Archive: 5 July 1999
35 articles found
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Why are small firms important?
Why are small firms important? By Philippe Lyssens JAKARTA (JP): Why are small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) important for Indonesia? SMEs are said to be the backbone of the national economy, and even more so in times of crisis. With the dominance of Chinese businesses in the Soeharto era and the present high demand for foreign investment, there will be strong pressure on the government to support the pribumi (indigenous) entrepreneur.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
A bloody anniversary
A bloody anniversary Anniversaries normally being happy occasions calling for celebration, it is deplorable that a lack of restraint turned the 53rd anniversary of the Indonesian National Police last week into a spree of violence. According to media reports, at least 37 demonstrators were injured after being shot by rubber bullets, kicked and beaten with sticks and rifle butts during a clash with police. Nine protesters were seriously wounded with bullet wounds.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
IMF emerges with its authority enhanced
IMF emerges with its authority enhanced WASHINGTON (AFP): The International Monetary Fund, the target of sharp criticism during the Asian financial crisis, has emerged from the ordeal a more transparent institution and with its authority enhanced. The Asian meltdown, which erupted in Thailand with the devaluation of the baht July 2, 1997, sparked a veritable "revolution" in the way the IMF does business, its managing director, Michel Camdessus, told AFP in a recent interview.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Get the job through the Internet and save your money, energy
Get the job through the Internet and save your money, energy By Sherrilyn Lee SEMINYAK, Bali (JP): Imagine this scenario: The economic downturn in Asia causes your company to do badly and you are handed the dreaded pink slip.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Military 'must play its cards right'
Military 'must play its cards right' The Indonesian Military (TNI) is seen as a force to be reckoned with in the presidential election in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in November. Political analyst J. Soedjati Djiwandono discusses the issue.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Don't' delay MPR session, experts say
Don't' delay MPR session, experts say JAKARTA (JP): Law and political experts have warned that a delay to the scheduled General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in November would wreak havoc to political life. Constitutional law experts Sri Soemantri and Satya Arinanto, and political observers Hermawan Sulistyo and Marsilam Simanjuntak were contacted by The Jakarta Post separately on Saturday and Sunday, and concluded the postponement was politically motivated.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Welcome Monument incurs Rp 254m in damages
Welcome Monument incurs Rp 254m in damages JAKARTA (JP): Damage caused during the recent electoral campaign to electrical cables, steel wires and decorative lamps used to light up the 47-meter Selamat Datang (Welcome) Monument has so far reached an estimated cost of Rp 254 million (US$37,910), a city official said. The head of the city's public roads electrical agency, IGKG Suena, said on Sunday damage calculations had not been finalized.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
PATA membership needed
PATA membership needed JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association's (PHRI) Bali chapter has asked the government to maintain Indonesia's membership in the international tourism organization Pacific-Asia Travel Association (PATA). "Quitting from PATA will negatively affect Indonesia's tourism sector. The sector is expected to help start the recovery of the country's economy," PHRI Bali branch president I Gede Wiratha was quoted by Antara as saying on Friday.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Abducted Army member found dead in ditch
Abducted Army member found dead in ditch JAKARTA (JP): An Army member who was abducted by a group of unidentified gunmen on Friday was found dead the following day in Aceh, bringing the number of slain servicemen in the troubled province since May to 30. North Aceh Military commander Lt. Col. Giyono told Antara the mutilated body of Second Sgt. Muhammad Sufy, was found near a gas station in Geurugok subdistrict. Sufy was a member of the Makmur district military command.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia 'won't leave East Timor in irresponsible way'
Indonesia 'won't leave East Timor in irresponsible way' JAKARTA (JP): Foreign Minister Ali Alatas said on Sunday the government would not stay long in troubled East Timor if the August popular consultation opts for independence. Alatas said, however, the government would not leave the province in "an irresponsible way".
