Archive: 2 January 1999
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999
AIDS spouses to have counseling
AIDS spouses to have counseling SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore is to make it mandatory for spouses of people with AIDS to undergo counseling, health minister Yeo Cheow Tong was reported on Friday as saying.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Robberies and looting on roads
Robberies and looting on roadsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIt is very saddening to learn from the newspapers that robberies and looting often take place on the roads along the north coastal area of Java, which results in scarce supplies of the basic food stuffs in the capital city.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Govt puts sports on back burner, minister says
Govt puts sports on back burner, minister says JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Agung Laksono concedes the government's attention to national sports is lacking and much needs to be done to polish the professionalism of coaches and athletes.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Crisis is biting deep
Crisis is biting deep JAKARTA (JP): The following are accompanying tables for our Front Page story on the result of a survey about people's spending behavior during the current economic crisis.The survey was conducted before the Christmas holiday involving 1,250 people in five cities: Jakarta,...
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Toll revenue falls 7% in 1998
Toll revenue falls 7% in 1998 JAKARTA (JP): State-owned toll operator PT Jasa Marga is estimating an almost 7 percent decline in toll revenue in 1998 in the wake of the country's acute monetary crisis.Revenue is predicted to fall to Rp 676.2 billion (US$84.02 million) from Rp 727 billion in 1997.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
22 foreigners netted in New Year's raids
22 foreigners netted in New Year's raids JAKARTA (JP): Immigration officers arrested 22 foreigners in a series of raids on immigration violators in the Tanah Abang area and on Jl. Jaksa in Central Jakarta on Friday.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Government plans to privatize 25 state firms
Government plans to privatize 25 state firmsBy Reiner S. JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to privatize 25 state-owned companies in the 1999/2000 fiscal year to help finance the country's escape from the 17-month old economic crisis, according to the blueprint document for the restructuring of the...
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Exports estimated to rise by mere 1 percent this year
Exports estimated to rise by mere 1 percent this year JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade and Industry Rahardi Ramelan predicts another difficult year for the country's exporters, choked by Indonesia's debt quandary and the gloomy world economic outlook.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
New Year's Eve passes without major incident
New Year's Eve passes without major incident JAKARTA (JP): Despite dense crowds of thousands of revelers, New Year Eve's celebrations in the capital proceeded peacefully, upset only by minor disturbances.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Inflation rate surged to 77.63 percent last year
Inflation rate surged to 77.63 percent last year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia recorded an inflation rate of 1.42 percent in December from 0.08 percent in November, sending the 1998 full-year inflation rate to 77.63 percent, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced Thursday.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaSaturdayMaghrib 6:13 p.m.SundayImsak 4:09 a.m.Subuh 4.19 a.m.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
People easily outraged
People easily outragedFrom NeracaWe have, of late, been often startled by street brawls not involving secondary school students anymore but adult citizens. One example is a brawl between Rawajati and Pengadegan residents in the Casablanca area, Jakarta. The cause was simple: firecrackers.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Vehicle maintenance losses reach Rp 7b
Vehicle maintenance losses reach Rp 7b JAKARTA (JP): Total loss of funds allocated by the city for the maintenance of official vehicles in the first eight months of this fiscal year was Rp 7 billion (US$933,333), not Rp 16 billion as earlier estimated, an official said.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
NGOs decry drills in park
NGOs decry drills in park SURABAYA: The East Java branch of the Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) has condemned planned military exercises in the Pulau Sempu nature reserve as environmentally disruptive.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
S&P keeps rating despite KL loan
S&P keeps rating despite KL loan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Standard and Poor's will not immediately revise its poor rating on Malaysia despite news the country has secured a $1.35-billion loan from 12 foreign banks, officials at the international ratings agency said on Thursday.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Taiwan firm to take back waste
Taiwan firm to take back waste SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (Reuters): The Cambodian government said on Friday a Taiwanese firm will take back 3,000 tons of mercury-laced industrial waste dumped in southern Cambodia but compensation still had to be agreed.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Batam tourist mark nears 1m
