Archive: 21 May 1999
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Fri, 21 May 1999
HK Lippo plans rights issue
HK Lippo plans rights issue HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Lippo Ltd. and its associate Lippo China Resources Ltd. have requested their shares be suspended from trading in Hong Kong Thursday.The group said in a brief statement to the stock exchange that it plans to make "an announcement regarding the...
Fri, 21 May 1999
City turns green on second campaign day
City turns green on second campaign day JAKARTA (JP): The city was awash in a sea of green on Thursday as supporters of the United Development Party (PPP) dominated the second day of the election campaign.
Fri, 21 May 1999
RI cocoa bean output up
RI cocoa bean output up PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters): Indonesian cocoa bean production is expected to rise to 450,000 metric tons annually by 2005 from around 325,000 tons now, a senior official of the Indonesia Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute (ICCRI) said on Wednesday.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Buyers unwilling to place long-term orders: Official
Buyers unwilling to place long-term orders: Official JAKARTA (JP): Buyers of Indonesian goods have been unwilling to place long-term orders here due to uncertainty over the country's political situation, a senior official has said.
Fri, 21 May 1999
The devil we know
The devil we know I have just arrived back after a four-month trip to Europe and the Middle East. Being an Indonesian abroad nowadays is not something to be proud of after all the negative publication on this country.
Fri, 21 May 1999
North Aceh police silent over blast in their office
North Aceh police silent over blast in their office JAKARTA (JP): North Aceh Police remained tight-lipped on Thursday about the bomb explosion on Wednesday at a police station which injured three officers.Local police chief Lt. Col. Iskandar Hasan has refused to answer questions about the explosion.
Fri, 21 May 1999
PPP may support Habibie, says chairman Hamzah
PPP may support Habibie, says chairman Hamzah JAKARTA (JP): United Development Party (PPP) chairman Hamzah Haz said on Thursday his party may decide to back the ruling Golkar Party's choice for president B.J. Habibie.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Police hide fangs during campaign
Police hide fangs during campaign BANDUNG: Supporters of parties contesting the polls here will be able to enjoy their campaign motorcades without having to fear reprimands or punishment from the police.Local police chief Col.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Six injured in Cipinang fire
Six injured in Cipinang fire JAKARTA (JP): At least 15 houses in a densely populated area of Cipinang, East Jakarta, were gutted by fire on Thursday, injuring six local residents, including two seriously.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Comparative GDP growth, trade balance
Comparative GDP growth, trade balance Country GDP (% on yr unless noted) Trade balance*------------------------------------------------------Australia +4.7 (4Q) -A$1.49B (Mar)Hong Kong -5.1 (1998) -HK$11.2B (Mar)India +5.8 (yr to Mar) -US$8.25B (yr to Mar)Indonesia -10.4 (1Q) +US$1.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Malaysia, Indonesia call for vote on WTO's next boss
Malaysia, Indonesia call for vote on WTO's next boss BATAM (Agencies): Malaysia and Indonesia on Thursday demanded a vote to decide who will be the next chief of the World Trade Organization (WTO).The demand came amid a deadlock in WTO efforts to reach a consensus between Thai Deputy Premier...
Fri, 21 May 1999
Kalimantan gem-hunters find 77 carat diamond
Kalimantan gem-hunters find 77 carat diamond BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Four traditional prospectors in Banjar district here found a 77-carat diamond, Antara reported on Thursday.The rough diamond, which had a reddish hue, was found on Sunday in Kait-Kait Ujung village, the news agency said.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Indonesia to participate in world exhibition
Indonesia to participate in world exhibition JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has confirmed its participation in the World Exhibition EXPO 2000 in Hanover, Germany, director of the government-owned German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) Jakarta office, Oliver Auge, said on Wednesday.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Ninjas armed with marbles
Ninjas armed with marbles SEMARANG: Javanese ninjas are much more self-confident than their Japanese counterparts. Want proof?As seen in Hollywood action flicks, Japanese ninjas are usually armed with knives and swords as they go about their activities.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 20, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 400 0 0 AHAP Insurance 425 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 250 -25 299,500 Alter Abadi 275 0 0 Alumindo Light...
Fri, 21 May 1999
Bouteflika supports W. Sahara independence
Bouteflika supports W. Sahara independence ALGIERS (Agencies): Algeria's newly elected President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said he supported the Polisario Front in its struggle for independence in the disputed Western Sahara, the official APS news agency said on Thursday.
