Archive: 16 March 1999
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Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Bees kill one kid, injure 2 others
Bees kill one kid, injure 2 others BAJAWA, East Nusa Tenggara: A child died while two others are under intensive treatment after being stung by bees last Thursday in Bajawa, Flores.Riki Dhori, 6, died two hours after being stung by a swarm of bees.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
RI men's double win All England title
RI men's double win All England title BIRMINGHAM, England (Agencies): Indonesia's men's doubles Tony Gunawan and Candra Wijaya won the All England badminton title in defeating Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sun of South Korea in straight set 15-7, 15-5 on Sunday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Germany Advertisement Photograph in 1925- 1988, at Bandung Institute of Technology, Jl. Ganesha 10, until March 27. * Photo Exhibition: Herve Dangla and Francois Sevreau, at Bandung Institute of Technology, Architecture Department, 8 a.m.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Riau declaration of independence canceled
Riau declaration of independence canceled JAKARTA (JP): A group of scholars and students canceled their planned declaration of an independent state in Riau on Monday, but pressed on with their demand for a fairer division of income derived from oil exploitation in the Sumatra province.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Asian students primed for leadership
Asian students primed for leadershipBy Lena Rosenthal JAKARTA (JP): Not much time has passed since we witnessed the impact of student demonstrators on national political developments. Without their vigilant efforts to voice the people's aspirations, many of the rapid changes that occurred last May...
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Community chiefs seek stronger bargaining stand
Community chiefs seek stronger bargaining stand JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of community representatives from across the archipelago have descended on the heart of the capital for a week-long gathering, slated to end Sunday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Reconciliation in Ambon
Reconciliation in Ambon It is time the people of Ambon and surroundings start working side-by-side to restore peace. People outside Ambon should stop yelling slogans to incite island residents to continue fighting their own brothers and sisters.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Investors waiting for legitimate government
Investors waiting for legitimate government The economic crisis and political upheavals over the past year and a half have driven investors out of Indonesia. Economist Kwik Kian Gie questions whether investors will return to the country after the general election scheduled for June 7.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Infrastructure development
Infrastructure development PT Krone Indonesia started producing components and systems for the development of telecommunications infrastructure in Indonesia in 1993 at its factory in Kota Bukit Indah, Purwakarta, West Java.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Oil price hike a new headache for Asia
Oil price hike a new headache for Asia SINGAPORE (Reuters): If global oil exporters get their way, net importer Asia will feel the bite of the highest crude prices in more than 15 months, analysts said on Monday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Legislators open debate on clean governance bill
Legislators open debate on clean governance bill JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives kicked off on Monday its deliberation of the clean governance bill which, if passed, will have the power to force all state officials to declare their assets.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Parents of dead students decry lax Semanggi probe
Parents of dead students decry lax Semanggi probe JAKARTA (JP): Parents of two students shot dead in a street rally against the government at Semanggi cloverleaf on Nov. 13, demanded the government continue investigating the tragedy, in which 14 people, mostly students, were killed.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
3,000 under-fives suffering from malnutrition in Jakarta
3,000 under-fives suffering from malnutrition in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): At least 3,000 cases of malnutrition in children under five years old in the city have been detected during the current economic crisis, which first hit the country in 1997, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Restoration begins for riot-hit areas
Restoration begins for riot-hit areas JAKARTA (JP): Work to rebuild riot-hit cities such as Ambon in Maluku and Kupang in East Nusa Tenggara has begun and is expected to be completed within four months, officials say.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Ariawest's access lines up
Ariawest's access lines up JAKARTA (JP): PT Ariawest International, a joint operations partner of state telecommunications operator PT Telkom announced on Monday that a survey done by an independent appraiser revealed that the company has built 354,879 access line units in West Java.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Over 1,000 babies malnourished
Over 1,000 babies malnourished PURWAKARTA, West Java: At least 1,164 infants here are believed to be suffering from malnutrition, head of the district health office, Sam Soemadipradja, said Monday."If their weight keeps on dropping, it means that they are malnourished," Soemadipradja said, as...
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
DHL's Asian revenues rise
DHL's Asian revenues rise JAKARTA (JP): International courier company DHL Worldwide Express announced on Monday that in spite of the economic crisis in Asia, the company recorded an increase of 15 percent in revenues from deliveries of samples, prototypes, spare parts and finished goods from Asia...
