Archive: 16 February 1999
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Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Race means different things in RI and S'pore
Race means different things in RI and S'pore A recent remark by President B.J. Habibie in the Taiwan media concerning the Singapore Armed Forces' policy towards its Malay constituents has stirred up a controversy.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Ban on celebration of 'Imlek' still effective
Ban on celebration of 'Imlek' still effective JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has so far issued no new regulations governing Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in the capital, meaning that the government's ban on the Imlek festival is still effective, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
'Emergency fund only for capital's ID card holders'
'Emergency fund only for capital's ID card holders' JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso on Monday insisted that the Rp 109.52 billion emergency fund is only for Jakarta ID card holders.He ordered all the city's 265 subdistrict heads to strictly follow his guidelines in loaning the aid, locally known as...
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Finance watchdog says fund leakage above Rp 1 trillion
Finance watchdog says fund leakage above Rp 1 trillion JAKARTA (JP): Head of the Government Finance Comptroller (BPKP) Soedarjono said on Monday the state has suffered more than Rp 1 trillion (US$117.6 million) in losses due to corruption during the first three quarters of the 1998/99 fiscal year...
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Syamsu impending replacement confirmed
Syamsu impending replacement confirmed JAKARTA (JP): Only five months after his appointment as deputy attorney general in charge of intelligence affairs, Maj. Gen. Syamsu Djalal will be replaced on Wednesday.Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib confirmed the plan on Monday.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
'Community hatred' may lead to social revolution
'Community hatred' may lead to social revolution JAKARTA (JP): Community distrust and hatred of corrupt officials has the potential to cause the widely feared social revolution, an economist and party executive said.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Foreign telecoms start bidding for PT Indosat
Foreign telecoms start bidding for PT Indosat JAKARTA (JP): A number of major foreign telecommunications companies have passed the initial stage in the bidding process for shares in international telecommunications provider PT Indosat, the Office of the State Minister of the Empowerment of State...
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Asia's rice output drops
Asia's rice output drops BANGKOK (DPA): Asia's rice production in 1998 was 510 million tons, 16 million tons less than in 1997, the Food and Drug Organization (FAO) announced Monday.The estimated figure was revised downwards due to lower than expected output in India, Bangladesh and the Philippines.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
RP senator wants the 'Freedom Sea'
RP senator wants the 'Freedom Sea' MANILA (AFP): Senior Philippine Senator Francisco Tatad on Monday called on the government to now refer to the South China Sea as "Freedom Sea" in reaction to China's conflicting claims in the area.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Fact-finding team visits Ambon after 11 killed
Fact-finding team visits Ambon after 11 killed JAKARTA (JP): Just as violence over the weekend killed 11 people in two islands to the east of Ambon, the capital of Maluku province, a government fact-finding team arrived in the capital on Sunday.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Where's Indovision?
Where's Indovision? Has anyone tried calling Indovision recently? I have tried unsuccessfully dozens of times. Indovision does not accept calls these days, only faxed messages which go unanswered. Indovision made a calculated business decision when they cut off their service without any advance...
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Taxi drivers hail police measures
Taxi drivers hail police measuresFrom NeracaWe taxi drivers extend our support for the shoot-on-sight order issued by the Jakarta Police against dangerous hoodlums in the city.Since the issuance of the order, we feel much safer driving our taxis, particularly at night.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Alleged criminal shot dead in Tanah Abang area
Alleged criminal shot dead in Tanah Abang area JAKARTA (JP): Another alleged street criminal was shot dead by police detectives in the busy Tanah Abang area of Central Jakarta on Monday morning, bringing the tally killed by law enforcers so far this year to 12.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Most Asian airlines ready to beat 2000 'bug'
Most Asian airlines ready to beat 2000 'bug' SINGAPORE (Agencies): Seventy percent of Asian airlines are confident they will be airborne at the turn of the new year despite the threat of the "millennium bug", a Reuters survey found.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 Morning News 7:00 Children's Program 7:30 TV Series 8:00 Music 8:30 Tour and Travel 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:35 Cartoon 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Music 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary...
