Archive: 14 November 1998
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Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Toddler killed in Semarang flooding
Toddler killed in Semarang flooding SEMARANG, Central Java: A three-year-old kid was buried in a landslide caused by heavy flooding in Genuk Krajan village here on Thursday. The victim, identified as Dewi, was found among the remnants of her damaged house, Harini, spokesman of the Semarang administration, said on Friday. Besides inundating Semarang, heavy rainfall also caused flooding in Kudus and Kebumen.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Sulawesi students occupy airport, legislatures, gubernatorial hotel
Sulawesi students occupy airport, legislatures, gubernatorial hotel UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Around 300 students protesting the Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) occupied the runway of Hasanuddin Airport here on Friday. The students, who arrived on board five trucks, entered the airport through the cargo entrance and demanded the airport authorities issue them with tickets to Jakarta so that they could join students demonstrations there.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
TIM marks 30th anniversary with problems
TIM marks 30th anniversary with problems By Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): On the morning of Nov. 10, hundreds of young civilian security guards armed with long bamboo sticks, spears and other sharp weapons converged on the main gate of Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) arts center, which was celebrating its 30th anniversary. These combative youngsters were not invited by TIM's management to safeguard the center or to participate in the anniversary celebration.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov.13, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 25 5,000 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 250 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 250 0 85,000 Alumindo Perkasa 125 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 175 0 0 Aneka Tambang 1,475 0 3,319,000 Anwar Sierad 100 0 0 Apac Centertex Corp.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Support for students
Support for students From Merdeka Merdeka wrote on Nov. 9 that "students, too, are ready to engage themselves in a jihad". We must acknowledge the big role the students played in bringing down the New Order regime. Certainly with the help of the media. It is regrettable that in this reform era there are sides which are suspicious, saying that student movements have "communist" leanings.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Japan donates Rp1.5b stationery
Japan donates Rp1.5b stationery JAKARTA (JP): Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Takao Kawakami has donated 9 million (Rp 1.5 billion) worth of stationery to elementary and junior high schools in Greater Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Surabaya and Bali. Packages were symbolically presented on Thursday to 19 students from seven elementary schools and three junior high schools in Greater Jakarta. The ceremony, held at the Ministry of Education and Culture, was attended by minister Juwono Sudarsono.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
970,000 tons of imported rice to arrive soon
970,000 tons of imported rice to arrive soon JAKARTA (JP): At least 970,000 tons of rice imported by the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) will arrive in several ports throughout the country by the end of the year, Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan has said. Rahardi, who is also Bulog's acting chairman, said that the agency has received the names of the ships that will deliver the rice to the Indonesian ports in November and December.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
RP seeks support from Asia
RP seeks support from Asia MANILA (DPA): Philippine President Joseph Estrada said on Friday he would enlist the support of other Asian nations in pressing China to stop construction work on a disputed South China Sea reef. Estrada is scheduled to meet President Jiang Zemin when he attends the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum leaders' summit in Kuala Lumpur. The Chinese incursion on Mischief Reef in the Spratly islands is likely to be a priority.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Success or failure?
Success or failure? After four tense days of debates heavily marred by violent clashes and bloodshed in the streets outside the impressive conference building, the much touted Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is over. Convened purportedly to lead the nation toward a better future and greater democracy in the wake of the downfall in May of president Soeharto's autocratic New Order regime, no cost or effort was apparently spared to make a success of the event.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Artists comment on Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center
Artists comment on Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center JAKARTA (JP): If you hope to come across senior or popular artists hanging out at the Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) arts center these days, you might be disappointed, said the manager of Teater Koma, Ratna Riantiarno. She said that 20 years ago, it was quite common to see artists like Affandi, H.B. Yassin and Sutan Takdir Alisyahbahna involved in a serious discussion in a corner of TIM. Under a shady tree, the late Arifin. C.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Two cops still kidnapped in E. Timor
Two cops still kidnapped in E. Timor DILI, East Timor: Two police officers were still being held by Falintil resistance movement as of Friday, while the troops had not yet tried to attack them as both parties were still under negotiation, chief of Wira Dharma regional military command Col. Tono Suratman said. Tono said that officers Pvt. Joao Baptista and Pvt. Mateu Dos Santos from Alas military post, about 150 kilometers south of here, were still kidnapped while 11 others had been released.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
