Archive: 15 September 1999
58 articles found
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
PDI-P policy to back Edy, says councilor
PDI-P policy to back Edy, says councilor JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) disclosed on Tuesday that the party's decision to back the Indonesian Military (TNI)/Police faction candidate for City Council speaker was based on a "policy" of the party chairwoman, Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia, a nation in chaos
Indonesia, a nation in chaos The United Nations has a choice in East Timor: Deploy troops or face a humanitarian disaster. It is tragic that Indonesia's President Habibie, who rang in East Timor's freedom, has to pay for the militia terror in the territory, an heir of the Soeharto regime. And East Timor is only one conflict among many in a nation in chaos.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Government pledges to resettle refugees soon
Government pledges to resettle refugees soon KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): The government promised on Tuesday to relocate East Timor refugees sheltered in this province in two months. Minister of Transmigration A.M. Hendro Priyono said here that transmigration areas across the province would be allotted for the East Timorese, who fled their homeland following the Aug. 30 self-determination ballot.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
A new family friend
A new family friend In six weeks time, East Timor will be formally declared independent of Indonesia. The newly and democratically elected People's Consultative Assembly cannot deny the majority wish of the East Timorese. Indonesia will also have a new president, Cabinet and military chief.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
UN leaves Dili compound amid fears for refugees
UN leaves Dili compound amid fears for refugees JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations abandoned its compound in the East Timorese capital of Dili on Tuesday and issued a dire warning that thousands of internally displaced people were on the brink of starvation. The UN mission in East Timor (UNAMET) evacuated 110 staff members and 1,487 refugees sheltering in its Dili compound to Australia, saying security was "not really tenable".
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Language modernization needs collective effort
Language modernization needs collective effort By A. Chaedar Alwasilah BANDUNG (JP): People living in the modern world may claim that they speak a modern language or, at least, consider it as undergoing modernization.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Hariyanto, Rexy not allowed to leave: PBSI
Hariyanto, Rexy not allowed to leave: PBSI JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) will not allow senior shuttlers to resign from the Indonesian Training Center because "the country still needs them". PBSI executive director, Karsono, told reporters on Tuesday that men's singles veteran Hariyanto Arbi and men's doubles specialist Rexy Mainaky should not leave the center because they were still in top form. "Both players are still in the world's top rankings.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
The Bank Bali saga
The Bank Bali saga The truth about the Bank Bali scandal is slowly unfolding, as one by one the main players relent and begin revealing bits and pieces of information about their involvement in testimony at the House of Representatives. We are now well into the second month since Baligate hit newspaper headlines, but have only seen a few of the pieces which make up this mysterious jigsaw puzzle.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Aston Hotel opens in Jakarta
Aston Hotel opens in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The Aston Hotel Group of the United States announced on Tuesday the opening of its US$52 million Aston Grand Suites Hotel in Jakarta. The five-star hotel has 300 suites and 718 bedrooms, including four presidential suites. It was formerly known as Lippo Sudirman Grand Suites. Aston International has managed hotels and resorts in the United States, Australia, Philippines, China and Indonesia for the past 51 years.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Palu gets new newspaper
Palu gets new newspaper PALU, Central Sulawesi: Residents here now have an even wider choice of reading material, as the Tinombala daily became the 15th newspaper to be published here. The first issue of the daily was launched by Deputy Governor Kiesman Abdullah at a gathering here on Monday.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Gas station project under fire
Gas station project under fire JAKARTA (JP): The City Planning Agency and the City Supervision and Construction Agency are in hot water after granting a permit to a businessman to construct a gas station on Jl. Gunung Sahari, Central Jakarta, which will partly occupies government land.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Restricted power for Pulau Seribu
Restricted power for Pulau Seribu JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Pulau Seribu (Thousand Islands) can forget for the time being their dream of a constant electricity supply because it is considered unprofitable to install transmission equipment in the marine resort area, a city official said on Tuesday. Head of the city's public works electricity agency I.G.K.G. Suena said investment needed for the transmission project to supply the islands in the Jakarta Bay was not feasible.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Police seize biggest ganja haul ever
