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Searching for all articles published on 1998-03-18 ...

51 articles.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/BI urged to modify rate structure of SBIs

BI urged to modify rate structure of SBIs JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia should modify the rates of its short-term promissory notes (SBIs) so those with slow maturity carry higher rates to attract more long-term funds for the banking system, experts said.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Students continue pressure of reform

Students continue pressure of reform JAKARTA (JP): Students kept up pressure for political reform and lower prices of basic commodities yesterday, holding demonstrations criticizing the government for the economic crisis.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/31 teams to participate in Indonesian league

31 teams to participate in Indonesian league JAKARTA (JP): Despite its financial woes, the All-Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI) confirmed yesterday that 31 clubs would participate in the second leg of the Indonesian league competitions, scheduled to kick off on Sunday.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Army leadership to change soon, spokesman announces

Army leadership to change soon, spokesman announces JAKARTA (JP): The leadership of the Diponegoro and the Trikora regional military commands will soon change hands, according to Army spokesman Brig. Gen. I Dewa Putu Rai.Maj. Gen.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/The world awaits new BJP government's first move

The world awaits new BJP government's first moveBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): Atal Behari Vajpayee, who will be sworn in tomorrow as India's prime minister, likes to be called a 'nationalist', and a moderate one at that.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Politically related stocks remain preferable: Brokers

Politically related stocks remain preferable: Brokers JAKARTA (JP): Local stock prices continued to make mild gains yesterday in moderate trading, with local investors still favoring politically connected stocks, stockbrokers said.The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) Composite Index rose 0.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on March 17, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,500.00 11,500.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Tanri foresees hurdles in his new job

Tanri foresees hurdles in his new job JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Empowerment of State Enterprises Tanri Abeng said yesterday he might face many political hurdles in his new job.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/New cabinet needs to prove clean governance

New cabinet needs to prove clean governance A new 36-strong cabinet was sworn in on Monday. Subroto, rector of the Pancasila University and a former cabinet minister, discusses society's expectations from the new cabinet.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Indonesia should retain OPEC leadership: Analysts

Indonesia should retain OPEC leadership: Analysts JAKARTA (JP): New Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto should assume the position of his predecessor, I.B.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Publish or perish

Publish or perish The story about two major Indonesian book publishers heading for bankruptcy, tagged onto the bottom right corner of Kompas daily last Friday, has all the symptoms of a national tragedy of unimaginable proportions that very few people in this country seem to realize.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Utut finishes fifth in Calicut

Utut finishes fifth in Calicut JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's number one chess player, Grandmaster Utut Adianto, ended his Indian tour on a low note when he crashed to host player International Master P.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Australia to give Indonesian companies credit guarantees

Australia to give Indonesian companies credit guarantees JAKARTA (JP): Australia has agreed to provide credit guarantees for Indonesian companies to import certain commodities from that country, Bank Indonesia (BI) said yesterday.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Hotel strives to survive crisis, security issues

Hotel strives to survive crisis, security issues We inadvertently printed the wrong article for the box story on page 4 in the Sunday paper. Below is the correct article.We apologize for the error. -- The Editor LEGIAN, Bali (JP): First the haze, then the monetary crisis.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Train kills homeless woman

Train kills homeless woman JAKARTA (JP): A homeless 35-year-old woman was killed by a train in Klender, East Jakarta, at about 7 a.m. yesterday, police and eyewitnesses said.A police officer from Duren Sawit Police post said Paini sustained severe head injuries and died on impact.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Politics dominates economy

Politics dominates economy It is interesting to analyze the role of politics in the life of this nation during the past three decades. It is apparent that politics plays a dominant role in our country.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Two Bangladeshis to be deported

Two Bangladeshis to be deported JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Two Bangladeshi citizens, Ali Reza, 25, and Ahmad Shah, 27, who have been detained by the immigration office here since Jan. 16, will be taken to Jakarta tomorrow and deported soon after, Antara reported.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Cabinet focuses on meeting basic needs

Cabinet focuses on meeting basic needs JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto asked ministers yesterday to donate their first year's salaries to the poor, declare their personal wealth and that of their spouses and pay serious attention to the public's demand for clean and credible governance.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Thin pickings for 'freelancers' as clientele dries up

