Archive: 24 September 1999
45 articles found
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
PDI-P gains two more key posts
PDI-P gains two more key posts JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the 11 factions at City Council have agreed to name chairmen for the council's five commissions with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) leading two important ones. Councilor Iskandar Zulkarnaen Tambunan from PDI Perjuangan said on Thursday that the agreement was reached without a voting process during a meeting the night before between faction leaders.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Government backs Australian investment
Government backs Australian investment JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will protect and secure Australian investment despite the deteriorating political relations between the two countries, a senior official of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) said on Thursday. "Until now, I have not heard any reports of any Australian investment venture being damaged," BKPM vice chairman Andung A. Nitimihardja said on the sidelines of a meeting of BKPM and its provincial offices (BKPMD).
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Minister urges KONI to discuss Asiad bidding with Malaysia
Minister urges KONI to discuss Asiad bidding with Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Agung Laksono urged the National Sports Council (KONI) to sit down with Malaysia to discuss their bids for the 2006 Asian Games. Agung said after meeting with KONI chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar and vice chairman Arie Sudewo at his office on Thursday it would be better for the two countries to come together and discuss their bids in a show of ASEAN spirit.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian girls win gold at Asian School C'ships
Indonesian girls win gold at Asian School C'ships JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian girls' team won the gold medal, while Thailand took the gold in the boys' team event at the first Asian School Championships held on Thursday at the Senayan tennis complex. The Indonesian girls' squad defeated Thailand 3-0 to clinch the gold. Angelique Widjaja, 14, began the victorious run by defeating Cattaleeya Weserat 6-2, 6-1.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
History lives on in decaying Bengkulu cemetery
History lives on in decaying Bengkulu cemetery By Maswandi BENGKULU, Bengkulu (Antara): A window into Britain's brief colonial occupation of Indonesia in the 19th century is found in this city on the Sumatran coast. Sites such as Marlborough Fort, Thomas Parr Monument and the British Cemetery, to mention a few, invoke the past.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Teachers urged to join antidrug drive
Teachers urged to join antidrug drive JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso called on some 6,000 teachers and school principals on Thursday to participate in a massive antidrug campaign across the capital. Speaking in front of the audience at the Senayan basketball hall in Central Jakarta, the governor also asked the teachers to take stern measures against students who use drugs. Sutiyoso suggested the teachers regularly inspect students' bags and wallets for any drugs.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Ginandjar finally selected for MPR from West Java
Ginandjar finally selected for MPR from West Java BANDUNG (JP): Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita has been selected as a member of the West Java regional representative in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). Ginandjar and Habib Syarif Muhammad, chairman of West Java chapter of the National Awakening Party, secured the most votes here on Thursday evening to grab the last two of five seats to represent West Java in the Assembly.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Australia has no strategic designs on E. Timor: Envoy
Australia has no strategic designs on E. Timor: Envoy JAKARTA (JP): Australia said Thursday that it did not have strategic designs on the troubled East Timor, saying it already had enough problems controlling and administering its own country. "We have neither the resources nor the ambition to expand our strategic reach," Australian Ambassador to Indonesia John McCarthy told a business luncheon organized by the Indonesian Executive Circle.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Lessons on the public memory for Habibie
Lessons on the public memory for Habibie By Hidayat Jati JAKARTA (JP): While the political costs of the Bank Bali scandal and the East Timor fiasco continue to build, it is clear that President B.J. Habibie's government has ceased to function as a proactive force, being forced completely into the defensive. In other words, it is resisting its fall. It is also equally clear that this defensive posture is becoming increasingly desperate by the day.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Humanitarian aid reaches Dili by road
Humanitarian aid reaches Dili by road JAKARTA (JP): A convoy of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid provided by the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) arrived in refugee camps outside East Timor's capital of Dili on Thursday from Atambua in East Nusa Tenggara. Aris Boedihardjo, Unicef communications officer, told The Jakarta Post the food convoy reached the hills in Dare without incident.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Governor tells police to clear out protesters
Governor tells police to clear out protesters JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso asked the city police on Thursday to take possession of the premises of joint-venture water company Pam Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) from employees of city water company PDAM Jaya, who have occupied the property since Tuesday. Sutiyoso said he asked city police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman to take immediate action to return the premises on Jl. Penjernihan in Central Jakarta to Palyja.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Agencies accredited to issue Y2K licenses
