Archive: 22 November 1999
47 articles found
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Education
Education From Republika Since independence until our "second independence" (to borrow a phrase by President Abdurrahman Wahid), education has been an ongoing process in Indonesia, albeit in a foot-dragging manner. The output of the world of education is very low compared to that of our neighboring countries. In my opinion there are two things that have had a share in bringing down the level of education here: First, the low level of welfare for teachers.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Coal mines linked to malaria
Coal mines linked to malaria BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Abandoned coal mines could be a source of malaria in the province, the head of the health ministry's provincial office here, Suwandi Makmur, said on Saturday. Quoting research by the Surabaya-based Technical Institution for Environmental Health, Suwandi said several abandoned mines were home to anopheles mosquitoes, which carry the disease. He said abandoned mines were found in seven of 10 regencies here.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
On tiny keyboard and computer telephony server
On tiny keyboard and computer telephony server By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Here's a tiny little keyboard that I saw at Changi Airport about one month ago, while I was waiting for a flight back to Jakarta. The price was S$59.00. When I first saw it, I took a good look at it. I did not see the plug adapter, so I thought it was for a standard 5-pin keyboard port. When I was there again two weeks later, I realized that the keyboard actually came with a PS/2 plug and an adaptor.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta adds up revenue from offshore oil
Jakarta adds up revenue from offshore oil JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is set to receive approximately US$1.50 from each barrel of crude oil absorbed from city offshore oil platforms, the only natural resource here, an official said on Friday.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Matahari reopens in Karawaci
Matahari reopens in Karawaci TANGERANG (JP): Nineteen months after the mid-May riots which devastated Karawaci business centers, the popular retail department store Matahari resumed operating on Saturday. "We will display products for customers from the middle to upper-class, as well as other affordable, quality merchandise," said the general manager of PT Matahari Putra Prima Tbk, Rendi Parengkuan. The Matahari outlet in Karawaci is projected to realize a Rp 5 billion gross income per month.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Sutiyoso firm on 'becak' raids
Sutiyoso firm on 'becak' raids JAKARTA (JP): Authorities will begin cleansing the city's streets of becak (pedicabs) after President Abdurrahman Wahid defended the capital's ban on pedicabs, Governor Sutiyoso said on Sunday. He said at City Hall that he ordered the city's five mayors to intensify the crackdown on pedicabs operating in the capital.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Rich regions reject Jakarta hand
Rich regions reject Jakarta hand By Anne Booth LONDON: In the latter part of 1998 and early 1999 there were many manifestations of regional unrest. Some were violent and tragic, such as the events in Ambon and West Kalimantan. Some, such as student demonstrations in Caltex facilities in Riau, obviously intended to make a political point to both the national and the international media. The B.J.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Tangerang rejects plan for dump
Tangerang rejects plan for dump TANGERANG (JP): The local administration made clear on Saturday its opposition to Jakarta's plan to build a garbage dump in Ciangir village here to replace the dump in Bantar Gebang, Bekasi. "We simply do not want Ciangir to turn into the Bantar Gebang garbage dump. "We just do not want all the trouble caused by the garbage from Jakarta," Tangerang regency administration secretary Ismet Iskandar said.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Paribas to cut Asian jobs
Paribas to cut Asian jobs PARIS (Dow Jones): The merger of Asian operations at merging French banks Banque Nationale de Paris SA and Paribas SA will likely result in about 100 job cuts, according to Friday's edition of the London Evening Standard. A spokesman for BNP declined to comment and Paribas officials weren't available for comment.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
S'pore less dependent on nonoil exports
S'pore less dependent on nonoil exports SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Singapore's domestically produced non- oil exports jumped an unexpected 15.3 percent in October over the previous year, showing that the country is successfully weaning itself away from dependence on lower-end electronics products, analysts said Saturday. Economists had predicted a more modest 10.5 percent annual gain, according to the average of seven forecasts gathered by Dow Jones Newswires.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Lippo Life shares
Lippo Life shares I bought 700 Lippo Life shares at Rp 350 per share on Nov. 9, 1999, and 13 shares on Nov. 10, 1999. At lunchtime on Nov. 10, 1999 I received a Lippo Life rights issue announcement dated Nov. 9, 1999 by fax from my securities company. After I read it I tried to register my shares so I would have the right to buy more shares. Unfortunately, the securities company rejected my application. The reason is that my shares were purchased after "cum" (the last day of share registration).
