Archive: 7 June 1999
44 articles found
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Four men arrested for burglary
Four men arrested for burglary PALU, Central Sulawesi: Donggala police officers arrested four men on Friday for allegedly stealing various electronics goods belonging to a local resident, an official said on Saturday. Donggala Police chief Lt. Col. Adrizal Adnan said the arrests were made at 2:30 a.m., with the men caught red-handed in the East Palu district.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Developing political literacy
Developing political literacy By A. Chaedar Alwasilah BANDUNG (JP): Literacy is commonly defined as the quality or state of being literate, that is, educated and cultured, or having the ability to read and write. Within academic circles, literacy is often juxtaposed with orality, that is, being able to listen and speak. Thus defined, people who just listen and speak are hardly qualified as educated and cultured.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
SilkAir gets insurance claim
SilkAir gets insurance claim SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) insurers have paid out a US$35.5 million claim for the SilkAir aircraft that crashed into the Musi river in South Sumatra last year, Singapore's Business Times reported on Saturday. "In fact, the money was paid by the insurers in January last year, within weeks of the crash, to its owner," the paper quoted an SIA source as saying.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Teenagers nabbed for taxi robbery
Teenagers nabbed for taxi robbery JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Pasar Emas in the village of Muara Bhakti in Babelan, Bekasi, detained a female teenager and her accomplice for allegedly attempting to rob a taxi driver on Saturday night. Ela and Andi, both 16, were detained while attempting to escape in the taxi. The taxi driver, Rasto, 41, managed to escape from the robbers, Bekasi Police chief Lt. Col. Adjie Rustam Ramdja said.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
An imposed peace
An imposed peace One year after president Soeharto left office, Indonesia still offers a salutary case study of what a strongman's rule, and its sudden termination, can do to a country. The trials and tribulations which its people have to endure are a painful reminder of what a sudden transition from authoritarian rule to nascent democracy entails... The important question...
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Background of the social safety net program
Background of the social safety net program By Sri Pamoedjo Rahardjo This is the first of two articles on the social safety net. JAKARTA (JP): The social safety net strategy (known by its local acronym as JPS) was first introduced in Indonesia as a response to safeguard the most affected segment of the population from the socioeconomic crisis in 1998.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Which political parties really fight for women?
Which political parties really fight for women? By Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Every day electronic and print media have been running commercials urging women to choose parties "which pay attention to women". The commercials have become so incessant that political campaigners were "forced" to pledge that women's issues would be given greater attention if their party won the elections. However, these campaigners usually failed to elaborate on how they would do this.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Euro hurts China's export
Euro hurts China's export BEIJING (Dow Jones): The faltering debut of the euro has dragged down China's exports to the European Union this year, the official China Daily Business Weekly reported on Sunday. China's sales to E.U. countries fell 2.1 percent in the first four months of 1999, compared with 18.1 percent growth for all of last year, the paper said, citing Chinese customs statistics. The newspaper didn't specify the previous comparative periods.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Misteri Wanita Dalam Ukiyo-e, at Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang - The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62 South Jakarta (Phone: 5201266), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Jun. 30. * Drawing Exhibition: Tumbal by Hendro Suseno, at Galeri Milenium, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Phone: 7507828), Jun. 7. * Photo Exhibition: Bouwlust, by Theo Baart, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Fugitive gunned down in Banyumas