Batam tourist mark nears 1m BATAM, Riau: Tourist arrivals on Batam, one of the country's major gateways, have not been adversely affected by the turmoil in the last few months, with numbers for 1998 set to hit the one million mark.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Pontianak airport upgraded
Pontianak airport upgraded JAKARTA (JP): The West Kalimantan provincial administration is upgrading Pontianak's Supadio Airport into an international gateway linking it to towns in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines, Antara reported on Thursday.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Village head gets jail time for scam
Village head gets jail time for scam BOGOR (JP): The Bogor District Court has sentenced E. Herdian, 51, head of Baranangsiang village, to four months in jail for issuing a fake land document permitting the sale of a 1,182- square-meter plot on Jl. Bina Marga.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Prosecuting former president Soeharto
Prosecuting former president SoehartoFrom Media IndonesiaThe demands of some people that the government should prosecute former president Soeharto for his actions which have caused losses to the nation and the state, are, in my opinion, unrealistic.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
SE Asian currencies flat
SE Asian currencies flat SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The Singapore dollar was flat against the U.S. dollar early Thursday in Southeast Asian currency markets. Domestic markets elsewhere in the region, in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, were closed for holidays ahead of the New Year.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
43 political prisoners freed, 26 rehabilitated
43 political prisoners freed, 26 rehabilitated JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Muladi on Thursday presented the most precious New Year gift -- the freedom and rehabilitation of political prisoners.The government freed 43 more political prisoners on the last day of 1998 and rehabilitated the name...
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Soeharto's family owns 4.3m hectares of forest
Soeharto's family owns 4.3m hectares of forest JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution said on Thursday former president Soeharto's family controls at least 4.3 million hectares of forest concessions in the country.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Flood kills 8, injures 13
Flood kills 8, injures 13 JAKARTA (JP): Eight people died and 13 were injured when a flash flood hit a gold mining area in Bengkulu province, on the western island of Sumatra, Antara reported Friday.Villagers of Ketenong Satu discovered the bodies of seven gold panners and one of their children on...
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
New Year's warmth hits Jakartans
New Year's warmth hits Jakartans JAKARTA (JP): The nightmares of 1998, the ailing economy and the gloomy expectations for 1999 did not stop Jakartans taking to major thoroughfares in the capital to celebrate New Year's Eve.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Govt to provide 'Code of Ethics' for political parties
Govt to provide 'Code of Ethics' for political parties JAKARTA (JP): Respect other political parties. Don't threaten them, and respect all voters. Above all, avoid violence.These points are part of a Code of Ethics for political parties to be introduced soon by the government in a bid to ensure...
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibition * Photo Exhibition: Dari Lengser Sampai Semanggi, at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3458771), 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., until Jan. 14.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Donut employees bite back
Donut employees bite back SURABAYA: About 120 employees from 16 Dunkin' Donuts outlets here staged a peaceful strike on Wednesday demanding the resignation of personnel manager Herlawan W.D.P.According to one of the protesters, Dedi Susanto, they were dissatisfied with Herlawan, who allegedly...
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Home favorite wins marathon
Home favorite wins marathon HO CHI MINH CITY (AFP): Favorite Luu Van Hung narrowly won the Ho Chi Minh City marathon on Friday in a time of two hours 44 minutes and nine seconds.Hung, from Thanh Hoa province, finished 16 seconds ahead of Pham Quoc Quyen of Ho Chi Minh City with Nguyen Cong Nam from...
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Bus companies to get soft loans immediately
Bus companies to get soft loans immediately JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon disburse Rp 55.15 billion (US$7.35 million) in loans it pledged to 15 transportation companies in the capital, an executive of the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) said on Thursday.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Body of slain serviceman found, ABRI says
Body of slain serviceman found, ABRI says JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces say an intensive sweep of East Aceh regency bore results on Thursday with the discovery of the body of one of eight servicemen reportedly attacked and kidnapped by residents near Lhok Nibung village.Second Private Tulus P.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
What safety net?
