Wet season may last till March: BMG JAKARTA (JP): With last year's prolonged El Nio-induced dry
spell still fresh in people's minds, scientists now warn that the
country could face an extended wet period lasting through March. More ...
General tussles with old personal attachmentBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): In his latest statement on his links with
Soeharto, Gen. Wiranto said the relationship was "cultural" and
not "structural". More ...
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 9, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume
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Ades Alfindo 375 ... More ...
Constitution needs reviewing An article by Romo Mangun (noted intellectual), Toward an all
brand new Indonesia (Kompas, June 4, 1998)), can broaden our
horizons of thought in that the 1945 Constitution is not absolute
and that it may be subject to revision. More ...
33 injured in PDI Medan office takeover MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): At least 33 people were injured
yesterday when 300 supporters of Soerjadi retook the Indonesian
Democratic Party (PDI) branch office here from loyalists of
Megawati Soekarnoputri. More ...
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim)
indicative conversion rates on July 9, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 14,750.00 15,750.00
Austrian shilling 1 1,089. More ...
10,000 workers plan massive strike for wage increase JAKARTA (JP): More than 10,000 workers from 14 companies in
Greater Jakarta are to strike until the government meets their
demand for a 100-percent rise in the regional minimum wage, their
spokesman said yesterday. More ...
Zeneca exports pesticides JAKARTA (JP): PT Zeneca Agri Products Indonesia, a subsidiary
of British pesticide producer Zeneca, announced yesterday that it
has exported 10 containers of pesticides worth US$2.2 million to
China and Malaysia over the last two months. More ...
One dies in landslide DEMAK, Central Java: A man died and another was seriously
injured in a landslide yesterday in Mranggen, some 10 km east of
the provincial capital of Semarang. More ...
Councilors urge govt to sell stakes in umprofitable firms JAKARTA (JP): Councilors are intensifying their pressure on
the governor to sell city shares in nonperforming private
companies and use the money to keep the administration going in
the crisis. More ...
Irian Jaya, E. Timor different: Downer JAKARTA (JP): Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer
maintained yesterday that the problems surrounding Irian Jaya
could not be paralleled to the issue of East Timor. More ...
Soeharto says he is willing to be investigated JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto has challenged any one
accusing him of stashing funds abroad to come up with evidence. More ...
Robber stabs housemaid JAKARTA (JP): A 17-year-old housemaid was stabbed in the
stomach during a robbery in the residence of her employer's
daughter in Binamarga housing complex in Kranji, Bekasi,
yesterday afternoon. More ...
TV todayTVRI 12:15 p.m. World Cup Soccer (rerun)
2:00 News: Berita 14
2:30 Music
2:35 Children's Film: Tom and Jerry Kids
3:05 Music Lessons: Ansamble Alat Tiup
3:30 Village Program
4:00 Regional News
4:30 Performance: Cakrawala Budaya
5:00 Music: Paket 27
5:30 Educational Quiz: ... More ...
Foreign firms ask for increased security JAKARTA (JP): Foreign business leaders meeting with President
B.J. Habibie yesterday said they wanted to see greater security
for their operations and more economic incentives. More ...
Where to go in Surabaya,Exhibition * Poster Exhibition: World Cup '98, at CCF - French Cultural
Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031-5678639), 9 a.m. to 8:30
p.m., until July 13.Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. More ...
Credit card holders advised to be thrifty JAKARTA (JP): Credit card holders have been strongly advised
to use their cards carefully while the monetary crisis continues
to avoid running up large debts. More ...
Race for Golkar's top post narrows to Akbar and Edi JAKARTA (JP): The election for Golkar's top post effectively
became a two-man race between Minister/State Secretary Akbar
Tandjung and former defense minister Edi Sudradjat as delegates
at Golkar's extraordinary congress initiated public ... More ...
Mt. Merapi spews lava YOGYAKARTA: Mount Merapi showed increased activity yesterday,
spewing hot lava in a radius of 1.5 kilometers from its cone.Despite the rumblings, the daily activities of people living
in villages at the foot of the volcano were unaffected. More ...