Fugitive gunned down in Banyumas PURWOKERTO, Central Java: A fugitive from the Nusakambangan penitentiary was gunned down by Banyumas Police on Friday. The fugitive, identified as Muyi, 31, was shot in both legs and in the chest. Muyi, who was jailed for his involvement of various crimes, including robbery, rape and drug trafficking, escaped from the prison over two months ago, Antara reported. The shooting started when Muyi was spotted selling a television set to a local resident in Purwokerto.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Minibus burns on toll road
Minibus burns on toll road JAKARTA (JP): An illegal intercity minibus carrying 11 passengers from Cilacap, Central Java, to Lampung, Sumatra, caught fire while traveling on the Cawang-Semanggi toll road here on Saturday morning. The fire, believed to have been caused by sparks from a malfunctioning part, killed a 60-year-old woman, identified as Sarwidi, and seriously wounded four other passengers. The driver of the minibus, identified as Pendi, 21, and his codriver, Bogel, 17, fled the scene.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Irianese hostage still treated
Irianese hostage still treated JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Yolanda, one of 11 Irianese hostages kidnapped by an Irianese rebel group on May 5 and freed on May 31, was still being treated at the Marthen Indey military hospital here as of Saturday due to malaria. The other hostages, who were freed by the Papua New Guinea military, were allowed to go home after doctors declared them to be in a good health, Antara reported. Yolanda is an employee at the health center at the Arso oil palm plantation.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Java not fully open to 'foreign miners': Government
Java not fully open to 'foreign miners': Government JAKARTA (JP): The government will not fully open the island of Java to foreign mining investors, in order to give local mining investors the opportunity to grow, a top official at the Ministry of Mines and Energy said on Friday. Rozik said foreign mining investors who want to invest in Java should first set up joint ventures with local companies which already hold contracts on the island and are currently active in exploration or exploitation.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian students abroad cautioned
Malaysian students abroad cautioned KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi warned Malaysian students abroad on Sunday to beware of foreigners, the official Bernama news agency reported. The report said Abdullah expressed regret some students were being "used" by foreigners to criticize the government through the Internet.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Utilization of export credit guarantee facilities low: BI
Utilization of export credit guarantee facilities low: BI JAKARTA (JP): The utilization of financing facilities provided by foreign governments and financial institutions for local exporters to import raw materials has been very low due to the volatility of the rupiah and problems in the domestic banking industry, according to Bank Indonesia.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
What kind of Indonesian leader do you want?
What kind of Indonesian leader do you want? By Yani Prasatya JAKARTA (JP): Many polls have been conducted to predict who the upcoming leader of this nation will be through the elections. But seldom is the question asked: what makes a good leader? We have heard the presidential candidates sharing their vision. But is that enough? Do you remember what Soeharto promised in his first speech in 1967? He promised us democracy while condemning the centralized-absolute power.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Presidential debates
Presidential debates From Kompas Many people have recently voiced their opinions on the ongoing debates among presidential hopefuls. Some see the necessity of the debates, while others do not agree with them. I think that the nonparticipation of Megawati Soekarnoputri and Sultan Hamengkubuwono in the debates is due to their view that the debates are not an absolute requirement for future leaders.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Govt must act to lure 'foreign cruise ships'
Govt must act to lure 'foreign cruise ships' JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Inbound Tour Operators Club Arievaldy Kumarga said on Saturday the government should be more active in encouraging foreign cruise ship operators to enter Indonesian waters. "The government, and even local tour operators, have rarely participated in international tourism promotion events on the cruise travel sector," he told The Jakarta Post.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Women show awareness of need of vote
Women show awareness of need of vote JAKARTA (JP): A barrage of advertisements have emphasized the right of women to make their own decision in Monday's elections. Some ads have attempted to raise women's awareness of the need to vote for parties which focus on improving conditions for women. What do women themselves say?
