Archive: 13 February 1998
55 articles found
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
132 protesters tried for joining demonstration
132 protesters tried for joining demonstration JAKARTA (JP): One hundred and thirty-two people allegedly involved in a protest over soaring prices Wednesday, were indicted during a mass trial at Jakarta Police Headquarters yesterday. They were among 157 people apprehended by police when a group marched from the Attorney General's Office in the Blok M business district to the Ministry of Manpower office on Jl. Gatot Subroto.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Smog threat hovers over SE Asia again: Scientists
Smog threat hovers over SE Asia again: Scientists SINGAPORE (Reuters): Southeast Asia could soon be blanketed by another smoke haze as bush and forest fires spread again across Indonesia, scientists said yesterday. If the fires gain a foothold in Sumatra and Kalimantan -- where many new "hot spots" have been reported this week -- Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, southern Thailand and the Philippines could see a repeat of the severe air pollution that blotted out the sun at the end of last year.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Stock prices tumble 9.29 percent
Stock prices tumble 9.29 percent JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) dropped for a fourth consecutive day yesterday with the main price index tumbling 9.29 percent in sluggish trading. Securities analysts attributed the share price fall to news of riots and a strong possibility of the government pegging the rupiah to the U.S. dollar to stabilize the country's battered economy.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Perhutani wants 14.6% increase in revenue
Perhutani wants 14.6% increase in revenue JAKARTA (JP): State-owned forestry company Perum Perhutani announced yesterday that it expected Rp 1.01 trillion (US$134.66 million) in revenues, up 14.6 percent from the Rp 881 billion the previous year. Perhutani's president H.M Harnanto said that his company would not only raise production but also improve efficiency to achieve the target.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Misconduct reports checked by PSSI
Misconduct reports checked by PSSI JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) has received a report saying that several referees in the regions had transferred money to the bank account of one of the federation's officer's here.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Water bomber grounded
Water bomber grounded SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The water bomber sent by the Australian government to help put out forest fires in the province is unable to take part in fire fighting efforts due to technical problems.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Shops damaged, houses torched in W. Java riot
Shops damaged, houses torched in W. Java riot BANDUNG (JP): Eight shops were damaged and five houses and seven motorcycles torched when hundreds of people ran amok yesterday in Jatiwangi, about 90 kms east of here, officials said. The riot that rocked the "roof tile" subdistrict town mainly involved hundreds of pedicab (becak) drivers and blue-collar workers most affected by the worsening economic crisis, they said. Residents said the violence started at about 10 a.m.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
City councilor calls for optimal use of idle land
City councilor calls for optimal use of idle land JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor urged the municipality yesterday to promote the farming of idle plots of land, including those owned by the private sector. Lukman Mokoginta of Commission D for development affairs said the campaign might motivate residents to make optimal use of their vacant land or yards during the economic crisis.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Asian currencies shaken by doubts on RI plan
Asian currencies shaken by doubts on RI plan SINGAPORE (Reuters): Doubts about Indonesia's plans to adopt a currency board system weighed upon Asian currency markets on Thursday, putting an abrupt end to recent gains. Dealers said skepticism about the proposal was heightened by U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin's comment that Jakarta needed to strengthen its banks and reaffirm its commitment to reforms before introducing a currency board. "They can't resolve the whole crisis with just that.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
The Listening Post
The Listening Post "Building English Skills Through Newspaper + Radio" Produced by American Language Center in cooperation with The Jakarta Post and Radio Sonora FM 100.9 Mhz. * English poetry over the Internet: a happy occurrence indeed. If your computer is armed with RealPlayer, you can also hear it read out loud. This is what I did, recording Easter 1916, the poem featured on tonight's Listening Post broadcast (Radio Sonora 100.9FM at 8:15, rebroadcast next Tuesday at 9:15am).
