Archive: 13 August 1998
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Thu, 13 Aug 1998
'Ojek' driver murderer gets nine years in jail
'Ojek' driver murderer gets nine years in jail BOGOR (JP): A 22-year-old man was sentenced to nine years in jail by the Bogor District Court yesterday for killing an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver on March 19.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibitions, in Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran (Phone: 0361 701010): Works of Norbert Ivanyi (Hungarian Painter), 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., Aug. 13. Images of Meditating Figures, by Jerry T, Aug. 17 to Sept. 17.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Electoral plan draws mixed reactions
Electoral plan draws mixed reactions JAKARTA (JP): Local and foreign experts have given mixed reactions to the proposed electoral system -- a combination of the current proportional representation system and a district one.Dwight Y.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Police asked to investigate bankers
Police asked to investigate bankers JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia has formally asked the police to investigate the management of nine banks closed down late last year on suspicion of violating banking laws, a Bank Indonesia director said here yesterday.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
RI to halve fuel imports
RI to halve fuel imports SINGAPORE (Reuters): Indonesian state-oil monopoly Pertamina is expected to halve its September fuel oil imports to between 600,000-800,000 barrels, traders said yesterday."Indonesia's September imports will be less than August, around 600,000-800,000 barrels, but it is...
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Rights body calls for policy review
Rights body calls for policy review JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights urged the government yesterday to find a fundamental solution to bring closure to numerous unresolved rights cases which cannot be tackled on a case-by-case basis.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Boosting tourism
Boosting tourism Indonesia is making efforts to overcome the economic crisis and one of the ways is by boosting tourism. But without certain improvements, the effort will fail. It is not a safe place for tourism and I'm not talking about riots, burning or demonstrations.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Riot victims set ultimatum for insurance firms
Riot victims set ultimatum for insurance firms JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Retail Merchants Association (Aprindo) demanded yesterday that insurance companies immediately pay compensation for their damaged retail outlets or be prepared to suffer a tarnishing of their image.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Blind cancel surgery over rising costs
Blind cancel surgery over rising costs JAKARTA (JP): The sharply rising cost of eye transplants has prompted many blind people who were intending to undergo surgery to cancel the operations, Iding Kusnadi, the secretary of the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Eye Bank, said yesterday.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Trisakti defendants get prison terms
Trisakti defendants get prison terms JAKARTA (JP): The military tribunal convened over the Trisakti incident sentenced two police officers yesterday to 10 months and 4 months in jail respectively for ordering their men to shoot into a crowd of demonstrating students last May.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
ARCO focus on RI exploration
ARCO focus on RI exploration HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Atlantic Richfield Co. of the U.S. (ARCO) will not renew its remaining exploration lease offshore Myanmar, set to expire in October, the company said in a statement.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Demos and responsibility
Demos and responsibility I'm sure that many parties support and agree with the editorial in Media Indonesia of July 30, 1998 titled Regulating freedom. The concept of responsibility is integrated in freedom, including the freedom of expression.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Abortions for rape victims spark controversy
Abortions for rape victims spark controversyBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Before taking up their profession, doctors are required to recite an oath, a part of which reads: "I will respect human life from its conception.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
RI has weak president, troubled economy: Expert
RI has weak president, troubled economy: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has a weak president, a tarnished military and a troubled economy -- but such a sorry state of affairs actually provides a window of opportunity to prevent the rise of yet another strongman ruler who causes people suffering, a...