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Poll defeat not end of Islamic political life
Poll defeat not end of Islamic political life JAKARTA (JP): Politician Yusril Ihza Mahendra refuted on Sunday suggestions that the defeat Islamic parties suffered at the June 7 polls signified an end to Muslims' political activism. Addressing over 5,000 people thronging the Al-Azhar Grand Mosque in South Jakarta, the chairman of the Crescent Star Party (PBB) said politics was a never-ending process and that no defeat or victory were eternal.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Ministers wary of their future amid PDI-P lead
Ministers wary of their future amid PDI-P lead By Kornelius Purba JAKARTA (JP): As creeping poll results show a consistent lead for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), several Cabinet ministers and senior officials have become more anxious about their future in Habibie's camp. Campaigns from President B.J. Habibie's camp are intensifying for more support for his election, while ministers and officials are looking after the fate of their own destinies.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Refugees die in poor conditions
Refugees die in poor conditions TUAL, Maluku: At least 15 out of about 20,000 Muslims sheltered in squalid conditions in seven makeshift refugee centers here died in June because of food and clean water shortages and exposure to bad weather. Three of the dead were infants.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Aceh does not deserve another war
Aceh does not deserve another war By Barbara Leigh SYDNEY (JP): The white sands of Aceh's beaches are fresh in my memory. What is the future for its people? Will there be a referendum there? Do people want independence, autonomy, or just the chance to participate in the wealth of their own province? At the moment there would seem to be three major groups in Aceh whose views will play a significant role in deciding the direction in which Aceh will move in the future.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Idham Chalid admitted to hospital
Idham Chalid admitted to hospital JAKARTA: Former chief of the Supreme Advisory Council and senior Muslim politician Idham Chalid was rushed to Gatot Subroto Army Hospital on Sunday, Antara said. It quoted one of Idham's children, Syaiful Hadi, as saying that over the past two years, the health of the senior member of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) had been deteriorating. Idham is in the intensive care unit in Kartika Pavilion. Born in South Kalimantan on Jan.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Experts stress need for sex education
Experts stress need for sex education JAKARTA (JP): Experts reiterated the need for sex education in the schools to counter the impact of erotic media on unprepared young readers.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Ericsson sells new handset
Ericsson sells new handset JAKARTA (JP): Ericsson Indonesia launched its new handset over the weekend. The company said the Ericsson's A class was designed for people looking for an easy-to-use phone at a reasonable price. Ericsson handsets also come in the R class, which is designed for those demanding high performance and complete features, and the T class, for those willing to pay for a sophisticated phone that appeals to their emotions.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN reaffirms plan on energy cooperation
ASEAN reaffirms plan on energy cooperation BANGKOK (Reuters): Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations reaffirmed on Saturday a commitment to cooperate in the energy sector despite difficulties caused by oversupply and the regional economic crisis.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
TNI may participate in presidential election: Yusril
TNI may participate in presidential election: Yusril JAKARTA (JP): Politician Yusril Ihza Mahendra suggested on Sunday that the Indonesian Military (TNI) faction should not name its own presidential candidates, but said members should vote in the presidential election.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Banks won't be quick to renew lending: Experts
Banks won't be quick to renew lending: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's real sector should not expect local banks to resume significant lending in the immediate future even though the central bank benchmark interest rate has dropped to the precrisis level and major banks have been recapitalized, experts say. Senior banker I Nyoman Moena says that domestic banks need more time to adjust their lending rate structure to reflect the current low interest rate environment.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Police stay silent over detainees
Police stay silent over detainees JAKARTA (JP): Police remained tightlipped on the investigation of four detained activists from the Democratic People's Party (PRD) but vowed to continue looking into last week's clash between officers and party members. City Police detective chief Col.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
The Habibies donate Rp1b for mosque
The Habibies donate Rp1b for mosque MANADO, North Sulawesi: President B.J. Habibie and his family have donated Rp 1 billion for the Rp 4 billion renovation of the ancient Grand Mosque Gorontalo, Antara said on Sunday. The news agency quoted Gorontalo Mayor Medi Botutihe as saying that some Rp 2.2 billion had been raised for the renovation of the mosque, which was constructed in 1728. Some of the fund was donated by Gorontalo people in Jakarta, including renowned businessman Rachmat Gobel.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Export financing bank to start soon
Export financing bank to start soon JAKARTA (JP): The newly established export financing Bank Ekspor Indonesia (BEI) will start operations early next month, the bank's executive has said. BEI's president, Budi Mulya, said on Friday the government had injected Rp 3 trillion as an initial paid-up capital to support its operations.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia, S. Korea tipped as born-again Asian tigers
