AsiaPulse News back issues from April 2000:
PAKISTAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - APRIL 1, 2000.
Apr 01, 2000 ... KARACHI, April 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of Friday's newspapers: BUSINESS RECORDER: - 67 Tax Defaulters owe Rs. 3.484 billion to exchequer - Rice Export Commitment to Indonesia to be fulfilled - Pak Iran talks on Crude Oil for Refinery in final ...
THAI NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - APRIL 2, 2000.
Apr 02, 2000 ... BANGKOK, April 2 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: BANGKOK POST - Coalition urged to carry on - Election laws need urgent amending - Ministry told to show monk the money - Allegation of misuse needs to ...
FOREX- U.S.DOLLAR MILDLY DEARER AGAINST RUPEE- APRIL 3, 2000.
Apr 03, 2000 ... MUMBAI, April 3 Asia Pulse - The U.S.Dollar turned mildly dearer against rupee at Rs 43.6125/6175 per dollar and the pound sterling ended slightly cheaper at Rs 69.44/46 per pound at the close of the interbank foreign exchange (forex) market here today. ...
40 BRITISH COMPANIES TO PARTICIPATE IN INDONESIAN MINING EXPO.
Apr 03, 2000 ... JAKARTA, April 3 Asia Pulse - Some 40 British mining companies have confirmed their participation in the exhibitions of "Mining Indonesia", "Oil and Gas Technology Indonesia" and "Electric Indonesia" to be held here from April 5-8. Cooperation between Britain and Indonesia in ...
OPEN - ASIA PULSE INTERNATIONAL - APRIL 3, 2000.
Apr 03, 2000 ... Good Morning. This is the Asia Pulse International service of business intelligence, news, tenders and expert commentary on the economies of Asia provided by Asia Pulse Pte Ltd (Asia Pulse). Asia Pulse reserves all rights including copyright in relation to services ...
THERMO TECH ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF VP FINANCE.
Apr 03, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) HAMILTON, ON, March 31 /CNW-AsiaNet/ - The Board of Directors is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Daniel Donn, CMA, as Vice President Finance of Thermo Tech(TM) Technologies Inc. (the ``Company''). Mr ....
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - APRIL 3, 2000.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SYDNEY, April 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW - Tens of thousands face asset unscrambling under new tax legislation; RBA dilemma: defend the dollar through rate rise or ignore dollar's weakness; Aldi to secure $44 ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS FIRMER - APRIL 3, 2000.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SYDNEY, April 3 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar was slightly firmer this morning as the market settled back to await what the Reserve Bank has in store this week. The currency had fallen to a low of $US0.6025 on Friday night and then bounced all the way back to 0.6080. ...
BIOINDUSTRY EXPECTED TO BE NEXT BOOM SECTOR IN KOREA.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - Biotechnology venture firm Macrogen(www.macrogen.co.kr) saw the price of its KOSDAQ-listed stocks rise nearly 16-fold in the 40 days since it went public. On Feb. 22, the day of its listing on the KOSDAQ, shares were trading at 10,050 won (9 U.S ...
JAPAN MAY GO TO WTO TO RAISE PROBLEMS IN KOREA'S IPR PROTECTION.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - Japan will consider going to the World Trade Organization (WTO) if it finds Korean laws on protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) are in violation of international agreements. The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency said Saturday the ...
INDIAN SOFTWARE CO TO IMPART HIGH END IT EDUCATION TO MALAYSIAN.
Apr 03, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, April 3 Asia Pulse - IEC Softwares of India, has signed a contract with University Putra Malaysia to impart high-end information technology (IT) education. This is the first time that a Malaysian university has signed a contract with an Indian company to impart ...
INDIAN EXIM POLICY INTRODUCES DDA SCHEME.
Apr 03, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, April 3 Asia Pulse - In a bid to make India a global leader in gems and jewellery exports, the millennium's first exim policy introduced a Diamond Dollar Account (DDA) scheme which will allow exporters to retain proceeds in dollars. The policy unveiled by Commerce ...
FAIRCHILD KOREA RECEIVES BEST FOREIGN INVESTOR AWARD.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - Fairchild Korea has been chosen as this year's best foreign investor in recognition of its contributions to job creation and increased exports. The company will receive the award from ...
INDIAN GOVT ANNOUNCES REMOVAL OF QR ON 714 ITEMS, TO SET UP SEZs.
Apr 03, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, April 3 Asia Pulse - The Indian Government has extended Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme across all sectors and announced removal of quantitative restrictions (QRs) on 714 items as of April 1. The Export and Import (EXIM) Policy also introduced a post-export ...