Agencies accredited to issue Y2K licenses JAKARTA (JP): Two local certification agencies were authorized on Thursday by the National Committee of Accreditation (KAN) to issue certificates for companies' readiness in dealing with the millennium bug.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
It's the right time to balk at splitting the child
It's the right time to balk at splitting the child By Donna K. Woodward MEDAN (JP): The Golkar Party's presidential candidate B.J. Habibie suffers from presidential paralysis, unable to execute the reform mandate the people gave him. For the sake of vote-getting, PDI Perjuangan's Megawati Soekarnoputri has allied herself with the man who stood by passively while his subordinates terrorized and murdered the people that he and they -- and she too, if she becomes president -- are sworn to protect.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Telkom asks government to stop meddling in its business
Telkom asks government to stop meddling in its business BANDUNG (JP): The president of state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom Indonesia, A.A. Nasution, called on the government on Thursday to stop interfering in the firm's business relationships with its five joint operation (KSO) partners. "Too much intervention will only give a negative impression to our investors," he said.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 23, 1999: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
A dubious accomplishment
A dubious accomplishment Finally, after weeks of deliberation, Indonesia's legislature, the House of Representatives (DPR), approved on Thursday the controversial state security bill, despite the objections of thousands of critics and protesters across the country. It now only requires the signature of the President to turn the bill into a law -- a final procedure that many expect will be completed within days.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Dialog Topeng, by Abas Alibasyah, at Cikini Galeria, Jl. Cikini Raya no. 65, Central Jakarta (Phone: 31901082), until Oct. 10. * Indian Dolls Exhibition at the National Museum, Jl. Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3811551), Sunday, Tuesday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., until Sept. 25. * Painting Exhibition: by Farid Belkahia, at Duta Fine Arts Foundation, Jl.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
West and Asia clash at UN rights session on East Timor
West and Asia clash at UN rights session on East Timor GENEVA (Reuters): Western and Asian states clashed on Thursday at a special session devoted to East Timor by the UN main human rights body, threatening the establishment of an international inquiry into atrocities, diplomats said. Asian member states including China, Japan and India closed ranks around Indonesia, strongly objecting to the meeting having been convened after a disputed narrow vote in favor this week.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
All the President's men simply buy time
All the President's men simply buy time With the Bank Bali scandal still unresolved despite the lengthy amount of time which has passed since it broke publicly, there is scant trust remaining in the government's sincerity in settling the case. Economist Tony A. Prasetyantono of Gadjah Mada University discussed the issue with The Jakarta Post. Question: How do you perceive the government's handling of the Bank Bali scandal?
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
A reflection on military violence
A reflection on military violence By Harkiman Racheman MEDAN (JP): Despite some of the phenomenal changes that have taken place within the current administration, the Habibie-led Indonesia is currently witnessing numerous scenes and acts of violence occurring in different parts of the country. The most recent incidents of violence would include the Acehnese and the East Timorese rebellions against the Indonesian Armed Forces.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
SE Asian monies down as central banks step aside
SE Asian monies down as central banks step aside HONG KONG (Dow Jones): The slide in Southeast Asian currencies accelerated during local trading Thursday, as the Thai baht, the Singapore dollar and the Philippine peso all dropped to set new long-term lows. Analysts struggled to place a finger on any specific reason for this latest selloff in regional foreign exchange markets.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Muladi, past and present
Muladi, past and present Several years ago, when the Soeharto regime was still in power, I knew Muladi as a champion of human rights and the law who voiced popular aspirations. I admired his personality which was reflected in his idealism and writings. So, when he was appointed minister of justice, I thought he was the right man for the position. My hope then was that the legal reform he advocated would begin to be realized.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
House passes bill amid rallies
House passes bill amid rallies JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives passed on Thursday the state security bill amid widespread protests and mass street demonstrations in numerous cities across the country. The four House factions said in a plenary session with Minister of Defense and Security/Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Wiranto that they agreed to finally approve the bill since it was far more humane and democratic than the harsher and repressive 1959 Law on State Emergencies.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian firms to stop wheat imports from Australia
Indonesian firms to stop wheat imports from Australia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian companies have agreed to stop importing wheat from Australia due to tension in bilateral relations between the two countries, an executive said on Thursday.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Haryono leads golf tournament
Haryono leads golf tournament SURABAYA (JP): Haryono Min, an amateur golfer from East Java, outshone on Thursday the national training camp golfers by leading the Ciputra golf tournament at the Ciputra Golf Club here. The Surabaya Yani Golf Club member scored 68 points (33-33). He scored five birdies in the 1st, 9th, 11th, 13th and 14th holes. A perfect score would have gone Haryono's way if he had not made a bogey in the 6th hole (par 4).