Police seize biggest ganja haul ever JAKARTA (JP): Police seized 602 kilograms of marijuana, worth about Rp 1.2 billion (US$150,500), from four of five suspected drug dealers in a single raid early Sunday morning, the city police detective chief said on Tuesday. Col. Alex Bambang Riatmodjo said the four suspects were identified as Amirudin, 41, Ramlih, 30, Abdullah Idris, 21, and Ega Erwin, 26. They were all assistants to Rachmad, a resident of Ciputat subdistrict, Tangerang.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
UN Assembly opens under shadow of E. Timor crisis
UN Assembly opens under shadow of E. Timor crisis UNITED NATIONS (Reuters): The UN General Assembly opened its annual three-month talkfest on Tuesday (2 a.m. on Wednesday Jakarta time), overshadowed by the East Timor crisis. The agenda of more than 160 items runs the gamut from disarmament and economic development to human rights and the environment. Representatives will discuss a host of world trouble spots.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Nationalist response over East Timor 'misguided'
Nationalist response over East Timor 'misguided' JAKARTA (JP): Observers said on Tuesday that protests against international criticism over the government's inability to suppress the mounting violence in East Timor were "clearly out of place". Noted political observer Soedjati Djiwandono told The Jakarta Post in a telephone interview that the protests could be seen as jingoism, referring to the advocacy of an aggressively nationalist foreign policy.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Postpone the MPR General Session?
Postpone the MPR General Session? As unexpected as a thunderclap on a clear day, Indonesian Military (TNI) Deputy Commander Adm. Widodo made headlines yesterday by saying that current conditions were not conducive for holding the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) orderly, peacefully and democratically.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
East Timor becomes Indonesia's Achilles' heel
East Timor becomes Indonesia's Achilles' heel By Makmur Keliat JAKARTA (JP): East Timor has become a conundrum for Indonesia since the result of the Aug. 30 self-determination ballot was announced. Since almost 80 percent of the East Timorese voted against autonomy within Indonesia, the question confronting the entire nation now is should we allow the East Timorese their independence, or should we, by hook or by crook, attempt to maintain the province as an integral part of Indonesia?
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
BPK admits limits in bank scandal audit
BPK admits limits in bank scandal audit JAKARTA (JP): Head of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Satrio B. Yudono said on Tuesday that legal restrictions and time limitations prevented an audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) from confirming if influential figures were involved in the Bank Bali scandal. However, Yudono confirmed that fraud was committed and said it was now up to the police to investigate further.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Legislators sign off on forestry bill
Legislators sign off on forestry bill JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives finally approved on Tuesday the government-sponsored forestry bill without major changes despite controversy during its deliberation. Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution said he was relieved that the bill, which will replace the 1967 Forestry Law, was passed earlier than scheduled.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Foreign bank sues Ometraco
Foreign bank sues Ometraco JAKARTA (JP): The Singapore branch of the Royal Bank of Canada (Asia) Ltd. has filed a bankruptcy petition against PT Ometraco Corporation for allegedly failing to pay US$5 million in medium- term notes, according to the plaintiff's lawyer. J. Cemby Hutapea of Kemalsjah, Cemby & Avriline law firm said on Tuesday that Ometraco refused to pay his clients' receivables.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Australia, Indonesia starting again
Australia, Indonesia starting again By Damien Kingsbury and Scott Burchill SYDNEY (JP): As a consequence of Indonesia's slaughter of the civilian population of East Timor, Australia now faces its greatest diplomatic and defense crisis in living memory. Three decades of work developing closer economic, political and defense ties in an effort to enhance the security and prosperity of both countries has been destroyed within one week.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 14, 1999: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
French expedition explores Indonesia
French expedition explores Indonesia By Jules Bell JAKARTA (JP): In both the late 18th and 20th centuries, the Indonesian archipelago has been explored by sailing ships called La Boudeuse. The first time was by Louis Antoine de Bougainville, during the first ever French expedition to sail around the world. Now a new generation of Bougainville's countrymen are back. As you read this, 14 French sailors are exploring Indonesia in a Chinese junk, named after its 18th century predecessor.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Lippo, Universal improve CAR levels
