Archive: 7 December 1998
48 articles found
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
ABRI to arm villagers
ABRI to arm villagers DILI: The Armed Forces (ABRI) will arm villagers here to fight armed Falintil separatists, East Timor Military chief Col. Tono Suratman said on Saturday. "I have an order from my superior to arm villagers so that they can secure their villages," he said after attending a Navy anniversary day here. There are 442 villages in East Timor. Suratman said that his office would assess which villages would receive weapons and trainings.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Unhusked rice price rise 'wont's affect inflation'
Unhusked rice price rise 'wont's affect inflation' JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to raise the floor price of unhusked rice would not boost inflation because of lower rice prices in the international market, according to Minister of Agriculture Soleh Solahuddin. Soleh noted that the recent price increase was to help improve the welfares of local farmers following the removal of fertilizers subsidy.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
'RI needs to develop a human rights culture'
'RI needs to develop a human rights culture' JAKARTA (JP): A United Nations rapporteur at the end of her fact finding visit here said Indonesia needs to revamp its approach to human rights by developing a more receptive culture to such issues.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
UN Volunteers provide aid in Cipinang Besar Utara area
UN Volunteers provide aid in Cipinang Besar Utara area JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) marked International Volunteers Day here over the weekend by giving away 200 packages of staple foods to needy people and Rp 3 million (US$400) in loans to small-scale entrepreneurs. Project coordinator Thelma Orbase said the packages and loans were given to residents of the densely populated Cipinang Besar Utara subdistrict in East Jakarta.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Relatives frustrated with investigation
Relatives frustrated with investigation SINGAPORE (AP): Nearly one year after a Singapore plane mysteriously plunged from the Indonesian sky, relatives of the victims expressed frustration and anger at a memorial service on Sunday over the lack of progress in the investigation. Silk Air flight MI185 crashed into the Sumatran jungle on Dec. 19, 1997, killing all 104 passengers and crew on board the Boeing 737-300 airplane.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Assets: Getting value for money
Assets: Getting value for money By C.J. de Koning The following is the first of two articles on Indonesia's economic crisis. LONDON (JP): If someone buys a house in Indonesia, it would be rare that he could afford the whole purchase price. He would normally go to the bank and obtain a loan. If a domestic airline in Indonesia buys a plane, it would be equally rare that the company could afford to pay the whole amount up front. The company would also take out a loan.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Transparency in business essential
Transparency in business essential Given the fact that the absence of corporate governance is one of the reasons our economy has gone bankrupt, making our businesses sound and transparent is an important precondition for restoring our national economy. It is not only the government that must be clean, business players too must possess credibility.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Workshop brings 'origami' to Jakarta
Workshop brings 'origami' to Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Paper is not simply a thing to write on. It is highly useful and provides endless creative possibilities. Many people prefer to use paper to make decorative arts, not only because it is cheap, but also because it is easy to obtain, simple to work with and requires no special tools. Although paper was invented in China around A.D.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today 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 Documentary: Widya Wahana 9:00 Performance 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
ICMI asserts support for Habibie's govt
ICMI asserts support for Habibie's govt YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Association of Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) closed its annual conference here late Sunday with an assertion of its support for the government of President B.J. Habibie, and a decision to scrap its board of patrons that was formed under former president Soeharto.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Batik Exhibition: The Awakening of Batik at the end of the Millennium, at Galeri TC, Jl. Kemang Raya 24A, South Jakarta (Phone: 7194270), 11:30 a.m. to 12 a.m., until Dec.31. * Photo Exhibition: My Imagination, by Aendra H. Medita, at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Salemba Raya 25 Central Jakarta (Phone: 3908580,3908585), until Dec. 15. * Fine Arts Exhibition: Ekspresi 18 Perupa, at Cemara 6 Galeri Kafe, Jl.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Leaders call for dialog among elite
Leaders call for dialog among elite JAKARTA (JP): The leader of Indonesia's largest Moslem group, alarmed by the increasing violence across the country, on Sunday again called for more effective political dialogs between Indonesia's formal and informal leaders.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Govt decision to lift fertilizer subsidy hailed
Govt decision to lift fertilizer subsidy hailed JAKARTA (JP): Agriculture analysts hailed the government's recent moves in lifting its subsidies on fertilizers and ease their trade restrictions but questioned private traders readiness to supply enough fertilizers to the domestic market. The Center of Agriculture Policy Studies' executive director H.S. Dillon said the government's subsidies on fertilizers was flawed and should have been discontinued a long time ago.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Information Technology, the backbone of express delivery
Information Technology, the backbone of express delivery By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Last week, my wife needed to send a parcel to her folks back home in Surakarta. She got an empty Super Mie box at a Hero supermarket, put her stuff in it, and sealed it with adhesive tape. With a white board marker, she wrote the address on a piece of paper and pasted it on top of the box. Then, we went to a small parcel-delivery company off Jl. Gajah Mada.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Silicon implant turns professor into 'cyborg'
