Archive: 9 July 1999
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Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Panggung dan Potret, by photographers of the Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Salemba Raya 25 Central Jakarta (Phone: 3908585), 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., until July 27. * Photo Exhibition: Fixisng a Shadow by Davy Linggar, at Galeri Foto Cahya, Plaza Menteng, 2nd floor, Jl. H.O.S. Cokroaminoto 79, Menteng (Phone: 3907623), Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until July 18.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Four foreigners deported
Four foreigners deported PALU, Central Sulawesi: The immigration office here has deported four foreigners since January for overstaying their visas, an official said on Thursday. Head of the justice ministry's office Edwin Sihombing said two of the aliens were Australians, one was a Czech woman and the other a Dutchman. Sihombing said the Dutch national, Michael J. Brookman, was not checked by immigration officials when he entered the country from the Malaysian island of Nunukan.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Ciganjur signatories to meet Habibie
Ciganjur signatories to meet Habibie JAKARTA (JP): Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid announced on Thursday the four signatories of the 1998 Ciganjur declaration were ready to meet President B.J. Habibie to discuss preparations for the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in November.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
It's our traditional courteousness
It's our traditional courteousness On the second day of a Language Seminar held by Lembaga Bahasa of American Indonesian Institution (LIA), from July 1 through July 3, I joined a presentation conducted by Mr. Paul Hudson cs., titled East vs West: Cross-cultural communication and examination of cultural differences for the purpose of enhancing EFL education. Basically, this topic is not something new being discussed within the LIA educational service circle.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Press law, who needs it?
Press law, who needs it? The press freedom Indonesia has enjoyed since the demise of Soeharto's authoritarian regime in May last year is not founded upon any solid legal basis. It has flourished on the basis of the 1982 Press Law enacted to serve the interests of the old regime. The law is undemocratic and gives too much control to the government, while restricting the press in promoting and preserving democracy.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
RP asks Libya to return nurses
RP asks Libya to return nurses MANILA (AP): The Philippines has asked Libya to allow the return of 42 Filipino nurses being kept in the country on suspicion of spreading the virus that causes AIDS, officials said on Thursday. The nurses were prevented from leaving by Libyan authorities who allegedly suspect they are among foreign medical workers who may have spread HIV in the Al-Fateh Children's Hospital in Benghazi, a port in northeast Libya, said Mukhtar Muallam, Manila's envoy to Tripoli.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Speeding truck kills two women
Speeding truck kills two women KARANGANYAR, Central Java: A speeding truck slammed into a group of women in Balong village here on Tuesday evening, killing two and wounding three others. The fatalities were identified as Mrs. Ahmad, 55, and Mrs. Kasban, 60, both local residents. The women were walking on the sidewalk on their way home from a Koran reading when the truck driver lost control of the vehicle while taking a bend, local police chief Lt. Col. Soedarsono said.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bank Mandiri forecasts profits to triple in 2000
Bank Mandiri forecasts profits to triple in 2000 JAKARTA (JP): The state's newly established Bank Mandiri expects to triple its profits from about Rp 400 billion this year to around Rp 1.2 trillion in 2000, according to the bank's president and chief executive, Robby Djohan. The bank's assets, however, were predicted to grow by only 10 percent next year. "We can't expect the assets to grow faster because it will need a lot of capital to do so.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
'A Streetcar Named Desire' to play in Jakarta
'A Streetcar Named Desire' to play in Jakarta By Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): Last time it was model Tamara Blezinsky. Now it's another model's turn: Donna Harun. Teater Lembaga is doing it once more. Following the success of its 1997 staging of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, the Jakarta Arts Institute (IKJ)-based theater group is performing Tennessee William's Pulitzer Prize-winning play A Streetcar Named Desire.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Asian stocks mixed, Bangkok plunges