MPR session ends with PPP standing firm
MPR session ends with PPP standing firm JAKARTA (JP): Insulated from the violent street protests raging nearby, legislators of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) concluded their Special Session on Friday by unanimously adopting 11 decrees they believe will pave the way for political reform.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah remains unaffected by bloody Jakarta clash
Rupiah remains unaffected by bloody Jakarta clash JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah remained steady on Friday, practically unmoved by bloody clashes between antigovernment demonstrators and security personnel. Currency dealers said the rupiah weakened in morning trade and breached the 8,000 level but bounced back in the afternoon in very thin dealing. Dealers said that certain market participants, especially from Singapore, rushed to purchase dollars in the morning after the Armed Forces Commander Gen.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
More cola, please
More cola, please JAKARTA (JP): Participants at the Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly can choose from a variety of free drinks that have been made available to the illustrious legislators. Those who prefer Coca-Cola can gulp as many glasses of the sugary-sweet soft drink as they want, according to Parimin, a workers assigned to serve the drink to legislators. "We have provided 600 liters of cola, enough to quench the thirst of 2,000 people a day.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
New order govt blamed for cultural freeze
New order govt blamed for cultural freeze JAKARTA (JP): Amien Rais, reformist leader and chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN), delivered Culture and Power, a speech criticizing the impact of an authoritarian vision on culture and the arts. As a consequence of the old regime's tendency to classify culture and art as part of "the national assets and identity", the government brought the development of what is supposed to be an innovative process to a halt, Amien said.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film: Thunder Cats 3:05 Flora Program: Pesona Flora 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 Documentary: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports News 6:30 TVRI News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:35 Saturday Night Music 8:00 News: Lintasan Berita 8:05 Saturday Night Music (contd.) 8:30 Variety Show: Majalah Udara 9:00 World News 9:35 Quiz: Berpacu Dalam Melodi 10:30...
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Randhawa leads Thailand Open
Randhawa leads Thailand Open BANGKOK (AFP): Jyoti Randhawa of India hit a six-under-par 66 on Friday to move into a two shot lead at the halfway mark of the Thailand Open. Randhawa fired six birdies in another flawless display, and leads on 13 under par 131 from James Kingston of South Africa who carded the day's best score of 64 at Thana City Golf and Country Club. Thai favorite Boonchu Ruangkit posted a 67 and shares third spot on nine under par with Scotland's Thai-based Simon Yates.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
U.S. reaffirms commitment to help RI
U.S. reaffirms commitment to help RI JAKARTA (JP): The U.S. government on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to support Indonesia's efforts to revive its crisis- torn economy and to continue with the political reform process. Deputy U.S. Secretary of Commerce Robert Mallett said that Indonesia was a very important economy to the U.S. "Indonesia has over 200 million people. It will be one of the largest democracies in the world. Indonesians are not being ignored by the U.S.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Southeast Asian currencies lifted by yen
Southeast Asian currencies lifted by yen SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Southeast Asian currencies lifted slightly during Asian trading on Friday as the Japanese yen nosed higher against the U.S. dollar. The rupiah, however, ended lower, after Indonesia's supreme military chief advised the population to stay at home, triggering a flurry of local currency sales. But the rupiah looks set to remain the exception among regional currencies, according to analysts and traders.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Calls for MPR to do its duty color end of session
Calls for MPR to do its duty color end of session JAKARTA (JP): Demands, criticism and appeals defined the countdown to the end of the Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Friday as the toll from violence in street rallies increased.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Ometraco Multi Artha declared bankrupt
Ometraco Multi Artha declared bankrupt JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial court declared PT Ometraco Multi Artha (OMA), a multifinance arm of the publicly listed PT Ometraco Corporation, bankrupt on Friday after its 28 creditors rejected the company's debt restructuring proposal. Chief judge Haryono said that the bankruptcy decision, the second issued by the court since its opening in September, was made because debtor and creditors failed to reach agreement on the debt restructuring.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
'Indikator' tabloid hits the streets
'Indikator' tabloid hits the streets JAKARTA (JP): A new economic and political tabloid, Indikator, was launched on Thursday night, intensifying the already tight competition among dozens of new tabloids which have gained permits since the end of the Soeharto era in May. The tabloid's general manager, Eddy Widjanarko, expressed confidence that the tabloid could compete, saying that he and his staff had an average of 15 years experience in the media business.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Scenes from Black Friday
Scenes from Black Friday Photo A/B/C: War JP/IGGP Bayu Ismoyo, JP/IGGP Bayu Ismoyo, JP/Arief Suhardiman WAR THEATER: Students lie down on the ground to stop soldiers from marching toward Atma Jaya University (left photo). A soldier fires at students at Atma Jaya University as colleagues watch from behind an armored vehicle (photo above).
