Archive: 5 November 1999
52 articles found
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
U.S. firm admits falsifying papers for arms sale to RI
U.S. firm admits falsifying papers for arms sale to RI NEWARK, New Jersey (AP): A U.S. company, barred from Defense Department work for selling military parts to Iran, now admits it falsified papers to sell unapproved engine parts to the Indonesian air force. U.S. companies are permitted to sell military equipment to Indonesia, but not to Iran. The guilty plea entered on Wednesday on behalf of New Jersey- based International Helicopter Inc.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Reports of capital returning to Indonesia are overblown
Reports of capital returning to Indonesia are overblown SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Reports are wildly exaggerated of massive capital flows from ethnic Indonesian Chinese returning to the country as the political situation there stabilizes, analysts said. Singapore and Indonesian newspapers this week reported as much as US$16 billion could return to Indonesia soon, much of it from Singapore where funds from ethnic Chinese were believed to be parked.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Recollections from the 1999 MPR General Session
Recollections from the 1999 MPR General Session By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): After the 1999 General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is over, and a new President and Vice President elected, how do I feel about the whole event? On the whole I feel relieved. I feel very relieved that after all the squabbles and rhetoric, the Assembly has seemingly realized that prolonged animosity among the political alliances would ultimately bring chaos and disaster to the country.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Military announces sweeping reshuffle
Military announces sweeping reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) unveiled a major reshuffle on Thursday morning following the official handover of the force's command from Gen. Wiranto to Adm. Widodo A.S. The reshuffle of a number of strategic positions at TNI Headquarters along with Army and military commands comes on the heels of the formation of a new Cabinet which includes three active generals. Among the most notable changes announced by TNI spokesman Maj. Gen.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Garuda pledges business as usual over New Year
Garuda pledges business as usual over New Year JAKARTA (JP): National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will continue regular operations over the New Year despite public fears about the Year 2000 (Y2K) bug, a senior executive of the airline said on Thursday. Garuda's operations director and Y2K team chief Rudy A. Hardono said all of its aircraft were Y2K compliant and would be fully operational on Jan 1.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Income tax hike suggested to fund health services
Income tax hike suggested to fund health services JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi suggested on Thursday that income tax be raised by 3 percent to fund the community health services network (JKPM), which is expected to begin operating in six years time. "By increasing the tax by 3 percent we can raise extra funds which can be used as capital for the program," Achmad said at a media conference.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Sutiyoso fires new salvo in war on drugs
Sutiyoso fires new salvo in war on drugs JAKARTA (JP): In the daunting campaign for a drug-free Jakarta, Governor Sutiyoso introduced a new plan on Thursday for meting out heavy punishment to drug dealers in the capital. He said he would soon meet heads of the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office and the Jakarta High Court to discuss measures for imposing severe sentences on people convicted of drug offenses.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
U.S. Ambassador regrets IBRA 'misunderstanding'
U.S. Ambassador regrets IBRA 'misunderstanding' JAKARTA (JP): After meeting with Amien Rais here on Thursday United States Ambassador Robert S. Gelbard said there had been a misunderstanding over his suggestion to keep certain officials at the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Investors, donors still watching new economic team
Investors, donors still watching new economic team After the presentation of the complete audit of Bank Bali to the IMF, donors and investors are still cautiously watching the new ministers and their handling of corruption, economist Sri Adiningsih of the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University, who joined recent talks with the IMF, told The Jakarta Post.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Autonomous police 'will better serve public'
Autonomous police 'will better serve public' JAKARTA (JP): Observers praised on Wednesday city police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman's proposal to require a minimum rank of colonel instead of lieutenant colonel for the city's five precinct chiefs.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Thousands rally for Aceh referendum
Thousands rally for Aceh referendum JAKARTA (JP): Tens of thousands of people rallied peacefully in Sigli, Aceh, on Thursday demanding a referendum on self- determination for the province, a local police chief said. In Jakarta, President Abdurrahman Wahid told foreign journalists that he would not be rushed into calling for a referendum in the restive province. Lt. Col. Endang E.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Two prisoners still on the run
Two prisoners still on the run JAKARTA (JP): One of three prisoners who managed to escape from the Sawah Besar Police subprecinct's cell rooms early Monday morning has been recaptured, police said on Thursday. "The Sawah Besar Police subprecinct chief and his deputy have been ordered to recapture the escapees," said Central Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col. Bintang Timur.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Sailors missing after ship sinks