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Serious economic crisis
Serious economic crisis What amazes me about Indonesia's present crisis is not that it has occurred, but that its magnitude and seriousness appear not to be fully appreciated. The collapse of the rupiah will inevitably lead to spiraling prices, mass unemployment and, therefore, widespread social unrest.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Philips sees low demand
Philips sees low demand EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters): Philips Electronics NV said yesterday Asian markets would experience weakening demand in 1998. "We expect that in 1998 local markets in the countries most affected by the currency crisis - Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines - will feel the impact of weakening demand," Philips said in its results statement.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
ABRI defends police tapping of telephones
ABRI defends police tapping of telephones JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) headquarters defended yesterday the police plan to access cellular telephone networks to monitor dissidents and to silence calls which were political in nature. Investigations and efforts to preserve security are two reasons why "police investigators have the authority to tap any telephone calls," said ABRI spokesman Brig. Gen. A.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Netherlands offer RI medicines, food
Netherlands offer RI medicines, food JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Dutch Foreign Minister Hans van Mierlo offered yesterday to send food and medicine to alleviate the shortages facing many Indonesians in the current economic crisis. "I think you are facing an urgent problem in medicines... and also food, because of the rise in the rice price," Mierlo said after meeting with President Soeharto at the Bina Graha presidential office.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
U.S. ignores its own rights violations but slams others
U.S. ignores its own rights violations but slams others By Arif Havas Ugroseno JAKARTA (JP): The United States' Department of States handed down its annual verdicts on the human rights reports on Jan. 30, 1998. The verdicts touched on virtually all countries but each verdict comes with different colors and music, depending on national interests towards the targeted countries. It goes without saying that the verdicts are not applicable to the judge.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Countering speculators
Countering speculators The planned measures to hit back at currency speculators have now been revealed. Finance minister Mar'ie Muhammad announced on Wednesday that the government was preparing to set up a currency board system (CBS). Earlier, President Soeharto had said that the rupiah will be pegged to a certain dollar exchange rate, with the aim of stabilizing the nation's currency. How could a CBS help to restore our economy?
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
State firms asked to sell CPO at discount prices
State firms asked to sell CPO at discount prices JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah has ordered all state-owned oil palm plantation firms to sell crude palm oil (CPO) at discounted prices on the domestic market to help stabilize cooking oil prices. The minister said yesterday the state-owned firms would sell about 100,000 tons of CPO and olein per month, almost 100 percent of their production.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 12, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 700 0 0 AHAP Insurance 350 0 0 Alter Abadi 575 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 375 -25 76,500 Alumindo Perkasa 275 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 625 -50 319,000 Aneka Tambang 1,625 -125 4,894,000 Anwar Sierad 225 0 718,000 Apac Centertex Corp.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Activists report on arbitrary arrests
Activists report on arbitrary arrests JAKARTA (JP): A group of activists have urged the National Commission on Human Rights to probe what they called the arbitrary arrest and disappearance of their colleagues. Led by well-known playwright Ratna Sarumpaet, the supporters of government critics Megawati Soekarnoputri and Amien Rais called themselves the Siaga group.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Classic 'Ramayana' play a morale booster in crisis
Classic 'Ramayana' play a morale booster in crisis By Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Puppet masters are hoping performances of an episode from the classic Ramayana play will inspire the nation's leaders to seek the right answers to the social, political and economic turmoil besetting the nation. A leather puppet wayang performance of Rama Tambak will be held at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta tonight.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Habibie opts to wait and see an his VP nomination
Habibie opts to wait and see an his VP nomination JAKARTA (JP): Golkar vice presidential candidate B.J. Habibie refused yesterday to count his eggs before they hatched despite his apparent clear lead in the race for the country's second top position. Habibie said after a meeting with President Soeharto that he would not comment on his nomination until the start of the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly next month.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Thailand supports Ranariddh's return