TAIYO YUDEN ASSURES ESTRADA OF MORE INVESTMENTS IN PHILIPPINES.
Apr 03, 2000 ... LAPU-LAPU CITY, April 3 Asia Pulse - A big information technology (IT) company has assured government of heftier investments in the years ahead at the Mactan Export Processing Zone 1 (MEPZ 1), indicating strengthening investor confidence in the Philippine economy under the Estrada ...
LG PRECISION APPLIES FOR LISTING ON KOREA STOCK EXCHANGE.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - LG Precision has become the first company this year to apply for listing on the Korea Stock Exchange. The company's move attracted special attention because it came while many companies were shunning the bourse, preferring the booming KOSDAQ ...
PAKISTAN TO PLACE CIVIL AIRPORT OFFICIALS UNDER CAA.
Apr 03, 2000 ... KARACHI, April 3 Asia Pulse - The Ministry of Defence has decided to put all the functionaries at civil airports under the functional control of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to ensure smooth flow of passengers. An aviation source disclosed that in the absence of a single ...
GERMAN COMPANIES KEEN TO INVEST IN PAKISTAN: CONSUL GENERAL.
Apr 03, 2000 ... KARACHI April 3 Asia Pulse - German Consul General Ingmar Brentle has said that German companies are keen to make investment in Pakistan provided disincentives and hindrances are expeditiously removed by the government of Pakistan. Speaking at a luncheon meeting held by the ...
ADB APPROVES $LM FOR PAKISTAN POWER AUTHRITY.
Apr 03, 2000 ... ISLAMABAD, April 3 Asia Pulse - The Asian Development Bank has approved a grant of $1 million for technical assistance to strengthen National Electric Power Regulatory Authority's (NEPRA) functions. The technical assistance is part of a strategic plan under which the power ...
MINDANAO GETS PRIORITY IN ADB ASSISTANCE FOR 2000-2003.
Apr 03, 2000 ... MANILA, April 3 Asia Pulse - The Asian Development Bank will continue its strong support for the Development of Mindanao by earmarking US$235 million in loans in the next three years, Geert van der Linden, ADB Programs (East) Director said Friday. In a news conference, Mr ....
MALAYSIA'S STAR TO MOVE NORWEGIAN CAPRICORN FROM AUSTRALIA.
Apr 03, 2000 ... MELBOURNE, April 3 Asia Pulse - Malaysian shipping company Star Cruises is closing its recently acquired Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) and taking the award-winning cruiser Norwegian Star from Australia to richer Asian waters. According to "The Australian" newspaper, many in the ...
PAKISTAN BOARD RECEIVES INT'L TENDER FOR PHARMACEUTICAL ITEMS.
Apr 03, 2000 ... KARACHI April 3 Asia Pulse - The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB)has received an international tender from State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPS) of Sri Lanka for pharmaceutical items. According to EPB, interested exporters of processed pharmaceutical and bulk drugs and ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN SHARES OPEN HIGHER - APRIL 3, 2000.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SYDNEY, April 3 Asia Pulse - The new look Australian sharemarket opened higher this morning defying a mixed session on Wall Street and softer closes on most international markets on the weekend. Strong gains in blue chips such as News Corp and Rio Tinto helped lift the ...
PHILIPPINES ENFORCES USE OF UNLEADED GAS IN MANILA FROM APRIL 1.
Apr 03, 2000 ... MANILA, April 3 Asia Pulse - As part of the Philippines' global commitment to promote a clean environment, the government started enforcing the use of unleaded fuel in Metro Manila on April 1, a move that is expected to accelerate the phaseout of leaded gas nationwide. ...
KOREAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - APRIL 3, 2000.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: DONG-A ILBO - Fear of foot-and-mouth disease escalates; disease in Paju confirmed as vesicular ailment. - Tens of thousands of cattle, pig moved out to Seoul from Hongsong area in South ...
INDONESIAN MALL DEVELOPER SEES STRONG RECOVERY THIS YEAR.
Apr 03, 2000 ... JAKARTA, April 3 Asia Pulse - PT Kridaperdana Indahgraha (JSX:KIPG), operating in commercial area development, predicted that it would post a net profit of Rp5 billion (US$0.7 million) this year. Company President Eng Wibisono said business in commercial area ...
PHILIPPINES GARMENT/TEXTILE EXPORTS UP 10.5% IN MARCH Y-O-Y.