Sailors missing after ship sinks SINGAPORE (AP): Divers were searching for two Dutch and three Filipino seafarers missing after their ship capsized in Indonesian waters two days earlier, the vessel's owners said on Thursday. Four Dutch sailors and one Filipino were also injured and flown to nearby Singapore for treatment, the ship's owner, Dockwise NV of Belgium, said in a statement.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Most local banks ready for millennium bug
Most local banks ready for millennium bug JAKARTA (JP): Most of the country's banks are ready to cope with the computer glitch in the new millennium, according to the latest assessment by the government-sponsored Y2K Task Force. The Task Force said in its report made available to The Jakarta Post on Thursday that the country's banking sector is 95 percent Y2K compliant.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur eagerly awaited in Singapore
Gus Dur eagerly awaited in Singapore JAKARTA (JP): Diplomats, ministers and businesspeople are scrambling for seats to a luncheon with President Abdurrahman Wahid during his visit to Singapore on Saturday, Indonesian ambassador to the city state Luhut Pandjaitan said here on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
No paper
No paper In observance of the Ascension Day of Prophet Muhammad, The Jakarta Post will not be published on Saturday. The Post will appear again on Sunday. -- Publisher
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
City Council endorses new bylaw on reserve funds
City Council endorses new bylaw on reserve funds JAKARTA (JP): The City Council endorsed on Thursday a new bylaw on the city's reserve funds amid councilors' anxiety over the poor performance of the city-owned Bank DKI, which has been entrusted to keep the funds. The bylaw regulates the use of the reserve funds, amounting to Rp 400 billion (US$58.8 million), collected from half of the surplus of the previous city budget from the 1998/99 fiscal year.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Manila, KL agree code of conduct
Manila, KL agree code of conduct MANILA (AFP): The foreign ministers of Malaysia and the Philippines agreed on Thursday on the need for a code of conduct for the disputed Spratly islands and said they were hopeful of a deal at this month's ASEAN summit. Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar, on a two-day visit, confirmed that Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad would attend the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) informal summit in this country later this month.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
The Aceh peace agenda
The Aceh peace agenda If anyone in Jakarta at present can be regarded as having the right qualifications to resolve the decades-old Aceh problem once and for all, it must be President Abdurrahman Wahid -- or Gus Dur, by which he has long been known to his followers and admirers, and his preferred mode of address outside of formal state occasions.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
KL palm oil up, RI a concern
KL palm oil up, RI a concern KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil prices rebounded on short-covering to end slightly higher on Thursday. Concern over Indonesian crude palm oil contamination held prices in a tight range as players awaited further developments, traders said. "Some covering was seen at the lower levels. But people are concerned over Indonesian palm oil," said a trader.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Travel ban against Sofyan lifted
Travel ban against Sofyan lifted JAKARTA (JP): The foreign travel ban against Sofyan Wanandi was officially lifted here on Thursday after the Attorney General's Office received guarantees from his lawyers and the businessman himself. The decision to revoke the ban was issued after Sofyan provided testimony at the Attorney General's Office on an alleged corruption case earlier in the morning. "I came here to clear charges laid against me...
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Plan to dissolve BPN protested
Plan to dissolve BPN protested YOGYAKARTA: Some 800 students from the National Land School here staged a protest on Thursday to voice their opposition to suggestions to dissolve the National Land Agency (BPN). Waving banners and posters, the students protested a statement by State Minister of Regional Autonomy Ryaas Rasyid that it would be better for land matters to be handled directly by the provinces. "We support reform but we strongly reject the idea of disbanding BPN," the students said.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Abolishment of fiscal
Abolishment of fiscal In view of the present development of Indonesia's economy, as a small-scale exporter, I often feel that the government does not take into account the opinions of small-scale businesspeople. The fiscal fee imposed on anybody leaving the country, for example, is quite burdensome to small-scale businesspeople like myself because every time I go abroad I have to pay Rp 1 million for the fiscal fee.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Most Asian monies fall against US dollar
Most Asian monies fall against US dollar HONG KONG (Dow Jones): The won surged to its highest level in over two months Thursday after the South Korean government announced an extensive package of measures aimed at stabilizing the country's shaky financial markets. Other Asian currencies fared less well, falling back against the dollar as the U.S. currency bounced higher against the yen in response to a rally in U.S. asset markets.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Government vows thorough resolution of bank scandal
Government vows thorough resolution of bank scandal JAKARTA (JP): The government is determined to thoroughly resolve the Bank Bali scandal, including taking legal action against wrongdoers as demanded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie. "The Attorney General will continue investigations against all wrongdoers," Kwik said on Thursday in a press statement.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Financial institutions, banks must report forex deals: BI
