Archive: 7 January 1999
50 articles found
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia mulls inquiry into Anwar injuries
Malaysia mulls inquiry into Anwar injuries KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday he will consider demands for an independent inquiry into injuries suffered by sacked minister Anwar Ibrahim in police custody. His comments came as an ally in the ruling 14-party National Front coalition joined a growing chorus of criticism of the police inquiry, marking a rare break in ranks of the alliance.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
BMWs for Attorney General's Office
BMWs for Attorney General's Office I was shocked to read in The Jakarta Post that the deputies of the attorney general have been provided with BMW sedans as their official cars. The budget for these cars was derived from operational funds from the Ministry of Finance. This means that the source of the fund was tax payers.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Training ends for workers filling expatriates' shoes
Training ends for workers filling expatriates' shoes JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has completed training 35,468 workers to fill positions that have or will be vacated by expatriates, according to an official. Suwarto, the Ministry of Manpower's secretary-general, said here on Wednesday that the "Indonesianization" program was regulated by a 1995 presidential decree and had been funded with Rp 290 billion collected from expatriates working here.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Wismoyo Arismunandar tipped to retain top post at KONI
Wismoyo Arismunandar tipped to retain top post at KONI JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian Archery Association Hayono Isman believes National Sports Council (KONI) chief Wismoyo Arismunandar has what it takes to stay put at the organization's helm.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Woman dies from stab wounds in her house
Woman dies from stab wounds in her house TANGERANG (JP): A 40-year-old woman was found dead with stab wounds in a bedroom at her residence on Jl. Borobudur No. 122 at the Perumnas Karawaci housing complex here on Tuesday. The woman was identified as Tjhia Yen Setiawan alias A. Cen, a food distributor at Malabar market in the complex. The mother of two was believed to have died from severe wounds to her neck. No information on the motive of the killing was available.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Four die in Boyolali bus crash
Four die in Boyolali bus crash BOYOLALI, Central Java: Four were killed and 20 injured on Tuesday when an intercity bus plying the Surakarta-Jakarta route careened off the northern ring road of Mojosongo, Central Java. According to Boyolali Police chief Lt. Col. Didiek S. Triwidodo, the fatalities, all passengers, were identified as Suparmin, 25, Suwarno, 40, Sumijo, 40 and Sukijo, 36. The bus was speeding, he said. Police are still searching for the bus crew who fled the scene.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Buddhist temple inaugurated
Buddhist temple inaugurated JAKARTA (JP): Some 3,000 followers of a Buddhist sect known as Buddha Dharma Indonesia (BDI) attended the inauguration of the sect's first training and development center in the mountainous resort area of Megamendung in Bogor on Wednesday. The ceremony to inaugurate the center, the Myogan-Ji temple, was led by Kotoku Obayashi, the foreign affairs emissary for the Japanese branch of the Niciren Syosyu Buddhist sect. He is here in the country with 12 Japanese monks.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
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: Hazztoria Band, Monday to Friday Saturday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. - Lobby: Gamelan (Traditional Music), Monday to Sunday, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Solo Pianist, Monday to Sunday, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. - Garden: Traditional Music, Gamelan, Friday, Saturday, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. * Shangri-La Hotel, Jl. May. Jend.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Couple's search for lost baby ends at city morgue
Couple's search for lost baby ends at city morgue JAKARTA (JP): A baby boy reported to have been missing from his parents' house in Bintaro, South Jakarta, since Monday, was found among unidentified bodies in the morgue at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) on Wednesday. The baby's father, Supendi, 32, and his wife Hartini had given up their search for the missing eight-month-old baby, Maulana.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Economy criminals
Economy criminals From Neraca The eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) now being demanded by the entire Indonesian population seems to focus on civil servants only. This is valid because they have abused the power given to them by the people by promoting their self-interest to the people's cost. On the other hand, economic crimes committed by businessmen seem to escape the people's attention.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
50 workers protest dismissals
50 workers protest dismissals JAKARTA (JP): Fifty former employees of the beverage firm PT Polari Limunusa in Tangerang visited the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute on Wednesday to complain about their dismissal last month. According to the workers, they were dismissed shortly after setting up a branch of the All-Indonesia Workers Union (SPSI) at their plant. "The firm did not acknowledge our union after we proposed a new working agreement," Teguh, the worker's spokesman, said.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah slides back to 7,950, stocks up 4.5%
