Archive: 9 October 1998
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Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Armed robbery in Pondok Cabe
Armed robbery in Pondok Cabe JAKARTA (JP): A group of masked robbers broke into a house in Pamulang in South Jakarta early on Wednesday and made off with an Isuzu Panther van, mobile phone, video recorder, jewelry and cash totaling Rp 200 million.City policeman spokesman Lt. Col.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
'RI equestrian team unfit for Asiad'
'RI equestrian team unfit for Asiad' JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Equestrian and Horse Racing Association admitted on Thursday that its team did not deserve places in the national contingent for the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Preventing student brawls
Preventing student brawlsFrom NeracaOn Oct. 3, in the Jatinegara area of Nusantara cinema and Kebon Pala, a high school student brawl broke out. The brawl was highly ferocious and scared passersby and residents. Fortunately, Police and Armed Forces personnel came quickly to the rescue.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
'Preauction vital' for optimum optimum auction results
'Preauction vital' for optimum optimum auction results JAKARTA (JP): The government has advised auction petitioners intending to sell assets publicly through auctions to conduct preauction activities to get optimum results, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
PDFCI filed bankruptcy case against firm
PDFCI filed bankruptcy case against firm JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank PDFCI filed a bankruptcy petition against PT Sarana Kemas Utama at the commercial court on Thursday.According to court data, PDFCI filed the bankruptcy request on Sept. 30 after the company failed to repay a Rp 21.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Malaysia chalks up surplus
Malaysia chalks up surplus KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia posted its 10th trade surplus in a row in August, the government said Thursday, with analysts expecting a further improvement in exports with the frozen ringgit offset by surges in other Southeast Asian currencies.The trade surplus rose to 6.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Bali: A shop window for Indonesian democracy
Bali: A shop window for Indonesian democracy Many observers have expressed relief over the fact that the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) led by Megawati Soekarnoputri has been allowed to hold its congress in Bali.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Soekardjo's lawyer detained
Soekardjo's lawyer detained YOGYAKARTA: Police picked up lawyer Satryawan Guntur Zass here on Thursday after he failed to respond to two previous police summonses.Zass has been representing Soekardjo Wilardjito, a former aide to Sukarno who alleged that four generals intimidated the founding...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Kadin slams govt policy toward ailing banks
Kadin slams govt policy toward ailing banks JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has criticized the government's approach to righting the country's rickety banks as "unrealistic".
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Muhammadiyah to protect Amien
Muhammadiyah to protect Amien PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: As many as 5,000 local supporters of the Muhammadiyah Islamic organization will be mobilized to protect National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Amien Rais when he visits here on Oct. 12.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Suka to discard musical norms at art summit
Suka to discard musical norms at art summit JAKARTA (JP): Either way one sees it, to slide fingers over a Javanese gamelan and play it like a piano, or play a rebab (traditional stringed instrument) passed its slenten (small piece of wood located at the center of the rebab) section, which acts as...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Rupiah shoots up to 8,800 against dollar, stocks jump 8.4%
Rupiah shoots up to 8,800 against dollar, stocks jump 8.4% JAKARTA (JP): The local financial market recorded significant advances on Thursday, with the rupiah breaking the 9,000 level to hit an intraday high of 8,800 against the U.S. dollar and share prices jumping 8.4 percent, dealers said.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Merck starts S'pore plant
Merck starts S'pore plant SINGAPORE (DPA): The world's largest pharmaceutical company, Merck, has started work on a US$300 million plant in Singapore, news reports said Thursday."The Asian financial crisis did not affect Merck's decision to go ahead with the Singapore plant as the company thinks...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Harapan Kita nurses stage rally
Harapan Kita nurses stage rally JAKARTA (JP): At least 200 nurses from West Jakarta's Harapan Kita Child and Maternity Hospital staged a peaceful demonstration on Wednesday to demand a significant increase in their welfare allowance.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Dollar may follow Asian monies' collapse
Dollar may follow Asian monies' collapseBy Yoshiko Mori TOKYO (Reuters): While the United States economy has little in common with Indonesia's, some analysts say the dollar could come under the same types of pressures that hit the beleaguered rupiah as "borrowed capital" flows back home in a time...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Night patrols fail to stop killing spree in Banyuwangi
