Archive: 7 August 1998
65 articles found
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Asian woes expanding beyond 2000: Survey
Asian woes expanding beyond 2000: Survey LONDON (Reuters): Multinational companies operating in Asia believe the region's financial crisis will go on beyond 2000 but Thailand and Singapore will be the first to recover, a survey said on Wednesday.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Gramedia to print 'AWSJ'
Gramedia to print 'AWSJ' JAKARTA (JP): PT Gramedia, the publisher of the Kompas daily and one of the largest newspaper printers in Indonesia, will commence printing The Asian Wall Street Journal within the next few months, Dow Jones and Company said in a statement.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Poor villagers eat rice shavings
Poor villagers eat rice shavings TANGERANG (JP): At least five families from Kohod village in Pakuhaji district here cannot afford to buy rice and have been forced to eat shavings of the grain left over from the milling process.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Balinese culture on center stage
Balinese culture on center stage JAKARTA (JP): Balinese wear, handicrafts, cuisine and sculpture will dominate the interiors and exterior of Mal Pondok Indah in South Jakarta as part of the mall's celebration of Indonesia's 53rd independence anniversary.The event opens today and runs until Aug. 23.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Experimental guitarist to stage here
Experimental guitarist to stage hereBy Franki Raden JAKARTA (JP): The guitar is the most popular Western musical instrument in Indonesia. Almost all popular music in the West uses this instrument. In the 1950s, local composer and musician Ismail Marzuki was also popular as a guitarist.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Habibie warned of impending collapse
Habibie warned of impending collapse JAKARTA (JP): A group of leading economists urged President B.J. Habibie's administration yesterday to quickly abandon its populist economic crisis-handling policy and follow basic economic principles to prevent a total breakdown of the economy and the state.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Asian crisis hits U.S. manufacturing, farming, Fed says
Asian crisis hits U.S. manufacturing, farming, Fed says WASHINGTON (AP): The Asian economic crisis is taking a toll on American manufacturers and farmers, but strong consumer demand is helping to keep the overall economy steaming ahead, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
E. Timor leaders hail 'special status' offer
E. Timor leaders hail 'special status' offer JAKARTA (JP): The landmark agreement between Indonesia and Portugal to discuss the former's offer of "special status" for East Timor was enthusiastically welcomed yesterday in the tiny province as a step forward.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
ICRC in Irian Jaya
ICRC in Irian Jaya In your article titled Churches back calls for Irian Jaya independence published on Aug. 3, 1998, in the last paragraph it is stated that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had never received permission from the government to enter the province.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
People race to sell Sukarno memorabilia
People race to sell Sukarno memorabiliaBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): Columns of classified advertisements in Jakarta- based newspapers are witness to the fact that numerous people are offering books and other accessories on the country's first president, the late Sukarno.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Standard Chartered profits
Standard Chartered profits JAKARTA (JP): The London-based Standard Chartered Plc announced yesterday that its first half 1998 profit before provisions rose 27 percent to 605 million pounds sterling (US$986.15 million) over the corresponding period last year.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Debate rages on over new lottery proposal
Debate rages on over new lottery proposal JAKARTA (JP): The debate raged on yesterday over a controversial planned lottery to raise funds for sports development despite an earlier condemnatory edict from the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI).
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Jl. Kwitang home to money changers for all seasons
Jl. Kwitang home to money changers for all seasonsBy Christiani S.A. Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): It's midnight and you need some cash in your hand but the ATM is not working, your account is empty anyway, and all you've got left are two wrinkled US$100 bills in your pocket.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Pertamina crude demand seen unchanged
Pertamina crude demand seen unchanged SINGAPORE (Reuters): Indonesian state-oil company Pertamina has started to source its September crude requirements and is expected to purchase the same volumes as August, traders said yesterday.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
SE Asian currencies fall as pressure on Hong Kong mounts
SE Asian currencies fall as pressure on Hong Kong mounts SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Heightened speculative pressure on the Hong Kong dollar spread a bearish ripple through Southeast Asian foreign exchange markets yesterday, as traders sold down regional currencies in panicky dealing.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Coastal Corp aims big in RP oil market
Coastal Corp aims big in RP oil market SINGAPORE (Reuters): U.S.-based Coastal Corp plans to use its large 2.4 million-barrel Subic Bay oil storage center as the hub to become a major player in the Philippines' market, a senior company official said yesterday.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
I never attended such a dialog
I never attended such a dialog The Jakarta Post of Saturday, Aug. 1, 1998 edition, page 2, published an interview titled Bloodshed possible over referendum by Putu Wirata. Reading this interview carefully I noticed that in column 4 there is a significant error of fact which could seriously mislead...