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Moslems face 'threat of disintegration'
Moslems face 'threat of disintegration' YOGYAKARTA (JP): Scholar Nurcholish Madjid has voiced alarm at the threat of disintegration among Moslems in tandem with the proliferation of new political parties claiming to be Islamic."I suspected this (development) early on, and hoped it would not happen.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Students preserve snapshot of protests for posterity
Students preserve snapshot of protests for posterity JAKARTA (JP): As was the case on almost every other day that month, the hot afternoon of May 8 saw thousands of student protesters crammed onto their university campuses with riot police milling around outside.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Independent BI 'must no longer act as govt cashier'
Independent BI 'must no longer act as govt cashier' JAKARTA (JP): A new central bank law should allow Bank Indonesia to focus its activities on stabilizing inflation and exchange rates and end its role as the government's cashier, experts have said.Former BI governor J.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
252 patients flee, costing Tangerang hospital Rp 600m
252 patients flee, costing Tangerang hospital Rp 600m TANGERANG (JP): At least 252 Tangerang General Hospital patients have fled from their beds without paying medical bills costing the state hospital Rp 600 million in lost revenue, a hospital executive said yesterday.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Red Cross symbol widely abused here
Red Cross symbol widely abused here JAKARTA (JP): The emblem of the Red Cross, an internationally recognized symbol of neutrality, has been widely abused in Indonesia by certain parties as a protective shield, according to local Red Cross officials.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 12, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 3,500 Alter Abadi 375 0 7,500 Alumindo Light Metal 300 -50 265,000...
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Subaquatic body to issue licenses
Subaquatic body to issue licenses JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Subaquatic Sport Association (Porlasi) plans to hand over international certificates to 100 local scuba divers on Aug. 20.Chairman of the association Djoko Pramono said yesterday that the certificates would be the first CMAS (world...
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Govt starts debt payment deferrals: Minister
Govt starts debt payment deferrals: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia began deferring payments of its sovereign debt this month in line with agreements made with the country's major international lenders, a senior minister said yesterday.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
ABRI apology for Aceh atrocities 'not enough'
ABRI apology for Aceh atrocities 'not enough' JAKARTA (JP): Rights activists greeted Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto's apology for years of atrocities committed by the military in Aceh, but said the gesture was not enough to heal the wounds of the people affected.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
INRO efforts fail to lift rubber prices
INRO efforts fail to lift rubber prices SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): The International Natural Rubber Organization, a cartel comprising producers and consumers, was buying rubber yesterday on the open market for a third day, yet failing to lift prices.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Govt denies pulling plug on TV show
Govt denies pulling plug on TV show JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Muhammad Yunus denied yesterday speculation that he ordered the private Indosiar TV station to abruptly halt a political talk show on freedom of expression on Monday night.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
W. Nusa Tenggara wins school games
W. Nusa Tenggara wins school games JAKARTA (JP): Host West Nusa Tenggara emerged as the overall winner in the Arafura School Games which concluded on Tuesday evening.The team collected 19 gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze medals after four days of competition which brought together 456 students from 10...
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Life insurance in for mixed bag this year
Life insurance in for mixed bag this year JAKARTA (JP): An upsurge in holders cashing in their life insurance policies this year will be offset by a surge in incoming policy holders, a major industry player said yesterday.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Police detain alleged killer of Kramat Jati resident
Police detain alleged killer of Kramat Jati resident JAKARTA (JP): Police have detained one of two alleged killers of a 61-year-old man, who was found beaten to death in his home at Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, last month.East Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Kids' festival hoping to raise interest in arts
Kids' festival hoping to raise interest in arts JAKARTA (JP): Parents often scare the living daylights out of their children with reproving ghost stories.Children, too, have their own frightening stories in return, be they about drugs, cosmetics, education or conveniences of life.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Thundercats 3:05 College Program: Kuliah UT 3:30 Science Film 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita 5:00 Arabic Lessons 5:30 TV Series: The Man from Uncle 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: Rona...
