Archive: 2 December 1998
58 articles found
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Dharmala Agrifood's hearing adjourned
Dharmala Agrifood's hearing adjourned JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court on Tuesday again adjourned the hearing of the bankruptcy petition filed jointly by the International Financial Corporation (IFC), ING Indonesia Bank and Bank Niaga against PT Dharmala Agrifood. Presiding judge Ch Kristi Purnamiwulan said that the plaintiff's lawyer, Kartini Muljadi of Kartini Muljadi and Partners, should provide more evidence supporting its allegations before resuming the hearing.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Any extension of transitional govt will be costly: Emil
Any extension of transitional govt will be costly: Emil JAKARTA (JP): Noted economist Emil Salim warned President B.J. Habibie on Tuesday that any extension of his transitional administration would create a huge economic cost for the crisis- hit country. He said that badly needed investment would not arrive until a new government resulting from a fair general election had been formed.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Minister to open textile fair
Minister to open textile fair JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Industry and Trade is opening The Finest Traditional Textile Fair on Wednesday at its main office on Jl. Gatot Subroto. Thirty-four small and medium-scale producers of traditional textile products from all 27 provinces will display their products, including batik, woven fabrics and silks, at the six- day event.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
TV Program: Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998
TV Program: Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998 TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:00 Morning News 6:30 News: Nuansa Reformasi 7:00 Children's Program: Lagu Anak Nusantara 7:30 Cartoon 8:00 Music 8:30 Documantary Film 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Special school helps children overcome learning difficulties
Special school helps children overcome learning difficulties JAKARTA (JP): Ronny is a smart, healthy and energetic boy, but he never sits still. He is always getting into trouble for being disruptive in class. But his teachers have found more serious problems as the boy is still unable to write legibly despite trying extremely hard. The 10-year-old Ronny, now in the fourth grade, is making little progress in school despite having an IQ level of 140 (the normal range is between 90 and 110).
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Hun Sen pushes Cambodia's case for ASEAN entry
Hun Sen pushes Cambodia's case for ASEAN entry PHNOM PENH (AP): Prime Minister Hun Sen pushed Cambodia's case on Tuesday for entry this month into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, saying the country had met all the conditions.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Sjahril says RI financial scene unfazed by riots
Sjahril says RI financial scene unfazed by riots HONG KONG (Reuters): Riots and renewed political unrest in Indonesia have had little impact on the country's already battered financial scene, the governor of the central Bank Indonesia, Sjahril Sabirin, said on Tuesday. While the incidents have sparked concern, people in financial circles tended to see them as isolated incidents and quite unlike the violent tumult in May that led to the end of President Soeharto's 32-year rule, Sjahril said.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Supratman wins Levi's band contest
Supratman wins Levi's band contest JAKARTA (JP): W.R. Supratman of SMU Islam Harapan Ibu senior high school in Jakarta stole the Levi's Music Brawl contest at Bengkel Nightpark discotheque in South Jakarta on Sunday. For beating the five other finalists, the band received a trophy, Rp 3 million (US$405) in cash and gifts from the sponsors, the organizer said in a statement on Monday. The band was also chosen by the 2,000 spectators as their favorite band, it said.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Mass exodus from Manokwari
Mass exodus from Manokwari MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: More than 1,000 migrants who settled at the foot of Mount Umsini in Manokwari regency left in a mass exodus over the weekend out of fears for their safety. "They left because of rumors of expulsion, unrest and the murder of non-Irianese Indonesians," one resident said. Antara reported that 1,112 people left the province on board KM Ciremai late on Saturday night.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Tokyo, Hanoi agree on defense
Tokyo, Hanoi agree on defense Tokyo (DPA): Japan and Vietnam agreed on Tuesday to keep up "the recent momentum" of high-level defense and security dialog between them, while Tokyo vowed to continue supporting Hanoi's economic reform efforts, a Japanese foreign ministry official said. The agreement was reached during a 20-minute meeting between Japanese foreign minister Masahiko Komura and Vietnamese defense minister Pham Van Tra.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
History shows women can lead
History shows women can lead By Lynda Kurnia Wardhani JAKARTA (JP): A recommendation that Indonesia's president and vice president must be male Moslems, issued by a group of Moslem clerics in the recent Indonesian Moslem Congress, has provoked much debate. The recommendation hinders women's political emancipation and their chance to become state's leaders.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Civil service exam sparks violence
