Archive: 19 May 1999
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Wed, 19 May 1999
Botanical Gardens broke, less frequented
Botanical Gardens broke, less frequentedBy Sapto HP JAKARTA (Antara): At 182 years old, Asia's oldest botanical garden is groaning in pain due to the merciless economic crisis.As Bogor Botanical Gardens, about 60 kilometers south of here, celebrated its birthday on May 18, its coffers stand drained...
Wed, 19 May 1999
Crazy advice
Crazy advice What Mr. Dirk J.J. Vleugels suggests -- that Indonesia should vote for a president who does not have a religion -- is unreasonable (The Jakarta Post, May 12, 1999, A neutral president). In fact, religion does not belong to the 19th century only, but is needed in all centuries.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Villagers may own homes at last
Villagers may own homes at last JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso promised on Tuesday to allow residents of a small industry village in Pulogadung, East Jakarta, to gain ownership rights to their houses.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Beware of intruders: Police
Beware of intruders: Police JAKARTA (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman warned security personnel of all 48 political parties on Monday of the possible presence of "uninvited intruders"."We ask you to be on alert physically and mentally.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Party supporters hitch rides
Party supporters hitch rides BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Hundreds of participants in the peaceful rally of political parties here found themselves without transportation at the end of the day and had to hitch a ride from passing motorists.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Couple busted in WW2 bomb remains blast
Couple busted in WW2 bomb remains blast TERNATE, Maluku: A couple in their 30s have been apprehended following last week's explosion of a 25-kilogram bomb which killed at least six villagers of Tutumaleleo at Galela subdistrict in Halmahera Islands, North Maluku, a police spokesman said here...
Wed, 19 May 1999
Irianese still waiting for their ballot papers
Irianese still waiting for their ballot papersBy Neles Tebai JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): While citizens in several provinces are praying the campaign season and elections will be safe, those in far flung areas such as Irian Jaya are not even sure whether the ballot papers will arrive on time.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Navy warship to bring supplies to Maluku
Navy warship to bring supplies to Maluku TERNATE, Ambon: The Navy's warship and patrol ship under the coordination of the eastern Fleet's Marine Security Task Force (Guskamla) will help distribute election facilities, including ballot boxes and papers, to 320 islands in the North Maluku district.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Feisal warns of election disruptions
Feisal warns of election disruptions JAKARTA (JP): On the eve of the campaign period, the government issued a fresh warning of attempts by certain groups to disrupt the June 7 general election.Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Gen.
Wed, 19 May 1999
People on the move to escape riots
People on the move to escape riotsBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Civil unrest as a result of economic and political crisis has become a major concern of most people in the country in recent months. And many people have become nervous about campaign activities, which start today (May 19) and will...
Wed, 19 May 1999
Goodyear pays dividend
Goodyear pays dividend JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed PT Goodyear Indonesia approved on Monday a management proposal to pay a total dividend of Rp 500 (about 6 U.S. cents) per share for the 1998 financial year.Public relations officer Wartono B.
Wed, 19 May 1999
BKPM and Foreign Ministry to promote investment
BKPM and Foreign Ministry to promote investment JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) signed an agreement on Tuesday to cooperate in promoting foreign investment in the country.
Wed, 19 May 1999
'RCTI' directors replaced in shake-up
'RCTI' directors replaced in shake-up JAKARTA (JP): The entire board of directors of private television station Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) was dismissed on Tuesday and replaced by Nenny Soemawinata, former general manager of another private TV station ANteve.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Parties hold peaceful convoy
Parties hold peaceful convoy KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Supporters of 14 out of the 33 political parties registered here held a motorcade on Tuesday to hammer home a message for a peaceful campaign to residents, Antara reported.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Money politics
Money politics TPI television aired on May 13 its program Pro dan Kontra". Participating in the debate were Wardah Hafidz, coordinator of the Urban Poor Consortium (UPC), and Darma Setiawan Basri of Partai Daulat Rakyat (PDR, people's sovereignty party).
Wed, 19 May 1999
Government asked not to deal with corrupt firms
Government asked not to deal with corrupt firms JAKARTA (JP): An anticorruption watchdog body has called on the government not to award new business contracts to businesspeople charged with corruption, collusion and nepotism during former president Soeharto's era.
