Archive: 4 December 1999
54 articles found
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Students deny being harmed by fragrant pens
Students deny being harmed by fragrant pens JAKARTA (JP): Students of several elementary and junior high schools questioned the necessity of their headmasters and police in seizing fragrant ballpoint pens from them since the pens caused no harm to them. Interviewed by The Jakarta Post on Friday, the South Jakarta students also questioned the motives of the media in blowing up the case and inaccurately concluding that the pens gave off drug affects to those who inhaled the tips and inks.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
CGI to convene in February, first time in Jakarta
CGI to convene in February, first time in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's major donors grouped under the so- called Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) will convene in February in Jakarta for the first time to decide on a new loan commitment for the country, according to the World Bank country director for Indonesia Mark Baird. Baird said a preliminary meeting of donor representatives in Jakarta would be held in the middle of this month.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indian merchants build mosques in Pekojan
Indian merchants build mosques in Pekojan By Novan Iman Santosa Pekojan is simply a small site in the map of West Jakarta. But the neighborhood houses four old mosques, some of which are over 300 years old. The four Muslim places of worship, along with some 15 other old historical mosques are protected by the authorities. This is the 18th article in a series about Jakarta's historical sites and buildings appearing in the Saturday editions of The Jakarta Post.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Paris and Singapore bourses sign cross-exchange rights
Paris and Singapore bourses sign cross-exchange rights SINGAPORE (DPA): The newly-formed Singapore Exchange and its Paris counterpart sealed a pact enabling members to secure membership in each other's stock exchanges so they can trade in all electronically listed products on both markets, it was reported on Friday.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
JIFFest 1999 inspires local film industry
JIFFest 1999 inspires local film industry By Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): Film producer Kemala Atmodjo is elated. He returned from Bangkok last Sunday after attending the Asia- Pacific Film Festival. He received the First Jury Prize for his film, Sri, a cinematic look into the Javanese culture made by first-time director Marselli Sumarno.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bekasi demands fees for dump
Bekasi demands fees for dump JAKARTA (JP): The Bekasi administration is demanding fees from Jakarta residents for garbage disposal at the Bantar Gebang dump site in Bekasi, Bekasi Mayor Nonon Sontanie said on Friday. "The fees for the disposal of garbage are essential," Nonon said following the signing of a collaborative agreement on garbage control between the Jakarta and Bekasi administration.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Cellular phone operators bank on robust market
Cellular phone operators bank on robust market JAKARTA (JP): Cellular phone operators Telkomsel and Excelcomindo Pratama predicted the country's improving economy would pave the way to a sharp increase in cellular phone sales. Telkomsel general manager Krish Pribadi said here on Friday cellular phone sales had begun to pick up over the last several months and would continue to grow over the next year along with the economy.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Mendongeng Dengan Foto by H. Boediardjo, at Galeri Foto Cahya, Plaza Menteng, 2nd floor, Jl. H.O.S. Cokroaminoto 79, Menteng (Phone: 3907623), Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Dec. 13. * Fine Arts, Photo Exhibition by Tohjaya S.P., Henry Ariyanto, Renjani, Paul Kadarisman, at Gedung Cipta Niaga, Jl. Kali Besar Timur IV no. 1 (next to Batavia Cafe), until Dec. 5.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Lessons from Beijing?
