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Searching for all articles published on 1998-01-14 ...

46 articles.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/IBM net service

IBM net service Recently Mr. Dikdik Hasan responded in this column to my earlier complaint about IBM net service in Medan, North Sumatra. More important than his public response was Mr. Hasan's immediate personal response as soon as my letter appeared, and several times since then Mr.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/State draft budget

State draft budget It is disappointing to know how the state draft budget for 1998/1999 has been prepared. I am not an economist, but to my mind, there are many items that are either too optimistic or too unrealistic.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Diagnosing ills of low-cost health services

Diagnosing ills of low-cost health servicesThe Use of Health Services in a Slum Area of North Jakarta By Charles Surjadi EGC Publisher Jakarta, 1997 178 pp. JAKARTA (JP): With only 64 public hospitals serving the city's 9.8 million people, good quality health services at low cost are hard to find.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/'Serambi' daily reduces pages

'Serambi' daily reduces pages BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The Serambi Indonesia daily here has reduced its pages from 12 to eight in an austerity measure aimed at helping it through the economic crisis.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Hookers rounded up in Bogor

Hookers rounded up in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Some 44 prostitutes and 11 transvestites operating along the city's streets were rounded up in an operation on Monday night.The Bogor Mayoralty spokesman Hari Harsono said the prostitutes and transvestites were caught on Jl. Juanda, Jl. Merdeka, Jl.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Leadership change not a utopia

Leadership change not a utopiaBy Ikrar Nusa Bhakti JAKARTA (JP): Political hope may become a political reality even though political reality and hope are different from each other.Hermawan Sulistyo is right in his article "No room for political utopia" in the Jan.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/TAM vehicle sales rise 32%

TAM vehicle sales rise 32% JAKARTA (JP): Automaker PT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM) sold 98,139 Toyota vehicles domestically last year, a 32 percent increase compared to 74,570 vehicles in 1996.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) conversion rates on Jan. 13, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 8,000.00 10,000.00Austrian shilling 601.50 731.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Rupiah strengthens as stocks gains ground

Rupiah strengthens as stocks gains ground JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah continued to strengthen against the American dollar yesterday on a positive market reaction to the talks between International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials and the Indonesian government on economic reforms, currency dealers said.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Ministers back dialog on economic crisis

Ministers back dialog on economic crisis JAKARTA (JP): Two senior cabinet ministers declared their support yesterday for a plan to hold a national dialog involving public figures and staunch critics of the government to discuss ways of overcoming the present economic crisis.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Garuda reschedules jet lease payments

Garuda reschedules jet lease payments JAKARTA (JP): National carrier Garuda Indonesia Airlines denied yesterday the airline company had defaulted on its lease payments for six Airbus aircraft.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Four shop owners questioned for hoarding supplies

Four shop owners questioned for hoarding supplies JAKARTA (JP): City Police chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata confirmed yesterday that his office was investigating four shop owners suspected of hoarding food supplies to be sold later at higher prices.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/1997's violence, tragedies seen through news photos

1997's violence, tragedies seen through news photosPhoto display exposes 1997 gloomy days JAKARTA (JP): In the eyes of many news photographers, 1997 was a year of brutality, disaster and drought.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Support looms for Megawati's presidential bid

Support looms for Megawati's presidential bid MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Support trickled in yesterday for Megawati Soekarnoputri's bid for the presidency, including from an unexpected quarter.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Soeharto reassures Summers, Goh on reforms

Soeharto reassures Summers, Goh on reforms JAKARTA (JP): U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers conveyed a message from President Bill Clinton to President Soeharto yesterday on the importance of pursuing economic reforms to restore confidence in the country's battered economy.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Military cracks down on hoarding

Military cracks down on hoarding BANDAR LAMPUNG: Military authorities here have deployed its personnel to watch over individuals who hoard basic commodities for their own interests, Antara reported yesterday.Military chief Col. C.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Three men arrested with 11 kilograms of marijuana

Three men arrested with 11 kilograms of marijuana JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested three men in Cililitan, East Jakarta, for allegedly transporting and distributing 11 kilograms of marijuana.East Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/The need for reform

The need for reform It can hardly be denied that the economic crisis is at present undergoing an increasingly distinct metamorphosis toward becoming a political one. In fact, this tendency had been clear ever since the exchange rate of the rupiah against the U.S.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Council categorizes sports for Asian Games

Council categorizes sports for Asian Games JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council has categorized the 22 sports which Indonesia intends to contest at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaWednesdayMaghrib 6:17 p.m.ThursdayImsak 4:17 a.m.Subuh 4:27 a.m.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Sutiyoso tells project officials to be honest

Sutiyoso tells project officials to be honest JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso yesterday ordered his officials to act with integrity while implementing the city's short-term labor-intensive projects designed to ease unemployment."I believe if we stick together, we can survive this troubled time.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Train fares cut 70% for poor travelers

Train fares cut 70% for poor travelers JAKARTA (JP): State railway company Perumka is giving a 70 percent discount to people who have little means of returning home from Jakarta to West and East Java.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Transformers exported to South America