Night patrols fail to stop killing spree in Banyuwangi SURABAYA (JP): Despite intensive night patrols by residents and the military repeatedly asserting that it was in control of the situation, four more people have been killed in the mysterious East Java murder spree that has claimed more than 100...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Timor car project to go ahead despite Kia's woes
Timor car project to go ahead despite Kia's woes JAKARTA (JP): PT Timor Putra Nasional announced on Thursday that its controversial car project would move ahead despite financial problems facing its Korean partner and the removal of government tax breaks.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
New culture in corporate mergers
New culture in corporate mergersBy Greg Doyle JAKARTA (JP): It seems likely that we will soon see a wave of mergers, divestitures and acquisitions in corporate Indonesia. Multinational firms are again looking for good deals, and the talk of the town is increasingly what is going to be sold, to whom...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
ASEAN economies could get reprieve if dollar stays down
ASEAN economies could get reprieve if dollar stays down SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian economies could get a reprieve from global pressure, following the sharp drop of the U.S. dollar on currency markets, economists said.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Habibie to meet Estrada in Batam
Habibie to meet Estrada in Batam JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has dropped his planned working visit to Malaysia this month and will instead meet with Philippine President Joseph Estrada next week in Batam, Riau.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Megawati's PDI mulling new name to contest election
Megawati's PDI mulling new name to contest election DENPASAR (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri's faction of the splintered Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) is considering a new name so it can contest next year's general election because the government only recognizes the rival PDI camp currently under...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Riot claim settlement
Riot claim settlement We refer to the business article titled "Sinar Mas already paid 40% of May riot victims' claims" of Sept. 18. It states in the article that "...Sinar Mas is the first company to publicly announce it has paid insurance claims to riot victims after four months of uncertainty...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Jakarta's social workers work tirelessly for the handicapped
Jakarta's social workers work tirelessly for the handicapped In observance of National Mental Health Day on Friday and World Mental Health Day on Saturday, The Jakarta Post reporter Ida Indawati Khow talked with several social workers at psychiatric centers in the capital.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
17 foreigners arrested
17 foreigners arrested JAKARTA (JP): Immigration officers arrested 14 Pakistanis and three Indians on Wednesday on suspicion their entry into the country was made on false pretenses.Zaiman Nurmatias, director of immigration supervision and control, said in a statement the foreigners, all men, were...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Emerging market downturn to have rising impact in U.S.
Emerging market downturn to have rising impact in U.S. WASHINGTON (Bloomberg): The financial downturn that has spread from Asia through Russia and into Latin America will have a rising impact on U.S. economic growth as exports slow and confidence sags, U.S. Trade Rep.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Rupiah rate set at 11,216 against dollar
Rupiah rate set at 11,216 against dollar JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Debt Restructuring Agency (INDRA) set on Thursday the U.S. dollar exchange rate used to convert domestic corporate debt into rupiah at 11,216 for companies joining the agency in October.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
ASEAN nation plan local monies trade
ASEAN nation plan local monies trade MANILA (Dow Jones): Six Southeast Asian countries aim to have a framework in place for using each others' currencies for the settlement of trade payments within six months, a business group meeting with trade and investment ministers from the nine-member...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Estrada promises firm leadership
Estrada promises firm leadership MANILA (Reuters): Philippine President Joseph Estrada, faced with calls from investors for clear policy directions, pledged on Thursday to provide firm leadership to get the country out of its economic crisis.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Cartoon: Warner Kartun 3:05 Music Lessons 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Performance: Cakrawala Budaya 5:00 Music: Paket 27 5:30 Education Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Estrada faces tough times in Philippines
Estrada faces tough times in PhilippinesBy Ruben Alabastro MANILA (Reuters): Joseph Estrada, the man from tinsel town, has survived the toughest first 100 days in office of any Philippine president, but concerns persist over his ability to lead the country out of its deepening economic gloom.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
PSSI unveils groups for new league season
PSSI unveils groups for new league season JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI) announced on Thursday the soccer league championship grouping for the new season set to kick off on Nov. 1.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Tokyo the exception as Asian markets ascend
