Archive: 19 February 1999
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Fri, 19 Feb 1999
New book on rape cases
New book on rape cases BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The Institute for Studies on Advocacy for Women and Children (ELSAPA) in Lampung, in cooperation with the Institute for Social and Economic Information, Education and Research (LP3ES), is preparing a special book on Human Rights and crimes of rape and...
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Philately expo to open
Philately expo to open SURABAYA: A national philately exhibition will be held here, March 4-8, with 160 philatelists from 20 provinces in Indonesia as well as from the Netherlands taking part.The latest exhibition was held in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi with philatelists from 14 provinces taking...
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Police shoot dead two street criminals
Police shoot dead two street criminals JAKARTA (JP): Intensified police measures to combat suspected criminals -- 12 hoodlums have been shot this year already -- has failed to curtail street criminal activity.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Citibank to help kids return to school
Citibank to help kids return to school JAKARTA (JP): Citibank Indonesia marked on Thursday the start of its three-year education project to help dropouts return to school, an executive with the bank said.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Rupiah slides to 8,775 as local shares gain 1.4 percent
Rupiah slides to 8,775 as local shares gain 1.4 percent JAKARTA (JP): The local financial market closed mixed on Thursday, with the rupiah dipping further to 8,775 against the U.S. dollar while stock prices gained 1.4 percent.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
SE Asian firms urged to merge
SE Asian firms urged to merge MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines on Thursday urged Southeast Asian companies to merge, become multinationals and exploit planned tariff cuts to grow in the own regional market.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Southeast Asian monies down
Southeast Asian monies down SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies have started the Year of the Rabbit on a weaker note on Thursday, after the U.S. dollar pushed dramatically higher against the yen in New York on Tuesday, when many regional markets were shut for Lunar new year...
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Kiwi group to expand exports
Kiwi group to expand exports JAKARTA (JP): Footwear, health and baby care manufacturer Kiwi Brands Indonesia, a subsidiary of the American-based Sara Lee Corporation, announced a plan to export products to Australia and the Philippines on Wednesday.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Bank Putera needs Rp 40b
Bank Putera needs Rp 40b JAKARTA (JP): Foreign exchange Bank Putera needs some Rp 40 billion (about US$4.7 million) to lift its capital adequacy ratio (CAR) to the required 4 percent minimum level set by the government, bank president Masyhud Ali said on Thursday.He said the bank's CAR was minus 12.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Imported hormone-implanted cattle supplies quality meat
Imported hormone-implanted cattle supplies quality meatBy Mangku Sitepoe JAKARTA (JP): The government has recently decided to satisfy the rising demand for meat by importing meat and live cattle, which will, upon arrival here, be slaughtered.These live cattle, known as feeder cattle, are between 1.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
RI's net forex reserves rise to $15.25b
RI's net forex reserves rise to $15.25b JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's net international reserves (NIR) increased to US$15.25 billion as of Feb. 15 from $15.09 billion on Feb. 5, according to the central bank's latest weekly report.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Malaysia takes another step toward easing capital controls
Malaysia takes another step toward easing capital controls KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The Malaysian government on Thursday took another step toward easing capital controls by excluding foreign investments in property from a new system of levies on repatriated principal and profit.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Political parties told to keep women voters in mind
Political parties told to keep women voters in mind JAKARTA (JP): Education, health and employment-related issues concerning women should be put on political parties' platforms if they wish to win over the majority of voters.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
'Aviation Week' report criticized
'Aviation Week' report criticized SINGAPORE (AP): Singapore Airlines said on Thursday that a recent article in Aviation Week reporting that pilot suicide was the only possible cause of a 1997 SilkAir crash is speculative and unhelpful.The article in the Feb.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Spotlight on Ingmar Bergman at Teater Utan Kayu
Spotlight on Ingmar Bergman at Teater Utan Kayu JAKARTA (JP): A number of qualified films by Swedish director Ingmar Bergman will be screened at Teater Utan Kayu, East Jakarta, this weekend.The three-day event is organized following the theater's success in showing films noirs last month.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Investors eye coal in Kutai
Investors eye coal in Kutai JAKARTA (JP): Several investors are asking the government to remove the status of nature preserve from Kutai National Park in Bontang, East Kalimantan, to allow them to explore its huge coal deposits, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Govt dismisses rumors on drastic hike in exit tax
Govt dismisses rumors on drastic hike in exit tax JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Taxation Anshari Ritonga denied on Thursday rumors that the government would raise the amount of the exit tax in a bid to deter a massive exodus of people fearful of a chaotic general election in June.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
East Timor a test for Megawati
East Timor a test for MegawatiBy J. Leandro Elvas OPORTO, Portugal (JP): Since 1995, Indonesia's prodemocracy movement has stood firm in defending Megawati Soekarnoputri from Soeharto's attempts to boot her out of the political arena.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Ernst & Young tie up with local firms
Ernst & Young tie up with local firms JAKARTA (JP): Ernst & Young of the United States has entered into an alliance with two local accounting firms, Hanadi Rahardja and Sarwoko & Sandjaja, to benefit from the country's growing need for consultancy services.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Loss of hope in Maluku?
