Archive: 18 April 1998
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Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Jobless say no to transmigration
Jobless say no to transmigration TANGERANG (JP): Many dismissed workers have refused the government's offer of resettlement in Sumatra or Kalimantan because they fear forest fires in either area would destroy their hopes for a better future.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Bonto-Adhikarya to build railway line
Bonto-Adhikarya to build railway line JAKARTA (JP): Local contractor PT Bonto Buleang Utama signed a cooperation agreement yesterday with state-owned construction company PT Adhikarya to build a US$300-million railway to transport coal in East and South Kalimantan.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
ABRI may hold dialog with students today
ABRI may hold dialog with students today JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) chief and 18 cabinet ministers will finally sit together with intellectuals, students and university rectors today to seek solutions to the economic crisis following weeks of controversy over ABRI's plan to hold dialogs...
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Lonsum appoints HSBC
Lonsum appoints HSBC JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed plantation company PT PP London Sumatra (Lonsum) announced yesterday that it had appointed HSBC Investment Bank Plc. as coordinator of its debt restructuring with external creditors.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Ailing Tonton out of RP cycling Tour
Ailing Tonton out of RP cycling Tour CEBU CITY, The Philippines (Agencies): Indonesian ace cyclist Tonton Susanto withdrew in the Marlboro Centennial Tour of the Philippines yesterday, handing a big blow to his team's title hopes in the race.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
China's decision on yuan praised
China's decision on yuan praised KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Senior officials from Southeast Asia and China gathered here yesterday for a two-day meeting to discuss the region's thorny economic problems.Rodolfo Severino, the newly appointed secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian...
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Rupiah slips again, SBI rates unchanged
Rupiah slips again, SBI rates unchanged JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah slumped for the fourth consecutive day yesterday in response to Bank Indonesia's announcement that short-term promissory note (SBI) rates would remain at their current level, currency dealers said.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
RI and creditors set resolution framework
RI and creditors set resolution framework NEW YORK (Agencies): Creditor banks and Indonesia agreed Thursday on a broad set of principles to provide a framework for bilateral negotiation on the country's private external debts.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
PT Astra Otoparts to sell 75m shares to the public
PT Astra Otoparts to sell 75m shares to the public JAKARTA (JP): PT Astra Otoparts, a unit of PT Astra International, plans to offer 75 million shares or 10 percent of the company's total enlarged capital to the public next month despite the gloomy outlook for the country's capital market.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Amien Rais backs NU call for reform
Amien Rais backs NU call for reform YOGYAKARTA (JP): Moslem leader Amien Rais backed yesterday the recent call of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Moslem organization, for the Armed Forces to support the people's and students' demands for reform.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Shoppers' paradise
Shoppers' paradise My wife and I are visiting Indonesia for the second time and are once again delighted with your country. This time, due to the current exchange rate, the things we wish to buy are very inexpensive.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Minister wants national fight against dengue
Minister wants national fight against dengue JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Farid Anfasa Moeloek urged the country's 27 provincial governors yesterday to step up efforts to fight an extraordinary outbreak of dengue fever, which has claimed 207 lives and left 7,585 hospitalized in the past few...
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Will foreign universities be beneficial for us?
Will foreign universities be beneficial for us?By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Will the presence of foreign universities in Indonesia stimulate or obstruct the growth of our own universities, especially the private ones?Many reporters have asked me this question.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
22-year-old man mistakenly killed
22-year-old man mistakenly killed JAKARTA (JP): A 22-year-old man who was erroneously accused of stealing a motorcycle was mobbed to death at Bumi Serpong Damai housing complex in Tangerang on Thursday night.The victim was identified as Yono, a construction worker in the complex.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Purging of corruption
Purging of corruptionFrom RepublikaCollusion and corruption are becoming increasingly rife in our business practices and penetrating all walks of life. We feel their presence in all sectors of development: banking, export and import, trade and services at all levels.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 17, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 700 50 53,000 AHAP Insurance 500 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,075 75 30,500 Alumindo Light Metal 425 0 60,000...
