000... Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - The government, after deciding to stop rice imports from March to June, will later consider whether or not rice imports will be resumed in July, Agriculture Minister M Prakosa said Wednesday. "If (by that...

INDONESIA: FORMER PM CALLS FOR STRONGER INDONESIAN-AUSTRALIAN TIES.
March 30, 2000... Sydney, March 29 (ANTARA) - Former Australian prime minister, Paul Keating, has urged Australia to improve its ties with Indonesia and other Asian countries. Keating made the statement during the launch of his book, "Engagement:...

INDONESIA: KWIK, IMF TO DISCUSS ARRIVAL OF IMF TEAM.
March 30, 2000... Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie and officials of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) representative office here will discuss the arrival of the IMF technical team from...

INDONESIA: PRD PARTY PROPOSES ESTABLISHMENT OF PEOPLE'S COUNCIL.
March 30, 2000... Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - The Democratic People's Party (PRD) on Wednesday submitted a proposal to the House of Representatives (DPR) for the establishment of a people's council. According to PRD chairman, Budiman Sujatmiko, the...

INDONESIA: INDONESIAN BUSINESS TEAM TO VISIT NAMIBIA.
March 30, 2000... Windhoek, Mar 29 (ANTARA) - An Indonesian trade delegation representing 50 businesses will visit Namibia from 30 March to 1 April to explore trade and investment relations with local entrepreneurs. This is in pursuit of increased trade...

INDONESIA: AMIEN RAIS ENDORSES DIRECT PRES'L ELECTION.
March 30, 2000... Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Amien Rais, has endorsed a direct presidential election, on the condition that it be pursued in two phases. "I agree with the idea of a direct...

INDONESIA: DIMYATI DENIES DROPPING HIS BID FOR PDI-P CHAIRMANSHIP.
March 30, 2000... Semarang, C Java, March 29 (ANTARA) - Dimyati Hartono on Wednesday denied he is dropping his bid for the chairmanship of the Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle (PDI-P), saying he has the support of a number of the party's branches. ...

INDONESIA: GOVT WANTS NUMBER OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES INCREASED.
March 30, 2000... Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Akbar Tandjung disclosed here Wednesday the government had suggested an increase in the number of Supreme Court justices from 51 to 60. Akbar revealed the government's...

INDONESIA: GOVT TO PRESS BPPN'S UNCOOPERATIVE DEBTORS.
March 30, 2000... Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - The government plans to set up a team consisting of officials from the Attorney General's Office (GAO), the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (BPPN) and the police to press the BPPN's uncooperative debtors,...

INDONESIA: GUS DUR SUGGESTED TO FOCUS MORE ON ECONOMIC PROBLEMS.
March 30, 2000... Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - House Speaker Akbar Tandjung said President Abdurrahman Wahid should concentrate more on the settlement of other nation's economic problems. "While the government has set up many different institutions to...

INDONESIA: BI PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OF IMF AID DISBURSEMENT.
March 30, 2000... Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (the central bank) said it will set aside a certain amount of its foreign exchange reserves to anticipate the possibility of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suspending disbursement of further...

INDONESIA: DISBURSEMENT OF IMF AID TO RI TO BE DELAYED UNTIL MAY.
March 30, 2000... Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will postpone disbursement of its further aid to Indonesia, worth US$400 million, until May, an IMF representative said here Wednesday. The IMF official, John Dodsworth,...

INDONESIA: US SUPPORTS GUS DUR GOVERNMENT, SAYS ENVOY.
March 30, 2000... Surabaya, March 29 (ANTARA) - US Ambassador to Indonesia Robert S. Gelbard said his government supports the government of President Abdurrahman Wahid and the territorial integrity of Indonesia as a unitary state. "Our government supports...

INDONESIA: DPR CALLS ON POSTPONEMENT OF FUEL PRICE HIKE.
March 30, 2000... Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - House commission VIII for mines and energy called for a postponement of the fuel price hike, scheduled to go into effect on April 1, 2000, as the government appeared to be lacking in readiness. "The decision...

INDONESIA: INDONESIA SHARES IRAQ'S, S ARABIA'S VIEWS ON OIL PRICE STABILITY.
March 29, 2000... Vienna, March 27 (ANTARA) - Indonesia shares Iraq's and Saudi Arabia's perceptions on OPEC's policies to support rational oil price stability, Mines and Energy Minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said. "Stability involves a good price...