Fri, 21 May 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Documentary 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 12:00 p.m. Soccer: Lazio vs Mallorca (rerun) 2:00 News 2:30 Profile 3:00 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Arabic Lessons 5:00 Student's Quiz 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports...
Fri, 21 May 1999
Agenda
Agenda JAKARTA (JP): Nine political parties will be campaigning in Jakarta on Friday. They are National Awakening Party (PKB), Justice and Unity Party (PKP), All-Indonesian Workers Solidarity Party (PSPSI), Indonesian Nation's National Party (PNBI), Indonesian Unity in Diversity Party (PBI), Suni...
Fri, 21 May 1999
War of banners raging in Palu
War of banners raging in Palu PALU, Central Sulawesi: A war of banners is raging in Palu with election day around the corner. Political parties are fighting for every strategic place to put up their flags.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Lawyers rush to back Hafidz
Lawyers rush to back Hafidz JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers are preparing a defense for Wardah Hafidz, the coordinator of the Urban Poor Consortium (UPC) who could face legal action brought by a political party she accused of misusing social safety net funds.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Government lets Xanana meet senior East Timor rebels
Government lets Xanana meet senior East Timor rebels JAKARTA (JP): The government has permitted jailed East Timorese rebel leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao to talk with any senior East Timorese rebels, including Ramos Horta, as long as the meetings take place in Jakarta.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Adaro to raise coal output
Adaro to raise coal output JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian-Australian coal mining company PT Adaro Indonesia, which operates a large coal mine in the province of South Kalimantan, said on Thursday it planned to raise its coal output to 17 million tons next year from 10.9 million tons this year.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Europe sending observers for the elections
Europe sending observers for the elections JAKARTA (JP): The European Union (EU) will send 120 observers to watch over the June 7 election in the country, the head of the mission said on Thursday.EU chief observer John Gwyn Morgan told a media conference that the European Community wished "to...
Fri, 21 May 1999
Tensions escalate in 2nd day of campaigning
Tensions escalate in 2nd day of campaigning JAKARTA (JP): Tensions marked the second day of campaigning in several volatile areas across the country, including Pidie in Aceh, where hundreds of Geulumpang Tiga villagers attacked and burned a United Development Party (PPP) van to drive home the...
Fri, 21 May 1999
Pelti rearranges training program after complaints
Pelti rearranges training program after complaints JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) secretary- general Soegeng Sarjadi said on Thursday he would allow players to be trained by their favorite coaches to avoid allegations of favoritism in long-term training programs and other...
Fri, 21 May 1999
Mahathir reshuffles cabinet to improve party before polls
Mahathir reshuffles cabinet to improve party before polls KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced on Thursday he had replaced three ministers as part of a cabinet reshuffle widely seen as preparing the main ruling party for general elections.
Fri, 21 May 1999
PPI culls names from legislative list
PPI culls names from legislative list JAKARTA (JP): Some 3,500 names were dropped from the final provincial legislative list which previously contained some 13,500 candidates, due to failures in completing required documents and a number of violations found, National Elections Committee (PPI)...
Fri, 21 May 1999
Local stock market briefly breaches the 600 point barrier
Local stock market briefly breaches the 600 point barrier JAKARTA (JP): The main local stock price index breached the psychological 600 point barrier in morning trade -- the first time since late 1997 -- but lost momentum in afternoon trade following sales of second and third liner stocks, brokers...
Fri, 21 May 1999
Wither populist policies?
Wither populist policies?By Winarno Zain JAKARTA (JP): How do we read Hubert Neiss's recent visit to Megawati? The fact that the International Monetary Fund Director for Asia and Pacific felt it necessary to meet the leader of one of the biggest political parties in Indonesia, was an acknowledgment...
Fri, 21 May 1999
Army troops not wanted
Army troops not wanted PALU, Central Sulawesi: Leaders of four political parties in the province have rejected the presence of Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) troops sent in to secure election campaigns in Poso.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Insurance firm rejects compensation
Insurance firm rejects compensation JAKARTA: PT Asuransi Republik, a member of the Beringin insurance consortium covering workers employed overseas, has refused to pay compensation to over 100 people repatriated in February due to a misunderstanding with their Saudi Arabian employer.
Fri, 21 May 1999
One year later
One year later One year after Soeharto was forced to step down as president of Indonesia, the balance sheet of democratic reforms promised by the new regime that replaced him gives little cause for rejoicing, particularly to the youths and students who spearheaded the movement, often at the cost of...