Tokyo the exception as Asian markets ascend HONG KONG (AFP): Most Asia-Pacific stock markets rallied Thursday as investors cheered the surging yen, but Tokyo stayed out of the party on concerns the stronger currency could harm Japanese exports.Japan's Nikkei tumbled 5.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
RI may cancel purchase of Sukhoi from Russia
RI may cancel purchase of Sukhoi from Russia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will probably cancel the purchase of 12 Sukhhoi bombers and eight helicopters from Russia because of the prolonged economic crisis, according to Air Force Chief of Staff Vice Marshal Hanafie Asnan.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 8, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 25 2,194,500 Alumindo Light Metal 250 0 17,500 Alumindo...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali's conversion rates on Oct. 8, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,850.00 8,950.00 8,850.00 9,025.00Austrian schilling 1 744.30 814.30 - -Australian dollar 1 5,347.45 5,607.45 5,200.00 5,650.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
RI forests vanishing rapidly
RI forests vanishing rapidly BOGOR, West Java: A conservancy expert said here on Thursday that the country's 90 million to 120 million hectares of primary forests were vanishing at a rate of 1 million hectares a year.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Mixed reactions greet protest bill debate
Mixed reactions greet protest bill debate JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts Todung Mulya Lubis and Abdul Hakim Garuda Nasution commended the House of Representatives on Thursday because it had managed to persuade the government to allow street protests without requiring police permits.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Art Summit schedule
Art Summit schedule Oct. 9-10: Music, Wulan Bamban, Suka Hardjana (Indonesia), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), Jl. Pos No. 2, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3441892).Oct. 11-12: Theater, Ngeh (Understand), Teater Mandiri (Indonesia), Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
One killed, two injured in collision
One killed, two injured in collision JAKARTA (JP): A speeding minibus crashed into a passing train at a level crossing on Jl. Pramuka, Central Jakarta on Wednesday, killing one of the bus passengers and severely injuring another and the bus driver.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
It's time for Chinese-Indonesians to wake up
It's time for Chinese-Indonesians to wake upBy Rahayu Ratnaningsih This is the second of two articles suggesting steps which could be taken by Chinese-Indonesians in the aftermath of the May riots. JAKARTA (JP): It escapes many people why President B.J.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Megawati vows clean government
Megawati vows clean governmentBy Imanuddin & M.M.I. Ahyani DENPASAR (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri opened on Thursday the congress of her faction of the splintered Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), vowing a clean government if she won the general election.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
200 laid-off workers plead their case
200 laid-off workers plead their case JAKARTA (JP): More than 200 laid-off workers of Surakarta- based garment company PT Tyfountex Indonesia have traveled from the Central Java town to the capital to protest the company's refusal to rehire them.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Habibie to open PWI congress
Habibie to open PWI congress SEMARANG: President B.J. Habibie is scheduled to open the 20th congress of the Association of Indonesian Journalists here on Saturday.Soegyarto, an organizer of the congress, said on Thursday that Habibie would be accompanied in the two-day event by Minister of...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
New E. Jakarta mayor installed
New E. Jakarta mayor installed JAKARTA (JP): Andi Mappaganty has been installed as the new mayor of East Jakarta, replacing Sudarsono, who returns to his former post in the Armed Forces Headquarters.Mappaganty was ordered by Governor Sutiyoso to devote his attention to providing those in his ward...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
ABRI should give up political role: Indria
ABRI should give up political role: Indria JAKARTA (JP): Military observer Indria Samego argued against the Armed Forces' (ABRI) role in politics on Thursday, saying its involvement would not help democratization.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Wiranto warns of rising threat
Wiranto warns of rising threat JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto told the 1,600-strong Presidential Security Guard (Paspampres) on Wednesday to step up security around the President and visiting foreign leaders.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Business Partner Cities to hold 12th meeting
Business Partner Cities to hold 12th meeting JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of 11 cities grouped in the Business Partner Cities (BPC) organization will hold their 12th annual round table, seminars and trade fair here on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Pertamina claims $60m saved annually in efficiency program
Pertamina claims $60m saved annually in efficiency program JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina has estimated that it could save more than US$60 million in costs every year through its efficiency programs.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
