Archive: 5 March 1999
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Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Same old Golkar
Same old GolkarFrom MerdekaAkbar Tandjung's statement in his capacity as Golkar chairman that we do not need political experiments is an obvious dig against people who, in his opinion, are newcomers to the political arena.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Students groups demand Wiranto's resignation
Students groups demand Wiranto's resignation JAKARTA (JP): Student groups in several cities staged rallies on Thursday demanding Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto's resignation over the uncurbed violence in Maluku that has so far claimed the lives of at least 166 people.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Two men mobbed to death for robbery
Two men mobbed to death for robbery JAKARTA (JP): Two men were mobbed to death by angry residents of Semanan in Kalideres, West Jakarta late Wednesday as they were caught red-handed attempting to rob an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver of his motorbike, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Wiranto says he already passed up chance for power
Wiranto says he already passed up chance for power JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Security/Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto revealed on Thursday that former president Soeharto conferred extraordinary powers upon him to quell mounting unrest last year.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 4, 1999: ------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 0...
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Social safety net seen 'as charity, burden'
Social safety net seen 'as charity, burden' JAKARTA (JP): Many recipients of the social safety net funds see the aid program as charity, which is creating a new sense of dependency, a social researcher said.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Teachers need 'psychological training'
Teachers need 'psychological training' JAKARTA (JP): Schools whose students are frequently involved in street brawls were urged on Thursday to intensify psychological training courses for their teachers to enable them to handle problematic students.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Justice Minister Muladi urges creditors to settle feuds locally
Justice Minister Muladi urges creditors to settle feuds locally JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Muladi advised Indonesian creditors on Thursday to respect the country's judicial system and settle disputes with debtors in domestic courts.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
PSA to run Brunei port
PSA to run Brunei port SINGAPORE (DPA): PSA Corporation, Singapore's largest shipping company, will manage and operate a container terminal in Brunei, a news report said Thursday.Muara Container Terminal (MCT), is the first terminal PSA will manage in South-east Asia, The Straits Times newspaper...
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
German quartet looks at death from two different angles
German quartet looks at death from two different anglesBy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): Death ... submit to it gracefully and eternal rest will be yours. Resist it and you will kick the bucket in a most horrible manner.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
U.S. supports 'free and fair RI elections'
U.S. supports 'free and fair RI elections' JAKARTA (JP): Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said on Thursday that her country fully supports a fair and peaceful election in Indonesia, and hinted it would not support a specific candidate.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Investors to submit final bid on Aneka Tambang soon
Investors to submit final bid on Aneka Tambang soon JAKARTA (JP): The government expects to receive final binding bids from investors interested in acquiring a stake in the state- owned mining company, PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) next week, a minister said.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Albright urges Thailand to finish banking reform
Albright urges Thailand to finish banking reform BANGKOK (Agencies): U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright pressed Thailand on Thursday to complete reforms of its banking system and held out the lure of selling the Thais used U.S. F-16 jet fighters.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Traffic accidents underestimated
Traffic accidents underestimated YOGYAKARTA : A transportation expert said that the number of road accidents every year is probably much higher than official estimates, with 10 accidents for every two recorded ones.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Religious leaders' help sought
Religious leaders' help sought JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie called on religious leaders on Thursday to help ease tensions, end unrest and restore harmony among people of different faiths.Addressing a meeting of leaders of the Protestant Church Synod of western Indonesia at Merdeka Palace,...
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Questioning Habibie unnecessary: Akbar
Questioning Habibie unnecessary: Akbar JAKARTA (JP): The government dismissed on Thursday a demand for the House of Representatives to quiz President B.J. Habibie over a phone conversation he allegedly had with Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Indonesia needs to own up to past sins: Anderson
Indonesia needs to own up to past sins: Anderson JAKARTA (JP): Indonesians need to own up to the killings and other brutality committed against their own people during the 32 years of President Soeharto's rule, leading Indonesianist Benedict Anderson of Cornell University said on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
BSD foreign investors determined to stay
BSD foreign investors determined to stay JAKARTA (JP): Foreign companies are determined to maintain their estimated Rp 600 billion total investment in the Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) housing and business complex in Tangerang, an executive at PT BSD said on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Cable theft disrupts telephone services
Cable theft disrupts telephone services JAKARTA (JP): A segment of an underground telephone cable under a bridge on Jl. Tanjung Barat Raya in South Jakarta was cut and stolen, disrupting 1,173 telephone lines in the area, an official of state-owned telecommunications operator PT Telkom said on...
