Archive: 11 July 1998
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Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Sutiyoso: A nightmare to 'becak' drivers
Sutiyoso: A nightmare to 'becak' driversBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): For thousands of becak (pedicab) drivers, Governor Sutiyoso may be the man they hate most on the face of the earth. For good reason.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Schools close due to lack of pupils
Schools close due to lack of pupils SEMARANG, Central Java: At least 104 public and private elementary schools in Central Java closed down during the 1997/1998 school year due to a lack of new students.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Akbar leads preliminary race for Golkar chairman
Akbar leads preliminary race for Golkar chairman JAKARTA (JP): The secretary of Golkar's board of patrons, Akbar Tandjung, yesterday led the preliminary race for the chairmanship with two votes ahead of rival Edi Sudradjat.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Floor price on export goods extended
Floor price on export goods extended JAKARTA (JP): The government has extended the floor prices set for certain export products for the period April 1 to June 30 for a further 15 days, the industry and trade ministry announced yesterday.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Interesting experiment
Interesting experiment According to Merdeka of July 2, Kwik Kian Gie, a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), conducted a poll to find out who people thought would be the best candidate for the presidency after the general election.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Plan to promote local products not a boycott, says Mahathir
Plan to promote local products not a boycott, says Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday the campaign to promote Malaysian-made goods to domestic consumers isn't a boycott of foreign products, but by the same token, he unequivocally repeated his...
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Nearly half all public busses are standing idle
Nearly half all public busses are standing idle JAKARTA (JP): The number of functioning urban public busses has dropped drastically to 49,791 in June from 89,781 units last August due to the economic crisis, Minister of Communications Giri Suseno Hadihardjono said yesterday.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Preacher named suspect in bloody mid-May riots
Preacher named suspect in bloody mid-May riots JAKARTA (JP): Police yesterday officially named Chinese- Indonesian Anton Medan, an ex-con turned Moslem preacher, as a suspect for his alleged role in leading mobs during the mid-May riots.City police chief Maj. Gen.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Habibie backs licenses to keep media in line
Habibie backs licenses to keep media in line JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie is recommending the country's journalistic be required to get renewable licenses from authorized bodies to maintain a high standard of journalistic professionalism.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Village chiefs protest protests
Village chiefs protest protests KEBUMEN, Central Java: More than 450 village chiefs and subdistrict chiefs from the Kebumen area held a rally against Golkar at the local administration office here to seek protection against their own residents now frequently protesting against them.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Crisis in Indonesia
Crisis in Indonesia The United States government is directly responsible for the economic catastrophe and currency chaos that is presently afflicting Indonesia.President Bill Clinton has more pro-Israel people in his cabinet than any other American president in history.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 10, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 375 0 0 AHAP Insurance 575 0 0 Alter Abadi 500 0 2,045,000 Alumindo Light Metal 350 25 59,000 Alumindo...
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Alleged bank swindler caught after four years on the run
Alleged bank swindler caught after four years on the run JAKARTA (JP): A Indonesian businessman wanted for allegedly embezzling his bank of the equivalent of almost US$2.4 billion is on his way home after four years on the run.Suspect Sugianto L.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on July 10, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 14,900.00 15,900.00Austrian shilling 1 1,108.90 1,259.70Australian dollar 1 9,027.50 9,610.00Belgian franc 1 391.80 414.40Canadian dollar 1 9,989.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Merapi rumbles, spews lava again
Merapi rumbles, spews lava again MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): One of the world's most active volcanoes here, Mt. Merapi, rumbled again yesterday while spewing out more lava and hot gas from its cone.The head of the local Volcanology Directorate's research office, Mas Atje Purbawinata, said several...
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
SE Asian currencies down against dollar
SE Asian currencies down against dollar SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies fell afresh yesterday to finish the day, and the week, lower against the U.S. dollar.And as sentiment towards the yen continues to dictate the direction of trading in the regional currencies, many market...