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Wealthy people urged to help poor students
Wealthy people urged to help poor students JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso is urging affluent parents to assist students from financially troubled families to stay in school, including donating used uniforms and books.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Cafe guests see double -- 11 times
Cafe guests see double -- 11 times HANOI (AP): Patrons at a new restaurant can be forgiven for doing double-takes: 11 sets of twins wait on the tables.The appropriately named Twin Restaurant, which opened a month ago in Ho Chi Minh City, is the brainchild of well-known Vietnamese love-song composer...
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
CPP leader Hun Sen warns of political crisis
CPP leader Hun Sen warns of political crisis PHNOM PENH (AP): Cambodian leader Hun Sen warned yesterday of a new political crisis if opposition parties protesting alleged election fraud followed through on threats to block the formation of a new government.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Motorbike thief killed by mob
Motorbike thief killed by mob JAKARTA (JP): A mob of local residents from Pondok Benda Baru in Pamulang district, Tangerang, killed a man on Wednesday night for stabbing an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver and attempting to steal his vehicle.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Cartoon: Warner Kartun 3:05 Documentary: Harmoni Kehidupan 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Performance: Cakrawala Budaya 5:00 Music: Paket 27 5:30 Education Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: Rona...
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Govt plans to rebuild damaged dam
Govt plans to rebuild damaged dam JAKARTA (JP): The government intends to reconstruct the Menangan dam in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, and resettle more than 2,500 families living along the Karamumus riverbank in a bid to prevent future floods and loss of life.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Gipsdlis forces Utut into draw in Cafe Cup
Gipsdlis forces Utut into draw in Cafe Cup JAKARTA (JP): Latvian Grand Master (GM) Aivars Gipsdlis gave Indonesia's top chess player Utut Adianto stiff resistance to force a draw in their third-round match at the Cafe Cup in Koszalin, Poland, on Wednesday.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Injustice 'is key problem' in Irian
Injustice 'is key problem' in Irian JAKARTA (JP): The key issues in Irian Jaya, which has recently been hit by a wave of bloody protests, are not independence or greater autonomy but persistent injustices and the rampant violation of the local population's basic human rights, an influential church...
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
India backs idea for rubber producer cartel
India backs idea for rubber producer cartel SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): India welcomes Malaysia's proposal to form a cartel of rubber producers, following Kuala Lumpur's decision to pull out of the International Natural Rubber Organization, an Indian Rubber Board official said yesterday.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting, Sculpture Exhibition: Anggrek Kasih Untuk Sesama, by Dolorosa Sinaga, Kartika Affandi, Enrico Soekarno, etc., at World Trade Center, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 29-31, South Jakarta (Phone: 5211320), 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Aug.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
'Amien, please stay away'
'Amien, please stay away' SURABAYA: Banyuwangi Regent T. Purnomo Sidik has made an official plea for people not to invite opposition figure Amien Rais to the small East Javan town of Banywangi, about 230 kilometers southeast of here, fearing his arrival might incite violence.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Jobless man killed by mistake
Jobless man killed by mistake TANGERANG (JP): A jobless man identified as Anton Abdullah, 32, of Kampung Pondok Serut in Serpong here, died after being mobbed by an angry crowd which assumed he was a thief.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Antiforeigner sentiment reaches fever pitch
Antiforeigner sentiment reaches fever pitchBy Todd Gregory This is the second of two articles on Indonesians' attitude toward foreigners. JAKARTA (JP): It is a real tragedy. Indonesia has been a sovereign nation held captive for over 50 years by a handful of privileged, native-born government...
