Archive: 22 January 1999
53 articles found
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Feast, not famine, for Ragunan Zoo residents in the crisis
Feast, not famine, for Ragunan Zoo residents in the crisisBy Juliane Gunardono JAKARTA (JP): Going to the zoo during the economic crisis might be the time to play out that hidden thrill of coming face- to-face with a hungry tiger, who is safely behind bars.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Australian navy saves RI crew
Australian navy saves RI crew MERAUKE, Irian Jaya: An Australian navy search and rescue team rescued seven crew members of an Indonesian ship, KM Darindo, which sank in Australian waters last week.A navy spokesman in Merauke said on Sunday that the ship was on the way from Merauke to Daru, in Papua...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Train ticket sales hit Rp 15b mark
Train ticket sales hit Rp 15b mark JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta office of state railway company Perumka has managed to earn a total of Rp 15.08 billion (US$1.73 million) in ticket sales from Jan. 9 to Jan. 20, a company spokesman said Thursday.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
No religious bias in Pakistan
No religious bias in Pakistan Kindly refer to news item Christians in Asia face mounting persecution (Jan. 18, 1999).The article inter alia said that Christians complain of discrimination in Pakistan, where the prime minister has sought to make Islamic laws.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Violence can flare up where it's least expected
Violence can flare up where it's least expected JAKARTA (JP): The threat of outbreaks of violence and public unrest now hang over the entire archipelago, according to a noted observer."Anywhere could be affected," said Loekman Soetrisno, a professor of sociology at Gadjah Mada University in...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Jan. 21, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,525.00 8,675.00 8,525.00 8,725.00 Australian dollar 1 5,360.35 5,594.35 5,350.00 5,650.00 Belgian franc 1 244.20 249.79 - - Brunei dollar 1 - - 4,970.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Man stabbed after stopping dispute
Man stabbed after stopping dispute JAKARTA (JP): A 72-year-old man was stabbed to death on Thursday morning by a man believed to have been involved in an earlier dispute with another resident.According to his relatives, Hammim was killed at his home at the Sawah Lama village in Ciputat, Tangerang,...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Banking on justice
Banking on justice Although almost all agree that setting right the crippled banking industry is crucial to lead the economy out of its crisis, the government's bank recapitalization scheme is facing stiff opposition from most analysts and the House of Representatives.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Ethnic Chinese
Ethnic Chinese The feature article titled Poor Chinese, natives live in harmony in Jembatan Lima (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 3, 1999) is both interesting and touching. In small towns and rural areas across the country, the relationship between Chinese-Indonesians and indigenous Indonesians is, in fact,...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
RP wants 100% FDI in retail
RP wants 100% FDI in retail MANILA (AFP): The Philippine trade department is pushing to allow foreigners to own up to 100 percent equity in the retail industry as part of liberalization moves to boost the sector, Trade Secretary Jose Pardo said Thursday.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Indonesiann sailors suspected of piracy
Indonesiann sailors suspected of piracy INCHON, South Korea (Antara): Fifteen Indonesian crewmen are now being held in China for their suspected involvement in a case of piracy involving the Tenyu, a Panamanian registered freighter that was illegally renamed the SANEI-1, South Korean maritime...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Probe into SilkAir crash to continnue
Probe into SilkAir crash to continnue SINGAPORE (AFP): An investigation into the crash of a Singapore plane that killed all 104 on board in Indonesia more than a year ago will continue throughout 1999, Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan said Wednesday.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Philippine bus crash kills 21
Philippine bus crash kills 21 MANILA (Reuters): A bus fell into a 40-foot ravine in the mountainous province of Benguet north of Manila, killing 21 people and injuring 32, police said on Thursday.More than 55 passengers were on the bus travelling on Wednesday from San Fernando la Union town to...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Authorities to remove political banners from major streets
Authorities to remove political banners from major streets JAKARTA (JP): City authorities will remove banners placed by political parties along major streets because the areas are officially off-limits to the displays, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Five more killed in murder spree in Jember, NU reveals
Five more killed in murder spree in Jember, NU reveals JAKARTA (JP): The largest Muslim organization Nadhlatul Ulama has revealed that five more people accused of being practitioners of black magic were murdered over the past two weeks in Jember, East Java."It is so sad that .. .
