Archive: 26 May 1999
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Wed, 26 May 1999
Hotel occupancy flat amid campaign
Hotel occupancy flat amid campaign JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) said on Tuesday there was no sign of an increase in room demand from local residents during the past two weeks as the general election campaign proceeded without major incident.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 25, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 400 0 378,000 AHAP Insurance 425 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 250 0 42,500 Alter Abadi 350 25 1,687,000...
Wed, 26 May 1999
Governor ready for hostages
Governor ready for hostages JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Governor Fredy Numberi said on Tuesday he has been authorized by Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid to receive 11 Irianese currently held captive in Papua New Guinea (PNG) by a rebel group should the latter party release the hostages.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Not much credit is due Habibie's presidency
Not much credit is due Habibie's presidency After Soeharto finally relinquished power a year ago due to a combination of the economic downturn, bloody riots and unrelenting pressure from students, he put vice president B.J. Habibie in power. Political analyst J.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Manila regrets boat sinking
Manila regrets boat sinking MANILA (Reuters): Manila voiced regret on Tuesday over what it called an accidental sinking of a Chinese fishing boat in a disputed area in the South China Sea, but three survivors said they were rammed by a Philippine Navy ship."This is an unfortunate incident.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Golkar suspected of rice gift scam
Golkar suspected of rice gift scam CILACAP, Central Java: The government Election Supervisory Committee said it was investigating reports in the Kroya district of Golkar distributing free sacks of rice to people with coupons bearing the party's logo.Amir S.
Wed, 26 May 1999
11 injured as police fire on protesters: Reports
11 injured as police fire on protesters: Reports JAKARTA (JP): Police in the North Sumatra capital of Medan shot into a crowd of about 5,000 students and workers during a protest over a land dispute on Tuesday, wounding at least 11, local hospital sources said.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Golkar charge taints mostly smooth campaign
Golkar charge taints mostly smooth campaign JAKARTA (JP): The first phase of the two-week general election campaign was generally considered secure and orderly, except for a spoiler on Monday which could lead to the Golkar Party's disqualification from the remainder of the campaign.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on May 25, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,000.00 8,060.00 8,000.00 8,100.00Australian dollar 1 5,234.00 5,325.40 5,209.00 5,400.00Austrian schilling 1 613.58 623.21 - -Belgian franc 1 209.30 212.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Jayapura drivers go on strike
Jayapura drivers go on strike JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Dozens of public transportation drivers here went on strike on Tuesday following a police attack against one of them a day earlier.The strike left scores of commuters stranded, forcing some of them to go on foot to their destination.
Wed, 26 May 1999
RI's Olympic team wins 2-1 in opening match
RI's Olympic team wins 2-1 in opening match JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's pre-Olympic soccer team defeated Taiwan 2-1 in an opening match of the Asian zone Group 8 prequalifying round for the 2000 Olympic Games in Tong Dae Moon, Seoul on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Anxious workers halt overseas trip
Anxious workers halt overseas trip BANJARNEGARA, Central Java: Some 300 workers bound for several Asian countries rallied at a labor exporting company here to demand that it cancel their overseas trip for fear the unrest during the campaign season now underway for the June elections would affect...
Wed, 26 May 1999
UN to send 5,000 personnel to East Timor
UN to send 5,000 personnel to East Timor JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations plans to deploy nearly 5,000 personnel, including 280 civilian police officers, for its operations in organizing the August ballot in East Timor.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Spectacle of presidential hopefuls
Spectacle of presidential hopefulsFrom Rakyat MerdekaI would like the attention of all sides related to the presidential hopefuls debates. The debates have become trendy and a business commodity.The format for the debates is unclear.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Presidential hopefuls debate
Presidential hopefuls debateFrom RepublikaJune 7 will be general election day with 48 political parties participating in the elections. The parties will bring their own visions, missions and programs. The event is very important because it will determine the future of Indonesia.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Rebels kill six, injure others in Aceh
Rebels kill six, injure others in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Violence flared again in the province of Aceh on Tuesday, with the military reporting that Free Aceh separatist guerrillas killed six and seriously injured six others.Indonesian Military (TNI) spokesman Maj. Gen.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Soldiers on dead alert
Soldiers on dead alert JAKARTA: Troops jealously guarding vital government offices around the National Monument stopped a funeral procession, which they mistook for a Golkar rally because the mourners carried yellow flags.
