Archive: 25 October 1999
45 articles found
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Y2K problems most likely in Russia and RI: CIA
Y2K problems most likely in Russia and RI: CIA WASHINGTON (AP): Old Soviet-designed nuclear plants in Russia and Ukraine are the most vulnerable to potential year-2000 computer failures, particularly if combined with power losses, a CIA official said Thursday. These so-called Chernobyl-type reactors have "inherent design problems," including lack of total containment systems, said Lawrence Gershwin, the CIA's national intelligence officer for science and technology.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
President to focus on people's incomes
President to focus on people's incomes JIMBARAN, Bali (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid assured the international business community on Sunday that his government would uphold market-oriented policy and encourage foreign investors to take an active part in the country's economic development. Abdurrahman pledged to focus on improving people's incomes which he considered a key to civil service reform, strengthening the weak legal system and diluting the military's role in politics.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Call phone firms target women
Call phone firms target women By Christiani S.A. Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): Mobile phone producers are coming up with more fun, attractive and dazzling handsets to suit the tastes of affluent young men and women who are becoming one of their most important market segments. General manager of Nokia Mobile Phones Indonesia Alexander Lambeek said Nokia had seen a broadening of its market segments, from the traditional business segment to young people and women. "The market is becoming more segmented ...
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Oct. 25, 1999
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Oct. 25, 1999 Museums * Bayt Al-Qur'an Museum, at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Bambu Apus, East Jakarta (Phone: 8416466), Monday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. * Adam Malik Museum, Jl. Diponegoro 29, Menteng, Central Jakarta (Phone: 337403), Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. * National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 12, Central Jakarta: (Phone: 3811551), Tuesday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Friday, 8:30 a.m.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Log theft in East Kalimantan
Log theft in East Kalimantan SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Thousands of cubic meters of illegal logs are allegedly transported every month to east Malaysia, costing the country billions of rupiah. Antara reported on Sunday that a number of community leaders in Nunukan regency had expressed concern over the rampant theft of logs in the province's forests near the border with Malaysia. They said the logs had been sold for around Rp 2.5 million per cubic meter in Malaysia.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Fee paid to Gus Dur after three years
Fee paid to Gus Dur after three years JAKARTA (JP): What's is the price of Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's comments for a book? "It's US$900," said Tadjus Sobirin, who had used Gus Dur's comments in his book published in 1996 but only paid the latter some three years later. "The same comment is used in my second book. Should I pay it again?
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia's Proton in lead so far, but doubts remain
Malaysia's Proton in lead so far, but doubts remain KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): For over a decade, Malaysia's Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton) has been way ahead in the race for control of the domestic car market. But doubts are mounting over whether the national car maker can stay in the lead once the government's taxes on imported vehicles are scrapped in the next millennium.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
East Timor and the free association model
East Timor and the free association model Many East Timorese leaders and people have returned to rebuild their lives and their ravaged new nation. Regarding the future of the territory, political researcher Hermawan Sulistyo recommends the adoption of a system that will benefit the new nation and its neighbor. JAKARTA (JP): Almost no political observer or politician at a domestic or international level has paid much attention to the future political format of East Timor.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN chief calls for end to APEC summits
ASEAN chief calls for end to APEC summits MANILA (AFP): Annual summits of Asia-Pacific leaders should be abolished since they have evolved into a talking shop for issues unrelated to trade, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary General Rodolfo Severino said Saturday.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
RI goal denies HK in Asian Cup
RI goal denies HK in Asian Cup HONG KONG (AFP): A dramatic last-gasp equalizer from Indonesia's Rockey Putiray denied underdogs Hong Kong a crucial win in the two sides' Asian Cup group seven qualifying tussle here Sunday. Outplayed and outclassed for much of the match at Hong Kong's Mongkok Stadium, the home team was just two minutes away from what would have been a priceless victory when disaster struck.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Whereabouts of drug case questioned
Whereabouts of drug case questioned JAKARTA (JP): A senior Jakarta Police detective questioned the whereabouts of a three-month old drug case allegedly concerning an offense committed by a member of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) which is currently being handled by the city Military Police. Second Lt. Agus Isrok (Kopassus personnel) was apprehended on Aug. 8 for reportedly consuming and possessing drugs.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