Lessons from Beijing? Whether you agree or not with President Abdurrahman Wahid's policies, controversial statements and sometimes "wicked" sense of humor, I am astonished by the sheer "magic energy" he has displayed so far. This magic power of his is needed to finish round after round of overseas trips in search of what he thinks as a remedy -- albeit only a partial one -- for the country's economic ailments.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
RP may cut growth targets
RP may cut growth targets MANILA (AFP): The Philippines is considering cutting its economic growth targets for 2000 as part of an effort to cut spending to eventually reach a balanced budget in the coming years, Finance Secretary Edgardo Espiritu said here Thursday. Espiritu said gross national product targets could be brought down to 4.5 percent from as much as 5.5 percent.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Search fails to find survivors
Search fails to find survivors PEKANBARU, Riau: The second day of a search and rescue operation for survivors of the Dumai Express VI ferry, which sank on Thursday in the Strait of Malacca, came up empty-handed on Friday. About 200 passengers are missing. Antara reported the ferry was believed to be carrying 225 people. During the initial rescue operation on Thursday, three people were found dead and another 25 were rescued and treated at a nearby hospital.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Manila bars UN official
Manila bars UN official MANILA (DPA): The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has barred a special envoy of United Nations Secretary- General Kofi Annan from attending a workshop sponsored by a leftist organization, organizers said on Friday. According to the Ecumenical Commission on Displaced Families and Communities (ECDFC), Francis Deng, Annan's representative, was invited to attend a three-day workshop on internally displaced persons held last month in Manila.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Leaders wanted
Leaders wanted Shortly before he left for China, President Abdurrahman Wahid called on the public to start holding dialogs to help end conflicts and unrest in the regions. Many among us were astonished at this call and tended to view it as yet another of Abdurrahman's loose remarks. Some felt the President was passing the buck to the public, as if the unrest was none of the government's business. Considered rationally, though, Abdurrahman, or Gus Dur, may not be so very wrong.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Air Force exercise gets high marks
Air Force exercise gets high marks RAMBANG, West Nusa Tenggara (JP): An Air Force exercise code- named Operasi Badar 99 was declared a success with its closing on Friday. Air Force Operational Command chief Air Rear Marshall Ian Santoso, who oversees eastern Indonesia, officially closed the one-week exercise. "The success of the exercise proved that we have kept our professionalism amid the economic burden.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Government urged to tighten control of imported chickens
Government urged to tighten control of imported chickens JAKARTA (JP): The government has been urged to control the distribution of imported chicken which has not been slaughtered according to Islamic law. Information Center for the Jakarta Poultry Market (Pinsar) chairman Karyoto told The Jakarta Post on Friday his association had called on the authorities several times over the past year to take action to ensure the chicken was halal (allowed under Islamic law).
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Legislators call for regional autonomy to avoid disintegration
Legislators call for regional autonomy to avoid disintegration JAKARTA (JP): Regional representatives at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) urged the government on Friday to implement regional autonomy to minimize the threat of national disintegration and separatist activities.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 11:00 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 9:30 Talk Show 10:30 Quiz 11:00 Film 12:30 a.m. Late News Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Hasan wants E. Timor-style referendum in Aceh
Hasan wants E. Timor-style referendum in Aceh BOTKYRKA, Sweden (AP): Sitting under portraits of ancestors he said were killed by Dutch colonialists, Hasan M. Tiro, an exiled separatist leader from Indonesia's Aceh region called on the United Nations to sponsor a referendum similar to the one that led to East Timor's independence. Hasan said Thursday that the rebels would accept nothing less than full independence for Aceh but that they had no plans to hold a unilateral referendum.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Attorney General comes under fire from Texmaco
Attorney General comes under fire from Texmaco JAKARTA (JP): The giant business group Texmaco protested against Attorney General Marzuki Darusman on Friday for moving too quickly to announce its owner Marimutu Sinivasan as a suspect in a Rp 9.6 trillion (US$1.3 billion) loan scandal at state banks without first interrogating him. Texmaco's legal representative, Adnan Buyung Nasution, said Marzuki's decision to name Sinivasan as a suspect was "premature" and "reckless".
