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Searching for all articles published on 1999-03-01 ...

33 articles.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Stop condemning ABRI, PPP pleads

Stop condemning ABRI, PPP pleads JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) -- whose recent opposition to the allocation of unelected seats in the House of Representatives for the military was thwarted by Golkar and the Armed Forces' (ABRI) House factions -- called for an end to the ...

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/GSM-XL's new SIM card

GSM-XL's new SIM card JAKARTA (JP): Cellular phone operator PT Excelcomindo Pratama, the operator of GSM-XL, has launched its Periskop XL, a subscribers identity module (SIM) card designed for both prepaid and postpaid cards.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Solving ASEAN human rights issues

Solving ASEAN human rights issuesBy Dino Patti Djalal The following article is adapted from a paper presented on Intra-ASEAN Human Rights Policies and Mechanisms at the sixth Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ASEAN-ISIS) Colloquium on Human ...

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Is there any statesmanship?

Is there any statesmanship? Mentioning the word "statesmanship" in connection with President B.J. Habibie's recent decision to let East Timor go, is misleading. Almost all parties involved in the unfolding drama display ineffectual statesmanship.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Habibie must explain

Habibie must explain Hesitation from legislators of the House of Representatives to question President B.J. Habibie over his alleged tapped telephone conversation with Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib once again reveals how out of step our national legislature is with the public.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Five students killed in 25 street brawls

Five students killed in 25 street brawls JAKARTA (JP): Five students have been killed and 30 others injured in at least 25 street brawls recorded in the first two months of this year, an official said on Saturday.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/RI-Finnish council's new boss

RI-Finnish council's new boss JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian former Forestry Minister Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo was elected chairman of the Indonesia-Finland Business Council, in the council's annual general meeting on Thursday.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Councilor, residents against bus fare hike

Councilor, residents against bus fare hike JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor expressed his strong opposition on Saturday to the intention of the city chapter of the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) to propose a 25 percent hike in city bus fares.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Parties begin naming presidential candidates

Parties begin naming presidential candidates JAKARTA (JP): Around 100,000 supporters of the National Awakening Party (PKB) packed the Senayan sports stadium in Jakarta Sunday to mark the opening of the party's congress.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Bank employee gets 1 year jail term

Bank employee gets 1 year jail term BOGOR (JP): The Bogor District Court sentenced an executive of the private Bank Central Asia (BCA) branch office here to one year in jail and two years probation for swindling Rp 3 billion (US$353,000) from the bank.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/PT Freeport raises royalties on its own, says Kuntoro

PT Freeport raises royalties on its own, says Kuntoro JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto has denied the allegation that the government has forced the mining company PT Freeport Indonesia to raise royalties payable to the government in return for a license for its ...

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/$32m German Center inaugurated at BSD

$32m German Center inaugurated at BSD TANGERANG (JP): Visiting Baden-Wurttemberg Prime Minister Erwin Teufel from Germany inaugurated the German Center at the Bumi Serpong Damai housing and business complex here in a ceremony attended by President B.J. Habibie and other senior officials on Sunday.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Student leaders invite military cadets to dialog

Student leaders invite military cadets to dialog JAKARTA (JP): Student leaders have invited their counterparts from the Military Academy (Akabri) to participate in a national dialog aimed at finding solutions to the current problems facing Indonesia.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Bishop Belo appeals for international assistance

Bishop Belo appeals for international assistance BRISBANE (JP): Dili Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo urged Australia to help develop East Timor, especially the educational, rural, health, ecological, social and judicial sectors.Speaking during a Catholic Mass at St.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/With serial bus-like FireWire, your PC may catch fire

With serial bus-like FireWire, your PC may catch fireBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): By now you must already be somewhat familiar with the Universal Serial Bus (USB). Not very long from now, you will be seeing another type of connector port at the back of your PC, notebook and handheld devices.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/The Supers