Wed, 26 May 1999
'Legitimate' leader key to ending social disorder
'Legitimate' leader key to ending social disorder JAKARTA (JP): Amid the leadership crisis, Indonesia needs a widely-accepted leader to end the social entropy and disorganization that has triggered a series of recent riots, a researcher said on Tuesday.S.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Deputies get the ax at Attorney General's Office
Deputies get the ax at Attorney General's Office JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib is scheduled to lead a ceremony on Wednesday marking a major reshuffle in the Attorney General's Office, with four of five deputy attorney generals being replaced.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Party supporters sit on hot teak
Party supporters sit on hot teak KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Two truckloads of party supporters on they way to a soccer field for a campaign were not aware they were sitting on a load of stolen timber until police stopped them.
Wed, 26 May 1999
No more changes to legislative list: PPI
No more changes to legislative list: PPI JAKARTA (JP): The National Elections Committee (PPI) confirmed on Tuesday the list of provincial legislative candidates was final, shrugging off complaints lodged by parties contesting the June polls."There will be no revision to the list.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Large private banks come short on funds
Large private banks come short on funds JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia deputy governor Subarjo Joyosumarto said on Tuesday owners of large private banks were unable to come up with the 20 percent cash requirement to recapitalize their banks due to ballooning funding needs.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Badminton association told to evaluate its failure
Badminton association told to evaluate its failure JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council (KONI) chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar called on officials of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) to ponder its athletes' failure in the Sudirman Cup and World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May...
Wed, 26 May 1999
Thai activists reject U.S. call on WTO race
Thai activists reject U.S. call on WTO race BANGKOK (AFP): Thai activists Tuesday rejected a U.S. appeal for calm over the highly charged race for the WTO leadership after Washington sparked fury here by failing to back Thailand's candidate.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Thousands of PPP supporters flood the capital's streets
Thousands of PPP supporters flood the capital's streets JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of thousands of United Development Party (PPP) supporters came out in full force in rowdy street rallies across the capital, causing several accidents and massive traffic jams along thoroughfares on Tuesday.Jl.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Golkar landslide likely in South Sulawesi
Golkar landslide likely in South SulawesiBy Jupriadi UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Banners bearing the Golkar logo and number here also bear the image of the hometown man -- B.J. Habibie. He was born in Pare-pare regency before being sent to school in Java by his family.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Jakarta has new deputy governor
Jakarta has new deputy governor JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid installed Fauzie Alvi Yasin, former assistant to the Jakarta secretary in charge of administrative affairs, as Jakarta's deputy governor for economic and financial affairs on Monday.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Golkar mass tear PDR flags
Golkar mass tear PDR flags MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The sixth day of the campaign season here got off to a tense start on Tuesday when a group of people clad in Golkar Party attributes tore flags apart belonging to People's Sovereignty Party (PDR).
Wed, 26 May 1999
Golkar office attacked in Ujungpandang
Golkar office attacked in Ujungpandang UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Resentment against Golkar continued to be expressed on Tuesday when supporters of the United Development Party (PPP) attacked a local office of the ruling party here.
Wed, 26 May 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Indonesian Lessons 5:00 Student's Quiz 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music...
Wed, 26 May 1999
Antam, Mitsui deal on new smelter plant deadlocked
Antam, Mitsui deal on new smelter plant deadlocked JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed state general mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) said on Tuesday it was deadlocked in negotiations with Japanese contractor Mitsui & Co. Ltd.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Bintang displays street cred
Bintang displays street cred SEMARANG: Sri Bintang Pamungkas, the Indonesian Democratic Union Party (PUDI) boss very popular among reformists, is known as an "ex-detainee" and nothing else among the city's traders.
Wed, 26 May 1999
New military paradigm
New military paradigmFrom Media IndonesiaNow that people are every day of their lives concerned with matters pertaining to security and public order -- especially after the bloody May riot and similar riots in Ambon, Ketapang, Kupang, Sambas, Aceh and elsewhere across the country -- the above issue...