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Garuda puts on 36 extra flights during holidays
Garuda puts on 36 extra flights during holidays JAKARTA (JP): State-owned flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will operate 36 extra flights on five local and one international route to meet an expected surge in passenger load during the year-end and Idul Fitri holiday. Garuda's vice president of commerce Bachrul Hakim said on Friday the airline would use wide-bodied aircraft for the extra flights, which would increase capacity by 9,640 seats on the six destinations.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
KONI discusses three fund-raising proposals
KONI discusses three fund-raising proposals JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) will carefully weigh three proposals on fund raising for sports development after being burned by the flak over a program proposed last year. KONI's official in charge of media affairs and promotion, Enny Hardjanto, said on Friday that only one of the three proposals had been discussed. "The other two proposals will be brought up in a closed meeting on Wednesday.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 03, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,200 0 395,000 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 725 25 1,000 Alter Abadi 450 25 188,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,150 125 176,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 600 50 48,000 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,375 50 2,516,500 Anwar Sierad 325 25 360,000 APAC Centertex Corp.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
22 Indonesians may face death penalty in Greece
22 Indonesians may face death penalty in Greece JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-two Indonesians may face the death penalty in Greece for allegedly smuggling dozens of kilograms of heroin into the country. Manpower minister Bomer Pasaribu was quoted as saying that the ministry sent a legal team to Greece to defend the 22 suspects. Bomer said he also asked noted lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis to help represent the defendants.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Aceh braces for GAM anniversary
Aceh braces for GAM anniversary BANDA ACEH (JP): An uneasy calm enveloped much of Aceh on Friday as the province braced itself for the much touted Free Aceh Movement's (GAM) anniversary celebration. While there were no reports of clashes or unrest on the eve of Saturday's separatist anniversary, President Abdurrahman Wahid issued a strong warning against separatist rebels.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Soldier allegedly shoots prostitute 'girlfriend'
Soldier allegedly shoots prostitute 'girlfriend' JAKARTA (JP): A 28-year-old prostitute suffered a gunshot wound to her left thigh after an Army officer allegedly fired his gun early Friday morning in the Rawamalang area of Cilincing, North Jakarta, a high-ranking officer said. The North Jakarta Police officer identified the prostitute as Ratnaningsih of Kampung Baru in Cakung, East Jakarta, and said she was reportedly having a torrid affair with the suspect, Chief Sgt.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
UN needs to take new initiative
UN needs to take new initiative By Agus Tarmidzi and Imron Cotan JAKARTA (JP): When the Cold War era closed its final chapter, many enthusiastically predicted that the world would then be pacified and, hence, conflicts would also become a thing of the past. History has accurately recorded the fact that the international community has been successful in avoiding a head-on collision between the superpowers.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Comedians, musclemen appearing at theaters
Comedians, musclemen appearing at theaters JAKARTA (JP): Two Hollywood musclemen (one Austrian, one Belgian) go head-to-head with their new action flicks. Here's the lineup of movies currently playing at local theaters, with reviews and grades by Rayya Makarim (RM), Oren Murphy (OM) and Tam Notosusanto (TN). Bowfinger. Screwball comedy; starring Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy and Heather Graham. Directed by Frank Oz.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
School's out for Ramadhan; 21-year policy reversed
School's out for Ramadhan; 21-year policy reversed JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of National Education announced on Friday that schools would be closed during Ramadhan, which begins next week, to allow children to spend more time to learn about spiritual and ethical lessons at home during the Islamic fasting month.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
PDI-P denies moves to undermine axis force
PDI-P denies moves to undermine axis force JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) rejected on Friday accusations that it was behind a plan to methodically undermine the "axis force". Senior PDI Perjuangan executive Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno said the accusations were intentionally made by a "third party" in attempt to damage relations between PDI Perjuangan and the axis force. "It's not true.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Seven people detained over flag-hoisting
Seven people detained over flag-hoisting JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Seven people, including two Germany-based journalists, were still being detained on Friday in Timika, following a violent incident on Thursday over the separatist West Papua Morning Star flag. The seven people detained are Yosefa Alomang, Izak Ondoame, Hiskia Mariabun, Bruno Katagame, Marlon Tahrin and two Germans, identified only as Deck and Hosts.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Paiton Energy dismayed by court's decision
Paiton Energy dismayed by court's decision JAKARTA (JP): Independent power producer PT Paiton Energy said on Friday it would appeal the Central Jakarta district court's decision barring it from pursuing arbitration against state owned electricity company PT PLN.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Soccer programs
Soccer programs The following is a listing of soccer matches to be broadcast live this weekend on local TV station (all times for Jakarta): Saturday English soccer league: Sunderland v Chelsea SCTV, 10 p.m. Sunday Italian soccer league: Inter Milan v Udinese RCTI, 9 p.m. English soccer league: Derby v Leeds United Indosiar, 10 p.m. Monday Italian soccer league: Fiorentina v AC Milan RCTI, 2 a.m.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
May not and does not
May not and does not I refer to the letter from Darul Aqsha On Islam-Israel ties published in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 3, 1999. Darul Aqsha is in immediate need of a course in reading. He should do people the courtesy of reading their correspondence properly before taking up cudgels against them. In my letter about Israel's illegal acts, I did not say it "does not" destroy mosques but "may not". "May not" (possibility) does not mean "does not", does it?
