Archive: 22 September 1999
58 articles found
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
UN rights body to hold special session on E. Timor violence
UN rights body to hold special session on E. Timor violence GENEVA (Agencies): The United Nations' main human rights body will hold an emergency special session this week to discuss the violence in East Timor, a UN spokesman said on Monday.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Court rejects bankruptcy petition against PT Jasindo
Court rejects bankruptcy petition against PT Jasindo JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court rejected on Tuesday a bankruptcy petition filed by Taiwan-based Chinatrust Commercial Bank (CCB) against state-owned general insurance company PT Asuransi Jasa Indonesia (Jasindo).Presiding judge Mahdi S.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Hotel employee dies of overdose
Hotel employee dies of overdose JAKARTA (JP): A twenty-year-old hotel employee was found dead in front of a kindergarten by residents of Pejaten in South Jakarta, a staff member at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital said on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Currency boards still left on the drawing board
Currency boards still left on the drawing boardBy James T. Areddy HONG KONG (Dow Jones): It's back to the ivory towers for currency board proponents.When exchange rate instability began rocking Asia two years ago, the relatively obscure method of locking one currency against another was touted by...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
6,806 Ecstasy pills destroyed in Medan
6,806 Ecstasy pills destroyed in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Provincial Prosecutor's Office here has destroyed 6,800 Ecstasy pills which were confiscated between June 1998 to July of this year.In the same period, 32 cases of trafficking and possession of marijuana and 19 cases of psychotropic...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
A state of law
A state of law I can understand very well Pak Soegih Arto's point of view Do we need foreign troops? (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 16, 1999) and I agree with him that no foreign troops should have been needed in East Timor.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Government says illiteracy stands at 6 million
Government says illiteracy stands at 6 million JAKARTA (JP): There are 6.07 million illiterate Indonesians between the ages of 10 and 44, an official said on Tuesday.Antara news agency quoted the director of nonformal schooling at the Ministry of Education and Culture, Endro Sumardjo, as saying he...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Uncertainty crippling economy
Uncertainty crippling economy The Indonesian government once again demonstrated its determination to cover up corruption in the highest levels by invoking the banking secrecy law as a legal pretext for not fully disclosing the results of the PricewaterhouseCoopers audit of the transactions relating...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
NU youths pledge to defend RI
NU youths pledge to defend RI MAGELANG, Central Java: About 5,000 young followers in the country's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, have grouped in a task force and pledged they were ready to defend the country and fight Australian troops.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 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...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
China joins in
China joins in One of China's top foreign policy priorities in recent years has been to portray itself as a respectable member of the international community.Such a responsible image would have been impossible to maintain if Beijing had blocked efforts to end the killings in East Timor.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Habibie's speech gets mixed reactions
Habibie's speech gets mixed reactions JAKARTA (JP): An account of the government's policy on East Timor given to the House of Representatives in a plenary session on Tuesday by President B.J. Habibie met with mixed reactions from various circles.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Antidumping body investigates steel pipe imports
Antidumping body investigates steel pipe imports JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) is investigating steel pipe imports from Japan, China, South Korea and Singapore, following charges that the pipes were sold through dumping practices.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Tribesmen bank on future with deposit accounts
Tribesmen bank on future with deposit accountsBy Neles Tebay MOANEMANI, Irian Jaya (JP): For many people, the koteka -- the penis sheath worn by Irianese tribesmen -- symbolizes "backwardness" and "poverty".
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Bridges of understanding
Bridges of understanding The East Timor case has made it increasingly clear that many bridges of understanding need to be built between the two nations (Indonesia and Australia). Just one bridge of formal relations between the two states has proven to be insufficient because states have a...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on September 21, 1999: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,333.00 8,417.00Australian dollar 1 5,366.45 5,424.76Austrian schilling 1 628.23 635.18Belgian franc 1 214.30 216.66Brunei dollar 1 4,894.57 4,946.81Canadian dollar 1 5,646.81 5,705.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Do we have national pride?
