Archive: 8 February 1999
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Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Government to revise timber royalties
Government to revise timber royalties JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Saturday the new floor prices used to calculate the royalties imposed on the country's timber companies.Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said the new floor prices based on wood prices during the second...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Events planned for World Mathematics Year 2000
Events planned for World Mathematics Year 2000By Hendra Gunawan BANDUNG (JP): Next year will see many mathematics events all over the globe, in the spirit of the World Mathematics Year introduced by the International Mathematics Union (IMU).
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Drug use reported in Spice Islands
Drug use reported in Spice Islands TERNATE, North Maluku: Distribution of marijuana and Ecstasy pills has been reported in several night spots in Ternate for the last couple of months, Antara reported.In a bid to curb the distribution, North Maluku Police have set up a special task force in all of...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Mahathir remains defiant
Mahathir remains defiant KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad vowed on Sunday to stay in power until "somebody shoots me or tries to assassinate me," raising doubts about expectations he would resign soon.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Paiton Energy ready to talk contract terms with PLN
Paiton Energy ready to talk contract terms with PLN JAKARTA (JP): Power producer Paiton Energy Company's president commissioner Hashim Djojohadikusumo said on Friday that the company was ready to renegotiate with state electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) on the contractual terms for...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Asia's worst drivers
Asia's worst drivers I enjoyed and appreciated the article in the By the Way column of The Jakarta Post of Jan. 31, 1999, entitled "The art of trafficking in Jakarta."Of course, I felt a bit overwhelmed by traffic in Jakarta especially, but also on the toll road to the airport and on rural...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Singapore property expected to stabilize
Singapore property expected to stabilize SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore's property sector is expected to stabilize this year following a price collapse of more than 40 percent since mid-1996, analysts said.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Second Malaysian title earns Norquist European Tour card
Second Malaysian title earns Norquist European Tour card KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): American Gerry Norquist won the Malaysian Open for the second time in six years on Sunday, a closing round of 71 giving him a three-shot victory over compatriot Bob May and Germany's Alex Cejka.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Murder suspect to be analyzed
Murder suspect to be analyzed JAKARTA (JP): A housewife who confessed to slaying her mentally disabled daughter is scheduled to undergo a psychological examination on Monday, an officer has said.West Jakarta Police detectives chief Maj.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Recapitalization of banks too slow, say bankers
Recapitalization of banks too slow, say bankers JAKARTA (JP): Chairwoman of the Indonesian National Private Banks Association (Perbanas) Gunarni Soeworo said Saturday that the country's bank recapitalization program was progressing too slow.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Deformation pervasive, reform elusive
Deformation pervasive, reform elusive Social unrest continues to terrorize the nation. It seems endless and whole communities are on edge. Amid threats of national disintegration, we asked Dr. H.S. Dillon, chairman of the Coordinating Body for National Unity (Bakom PKB) and a member of the National...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Govt urged to involve public in policies
Govt urged to involve public in policies JAKARTA (JP): Environmentalists have warned that without public participation, some World Bank-funded environmental policies were doomed to fail.Mas Achmad Santosa and Hira Jhamtani urged members of the public on Friday to take a critical look at the issue.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Ulema to study family planning
Ulema to study family planning BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Thirteen ulema from six regencies will soon join a comparative study of family planning in East Java.The spokesman for the local Family Planning Coordinating Board, Nasir Ilyas, said the ulema would study how family planning succeeded in the...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Garuda to sell five of its aircraft to repay debts
Garuda to sell five of its aircraft to repay debts NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will sell off five of its aircraft later this month to help repay its US$390 million offshore debts, a company executive has said.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Coca-Cola launches campaign
Coca-Cola launches campaign JAKARTA (JP): Coca-Cola have launched a new advertising campaign called Teguk Lagi, Semangat Lagi! (drink again and be spirited again), in a bid to boost sales during the economic crisis.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Duri cogeneration project violates regulation: Kuntoro
