Archive: 4 October 1999
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Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Water fee losses hurt city revenue
Water fee losses hurt city revenue BOGOR (JP): Many businessmen here have not obtained permits for using groundwater, causing revenue losses in fees collected by the administration, an official said on Saturday.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Saudi unhindered to join WTO
Saudi unhindered to join WTO DUBAI (Reuters): Saudi Arabia's Commerce Minister Osama al- Faqih said in remarks published on Sunday there were no obstacles preventing the kingdom joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) although membership talks were tough.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Bomb thrown at Cambodian ed's car
Bomb thrown at Cambodian ed's car PHNM PENH (DPA): The editor of a suspended Cambodian newspaper said on Saturday that a failed bomb attack on his car was meant to silence him."I think this is a political attack," Lim Rattana, editor of the Khmer-language Ronakrath (Republican News) said in an...
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Justice for East Timor
Justice for East Timor The expected arrival of United Nations investigators in East Timor this week to look into allegations of severe human rights abuses in the territory, particularly shortly before and in the wake of the Aug.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
MPR forms 10 factions amid arguments, protests
MPR forms 10 factions amid arguments, protests JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) decided on Sunday at a plenary session, dogged by hiccups of protests and interruptions, to approve ten factions at the highest legislative body.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Committee member claims kidnap threat
Committee member claims kidnap threat SIGLI, Aceh: A member of the Independent Committee for Violence in Aceh, Nurtini, claimed on Saturday that security forces had threatened to kidnap her because of her activities.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Fixed exchange rate system still an option: PDI-P
Fixed exchange rate system still an option: PDI-P JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia may have to reemploy a fixed exchange rate system if its currency continues to be treated "unfairly", according to a legislator of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan).Theo F.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Tanah Abang locals praise, caution African neighbors
Tanah Abang locals praise, caution African neighbors JAKARTA (JP): Residents in the Tanah Abang area in Central Jakarta have mixed opinions on the mushrooming number of Africans residing in and running businesses in the heavily populated area.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Central Java firms halt Australian imports
Central Java firms halt Australian imports JAKARTA (JP): The Central Java chapter of the Indonesian Textile Association (API) has decided to replace its Australian cotton imports with goods from Turkey, China, Pakistan and Africa in anticipation of a possible disruption in cotton supplies from the...
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
'Shaman' lands hundreds in hospital
'Shaman' lands hundreds in hospital BENGKULU: Some 300 elementary school children in the Rejang Lebong subdistrict have been hospitalized in recent weeks after having their tonsils taken out by a "fraud" shaman.Rejang Lebong subprecinct Police Chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
MPR members unhappy with acting speakers
MPR members unhappy with acting speakers JAKARTA (JP): Members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) blamed the two acting speakers on Sunday for the long and sometimes trivial debates during the plenary session of the Assembly.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Typhoon hits school in Bogor
Typhoon hits school in Bogor BOGOR (JP): An elementary school in Kalong village of Leuwiliang subdistrict collapsed after a storm struck here last week, forcing some 320 pupils to take turns learning at school."The school building, built in 1974, was old and fragile.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Peaceful sphere vital during Session: Betawi
Peaceful sphere vital during Session: Betawi JAKARTA (JP): About 1,000 members of Masyarakat Betawi (Native Jakartans) staged a peaceful rally in front of Hotel Indonesia on Sunday calling for peace and calm during the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
A suggestion for a national library
A suggestion for a national libraryFrom Media IndonesiaIn developed countries, libraries are open 24 hours a day so that those needing them can make use of library services at any time convenient to them.Although libraries are open 24 hours in developed countries, they are always full of visitors.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Japan vows more help for newer ASEAN members
Japan vows more help for newer ASEAN members SINGAPORE (AFP): Japan on Saturday pledged to step up assistance to the newer ASEAN members to help boost their competitiveness as the Southeast Asian grouping pursues plans for a free trade area by 2018, officials said.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Man shot dead, young girl wounded in Ambon clash
Man shot dead, young girl wounded in Ambon clash AMBON, Maluku (JP): A man was shot to dead and a young girl was severely wounded during the latest clash in the troubled city.The outbreak, allegedly involving security troops, occurred on Sunday in the Batumerah subdistrict.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Bali pleads for Australian tourists
Bali pleads for Australian tourists PERTH, Australia (AFP): Tourist officials from the Indonesian island of Bali claimed Sunday Australians had nothing to fear on the holiday resort.Jonathon Harris, spokesman for a group seeking to stimulate the Bali tourist trade, said although news from Timor had...
