Archive: 12 February 1999
62 articles found
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
PSC scheme no longer obligatory: Kuntoro
PSC scheme no longer obligatory: Kuntoro JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said on Thursday that oil and gas companies will no longer be required to adopt the production sharing contract (PSC) scheme for future oil and gas projects. Kuntoro said oil and gas producers would have the option of using other contract systems and that the existing PSC scheme would not be obligatory.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Ax to fall on ailing banks on Feb. 27
Ax to fall on ailing banks on Feb. 27 JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie said on Thursday that the government would close down a number of ailing banks on Feb. 27 as part of its program of cleaning up the country's crowded and weak banking industry. The president did not name the banks but said that all private banks with a capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of less than minus 25 percent would be closed down. He said on Thursday that this group of banks could no longer be rescued.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Retired House members spoiled
Retired House members spoiled From Bisnis Indonesia I agree with Laica Marzuki, a constitutional law expert of Hasanuddin University, who said the government should review the pension of members of the House of People's Representatives (DPR) because it is much higher than the pension received by civil servants (civilian and military) with decades of service. Take my case, for example.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Unrest hampers distribution, causes increased costs: Eva
Unrest hampers distribution, causes increased costs: Eva NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): PT Indofood Sukses Makmur expressed concerns on Thursday over increasing political and social tension in the country, saying that it could hamper distribution of the company's products. Indofood president Eva Riyanti Hutapea said on the sidelines of the second World Ramen (Noodle) Summit here that social unrest has penalized the company with increasing costs.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Fast solution on E. Timor favored
Fast solution on E. Timor favored JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie dropped another bombshell on Thursday. He wants to see an independent East Timor by January 1 next year. The announcement came nearly two weeks after his shocking motion to grant the disputed territory independence from Indonesia if the East Timorese and the international community reject Jakarta's offer of wide-ranging autonomy.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Anwar alleges Mahathir wanted to 'finish me off'
Anwar alleges Mahathir wanted to 'finish me off' KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Ousted Malaysian deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim told on Thursday of a face-to-face confrontation with Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, whom he accused of wanting to "finish me off." "There was a change in his attitude towards me to finish me off," he said on the fourth day in the witness box in his corruption trial.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Six killed as bus burst into flames
Six killed as bus burst into flames BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: A bus with 42 people on board collided with a truck and burst into flames at Bandardalam village, South Lampung, Wednesday morning, killing six people and injuring tens of others. Faisal, one of the survivors, said the speeding truck was overtaking a motorcycle and moved to the right hand side of the road as the bus was coming from the opposite direction. "Our bus actually was not going too fast.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
City to get tough on prostitutes
City to get tough on prostitutes JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is determined to continue its efforts to clean up the illegal operation of prostitutes and miscreants on the city's streets, despite the resistance to its operations, an officer said.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
PC market in Asia back to pre-crisis golden age
PC market in Asia back to pre-crisis golden age SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia's market for personal computers (PCs) returned to pre-crisis levels in the last quarter of 1998, boosting hopes of a rebound in the regional market this year, a research firm said Thursday. PC shipments in the Asia-Pacific rose seven percent from a year ago to 2.89 million units in the three months to December, a 11-percent jump on the previous quarter, International Data Corp. (IDC) Asia/Pacific said.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Goverment says no threat from World Bank
Goverment says no threat from World Bank JAKARTA (JP): The government denied reports on Thursday that the World Bank had threatened to stop funding the country's social safety net program because of the ineffective distribution system. State Minister of National Development Planning Boediono, commenting on newspaper reports, said the bank had not lodged an official complaint about the government's system in aiding those affected badly by the economic turmoil.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bangladesh nears political crisis after the floods