INDONESIA: PRESIDENT TO VISIT ACEH APRIL 8, SAYS ACEH ASSEMBLY CHAIRMAN.
March 29, 2000... Banda Aceh, March 27 (ANTARA) - President Abdurrahman Wahid is scheduled to make a working visit to Aceh on April 8, among other things, to attend a function marking the anniversary of the Moslem "Rabithah Thaliban" organisation. "The...

INDONESIA: PRESIDENT WAHID HOPED TO VISIT LOMBOK FOR RESTORATION OF TOURISM.
March 29, 2000... Mataram, March 27 (ANTARA) - State Minister of Tourism and Arts Djaelani Hidayat hoped President Abdurrahman Wahid would some day visit Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara province, for an earlier restoration of the tourism sector in the region...

INDONESIA: U.S. CAR MAKERS TO CONSIDER USING INDON-MADE COMPONENTS.
March 29, 2000... Jakarta, March 28 (ANTARA) - A number of car makers from the United States will explore the possibility of using Indonesia-made components in order to help the recovery of the country's automotive industry, an industry spokesman said. At...

INDONESIA: INDONESIA WANTS OIL PRICE AT US$22 - US$26 PER BARREL.
March 29, 2000... Vienna, March 27 (ANTARA) - Indonesia at the 109th session of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) wants the benchmark of crude to range between US$22 and US$26 per barrel to support its state budget, Mines and Energy...

INDONESIA: BOSOWA, HYOSUNG SIGN COOPERATION ON MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTION.
March 27, 2000... Jakarta, March 24 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Bosowa Nusantara Motors and South Korea's Hyosung Motors & Machinery Inc have agreed to produce motorcycles in Indonesia and are expected to start marketing their products next month. "Now is the...

INDONESIA: AIM OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MBM, MM DEGREE PROGRAMS.
March 27, 2000... Jakarta, March 24 (ANTARA) - The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) has announced that it is offering full scholarships for the Master in Business Management (MBM) and Master in Management (MM) degree programs for school year 2000-2001. ...

INDONESIA: MINISTER KALLA TO LEAD TRADE MISSION TO 3 AFRICAN NATIONS.
March 27, 2000... Jakarta, March 24 (ANTARA) - Industry and Trade Minister Jusuf Kalla is to lead a 50-strong Indonesian trade mission to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia from March 25 to April 4 to expand the overseas market for Indonesian products. ...

INDONESIAN WANTS SLIGHT INCREASE IN OPEC OIL PRODUCTION, MINISTER SAYS.
March 27, 2000... Jakarta, March 24 (ANTARA) - At an OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria later this month, Indonesia will propose only a slight increase in OPEC oil production, Mines and Energy Minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here Friday. "Our position...

INDONESIA: PLAN TO IMPOSE 10-PCT VAT ON BUSINESS IN BATAM TO BE DELAYED.
March 27, 2000... Batam, March 24 (ANTARA) - A fiscal authorities' plan to impose a 10-percent value added tax (VAT) on business activities in Batam will be delayed as President Abdurrahman Wahid has instructed that the plan be subjected to a feasibility study...

INDONESIA: PRESIDENT WAHID PRAISES PM HOWARD.
March 27, 2000... Canberra, March 24 (ANTARA) - President Abdurahman Wahid has praised Australian Prime Minister John Howard for his perseverance in defending his controversial views on Asia and offering to build a new relationship with Indonesia. ' In an...

INDONESIA: PARNI HADI FREE TO CHALLENGE HIS DISCHARGE IN COURT SAYS PRESIDENT.
March 27, 2000... Palangka Raya, C Kalimantan, March 24 (ANTARA) - President Abdurrahman Wahid said here Friday outgoing ANTARA managing director Parni Hadi was free to challenge in court his decision replacing the latter with Mohammad Sobary. "Go ahead,...

INDONESIA: DEMONSTRATIONS IN RIAU SCARE FOREIGN INVESTORS.
March 27, 2000... Pekanbaru, Riau, March 25 (ANTARA) - Riau Governor Saleh Djasit disclosed that a brutal demonstration that ransacked the gubernatorial office has scared foreign investors, mainly from Singapore. People from five villages in XIII Koto...

INDONESIA: AMIEN SUPPORTS PARNI'S MOVE TO CONTEST PRESIDENT'S DECISION IN COURT.
March 27, 2000... Yogyakarta, March 25 (ANTARA) - People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Amien Rais expressed support here on Saturday for Parni Hadi's decision to contest President Abdurrahman Wahid's decision replacing him as ANTARA chief in a state...