Golkar should follow reform spirit: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie yesterday told the
dominant Golkar political organization to follow the reform
spirit if it wanted to prevail in the country's political arena. More ...
Landslide disrupts telephone lines JAKARTA (JP): A landslide on July 4 has disrupted more than
1,000 telephone lines in East Jakarta and Bogor, state
telecommunications company PT Telkom said yesterday.The head of the East Jakarta office, Laode M. More ...
Hookers embarrass governor JAKARTA (JP): Riau Governor H. Soeripto has admitted that he
is often embarrassed to stay at hotels in the province's outlying
islands of Batam, Bintan and Karimun because they were often
"infested" with prostitutes looking for potential customers. More ...
Navy discovers 24 sea mines SURABAYA, East Java: The Navy has discovered 24 sea mines
buried in deep mud in the waters of Ujung Pangkah subdistrict in
Gresik, west of here. More ...
Freeing of political detaineesFrom RepublikaThe euphoria of reform continues. In keeping with that spirit
the government -- through the justice minister -- has set free
and granted clemency to political detainees and prisoners. More ...
Rising political tension pushes rupiah down again JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah lost further ground against the U.S.
dollar yesterday in tandem with the rising political temperature
and stock prices continued their decline on profit taking. More ...
Scholarships may be stopped JAKARTA (JP): Many postgraduate students at the Bogor
Institute of Agriculture fear their future studies may be in
doubt as rumors are rife that the government will suspend their
scholarship due to the economic crisis. More ...
Jail for drunk who wrecked phone BOGOR (JP): Bogor District Court sentenced a man to two months
in prison Wednesday for demolishing a pay telephone in February
while he was drunk. More ...
Garuda may stop European flights JAKARTA (JP): National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is
considering reducing or stopping its remaining flights to Europe
in a cost-saving measure, an airline official said yesterday."Garuda is currently reevaluating the European routes. More ...
Rally staged against govt 'becak' ban JAKARTA (JP): About 150 people staged a protest outside the
City Hall yesterday to demand that the governor allow pedicabs to
operate in the capital. More ...
Preacher summoned on mid-May riots JAKARTA (JP): The police have summoned Anton Medan, a former
convict turned Moslem preacher, for questioning Monday on
suspicion of his involvement in the mid-May riots in the city.City police spokesman Lt. Col. E. More ...
Rights body blames govt for gang rapes JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights put the
blame squarely on the government yesterday for the rampant rapes
and sexual assaults during riots in Jakarta and other cities in
May, denouncing its attitude toward the victims as "insensitive". More ...
Thousands look to work abroad CILACAP, Central Java: More than 2,000 graduates of senior
high schools in Cilacap and its surrounding areas have registered
with several labor export companies in the city to work overseas. More ...
That small formal thing If asked about basic rights we have to admit that we have very
little to be proud of, and two days ago we were reminded that in
another crucial area of fundamental rights -- the rights of
children -- Indonesia ranks below many other countries in the
region. More ...
Police arrest two alleged members of wanted gang JAKARTA (JP): City Police detectives have arrested two members
of the most wanted gang in the capital which has allegedly
committed 120 armed robberies in the past four years in Java and
Sumatra.Deputy chief of the Jakarta Police Detective Unit Lt. More ...
Wood shavings head for Osaka in fashion contestBy Izabel Deuff JAKARTA (JP): Is there hope that the crisis could be a
challenging source of creativity, rather than applying the brakes
on the Indonesian fashion momentum?The Association of Indonesian Fashion Designers and
Manufacturers (APPMI) ... More ...
Indovision: A world of joy On July 1, we discovered that Indovision had cut our satellite
connection. First we believed that our monthly payment had
arrived too late. However, that was not the case as all of our
friends who have Indovision connected had the same problem. More ...
Economists says small businesses face uncertainty JAKARTA (JP): Small businesses will continue to lag behind in
the country's economy as they lack the capacity and opportunities
to grow and prosper, economist Sri Mulyani said yesterday. More ...
Bogasari discounts importing wheat JAKARTA (JP): PT Bogasari Flour Mills has no plan to directly
import wheat despite the removal of the import restriction on the
commodity, its director said here yesterday. More ...
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