Archive: 15 June 1998
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Mon, 15 Jun 1998
N. Korea competes for aid with RI: UN
N. Korea competes for aid with RI: UN BEIJING (Reuters): Food shipments to North Korea are being threatened as aid is diverted to Indonesia, hit hard by the Asian financial crisis, UN officials said yesterday.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Regional slowdown hits Singapore hard
Regional slowdown hits Singapore hard SINGAPORE (Reuters): April data released on Saturday by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) showed the regional slowdown hitting Singapore hard in a number of sectors.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
RP tightens new bank rules
RP tightens new bank rules MANILA (Reuters): The Philippine central bank has issued tighter guidelines for the establishment of new banks as part of its efforts to strengthen the banking system, an official document released yesterday said.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Asian stocks likely to be on guard
Asian stocks likely to be on guard SINGAPORE (Reuters): Asia's equity markets will track the weak yen again this week as worries about the Japanese currency's dive and its effect on other economies continue to haunt the region, analysts said.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Rights body team visits Irian Jaya
Rights body team visits Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): Just a day after arriving in Timika, Irian Jaya, two National Commission on Human Rights members suggested yesterday that the number of suspected human rights violations may be higher than originally reported by church groups.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Political will 'badly needed' in running projects
Political will 'badly needed' in running projects JAKARTA (JP): City councillors have criticized the administrations of Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi over their lack of political will to synchronize their development programs.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Pro-Megawati group occupies PDI office
Pro-Megawati group occupies PDI office MEDAN, North Sumatra: About 500 supporters of ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri, peacefully took over the provincial party's headquarters from the pro-Soerjadi faction Saturday."Megawati is PDI's legitimate leader.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Indonesian legislators query Clinton on aid use
Indonesian legislators query Clinton on aid use JAKARTA (JP): Eighty-nine Indonesian legislators have written to United States President Bill Clinton demanding that he ensure that American aid is not used to finance activities which would interfere in the country's domestic affairs.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Epidemic fear in cyclone-hit India
Epidemic fear in cyclone-hit India AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters): India's cyclone-ravaged Gujarat state faced the threat of an epidemic yesterday as authorities tried to restore infrastructure damaged by sledgehammer winds.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Unity through repression?
Unity through repression? I was alarmed after reading an article in the "Across the Archipelago" section of the June 9 edition of The Jakarta Post reporting that the speaker of the South Sumatra provincial legislature had publicly called on Chinese-Indonesians to use Indonesian or the predominant...
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Political protests seen putting pressure on market
Political protests seen putting pressure on market JAKARTA (JP): Reports on escalating antigovernment protests will likely put more pressure on the country's already ailing financial market this week.Securities analysts have said that at this stage, a fresh disbursement from the International...
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Village official's home wrecked
Village official's home wrecked BOGOR (JP): Hundreds of angry Sukamaju village residents in Jonggol district here have severely damaged a house belonging to the village head, who was believed to have been involved in corrupt practices.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Amien calls off E. Java speeches
Amien calls off E. Java speeches SURABAYA: Leading opposition figure Amien Rais called off speeches in Pasuruan and Bangil yesterday as fears grew that his presence would incite a clash between various local groups.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Protecting secrecy without jeopardizing democracy
Protecting secrecy without jeopardizing democracyBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Who shot the four Trisakti students to death on May 12? Will we ever know the truth? Or will it remain a "buried secret" like the Marsinah and Udin cases?I do not think that anyone among the lay public can answer...
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Krakatau case must not affect privatization plans
Krakatau case must not affect privatization plans JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia must continue with its program to privatize state enterprises and secure badly needed foreign exchange, despite worries over the lack of transparency in the sale of steel maker PT Krakatau Steel.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Was your savings account data burned?
Was your savings account data burned?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): "What happens to my savings accounts now? Do the banks still have the data, or have I lost all the money that I entrusted to them?"As the riots raged out of control last month and we all felt helpless because of the lack of a reliable...
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
RP military probes ex-rebels' claim
RP military probes ex-rebels' claim ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (DPA): The military opened yesterday a formal inquiry into accusations of maltreatment by former rebels undergoing training for integration into the Philippine armed forces.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Local producers continue to favor exporting CPO
Local producers continue to favor exporting CPO JAKARTA (JP): Many crude palm oil (CPO) producers have not been supporting the government's program to stabilize cooking oil prices in the domestic market.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Trisakti defense team meets with defendants
Trisakti defense team meets with defendants JAKARTA (JP): The defense team in the Trisakti court-martial met with the two police officers on trial at Jakarta Military Police Headquarters in Guntur, South Jakarta.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Asian airlines fighting to survive
Asian airlines fighting to survive SINGAPORE (Reuters): Airlines across Asia are struggling to adapt to an unprecedented crisis which they can do little about, and some are fighting to survive.After a year-long slump in the Asian travel market, the only option for many carriers is to slash costs by...
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 TV Series: The Big Valley 3:05 Management Program: Kiat Manajemen 3:30 TV Drama: Musim Panas 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:30 Education Quiz: Tangkas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: Rona...
