Archive: 10 September 1999
54 articles found
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Wahyuni cleared, keeps gold medal
Wahyuni cleared, keeps gold medal JAKARTA (JP): The 1999 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Federation Executive Committee meeting in Brunei Darussalam on Wednesday decided to free Indonesian pencak silat athlete Ni Made Wahyuni from a doping charge and let her keep the gold medal.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Vintage coast guard outwits foreign armada
Vintage coast guard outwits foreign armada PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Despite often being straddled with just vintage patrol boats, the coast guard showed that it was still a force to be reckoned with when a single patrol vessel captured eight illegal fishing boats. The 23-man crew of the Sadewa, captained by Maj. Edy H., on Monday captured eight fishing boats manned by Thai crews in waters near Bawal Island. "Luckily they didn't put up a fight or try to run," remarked senior crew member Lt.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
World transport unions back Indonesia protests
World transport unions back Indonesia protests MELBOURNE (Reuters): International transport workers called on Thursday for protests against air and sea traffic to and from Indonesia to pressure the Indonesian government into ending the atrocities in East Timor. The move came as Australian dockers refused to handle cargoes bound to or from Indonesia in sympathy with the East Timorese, who voted overwhelmingly for independence from Indonesia on Aug.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia tells IMF to stay out of politics
Indonesia tells IMF to stay out of politics AUCKLAND (Dow Jones): Indonesia's senior economics minister, Ginandjar Kartasasmita, said Thursday he is "most concerned" about the recent fall in the value of the rupiah. But he said that market participants are "overreacting" to recent events in East Timor and that the rupiah will recover once the situation in the Indonesian province is resolved.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Businesspeople unfazed by threat of boycott
Businesspeople unfazed by threat of boycott JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian businessmen played down on Thursday Australia's threat to impose trade sanctions against the country. Chairman of the Indonesian Exporters Association Amirudin Saud said on Thursday that Indonesia's foreign trade would not be overly affected if Indonesia-Australia trade relations were to be suspended. He said he did not foresee any problems if Australia boycotted Indonesia's export products.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Thief stripped, beaten to death
Thief stripped, beaten to death BOGOR (JP): Twenty-five-year-old Enjay, a resident of Saumeni village, was stripped and beaten to death on Wednesday by a mob in Mekar Wangi village of Tanah Sareal here after he was allegedly spotted attempting to steal a motorbike in the area. Enjay died as a result of severe wounds to the head, face and chest. Another alleged culprit, identified as Imansyah, escaped the mob, leaving his friend behind.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Japanese LNG buyers to extend contracts
Japanese LNG buyers to extend contracts NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Two of Indonesia's major liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyers have reached an initial agreement with Pertamina to extend their contract to buy LNG from the Arun LNG plant in Aceh, the state-owned oil company said here on Thursday. "We and the buyers from the eastern part of Japan have reached the basic principles to extend the LNG-sale contract.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Ex-Telkom men want higher pension fee
Ex-Telkom men want higher pension fee BOGOR (JP): About 230 members of PT Telkom Pension Fund Foundation in Bogor have staged complaints over a fierce gap between their pension fee and the exclusive facilities allegedly received by foundation executives. Reports collected by foundation members stated that Telkom, a state-owned telecommunications company, submitted a net fee of between Rp 20 million (US$2,555) to Rp 23 million per month to the foundation's caretakers.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia pleads for more time on East Timor
Indonesia pleads for more time on East Timor JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas called on the United Nations and the international community on Thursday to give Indonesia time to prove it was capable of restoring law and order in East Timor. The minister said with the imposition of a state of military emergency in the territory, the government was now able to quickly improve the situation. Nevertheless, he did not set a specific time frame for restoring order to East Timor.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Pornography industry surges in Surabaya
Pornography industry surges in Surabaya By Gin Kurniawan SURABAYA (JP): A number of students in senior high school uniforms were seen crowding over a magazine in one corner of the Joyoboyo bus terminal. They had jointly bought the magazine from one of the newspaper boys there. The magazine must have been very interesting to them because they seemed oblivious to their surroundings. Once in a while they giggled, looking left and right. They were all reading a pornographic magazine.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Self-respect as a nation
Self-respect as a nation With reference to the post-ballot situation in East Timor in the past few days, Indonesia is like someone having one misfortune after the other. Indonesia has to feel both sad and ashamed for having to lose East Timor as part of its territory, and at the same time it has to sustain strong rebuke from a number of countries which consider Indonesia the only party responsible for the outbreak of a series of post-ballot riots in East Timor.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
