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Searching for all articles published on 1998-12-16 ...
54 articles.
Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Ship parts now duty free

Ship parts now duty free JAKARTA (JP): Shipping companies are now exempt from paying import duties on raw materials, components and spare parts, the Ministry of Communications announced on Tuesday.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Candidates have their weaknesses and strenghts

Candidates have their weaknesses and strenghts JAKARTA (JP): Four informal leaders have emerged as the strongest candidates to become Indonesia's next president, not only according to a poll commissioned by The Jakarta Post, but also confirmed by other surveys.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Over 250 student protesters, mostly females, arrested

Over 250 student protesters, mostly females, arrested JAKARTA (JP): The city police arrested 259 student protesters from the City Forum (Forkot) on Tuesday for allegedly staging a street rally without the required permit.Two hundreds and fifty-one of the arrested protesters were females.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Attitude problem

Attitude problem For the second time, I read conflicting reports about the same event. The first time I sent the same news item from Kompas and The Jakarta Post which are different and thus confusing. Both newspapers ignored my remarks and did not provide any explanation.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Hundreds of timber workers quit

Hundreds of timber workers quit AMBON, Maluku: At least 419 employees of PT Mangole Timber Producer have quit citing mental trauma following a powerful earthquake that shook the remote island of Mangole on Nov. 19, Antara said.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Land clearance at BSD postponed

Land clearance at BSD postponed TANGERANG (JP): The West Java High Court has ordered the Tangerang District Court to postpone the clearance of a plot at the Bumi Serpong Damai housing complex here whose ownership is disputed.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Villagers say chief must go

Villagers say chief must go BOGOR (JP): At least 200 residents of Cipambuan village in Citeureup district staged a protest at the regency's Legislative Council here on Monday, demanding their village head be dismissed for alleged wrongdoing.H.B.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Demography speaks of conflict

Demography speaks of conflictBy Sri Pamoedjo Rahardjo JAKARTA (JP): The social tensions which ushered in the end of the New Order has reached the crossroads of either retaining Pancasila democracy or adopting a Western-style democracy, and the common people are caught in the cross fire of the ...
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Settlers pack up for hometowns

Settlers pack up for hometowns KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: More than 100 families in a resettlement area in Buton regency have sold their property and returned to their hometowns over the past year, Antara reported on Sunday.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Scholarships for ASEAN students

Scholarships for ASEAN students HANOI (JP): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong announced here on Tuesday that he would provide new scholarships to help undergraduate students from ASEAN countries study on the island state.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Young Indonesians inherit huge foreign debt

Young Indonesians inherit huge foreign debtBy Eddy Soeparno JAKARTA (JP): Not so long ago, a leading Indonesian economist explained in plain Bahasa Indonesia what the actual size of the state's foreign debt was.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Locals may get oil firms' stock

Locals may get oil firms' stock JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangksubroto has asked state oil and gas company Pertamina to tender shares to be divested by its foreign oil and gas contractors to national companies.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Brutal campaigns not for new voters

Brutal campaigns not for new voters JAKARTA (JP): An expert has warned teenage voters to avoid high-tension street campaigns during next year's general election for safety reason.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Bank NISP to issue 300m rights shares

Bank NISP to issue 300m rights shares JAKARTA (JP): Bank NISP plans to issue 300 million rights shares by the end of this month to strengthen its capital structure, the bank's president Pramukti Surjaudjaja said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Ismail Suny

Ismail Suny Correction: In an article printed on this page on Tuesday we incorrectly identified law professor Ismail Suny as a political adviser to President B.J. Habibie. We regret the error.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Soeharto's rights guaranteed, even if conficted: Baharuddin

Soeharto's rights guaranteed, even if conficted: Baharuddin JAKARTA (JP): Former secretary general of the National Commission on Human Rights, Baharuddin Lopa, said Tuesday that the rights of former president Soeharto were guaranteed during investigations into alleged corruption, collusion and ...
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/China donates furniture, food to slum area school

China donates furniture, food to slum area school JAKARTA (JP): Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Chen Shiqiu donated classroom furniture and food worth about Rp 7.5 million (US$1,000) on Tuesday to an elementary school in the Kalibaru slum area in Cilincing, North Jakarta.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Supreme audit body, House strive for clean government