Asian stocks mixed, Bangkok plunges HONG KONG (AP): Asian stocks closed mixed Thursday, with Tokyo prices edging slightly higher as Hong Kong shares fell and Thailand's key index plunged 3.8 percent. In Tokyo, shares rose slightly after the Cabinet approved a supplementary budget worth 520 billion yen (US$4.25 billion) aimed at stimulating the ailing labor market. The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 8.75 points, or 0.05 percent, to 17,967.65. On Wednesday, the Nikkei had lost 91.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Calls mount to replace Habibie 'within Golkar'
Calls mount to replace Habibie 'within Golkar' JAKARTA (JP): Deputy chairman of the ruling Golkar, Marzuki Darusman, said on Thursday that calls to replace the incumbent President B.J. Habibie as the party's sole presidential candidate had strengthened. "It is growing, but it is difficult to measure as a percentage... we are not trying to create a polarization, (but) it is clear that there are differences of opinion about Habibie's candidacy," Marzuki said.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bimantara clarifies
Bimantara clarifies We were disappointed to read your report titled Pertamina cancels Soeharto's oil and gas contracts in your July 3, 1999, edition. Paragraph eight states: "PT Genindo EPS, a subsidiary of the Bimantara Group controlled by Soeharto's son Bambang Trihatmodjo, was forced to transfer its stake in the Sembakung oil and gas field in East Kalimantan to PT Equatorial of Canada". We feel there are several inaccuracies in the article and would like to place on the record the true facts.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bank Bali deal soon finalized SCB: UK bank
Bank Bali deal soon finalized SCB: UK bank JAKARTA (JP): Standard Chartered Bank of the UK is confident it will be able to finalize its plan to acquire 20 percent of publicly listed Bank Bali by the end of the month. The chief executive of the bank's Indonesian operation, David Nicholas Hawkins, said here on Thursday that progress in the acquisition process was running as scheduled. "We're on schedule.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Return DPRD's severance pay
Return DPRD's severance pay I fully subscribe to the demonstration launched by some 800 university students in Malang, East Java. The students were strongly opposed to the severance pay allocated to departing members of the (regional) legislative council (DPRD), thus the students showed their sensitivity toward injustice, the people's fate and the partiality in favor of fellow bureaucrats -- the government, the House of Representatives (DPR) and the DPRD.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on July 8, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Government revokes vast forest concessions
Government revokes vast forest concessions JAKARTA (JP): Eight forest concessions totaling 1.17 million hectares owned jointly by former president Soeharto's children and their business associates were revoked because they were allegedly granted through corruption, nepotism and collusion, the government announced on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Antigambling drive nets agents
Antigambling drive nets agents BANDUNG: Police here arrested seven alleged traders of betting coupons in a crackdown on gambling rings in the town on Wednesday night. Detectives chief Maj. Ronnie F. Sompie said on Thursday the suspects were caught on Jl. Antapani and Jl. Sukalayu as they sold the illegal coupons. Ronnie said several coupon buyers and fortune tellers also arrested during the operation were released several hours later following questioning.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
House, media organization out to challenge new bill
House, media organization out to challenge new bill JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives and the Indonesian Press and Broadcast Society (MPPI) agreed on Thursday to accept a government-sponsored bill on mass media for deliberation for practical reasons. But the two pledged to join forces in overhauling the draft, which they said maintained the government's sweeping control over the mass media.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Ex-PNG premier defends Taiwan ties
Ex-PNG premier defends Taiwan ties PORT MORESBY (Agencies): PNG Prime Minister Bill Skate formally quit his post on Thursday but stood by his decision to set up diplomatic ties with Taiwan despite protests from China. The fallout from Skate's move, made as he faced being turned out of office for presiding over a disastrous slide in PNG's economy, widened on Thursday when Taiwan threatened to punish Australia for opposing the ties.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Ministry regrets call to raze school
Ministry regrets call to raze school BOGOR (JP): The head of the local office of the Ministry of Education and Culture regretted on Thursday the issuance of a decree by the Bogor mayoralty office for the demolition of newly completed Al-Azhar school, which has begun enrollment. Akos KM said the decree dated July 6 this year was issued because the school failed to obtain necessary building permits. "If the school stops operating, it would be a hindrance to the government program.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