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Bank Universal gears up for recapitalization
Bank Universal gears up for recapitalization JAKARTA (JP): Bank Universal is preparing a rights share issue to partly finance its recapitalization program, the subsidiary of PT Astra International announced on Monday.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Local market turnover sinks ahead of Chinese New Year
Local market turnover sinks ahead of Chinese New Year JAKARTA (JP): Trading volume on the local financial market plummeted on Monday to less than half the usual turnover as major players took a rest for the Chinese New Year holiday.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Poor results will not cost coaches
Poor results will not cost coaches JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI), Subagyo Hadisiswoyo, dismissed speculation on Monday that some coaches would be fired over Indonesia's disappointing performance at the recent Asian Games in Bangkok.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Former Garuda staff stage protest
Former Garuda staff stage protest JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of former employees of national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia staged a rally at the airline's headquarters in Central Jakarta on Monday to demand that the company pay them outstanding social security payments.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Court denies Dharmala bankruptcy petition
Court denies Dharmala bankruptcy petition JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court turned down on Monday a bankruptcy petition filed by multifinance firm PT Hanil Bakrie Finance against publicly listed PT Dharmala Sakti Sejahtera.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Skin-deep reforms only
Skin-deep reforms only Amid the economic crisis that continues to burden Indonesians, various efforts have been made by the government to assist those affected. Support has also been received from abroad, for example through the World Bank's Social Safety Net program, which targets the rural poor.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Akbar assures Singapore of good ties
Akbar assures Singapore of good ties JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia wants to maintain good relations with Singapore and the other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Minister/State Secretary Akbar Tandjung said on Monday.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition * Painting Exhibition: Owning Memory, Amanda Johnson (Australian), at Galeripadi, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 329 (Phone: 022 2500578), until Feb. 25.Performances * Concerts: Virtuoso Piano Music of the Romantic Era, Thomas Emmerling, at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Whale trapped in Moramo Bay
Whale trapped in Moramo Bay KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A sperm whale is trapped in Tambolosu Bay, Moramo subdistrict, some 70 kilometers southeast of Kendari, Antara reported on Monday.The whale has been trapped in the narrow bay for a month now and will certainly perish unless it is freed.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
A sailing adventures on a schooner
A sailing adventures on a schooner JAKARTA (JP): A common problem facing adventurers who are dying to explore the remotest, most exotic parts of Indonesia, is the availability of reliable transportation and accommodation.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Tour operators visit RI
Tour operators visit RI JAKARTA (JP): A total of 38 tour operators from seven countries are taking part in a family tour program organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture, and the Association of Indonesian Travel Agencies (Asita), to provide information on Indonesia's tourism conditions...
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
RI expected to undergo significant shift in health paradigm
RI expected to undergo significant shift in health paradigmBy Does Sampoerno JAKARTA (JP): Health and sickness concepts keep changing along with our understanding on the value and role of health. Since the golden era of the Greeks, health has been a virtue, something to be proud of, whereas...
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
President orders aides to improve aid distribution
President orders aides to improve aid distribution JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie ordered Cabinet ministers on Monday to improve and accelerate the distribution of the much- criticized social safety net program.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Rahardi says rehash consumer rights bill
Rahardi says rehash consumer rights bill JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said on Monday that the government could technically accept the draft law on consumers' rights proposed by the House of Representatives, but he called for some changes in its contents and format to...
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Eleven perish when bus crashes, burns
Eleven perish when bus crashes, burns SURABAYA, East Java: Eleven people burned to death and eight others were injured when the Kamal-Pamekasan bus they were aboard overturned and caught fire in the vicinity of Lomaer, Blegah district, along the border of Bangkalan and Sampang on Monday.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
CDs smuggling attempt foiled
CDs smuggling attempt foiled TANGERANG (JP): The customs officers at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport here have foiled at least three compact disc smuggling attempts to Malaysia and Saudi Arabia since last month, an airport official said Monday.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Jakarta ready to host league playoffs
Jakarta ready to host league playoffs JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said on Monday that the city would go on with its preparations for the Indonesian league playoffs, despite growing fears that the competition would be vulnerable to unrest."My stance is clear.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 15, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 0 15,000 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 30,000 Alumindo Light Metal 325 0 77,500...
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Feb. 15, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,575.00 8,675.00 8,575.00 8,725.00Australian dollar 1 5,489.30 5,624.20 5,470.00 5,770.00Austrian schilling 1 699.09 714.21 - -Belgian franc 1 238.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
The long road to democracy
The long road to democracyBy Terry Russell JAKARTA (JP): In Indonesia, as in my own country, Australia, we cannot question democracy. We have all been told that democracy slayed communism in 1989 and that nowadays only fascists and fundamentalists question democracy.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Bag trader busted with ganja
Bag trader busted with ganja JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police detectives arrested a bag trader on Sunday for allegedly possessing 10 kilograms of marijuana in his rented house in Central Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police detectives chief Maj.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Habibie wants 'to be remembered for E. Timor'
Habibie wants 'to be remembered for E. Timor'By Kornelius Purba JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie's startling decision to let East Timor become an independent state by Jan. 1 next year is influenced by a desire to prove to the world his statesmanship and courage in handling the province, aides...