INDONESIA: BATAM FLOODED WITH IMPORTED RICE.
March 27, 2000... Batam, March 25 (ANTARA) - Rice imported from Taiwan and Vietnam of low to high quality is flooding Batam island at prices ranging from Rp 2,100 to Rp 4,500 per kg. ANTARA in Batam observed on Saturday that the imported rice is sold on...

INDONESIA: GUS DUR'S TRACK RECORD IN COMBATTING CORRUPTION STILL "RED".
March 27, 2000... Bandung, March 25 (ANTARA) - While Indonesia reportedly ranking first in the world in corruption rate, the government under President Abdurahman Wahid still has not punished any corruptor, an analyst says. "So in this case, the track...

INDONESIA: GUS DUR'S APOLOGY NOT ADDRESSED TO PKI, SAYS SHIHAB.
March 27, 2000... Surabaya, March 25 (ANTARA) - Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab said President Abdurahman Wahid's apology for the murder of members of the banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) did not mean that he was apologizing to the communists who are known...

INDONESIA: CNRT'S SECURITY GUARANTEE FOR E TIMORESE REFUGEES A LIE, REFUGEE SAYS.
March 27, 2000... Atambua, March 26/3 (ANTARA) - Adarito dos Santos (20), one of the East Timorese refugees who successfully fled from his village to Atambua, said here on Sunday that the security guarantee pledged by CNRT for refugees who return to East Timor...

INDONESIA: MEGAWATI CALLS FOR NEW STYLE.
March 27, 2000... Semarang, March 26 (ANTARA) - The general chairperson of the Indonesia Democratic Party-Struggle (PDIP), Megawati Soekarnoputri, called on her party cadres here on Sunday to change their style of expressing support to the party. "PDIP's...

WORLD BANK CAN USE ITS LEVERAGE TO IMPROVE FOREST GOVERNANCE IN INDONESIA.
March 24, 2000... New York, March 23 (ANTARA) - A new report released Wednesday by the World Resources Institute (WRI) has concluded that the inclusion of forest policy reforms in structural adjustment loans can help improve policies for forest management in...

INDONESIA: UNDP HELPS ERADICATE AIDS IN E KALIMANTAN.
March 24, 2000... Samarinda, E Kalimantan, March 23 (ANTARA) - The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has extended Rp 60 million for the AIDS eradication program of East Kalimantan province. The program includes seminars and workshop as well as...

INDONESIA: RUDINI RESIGNS NOT ON CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS, KPU MEMBER SAYS.
March 24, 2000... Denpasar, Bali, March 23 (ANTARA) - The resignation of chairman of the General Election Commission (KPU), Rudini, has nothing to do with corruption, a KPU member said here Thursday. The State Audit Board (BPK) earlier this month...

GERMANY DONATES 50 FIRE ENGINES TO INDONESIA.
March 24, 2000... Samarinda, E Kalimantan, March 23 (ANTARA) - Germany, through the Integrated Forest Fire Management Project (IFFM-GTZ), has presented 50 fire engines and equipment to Indonesia to help fight forest fires in the Indonesian province of East...

INDONESIA: MANAGEMENT OF E TIMORESE REFUGEES TO BE TURNED OVER TO UNHCR.
March 24, 2000... Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, March 23 (ANTARA) - The management of East Timorese refugees taking shelter in East Nusa Tenggara will be turned over to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), East Nusa Tenggara Vice Governor...

CARREFOUR EXPANDS ITS BUSINESS IN INDONESIA.
March 24, 2000... Jakarta, March 23 (ANTARA) - France's giant retail company, New Carrefour Group, has expanded its business in Indonesia by opening a new outlet at the strategic shopping area of Ratu Plaza here. "Besides offering Indonesian consumers...

INDONESIA: PARNI HADI TO CONTEST IN COURT PRESIDENT'S DECISION ON ANTARA'S MANAGEMENT.
March 24, 2000... Jakarta, March 23 (ANTARA) - Parni Hadi in his personal capacity as ANTARA employee disclosed here Thursday that he will contest in court President Abdurrahman Wahid's decision on the appointment of Mohammad Sobary as the news agency's...