Duri cogeneration project violates regulation: Kuntoro JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto accused oil company PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia of violating regulations by awarding the contract for the development of the US$190 million cogeneration plant in Duri, Riau, to...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
KPWI pledges to protect Indonesian journalists
KPWI pledges to protect Indonesian journalists JAKARTA (JP): A body set up to protect Indonesian journalists pledged on Saturday that it would help its members to take legal action if they were mistreated or abused."We want the public and the state to respect journalists.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Gulf Canada may sell its RI assets
Gulf Canada may sell its RI assets CALGARY, Alberta (Bloomberg): Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. may sell additional assets including its publicly traded Indonesian unit, as it tries to pay down debt and focus on western Canada, Chief Executive Richard Auchinleck said.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
ID card applicants face screening
ID card applicants face screening JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta mayoralty has said it plans to intensify the screening of all ID card applications, especially from newcomers to the city, in an attempt to control the flow of migrants into the capital.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Thousands expected to observe Imlek
Thousands expected to observe Imlek JAKARTA: Some 40,000 people from various Asian countries are expected to stream into Indonesian popular destinations such as Bali and Batam to celebrate the Chinese New Year, known as Imlek, which falls on Feb. 16.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Govt to drop taxes on facilities for disabled
Govt to drop taxes on facilities for disabled JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie said here Saturday the government would abolish existing taxes on the import of articles designed to assist handicapped people."The government can...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Training for civilian militia postponed
Training for civilian militia postponed JAKARTA (JP): The training of the capital's People's Security (Kamra) forces, scheduled to start on Monday, was postponed because about half of the 6,000 people who had registered for the civilian militia failed to meet the requirements, an official said.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Bali gets new MP chief
Bali gets new MP chief DENPASAR, Bali: Col. Idaman Ginting was appointed chief of military police here, replacing Col. Soedjono in Denpasar, Antara reported Saturday.The inauguration ceremony was led by Udayana Military Commander Maj. Gen. Adam Damiri.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Woman wounded by Taman Safari tiger
Woman wounded by Taman Safari tiger JAKARTA (JP): A woman identified as Meiske Theresia Bleszinski was wounded on Friday by Simba, a male Sumatran tiger which she held captive as a pet during its infancy and which now lives in Taman Safari in Cisarua, Bogor.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Civil servants baffled by demand
Civil servants baffled by demand JEMBER, East Java: Dozens of civil servants who were to attend an administration course said they were told to pay an unexpected sum of hundreds of thousands of rupiah to ensure they would be accepted.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 Morning News 6:30 News 7:00 Children's Songs 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 Music 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:35 Children's Film: Amazing 3:05 Documentary 3:30 TV Drama 4:00 Regional News 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:30 Education Quiz 6:05...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Young mother kills baby
Young mother kills baby PALU, Central Sulawesi: A 29-year-old mother in Lembo district of Poso, Central Sulawesi, was arrested for killing her child, Antara reported Saturday.The woman, identified only as Srn of Tingkeao village, was said to have slashed the throat of the baby on Monday.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
China to invest $10m in RP
China to invest $10m in RP MANILA (DPA): A Chinese manufacturing company is poised to put up a US$10 million assembly unit for air-conditioning units and other appliances in the Philippines' freeport zone, a palace statement said Saturday.LPL Gree Inc.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Sixteen killed in toll road accidents, says official
Sixteen killed in toll road accidents, says official JAKARTA (JP): At least 110 traffic accidents took place on toll roads during the period from Jan. 12 to Jan. 27, around the Idul Fitri holiday. Sixteen people were killed, 89 severely wounded and 160 sustained minor injuries from the accidents,...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Indonesian Net user rate lowest in Asia: Survey
Indonesian Net user rate lowest in Asia: Survey JAKARTA (JP): Singapore leads the Asian economies in adopting the Internet as the new medium of communication, while Indonesia has the lowest Internet penetration rate, according to an international survey of Internet usage conducted by AC Nielsen.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
UI confers postgraduate degrees on 772 students