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Golkar expected to make the jump to formal party
Golkar expected to make the jump to formal party JAKARTA (JP): It looks like a party and has certainly acted like a party, but Golkar, the dominant political organization, has always refused to call itself a party for the last 32 years.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
S'pore determined in its aim to be world art center
S'pore determined in its aim to be world art center In conjunction with the 12th Singapore Festival of Arts which ran from May 28 to June 28, the Singapore Tourism Board invited The Jakarta Post reporter Ida Indawati Khouw to witness the event.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
City kite festival packs an environmental punch
City kite festival packs an environmental punch JAKARTA (JP): A two-day kite festival promoting public awareness on the importance of zero emissions from the city's vehicles will begin today at the National Monument (Monas) square.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Habibie walks down memory lane as he tours RSCM
Habibie walks down memory lane as he tours RSCM JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie toured Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Central Jakarta yesterday, in what he described as a trip down memory lane since his wife, Hasri Ainun Besari, had worked here when he met her in 1962.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Affirmative action won't work
Affirmative action won't workBy Iwan Pranoto BANDUNG (JP): Political observer Jusuf Wanandi said in the Jakarta Post on July 1, 1998, that a policy of affirmative action would bring Indonesian people closer together.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Difficult to time RI rebound
Difficult to time RI rebound SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Stanley Fischer, International Monetary Fund managing director, said in a magazine interview that it's hard to estimate the timing of a recovery in Indonesia.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Social security insurance firms defend monopolies
Social security insurance firms defend monopolies JAKARTA (JP): The five state-owned social security insurance companies should retain their monopolies to ensure public welfare, executives of the companies say.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Jamsostek pays Rp 6.9b in claims
Jamsostek pays Rp 6.9b in claims TANGERANG (JP): The local branch of state-owned insurance company PT Jamsostek has paid claims worth Rp 6.9 billion (US$475,862) for 14,753 worker dismissal cases over the past six months, a company executive has said.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Ginandjar to visit Tokyo
Ginandjar to visit Tokyo TOKYO (Reuters): Indonesia's top economic minister Ginandjar Kartasasmita will visit Tokyo from tomorrow as part of a roadshow to explain the nation's debt restructuring program to Japanese creditors, officials said yesterday.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
The danger of disintegration
The danger of disintegration Two major developments have taken place in Irian Jaya. First, students were shot, as in the mid-May Trisakti tragedy that led to the downfall of Soeharto, and second, there have been growing demands for self-rule.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 12:15 p.m. World Cup Soccer (rerun) 2:00 News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 TV Series: Silverhawks 3:05 TV Drama: Kampak Emas 3:30 Science Film: Invention 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:30 TV Series 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports News 6:30 TVRI...
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Man busted with drugs and needle
Man busted with drugs and needle JAKARTA (JP): Police detectives apprehended an alleged drug dealer during a street operation in the wee hours yesterday on Jl. Suprapto in Cempaka Putih.Driving a red-metallic BMW sedan plate number BM 168 KS, the 28-year-old suspect, Andi, alias Kamir Santosa, was...
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Freeport not worried about future despite instability
Freeport not worried about future despite instability JAKARTA (JP): Copper and gold producer PT Freeport Indonesia, a subsidiary of New Orleans-based Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold, said yesterday it was not worried about the future of its operations in the country despite recent political...
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Involvement of intellectuals
Involvement of intellectualsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaOne of the causes of the economic crisis in this country is the lack of intelligent people -- those endowed with vision, a sense of criticism, honesty and having public interest at heart -- in the government.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Counterfeit money widespread
Counterfeit money widespread BOGOR (JP): Counterfeit money has become widespread here since the monetary crisis took root last year, a reliable source at the local district court said yesterday.The court has handled eight cases related to counterfeiting involving 18 suspects over the last six...