Thailand supports Ranariddh's return BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand wants ousted Cambodian premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh to return home to contest polls planned for July, the prince said after a meeting with Thai premier Chuan Leekpai.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Wiranto named new Armed Forces chief
Wiranto named new Armed Forces chief JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Wiranto was appointed the new Armed Forces commander yesterday, replacing Gen. Feisal Tanjung who has held the post for the last four years. Briefing the media after reporting the results of the Armed Forces leadership meeting to President Soeharto, Feisal said Wiranto's current position would be handed over to the latter's deputy, Lt. Gen. Subagyo Hadisiswoyo.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Asia must clean house before changing currency systems
Asia must clean house before changing currency systems TOKYO (AFP): Asia's ailing economies must clean house before playing around with new currency systems, analysts said yesterday, aiming their toughest barbs at Indonesia's plan for a fixed rupiah. "Sort the mess out first and then start working about these things but don't do it the other way around," said Russell Jones, chief economist at Lehman Brothers.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Rp 249.18b allotted to improve air transportation facilities
Rp 249.18b allotted to improve air transportation facilities JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Transportation will allocate about Rp 249.18 billion (US$34.14 million) to improve the country's air transportation facilities and services. Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday that about Rp 161.83 billion of the sum would be used to improve airport facilities in several airports.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Nasio plans to sell shares
Nasio plans to sell shares JAKARTA (JP): Despite the current financial meltdown, PT Nasio Dutamitra Electric (NDE), a manufacturer of electric and telecommunications cable and energy-saving light bulbs, plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) this year. Fifty million shares to be offered in early March will be listed on the Surabaya Stock Exchange at the end of the month, a company statement said yesterday. The lead underwriter of the IPO will be PT Asjaya Indosurya Securities.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Perspective on Asian financial crisis
Perspective on Asian financial crisis The following article is excerpted from a presentation by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Hans van Mierlo before the Indonesian-Netherlands Association and the Forum Indonesia-Netherlands on Feb. 11, 1998 in Jakarta. This is the first of two articles. JAKARTA: The seriousness of the Asian crisis and its possible consequences, especially in the social field, have attracted enormous media attention in the Netherlands.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
800 job seekers demand redress
800 job seekers demand redress YOGYAKARTA: About 800 job seekers from Yogyakarta and Central Java plan to sue a labor supplier on charges of breaking an agreement to send them to Brunei. Their representatives sought legal help from the Yogyakarta chapter of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute on Saturday to resolve the dispute with PT AP in court.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Poverty, price hike prompt fishermen to riot
Poverty, price hike prompt fishermen to riot By Haryoso REMBANG, Central Java (JP): Hundreds of fishermen and unemployed people went on a rampage near here two days before the Idul Fitri holiday last month, on learning that the price of kerosene had shot up from Rp 350 (5 U.S. cents) to Rp 1,000 a liter. Even though the authorities considered the unrest "minor disturbances", the angry residents of Sarang and Kragan districts, in separate rioting, managed to burn down or damage 25 shops.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Bogor markets being moved out of CBD
Bogor markets being moved out of CBD BOGOR (JP): The mayoralty has started relocating some modern and traditional markets and warehouses to the city's outskirts in a bid to reduce downtown traffic congestion, an official said. The first assistant to Bogor's mayor, Eddiyana, said Wednesday the relocation plan, expected to be completed in 2005, was also designed to provide better marketplaces for people living in the outskirts.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Malls cut rental rates
Malls cut rental rates JAKARTA (JP): Local retailers and mall managements agreed yesterday to set the U.S. dollar's exchange rate at between Rp 2,750 and Rp 3,500 for shop rents, Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo has said. The rate will be effective indefinitely, Tunky said yesterday. The chairman of the Indonesian Association of Retail and Shopping Center Companies, H.J.A.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Bomb hoax at BSG building
Bomb hoax at BSG building JAKARTA (JP): The latest in a series of bomb hoaxes throughout the city prompted police to evacuate hundreds of office workers from Bina Surya Group (BSG) on Jl. Abdul Muis in Central Jakarta yesterday. The chief of Central Jakarta Police identification unit, First Lt. Sukirno, said the building's center management, PT Dwibina Prima, reported the bomb threat at 10 a.m.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Selling pressure pulls down Asian stocks