Indonesia, S. Korea tipped as born-again Asian tigers LONDON (Reuters): Ask emerging markets experts to tip some born-again Asian tigers and one frontrunner is predictable -- South Korea. Another is not for the faint-hearted investor, it is Indonesia. Two years after the Asian crisis began, Reuters asked 25 economists and fund-managers in Asia, Europe and the United States to forecast which emerging economies would produce the best investment returns in the coming 12 months.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian charged for acid attack
Indonesian charged for acid attack SINGAPORE (AFP): A 17-year-old Indonesian maid may face life imprisonment in Singapore after being charged with pouring sulfuric acid into the mouth of a three-month-old baby boy, the Sunday Times reported. The maid, identified as Sumiyem, used the acid last week to hurt her charge, Lim Hong Xiang, a district court heard Saturday.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Palm oil prices fall on duty cut
Palm oil prices fall on duty cut LONDON (Reuters): Palm oil prices fell sharply in Rotterdam and London on Friday after Indonesia confirmed it would reduce its export duty on crude palm oil and by-products. In Europe, traders pushed palm oil down between US$7.50 and $10 a ton to $352.50 for May to July delivery and the refined product, palm olein, between $15 and $17.50 on news the crude palm duty would be cut to 10 percent from 30 percent.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Man killed after threatening wife
Man killed after threatening wife JAKARTA (JP): A 42-year-old man was beaten to death by neighbors of his parents in Babakan subdistrict, Setu, Bekasi, on Saturday. Mulyadi was beaten by the mob and died at the scene after he repeatedly pelted stones at his parents' house and threatened to kill his wife, who was staying in the house after a quarrel with her husband last week.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Telecommunications bill to be deliberated in the House soon
Telecommunications bill to be deliberated in the House soon JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) will start on Thursday the deliberation of a bill on telecommunications, which would give more leeway to the private sector to enter the telecommunications business. Burhanuddin Napitupulu, the chairman of House Commission IV for telecommunications, tourism and transportation, said on Saturday the bill would revise the 1989 Telecommunications Law.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Thousands face food shortages
Thousands face food shortages JAMBI, Jambi: As many as 28,000 families in four out of six regencies here are facing food shortages, Antara quoted population officer Ilyas Bachtiar as saying on Saturday. Ilyas said the number could grow, especially in Bungo Tebo and Tanjung Jabung regencies where data collection on the matter has yet to be completed. Ilyas said rice aid would be arranged through the social security net program.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia and dual nationality
Indonesia and dual nationality I would like to add my two pennyworth to the letter written by Elis Suminar Discrimination and immigration laws in The Jakarta Post, July 2, 1999. I am a British expatriate married to an Indonesian lady. We also have a child who has to retain British citizenship. I, too, have expressed my surprise and regret to the relevant departments about the situation my wife, child and myself find ourselves in. The responses were confused and often without foundation.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Another student losses life in brawl
Another student losses life in brawl JAKARTA (JP): Another high school student lost his life on Saturday during a street brawl between his gang and another student group in front of Lebak Bulus bus terminal in South Jakarta. Eko Kurniawan, 17, of state-run SMU 46 in Cirendeu, Ciputat, died with severe head wounds and stab wounds to his body in the after-school brawl. Eko is the fourth student killed in street fights in the capital in the past two weeks. City police spokesman Lt. Col.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Toll road projects may resume
Toll road projects may resume JAKARTA (JP): The director general of highway (Bina Marga) at the Ministry of Public Works, Tjuk Sudarsono, asked investors to continue their delayed toll road projects. Sudarsono said investors facing financial difficulties should discuss the matter with his office, but warned them not to rely too much on the government's help.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Architect Exhibition, Struktur Arsitektur Kontemporer Jepang, at Galeri Mini, The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62 South Jakarta (Phone: 5201266), Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., until July 30. * Painting Exhibition: Pongpongan by Pande Ketut Taman, at Galeri Milenium, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Phone: 7507828), until July 7.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
CorelDraw 9.0 geared even more toward professional jobs
CorelDraw 9.0 geared even more toward professional jobs By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Few software vendors can match the discipline by which Corel Corporation releases its flagship graphics applications, CorelDraw. Almost every year it has had a new version. Recently, delivered to my home address by Fedex, I got CorelDraw Version 9.0, the latest upgrade of this very popular package on the Windows side of the graphics computing world.
Mon, 05 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Kuntoro rebukes Pertamina for alternative bill
Kuntoro rebukes Pertamina for alternative bill JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto criticized on Friday state oil and gas company Pertamina for submitting an alternative oil and gas bill, calling the move a type of insubordination. "(The move shows that) Pertamina has forgotten its status as a state-owned company," Kuntoro said.