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia 'able to enter' Swiss, Austrian bank secrecy
Indonesia 'able to enter' Swiss, Austrian bank secrecy JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government has claimed to be able to penetrate bank secrecy in Switzerland and Austria on cases related to money laundering, including the allegedly ill-gotten wealth owned by former president Soeharto and his family.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Singaporean banks sue Aster Dharma
Singaporean banks sue Aster Dharma JAKARTA (JP): Two Singapore banks have jointly filed a bankruptcy claim against PT Aster Dharma Industri for failing to exercise its guarantee in taking over the matured debt of its subsidiary operating in Singapore. Rahmat Bastian of Dermawan & Co.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Akbar, Mega to vote in Jakarta, Amien in Yogyakarta
Akbar, Mega to vote in Jakarta, Amien in Yogyakarta JAKARTA (JP): Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung will cast his vote on Monday at polling station (TPS) No. 2 in Senayan, South Jakarta, while Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will vote at TPS No. 18 near her home in Kebagusan, South Jakarta. National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Amien Rais will vote in his hometown of Yogyakarta, Antara reported. President B.J.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Asian financial markets to take back seat
Asian financial markets to take back seat SINGAPORE (AFP): Investors in Asian currencies and stock markets are expected to stay largely on the sidelines this week due to Indonesia's historic polls, expectations of more fiscal stimulus measures by Japan and jitters over possible U.S. interest rate rises. Asian currencies traded rangebound in the past week to end steady against the U.S. dollar. Stock markets kept wary eyes on U.S. jobless data that could help point the direction of U.S.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
New policy allows small car prices to drop
New policy allows small car prices to drop JAKARTA (JP): Buyers of sedans and commercial cars with small engine capacity will benefit from the government's planned new automotive policy, to be announced later this month. Director General of Metal, Machinery, Electronics and Various Industries Agus Tjahajana said on Friday the prices of such cars could be lowered by 20 percent.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Most city buses remain at pool
Most city buses remain at pool JAKARTA (JP): Seventy percent of 15,390 city buses normally serving the capital did not operate during the election campaign period from May 19 to June 4, as bus crew members feared clashes between party supporters. Aip Sjarifuddin, head of the Jakarta chapter of the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda), said on Saturday that bus crew members were unwilling to work as "they may have lost their lives if they did.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Habibie announces twin additions to family
Habibie announces twin additions to family JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie chose to sing first before making a surprise announcement to the south of the capital at the Bogor Presidential Office on Saturday. The Presidential announcement was made after he sang the kroncong song Terkenang-kenang (Always in My Memory) in front of 1,000 elderly people.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia's election system, only one of its kind
Indonesia's election system, only one of its kind JAKARTA (JP): When Indonesians go to the polls Monday, they will be abiding by an electoral system that is apparently without exact precedent or parallel anywhere else in the world. It is a unique combination of proportional representation by province with some elements of a district system. Experts have admitted the system was confusing, and open to interpretations from parties involved.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
'Office 2000': The Web will be your office
'Office 2000': The Web will be your office By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): In a few days, computer users in the U.S. will be able to buy Microsoft Office 2000 from their local stores. It may take a bit longer for the boxes to show up at any of the outlets of our favorite software store Precision, but this new edition will replace the ubiquitous Office 97. Four different packages will be offered.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Government comes under fire on 'reward' for DPR members
Government comes under fire on 'reward' for DPR members JAKARTA (JP): A prominent member of the House of Representatives from the United Development Party (PPP) on Sunday expressed his opposition to President B.J. Habibie's plan to give a "token of gratitude", worth Rp 150 million (US$18,750), to each of the 500 House members.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Voters to decide nation's future
Voters to decide nation's future JAKARTA (JP): A perhaps long and twisting pursuit for a democratic society will commence when some 112 million people across the country go to the polls on Monday. On the eve of the historic elections, the eighth in Indonesia's 54 year-old history and the first since the downfall of long-time ruler Soeharto, President Habibie capped popular calls on the nation to exercise its right to vote in order to free itself from conflicts and authoritarianism.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
UNAMET wants end to East Timor violence
UNAMET wants end to East Timor violence DILI, East Timor (JP): UN Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) representative Ian Martin appealed to the two conflicting factions and their supporters here on Sunday to stop attacking each other and help create a conducive climate for the Aug. 8 ballot. "In entering a new scene of East Timor history, I'm appealing to the two conflicting factions and their supporters to stop violence and provocative actions," he said in a press release here.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Please teach me more about Islam