Rupiah slides back to 7,950, stocks up 4.5% JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah failed to sustain Tuesday's gains against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, sliding back to 7,950 at the close in a general retreat by currencies in the region, especially the Japanese yen, currency dealers said. However, share prices in the local stock market advanced a significant 4.5 percent on the fresh inflow of offshore funds following the unveiling of the 1999/2000 state budget, stock brokers said.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
The new state budget
The new state budget Our impression is that the government is on the right track in its efforts to fix the economy. Despite its shortcomings, the draft budget reflects the government's intention to provide more jobs, increase the public's purchasing power and dispose of subsidies that would be a burden.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Thursday Maghrib 6:15 p.m. Friday Imsak 4:12 a.m. Subuh 4.22 a.m.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
New income tax target viewed as unrealistic
New income tax target viewed as unrealistic JAKARTA (JP): The government's new income tax target involving an increase in revenue of more than 57 percent in the 1999/2000 draft budget amid continuing economic hardships is seen as unrealistic by economists. Raden Pardede, a senior economist at PT Danareksa Securities, said on Wednesday that the income tax target was too optimistic in a country plagued by economic contraction. "The 57 percent increase is unbelievable.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Date set to deal with suspect toll road contractors
Date set to deal with suspect toll road contractors JAKARTA (JP): A decision on what to do with toll road developers suspected of corruption will be taken before March, Minister of Public Works Rachmadi Bambang Sumadhijo has said. Rachmadi said on Tuesday that his office would decide whether to cancel, review, or continue with toll road projects awarded to contractors collusively and on the basis of nepotism by March at the latest.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Earthquake jolts Padang
Earthquake jolts Padang PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale rocked Padang at 6:48 p.m. on Tuesday, cracking walls in dozens of homes here. No injuries were reported. Residents remained reluctant to return to their homes 30 minutes after the quake hit. Last month the provincial capital recorded two quakes, respectively measuring 2 and 4 on the Richter scale. (28/edt)
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Pawnshops doing brisk business before holiday
Pawnshops doing brisk business before holiday JAKARTA (JP): The total amount of loans to be distributed ahead of Idul Fitri by the state-run pawnshops in the capital will amount to some Rp 30 billion, or some 50 percent higher than last year's corresponding sum of Rp 20 billion, an executive said.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Emil blasts Singaporean waste import
Emil blasts Singaporean waste import JAKARTA (JP): Former environment minister Emil Salim believes waste from Singapore's mass transport system being dumped in Riau province probably contains toxic and hazardous substances. "Who could guarantee (its safety)? Could the guarantee really be accepted? Waste is always dirty. For whatever reason, there must be a strong assumption that the wastes contain B3 (toxins)," Emil told a seminar on the environment on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: No Retreat, by Barbara Anello, Ahmad Zakii Anwar, Valeriu Sepi, at the Oberoi Bali, Jl. Laksamana, Legian Beach, Jan. 7. * Woodcarving Exhibition: The Legacy, at Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl. Raya Ubud, Gianyar (Phone: 0361 975136), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Feb. 29. Music and entertainment * Sheraton Nusa Indah, Nusa Dua (Phone: 0361 771906): - Poolside: Cultural Dances, Thursday and Monday, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Press freedom or fiefdom
Press freedom or fiefdom President B.J. Habibie's claim that the press have abused their freedom cannot, and must not, go unchallenged. The fact that he used his budget speech, broadcast live nationwide on Tuesday, to make such a scathing attack on the press shows that his intention is to turn public opinion against the press. Government criticism of the press during the Soeharto regime usually heralded a clampdown by the authorities.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Official's wife reports his puzzling disappearance
Official's wife reports his puzzling disappearance BOGOR (JP): The chief of financial affairs of the Bogor mayoralty has been reported missing for about two months, according to his spouse. Achmad Zaelani, 50, was last seen by his colleagues when he attended a meeting with West Java provincial government officials on Nov. 17, his wife Djubaedah told reporters on Tuesday.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Fire razes shops in Central Bandung
Fire razes shops in Central Bandung JAKARTA (JP): An explosion and ensuing fire which gutted six shops and kiosks on the busy Jl. Asia-Afrika in Bandung on early Wednesday shocked residents. "I heard the explosion when I was having my pre-dawn meal at a food stall some 50 meters from the site of the fire," Antara quoted Barjo, a witness, as saying. Another witness, Jono, said he also heard the explosion and saw the silhouettes of three people leaving the location of the fire.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Six injured in Brebes brawl
Six injured in Brebes brawl BREBES, Central Java: Six people were injured in a brawl involving residents of five villages in Brebes, 200 kilometers west of the provincial capital of Semarang, early this week. Antara reported on Wednesday that the brawl on Monday night was triggered by youths competing for the allocation of parking spaces at rest stops along a main interprovince route. Traffic along the road connecting Central and East Java was congested for four hours during the incident.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Perumka on track for major holiday exodus