Wed, 19 May 1999
PKB trains elder supporters to vote
PKB trains elder supporters to vote GUNUNGKIDUL, C. Java: The National Awakening Party (PKB) launched a week-long voting simulation for about 500 of its supporters who were elderly or illiterate, Antara reported.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Smoking ban becomes hot topic at Media Center
Smoking ban becomes hot topic at Media Center JAKARTA (JP): A smoking ban is one feature attracting attention at the Media Center set up for the coverage of the June 7 election at the Hotel Aryaduta, Central Jakarta."Why is smoking banned here?" asked Hasbunal Arief of Media Indonesia.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on May 18, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,870.00 7,940.00 7,870.00 7,980.00Australian dollar 1 5,204.10 5,302.50 5,179.00 5,377.00Austrian schilling 1 608.24 618.67 - -Belgian franc 1 207.47 211.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Australia supports a unified Indonesia
Australia supports a unified Indonesia PADANG, West Sumatra (Antara): An Australian government envoy has urged separatist movements in several regions of Indonesia not to destroy the unity of the country.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Rates for tax payment, valid from May 17 to May 23
Rates for tax payment, valid from May 17 to May 23U.S. dollar 1 Rp 7,575.00Austrian schilling 1 585.45Australian dollar 1 5,046.47Belgian franc 1 199.69Canadian dollar 1 5,186.22Swiss franc 1 5,036.23Deutschemark 1 4,124.47Danish krone 1 1,086.94French franc 1 1,228.12Poundsterling 1 12,247.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Police deny charges of unlawful arrest
Police deny charges of unlawful arrest JAKARTA (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman asked the South Jakarta District Court on Tuesday to drop a lawsuit filed by six suspects in the April 15 foiled robbery attempt and bomb blast in West Jakarta.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Government under pressure to follow up 'Time' report
Government under pressure to follow up 'Time' report JAKARTA (JP): The pressure increased on Tuesday for President B.J. Habibie's administration to follow up on Time magazine's report on the alleged corruption of former president Soeharto and his family and start a serious investigation of its own.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Indonesia hails Japan's bond guarantee offer
Indonesia hails Japan's bond guarantee offer JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto said on Tuesday that Indonesia would seize the opportunity offered by Japan to guarantee its sovereign bond issue.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Undercover agents attacked in identity mix-up
Undercover agents attacked in identity mix-up JAKARTA (JP): Six plainclothes police detectives were attacked by residents of Kebon Kacang in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on Monday afternoon. The detectives were attempting to arrest an alleged drug dealer, however the locals mistook them for...
Wed, 19 May 1999
Let the campaign begin
Let the campaign begin The election campaign period which gets underway today is bound to be met with mixed feelings, with hope or optimism on the one hand, and apprehension or fear on the other. This is an election on which the nation pins much of its hopes of eventually getting out of the current...
Wed, 19 May 1999
BI anticipates further drop in interest rates
BI anticipates further drop in interest rates JAKARTA (JP): Newly appointed Bank Indonesia deputy governor Miranda S. Goeltom anticipates a further decline in domestic interest rates on the back of expectations of lower inflation and a stronger rupiah.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Higher education needs revamping
Higher education needs revampingBy Harkiman Racheman This is the first of two articles on the state of higher education in Indonesia. MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): The general portrait of higher education in Indonesia today is still appalling.
Wed, 19 May 1999
'It's late Mega, go to sleep': Gus Dur
'It's late Mega, go to sleep': Gus Dur JAKARTA: Nobody would doubt that Megawati Soekarnoputri is an influential politician. She has been found in many surveys to be among the strongest contenders for the 1999-2004 presidency.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Comedians and starlets to kick off campaign
Comedians and starlets to kick off campaign JAKARTA (JP): Political parties contesting the June 7 elections kick off the campaign period on Wednesday, with some of them using the charms of Indonesian starlets to lure voters, while others are pledging modest rallies.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Indonesia's Olympic soccer team can beat South Korea: Agum
Indonesia's Olympic soccer team can beat South Korea: Agum JAKARTA (JP): All Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI) chairman Agum Gumelar expressed optimism that the pre-Olympics soccer team could win in the prequalifying round to the 2000 Olympic Games in South Korea on May 26.
Wed, 19 May 1999
East Java declared safe for elections
East Java declared safe for elections SURABAYA: East Java police chief Maj. Gen. M. Dayat declared on Tuesday the province was safe and ready to enter the election campaigning period. The security authorities, he said, were deploying all available personnel -- namely 18,000 police, 4,000 military...
Wed, 19 May 1999
Megawati's silence
Megawati's silence The question of why Megawati Soekarnoputri has not participated in the open debate between presidential hopefuls, organized by students of University of Indonesia, seems not to have been answered satisfactorily, as the ongoing discussion shows.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Ten people die in Kendari ship accident
Ten people die in Kendari ship accident JAKARTA (JP): At least 10 people were found dead while 17 others were still missing on Tuesday after their cargo ship foundered in the Wowoni Strait in Southeast Sulawesi, three days ago.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Two AIDS victims dead in N. Sulawesi
Two AIDS victims dead in N. Sulawesi MANADO, North Sulawesi: Governor E.E. Mangindaan said on Monday evening here that two people infected by the deadly AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) virus have died in the province so far."It is an official figure.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Indofood's profit soars
Indofood's profit soars JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed food giant PT Indofood Sukses Makmur reported on Tuesday a net profit of Rp 153.4 billion (US$19.7 million) for the first quarter of this year, a 442 percent increase over the same period of 1998.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Habibie's performance determines Golkar's fate
Habibie's performance determines Golkar's fate In anticipating the strategies that political parties will be using in their campaigns which start today, it is not difficult to foretell that the issue of corruption, collusions and nepotism, including by ex-president Soeharto, will be among the main...
