Archive: 17 November 1999
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Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Govt urged to solve Maluku clashes
Govt urged to solve Maluku clashes JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives rebuked the government on Tuesday for failing to take concrete measures to stop violence in Maluku, which it says seems to be taking a backseat to a resolution of separatist sentiments in Aceh.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Grandfather hangs in Sumatra
Grandfather hangs in Sumatra JAMBI: The neighbor of a 73-year-old man made a grisly discovery early on Tuesday morning after finding his neighbor hanging in his small hut here.Sastro Wijoyo was found in his house at about 7:30 a.m.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Private investors sought for city firms
Private investors sought for city firms JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is seeking private investors to help turn around a city-sponsored agency and seven city-owned firms, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Conference guests visit family planning centers
Conference guests visit family planning centers DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Participants in an international conference here on Tuesday visited family planning centers at village level, which have been dubbed the backbone of Indonesia's successful family planning program.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Subscription fee settled
Subscription fee settled I would like to thank the representative of the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) for its prompt response to my letter in The Jakarta Post, on Nov. 13, 1999. They wrote me directly to inform me they would refund the surcharge I paid, although I have yet to collect the...
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
RI doesn't need 'large investments'
RI doesn't need 'large investments' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia does not need large scale investments within the next five years as most companies were still operating below their production capacities, a senior minister said on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Perbasi undecided on relegation
Perbasi undecided on relegation JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) is uncertain whether there should be relegation for the teams who finished bottom in this year's league while top teams demanded that relegation should exist to maintain the league's quality.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
North coast road needs repairs
North coast road needs repairs SEMARANG: With the Idul Fitri and Christmas holiday season just around the corner, officials here warned that some 40 percent of the 433 kilometers north coast Java artery was in poor condition.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
RI satellites safe from meteor shower: Telkom
RI satellites safe from meteor shower: Telkom BANDUNG (JP): State-run telecommunications company PT Telkom assured on Tuesday that approaching meteor rain known as the Leonid Shower would not affect its satellites.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Disintegration at our doorstep
Disintegration at our doorstep At present, as economic ruin and disintegration are threatening the nation, we must maintain the courage to reject things that are deleterious to our national interest, however hard the possible consequences may be.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Nov. 16, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 6,890.00 6,960.00Australian dollar 1 4,445.43 4,494.07Austrian schilling 1 517.94 523.71Belgian franc 1 176.67 178.64Brunei dollar 1 4,127.48 4,171.91Canadian dollar 1 4,703.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Seminar to discuss Islam's arrival in RI
Seminar to discuss Islam's arrival in RI JAKARTA (JP): The question of how Islam was introduced to Indonesia will be the focus of an international seminar to be held here on Wednesday.Uka Tjandrasasmita, a historian who will speak at the seminar, The Arrival and Spread of Islam in Southeast Asia,...
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Euronet, Sigma tie up
Euronet, Sigma tie up JAKARTA (JP): Information technology company PT Sigma Cipta Caraka announced on Tuesday a joint venture with Euronet Services Inc., a U.S-based electronic financial solutions and transaction processing company.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Police to conduct festive season firecracker raids
Police to conduct festive season firecracker raids JAKARTA (JP): City police will conduct selective raids on the circulation of firecrackers in anticipation of Christmas, the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan and New Years, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
RI-Australia ties: Now time to look forward again
RI-Australia ties: Now time to look forward again This article is based on address of Australian ambassador to Indonesia, John McCarthy, at the annual dinner of Ikama, The Australian alumni group, Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta, on Nov. 12.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Four-day event celebrates student movement
Four-day event celebrates student movement JAKARTA (JP): The massive student movement which oversaw the fall of former president Soeharto is being eulogized in a four- day event which includes discussions and exhibitions.Organized by Kompas daily, the event at Bentara Budaya on Jl.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Index-linked futures trading to open on SSX
Index-linked futures trading to open on SSX JAKARTA (JP): The Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) will introduce trading in futures contracts next year to provide greater investment opportunities on the country's second stock market.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
IBM, INDOSATnet help SMEs