New daily paper for Palu
New daily paper for Palu PALU, Central Sulawesi: Governor H.B. Paliudju launched the Metro Palu morning daily on Friday. The paper will focus its coverage on crime and justice. Paliudju asked the daily to work hard and develop professionalism in the run-up to the third millennium. (05)
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
The myths in Indonesia's higher education reform
The myths in Indonesia's higher education reform By Nirwan Idrus JAKARTA (JP): Various discussions with many Indonesian academics have revealed a number of myths around higher education. A look at a few of them reveals the profound beliefs among those who are supposed to be "agents of change". Myth No. 1: We cannot change anything as we are only lowly paid lecturers with no power and influence.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
38 found alive in Irian ship wreck
38 found alive in Irian ship wreck JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Rescuer workers fished out 53 passengers from MV Bimas Raya II which sank off south coast of Irian Jaya on Wednesday. Fifteen of them were dead, and 38 others were taken to Merauke Hospital. Bimas Raya sank in Hobe-Okaba waters, 60 miles west of Merauke, when it was sailing from Kimaam to Merauke. The head of the Irian Jaya Transportation Office H.F. Nelwan said five ships and an Army Puma helicopter were involved in the rescue operation.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
WB mission to visit East Timor this week
WB mission to visit East Timor this week DARWIN, Australia (AFP): A World Bank mission will travel to East Timor this week to evaluate the costs of rebuilding the devastated territory, starting from what resistance leaders call "below ground zero." The team will arrive in Darwin, northern Australia, on Tuesday where it will meet an East Timorese contingent led by Mario Carrascalao, a former governor of East Timor under Indonesian rule.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
200 residents to sue Humpuss Intermoda
200 residents to sue Humpuss Intermoda JAKARTA (JP): Some 200 residents from Central and East Java intend to sue publicly listed Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi for allegedly misusing their names for the interests of the company's controlling shareholder, former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra. Koesnadi W.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Irian to export garments
Irian to export garments JAKARTA (JP): Irian Jaya will export 36,000 sets of work clothing to Madang province, Papua New Guinea (PNG) as part of a cooperation agreement between the Irian Jaya chapter of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and its PNG counterpart. Tony Uloly, head of Kadin's chapter in Irian Jaya, said in Jayapura on Saturday that the garments would be exported by CV Yotefa Permai next month.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Modest lives please
Modest lives please Mr. Amien Rais has said that he and the deputy speakers, as well as all members of the People's Consultative Assembly/House of People's Representatives (MPR/DPR), are fighters for the reform movement. Their task will be formulating decrees and legislation and amending the 1945 Constitution, state's policy (GBHN) and stipulations in order to guarantee the creation of a reformist state.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Street money changers rue rupiah stabilization
Street money changers rue rupiah stabilization JAKARTA (JP): Black market money changers are preparing to find other jobs or return to their former professions following a significant slowdown in foreign exchange transactions. "In comparison to the same period last year, the foreign exchange business is now slowing down," Sutrisno, a street broker on Jl. Kwitang in Central Jakarta, told The Jakarta Post on Saturday.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Hotel occupancy starts recovery
Hotel occupancy starts recovery BOGOR (JP): The occupancy rate of hotels in Bogor has improved and has reached an average of 40 percent, head of the West Java Tourism Agency Abdul Kadir said on Saturday. "One of the newcomers, the three-star Seranusa hotel, has managed an occupancy rate of 50 percent," he said.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bagito regrets president-bashing
Bagito regrets president-bashing JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian entertainers may start to limit their recent habits of mocking the country's number one person as they rampantly used to do during the tenure of former president B.J. Habibie.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
JSX trading to slow down ahead of Cabinet formation
JSX trading to slow down ahead of Cabinet formation JAKARTA (JP): Share trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will slow ahead of the announcement of the lineup for the new cabinet later this week. Securities analysts said the pros and cons about some names, including former cabinet ministers, which are rumored to be part of the new lineup, would certainly affect the market. "But in general, investors will take a wait-and-see approach before the announcement is made," one analyst said.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Lexmark: Another contender in the ink jet printer market
Lexmark: Another contender in the ink jet printer market By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP) About two years ago, when the crisis was beginning to have its impact on us, I suggested in the By The Way column that we should not worry too much about it as there would soon be light at the end of the tunnel. Two senior researchers, Dr. Mely G. Tan and Dr. Lie Tek Tjeng, read what I wrote and phoned me right away to tell me I was too optimistic. They were right. I was indeed being oversanguine.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