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
New governor for East Kalimantan
New governor for East Kalimantan SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Brig. Gen. Suwarna Abdul Fatah, 54, was elected provincial governor for the 1998/2003 term after receiving 38 of the 45 votes in an election in the provincial legislature Saturday.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
E. Timorese take break after two days of protests
E. Timorese take break after two days of protests JAKARTA (JP): Protesters took the day off yesterday after two consecutive days of demonstrations both here and in Dili, East Timor, to demand a referendum in Indonesia's youngest province.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Qantas adds flights to Bali
Qantas adds flights to Bali SYDNEY (Reuters): Australia's flagship airline Qantas Airways Ltd said yesterday it will suspend flights to Fukuoka, Tokyo, Jakarta, Bangkok and Vietnam but add services to Bali, Los Angeles, Singapore, Mumbai and Bali.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Elephants get stomach aches too
Elephants get stomach aches too BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Even the elephant, the largest land mammal on Earth, has to watch its diet as a prognosis said the stomach aches suffered by 16 elephants at the Way Kambas elephant training center was a result of gorging too much grass.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
No travel ban on Soeharto
No travel ban on Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Muladi said Saturday that there had been no request from authorities to stop former president Soeharto from traveling overseas."The immigration office only waits for requests.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Tangerang officials threaten to resign
Tangerang officials threaten to resign TANGERANG (JP): Ten subdistrict heads and a district secretary have sent letters to Tangerang Mayor Djakaria Mahmud threatening to resign if the Tangerang district head is not dismissed.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Councilors asked to resign
Councilors asked to resign BOGOR (JP): Five hundred supporters of the ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri went to the Bogor Legislative Council on Saturday to demand the resignation of councilors from the government-backed faction of the PDI.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Ex-regent to be questioned today
Ex-regent to be questioned today YOGYAKARTA: Former Bantul Regent Col. Sri Roso Sudarmo has been summoned as a suspect in a bribery case by the military police here and will be questioned today.Local Military Police commander Lt. Col.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Jakarta riots were 'spontaneous acts'
Jakarta riots were 'spontaneous acts' JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin said Saturday the mid-May unrest that claimed thousands of lives and huge material losses was spontaneous.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Prasetiya Mulya puzzled by offer to join Kadin
Prasetiya Mulya puzzled by offer to join Kadin JAKARTA (JP): The Prasetiya Mulya Foundation (YPM), an educational and social organization established by the country's top conglomerates, has turned down an offer to join the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin).
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Distribution center set up to ease stockpile
Distribution center set up to ease stockpile JAKARTA (JP): The government has announced that it will set up a distribution center to ease the backlog of undistributed goods which has built up following last months riots.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Observers slam DPA as 'useless'
Observers slam DPA as 'useless' JAKARTA (JP): Two prominent political observers slammed Saturday's installation of new members of the Supreme Advisory Board (DPA) as a "waste", saying that it had become an insignificant institution.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Suez Lyonnaise and Thames to invest US$25m
Suez Lyonnaise and Thames to invest US$25m JAKARTA (JP): Britain's Thames Water Overseas Ltd. and French conglomerate Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux are to invest Rp 350 billion (US$25 million) as part of their cooperation agreement with city- owned water management firm PDAM Jaya to improve water...
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Sutiyoso 'should include' NGOs, city councilors in reform team
Sutiyoso 'should include' NGOs, city councilors in reform team JAKARTA (JP): A councilor has suggested Governor Sutiyoso include city councilors and NGO representatives in a reform team founded recently to clean the administration of corruption, collusion and nepotism.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Habibie's latest pledge
Habibie's latest pledge After sending confusing signals about his future plans, President B.J. Habibie announced last week that he had no intention of running for election next year. The President had earlier announced that the government planned to hold a general election for the legislature next...
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Military groups hold cheap bazaar
Military groups hold cheap bazaar JAKARTA (JP): Cooperatives linked to the Jakarta Military Command started weekly bazaars yesterday selling essential goods cheaply.The first of the markets, which are targeting densely populated areas, opened at Sarua Lama village in Ciputat, Tangerang, yesterday...
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Golkar, PPP, PDI will fade away, Amien forecasts
Golkar, PPP, PDI will fade away, Amien forecasts JAKARTA (JP): Political analyst Amien Rais has predicted the three major political organizations -- Golkar, the United Development Party (PPP) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) -- which have dominated the political scene for years will soon...
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Businessman injured, robbed of Rp 60m
Businessman injured, robbed of Rp 60m JAKARTA (JP): A group of 10 armed robbers broke into a businessman's house in Kelurahan Cipinang Besar Selatan in East Jakarta Saturday morning and took away Rp 60 million (US$4,300) in cash and a television set, a police officer said over the weekend.
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Kuntoro blasts PLN for above-normal prices
Kuntoro blasts PLN for above-normal prices JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto has blasted state electricity company PLN for charging customers above-normal prices.Kuntoro voiced his criticism Friday following reports that PLN increased power prices for many households...
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Assimilation
AssimilationFrom NeracaThe problem of the indigenous and nonindigenous part of the population, mainly ethnic Chinese, recently surfaced again.Actually nonindigenous Indonesians do not consist of ethnic Chinese only. There are ethnic Arabs, ethnic Indians, etc..
Mon, 15 Jun 1998
Confidence is Habibie's challenges
Confidence is Habibie's challengesBy Benny Subianto JAKARTA (JP): Two days before announcing his resignation on May 21, Soeharto asked a group of nine Islamic leaders whether appointing Habibie, his vice president cum golden boy, as president would guarantee an end to the troubles.