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
The wisdom of moustaches
The wisdom of moustaches JAKARTA (JP): Men traditionally grow moustaches to make them appear masculine. Except for People's Consultative Assembly legislator Poedjono Pranjoto. The chairman of the Assembly Working Committee revealed on Thursday that it was "wisdom" that inspired him to adorn his rectangular face with a moustache. He did not sport a moustache in the past and began to cultivate it only after he took up his post in the Assembly last year.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Excerpts of the 12 draft decrees endorsed by MPR session
Excerpts of the 12 draft decrees endorsed by MPR session JAKARTA (JP): The following are excerpts of the 12 draft decrees adopted by the Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly on Friday. * The decree on the amendment of the Assembly's internal rules stipulates that following the planned elections in mid 1999, the Assembly will choose its own leaders who will be separate from those of the House of Representatives.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Permata Katulistiwa, works of L. Eland, at Galeri Santi, Jl. Benda No. 4, Cilandak Timur, Kemang, South Jakarta (Phone: 7806079), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Dec. 5. * Painting Exhibition: Bahasa Kalbu, by Enrico Soekarno, at Galeri TC, Jl. Kemang Raya 24a, South Jakarta (Phone: 7194270), 11:30 a.m. to 12 a.m., until Nov.30. * Painting Exhibition, Festival of Abstraction, at Duta Fine Arts Foundation, Jl.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
BLACK FRIDAY
BLACK FRIDAY JAKARTA (JP): Twelve people died and dozens were injured as parts of the Indonesian capital turned into a virtual battlefield on Friday pitting students, supported by the masses, against heavily armed police and soldiers. The number of fatalities is expected to rise as several of the injured were in an extremely critical condition.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Rock group /rif tackles environmental beat on 2nd album
Rock group /rif tackles environmental beat on 2nd album By Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): Since it captivated and divided the music scene 40 years ago, rock has kept its prominent place in popular culture. New generations of musicians interpret it in their own way and add individual touches. In the late 1990s, rebellion does not always figure in the message. This is the case in Indonesia, where every genre of popular music assumes a local flavor.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Violence forces city's business to shut up shop
Violence forces city's business to shut up shop JAKARTA (JP): Business activities in the capital practically ground to a halt on Friday due to fear and the chaotic conditions brought about by major clashes between protesting students and security officers in which at least four students were killed. Most of the shops, offices and schools in most parts of the city were closed since early in the morning, with some others being closed after the Moslem Friday prayer at about 1 p.m.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Seven armed men rob BRI branch
Seven armed men rob BRI branch JAKARTA (JP): Seven armed men robbed a branch of state Bank Rakyat Indonesia on Jl. Garuda in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Friday, making away with the bank's computers and a television set. Central Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna said the seven robbers, who were armed with an FN-type gun and machetes, arrived at the bank at 5:30 a.m. in a blue Kijang van and immediately overpowered one of the bank's guards, identified as Daryono, 23.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Hoisted on their own petard
Hoisted on their own petard JAKARTA (JP): What should a soldier do before firing tear gas at demonstrators outside the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)? Pull out his handkerchief, of course. Antara observed that soldiers attempting to disperse protesters with tear gas suffered from the consequences of their own action. In the late afternoon on Friday, while stinging white clouds of tear gas billowed skyward, watery-eyed soldiers were seen clamping handkerchiefs over their faces.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
'Krumbach Declaration': A stab in the back
'Krumbach Declaration': A stab in the back By Dino Patti Djalal JAKARTA (JP): A forum of reconciliation among conflicting East Timorese groups is facing a gloomy future after the failure of their recent dialog in Krumbach, Austria. The Indonesian East Timorese who took part in the fourth All Inclusive Intra East Timorese Dialogue (AIETD) held in Krumbach on Oct. 31 until Nov. 3 returned to Jakarta recently with despondent faces.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Rotary Club builds maternity clinics
Rotary Club builds maternity clinics JAKARTA (JP): The Rotary Club of Victoria, Australia, has teamed up with the Rotary Club of Jakarta-Thamrin to build several maternity clinics in villages around Mauk, Tangerang.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Govt to fund tourism board
Govt to fund tourism board JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Art and Culture Marzuki Usman said yesterday that the government would increase its budget for tourism promotion next fiscal year, by giving additional funds to finance the Indonesia Tourism Promotion Board's (BPPI) activities. "I urge BPPI to send its proposal and working plan to be discussed further by the ministry of finance and the Bappenas (National Development Planning Board) as soon as possible," Marzuki said.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta safe and under control: Wiranto
Jakarta safe and under control: Wiranto JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Commander Gen. Wiranto said Jakarta was safe and under control on Friday morning, only hours before the capital erupted in violence and at least four more people died in clashes between security personnel and masses of students and residents. "Jakarta is safe and under control.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