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Japan to pledge $190m aid
Japan to pledge $190m aid TOKYO (AFP): Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi will pledge 20 billion yen (US$190 million) in aid for the poor in Asia when he attends a major Southeast Asian conference this month, a press report said Saturday. The promise will be made at a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their key neighbors in Manila on November 28,Jiji Press said.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
President asks Nahdlatul Ulama to remain critical
President asks Nahdlatul Ulama to remain critical KEDIRI, East Java (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid urged on Sunday the country's largest Muslim organization, the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), to remain critical of the government. Abdurrahman, the NU's outgoing chairman, made the statement at the opening of the organization's congress at the Lirboyo Islamic Boarding School complex on the town's outskirts.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Guns on sale in Medan
Guns on sale in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: Various types of guns were on sale during an exhibition organized by the Tri Yudha Foundation at the Uniland building here on Saturday. Businesspeople, mostly Chinese-Indonesians, thronged to the exhibition hall and showed interest in the latest-model revolvers, rubber bullets and tear gas on display. The self-defense devices were sold at between Rp 17 million and Rp 40 million each. The head of the Medan Police intelligence unit, Lt. Col.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Rights body to summon top brass
Rights body to summon top brass JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top military brass will be summoned by a human rights commission for clarification over murders and destruction in East Timor, which followed the Sept. 4 announcement of an overwhelming vote in favor of independence.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Fishing community unfazed by crisis
Fishing community unfazed by crisis By Agus Maryono CILACAP, Central Java (JP): The economic crisis has sent many businesses and industrial plants into bankruptcy, but traditional fishermen in Cilacap, Central Java, seem to have been spared. These offshore fishermen say their profits have increased many fold because the higher exchange rate of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar has made their catches higher in price as well. "The price of fish follows the value of the U.S.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Matahari targets higher sales
Matahari targets higher sales JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed retailer PT Matahari Putra Prima is upbeat total sales will increase by 30 percent to Rp 3.6 trillion (US$514 million) next year from Rp 2.8 trillion this year. The company's senior executive, Rendi Paringkuan, attributed the higher sales target to an expected sharp increase in the demand for consumer goods.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian compaign hots up in ad row
Malaysian compaign hots up in ad row KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia opened a hotly contested election campaign on Sunday with the opposition leader accusing Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's coalition of illegally whipping up fear to intimidate voters. Lim Kit Siang, secretary-general of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), said he had lodged a complaint with police against full-page advertisements in several newspapers which he called "inflammatory and irresponsible".
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Justice must prevail
Justice must prevail Almost unnoticed, a month has passed since the reform-minded Abdurrahman Wahid became President of Indonesia. By any standard, one month is not much of a time span for anyone to try to bring order to a legal system that can only be called, at best, disorderly.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir's party, Anwar-led opposition to clash
Mahathir's party, Anwar-led opposition to clash By Gwen Benjamin KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia's Nov. 29 general election will see mostly hotly-contested "one-on-one" fights between Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's ruling government and an opposition alliance led by his former protege and now political arch-rival, Anwar Ibrahim.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Nov. 22, 1999
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Nov. 22, 1999 Festival November '99 * The festival features poetry, story readings, theaters, exhibitions, dances, and film, at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta. - Exhibitions, at 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.: Bala Dupak by Nandang Gawe, Galeri Cipta III, until Nov. 27. Spiritualism of Five Indonesian Female artists, Galeri Cipta II, Nov. 23 to Dec. 2. * Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFest) at Pusat Perfilman H.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Latest Maluku riots claim seven lives