Financial institutions, banks must report forex deals: BI JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Anwar Nasution said on Thursday that banks and non-bank financial institutions in the country would have to report their foreign exchange transactions to the central bank starting next April.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
No military command troops in Senen attack: Spokesman
No military command troops in Senen attack: Spokesman JAKARTA (JP): City military command spokesman Lt. Col. D.J. Nachrowi said on Thursday that six soldiers detained in the alleged attack at Senen Market in Central Jakarta last Sunday were not from the city military headquarters. "The six troops who have been declared suspects are not under the supervision of the city military command," Nachrowi told The Jakarta Post at the military command headquarters in East Jakarta.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Nov. 04, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur slated to meet Clinton during U.S. visit
Gus Dur slated to meet Clinton during U.S. visit JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid is scheduled to meet with United States President Bill Clinton next week as part of his eight-day overseas tour, which will include visits to eight member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
President defends outreach to Israel
President defends outreach to Israel JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid dismissed opposition to his plan to open economic ties with Israel, saying it was in Indonesia's interest to do so. The President pointed out it was strange that Indonesia had relations with communist countries, like the former Soviet Union and China, but with not Israel. "In their constitutions both of them clearly oppose God. Meanwhile Israel has never opposed God, so why should we make such a fuss about them.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Garden set stolen
Garden set stolen JAKARTA (JP): A set of cast-iron park benches and a table worth Rp 2.5 million (US$373) were stolen from the residence of the Ambassador of Yugoslavia in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday night, police said on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Battling sharks and insomnia at the local movies
Battling sharks and insomnia at the local movies JAKARTA (JP): Here's the lineup of movies currently playing at your local cinema, with reviews and grades by Rayya Makarim and Tam Notosusanto. Deep Blue Sea. Shark movie; starring Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J, Michael Rapaport, Stellan Skarsgard and Samuel L. Jackson. Directed by Renny Harlin. Harlin, who brought you Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger, is recovering from these two flops with this Jaws-meet-The Poseidon Adventure spectacle.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian forensic experts say 'science never lies'
Indonesian forensic experts say 'science never lies' By Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Not all questions one asks can be answered in a lifetime, but science tries its best to provide factual answers. It is up to humans to decide on how these answers are interpreted and presented to the public. How can a rubber bullet kill? Did a metal bullet come from a SS-1 rifle or another type? What brand of gasoline was used to burn a man alive?
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Akbar denies Golkar mixed up in bank scandal
Akbar denies Golkar mixed up in bank scandal JAKARTA (JP): Golkar Party chief Akbar Tandjung denied allegations on Thursday his party was involved in the Bank Bali scandal. He conceded the party received some Rp 15 billion (US$2.2 million) from businessman M. Manimaren but contended the money was a loan and not a political contribution.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 04, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 525 50 43,500 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 400 75 62,000 Alter Abadi 350 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,300 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 450 25 5,000 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,475 25 2,941,000 Anwar Sierad 300 25 278,000 APAC Centertex Corp.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Market firm defends contribution to budget
Market firm defends contribution to budget JAKARTA (JP): City-owned market operator firm PD Pasar Jaya defended on Tuesday its low contribution of Rp 1.7 billion (US$250,000) to the city's 1998/1999 revenue due to the fact it had to subsidize small and non-profitable markets under its supervision. "From our 151 traditional markets in the city, there are 56 small markets which can't contribute any revenue.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Taiwan hopes Indonesia maintains security
Taiwan hopes Indonesia maintains security JAKARTA (JP): Taiwanese businesspeople expressed hope on Thursday the new Indonesian government would bring fresh impetus for their investment in the country. The representative of the Taipei Economic and Trade Office, Lin Sui-Chi, said he hoped Indonesia could maintain the security and political stability which followed the election of President Abdurrahman Wahid.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
More Europeans visit Bali
More Europeans visit Bali JAKARTA (JP): As many as 373,374 tourists from the European Union visited Bali in the January to September period, representing a 42.2 percent increase from the same period last year. Tourists consisted of 89,653 visitors from England, 76,813 from Germany, 40,396 from Italy, 38,562 from the Netherlands, 16,267 from Switzerland, 22,790 from Sweden and 12,362 from Austria, the head of provincial tourism, I Gusti Agung Mega, said on Thursday in Denpasar.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Police free alleged provocateur
Police free alleged provocateur DENPASAR, Bali: Nusa Dua Police released a man suspected of being one of the provocateurs behind the recent riots in Bali after hundreds of the suspect's supporters besieged the police station where he was being held on Wednesday. The crowd blocked every road leading to the Nusa Dua tourist resort and called on police to free the suspect, identified as Ribet. Ribet was arrested on suspicion that he was one of the provocateurs behind the riots on Oct. 20 and Oct.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Angry mob assaults alleged murderer