Silicon implant turns professor into 'cyborg' JAKARTA: In a bold experiment, British scientist Kevin Warwick has had a silicon chip transponder surgically implanted in his forearm to communicate remotely with computers which can operate the doors and lights and control the temperature in his office -- demonstrating the potential of intelligent building systems.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Troops deployed to help secure crime black spots
Troops deployed to help secure crime black spots JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Command began the deployment of 500 of its soldiers to patrol 31 crime black spots in the capital on Sunday to help the city police fight the escalating trend in street crimes. The command's spokesman, Lt. Col. D.J. Nachrowi, told reporters that the troops would tour the black spots in the city's five mayoralties 24 hours a day in trucks bearing PHH Kodam Jaya (Jakarta Military Command's Riot Unit) signs.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Message from the Ambassador of Finland
Message from the Ambassador of Finland Finland and Indonesia are very different countries and distant from each other. Yet our bilateral relations have a long history, and there is great potential to develop them further. Finland recognized the newly independent Indonesia in 1950, and diplomatic relations were established in 1954. As it happens, 25 years will have elapsed next year from the establishment of the resident Embassy of Finland in Jakarta.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Villagers riot over the price of fertilizer
Villagers riot over the price of fertilizer BLORA, Central Java: A shop belonging to a fertilizer trader here was ransacked and looted while his two trucks were set ablaze on Sunday night by a mob of angry villagers, Antara reported. No casualties were reported, and the quick response of local fire brigades kept the fire from spreading to nearby houses. Losses were estimated at Rp 100 million (US$14,000). Scores of security officers led by Blora police chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Govt disburses $267m loans
Govt disburses $267m loans JAKARTA (JP): The government has disbursed Rp 2.2 million (US$267 million) of farming loans in just one month, Minister of Cooperatives, Small and Medium Enterprises Adi Sasono said on Sunday. Speaking after officiating at the Cooperatives of the Glorious Mandate session, Adi said the government would disburse the complete Rp 8.2 trillion in farming loans by January 1999.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
General at Xmas carol program
General at Xmas carol program BANGKOK (AP): Myanmar's intelligence chief, Gen. Khin Nyunt, attended a program of Christmas carol singing in Yangon to raise money for the Myanmar Institute of Christian Theology, a government press release said on Sunday. Khin Nyunt, who attended the program on Saturday evening, is one of the four most powerful generals in the military government of Myanmar, also known as Burma. Myanmar is a predominantly Buddhist country.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Clash erupts in land dispute at Tangerang housing complex
Clash erupts in land dispute at Tangerang housing complex TANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of security guards of Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) housing complex were involved in a clash with officers of the Tangerang District Court following an order to clear a part of the housing complex on Saturday.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Parts of human body found by scavengers at river bank
Parts of human body found by scavengers at river bank JAKARTA (JP): Parts of a dismembered body were discovered by scavengers in an old cardboard box and a plastic bag on a river bank in Bekasi on Saturday, the head and torso still missing. The finding consisted of six body parts, namely two thighs, two feet and two arms complete with fingers. This is the third case of a mutilation-murder this year.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Political parties spell out wishes for coming election
Political parties spell out wishes for coming election YOGYAKARTA (JP): In apparent concern for possible outbreaks of violence, political parties attending a discussion here on Sunday called for the ban of mass street campaigns in next year's elections. Delegates of 79 parties present at the two-day talks on elections held by Gadjah Mada University (UGM) here said they wanted "more mature" elections.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Not all residents have ID card
Not all residents have ID card JAKARTA (JP): Only half of the official figure of Jakarta's population of some 10 million people have the city's compulsory identification card, a senior official said. The National Family Planning Board's city office head of program development, Sumiyati, said on Friday that her office had counted Jakarta's population at only 1,379,818 families, or about 5.5 million people.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Boy accidentally killed in duel
Boy accidentally killed in duel JAKARTA (JP): A 13-year-old boy was killed on Saturday night as the result of a misunderstanding involving a man who got angry after being jokingly tapped on the back while watching a traveling carousel in Duren Jaya, Bekasi. The boy's father, Taskim, said on Sunday that his son, identified as Rano Setiawan, was the victim of an altercation between the culprit and a man called Gafur.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Nokia 8810, the most elegant GSM phone
Nokia 8810, the most elegant GSM phone Nokia launched recently its newest product, Nokia 8810, in Indonesia. At 98 grams, the Nokia 8810 is one of the smallest and the most advanced GSM phones on the market, fully featured with distinctive metallic chrome finish casing and elegant Nokia design. The Nokia 8810 is presented as a "masterpiece". Nokia Mobile Phones Indonesia's General Manager Alexander Lambeek said: "We wanted to create a phone which was not just advanced in terms of technology.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Stop denouncing ABRI?