Fri, 21 May 1999
Bandung awash in a sea of red
Bandung awash in a sea of red BANDUNG: The ban on street rallies issued by the Election Supervisory Committee went unheeded on Thursday.The city was awash in a sea of red, the color of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), when thousands of its supporters took to the streets.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Malaria relapse
Malaria relapse Mr. Mark Rees in his letter published in The Jakarta Post on May 18 implies that my wife and I claim to have contracted malaria at the Tanjung Lesung Resort Hotel. One wonders whether such a misinterpretation was deliberate; but most emphatically I made no such claim.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Starwood launches press club
Starwood launches press club JAKARTA (JP): U.S-based international hotel chain Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc launched on Thursday a complimentary international press club, called Starwood Press Club, for accredited journalists in the Asia-Pacific region.
Fri, 21 May 1999
MKGR nominates Rudini for president
MKGR nominates Rudini for president SEMARANG: The MKGR Party reiterated its determination to nominate Rudini, one of its most senior leaders, as its sole presidential candidate."Rudini's leadership quality is unquestionable, as he proved when he was a home affairs minister," party chairperson Mien...
Fri, 21 May 1999
Citibank's treatment
Citibank's treatment On Feb. 12, 1999, I purchased in Singapore traveler's checks from Citibank with a nominal value of US$2,500 and $4,500 in the hopes that these traveler's checks would be safer to keep than cash.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Police told to focus on five big parties
Police told to focus on five big parties JAKARTA (JP): The Election Supervisory Committee suggested on Thursday that security forces focus their job on the five political parties with the best chance to win at the polls.Mulyana W.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Bad omen for Golkar
Bad omen for Golkar JAKARTA (JP): Political activists saw a bad omen for Golkar during the flag-hoisting ceremony here on Tuesday night, just hours before the 48 parties were about to kick off campaigning.All but Golkar's flag could be hoisted without a problem.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Habibie, Mahathir meet to improve bilateral ties
Habibie, Mahathir meet to improve bilateral ties BATAM, Riau (JP): President B.J. Habibie and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad met here on Thursday to exchange information on the latest developments in their respective countries.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Nation must rid itself of Soehartoism
Nation must rid itself of Soehartoism On May 21, 1998, president Soeharto was forced to resign amid bloody riots, student rallies and a crippling economic slump. Political analyst J. Soedjati Djiwandono outlines the nation's political journey over the past year.
Fri, 21 May 1999
A day at the bullfights a continuing tradition in Aceh
A day at the bullfights a continuing tradition in AcehBy Ampelsa ACEH (Antara): Two widely separated provinces enjoy games in which bulls provide the entertainment. But the game found in Aceh is totally different from the one found on Madura Island.
Fri, 21 May 1999
On perfect banknotes
On perfect banknotes I refer to John R. Kerr's letter The perfect banknote of May 20.If I remember correctly, my first experience of having greenbacks reduced in value (by one half or one percent depending on their "imperfection"), or rejected was some 15 years ago in the mid-1980s.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Terror in East Timor
Terror in East Timor Fresh reporting by Keith B. Richburg of The Washington Post confirms the darker suspicions about Indonesia's intentions in East Timor. Indonesia has promised an early choice between autonomy and independence to the 800,000 East Timorese.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Indonesian men's doubles reach 3rd round at World Championships
Indonesian men's doubles reach 3rd round at World ChampionshipsBy Primastuti Handayani COPENHAGEN (JP): Indonesia's men's doubles pairings of Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan and Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky reached the third round of the World Championships at Brondby Hall here on Thursday.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Habibie stakes claim to presidency
Habibie stakes claim to presidency BATAM, Riau (JP): Incumbent B.J. Habibie staked his claim over the presidency on Thursday, accepting the nomination by his Golkar Party and dismissing internal and external pressures for him not to run in the November election."I am not a coward.
Fri, 21 May 1999
New Islamic parties attempt to cater for all tastes
New Islamic parties attempt to cater for all tastesBy Hery Nurdi JAKARTA (JP): "I want to vote for an Islamic party, but I don't know which one to choose because there are at least twelve which claim to be Islamic," a taxi driver complained recently.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Comparative inflation, prime rate
Comparative inflation, prime rate Country CPI (% On Yr) Prime rate (average)--------------------------------------------------------Australia 1.2 (1Q) 8.50%Hong Kong -2.6 (Mar) 8.25%India +3.70 (Year to May 1) 12.0%Indonesia +38 (Apr) 38%-39%Japan -0.2 (Apr) 1.90%Malaysia +3.0 (Mar) 7.
