Archive: 30 October 1999
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Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Drug dealers 'should be sentenced to death'
Drug dealers 'should be sentenced to death' JAKARTA (JP): In a fresh campaign against increasing drug trafficking in the city, Governor Sutiyoso aired on Friday the importance of implementing the death penalty for drug dealers. "It's not easy to reduce drug trafficking in the city as drug dealers only get light punishment," Sutiyoso told reporters during a visit to Kampung Bali subdistrict, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Oct. 29, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Book says Habibie close to declaring war
Book says Habibie close to declaring war JAKARTA (JP): Former president B.J. Habibie came close to declaring war against Australia over East Timor, according to a recently released book. In his biography, launched on Thursday night, former coordinating minister for political affairs and security Gen.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Willis' supernatural flick stays on top
Willis' supernatural flick stays on top JAKARTA (JP): A kid psychic may have the sixth sense, but it's Bruce Willis' supernatural flick that has gained its sixth straight week on top. Now it's ready to make way for another ghost story, opening next week. Here's the lineup of movies currently playing at local cinemas, with reviews and grades by Rayya Makarim (RM) and Tam Notosusanto (TN). The General's Daughter.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
The horrors of East Timor's decolonization
The horrors of East Timor's decolonization By Onghokham JAKARTA (JP): What else can one call today's Indonesian policies on East Timor but a process of decolonization? The eastern half of the Timor island was invaded in 1975 by Indonesia and annexed in l976 by a People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) decree. Both policies -- invasion and annexation -- occurred without substantial fanfare or celebrations, not as one would expect in the case of military victories.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999 Cultural Events * Labuhan Alit Keraton Yogyakarta at Pemancingan, Bantul, 8 a.m., Nov. 9. * Labuhan at Kinahrejo, Cangkringan (Mt. Merapi), Sleman, 8 a.m., Nov. 10. Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: The Netherlands and Its People at Karta Pustaka, Jl. Suroto (phone: 0274 5862777), until Nov. 3. * Solo Painting Exhibition by Dwi Setiawan at Kayon's Gallery, Jl. S. Parman 55 Wirobrajan (phone: 0274 378133), until Nov. 30.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Music 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Sports 4:00 Regional News 4:30 English Lessons 5:00 Cultural Program 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music 9:00 World News 9:35 Talk Show 10:30 Quiz 11:00 Film 12:30 a.m. Late News Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia's Anwar rejects ex-banker's accusations
Malaysia's Anwar rejects ex-banker's accusations KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's jailed former finance minister, Anwar Ibrahim, and others accused of improprieties by an ex-central banker denied the accusations on Friday as the government launched an inquiry. "I strongly deny such unfounded, scurrilous and baseless allegations," Anwar said in a statement read by his wife, Azizah Ismail, outside the capital's High Court.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Yulong to buy Nissan's unit
Yulong to buy Nissan's unit TAIPEI (DPA): Taiwan's Yulong Motor, breaking into the ASEAN market, plans to buy 75 per cent of Nissan Motor Philippines Inc (NMPI) for US$31 million, Yulong announced Friday. The investment will be made next January, after obtaining approval from Taiwan's Economics Ministry, general manager Yan Kai-tai said. "Yulong will send several executives to join NMPI. Details of cooperation will be discussed later," Yen said.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
City administration shuts 16 gambling dens
City administration shuts 16 gambling dens JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has in the past two days closed 16 amusement centers, which had allegedly been used as gambling dens, Governor Sutiyoso said on Thursday. "The 16 amusement centers were closed because they have violated the operational permits, issued by the city administration. "Instead, they ran gambling businesses in their buildings," Sutiyoso told reporters at City Hall.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Two new bylaws on taxes implemented
Two new bylaws on taxes implemented JAKARTA (JP): The city administration enacted on Thursday two bylaws on entertainment tax and hotel and restaurant tax, which were postponed last year due to the economic crisis, an official said. "The bylaws, which were passed last year, are effective today (Thursday)," head of the city's revenue office Deden Supriadi said at City Hall. Deden said Bylaw No.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Usaha Tegas, STT tie up
Usaha Tegas, STT tie up KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Malaysia's Usaha Tegas Group said Friday its affiliate has signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte. Ltd. to develop and establish a regional broadband communications and multimedia network infrastructure. The network infrastructure will cover Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indochina, China and India, the group said. Usaha Tegas' affiliate, Paxys Sdn.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Golf makes an increasing swing in ancient Yogyakarta
Golf makes an increasing swing in ancient Yogyakarta By Israr Ardiansyah YOGYAKARTA (JP): It was a nice day with lots of sunshine. A woman held a golf stick tightly in her hands as she concentrated on it to hit the ball in the right direction. It was hole number two, and the hard strike she made took the ball straight to the green. She was very surprised as the ball fell right into the hole. A hole in one!
