Archive: 28 February 1999
26 articles found
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Crisis pushes West Java tea plantation workers to the edge
Crisis pushes West Java tea plantation workers to the edgeBy Kafil Yamin BANDUNG (JP): The morning sun bathed the earth with its warm light. Women in Sundanese kebaya clothing and wide straw hats walked along an ascending track cutting through a vast tea plantation.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Segmentation in the crisis era
Segmentation in the crisis era In June 1997, MasterCard conducted a consumer survey at a time when confidence in the Indonesian economy was extremely high.Only six months later, that optimism was replaced by deep pessimism.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Riot-torn Ambon suffers front sporadic clashes
Riot-torn Ambon suffers front sporadic clashes JAKARTA (JP): Sporadic clashes continued in the destroyed Maluku capital of Ambon on Saturday and at least five more people were injured.First Sgt. Abdurrahman, a staffer at the police Bhayangkara Hospital, told The Jakarta Post by phone that at least...
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: GKPBJP/afsANARCHY IN JAKARTA: Chief coordinator of the National Movement for Justice and Unity (GKPB), Siswono Yudohusodo (left), gives his analysis of the widespread anarchy in the capital.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Volcano emits mud and smoke
Volcano emits mud and smoke TAAL, Philippines (AFP): A volcano in this island in the center of a lake emitted mud and smoke on Saturday but there is no sign of an impending serious eruption, a government volcanologist said.Taal volcano, 65 kilometers (40.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Team of Eleven has 'no political interest'
Team of Eleven has 'no political interest'By Edith Hartanto and Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): Nurcholish Madjid, the 60-year-old American- educated Muslim scholar is internationally acclaimed for his modern ideas on political and social matters.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Guess What? Joshua Suhendra
Guess What? Joshua Suhendra In a country where cuteness is king, Joshua Suhendra is the reigning monarch.The impish six-year-old hosts TV programs, plays the title role in Anak Ajaib (Amazing Child) and endorses a host of products, including a computer printer and multivitamin, for each of which he...
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Independence offer turns up the heat in East Timor
Independence offer turns up the heat in East Timor Tension in East Timor has soared since Jakarta sent the shock message of granting full independence if the Timorese reject autonomy status. The Jakarta Post photographer IGN Oka Budhi Yogaswara visited the country's youngest province last week.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
'Private police' direct traffic to stay in school amid crisis
'Private police' direct traffic to stay in school amid crisisBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): One minute they swarm the intersection like a plague of locusts, waving their hands, whistling, shouting, often seeming to outnumber the vehicles they pretend to steer.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Multiparty pools offer vast range of choices
Multiparty pools offer vast range of choices JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will formally end the long-established triparty election system once the government-sanctioned verification team, better known as the Team of Eleven, completes its duty in the coming few days.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Parties list
Parties list JAKARTA (JP): As of Friday, 141 political parties passed administrative screening at the Ministry of Justice and will be subject to verification by the government-sanctioned Team of Eleven before being declared eligible to contest the June 7 election.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Agus Suwage swims against the current
Agus Suwage swims against the currentText and photos by Chandra Johan JAKARTA (JP): In the history of Indonesian art the 80s generation might be called "the restless generation". Generally they have university backgrounds. Some have degrees while others dropped out.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Victims of Marcos compensated
Victims of Marcos compensated MANILA (Reuters): The nearly 10,000 victims of human rights abuses during late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos's rule will probably each get about $15,000 under a tentative settlement with the Marcos family, their lawyers said on Saturday.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Guess What? Franky Sahilatua
Guess What? Franky Sahilatua Ballad singer Franky Sahilatua is not frank enough to his fans and he has promised to be frank but only about one thing. He will release a new album."Yes, frankly speaking, Gus Mus and I will soon disclose everything that has oppressed the people's rights," he told The...
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Australia says fleeing convoy safe in West Timor
Australia says fleeing convoy safe in West Timor SYDNEY (Reuters): A convoy of Australians who fled the East Timor capital of Dili overnight fearing further violence in the troubled province arrived safely in Kupang, West Timor on Saturday, the Australian Foreign Affairs Ministry said.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Fear of fraud, violence blemishing June polls
Fear of fraud, violence blemishing June polls JAKARTA (JP): Money politics, violent campaigns and anarchy will mar the upcoming election scheduled for June 7, it is feared. The profusion of political parties that will contest the election is also a headache for prospective voters.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Praise pours in for EQUIL mineral water
Praise pours in for EQUIL mineral water EQUIL Director Morgen Sutanto never fails to give special advice to visitors to Villa D'Equilibrium, the impressive office and factory in the foothills of Mt. Salak, West Java.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Habibie receives German expo participants
Habibie receives German expo participants JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie is feeling right at home with his foreign guests here for a three-day visit, days filled with meeting delegates from Germany, where he spent his younger years.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News 7:00 Morning Focus 7:15 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings 7:30 Children's Program 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Children's Program 9:30 Creative Program 10:00 Property Program 11:30 Talk Show 12:15 p.m.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
A story of money of the folding variety
A story of money of the folding variety JAKARTA (JP): Most expatriates with a sufficient experience of Indonesia can immediately identify the one government department they dislike dealing with above all others.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
EQUIL: Vini Vidi Vici
EQUIL: Vini Vidi Vici Consumer purchasing power is not the only thing to suffer in the worst crisis in modern Indonesian history. Previously high optimism about the country's economy has descended into abject pessimism.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Amien might sue 'Indonesia's Pinochet'
Amien might sue 'Indonesia's Pinochet' YOGYAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais said on Saturday he was ready to face the law suit filed against him by former president Soeharto, whom he likened to former Chilean dictator Pinochet, and even threatened a counter...
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
A Balinese water palace called Grand Hyatt
A Balinese water palace called Grand Hyatt Take your eyes and mind through cascading waterfalls, landscaped gardens and lagoons that meander through 16 hectares of lush tropical gardens in Nusa Dua.750 guest rooms, clustered in four ethnic villages, are appointed with the natural richness of woods...
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Artist Diah Yulianti can hear ghost crying and talking
Artist Diah Yulianti can hear ghost crying and talkingBy Susi Andrini YOGYAKARTA (JP): When one dies, it is generally believed, one's ghost will leap out of the body and join the community of spirits in the afterlife. The living cannot see the ghost but the ghost can see the dead body.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Political advertisements hit the airwaves
Political advertisements hit the airwavesBy Brillianto K. Jaya JAKARTA (JP): Political euphoria in the wake of the New Order regime's fall has effected a policy change among national television broadcasters.
Sun, 28 Feb 1999
Parties gear up for elections
Parties gear up for elections As many as 141 political parties have passed the first "test" in order to contest the June 7 general election. They meet the stipulated administrative requirements. As of Saturday evening, 102 of those had been registered with the General Election Institution (LPU)...