Archive: 3 August 1998
49 articles found
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Asian mothers, more than meets the eye
Asian mothers, more than meets the eye By Izabel Deuff JAKARTA (JP): Asian women might look quiet and shy compared to their Western counterparts, but don't be misled. The idea that Asian mothers are submissive is just an anachronistic myth, according to a recent study. "The Asian mother is neither submissive nor liberationist. Beneath her calm exterior, she is 'simmering within'," said Mark Blair, the regional planning director of Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
New Order political patrons
New Order political patrons The old, but still surviving, political system put the role of political patron in the government's hands. This function is retained by the minister of home affairs. The minister of home affairs, therefore, is responsible for any affairs involving political parties and mass organizations, including non- governmental organizations (NGOs).
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Sex education 'endorsed' for school curriculum
Sex education 'endorsed' for school curriculum JAKARTA (JP): Sex education should be made part of the school curriculum to provide accurate information on sex as early as possible and head off unwanted consequences of teen sexual experimentation, a psychologist and a sexologist said here at the weekend.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Police probe cause of mass mobbing
Police probe cause of mass mobbing JAKARTA (JP): Police in the East Java cities of Surabaya and Gresik are still investigating an incident in Menganti district in which nine people were mobbed to death Thursday because they were suspected of trying to steal a motorcycle. "We are investigating the case," Col. Amanuddin Zain, chief of the Surabaya Police Precinct, said yesterday.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Fresh aid commitment may do little to the market
Fresh aid commitment may do little to the market JAKARTA (JP): Huge new loans pledged by countries grouped in the Consultative Group on Indonesian (CGI) during a meeting in Paris last week are not expected to boost trading on the local stock market this week, securities analysts have said. The analysts said that bullish sentiment centered around the outcome of the Paris meeting arose because the market anticipated an outcome favorable to the country.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Man takes ax to family of four in meal mix-up
Man takes ax to family of four in meal mix-up JAKARTA (JP): A cleaner, apparently incensed at shoddy service in receiving allocated meals, allegedly attacked four members of a family with a blunt ax at the Universitas Terbuka campus in Pondok Cabe, South Jakarta. Newly installed South Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Satrya Hari Prasetya said the suspect, identified only as Ari, 24, assaulted the family of Tugimin, 40, who runs a food stall at the university compound, at about 6 p.m.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Flood kills at least four in Samarinda, East Kalimantan
Flood kills at least four in Samarinda, East Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): At least four people have died and 100,000 others forced to evacuate in widespread flooding in Samarinda after a dam burst Thursday in the East Kalimantan capital. Trade and traffic stopped as water two meters deep covered 1,300 hectares of land, home to 450,000 people. Public facilities are believed to have been damaged. Samarinda, with a total area of 7,000 hectares, "looks like the sea", Antara news agency reported.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Two die in brutal fight
Two die in brutal fight JAKARTA (JP): Two next-door neighbors were killed in a one-on- one fight Friday night in Koja, North Jakarta. A police officer at the North Jakarta Police precinct said M. Safi'i, 40, and Bahari, 38, armed with a machete and a sword respectively, stabbed each other during the fight. "Witnesses said the two were fighting over a woman but we're still investigating," the officer, who asked for anonymity, said Saturday.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Bogor residents continue protests against nightspots
Bogor residents continue protests against nightspots BOGOR (JP): At least 300 people from three districts here visited the Bogor council for the second time Saturday to reemphasize their demands for the immediate closure of nightspots in the Puncak resort area.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Rail services stay on track
Rail services stay on track SINGAPORE (AP): Trains continued to run smoothly between Singapore and Malaysia yesterday, the second day after Singapore abandoned its joint custom point with Malaysia and moved to a new location in Woodlands. Malaysia has refused to relocate and its immigration officers have continued to work at the old location in Tanjong Pagar, in downtown Singapore.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Language education builds critical thinking
Language education builds critical thinking By A. Chaedar Alwasilah BANDUNG (JP): The following is a response to Riyadi Santosa's article Language democratization needs more understanding in The Jakarta Post's July 13 edition. The article was written in reaction to my earlier piece, Language democratization a must, in the Post's July 3 issue.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
New party has room for many: Amien
New party has room for many: Amien JAKARTA (JP): Moslem leader Amien Rais wants the People's Mandate Party (PAB) to be accommodative enough to woo not only members of the Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP) but also labor leaders. "I want PAB to become a major vehicle," Amien said here Saturday after installing the executive board of a youth wing of Muhammadiyah, the Moslem organization that he chairs which boasts 28 million members.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
12 people questioned over taxi robberies