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Foreign fund managers warm toward Indonesian Cabinet
Foreign fund managers warm toward Indonesian Cabinet SINGAPORE (Reuters): Foreign fund managers are giving a cautious thumbs up to Indonesia as its new reform-minded cabinet takes up the challenge of getting the country's battered economy back into shape. "I hate to use the phrase but I am 'cautiously optimistic'," Chong Yoon Chou, Singapore-based director of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd, told Reuters. "Medium to long term it is a pretty exciting period, but this is Indonesia.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
RI-Australia friendship
RI-Australia friendship Due to recent events in East Timor, I wish to write to assure you of the Australian Council of Trade Unions' (ACTU's) continuing feelings of friendship toward the workers and people of Indonesia. We have had feelings of great anguish and sadness regarding the events in East Timor.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
SCB sees Bank Bali confidence return
SCB sees Bank Bali confidence return BANGKOK (Dow Jones): The group chief executive of Standard Chartered Bank PCL (SCB) said Friday that Indonesian public confidence in Bank Bali has returned despite a major political scandal involving the bank. The U.K.-based bank's agreement to take a 20 percent stake in Bank Bali, which it is co-managing with Indonesian authorities, has been set back by a scandal involving alleged illegal transfers of funds from the bank, Rana Talwar said.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Crime rate jumps during MPR
Crime rate jumps during MPR JAKARTA (JP): The crime rate during the recent General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) increased 1.7 percent from the rate recorded two and a half weeks before its commencement, the chief of the city police's center of operations and control said. Col. Soenarko said on Friday 304 cases were recorded between Oct. 1 and Oct. 21, an increase of five over the 299 recorded between Sept. 10 and Sept. 30.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
President puts aside protocol to meet protesters
President puts aside protocol to meet protesters JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri shrugged off security protocol to meet hundreds of people who staged a protest across the street from Merdeka Palace on Friday. Abdurrahman insisted on meeting with employees of the defunct ministry of social services to assure them that the government would not let them suffer following the abolishment of their office. "Why should I be afraid to meet them?
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Comprehensive settling of KKN
Comprehensive settling of KKN From Rakyat Merdeka We, who belong to the Alumni Communication Forum of the Catholic Students Association of the Republic of Indonesia, state that along with the rest of the Indonesian people we congratulate KH Abdurrahman Wahid and Megawati Soekarnoputri on their election by the People's Consultative Assembly as respectively Indonesia's President and Vice President for the 1999-2004 tenure.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
TNI members set to leave E. Timor within 48 hours
TNI members set to leave E. Timor within 48 hours By Budiman Moerdijat and Lourenco Vicente Martins DILI, East Timor (JP): The last 1,000 personnel of Indonesian Military (TNI) in East Timor are expected to be withdrawn within the next 48 hours, the spokesman for the International Force for East Timor (Interfet) Col. Mark Kelly said here on Friday.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bus burned as violence mars students protest
Bus burned as violence mars students protest MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): A group of students set a state public bus alight here on Friday as two weeks of demonstrations demanding an independent state heated up. Witnesses said the students stopped the bus near the new Makassar State University campus on Jl. Malengkeri and forced the driver to lend them the vehicle. The students started to vandalize the bus after the driver resisted their demand.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
UGM gets tractors from Texmaco
UGM gets tractors from Texmaco YOGYAKARTA: Tractor manufacturer PT Texmaco Perkasa Engineering donated 10 tractors to Gadjah Mada University (UGM) on Thursday. Company president Marimutu Sinivasan handed over the tractors to university rector Ichlasul Amal in a brief ceremony at the university's main building. "We appreciate and greet the industrial community's attention to the development of education," Ichlasul said in a speech. Sinivasan declined to reveal the cost of the tractors.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Halloween tricks and treats around the city
Halloween tricks and treats around the city JAKARTA (JP): This weekend is the time to dress up, be creative and have fun in celebrating the hijinks of Halloween, the festival of the dead. Entertainment spots across the city are using the Halloween spirit to lure would-be witches and ghosts to get into the spirit of the celebration.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Yapto's son detained in cafe owner beating