Transformers exported to South America JAKARTA (JP): The transformer producer PT Unelec Indonesia (UNIDO) exported nine transformers worth US$4.2 million to Columbia and Dominica yesterday.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Moslem group pulls out of youth comittee

Moslem group pulls out of youth comittee SURABAYA, East Java (JP): The East Java chapter of the Ansor Youth Movement has pulled out of the Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI) because it says the committee has strayed from its original mission.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Spice and all things nice at Lemon Grass

Spice and all things nice at Lemon Grass Now is the time to trundle out those trite cliches to keep us shining through as much around us falters.Every cloud has a silver lining. No pain, no gain. What does not kill us makes us stronger.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Panin denies layoff

Panin denies layoff JAKARTA (JP): Panin Securities denied yesterday that it had laid off employees to cope with the impact of the country's financial problem.Director of the securities house, Hendra H. Kustarjo, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that there had been no major layoff at his company.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 3:10 Indonesian Children 3:35 Talk Show: Kotak Pos 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:10 Documentary: Sukses Berkarya 5:30 TV Drama: Koreksi Diri 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita ...

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Nation want Soeharto: Harmoko

Nation want Soeharto: Harmoko JAKARTA (JP): Golkar announced yesterday that it was fully convinced that the nation still wanted incumbent President Soeharto to lead the nation for another five years.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Djajanti's fish canning plant

Djajanti's fish canning plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Biak Mina Jaya, a subsidiary of the Djajanti Group, said yesterday it had planned to build a fish canning plant to increase its total production to 11,000 tons per day.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Joint Nobel prize for Vanunu and Shahristani

Joint Nobel prize for Vanunu and ShahristaniBy Gwynne Dyer The attitude toward my case needs to be on the ground of respecting my action as an act that helped all the world, even Israel. -- Mordechai Vanunu, Jan.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Workers protest over allowance

Workers protest over allowance TANGERANG (JP): About 500 workers of a ceramics company on Jl. Kali Sabi in Jatiuwung have gone on strike, protesting the management's decision to pay half of their Idul Fitri allowances in the firm's ceramics products.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Price uncertainty forces jewelry stores to close

Price uncertainty forces jewelry stores to close JAKARTA (JP): Many gold jewelry stores in Jakarta have temporarily closed due to uncertainty in gold prices and the sluggish market.Some traders told The Jakarta Post yesterday the sharp fluctuation of the rupiah against the U.S.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Kumuh by Margono at Galeri Cipta III, Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Jan. 18. * Photo Exhibition: 100 old photos from Indonesia and Singapore, at Galeri TC (Twilight Cafe), Jl.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Harvest may fail due to drought

Harvest may fail due to drought KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: This year's corn harvest in the province may fail due to drought, Antara reported yesterday.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 13, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Dorodjatun named ambassador to U.S.

Dorodjatun named ambassador to U.S. JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday that Washington has approved economist Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti as the next Indonesian ambassador to the United States.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Rates for tax payment

Rates for tax payment JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday new official conversion rates as the basis for payment of import duty, value added tax on goods and services, sales tax on luxury goods, export tax and income tax.The new conversion rates will be valid for one week, from Jan.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/BankWatch downgrades Indonesian rating

BankWatch downgrades Indonesian rating JAKARTA (JP): Bank credit rating agency Thomson BankWatch downgraded its sovereign risk rating for Indonesia from BB to B+ on the country's heightening political uncertainty.Thomson BankWatch sovereign risk director Betty J.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto A: WorshipJP/OBYNEW SITE FOR WORSHIP: Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Syafrie Sjamsoeddin (third left) listens to the head of a Hindu community organization in South Jakarta, Vice Adm.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Amendment of press law to rest on new cabinet

Amendment of press law to rest on new cabinetBy Warief Djajanto Basorie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information R. Hartono has hinted at a possible review of the press regulation under which a number of media have been closed down, but their fate will not be clear until after March.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Megawati's moral step

Megawati's moral step With the national crisis which is engulfing economic and political domains, in today's situation the people expect shocking announcements at any time.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Two arrested for brawling

Two arrested for brawling JAKARTA (JP): Police have formally charged two men for possessing sharp weapons during Sunday's sporadic brawls between residents of two districts in South Jakarta's Bukit Duri area.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/INFID calls for peaceful political change

INFID calls for peaceful political change JAKARTA (JP): The International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID) called on the nation yesterday to join in efforts to peacefully and constitutionally prepare for immediate political change.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/U.S concerned crisis could disrupt stability

U.S concerned crisis could disrupt stability JAKARTA (JP): Discussions with United States Defense Secretary William Cohen revealed yesterday that Washington harbors concerns that the economic turmoil in Southeast Asia could disrupt regional stability.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/Coup en Passant

Coup en PassantBy Djanwar Madjolelo JAKARTA (JP): This deal is from the qualifying third session of the European Pairs in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Wed, 14 Jan 1998

JP/The power of information

The power of information In time of crisis, whether it is economic, political or monetary, such as that we are experiencing at present, we feel the importance of the role of information, especially information coming from the right source, which is the government.