Archive: 30 June 1999
48 articles found
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
MPR members must be free to elect president
MPR members must be free to elect president By Asip Agus Hasani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Misunderstandings about the nature of a multi-party system have led to the current "unhealthy" trend in national politics, says Amien Rais, chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN).
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Government calls off plan to merge SI and Sucofindo
Government calls off plan to merge SI and Sucofindo JAKARTA (JP): The government has canceled a plan to merge state-owned PT Surveyor Indonesia (SI) and another state-owned surveyor PT Sucofindo into one business entity. SI president Toga M. Sitompul said on Tuesday that although the two companies would be placed under the same holding company, they would be allowed to operate independently.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Car thefts on the rise
Car thefts on the rise MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Vehicle thefts here have increased 112 percent from January to June compared to the same period last year. Police attributed much of the increase to the fact that stolen vehicles were becoming easier to sell. There were 247 cases compared to 116 cases last year. "The theft takes only three minutes and the vehicle is given an instant makeover," provincial police chief Col. Sukandri said.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
TNI pledges neutrality in presidential race
TNI pledges neutrality in presidential race JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) will place the national interest of the country above all else in the presidential election, its chief Gen. Wiranto said on Tuesday. Wiranto was responding to lecturers of the University of Indonesia who suggested that TNI abstain in the presidential election. The event will climax the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) scheduled for November. "The assurance gives us encouragement.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Habibie to meet politicians on Soeharto
Habibie to meet politicians on Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie will consult with leaders of major political parties and other public figures to decide what course of action to take with former president Soeharto, Minister of Justice/State Secretary Muladi said on Tuesday. He said the consultation process would start next month once the final results of the June 7 general election were announced.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Soccer 10:00 Music 11:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Indonesian Children 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 9:00 World News 9:30 Talk Show 10:30 TV Series: Labyrinth 11:35 Late News Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
The danger of sectarian politics
The danger of sectarian politics By Santi W.E. Soekanto and Wisnu Pramudya JAKARTA (JP): Over the one-year period since Soeharto's resignation in May last year, Indonesian Muslims have been warned at least twice against allowing the reemergence of "sectarian politics". The first occasion was last year when new political parties mushroomed with dozens declaring Islam as their parties' ideology.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indofood stake sale awaits approval
Indofood stake sale awaits approval JAKARTA (JP): The sale of Salim Group's stake in publicly listed food maker PT Indofood Sukses Makmur to Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd. is still waiting for the approval of creditors, Indofood's director said on Tuesday. Chief executive officer Eva Riyanti Hutapea said the company was trying to get unanimous consent from the creditors.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Islamic law biased on woman leader
Islamic law biased on woman leader Can a woman be a president in Indonesia? This question has been aired frequently these days as a woman-led Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) takes a lead in vote counting. Ahmad Syafii Maarif, acting chairman of the 28- million strong Muhammadiyah Muslim organization talks to The Jakarta Post about the issue. Question: Is it true that Islam does not allow a woman to become a president?
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Military faces dilemma at MPR General Session
Military faces dilemma at MPR General Session By D. Ali Nurdin JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) may have passed the test of neutrality in the 1999 general election, but the real test will be the presidential election at the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in November.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Militia members attack UN post in East Timor: Official
Militia members attack UN post in East Timor: Official JAKARTA (JP): A 100-strong group of pro-Jakarta militiamen attacked an unarmed UN outpost in East Timor on Tuesday, injuring a foreign electoral officer and several East Timorese, a UN official said.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Udin's widow upset by light demand
Udin's widow upset by light demand YOGYAKARTA: The widow of slain journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafrudin is disappointed at the military prosecutor's demand for an eight-month sentence for an official implicated in the murder of her husband. The former regent of Bantul, Sri Roso Sudarmo, is being tried in military court because of his rank as colonel.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Mulialand to join INDRA