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Patients deserve better meal, councilors say
Patients deserve better meal, councilors say JAKARTA (JP): City councilors expressed concern on Thursday over the slight increase in the meal allowance at public institutions in the city from Rp 2,000 per patient per day at present to Rp 3,000 per patient in the 1999/2000 city draft budget.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
German universities ready to educate Indonesians
German universities ready to educate IndonesiansBy Lena Rosenthal JAKARTA (JP): In these times of rapid globalization of the world's markets, international experience has become one of the top qualifications for job applicants, raising the number of students seeking to study abroad.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
'RCTI' to air 16 F1 races
'RCTI' to air 16 F1 races JAKARTA (JP): The private TV network RCTI will broadcast live and delayed Formula One races from 16 countries and cities, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.Linda Wahyudi said that RCTI was given the rights to broadcast live all the 16 races.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Asian monies lower for fourth day running
Asian monies lower for fourth day running SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): For the fourth day running Thursday, Southeast Asian currencies ended local trading hours weaker against the U.S. dollar.As the U.S. currency extended its bullish trend against the yen, the South Korean won, the New Taiwan dollar and...
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Four Koreans die on ship
Four Koreans die on ship CILACAP, Central Java: At least four South Korean nationals, crewmen of MV Am Nok Gong have died, while 19 others were found in a serious condition aboard the ship.Cilacap Police chief Lt. Col. F.R.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Sewu New York Life pays out Rp 303 billion
Sewu New York Life pays out Rp 303 billion JAKARTA (JP): Joint venture life insurer PT Asuransi Jiwa Sewu New York Life said on Thursday it spent Rp 303 billion (US$34.4 million) in 1998 to compensate surrendered U.S. dollar- denominated policies.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
PKB, PPP warn against poll sabotage
PKB, PPP warn against poll sabotage SEMARANG (JP): Leading Muslim parties the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the United Development Party (PPP) warned on Thursday that certain groups intend to thwart the coming general election.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Conversion rates
Conversion rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on March 4, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,875.00 8,905.00 8,890.00 8,940.00 Australian dollar 1 5,488.00 5,571.70 5,447.00 5,647.00 Austrian schilling 1 697.29 706.42 - - Belgian franc 1 237.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Lufthansa expects Indonesia to take off
Lufthansa expects Indonesia to take off JAKARTA (JP): Lufthansa German Airlines' vice president for Asia and the Pacific Manfred Reimer said here on Thursday that business prospects in Indonesia remained promising despite the current economic crisis.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Dozen injured in violent clash between students and troops
Dozen injured in violent clash between students and troops JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of students, three photographers and one reporter were injured in violent clashes between protesting students and security personnel in Central Jakarta on Thursday afternoon.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
AFTA top topic at ASEAN ministers' talks
AFTA top topic at ASEAN ministers' talks BANGKOK (AFP): ASEAN economic ministers gather on the Thai holiday island of Phuket this week for a round of free-wheeling talks likely to focus on plans to speed up regional free-trade plans, officials said.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Parties eligible for elections
Parties eligible for elections 1. Partai Persatuan Pembangunan (PPP), United Development Party2. Partai Golongan Karya (Golkar), Functional Group Party3. Partai Demokrasi Indonesia (PDI), Indonesian Democratic Party4.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Minimum wages and purchasing power
Minimum wages and purchasing powerFrom Media IndonesiaFrom the New Order regime era until now, we have often been given pay increases according to minimum wage standards. But our life has not improved. Our purchasing power as workers has declined considerably.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
China trade may end the regional crisis blues
China trade may end the regional crisis bluesBy Edward Neilan BANGKOK (JP): China trade may be the engine of recovery for Southeast Asia's devastated economies, still reeling from what they see as Western-imposed globalization formulas.Start with Thailand.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Nigeria, Indonesia
Nigeria, Indonesia The most populous nations of Africa and Southeast Asia are poised precariously in transition from decades of dictatorship to would-be democracy. Success could reverberate far beyond the two countries, setting examples that might prove contagious.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Andrian to defend IBF title
Andrian to defend IBF title JAKARTA (JP): International Boxing Federation Intercontinental bantamweight champion Andrian Kaspari from Indonesia will defend his title in a match here on Friday against South African Marinki Booi."This will be my first encounter with South African boxing.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Perseverance key to riches