Perumka on track for major holiday exodus JAKARTA (JP): State railway company Perumka is bracing itself for a sharp increase in the number of people traveling out of the capital to celebrate Idul Fitri in their home towns. The company is preparing three railway stations -- Pasar Senen and Kemayoran in Central Jakarta and Kota in West Jakarta -- to cope with the annual exodus.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Three bomb hoaxes cause high anxiety among Jakartans
Three bomb hoaxes cause high anxiety among Jakartans JAKARTA (JP): The capital was rocked by three bomb hoaxes at two supermarket outlets and a department store on Wednesday. Although all of the threats turned out to be hoaxes, they were enough to unnerve city residents still recovering from the shock of the bomb blast at a Ramayana department store on Jl. Sabang in Central Jakarta last Saturday.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian budget meets economic aims, IMF says
Indonesian budget meets economic aims, IMF says WASHINGTON (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund gave Indonesia's new budget a seal of approval on Tuesday, and said the spending plans were broadly in line with the aims of Jakarta's IMF-backed program of economic reforms. "Our preliminary assessment is that Indonesia's 1999-2000 budget, announced by President B.J. Habibie today, is broadly consistent with the objectives of the IMF supported program," an IMF spokesman said.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 6, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 525 125 464,500 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 -25 10,000 Alumindo Light Metal 300 -25 94,000 Alumindo Perkasa 125 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 175 0 0 Aneka Tambang 1,675 0 6,115,000 Anwar Sierad 100 0 52,500 Apac Centertex Corp.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
President Habibie's press warning gets mixed reactions
President Habibie's press warning gets mixed reactions JAKARTA (JP): Political observers Andi Muis and J. Kristiadi have said that President B.J. Habibie's concern over the abuse of press freedom were groundless, but Muslim scholar Abdurrahman Wahid said he shared Habibie's opinion, pointing out that he himself had become a victim of the press.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Universities band together to form poll watchdog
Universities band together to form poll watchdog JAKARTA (JP): Another poll monitoring network has been set up in Semarang to meet the vast need for volunteers for the elections slated for June. Rectors of state and private universities across Central Java agreed Wednesday to set up an election monitoring network to help oversee the polls in the province.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Police free 133 suspected Aceh separatists
Police free 133 suspected Aceh separatists By Budiman Moerdijat BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Police in North Aceh released 133 alleged members of a separatist movement in Aceh on Wednesday, just one day before a fact-finding team dispatched by the National Commission on Human Rights was due to arrive to investigate recent unrest there. Lilawangsa military commander Col.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
German businesses still optimistic on RI prospects
German businesses still optimistic on RI prospects JAKARTA (JP): German business leaders said on Wednesday that they were confident on the long-term future of Indonesia and pledged to help the country get out of the economic crisis. "Indonesia's 210 million population and rich economic and business resources show such great potential that it is unimaginable for Indonesia to be trapped in such a crisis situation," Klaus von Menges, chairman of steel firm Ferrostaal AG told reporters on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Local stability hurdle for ASEAN
Local stability hurdle for ASEAN By J. Soedjati Djiwandono JAKARTA (JP): With Cambodia's admission into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) last year, at the association's sixth summit, the dream of an ASEAN-10 has finally become reality. The economic and political crisis that has beset some ASEAN countries, however, seems to have left affairs of the association on the back burner, at least, apparently, for 1999.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Jan. 6, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
C. Jakarta has new immigration office
C. Jakarta has new immigration office JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta Immigration office has been moved from its tiny office on Jl. Teuku Umar to a new building at Jl. Merpati Blok B12/3, Kemayoran starting from Monday this week, an official said. Coordinator for Immigration Affairs of the Jakarta regional Ministry of Justice office, Hamsuk S. Wijaya, said in a statement that the former office was too narrow and no longer comfortable for the staff serving the public.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
1999 will be the most challenging year for Indonesia
1999 will be the most challenging year for Indonesia By Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono JAKARTA (JP): The year 1998 was a very historical year for Indonesia. It will be remembered by some as a dark year for its deep economic troubles, political turmoil and social unrest. And yet for reformists, it may well be remembered as a year of national rebirth -- a year in which the first steps toward a more prosperous, free and democratic nation were taken.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Ignorance shows through in the burning of Tisna's artwork
Ignorance shows through in the burning of Tisna's artwork By Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Tisna Sanjaya has a unique way of expressing his political inspiration. He has created a piece entitled Monumen Tiga Puluh Tahun Berpikir dengan Dengkul (Monument of Thirty-two Years of Thinking with Our Elbows).