Mulialand to join INDRA JAKARTA (JP): PT Mulialand, a property company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, said on Tuesday it would join the government-sponsored private debt restructuring scheme to settle its US$200 million in foreign debt. Company president Tjahja Sathiadi said the debt restructuring scheme provided by the Indonesian Debt Restructuring Agency (INDRA) would be more suitable for the property company. He said Mulia would join INDRA's scheme in October.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Corruption suspects still at helm of Bank DKI
Corruption suspects still at helm of Bank DKI JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said on Tuesday that he had not received any notice from the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office regarding the status of two city-owned Bank DKI executives, who are suspects in a Rp 2 billion (US$300 million) corruption case.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Contaminated Belgian products
Contaminated Belgian products The Embassy of Belgium would like to rectify some wrong information to Indonesian consumers following the contamination of some Belgian products with dioxin. Some supermarkets and retailers in Jakarta and elsewhere in the country are currently putting up signs assuring their customers that no Belgian products are sold in their stores. Some even go so far as to imply that all Belgian products contain dioxin, a substance that carries a serious health hazard.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Thai woman tried for heroin
Thai woman tried for heroin TANGERANG (JP): A Thai woman broke down at Tangerang District Court here on Tuesday during her indictment for trafficking 4.25 kilograms of heroin concealed in her luggage. Wearing a black dress and brown pants, Suphaporn Phanluang alias Nang began sobbing before presiding judge Jesminar Idrus opened the trial. Prosecutor Rustam Nawawi said the 32-year-old defendant arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on flight TG 433 from Bangkok on Feb. 17.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Man tried for drug trafficking
Man tried for drug trafficking JAKARTA (JP): A 26-year-old man was indicted at the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday for allegedly intending to traffic 30 grams of heroin. Prosecutor Fachrur Rozy said the defendant, Acuan alias Sulaeman, along with his fiancee, identified as Sella Rosella, was arrested while under medical treatment at Husada Hospital on April 17, this year. "Police officers found the heroin in Sella's bag," Fachrur said. Sella will be tried in a separate trial.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Problems prompt Medco's hold on Riau oil output
Problems prompt Medco's hold on Riau oil output JAKARTA (JP): Pipeline problems forced publicly listed oil and gas company PT Medco Energi Corporation to suspended its oil production in Lirik, Riau, for the past six months, cutting its total oil output by 10 percent, the company said on Tuesday.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Sutiyoso says hike in bus fares undecided
Sutiyoso says hike in bus fares undecided JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is waiting to receive input from various parties before it decides by how much public transportation fares will be increased, Governor Sutiyoso said on Tuesday. Sutiyoso said he was aware that the decision to increase fares would be unpopular.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Sofjan claims innocence in fraud case
Sofjan claims innocence in fraud case JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Sofjan Wanandi has been listed as a fugitive for allegedly defrauding three state banks of up to Rp 1 trillion (US$149 million). However, Sofjan, head of the widely diversified Gemala Group, denied on Tuesday he had defrauded the banks.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Deddy says Tintus fit to be head coach
Deddy says Tintus fit to be head coach JAKARTA (JP): Former men's national team coach, Deddy Prasetyo, urged the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) to team him up with Tintus Arianto Wibowo to coach the men's team for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam in August. "I think Tintus should serve as the head coach and I would only assist him. Of four players who have qualified for the team, three of them are my players and one is Tintus's," he said during a lunch on Tuesday.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Independent regulatory body in telecoms sector needed
Independent regulatory body in telecoms sector needed JAKARTA (JP): Local telecommunications operators and experts have called for the establishment of an independent regulatory body to oversee the telecommunications sector. They said such an agency was needed to create a healthy environment in the country's telecommunications business.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Travelers, check fraud by Visa
Travelers, check fraud by Visa In response to Ina R's and Citibank's letters (May 21 and June 28 respectively), I would like to warn users of travelers checks of the "investigative process". I had purchased Visa checks from Standard Chartered bank in Jakarta and lost them, plus passports etc., in Melbourne. I complied immediately and fully with all the refund terms and conditions as stated on the back of the purchase agreement.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Former U.S. ambassador praises Indonesian polling
Former U.S. ambassador praises Indonesian polling By Yenni Djahidin WASHINGTON (JP): The good news about the June 7 election in Indonesia is that it was peaceful and orderly. The bad news is that the party with the most votes will not necessarily become the next government, according to former U.S. ambassador to Indonesia Paul Wolfowitz. Wolfowitz, who was U.S.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bank DKI employee seeks legal help