Wed, 26 May 1999
Govt plans incentives for coal mining activities
Govt plans incentives for coal mining activities JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Mines and Energy plans to provide new incentives to encourage the development of low quality coal in remote areas.Director General of Mines Rozik Boedioro Soetjipto said on Tuesday the planned incentives would include...
Wed, 26 May 1999
Govt to trace 'Time' reports in Europe
Govt to trace 'Time' reports in Europe JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Muladi announced on Tuesday he would go to Switzerland and Austria with Attorney General A.M. Ghalib to investigate Time magazine's report on the transfer of US$9 billion in funds allegedly belonging to the Soeharto family...
Wed, 26 May 1999
PBI waits for funds from KONI
PBI waits for funds from KONI JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Bowling Association (PBI) had not received financial support from National Sports Council (KONI) to fund its athletes' tryout abroad in preparation for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam in August, PBI's deputy chairman...
Wed, 26 May 1999
Partisan duo killed in crash
Partisan duo killed in crash PADANG, West Sumatra: Two men died and another was seriously injured in a traffic accident on Jl. Simpang Haru after leaving a campaign rally held by Indonesian United Islam Party (PSII) on Monday.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Does televised campaigning get the message across
Does televised campaigning get the message across Television stations broadcast every day staged sessions of debates and orations of political parties. The Jakarta Post correspondents M.M.I. Ahyani in Bandung, Asip Agus Hasani and Sri Wahyuni in Yogyakarta, Lourenco Vicente Martins in Dili, East...
Wed, 26 May 1999
McDermott's Natuna success receives lukewarm welcome
McDermott's Natuna success receives lukewarm welcome JAKARTA (JP): The success of PT McDermott Indonesia, a subsidiary of American construction company J Ray McDermott SA, in winning the contract to build an underwater pipeline to transport natural gas from the Natuna islands to Singapore has...
Wed, 26 May 1999
Indonesia awaits its future
Indonesia awaits its futureBy Patrick Schwarz This is the first of two articles exploring the stake of Indonesian people in the days to come. SEMARANG (JP): Many foreign executives, diplomats and educators that faced a posting to Indonesia over the last few years were handed a book by their...
Wed, 26 May 1999
Rubber futures close lower
Rubber futures close lower SINGAPORE (AFP): Rubber futures prices in Singapore ended lower Tuesday on bigger turnover, dealers said.Volume for the three contracts traded on the Singapore Commodity Exchange Ltd. rose to 7,430 tons from 4,210 tons on Monday.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Democracy taking root
Democracy taking root The rally by Megawati Soekarnoputri's Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) is the popular politician's first personal appearance in the lead up to the June 7 poll, and its peaceful conclusion makes a promising start in the first democratic elections since...
Wed, 26 May 1999
Mahathir tells the West to leave Asia alone
Mahathir tells the West to leave Asia alone KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has told the west to let Asia resolve its own economic problems, warning in his new book that any economic deterioration might spark unrest.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Police disband PRD rally
Police disband PRD rally PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Police here dispersed hundreds of Democratic People's Party (PRD) supporters who attended a night campaign rally on Monday.The party supporters had flocked to Saudagaran square on Jl. D.I.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Motorcycle theft rises in Nusa Tenggara
Motorcycle theft rises in Nusa Tenggara MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Local police here on Tuesday urged motorcycle owners to equip their vehicles with extra locks and use special signs to help them easily identify their belongings if they are stolen later.West Nusa Tenggara Police spokesman Maj.
Wed, 26 May 1999
PDI orator losing listeners
PDI orator losing listeners KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Nico Daryanto, probably one of the greatest orators the once pro-Soeharto Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has ever had, is losing his audience.Two years ago, thousands of people attended his fiery campaign speech.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Secretary-general of home affairs ministry resigns
Secretary-general of home affairs ministry resigns JAKARTA (JP): The secretary-general of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Feisal Tamin, tendered his resignation on Monday, intending to concentrate on chairing the Indonesian Civil Servants Corps (Korpri).