APEC ministers urged to pursue liberalization
APEC ministers urged to pursue liberalization OKINAWA (Dow Jones): Energy ministers from Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation countries should implement timely economic reform as a means to encourage private sector participation in energy infrastructure and to assist the economic recovery, an energy...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Baramuli enters debate over necessity of DPA
Baramuli enters debate over necessity of DPA JAKARTA (JP): In response to suggestions that the Supreme Advisory Board (DPA) should be dissolved, chairman A.A. Baramuli said he would not mind if the people's representatives decided the body was no longer needed.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
City sets up team to provide training for street children
City sets up team to provide training for street children JAKARTA (JP): The city authority has set up a team to help reduce the number of street children in the capital, which one estimate now places at around 9,000, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
ASEAN calls for greater economic integration
ASEAN calls for greater economic integration MANILA (Reuters): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ended four days of talks on Thursday with a renewed commitment to economic cooperation despite persistent economic and political tensions.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Food-for-work program to start later this month
Food-for-work program to start later this month JAKARTA (JP): A food-for-work program worth US$429,400 will start later this month in two areas of Jakarta worst hit by the crisis, an official from an international humanitarian organization said on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
New E. Timor violations unveiled
New E. Timor violations unveiled JAKARTA (JP): A researcher said on Thursday that more than 1,000 East Timorese women had been raped or sexually assaulted since the process of integrating the region into Indonesia began 22 years ago.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Gunungkidul gourmands gorge themselves on grasshopppers
Gunungkidul gourmands gorge themselves on grasshopppersBy Gin Kurniawan GUNUNGKIDUL, Yogyakarta (JP): With the price of most types of meat now beyond the spending power of many consumers, residents of Gunungkidul regency are turning their taste buds to a more common and cheaper form of sustenance.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
New BPK chairman pledges to fight bureaucratic graft
New BPK chairman pledges to fight bureaucratic graft JAKARTA (JP): Newly appointed Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) chairman Satrio B. Joedono promised on Thursday to maintain his integrity in the fight against corruption, collusion and nepotism in the bureaucracy.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Lawyers ask KL court for Anwar's release
Lawyers ask KL court for Anwar's release KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Lawyers for sacked finance minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday asked a Malaysian court to free him from detention, saying he was being held illegally and without legal aid.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Mar'ie, experts welcome capital control plan
Mar'ie, experts welcome capital control plan JAKARTA (JP): Former finance minister Mar'ie Muhammad has welcomed the government's plan to introduce as yet unspecified forms of capital controls to help stabilize the beleaguered rupiah.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
'TECHNOGERMA' fully booked
'TECHNOGERMA' fully booked JAKARTA (JP): Germany is promising to proceed with its plan to hold a major technology exhibition, called TECHNOGERMA, here in March next year despite the current economic crisis.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Bintan welcomes Indonesians
Bintan welcomes Indonesians I am replying to Mrs. Dorcas M. Polnaya's letter entitled "Can't Indonesians enjoy own country?" which appeared in your Sept. 29 edition.We thank Mrs. Polnaya for her interest in wanting to visit our fine resorts and assure her that next time around it will be more...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
House establishes committee to deliberate antimonopoly bill
House establishes committee to deliberate antimonopoly bill JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) has set up a special committee to speed up deliberations of a House-initiated antimonopoly bill.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Officers to be posted at street junctions
Officers to be posted at street junctions JAKARTA (JP): City police pledged on Thursday to intensify security by posting more plainclothes police officers at busy street junctions and residential complexes in a bid to stem the rising tide of crime in the capital.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Street brawls: When to end?
Street brawls: When to end?From Media IndonesiaI joined a course at Santa Lusia on Jl. Dewi Sartika in East Jakarta two weeks ago. When I arrived at Santa Lusia at 6:30 one evening, I saw a group of youngsters wearing junior high school uniforms loitering not far from the Santa Lusia building.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Gerak dan Warna, at Sari Pan Pacific Hotel Jl. M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta (Phone: 323707), Oct. 9- 23. * Painting Exhibition: Lukisan Dalam Gejolak Reformasi, by Irawan Karseno, Yoes Rizal, etc., in Bebek Bali Resto-Cafe- Gallery, Jl.