Civil service exam sparks violence DILI, East Timor: The provincial health office here was left in a shambles on Tuesday after 100 people turned violent during a protest against the civil service entrance examination. The protesters turned violent after they were unable to meet the head of the local health office and the head of the enrollment committee.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Bombing suspects caught in Madura
Bombing suspects caught in Madura JAKARTA: Arrests have been made of two suspects in a car bombing that killed three and left five others injured in Pamekasan island in Madura on Saturday, Antara reported. Lt. Col. Wahyudi, chief of the Pamekasan police precinct, said Sunday that the two suspects, now detained at the police precinct, were M, 30, and S, 45, both from Pamekasan regency.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Drifting toward disarray
Drifting toward disarray The country had barely begun to recover from the shock of the deadly riots that swept Jakarta's Ketapang neighborhood on Sunday, Nov. 22, before another blow jolted the nation. On Monday thousands of people rampaged through the streets of Kupang, the provincial capital of East Nusa Tenggara, vandalizing property and burning mosques, apparently in retaliation for the burning of churches in Jakarta.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Black Friday incident resonates
Black Friday incident resonates From Merdeka My family and I wish to convey our deepest heartfelt condolences on the death of the students who fell as heroes in their fight for democracy, justice and truth in this reform era. We were in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, far from Indonesia, and felt extremely saddened by the catastrophe of Nov. 13, what has become known as the Black Friday incident.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Asian economies 'hunger for gold'
Asian economies 'hunger for gold' NEW DELHI (Reuters): Demand for gold in the crisis-racked Asian economies is reviving, a senior World Gold Council (WGC) official said on Tuesday. "There is evidence that the demand is now coming back to Southeast Asia," Dick Ware of the WGC's Centre for Public Policy Studies told Reuters.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Sayidiman signs up to Soeharto investigation, Todung declines
Sayidiman signs up to Soeharto investigation, Todung declines JAKARTA (JP): At least one candidate for the special commission to investigate the wealth of former president Soeharto has said he is willing to take up the government's offer to sit on the commission. Noted military affairs columnist and former envoy to Japan, Lt. Gen. Sayidiman Suryohadiprodjo, told The Jakarta Post and Surya in Bandung Tuesday that he would contribute in whatever way he could.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Religious riots orchestrated to devide
Religious riots orchestrated to devide Religious conflicts are rife these days, the latest being the destruction of mosques in the East Nusa Tenggara capital of Kupang on Monday. Masdar F. Mas'udi, director of the Indonesian Society for Islamic Boarding Schools and Community Development and a lecturer in Islamic studies at the Driyarkara School of Philosophy, discusses what is at the core of the problem.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Minibus drivers stage protest for credit disbursement
Minibus drivers stage protest for credit disbursement JAKARTA (JP): After going on strike and staging a rally for several hours on Tuesday morning, about 100 owners and drivers of Kopaja minibuses received an official guarantee of the immediate disbursement of the government's cheap credit facilities. The pledge came from the director general of land transportation of the Ministry of Communications, Santo Budiono, during a meeting with Kopaja's chief of operational affairs Syarifuddin.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Centers seek quota for women in govt
Centers seek quota for women in govt JAKARTA (JP): Eighty women's studies centers around the country have joined forces to demand that women be given a proportional representation in the government. Representatives of the centers also rejected the plan by certain Islamic organizations to bar women from becoming the country's president.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Indorayon must operate for auditing: Rahardi
Indorayon must operate for auditing: Rahardi JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said on Tuesday that the troubled pulp and rayon producer PT Inti Indorayon Utama must run its mill in Porsea, North Sumatra, to enable the independent audit team to evaluate its operations. "When it's time, like it or not, (the mill) must be in operation because in order to evaluate the mill's production process, the machinery must be running," Rahardi told a media conference.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
New debt conversion rate set at Rp 7,931 to dollar
New debt conversion rate set at Rp 7,931 to dollar JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Debt Restructuring Agency (INDRA) set the exchange rate used to convert private sector overseas loans into rupiah at Rp 7,931 to the U.S. dollar for companies entering the agency in December. The agency said in a statement on Tuesday that the conversion rate was based on the best average exchange rate of the rupiah to the dollar during the past 20 days. The rupiah closed at Rp 7,450 to the dollar on Tuesday.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Samurai swords and violence
Samurai swords and violence From Media Indonesia I am a layman in law. I know, however, that carrying a sharp weapon not for professional purposes is prohibited. The authorities often launch raids. Those found with sharp weapons are penalized. I am worried seeing an increase in the free hawking of samurai swords in the towns and villages of my region. The hawkers have substantial earnings despite the monetary crisis.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Bogus marine major arrested in Pulo Gebang
