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Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Tracing the roots of human rights violations

Tracing the roots of human rights violations Merana di Tengah Kelimpahan (Sufferings amidst Affluence); By Dianto Bachriadi; Institute for Advocacy and Community Studies (ELSAM), Jakarta, 1998; xxiv + 268 pp YOGYAKARTA (JP): Large-scale mining firms have often been in the spotlight for ...

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Govt neglecting sports development: Council

Govt neglecting sports development: Council JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar grumbled yesterday about the government's lack of attention to sports development.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Residents put on alert

Residents put on alert MANADO, North Sulawesi: Residents near Mount Lokon were put on alert yesterday when observation posts recorded increased activity in the 1,689-meter-high volcano.The head of the Tomohon disaster center, J.N.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Students exempted from tuition fees

Students exempted from tuition fees PALU, Central Sulawesi: The state-run Tadulako University has exempted students from paying tuition fees if they have completed their courses and all that remained of their obligations was to defend their graduate dissertation.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/BI's net international reserve declines on debt payments

BI's net international reserve declines on debt payments JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's net international reserve as of Aug. 7 declined by US$116.2 million to $14.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Timber firms urged to fall in line on ecolabeling issue

Timber firms urged to fall in line on ecolabeling issue JAKARTA (JP): The country's timber companies have no choice but to gain ecolabeling certification to survive amid the growing environmental fastidiousness of the global market, analysts said here yesterday.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Truth and reconciliation

Truth and reconciliation It is now clear that so many injustices were committed during the 32 years of the New Order regime.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Silverhawks 3:05 Film: Daktari 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teen Program: Remaja Indonesia 5:00 Science and Technology 5:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 6:05 Documentary: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports 6:30 TVRI News ...

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Freeport halts production

Freeport halts production JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia, a unit of Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., has halted production at its giant Grasberg copper and gold mine in Irian Jaya due to a strike at the site, Antara reported yesterday.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Gold rush in C. Java village

Gold rush in C. Java village PURWOKERTO, Central Java: About 400 Gumelar villagers in the Banyumas regency have abandoned their farms in order to become gold miners in the Cihonje pine forest.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/'Populist policies' will continue, says Ginandjar

'Populist policies' will continue, says Ginandjar JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita said yesterday the government would proceed with its populist economic policy stand to empower the weak.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Magazine angers religious group

Magazine angers religious group JAKARTA (JP): Thirty people from a group called Asosiasi Pembela Islam (Defenders of Islam Association) have strongly urged police to investigate Jakarta Jakarta weekly magazine's motives for printing a recent article on the May riots.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Indofood introduces cheap instant noodles

Indofood introduces cheap instant noodles JAKARTA (JP): Giant food producer PT Indofood Sukses Makmur yesterday officially introduced a new, low-priced instant noodle product, Mi Peduli (care noodle), aimed at helping the poor.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Foreign reinsurers firms reluctant to pay riot claims

Foreign reinsurers firms reluctant to pay riot claims JAKARTA (JP): Several foreign reinsurers are reportedly balking at honoring policy contracts with local insurance firms, now snowed under by a mountain of claims from victims of the May riots.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Layoff procedure

Layoff procedure It was sad to read Asikin Effendi's letter of Aug. 10, concerning recent layoffs carried out by PT IBP without proper legal procedures. I believe that such layoffs are a rampant event due to the economic crisis or some other reason.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/A high-level dispute over money

A high-level dispute over money The controversy over the Yayasan Dana Kesejahteraan Abadi (Everlasting Prosperity Fund Foundation), or Dakab, is showing no signs of abating and may even intensify.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/'Mixed' electoral system an option

'Mixed' electoral system an optionBy Ben Reilly JAKARTA (JP): One of the most significant consequences of former president Soeharto's departure from office is the unprecedented opportunity for reform of Indonesia's political institutions.President B.J.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Indigenous and ethnic Chinese gap

Indigenous and ethnic Chinese gap After the publication of Masli Arman's article Ethnic Chinese at fault for riots July 30, a deluge of responses have appeared. Many were strongly peppered with emotionally charged blasphemy.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Djadja vows to secure capital ahead of Aug. 17 celebrations

Djadja vows to secure capital ahead of Aug. 17 celebrations JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman has pledged to deploy thousands of military personnel to help secure the capital ahead of Monday's celebration of the 53rd anniversary of Indonesian independence.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Traders want PLN to stop blackout

Traders want PLN to stop blackout TANGERANG (JP): More than 1,500 traders at Cikokol market have strongly protested the disconnecting of electricity at their kiosks by state-owned electricity company PT PLN.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Combat troops pulled out from Timika

Combat troops pulled out from Timika JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces has withdrawn 270 combat troops from the Irian Jaya regency of Timika where one person was killed and five others went missing during recent pro-independence demonstrations.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Trisakti trial to end today

Trisakti trial to end today JAKARTA (JP): The long journey of the Trisakti incident's military tribunal might at last end today because the presiding judge is scheduled to read the final verdict on the two police officers brought to trial after the May 12 incident.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Exploiting the female body

Exploiting the female body Masculine trend magazine MATRA No. 144/July 1998 presents on its front cover a biased picture of a half-naked woman amid a number of headlines: (1) Victims of May 1998 rapes, (2) Assets of Soeharto Foundations worth US$40 billion, (3) Opinion of the Indonesian Armed ...