Selling pressure pulls down Asian stocks SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian stock markets were hit by selling pressure yesterday amid concerns over renewed weakness in regional currencies and Indonesia's plans to institute a pegged exchange-rate. The Indonesian stock market dipped 9.2 percent to end up as the biggest loser of the day even as the rupiah currency strengthened against the dollar, awaiting moves towards the promised "currency board" system.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Feb. 12, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Monetary crisis the kiss of death for 7 nightspots
Monetary crisis the kiss of death for 7 nightspots JAKARTA (JP): At least seven nightspots in the city have closed down while dozens of others are on the brink of collapse due to sluggish business and soaring rental rates, a senior official said yesterday. Toha Reno from the City Public Order Office said the affected nightspots had lost half of their regular patrons since September but had to continue paying rent which had increased tenfold.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Trust needed to end anti-Chinese violence
Trust needed to end anti-Chinese violence Ethnic Chinese have continued to be targeted in riots in several towns in Indonesia and Juwono Sudarsono, chairman of the Agency for the Communication of Comprehension of National Unity, who is also vice governor of the military's National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) think tank, discusses possible ways to end such violence.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Cellular phone operators lose Rp 200b on bills
Cellular phone operators lose Rp 200b on bills JAKARTA (JP): Local cellular telephone operators have lost Rp 200 billion (US$26.66 million) due to unpaid customer bills, the Association of Cellular Telecommunication Indonesia (ATSI) said yesterday. The association's chairman, Soedjono Kramadibrata, said the companies could not trace many of their debtors because they had submitted false identities and addresses when applying for an account.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: Tom and Jerry Kid 3:10 Children's Program: Tunas 3:35 Talk Show: Sambung Rasa 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Students' Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:10 Documentary Film: Science World 5:30 Music: Paket 27 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 TVRI News 7:00 Evening News 7:35 Development Program: Dinamika 8:05 Music: Gelamor 9:00 World News 9:30 Domestic Product Appreciation 10:30 Late...
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
ABRI always serves the nation
ABRI always serves the nation On Feb. 11, 1998, I read a The Jakarta Post article which states that the military denies accusations of orchestrating unrest. It is customary that the first act of a person or organization when accused, is to deny it. So denials are, in my opinion, not too important, because any person or organization will take that step when accused of committing some wrong doing. It is like a reflex reaction. But what is more serious is the emergence of this accusation.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Credible fixed rate 'vital to CBS success'
Credible fixed rate 'vital to CBS success' JAKARTA (JP): The biggest questions Indonesia has to answer before adopting the currency board system (CBS) are at what fixed rate will the rupiah be pegged to the U.S. dollar and which money category will be covered by the system, a director at Bank Indonesia has said. Miranda Gultom told a seminar yesterday that the key to the success of the CBS was the credibility of its fixed foreign exchange rate. "That is because every demand (on the U.S.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Singapore details Indonesian LC support
Singapore details Indonesian LC support SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore has pledged a maximum of US$2.5 billion to underwrite an Indonesian trade finance guarantee facility, the Straits Times said on Thursday. It said the Singapore commitment would come from $5 billion which it has already offered Jakarta as part of a $43 billion aid package sponsored by the International Monetary Fund.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
SEAG consortium suffers Rp 68b budget deficit
SEAG consortium suffers Rp 68b budget deficit JAKARTA (JP): The 19th SEA Games Consortium, the fund-raising body for the biennial event held in Jakarta last year, has suffered a Rp 68.1 billion (US$9.08 million) loss. Executive Director Bambang Yoga Soegama told a news conference yesterday that the consortium had earned Rp 87.9 billion and spent Rp 156 billion. "The consortium has promised to take full responsibility for financing the event.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Asahi lowers production
Asahi lowers production TOKYO (Reuters): Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. said yesterday it had cut production of automobile glass at its Indonesian and Thai units by 50 percent from autumn last year. An Asahi Glass spokeswoman declined to give current output levels, but said the two units combined had enough capacity to make glass parts for 1.30 million cars per year. The Thai unit had started scaling down output in autumn last year and the Indonesian unit at the end of 1997.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Water scarcity in Malaysia
Water scarcity in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysia's water supply is expected to dwindle in the next few months following a prolonged dry spell due to the El Nio weather phenomena, a minister was reported as saying yesterday. "A number of areas in the country will face water shortages," Science, Technology and Environment Minister Law Hieng Ding said after a cabinet discussion.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Gift makers profit from fairs
