Archive: 23 September 1999
60 articles found
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Protesters target Australian Embassy again
Protesters target Australian Embassy again JAKARTA (JP): The Australian Embassy was kept alert again on Wednesday when two groups of some 100 angry Indonesians held protests in front of the embassy compound in South Jakarta. Police kept security tight and there were no serious incidents. The first group of at least 40 members from the United Islamic Reform Movement (GRIT) demanded Canberra treat Indonesians staying in Australia properly.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Victim not our employee: Hotel
Victim not our employee: Hotel JAKARTA (JP): Management of the five-star Gran Melia Hotel in South Jakarta denied on Wednesday that the overdosed victim found dead in front of a kindergarten a day earlier was their employee. "We have double-checked all the employee and casual help records we have and found no one under the name of Ferdinand Edwards," the hotel's public relation's senior officer, Hanum Yahya, said.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Elementary schools in poor condition
Elementary schools in poor condition CILACAP, Central Java: At least 130 Islamic elementary schools in Purbalingga are in poor condition, an official said on Tuesday. Most pupils have been sent to nearby buildings or houses to study, Zabidi Toni, head of Purbalingga's ministry of religious affairs, said. Only 20 percent of the damaged buildings have received a renovation fund, he said. "Most of the buildings are too old and do not have proper floors or roofs," he added.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
To protect and to smile
To protect and to smile MATARAM: Traffic police here are practicing smiles daily to change their image from that of power-thirsty officials, Antara reported on Tuesday. Traffic police chief Lt. Col. Gatot Chamdani said "in the reform era, we are trying to change ourselves (among other ways) by attending drills for smiling and greeting motorists who have violated rules".
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Workers threaten to occupy factory
Workers threaten to occupy factory TANGERANG (JP): A group of 105 suspended workers from PT Fajar Sun Master, the manufacturer of Cosmos household equipment, threatened on Wednesday to occupy their workplace if they are not reinstated. The workers' dissatisfaction stems from an alleged promise by the company's personnel manager, Henry Edward, that the workers would be rehired. "We're running out of patience here ...
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Government to inject fresh funds to help pay Garuda's debt
Government to inject fresh funds to help pay Garuda's debt JAKARTA (JP): State-owned airline Garuda Indonesia said on Wednesday the government would inject US$62 million annually for the next eight years to cover the fees payable by the company for the lease of 11 Boeing 737s. Company president Abdul Gani said it leased the aircraft last year and it was obliged to pay the leasing fee to the U.S. Exim Bank. The first payment is scheduled to be made this fiscal year which ends March 31, 2000.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Sports must be excluded from politics: Agus
Sports must be excluded from politics: Agus JAKARTA (JP): Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) vice chairman Agus Wirahadikusumah said on Wednesday that sports should not become tangled up in worsening political relations between Indonesia and Australia. "Sports must be excluded from political affairs. In the meantime, before the Olympics open in September next year, I hope the Indonesian people can calm their emotions about the problem," he said.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Habibie fails to uphold supremacy of law: Experts
Habibie fails to uphold supremacy of law: Experts JAKARTA (JP): The government has failed to uphold the supremacy of law as an integral part of the reform movement, law practitioners said on Wednesday. Speaking at a seminar, lawyers Bambang Widjojanto of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) and Frans Hendra Winarta, stressed that the government missed the message of the urgent need to reform the culture of law enforcers.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
1,500 flee volcano in the Philippines
1,500 flee volcano in the Philippines LEGAZPI, Philippines (Reuters): A Philippine volcano which has been restive for weeks spewed out columns of ash on Wednesday, forcing 1,500 villagers to flee their homes, but there were no casualties, officials said. Mayon volcano in the central Philippines rumbled for four minutes in a steam-driven explosion which blanketed two nearby villages with ash, the provincial disaster coordinating council said.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Man murdered in his home
Man murdered in his home JAKARTA (JP): Sixty-two-year-old Andi Sardi, a resident of Griya Kencana, Ciledug, South Jakarta, was murdered by two acquaintances who came to his home at about 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Andi's acquaintances, identified as 22-year-old Sugianto of Kalideres and 25-year-old Soedoyo of Tamansari, both of West Jakarta, are now being detained at the South Jakarta Police station for the violent murder of Andi.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Farmers occupy land in Dieng
Farmers occupy land in Dieng BANJARNEGARA, Central Java: At least 65 farmers from the Dieng Kulon village in Batur district have occupied land around the protected Dieng area. They have planted vegetables and potatoes on the 110-hectare site since early this month, when 5,000 hectares of their potato crops were destroyed by potato blight. The farmers have occupied 30 hectares of the reserve, to the concern of the local office of the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Police shoot would be thief