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Seminar to be held on 'New Indonesia'
Seminar to be held on 'New Indonesia' JAKARTA (JP): The association of the Surabaya-based Airlangga University Alumni will hold next Tuesday a seminar on establishing the foundations for the "New Indonesia". "The seminar will focus on measures to establish a New Indonesia," chairwoman of the seminar organizing committee Sri S. Tardjo said in a written statement released on Friday. "Ever since the reform movement started, everyone has held different perspectives and understandings on the subject.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
PGRI students threaten to go on strike over shooting
PGRI students threaten to go on strike over shooting JAKARTA (JP): About 200 PGRI 2 vocational high school students marched on Friday to the Bogor City Council, threatening to go on a "study strike" and demanding a thorough police investigation into the shooting of two fellow students. The group's spokesman, Firman, said the students saw the police aim their guns at them during a brawl between PGRI students and Respati vocational high school students on Tuesday.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
AIDS march in Karawang
AIDS march in Karawang JAKARTA (JP): In conjunction with World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, the Pelita Ilmu Foundation will hold a march for AIDS concern in Karawang, West Java, on Sunday. The foundation's program manager, Husein Habsyi, said the marchers would distribute leaflets, brochures and pamphlets along the streets of Karawang. The march will start from the foundation post in Tempuran district at 9:30 a.m.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
25 hurt in Dago student brawl
25 hurt in Dago student brawl BANDUNG: Dozens of students from two high schools in Bandung were involved in a mass street brawl on Jl. Dago on Friday, leaving 25 students injured. They were taken to Santo Boromeus Hospital. The students were from SMU Negri I and SMU Kristen. The two schools are situated adjacent to each other and separated only by a wall. The cause of the incident was unclear, police said.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Oky, Helmy to compete for IMI top post
Oky, Helmy to compete for IMI top post YOGYAKARTA (JP): Oky Harwanto, the Indonesian Motorsports Association (IMI) Jakarta chapter chairman, and Helmy Sungkar, a motor racing promoter, will run in the election for the organization's top post for the 1999-2003 term in the 4th national congress. Oky, who is also the treasurer of the Indonesian Automotive Foundation (YOI), said he was ready to replace current chairman Bob R.E.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
A license to pillage
A license to pillage The revelation of Texmaco's huge bad debts, which totaled almost US$1.3 billion to state Bank BNI, is surely just the tip of the iceberg of accumulated excesses resulting from the abuse of political power under the 32-year authoritarian rule of former president Soeharto, who surprisingly remains legally clean. It is a classic example of Soeharto's patronage system, through which he dispensed favors and licenses to break laws and rules to pillage the nation.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Sarah, Mama Yosefa to get Yap Thiam Hien awards
Sarah, Mama Yosefa to get Yap Thiam Hien awards JAKARTA (JP): Sarah Lary Mboeik, an activist from East Nusa Tenggara, and Mama Yosefa Alomang, an Irianese tribal rights advocate, were named the recipients of this year's Yap Thiam Hien human rights award. The announcement was made here on Friday by Center for Human Rights Studies (Yapusham) executive director Todung Mulya Lubis. Sarah, a 34-year-old mother of two, and Yosefa will receive their awards on Dec. 10, Todung said.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
S'pore, Swiss firms tie up
S'pore, Swiss firms tie up SINGAPORE (AFP): Media giant Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. on Friday announced a joint venture between its multimedia unit and Swiss-based The Fantastic Corp. to offer high-speed broadband multimedia products in Asia. SPH Multimedia Pte. Ltd. will take a 40 percent stake in the joint venture, while Fantastic, which is listed on the Frankfurt Exchange, will hold the rest, a statement said. The paid-up capital of the joint venture is US$10 million.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
The plight of refugees from troubled Aceh province
The plight of refugees from troubled Aceh province By Elizabeth Fuller Collins MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Refugees are everyday news in Indonesia now. The most recent group are Javanese fleeing West and East Aceh. On Sunday, Nov. 28, I was in Medan for a conference on the role of the student movement in Indonesia's new democracy. On the front page of Medan's morning paper was an article about growing tensions surrounding the exodus of Javanese.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Provinces sign cooperation agreements with Jakarta
Provinces sign cooperation agreements with Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta has an abundance of human resources and experience to share with other provinces in the development of their local economies, Governor Sutiyoso said on Friday.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Konica launches new film
