Archive: 3 October 1998
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Sat, 03 Oct 1998
KfW -- A long-standing partner of Indonesia
KfW -- A long-standing partner of IndonesiaBy Dr. Gert Vogt Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau (KfW) was founded by law in 1948 as a corporation under public law domiciled in Frankfurt am Main. Its functions are those of a promotional bank for the domestic economy and a development bank for developing...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Minister shocked by shabby sports offices
Minister shocked by shabby sports offices JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Agung Laksono made his maiden visit to the office complex housing the nation's sports associations in Senayan on Friday, but his first hand view of national sports development ended in disappointment.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Investigation into Soeharto's wealth
Investigation into Soeharto's wealth The investigation into the Soeharto family's billions is rapidly assuming the proportions of a farce. The President, a known crony of former president Soeharto, appoints the Attorney General, likewise a "Soeharto man.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Death toll rises to 93 in attacks on sorcerers
Death toll rises to 93 in attacks on sorcerers SURABAYA (JP): The death toll has risen to 93 in attacks by mysterious groups of masked murderers on people suspected of practicing "black magic" in East Java over the past two months, police said on Friday.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Quality TV drama takes realistic look at AIDS
Quality TV drama takes realistic look at AIDS JAKARTA (JP): AIDS cannot be transmitted by touching or kissing. Local dramas do not necessarily mean cheesy soap operas that are made for ratings alone.Both concepts were worked on for half a year by six directors and a group of doctors specializing in...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Scholar ask political parties to etablish their policies
Scholar ask political parties to etablish their policies JAKARTA (JP): Political parties must establish their visions and policies for the future instead of thinking about the past, noted political scholar Muhammad AS Hikam said on Friday."Most parties are still...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
TECHNOGERMA JAKARTA '99 shows German faith in RI
TECHNOGERMA JAKARTA '99 shows German faith in RI In 1979, the German business community held a trade fair in Indonesia, called INDOGERMA. Since then, many forms of collaboration have emerged between Indonesian companies and industrial associations and their German counterparts, encouraging the...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
NGOs help govt oversee social safety net program
NGOs help govt oversee social safety net program JAKARTA (JP): Universities and non-governmental organizations have been involved in the monitoring of the country's multi- billion dollar social safety net program to ensure aid reaches targeted population groups, a senior official has said.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Pertamina-Caltex joint operation gets govt support
Pertamina-Caltex joint operation gets govt support JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto has endorsed a joint operation by state oil and gas company Pertamina and PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia in exploiting the Coastal Plains Pekanbaru (CPP) block after 2001.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Firm offers fresh food delivery service
Firm offers fresh food delivery service JAKARTA (JP): A new retail delivery service firm, PT FresMart Metro Retail, offers fresh food to customers who don't have time to go shopping themselves, its executive said on Thursday.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Kramat Tunggak to close by Dec. 31
Kramat Tunggak to close by Dec. 31 JAKARTA (JP): The city's long debate over when to close the Kramat Tunggak red-light district in North Jakarta came to an end on Friday when Governor Sutiyoso announced he would shut it down before New Year's Eve.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Mulyohardjoko, Mar'ie to head Bank Mandiri
Mulyohardjoko, Mar'ie to head Bank Mandiri JAKARTA (JP): The government officially established PT Bank Mandiri on Friday to take over the shareholdings of Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia (Exim), Bank Dagang Negara (BDN), Bank Bumi Daya (BBD) and Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo), four of the seven...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Int'l auditors hired to track graft in forestry associations
Int'l auditors hired to track graft in forestry associations JAKARTA (JP): International auditors Price Waterhouse and Arthur Andersen have been hired to examine several forestry associations to track possible misuse of funds by their former chairman, Mohamad "Bob" Hasan.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Angry mobs attacks reform-minded tycoon's house
Angry mobs attacks reform-minded tycoon's house JAKARTA (JP): Oil tycoon Arifin Panigoro was shocked and surprised when a group of 100 angry people attacked his residence in South Jakarta on Friday.The mob, claiming to be members of the People Saver Front, pelted stones at the businessman's luxury...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Live TV shows
Live TV shows The following are sports competitions to be broadcast live this weekend on local TVs (all times in West Indonesia Time):Saturday English soccer league: Coventry v Aston Villa, SCTV at 9 p.m.Sunday Motorcyling: Australian Grand Prix, ANteve at 12 noon.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
ASEAN must focus on human security to maintain relevance
ASEAN must focus on human security to maintain relevance JAKARTA (JP): Focusing on achieving freedom from fear, freedom from want and other issues of human security would maintain the relevance of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for future generations, speakers at a seminar in...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Art Summit schedule of events
Art Summit schedule of events Oct. 2-3: Music, Humoristique, Musicatreize (France), Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3154087).Oct. 3-4: Music, Theo Loevendie (Netherlands), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), Jl. Pos No. 2, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3441892).Oct.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Police question Bambang over cam allegations