Loss of hope in Maluku? The New Order regime has fallen, but its feet are still firmly on the ground. Proof of this is the fact that our security apparatus has been unable to overcome the unrest in Maluku.On the face of it, the Maluku conflict was sparked by religious factors.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
'RCTI' postpones staff dismissals
'RCTI' postpones staff dismissals JAKARTA (JP): Privately owned television station RCTI decided to postpone planned dismissals following a meeting with employees on Wednesday.The station's public relations manager, Eduard Depari, said the dismissals were postponed until an agreement could be...
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Habibie's record
Habibie's record President B.J. Habibie is going for a record of sorts which the publisher of the Guinness Book of Records might want to consider for its next edition. His administration has drafted about 20 bills and asked the House of Representatives to deliberate and endorse them before the June...
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Feb. 18, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,775.00 8,875.00 8,775.00 8,925.00Australian dollar 1 5,524.95 5,683.70 5,450.00 5,700.00Austrian schilling 1 713.61 728.70 - -Belgian franc 1 243.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Independent groups, donors to monitor safety net funds
Independent groups, donors to monitor safety net funds JAKARTA (JP): Following protests over a lack of transparency and suspected corruption in the disbursement of the social safety net fund, the government on Thursday said independent parties and donors would be involved in monitoring the fund to...
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
House OKs antimonopoly and unfair competition bill
House OKs antimonopoly and unfair competition bill JAKARTA (JP): Individual companies holding more than 50 percent of the domestic market run the risk of maximum Rp 100 billion (US$11.76 million) fines and jail terms for executives under the antimonopoly law passed by the legislature on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Locusts attack East Sumba
Locusts attack East Sumba WAINGAPU, East Nusa Tenggara: The savanna and steppes of East Sumba have turned black and brown after "trillions" of locusts attacked corn and paddy crops in the regency, Antara reported on Thursday.Regent Lukas Mb.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Trial reveals abductor, activist were schoolmates
Trial reveals abductor, activist were schoolmates JAKARTA (JP): One of the 11 members of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) charged in the abduction of nine activists revealed on Thursday he was a senior of one of the abductees when they studied at a Yogyakarta university.Capt.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
PPP, Golkar and PDI register for June 7
PPP, Golkar and PDI register for June 7 JAKARTA (JP): Three established political parties -- the United Development Party (PPP), Golkar and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) -- joined the more than 100 new political parties on Thursday registering with the Ministry of Justice for the upcoming...
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Timor can be 'converted into a state firm'
Timor can be 'converted into a state firm' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade and Industry Rahardi Ramelan said here on Thursday that PT Timor Putra Nasional could be taken over and converted to a state firm if the controversial car producer did not settle its debt with the government.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Downer to meet with Habibie and Xanana
Downer to meet with Habibie and Xanana JAKARTA (JP): Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer is to meet with President B.J. Habibie and jailed East Timorese rebel leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao for intensive discussions on the future of the territory when he visits Jakarta on...
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Minimum wages will increase by 16%
Minimum wages will increase by 16% JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Thursday an increase in monthly regional minimum wages by an average of 16.7 percent.Higher increases will also be set in different sectors and subsectors, especially those less affected by the economic crisis.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Explosion rocks Ambon again
Explosion rocks Ambon again JAKARTA (JP): An explosion believed to have been caused by a bomb again rocked the riot-torn capital of Ambon in Maluku, creating panic but leaving no casualties or damage, Antara reported on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Safety net program
Safety net programFrom MerdekaWe, Indonesian non-governmental organizations grouped in INFID, would like to declare our stance on the implementation of the social safety net program.We would like to remind the government that the funds for the program mostly come from loans which must be repaid and...
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Tout gets one year in jail for stabbing
Tout gets one year in jail for stabbing BOGOR (JP): Bogor District Court has sentenced a 20-year-old man who worked as a tout for public minibuses to one year in jail for stabbing a passenger who attempted to break up a fight between him and another man.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Minister balks at House furor on recapitalization
Minister balks at House furor on recapitalization JAKARTA (JP): Finance minister Bambang Subianto fought back on Thursday at legislators sniping and stalling on the government bank recapitalization program designed to restructure the ailing industry.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Army chief meets Myanmar generals
Army chief meets Myanmar generals YANGON (Reuters): Thai army chief Gen. Surayuth Chulanont has met the military rulers of neighboring Myanmar in an effort to patch up relations strained by armed clashes over disputed territory.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Critic fire off on shoot-on-sight order against protesters
Critic fire off on shoot-on-sight order against protesters JAKARTA (JP): University students, human rights activists and lawyers strongly oppose the police's shoot-on-sight order, saying that it would impede democracy by preventing citizens from exercising their right to demonstrate and voice their...