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Six arrested for raping teenage girl
Six arrested for raping teenage girl JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested six men allegedly involved in the raping of a 15-year-old girl Saturday evening at a boarding house on Jl. Wijaya I, Kebayoran, South Jakarta.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Aug. 12, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 12,850.00 13,450.00Austrian shilling 1 966.00 1,096.00Australian dollar 1 7,455.00 7,903.00Belgian franc 1 341.00 360.00Canadian dollar 1 8,230.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Strike forces Freeport to halt work for second day
Strike forces Freeport to halt work for second day TIMIKA, Irian Jaya (Bloomberg): Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc suspended operations for a second day yesterday at the world's largest copper and gold mine amid a wildcat strike by about 5,000 employees demanding higher wages.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Soeharto's 'New Order' merely hibernating
Soeharto's 'New Order' merely hibernating Even though some government functionaries have been replaced, without a change in the system that (former president) Soeharto created, the old culture of corruption, collusion and nepotism is sure to reappear.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Balloon flight continues
Balloon flight continues ST. LOUIS, Missouri (Reuters): U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett headed across the Indian Ocean yesterday, trying to find an altitude that would carry him neither too far north nor south to reach Australia in his bid to become the first to fly around the world nonstop in a...
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Give exchange controls a chance
Give exchange controls a chance I was amazed at your dismissal of the concept of exchange control (Editorial Aug. 5: Clutching at straws). You do not seem to have any particular argument except that (a) exchange controls will affect private capital inflow (well there isn't any at the moment so...
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. Basuki Rakhmat 106-128 (Phone: 031 5311234): - The Tavern Pub: Cosindos Band, Monday to Saturday, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., X-Men Band, Sunday, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
DKP zeros in who gave Prabowo instructions
DKP zeros in who gave Prabowo instructions JAKARTA (JP): The Officers Honor Council (DKP) has shortened the list of who instructed then Army Special Force (Kopassus) chief Lt. Gen. Prabowo Subianto to take preemptive security measures to safeguard last March's presidential election, which led to...
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Govt raises haj pilgrimage price 300 percent for 1999
Govt raises haj pilgrimage price 300 percent for 1999 JAKARTA (JP): The government has set next year's haj pilgrimage fee at Rp 27.7 million, about three times higher than last year's price.Minister of Information Muhammad Yunus announced the new rate here yesterday following a four-hour Cabinet...
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Yangon may free Indonesian activists soon
Yangon may free Indonesian activists soon JAKARTA (JP): The three Indonesian activists detained in Yangon are expected to be released soon because Myanmar authorities have found no direct link between them and local opposition groups, an Indonesian envoy said.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
City told to get tougher on negligent developers
City told to get tougher on negligent developers JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor has urged the city administration to take stern measures against 11 delinquent developers for failing to fulfill their obligations to build or renovate several school buildings.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Utut draws with Hracek in latest cup match
Utut draws with Hracek in latest cup match JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top player Utut Adianto blew away his chance to score a win in the eighth round of the MK Cafe Cup in Koszalin, Poland on Tuesday and had to settle for a draw with Zbynek Hracek of the Czech Republic.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Rupiah strengthens, share prices up after 10-day drop
Rupiah strengthens, share prices up after 10-day drop JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah strengthened yesterday to pass the 13,000 level against the U.S. dollar and stock prices perked up to register gains after 10 consecutive days of losses.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
SE Asian currencies rebound in yen's wake
SE Asian currencies rebound in yen's wake SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The rebound of Japan's yen from Tuesday's eight-year low relieved the downward pressure on Southeast Asian currencies, which rallied across the board during Asian trading hours yesterday.After opening up sharply against the U.S.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
BT expands into Indonesia
BT expands into Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): British Telecom (BT) has announced the expansion of its portfolio of telecommunications services in Asia with the launch of SatLink Asia, a transborder service now available in Indonesia and five other markets.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Aceh prisoners to be released
Aceh prisoners to be released BANDA ACEH, Aceh: An official here revealed yesterday that 562 prisoners in the province will get remissions in conjunction with the Aug. 17 celebration of Indonesian independence.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Asian crisis hurting U.S.