Lippo, Universal improve CAR levels JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Bank Lippo and Bank Universal have become sound banks following the realization of the bank recapitalization at mid year, raising their capital adequacy ratio (CAR) to above 7 percent.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Sulawesi students protest against West
Sulawesi students protest against West UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Hundreds of students from Hasanuddin University and the Indonesian Muslim University (UMI) burned the Australian, Portuguese and American flags in a protest in front of the provincial council building on Tuesday. The students shouted condemnation against the three countries, which they said had intruded into Indonesian domestic affairs.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung: Performances * Puppet Show, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 433562), 9:30 p.m., Sept. 18. * Piano Circus at the west auditorium of Bandung Institute of Technology, Jl. Ganesha 10, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 21. * Sundanese Drama, by Sanggar Vikta, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, 8 p.m., Sept. 25. Music and Entertainment * Sheraton Hotel, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
ADB threatens to withhold loans to RI
ADB threatens to withhold loans to RI MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tuesday threatened to withhold the release of at least US$120 million in loans to Indonesia next month unless a scandal surrounding Bank Bali is resolved. The ultimatum followed a similar warning by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last Thursday over the controversy, which has mired Indonesian government and banking officials in scandal.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Provinces given the say-so in handling tourist ventures
Provinces given the say-so in handling tourist ventures JAKARTA (JP): Hoteliers, restauraters and owners of tourist ventures planning to open businesses in the country will soon be able to bypass the Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture and deal directly with provincial tourist offices, a ministry official has said.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
ADB revises up growth forecasts for Indonesia
ADB revises up growth forecasts for Indonesia JAKARTA (Reuters): The Asian Development Bank said on Tuesday it had revised up its estimates for Indonesian economic growth but warned sustained recovery was critically dependent on economic reforms and a smooth political transition.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Minister relieves himself of noise
Minister relieves himself of noise JAKARTA (JP): The racket from hundreds of protesting workers on the ground floor of the Ministry of Manpower has finally forced Minister Fahmi Idris to take all his work into the toilet of his office. "I have no choice but to work at the W.C. Just imagine that I have to sign documents inside the john because it's the only available soundproof place," the minister was quoted by Antara as saying here on Tuesday.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Aussie boycott continues
Aussie boycott continues SYDNEY (Reuters): Australian unions said on Tuesday their blanket ban on Indonesian seaborne trade would remain in place until they were convinced the East Timor crisis was coming to end. One key union said, however, it would handle five cargoes of Indonesian crude oil bought by Australian refineries before the blockade was imposed last Thursday. One of the biggest unions, The Australian Workers Union, said its bans were not meant to hurt the oil companies.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Eight injured, 2 cars burned in UKI clash
Eight injured, 2 cars burned in UKI clash JAKARTA (JP): At least six students and two police officers were injured during a clash between protesting students and troops in Cawang, East Jakarta, on Tuesday afternoon. Two flatbed trucks, reportedly from the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) and Mobile Brigade police, were set ablaze during the violence. Four students who sustained minor injuries were released from UKI Hospital in the evening. Two others remain hospitalized.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Kampung tense after cult murders
Kampung tense after cult murders BOGOR (JP): The situation in Kampung Nanggela in the village of Sukmajaya in the Bojong Gede district here remained tense on Tuesday following the murder of three cult members by fellow cultists on Friday. Residents were seen guarding their neighborhood and questioning strangers entering the area, worried about possible retaliation from families of the victims.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Children's Song 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 Students' Quiz 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 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. Students' Program 5:00 City News 5:30 Music 6:00 TV Drama 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama TPI 5:30 a.m.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Australia in E. Timor role due to ASEAN bust
Australia in E. Timor role due to ASEAN bust By Phil Chetwynd HONG KONG (AFP): Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)'s failure to respond to the howls of outrage over the carnage in East Timor has exposed the group's impotency and thrust Australia into the role of chief peacekeeper, analysts said. Indonesia is pushing for a force made up of "Asian faces" to restore order in East Timor with the support of allies in the (ASEAN).