UI confers postgraduate degrees on 772 students JAKARTA (JP): University of Indonesia rector Asman Boedisantoso on Saturday congratulated 772 students recently graduated from the university's professional, specialty, masters and doctoral programs.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
1,000-strong militia recruited in E. Timor
1,000-strong militia recruited in E. Timor DILI (JP): Around 2,900 pro-integration residents of Maubara in Liquisa regency have armed themselves with traditional weapons as they brace for possible attacks from those who want independence from Indonesia.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Friends of the Zoo
Friends of the Zoo Thank you Ms Juliane Gunardono for giving Ragunan Zoo and Sahabat Satwa (Friends of the Zoo) an interesting write up in The Jakarta Post of Jan. 22, 1999. Unfortunately, members of the Friends of the Zoo were not given the chance to meet you personally to give you a better...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Credibility on the decline
Credibility on the decline After the objections that have been raised against government regulation No.2/1998 (controlling freedom of expression) and a second regulation governing the status of civil servants, yet another problem has arisen, this time concerning a government regulation on bank...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Airfares hike demanded after fuel prices rise
Airfares hike demanded after fuel prices rise JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) has demanded another raise in domestic airfares following the government's move to increase jet fuel prices.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
186 people netted in raids at major bus terminals
186 people netted in raids at major bus terminals JAKARTA (JP): The city police netted 186 people in raids at the city's major bus terminals early on Sunday for carrying sharp weapons, possessing drugs and not carrying their identification cards, an officer said.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * World Press Photo Exhibition, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5252321), Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., until Feb. 11.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Construction activity
Construction activity Thank you for publicizing our biweekly Indonesian Property Brief on the central business district (CBD) office market on Wednesday, Feb. 3, under the title "Gloomy outlook forecast for office space market.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Coastal areas need protection
Coastal areas need protectionBy Rokhmin Dahuri and Suzy Anna BOGOR (JP): Marine waters cover more than 65 percent of the total Indonesian territory. Presently, about more than half of the population live and work within 50 kilometers of a coastline, and two-thirds of the country's large cities (e.g.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Military ready to put hoodlums out of business
Military ready to put hoodlums out of business JAKARTA (JP): City Military Commander Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman said soldiers were ready to assist the police and city administration in getting rid of hoodlums in the city, whose existence is frightening residents.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Search continues for victims of Aceh violence
Search continues for victims of Aceh violence JAKARTA (JP): The authorities confirmed seven bodies have been discovered following a bloody clash in the village of Meusanah Blang Idi Cut in Idi Rayeuk, East Aceh. A human rights group, however, said the death toll has risen to 21.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Motorbike thief shot dead
Motorbike thief shot dead JAKARTA (JP): A police officer on patrol shot an alleged motorcycle thief to death as he squared off against a mob on Jl. Masjid in Tambora, West Jakarta, on Friday morning.Nurjaya, 38, died on the spot from a gunshot wound to his head.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Preparations for poll watchdogs shift into high gears
Preparations for poll watchdogs shift into high gears JAKARTA (JP): The rush to prepare independent observers of the polls, slated to take place in barely five months, continues as the country's two largest Muslim organizations cooperate to prepare 123,600 volunteer poll observers.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Market to remain bearish despite Miyazawa aid
Market to remain bearish despite Miyazawa aid JAKARTA (JP): Heightening political tension will continue to cast a shadow over trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange after a new loan commitment from Japan failed to reverse the bearishness of the local market last week.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Lippo gives aid to villagers caught in the current crisis
Lippo gives aid to villagers caught in the current crisis TANGERANG (JP): PT Lippo Karawaci, developer of the vast integrated housing, shopping and golf course complex here, donated seedlings, chickens, fish and ducks to 260 poor families living in the area on Saturday.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Confusion in East Timor
Confusion in East Timor Many citizens of East Timor are in a state of confusion. Some are perhaps close to distraction over to question of whether to remain part of the Republic of Indonesia with broad autonomy or make a bid for independence and remain as "an international beggar".