INDONESIA: FORMER JAPANESE TUNNEL FOUND IN GALELA.
March 13, 2000... Jakarta, March 12 (ANTARA) - A tunnel formerly used by Japanese imperial soldiers during the World War II was found in the Soatabaru village, Galela district on Halhamera Island, North Maluku, by the socalled holy warriors (Panji). The...

INDONESIA: ASEAN BEGINS MEASURES TO HELP CONTAIN FOREST FIRES.
March 13, 2000... Jakarta, March 10 (ANTARA) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has put into operation its fire suppression mobilization measures in a district of Riau province, Indonesia, to contain the spread of forest fires and smoke haze....

INDONESIA NEEDS TO SEE CONTINENTAL COUNTIES IN DEVELOPING VISION ON MARITIME.
March 13, 2000... Jakarta, March 10 (ANTARA) - Indonesia, as an archipelagic country, needs to see and adopt other continental countries' concept in developing their vision on maritime. "Continental countries like Russia, China and India have long...

INDONESIA: NOTED LITERARY WRITER HB JASSIN PASSES AWAY.
March 13, 2000... Jakarta, March 11 (ANTARA) - Noted literary critic and writer Hans Bague Jassin, 83, passed away at his home here Saturday morning after a protracted illness. According to Jassin's close relatives, the 1945 Generation writer died of...

INDONESIA: JAPANESE, INDON SURFERS TO COMPETE IN "KUTA BEACH FESTIVAL 2000".
March 13, 2000... Denpasar, Bali, March 11 (ANTARA) - At least 100 Japanese and Indonesian surfers, particularly from Bali, are scheduled to participate in the "Kuta Beach Festival 2000" which will take place on Kuta beach here March 11 to 12. Head of the...

INDONESIA: UNHCR DONATES RP1.2 BILLION WORTH OF EQUIPMENT TO NTT ADMINISTRATION.
March 13, 2000... Kupang, March 11 (ANTARA) - The UN High Commisioner for Refugees (UNHCR) here on Saturday donated Rp 1.2 billion worth of goods and equipment to the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) provincial government in support of its activities to help East...

INDONESIA SMALL BIZMEN TO SEEK COOPERATION WITH S'PORE, TAIWAN.
March 13, 2000... Jakarta, March 11 (ANTARA) - Indonesian small and medium-sized businessmen plan to visit Singapore and Taiwan to seek trade and investment cooperation, association leader said here on Saturday. They plan to depart for Singapre late this...

INDONESIA: FOREIGN TOURISTS TO CENTRAL JAVA INCREASING.
March 13, 2000... Semarang, March 11 (ANTARA)- Foreign tourists have now become increasingly interested in visiting tourist spots in Central Java as the security situation in the country has quite improved. According tourist authorities in Semarang on...

INDONESIA: BALINESE KITES IN GREAT DEMAND ABROAD.
March 13, 2000... Denpasar, Mar 11 (ANTARA) - Balinese kites are in great demand in some foreign markets, including the United States, France, Australia, Japan and some European countries, one of their makers said here Saturday. Many foreign tourists...

INDONESIA: TELKOM TO TERMINATE PUBLIC TELEPHONE OPERATION CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES.
March 13, 2000... Jakarta, March 11 (ANTARA) - PT Telkom plans this year to put an end to the contract with private businesses on public telephone management for their lack of professionalism which has caused a loss to the state domestic telecomunications...

INDONESIA: MATORI ATTACKER ARRESTED.
March 13, 2000... Jakarta, March 10 (ANTARA) - Chief of the Indonesian Police Lt. Gen. Roesdihardjo said a man believed to be one of the attackers of Deputy Chief of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Matori Abdul Djalil has been arrested and is now...

INDONESIA: SUDOMO CALLS ON TRY TO TELL RIGHTS BODY ABOUT TG PRIOK AFFAIR.
March 13, 2000... Jakarta, March 10 (ANTARA) - Former chief of the Security and Order Restoration Command (Kopkamtib) Admiral (ret) Sudomo called on former vice president Try Sutrisno not to hesitate to give information on the Tanjung Priok case to the...

INDONESIA: PRESIDENT DOESN'T WANT CEMENT PADANG SHARES SOLD.
March 13, 2000... Jakarta, March 10 (ANTARA) - President Abdurrahman Wahid has directed that PT Semen Padang (PT SP) shares should not be included in PT Semen Gresik's (PT SG) privatization program, a minister disclosed Friday. "The President stressed the...