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
PAL appoints new CEO
PAL appoints new CEO MANILA (Reuters): Chairman Lucio Tan relinquished management control of Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL) on Thursday as the embattled carrier revamped its top hierarchy in an effort to stay in the air, officials said.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Malaysia's forex reserves up
Malaysia's forex reserves up KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's foreign reserves rose 4.8 percent to 104.165 billion ringgit (US$27.4 billion) at mid- January from 99.438 billion ringgit at end-December, the central bank said Thursday.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Singapore rice distributed to needy
Singapore rice distributed to needy SURABAYA: Almost all of the 500 metric tons of rice aid from Singapore to the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization has been distributed to the needy in East Java, Antara said on Thursday.H.M. Bz.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Citra Marga gets grace
Citra Marga gets grace SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada, an Indonesian toll road company controlled by a daughter of former President Soeharto, said its creditors gave it a three-month extension on the repayment of US$123 million in principal on its floating rate notes.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Baramuli prefers legal settlement to dispute
Baramuli prefers legal settlement to dispute JAKARTA (JP): A.A. Baramuli, chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council, has said he will not agree to an out-of-court settlement to his dispute with government critics Ali Sadikin and Kemal Idris.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
TV Program: Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
TV Program: Friday, Jan. 22, 1999TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:00 Morning News 6:45 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Children's Program: Lagu Anak Nusantara 7:30 TV Series 8:00 Music: Dendang Pagi 9:00 Music: Hiburan Keluarga 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
RI biggest recipient of food aid in 1998
RI biggest recipient of food aid in 1998 JAKARTA (JP): The economic crisis plaguing Indonesia since early July 1997 forced the country to become the world's biggest recipient of food aid in 1998, according to State Minister of Food Affairs and Horticulture A.M. Saefuddin.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
East Nusa Tenggara prone to unrest
East Nusa Tenggara prone to unrest MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: East Nusa Tenggara Governor Piter Alexander Tallo recently said the province was very susceptible to social unrest and violence as about 85 percent of the its 3.4 million population still live below the poverty line.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Soeharto unmoved by protesting farmers
Soeharto unmoved by protesting farmers JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto on Thursday refused to meet with about 100 Kedungombo farmers who marched to his mansion in Kalitan, Surakarta, Central Java.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Seven drowned, three missing after boat sinks
Seven drowned, three missing after boat sinks PEKALONGAN, Central Java (JP): A holiday trip ended in disaster on Wednesday when seven people drowned and three went missing after a boat carrying Idul Fitri revelers sank in the waters off Pekalongan, Central Java.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Bogus book offer
Bogus book offerFrom Media IndonesiaIn connection with the circulation of a letter on People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) letterhead, numbered 179/MPR-RI/99 and bearing the signature of MPR vice chairman Hari Sabarno, which offers a compilation of MPR decrees in book form, we consider it necessary...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Bandung BI fire being investigated
Bandung BI fire being investigated BANDUNG: Police are waiting for the forensic laboratory results in the investigation into last week's fire at Bank Indonesia on Jl. Braga, Antara reported Thursday.In the incident, a security guard named Wira sustained injuries to his back.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Textile exports to quota countries to fall 20%
Textile exports to quota countries to fall 20% JAKARTA (JP): Exports of textile and textile-related products to countries which impose import quotas may drop by 20 percent this year because part of this year's quotas were used last year, a senior trade official said.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Capital becomes like a ghost city
Capital becomes like a ghost city JAKARTA (JP): Most offices and shops throughout the city were closed on Thursday as city residents were still gripped by the festive mood of Idul Fitri.Most activities practically ground to a halt and the capital was left like a ghost city.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
DHL gives tracking service
DHL gives tracking service JAKARTA (JP): International courier DHL Worldwide Express is giving its customers an e-mail-based shipment tracking service called "e-TRACK" as a new feature.PT Birotika Semesta/DHL Worldwide Express said in a statement on Wednesday customers can now promptly receive a...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Private TV stations seek foreign investment
Private TV stations seek foreign investmentBy Brillianto K. Jaya JAKARTA (JP): The five private television stations in Indonesia are in dire straits. The economic crisis since one and a half years ago has dealt a blow to their operations.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
240,000 tons illegal logs, wood seized
240,000 tons illegal logs, wood seized JAKARTA (JP): More than 240,000 tons of logs and processed wood were from illegally felled trees transported and bought by wood processing companies in 1998, data at the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations show.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Put up with small efforts!