12 people questioned over taxi robberies JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police have questioned at least 12 people allegedly involved in recent incidents of taxi drivers robbing passengers in the city, an official said Saturday. Deputy chief of city police detectives Lt. Col. Bakat Purwanto told The Jakarta Post that police ran a special operation to anticipate the growing taxi-passenger robberies. Of the 12 questioned, seven have been named as suspects, Bakat said.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN energy ministers eye future despite turmoil
ASEAN energy ministers eye future despite turmoil SINGAPORE (Reuters): Energy ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), planning a regionwide gas and electricity grid, will work to keep strategic long-term energy projects moving despite a year of economic turmoil, the group said in a statement on Saturday.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Cohen visit stirs debate in Manila
Cohen visit stirs debate in Manila MANILA (Reuters): U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen flew to the Philippines yesterday for security talks, reviving an old controversy that had dogged relations between the United States and its former colony. At the top of Cohen's agenda is an unratified agreement between the Manila and Washington governments that would pave the way for the return of U.S. forces, though just for exercises, six years after Filipinos forced them to leave the country.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
RI open downstream oil sector to foreigners
RI open downstream oil sector to foreigners SINGAPORE (Reuters): Indonesian Mines and Energy Minister Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said on Saturday the country's downstream oil sector could be opened to outside investors from next year. "To liberalize the downstream sector, (we) can start the program hopefully next year if the law, which I am in the process of reviewing, can be approved by House of Representatives," he said.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
ABRI out to right blunders: Wiranto
ABRI out to right blunders: Wiranto JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto, admitting that the military feels the negative fallout from policies which hurt the public, has pledged to persevere in putting matters right.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Shrimp pond owners urged to give locals 5% of yields
Shrimp pond owners urged to give locals 5% of yields TANGERANG (JP): Members of the Armed Forces faction of the House of Representatives have called on shrimp pond owners to share 2 percent to 5 percent of their harvests with local residents to prevent further massive theft. Leading a visit by House members to a pond in Salembaran Jaya village in Kosambi on Thursday, Maj. Gen.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Police chief prepares directives for decree
Police chief prepares directives for decree JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Roesmanhadi said Saturday he had established a set of directives for the implementation of the controversial government regulation on freedom of expression. "The regulation was enacted July 24, 1998, that is why the police followed it up by establishing the directives," Roesmanhadi told a media conference. He acknowledged widespread criticism of the regulation, but said the police still had to enforce it.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Magical Realism in Arts, by Prijono Maruto, Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3140554), Aug. 3. * Arts Exhibition by Agung Kurniawan at Lontar Gallery, Jl. Utan Kayu 68 H East Jakarta (Phone: 8573388), Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Aug. 10. * Painting Exhibition: Kriyono's Cynorure by Kriyono, at Galeri Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Narrow-minded attitude
Narrow-minded attitude Any doubts I previously harbored regarding the source of racial bigotry were certainly brought to light in the July 30 article published by The Jakarta Post and penned by Mr. Masli Arman. I was born in Indonesia in 1947 to poor immigrants of Chinese ethnicity who lived in Sumatra prior to the forming of this great nation. I would at this time like to remind Mr. Arman that prior to Aug. 17, 1945, Indonesia as a nation did not exist. I have been Indonesian for 51 years.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia, Myanmar sign coal exploration agreement
Indonesia, Myanmar sign coal exploration agreement YANGON (DPA): Indonesia's PT Austindo Nusantara Energi has signed an agreement with Myanmar's Ministry of Mines for coal prospecting and exploration in the country's southern Taninthayi state, local news reports said Saturday.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
New era for Free Papua Movement
New era for Free Papua Movement By Ikrar Nusa Bhakti This is the first of two articles on the history of Irian Jaya and the current aspirations of the Irianese. JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian control of Irian Jaya since 1963 has been free of challenges from some sections of the Irianese people.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Sense of insensitivity
Sense of insensitivity As nonindigenous people, the Chinese have suffered physically and psychologically for decades. Not to my surprise, most indigenous people are insensitive to the recent misfortunes befalling fellow citizens of Chinese descent despite the arrogance showed by some irresponsible Chinese, as illustrated by the article Ethnic Chinese at fault for riots by Mr. Masli Arman, July 30.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Substitute food served up
Substitute food served up YOGYAKARTA: Researchers at Gadjah Mada University's School of Agriculture are touting processed sorghum, locally known ascantel, as an alternative food in crisis. Hariyadi, chief of the school's engineering laboratory, said the food was better than thiwul, processed cassava which was promoted by former president Soeharto last year as a food alternative. "It tastes like glutinous rice," he said after demonstrating how to cook the good so that it could be easily digested.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
A supremacist?