Police question Bambang over cam allegations JAKARTA (JP): Police questioned former president Soeharto's second son Bambang Trihatmodjo as a suspect on Friday over allegations of a scam at his liquidated Bank Andromeda.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Freedom of expresion bill submitted
Freedom of expresion bill submitted JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives agreed on Friday to deliberate a controversial bill regulating freedom of expression, after rejecting earlier this week an emergency government regulation in lieu of a law.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
71 high-ranking officers awarded promotion
71 high-ranking officers awarded promotion JAKARTA (JP): Seventy-one high-ranking officers from the Armed Force's four service branches were promoted on Friday.Dressed in their respective unit uniforms, the military officers reported their new ranks to Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Studying in Germany is a good alternative
Studying in Germany is a good alternative Germany, which in the past was host to many students from Indonesia, has witnessed a steady dwindling of these once impressive numbers during the past two decades.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Remarkable turnout for TECHNOGERMA JAKARTA '99
Remarkable turnout for TECHNOGERMA JAKARTA '99 The German-Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Thomas Brandt admits he was pleasantly surprised by the overwhelming show of support for TECHNOGERMA JAKARTA '99.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Tons of rice left untouched
Tons of rice left untouched KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Despite food shortages 10,000 metric tons of Japanese rice aid to Indonesia has been lying in warehouses for months awaiting a decision from Jakarta on a selling price, Antara said on Friday.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Disabled workers insist on living at a workshop
Disabled workers insist on living at a workshop JAKARTA (JP): Eighty-two married disabled workers and 233 of their relatives are breaking regulations and insisting on living in a squalid and overcrowded dormitory at the Swa Prasidya Purna industrial workshop for the handicapped on Jl.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Fish traders complain of high cost of ice
Fish traders complain of high cost of ice JAKARTA (JP): Fish traders of the Muara Angke port in North Jakarta are complaining about the sharp increase in the price of ice from only Rp 3,500 (US$0.31) per block to Rp 6,000 at present.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Trusted certification from TUV Rheinland
Trusted certification from TUV Rheinland Despite the crisis, there are still companies successful in supplying Indonesia and those gaining remarkable earnings by convincing even the most selective markets in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Chinese contribution
Chinese contribution This letter is in response to Mr. Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo's letter on Sept. 23 entitled "Shane".Pak Sumarsono, several months ago a friend of mine showed me a very interesting old book entitled "Boekoe Resmi Peringatan 6 Boelan Republik Indonesia" (Official publication marking...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Kontras meets UN Commission on Human Rights
Kontras meets UN Commission on Human Rights JAKARTA (JP): The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) met with the United Nations (UN) Commission on Human Rights in the Swiss city of Geneva on Thursday to report on a series of human rights violations that have occurred...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
City installs office chiefs
City installs office chiefs JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has installed Sjahrin Lumbantoruan as the new head of the City Population Office.Sjahrin, who replaced Soemarto, was among the nine newly installed city office heads and three senior officials of the city administration.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Habibie given 40 days to end crisis
Habibie given 40 days to end crisis BANDUNG (JP): President B.J. Habibie has only 40 more days left to bring an end to the economic crisis, according to a gathering of civilians and retired military officials."It has been our pledge to topple Habibie if the deadline passes.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
WB, IMF urged to focus on good governance
WB, IMF urged to focus on good governance JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto urged the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Washington on Thursday to shift their work focus to developing "good governance" in government and social institutions in the wake of the latest...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Illegal fees at vehicle testing station denied
Illegal fees at vehicle testing station denied JAKARTA (JP): A senior city official has denied allegations that city vehicle roadworthiness test station employees have been involved in the collection of illegal levies.The head of the City Land Transportation Agency, J.P.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
RI avoids S. Korea in taekwondo pinweight
RI avoids S. Korea in taekwondo pinweight JAKARTA (JP): Two Indonesian taekwondo athletes are to move up a division in the 13th Asian Games to avoid a clash with the sport's powerhouse South Korea.The secretary-general of the Indonesian Taekwondo Association, Ahmad Zarkasih Hamid, said on Friday...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 2, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 200 0 46,000 Alumindo Light Metal 250 -75 52,500 Alumindo Perkasa...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Monargo gives scholarship
Monargo gives scholarship JAKARTA (JP): Herbicide producer PT Monagro Kimia has agreed to provide US$5,000 in scholarships for students of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB).Company president Hans Bijlmer said on Thursday that the scholarship program would be given to IPB students to help...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Stocks fall almost 4 percent, rupiah stable in thin trade
Stocks fall almost 4 percent, rupiah stable in thin trade JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) fell almost 4 percent on Friday due to massive selling pressure on some blue chip stocks.But the rupiah remained stable against the U.S.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Minister sticks to penalty decision imposed on Timor
