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Searching for all articles published on 1999-07-13 ...

46 articles.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/A writer's worth

A writer's worth I thank you for publishing Writing needs more recognition by A. Chaeder Alwasih in the July 10 edition.The government's attention to writers and their work is poor, a fact borne out by the 15 percent income tax deducted from writers' fees.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Crowd control training labeled useless

Crowd control training labeled useless JAKARTA (JP): A 10-day training course on crowd control given by the U.S government to the Indonesian Police will be useless, and would be used by local officers only to break up student and worker demonstrations here, lawyers and students said on Monday.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Greater economic equality promised to cooperatives

Greater economic equality promised to cooperatives JAKARTA (JP): About 70,000 cooperative members and children attending the colorful ceremony marking the 52nd Cooperatives Day at Senayan Sports Stadium on Monday received promises from President B.J.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Government proposes amendment of judiciary law

Government proposes amendment of judiciary law JAKARTA (JP): The government proposed amendments to the law on the judiciary on Monday with the aim to empower the judicial branch to act independently of the executive.Although only two articles of Judicial Power Law No.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/IPTN delivers Shinwa's AFTE

IPTN delivers Shinwa's AFTE BANDUNG (JP): State-owned PT IPTN handed over on Monday 12 automotive engine assembling units to Shinwa Engineering Indonesia, a subsidiary of the giant Toyota car maker.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Indonesia pledges fair East Timor vote

Indonesia pledges fair East Timor vote DILI, East Timor (JP): A team of top government and military officials pledged here on Monday their commitment to a fair popular consultation on self-determination in East Timor next month.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 12, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Gramedia gets support from Nikon

Gramedia gets support from Nikon JAKARTA (JP): Nikon, one of the world's largest camera producers, has sent a senior executive and two technicians from Singapore to service at no charge Nikon cameras, lenses and accessories owned by employees of Gramedia publishing company.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/House urges government to seize consortium assets

House urges government to seize consortium assets JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives' Commission VII on education, youth affairs and sports recommended the government confiscate the assets of the underwriting consortium for the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 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.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Explosive hits party head's home

Explosive hits party head's home KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the house of the local chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) on Sunday.The incident at Anton E. Haba's residence in Oesapa occurred at 3 a.m., Antara reported on Monday.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Residents protest airport extortionists

Residents protest airport extortionists TANGERANG (JP): Residents of Benda village, near the Soekarno- Hatta International Airport here, have demanded that the Tangerang authorities close a number of illegal travel agents on Jl. Husain Sastranegara.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on July 12, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Surnames and birth certificates

Surnames and birth certificatesFrom KompasI need a birth certificate for my two-week-old son. I was startled to hear from a registry office employee that by virtue of a regulation in force, our surname cannot be included on my son's birth certificate.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/No grounds for querying poll results: PPI chairman

No grounds for querying poll results: PPI chairman JAKARTA (JP): National Elections Committee (PPI) chairman Jacob Tobing said on Monday there should not be any objection to the June 7 election results because all tabulated votes, which have reached the committee's computation center, had ...

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Pertamina chief vows to act firmly on auditor's findings

Pertamina chief vows to act firmly on auditor's findings JAKARTA (JP): The president of state oil and gas company Pertamina pledged on Monday to act firmly on an independent auditor's recommendations to transform the state firm into an efficient, transparent and accountable entity.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Do the Javanese have a stranglehold on power?

Do the Javanese have a stranglehold on power?By Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): It is usually the minority who becomes the scapegoat, like the case of the ethnic Chinese people here.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Youths protest Habibie tenure

Youths protest Habibie tenure JAKARTA (JP): A group of youths protested on Monday outside the People's Consultative Assembly/House of Representatives (MPR/DPR), demanding that President B.J. Habibie step down prior to the MPR's General Session scheduled for November.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Putting up with a male-dominant society

Putting up with a male-dominant societyBy Marianus Kleden KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri's presidential candidacy has bumped against a tradition but not an argumentation. Muslim clerics have voiced their objection to -- or even rejection of -- a female leader.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/House names Anwar for 2nd key position at BI

House names Anwar for 2nd key position at BI JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives picked on Monday outspoken economist Anwar Nasution to hold the second top position at the central bank for a five-year term.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/30% of Jakartans do not have access to toilets

30% of Jakartans do not have access to toilets JAKARTA (JP): Some three million Jakartans, or 30 percent of the capital's population, do not use toilets when they relieve themselves, a city official said on Monday.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Theft, looting threaten makers of electronics

Theft, looting threaten makers of electronics JAKARTA (JP): Rampant theft and looting are threatening the local electronics sector already battered by the slump in the domestic demand, an executive of the local Samsung Electronics affiliate said on Monday.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Companies neglect environment: Official

Companies neglect environment: Official TANGERANG (JP): As many as 40 industrial companies here do not have adequate official documents on their activities managing and monitoring the impact of their businesses on the environment, an official said on Sunday.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Muslimin criticizes IBRA policy

Muslimin criticizes IBRA policy JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution insisted on Monday the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) could not seize forest concessions from debtors.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Parts of human body discovered in separate places