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Financial chaos threat to world economy: Megawati
Financial chaos threat to world economy: Megawati SINGAPORE (AP): Financial chaos of developing nations threatens the world economy with contagion, without international trade and investment standards, Indonesian politician Megawati Sukarnoputri said on Monday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
FedEx wins five awards
FedEx wins five awards JAKARTA (JP): International air express company Federal Express (FedEx) announced on Monday that it had won five awards out of 37 categories in the 13th Asian Freight Industry Awards (AFIA) 1999.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Local communities vital for wetland conservation
Local communities vital for wetland conservationBy Stevie Emilia BOGOR, West Java (JP): Only a few people know that the rice they eat, the freshwater they drink or wood they use to build houses originate from the wetlands.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Prosecutors warned in bizarre case turn
Prosecutors warned in bizarre case turn JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Muladi warned Ujungpandang prosecutors on Monday of stirring the public's anger by demanding the release of Golkar legislator Nurdin Halid, who is on trial for corruption.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on March 15, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,945.00 8,995.00 8,945.00 9,045.00Austrian schilling 1 704.04 716.94Australian dollar 1 5,635.35 5,741.25 5,610.00 5,791.00Belgian franc 1 240.15 244.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Universal's credit to farmers
Universal's credit to farmers JAKARTA (JP): Bank Universal, the banking arm of the widely diversified business group Astra, agreed on Monday to channel Rp 115.36 billion (US$13.4 million) in credit to the Karya Mukti cooperative in Muara Bungo, Jambi, to support the development of oil palm...
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Promodes opens retail operation despite crisis
Promodes opens retail operation despite crisis JAKARTA (JP): France's Promodes Group will push forward with expansion plans in the country despite the ongoing economic and political crises, its country representative said on Monday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Provinces demand bigger share of revenue
Provinces demand bigger share of revenue JAKARTA (JP): The governments of provinces richly endowed with natural resources have demanded bigger cuts of the revenues generated by their natural wealth, saying the present revenue- sharing is iniquitous and in favor of the central government in Jakarta.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Wanted gang suspect shot dead
Wanted gang suspect shot dead JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang detectives shot dead a suspected member of a notorious gang of robbers at the latter's hideout in Lampung in southern Sumatra, early Monday.Police said the suspect Nesin, 30, who, according to the Tangerang Police records, had been involved in a...
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Govt submits bill on construction services to House
Govt submits bill on construction services to House JAKARTA (JP): The government submitted on Monday the bill on construction services to the House of Representatives, which is expected to give more leverage to local construction firms.Minister of Public Works Rachmadi B.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Another body found in shattered Ambon
Another body found in shattered Ambon JAKARTA (JP): One body was found on Monday as security personnel stepped up their search for weapons in the riot-torn Maluku capital of Ambon, church sources and witnesses said.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Bank staff protest, owners mull suit
Bank staff protest, owners mull suit JAKARTA (JP): Scattered protests by bank employees greeted the weekend closure of 38 private banks here on Monday as owners of the closed banks mulled whether to sue the government over the move.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 15 , 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 0 500 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 200 -25 6,000 Alumindo Light Metal 325 25 32,000 Alumindo...
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Tommy denies car program fueled by graft
Tommy denies car program fueled by graft JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office questioned former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra for more than three hours on Monday over the defunct national car program.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Hun Sen meets Habibie
Hun Sen meets Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie praised visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday for the success of Cambodia's general election last July, and implied that Indonesia could learn from Cambodia when it holds its general election in June.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Expats help starving infants
Expats help starving infants BOGOR (JP): The We Care Fund handed over five tons of rice and dozens of boxes of infant milk to needy residents of Mulyaharja village here on Saturday.Each of 509 families received 10 kilograms of rice, with 156 infants also getting three or four 300-gram boxes of...
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Farming project deviates from plan
Farming project deviates from plan TANGERANG (JP): An integrated farming project, designed to train farmers in how to run agricultural and fish farming businesses properly at Carenang village in Cisoka district here, is not running as well as expected.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Gold design contest
Gold design contest JAKARTA (JP): Local gold jewelry designers are invited to take part in this year's Millennium Gold Design Competition organized by the World Gold Council (WGC).The competition, Gold for Eternity, is, for the first time, open to entries from 10 regions in Asia, including...