Bogus marine major arrested in Pulo Gebang JAKARTA (JP): The Marine Corps has arrested a debt collector claiming to be a marine major following a report from a resident who fell victim to his trickery, an officer in the corps' information unit said on Tuesday. Maj. Ibrahim Sadong told reporters that the suspect was identified as 36-year-old Anwar Daud, who comes from Bima in West Nusa Tenggara.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Habibie condemns Kupang violence
Habibie condemns Kupang violence JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie condemned on Tuesday the burning and ransacking of mosques in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, vowing his government would not tolerate the destruction of places of worship and other acts of prejudice. "We condemn (the act), whether it is a church or a mosque or a temple.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia controls could backfire: IMF
Malaysia controls could backfire: IMF KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lauded Malaysia for its open trade regime but said capital controls could backfire, leaving the country vulnerable if its export markets begin to dry up. The IMF, in a paper presented at a business conference in the capital, said Malaysia's openness to trade was exceptional by regional standards.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN ulemas issue declaration on AIDS
ASEAN ulemas issue declaration on AIDS JAKARTA (JP): A declaration by 28 Islamic religious leaders and experts from six Southeast Asian countries was issued Tuesday during a workshop here, and contained 15 guidelines on HIV/AIDS and people living with HIV/AIDS.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Renowed designer had hard childhood
Renowed designer had hard childhood JAKARTA (JP): Harry Darsono is blessed with exceptional talents. Besides being renowned as one of Indonesia's foremost couturiers, he is also a painter, a teacher and a musician. But his current success did not come overnight. Only a few people know that this gifted artist went through an extremely difficult period during his childhood. "I was a physically weak child because when I was born in 1951, I was premature," he said.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Death toll from Sunday's quake in Maluku hits 25
Death toll from Sunday's quake in Maluku hits 25 JAKARTA (JP): The death toll from Sunday's powerful earthquake in Maluku reached 25 on Tuesday, with the number expected to rise as rescue workers continue to search for victims on the islands of Tailabu and Mangole.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Statistics debate
Statistics debate I felt relieved to read Leo Suryadinata's letter "On ethnic Chinese" again published in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 25, 1998, in which he denied saying that the ethnic Chinese were not a minority but the third largest ethnic group in Indonesia. As readers might recall, it was this absurd claim that prompted me to protest in the first place (my letter on Nov. 16).
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Locals excluded from new market
Locals excluded from new market TANGERANG (JP): Incensed residents of Poris Plawad Indah in Cipondoh district here are demanding answers from officials on why they were shut out of space at a new Rp 1 billion (US$153,846) market in their subdistrict.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Bukittingi closed to foreigners
Bukittingi closed to foreigners PADANG, West Sumatra: The provincial government has closed the town of Bukittinggi to foreigners after deeming it too unsightly following a number of recent fires. The head of the public relations for the West Sumatra provincial administration, Yohanes Dahlan, told journalists here on Tuesday that the decision had been taken by Governor Muchlis Ibrahim to prevent the unsightly state of the town from damaging tourism in the province.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Tell the poor nothing but the whole truth
Tell the poor nothing but the whole truth Government officials are optimistic in the wake of encouraging recent economic data but economist Kwik Kian Gie sees harder burdens ahead for the poor. JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of National Development Planning Budiono is upbeat about Indonesia's economic outlook because the rupiah has remained stable at about Rp 7,500 to the U.S. dollar in spite of a series of riots in the capital and other cities.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Bank interest rates fall, but negative spread remains
Bank interest rates fall, but negative spread remains JAKARTA (JP): The country's commercial banks slashed their deposit interest rates by as much as five percentage points this week, but they still suffer from negative spread, paying higher interest rates on deposits than they are paid for lendings. Most commercial banks are offering one-month deposit interest rates at 46 percent -- 3 percent lower than the maximum 49 percent that Bank Indonesia will guarantee.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
EU regrets denial of bail to Anwar
EU regrets denial of bail to Anwar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The European Union said on Tuesday it regretted that Malaysia's sacked finance minister Anwar Ibrahim had been refused bail in his corruption and sex trial. In its second statement in two months on Anwar's case, the EU said it was concerned Malaysian authorities had not published the results of an investigation into his allegations he was beaten while in police custody.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia 'must adopt an athlete's spirit'
