Archive: 8 September 1999
49 articles found
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
City residents can make drug arrests: Noegroho
City residents can make drug arrests: Noegroho JAKARTA (JP): City residents are free to apprehend users, producers and dealers of drugs if they have no time to contact police, the chief of city police said.Maj. Gen.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Former commander doubts TNI neutrality in East Timor
Former commander doubts TNI neutrality in East Timor JAKARTA (JP): Enforcing a state of emergency in East Timor will not improve the situation because the military is unlikely to be neutral, said a former military commander in the province.Former Udayana commander Maj. Gen. (ret.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Strong cultural heritage binds Indonesia and Malaysia
Strong cultural heritage binds Indonesia and MalaysiaBy Zainal Arifin KUALA LUMPUR (JP): In the Malay archipelago lie two nations that, despite contemporary divergence, share deep cultural heritage. Their consanguineous existence transcends geographical separation, internal rifts, and reels of...
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Consequences of East Timor ballot
Consequences of East Timor ballot After East Timorese overwhelmingly voted against integration with Indonesia, Tjipta Lesmana, a social studies and politics lecturer at the University of Indonesia, examines the consequences of their choice.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Telkom to demand compensation
Telkom to demand compensation BANDUNG (JP): State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom will demand compensation for all telecommunications assets it has built in East Timor from the new administration of the riot-torn province.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on September 7, 1999: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,194.00 8,276.00Australian dollar 1 5,279.39 5,336.36Austrian schilling 1 628.41 635.30Belgian franc 1 214.36 216.71Brunei dollar 1 4,845.65 4,897.04Canadian dollar 1 5,492.33 5,549.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Drug pushers mixing drugs with dog pills
Drug pushers mixing drugs with dog pills JAKARTA (JP): Drugs distributed among several elementary school students reportedly contained chemical substances from dog medication, a senior city official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Sutiyoso defends water handling deal
Sutiyoso defends water handling deal JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso insisted on Tuesday that he would not revoke the existing water supply agreement between city water company PDAM Jaya and its two foreign partners, as was demanded by PDAM Jaya workers.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Military rules East Timor
Military rules East Timor The imposition of martial law in East Timor on Tuesday corroborates the bitter reality that real power in this country lies in the hands of the Indonesian Military (TNI), not the President, his Cabinet, or the House of Representatives.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Martial law powers include news blackout
Martial law powers include news blackout JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to declare a state of military emergency in East Timor allows the local military chief to take whatever steps necessary to restore peace and order. Although not specifically stated, this includes a news blackout.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
House, BPK, BI tightlipped over bank audit result
House, BPK, BI tightlipped over bank audit result JAKARTA (JP): The leader of the House of Representatives was tight-lipped on Tuesday about results of the PricewaterhouseCoopers audit into the high-profile Bank Bali scandal.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Eleven injured in student-security troops clash
Eleven injured in student-security troops clash JAKARTA (JP): Seven students and four security troops were injured on Tuesday evening in a clash near the House of Representatives (DPR), when some 3,000 students protested the ongoing debate over the controversial bill on national security.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Looming law on smoking threatens small-scale cigarette producers
Looming law on smoking threatens small-scale cigarette producersBy Tasrief Tarmizi JAKARTA (Antara): In the near future, the Indonesian government is due to issue a regulation that will probably reduce people's freedom to smoke.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
RP, Argentina, Chile tie up
RP, Argentina, Chile tie up MANILA (AFP): The Philippines will sign trade and investment accords with Chile and Argentina when President Joseph Estrada visits the countries next week, his spokesman Fernando Barican said Tuesday.During his visit to Chile from Sept.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Foreign fishermen sent back home
Foreign fishermen sent back home MANADO, North Sulawesi: North Sulawesi immigration authorities deported 116 Philippine fishermen in the first eight months of the year for illegally fishing in Indonesian waters.Most of them were detained in small boats in Indonesia's eastern waters Antara reported.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Praise for Habibie
Praise for Habibie Habibie's somber endorsement of the East Timor ballot has elevated him to a citizen of the world, capable of transcending nationality and culture. Shame on Megawati for criticizing his decision to allow the vote.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Martial law imposed on troubled East Timor
Martial law imposed on troubled East Timor JAKARTA (JP): The government has declared martial law in East Timor in an attempt to halt spiraling violence in the territory.The surprising decision backtracked on the rejection of Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Open University to stay in East Timor
Open University to stay in East Timor JAKARTA (JP): East Timorese will be allowed to continue studying in the Open University if members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) endorse the Aug. 30 poll result in favor of separation, its rector said on Monday.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Asians call off W. Cup boycott
Asians call off W. Cup boycott KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and FIFA are expected to formally announce the participation of Asian teams in the 2002 World Cup, a source close to the AFC said Tuesday.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
New law to reform telecommunications sector
New law to reform telecommunications sectorBy M. Suwarso This is the second of two articles on the new telecommunications bill passed by the House of Representatives. The first article examined the changes in the world of telecommunications that led the government to enact the new bill.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 7, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 400 0 22,500 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 275 0 0 Alter Abadi 250 0 142,500 Alumindo...