A supremacist? In the Netherlands, the country I come from, Masli Arman would be renounced as a white supremacist who tries to sweet talk his way out of the guilt of the injustices done to an ethnic group in Indonesia. I'm not sure what to call an Indonesian with the same attitude, perhaps one could call him a Moslem-supremacist (which is just as bad).
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Certain parties accused of stirring social discord
Certain parties accused of stirring social discord JAKARTA (JP): City Military commander Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman has warned Jakartans of the existence of certain parties who have been attempting to spread rumors and terror in the capital to create social unrest.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Most batik producers in Pekalongan go bankrupt
Most batik producers in Pekalongan go bankrupt JAKARTA (JP): At least 85 percent of 1,000 small-scale batik and garment producers in Central Java's Pekalongan regency, the main producer of batik, are on the verge of bankruptcy due to sharp increases in prices of raw materials. The chairman of Pekalongan's textile producers association, Mahlul Akbar, said Saturday that most of the companies have halted their activities because they could no longer afford to buy the fabric.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian fashion available on the Net
Indonesian fashion available on the Net By Izabel Deuff JAKARTA (JP): More information about fashion in Indonesia is now available on the Internet, thanks to the initiative of Indotex La Salle International College. The website (www.sistelindo.net.id/lasalle) was launched recently in celebration of the school's first anniversary.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
S'pore monetary watchdog keeps close eye on its currency moves
S'pore monetary watchdog keeps close eye on its currency moves SINGAPORE (Reuters): It would seem rather odd for a Southeast Asian central bank to be selling its own currency after more than a year of market turmoil and grinding currency depreciation. But that is what foreign exchange traders say the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has been doing in the last couple of weeks. They say local banks, which often act on behalf of the central bank, have been spotted buying the U.S.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Govt to proceed with plan to raise phone call rates
Govt to proceed with plan to raise phone call rates JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed domestic telecommunications provider PT Telkom has to proceed with a plan to restructure telephone call rates within Greater Jakarta since this was promised to investors when the government floated shares of the company on the stock exchange in 1995, according to Minister of Communications Giri Suseno.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Merapi eruptions kills fauna
Merapi eruptions kills fauna YOGYAKARTA: Dozens of wild animals were killed and tens of hectares of pine trees were damaged in the two eruptions of Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta last month. Ratdonopurbo, chief of the Volcanological Directorate, said a team which recently visited Merapi's slopes found dead wild animals, such as deer and wild boars, and hectares of badly damaged pine trees.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Coalbed methane's project
Coalbed methane's project JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina and the country's largest oil company PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia are developing a coalbed methane reserve in Ombilin, West Sumatra, in an effort to find alternative energy, Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said Friday. "Bestowed with large coal reserves, the potential of coalbed methane as an alternative energy source is worth considering," the minister said.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Alatas leaves for New York for East Timor talks
Alatas leaves for New York for East Timor talks JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas left for New York yesterday to discuss Indonesia's proposal for wide- ranging autonomy for East Timor with his Portuguese counterpart Jaime Gama under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary- General Kofi Annan.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Hotel sector gloomy in tourist center
Hotel sector gloomy in tourist center YOGYAKARTA (JP): Hotel occupancy rates in this touristic town rose to 30 percent for June and July, still considerably lower than the 45 percent rate recorded for the same period last year and not enough to lift the industry out of its doldrums, an official said over the weekend. The head of the provincial tourist office, Sugeng, said the number of visitors here had sharply declined since January, when the rate dropped 31.07 percent compared to January 1997.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Nike celebrates anniversary
Nike celebrates anniversary JAKARTA (JP): Footwear producer Nike Inc Indonesia, a subsidiary of giant footwear producer Nike International, celebrates 10 years in Indonesia this month. Nike Inc Indonesia's country manager Tony Nava said that during its 10 years here, the company has become a pioneer in the footwear manufacturing industry for improving workplace conditions and benefits for its workers.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
NGOs alarmed by 'sale' of kids
NGOs alarmed by 'sale' of kids BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Social workers and non-governmental organization (NGO) activists here are worried that economic difficulties have forced some impoverished parents to sell their children, especially girls.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian hotels slowdown
Malaysian hotels slowdown KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian hotels have reported a 7.3 percent drop in the number of room nights in the first quarter of this year due to fewer arrivals of Asian tourists, a minister said. Malaysia's Culture, Arts and Tourism Minister Sabbaruddin Chik said foreign tourists spent some 3.26 million nights in hotels in January-March 1998 against 3.53 million in the same 1997 period.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Hoodlums hired for security
Hoodlums hired for security JAKARTA (JP): With financial support from residents, Penjaringan Police in North Jakarta have trained and hired at least 30 local hoodlums to help safeguard the area, home to many wealthy Chinese-Indonesian families. North Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col. Setyawan told the media yesterday after attending a ceremony to welcome the "force" named Police Back-ups (Banpol) that the scheme was also meant to help the poor earn a livelihood during this time of hardship.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Churches back calls for Irian Jaya independence
Churches back calls for Irian Jaya independence JAKARTA (JP): A forum of church officials and community leaders in Irian Jaya is urging the government to heed calls for independence from the population of the easternmost province. The forum said the aspiration had developed in Jakarta and in the province, and materialized in the emergence of three groups respectively calling for "an independent state", "an autonomous state", and "a federal state".