Wed, 19 May 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 18, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 400 0 12,500 AHAP Insurance 425 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 250 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 -25 30,000 Alumindo Light...
Wed, 19 May 1999
DHL investment
DHL investment Correction: Courier company DHL Worldwide Express' investment for its warehouse facilities is US$750,000, and not $750 million as reported on this page on Tuesday. The investment for its Jakarta and Bandung warehouse facilities amounted to $450,000 and $350,000 respectively, not $450...
Wed, 19 May 1999
Election campaigning begins in slapdash manner
Election campaigning begins in slapdash manner JAKARTA (JP): Supporters and activists of the 48 political parties contesting the elections will formally launch their campaign activities on Wednesday morning, amid fears of unrest.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Campaign schedule in TVRI and RRI for May 19
Campaign schedule in TVRI and RRI for May 19 JAKARTA (JP): Following is the schedule of prerecorded political media campaigns to be relayed on Wednesday by state-run TVRI television station and RRI radio station:Debates on TVRI will take place between the Abul Yatama Party, the Indonesian People's...
Wed, 19 May 1999
Regency committees refuse campaign schedule
Regency committees refuse campaign schedule MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The regency election committees across the province have rejected a campaigning schedule drawn up by the provincial elections committee because of its severe time limitation.Chief of the Central Lombok committee M.
Wed, 19 May 1999
500 workers continue strike
500 workers continue strike JAKARTA (JP): At least 500 employees of garment producing company PT Tong Kyung M.A. continued a strike on Tuesday at the company compound in the Nusantara Bonded Zone in Cakung, North Jakarta, demanding their wages be increased.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Shareholders support Astra debt resolution
Shareholders support Astra debt resolution JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of local auto giant PT Astra International approved on Tuesday the company's resolution to restructure its US$1.1 billion debt.Shareholders also approved an Astra management decision to disburse Rp 477 billion ($61.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Unrest continues amid peace efforts before poll campaigns
Unrest continues amid peace efforts before poll campaigns JAKARTA (JP): Violent incidents continued up to a day before the start of the official campaign season, amid peace efforts in which political parties featured in street parades in a number of cities.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Families cope with new political choices
Families cope with new political choices Indonesian families are facing a novel situation: more choices to pick from when they go to the polling stations on June 7. The Jakarta Post correspondents Asip Agus Hasani in Yogyakarta, Yusril Ardanis in West Sumatra capital of Padang, and O.K.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Parties order 1,000 spears for campaigning
Parties order 1,000 spears for campaigning SEMARANG: An official at the Central Java Provincial Election Supervisory Committee said on Tuesday his office found proof of a party ordering 1,000 spears from a home industry in Wonosari village of Surakarta mayoralty's Jagalan district.
Wed, 19 May 1999
JPS program should be redesigned: NGOs
JPS program should be redesigned: NGOs JAKARTA (JP): Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on the government on Tuesday to redesign the social safety net program (JP).The NGOs said poor planning and coordination caused the social safety net program -- known by the local acronym JPS -- to not...
Wed, 19 May 1999
Opposition alliance a challenge to Golkar
Opposition alliance a challenge to Golkar JAKARTA (JP): The newly set up alliance between three top opposition parties poses a direct challenge to the ruling Golkar party in the coming elections, a Golkar deputy chairman said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Doctors and paramedics put on alert
Doctors and paramedics put on alert JAKARTA (JP): Police are deploying 157 doctors and paramedics as well as 80 ambulances to anticipate possible unrest and casualties during the campaign period and general election.The medical workers will be stationed at the City Police Headquarters on Jl.
Wed, 19 May 1999
Are parties ready to accept defeat?
Are parties ready to accept defeat? Analysts believe only a few of the 48 political parties, which start campaigning this week, would win in next month's election. Most of them will have to swallow the bitter pills of defeat.
Wed, 19 May 1999
First monsoon weather satellite
First monsoon weather satellite NEW DELHI (AFP): India and France are hard at work to launch Megatropic, the world's first dedicated monsoon weather satellite by 2003, officials said on Tuesday."Megatropic is a shared scientific dream and we are currently working together on a feasibility study,"...