Yapto's son detained in cafe owner beating JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives have detained Yedidiah S.K. Soerjosoemarno, son of the chairman of the Pemuda Pancasila youth organization Yapto Soerjosoemarno, for the alleged physical assault of a cafe owner last Saturday. A police detective from the crime and assault unit said on Thursday night that Yedidiah, 21, was detained shortly after questioning by city police detectives.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Telkom rejects joint venture mechanism with KSO partners
Telkom rejects joint venture mechanism with KSO partners JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecommunications firm PT Telkom rejected on Friday the proposal from its Joint Operation (KSO) partners to form a joint venture firm as an alternative solution to the existing flawed and full-of-conflict cooperation scheme. Company president A.A. Nasution said Telkom would object to changing the existing cooperation formula to a joint venture scheme because it would only benefit the partners. "No way.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Chuan calls for security restraint
Chuan calls for security restraint BANGKOK (Xinhua): Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai urged authorities concerned to exercise restraint after a major scuffle between police and protesting tapioca farmers, state television station Channel 9 reported on Friday.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Marine sectors promising
Marine sectors promising SEMARANG (JP): The country could earn about US$10 billion in foreign exchange annually from the fishery and marine sectors in the next four years if they are professionally developed, local economist Soetoyo Abadi said on Friday. "They could become an alternative source for the country to repay its huge foreign debts. That's why the two sectors must be given priority," he said. He said illegal fishing caused losses of about $4 million a year.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 29, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 475 0 40,000 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 300 0 7,000 Alter Abadi 325 -25 10,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,300 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 425 0 0 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,450 -50 2,673,000 Anwar Sierad 250 25 175,000 APAC Centertex Corp.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
E. Timor, Spratlys to figure at ASEAN summit
E. Timor, Spratlys to figure at ASEAN summit MANILA (Reuters): Southeast Asian leaders will discuss East Timor's future and a code of conduct to prevent conflicts in the South China Sea when they meet next month, Philippine Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon said on Friday. Siazon said Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, who would also be visiting Manila to meet the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders, would make "an important declaration", but declined to elaborate.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Newly open museum takes visitors to historic Java
Newly open museum takes visitors to historic Java YOGYAKARTA (JP): A new museum that takes visitors to historic Java is now open in the ancient city of Yogyakarta. Museum of Javanese Culture, which opened on Oct. 21, does not display its collections like most museums do. It does not use any windows to display them.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Political commitment key to ASEAN reforms: Malaysia
Political commitment key to ASEAN reforms: Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Southeast Asian countries need strong political commitment to carry out reforms to shore up the emerging economic recovery, Malaysia's finance ministry said Friday. The ministry also warned that macroeconomic instability and uneven growth among key industrial nations may mar prospects for the world economy in the millennium year.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Home affairs minister Surjadi vows to reform bureaucracy
Home affairs minister Surjadi vows to reform bureaucracy JAKARTA (JP): Newly-sworn-in Minister of Home Affairs Surjadi Soedirdja said his main goal would be to improve the departments' poor image by cracking down on corruption and enhancing its service to the public.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Lawyers rebuffed in pursuit of Soeharto
Lawyers rebuffed in pursuit of Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court rejected on Friday two civil lawsuits that the court revoke an Oct. 11 decree from the Attorney General's Office, which put an end to a year- long investigation into alleged corruption by former president Soeharto. The lawsuits were lodged by two different groups of lawyers: the Indonesian Law Defenders Team (TPHI) and the Forum for Lawyers and Defenders of Law, Justice and Democracy (FPPHKD). Judges T.H.S.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Rudy Ramli files defamation suit
Rudy Ramli files defamation suit JAKARTA (JP): Former Bank Bali president Rudy Ramli filed a defamation charge on Friday against senior officials of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Rudy's lawyer said. Samosir of Bob Nasution and Partners law firm said the effect of the defamation made by IBRA chairman Glenn Yusuf, his deputy Farid Harianto and SCB senior official Douglas K. Beckett on Rudy was unerasable.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
What good can an economic council do?