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Starving tigers get meat
Starving tigers get meat MELBOURNE, Australia (AP): Australian zoos will fund an emergency shipment of 16 metric tons of meat to feed 70 tigers at an Indonesian zoo which are starving because of the financial crisis, a spokeswoman said yesterday.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Police plan to tighten security for freight
Police plan to tighten security for freight JAKARTA (JP): In response to businesspeople's complaints about the increasing incidence of truck robberies and thefts, the police are moving to tighten security in areas prone to such crime.City Police chief Maj. Gen.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Domestic market down on political concerns
Domestic market down on political concerns JAKARTA (JP): The domestic financial market slipped further yesterday due to political maneuvering, with the rupiah holding at 15,250 against the U.S. dollar and stock prices inching lower by 1.4 percent, dealers and analysts said.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Govt covers Rp 2.5b deficit for Asiad
Govt covers Rp 2.5b deficit for Asiad JAKARTA (JP): The government has agreed to cover a Rp 2.5 billion (US$164,000) deficit in the National Sports Council's budget for Indonesia's participation in the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Push to recover SEA Games funds to go on: Minister
Push to recover SEA Games funds to go on: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution said yesterday his ministry would not give up in its efforts to recover Rp 35 billion (US$2.5 million) in forestry funds lent to finance the 19th Southeast Asian Games last year.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Tanri addresses graft in state companies
Tanri addresses graft in state companies JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for the Empowerment of State Enterprises Tanri Abeng has issued a new ruling to limit involvement of top officials of state-owned companies in projects or business transactions related to the firms.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Thai fishermen deported
Thai fishermen deported SEMARANG, Central Java: Seventeen Thai fishermen who were arrested by a sea patrol of the Central Java Police two months ago were recently deported, an official said.The Thai fishermen were deported aboard a Thai ship which unloaded imported rice at Tanjung Emas Port, head...
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Textile exports rise in first quarter of '98
Textile exports rise in first quarter of '98 JAKARTA (JP): Exports of textile and textile-related products jumped 50.8 percent to US$2.46 billion in the first three months of this year from $1.63 billion in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Workers suspended for joining protest
Workers suspended for joining protest JAKARTA (JP): An electronic components company in Cibinong, Bogor, has suspended four of its workers because they took part in a strike and protest, the workers said yesterday.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Dharmala BV misses loan payment
Dharmala BV misses loan payment TOKYO (Reuters): Indonesia's Dharmala Intiutama International BV has missed an interest payment on a 15 billion yen samurai bond and could be declared in default, a spokesman at the bond's trustee Sanwa Bank said yesterday.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Govt condemns gang rapes during riots
Govt condemns gang rapes during riots JAKARTA (JP): The government formally condemned yesterday the gang rapes that were rampant during and after the May riots in Jakarta and other towns, but stopped short of issuing a public apology as demanded by the National Commission on Human Rights.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Kekar Thames get loans
Kekar Thames get loans BRUSSELS (Dow Jones): The European Investment Bank said yesterday it had loaned 45 million European currency units (XEU) to PT. Kekar Thames Airindo for upgrading and extending the water supply transmission and distribution system in eastern Jakarta.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
RP continues Marcos suits
RP continues Marcos suits MANILA (AP): The government of President Joseph Estrada will not settle the numerous criminal and civil suits against the family of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos for less than 75 percent of his US$540 million Swiss bank deposits, a senior official said yesterday.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
'Al-Fayed' loves smelly 'pet'
'Al-Fayed' loves smelly 'pet' WONOSOBO, Central Java (JP): He has a rich colored shiny coat, lounges anywhere he likes but has a weakness for the lowly pet (flat beans notorious for their offensive odor), despite his name associated with the rich and famous.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Rattan smugglers foiled in Kendari
Rattan smugglers foiled in Kendari KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Intelligence agents here have foiled an attempt to smuggle 130 metric tons of high-quality rattan aboard the ships MV Kapili Putra and MV Teluk Kulisusu bound for Singapore.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
PADI joins plethora of parties
PADI joins plethora of parties JAKARTA (JP): A group of academics, social activists and businesspeople gathered together to form the Indonesian Democratic Alliance Movement (PADI) as a precursor to a political party with the ultimate aim of protecting and highlighting the diversity in Indonesia.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Jakartans told to beware of possible floods
Jakartans told to beware of possible floods JAKARTA (JP): The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) strongly urged Jakartans to take precautionary measures against possible flash floods after more heavy rain was forecast for the capital.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Embroideries Exhibition in the lobby of Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jl. M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta (Phone: 323707), 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until July 31. * Painting Exhibition Hello, how's it going, by Evie Westmore, at the Main Lobby of the Regent Jakarta, Jl. H.R.
Sat, 11 Jul 1998
European bankers still need more RI debt info: BNP
European bankers still need more RI debt info: BNP PARIS (Dow Jones): After the first European stop of the Indonesian debt plan roadshow, European bankers are still trying to gather more information on the plan, said Thierry Desjardins, senior vice president, debt restructuring at Banque Nationale...