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Philippine groups slam Myanmar
Philippine groups slam Myanmar MANILA (AFP): Philippine rights groups slammed Myanmar's junta on Monday for its "diplomatic offensive" to gather support for its inclusion in a dialogue between ASEAN and the European Union this month.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Most Asian stock markets close higher
Most Asian stock markets close higher HONG KONG (AP): Most Asian stock markets closed higher on Monday, with the key index surging in Tokyo on reports that Nissan Motor Co. is about to forge an alliance with French carmaker Renault.Tokyo's benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 290.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Opportunity for private sector in telecom
Opportunity for private sector in telecom The economic crisis has seriously impacted the business of members of the Indonesian Telecommunications Association (Apnatel). The depreciation of the rupiah against the U.S.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Overseas program loans 'off target'
Overseas program loans 'off target' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto said on Monday that realized overseas program loans in the 1998/1999 State Budget ending March 31 were expected to be only Rp 30.31 trillion (about US$35.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Five hospitalized for fasting strike
Five hospitalized for fasting strike PALU, Central Sulawesi: A hunger strike by farmers and students at the provincial legislature here continued on Monday as five from 15 involved were rushed to hospital.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Vote on East Timor to be held in July
Vote on East Timor to be held in July JAKARTA (JP): A United Nations-organized ballot to determine if East Timorese want independence or to remain part of Indonesia will be held in July, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas announced on Monday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
NU and political party
NU and political partyFrom MerdekaAn ad in a newspaper in Jakarta said "a book is a drop of knowledge". Then it is very fortunate for anyone who possess the book Nahdlatul Ulama vis a vis negara (Nahdlatul Ulama vis a vis the state), written by Andree Feillard.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Fendi Hutani halts timber operations in East Timor
Fendi Hutani halts timber operations in East Timor JAKARTA (JP): PT Fendi Hutani Lestari, a timber estate firm linked to tycoon Mohamad "Bob" Hasan, has ceased operations in East Timor due to growing insecurity and political uncertainty in the province, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Muslim leader clarifies jihad call
Muslim leader clarifies jihad call JAKARTA (JP): Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid insisted on Monday jihad was not a call for war, but for struggle against carnal desires such as anger, brutality and violence.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Closure of Indonesian banks provokes sales of greenback
Closure of Indonesian banks provokes sales of greenback SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asia's foreign-exchange markets celebrated some rare good news by bidding up regional currencies against the U.S. dollar Monday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
State companies banned from 'money politics'
State companies banned from 'money politics' JAKARTA (JP): The government has banned state enterprises from funding political parties, but conspicuously overlooked specifying punishment awaiting violators.In an instruction letter to all state-owned companies dated Feb.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Australian robbed in S. Jakarta
Australian robbed in S. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): A 61-year-old Australian fell victim to a street crime in broad daylight when fixing a flat tire in a workshop on Jl. Adityawarman in South Jakarta on Sunday, a police officer said.City police spokesman Lt. Col.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
PSSI to proceed with soccer playoffs in Jakarta
PSSI to proceed with soccer playoffs in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The National Police issued a permit at the eleventh hour on Monday to organizers of the Indonesian soccer league (Ligina) playoffs despite a strong fear of hooliganism.National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Togar M.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Cash crisis 'lax' on environment
Cash crisis 'lax' on environment WASHINGTON (Reuters): The world financial crisis that has gutted the economies of countries such as Indonesia, Russia and Brazil is also hurting their environment, an environmental advocacy group said on Thursday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Professionalism, respect: Ericsson
Professionalism, respect: Ericsson Transfer of technology and being a technology trendsetter is a business commitment of PT Ericsson Indonesia, an international communications company. Thus it is quite natural if Ericsson dominates the market and mobile telecommunications network.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
New team to draw up poll code of conduct
New team to draw up poll code of conduct JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) has set up a seven-member team, called the Team of Seven, to make a draft electoral code of conduct and stipulate internal rulings.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Global system for mobile telephones
Global system for mobile telephones In its aim to become the largest integrated telecommunications service provider in Indonesia, Satelindo not only provides satellite services, but also a digital cellular system using Global System for mobile telecommunications (GSM) Technology, which offers...
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Separatism on the rise?
Separatism on the rise? With calls for independence echoing with increasing frequency across the country, it is only natural that the government reacts with unmistakable, if veiled, distaste to the growing demands for self-rule from thus far seemingly docile provinces.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
BPS closure hits bankruptcy claim against Semen Cibinong
BPS closure hits bankruptcy claim against Semen Cibinong JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta Commercial Court postponed on Monday the first hearing of a bankruptcy claim filed by Bank Papan Sejahtera (BPS) against PT Semen Cibinong due to the uncertainty over the legal status of the newly-closed bank.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Sutiyoso promises overhaul of parking agency revenue
Sutiyoso promises overhaul of parking agency revenue JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso promised on Monday to make a significant revision in the parking agency's revenue in the draft city budget for the 1999/2000 fiscal year.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Bank Bali's properties foreclosed
Bank Bali's properties foreclosed JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta district court has ordered a foreclosure on two properties owned by Bank Bali located on Jalan Hayam Wuruk, West Jakarta, and in the Bintaro Jaya residential area, southwest of here.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Big chances in telecom industry
Big chances in telecom industry The Ministry of Communications' Post and Telecommunication's Director General Sasmito Dirdjo supports the notion that telecommunications is one of the industry survivors in Indonesia's crisis.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Two people die of cholera
Two people die of cholera UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Two have died of cholera and 567 others have been affected in Takalar regency, 70 kilometers south of Ujungpandang.The director of the Pattalassang General Hospital, Rivai Ibrahim, told The Jakarta Post Monday that the epidemic began on Feb.