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Sutiyoso warns against illegal land confiscation

Sutiyoso warns against illegal land confiscation JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso warned Jakartans yesterday not to be provoked into pillaging other people's or government property by using poverty and starvation as their justification.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/ABRI awaits govt ruling on Megawati

ABRI awaits govt ruling on Megawati JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) is backing off from the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) leadership row, pledging to support whatever stance the government takes on the dispute.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Man caught with stash of psychotropic drugs

Man caught with stash of psychotropic drugs JAKARTA (JP): Soekarno-Hatta International Airport customs and excise officers have arrested a 43-year-old man for allegedly trying to smuggle 106,650 psychotropic pills into the country from Singapore, an official said yesterday.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Pos Indonesia to raise rates for special express postage

Pos Indonesia to raise rates for special express postage BANDUNG (JP): The state postal company PT Pos Indonesia will increase the rates for special express postage by between 8 and 50 percent depending on parcel weight.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Spain could become a model for Indonesia

Spain could become a model for IndonesiaBy Percival Manglano JAKARTA (JP): As Indonesian politics lurch into uncharted territory, it may seem advisable for parallels to be sought that may shed light on things to come.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Govt to free 100 more political prisoners

Govt to free 100 more political prisoners YOGYAKARTA (JP): The government will release up to 100 political prisoners to coincide with the commemoration of Independence Day on Aug. 17."The number will be around 75 to 100, but the final number is still being processed.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Embarrassing situation

Embarrassing situation In a very short time span our government experienced a very embarrassing situation, which could have been avoided if we acted maturely and with responsibility.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/PRD responds coolly to lifting of ban on the party

PRD responds coolly to lifting of ban on the party JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) were unmoved yesterday by a court ruling ordering the government to lift a ban on the party, dismissing it as another populist ploy by President B.J. Habibie's government.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Tennis manager brands games selection unfair

Tennis manager brands games selection unfair JAKARTA (JP): National tennis team manager Benny Mailili griped yesterday over double standards applied by the National Sports Council in selecting athletes for the upcoming Asian Games.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Team set up for safety net scheme

Team set up for safety net scheme JAKARTA (JP): The government appointed a private organization led by former finance minister Mar'ie Muhammad to distribute aid to millions of needy Indonesians under its social safety net program yesterday.Mar'ie, known during his days in the cabinet as "Mr.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Nominee withdraws from BPK shortlist

Nominee withdraws from BPK shortlist JAKARTA (JP): The saga of rivalries and discontent in the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) continued yesterday as Rivai Siata withdrew his name for consideration for the agency's deputy chairman.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Two illegal Puncak brothels demolished

Two illegal Puncak brothels demolished BOGOR (JP): Bogor regency officials demolished two illegal brothels in the Puncak area yesterday.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Rights body 'must come to Aceh with forensic experts'

Rights body 'must come to Aceh with forensic experts' JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces will allow the National Commission on Human Rights' fact-finding team to exhume human bodies allegedly buried in two mass graves in Aceh only if the commission is accompanied by forensic experts, according to ...

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/In Central Java, forests are looted too

In Central Java, forests are looted tooBy Haryoso SEMARANG (JP): Teakwood plantations in Rembang and Blora have been looking more like markets over the past few weeks. Men, women and children are flocking there and trucks are seen coming and going.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Kontras doubts ABRI resolve in probe

Kontras doubts ABRI resolve in probe JAKARTA (JP): The coordinator of a leading non-governmental organization investigating the torture and abductions of political activists doubts the Armed Forces (ABRI) will truly lift the shroud covering the disappearances.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Stock Exchnage

Stock ExchnageStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 11, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 ...

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Other general linked to activist abductions

Other general linked to activist abductions JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto confirmed yesterday that then Army Special Force (Kopassus) chief Lt. Gen.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Rupiah floatation 'worsens the crisis'

Rupiah floatation 'worsens the crisis' JAKARTA (JP): Former Bank Indonesia (BI) governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono admitted yesterday that the central bank's decision to free float the rupiah last August led to a deeper economic crisis than the authorities predicted.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Wednesday, August 12, 1998

Where to go in Jakarta: Wednesday, August 12, 1998Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: A Part of Indonesian Historical Journey, at Galeri TC, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 24A, South Jakarta (Phone: 7194278), Sunday, at 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday to Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Rupiah fails to rally, stocks plunge further

Rupiah fails to rally, stocks plunge further JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah remained weak yesterday as the yen's slide against the U.S. dollar continued to cast a gloomy shadow over regional currencies.Fears of a possible riot ahead of Indonesian Independence Day on Aug.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/New Mr. and Miss Jakarta crowned

New Mr. and Miss Jakarta crowned JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Tourist Office crowned Leonard Abdul AD and Dessy Syarif as the new Abang and None (Mr. and Miss) Jakarta at City Hall on Monday night, a tourist official said.

Wed, 12 Aug 1998

JP/Detained Indonesians 'treated well in Yangon'

Detained Indonesians 'treated well in Yangon' JAKARTA (JP): Three Indonesian activists detained since Sunday in Myanmar for allegedly distributing pro-democracy leaflets are being treated well, Indonesian Ambassador Poerwanto Lenggono said in Yangon yesterday.