Latest Maluku riots claim seven lives JAKARTA (JP): At least seven people were killed over the weekend in sporadic sectarian riots in the South Maluku capital of Ambon. Following overnight clashes which claimed five lives, the violence resumed on Sunday in the Nania subdistrict, Antara reported. Medical staff at the Dr. Haulussy General Hospital identified the latest casualties as Ade Piet Ohello, 22, and Edison Aponno, 21. Both died from gunshots, which also injured five other residents.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN still short of bringing in investment
ASEAN still short of bringing in investment MANILA (AFP): "Bold measures" instituted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to attract foreign capital have yet to bring investment levels back to their levels before the 1997 regional economic crisis, ASEAN secretary-general Rodolfo Severino admitted here Saturday.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Govt vows not to meddle in NU's internal affairs
Govt vows not to meddle in NU's internal affairs KEDIRI, East Java (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tolchah Hasan said on Sunday the government would not interfere in the internal affairs of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), including the decision on who would lead the largest Muslim organization for the 1999-2004 period. "The government has no preference on who should lead NU and it will not intervene in its internal affairs.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Six missing climbers found
Six missing climbers found PADANG, West Sumatra: Six of the 12 young mountain climbers who went missing on Mount Merapi nine days ago were found on the edge of a ravine at Hantu hill on Saturday. Two of the climbers were dead, and the four survivors were extremely weak when they were found by rescue teams, private television station SCTV reported on Sunday. One of the corpses was identified as Ryan, while the other body had yet to be identified.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Protection bill for children to be submitted to DPR
Protection bill for children to be submitted to DPR JAKARTA (JP): The State Minister of Human Rights Affairs, Hasballah M. Saad has pledged to push a draft bill on the protection of children, which has been loitering on ministerial desks for over five years, to the House of Representatives as soon as possible.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bhinneka Sritex sets up final rematch at Chase
Bhinneka Sritex sets up final rematch at Chase JAKARTA (JP): Bhinneka Sritex of Surakarta, Central Java, will meet home favorite Aspac in the final four of the 1999 A Mild Kobatama national basketball league, leaving Mahaka Satria Muda (SM) to challenge defending champion Panasia Indosyntec. SM holds the runner-up position from Bandung-based Panasia after a 59-46 (30-26) victory on Saturday at the Senayan basketball stadium over Bhinneka.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Stocks to remain shy due to Aceh problem
Stocks to remain shy due to Aceh problem By Wachyudi Soeriaatmadja JAKARTA (JP): As a positive resolution in the restive province Aceh remains out of reach, share trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week will continue to be subdued, stock analysts said. The analysts said investors had become wary of the slowness and lack of serious attention from the administration of President Abdurrahman Wahid, also known as Gus Dur, in handling Aceh's problems.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
MRT plan needs further study: Japanese envoy
MRT plan needs further study: Japanese envoy JAKARTA (JP): Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Takao Kawakami insisted over the weekend the Jakarta administration's plan to build a mass rapid transportation system still was a long way from being realized. "I've heard a lot of discussion (of the plan), especially in the private sector. So far nothing concrete has come from it," Kawakami said on Friday. However, the ambassador said his government continued to study the plan.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Irian Jaya dialog needed: Rights body
Irian Jaya dialog needed: Rights body JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid must hold a dialog soon on Irian Jaya's problems with all related parties, a rights institution said. Yohanes Bonay, an executive of the Institute for Human Rights Studies and Advocacy (IHRSTAD) said here over the weekend that the dialog, expected to be held before December, would hopefully settle the lingering problems and prevent further rights abuse in the easternmost province.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Returning assets
Returning assets From Rakyat Merdeka Before being elected president, Abdurrahman Wahid expressed his opinion on the investigation into former president Soeharto. He suggested that Soeharto should repent and return to the state some of his assets allegedly amassed through corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN). In this way the problem would be solved. This opinion has led to pros and cons in the community because it has put aside legal justice.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Rift between Telkom, its KSO partners continues
Rift between Telkom, its KSO partners continues By Christiani S.A. Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): The rift between state-owned PT Telkom and its five partners in the joint cooperation scheme (KSO) continues as the deadline nears for a settlement of their differences. A source in the telecommunications industry said a compromise was very hard to reach since both Telkom and its partners have come up with strikingly different demands.