Angry mob assaults alleged murderer BOGOR (JP): About 100 angry ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers and residents in Babakan Madang village, Citeureup district, Bogor severely assaulted on Thursday an alleged murderer identified as a 30-year-old man Suhandi. The mob, many brandishing sharp weapons, attacked Suhandi in his house in the wee hours of Thursday as they thought he was responsible for the brutal killing of an ojek driver about five months ago.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Nahdlatul Ulama leadership race hots up
Nahdlatul Ulama leadership race hots up SEMARANG (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) leaders urged on Thursday that outgoing chief President Abdurrahman Wahid refrain from intervening at the upcoming congress to elect a new chairman later this month. "If Abdurrahman interferes, it certainly will affect the democratization and maturation process of NU members," Ali Mufiz, an influential NU cleric and chairman of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) in Central Java, said here on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Court-martials set to be put under Supreme Court
Court-martials set to be put under Supreme Court JAKARTA (JP): Preliminary steps have been taken to move court- martials from the jurisdiction of the Indonesian Military to the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Sarwata said here on Thursday. Sarwata said the newly ratified law on judicial power stipulated that all of the country's judicial institutions must be put under the Supreme Court. However, he said that according to the law this transition could take up to five years.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bogor students raid gambling den
Bogor students raid gambling den BOGOR (JP): Impatient with the city authorities' lack of action in curbing gambling in the city, some 80 students from three universities raided a gambling den on Jl. Siliwangi here on Tuesday night and confiscated at least Rp 700,000 in cash, plus various tokens and coupons.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Environmental awareness a step in right direction
Environmental awareness a step in right direction By Hugh Attwater JAKARTA (JP): The people of Pager Jurang, a ceramic cottage industry village in Central Java, are more aware of the biodiversity surrounding them than two months ago. This is because for two weeks in October, a production team descended upon them to make an educational and entertaining documentary about environmental biodiversity and the human relationship with it.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Has the MPR failed the people?
Has the MPR failed the people? I am writing in response to Ms. Rahayu's article MPR fails to heed people's voice, of Nov. 2, 1999, and I consider her blanket accusation against the honorable members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) utterly unfair and self-righteous, written exclusively from the point of view of an ardent, if not broken-hearted, supporter of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan). It appears, indeed, that Ms.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: 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. to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, 8:30 a.m.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
KONI plans to hire foreign coaches
KONI plans to hire foreign coaches JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) plans to hire foreign coaches in preparing its athletes for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur. KONI deputy chairman Arie Sudewo said on Thursday that foreign coaches were badly needed in the short term as local coaches, who were still few in number, lacked knowledge in sports science and technology which was crucial for sports development.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
TNI in the Cabinet
TNI in the Cabinet From Rakyat Merdeka The new Cabinet formed by President Abdurrahman Wahid is a national unity Cabinet involving all existing sociopolitical forces, comprising representatives of the New Order, the reform movement and the Indonesian Military (TNI). The name of the new Cabinet is relevant to the major challenges now being encountered by Indonesia, including the danger of national disintegration.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indosat ready for Y2K
Indosat ready for Y2K JAKARTA (JP): International telecommunications provider PT Indosat assured its customers that the company was in compliance with the Y2K computer bug and its services would continue uninterrupted at the turn of the century, Djoko Prayitno, the company's general manager, said on Thursday in Batam.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bali upset by link to 'Baligate'
Bali upset by link to 'Baligate' JAKARTA (JP): "Don't call it Baligate," was the message from distraught Bali Governor Dewa Beratha on the common term used for the Bank Bali scandal. In a letter made available to the media on Thursday, Dewa said the euphemistic style being employed by many media referring to the scandal as "Baligate" was deleterious to the holiday resort island.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
WB finds cause for optimism in E. Timor review
WB finds cause for optimism in E. Timor review DILI, East Timor (AP): A World Bank fact-finding mission said Thursday it has found reasons to be optimistic about the recovery of battered East Timor. "Our overall impression: it could be worse," said Klaus Rohland, director of the mission that is halfway through its work. "There are some signs of moving to the future." After East Timor's people voted overwhelmingly in an Aug.
Fri, 05 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB
Special team established to explore marine resources
Special team established to explore marine resources JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said on Thursday that a special team would be established to explore the city's marine assets in accordance with the central government's commitment to boost the maritime industry.