IBM, INDOSATnet help SMEs JAKARTA (JP): IBM has launched a series of computing products and services aimed primarily at small office home office (SOHO) workers and small business planning to start their own e- business.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
The nation-state is not an end in itself
The nation-state is not an end in itselfIt is a sacred task to defend a heritage in the face of challenges, but political analyst J. Soedjati Djiwandono stresses the urgent need for a critical understanding of history. JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs, Gen.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Japan pledges continued support for RI
Japan pledges continued support for RI TOKYO (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid ended his two-day working visit to Japan on Tuesday receiving a strong pledge of economic support from Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and promises of continued flows of investment from Japanese companies.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
RP may set up export bank
RP may set up export bank MANILA (AFP): President Joseph Estrada said Tuesday the Philippine government may set up a special bank for export finance using US$1 billions in aid from the Japan Bank for Industrial Cooperation.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
UN human rights team to arrive in East Timor this week
UN human rights team to arrive in East Timor this week GENEVA (Reuters): A United Nations team of human rights experts will go to East Timor this week to investigate alleged atrocities there after a key UN body on Monday approved their deployment.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
RI faces tough opening round in Beijing
RI faces tough opening round in Beijing JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian shuttlers will face tough challenges in the opening round of the US$150,000 China Open in Beijing on Wednesday.Third seeded Budi Santoso will meet Ma Yuan Zheng of China.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Police reshuffled in Bandung
Police reshuffled in Bandung BANDUNG: Lt. Col. Puji Winarso was sworn in on Tuesday as the new chief of West Bandung Police replacing Lt. Col. Robert Kodong."My replacement has nothing to do with the Zarina case.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Jakarta's street children take a closer look at themselves
Jakarta's street children take a closer look at themselvesBy Des Price JAKARTA (JP): Recent initiatives for working with street children, such as the David Glass Ensemble, where children took part in drama and music workshops and performed the play The Lost Child, have taken an imaginative...
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Aceh referendum
Aceh referendumFrom Media IndonesiaThe wish of the Acehnese people to hold a referendum should not be responded to rashly by the government. The Aceh case is not a problem merely about equitable distribution of prosperity, which in fact never took place during either Old Order or New Order rule.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Door-to-door gambling in Bogor
Door-to-door gambling in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Amid sweeping gambling raids conducted by local police in the past couple of weeks, gambling operators have started a new approach of selling coupons directly to the gamblers.Bogor Police deputy chief Maj.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Federal status more likely
Federal status more likely If many provinces of Indonesia are now rebelling, it's not their fault. They have been treated very badly in the past and now it's time for justice. But does that mean justice shall be rendered under the form of a referendum to separate from the main body?B.J.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Music 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Indonesian Lessons 5:00 Students' Quiz 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 TVRI News 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music 9:00 World News 9:35 Talk Show 10:30...
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Asia safest investment risk
Asia safest investment risk BANGKOK (DPA): Among emerging markets Asian countries, with the exception of Indonesia, remain the safest investment risk despite the economic crisis that has plagued the region since 1997, a country risk survey disclosed Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Where to go in Bandung for Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1999
Where to go in Bandung for Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1999Exhibition* Painting Exhibition by Dadang Mochamad Achjar, at Galeri Bandung, Jl. Siliwangi 16 (Phone: 236515), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Nov. 20.Peformances* Sundanese Traditional Drama: Drama Badawang, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Street vendors protest raids
Street vendors protest raids TANGERANG (JP): About 200 street vendors who usually operate along Jl. Daan Mogot visited the Tangerang Mayoralty office on Tuesday to protest recent raids against them."We pay levies to the officials. Why are we called illegal traders?" said Sapar, 35.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Observer calls for nationwide referendum
Observer calls for nationwide referendum JAKARTA (JP): An election observer said on Tuesday the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) should support a referendum which allows the nation too choose between a federal and unitary state system in a bid to ease growing separatist demands.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Zarina's fate still undecided
Zarina's fate still undecided JAKARTA (JP): Police have yet to charge Zarina Mirafsur, a drug suspect who has been kept at the Jakarta Police headquarters since her arrest last Thursday morning, with any crime.Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Indonesia to test swimmers at Asia C'ships before Olympics