Do we have national pride? The UN-approved International Force for East Timor (Interfet) arrived in the territory on Sept. 20. Even though there was a "mild" argument raised by Indonesia in an attempt to prevent Australia from leading this peacekeeping force, the United Nations Security Council had...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Man robbed of van by uniformed men
Man robbed of van by uniformed men JAKARTA (JP): A 26-year-old businessman was robbed of his vehicle by five people in Indonesian Military (TNI) uniforms early Monday morning in Pondok Indah, South Jakarta, the Jakarta Police spokesman said.Lt. Col.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
China disqualified for fielding wrong players
China disqualified for fielding wrong players JAKARTA (JP): The Chinese boys' and girls' teams were disqualified from the first Asian Schools Tennis Championships at the Senayan tennis complex on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
PMI loses Rp 50m monthly
PMI loses Rp 50m monthly BOGOR (JP): The PMI (Indonesian Red Cross) Hospital here has lost some Rp 50 million (US$6,250) every month due to patients' unpaid bills, a hospital executive said on Tuesday.Hospital deputy director Dani Yusuf Haryanto said the huge losses were mainly because patients or...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Security the main problem for aid efforts: UNHCR
Security the main problem for aid efforts: UNHCR JAKARTA (JP): Despite protection from local and central governments, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Sadako Ogata said on Tuesday security was the main problem for the humanitarian mission in East Timor and East Nusa...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 21, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 400 0 0 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 250 -25 27,000 Alter Abadi 275 0 12,500 Alumindo...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Subdistrict heads told to fight against drugs
Subdistrict heads told to fight against drugs JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso warned on Tuesday he would fire subdistrict heads who failed to show a commitment to the mass antidrug campaign across the city.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Bali hotels unaffected by East Timor fallout: PHRI
Bali hotels unaffected by East Timor fallout: PHRI JAKARTA (JP): The Bali chapter of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) said on Tuesday the fallout over East Timor had not affected Bali's tourist and travel-related sectors.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Why the West grew rich as the rest grew poor
Why the West grew rich as the rest grew poorBy Thee Kian Wie This is the second of two articles on David Landes' latest book The Wealth and Poverty of Nations -- Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor. The 650-page book was published in 1998 by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York. N.Y.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Impeachment law needed to prosecute presidents
Impeachment law needed to prosecute presidents BANDUNG (JP): Indonesia needs a law to impeach a president, constitutional law expert Sri Soemantri says.Soemantri said that Indonesia had no regulation on crimes committed by a president nor an appropriate institution to take him or her to court.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Asia not ready for Y2K bug
Asia not ready for Y2K bug TOKYO (Reuters): Asia Pacific nations and regions are falling behind schedule in preparations to deal with the year 2000 computer millennium bug, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) said in a report on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Polarized Malaysia plays waiting game
Polarized Malaysia plays waiting gameBy Nelson Graves KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Rumblings of discontent within his political base have convinced Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad he must extend a nationwide tour before calling long anticipated general elections.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Supporters stage protest at PDI-P office
Supporters stage protest at PDI-P office JAKARTA (JP): Some 100 supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) protested at the party's headquarters in Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta, on Tuesday afternoon.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
On East Timor
On East Timor The globally circulated Newsweek magazine on Sep. 13 published an article titled East Timor, one thug, one vote.This article is clearly manipulative and misleading by stating: "East Timor's prospects are grim.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Thais in Japan as prostitutes
Thais in Japan as prostitutes BANGKOK (AP): Ninety percent of Thai women who travel to Japan are going there to work as prostitutes and are becoming a burden to the Japanese government, Thailand's ambassador to Japan said in a statement issued on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Bribers targeted by officials
Bribers targeted by officials KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): People who pay bribes rather than those who take them will be the target of a new anticorruption drive by Malaysian authorities, news reports said on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
PPRC vows to build plant at Pare-Pare
PPRC vows to build plant at Pare-Pare JAKARTA (JP): Pare Pare Refining Corporation (PPRC) reconfirmed on Tuesday its plan to start developing a US$4.6 billion refinery next year in Pare-Pare, South Sulawesi.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
City plans to manage terminals
City plans to manage terminals TANGERANG (JP): The local municipal administration office plans to regulate the estimated dozens of unauthorized intercity bus terminals and unlicensed bus ticket booths that are increasing here.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Cellular phone airtime rates raised by 23 percent
Cellular phone airtime rates raised by 23 percent JAKARTA (JP): After more than two months of opposition, the government and House of Representatives have agreed to raise airtime rates for regular cellular phone services by 23 percent from the current Rp 325 per minute to Rp 400.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Officials puzzled over empty class
Officials puzzled over empty class BOGOR (JP): Head of Bogor's ministry of education and culture office, Akos K.M., said his office has run out of ideas for persuading street children and underaged workers to attend informal classes.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Magician muddle
Magician muddle I feel obliged to make a correction concerning my letter Tourism is important printed in the Sept. 12 edition of The Jakarta Post.In the first paragraph, I mentioned a show by the famous magician "Furukawa". His name is actually John Hirokawa. A. DJUANAJakarta
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Shots fired at Australian Embassy