Bangladesh nears political crisis after the floods By Anis Ahmed DHAKA (Reuters): Bangladesh is approaching political crisis only six months after devastating floods brought the nation to its knees, diplomats said on Wednesday. Still rebuilding from the floods, Bangladesh's sputtering economy is in the familiar, choking grip of political strikes and faces the prospect of yet more unrest.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
RI urges tighter control on global financial system
RI urges tighter control on global financial system JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has called for tighter control on inflows of offshore funds to avert another financial crisis in the future. Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita said on Wednesday that tighter monitoring of the inflows of offshore funds is needed to curb currency speculation, which often results in financial turmoil in a country.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
People's Economy
People's Economy The controversial people's economy concept, which Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Adi Sasono has staunchly promoted since last June, has gained endorsement from the quarter considered most important for its advancement. The International Monetary Fund's Asia-Pacific director Hubert Neiss discussed the issue in a meeting with President B.J. Habibie on Monday.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Feb. 11, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Police vow to come down hard on unruly students
Police vow to come down hard on unruly students JAKARTA (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman warned brawling students on Thursday that the police would no longer show them mercy, but would begin to take stern measures against those caught fighting in the streets. "The students have gone too far with their street brawls and there are strong indications that their actions have become criminal acts which endanger other people's safety," Noegroho said.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Dharmala seeks new partners
Dharmala seeks new partners JAKARTA (JP): Bank Dharmala is seeking foreign investors to help fund its recapitalization program, the bank said on Thursday. "The bank has appointed Hong Kong Shanghai Bank Corporation as its financial advisor whose task is to negotiate with prospective investors," Dharmala president Suhanda Wiraatmadja said in a statement. Banks with a CAR level between 4 percent and minus 25 percent are eligible for the government's recapitalization program.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
PKB nominates Gus Dur for presidency
PKB nominates Gus Dur for presidency PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): The National Awakening Party (PKB) has decided to nominate Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Abdurrahman Wahid as its presidential candidate, while deputy chairman Said Agil Siradj is said to be ready to take the helm of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization. "This is serious. The PKB is nominating Gus Dur (Abdurrahman's nickname)," according to Muhaimin Iskandar, an executive of the PKB here late Wednesday.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
CMEL buying shares in local securities firm
CMEL buying shares in local securities firm JAKARTA (JP): Caribbean-based investment consortium Capital Middle East Ltd. (CMEL) is buying up to 19 percent of shares of securities firm PT Bhakti Investama to pave the way for its expansion into the Indonesian capital market. CMEL's director Nigel Oakes said on Thursday the stake in the publicly listed firm would be acquired in stages to guard against disturbing the local stock market.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah falls slightly lower as stocks surge 1 percent
Rupiah falls slightly lower as stocks surge 1 percent JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah fell against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, closing weaker at 8,700 in thin trading while stock prices edged up 1 percent. Currency dealers said that the rupiah, which managed to advance against the greenback the previous day, fell slightly because market participants found no new reasons to enter the currency market.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Suwandi RI's first singles in Davis Cup
Suwandi RI's first singles in Davis Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia made a last-minute change to its lineup for a Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group II match against Qatar in Doha starting Friday, naming Suwandi its first singles choice instead of Febi Widhiyanto. National coach Dedy Prasetyo told The Jakarta Post from Doha that the team decided on the change because Suwandi had returned to his old form and had pledged to play his best.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Ali Yafie installed to head MUI
Ali Yafie installed to head MUI JAKARTA (JP): Senior scholar Ali Yafie was installed by Minister of Religious Affairs A. Malik Fadjar on Thursday as the chairman of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI), replacing Hasan Basri who died last November. According to deputy chairman Amidhan, Ali's tenure will last until the council's congress in July 2000, Antara said.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Shoot on the spot