What safety net? The National Police's announcement before the New Year that the country's crime rate increased by 10 percent in 1998 was not as disturbing as learning the main cause for the upward trend: With poverty rapidly rising, more and more people are resorting to crime as a matter of...
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Student brawls
Student brawlsFrom KompasOn Nov. 18, a student brawl erupted on Jl. Kramat Raya. Student brawls are a common occurrence, but on that day, the incident made me think about what was actually happening. Especially since fights have recently spread to citizens, too (Manggarai, Tanah Abang).
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Teaching of English
Teaching of English I was pleased to see the teaching of English in Indonesian schools, particularly the communicative approach, get such a good airing in Setiono's piece Flawed system in English teaching in the Dec. 28 edition of The Jakarta Post.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Between hope and fear
Between hope and fear At least three major events await Indonesians in the coming year -- the general election, the general session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and the formation of a new government.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Defense calls for dropping of abduction charges
Defense calls for dropping of abduction charges JAKARTA (JP): Defense lawyers on Thursday called for the case against 11 Army Special Forces (Kopassus) soldiers accused of abducting activists to be dropped as prosecutors had failed to properly define the charges brought against them.Col.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
What's wrong with the nation?: Habibie
What's wrong with the nation?: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie bade farewell to 1998 as he called on the nation to reflect on the tumult and violence of 1998, and to welcome 1999 with a sense of hope.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Govt may cut CPO export tax to 40% in January
Govt may cut CPO export tax to 40% in January JAKARTA (JP): The government will slash the export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) from 60 percent to no lower than 40 percent by the end of January, Industry and Trade Minister Rahardi Ramelan said on Thursday.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:00 Morning News 6:30 News: Nuansa Reformasi 7:00 Children's Program: Lagu Anak Nusantara 7:30 Cartoon 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 TV Drama 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
New Year's Eve gala undampened by crisis
New Year's Eve gala undampened by crisis JAKARTA (JP): Though many cities celebrated New Year's Eve modestly due to the prolonged economic crisis, customary live and loud music, fireworks and entertainment still highlighted the revelry in many areas.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Mahathir lashes out at foreigners
Mahathir lashes out at foreigners KUALA LUMPUR (AP): While exhorting Malaysians to cherish peace and unity in his annual New Year's message, Malaysia's prime minister once again lashed out against Western powers that he said were out to destroy his nation.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
1999, a perilous year for the local bourse
1999, a perilous year for the local bourseBy Aloysius Unditu JAKARTA (JP): The country's financial market has gone through its worst doldrums year in decades with both the rupiah and local stock prices losing much of their value.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Abuse of power 'not a crime'
Abuse of power 'not a crime'By Adi Andojo Soetjipto JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office, under Indonesia's current legal system, will find it difficult to prove that former president Soeharto committed corruption or abused his power during his presidency.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
It's spend, spend and spend (almost) as usual
It's spend, spend and spend (almost) as usual Religious traditions do not die even in times of acute economic crisis. As Christians marked Christmas, and Muslims will be observing Idul Fitri this month, we asked respondents in this survey how they planned to celebrate these festivities when the...
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Banyuwangi blaze rages in market
Banyuwangi blaze rages in market BANYUWANGI, East Java: Dozens of kiosks in the traditional market in Kalibaru district, about 60 kilometers to the west of Banyuwangi town, were razed on Wednesday night. Many others also sustained damage.
Sat, 02 Jan 1999
Hundreds evacuated in Poso
Hundreds evacuated in Poso JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of people in Poso, Central Sulawesi, whose homes have been severely damaged or destroyed in rioting that has gone on since last Friday, have been evacuated to the local sports center.