President orders probe into hospital incident
President orders probe into hospital incident JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid on Sunday ordered leaders of the military and police to carry out a thorough investigation of the Oct. 20 attack at the health facility of Jakarta Hospital. Speaking in a dialogue with local people in Bali after a joint prayer meeting between Moslems, Christians, Buddhists and Hinduists on Sunday, the newly elected President also wanted those responsible for last Wednesday's attack to be punished adequately.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Looking at the future through shrouds of cotton
Looking at the future through shrouds of cotton By Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): It was a few minutes after midnight and it was getting darker and colder. It was not yet quiet in Girisekar village, in the Seribu mountain range, Gunungkidul regency. The later it got, the more people gathered at the residence of the late Ki Rono Pawiro. It was Tuesday of Kliwon Mongso Kapat in the Javanese calendar, a traditional rite of unwrapping Cupu Kyai Panjolo.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Students continue demands for independence
Students continue demands for independence MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): University students here pledged on Sunday to continue their street rallies to demand an independent state. A student leader said a huge demonstration was organized for Monday to announce the establishment of the Independent Sulawesi Preparation Committee.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Students to maintain opposition role
Students to maintain opposition role JAKARTA (JP): University students vowed to continue with their street demonstrations in the absence of any opposition political parties to control the newly established government. "No political parties have declared that they truly want to be the opposition," Bachtiar Firdaus, chairman of the Executive Student Body of the University of Indonesia (BEM-UI), told The Jakarta Post on Saturday.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Meteorologist warns Jakartans to be ready for possible floods
Meteorologist warns Jakartans to be ready for possible floods JAKARTA (JP): A meteorologist warned city residents on Saturday to be ready for flash flooding in some parts of the city during the upcoming rainy season. "According to the latest weather forecast, there will not be any heavy rainfall until March next year. "However city residents, especially those living in flood- prone areas, are vulnerable to flash floods," Paulus Agus Winarso told The Jakarta Post on Saturday.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Regional reps in MPR set up their own forum
Regional reps in MPR set up their own forum JAKARTA (JP): Regional representatives at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) set up on Saturday a forum which they hope will enhance unity among them while they carry out their future tasks. The establishment of the forum followed a two-day meeting in which all participants demanded that an independent faction be established so that they could channel the aspirations of people in their respective provinces.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Megawati seeks report on riot in Surakarta
Megawati seeks report on riot in Surakarta SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri has personally asked Surakarta Mayor Imam Soetopo for comprehensive information on Wednesday's riot which involved supporters of her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan).
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Reconciliation or reform?
Reconciliation or reform? Having acceptably settled the question of what to do with the biggest vote-winner in the general election -- the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and its hugely popular chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri -- Indonesia now faces the dilemma of balancing the need to push on with reforms and achieving national reconciliation. Indonesia in its present state of chaos clearly needs to address both issues.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Death toll rises in Saparua clashes
Death toll rises in Saparua clashes JAKARTA (JP): Security authorities have gradually restored order on Saparua Island in Maluku following three days of communal clashes which claimed 11 lives. Antara reported on Sunday dozens were also injured in the outbreak, the latest to rock the archipelagic province since the first religious-related conflict exploded in mid-January. Authorities were still investigating what triggered the most recent clashes which began on Oct.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Aceh concerned as settlers leave
Aceh concerned as settlers leave BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Aceh Governor Syamsuddin Mahmud has expressed concern over the reported exodus of thousands of transmigrants from the riot-torn province, Antara reported on Saturday. "I truly regret the attitude and acts of certain parties who are intimidating the transmigrants so they leave," Syamsuddin was quoted by the news agency as saying. "The transmigrants have contributed to the physical and nonphysical development of the province," he said.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Officials upset over tree cutting
Officials upset over tree cutting BOGOR (JP): The city of Bogor will face serious environmental problems if residents continue cutting down the trees, Bogor spokesman Yus Herdiyus said on Saturday. "If we allow this (the cutting down of tress) to continue ... it will further jeopardize our environment," he said.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