Apr 03, 2000 ... MANILA, April 3 Asia Pulse - Philippine garments and textile sector posted an export performance of $713.96 million in March, up by 10.52 percent from last year's $645.99 million. Government data show total exports to quota countries reached $628.16 million from $562.38 million ...
PRICESMART OF US TO INVEST IN RETAIL JV FOR PHILIPPINES.
Apr 03, 2000 ... MANILA, April 3 Asia Pulse - The planned multi-million dollar investment of a major United States-based retail store chain in the Philippines is another concrete proof of the growing confidence of foreign investors in the economy. American retail stores will soon enter the ...
MALAYSIA'S PROTON TO RELEASE LOCALLY DESIGNED MODEL THIS YEAR.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SHAH ALAM, April 3 Asia Pulse - National car producer Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton) is confident of introducing a locally designed and engineered car this year and anticipates an initial annual production of 40,000 to 50,000 units, chief executive officer Tengku Mahaleel ...
HK INVITES PHILIPPINE PARTICIPATION IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
Apr 03, 2000 ... MANILA, April 3 Asia Pulse - Philippines Vice-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has received an assurance from Hongkong Special Administrative Region (HK SAR) Chief Executive Tung Chee-Hwa that Filipinos are welcome to participate in the region's massive infrastructure and development ...
SHELL PHILIPPINES, PNOC-EC WRAP UP DEAL ON GAS PROJECT.
Apr 03, 2000 ... MANILA, April 3 Asia Pulse - Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX) and the Philippine National Oil Corporation-Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) have finalised a farm-in agreement for the 10 percent share of the $2-billion Malampaya natural gas development project. The agreement ...
QUIK INTERNET FIRST IN NZ TO OFFER PREPAID INTERNET ACCESS.
Apr 03, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 3 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - Quik Internet New Zealand, the franchised Internet service provider, today announced it is the first Internet provider to bundle its services as a prepaid product. Quik ...
KOREAN BANK DEPOSITS INCREASE BY OVER 30 TRN WON OVER 3 MONTHS.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - Bank deposits increased by 30.59 trillion won (US$27.2 billion) in the first three months of this year, the Bank of Korea said Monday. They grew 9.88 trillion won in January, 12.57 trillion won in February and 8.24 trillion won in March, bringing ...
KOREA TELECOM PROVIDES INTERNET ROAD MAP SERVICE TO FOREIGNERS.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - Korea Telecom and affiliate Korea Telecom Information Technology are providing road maps in English of Seoul and six metropolitan areas of Pusan, Inchon, Kwangju, Taegu, Taejon and Ulsan on KT's Korea INFOGATE (www.koreainfogate.com) site. KT ...
AUSTRALIAN SMALL BUSINESS WORRIED OVER START OF GST: ACCOUNTANTS.
Apr 03, 2000 ... CANBERRA, April 3 Asia Pulse - Small business anxiety over the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) had reached new heights, as the introduction of the new tax loomed larger, a key accountants' group said today. The Australian Society of Chartered Public ...
NUMBER OF KOREAN LABOR DISPUTES EXPECTED TO GROW THIS SPRING.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - Sensing that the nation has emerged from the financial crisis, unionists are demanding double-digit wage hikes this year. Management, citing structural changes still needed to bring an end to the high cost, low efficiency business system, said it ...
IMF TO GIVE PAKISTAN CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH: FINANCE MINISTER.
Apr 03, 2000 ... ISLAMABAD, April 3 Asia Pulse - Pakistan is likely to get $2.3 billion in a new three-year programme from the IMF and the issue will be discussed when the Fund's much delayed review mission arrives here this week. "The IMF is expected to offer a new $2.3 billion programme to Pakistan", ...
JAPANESE MORNING NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - APRIL 3, 2000.
Apr 03, 2000 ... TOKYO, April 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of the morning edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) today: - Prime Minister Obuchi Hospitalized - Four Big Firms Tie Up On Excess Inventory Trading Via Net - Individual Stock Investment Soars In FY99 ...
JAPAN TO EXTEND US$1.2 BLN YEN IN LOANS TO MALAYSIA.
Apr 03, 2000 ... TOKYO, April 3 Asia Pulse - The Japanese government agreed Friday to extend some 119.3 billion yen (US$1.2 billion) in yen loans to Malaysia in fiscal 2000. The loan will finance the renovation of the Southeast Asian nation's power stations and the development of its sewer ...
NEW JOB OFFERS UP 16% IN JAPAN MANUFACTURING SECTOR: SURVEY.