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur must represent NU in MPR: Amien
Gus Dur must represent NU in MPR: Amien JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais has thrown his support behind Abdurrahman Wahid's nomination to serve in the People's Consultative Assembly despite the rejection of the General Elections Commission (KPU). "Abdurrahman Wahid chairs the biggest Muslim mass organization in Indonesia (Nahdlatul Ulama)," Amien said on Tuesday when asked to explain his support for the nomination.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Angry residents threaten to burn police post
Angry residents threaten to burn police post JAKARTA (JP): Angry residents of Kampung Bali threatened to burn a local police station on Tuesday after the release of two alleged drug traffickers, Rizky and Yedi, that they had caught and turned over to police. In a bid to combat the rising drug trade, Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman encouraged civilians earlier this month to help police in their crime-fighting efforts.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Annan expects first peacekeepers soon
Annan expects first peacekeepers soon JAKARTA (JP): United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in New York on Tuesday that he hoped the first members of an international peacekeeping force could be in East Timor by the weekend at the latest. With Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas stating at the UN that Indonesia was not setting conditions for the international force, Annan said the UN Security Council was moving ahead as quickly as possible for its preparation.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
The truth will come out on East Timor: Anthropologist
The truth will come out on East Timor: Anthropologist By Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): James J. Fox, an anthropologist with the Australian National University, has studied mainly West Timor, but also East Timor. He visited East Timor from Aug. 24 to Sept. 2, as an international observer of the United Nations-organized ballot. In an interview held on Saturday with The Jakarta Post, he said in his personal capacity he had "positive" expectations before the Aug.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Piala field flows oil
Piala field flows oil JAKARTA (JP): The Piala field in Riau has produced oil at a rate of 2,000 barrels a day since August, its operator, PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia announced on Tuesday. The U.S. based oil company announced that oil had been flowing out of Piala Well No. 1, the only well drilled in the field with total depth of 4,000 feet. Piala field is located half a kilometer east of existing Pungut Field within Bekasap Strategic Business Unit Area in Bengkalis regency.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Media freedom, a necessity
Media freedom, a necessity The police's interrogation on Sept. 8 of ANteve's news manager Bachtiar as a witness of the criminal act charged to chief editor/head of ANteve broadcasting operation section, to broadcast matters that instigate, oppose and likely disturb the nation's cohesion and unity, gives cause for great concern and clearly is a repressive measure that obstructs the process of reform promised by the government because it shows again that the police are only one of the tools of...
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Social safety net program set to continue
Social safety net program set to continue JAKARTA (JP): The government will continue the social safety net program despite a possible suspension of international aid to Indonesia, National Development Planning Board chairman Boediono said here on Tuesday. "The government's social program in helping the poor such as the social safety net program (JPS) will continue," he said, adding that the government would use existing funds to finance the project.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Analysts say no to Australian forces
Analysts say no to Australian forces YOGYAKARTA (JP): Political observers have recommended against the inclusion of Australian forces in a peacekeeping contingent for East Timor, but conceded that the government lacks power to reject their participation. They urged that a peacekeeping force be comprised predominantly of Asian and African countries, along with "neutral" European states such as Sweden and Norway.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Australia pulls back from RI 'ties'
Australia pulls back from RI 'ties' CANBERRA (Reuters): Australian Prime Minister John Howard is playing down Australia's "special relationship" with Indonesia, saying bilateral ties have been damaged by the East Timor crisis. Australia has often boasted of its special relationship with Indonesia since signing a security pact with Jakarta in 1995, and regards bilateral ties with Indonesia as the cornerstone of its Asian foreign policy.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Bantaeng thieves turn themselves in
Bantaeng thieves turn themselves in BANTAENG, South Sulawesi: At least 42 self-confessed robbers voluntarily turned themselves over to police here in the past few weeks fearing a public lynching, which has claimed at least four lives. The bizarre turn of events began in late July when residents in 18 villages in three districts in the Bantaeng regency formed a "forum" to take the law into their own hands.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Fears grow of delay in General Session
Fears grow of delay in General Session JAKARTA (JP): Senior political figures have voiced strong concern that the upcoming General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) might be postponed, after a top military official earlier warned that security conditions were not conducive for the all-important political event.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Finding ways to improve the quality of education