Minister sticks to penalty decision imposed on Timor JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade and Industry Rahardi Ramelan on Friday stood by his decision to impose a harsh penalty on controversial carmaker PT Timor Putra Nasional despite the company's efforts to fight back.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
PLN 'may-opt' for force majeure: Adhi
PLN 'may-opt' for force majeure: Adhi JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company PT PLN plans to declare force majeure in its contracts with independent power producers (IPP) due to financial difficulties, its president said on Friday.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Govt refuse to recognize Mgawati's PDI faction
Govt refuse to recognize Mgawati's PDI faction JAKARTA (JP): Even as Megawati Soekarnoputri intensifies preparations for her congress, the government has made clear that it is still refusing to recognize her faction of the splintered Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Major student brawl erupts in Tangerang
Major student brawl erupts in Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of senior technical high school students were involved in a brawl in Cikokol on Wednesday evening, causing windows of a public bus and several other vehicles to be damaged.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Moslem workers union reappears
Moslem workers union reappears JAKARTA (JP): The newly reformed Federation of Indonesian Moslem Labor Unions (Sarbumusi) has called for the dissolution of the Corps of Civil Servants (Korpri) and the association of civil servants' wives (Dharma Wanita) to allow its members to join unions of their...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film: Thunder Cats 3:05 Flora: Jasa Pohon Kelapa 3:30 Science Film: Invention 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:30 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports News 6:30 TVRI News (in...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Military status lifted from Irian
Military status lifted from Irian JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto decided on Thursday to lift the status of military operation zone (DOM) from the country's easternmost province, a senior military officer said on Friday.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Nepotism again?
Nepotism again? Tucked away on page 8 of the Sept. 29 edition of The Jakarta Post, was a report that President Habibie's son Ilham was chosen to lead an Indonesian trade delegation to Taiwan. What are the young Mr.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Southeast Asian currencies end mostly flat against U.S. dollar
Southeast Asian currencies end mostly flat against U.S. dollar SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies ended a mixed trading session on Friday mostly flat to a fraction lower against the U.S. dollar.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali's conversion rates on Oct. 2, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates ------------------------------------------ Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,675.00 10,875.00 10,675.00 10,925.00 Austrian schilling 1 887.60 957.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Legislators submit antimonopoly bill, start deliberation
Legislators submit antimonopoly bill, start deliberation JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) began on Friday the deliberation of the long-awaited antimonopoly bill, introduced to ensure fair competition in the country's business activities.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Change or peril for financial bodies
Change or peril for financial bodiesBy C.B. Clagluena JAKARTA (JP): Back to 1944, the Bretton Woods agreement? No more free capital market? Practically dismantling the "ancient" Bretton Woods agreement in the early 1970s, has set the (capital) world free to trade on a virtually unlimited scale;...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
GTZ contributes to RI development
GTZ contributes to RI development The Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH is Germany's public cooperation for development. It operates within the scope of the German Federal Government Development Policy: foreign policy, economic policy and development policy complement...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Daimler-Benz upbeat on RI future
Daimler-Benz upbeat on RI future In line with its ongoing strategy of globalization, Daimler- Benz is increasing its focus on the most important markets around the world. The Asia-Pacific region is being given top priority.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Allianz spreads its wings across Asia
Allianz spreads its wings across Asia The insurance industry, like other financial sectors, is facing challenging times.Allianz has made a commitment to Asia. This year, it launched a joint venture in the Philippines, assumed a 25 percent stake in Brunei's largest insurer NIC and injected fresh...
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Creative Expression of a Conservation Message, WWF Indonesia and Sally Linder, at Cemara 6 Galerry and Cafe, Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto No.9-11, Central Jakarta (Phone: 324505), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 3.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
DPR starts debate on political bills
DPR starts debate on political bills JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives began on Friday the reading of three political bills -- much-awaited because they will govern how next year's first post-Soeharto general election will be conducted.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Clash at Manggarai
Clash at Manggarai Although Jakartans are certainly no strangers to civil unrest, the brawl that pitted two neighborhoods in the Manggarai area of South Jakarta against each other last weekend has drawn our attention once again to the growing social problems our overcrowded metropolis is facing.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
Germany a long-standing partner of Indonesia
Germany a long-standing partner of Indonesia German Ambassador to Indonesia Heinrich Seemann enjoys citing the perhaps surprisingly long relationship enjoyed by his nation and Indonesia, including a sojourn spent by famed 19th century painter Raden Saleh in Dresden.
Sat, 03 Oct 1998
HR managers play big role successful business
HR managers play big role successful businessBy Greg Doyle JAKARTA (JP): In an article in the Sept. 25 edition of The Jakarta Post, Budi Hanoto argued that effective human resource (HR) management links business strategy and HR processes.