Fri, 21 May 1999
MTI urges establishment of anticorruption agency
MTI urges establishment of anticorruption agency JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Society for Transparency (MTI), a corruption watchdog, called on Thursday for the establishment of an independent anti-corruption agency to eliminate the culture of corruption affecting the bureaucracy, military and...
Fri, 21 May 1999
Milk formula getting scarce
Milk formula getting scarce MALANG, East Java: Fears of violent election campaigns have driven townspeople to shops and markets to stock up on essential goods.The unprecedented shopping spree has caused several basic commodities, including baby formula and instant noodles, to "disappear" from the...
Fri, 21 May 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Cancer Constellation, by Venezuelan artists, at La Casa de Mexico, Jl. Panglima Polim III no. 1-3, South Jakarta, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., until May 25. * Drawing Exhibition: Tumbal by Hendro Suseno, at Galeri Milenium, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Exporters complain about exorbitant departure tax
Exporters complain about exorbitant departure tax JAKARTA (JP): Local exporters urged the government to lift or lower the Rp 1 million (US$125) departure tax imposed on Indonesians leaving the country by airplane to boost business activities, especially exports.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Media revels in fiesta of democracy
Media revels in fiesta of democracy JAKARTA (JP): With the race to lure voters in this year's general election officially kicking off on Wednesday, another fervent rivalry takes place on the sideline contesting the mass media covering the event.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Rubin says loans to Jakarta have adequate safeguards
Rubin says loans to Jakarta have adequate safeguards WASHINGTON (AP): The White House told Congress on Wednesday that US$1.1 billion in new World Bank loans to Indonesia will be issued with adequate safeguards to assure that they are not used to buy votes in that country's upcoming elections.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Retail market books positive growth
Retail market books positive growth JAKARTA (JP): The retail market in Jakarta recorded positive growth in the first quarter of this year, indicating that the crisis in this property subsector has bottomed out, according to property consultant Procon Indah/Jones Lang LaSalle.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Autopsy reveals 64 heroin capsules
Autopsy reveals 64 heroin capsules JAKARTA (JP): Soekanto Police Hospital doctors performed an autopsy on Thursday on a Liberian national who allegedly died of a drug overdose and found 64 heroin-filled capsules, an officer said.Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Irian Jaya rebels 'only' have 77 guns
Irian Jaya rebels 'only' have 77 guns JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Guerrilla fighters opposing the Indonesian government in Irian Jaya's jungles only possess 77 guns, with an estimated 150 personnel, a military official said here on Thursday.Trikora Regional Commander Maj. Gen.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on May 20, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,065.00 8,115.00 8,065.00 8,155.00Australian dollar 1 5,289.05 5,373.90 5,264.00 5,448.00Austrian schilling 1 622.24 631.11 - -Belgian franc 1 212.25 215.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Religious leaders call for peace
Religious leaders call for peace MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Religious leaders have called for political party leaders to preach for peace during the campaign season.On Thursday, they appealed to politicians not to exploit religious sentiments for political purposes so that a there would not be a...
Fri, 21 May 1999
Shock in store for Habibi!
Shock in store for Habibi! CILEGON, West Java: A villager eager to promote the Indonesian Masyumi Islamic Political Party received a nasty shock when climbing a tree to position a party flag in front of his house.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Government acts to expedite debt restructuring
Government acts to expedite debt restructuring JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Initiative Task Force will hire 20 foreign experts in June in a bid to accelerate the process of restructuring the country's US$67 billion corporate overseas debt, according to chief operations officer Joseph Luhukay.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Ericsson donates 76 mobile phones
Ericsson donates 76 mobile phones JAKARTA (JP): PT Ericsson Indonesia donated 76 mobile phones on Thursday to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to support the electoral process in Indonesia.Mats H.
Fri, 21 May 1999
Malaysia's GDP meets target
Malaysia's GDP meets target KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Thursday that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in the three months to March was well within the government's projected target.
Fri, 21 May 1999
One year later: Better or worse?
One year later: Better or worse? JAKARTA (JP): A few minutes after 9 a.m. on May 21, 1998, president Soeharto took the nation, and the world for that matter, by surprise by announcing his resignation, after 32 years at the helm.