Police shoot would be thief JAKARTA (JP): A man who was attempting to steal an air conditioner was shot in the hip by a police officer from the Mampang Police station. According to the police report, Darwin bin Ganger, 36, and four of his friends were trying to escape with the air conditioner in a Marina taxi when the police caught up with them at the Pondok Karya intersection in the Pela Mampang subdistrict of South Jakarta.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
East Timor force starts fanning out
East Timor force starts fanning out DILI, East Timor (Agencies): The United Nations International Force for East Timor (Interfet) began cautiously moving out of Dili on Wednesday after Sander Thoenes, the Jakarta-based journalist for the Financial Times of London was shot dead on the city's outskirts on Tuesday night. A government warehouse was looted by hundreds of hungry refugees back from nearby hills, while an officer in the UN force said it had confiscated hundreds of crude weapons.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Developing nations 'need fair trade, not free trade'
Developing nations 'need fair trade, not free trade' JAKARTA (JP): Former minister Emil Salim called on industrialized nations on Wednesday to allow wider access for the inflow of goods from developing countries. He said that the implementation of the existing trade liberalization program remained more advantageous to developed nations than the developing world.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
The House's last farce
The House's last farce The leadership of the outgoing House of Representatives, the latest performance of which has become target of public criticism, still has ambitions for the House to be remembered as an effective legislature. The House, the last legacy of the fallen regime of president Soeharto, has pushed itself during these final days to approve as many bills as possible to be passed into law.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Humanitarian group evaluates conditions in refugee camps
Humanitarian group evaluates conditions in refugee camps JAKARTA (JP): Humanitarian workers visited a refugee camp in Atambua on on the border of East Nusa Tenggara and East Timor on Wednesday. Accompanied by Minister of Social Affairs Justika Baharsyah, the 16-member delegation led by Julia Taft visited some 2,500 refugees sheltered in Haliwen stadium.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Habibie's warning of disintegration
Habibie's warning of disintegration President B.J. Habibie has threatened Golkar leaders that their failure to nominate him as presidential candidate for the next term would encourage separatism in the country. Mochtar Pabottingi of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) translates the warning within the political context.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
TNI concedes insufficient promotion of security bill
TNI concedes insufficient promotion of security bill SURABAYA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) and Ministry of Defense and Security have said they will leave a decision whether to approve the controversial state security bill to the House of Representatives. Speaking after addressing a seminar on the new nationalism here on Wednesday, spokesman for the ministry/TNI Maj. Gen. Sudrajat said the government and TNI had not pressed the House to approve the bill as quickly as possible.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
McDermott tender audited
McDermott tender audited JAKARTA (JP): The tender of a contract for the construction of a natural gas pipeline between West Natuna and Singapore, which was awarded to PT McDermott Indonesia, is currently under a special audit to investigate possible irregularities in the assessment of bids.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Exhibition * Painting Exhibition: Pengider Bhuana, The Colours of Life, Deja Vu Gallery, Jl. Dewi Sita, Ubud (Phone: 0361 978225), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Oct. 8. Music and Entertainment * Hard Rock Hotel, Jl. Pantai, Banjar Pande Mas, Kuta (Phone: 0361 761869): - Lobby Bar: Macumba, Siluet and Miracle band, nightly, 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. - Sand Island: Rapaya Band and Macumba Band, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Agum vows to name committed people to PSSI
Agum vows to name committed people to PSSI JAKARTA (JP): National congress members from the All- Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI) officially elected Agum Gumelar to serve a four-year term at the end of their three-day congress on Wednesday. Soon after his election at Hotel Indonesia in Central Jakarta, Agum told a news conference that he would select committed assistants in PSSI to improve the condition of national soccer. He said both familiar and new members would be on the committee.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya: Exhibition * Cartoon Exhibition by 40 Indonesian cartoonist, at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5678639), until Oct. 2. Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. Basuki Rakhmat 106-128 (Phone: 031 5311234): - The Tavern Pub: Cosindos Band, Monday to Friday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., Paprica Band, Transit Band, Sunday. - Lobby: Gamelan (Traditional Music), Monday to Thursday, 7 p.m.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
RP to cut interest rates
RP to cut interest rates MANILA, Philippines (AP): The Philippines has pledged to the International Monetary Fund that it will cut interest rates to match levels in the United States and its Asian neighbors, a senior finance official said Wednesday. The switch will be made from the current method of calibrating rates to the peso's movements, said the official, on condition of anonymity.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