What good can an economic council do? By Sri-Edi Swasono JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's plan to establish a national economic council not only reflects his awareness of the critical state of our economy, but also indicates his serious intention to overcome the problems. But it is not only a matter of mere "carrying-over" but also the handling of pending matters that were not addressed by the former government.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
New minister to fight malnutrition
New minister to fight malnutrition JAKARTA (JP): Overcoming widespread malnutrition in the country will be a priority for new Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi. In a speech after taking over the ministry from Farid Anfasa Moeloek here on Friday, Sujudi stressed the pressing need to address the problem of malnutrition, which last year alone effected some seven million children.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Wiranto, Agum, Susilo to leave military service
Wiranto, Agum, Susilo to leave military service JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Gen. Wiranto said he and two other serving military personnel in the Cabinet -- Lt. Gen. Agum Gumelar and Lt. Gen. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono -- would soon retire from active duty.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Govt investigates tainted CPO exports
Govt investigates tainted CPO exports JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Industry and Trade said it would investigate how 19,000 tons of crude palm oil being transported from North Sumatra to the Netherlands were tainted with diesel oil. "I sent a team to Medan this morning to investigate the case," Director General of Foreign Trade Djoko Mulyono said on Friday. The team also will inspect Medan's Belawan Port, where the crude palm oil (CPO) was loaded onto the ships, he said.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Investment realization slow
Investment realization slow JAKARTA (JP): The realization of investments in the plantation sector in East Kalimantan remains low according to the head of the provincial office of the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations. Sulaiman Ismail said only 39 of the 166 companies which have obtained licenses to invest in the sector have realized their investment projects. He said the 39 companies have opened oil palm plantations in 615,000 hectares of land, employing thousands of workers.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Fallout with Australia hits Yogyakarta
Fallout with Australia hits Yogyakarta By Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): The worsening relation between Indonesia and Australia over the East Timor chaos is not just a problem for elite politicians or bureaucrats. It has also affected craftspeople, including those living in the handicraft village of Kasongan, Bantul, on the outskirts of Yogyakarta. For the last two months, fears about the future marketing of handicraft products has been haunting the village of about 340 craftspeople.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Expo 2000 to open in March
Expo 2000 to open in March JAKARTA (JP): At least 5,000 foreign buyers and investors from 60 countries will attend the Indonesian Expo 2000 trade fair scheduled for March next year. The trade fair is expected to net business transactions worth US$27.5 million from various sectors, but mainly from Indonesia's prime commodities such as textiles, furniture and agricultural products.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Announcing wealth
Announcing wealth Referring to the approval given by President Abdurrahman Wahid to the effect that the wealth of officials should be made public, I would like to urge all officials to announce immediately in the media their wealth, with no feelings of shame or the slightest doubt. Anyone who fails to comply with this ruling should be suspected of being dishonest and not transparent.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999 Church Services * Church of Christ Worship Service in English, in the dining room, Graha Purna Wira Polri, Jl. Darmawangsa III no. 2, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Sunday, 5 p.m. Further information contact Donald L. Goodman 336244. * Young Adults Weekend Service at Nilakandi Room, Wisma Dharmala Sakti, Jl. Jend. Sudirman, Kav 32, Central Jakarta, organized by GBI Bethany English Service, on Saturday, 5 p.m.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Vietnam's Phieu to visit France
Vietnam's Phieu to visit France HANOI (Reuters): Vietnam Communist Party chief Le Kha Phieu will visit France next month, French Finance Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn said in Hanoi on Friday. Strauss-Kahn, who arrived in Hanoi late on Thursday, told a news conference that details of Phieu's visit were being worked out, but that it was likely to be at the end of November.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
More eye donors for Abdurrahman