INDONESIA: NAVY DETAINS 6 THAI SHIPS FOR ILLEGAL FISHING.
March 13, 2000... Surabaya, E-Java, March 10 (ANTARA) - Navy patrols from the Eastern Indonesia Fleet have captured six Thai ships for poaching hundreds of tons of fish from Indonesian waters, a Navy spokesman said here Friday. "The theft was indeed an...

INDONESIA CONSIDERING TO INCREASE TROOPS AT BORDER WITH E TIMOR.
March 13, 2000... Jakarta, March 10 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is considering to increase its troops at the border with East Timor following reports on increasing activity of former militias, military (TNI) spokesman Rear Marshal Graito Usodo said here on Friday....

INDONESIA: GOVT TO OPERATE JAKARTA FUTURE TRADING BOURSE.
March 13, 2000... Makassar, S Sulawesi, March 10 (ANTARA) - The government will operate the Jakarta Future Trading Bourse (BBJ) which will engage in agriculture produce trading starting in July this year, an official said. Head of the Commodity Future...

INDONESIA: PRESIDENT REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO PARDON SOEHARTO.
March 13, 2000... Jakarta, March 10 (ANTARA) - President Abdurrahman Wahid reaffirmed Friday his commitment to pardon Soeharto if the court rules the ailing former president is involved in corrupt, collusive and nepotistic practices. "If a court finds...

INDONESIA: TRISAKTI RECTOR LOOKING FORWARD TO PRABOWO'S TESTIMONY ON MAY 1998 RIOTS.
March 13, 2000... Jakarta, March 10 (ANTARA) - The rector of Jakarta-based Trisakti University, Prof Dr Thoby Mutis, said here Friday he was looking forward to the publication of retired Lt Gen Prabowo Subianto's testimony on the May 1998 riots. The...

INDONESIA: PM MAHATHIR HOLDS TALKS WITH PRES. GUS DUR.
March 10, 2000... Jakarta, March 9 (ANTARA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad arrived at the State Palace here at 10.30 local time Thursday to hold talks with President Abdurrahman Wahid. Mahathir was accompanied by his wife Siti Hasmah and four...

INDONESIA: GOVT DONATES ANOTHER RP15 BILLION FOR REFUGEES.
March 10, 2000... Kendari, SE Sulawesi, March 9 (ANTARA) - The government has donated another Rp15 billion for a total of 109,447 refugees from Maluku, East Timor, Sambas and East Nusa Tenggara who are now being sheltered in Southeast Sulawesi's five...

INDONESIA: MALAYSIA NEEDS PILOTS, DOCTORS FROM INDONESIA.
March 10, 2000... Surabaya, E Java, March 9 (ANTARA) - Malaysia needs not only laborers but also professionals from Indonesia, such as pilots, stewardesses and doctors, chairman of the Indonesian Manpower Suppliers (Apjati) - East Java chapter, Mansur Maksum,...

INDONESIA: INDONESIA APPOINTED TO HOST INT'L PHILATELY EXHIBITION.
March 10, 2000... Bandung, W Java, March 9 (ANTARA) - The Federation of International Philately (FIP) has appointed Indonesia to host its international philately exhibition, "Indonesia 2000". The exhibition, to be held at the Jakarta Convention Center in...

INDONESIA: AUSTRALIAN BUSINESSMAN CRITICIZES PM HOWARD OVER EAST TIMOR.
March 10, 2000... Canberra, March 9 (ANTARA) - Director of Australia's Clough Ltd, Brian Hewitt, has strongly criticized Prime Minister John Howard's policy on East Timor which has neglected the Indonesian market for Australian products. Hewitt said...

INDONESIA: MALAYSIAN AIRWAYS PLANS TO INCREASE FLIGHT FREQUENCY TO INDONESIA.
March 10, 2000... Jakarta, March 9 (ANTARA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad disclosed here Thursday that his country's flag carrier, MAS, has requested permission from Jakarta to increase flight frequency to a number of cities across Indonesia. ...

INDONESIA: RUSSIA OFFERS MILY EQUIPMENT TO INDONESIA.
March 10, 2000... Medan, N Sumatra, March 9 (ANTARA) - The Russian government has recently offered Indonesia some military equipment in exchange for crude palm oil. "Russia is very interested in buying Indonesia's crude palm oil but it wants to pay the...

MALAYSIA EXPECTS ACEH NOT TO SECEDE FROM INDONESIAN - PREMIER.
March 10, 2000... Jakarta, March 9 (ANTARA) - Visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad has said that Kuala Lumpur expects the Indonesian province of Aceh not to secede from the Unitary State of Indonesia. "We will not let anybody use Malaysia as...