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Residents threaten to destroy red-light district
Residents threaten to destroy red-light district JAKARTA (JP): At least 50 residents of the Kramat Tunggak red- light district in North Jakarta went to City Hall yesterday, threatening to destroy the brothels in the area if the city administration did not close them down soon.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
More grain flow seen as Indonesia comes to life
More grain flow seen as Indonesia comes to life SINGAPORE (Reuters): Movements of rice and corn in Southeast Asia are on the rise as Indonesia comes to life in the grains market, traders said yesterday.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Coffee's stable, trade slow
Coffee's stable, trade slow SINGAPORE (Reuters): Sales of coffee beans from Indonesia were stable but slow at prices hovering around recent levels, dealers said yesterday.Indonesian beans were offered at around $160 per tonne under London levels, little changed from earlier this week.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Tourists flock to Baturraden
Tourists flock to Baturraden PURWOKERTO, Central Java: While the economic situation has become bleaker for many in the past few months, the Baturraden tourist site has registered a 50 percent increase in visitors during the recently ended school vacation period.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Fair transactions total only Rp 10.8b
Fair transactions total only Rp 10.8b JAKARTA (JP): Business transactions booked over the one-month 31st Jakarta Fair ending on Aug. 2 totaled only Rp 10.8 billion (US$850,393), far less than last year's total of Rp 125 billion, a fair management executive said.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Syarwan lodges defamation complaint against DeTAK
Syarwan lodges defamation complaint against DeTAK JAKARTA (JP): Police here confirmed yesterday that Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid had lodged a complaint against the weekly DeTAK tabloid with the National Police headquarters.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Builders association seeks debt relief from local banks
Builders association seeks debt relief from local banks JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Builders Association (GAPENSI) urged the government yesterday to allow its members to reschedule their debts with local banks because nearly all 41,750 members are technically bankrupt.Association chairman Agus G.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Odd feats find their place
Odd feats find their place SEMARANG: A 68-centimeter-long cigarette was among the records inducted yesterday into the Indonesian Museum of Records here.The cigarette was made by Semarang resident Yerikho, who dubbed it a "Reform Cigarette".It has an 18-centimeter filter, a width of 4.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Rupiah elongated gains but stocks slide further
Rupiah elongated gains but stocks slide further JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah defied regional bearish sentiments, strengthening to 12,700 against the U.S. dollar, while local stock prices succumbed to the mounting pressure.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Revenues from PSC operations set to drop
Revenues from PSC operations set to drop JAKARTA (JP): Combined gross revenues from state oil and gas company Pertamina's production sharing contractors (PSC) are likely to drop to US$11.6 billion this year from $14.6 billion last year due to a drastic fall in oil prices, Pertamina said.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Noegroho squashes rumors about new riots
Noegroho squashes rumors about new riots JAKARTA (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman dismissed yesterday swirling rumors of renewed riots in the capital on Aug. 17, but said all Jakartans were responsible in the fight against crime."They're untrue.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Kreasindo, Roche sign deal
Kreasindo, Roche sign deal JAKARTA (JP): Advertising and marketing consultant Kreasindo/Leo Burnett, an affiliate of Leo Burnett of the United States, has signed a Rp 15 billion (US$1.25 million) contract with pharmaceutical company PT Roche Indonesia for the marketing of Roche products in the...
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Archery chair wants Asiad squad slots
Archery chair wants Asiad squad slots JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Archery Association insisted yesterday that its athletes should go to the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December.The association's chairman, Oetojo Oesman, said an absence from the Asiad could dash Indonesia's hopes of making an...
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Local airlines not ready to operate under one flag
Local airlines not ready to operate under one flag JAKARTA (JP): Communications Minister Giri Suseno Hadihardjono said yesterday Indonesia's airlines are still reluctant to operate under one flag despite their financial problems.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Govt upbeat over privatization
Govt upbeat over privatization JAKARTA (JP): The government is optimistic that it will still be able to raise Rp 15 trillion (US$1.2 billion) from the privatization of state companies in this fiscal year despite a delay in the sale of its stake in PT Telkom, a senior official said here yesterday.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Opposition figures form anti-Habibie group
Opposition figures form anti-Habibie group JAKARTA (JP): A group of retired generals and former officials yesterday declared the creation of the National Front, a forum intended to serve as a moral force and as an opposition group to President B.J. Habibie's administration.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
The palm oil puzzle
The palm oil puzzle The persistent volatility of the price of cooking oil above the official level should have awakened the government to the blunt reality that market-control measures without the support of subsidy spending are not an effective way to either ensure supply or control prices.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Rules of debating require thought, reason and wit
Rules of debating require thought, reason and wit JAKARTA (JP): Students nationwide, each handpicked by their universities, milled around the grounds of the University of Indonesia's schools of law and letters.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Battle lines drawn at first national debate
Battle lines drawn at first national debateBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Spouting off an orgy of words is one thing. Debating is another, particularly in a foreign language.This could not have been more evident than at the Aug. 3 final round of the Indonesian Varsities English Debate 1998.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Prabowo, Muchdi testify before Honor Council
Prabowo, Muchdi testify before Honor Council JAKARTA (JP): The Officers Honor Council continued questioning yesterday of two former chiefs of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) over alleged involvement in the abductions and torture of political activists.Lt. Gen. Prabowo Subianto and Maj. Gen.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
WAN slams reporters' license plan
WAN slams reporters' license plan PARIS (DPA): The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) yesterday called on Indonesian President B.J. Habibie to abandon a planned licensing system for journalists, saying that such a move contravened human rights.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
ABRI and human rights
ABRI and human rights At last the long awaited step has been taken. The formation of a Military Honor Council was announced yesterday (Tuesday) by Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto. This demonstrates that ABRI is sincere in its promise to thoroughly investigate the abduction of political...