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Students protest Padang mayor
Students protest Padang mayor PADANG, West Sumatra: Dozens of students held a noisy demonstration in front of the Padang State Court building here on Tuesday afternoon as the trial against the alleged corruption of Padang mayor Zuiyen Rais began.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
No pressure on government over forest fires
No pressure on government over forest fires JAKARTA (JP): Little pressure can be expected to be put on the government to take concrete action to prevent further forest destruction, given Indonesia's position as a major business partner to its neighbors, an environmentalist has said.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Lautan Luas splits shares
Lautan Luas splits shares JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of chemical components distributor and manufacturer PT Lautan Luas approved on Tuesday the company's plan to split shares and increase its authorized capital.The company said the share split would enable trading of its shares to be more liquid.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Don't feign ignorance
Don't feign ignorance The police, who spearhead the law-enforcing institutions, are expected to be sensitive, smart and diligent. They are expected to act without discrimination and do their utmost to unearth the mystery of the Bank Bali scandal, which is assumed to be the tip of the iceberg for...
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Mahathir flushes guess of early vote
Mahathir flushes guess of early vote KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday dismissed speculation he would call a general election in the next few weeks, a news report said.Mahathir's decision to cancel a trip this weekend to New Zealand for the summit of the Asia-Pacific...
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Xanana Gusmao, East Timor's symbol of hope
Xanana Gusmao, East Timor's symbol of hope JAKARTA (AFP): East Timorese leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao walked to freedom here Tuesday with little but the bitter ashes of a dream awaiting him outside his jail house.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Belo flees as East Timor sinks deeper into violence
Belo flees as East Timor sinks deeper into violence JAKARTA (JP): Nobel colaureate Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo arrived in Australia on Tuesday after being airlifted out of his strife-torn homeland under an assumed name.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Jamsostek office robbed overnight
Jamsostek office robbed overnight JAKARTA (JP): A gang of seven people broke into on Tuesday the office of PT Jamsostek social security company, making off with two Kijang vans, a television set, a tape recorder, and a safety box containing Rp 4.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Indonesia hosts school tennis c'ship
Indonesia hosts school tennis c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host the 1999 Asian School Tennis Championship from Sept. 21 to Sept. 26 at the Senayan tennis complex.Six countries -- Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, China and Bangladesh -- have registered to compete in the championship, to...