Perseverance key to riches At present, we do not hear or read about skyrocketing prices of daily basic commodities such as rice, sugar, cooking oil, etc. Yet, I dare say that many people raised their eyebrows when they saw on TV that one kilogram of red chilies costs Rp 30,000.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
RI plywood exports fall 35% due to tardy market
RI plywood exports fall 35% due to tardy market JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's plywood and other wood panel exports fell by 35 percent in 1998 to US$2.5 billion due to a sluggish overseas market, the Association of Indonesian Wood Panel Producers (Apkindo) said on Tuesday.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
NGOs quiet about Ambon tragedy
NGOs quiet about Ambon tragedyFrom Bisnis IndonesiaReading newspapers these days makes me utterly sad. Imagine, nearly every day there are deaths in conflicts raging in Ambon. Each group takes turns. One day it is our Muslim brothers, the next it is Christians.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Sex calls scare students of junior high schools
Sex calls scare students of junior high schools JAKARTA (JP): A rash of bizarre obscene phone calls has targeted at least 60 students at two state junior high schools in the capital, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Government introduces new lending agency to help SMEs
Government introduces new lending agency to help SMEs JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of the Empowerment of State Enterprises Tanri Abeng announced on Thursday the establishment of a finance institution designed to provide cheap financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
University entrance system lacking
University entrance system lackingIwan Pranoto BANDUNG (JP): In Indonesia, most high school graduates plan to continue their studies. The first choice for the majority of these students is a state university. However, among the state universities, there are two "leagues".
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Tangerang crab fishermen net profits in crisis
Tangerang crab fishermen net profits in crisis TANGERANG (JP): The country's prolonged economic crisis is not an abject nightmare for all low-income people.In several remote regions of Sulawesi and Sumatra, farmers who subsisted for years below the poverty line are reveling in the best times of...
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Bekasi farmers seek proper compensation for their land
Bekasi farmers seek proper compensation for their land BEKASI (JP): A group of some 100 people went to the office of the Bekasi Regency on Thursday morning to demand compensation for 200 hectares of land which they say was appropriated by the regency in 1983.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Marines arrival brings clam to troubled Ambon
Marines arrival brings clam to troubled Ambon JAKARTA (JP): Deployment of a marine battalion brought a semblance of calm to the Maluku capital of Ambon on Thursday after weeks of clashes which have killed more than 160 people, police and witnesses said.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Education for 'the weak'
Education for 'the weak'From MerdekaArticle 31 of the 1945 Constitution simply stipulates that every citizen is entitled to an education organized by the government. This means that the rich as well as the poor have equal opportunity to get an education in conformity with the government's task to...
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Euphoria of number
Euphoria of number The Team of Eleven, the verification committee tasked with determining the eligibility of poll contestants, did not surprise anyone on Thursday when it announced the 48 political parties meeting all criteria to contest the June general election.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Daily receives bomb threat
Daily receives bomb threat BANDUNG, West Java: The office of the popular daily Pikiran Rakyat received a telephoned bomb threat at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. All employees were evacuated after an operator received a call saying a bomb would explode at 8 p.m.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Asian stocks close unchanged as investors remain cautious
Asian stocks close unchanged as investors remain cautious SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian stock markets moved in a narrow range and most ended barely changed in thin trade on Thursday as investors maintained caution, dealers said.Singapore was the biggest gainer, rising 1.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
48 parties eligible to contest election
48 parties eligible to contest election JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Thursday that 48 political parties had passed the Team of Eleven's screening and were qualified to contest the June 7 general elections.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Technogerma Jakarta 99, exhibitions on technology, environment, education etc. at Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Central Jakarta (Phone: 672-6000), 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. until March 7. Concert, bach, blech and blues, at JCC, Cendrawasih room, 5:30 p.m.
Fri, 05 Mar 1999
Rice import plan will be shelved, Bulog promises
Rice import plan will be shelved, Bulog promises JAKARTA (JP): The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) said on Thursday it would reschedule deliveries of rice to be imported this year to ease pressures on the price of locally produced rice.