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
More bad news in store for Asian markets
More bad news in store for Asian marketsBy P. Parameswaran SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian financial markets will remain depressed as they undergo a correction after their second phase of recovery from the regional turmoil with analysts unsure when the downward adjustment will end.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Gas sales to Singapore
Gas sales to Singapore Following media reports of the sale of gas to Singapore, a subject on which Mr. Budi Santoso, a member of the House of Representatives, commented, allow me to congratulate the Indonesian government and the three contractors (PSCs) for their success in selling gas to Singapore.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Two die in city prisons
Two die in city prisons JAKARTA (JP): A prisoner at the Salemba penitentiary in Central Jakarta was found dead in his cell on Monday.Prison officers said that Yeheskiel Simarmata, 27, who was jailed for robbery of public vehicles at the Senen bus terminal, died from a serious fever.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Business outlook unclear
Business outlook unclear SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Monday the island-state's economic outlook remains unclear and worse problems can come if the regional situation deteriorates, particularly in Indonesia.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
French agricultural group extends aid
French agricultural group extends aid JAKARTA (JP): France's Center for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development agreed here on Monday to continue giving technical assistance to the Indonesian government for another five years.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Power contract terms reworked soon: PLN
Power contract terms reworked soon: PLN JAKARTA (JP): Cash-strapped state electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) will soon start renegotiating agreements with independent power producers (IPP).
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
No progress made in probe of bloody Semanggi incident
No progress made in probe of bloody Semanggi incident JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) admitted on Monday to no progress in its three-month-old investigation into the fatal shooting of protesters at the Semanggi cloverleaf in Central Jakarta last Nov. 13Maj. Gen. Djasri M.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
President speaks about Prabowo
President speaks about Prabowo JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie made his first public comment on Monday about Army Strategic Reserves Command's then chief Lt. Gen. (ret) Prabowo Subianto's alleged resistance to his ascent to the presidency after Soeharto stepped down on May 21 last year.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Time for East Timor
Time for East Timor After decades of Indonesian occupation, East Timor is beginning to see events move at an almost breathtaking pace. Only a day after rebel leader Xanana Gusmao was moved out of his jail cell came President Bacharuddin Habibie's declaration that, one way or another, he expects the...
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Habibie the best, Golkar insists
Habibie the best, Golkar insists JAKARTA (JP): A top Golkar official said on Monday President B.J. Habibie was the ruling grouping's best candidate for the presidency.While acknowledging that Golkar has yet to make an official declaration, deputy chairman Theo L.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Mahathir warns ethnic Chinese his opponents sowing discontent
Mahathir warns ethnic Chinese his opponents sowing discontent KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has told the country's large ethnic Chinese minority that government opponents are trying to sow racial hatred and hinder development.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Rescuers intensify search for 'Arta Rimba' victims
Rescuers intensify search for 'Arta Rimba' victims JAKARTA (JP): Rescue workers have intensified the search for the hundreds of people aboard the KLM Arta Rimba, which sank in West Kalimantan waters last week, with the deployment of three more Navy ships and one other boat, KM Clurit from Jakarta,...
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Quake jolts Aceh, no casualties
Quake jolts Aceh, no casualties BANDA ACEH, Aceh: An earthquake registering 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Aceh at 12:46 p.m. on Monday. It was the second large earthquake to hit the region this month, Syahnan, an official at the geophysics station said.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Astra offers upfront payment
Astra offers upfront payment JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed PT Astra International's Chief Executive Officer Rini Suwandi announced Monday the company would provide an upfront payment equivalent to three months' interest to creditors.
Tue, 16 Feb 1999
Govt to merge trading firms for efficiency, Tanri says
Govt to merge trading firms for efficiency, Tanri says JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of the Empowerment of State Enterprises Tanri Abeng said on Monday that state trading companies PT Dharma Niaga and PT Kerta Niaga would be merged in a bid to boost their efficiency and profitability.