Shoot on the spot From Media Indonesia I was startled on hearing that Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander had issued an order to shoot all rioters on the spot. At a time when the people do not trust ABRI and almost hate it, why did he make the statement? I am afraid the people's trust will further erode. He says that rioters are among the people who destroy and torch public facilities, loot shops and houses, and create chaos in the community.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Military must quit political arena: Observer
Military must quit political arena: Observer JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will never become a democratic country unless the Armed Forces (ABRI) withdraws from the national political stage, an outspoken retired general said. "ABRI's pullout from politics is an absolute requirement for democracy. Indonesia will become democratic only if the military pulls out of politics," retired Lt. Gen. Hasnan Habib said in a discussion on political laws organized by Antara news agency here on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Dhaka summit for developing
Dhaka summit for developing DHAKA (AFP): Five leaders have confirmed they will attend a summit of eight developing nations in the Bangladesh capital from March 1, a foreign ministry spokesman said here on Thursday. Indonesian President B.J. Habibie, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad, Turkish President Suleyman Demirel, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will join Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed for the two-day summit, he added.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
City to check IDs in weeklong operation
City to check IDs in weeklong operation JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will launch a week-long ID card operation in the city's five mayoralties in a bid to check whether newcomers entering the capital have adequate documents, Governor Sutiyoso said on Wednesday. Sutiyoso said the operation was particularly significant this year because the capital could no longer afford to accommodate newcomers who neither had permanent places to stay nor permanent jobs.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
German-trained group to dance at GKJ
German-trained group to dance at GKJ JAKARTA (JP): The modern dance group Kreativitat Dance Indonesia will stage five pieces at the Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ) in Central Jakarta on Friday and Saturday. Led by GKJ's chairwoman and renowned dancer Farida Oetoyo, the dance company is made up of artists who studied dancing or music in Germany. The dance company will stage the works of Chendra Effendy, Farida Oetoyo and Yudistira Syumas.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
NU holds cultural show
NU holds cultural show PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Tens of thousands of members of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organizations and a large number of Chinese residents gathered here Wednesday for a cultural show organized by both groups. Chief organizer Musadad Bikri Noor told The Jakarta Post the gathering, called "silaturahmi kebangsaan" (a national get- together) was meant to strengthen ties between different ethnic groups.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Govt policy in handling aliens
Govt policy in handling aliens From Sinar Pagi Television has recently aired reports on stay permits of aliens in Indonesia. Many among the foreign visitors are traders, contractors and so on. Not rarely does it happen that in order to facilitate matters they enter the country by illegal means. It all has a bearing on the accuracy of the data on aliens in Indonesia, which is detrimental to the government.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Prostitutes opt for resettlement
Prostitutes opt for resettlement BOGOR (JP): Two of three prostitutes who have been regularly netted in raids against sex workers here agreed on Thursday to join the government-sponsored transmigration program, an official said. The other finally opted to seek a business loan from the state emergency fund known as the social safety net program, head of the Bogor office of social and political affairs, E. Rukanda, said.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Mashill to boost capital
Mashill to boost capital JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Mashill will issue rights shares next month to partly finance its recapitalization program, the bank said on Thursday. It announced it was also seeking new investors to meet the minimum capital requirement set by Bank Indonesia. "Our prospective foreign investor has appointed its financial advisor to negotiate with us," Mashill president Dradjat Bagus Prasetyo said.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Student suing ABRI chiefs over abuse
Student suing ABRI chiefs over abuse JAKARTA (JP): A female student of Indonesian Christian University (UKI) has announced that she will sue the Jakarta Military commander, the Army chief of staff and the Armed Forces commander for alleged physical abuse at the hands of soldiers. Verayanti Hitipiu, 23, who is undergoing medical treatment for a fractured skull, lodged a complaint with the National Commission on Human Rights on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