Shots fired at Australian Embassy JAKARTA (JP): National Police detectives have said they have no leads on the identity of those responsible for firing shots on Monday evening at three empty offices of the Australian Embassy on Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta."We have no idea who the shooters are.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Ambon death toll rises to seven
Ambon death toll rises to seven AMBON, Maluku (JP): The death toll from Monday's clash in Auhuru subdistrict here rose to at least seven after two more people died of their injuries and another body was discovered on Tuesday.Staff members at the private Dr.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Customs officials find 2.62kg heroin hidden in shoes
Customs officials find 2.62kg heroin hidden in shoes JAKARTA (JP): Customs and excise officials at the Soekarno- Hatta International Airport arrested a 21-year-old Indonesian girl and her 25-year-old brother for allegedly attempting to smuggle 2.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
'Serious mistakes' seen in audit report
'Serious mistakes' seen in audit report JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Satrio B. Yudono said on Tuesday that there were "many serious mistakes" in the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) audit report on the Bank Bali scandal.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
JSK extends trading ban on three firms
JSK extends trading ban on three firms JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) said on Tuesday that a suspension on trading of Bank Bali, PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada (CMNP) and PT Semen Cibinong shares would stay in place until the three companies fully disclosed their respective...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Bank Bali staff support Rudy
Bank Bali staff support Rudy JAKARTA (JP): Amid the public furor over the Bank Bali scandal, most of the bank's employees are wearing purple ribbons on their name tags as an expression of support and solidarity for former executive director, Rudy Ramli.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
KONI to seek support for 2006 Asian Games bid
KONI to seek support for 2006 Asian Games bid JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council (KONI) officials plan to meet the state minister of youth affairs and sports on Thursday to clarify recent newspaper reports which quoted the minister as saying that KONI should reconsider its intention to bid for...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Asian currencies end lower, despite late surge in yen
Asian currencies end lower, despite late surge in yen HONG KONG (Dow Jones): The late surge in the Japanese yen helped lift some Asian foreign exchange markets off their intraday lows Tuesday, but regional currencies still ended local trading hours down across the board.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Golkar vows to promote Habibie-Wiranto duet
Golkar vows to promote Habibie-Wiranto duet JAKARTA (JP): Next month's Golkar executive meeting is expected to endorse the nomination of incumbent President B.J. Habibie and Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
PSSI to set up provincial chapters for old 'Komda'
PSSI to set up provincial chapters for old 'Komda' JAKARTA (JP): Members of the All-Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI) will recommend the setting up of provincial chapters to replace the current system of boards of commissioners (Komda) in a plenary meeting on Wednesday.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Deliberation of state emergency bill to end
Deliberation of state emergency bill to end JAKARTA (JP): Amid mounting protests, the House of Representatives (DPR) came closer to finishing on Tuesday the deliberation of the state security bill.To further improve the wording of the bill, the House's special committee in charge of the bill...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Cilacap residents resort to potatoes
Cilacap residents resort to potatoes CILACAP, Central Java: At least 600 residents of Grugu village here have been forced to eat sweet potatoes instead of rice."The residents are so poor, they can no longer afford to buy staple food," Ansor Basuki, the Cilacap administration spokesman, said on...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Arrested gamblers freed, money held at Naval base
Arrested gamblers freed, money held at Naval base JAKARTA (JP): Naval Base II authorities have acknowledged that a marines-initiated raid over the weekend in which 39 gamblers were apprehended was unlawful.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Deforestation ruins Jambi's rich medicinal heritage
Deforestation ruins Jambi's rich medicinal heritage SOROLANGUN, Jambi (JP): Deforestation in Jambi and Riau is not only depriving jungle tribespeople of their natural habitat, but also destroying plant species with potential medicinal value.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Companies donate to refugees
Companies donate to refugees JAKARTA (JP): Two pharmaceutical companies in Jakarta donated 20,000 bottles of intravenous solution and 4,400 IVs worth Rp 260 million (US$32,500) to hospitals in East Nusa Tenggara to help meet the medical needs of refugees from East Timor.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Jakarta-Yogya train service
Jakarta-Yogya train service JAKARTA (JP): State-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) launched on Tuesday its new executive class service between Yogyakarta and Jakarta.KAI director Edie Haryoto said in Yogyakarta the existing two executive class services, Senja Utama and Argo Lawu,...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Hefty price to pay for meddling
Hefty price to pay for meddlingBy Richard Woolcott CANBERRA: I have been sickened by many of the scenes from East Timor. Nobody can condone the savagery of the anti-independence militias and any support they have received from the Indonesian Military (TNI).
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
TNI seeks way back through security bill
TNI seeks way back through security bill The controversial government-proposed state security bill found its way smoothly to the House of Representatives and is scheduled to be passed on Thursday. State administration legal expert M.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
East Timorese cheer troop arrivals
East Timorese cheer troop arrivalsBy Budiman Moerdijat DILI, East Timor (JP): Hundreds of East Timorese left refugee enclaves in surrounding hills on Tuesday to greet warships bringing more International Force for East Timor (Interfet) troops.
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
East Timor crisis strains Australian-Indonesian ties
East Timor crisis strains Australian-Indonesian tiesBy Sid Astbury SYDNEY (DPA): Has Australia humiliated its giant neighbor by raising an international brigade to ensure East Timor gets the freedom it was promised?Or has Indonesia embarrassed its former defense pact partner by allowing a cataclysm...
Wed, 22 Sep 1999
Regional representatives for MPR still undecided
Regional representatives for MPR still undecided JAKARTA (JP): With just two weeks remaining, provincial legislatures across the country have yet to submit the names of their representatives in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).