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Japan's carmakers to stay in Indonesia despite slow market
Japan's carmakers to stay in Indonesia despite slow market JAKARTA (JP): Japan's automotive manufacturers have said that the future of the Indonesian car market remained bullish despite the current sluggish market. Hiroyuki Nakamura, deputy general manager of Japan Automobile Manufacturers Associations, Inc (JAMA), said here Saturday that Indonesia's dormant car market would not last long.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
30% of prostitutes believed underage
30% of prostitutes believed underage SEMARANG: About 30 percent of prostitutes in Indonesia are estimated to be underage, an activist has said. Purwoko, director of the Care About Children Foundation in Surakarta, said yesterday the number of underage prostitutes reached between 150,000 and 170,000 and they earned trillions of rupiah for the industry. He said many underage women turned to prostitution because of early marriage and economic reasons, and most were elementary school dropouts. (har)
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia must win back its Chinese community
Indonesia must win back its Chinese community Two months have past since riots shook Jakarta and other cities. Jusuf Wanandi, chairman of the supervisory board of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, looks at what must be done to rebuild the shattered confidence of Chinese- Indonesians. JAKARTA (JP): This is a watershed period for Chinese- Indonesians. The riots, looting, burning and rapes on May 13 - May 14 have left them bewildered, rudderless and desperate.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 TV Series: The Big Valley 3:05 Management Program: Kiat Manajemen 3:30 TV Drama: Asa yang Tersisa 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 Nusantara 6:15 Sports: Monitor Olah Raga 6:30 TVRI News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:35 Teen Quiz: Gita Remaja 8:00 News: Lintasan Berita 8:05 Focus 8:30 Religious Teachings: Hindu 9:00...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Two face jail terms for illegal abortions
Two face jail terms for illegal abortions JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor has asked the Central Jakarta District Court to sentence a clinic owner and a midwife to three years and two years in prison and fine them Rp 3 million and Rp 2 million respectively for performing illegal abortions. Prosecutor F.M.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
TV camera stolen from parked van
TV camera stolen from parked van JAKARTA (JP): An SCTV television camera worth Rp 300 million was stolen from a company van parked on Jl. Pesanggrahan, Kembangan, West Jakarta on Friday, police said. West Jakarta Police detective chief Maj. Idham quoted cameraman Benyamin and driver Sumardi as saying that the thief broke the window of the left front door of the SCTV van in broad daylight.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina insists to develop Riau CPP oil field
Pertamina insists to develop Riau CPP oil field JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina is determined to develop the Coastal Plains Pakanbaru (CPP) oil field in Riau after PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia's contract expires in 2001.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
New governor for W. Nusa Tenggara
New governor for W. Nusa Tenggara MATARAM: Harun Al Rasjid was elected West Nusa Tenggara governor for the 1998-2003 term at a plenary meeting of the local legislative assembly here on Saturday, Antara reported. Al Rasjid, who is now Jakarta deputy governor, obtained 22 of 45 votes. L. Mudjitahid, West Lombok regent, was second with 17 votes and L. Azhar, West Nusa Tenggara deputy governor, third with six votes. Born in Bolo, Bima district, Al Rasyid, 59, will replace Maj. Gen.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998, 00:00 WIB
JDA project to proceed on schedule
JDA project to proceed on schedule SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Development of the natural gas reserves in the Joint Development Area (JDA) of Thailand and Malaysia will proceed on schedule, although other elements of a regional gas pipeline network have been delayed, Savit Bhotivihok, Thailand's minister to the prime minister's office, said Saturday in Singapore.