70-year-old granny arrested
70-year-old granny arrested BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: Balikpapan police early this week arrested a 70 year-old drug-dealing grandmother, identified as Mbah Ning, alias Sumarni, Antara said. "I deeply regret it. It'd have been better for me to sell getuk (sweet cake made of pounded cassava) than to sell the drugs that led me here," Mbah Ning told reporters at the police detention center Thursday. The police confiscated 164 Arthane and 100 Nipam pills from her.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Pesona Nusantara, at Galeri Foto Cahya, Plaza Menteng, 2nd floor, C7-8, Jl. H.O.S. Cokroaminoto 79, Menteng (Phone: 3907623), Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Feb. 25. * Painting Exhibition: Gambar-Gambar dari 80-an dan 90-an by Agus Suwage, at Galeri Milenium, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Phone: 7507828), Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., until March 7.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Gelora denies SEAG consortium payment
Gelora denies SEAG consortium payment JAKARTA (JP): The Gelora Senayan management board denied reports that it had received payment from the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games underwriting consortium, executive director Yasidi Hambali said on Thursday. "As far as I know, we haven't received anything," he said.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Politicians win court case
Politicians win court case BANGKOK (AP): Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that an opposition political party violated the charter by expelling 12 of its lawmakers who defected to the government. The court's decision means that the 12 members of the Prachakorn Thai (Thai Citizen's) Party will be able to keep their seats in Parliament as members of Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai's coalition government.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Aceh and ABRI
Aceh and ABRI From D&R An interview published in D&R magazine on Jan. 16 with Prof. Nazaruddin Sjamsudin, a professor at the University of Indonesia has stimulated me to respond. The article concerned the inappropriate attitude of the Armed Forces (ABRI), particularly in Aceh. I am of the opinion that the shelving of the Aceh issue is the result of longstanding ABRI-inflicted injustices in the province.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
SE Asian monies move higher
SE Asian monies move higher SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies generally moved higher against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, as traders took advantage of a lackluster dollar-yen market to take profit by selling the dollar against regional currencies. With Japan sidelined because of a public holiday, a lackadaisical Asian trading session came to life as the Singapore dollar, Thai baht and Philippine peso climbed against the dollar.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Retired officials told to part with official cars
Retired officials told to part with official cars JAKARTA (JP): Former officials of the North Jakarta mayoralty were reluctant to hand over 19 government cars to the office, even though they had long been retired, head of the city supplies office Dadang Ruskandar said on Wednesday. Dadang said the number of vehicles taken home by former city officials could be more than that because data was not yet available from the city's four other mayoralties.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Estrada to meet insurgent chief
Estrada to meet insurgent chief MANILA (AFP): A scheduled meeting between Philippine President Joseph Estrada and the head of an insurgent group will take place on "neutral ground" on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, Estrada said on Thursday. However, the president admitted he was still unsure of the details of the meeting with Hashim Salamat, chief of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), during his coming trip to the south.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Rice production will fall short of target
Rice production will fall short of target JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Food and Horticulture A.M. Saefuddin said on Thursday that he feared the country's unhusked rice production would not meet the set target of 52 million metric tons this year because of a longer than expected rainy season. Saefuddin estimated this year's unhusked rice production would reach only 48 million tons, equivalent to 29 million tons of milled rice.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Crooks impersonate soldiers, steal van
Crooks impersonate soldiers, steal van JAKARTA (JP): Five men, three of them wearing military uniforms, stole a motorist's vehicle by pretending to conduct a morning raid on a street in East Jakarta on Thursday. Armed with a machete, the five men, who are still at large, stole the 30-year-old victim's Kijang van after dumping the man in a nearby housing complex. The victim, E. Sitompul, told police that he was driving alone on Jl. Sawah Besar at 5 a.m. when the criminals blocked his way.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Officers told to quit on road to political career