Supreme audit body, House strive for clean government JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) and the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) agreed on Tuesday to join forces in the drive to develop a clean government that is free from corruption, collusion and nepotism.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/The rights of the parents

The rights of the parents No one has ever denied that the best education for young children is being with their parents. However, during a time of uncertainty, parents tend to look for better options for the well-being of their young children.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Bukopin, BMI for plantation

Bukopin, BMI for plantation JAKARTA (JP): The government will assign Bank Bukopin and Bank Muamalat Indonesia (BMI) to finance the development of the country's plantation sector, Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Govt sees debt service ratio up to 49.3 percent

Govt sees debt service ratio up to 49.3 percent JAKARTA (JP): The government expects the ratio of serviced foreign debt to exports to reach an alarming level of 49.3 percent in the current fiscal year that ends in March, Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Gumelar appeals to leaders' sense of responsibility

Gumelar appeals to leaders' sense of responsibility JAKARTA (JP): Governor of the National Resilience Institute Lt. Gen. Agum Gumelar appealed on Tuesday to the responsibility of the political elite in preventing further turmoil.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Bulungan may get national park honor

Bulungan may get national park honor SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The provincial administration has welcomed the proposal by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to accord national park status to the 400,000-hectare Sebuku- Sembakung forest in Bulungan regency, Antara reported on Monday.Kayat R.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/In search of excellence

In search of excellence JAKARTA (JP): The following are results of the survey on the national leadership crisis, the story of which appears on Page 1.1. What are the main criteria needed for a national leader?Integrity and trustworthiness 76.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Timor car owners distressed by uncertainty

Timor car owners distressed by uncertaintyBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Edna drives her red sedan car every day, the same way, to her office in a high-rise building in the city. Even though she is alone in the car, she is happy and confident that her car will never give her trouble.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/One killed and three arrested for toll road robbery

One killed and three arrested for toll road robbery JAKARTA (JP): City police officers patrolling the Jakarta- Cikampek toll road late on Monday night shot to death one member of a five-member gang of street bandits who were caught red- handed extorting money from taxi passengers.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Dec. 15,1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,425.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Golkar dissenters name party, delay its declaration

Golkar dissenters name party, delay its declaration JAKARTA (JP): Golkar dissenters failed on Tuesday to make good on their plan to establish a new party on Dec. 15, but said in any case it would be named the Justice and Unity Party.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/ASEAN pushing for change

ASEAN pushing for change If encouraging messages about "bold initiatives" bandied about before (Monday) night's formal dinner are translated into policy, the leaders will have given a crucial boost to ASEAN's credibility.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Military rotates troops in E. Timor

Military rotates troops in E. Timor DILI, East Timor: Three troop battalions began arriving in East Timor on Tuesday to replace those stationed in the troubled area for one year, Antara reported.East Timor Military Command chief Col.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Wanted: A credible president

Wanted: A credible president Good leadership is important, particularly at a time of an acute national crisis. Is Indonesia undergoing a leadership crisis? The Jakarta Post and the D&R news magazine commissioned a poll to find out what people think about the issue.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/City's New Year's celebrations uncertain

City's New Year's celebrations uncertain JAKARTA (JP): A gubernatorial decree concerning public celebrations on New Year's Eve is still in the works, but councilors were split on Tuesday on whether the show should go on to bring in 1999.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Rupiah and local stock market fall

Rupiah and local stock market fall JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah fell slightly to 7,600 against the U.S. dollar in late trading on Tuesday, down from Monday's close of 7,525 in line with a weakening in other regional currencies.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Poor families to get cheap loans

Poor families to get cheap loans JAKARTA (JP): The government launched on Tuesday two schemes of cheap credits to help poor families, small businesses and cooperatives survive the year-long economic crisis.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Cambodia in unceremoniously

Cambodia in unceremoniouslyBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat HANOI (JP): Leaders and officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) insisted on Wednesday that Cambodia was now a member of the grouping despite the unceremonious nature of its admission.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Two men arrested for luxury car frauds

Two men arrested for luxury car frauds JAKARTA (JP): Police have managed to apprehend two men on Monday for their alleged involvement in a series of luxury car frauds, City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Edward Aritonang told the media on Tuesday.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Juwono promises to review proposed overseas study ban