Wed, 26 May 1999
Viewers divided over value of television campaigns
Viewers divided over value of television campaigns JAKARTA (JP): Everyone would agree that campaigning on TV is very useful in that it doesn't cause problems like fear of street violence and traffic snarls.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Hopes for a better Indonesia
Hopes for a better Indonesia While I wrote this on May 19, 1999, far away in England, my thoughts went back to the same day, a year ago, when we lived in Indonesia.On this same day, we got a phone call in the morning from concerned people in our company and were told to leave Jakarta for Singapore,...
Wed, 26 May 1999
Auction opens for forestry concessions
Auction opens for forestry concessions JAKARTA (JP): After several delays, the government finally opened the long-awaited auction for obtaining concession rights to carry out logging activities in the country.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Bus owners play hard to get
Bus owners play hard to get JAKARTA: As animosity against the once extremely powerful Golkar abounds, even bus drivers and people on the street are playing hard to get with the party.Leaders of the ruling Golkar party found getting people and transportation for Monday's campaigning were scarce due...
Wed, 26 May 1999
Monetary policy goals still unclear in most Asian nations
Monetary policy goals still unclear in most Asian nations HONG KONG (Dow Jones): After two years in which the region's financial crisis dominated their decisions, Asian countries have finally regained some freedom to set monetary policy - and some are finding it difficult to reconcile conflicting...
Wed, 26 May 1999
Malaysian sex syndicate busted
Malaysian sex syndicate busted KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian authorities have busted a syndicate in Malaysia's northern Penang state that brought in foreign transvestites to work in the sex industry, a report said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Agenda
Agenda JAKARTA (JP): Wednesday campaigning will be the turn for 10 political parties: the National Awakening Party (PKB); the Justice and Unity Party (PKP); the All-Indonesian Workers Solidarity Party (PSPSI); the Indonesian Nation's National Party (PNBI); the Indonesian Unity in Diversity Party...
Wed, 26 May 1999
Workers stage protest on toll road
Workers stage protest on toll road TANGERANG (JP): At least 1,300 workers of the biscuit company PT Mayora Indah staged a protest for wage increases on the Jakarta-Merak toll road on Tuesday after nine earlier demonstrations went unheeded.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Diabetes research focuses on local foods
Diabetes research focuses on local foods YOGYAKARTA (JP): The 30-year-old man gave up rice three months ago after the doctor told him that he was diabetic. Now, like many diabetic patients, he has boiled potatoes for his meals as he believes that the diet is good for him.
Wed, 26 May 1999
PUI campaigner left in the cold
PUI campaigner left in the cold JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of people attending the Islamic Community Party (PUI) rally in North Jakarta ran for safety, leaving campaigner Zhulhasby in alone, when hundreds of rival party supporters streamed in for their own campaign.
Wed, 26 May 1999
History leads us to be decisive about our future
History leads us to be decisive about our futureBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): It has been frequently said that there is a clear relationship between our past, our present, and our future, and that history teaches us how to perceive this relationship.
Wed, 26 May 1999
'Negative campaigning' prominent, says UNFREL
'Negative campaigning' prominent, says UNFREL JAKARTA (JP): Observers believe the reform movement which forced Soeharto to step down last year has yet to change people's political behavior for the better, with many still engaged in "negative campaigning" for the June 7 general election.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Cement exports rise 200 percent in first quarter: ICPA
Cement exports rise 200 percent in first quarter: ICPA JAKARTA (JP): Cement exports rose 200 percent to 2.2 million tons in the first quarter of the current year from the same period last year, according to the Indonesian Cement Producers Association.
Wed, 26 May 1999
Messy politics may 'delay investor return to Indonesia'
Messy politics may 'delay investor return to Indonesia' SINGAPORE (Agencies): Hopes for a rush of foreign capital into Indonesia following the June 7 elections are dwindling as it becomes clear the result may begin a long period of political deal making.
Wed, 26 May 1999
A backlash against Golkar
A backlash against Golkar With less than a fortnight to go before the ballots are cast in what could easily be the most crucial general election in this country's history, things do not seem to be looking too well for the erstwhile all-powerful ruling party, Golkar.