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting, Ceramics Exhibition, at the Indonesia National Gallery Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3813021, 3848791), until Oct. 20. * Fine Art Exhibition by Shawnee Puti, Jl. Kemang Timur XVII no. 111, South Jakarta, until Oct. 15.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Foreigners encouraged to buy IBRA assets
Foreigners encouraged to buy IBRA assets NEW YORK (Dow Jones): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) encourages foreigners to invest in its nonperforming assets, a senior government official said Friday.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
New legislators say credible government key to aid resumption
New legislators say credible government key to aid resumption JAKARTA (JP): Newly installed legislators said on Saturday that Indonesia must immediately create a new credible government in order for foreign donors to resume lending the badly needed aid.Theo F.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Hyundai enters N. Korea
Hyundai enters N. Korea SEOUL (Reuters): North Korea has backed plans by South Korea's Hyundai Group to build a sprawling industrial complex in a rare sign of thawing relations between the rival nations.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Myanmar to revamp currency
Myanmar to revamp currency SINGAPORE (AFP): Myanmar is to revamp its beleaguered currency structure, including realigning the official exchange rate to better reflect the market, according to a senior junta minister.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
PAL shifts focus to ship maintenance
PAL shifts focus to ship maintenance JAKARTA (JP): In anticipation of a further downturn in orders for new ships, state-owned shipbuilding company PT PAL has announced that it will focus its operations on general engineering and maintenance activities.The company's president, Adwin H.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
MPR sessions 'to dictate' Jakarta stock trading
MPR sessions 'to dictate' Jakarta stock trading JAKARTA (JP): Experts agree trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week will very much depend on the course of the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Manggarai residents promise to keep peace
Manggarai residents promise to keep peace JAKARTA (JP): Two quarreling groups of residents in Manggarai subdistrict, South Jakarta, pledged on Sunday to stop their prolonged feud which claimed three lives last year.Witnessed by Tebet district head Rama Parjawinata and Tebet Police chief Maj.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Interfet called to disclose identities of those arrested
Interfet called to disclose identities of those arrested JAKARTA (JP): The commander of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) has challenged the International Force for East Timor (Interfet) to reveal the identity of the Indonesian elite force members allegedly captured working with East Timor...