Officers told to quit on road to political career JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Subagyo Hadisiswoyo reiterated on Wednesday that members of the Armed Forces (ABRI) must end their active service or become civil servants if they wish to assume official postings outside the military.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Unocal drills oil in Seno
Unocal drills oil in Seno EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (Dow Jones): Unocal Corp. (UCL) said three intervals of a deepwater appraisal well in the West Seno field offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia, is flowing at a combined rate of 19,344 barrels of oil and 18.6 million cubic feet of gas a day. In a press release Wednesday, the energy resource company said the well, drilled in 3,101 feet of water, yielded 398 feet of vertical oil and gas pay between 6,690 feet and 9,010 feet true vertical depth subsea.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
'I've already said my apologies': Soeharto
'I've already said my apologies': Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): In response to demands that former president Soeharto apologize for his alleged wrongdoings and be brought to trial, Soeharto himself has said a further apology was not needed as he had already given one while in power. "I have delivered apologies every year in my addresses to the nation in front of the People's Consultative Assembly," he was quoted as saying last week by Sulastomo, chairman of the Indonesian Haj Brotherhood Association.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Sri Lanka to excavate alleged mass grave
Sri Lanka to excavate alleged mass grave COLOMBO (AP): Sri Lanka's government announced on Thursday it would begin excavating the site where 300 Tamil civilians believed murdered by the military may be buried, and invited human rights groups and journalists to witness the investigation. The excavation, set for March 5 in the Jaffna Peninsula, will be done by a team of scientists from two local universities and government forensics experts under the supervision of a local magistrate.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Three defendants admit kidnapping
Three defendants admit kidnapping JAKARTA (JP): Three of the 11 members of the Army Special Forces (Kopassus) charged with abducting political activists in the last months of Soeharto's rule admitted on Thursday they had kidnapped some of them. Chief Sgt. Sunaryo, Chief Sgt. Sigit Sugianto and First Sgt.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Workers strike over fraud claims
Workers strike over fraud claims TANGERANG (JP): About 1,000 workers of shoe manufacturing company PT Mitra Kumkang Shoes went on strike here on Monday, claiming that the management has for eight years been embezzling the Jamsostek social security funds meant for workers. The work stoppage resulted in the management forcing the workers to leave the factory on Jl. Gajah Tunggal, in Pasir Jaya subdistrict here, in the middle of heavy rain.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Photo exhibition on children
Photo exhibition on children JAKARTA (JP): The French Cultural Center is holding a 16-day photo exhibition on children of the lower income bracket at its compound on Jl. Salemba Raya 25, Central Jakarta. The exhibition, which was opened on Tuesday, features 40 black and white works by two young photographers who are still studying at the Jakarta Arts Institute -- Padri B. Nadeak and Imelda Stefanny.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 11, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 10,000 Alumindo Light Metal 350 -50 689,500 Alumindo Perkasa 125 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 175 0 0 Aneka Tambang 1,500 -25 2,363,000 Anwar Sierad 75 -25 52,500 Apac Centertex Corp.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia set to export more instant noodles
Indonesia set to export more instant noodles By Riyadi NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Indonesia should be able to export more instant noodles in the coming years following the government's approvals for the operation of 13 new noodles companies, a senior official at the Ministry of Industry and Trade said here on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Forest rangers needed
Forest rangers needed SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: At least 2,000 forest rangers are needed to protect its 17 million hectares of forest from illegal felling and fires, Antara reported. Quoting forestry office chief H. Robiansyah here on Thursday, the news agency said the province now only has 500 rangers despite the fact that it has the second largest forested area after Irian Jaya.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Survivor and dead body found from ill-fated ship
Survivor and dead body found from ill-fated ship JAKARTA (JP): A bedraggled survivor and the first dead body from KLM Arta Rimba, the ship with more than 325 people aboard which sank near the West Kalimantan coast on Sunday, were found on Thursday. "They were found by fishermen near the accident site," Capt. Zainuddin, the section chief in charge of sea traffic and transport at the port administration's office in Pontianak, told The Jakarta Post by phone.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bible in Sentani dialect launched