Please teach me more about Islam About nine years ago I (a westerner) became a new born Muslim in Indonesia and I was very proud. I married a woman from Purbalingga, West Java. What happened there before the start of the campaign was very painful for the Golkar Party. PDI Perjuangan supporters allegedly ordered female Golkar supporters to take off their T-shirts.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Firms to cooperate on petrochemical project
Firms to cooperate on petrochemical project TOKYO (Dow Jones): Nissho Iwai Corp, Itochu Corp, an Indonesian firm and a Thai firm will put up a combined US$1 million every four months to cover plant maintenance costs at an Indonesian petrochemical complex project in East Java, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) reported in its Sunday morning edition. Construction at the complex was suspended due to the country's economic crisis.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Soldiers distribute ballot boxes in Aceh
Soldiers distribute ballot boxes in Aceh By Budiman Moerdijat and Noer Faisal LHOKSEUMAWE, North Aceh (JP): Heavily armed troops distributed ballot boxes on Sunday to villages here in the final preparations for the polls, amid rumors that fresh violence would break out in the troubled province.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Watchdogs gear up for polls as violation reports pile up
Watchdogs gear up for polls as violation reports pile up JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of poll monitors across the country are bracing for Monday's general election, billed as the most democratic in over 40 years despite mounting reports of elections violations. In Bandung, West Java, the provincial elections monitoring committee called on poll officials not to prevent student poll monitors from obtaining cards which enable them to vote in locations other than where they are registered.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Vote for real change
Vote for real change Today is decision time for Indonesia, or more precisely for Indonesians. For once, people of voting age have a rare opportunity to determine their own fate, like all free people in a civilized society should. This year's general election, for all its flaws, offers Indonesians the chance to elect their own leaders in a democratic fashion. It certainly beats the last six rigged elections that saw Soeharto reelected each time.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Forty-nine inmates escape from Mataram penitentiary
Forty-nine inmates escape from Mataram penitentiary JAKARTA (JP): At least 49 prisoners escaped from the Mataram penitentiary in West Nusa Tenggara on Sunday morning after working together to force open the prison's iron gates. One guard was injured in the incident. No prison officials or local police were willing to comment on the massive escape. When contacted by The Jakarta Post, prison staff said they were not permitted to talk at the moment.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Carter meets Habibie, opposition party leaders
Carter meets Habibie, opposition party leaders JAKARTA (JP): Former United States president Jimmy Carter on Sunday held a series of meetings with President B.J. Habibie and party leaders Amien Rais of the National Mandate Party (PAN) and Megawati Soekarnoputri of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan). The meetings, held just one day before the general election, were meant to ascertain the leading politicians' concepts for the future.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Five die in revenge attack in Jepara
Five die in revenge attack in Jepara JAKARTA (JP): At least five men were killed in Bandungharjo village in a failed revenge attack by residents from a neighboring village in Keling district, Jepara regency, Central Java. Jepara Police chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Unused toilets mark ineptitude
Unused toilets mark ineptitude KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Many public toilets at schools and government offices in villages across the provice have never been used due to poor planning and water shortages, an official said here on Friday.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
East Timor mystery
East Timor mystery The United Nations Assessment Mission on East Timor has arrived in East Timor. It is organizing its facilities and staff in preparation of the ballot in East Timor to be held on Aug. 8, 1999. In connection with these activities, the mission's spokesman in Dili said the UN was still concerned over the increasing violence, intimidation and terror campaigns against local people.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:30 Traditional Performance 1:00 p.m. Music 2:00 News 2:30 Student's Quiz 3:00 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:00 Technology Program 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music 8:30 TV Series: Full House 9:00 World News 9:30 Talk Show 10:30 Film 11:50 Late News Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
ICW vs Ghalib
ICW vs Ghalib The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) finding published in the press late last week has jolted many people. The ICW has found evidence of the transfer of Rp 1.8 billion (about US$225,000) by two prominent businessmen to Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib's bank account. Between Feb. 12 and May 6 of this year 11 bank transfers and cash deposits occurred. The ICW also traced credit transfer accounts in Ghalib's name to the tune of more than Rp 2 billion.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia defends control
Malaysia defends control KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysia's deputy trade minister said foreign investors remain confident about the country's outlook despite criticism of government policies by the International Monetary Fund and foreign media organizations, a report said Sunday.