Indonesia 'must adopt an athlete's spirit' JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie told the nation on Tuesday to use the spirit of sportsmanship as its model of conduct when coping with present challenges. Speaking before the national contingent for the Bangkok Asian Games, Habibie said the way athletes strived for achievement should encourage the new spirit the nation needs to flourish. "In this difficult situation, we need more patience, efforts and hard work while maintaining our composure.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
God sees all
God sees all I refer to the happenings on Sunday Nov. 22, later known as the Ketapang incident. We had not yet recovered from the torching of churches in Banyuwangi and Bondowoso one year ago, and now similar happenings have taken place in Jakarta. The impression is even worse because there was an intention on the part of the masses to destroy the Jakarta Cathedral, said to be the oldest church in Indonesia. Various assumptions have been put forward on the cause of the burnings.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Collectors rush for old rupiah
Collectors rush for old rupiah SURABAYA: Rare old rupiah notes bearing images of the rhinoceros, the deer and the late first president Sukarno are hot properties for collectors willing to pay millions of rupiah. Antara reported from Surabaya that numismatists were particularly interested in the Rp 25 note with the picture of the protected one-horned rhinoceros, the Rp 10 note with the image of a deer and the Rp 1,000 note with the image of the independence proclaimer, Sukarno.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Athletes, press insured for $25,000
Athletes, press insured for $25,000 BANGKOK (Reuters): The organizers of next week's Asian Games in Thailand said on Tuesday they had insured the life of every athlete, official and journalist who attends for US$25,000. The Games organizing committee said it had taken out a $300- million policy with Thai Prasit Insurance Co Ltd, Thailand's largest insurance firm.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Dec. 1, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,300.00 7,450.00 7,300.00 7,525.00 Austrian schilling 1 565.80 635.80 - - Australian dollar 1 4,489.20 4,749.20 4,475.00 4,825.00 Belgian franc 1 192.75 217.75 - - Brunei dollar 1 - - 4,475.00 4,615.00 Canadian dollar 1 4,616.60 4,896.60 4,600.00 5,100.00 Swiss franc 1 5,110.40 5,390.40 4,950.00 5,450.00 Deutschemark 1 4,179.10 4,439.10 4,100.00 4,500.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Self-determination must not threaten nation's unity: Habibie
Self-determination must not threaten nation's unity: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie asserted on Tuesday that the right of indigenous peoples to self-determination would be void if it threatened the unity and integrity of the sovereign nation.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Try, Edi join breakaway Golkar party
Try, Edi join breakaway Golkar party JAKARTA (JP): Former vice president Try Sutrisno and former defense minister Edi Sudradjat, both retired Army generals, signed their names to a declaration on Tuesday to form a new political party along with nearly 100 other discontented members of Golkar. The as-yet unnamed political party immediately announced its intention to contest the general election scheduled for June next year.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Councilors ask for halt of rallies during Ramadhan
Councilors ask for halt of rallies during Ramadhan JAKARTA (JP): City councilors have suggested that people refrain from staging street rallies in the capital during the upcoming Moslem's fasting month of Ramadhan. The month of Ramadhan is expected to begin on Dec. 19. When contacted by The Jakarta Post on Tuesday, councilors Ida Mawaddah Noor, Chaidir Fadhil and Sumekar encouraged the people to channel their dissatisfaction through other means such as discussions during the Islamic holy month.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah and stock prices remain firm in quiet trade
Rupiah and stock prices remain firm in quiet trade JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah was almost unbudged at 7,475 against the U.S. dollar in very quite trading and stock prices edged up 0.4 percent on Tuesday. Currency dealers said that lingering domestic political instability failed to weigh down market sentiment over the currency, which has hovered around the 7,400 level against the American dollar in the past few weeks. It closed at the 7,500 level on Monday.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Ericsson to cut its cellular phone prices
Ericsson to cut its cellular phone prices JAKARTA (JP): PT Ericsson Indonesia, the local subsidiary of a Swedish telecommunications firm, is to cut the price of its cellular telephones in response to the stronger rupiah, an executive of the company said here on Tuesday. Ericsson Indonesia president Mats Olsson said the adjustment was needed because the price of cellular telephones, like other imported goods, follows the rupiah-U.S. dollar exchange rate.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Businessman questioned in connection with loan scandal
Businessman questioned in connection with loan scandal JAKARTA (JP): Businessman The Nin King was questioned by the Attorney General's Office Tuesday as a suspect in an Rp 572.2 billion (US$76 million) Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) loan scandal. The owner of the widely diversified Argo Manunggal Group was questioned for more than five hours by officers from the Intelligence Operation Center and the Special Crimes Division. The Nin King, however, refused to speak to reporters after the questioning.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Hyundai will take over Kia and Asia Motors