IMF closely watching E. Timor situation
IMF closely watching E. Timor situation HONG KONG (AP): Hubert Neiss, Asia-Pacific director of the International Monetary Fund, Thursday said the IMF is carefully watching the situation in East Timor and warned against the impact on Indonesia's currency. "The events in East Timor are first of all a large human tragedy, and the international community including the IMF cannot be indifferent to that," Neiss told Cable News Network on a nightly news program.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
The tricky road to a legitimate government
The tricky road to a legitimate government By Jusuf Wanandi JAKARTA (JP): The expectations that the recent general election would solve the Indonesian crisis were premature. It does not recognize the complexities of the crisis and the state of political development of the country resulting from 32 years of former president Soeharto's authoritarian regime. It is, however, an important milestone in Indonesia's political development.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Student's Program 3:00 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Arabic Lessons 5:00 Student's Quiz 5:30 TV Drama 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show 9:00 World News 9:30 Talk Show 10:35 Performance 11:40 Late News Program 2 4:30 p.m. Science and Technology 5:00 City News 5:30 Music 6:00 TV Drama 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Traditional Performance TPI 5:30 a.m.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Maluku residents breathe easy after riot rumors prove unfounded
Maluku residents breathe easy after riot rumors prove unfounded AMBON, Maluku (JP): Residents here were relieved on Thursday when rumors of large-scale riots did not materialize. Security personnel had erected barbed wire barricades on both sides of the streets, ready to be moved when needed. Ambon hardly saw any activity and schools were closed. Few government offices opened, including military facilities.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Student demonstration mars Sports Day celebration
Student demonstration mars Sports Day celebration SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): The commemoration of the 16th National Sports Day on Thursday at Manahan Stadium was marked by a student demonstration and the absence of President B.J. Habibie, who had earlier planned to attend the ceremony. The demonstrators were prevented by security officers from entering the stadium, although they did pelt objects into the ceremony venue. Surakarta Police chief of detectives Capt.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Speakers urge greater public access to nation's history
Speakers urge greater public access to nation's history SERPONG, West Java (JP): Speakers at a seminar on the history of the 1965 turmoil have urged historians and the public to be given access to all related information. R.Z. Leirizza who moderated the first session of the seminar told The Jakarta Post that failure to do so would "continuously foster mutual suspicion in society" concerning various events.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah recovers after hitting 9,000 level
Rupiah recovers after hitting 9,000 level JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah recovered in late trading on Thursday after breaching the 9,000 level against the U.S. dollar amid uncertainty over President B.J. Habibie's rumored resignation. Currency dealers said that the rupiah, which fell to as low as 9,025 in morning trade, recovered in the afternoon to end the day at 8,500, a bit higher than Rp 8,610 on the previous day's close.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Four die from breathing problems
Four die from breathing problems PURBALINGGA, Central Java: Some 200 residents in two villages in the Karangmoncol district are suffering from severe respiratory problems which recently claimed the lives of four infants. Karangmoncol district chief Imam Subiakto said residents of two villages, Tunjung Mulih and Sirau, were suffering from wide scale respiratory problems. The problem is that the two villages are extremely remote. Sirau village can only be reached after a two hour walk.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
UN refugee body wants rapid access to East Timorese
UN refugee body wants rapid access to East Timorese JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is awaiting approval from the Indonesian government and military to resume its work assisting East Timorese refugees, the commissioner's director said. The director of the UNHCR Asia-Pacific bureau, Francois Fouinat, met on Thursday with Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas to convey this request.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
DPR must reject security bill
DPR must reject security bill From Media Indonesia As a layman I am concerned about the state security bill (RUU KKN) that is currently being debated by the House of Representatives (DPR) without taking into consideration the community's objections to the bill. We have had enough violence these days involving the Indonesian Military in several regions -- Aceh, Ambon, East Timor and Irian Jaya.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
East Timor under siege
East Timor under siege Indonesia's military and millions of nationalists deeply resent the offer of independence (to East Timor) and worry that it could encourage separatist movements in other regions. What East Timor is suffering is not chaos but an organized rampage by the militias, as some of the more that 15,000 Indonesian troops there stand by and even participate. The violence is very likely being coordinated by military men in Jakarta.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
No action from political elite?