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Australian Percey takes lead in Sabah Masters
Australian Percey takes lead in Sabah Masters TAWAU, Sabah (Agencies): Australian Adrian Percey fired an eagle and four birdies for a six-under-par 66 to take the first round lead in the Sabah Masters at Shan-Shui Golf and Country Club yesterday.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
KL names troubled banks
KL names troubled banks KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Malaysia's Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday a number of commercial banks have been identified as needing help from the central bank's newly announced recapitalization fund.Although he didn't name the banks involved, he said 2.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Thailand, RI plan oil deal
Thailand, RI plan oil deal BANGKOK (AP): The Thai and Indonesian state-owned oil companies are negotiating a deal to exchange oil products, the Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) said yesterday.Both Thailand and Indonesia are grappling with economic crises.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Ballet ends India's 50th anniversary
Ballet ends India's 50th anniversary JAKARTA (JP): The India Club Jakarta will present a ballet of festivals to close celebrations here for the 50th anniversary of India's independence.The ballet will be open to the public free of charge and will be held at the auditorium of Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Wiranto to visit Aceh to discuss rights violations
Wiranto to visit Aceh to discuss rights violations JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces Commander (ABRI) Gen. Wiranto is scheduled to visit Aceh today to hold talks with local authorities and human rights activists over alleged human rights violations there, an activist said...
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Moslem scholars say no to Islamic state
Moslem scholars say no to Islamic state JAKARTA (JP): Despite the newfound political freedom which has lead to a growth in the number of Islamic parties, Moslem scholars still came out against the establishment of an Islamic state during a discussion yesterday.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Maid sues RI, Malaysian govts
Maid sues RI, Malaysian govts MEDAN: The Indonesian NGO Committee for Migrant Labor filed suit yesterday on behalf of Arfah binti Saripado against the Malaysian and Indonesia governments, her Malaysian employers and the labor company which sent her to Malaysia.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Goh reassures Habibie of strong commitment to RI
Goh reassures Habibie of strong commitment to RI JAKARTA (JP): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has reassured President B.J. Habibie of his country's strong commitment to maintaining close ties and cooperation with Indonesia, a Singaporean minister said yesterday.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Lee Kuan Yew's memoirs
Lee Kuan Yew's memoirs JAKARTA (JP): Three international publishers, Simon & Schuster Asia, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and Times Publishing, announced yesterday they would jointly publish the memoirs of Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Spell of power in RI politics
Spell of power in RI politicsBy Ignas Kleden This is the second of two articles on the political culture in Indonesia. JAKARTA (JP): The shortcoming of Indonesian politics in the 1950s was that the politicians were so overwhelmed by freedom of expression that they seemed to forget the necessity to...
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Aug. 6, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 12,400.00 13,100.00Austrian shilling 1 956.00 1,090.00Australian dollar 1 7,459.00 7,956.00Belgian franc 1 338.00 358.00Canadian dollar 1 8,109.
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 6, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 10,000 AHAP Insurance 425 -200 1,000 Alter Abadi 450 -25 145,500 Alumindo Light Metal 425 50 379,500...
Fri, 07 Aug 1998
Racial issue
Racial issue Readers' responses to Mr. Masli Arman's article (July 30) are very encouraging. Indonesians starting to discuss and debate various issues regarding indigenous-ethic Chinese relationships. Guided by The Jakarta Post's editorial skill, the exchange will somehow reach a point where these...