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
One more dead after protest
One more dead after protest BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: After fighting for her life for six days at the Advent Hospital, Saydatul Fitria died on Sunday, raising the number of deaths from last week's bloody student demonstration to two.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
U.S. warns Indonesia on E. Timor refugees
U.S. warns Indonesia on E. Timor refugees MANILA (Reuters): The United States intensified pressure on Indonesia on Sunday to help thousands of East Timorese return safely from camps in West Timor where their leaders say they are terrorised by pro-Jakarta militias.U.S.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
AFC accepts playoff format for added 2002 W. Cup berth
AFC accepts playoff format for added 2002 W. Cup berth LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters): The Asian Soccer Confederation (AFC) grudgingly accepted a playoff format for an added berth in the 2002 World Cup on Saturday, but remained at odds with FIFA, the sports world governing body.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Axis force mulls coalition with Golkar Party
Axis force mulls coalition with Golkar Party JAKARTA (JP): The alliance of the Muslim-based parties widely known as the "axis force" opens up the possibility of a coalition with the Golkar Party, said an axis force figure Hamzah Haz.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Leaving councilors refuse to return loaned items
Leaving councilors refuse to return loaned items TANGERANG (JP): Former Tangerang Council legislators are presenting a series of problems to the local administration, a municipality spokesman said on Friday.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
There's hope in new legislators
There's hope in new legislators Doubts and hopes of all Indonesians on whether badly needed changes for the better will occur colored Friday's installment of the new legislators. Politics lecturer Riswandha Imawan comments on the issue in an interview with The Jakarta Post.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Thailand seeks to redefine ASEAN's role
Thailand seeks to redefine ASEAN's roleBy Karl Malakunas BANGKOK: When one of Australia's most senior defense officers flew through Asia last month in a bid to round up troops for the multinational peace keeping force in East Timor, history suggested his plea would be ignored.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Reflections on Australia-Indonesia ties
Reflections on Australia-Indonesia tiesBy S. Wiryono CANBERRA (JP): As Australia's former prime minister, Malcolm Fraser, once remarked, "life was not meant to be easy". That is surely true for career diplomats such as myself, whose main task in life is to represent their country to the rest of the...
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Locals protest Tangerang Court
Locals protest Tangerang Court TANGERANG (JP): A group from the Tangerang People's Communication Forum for Human Rights (Formatan HAM) staged a protest in front of the Tangerang District Court on Saturday, demanding the proper prosecution for a case involving a labor activist.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
'No trace of arsenic poisoning' in Anwar
'No trace of arsenic poisoning' in Anwar KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Three week after he was hospitalized, clinical tests have so far shown that jailed former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim was not poisoned with arsenic, a minister said on Sunday, claiming the allegations were a pre-election ploy.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Favorite team tops the standings in Kobatama
Favorite team tops the standings in Kobatama SURABAYA (JP): Western division favorite Aspac taught a good lesson to Bhinneka Sritex of the eastern division by defeating the eastern favorite 75-62 in the fifth day of the third series A Mild Kobatama national basketball league at the Pacific...
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
U.S. to help the Philippines upgrade military
U.S. to help the Philippines upgrade military MANILA (Agencies): The United States and the Philippines announced a joint program on Sunday to begin modernizing Manila's aging military forces in a sign of improving defense ties between the two countries.U.S.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Amien Rais elected new chairman of MPR
Amien Rais elected new chairman of MPR JAKARTA (JP): Reform movement figure Amien Rais survived a close race for the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) chairmanship on Sunday.In a vote which might serve as a rehearsal for the presidential election in three weeks, National Mandate Party (PAN)...
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Japan preparing second phase of Asia assistance plan
Japan preparing second phase of Asia assistance plan SINGAPORE (Reuters): Japan is preparing a second phase of its Asian assistance plan that would offer technical and developmental aid, a senior trade ministry official said on Saturday.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Yogyakarta to raise bus fares
Yogyakarta to raise bus fares YOGYAKARTA: Bus fares are expected to rise between 20 to 50 percent in the coming weeks.Head of the Yogyakarta Traffic Bureau, Moenadji, said on Saturday that the administration was awaiting the provincial Council to approve the hike.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
C. Java deputy governor dies
C. Java deputy governor dies SEMARANG, Central Java: Central Java Deputy Governor I Hartono died in hospital early on Sunday, just one hour after being admitted.No immediate cause was given for his death.Antara reported that Hartono was admitted to Elizabeth Hospital at around 1 a.m.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
A strong statement
A strong statement On Sept. 30, 1999, all newspapers reported the visit of several leaders of Muslim-based political parties to the private residence of President Habibie. These leaders, among others, were Abdurrahman Wahid, also known as Gus Dur, Amien Rais, Yusril Ihza Mahendra and Hamzah Has,...
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
East Timor refugees reflect on terrible past
East Timor refugees reflect on terrible past KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): For many who lived and worked in East Timor, the results of the Aug. 30 self-determination ballot brought new hope of an independent homeland.