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Money can't buy specialists
Money can't buy specialists PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: Medical specialists wishing to practice in remote areas in Central Kalimantan are so few that even a Rp 1 million incentive cannot lure them here.The head of the provincial health office, Tukik B.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Unique repair shop will fix your broken shock absorbers
Unique repair shop will fix your broken shock absorbersBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Does your car rock wildly on rough roads? Or does it tilt crazily each time you make a quick turn? If it does, maybe it's time to replace the shock absorbers.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
New boxing chief wants to make peace
New boxing chief wants to make peace JAKARTA (JP): Sang Nyoman Suwisma officially began his four- year term as chief of the Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) yesterday with his sights set on an unprecedented reconciliation with the professional boxing body.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
School exams free of charge
School exams free of charge JAKARTA (JP): State elementary school principals have assured parents across the city that they do not have to pay anything for the national exams scheduled for May 12 through May 27.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
CPO availability
CPO availability I am writing in response to The Jakarta Post's April 13 article on a plan to lift the CPO export ban from April 22.Crude palm oil (CPO) is one of the crucial basic commodities after rice, merely due to the fact that CPO-based cooking oils play a prominent role in Indonesian...
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
C. Sulawesi animals under protection
C. Sulawesi animals under protection PALU, Central Sulawesi: Central Sulawesi's Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) intends to intensify efforts in trying to protect 19 animal species in the area from becoming endangered.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Singapore may get reprieve from haze
Singapore may get reprieve from haze SINGAPORE (Reuters): Scattered rain and changing winds will keep Singapore free of smog from forest fires raging on Borneo island for the next two weeks, a senior meteorologist said yesterday.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Sardono hosts reunion
Sardono hosts reunion JAKARTA (JP): Top comedian Wahjoe Sardono of the Warkop group is hosting a reunion today for the alumni of the University of Indonesia's School of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP-UI).
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Soeharto gives students new reminder
Soeharto gives students new reminder JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has again urged students to return to their studies, reminding them that university campuses were built for learning not staging nonacademic activities.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Sumitomo delays RI project
Sumitomo delays RI project TOKYO (Reuters): The launch of a 120 billion yen petrochemical plant in West Java, Indonesia, has been pushed back one year to 2001, a Japanese member of the international consortium in charge of the project said yesterday.A Sumitomo Corp.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Navy, Air Force chiefs get Kopassus honor
Navy, Air Force chiefs get Kopassus honor BANDUNG, West Java (JP): The Army's Special Force (Kopassus) conferred its honorary command badge on Navy Chief Admiral Arief Kusharyadi and Air Force Chief Marshall Sutria Tubagus yesterday for their service in forging cooperation with the red berets.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Official bemoans teachers' skills
Official bemoans teachers' skills KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The head of the provincial education and culture office, J. Cornelius Mbeo, said here yesterday that 89.3 percent of the elementary school teachers in East Nusa Tenggara are unfit to teach as they lack the necessary academic...
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Kartini power
Kartini power Forget "People Power" in the Philippines! Even forget "Student Power" in Indonesia, if such a thing exists! But please do not forget "Kartini Power" especially in the month of April when the nation commemorates Kartini Day, on April 21.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Commercialization of fumigation angers governor
Commercialization of fumigation angers governor JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso was infuriated yesterday over reports that city-sponsored mosquito fumigation had been commercialized in some districts, jeopardizing the entire program.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Telkom's 1997 profit slides on forex losses
Telkom's 1997 profit slides on forex losses JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia said yesterday the monetary crisis had dragged down its net profits by 23.4 percent last year to Rp 1.5 trillion (US$187.5 million).