Stop denouncing ABRI? Retired Gen. Try Sutrisno, in his capacity as general chairman of the Association of Retired Members of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (Pepabri) has made a statement on television calling on the Indonesian people to stop denouncing the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (ABRI). It must be difficult for the people not to denounce ABRI because under the Soeharto and Habibie regimes ABRI has committed grave errors, thus hurting the people's hearts.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Mining companies fail to help locals
Mining companies fail to help locals JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Mining Professionals blames increasing unrest occurring at many mining operations across the country on the failure of many mining companies to carry out their community development programs. The association's chairman Herman Afif Kusumo said on Saturday the government and the country's mining industry should now give more serious attention at community development.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Expat wives
Expat wives I am writing to refute Rosaline's misconception (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 4: On decency) that "we all know it is like a dream for expatriates who live in Indonesia. They have all the comforts imaginable, an easy life, lots of money." Show me an expatriate male with an easy life, and I'll show you someone whose company will be sending him home soon; he's obviously not working hard enough.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Bakrie & Brothers sells assets to pay foreign debts
Bakrie & Brothers sells assets to pay foreign debts JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie & Brothers has concluded the sale of 4 million "class I" shares in Iridium LLC to American International Group Inc (AIG) to pay $250 million in foreign debts which fall due at the end of this year. The company said in a statement on Sunday that it now holds 3.5 million "class I" shares at Iridium following the sale.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Religion and national unity
Religion and national unity The popular saying "united we stand, divided we fall" has never been more apt, timely and relevant than it is today for Indonesia. The world's largest archipelago has often left the rest of the world wondering how its people live in perfect harmony despite the diversity of its composition. In this country people of varied religious faiths and ethnic origins have been living together in excellent understanding and amity for centuries.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Trisakti hails 33rd anniversary
Trisakti hails 33rd anniversary JAKARTA (JP): Trisakti University celebrated its 33rd anniversary on its campus in Grogol, West Jakarta, on Sunday as it held various social and family-atmosphere activities. The privately university rector, Thoby Mutis, said that such activities were needed as " relief for students who are 'stressed' owing to the recent unfavorable political conditions".
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Lawyer says he is still defending Soeharto
Lawyer says he is still defending Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): As people anxiously await Attorney General Andi Muhammad Ghalib's questioning of Soeharto this week, talk about who would represent the former president heightened as one of his attorneys contends that he has not be fired. Johannes Jacob on Saturday vehemently denied reports that he has been dismissed by the 72-year-old former president. "I'm still an authorized lawyer for pak Harto.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Habibie concerned by recent violence
Habibie concerned by recent violence JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie urged ulemas and religious leaders to instill and uphold moral values among their congregations to avoid a further outbreak of religious tensions. Speaking to a group of Moslem leaders, Habibie expressed concern over people's tendency to be provoked in a wave of anger and hatred against others.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Trade between Indonesia and Finland
Trade between Indonesia and Finland Indonesia is one of the most important trading partners for Finland in Southeast Asia. Finnish exports to Indonesia increased steadily in the late 1980s and reached FIM 150 million (US$30 million). In the early 1990s, this rapid trade expansion continued. In 1993, Finnish exports reached a record level of FIM 1,300 million ($255 million). This was not the end, however.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Togean named 'protected' islands
Togean named 'protected' islands PALU, Central Sulawesi: The government must declare the Togean islands near here a protected area before the pristine local ecosystem deteriorates further, an official urged on Friday. "I am afraid both the land and marine ecosystems of the islands will be damaged if no form of protection is given to their flora and fauna," the head of the Natural Conservation Center here, Banjar Yulianto, was quoted by Antara as saying.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Smuggling attempts foiled
Smuggling attempts foiled TANGERANG (JP): Customs and Excise officers at the Soekarno- Hatta International Airport have managed to foil attempts to smuggle out 1,250 protected Cobras believed to be worth hundreds of millions of rupiah. Head of the airport's customs and excise inspection unit Heru Santoso told reporters on Saturday that the snakes, packed in 58 boxes, were about to be sent to Guangzhou in China, with a Singapore Airlines flight on Thursday.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Martiono's installment off
