Archive: 29 December 1998
57 articles found
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Eddy Tansil 'living in China'
Eddy Tansil 'living in China' JAKARTA (JP): In a major corruption related development an independent corruption watch dog announced on Monday it has discovered escaped convict Eddy Tansil prospering in China after fleeing a 17-year prison sentence in 1996.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
BI net foreign reserves up to $14.43b
BI net foreign reserves up to $14.43b JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Monday that its net international reserves (NIR) rose by US$146.3 million to $14.43 billion as of Dec. 23 from the Dec. 15 level.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
47 people living with HIV/AIDS in Bali
47 people living with HIV/AIDS in Bali DENPASAR: There are 47 people living with HIV/AIDS in Bali, though it is believed that many cases are not reported.The head of Bali's committee focusing on the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), I Gusti Agung Mayun Eman, was quoted Monday by Antara as...
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Transport prepared for Idul Fitri exodus
Transport prepared for Idul Fitri exodus JAKARTA (JP): The continuing crisis may be no obstacle to the traditional end-of-the-fasting month family gathering of Idul Fitri, and the government is gearing up to prepare for this year's expected exodus of 16.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Textile factory owner found dead in his own office
Textile factory owner found dead in his own office JAKARTA (JP): The trussed and battered body of the owner of a textile factory was found in his office in Cibitung, Bekasi on Monday morning.Sugiarto, alias A Ling, 40, who owned PT Karang Buana Indah textile manufacturer, was found dead by one of...
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaTuesdayMaghrib 6:10 p.m.WednesdayImsak 4:07 a.m.Subuh 4.17 a.m.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Student questioned over treason
Student questioned over treason JAKARTA (JP): National Police summoned a student activist on Monday as a witness in the case of three opposition figures charged with trying to topple President B.J. Habibie's government.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Feminists sound alarm on evil of domestic violence
Feminists sound alarm on evil of domestic violence JAKARTA (JP): Feminists have called on women to be on the alert for domestic violence against them in the light of the continued crisis next year. Among cases of violence reported to the crisis center Mitra Perempuan this year, most were...
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
RI pay-TV business labors to survive
RI pay-TV business labors to surviveBy Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): At the end of 1998, the Indonesian pay- television industry is struggling to survive the painful economic crisis, but the future remains rosy in this vast market of more than 200 million people.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Dec. 28, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,750.00 7,900.00 7,750.00 7,950.00Austrian schilling 1 613.90 683.90 - -Australian dollar 1 4,568.75 4,828.75 4,575.00 4,875.00Belgian franc 1 206.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Habibie urged to release all political prisoners unconditionally
Habibie urged to release all political prisoners unconditionally JAKARTA (JP): Observers are appealing to President B.J. Habibie to grant amnesty to all political prisoners to signal a clean break from Soeharto's New Order regime.Political scientist Muhammad A.S.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Indonesia may cut rice imports by 50% next year
Indonesia may cut rice imports by 50% next year JAKARTA (JP): The country could more than halve its huge rice imports next fiscal year if domestic unhusked rice production meets the targeted 52 million metric tons, Minister of Agriculture Soleh Solahuddin said on Monday.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Two tried for forging money worth Rp 5b
Two tried for forging money worth Rp 5b TANGERANG (JP): Beware of your Rp 50,000 bank notes since they may be among the forged ones distributed by Jie Jusanhadi, 65, alias Anon, and his accomplice Iwan Wijaya, 46.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Seven die, eight hurt in road accident
Seven die, eight hurt in road accident SALATIGA, Central Java: Seven people died and eight sustained severe injuries in an accident involving a truck, a public transport vehicle, a motorcycle and a pedicab in Salatiga on Sunday.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
RI negotiates rice deal with Thailand
RI negotiates rice deal with Thailand BANGKOK (Reuters): Indonesia is renegotiating a deal to buy 100,000 tons of rice from the Thai government, a senior commerce ministry official said on Monday.Pracha Charutrakulchai, head of the foreign trade department, told reporters that Indonesia asked...
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
National sports struggle to survive economic crisis
National sports struggle to survive economic crisisBy Dwiatmanta JAKARTA (JP): A self-fulfilled medal target at the Asian Games in Bangkok allowed Indonesian sports to breathe a sigh of relief, at least for the moment.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Labor condition likely to worsen in 1999: Observers
Labor condition likely to worsen in 1999: ObserversBy Ridwan Max Sijabat JAKARTA (JP): Observers predicted on Monday that labor conditions would worsen next year due to the prolonged economic and political crises, warning that an unemployment rate of 38 million out of the total work force of 90...
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Improve the system!
Improve the system! Mr. Pieroelie completely misses the point in his letter about the "loss of a few television shows on the tube" (Dec. 26, 1998).The Indovision case is a typical example of how Indonesia operates (doesn't).