115.5 kgs of ganja seized
115.5 kgs of ganja seized TANGERANG (JP): The local military district command arrested a suspected member of a marijuana dealing syndicate on Wednesday and seized 115.5 kilograms of the drug from the man. It was concealed in 13 packages placed in nine boxes of mangoes which were sent via a courier company from Banda Aceh through a travel agency for egg seller Munawar Abdul Aneuk, 32. Military commander Lt. Col.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Activists revive bid to slow CGI meeting
Activists revive bid to slow CGI meeting JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) renewed calls on Thursday for the country's main aid donors, grouped under the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), to delay their annual meeting scheduled for July 27 and July 28 in Paris. The activists said that, given its transitional nature, the current administration lacked legitimacy to negotiate with CGI on the new loan commitments from the donors.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Educational technology's place in Indonesia
Educational technology's place in Indonesia By Nirwan Idrus JAKARTA (JP): Much has been said about higher education in Indonesia in the recent past. The new paradigm the government is seeking to implement has concentrated on the mechanisms of changing attitudes and processes. Autonomy, accountability, equity of access and quality have been proposed as aims in the backbone of that new paradigm.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
'Abductees' deny radio report
'Abductees' deny radio report JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Two locals believed kidnapped by separatist rebels recently have reappeared and denied the report. One of the men, P. Ramandey, said Wednesday he was surprised by a recent state radio RRI broadcast saying he and his colleague were abducted by the Free Papua Movement (GPK).
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Ghalib no suspect: Military Police
Ghalib no suspect: Military Police JAKARTA (JP): The Military Police has denied reports that Lt. Gen. Andi M. Ghalib, the former attorney general who stepped aside amid allegations that he had accepted bribes, has been named a suspect in their investigations. "I have yet to mention his (Ghalib's) status as a suspect in the case," Military Police chief Maj. Gen. Djasri Marin said on Thursday after a meeting with Minister of Defense and Security/Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bank loans still on hold, BI says
Bank loans still on hold, BI says JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia deputy governor Subarjo Joyosumarto said on Thursday domestic banks could not immediately resume lending despite the sharp drop in interest rates. Subarjo said most banks could not resume lending operations because of their capital's negative position. He acknowledged certain banks, especially medium-sized ones, had stronger lending capacities but such banks could not immediately lower lending rates due to high overhead costs.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Nine still missing in landslide
Nine still missing in landslide SINJAI, South Sulawesi (JP): Rescue workers blamed difficult terrain for their failure on Thursday to unearth the bodies of nine people still missing following a landslide early Wednesday in Pattiro hamlet, Bonto Salama village, West Sinjai district. In addition to two bodies pulled out of the landslide on Wednesday and the nine people still missing, some 100 families have been forced to evacuate the area for fear of further landslides.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Masseurs give more than the gentle touch, police say
Masseurs give more than the gentle touch, police say JAKARTA (JP): After one month of careful surveillance, the Jakarta Police on Wednesday afternoon assigned three undercover women officers to check out the suspicious goings-on at a house on Jl. Tebet Barat Dalam in South Jakarta.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Local banks lose $24.4b last year
Local banks lose $24.4b last year JAKARTA (JP): Locally incorporated banks suffered net losses totaling Rp 166.4 trillion (about US$24.4 billion) in 1998, as compared to the Rp 2.3 trillion net income in 1997, according to the latest issue of local monthly magazine Info Bank. The magazine's managing editor, Eko B. Supriyanto, said on Thursday that the figures were based on the 1998 financial reports published by the banks.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Landhuis building designated a museum
Landhuis building designated a museum JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has decided to use the Landhuis historical building on Jl. Bekasi Timur in East Jakarta for a home affairs government museum, an official said on Thursday. The property, protected under the 1993 Gubernatorial Decree on national trust buildings in the capital, was vacated in stages last year by the East Jakarta Military district command, who used it as their office since 1953.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Qantas service does not fly