No action from political elite? From Suara Karya If we asked the Indonesian people, "What is, at the moment, the most urgent matter?" what would they answer? Undoubtedly, "Freedom from all difficulties in daily life and freedom from fear." The facts have borne out that since the economic crisis and the upheavals and riots in many places throughout Indonesia, including Ambon, Aceh, East Timor, Sambas, Irian Jaya, things have gone beyond the government's control.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Who's in charge here?
Who's in charge here? The unexpected turn of events in East Timor has put President B.J. Habibie's political future on the line. Not only is he facing a barrage of criticisms for his administration's failure in preventing violence in East Timor, but he is also coming under strong pressure on the domestic front, including from within his own Cabinet, the military and Golkar Party, as well as his political opponents.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 9, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 400 0 17,000 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 275 0 0 Alter Abadi 250 0 109,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,200 50 10,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 375 -25 10,500 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,425 0 6,174,000 Anwar Sierad 175 -25 27,000 APAC Centertex Corp.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Portentous date passes uneventfully
Portentous date passes uneventfully YOGYAKARTA (JP): The dreaded date of 9-9-1999 passed on Thursday without much calamity thanks to, according to some, traditional exorcism rituals performed in several places across the country. A gathering of the traditional community leaders here held a special ritual, commonly known as Ruwatan Bangsa, on Wednesday night to ward off any evil that may befall the nation on that notorious date.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
On-line Mandarin daily launched
On-line Mandarin daily launched JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's first online Mandarin newspaper, Zhi Nan Ri Bao, was launched on Thursday. The new online newspaper is a joint endeavor between The Jakarta Post and Kompas dailies. Although it has an initial modest appearance, Zhi Nan Ri Bao hopes to develop into a professional publication capable of presenting news and views from an Indonesian perspective. It is currently supported and facilitated by staff from the two papers.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto vs 'Time' put off to Oct. 14 amid no-shows
Soeharto vs 'Time' put off to Oct. 14 amid no-shows JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court adjourned on Thursday a legal battle between former president Soeharto and New York-based Time magazine until Oct. 14, after all seven defendants failed to appear at the opening session of the trial. "The court will ask all defendants to attend the next trial session, slated for Oct. 14," presiding Judge Sihol Sitompul, chief of the Central Jakarta District Court, said at the trial.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Street children told not to be provoked
Street children told not to be provoked JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Children's Rights (Komnas PA) met with a group of street children and warned them not be provoked by people who wanted riots in the capital, a commission official said on Thursday.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Habibie told to drop presidential bid
Habibie told to drop presidential bid SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Prompted by the political fall- out from the East Timor debacle, no less than 1,000 students took to the streets here on Thursday in different rallies against President B.J. Habibie's bid for a new term. A group of student protesters who called themselves the Surakarta People's Struggle Front marched across the sultanate town to air their opposition against the Golkar Party's nomination of Habibie.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Nokia opens new outlet
Nokia opens new outlet YOGYAKARTA (JP): Finnish cellular telephone manufacturer Nokia opened a retail outlet here on Thursday, in a bid to get a larger slice of the expanding cellular phone market in the city. Alexander Lambeek, general manager of Nokia Mobile Phones Indonesia, said the opening of the new outlet was part of the company's strategy to bring its cellular products closer to users.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
CMNP moves to clean up loan furor
CMNP moves to clean up loan furor JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed toll road operator PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada (CMNP) Tbk announced on Thursday the formal transfer of a US$70 million loan it secured from a Brunei firm to its parent company PT Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Air Philippines adds routes
Air Philippines adds routes MANILA (Dow Jones): Air Philippines Corp. has moved the scheduled launch of its international flight operation to Jan. 2000 from end-1999, Air Philippines President Sherwin Gatchalian said Thursday in a television interview.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 9, 1999: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Victim from Ambon sent to Jakarta
Victim from Ambon sent to Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): A victim of Ambon's ongoing unrest was flown on Wednesday to Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Central Jakarta with an arrow still stuck in his left eye. He was taken for further treatment there because the local hospital did not have the facilities, a doctor at the hospital in Ambon said on Thursday. The victim, Afdel Rizal (21), was accompanied by his sister and a doctor from Ambon, and his trip was paid by Al Fatah, the Islamic Foundation.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
State safety bill means security for whom?