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Markets dip before New Year holiday
Markets dip before New Year holiday HONG KONG (AFP): Asian stock markets ended mixed Monday in thin trade and on a lack of buying incentives ahead of the New Year, with most investors on year-end holidays, dealers said.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Rates for tax payment, valid from Dec.28 1998 to Jan. 03 1999
Rates for tax payment, valid from Dec.28 1998 to Jan. 03 1999 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 7,550.00Austrian schilling 1 641.98Australian dollar 1 4,605.50Belgian franc 1 219.13Canadian dollar 1 4,861.25Swiss franc 1 5,537.22Deutschemark 1 4,506.12Danish krone 1 1,188.85French franc 1 1,348.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Whose year was it?
Whose year was it? The Jakarta Post has never named its man or woman of the year, the custom of several media institutions in distinguishing individuals or groups for their prominence, good or otherwise, during the preceding 12 months.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Mining sector promises more investment in 1999
Mining sector promises more investment in 1999 JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investment in the mining sector should continue flowing in 1999 despite the prevailing uncertainties on both the economic and political fronts, Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said on Monday.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Yayuk at crossroads once again
Yayuk at crossroads once againBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's best ever tennis player Yayuk Basuki captured the headlines by winning the Asian Games women's singles gold medal in the twilight of her career.Yayuk was extremely happy, as she approaches the ending.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Pulp plant in C. Kalimantan
Pulp plant in C. Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): A private national company PT. Ceria Karya Pranawa plans to build an Rp 8.5 trillion (US$1.13 billion) pulp plant in Kotawaringin Timur regency, Central Kalimantan, Antara reported on Monday.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Monoloyalty policy: Problems and prospects
Monoloyalty policy: Problems and prospectsBy R. Siti Zuhro JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian bureaucracy is not neutral, due to the government's policy of insisting on the monoloyalty of civil servants, so that they can only vote for its political body, Golkar, in general elections.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
1998: Worst year in living memory for many Jakartans
1998: Worst year in living memory for many JakartansBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Unlike previous years when Jakarta witnessed constant growth in development, the city this year experienced a multitude of severe problems, including a sharp drop in the city budget, the necessary renovation of...
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Thai tourism fares well despite crisis
Thai tourism fares well despite crisis BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand's tourism industry is thriving as the weak baht currency enables local hotels and tour operators to offer cheap holidays, the head of one of Thailand's biggest hotels said on Monday.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Sutiyoso vows to crack down on firecrackers business
Sutiyoso vows to crack down on firecrackers business JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso warned Jakartans on Monday that city security authorities would take stiff measures against anyone who makes, supplies, carries, sells or lights fireworks that explode.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
1998: A ministerial search for confidence
1998: A ministerial search for confidenceBy Sugianto Tandra JAKARTA (JP): In search of lost public confidence.One could say it is what many ministers of President B.J. Habibie's Reform Cabinet have been striving to achieve for over half of 1998.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Five illegal tillers shot in Medan clash
Five illegal tillers shot in Medan clash JAKARTA (JP): Five laborers of a state-owned plantation in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, were shot Monday in a clash involving possibly illegal tillers and employees of the Nusantara II plantation.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Today's calm may turn to chaos
Today's calm may turn to chaosBy Hermawan Sulistyo JAKARTA (JP): Renewed student demonstrations have marked the local political landscape in the last three months. Many might contend the rallies serve as an indicator of political and social tensions.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
RI economy worse than IMF hopes
RI economy worse than IMF hopes The government has taken several measures in its efforts to restore the economy, which has been affected by a monetary crisis since July 1997. Economist Kwik Kian Gie reviews economic developments during 1997.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Coral is dying: Expert
Coral is dying: Expert VICTORIA (AFP): Coral is dying at massive rates around the world as a result of global warming, U.S. expert warned.He said 80 percent of the corals in the Seychelles and 90 percent of those in Indonesia were already dead, and that the worst was yet to come because sea...
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Bank looses billions through corruption
Bank looses billions through corruption MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The prosecutor's office here is investigating allegations of corruption reaching billions of rupiah at the local Bank Pembangunan Daerah, the regional development bank.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
S'pore races ahead with costly petrochemical plan
S'pore races ahead with costly petrochemical plan SINGAPORE (AFP): As other recession-hit Asian economies shelve mammoth infrastructure projects, Singapore is going full steam ahead with its ambitious plan to create a new island for a world class petrochemical complex.The S$7 billion (US$4.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
S'pore sugar for Aceh
S'pore sugar for Aceh JAKARTA (JP): PT Kandi Agung, a private company in Banda Aceh, has begun importing cheaper sugar from Singapore instead of Jakarta to meet a rising demand during the Ramadhan fasting month, Antara reported from the Aceh capital on Monday.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Government bank guarantee to stay in place: Sjahrir
Government bank guarantee to stay in place: Sjahrir JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin reaffirmed on Monday that the government guarantee on depositors' money at poorly capitalized banks would remain in place even if the banks had to be closed down.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Petrosea wins contract
Petrosea wins contract JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Petrosea has been awarded a US$50.8 million project for phase seven of Total Indonesie's Tunu Field Development Project in East Kalimantan, the company announced on Monday.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Indra has slim chance in Copenhagen Masters
Indra has slim chance in Copenhagen Masters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's men's singles shuttler Indra Wijaya was left with a slim chance of going through to the 1998 Copenhagen Masters final after one victory and one defeat on Sunday.The Copenhagen Masters runs until Dec. 31.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Entertainment spots sealed off
Entertainment spots sealed off JAKARTA (JP): A gaming hall and a gambling den located on the first and third floors of the six-story Prinsen Park building in the Lokasari complex in West Jakarta were temporarily sealed off by the city public order office on Sunday, an official said.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
TV Program: Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998
TV Program: Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998TVRI 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 Documentary: Tanah Airku 9:00 Music 9:30 Live Reports: Pencanangan Tahun Kriya dan Rekayasa 2:00...