Bank DKI employee seeks legal help JAKARTA (JP): A woman worker from city owned Bank DKI visited the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute on Tuesday to seek legal advice on her dispute with the bank, which she claims violated her human rights by barring her from marrying. Yuli Paramastuti, 35, said she was suspended in January shortly after she questioned the bank's decision to demote her from a permanent employee to a trainee. "Through the decision, I am not allowed to marry for at least two years.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Utut meets Fridman in Fide championships
Utut meets Fridman in Fide championships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto starts the World Cup Fide chess championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 29 to Aug. 30, meeting International Master (IM) Daniel Fridman of Latvia. Although Fridman is an IM, his elo rating is equal to a GM of 2529. Utut's rating is higher than Fridman's by 86 points or 2615. Utut said he was confident he could beat Fridman. "On paper, I can beat Fridman.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Palace officials apologize over 'peci' affair
Palace officials apologize over 'peci' affair JAKARTA (JP): Two senior officials at Merdeka Palace denied on Monday President B.J. Habibie had ordered journalists to wear a peci, a traditional black cap, when covering stories at the palace. "If there are any parties who said (wearing a peci) was an obligation, it was only a misunderstanding, and the palace apologizes to journalists if there was an impression that there was such an instruction from the President," Dewi said.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Villagers arrested for killing hoodlum
Villagers arrested for killing hoodlum BOGOR (JP): Police have detained 13 Pangkal Jaya villagers in Nanggung district for allegedly killing a 30-year-old man who they said was a notorious hoodlum at the illegal gold mining site on Pongkor hill. Chief of the Bogor Police Lt. Col. Ade Husen Kartadipura said officers also were seeking another villager, Udin Handi Somda, in the murder.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Hoodlums told to find a better profession
Hoodlums told to find a better profession JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said on Tuesday that hoodlums should find better professions and stop harassing city residents. "Those of you who consider yourselves hoodlums, please change your profession to something which is legitimate," Sutiyoso said at City Hall. "The city administration will do its best to create more job opportunities for all jobless city residents.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Mulia Industrindo debts
Mulia Industrindo debts JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed glass and ceramics producer PT Mulia Industrindo said on Tuesday it was optimistic restructuring of its US$550 million debt to foreign creditors would be concluded in the third quarter of this year. The company said its foreign creditors' steering committee, which includes representatives from the Bank of America, the ABN AMRO Bank, Credit Lyonnais and the Sakura Bank had agreed in principle to the debt restructuring proposal.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Azizi Grand Mosque anniversary combines with national holiday
Azizi Grand Mosque anniversary combines with national holiday By Junardi Harahap MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Azizi Grand Mosque in Tanjungpura subdistrict, Langkat regency, had its birthday solemnly commemorated for the first time when it turned 100 on Saturday. Thousands of Muslims from Langkat and other towns flocked to the mosque to celebrate the anniversary, which coincided with a national holiday -- the Prophet Muhammad's birthday.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
HK firm buys Lonsum stake
HK firm buys Lonsum stake JAKARTA (JP): Lazard Asia, a Hong Kong-based investment firm, has agreed to buy a 50 percent stake in publicly listed plantation company PT London Sumatra (PT Lonsum). Lonsum said on Tuesday that under the agreement signed on June 25, the Hong Kong company would buy its 485.6 million new shares, or about 50 percent of total shares. The transaction, which would also include purchases of Lonsum plantation assets, is worth about US$105 million.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
A woman for president
A woman for president With reference to the future presidency of Indonesia, I was surprised and disappointed by the recent remarks made by "reformist" Amien Rais and Abdurrahman Wahid, which only serve to support the political camp that opposes the choice of "a woman" for Indonesia's next president.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
ACeS to launch Garuda-1 satellite in September
ACeS to launch Garuda-1 satellite in September JAKARTA (JP): After a one-year delay caused by technical difficulties, Indonesia-based international satellite operator PT Asia Cellular Satellite (ACeS) announced it would launch its US$757 million Garuda-1 satellite in the second week of September.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
YLKI skeptical over milk donated to poor
YLKI skeptical over milk donated to poor JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) questioned on Tuesday the motives of several organizations which have donated discounted and free condensed milk to poor families in the capital. YLKI executives told The Jakarta Post that the donations were ineffective in combating malnutrition and backfired on the donor organizations by creating the impression they were using the activity to promote their institutions and products.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Police urge prosecutors, judges to improve image