State safety bill means security for whom? By Lukas Luwarso JAKARTA (JP): During the New Order era, people were stifled in speaking their mind, while the government tightly regulated public expression for the sake of preserving its power. Freedom was fettered through various intimidation, including media censorship and ban. As a result, political turmoil broke loose, resulting in the fall of the New Order government, which was followed by the establishment of B.J.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
DLLAJ threatens to revoke bus permits
DLLAJ threatens to revoke bus permits JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJ) said on Thursday it would revoke the operation permits of bus companies which joined a strike planned for next Monday. "We urge the bus owners to cancel the planned strike, since it would only make the public suffer," DLLAJ deputy head Dimmy Kirbrandiman said, quickly adding that the agency would "revoke the operation permits" of bus owners which participated in the strike.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Plans for 'Hermes' replicas opposed
Plans for 'Hermes' replicas opposed JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Social Welfare Djailani has opposed plans for replicas of the Greek god Hermes statue and construction of a statue of national hero Gen. Sudirman. He said the plan to make replicas of the bronze Hermes would eliminate the value of the statue, which has been on a bridge near the presidential palace in Central Jakarta for decades. "Why don't we let the original statue stand in its original place.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Poleng Cloth by Kayus Mulia, at Cahya photo gallery, Plaza Menteng, 2nd floor, Jl. H.O.S. Cokroaminoto 79, Menteng (Phone: 3907623), Central Jakarta, until Sept. 19. * Painting Exhibition: by Suwaji, at Lenong Fine Art, Jl. Danau Tondano A-6, Pejompongan, Central Jakarta (Phone: 5704844), 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Sept. 17.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Australian business laments East Timor fallout
Australian business laments East Timor fallout CANBERRA (Reuters): Michael Boud went cold when he saw television footage of Indonesian protesters burning Australia's flag at the embassy in Jakarta. "It's concerning to any Australian company," said Boud, the company secretary of miner Aurora Gold Ltd. "Everyone feels a bit nervous when they see security being breached like the storming of the Australian embassy in Jakarta," he told Reuters.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Government insists Habibie in control of the military
Government insists Habibie in control of the military JAKARTA (JP): The government insisted on Thursday that the military and the government were solidly behind President B.J. Habibie, despite continuing speculation that obvious cracks in the administration had "weakened" his presidency. Habibie's spokeswoman, Dewi Fortuna Anwar, strongly rejected circulating talk of a rift, saying that "Habibie is fully in control and the relation between the military and the President is very excellent".