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
ABRI to stay neutral in next year's poll
ABRI to stay neutral in next year's poll JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto promised on Monday that the military would not back Golkar in next year's general election, and that it would treat all contestants equally.Addressing the media after he met with President B.J.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Nationalism and studying abroad
Nationalism and studying abroadFrom Bisnis IndonesiaBisnis Indonesia of Dec.18 carried the articles Jakarta in chaos, MNC reacts and Relocation of shoe factory to Vietnam side by side.The situation in our country is really saddening.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Tourist arrivals drop 5.3%
Tourist arrivals drop 5.3% SINGAPORE (AFP): Visitor arrivals in Singapore fell 5.3 percent from a year earlier to 506,950 in November with the number of tourists from Southeast Asia falling markedly, the Singapore Tourism Board said Monday.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Bank Rama needs Rp 262 billion for recapitalization program
Bank Rama needs Rp 262 billion for recapitalization program JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Rama announced on Monday that it would need Rp 262 billion (about US$35 million) to boost its capital adequacy ratio (CAR) to the desirable level.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Improper meddling?
Improper meddling? This is a final follow-up to attempts to get feedback on a complaint about an official in the Medan Immigration Office who extorted many millions of rupiah at a time (in premonetary crisis value) from expatriates and Indonesians. Finally, on Dec.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
BBD employee jailed for embezzlement
BBD employee jailed for embezzlement JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced an employee of state Bank Bumi Daya (BBD) on Monday to six years in jail and fined him Rp 5 million for embezzling Rp 630 million.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
El Nino brings drought, floods and failed harvests
El Nino brings drought, floods and failed harvestsBy Mira Gajevic HAMBURG (DPA): Drought in Indonesia, record floods in Central and East Africa and a failed harvest in Latin America are all a result of the 1997/98 El Nino.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Association will give cash bonus for Supriati's gold
Association will give cash bonus for Supriati's gold JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association will hand over a cash bonus to Supriati Sutono, the gold medalist in the women's 5,000 meters in the 13th Asian Games, probably next week.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Kamra and ABRI's prestige
Kamra and ABRI's prestige The government has finally decided to take the middle road in trying to overcome its security personnel shortage by forming a 40,000-strong people's security unit (Kamra). The government -- through Armed Forces Chief/Minister of Defense Gen.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Nonfeature TV miniseries face lck of public recognition
Nonfeature TV miniseries face lck of public recognitionBy Gotot Prakosa JAKARTA(JP): The term sinetron is an acronym for Sinema Elektronik, coined by Soemardjono, a national film figure who died in August 1998. He came up with sinetron as terminology for television miniseries.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Tabloid managing editor called in for defamation
Tabloid managing editor called in for defamation JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police on Monday summoned the managing editor of the new biweekly Warta Republik tabloid to answer allegations of defamation, following a lawsuit lodged by the country's former vice president Try Sutrisno.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Performance * Puppet Show, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 433562), 9:30 p.m., Jan. 2.Talk * Discussion on Literature: Dramatisasi Puisi, Pujangga Manik, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, 4 p.m., Jan. 3.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
SE Asian monies slip lower on year-end dollar demand
SE Asian monies slip lower on year-end dollar demand SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies ended Asian trading hours on Monday lower against the U.S. dollar. But with many market participants away from their desks during the holiday season, few dealers were prepared to read any...
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Rights activist Munir named 'Man of the Year'
Rights activist Munir named 'Man of the Year' JAKARTA (JP): The man of the year, in the opinion of Ummat weekly, is Munir, coordinator of the Committee for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras).
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec.28, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 425 -25 2,500 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 25,000 Alumindo Light Metal 325 -25 426,000 Alumindo...
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Rp 8b in losses in Tanjung Enim fire
Rp 8b in losses in Tanjung Enim fire TANJUNG ENIM, South Sumatra: The fire which ravaged dozens of houses in the South Sumatran town of Tanjung Enim on Friday is estimated to have caused Rp 8 billion in material losses, Antara reported Monday.The chief of the Lahat police precinct, Lt. Col.