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Foreign journalists know of the risks: Sudrajat
Foreign journalists know of the risks: Sudrajat JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) spokesman Maj. Gen. Sudrajat expressed regret on Thursday over the death of a Dutch reporter in East Timor, but noted that foreign journalists were warned of potential hazards in the territory.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Seven armed robbers shot dead in shootout
Seven armed robbers shot dead in shootout JAKARTA (JP): Seven armed robbers were killed in a shootout with South Jakarta Police detectives in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, on Thursday morning. Five died at the scene in Petukangan Selatan and the others on their way to the hospital, South Jakarta Police detectives chief Capt. Rycko Amelza Daniel said. He said they died from gunshot wounds to the head and body. "The seven belonged to two notorious armed robbery gangs. There are 13 members in all.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
NZ urged to boycott Bali
NZ urged to boycott Bali AUCKLAND (AFP): New Zealand tourists are being urged to boycott the Indonesian resort of Bali because of events in East Timor. Auckland organizers of a "Boycott Bali Campaign" have been picketing Indonesian airline Garuda at Auckland International Airport, calling for tourists to stay away from the island resort until Indonesian police and troops withdraw from East Timor.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
The teflon general
The teflon general If Gen. Wiranto were an American, this is what he would be called: The teflon general. One week the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for a war crimes tribunal to examine the atrocities of Wiranto's subordinate commanders and troops in East Timor, and the following he is the center of speculation as a presidential or vice presidential candidate.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Coronation held for Malaysian king
Coronation held for Malaysian king KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia's 11th king, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, was formally installed on Thursday as the country's new king in a centuries-old ceremony at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Rp 50b allocated for MPR General Session
Rp 50b allocated for MPR General Session JAKARTA (JP): The price of democracy is high, and this year it is estimated at some Rp 50 billion. That is the expected cost for the upcoming General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly, the most expensive ever held in the nation's history. The Rp 49.269 billion budget more than doubles the Rp 20.74 billion cost of the Assembly's Special Session in November 1998, and tops the Rp 44.797 billion spent on the 1997 General Session.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Residents protest land dispute
Residents protest land dispute MEDAN, North Sumatra: Thousands of farmers from six regencies in this province have occupied Merdeka Medan field here since Wednesday to demand settlement of 534 land dispute cases. The move was backed by the local branch of the Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) and another non-governmental organization, the Bitra Indonesia Foundation.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
YLKI opposes plan to raise cell phone rate
YLKI opposes plan to raise cell phone rate JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumer Foundation (YLKI) called on the government on Thursday to delay a 23 percent rise in airtime rates for regular cellular phone services beginning next month. YLKI's vice chairman Agus Pambagio said on Thursday it would certainly not be wise to raise the rate when most people still felt the brunt of the country's economic crisis. "I think it be should postponed for another one or two months," he said.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
House endorses internal rulings
House endorses internal rulings JAKARTA (JP): The next House of Representatives whose members will be sworn in Oct. 1 will have a code of ethics and an honorary council to investigate all violations committed by House members. The code of ethics and honorary council were contained in the House's new internal rulings, which was endorsed in a plenary session on Thursday.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 23, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 375 -25 15,000 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 250 0 0 Alter Abadi 250 -25 125,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,150 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 500 0 0 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,375 -50 2,142,000 Anwar Sierad 175 0 0 APAC Centertex Corp.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Seven senior government officials involved in bank scandal: House
Seven senior government officials involved in bank scandal: House JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives concluded on Thursday that seven senior government officials were directly or indirectly involved in the Bank Bali scandal. Head of the House special investigation team Lili Asdjudiredja said the team recommended that President B.J. Habibie take administrative sanction, including the dismissal of any officials involved.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
East Timor a future drug paradise?