Konica launches new film JAKARTA (JP): Japan's Konica Corporation launched on Friday its new color film product in a bid to boost sales in Indonesia. Konica Centuria was launched by the company's local distributor PT Perdana Bangun Perkasa. The distributor's marketing director, Rudy Susanto, said the new film product was expected to help the company meet its target to increase its Indonesian sales by 30 percent next year. "We are sure that we can reach the market target.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Utut triumphs at chess tournament
Utut triumphs at chess tournament JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master Super Utut Adianto was unbeatable on Friday against six opponents in a simultant chess tournament at Ibis Hotel Mangga Dua. Utut took three-and-a-half hours to beat the six players. They were Sigit Wijayanto, Kiu Sen, Ramli, Robin Harjono, Rosita Latief and Yundi Dwiguna. The quickest game lasted only 15 minutes against Sigit, a Gadjah Mada University student.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
RI forex reserves increase
RI forex reserves increase JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's net foreign exchange reserves increased by US$56.7 million to $16.55 billion in the week ending Nov. 30 from Rp $16.5 billion the previous week, Bank Indonesia reported on Friday. The central bank said in its weekly report that the increase was due to revenue from oil and gas exports, and the disbursement of foreign debts.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Marlev sends Sun Jun out of Final Grand Prix semifinals
Marlev sends Sun Jun out of Final Grand Prix semifinals BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Agencies): Indonesia's Marlev Mainaky unexpectedly sent world champion Sun Jun of China crashing out of the Final Grand Prix semifinals, defeating the world number one 17-16, 15-9 in the last round-robin match on Friday. Sun, hampered by a sore back, was a helpless spectator as Marlev fired off a series of winners. "He was slowed by his injury," Marlev said, as quoted by AFP.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Texmaco and 19 firms got special loans: BI
Texmaco and 19 firms got special loans: BI JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's deputy governor Ahjar Iljas said on Friday that Texmaco was among 20 exporting companies which received a preshipment rediscount facility from the central bank through state commercial banks in November 1997. Iljas confirmed to Antara that some of the companies obtained the preshipment financing facility based on memos from then president Soeharto.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Philippine force stops smugglers
Philippine force stops smugglers MANILA (AFP): A Philippine antismuggling task force said on Friday it intercepted five ships in southern seas carrying tons of smuggled rice and sugar worth an estimated 101.65 million pesos (US$2.54 million). Task Force Aduana, in a statement, said an operation was carried out last Wednesday against a smuggling syndicate operating in the southern port of Ozamis city, where ships were believed to be dumping smuggled goods from nearby countries.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
8.6 kgs of ganja seized in Brebes
8.6 kgs of ganja seized in Brebes SEMARANG: Local police raided a restaurant at Klampok village in Wanasari district, Brebes, on Friday, and confiscated 8.6 kilograms of dried ganja. Central Java Police spokesman Lt. Col. M. Ramlie said the four alleged owners of the drug were arrested. "We received information from locals about the place.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indians face deportation over bogus stay permits
Indians face deportation over bogus stay permits JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate-General of Immigration will soon deport 18 Indian nationals who were in possession of fake Indonesian Temporary Staying Permit's (KITAS), a senior immigration official said on Friday. "They were arrested in two separate places.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
ICMI strives to survive amid recent political changes
ICMI strives to survive amid recent political changes JAKARTA (JP): Senior executives of the Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) are shrugging off predictions of the organization's demise despite the descent of its chief patron, B.J. Habibie, from the presidency. ICMI secretary-general Adi Sasono expressed on Friday confidence that the association would survive in the current political climate.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Dec. 03, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
Sat, 04 Dec 1999, 00:00 WIB
Time to turn off the lights on military's businesses
Time to turn off the lights on military's businesses YOGYAKARTA (JP): Since the early years of its formation, the Indonesian Military (TNI) suffered from financial shortages. It became known that officers were fending for themselves, and for their men and their families. Their cooperatives have been among the sources geared to be money-spinning machines. A dilemma arises now with public demand for clean governance.