Parts of human body discovered in separate places JAKARTA (JP): Dismembered body parts believed to be of a male in his 20s were found at two separate locations in western Jakarta on Monday afternoon.The discovery of a head, two legs and two arms was reported at 1 p.m. by residents on Jl.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/1999 British Film Festival set to animate Indonesia

1999 British Film Festival set to animate IndonesiaBy Gotot Prakosa JAKARTA (JP): John Halas, one of Britain's leading movie pioneers, said: "All films are animation.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/More school burning in Aceh Besar regency

More school burning in Aceh Besar regency JAKARTA (JP): Another attempt to torch a school building has been reported in Aceh Besar regency, where a state high school was targeted early on Saturday.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/TNI's presidential nominee

TNI's presidential nominee The general session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), in which Indonesia's fourth president will be elected, is scheduled to held from Oct. 1, 1999 to Oct. 3, 1999.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/House robberies strike North, South Jakarta

House robberies strike North, South Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Two robberies occurred separately in Pademangan, North Jakarta, and Kemang, South Jakarta, on Sunday night and Monday morning respectively, causing losses of more than two kilograms of gold, two cars, a motorcycle, US$27,700 and S$10,000.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Pakistani to be hired for squash sparring partner

Pakistani to be hired for squash sparring partner JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Squash Association (PSI) is hiring Pakistani Asaz Azmat as a sparring partner for its men's team in preparation for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam next month.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Garuda passengers home after flight fright

Garuda passengers home after flight fright DENPASAR: Passengers and crew of a Garuda Indonesia flight which experienced engine trouble in Amsterdam on Saturday arrived on a different plane at Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport on Monday.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Five killed in Medan

Five killed in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: Five men were killed Monday in the Tuntungan district here, some 20 kilometers southwest of Medan, in a battle with residents. Bows and arrows and machetes were among the weapons used, Reuters reported.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Sumba's unique forests need greater conservation efforts

Sumba's unique forests need greater conservation effortsBy Tomie Dono and Andalusi Apsari BOGOR, West Java (JP): Sumba Island, located in the southern part of East Nusa Tenggara, about 100 kilometers south of Flores Island, is 250 kilometers long with a total area of 10,845 square kilometers.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Cohesion a must for Indonesia's recovery

Cohesion a must for Indonesia's recoveryBy Sidesh Kaul This is the second of two articles on the government's effort to rescucitate the ailing economy.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Planned cigarette excise scheme goes up in smoke

Planned cigarette excise scheme goes up in smoke JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said on Monday the government had canceled plans to set cigarette excise rates according to nicotine and tar content because of technical difficulties.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Matrix 14:15 16:55 19:20 21:30 Tarzan 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Virus 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 8 MM 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Analyze This ...

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition * Photo Exhibition: Halflight by Accra Sheep, at Galeripadi Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 329 (Phone: 022 2500578/2504229), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., until July 14 (Monday closed).

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Pioneer launches new corn seed

Pioneer launches new corn seed JAKARTA (JP): United States-based corn seed producer PT Pioneer Hibrida Indonesia introduced on Monday five new premier hybrid corn seeds, the P10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, despite the current sluggish domestic market.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/House supports creditors' meeting

House supports creditors' meeting JAKARTA (JP): The outgoing House of Representatives said on Monday it supported the government's decision to go ahead with the annual meeting of Indonesia's creditor consortium, the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), in Paris on July 27 and July 28.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/The Pertamina expose

The Pertamina expose Although in Jakarta it was an open secret that corruption was rampant in state-owned oil company Pertamina during Soeharto's 32-year New Order regime, it still came as a shock, if not a surprise, to many that the firm suffered a staggering US$6.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Finance ministry unveils $28m in corruption

Finance ministry unveils $28m in corruption JAKARTA (JP): The finance ministry announced on Monday it had uncovered 11,536 corruption cases involving Rp 183.64 billion (US$28 million) occurring from April 1997 to the end of last month.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Government to grant Rp 2 billion to PPD company

Government to grant Rp 2 billion to PPD company JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Communications has promised to allocate Rp 2 billion to state-owned Perum PPD bus company for the improvement of both its employee's welfare and its operations, a senior official at the ministry said on Monday.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Indonesia ranks 105th in HDI index

Indonesia ranks 105th in HDI index JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) revealed on Monday that Indonesia was ranked 105th in its Human Development Report 1999, nine notches lower than last year's report.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Muslim students reject Megawati

Muslim students reject Megawati JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of Muslim students in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi, took to the streets on Monday voicing their rejection of Megawati Soekarnoputri's presidential bid.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/RI, Norway form business council

RI, Norway form business council JAKARTA (JP): The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta announced on Monday Indonesian and Norwegian firms had formed the Indonesian-Norway Business Council (INBC) to promote trade between the two countries.

Tue, 13 Jul 1999

JP/Expert sees quick recovery in prime condominium market

Expert sees quick recovery in prime condominium market JAKARTA (JP): A property consultancy firm predicted on Monday demand for prime condominiums in Jakarta would recover sooner than expected given the country's continuing economic improvement.