Apr 03, 2000 ... TOKYO, April 3 Asia Pulse - New job offers in Japan's manufacturing sector showed a year-on-year increase of 16.7% in February, according to survey results released Friday by the Ministry of Labor. In addition, overtime hours in manufacturing were up 11.6% from the ...
KOREAN CONGLOMERATES ADVANCING TO HOME DELIVERY BUSINESS.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - Conglomerates are diving into the home delivery business with the e-commerce market expanding, entering a competition with current leaders Korean Express, Hanjin Transportation and Hyundai Logistics. Cheil Jedang, Samsung Corp. and Hansol CSN has ...
FOREX - US$ TRADED AT 1,106.80 WON IN EARLY TRADE - APRIL 3,2000.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - The U.S. dollar fell to 1,104.10 won at a point Monday morning, the lowest in the year, due to the dollar's fall against the Japanese yen. The dollar was traded at 104.30 yen in Tokyo currency market, down from 105-106 yen ...
INDONESIAN GOVT POSTPONES OIL PRICE HIKE.
Apr 03, 2000 ... JAKARTA, April 3 Asia Pulse - President Abdurrahman Wahid has decided to postpone the 10 percent increase in fuel oil prices a day before it takes effect on Saturday (April 1). "The government has decided to delay the increase in fuel oil prices without considering whether ...
ANALYSIS - THE KOREAN ECONOMY THIS WEEK.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - Outlook for major economic issues this week: Trade Friction The week begins with an unnerving U.S. trade report that named South Korea as one of the most difficult markets to deal with. The underlying tone of the 2000 ...
JAPAN R&I ASSIGNS AAA RATING TO JAPANESE GOVT DEBT.
Apr 03, 2000 ... TOKYO, April 3 Asia Pulse - Japan Rating and Investment Information Inc. on Friday issued ratings for the long-term debt of the Group of Seven nations, assigning top ratings to Japan, the U.S. and three other countries. Japan R&I gave AAA ratings to the long-term sovereign ...
PHILIPPINES TO START UP NEW RO-RO SERVICE TO CAMARINES SUR.
Apr 03, 2000 ... LEGAZPI CITY, April 3 Asia Pulse - The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is set to open in the middle of this month a new roll-on-roll-off (ro-ro) ferry service to ply the Camarines Sur-Catanduanes Island route. The new route, Nato Port in Sangay town (Camarines Sur) to San ...
KOSDAQ SUSPENDS 27 WEAK FIRMS, EXPECTS OVER 20 NEWCOMERS.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - Limkwang Engineering and Construction (LKCC) and 26 other KOSDAQ members have been suspended for three days from Monday for falling under the listing requirements. The KOSDAQ Stock Market (www.kosdaq.or.kr) said Sunday that 27 KOSDAQ members were ...
KOREAN ISP KICI SECURES US$50 MLN INVESTMENT FROM CDPQ.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - Korea Information and Communications, Inc. (KICI), a financial Internet services provider, has secured US$50 million in equity investment from Capital Communications CDPQ, a unit of Caisse de depot et Placement du Quebec. KICI (KOSDAQ: 25770), a ...
OMAN TO SEND FIRST SHIPMENT OF LNG TO SOUTH KOREA.
Apr 03, 2000 ... MUSCAT, Oman, April 3 Asia Pulse - The first shipment of the Omani Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) will be exported to South Korea, on Thursday, as the Omani LNG company had begun production, following the completion of the factory's first line, while work on the second line is currently ...
INDONESIA'S TELKOM SHAREHOLDERS URGED TO ELECT RIGHT DIRECTORS.
Apr 03, 2000 ... JAKARTA, April 3 Asia Pulse - The Indonesian Telecommunications Society (Mastel) has warned of a brain drain in state telecom company PT Telkom (JSX:TLKM), if its general meeting of shareholders on April 7 chooses the wrong people for its board of directors. "From the ...
E-FINET.COM GIVES INVESTORS COMPREHENSIVE HK LISTED CO DATABASE.
Apr 03, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) HONG KONG, April 1 HK PRNewswire-AsiaNet - Hong Kong-based online financial information provider E-finet.com announces today that their recently launched Hong Kong Listed Company Database is the most comprehensive database on ...
KOREAN MARCH IMPORTS REACH US$14.2 BLN, BIGGEST IN HISTORY.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - Imports in March totaled US$14.2 billion, up 52.8 percent from US$9.3 billion in the same period last year and the largest amount in history. The Commerce, Industry and Energy Ministry said Saturday exports last month totaled US$14.6 billion for a ...