More eye donors for Abdurrahman SEMARANG (JP): United Development Party (PPP) supporters have joined the list of willing eye donors for President Abdurrahman Wahid, a National Awakening Party (PKB) official said on Friday. "If he (Abdurrahman) accepts the people's offer, many people, including leaders from PKB, the United Development Party and other organizations, are willing to donate their eyes," the secretary-general of PKB's Central Java chapter, Abdul Kadir Karding, said.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Cabinet fails to satisfy students
Cabinet fails to satisfy students The new Cabinet may extol the values of democracy and reconciliation, but the threat of disintegration still lurks. Political observer Ichlasul Amal of Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta discussed the issue with The Jakarta Post. Question: What do you think of the intensified calls for separation from Indonesia in the past week, particularly in South Sulawesi and Aceh? Answer: It's indeed a complicated problem.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
New Javanese encyclopedia launched
New Javanese encyclopedia launched YOGYAKARTA (JP): Most people understand kyai to mean a Muslim scholar, a Muslim leader or a teacher of Islam. But how about Kyai Slamet? Kyai Slamet is a white buffalo belonging to the Surakarta Palace which is believed to have magic or supernatural powers. In fact, the title of kyai can be applied to sacred objects, such as the gamelan, or a kris, or even animals.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
2,500 bottles of liquor seized
2,500 bottles of liquor seized DENPASAR, Bali: Two men were arrested and 2,496 bottles of imported liquor were seized in a routine crackdown, a police officer said here on Friday. Bali Police detective chief Col. Bambang Hendarso said police raided a warehouse on Jl. Buluh Indah belonging to a businessman identified as Ed. T. on Oct. 18. The officers found 112 boxes containing 1,344 bottles of various liquors. The officers stopped a truck belonging to Ed. T.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Agum pledges to fight corruption
Agum pledges to fight corruption JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Communications Agum Gumelar vowed on Friday to fight corruption, collusion and other irregularities in the ministry during his tenure. "There will be no more favoritism in the awarding of contracts," he said after a ceremony marking the official transfer of the post from his predecessor Giri Suseno.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Mac Donald ad
Mac Donald ad I am a Muslim but I am shocked by an advertisement which has been airing on SCTV and RCTI for the past week. The advertisement shows, on one side, young and modern Indonesian people that look ugly, while on the other side, people putting on Islamic dress look good. This is indeed unacceptable. We should not forget that for many years government officials and leaders of this country have been in the first row when they perform the Friday prayer.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
SBSI rejects manpower minister
SBSI rejects manpower minister MEDAN, North Sumatra: Hundreds of people claiming to represent 21 branches of the Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union (SBSI) in the province rallied on Friday against the appointment of Bomer Pasaribu as the new manpower minister. While marching to the provincial legislature, the crowd, which included activists from 30 non-governmental organizations here, shouted their opposition to Bomer's appointment.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Govt to seek political solution on Soeharto
Govt to seek political solution on Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman further fueled speculation the government would opt for a political solution to corruption allegations against former president Soeharto, saying on Friday justice could be served equally through a political or legal resolution. "It goes together.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Amien fumes over alleged U.S. advice in govt matters
Amien fumes over alleged U.S. advice in govt matters JAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais and Minister of Finance Bambang Sudibyo are both fuming over suggestions allegedly made by the U.S. ambassador on the possible lineup of key government posts. The uproar was over allegations that the U.S. ambassador tried to "interfere" in government matters by preventing any possible move to replace Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) chairman Glenn Yusuf.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Kalla considers tariff on rice imports
Kalla considers tariff on rice imports JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Yusuf Kalla said on Friday that he would look into proposals to impose a tax on rice imports in order to protect local farmers, in defiance of an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In his first media conference several hours after he was sworn into office, Kalla said the rice tax was one of several options being considered to cut the price gap between local and imported rice.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