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Reconciliation body needs Lee Kuan Yew
Reconciliation body needs Lee Kuan Yew JAKARTA (JP): Senior Asian statesman Lee Kuan Yew has been asked to be an international advisor to the National Commission for Truth Seeking and Reconciliation to be set up by leading Muslim figure Abdurrahman Wahid. Abdurrahman conveyed the request to Singapore envoy Edward Lee who visited him at his South Jakarta residence on Wednesday to symbolically hand over a contribution of rice and medicine from his government.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Lonsum builds new CPO plant
Lonsum builds new CPO plant JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed plantation firm PT London Sumatra Indonesia (Lonsum) has set up a crude palm oil (CPO) plant in Musi Rawas, South Sumatra, with an initial processing capacity of 30 tons per hour. Company director M. Akib said that processing capacity was expected to increase to 60 tons per hour in the next few years as the company increased production of oil palm kernel. The CPO plant, which will be inaugurated by South Sumatra province Governor H.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:00 Morning News 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.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
PSN to buy Jasmine's stake
PSN to buy Jasmine's stake BANGKOK (Dow Jones): Thailand's Jasmine International PCL (H.JSM) said Wednesday that it will sell a 13.4 percent stake in PT Asia Cellular Satellite Co., which plans to launch its Garuda satellite within six months, to its joint venture partners. Jasmine International Overseas Co., a unit of the Thai firm, agreed on Dec. 31 to sell the stake in the satellite cellular phone company to Indonesia's PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara and Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Korindo opens oil palm farm
Korindo opens oil palm farm JAKARTA (JP): The Korindo Group, through its subsidiary PT Bangun Kayu Irian (BKI), plans to set up an oil palm plantation covering an area of 47,000 hectares in the districts of Aitinyu and Teminabuan in Sorong, Irian Jaya. Company president Lestuni said that the company was now awaiting the approval of the Ministry of Agriculture to develop the oil palm estate.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
School fee help sought in Mataram
School fee help sought in Mataram MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: About 5,000 students of poor families here need donors to help them to continue their education, Antara reported Wednesday. At least 2,000 of them are on the verge of dropping out. Administrators use the term "foster parents" for donors who pay for students' schooling through formal or informal channels. "The students range from elementary to high school level," Ainul Asikin, Mataram's regional secretary, said.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Switzerland ready to help Indonesia, ambassador says
Switzerland ready to help Indonesia, ambassador says JAKARTA (JP): Switzerland is willing to assist Indonesia in its search for illegal wealth allegedly stashed by corrupt Indonesian officials in Swiss banks, Swiss Ambassador Hemr Gerald Forjalliz said here on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Analysts fault recapitalization budget for banks
Analysts fault recapitalization budget for banks JAKARTA (JP): Analysts have criticized the government's proposal to channel Rp 18 trillion (US$2.31 billion) from the state budget into the bank recapitalization program, saying the proportion was too high for such an austere budget. Bank analyst Rijanto Sastroatmodjo expressed doubts on Wednesday that the House of Representatives would approve the government's proposed figure for the program because it would be an unsound political move.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Dengue outbreak may affect new areas this year
Dengue outbreak may affect new areas this year JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health warned on Wednesday that areas which did not have outbreaks of dengue last year may not be spared this year. Director of the eradication of animal-source contagious diseases Thomas Suroso said an outbreak would likely happen in the transition from the rainy to dry season.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
ABRI faulted for unsolved rights cases
ABRI faulted for unsolved rights cases JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights attributes poor human rights protection in 1998 and the backlog of unresolved violations to the Armed Forces (ABRI) perceived inability to act and its sorry public image. In its assessment released on Wednesday on the country's human rights record last year, the commission reminded President B.J. Habibie's administration that human rights protection and promotion were its responsibility.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Government to raise domestic phone rates
Government to raise domestic phone rates JAKARTA (JP): The government will raise the rates of domestic phone calls by at least 24 percent beginning Feb. 1 to allow for increasing operating costs, a senior government official said on Wednesday. The director general of post and telecommunications at the Ministry of Communications, Sasmito Dirdjo, said the ministry would announce next week the amount of increase for local and domestic long-distance calls as well as the monthly rental fee.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
Sports development 'must put Olympics first'
Sports development 'must put Olympics first' JAKARTA (JP): Former sports minister Hayono Isman recommended on Wednesday that provincial administrations deal with shrinking sports budget allotments by setting their sights on the most viable Olympic-medal winning disciplines. Hayono was responding to the 1999/2000 State Budget draft allocating Rp 60.7 billion (US$7.6 million) for youth affairs and sports, a 30 percent drop from last year's Rp 86.7 billion.
Thu, 07 Jan 1999, 00:00 WIB
3 injured in 2nd Philippine blast
3 injured in 2nd Philippine blast ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP): Extremists exploded a grenade inside a restaurant frequented by soldiers on a southern Philippine island, injuring three people in the second grenade attack in the region in three days, police said on Wednesday. The explosion occurred late on Tuesday in Isabela on Basilan island, 880 kilometers south of Manila, police said. A soldier and two civilians were injured.