Gift makers profit from fairs JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian gift and craft merchants have booked US$7.67 million in transactions at recent trade fairs in the United States and the United Kingdom. The National Agency for Export Development (NAFED) said yesterday 31 Indonesian companies participated in the California Gift Show in Los Angeles from Jan. 17 to Jan. 20.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
SE Asia told to deal with IMF together
SE Asia told to deal with IMF together MANILA (AFP): Crisis-hit Southeast Asian economies should deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) collectively to ease stringent loan conditions as they battle the regional financial turmoil, the newly appointed Philippine finance chief said yesterday. Finance Secretary Salvador Enriquez said the burden of bearing the crisis should be shared between the creditor and debtor, developed and developing countries.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto wants ABRI to get tough
Soeharto wants ABRI to get tough JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto ordered the Armed Forces (ABRI) yesterday to take tough measures against any unconstitutional attempts by irresponsible people to damage the nation's unity. The President said that these irresponsible people, whom he did not identify, used democracy and freedom of speech as a pretext to force their own will by violating the law. He said antigovernment movements exploited the economic crisis to incite hatred of the government.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Diplomatic rearguard
Diplomatic rearguard From Merdeka The efficiency driven cuts in the number of diplomats in all Indonesia's overseas missions is a justifiable action. However, during this time of reform, discussion of the criteria for appointing ambassadors has been noticeably absent. To support efficiency, the assignment of non-career ambassadors from political circles should also be reviewed, since there are many differences in the skills required by politicians and diplomats in their daily work.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Bridgestone cuts RI output
Bridgestone cuts RI output TOKYO (Reuters): Bridgestone Corp. said yesterday it had cut tire output at its Thai and Indonesian units but increased exports from those units to other Southeast Asian countries. The firm had lowered production at its Indonesia unit, which has a daily output capacity of 140 tonnes, and increased exports from there to other Asian countries, the spokesman said without giving details. In Asia, Bridgestone has tire plants in Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Sugar and flour owners detained
Sugar and flour owners detained PURWOREJO, Central Java: Police have discovered a stockpile of 200 tons of sugar and 40 tons of wheat flour here. Purworejo police chief Lt. Col. Iman Yuwono said Wednesday authorities have questioned the owners of the goods identified as Herman Susanto and Budi Susanto. "We moved to check on the goods stored on Jl. Diponegoro and Jl. Cempaka after being tipped by nearby residents," Iman said.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Foreign-funded projects to be labor-intensive
Foreign-funded projects to be labor-intensive JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita said yesterday that most foreign-funded projects in the 1998/199 fiscal year would be designed to help cope with the unemployment problems caused by the economic crisis.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Health centers maintain rates
Health centers maintain rates JAKARTA (JP): Community health centers (Puskesmas) in the city have announced that they will not raise their tariffs so that people, especially the poor, continue to get cheap medical treatment, a city councilor said yesterday. Councilor Nitra Arsyad of Commission E for welfare affairs told The Jakarta Post that all 322 health centers in the city had pledged to give the best service they could.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
INSA calls for change in lubricant trading
INSA calls for change in lubricant trading JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Shipowners Association (INSA) called on state oil and gas company Pertamina yesterday to change its lubricant trading system to ensure a continuous supply to association members. Association secretary-general Barens Th Saragih said association members should be allowed to directly buy lubricants from Pertamina's supply depots. Currently, the members are obliged to buy lubricants through Pertamina dealers.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Hotel Gran Mahakam opens
Hotel Gran Mahakam opens JAKARTA (JP): Hotel Gran Mahakam, located on Jl. Mahakam I near Blok M mall in South Jakarta, is scheduled to start operation tomorrow, its spokeswoman said in a statement yesterday. The eight-story business hotel has a total of 162 rooms, including six business suites, eight apartments and a room for the disabled, Maya Moeljadi said.
Fri, 13 Feb 1998, 00:00 WIB
Habibie or Harmoko
Habibie or Harmoko Golkar has finally played its cards in the vice presidential election game. The ruling political group has named its own chairman Harmoko and State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie as its chosen candidates for vice president in next month's election. After months of indecision which kept the nation in suspense, if not in the dark, Golkar has narrowed the field down to these two men.