Qantas service does not fly On June 29, 1999, I took a flight from Sydney to Jakarta with my wife, two-year-old daughter and four-year-old son aboard Qantas flight QF41. The departure was scheduled for 10:30 a.m. local time. We arrived at the airport at 8:45 a.m. for check-in. While waiting in line, we were approached by a Qantas staff member who asked us if we would be willing to take the next flight due to "overbooking" of QF41.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Ranks of the poor hit 49.5 million
Ranks of the poor hit 49.5 million JAKARTA (JP): The number of poor in the country increased by almost 100 percent to 49.5 million in 1998 from 22.6 million in 1997, the government said, blaming the prolonged economic crisis. A. Mongid, an assistant to the coordinating minister for people's welfare and poverty eradication, said according to the newest survey conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the number of poor reached more than 49.5 million.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Mistery shrouds housewife's death
Mistery shrouds housewife's death TANGERANG (JP): Local police detectives are still in the dark over the death of a young housewife found two days ago with plastic twine tied around her neck at her rented house in the Kampung Sawah area of Ceper district. From strangulation scars around her neck, Tangerang Police detective chief Capt. Krisnandi speculated on Thursday that Sri Dayanti, 22, was murdered.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Softball included in National Games
Softball included in National Games JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) has decided to include softball in the 2000 National Games (PON) in Surabaya, East Java, an official said on Thursday. Abbas Adhar, the newly installed chairman of the Indonesian Baseball and Softball Association (Perbasasi) for 1999 to 2003, said that KONI chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar informed him of the sport's inclusion, but said the association should provide its own funding and set up its tentative lineup.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Harun Alrasyid quits KPU over election results
Harun Alrasyid quits KPU over election results JAKARTA (JP): Pressure is building against the General Elections Commission (KPU), including from deputy chairman Harun Alrasid who abruptly resigned out of frustration over repeated delays in the poll results announcement. The body became the target of various demonstrations on Thursday, while inside the office on Jl. Imam Bonjol in Central Jakarta, Harun personally tendered his resignation to KPU chairman Rudini.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto's lawsuit 'a mere PR gimmick'
Soeharto's lawsuit 'a mere PR gimmick' Soeharto filed a civil lawsuit against New York-based Time magazine at the Central Jakarta District Court last week for reporting that the former president had amassed a US$15 billion fortune during his 32-year reign. In the suit, Soeharto, who has repeatedly denied the magazine's May 24 report, asked for $27 billion in compensation. Time 's lawyer in Jakarta T. Mulya Lubis dismissed the lawsuit as a publicity gimmick.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
34 escape after prisoners set ablaze Aceh jail
34 escape after prisoners set ablaze Aceh jail JAKARTA (AFP): Thirty-four prisoners escaped from a jail in the troubled province of Aceh after inmates set the building on fire, but 12 were later recaptured, police said on Thursday. Head of the Banda Aceh Police precinct Lt. Col. Dedi Suryadi told AFP that the inmates broke out late Wednesday around 7 p.m., after starting the fire near the front of the Keudah Penitentiary gates.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Sanken moves to Indonesia
Sanken moves to Indonesia TOKYO (Dow Jones): Sanken Electric Co., a leading Japanese maker of power sources and semiconductors, said Wednesday that it will liquidate a converter production unit in Japan and will transfer production to its unit in Indonesia. Sanken has been mass-producing a converter called Switching Mode Power Supply (SMPS), used in office automation equipment, at its Japanese unit Ogoze Sanken.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Principals told to understand students' plight
Principals told to understand students' plight JAKARTA (JP): Elementary school principals have been instructed not to force new students from poor families to wear school uniforms and to exempt them from admission and various other fees, a city official said on Thursday. Head of the city's education and teaching agency Masrul Nim said school principals should be more flexible in their policies related to anything requiring money.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Justice for credit card holders