Juwono promises to review proposed overseas study ban JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education Juwono Sudarsono has promised to study whether President B.J. Habibie's proposal to ban elementary school children from studying abroad would infringe on human rights.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Elephants destroy oil palms

Elephants destroy oil palms BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A herd of elephants rampaged through an oil palm plantation belonging to settlers and a private company in SP7 Teunom, West Aceh, Antara reported on Tuesday.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Agrintara suffers shortage of CPO

Agrintara suffers shortage of CPO JAKARTA (JP): State cooking oil producer PT Perkebunan Agrintara said on Tuesday that it had operated below its production capacity for at least four months due to a shortage of crude palm oil (CPO).
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Drug addicts vulnerable to HIV infection

Drug addicts vulnerable to HIV infectionBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Both the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and drug addiction can lead to fatalities. But while AIDS is still incurable, drug addiction can be treated -- if the addict kicks the habit before it is too late.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:00 Morning News 6:30 News: Nuansa Reformasi 7:00 Children's Program: Lagu Anak Nusantara 7:30 Cartoon 8:00 Music 8:30 Family's Welfare 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec.15, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 450 ...
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Indonesia's female archers make early exits in Bangkok

Indonesia's female archers make early exits in Bangkok BANGKOK (JP): Indonesian women's archery quartet failed in their bid for a podium finish at the 13th Asian Games when they were all sent packing in the early stages of the competition on Tuesday.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/RI bags two silvers and one bronze in karate

RI bags two silvers and one bronze in karate BANGKOK (JP): Lady luck shone on Indonesia on Wednesday when the women's team took two silvers and one bronze in the 13th Asian Games karate competition at the Thammasat University sports complex.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Searching for leadership

Searching for leadership The findings of the poll published in this newspaper today, that this country is experiencing a leadership crisis, may not sound earth-shattering to most educated Indonesians.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Moslem sect rumors lead to Madura burning

Moslem sect rumors lead to Madura burning SURABAYA (JP): Rumors of an active Moslem sect that was banned in 1971 led to the burning of three houses and two mosques belonging to alleged sect members by hundreds of people on Monday in Pamekasan, Madura.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/ABRI to get seats in House to stay 'powerful'

ABRI to get seats in House to stay 'powerful' JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) will likely obtain unelected seats in a large enough number at the House of Representatives to ensure it remains "powerful enough" to play a role in the legislative body.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/RI shuttlers

RI shuttlers Indonesia won its first gold medal, in badminton, at the current Asian Games. Millions of TV viewers saw the dedication of the players who again showed their prowess in an international arena.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Habibie supports asset distribution plan: Adi

Habibie supports asset distribution plan: Adi JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Adi Sasono said on Tuesday that President B.J.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Siemens' cellular sales drop 60 percent this year

Siemens' cellular sales drop 60 percent this year JAKARTA (JP): PT Siemens Indonesia, a subsidiary of the Germany-based technology company Siemens AG, will suffer a major drop in the sales of its cellular telephones this year due to the country's worst ever economic crisis, a company executive ...
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Saving Private Ryan 13:45 17:05 20:25 Holyman 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Dance With Me 14:15 17:05 19:55 Out of Sight 14:55 17:45 20:35 Les Miserables 14:15 17:05 19:55Senayan: Saving Private Ryan 13:00 ...
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Adjusting to change in ASEAN

Adjusting to change in ASEAN The nine members of ASEAN agreed at the end of last week to liberalize investment policies throughout the region. Various advantages are to be offered by the ASEAN countries to investors in the coming two years, beginning on January 1, 1999.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/ABRI militia plan 'needs to be debated further'

ABRI militia plan 'needs to be debated further' JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces' (ABRI) plan to establish a civilian militia to support security forces needs to be debated further to gain more popular support, a leading rights campaigner said here on Tuesday.
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998

JP/Mia, Taufik out after day of badminton upsets

Mia, Taufik out after day of badminton upsetsBy Primastuti Handayani BANGKOK (JP): Upsets proliferated in the 13th Asian Games badminton competition on Tuesday, with Indonesia's Mia Audina and top seed Ye Zhaoying both making early exits at the quarterfinals stage of the women's singles event.
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