Mon, 22 Nov 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 Teen Program 4:00 News 4:30 Children's Program 5:00 Technology Program 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music 9:00 World News 9:30 Talk Show 10:30 Film 12:00 a.m. Late News Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Govt to adopt calendar year budget planning
Govt to adopt calendar year budget planning JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie said here on Saturday that the government has decided to start the next state budget based on the calendar year rather than the fiscal year used in the previous budget. Kwik said that the first calendar year budget will only be a nine-month budget because it would start in April and end in December. The current 1999/2000 fiscal year state budget ends on March 31, 2000.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Govt speeds up autonomy, special status for Aceh
Govt speeds up autonomy, special status for Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Gen. Wiranto said the government would speed up the implementation of newly enacted laws on autonomy and on the status of Aceh as a special territory in an attempt to quell rising political dissatisfaction in the restive province. Speaking to journalists after attending a plenary Cabinet meeting in Bina Graha presidential office on Saturday, Gen.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Three escape Tangerang prison
Three escape Tangerang prison TANGERANG (JP): Three prisoners, identified as Mustofa bin Muslim, 41, Abdul Rahman, 30, and Agus Waluyo bin Dito, 20, escaped from Tangerang Prison in the early hours of Friday morning. Tangerang Police chief Lt. Col. Pudji Hartanto confirmed the incident, which took place at about 1:30 a.m. in Block E. "The guards found empty cells in Block E and there was a hole in the roof.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Police claim to lack authority in Lt. Agus case
Police claim to lack authority in Lt. Agus case JAKARTA (JP): A senior police officer said on Saturday the city police headquarters are not responsible in investigating Second Lt. Agus Isrok, who was accused of possessing shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine), heroin and ecstasy pills in September. "The city police does not have the competency to investigate the case," city police detectives chief Col.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
RI books berth in Asian Cup finals
RI books berth in Asian Cup finals JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian soccer team cruised into the Asian Cup final in Lebanon in November 2000 with a crushing 9-2 defeat of Cambodia in their Group 7 prequalification match at Senayan soccer stadium on Sunday. Indonesia's star striker Rocky Puttiray kicked off the goal deluge by scoring two minutes after referee Krishnan Manoharan blew the opening whistle. The 29-year-old Ambon native scored another goal in the 38th minute to seal Indonesia's victory.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Mass prayer for national unity
Mass prayer for national unity SEMARANG: Some 5,000 people took part in a mass prayer for national solidarity at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque here on Sunday. Leaders of several religions, Governor Mardiyanto, the chief of the Diponegoro Military Command overseeing Central Java, Maj. Gen. Bibit Waluyo, provincial police chief Maj. Gen.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
RI to open a representative office in Dili
RI to open a representative office in Dili JAKARTA (JP): The government will establish a special representative office in Dili, East Timor, soon to protect Indonesia's interests and property in its former province, a senior minister said on Saturday. Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Gen. Wiranto said the representative office would be assigned to work with the United Nations to handle the fate of Indonesian assets.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
IDI pushes for board to regulate doctors
IDI pushes for board to regulate doctors JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) plan to form a formal medical council board to control and supervise the practice of its members. The board will be responsible in overseeing doctors strictly adhere to the code of ethics enshrined by the profession. While no date has been set to establish the board, the association has set up a working committee to initiate the groundwork for its establishment.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Singapore Airlines upbeat on Indonesia's tourism
Singapore Airlines upbeat on Indonesia's tourism By Reiner S SINGAPORE (JP): Indonesia's battered tourism is expected to grow next year on the back of a regional economic recovery and the country's political stability, a senior official at Singapore Airlines (SIA) said. SIA vice president for marketing communications and market development Chia Boon Kuah said Indonesia had a tremendous tourism potential with its 17,000 islands. "Up until two years ago, tourism growth had been strong.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Hearing with the President
Hearing with the President Viewing the hearing (broadcast live by SCTV on Nov. 18, 1999) at the House of Representatives with the President and Vice President, I made a temporary conclusion that, evidently, the executive institution (president and vice president) and the legislators have yet to learn much about democracy.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
'Millennium Angst' at JIFFest
'Millennium Angst' at JIFFest By Oren Murphy JAKARTA (JP): Among the many categories of films on view at the Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFest) this week is "Millennium Angst". Three films are being offered up under this heading, each portraying a decidedly different vision of what the new millennium heralds. Two of the films, Tamas et Juli by Hungarian director Ildiko Enyedi and The Wall by Belgian director Alain Berliner, are part of a larger cooperative effort titled 2000 Seen By..
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Residents angered by illegal banks
Residents angered by illegal banks PALU, Central Sulawesi: Illegal banks operating under the guise of loan cooperatives in Banggai regency have angered local residents, Antara reported on Saturday. The news agency said at least seven illegal banks had expanded their operations to remote villages in the regency. They give unlimited loans, but with interest rates of up to 120 percent per month, the news agency reported.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Anwar leaves jail for family funeral
Anwar leaves jail for family funeral KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's sacked deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim was allowed on Sunday to leave jail for his brother's funeral. An opposition spokesman said the family was told only about 30 minutes beforehand that Anwar would be allowed to attend and the burial was delayed till he arrived under the guard of police and prison warders. The Alternative Front, whose candidate for premier in the Nov.
Mon, 22 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN seen forging closer security, economic ties
ASEAN seen forging closer security, economic ties By Alastair McIndoe MANILA (Dow Jones): Security issues and sustaining Asia's economic recovery are expected to dominate this week's gathering of leaders and ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Manila.