RI names China as threat in Asia Cup
RI names China as threat in Asia Cup JAKARTA (JP): Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) training director Christian Hadinata said on Thursday that Indonesia's only serious challenge in the JVC Asia Cup would be from China. "China has two dangerous singles players, Sun Jun and Chen Hong, and its doubles of Zhang Jun and Yu Jinhao are dark horses. They could upset top players," he said in a telephone interview.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
VP swears in new Cabinet
VP swears in new Cabinet JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid warned his 35 strong-Cabinet that he would keep close tabs on their integrity and performance, saying he would rather see them resign than become suspect to power abuses. In a speech after inaugurating the new Cabinet at the State Palace, Abdurrahman reminded them they would be under the scrutiny of the general public.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Inco posts $1.5m net profit
Inco posts $1.5m net profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed nickel mining company PT International Nickel Indonesia (INCO) announced on Friday an unaudited net profit of US$1.5 million for the third quarter of the year, compared with a net loss of $0.8 million in the corresponding period of last year. Net profits for the first nine months of the year were $3.5 million, compared with $9.9 million in the corresponding period of last year, the company said in a statement.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
State budget is safe, says new finance minister
State budget is safe, says new finance minister JAKARTA (JP): Newly appointed Minister of Finance Bambang Sudibyo said on Friday that the state budget remains in a safe position despite the delay in disbursements from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) loans. Bambang denied reports that there was a deficit in the state budget, saying about Rp 39 trillion (about US$5.5 billion) was available in the state coffers.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Museum explores the fabric of life
Museum explores the fabric of life By Ida Indawaty Khouw This museum is not as sophisticated as the Louvre in Paris. But, compared to other museums in this country whose government and people still have little respect for such places, this Museum of Textiles is among the very best, judging from its collection, building, garden and the floor thanks to the amazing attention of the Jakarta administration. Aside from the good parts, the building itself has a stunning history.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur's Cabinet keeps the military satisfied
Gus Dur's Cabinet keeps the military satisfied Col. Bob Lowry, author of The Armed Forces of Indonesia and visiting fellow at the Australian Defense Force Academy in Canberra, considers President Abdurrahman Wahid's wisdom in appointing his Cabinet, as well as the challenges and potential problems lurking behind the general optimism. The following is an excerpt from the interview with The Jakarta Post. Question: What do you think of the new Cabinet which was sworn in on Friday?
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Kasyadi's fine putt wins him Andersen tourney
Kasyadi's fine putt wins him Andersen tourney JAKARTA (JP): Kasyadi of Yani Golf Club made a two-meter putt to close the fourth round with nine-under 279 at the Rp 75 million (US$11,000) Andersen Consulting Challenge Golf Championship on Friday. Maan Nasim from the Olympic Golf Club also boasted for the tournament's best shot of 69 to finish second with six-under 282 at Pondok Indah golf course in South Jakarta.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
Teenager killed in brawl
Teenager killed in brawl JAKARTA (JP): A teenage chicken vendor was killed in a case of mistaken identity early Friday morning during a brawl in Kampung Siluman, Bekasi, the father of the dead youth claimed on Friday. Suparman, 17, was stabbed in the chest by a group of young men who thought that he was one of their enemies, Rosidi said. Rosidi, a resident of Tambun subdistrict, said his son went with friends to see a movie playing at a makeshift village cinema in Kampung Siluman.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
TNI is a political enigma
TNI is a political enigma The appointment of four active military officers to nonmilitary posts in the new Cabinet on Friday runs counter to the recent drive to phase the Indonesian Military (TNI) gradually out of politics.
Sat, 30 Oct 1999, 00:00 WIB
New minister to repropose oil and gas bill
New minister to repropose oil and gas bill JAKARTA (JP): New Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised on Friday to renew his predecessor's bid of introducing a new oil and gas law to revamp the country's oil and gas industry.