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Irianese mull snub of general election
Irianese mull snub of general electionBy Neles Tebay JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Irianese groups have threatened to boycott the June 7 general election if the national dialog with President B.J. Habibie, planned for Feb. 26, fails to heed their aspiration for independence.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Bali International Finance sued
Bali International Finance sued JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong-registered Bali International Finance Ltd. was sued at the West Jakarta District Court here for what the plaintiff, Mrs. Gina Widjaja, claimed to be a legally flawed indemnity and guarantee agreement the company entered into with her husband,...
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
'Charity film for Kupang'
'Charity film for Kupang' Referring to the article "Charity film for Kupang" in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 13, KOTAK would like to give some clarification and further information as follows."Two hours for Kupang", a premier activity from KOTAK, was a series of humanitarian activities.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 18, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 325 0 65,000 Alumindo Perkasa 125 0...
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Hasselblad Charity Photo Exhibition by members of Hasselblad Society of Indonesia, at Plaza Senayan, Jl. Asia Afrika, Central Jakarta, Feb. 20 to March 6. * Painting Exhibition: by Lie Tjoen Tjay, Galeri Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
ADB to subsidize interest
ADB to subsidize interest TOKYO (Dow Jones): A Japan-funded Asian Development Bank facility aimed at easing the region's currency crisis will provide credit guarantees and interest rate subsidies, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Thursday morning edition, citing Nalin P.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
New Freeport royalty scheme effective this year: Rozik
New Freeport royalty scheme effective this year: Rozik JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Mining Rozik B. Soetjipto said on Thursday the government would receive higher royalties from PT Freeport Indonesia beginning this year in line with the company's plan to increase ore output at its copper and...
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
PT Maspion meets striking workers' demands
PT Maspion meets striking workers' demands JAKARTA (JP): Two weeks of daily labor protests in Sidoarjo, near the East Java capital of Surabaya, has forced the management of PT Maspion electronics and plastic manufacturer to raise allowances as demanded by its workers.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Phone leak rocks Habibie
Phone leak rocks Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has called for a high level investigation into how a telephone conversation he had with Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib was leaked to the public.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Hoodlums' relatives will sue police over shooting
Hoodlums' relatives will sue police over shooting JAKARTA (JP): Relatives of two alleged hoodlums gunned down by police officers have decided to file lawsuits against the Jakarta Police for shooting suspects without due procedure, their lawyer said on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Retno Maruti stages 'Sekar Pembayun'
Retno Maruti stages 'Sekar Pembayun' JAKARTA (JP): She is just married and looks happy, but deep in her heart, she is restless. She is torn between her love for her husband and her devotion to her father.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
25 firms cited as major water pollution sources
25 firms cited as major water pollution sources JAKARTA (JP): Major hotels and hospitals are among the 25 firms cited as the source of the bulk of the city's water pollution, including dangerous contaminated waste, an official has claimed.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
ASEAN airlines set discount
ASEAN airlines set discount MANILA (AFP): Eight Southeast Asian airlines are teaming up to offer heavily discounted fares to at least three destinations in the region, Philippine Airlines (PAL) said Thursday.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Hariyanto to miss All England
Hariyanto to miss All England JAKARTA (JP): Former world badminton men's singles champion Hariyanto Arbi said on Thursday he would skip the All-England championships in Birmingham, England, and opt for the subsequent Japan Open instead."I won't compete in the All-England.
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Malaysian daily hit with $5m suit
Malaysian daily hit with $5m suit KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's opposition leader Lim Kit Siang said on Thursday he would file $5 million defamation lawsuit against a leading Malay-language daily.Lim said Utusan Malaysia's connection with the ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) was...
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Estrada disowns love child
Estrada disowns love child MANILA (AFP): Philippines President Joseph Estrada denied on Thursday having fathered a daughter by a former beauty queen, Miss Manila Rose Dungca, his spokesman said.The Philippines Inquirer newspaper on Thursday carried three pictures of Josephine Rose Ejercito, 18, who...
Fri, 19 Feb 1999
Leaked conversation is mostly obscure
Leaked conversation is mostly obscure JAKARTA (JP): The content of a purported conversation between President B.J. Habibie and Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib -- leaked by a number of media on Thursday -- did not appear to have compromised either official or state secrets for that matter.