Indonesia to test swimmers at Asia C'ships before Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Swimming Federation (PRSI) will send its swimmers to the Asia Championships in Pusan, South Korea, in March before they take part in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney in September.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Two tried for heroin smuggling
Two tried for heroin smuggling TANGERANG (JP): Two Nepalese identified as Nar Badahur Tamang, 59 and Bala Tamang, 30, went on trial at Tangerang District Court on Tuesday for attempting to smuggle 554 grams of heroin into the country.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
ASEAN hails China WTO deal
ASEAN hails China WTO deal JAKARTA (AFP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday welcomed the trade pact between China and the United States, and expressed hope it would lead to Beijing's admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Where to go in Surabaya for Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1999
Where to go in Surabaya for Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1999Exhibition* East Javanese Mask Exhibition, in the lobby area of Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental Surabaya, at Jl. Tunjungan 65 (Phone: 031 5454333), 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., until Nov. 19.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
OECD sees Asian recovery, but RI remains a weak spot
OECD sees Asian recovery, but RI remains a weak spot PARIS (Reuters): The OECD said on Tuesday that recovery in the "dynamic Asian economies" was proving stronger than expected after the crises of the past two years but Indonesia was still a weak spot.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
KL opposition warns of violence during election
KL opposition warns of violence during election KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Opposition parties and supporters of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday accused one another of provoking violence as the campaign for the crucial Nov. 29 general election heated up.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Senior NU figures discuss executive role for women
Senior NU figures discuss executive role for women JAKARTA (JP): The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization is considering a groundbreaking and controversial move to include women in its next executive lineup.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Govt confident of meeting tax target
Govt confident of meeting tax target JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Tuesday that it had collected Rp 52.6 trillion (US$7.56 billion) in taxes between April and October, accounting for about two-thirds of the target for the entire fiscal year ending on March 31.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Bankruptcy law needs amending
Bankruptcy law needs amendingBy Agustin V. Que JAKARTA (JP): The bankruptcy system reforms, embodied in the government regulation in lieu of Law No. 1 1998 issued on April 22, 1998, were initially welcomed by the Indonesian and international business communities as a commitment to a pragmatic path...
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
'Lucky' cell phone numbers sell for exorbitant prices
'Lucky' cell phone numbers sell for exorbitant pricesBy A'an Suryana JAKARTA (JP): Excuse me, but what is your cellular phone number?Is it an easy one to remember like 0816-123-456? Does it have "favorable" numbers such as the combination 0818-888-999? Or does the phone number add up to an eight or...
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 16, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 950 75 2,417,000 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 450 0 0 Alter Abadi 450 50 3,720,500...
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Murder suspects arrested in less than 24 hours
Murder suspects arrested in less than 24 hours JAKARTA (JP): Three suspects in the murder of a couple in Utan Kayu, East Jakarta were arrested on Tuesday after police received a tip from one of the suspects' friends.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Advice for the President
Advice for the President Too much for ought is good for nought; in other words, everything in good measure. No doubt, this sort of reasoning was in the mind of the Langitan Forum ulemas when they called on President Abdurrahman Wahid over the weekend to be more careful and less hasty in making...
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
IBRA forms new team for troubled Bank Bali
IBRA forms new team for troubled Bank Bali JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) formed a new management team for the beleaguered Bank Bali on Tuesday in response to protests against the Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) directors who had been leading the bank.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
BIS plays favorites in Asia
BIS plays favorites in AsiaBy James T. Areddy HONG KONG (Dow Jones): The Bank for International Settlements (BIS)' latest expansion suggests it has definite views about which Asia-Pacific economies matter and which don't.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Referendum in Aceh 'within seven months'
Referendum in Aceh 'within seven months' TOKYO (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said here on Tuesday he planned to hold a referendum in Aceh in seven months.The President's comment has led to new controversy over his handling of the Aceh issue.
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Economist calls for subway postponement
Economist calls for subway postponement JAKARTA (JP): The city administration's ambitious US$1.5 billion Fatmawati-Kota subway project received strong opposition from a noted economist on Tuesday.Sri Mulyani of the University of Indonesia's Institute for the Development of Economy and Management...
Wed, 17 Nov 1999
Most teens have sex at home
Most teens have sex at home PURWOKERTO, Central Java: About 70 percent of teenagers enjoy sexual activities at home, while the remaining 30 percent go to other "safe" places such as the beach, parks or fields instead of staying in hotels, a sexologist said.