Put up with small efforts! It was good to see Adinda's forceful reply to my initial letter of Jan. 9, 1999, though I may not agree with all that is now put forward.All sections of the public everywhere in Indonesia recognize that change -- change in most things -- is needed.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Vietnam's economy unlikely to improve this year: IMF
Vietnam's economy unlikely to improve this year: IMF HANOI (DPA): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Vietnam on Thursday against implementing protectionist economic policies and said significant growth before year's end should not be expected.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
WB country director
WB country director As press officer of the World Bank, Jakarta, I am writing to respectfully correct your article published on Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999, in which you state that Dennis de Tray will leave this month as country director for Indonesia, and that Mark Baird will take office in April.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Fire destroys street cafes
Fire destroys street cafes JAKARTA (JP): A fire gutted a street cafe belonging to movie and television star Roy Marten in the parking lot of the National Monument park in Central Jakarta on Thursday evening.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Fired employee tries to rob gas station
Fired employee tries to rob gas station JAKARTA (JP): Angry at having been suspended by his boss, a senior employee at the busy Semanggi gasoline station on Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta led a robbery with two accomplices at his place of work place on Sunday evening.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Idul Fitri influx creates headache for city officials
Idul Fitri influx creates headache for city officials JAKARTA (JP): There is no let up for harried transportation officials, now dealing with an influx of Idul Fitri travelers through the city's bus terminals and railway stations after the logistical nightmare of an exodus in the past week.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Idul Fitri in a time of crisis
Idul Fitri in a time of crisis In the context of the conditions which Indonesians are facing at present, Idul Fitri takes on a special significance. This is not only because in this auspicious month and on this auspicious day all people are called on to forgive each other, but because as a nation...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
What we really need is justice
What we really need is justiceBy T. Mulya Lubis JAKARTA (JP): How will we solve our economic crisis? Sometimes a sense of helplessness overwhelms me, but only for a moment. I am an optimist at heart, tending to lean toward the side of hope for humanity in general and the Indonesian people in...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Global indexes
Global indexes Close Date Net Changes 1 Day 1999 New York (DJIA) 9335.91 01/20 -19.31 -0.21% +1.68% London (FTSE 100) 6115.00 01/21* +9.40 +0.15% +3.95% Tokyo (Nikkei 225) 14245.42 01/21 +217.37 +1.55% +2.91% Hong Kong (Hang Seng) 10048.57 01/21 -266.34 -2.58% 0.00% Singapore (Straits Times) 1504.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Economists criticize IMF over its policy failures
Economists criticize IMF over its policy failures JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian economists criticized Thursday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for failing to explicitly admit its inability to address the country's economic woes.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Decision on 'ANteve' bankruptcy petition to be given on Jan. 28
Decision on 'ANteve' bankruptcy petition to be given on Jan. 28 JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court will rule on Jan. 28 on a bankruptcy petition filed by three foreign banks against private television station ANteve.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Thai deputy PM in lead to become next WTO chief
Thai deputy PM in lead to become next WTO chief GENEVA (Reuters): Thailand's First Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Panitchpakdi was on Wednesday officially reported running strongly at the head of a four-candidate list to become next chief of the World Trade Organization.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
U.S. appoints new envoy to Malaysia
U.S. appoints new envoy to Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The new U.S. ambassador to Malaysia arrived in the Southeast Asian capital on Thursday amid testy relations between Washington and Kuala Lumpur.B. Lynn Pascoe, a career diplomat, succeeds Ambassador John Malott, whose three-year term ended last...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
24 people killed in Maluku riots
24 people killed in Maluku riots JAKARTA (JP): Police said on Thursday that two days of communal clashes in Maluku had claimed 24 lives, while unrest with similar religious and ethnic overtones flared up in other parts of the country, including North Sulawesi, West Kalimantan and Central Java.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Rupiah falls as Singapore dollar gains
Rupiah falls as Singapore dollar gains SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The Indonesian rupiah slipped back on Thursday even as the Singapore dollar regained some of the ground it recently lost against the U.S. dollar.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Soldier found dead with gunshot wounds
Soldier found dead with gunshot wounds DILI, East Timor (JP): A soldier was gunned down by an unidentified person in Dili on Sunday.Private Marchal Ximenes, a village security guard, was killed with 11 rounds from an M16, military commander Col. Tono Suratman said.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Cambodia-U.S garment deal
Cambodia-U.S garment deal PHNOM PENH (Reuters): Cambodia and the United States have reached agreement on levels of Cambodian garment exports to the United States and on the need for Cambodia to ensure proper working conditions in factories, officials said on Thursday.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Gang forces families to flee
Gang forces families to flee CIREBON, West Java: Around 100 families from the village of Luwunggeusik in Indramayu have been sheltering in their relatives' homes since a gang of hoodlums attacked their village last Tuesday.Antara reported on Thursday that the gang came from the village of Srengseng.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
BI's net forex reserves rise to US$14.3 billion
BI's net forex reserves rise to US$14.3 billion JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) announced on Thursday its net foreign exchange reserves rose by US$358.3 million to $14.32 billion on Jan. 15 from the previous week's level of $13.96 billion.Its gross foreign assets also rose by $352.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Government urged to prevent violence
Government urged to prevent violence JAKARTA (JP): Observers are sounding alarms over the spate of violent unrest which has occurred across the country over the past few months and demanding the government take concrete measures to prevent further flare-ups.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Police 'not told of any street rallies'
Police 'not told of any street rallies' JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen. Roesmanhadi said on Thursday that police had not been informed of any street rallies planned for the days immediately following the Idul Fitri holiday.