Justice for credit card holders From time to time newspapers in Jakarta publish statements by banks apologizing for "less than sympathetic treatment" by their employees, adding they did not intend to terrorize their customers. They also say they make constant efforts to contact and settle customer complaints. Credit card holders who have experienced "less than sympathetic treatment" feel the glib language of bank personnel or third parties contains elements which are degrading to human dignity.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Soccer (live) 10:00 Music 11:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Student's Quiz 3:00 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Arabic Lessons 5:00 Student's Quiz 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 9:00 World News 9:30 Talk Show 10:30 Performance 11:35 Late News Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Government will not write off consortium debts: Agung
Government will not write off consortium debts: Agung JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Agung Laksono on Wednesday refuted reports that the government would write off the debt of the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games underwriting consortium. "The reports are untrue.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Won, baht hit 1 month lows, rupiah improves
Won, baht hit 1 month lows, rupiah improves HONG KONG (Dow Jones): The South Korean won and the Thai baht both fell to their lowest levels in a month, and the Philippine peso hit a three-month low Thursday, as Asian currencies weakened against the U.S. dollar for the second day running. Position-squaring by foreign banks covering exposure to the local currencies got the blame for forcing the baht and the peso down.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Take cheap flight to westernmost Weh Island
Take cheap flight to westernmost Weh Island By Yasad Ali BANDA ACEH, Aceh (Antara): A man was busy explaining to his children and wife the beautiful landscape below as the light eight-seater airplane approached the airstrip on Weh Island. The family was visibly happy and it was probably the first time they had flown. It is a 15-minute flight from Banda Aceh to Weh Island, now being beautified and promoted as a tourist destination.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
UN to decide on date of East Timor ballot next week
UN to decide on date of East Timor ballot next week JAKARTA (JP): United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will set the exact date of the autonomy ballot in East Timor next week after studying the situation in the province, his special envoy, Jamsheed Marker, said Wednesday, Antara reported from Canberra. The UN thus expects Indonesia's security authorities to improve security in East Timor immediately, Marker said.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 8, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 475 0 182,500 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 325 0 0 Alter Abadi 400 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,025 25 185,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 575 0 0 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,450 0 1,558,000 Anwar Sierad 350 -25 6,500 APAC Centertex Corp.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Big debtors submit guarantee to repay: IBRA
Big debtors submit guarantee to repay: IBRA JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has secured personal guarantees from the country's business tycoons in case the assets they pledged to repay loans to the government were not sufficient, said a prominent official at the agency. IBRA corporate secretary Christovita Wiloto said on Thursday the personal guarantees would commit the indebted businessmen to surrender more assets or additional cash to repay the remaining loans.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Two taxi drivers apprehended in murder of Korean last year
Two taxi drivers apprehended in murder of Korean last year JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives apprehended on Wednesday two men who allegedly specialized in preying on foreigners. The two were identified as 33-year-old Jazuli and 27-year-old Darlin -- both Gema taxi drivers. They are suspected of killing a Korean and kidnapping a Frenchman last year. Both were apprehended in their respective houses in Pamulang, Tangerang. Two other suspects -- Franky and Fian -- are still at large.
Fri, 09 Jul 1999, 00:00 WIB
Suhendar lone local left in Future tourney
Suhendar lone local left in Future tourney JAKARTA (JP): Nonseeded Suhendar Dinata is the lone surviving Indonesian in the men's singles quarterfinals of the Men's Indonesian Fertilizer Future 4 here after four of his compatriots lost in the third round on Thursday. World ranked 894 Suhendar, a wild card entry who is nicknamed Dede, did not have any difficulty in beating seventh seed and world ranked 735 Ashley Ford of Australia 6-4, 6-4 at the Kemayoran Tennis Center.