The Supers What I have in mind are the super-rich and the super-poor. To the latter category belong most Indonesian farmers, or to be more exact, the rice growers. Their plight has been heartrending ever since preindependent times.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 Morning News 6:30 News 7:00 Children's Songs 8:00 Music 8:30 TV Drama 9:00 Music 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Megawati offers herself as peacemaker for Ambon unrest

Megawati offers herself as peacemaker for Ambon unrest JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri promised on Sunday to invite fellow politicians Amien Rais and Abdurrahman Wahid to visit Maluku and work to restore peace in the violence-torn province.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/8,000 state banks employees face dismissal

8,000 state banks employees face dismissal JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to dismiss some 8,000 of the 26,000 employees of four state banks to be merged into the newly established Bank Mandiri, the bank's president Robby Djohan said on Saturday.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Preparations for exodus continue in East Timor

Preparations for exodus continue in East Timor JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of trucks have in recent weeks been making repeated trips between East Timor and neighboring East Nusa Tenggara on the western half of the island, transporting household goods belonging to people preparing to evacuate ...

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Frozen food aid from S. Arabia

Frozen food aid from S. Arabia TANGERANG (JP): Saudi Arabian Ambassador Abdullah Abdurrahman Alim on Saturday delivered an aid package of 89.9 tons of frozen meat to scavengers, orphanages and Islamic boarding schools in Greater Jakarta.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Hard Rain 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Stepmom 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 An American Werewolf in Paris 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Monsoon 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Blade ...

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Government plans to cut export tax of CPO products

Government plans to cut export tax of CPO products JAKARTA (JP): The government will further lower the export tax of crude palm oil and its by-products to follow a downward trend of the commodity price overseas, Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan has said.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/The predicament of Europe's nuclear power industry

The predicament of Europe's nuclear power industryBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): The new German government's decisions "have a half-life of only a few hours," raged Environment Minister Juergen Trittin in mid-February, as Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder backed away from a decision to close down all ...

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Newly formed reform team greeted with thumbs down

Newly formed reform team greeted with thumbs down JAKARTA (JP): A new national team of respected experts assigned to prioritize the recovery of public trust has met with skepticism despite denials that it is a mere trick to favor those in power.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Pantomime theater group to stage latest creation

Pantomime theater group to stage latest creation JAKARTA (JP): Picture a mother who gives birth to a stone, which cannot think and feel but grows up to be a ruler.The stone ruler turns out to be a tyrant, who abuses his twin brothers -- his own placenta -- and kills his father.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Bank Rama finds new partner

Bank Rama finds new partner JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Rama has received a strong commitment from Golden Harvest Developments Ltd. to form a strategic alliance with the bank.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Demands rise for regent's resignation

Demands rise for regent's resignation SURABAYA: East Java Governor Imam Utomo said on Saturday that he had recommended the withdrawal of a regent following public pressure for his resignation over his alleged involvement in the killings of over 100 people in the province.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/806 new graduates from ITB

806 new graduates from ITB BANDUNG, West Java: The Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) graduated 806 students, Antara reported on Saturday.The students comprised of 249 postgraduates and 557 undergraduates. Twelve of the postgraduates graduated cum laude.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Govt defends delay of bank closures

Govt defends delay of bank closures JAKARTA (JP): The government insisted on Sunday that the delay of the scheduled bank closures was entirely due to technical considerations and had no political motives, denying that lobbyings by bank owners had anything to do with it.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/How antimonopoly law affects consumer rights

How antimonopoly law affects consumer rightsBy Stefanus Haryanto NAGOYA, Batam (JP): The long-awaited antimonopoly law has finally been approved by the Indonesian House of Representatives.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Technogerma Jakarta 99 - March 2: Concert, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), Jl. Gedung Kesenian No. 1, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3808283), 8 p.m. - March 4: Concert, bach, blech and blues, GKJ, 8 p.m.

Mon, 01 Mar 1999

JP/50 years of Germany through three generations

50 years of Germany through three generationsBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): For a nation, 50 years represents a short period.