INDONESIA: BANKER KAHARUDDIN ONGKO ARRESTED.
March 10, 2000... Jakarta, March 9 (ANTARA) - Owner of Bank Umum Nasional (BUN), Kaharuddin Ongko, has been arrested by the police for surpassing the credit lending limit (BMPK). Head of the police's division on the investigation of economic cases, Brig....

INDONESIA: TAIWAN INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN RIAU.
March 10, 2000... Pekanbaru, Riau, March 9 (ANTARA) - Taiwanese investors have expressed their wish to do business in the Indonesian province of Riau, secretary of the local administration, Tengku Lukman Jaafar, said here Thursday. The wish was conveyed...

INDONESIA: TWO FREE-ACEH GUERILLAS SHOT DEAD IN E ACEH.
March 10, 2000... Banda Aceh, Aceh, March 9 (ANTARA) - Two guerillas of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) had been shot dead, head of the information task force of the Sadar Rencong Operation III, Lt Col Sayed Hoesainy, announced here Thursday. Hoesainy...

INDONESIA: LEGISLATOR WELCOMES GUS DUR'S CALL ON SOEHARTO.
March 10, 2000... Jakarta, March 9 (ANTARA) - A House of Representatives (DPR) member Thursday welcomed President Abdurrahman Wahid's Wednesday call on former President Soeharto at the latter's residence as a "positive step...to cool down the situation." ...

INDONESIA: UNTAET OFFICIALS COMING TO JAKARTA TO DISCUSS INCURSIONS INTO E TIMOR.
March 10, 2000... New York, March 9 (ANTARA) - Top United Nations military and political officials from the UN mission in East Timor left Dili for Jakarta Wednesday to discuss alleged incursions into East Timor by armed militias with the Indonesian government....

INDONESIA: PRABOWO TO GIVE TESTIMONY IN WHITE BOOK, HIS FATHER SAYS.
March 10, 2000... Jakarta, March 9 (ANTARA) - Retired Lt Gen Prabowo who was forced to retire from military service in the wake of the devastating May 1998 riots in Jakarta and several other Indonesian cities, will publish a "white book" on the fateful events,...

INDONESIA: IBRA TO HANDLE CREDIT RESTRUCTURIZATION OF 50 STATE ENTERPRISES.
March 10, 2000... Jakarta, March 9 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has asked the Monetary Sector Policy Committee (KKSK) to allow it to handle the restructurization of Rp 20 trillion in credits of 50 state enterprises with bad debts....

INDONESIA: GAPKI URGES GOVT TO SCRAP 10-PCT TAX ON CPO EXPORTS.
March 10, 2000... Medan, March 9 (ANTARA) - The Association of Indonesian Palm Oil Businessmen (GAPKI) is urging the government to scrap an existing 10-percent tax on CPO (Crude Palm Oil) exports to maintain the competitiveness of Indonesian CPO in the world...

INDONESIA: MINISTER URGES CONCESSION HOLDERS TO OVERCOME FOREST FIRES.
March 10, 2000... Jakarta, March 9 (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Prof Dr Basri Hasanuddin here on Thursday urged forest concession holders in Sumatra and Kalimantan to prevent and overcome forest fires. There have been hundreds of...

INDONESIA: DEWARUCI LEAVES SURABAYA FOR UNITED STATES.
March 10, 2000... Surabaya, March 9 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Navy's training vessel KRI Dewaruci which will take part in "Sail 2000" in Boston, the United States, on Thursday left Surabaya and seen off by Eastern Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Stanny Fofied....

INDONESIA: AUTHORITIES STOP PRIVATE SALVAGING OPERATION NEAR BATAM.
March 10, 2000... Batam, March 9 (ANTARA) - Local maritime authorities have ordered a private salvage party to halt its efforts to retrieve objects from a Portguese ship that sank in the sea near Batam island in the 15th century because it was unable to show a...

INDONESIA: CLASH IN E HALMAHERA KILLS 30 PEOPLE , BURNS 146 HOUSES.
March 10, 2000... Ternate, March 9 (ANTARA) - A communal clash lasting from Wednesday (March 8) up to 06.30 am local time Thursday (March 9) in Gane Timur subdistrict in the eastern part of Halmahera island left 30 people killed, tens injured and 146 houses...