Martiono's installment off JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto has postponed installing Martiono Hadianto as president of state oil and gas firm Pertamina from Monday until Dec. 14. Kuntoro said here on Saturday that he had decided to postpone the installment ceremony given the fact that Pertamina celebrates its anniversary on Thursday.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
'Mencari Pelangi' sweeps awards at Festival Sinetron
'Mencari Pelangi' sweeps awards at Festival Sinetron JAKARTA (JP): The television drama Mencari Pelangi surprisingly swept seven awards, beating comedy serial Mat Angin, which only managed to grab six awards at the Festival Sinetron Indonesia on Sunday.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Share prices expected to remain stagnant
Share prices expected to remain stagnant JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the local market are expected to remain stagnant this week, with foreign investors continuing to shun the market as a result of the worsening political and social situation in the country, according to securities analysts and brokers.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Hard talk on mining
Hard talk on mining JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of the country's mining executives and analysts will gather at the Hilton Hotel in South Jakarta on Dec. 17 for a half-day discussion on mining. The Association of Indonesian Mining Professionals (Perhapi) said in a statement on Saturday that the discussion, entitled Hard Talk on Mining, would feature economists Faisal Basri, Didiek J Rachbini and Lukman Soetrisno, legislator Priyo Budi Santoso and former legislator Tadjudin Noer Said.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Experts warn public against crimes by health professionals
Experts warn public against crimes by health professionals JAKARTA (JP): Three experts warned the public against white- collar crimes by medical professionals, particularly because such crimes are rarely prosecuted successfully by the authorities. Agus Purwadianto, a lecturer at the University of Indonesia's School of Medicine, said on Saturday that malpractice and collusion in the medical profession are rampant in big cities, especially in Jakarta.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
PT Wartsila committed to Indonesian
PT Wartsila committed to Indonesian PT Wartsila NSD Indonesia is fully committed to Indonesia. Housed in its brand new modern facility in Cikarang, the company has underlined its commitment to its Indonesian clients. Wartsila President Director Roel de Borst said that like many other companies, Wartsila had to restructure its organization to be able to get through the present crisis period, but without losing its capabilities to service its clients throughout the country.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Soros slammed for being 'pro-Anwar'
Soros slammed for being 'pro-Anwar' KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Allies and opponents alike of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad have lashed out at international financier George Soros for calling for an end to the Malaysian leader's 17-year rule. Ruling coalition politicians, youth leaders and even the opposition attacked the financier, who on Thursday also called for the release of detained former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
The long and painful process of reforming a government
The long and painful process of reforming a government By Owen Podger This is the first of two articles on the obstacles blocking the attempts to reform the government. JAKARTA (JP): Orthodontists know that teeth are often in the wrong place. In the right place they look photogenic and more importantly they bite and chew effectively. Orthodontists also know that teeth take time to be straightened.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
BPS ethnic statistics
BPS ethnic statistics This is in response to Masli Arman's letter titled "Statistics debate" on Dec. 2. Hopefully this letter will enlighten Masli as far as statistics are concerned. In his letter he made three comments. The first was that there was no census in 1995. The second was that there are no ethnic population figures.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Fed fines Indonesians
Fed fines Indonesians WASHINGTON (Bloomberg): The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Friday it had fined an Indonesian investor and a Jakarta-based company US$450,000 and ordered them to sell their interest in the parent company of the Bank of San Francisco. The Fed charged that Putra Masagung and PT Gunung Agung of Jakarta violated the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act as a result of the company's 1997 purchase of the San Francisco Co., parent of the Bank of San Francisco. On Aug.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB
Mitsubishi, Fiat to tie up
Mitsubishi, Fiat to tie up TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is to tie up with Fiat SpA in a deal to supply the Italian automaker with engine and chassis components to make small sports utility vehicles, a report said Saturday. Fiat is to make the body for the 1,800 cc vehicles, to be assembled by Italian firm Pininfarina, the Mainichi Shimbun said. Production is to start next year with an estimated output of 35,000 units a year, the daily said.