12 nabbed for trading currencies illegally
12 nabbed for trading currencies illegally JAKARTA (JP): Police officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport have arrested 12 men for trading currencies illegally in the airport compound. Posing as perfume sellers, the suspected illegal currency traders offered their services to the passengers, particularly foreign visitors and returning Indonesian workers, Tangerang Police chief Lt. Col. Pudji Hartanto Iskandar told Antara on Thursday.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Moslem male president
Moslem male president It is shocking how ignorant a group of Moslem clerics can be about today's presidential/vice presidential candidates.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Grieving family buries Tangerang shooting victim
Grieving family buries Tangerang shooting victim TANGERANG (JP): With tears in their eyes, hundreds of relatives, schoolmates and neighbors of senior high school student Lukman Firdaus attended the burial of the 19-year-old boy at his family cemetery at Dangkal village, Cipondoh here Friday afternoon.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
'Ciganjur' leaders fail to appear
'Ciganjur' leaders fail to appear JAKARTA (JP): Friday came and went, but neither Amien Rais, Abdurrahman Wahid, Megawati Soekarnoputri nor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono appeared at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) as was possibly planned. The four political leaders were thought to have been planned to deliver to the Assembly leaders an eight-point statement they drafted in Ciganjur subdistrict, South Jakarta, on Tuesday on political reform.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Probing officials' wealth
Probing officials' wealth There is a strong demand today that the wealth of officials/former officials should be subject to investigation (for example in the case of former president Soeharto). However, there may be no legal foundation for state apparatuses, for example the Attorney General's Office, to simply carry out such investigations. Law No. 3/1971 is there to be applied if someone has been proved to be involved in corruption.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
S'pore tightens labor rules
S'pore tightens labor rules SINGAPORE (AP): Responding to falling productivity in the building industry, Singapore will require all foreign construction workers to pass a basic skills test before they can enter the country to work, a newspaper reported on Friday. The government will progressively increase the proportion of foreigners capable of passing the test, which verifies construction skills such as reading basic drawings and understanding some English, said The Straits Times.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Biologist claims to have found eight new fish species
Biologist claims to have found eight new fish species JAKARTA (JP): An Australian marine biologist said on Friday that he had discovered eight new fish and 15 coral species in Indonesian's eastern waters. Gerard R. Allen said that the new species were discovered during a 16-day-expedition that ended on Wednesday to survey the remote Togean and Banggai Islands in Central Sulawesi. The research was conducted by a 12-member multinational team of marine scientists.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
20 queried over land scam
20 queried over land scam BOGOR (JP): Bogor prosecutors have questioned 20 witnesses in connection with the alleged embezzlement of a 24.3-hectare plot of state land on Jl. Dr Semeru by the head of a Bogor psychiatric hospital. A member of staff at the office who asked not to be named said that the witnesses questioned were members of the hospital reform team, including Dr.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Security by vigilantes
Security by vigilantes From Suara Karya It gave me the shivers when I looked at the television and newspapers showing civilian security guards in the context of the Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). It reminds me of my childhood between 1945 and 1950 when our youths were trained in marching while holding sharpened bamboo sticks. After adequate training, they were sent to fight against the Dutch, who wanted to return and dominate this free country.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Violence reinforces intolerance of ABRI
Violence reinforces intolerance of ABRI JAKARTA (JP): The violent clashes this week which have resulted in hundreds of injuries and a number of deaths among students, security forces, and civilian security volunteers appear to have reinforced people's intolerance of the Armed Forces' conduct. The Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) said on Friday that students rejecting the Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) was "democratically ethical".
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
Petrokimia to build NPK plant
Petrokimia to build NPK plant JAKARTA (JP): State-owned fertilizer producer PT Petrokimia Gresik and state plantation companies PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) II, III, IV and V are to jointly set up a nitrogen, phosphate and kalium (NPK) fertilizer plant. Company spokesman Lutfi Samsyudin said in Gresik, East Java, on Thursday that an agreement on the establishment of the fertilizer plant was signed in Jakarta last week.
Sat, 14 Nov 1998, 00:00 WIB
W. Sumba death toll rises to 26
W. Sumba death toll rises to 26 MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: The toll in the killing spree in last week's clash on West Sumba has risen to 26, of which 25 have been identified and returned to their families, while one remained unidentified, Regent Rudolf Malo said on Friday. The unidentified victim would reportedly be buried by the local administration. "I feel so upset that a big number of people have become victims," Malo said, crying in front of 100 local public figures.