Police urge prosecutors, judges to improve image JAKARTA (JP): City police urged prosecutors and judges to increase their commitment to improving the quality of law enforcement in the capital. According to Jakarta Police chief of detectives Col. Alex Bambang Riatmodjo, police are often disappointed when they learn the suspects they arrested have simply been freed by the courts.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on June 29, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Taxi driver's body identified by family
Taxi driver's body identified by family TANGERANG (JP): After four days at the hospital morgue, a body found in Pagerhaur village in Legok district here was identified on Friday as Usin bin Yusuf, a driver of an unlicensed taxi. The identification was made by the victim's relatives, who reported him missing on Wednesday, or a day after the body was found by residents. Head of Legok Police First Lt.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Great River to boost export to help cover forex losses
Great River to boost export to help cover forex losses JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed apparel producer PT Great River International plans to double its exports this year to help cover its huge foreign exchange losses. "We will increase this year's exports by 100 percent from 1998," Great River president Sunjoto Tanudjaja said on Tuesday after the company's annual and extraordinary shareholders meeting.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 29, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 525 -25 7,500 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 400 50 5,000 Alter Abadi 475 0 694,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,150 -25 10,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 700 50 501,000 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,550 0 5,018,000 Anwar Sierad 450 0 330,500 APAC Centertex Corp.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bakrie unit blames Japanese for debt default
Bakrie unit blames Japanese for debt default JAKARTA (JP): Steelmaker PT South East Asia Pipe Industries (SEAPI), a unit of the Bakrie group, said on Tuesday it had defaulted on a total of US$100 million in debts to foreign creditors due to poor sales performance amid unfair competition from Japanese steelmakers. Company president and chief executive officer Abas F.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Auctioned CPO nets low prices, slow demand due to glut: KPB
Auctioned CPO nets low prices, slow demand due to glut: KPB JAKARTA (JP): The government-sponsored Joint Marketing Office (KPB) for farm products only sold 8,000 tons of the 19,500 tons of crude palm oil (CPO) put on auction on Tuesday. The CPO came from state-owned plantation companies PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) I to XIV. The head of KPB's Palm Oil Marketing Center, Adi Kuncoro, said the results of the auction showed the stock of CPO on the domestic market was abundant.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Car Industry deregulated
Car Industry deregulated The automobile industry predictably reacted with deep disappointment to the sweeping changes made last week by the government in the car tax and import tariff structures. Auto assemblers, which have invested a great deal in the industry to fulfill the local content requirement to qualify for tax and import duty reductions, obviously became frustrated after the abolition of the incentives, which were introduced only in 1993.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
WB urges more local financing resources
WB urges more local financing resources JAKARTA (JP): World Bank managing director Sven Strom urged Indonesia on Tuesday to seek additional domestic resources to finance the 2000/2001 state budget and not count on additional loans from the bank. He said the bank would assist the government in "finding ways" to secure more domestic financing resources.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Wiranto denies oppression in Aceh
Wiranto denies oppression in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Wiranto denied on Tuesday the presence of security troops in Aceh was causing residents to flee the volatile province. Wiranto was refuting a statement by Aceh Governor Syamsuddin Mahmud, who said after meeting with President B.J. Habibie here on Monday the trauma of a decade-long military operation in Aceh was so deep that many Acehnese fled the presence of security forces. "It's not true.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Golkar official accused in beating
Golkar official accused in beating WAMENA, Irian Jaya: About 100 residents in Jayawijaya regency held a demonstration in Sinakma, Hubikosi village, to demand that the chairman of the local Golkar Party chapter take responsibility for allegedly beating up a villager. Wamena parish priest John Ph. Saklil told The Jakarta Post the demonstration led by Yemius Miage was held on the grounds of the regional legislative council.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Families accuse PM of cover-up
Families accuse PM of cover-up BANGKOK (AFP): Families of 52 protesters shot dead by Thai soldiers in a popular uprising seven years ago on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai of covering up a full report into the riots. The report gave a detailed account of the "Bloody May" revolt against strongman ruler Gen. Suchinda Kraprayoon in 1992 in which soldiers opened fire on crowds of hundreds of thousands in central Bangkok.
Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
KPU members want poll results recounted
KPU members want poll results recounted JAKARTA (JP): Amid suspicion of elections fraud and irregularities in the computerized vote count for the June 7 general election, some members of the General Elections Commission (KPU) suggested on Tuesday a nationwide recount of poll results.