Finding ways to improve the quality of education By Setiono JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono has admitted there are flaws in the present education system, which has received a barrage of criticisms from the public. People have long been perplexed by the frequent changes of curriculums which never reflected a coherent and solid policy. Still, many have expressed their concerns over the inconsistency in implementing the educational programs, outlined in the policy.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Asian currencies end mixed as RI scandal roils markets
Asian currencies end mixed as RI scandal roils markets SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Continued yen strength offset market uncertainty created by Indonesia's ongoing bank scandal and domestic reaction to the decision to allow international peacekeepers into East Timor, leaving the U.S. dollar mixed against the region's currencies late Tuesday. The uncertainty pushed the Thai baht to an 11-month low against the U.S.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Thai debt reaches US$25.5b
Thai debt reaches US$25.5b BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's economic crisis has sent public sector debt ballooning 82 percent to more than a trillion baht (US$25.5 billion), reports said Tuesday. The debt amounts to around 26,000 baht for every one of Thailand's 65 million people, the Nation daily reported. The figures were contained in a report submitted to the country's Council of Economic Ministers, the paper said.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Jingoism rises to the fore over East Timor
Jingoism rises to the fore over East Timor After a reluctant call for United Nations peacekeepers to come to East Timor, Indonesia now seeks to prevent certain countries from taking part in the operation. Political analyst J. Soedjati Djiwandono calls this maneuver "nationalistic jingoism". JAKARTA (JP): I hate to say, "I told you so." We as a nation should not look back, but face the troubles at hand with honesty, sincerity and good will.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
United Nations peacekeeping force
United Nations peacekeeping force East Timor is descending toward despair. General Wiranto and Minister Ali Alatas insist that every day, in every way, things are getting better and better. The rest of the world knows better; Why does President Habibie delay? Who is giving Mr. Habibie such shortsighted advice and discouraging him from inviting the UN troops to safeguard the people of East Timor from the mutinous militias and regular troops?
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN ministers meet in Hanoi
ASEAN ministers meet in Hanoi HANOI (AFP): Transport and communications ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet here Wednesday to adopt a five-year action plan into the next millennium, the transport ministry said. The fifth regional conference of its type is due to study and adopt the plan for transports and communications from 1999 to 2004.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 14, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 400 0 0 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 275 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 -25 5,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,150 -50 30,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 400 0 0 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,475 0 1,130,000 Anwar Sierad 225 0 0 APAC Centertex Corp.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
S'pore woman breaks barrier
S'pore woman breaks barrier SINGAPORE (AFP): Former Singapore hockey player Annabel Ess became the first woman to break into the once male-only Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) executive committee, the Straits Times reported on Tuesday. "It is like an athlete making it to the Olympic Games. Being involved in the Olympic movement is for me the ultimate for any sports administrator," the daily quoted the 51-year-old Ess as saying.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Shooter haunted by dope test
Shooter haunted by dope test BANGKOK (AFP): A Thai marksman says he will be haunted for the rest of his life by his failed dope test at last month's Southeast Asian Games. Somboon Vongveeranonchai had to hand over his gold and bronze medals to the Skeet and Trap Shooting Association of Thailand, along with a 50,000-baht (US$1,270) bonus, after testing positive for a banned substance. "The organizers are right in taking the medals from me," Somboon was quoted as saying by the Nation daily.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
KL plans rubber price talk
KL plans rubber price talk KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia will initiate talks with Thailand and Indonesia to jointly map out new strategies to boost rubber prices, which remain at 30-year lows, officials said Tuesday. Primary Industry Minister Lim Keng Yaik is to make a three-day visit to Bangkok from Thursday, where he will meet Thai Deputy Minister of Agricultural and Cooperatives Arkom Angchoun, an aide told AFP.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Food shortage looming in Asia Pacific: Experts
Food shortage looming in Asia Pacific: Experts BANGKOK (Reuters): The Asia Pacific region could face a serious food shortage in the next three decades because of sharply rising population and natural resource degradation, food experts said on Tuesday. The shortage appeared particularly pressing in Asia, which is home to the world's largest concentration of poor rural people, according to Mogens Lemonius, a seed industry specialist for the Asia-Pacific Seed Association.
Wed, 15 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
PSSI to grant greater say to provincial chapters
PSSI to grant greater say to provincial chapters JAKARTA (JP): The All-Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI) is to give more freedom to its 27 provincial chapters to raise funds and groom young players in clubs across the country. PSSI secretary-general Nugraha Besoes told a media briefing on Tuesday that provincial chapters were also obligated to hold competitions to find talented young players.