KSO firms hire advisor to assess ties with Telkom
KSO firms hire advisor to assess ties with Telkom JAKARTA (JP): Joint operation partners of PT Telkom Indonesia has appointed Credit Suisse First Boston as an advisor to assess a possible change in its cooperation scheme with state telecommunications company. Stephen R.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Nepal clamps tough security on South Asian Federation games
Nepal clamps tough security on South Asian Federation games KATHMANDU (AFP): Nepal's security personnel are imposing elaborate security drafting in martial arts experts ahead of the 8th South Asian Federation (SAF) Games starting here on Sept. 25. King Birendra is to inaugurate the games at a ceremony with more than 18,000 spectators present in central Kathmandu.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Anwar may suffer from a different poison
Anwar may suffer from a different poison KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Initial tests on Anwar Ibrahim suggest he was not poisoned with arsenic but doctors suspect the jailed politician suffers from another type of poisoning, a top hospital official said in a news report on Wednesday.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Asia back to the center of global 'cybercapitalism'
Asia back to the center of global 'cybercapitalism' By Eisuke Sakakibara The following article is based on a paper presented at the Asia Press Forum seminar on challenges and opportunities facing Asia in the 21st century. The seminar, from Sept. 14 to Sept. 16, was jointly organized by JoongAng Ilbo and the Yumin Foundation in Seoul, South Korea. This is the first of two articles.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on September 22, 1999: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
ITB rector leads West Java representatives for MPR
ITB rector leads West Java representatives for MPR BANDUNG (JP): Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita has to wait until Thursday to know whether or not he qualifies for the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). A vote to elect the province's five representatives at the MPR was conducted by the provincial legislative council members here on Wednesday.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Walhi sues government over peat land
Walhi sues government over peat land JAKARTA (JP): The opening hearing of a lawsuit filed by the Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) against the government over a controversial one-million-hectare peat soil area in Central Kalimantan has been postponed. Presiding Judge Endang Sri Murwati said on Tuesday the hearing at the Central Jakarta District Court would be delayed until Oct. 5 due to a problem with the power of attorney representing the government.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Killing of Dutch journalist condemned
Killing of Dutch journalist condemned JAKARTA (JP): The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) condemned on Wednesday the killing of Jakarta-based writer for London's Financial Times Sander Thoenes in East Timor. They also demanded that the United Nations, the International Force for East Timor (Interfet) and Indonesia provide greater protection for journalists reporting from the troubled territory.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Chief editor tried in court
Chief editor tried in court PALU, Central Sulawesi: The chief editor of the Sulteng Post daily will be tried here on Thursday at the district court, Antara reported on Wednesday. The defendant, only identified as AA, is charged with defaming Murad Husain of PT Kurnia Luwuk Sejati. Beginning in February, the daily has reported the firm's opening of oil palm plantations in Banggai and Poso regencies. The reports alleged that the plantations had damaged protected forests.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Timor Sea oil project to proceed: Woodside
Timor Sea oil project to proceed: Woodside PERTH (Dow Jones): Woodside Petroleum Ltd., an Australian oil and gas producer, Wednesday said the unstable political situation in East Timor will not affect the proposed startup of its A$1.37 billion Laminaria oil development in the Timor Sea.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
East Timor teachers alloted Rp 5m each
East Timor teachers alloted Rp 5m each JAKARTA (JP): The government has allocated Rp 5 million (US$610) for each teacher who has fled East Timor, Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono said on Wednesday. Speaking on the sidelines of a seminar on informal education, Juwono said his ministry was listing those who deserve the fund. He anticipated, however, that the long process to complete the list would arouse public suspicion of a misuse of funds.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Five people rob man of Kijang
Five people rob man of Kijang JAKARTA (JP): Five unidentified suspects robbed 59-year-old Alum Suryadi and escaped with his Kijang van on Tuesday evening, City police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said on Wednesday. "Alum was driving his Kijang van in Kebon Bawang, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday, when two unidentified suspects stopped his car and asked him for a ride. "Alum agreed to the idea but told the two he first had to pick up his mother," Zainuri said.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
House suggests firing of senior government officials