Bible in Sentani dialect launched JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Missionary Dwight Hasler of the Kemah Injil Indonesia Church here has launched an edition of the New Testament in the local Irianese dialect of Sentani, Antara reported on Thursday. The 3,000-page Bible, written also in Indonesian and English, was launched at Ebenhazer Church in Sentani regency last Friday to coincide with the 144th anniversary of the beginning of the work here by two German missionaries Ottouw and Geissler.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Mocking social injustices, political chaos with artwork
Mocking social injustices, political chaos with artwork By Tjahjono Ep. YOGYAKARTA (JP): This year's ongoing Bienniale Fine Art VI exhibition in Yogyakarta is considered an important art show as it is taking place at the turn of the second millennium. The event is an important landmark reflecting the ups and downs of artists in Yogyakarta, an ancient "cultural city". The show, from Feb. 8 until Feb. 18 at Yogyakarta's Taman Budaya (Cultural Park), exhibits the works of 33 local artists.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
BI not budging from high interest rates
BI not budging from high interest rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Thursday the tight monetary policy would remain in place as uncertainty continued to put pressure on the rupiah and prodded inflation in the run-up to the June general election. He believed the country's social and political condition, combined with the faring of the bank recapitalization program, would exert strong influence on progression of the monetary condition.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Mia Audina's marriage plan sparks family feud
Mia Audina's marriage plan sparks family feud JAKARTA (JP): Mia Audina's passage to the altar faces an early test from her own father, Rivan Tjiptawan, who worries that her beleaguered career will instead hit a new low. "I don't think Mia will perform better after her marriage," Rivan said, as quoted by Antara on Thursday. "She's too young to marry. She should have focused her attention more on the sport she has chosen as her way of life," he added.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
KL puts gag on health officers
KL puts gag on health officers KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has gagged all its state health departments from making statements about the fatal Japanese encephalitis virus which has claimed 14 lives in four months, a report said on Thursday. The Sun newspaper cited officials as saying the order by Health Minister Chua Jui Meng was issued earlier this month.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Explosion hits riot-torn Ambon
Explosion hits riot-torn Ambon JAKARTA (JP): An explosion believed to be from a bomb thrown near an Islamic school shook the riot-torn city of Ambon in Maluku province, Antara reported on Thursday. An unidentified witness was quoted by the news agency as saying the explosion in Batu Merah village in Sirimau district caused neither damage nor casualties but created panic. It was believed to have been from a bomb thrown at the school.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Angry villagers set of fire suspected motorcycle thief
Angry villagers set of fire suspected motorcycle thief JAKARTA (JP): An alleged motorcycle thief was mobbed and burned alive on Wednesday evening by dozens of people at Cibening village in Bekasi after he was apparently caught attempting to steal the bike from a parking lot. Police quoted witnesses as saying that Suhardoyo, 29, a resident of Pekayon in Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta, was first spotted parking an RX King motorcycle at the place at around 9:30 p.m.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Yogyakartans pay homage to Romo Mangun
Yogyakartans pay homage to Romo Mangun YOGYAKARTA (JP): Thousands of people here paid homage on Thursday to the Catholic priest, social worker, writer and architect Y.B. Mangunwijaya, who died at 69 of heart failure in Jakarta on Wednesday. Romo Mangun, as the respected priest was affectionately called, will be buried Friday noon at the Catholic cemetery in the Santo Paulus seminary complex in Kentungan here. Semarang Archbishop Ignatius Soeharyo will preside over Romo Mangun's funeral.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Floods in South Sulawesi claim two lives, thousands flee
Floods in South Sulawesi claim two lives, thousands flee JAKARTA (JP): Two people have been killed in flooding spanning three days in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, with thousands forced to flee to safer areas. Another person is missing after flooding hit three villages in Lasusua district in Kolaka regency, Antara reported on Thursday. Also destroyed were 18 houses and a dam.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB
Honda forms joint venture to strengthen RI operation
Honda forms joint venture to strengthen RI operation JAKARTA (JP): Japan's Honda Motor Co. Ltd. set up a joint venture with local partner PT Prospect Motor on Thursday in a bid to boost its automotive operations in the country. Honda's chairman Yoshihide Munekuni said the firm, with paid- up capital of US$70 million, would streamline Honda's four-wheel automotive operations by centralizing tasks of two of its partners.