It is democracy at last
It is democracy at last Former president Habibie's term report rejection was the crucial turning point to bring democracy back to this country. Together with a comrade in arms in the People's Consultative Assembly and outside, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) had shown consistency and firm determination to prove that democracy implies an undisputed true value in real life. It is invaluable.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
GPEI seeks foreign trade minister
GPEI seeks foreign trade minister JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Exporters' Association (GPEI) joined the debate on the lineup of the new Cabinet, saying that President Abdurrahman Wahid should name a separate minister in charge of international trade. While falling short of proposing any candidate, GPEI executive director Rudy Lengkong said on Saturday Indonesia needed a foreign trade minister to represent it in the international trade forum.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Salim's land halts bridge construction
Salim's land halts bridge construction TANGERANG (JP): The construction of a bridge crossing the Cisadane river has stopped due to a problem in the appropriation process of a plot of land belonging to the country's former top tycoon Sudono Salim, alias Liem Sioe Liong, an official said on Sunday. Tangerang Mayor M. Thamrin said his officials met with Salim's executives in Jakarta to talk about the appropriation of the 5,000 square-meter land but had yet to reach an agreement.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Gunmen burn hotel in Aceh
Gunmen burn hotel in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: An unidentified armed group set alight Hotel Meutia and three fire engines belonging to fertilizer producer PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda in North Aceh on Sunday, Antara reported. Maj. Sayed Husaini, spokesman for the Aceh Provincial Police, said here on Sunday that the arson took place at 2 a.m. No casualties were reported, but the attack caused about Rp 2 billion (US$285,000) in damages.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Xanana pays visit on independence fighters
Xanana pays visit on independence fighters JAKARTA (JP): Independence leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao wept openly on Sunday as the East Timorese guerrillas who struggled for over two decades against Indonesian rule welcomed him home with celebrations and tears of their own. Children in traditional Timorese dress sang and scattered flower petals as Xanana arrived by helicopter at the headquarters of East Timor's Falintil guerrillas high in the mountains above the capital Dili.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Irawati fails to win Circuit tennis
Irawati fails to win Circuit tennis JAKARTA (JP): Irawati Iskandar of Indonesia failed to capture the singles title at the US$10,000 Indonesia Women's Circuit 4 tennis tournament after falling to Suchanan Viratpraseth of Thailand 4-6, 1-6 in the final at the Danamon Tennis Center in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta on Sunday. Irawati, who beat her teammate Liza Andriani in the semifinal, played hard in the first set but she could not do much in the second set against the powerful Viratpraseth.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Megawati's rise offers hope for women
Megawati's rise offers hope for women By Nori Andriyani JAKARTA (JP): When Megawati Soekarnoputri announced her intention to run for the presidency this writer was filled with joy in anticipation that she could be the vehicle to bring about changes for women. But calls to women activist friends to find out their reaction and to ask whether the women's movement would support Megawati were met with a distinct lack of enthusiasm.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Social visit visa
Social visit visa I am a foreigner married to an Indonesian woman and here on a social visit visa with a maximum validity period of six months. Recently I had to leave Indonesia and my family against my will, because my visa was no longer renewable. I had to go abroad to apply for a new visa. At the airport the immigration officer carefully calculated (twice) how long I had stayed in Indonesia. The period came to 179 days.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta's double act
Jakarta's double act Peace should return to the streets of Indonesia now that the "mother of the nation", Megawati Sukarnoputri, has been elected vice-president in Abdurrahman Wahid's government. Once little more than a symbolic position, the post must be regarded as pivotal, given the five-year term of office and the poor health of Mr. Wahid, said sometimes to fall asleep in mid- conversation.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
President attends Hindu mass prayer
President attends Hindu mass prayer DENPASAR, Bali (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid and his wife Sinta Nuriyah attended a Hindu mass prayer here on Sunday, which was seen as an illustration of his concern for religious harmony in the country. "In my opinion, all religions are the same. That's why, although I am a Muslim, I also believe in Mahatma Gandhi's teachings," Aburrahman said in a speech after the prayer in the packed Ashram Bali Gandhi Vidyapith school here.
Mon, 25 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Suparwati wins Bali half marathon race
Suparwati wins Bali half marathon race JAKARTA (JP): Suparwati of Banyuwangi, East Java won the women's half-marathon race in Sanur, Bali on Sunday. Suparwati, who comes from the East Java Indonesian Athletics Amateur Association's (PASI) regional office, finished the 21 kilometer race with the shortest time of one hour and 24.45 seconds. For her victory, Suprawati received cash of Rp 500,000 and a Balinese carved trophy, Antara reported.