House suggests firing of senior government officials JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives special investigative team will recommend President B.J. Habibie fire or make nonactive several senior government officials it concluded were involved in the Bank Bali scandal. "We'll recommend the dismissal of certain senior government officials," the head of the investigative team, Lili Asdjudiredja, said outside a closed-door meeting.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 22, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 400 0 0 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 250 0 10,000 Alter Abadi 275 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,150 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 500 75 500 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,425 0 891,500 Anwar Sierad 175 0 0 APAC Centertex Corp.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Hanil Bakrie sues IBRA
Hanil Bakrie sues IBRA JAKARTA (JP): Finance company PT Hanil Bakrie Finance (HBF) filed suit on Wednesday against the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) for the latter's alleged failure to pay US$4.5 in a guaranteed claim. Faisal Tadjuddin from Taira Faisal & Panggabean law firm said that his client tried in vain to recoup its claim from IBRA since last year. The suit was filed in the South Jakarta District Court.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
MAS, Northwest sign deal
MAS, Northwest sign deal KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): Malaysia's national air carrier signed separate agreements on Wednesday with Northwest Airlines and Turkish Airlines to jointly market international routes and other flight arrangements.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Airport a nirvana for many businesses
Airport a nirvana for many businesses JAKARTA (JP): Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng, west of here, is home to a wide variety of people offering all conceivable goods and services to passengers and their families. The businesses range from the legal to the illegal, and vendors have been known to force prospective customers to purchase their merchandise or services.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Lake Toba lures visitors
Lake Toba lures visitors JAKARTA (JP): Ajibata shore of Lake Toba, North Sumatra, will be promoted as a major tourist attraction in the province in a three-month cultural and sports festival, the Lake Toba Samosir Island Care Foundation said. The Ajibata tourism extravaganza will be opened by North Sumatra Governor Tengku Rizal Nurdin on Oct. 27, foundation chairman Tonggam Gultom said on Tuesday.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Guns, bullets seized from owner of beauty salon
Guns, bullets seized from owner of beauty salon JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta Police detectives confiscated three pistols, two gas-powered guns, two homemade air rifles and up to 32 .22 caliber bullets from the owner of a beauty salon on Tuesday afternoon, an officer said on Wednesday. Chief of detectives Capt. Alex Mandalika said the suspect, identified as Hansen Sanger, 30, claimed to have a permit from the National Police for the weapons and bullets.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Australian council sees trade with RI falling
Australian council sees trade with RI falling CANBERRA (Dow Jones): The Australia-Indonesia Business Council said Wednesday trade between the two nations likely will decline in the wake of the terror in East Timor since the pro- independence vote August 30, Philip Hawke, acting president of the council, said.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Asian monies fall again against dollar as baht extends losses
Asian monies fall again against dollar as baht extends losses HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Asian currencies weakened further against the dollar Wednesday as regional markets disregarded the rebound of the Japanese yen. The Thai baht set yet another 12-month low in afternoon trading, while heavy sales hammered the Singapore dollar to its lowest level in three months. The Philippine peso also softened.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN begins 2000 countdown
ASEAN begins 2000 countdown JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) began on Friday the 100 Days to the Year 2000 countdown in Indonesia with a contemporary production of Realizing Rama, a story from the epic Ramayana, a statement from the ASEAN Secretariat said on Wednesday.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
AIPO calls for ban on nuke weapons in region
AIPO calls for ban on nuke weapons in region MANILA (AFP): Lawmakers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting here on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling for the enforcement of a ban on the use or production of nuclear weapons in Southeast Asia. Philippine House Speaker Manuel Villar, head of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) said the resolution was adopted at the end of a four-day general assembly meeting.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia shines in School C'ships finals
Indonesia shines in School C'ships finals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's boys' and girls' tennis teams reached the finals of the first Asian School Championships at the Senayan tennis complex on Wednesday. In the girls' team event, Indonesian second singles Angelique Wijaya gave her team the ideal opening by topping Malaysia's Jane Fong Sheau Ching 6-0, 6-0. Teammate Frederika Girsang followed with a 6-1, 6-0 thrashing of Cheong A Mee.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Pressure on the rupiah
Pressure on the rupiah The presently diminishing value of the rupiah is not due only to monetary and market factors. Rather, it is the question of the credibility of some of our highly placed government officials that is most responsible for causing the value of our currency to fall against the United States dollar.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Shitaresmi paints gloomy pictures of self