Asian crisis hurting U.S. WASHINGTON (Reuters): U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, in a taped television interview aired yesterday, said the U.S. economy remained strong but that financial crises in Asia and in other markets was a growing threat.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Mark-up practice
Mark-up practice Several reports on alleged mark-up practices in the exploration and production (E&P) sector, and the result of a survey conducted by ReForm, a consultancy company led by Laksamana Sukardi, have prompted me to describe the general working mechanism of foreign companies and state oil...
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
RP plans first euro bond
RP plans first euro bond LONDON (Reuters): The Philippines is set to become the first Asian sovereign to issue bonds denominated in the future single European currency, the euro, after Finance Secretary Edgardo Espirito announced a mandate for the deal yesterday.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Credit card default cases up
Credit card default cases up JAKARTA (JP): Credit card defaulting has increased substantially in the wake of the deepening economic turmoil, the Indonesian Credit Card Association has said.Association chairman Malik Habir said yesterday the extent of the defaulting -- payment delayed by more than...
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
RI boxers eye future honors
RI boxers eye future honors JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has set its sights on winning gold medals in the boxing competitions at the 2002 Asian Games and the 2004 Olympics.The chairman of the Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association Sang Nyoman Suwisma said after a meeting with National Sports Council...
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Pedicab drivers stage protest
Pedicab drivers stage protest JAKARTA (JP): Around 200 becak (pedicab) drivers and owners came to the City Council yesterday to ask the councilors to help them in their campaign to stop the city administration from seizing their vehicles.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Sports Council sticks to standards
Sports Council sticks to standards JAKARTA (JP): The national training director for the 13th Asian Games, Mochammad Hindarto, said yesterday that the National Sports Council would apply reasonable measures when selecting athletes for the event.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Court asked to drop all charges
Court asked to drop all charges JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer has asked the Central Jakarta District Court to free two executives of PT Hutama Karya who were indicted for involvement in a Rp 1.5 trillion (US$115 million) corruption scandal in two toll road projects.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
The monk gets 'more freedom'
The monk gets 'more freedom' PHNOM PENH (Reuters): A Cambodian monk was expelled after he was caught sneaking out of his temple at night to indulge his secret passion -- karaoke singing.By day Kung Bunchhoeun, 22, wore the simple orange robes of a monk but at night he would don ordinary garb and...
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Donations for poor students
Donations for poor students JAKARTA (JP): The parents and teachers association of Global Jaya School in Bintaro, South Jakarta, has collected Rp 38.3 million under a sponsor-a-child program to be donated to students from poor families.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
RI racist laws need to be revoked
RI racist laws need to be revokedBy Frans Tan Winarta JAKARTA (JP): When Indonesia proclaimed its independence on Aug. 17, 1945, through Sukarno and Hatta, it gained de facto and de jure recognition from the international community.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Tanamur strikes deal to reopen later this week
Tanamur strikes deal to reopen later this week JAKARTA (JP): Diskotik Tanamur, the oldest discotheque in the country, will be allowed by to resume operations later this week after being closed since Saturday, a city administration official said yesterday.The discotheque on Jl.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Mr. Clean's crusade
Mr. Clean's crusade The Indonesian Society for Transparency, which was launched here early this week, is not organizationally related to the well-known Transparency International, the Berlin-based anticorruption pressure group.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Chuan orders probe into cable monopoly
Chuan orders probe into cable monopoly BANGKOK (AP): Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai has ordered the Consumer Protection Board to investigate Thailand's sole cable television operator to see if its monopoly violates the constitution, The Nation newspaper reported yesterday.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Officials deny rumors of unrest
Officials deny rumors of unrest JAKARTA (JP): The country's leaders dismissed yesterday the rampant rumors of impending unrest this weekend ahead of the Aug. 17 Independence Day celebration.President B.J.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Bogus doctor confirmed ill
Bogus doctor confirmed ill YOGYAKARTA: An examination by state-owned Sardjito Hospital experts has shown that Djarot Setiawan -- who forged his degrees from undergraduate to doctorate and taught in a respected university for five years -- is suffering from schizophrenia.