East Timor a future drug paradise? Indonesia has a law on narcotics and psychotropic drugs and has ratified the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs in 1961. It means that besides having a law to protect its people from the danger of narcotics and illegal psychotropic drugs, it also has the obligation to prevent illegal exports of narcotics and psychotropic products to other countries.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Government revokes martial law in East Timor
Government revokes martial law in East Timor JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie lifted on Friday the state of military emergency in East Timor and ordered Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Wiranto to hand over TNI's responsibility on security and order to the International Force for East Timor (Interfet). Minister of Justice/State Secretary Muladi said with the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 113, the President revoked his previous decree, No.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Top leaders attend Anak Agung cremation
Top leaders attend Anak Agung cremation GIANYAR, Bali (JP): Top political leaders put aside party politics for a few hours here on Thursday to pay homage and attend the cremation ceremony of the late Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung. Highlighting those in attendance at the colorful ceremony were presidential hopeful and chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) Megawati Soekarnoputri, along with Akbar Tandjung of the Golkar Party.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Jambi children suffer malnutrition
Jambi children suffer malnutrition JAMBI, Jambi: Over 9,700 children below the age of five here are suffering from malnutrition, but only 3,500 of them have received proper medical assistance, an official said on Thursday. Head of the provincial health office Abdul Hamid Syam told Antara that the central government had been told about the office's inability to help all the malnourished children. He said promises of aid were yet to arrive.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah declines on worries anti-government rally will turn violent
Rupiah declines on worries anti-government rally will turn violent JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah plunged on Thursday on fears that a widespread rally against the newly approved security bill would turn into total chaos. Currency dealers and analysts said that reports of a trade in gunfire between Indonesian soldiers and multinational forces in the troubled East Timor also attributed to the rupiah's plunge. The rupiah lost about 4.5 percent to end the day at 8,745 against the U.S.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Students protest rapist's sentence
Students protest rapist's sentence PADANG, West Sumatra: Thousands of high school students went on a rampage on Thursday after the local district court here sentenced a rapist to eight years in jail. The Islamic junior high school students pelted stones at the court windows, vandalized other buildings in the compound and damaged a car after the court announced a lighter sentence for Salmon Ongirwalu, who was found guilty of raping student Khairiyah Eniswah.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
House rejects oil and gas bill afters lengthy debate
House rejects oil and gas bill afters lengthy debate JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives officially rejected on Thursday the government-sponsored oil and gas bill after both parties failed to reach a compromise after six months of debates. It is the first bill to be rejected by the House, at least since former president Soeharto took power in the late 1960s. With the rejection of the bill, the Law No.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Kites flown for money: Authority
Kites flown for money: Authority JAKARTA (JP): An executive from airport management firm PT Angkasa Pura has accused Cengkareng residents in Tangerang of intentionally flying kites in the Soekarno-Hatta Airport vicinity in the hope of seeking financial assistance from the company. "We've suspected that a money motive is behind the ploy," the firm's operational director Moelyono D. S. was quoted by Antara as saying on Wednesday.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Foreigners denied bogus visas
Foreigners denied bogus visas PEKANBARU, Riau: The provincial immigration office has denied access to 75 foreign job seekers who tried to enter the country via Dumai port using bogus visas, an official said on Thursday. Head of Riau's Ministry of Justice M. Iman Santoso, was quoted by Antara as saying the foreigners' expulsion took place between February and August this year. Iman said the foreigners were mostly from Bangladesh, Nigeria and Sri Lanka.