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Busy airport, rallies defy doomsday rumors
Busy airport, rallies defy doomsday rumors JAKARTA (JP): A busy airport, noisy street rallies and scores of armed police and military personnel on main thoroughfares colored the capital on Thursday, Sept. 9, or 9/9/99. Despite doomsday rumors and fears, the day with the unusual date passed without serious incident. A clash between student protesters and riot police at the Taman Ria flyover near the House of Representatives in Central Jakarta left at least four students slightly injured.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Tommy's lawyers argue for case to be thrown out
Tommy's lawyers argue for case to be thrown out JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers representing Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra called on the South Jakarta District Court on Wednesday to drop all charges against their client because of limited evidence to support corruption charges. The lawyers told a court trial presided by Judge R.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
House says no reasons for WB, IMF to suspend aid
House says no reasons for WB, IMF to suspend aid JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives sees no major reason for the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to suspend aid disbursements to Indonesia. Head of House Commission VIII for the state budget and finance Tayo Tarmadi said on Thursday that the multilateral donors were unlikely to realize such an extreme measure.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
ADB not to suspend RI loan
ADB not to suspend RI loan MANILA (Dow Jones): The Asian Development Bank won't suspend previously approved emergency assistance loans to Indonesia despite the escalating violence in East Timor, a senior ADB official told Dow Jones Newswires.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Garuda's flights to Australia continue
Garuda's flights to Australia continue JAKARTA (JP): National airline Garuda Indonesia said on Thursday that flights to Australia would run as scheduled, despite a boycott by the neighboring country's transport workers. Pujobroto, Garuda vice president for corporate communications, said the protests only affected its Melbourne flights while services to other cities were not disturbed. "As of today, there has no change in the flight schedules to Australia," he told The Jakarta Post.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
East Timor's bad legacy
East Timor's bad legacy Indonesia is losing face in the eyes of world, due to the East Timor problem. East Timor is a bad legacy of the Soeharto regime but Habibie has made it worse.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
One dead in flag incident
One dead in flag incident JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): At least one person died Thursday morning when a group of Irianese in Sorong, about 670-kilometers west of here, forcibly tried to hoist the separatist West Papua Morning Star flag. A local priest, Rev. Paul Tan, said a group of Irianese had gathered in front of the Sorong Council building and attempted to hoist the separatist flag up on ground's flagpole at 5:30 a.m. As police came and stopped them a clash erupted, the priest said.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Philippine daily
Philippine daily sued for sedition MANILA (AP): A former law professor sued the Philippine Daily Inquirer -- accused by President Joseph Estrada of mounting a smear campaign against him -- for allegedly inciting sedition, the newspaper reported on Thursday. Lawyer Perfecto Fernandez, who taught constitutional and mass media law at the University of the Philippines until his retirement in 1996, said he filed the charge to protect the presidency -- not Estrada personally.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Laborious deliberation of press bill completed
Laborious deliberation of press bill completed JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives and the government passed new press legislation on Thursday, following a long discussion which resulted in the omission of several key clauses seen by some to be a hindrance to press freedoms. The draft law was agreed upon after the House's special committee and Minister of Information M. Yunus Yosfiah resolved a number of crucial problems.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
PLN agrees with Japan on loan for plant buyout
PLN agrees with Japan on loan for plant buyout By Johannese Simbolon NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): State-owned electricity company PT PLN said on Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement with the Japanese government over a US$1.15 billion soft loan that would be used by the company to buy out the Tanjung Jati B power plant in Jepara, Central Java. "We have reached a preliminary agreement.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Calm returns to ravaged East Timor, military says
Calm returns to ravaged East Timor, military says JAKARTA (JP): Calm has returned to East Timor in the past 48 hours after martial law was declared in the violence-torn territory, the military and locals said Thursday. Chief of the Security Restoration Operation Command in East Timor Maj. Gen. Kiki Syahnakri told The Jakarta Post from the territory's capital Dili that "the situation has not been fully restored, but it is now much better". Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
BFC survives bankruptcy
BFC survives bankruptcy JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court rejected on Thursday the bankruptcy claim jointly filed by five Hong Kong- based creditors against listed finance company PT Bakrie Finance Corporation (BFC) on the lack of evidence. The plaintiff's lawyer Joni Aries Bangun of Hanafiah Ponggawa Adnan Bangun Kelana law firm said that the presiding judge did not see that there was a matured debt that Bakrie Finance was liable to.
Fri, 10 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB
Rudy says journal exists, keeps mum on contracts
Rudy says journal exists, keeps mum on contracts JAKARTA (JP): Former Bank Bali president Rudy Ramli acknowledged on Thursday the existence of a journal purportedly describing the involvement of President B.J. Habibie's inner circle in the Bank Bali scandal. After being grilled for nearly four hours by legislators in the hearing, a wan-looking Rudy denied authoring a letter stating the journal did not exist. The letter was circulated last month by Minister of Justice/ State Secretary Muladi.