Hyundai will take over Kia and Asia Motors SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co on Tuesday agreed to acquire a 51 percent stake each in Kia Motors Corp and Asia Motors Co for 1.18 trillion won (US$951 million). Analysts said the deal would allow Hyundai to gain stronger ground in the country's car industry but would force loss-making Samsung Motors out of the business.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 1, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 375 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 300 0 230,500 Alumindo Light Metal 275 -25 157,000 Alumindo Perkasa 125 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 200 0 10,000 Aneka Tambang 1,750 100 8,044,000 Anwar Sierad 100 0 0 Apac Centertex Corp.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
PPP formally reverts to its former identity
PPP formally reverts to its former identity JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) on Tuesday formally reassumed its previous identity as an Islamic party, the platform it plans to use in next year's general election against about 100 other political parties. The congress also endorsed the use of the image of the Kaaba, the Moslem holy shrine in Mecca, as its symbol in place of the star, but retained dark green as the party's color.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Group demands the release of 180 Ambonese in police custody
Group demands the release of 180 Ambonese in police custody JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Ambonese community group Voice of the Moluccan People Front on Tuesday called for the immediate release of more than 180 Ambonese taken into protective police custody during the bloody Ketapang incident. Group spokesman William Latuheru said the young men were evacuated by security personnel during the Nov. 22 clash between local residents and guards of amusement centers on Jl. K.H.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Show some decency!
Show some decency! A few days ago, I witnessed an incident of how one of us foreigners shamefully treated one of our Indonesian hosts in this country. On Saturday Nov. 28, at 1:30 p.m., Pondok Indah Mall was quite crowded when we entered from the southern gate. Parking was difficult and the mall security guards were trying to do their best to organize the busy traffic.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Palapa C has power problem
Palapa C has power problem NEW YORK (Dow Jones): PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara said a Palapa-C satellite has lost the ability to recharge batteries due to an electrical power problem. In a press release Tuesday, P.T. Pasifik, which jointly owns the satellite with PT Satelindo of Indonesia, said the recharging problem will interrupt transmission during solar eclipses in March and September.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Councilor calls for probe of budget losses
Councilor calls for probe of budget losses JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor urged the city administration on Tuesday to investigate losses that could amount to more than Rp 2 billion (US$266,666) for the first eight months of this fiscal year from the funds allocated for the maintenance of official vehicles. M.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
TMW consortium denies collusion allegation in train project deal
TMW consortium denies collusion allegation in train project deal JAKARTA (JP): Tekken-Marubeni Wika (TMW) consortium of Japan has flatly denied the allegation made by the Indonesian Corruption Watch that TMW was involved in a collusion with the tendering committee of Jababeka's train project that might cause the Indonesian government losses of Rp 11 billion. TMW's lawyer, O.C.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Gapki foresees stable market for cooking oil
Gapki foresees stable market for cooking oil JAKARTA (JP): Producers of crude palm oil (CPO) have predicted cooking oil prices will remain stable on the domestic market despite the increase in demand during the Moslem Idul Fitri holiday and the government's recent move to decrease the reference export price for CPO and its derivatives.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Sutiyoso donates money to churches
Sutiyoso donates money to churches JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso handed over donations totaling Rp 97.5 million (US$13,000) on Tuesday to 19 of the 22 churches which were burned or damaged during the Nov. 22 rioting in West and Central Jakarta. Kristus church on Jl. KH Zainul Arifin received the largest portion, Rp 25 million, followed by Santapan Rohani church on Jl. Taman Sari Raya which got Rp 20 million and Pantekosta church on Jl. KH Zainul Arifin which received Rp 10 million.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Asian units rise in step with the yen
Asian units rise in step with the yen SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian currencies ended steady on Tuesday in line with a firmer Japanese yen as the correction in U.S. stocks pulled down the American dollar, dealers said. The yen closed in Singapore around 122.65 per dollar after hitting a morning high of 122.50, up from its close here Monday of 123.80 and its level in New York of 122.92 Monday afternoon.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
PPP congress recommends giving women leading role
PPP congress recommends giving women leading role JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) veered into a debate over gender issues at its congress on Tuesday and after fierce deliberation finally agreed to recommend the appointment of women to the party's leadership.