JAL HOTELS TIES UP WITH LE MERIDIAN IN OVERSEAS OPERATIONS.
Apr 03, 2000 ... TOKYO, April 3 Asia Pulse - JAL Hotels Co., a hotel management firm affiliated with Japan Airlines Co. (TSE:9201), has reached an agreement with Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts to tie up in overseas operations. The firms will share their 13 reservation centers worldwide and ...
JAPAN'S NICHIBOSHIN TO BE DELISTED FROM TSE.
Apr 03, 2000 ... TOKYO, April 3 Asia Pulse - Nonbank financial institution Nichiboshin Ltd. (TSE:8582) announced Friday that its liabilities will outstrip its assets for a third straight year in fiscal 1999, making it inevitable that the firm will be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. ...
STOCKS - KOSPI CLIMBS OVER 870, KOSDAQ SLIPS - APRIL 3, 2000.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - The key stock price index rose sharply, recovering 870 mark Monday, while the composite KOSDAQ index slipped under the 220 range. The Korean Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 10.2 points, or 1.2 percent, to ...
STARCRAFT INTERNET GAME TO APPEAR IN GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - Starcraft, the hugely popular Internet game, will be entered in the Korean edition of the Guinness Book of World Records 2000 as the nation's best-selling game, Hanbit Soft said Saturday. Since its introduction in Korea in April, 1998, 1.2 million ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - RETURN.
Apr 03, 2000 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** NATIONAL TAX ADMINISTRATION TO PROCURE RETURN The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on March 23: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity : ...
STOCKS - KL SHARES BROADLY FIRMER IN EARLY TRADE - APRIL 3, 2000.
Apr 03, 2000 ... KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 Asia Pulse - Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) were broadly firmer in narrow trading with mild buying activity. At 9.30 am, the benchmark Composite Index perked 1.68 points to 976.06, the Emas Index was 0.85 of a point higher at 256.48 ...
FOREX - RINGGIT UP VS MOST CURRENCIES - APRIL 3, 2000.
Apr 03, 2000 ... KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 Asia Pulse - Most major currencies, except the Singapore dollar, was lower against the ringgit in early trade today. A dealer said the US dollar rebounded in Asian trading after dropping sharply lower following the intervention by the Bank of Japan. ...
KOREAN MORNING STOCK TIPS - APRIL 3, 2000.
Apr 03, 2000 ... SEOUL, April 3 Asia Pulse - Hyundai Electronics Industries will buy back 3,527,035 shares and retire them in order to pump up its share prices. Hyundai changed corporate articles last month to expedite stock buyouts and retirement without prior approval from creditors and ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - DREDGING WORK.
Apr 03, 2000 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** HOKKAIDO DEVELOPMENT BUREAU INVITES BIDS FOR DREDGING WORK The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on March 30: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the ...
PLAYSTATION2 LOOMS LARGE AT TOKYO GAME SHOW.
Apr 03, 2000 ... TOKYO, April 3 Asia Pulse - Tokyo Game Show 2000 opened Friday at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba Prefecture, with 66 companies exhibiting some 400 products. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc's PlayStation2, which made its debut on March 4, was a major presence, with ...
JAPAN'S OLYMPUS FORMS SINGAPORE SUBSIDIARY.
Apr 03, 2000 ... TOKYO, April 3 Asia Pulse - Olympus Optical Co (TSE:7733) said Friday it has set up a wholly owned subsidiary in Singapore to develop and market information equipment. Olympus Technologies Singapore is capitalized at 3.2 million Singapore dollars (US$1.88 million). The firm will ...
INDONESIAN HOUSE APPROVES US$8.4 BLN BNI RECAPITALIZATION.
Apr 03, 2000 ... JAKARTA, April 3 Asia Pulse - Indonesia's House of Representatives has agreed to the recapitalization of state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (JSX:BBNI) with funds totalling Rp61.8 trillion (US$8.4 billion) or 17.05 percent more than originally planned. The House gave its approval ...
INDONESIA'S TAX REVENUE EXCEEDS STATE BUDGET TARGET.
Apr 03, 2000 ... JAKARTA, April 3 Asia Pulse - State tax revenues for the 1999/2000 fiscal year to March 30 amounted to Rp95.6 trillion (US$12.9 billion), surpassing the Rp92.1 trillion envisaged by the 1999/2000 State Budget. Director general of taxes Mahfudh Sidik said over the weekend that ...