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
OPEC chief says oil output cut will remain
OPEC chief says oil output cut will remain NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Rilwanu Lukman said on Tuesday the organization would maintain its current production cuts in an upcoming meeting in Vienna in order to keep oil prices high.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Indonesia begs donor nations to reschedule US$6b debt
Indonesia begs donor nations to reschedule US$6b debt JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has asked the Paris Club donor nations to reschedule some US$6 billion in sovereign debt due in 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 fiscal years, said Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
INRO upbeat Thailand may stay
INRO upbeat Thailand may stay KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO) said on Tuesday it is optimistic Thailand would change its mind and stay in a price pact but was unsure about Malaysia.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Indonesia may keep share of Timor Gap sales
Indonesia may keep share of Timor Gap salesBy Johannes Simbolon NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Indonesia could retain a share of oil and gas revenue from the area between Timor Island and Australia, known as the Timor Gap, after East Timor's independence, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
State security bill must be halted: Experts
State security bill must be halted: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Experts agreed here on Tuesday on the need to halt the state security bill being deliberated in the House of Representatives, which they claimed was a violation of human rights and press freedom.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
More orangutans find sanctuary
More orangutans find sanctuary SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Orangutan research center Wanariset Semboja has become the refuge for an additional 245 of the primates this year as forest fires decimate their habitat.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
East Timor violence puts IMF bailout at risk
East Timor violence puts IMF bailout at risk CANBERRA (Agencies): The Australian government Tuesday reiterated that withdrawing its support for a US$43 billion International Monetary Fund-led bailout for Indonesia is a last- resort option if Jakarta refuses to allow an international peacekeeping...
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Petrosea's net profit down
Petrosea's net profit down JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed engineering, construction and mining company PT Petrosea announced on Tuesday a significant decrease in net profits in the first half of the year due to the rise of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar.The company made a net profit of Rp 34.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Government frees East Timorese leader Xanana
Government frees East Timorese leader Xanana JAKARTA (JP): East Timorese resistance leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao was freed from jail here on Tuesday and immediately sought refuge in the British Embassy.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Pirated VCDs seized
Pirated VCDs seized PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Police have confiscated in the last two days 1,335 pirated Video Compact Discs (VCDs) during a sweep of the Banyumas area.Lt. Col. Jhony H. Hutauruk, chief of Banyumas Police, said here on Tuesday that the VCDs were confiscated from five shops and...
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Indonesia whips Malaysia 3-0 in showdown
Indonesia whips Malaysia 3-0 in showdown YOGYAKARTA (JP): Indonesia beat Malaysia 3-0 in an exhibition match on Tuesday, with emerging star Taufik Hidayat enthralling 2,500 spectators at Among Rogo Sports Hall with his skills.He defeated Samad Ismail in a tight 13-15, 15-10, 15-9.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Careful with the Constitution
Careful with the ConstitutionFrom Suara KaryaI read in a newspaper of Aug. 30 a statement by Daniel S. Lev, a political observer from Washington University, calling for the 1945 Constitution to be overhauled.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Kadin and German agency sign deal
Kadin and German agency sign deal JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and the Hamburg Business Development Corporation (HWF) signed on Tuesday a cooperation agreement to promote Indonesian exports to Europe.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
UN warns Indonesia to halt East Timor violence
UN warns Indonesia to halt East Timor violence SINGAPORE (Agencies): The United Nations has put Indonesia on notice that if it fails to stop the killings in East Timor within 48 hours, the world community will consider taking steps to end the bloodshed.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Rupiah falls to 8,285 against U.S. dollar
Rupiah falls to 8,285 against U.S. dollar JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah continued its decline against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, sliding to 8,285 at the end of the trading -- from 8,105 the previous day -- as fear intensified over the East Timor issue.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Airport destroys unclaimed items
Airport destroys unclaimed items TANGERANG (JP): The destruction of unclaimed luggage and belongings, which has been piling up in Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's warehouses over the past two years, began on Tuesday, a senior airport customs and excise official announced.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
KONI to call 39 athletes for Olympics training
KONI to call 39 athletes for Olympics training JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) official in charge of athletes development, Mochammad Hindarto, announced on Tuesday that 39 athletes would participate in training for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Asian stocks drift in marginal trading
Asian stocks drift in marginal trading SINGAPORE (Reuters): Asian stocks drifted on Tuesday in generally light trading, with Tokyo dipping a touch while Hong Kong and Australia managed marginal rises.Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei average of 225 shares fell 0.3 percent to 17,708.
Wed, 08 Sep 1999
Residents complain over waste water
Residents complain over waste water TANGERANG (JP): Serpong and Cilenggang villagers in the Serpong district here have complained once again over contaminated waste allegedly dumped by local tap water company PDAM Tangerang into Jalatereng River.