Shitaresmi paints gloomy pictures of self By Susi Andrini YOGYAKARTA (JP): Laksmi Shitaresmi, a 25-year-old painter from Yogyakarta, is showing that batik, too, can be a charming artwork on canvas. Shitaresmi is exhibiting 16 of her batiks on canvas at the Indonesian-French Institute in Yogyakarta from Sept. 20 to Sept. 29. The colorful decorative works portray Javanese women. The exhibition, titled Aku (I), tells of the painter's personal experience as a Javanese woman.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
To Gen. Wiranto
To Gen. Wiranto Well, Gen. Wiranto, you have achieved your objective. You are now Indonesia's president designate! With Soeharto as your mentor and Habibie made your clown, you have overcome the forces for democracy and, de facto, established yourself as the nation's new leader. You must have obtained great assurance from Adm. Blair, U.S.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Military faction takes back seat in MPR election
Military faction takes back seat in MPR election JAKARTA (JP): After chalking up an easy victory for its nominee for City Council speaker last week, the military/police faction said on Wednesday it would take a passive role in the election of city representatives for the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). Councilor Col. Gafar Malik said the nine-member military faction would support whoever was the best of the candidates nominated by the 10 other factions.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Play puts a human face on Dutch era
Play puts a human face on Dutch era By Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): For those who were brought up in Jakarta in the 1950s, where Dutch homes were still grand enough to be out of bounds for locals, seeing The Language of the Gods is like peering into an intimate corner of a colonial Dutch home, in the time of their decline. It fills one with voyeuristic thrills and pathos all at once.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Pontjo denies wrongdoing with Hilton
Pontjo denies wrongdoing with Hilton JAKARTA (JP): Pontjo Sutowo, a noted hotelier, denied on Wednesday an allegation that he did not settle his service dues to Hilton International, which previously managed his five properties. Pontjo said he met all the obligations stated in the contract, including those related to service payments as disputed by the hotel chain.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Tribesmen claim PT Freeport withholding trusteeship funds
Tribesmen claim PT Freeport withholding trusteeship funds JAKARTA (JP): Two Irianese tribal chiefs accused mining company PT Freeport Indonesia on Tuesday of withholding the distribution of trusteeship funds worth Rp 7 billion (US$850,000) to local Irianese people. Victor Janampa and Nico Magal, who said they represented the Aruanop tribe and the Tsinga tribe, demanded the company immediately distribute the funds in accordance with a 1996 agreement between the company and local Irianese.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Telkomsel explains
Telkomsel explains Referring to the letter Phone firm doesn't pick up the phone by Mr. Adrianus Hiyung Tjung in The Jakarta Post of Aug. 31, 1999, we would like to apologize for any inconvenience in the services provided by Telkomsel. In this complaint, on Aug. 26, 1999, customer service telephone lines 8282811 and 111 from kartuHALO were full because there were so many calls backed up for Caroline (Customer Care by Online) that agent availability was limited.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Banking snags curb Indonesia's exports to E. Europe
Banking snags curb Indonesia's exports to E. Europe JAKARTA (JP): An absence of banking relations between Indonesia and Rumania is hampering the country's businesspeople from tapping the potential of emerging markets in eastern Europe, a businessman said on Wednesday.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Opposition to state security bill gains momentum
Opposition to state security bill gains momentum JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of people, mostly students, took to the streets of the capital and other major cities across the country on Wednesday to protest once again the state security bill they fear will give excessive power to the military. With the military-sponsored bill set to be approved today (Thursday) by the House of Representatives, demonstrators have said even bigger nationwide mass rallies will be held.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
New law grants Aceh province broader autonomy
New law grants Aceh province broader autonomy JAKARTA (JP): Aceh province in the northernmost part of Sumatra will be granted special autonomy to administer its religious, educational and local customs affairs under a law approved by the House of Representatives here on Wednesday. The law regarding the observance of the uniqueness of the special province of Aceh will also grant a special role to local Islamic clerics to make provincial policies.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina to sell natural gas to Singapore power
Pertamina to sell natural gas to Singapore power JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina will supply natural gas to Singapore Power Ltd. beginning in 2002 under a letter of agreement signed with PowerGas Ltd. here on Wednesday. The agreement will be finalized into a 20-year contract with PowerGas Ltd., a subsidiary of Singapore Power Ltd. later this year under which the state company will supply 2.27 trillion standard cubic feet of gas worth US$7 billion.
Thu, 23 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
National pride not everything
National pride not everything I was deeply impressed by Devi Asmarani's distinction between Nationalism and irrational thinking in The Jakarta Post of Sept. 18, 1999, and would like to use this as an opportunity to comment on the flag burning incident. I feel highly qualified to do this because I come from a country that has seen its flag burned many times, sometimes by its very own citizens.