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Searching for all articles published on 1998-07-16 ...

47 articles.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Women in Indonesia

Women in Indonesia We all know what happened during the May riots: wild attacks on banks, supermarkets and shops, followed by a brutal assault on women. It is not important whether these victims were Chinese- Indonesians, Arab-Indonesians or foreign women.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Kuntoro wants provinces to get mining royalties

Kuntoro wants provinces to get mining royalties JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said yesterday that the government should in future split royalties from mining, oil and gas operations with the producing provinces.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/RI sends 2 athletes to Asia c'ships

RI sends 2 athletes to Asia c'ships JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association is to send Supriyati Sutono and Tersiana to the Asia Athletics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, from July 19 to July 21.The association's secretary-general, B.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/A laudable step forward

A laudable step forward News that five officers of the Army's special force (Kopassus) have been detained and that two other Kopassus members are under intensive investigation in connection with the abduction of political activists brings fresh hope to Indonesia's crisis- stricken community that ...

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Thundercats 3:05 Orchestra Film 3:30 Science Film 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita 5:00 Arabic Lessons 5:30 TV Series: Man From Uncle 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: Rona ...

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Town braces for influx of refugees from Timor

Town braces for influx of refugees from Timor JAKARTA (JP): The border town of Atambua in Belu regency, East Nusa Tenggara, has prepared a temporary refugee camp with capacity to shelter 10,000 in anticipation of a larger exodus of migrants from East Timor's provincial capital of Dili.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Phone banking

Phone banking Phone banking is being offered by foreign banks in Jakarta. I can mention Citibank, Hong Kong Bank and Standard Chartered Bank which have used phone banking for their customers' satisfaction.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Not all new political parties will be allowed: Syarwan

Not all new political parties will be allowed: Syarwan JAKARTA (JP): The first indication of possible limitations on political parties began to emerge yesterday when Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid said that not all recently established or registered political parties would be allowed to ...

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Exhibition * Painting Exhibition: Images of Meditating Figures, by Jerry T, in Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran, Bali (Phone: 0361 701010), Aug. 17 to Sept. 17.Music and entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua (Phone: 0361 771234): - Pasar Senggol at 8 p.m.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Activists claim intimidation

Activists claim intimidation JAKARTA (JP): Activists of Urban Poor Consortium, a non- governmental organization, yesterday claimed they had been intimidated by a police officer and unidentified men for helping pedicab drivers organize demonstrations to protest Sutiyoso's ban.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/95 banks book windfall profit from forex trade

95 banks book windfall profit from forex trade JAKARTA (JP): The drastic fall of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar has brought a windfall profit to 95 foreign exchange banks, the Indonesian Business Data Center (PDBI) said yesterday.They recorded a combined foreign exchange income of Rp 25.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/City Council set to endorse new by-law on fuel tax

City Council set to endorse new by-law on fuel tax JAKARTA (JP): City Council is preparing to sign a new by-law ratifying the city administration's plan to collect a 5 percent tax from state oil and gas firm Pertamina on sales of automotive diesel and fuel in the capital.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Officer's wife found dead in vehicle trunk

Officer's wife found dead in vehicle trunk TANGERANG (JP): The wife of a city traffic police officer was found dead yesterday afternoon in the trunk of her husband's car at the Traffic Police Education Center in Serpong, Tangerang.Her husband, Lt. Col.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Merapi ash hits town 150 km away

Merapi ash hits town 150 km awayAntara MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): The volcanic ash spewed by Mount Merapi in the past few days has fallen about 150 kilometers west of the volcano on parts of Gombong town, Kebumen regency.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Kopassus chiefs might be probed

Kopassus chiefs might be probed JAKARTA (JP): The ongoing investigation into the abductions of political activists will not stop at the current seven Army special force (Kopassus) suspects as the unit's former commanders might also be questioned.Maj. Gen.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Voters punish Hashimoto

Voters punish Hashimoto Southeast Asian countries should be grateful to Japan's voters for two reasons. The first and most important is that the high turnout at the polls delivered a verdict that voters no longer have any confidence in their savvy prime minister, Ryutaro Hashimoto.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Anton denies police accusations on riots

Anton denies police accusations on riots JAKARTA (JP): Dressed in black suit, scarf and Moslem cap, ex- convict-turned-Moslem preacher Anton Medan responded to a second police summons yesterday afternoon.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/'Ojek' driver tried for rapes

'Ojek' driver tried for rapes JAKARTA (JP): An ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver was indicted at the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday for raping four minor girls.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Habibie condemns May rapes, conveys regret

Habibie condemns May rapes, conveys regret JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie condemned yesterday the rape of dozens of women during and after the May riots in Jakarta and other cities, and promised greater protection for women.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Tondo residents demand amends

Tondo residents demand amends PALU, Southeast Sulawesi: Tondo subdistrict residents are threatening to block the main road leading to Tadulako University unless they receive adequate compensation for land appropriated from them 16 years ago.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/People power unlikely to develop in Yangon

People power unlikely to develop in YangonBy Martin Stuart-Fox and Suresh Kumar SINGAPORE (JP): Now that the dust has cleared in Indonesia, it is time to ask how events there will impact the region. On the face of it, a dictatorial government has been overthrown through popular protest.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Police still fishing for suspects in shrimp theft

Police still fishing for suspects in shrimp theft TANGERANG (JP): The police have caught none of an estimated 2,000 people who stole about 1.5 tons of shrimps in Teluknaga coast on Monday night.Chief of the investigation unit of Tangerang Police precinct Capt.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Where to go in Surabaya:

Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. Basuki Rakhmat 106-128 (Phone: 031 5311234): - The Tavern Pub: Dewata Band, Monday to Saturday, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., X-Men Band, Sunday 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. - Atrium Lounge: Solo Pianist, Monday to Friday, 7 p.m.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Laid-off workers to get some financial relief

Laid-off workers to get some financial relief JAKARTA (JP): Workers who have been laid-off due to the economic crisis may get some reprieve as the state-owned insurance company, PT Jamsostek, has promised to provide each of them between Rp 100,000 (US$7.15) and Rp 250,000.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/The future of ABRI's dual function

The future of ABRI's dual functionBy Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo JAKARTA (JP): For people who do not know enough about the history of Indonesia and its Armed Forces, it seems rather strange that the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) has a sociopolitical function.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Skipping one meal a day is no joke

Skipping one meal a day is no joke I am writing in response to Carl Chairul's 'By the way: Can we really save rice by fasting?' of July 12, and the series of letters in Your Letters on the subject of fasting as a means of reducing national rice consumption so that there is more to go around.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Junus quits Batam authority

Junus quits Batam authority JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie's brother Junus Effendi Habibie resigned yesterday as head of the Batam Island Industrial Development Authority.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Media closed to foreign investors

Media closed to foreign investors JAKARTA (JP): The government has issued a list of sectors closed to foreign investment, including the mass media, film and cinema, land transportation, forest concessions and freshwater fish breeding.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Official says RI needs people-oriented economy

Official says RI needs people-oriented economy JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia must shift to a more people-oriented economy from the current strictly capitalistic system to ensure fair distribution of wealth for its people, a government staff expert has advised.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Reform movement is at a standstill

Reform movement is at a standstill Recent events have threatened to bring the reform movement to a halt. Mochtar Mas'oed, lecturer in political science at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, proposes a way out to put its progression back on track.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Police release activist Andi Arief

Police release activist Andi Arief JAKARTA (JP): Student activist Andi Arief, who was abducted in southern Sumatra in March but found one month later in a Jakarta police cell, was released by police Tuesday night.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Financial markets extend their gains on IMF loan news

Financial markets extend their gains on IMF loan news JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian financial markets extended their gains yesterday, with the rupiah improving to 14,350 against the dollar and stock prices rising 0.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Betawi arts body holds cultural event at Taman Ria Senayan

Betawi arts body holds cultural event at Taman Ria Senayan JAKARTA (JP): The Betawi Arts Foundation (LKB) is holding a five-day Betawi cultural event called Gelar Budaya Betawi to celebrate Jakarta's 471st anniversary at Taman Ria Senayan amusement park in Central Jakarta.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Government plans to limit ownership of forest assets

Government plans to limit ownership of forest assets JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering limiting corporate and personal ownership of the country's forest concessions to prevent a concentration of forest assets in the hands of a small number of companies.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/High export tax on CPO encourages smuggling: Experts

High export tax on CPO encourages smuggling: Experts JAKARTA (JP): The government must ease the restrictions on exports of crude palm oil (CPO) products to prevent the country's oil palm plantation companies from collapsing and to help stabilize the country's deteriorating macroeconomic ...

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/IDB guarantees RI's LCs

IDB guarantees RI's LCs JAKARTA (JP): The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has agreed to extend a US$240 million guarantee on letters of credit to the Indonesian Exporters Association.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on July 15, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 14,000.00 14,900.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Indonesia signs Kyoto treaty on greenhouse gas emissions

Indonesia signs Kyoto treaty on greenhouse gas emissions JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Makarim Wibisono, signed in New York on Monday the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention, better known as the Kyoto Protocol, making ...

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 15, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 ...

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/A provocative artistic ride from Zagreb to East Timor

A provocative artistic ride from Zagreb to East TimorBy Sori Siregar JAKARTA (JP): Many poets and authors have searched their souls about the tragedy of the devastating civil war in the former Yugoslavia.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Reforestation fund reaches Rp 1.14t

Reforestation fund reaches Rp 1.14t JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry and Plantations announced yesterday that the reforestation fund reached a total of Rp 1.14 trillion (US$100 million) at the end of March this year.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Help starving inmates!

Help starving inmates! Panti Sosial Bina Laras 3 is an institution for mentally ill people scooped up from the streets of Jakarta. The government funding it receives amounts to Rp 1,400 (10 cents U.S.) per day per inmate. It was previously supported mostly by ethnic Chinese people.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Dramatic rise in post office rate

Dramatic rise in post office rate Through this letter, I would like to tell the Indonesian postal service that in this era of reform, it is not considering the people's interest.A friend of mine told me that it cost her Rp 12,800 to send a letter to Italy.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/School principal 'raped' pupil

School principal 'raped' pupil CIREBON, West Java: The 50-year-old principal of Jatianom elementary school in Cirebon will go on trial this month for allegedly raping a 13-year-old student in May after telling her it was a prerequisite for her to pass her final examination.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Two live bullets found at Cenderawasih Univeristy

Two live bullets found at Cenderawasih Univeristy JAKARTA (JP): A fact-finding team led by Irian Jaya Military Police Commander Lt. Col. Armen B. found two live bullets yesterday at the Cenderawasih University campus.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Fishermen protest use of trawls

Fishermen protest use of trawls MEDAN, North Sumatra: Hundreds of traditional fishermen gathered to meet governor Rizal Nurdin yesterday to protest the use of trawls by large fleets.The fishermen demanded the governor revoke licenses of large fishing trawls in the province's waters.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998

JP/Cinemas on the brink of bankcruptcy

Cinemas on the brink of bankcruptcy JAKARTA (JP): At least 800 cinemas are on the verge of bankruptcy and may soon follow the 3,000 that have already closed down.