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Identifying ailing banks
Identifying ailing banks The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), which functions as a sort of hospital for ailing banks, must be able to cure its patients of the various afflictions they are currently suffering.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Aiwa exports RI products
Aiwa exports RI products SINGAPORE (Reuters): Japanese audio equipment maker Aiwa Co Ltd. said yesterday it plans to export almost all the production from its PT Aiwa Dharmala joint venture in Indonesia.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Potret by Benno Harun and Artli Ali at Plaza Indonesia Atrium, Jl. M.H. Thamrin kav. 28-30, Central Jakarta (Phone: 322908), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until May 15.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Panasia to hold exhibition games
Panasia to hold exhibition games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian champion Panasia Indosyntec will organize a basketball exhibition event at the Pajajaran Sports Hall in Bandung today to proceed its departure to the 9th Asian Interclub Championship in Kuala Lumpur.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Tangerang firms owe Jamsostek Rp 5 billion
Tangerang firms owe Jamsostek Rp 5 billion TANGERANG (JP): Firms have postponed or failed to pay Rp 5 billion (US$606,606) in workers' insurance per month since January to the Tangerang branch of the state-owned social security company PT Jamsostek, an official said yesterday.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Home From Far 3:05 Performance: Duniaku by Sanggar Kartika Puri 3:30 Science Film 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:30 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports 6:30 TVRI...
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
A solution for foreign lawyers
A solution for foreign lawyersBy T. Mulya Lubis JAKARTA (JP): A number of Indonesian legal experts have lodged strong protests against foreign lawyers working in Indonesia. They maintain some foreign lawyers have been practicing in Indonesia without permits from the Ministry of Justice.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Housewives join protests over food prices, reforms
Housewives join protests over food prices, reforms JAKARTA (JP): Huge numbers of students in many cities were kept up their fervent protests for lower prices and sweeping reforms yesterday with housewives in one city helping to boost the rallies.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Police arrest student for alleged drug deal
Police arrest student for alleged drug deal JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested a tourist academy student for allegedly consuming and trafficking Ecstasy and the amphetamine-derivative shabu-shabu, an officer said yesterday.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Healthscope to help RI
Healthscope to help RI MELBOURNE (Reuters): Hospitals group Healthscope Ltd. said yesterday it had agreed with Indonesian health insurer PT Askes for patients to be sent from Indonesia to Darwin for treatment.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on April 17, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,750.00 9,250.00Austrian shilling 1 584.60 698.40Australian dollar 1 5,005.00 5,584.90Belgian franc 1 206.50 229.50Canadian dollar 1 5,362.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
High-rise building owners still strong
High-rise building owners still strong JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investors are seeking cheap office buildings in the capital but owners are in no hurry to surrender their properties, property consultantcy First Pacific Davies Indonesia said.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Rp 5 trillion in timber revenue up in flames
Rp 5 trillion in timber revenue up in flames JAKARTA (JP): The country has lost over Rp 5 trillion (US$625 million) in timber revenues due to fires which have ravaged more than 283,000 hectares of forest in East Kalimantan.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Another crisis: Dengue fever
Another crisis: Dengue fever Dengue fever is no stranger to Indonesia, but this year's outbreak is said to be one of the most serious in recent history. At least 12 provinces are currently being affected by this killer disease.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Unauthorized firms blamed for illegal workers
Unauthorized firms blamed for illegal workers JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Labor Export Companies urged the government yesterday to take stern action against unauthorized labor exporters whom they blame for the problems currently arising with illegal migrant workers.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
RI wall climbers hope for top tenth spot at Asiad
RI wall climbers hope for top tenth spot at Asiad JAKARTA (JP): Five Indonesian wall climbers will fly for Thailand today for the 1998 Asian X Games qualifier to be held from April 22 to April 26 in Phuket.
Sat, 18 Apr 1998
Bank Indonesia soaks up Rp 29t from circulation
Bank Indonesia soaks up Rp 29t from circulation JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) has issued Rp 29 trillion (US$3.6 billion) in promissory notes (SBIs) to investors as of yesterday following the central bank's March 23 increase in benchmark interest rates.