Thin pickings for 'freelancers' as clientele dries upBy Stephanie Bells JAKARTA (JP): It could be a night club anywhere in the world. The music is loud, ultra-cool and pulsates through the dark and smoky atmosphere. The patrons are young and attractive.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Two provinces closed to new plantations

Two provinces closed to new plantations JAKARTA (JP): North Sumatra and Riau provinces have been closed off to new plantation developments to prevent a further decline in forest areas, it was announced yesterday.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Another baby found dead

Another baby found dead JAKARTA (JP): A one-day-old newborn was found dead in a plastic bag in front of a Central Jakarta housing complex on Jl. Kepu Selatan yesterday, the fourth such case this year.The body of the female baby was taken to Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital for a postmortem.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Three arrested for timber theft

Three arrested for timber theft SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Three Malaysians were arrested recently for timber theft and illegal felling in Lumbis subdistrict, Bulungan district, police said yesterday.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/RI volleyball team to step up training

RI volleyball team to step up training JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Volleyball Association pledged yesterday to step up preparations for the 13th Asian Games in December despite the financial crisis.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/City allows gas station operations in green areas

City allows gas station operations in green areas JAKARTA (JP): The municipality has allowed 21 gasoline stations built in green areas to continue operating, provided they are equipped with environmentally friendly liquefied gas filling facilities, Governor Sutiyoso said yesterday.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Salim, Astra donate staples

Salim, Astra donate staples JAKARTA (JP): Salim Group and Astra Group, Indonesia's largest conglomerates, have donated a total of 90,000 packages of basic goods to low-income families in West Java.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Highland Gathering makes donations

Highland Gathering makes donations JAKARTA (JP): British Ambassador Robin Christopher is scheduled to present donations on behalf of the Highland Gathering to three nonprofit organizations at his residence on Jl. Teuku Umar, Central Jakarta, today.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 17, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 725 -75 ...

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Minister Theo faces first demonstration

Minister Theo faces first demonstration JAKARTA (JP): Thirty activists and relatives of migrant workers demanded yesterday that new Minister of Manpower Theo L. Sambuaga step in and save five Indonesian workers possibly facing the death penalty abroad.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Old buildings to be restored

Old buildings to be restored SEMARANG: The local administration and the World Bank are discussing the possibility of renovating 153 buildings constructed by the Dutch colonial rulers in a bid to bring back the ambience of the old city, and to boost tourism.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Car sales fell 74% in February

Car sales fell 74% in February JAKARTA (JP): The economic calamity is having a devastating effect on the country's floundering car industry, dragging down domestic sales about 54 percent in January and a further 74 percent in February compared to the same months last year.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Austerity programs

Austerity programs Mindful of the present monetary and economic crisis, many large companies have begun to implement much-reported austerity programs in earnest. Here follows some tales connected to this, albeit some of them should, perhaps, be taken with a grain of salt.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Plan on coal mining divestment opposed

Plan on coal mining divestment opposed JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Mining Professionals (Perhapi) has called on the government not to intervene in the mandatory divestments of foreign coal mining contractors.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Telkom's profit falls 23.3% to Rp 1.15 trillion

Telkom's profit falls 23.3% to Rp 1.15 trillion JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed telecommunications firm PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) announced yesterday a 23.3 percent fall in net profits to Rp 1.15 trillion (US$115.2 million) last year from Rp 1.5 trillion in 1996.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Two arrested for phone fraud

Two arrested for phone fraud MEDAN, North Sumatra: Two foreigners, identified as a Malaysian and a Pakistani, were arrested by police Friday on suspicion of illegally stealing phone time worth over Rp 280 million.The two had been operating out of a rented house here on Jl.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Nationalist specter raises its head in a crisis

Nationalist specter raises its head in a crisisBy Makmur Keliat SURABAYA (JP): Is it necessary for Indonesia not to endorse the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) reform package because of nationalistic reasons? Is nationalism an answer to our economic turmoil? The answer seems inconclusive and ...

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Triple-tier developer urged to be open

Triple-tier developer urged to be open JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso yesterday urged the developer on the triple-tier transit project to place project implementation details in the public domain."Up until now, no date has been fixed for starting the project," he told reporters.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Best shots in Minister Cup

Best shots in Minister Cup JAKARTA (JP): Some 200 sharp-shooters are expected to compete in the Minister of Defense/Armed Forces Commander Cup to be held in Jakarta from March 20 to March 25.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Telkom offers better service

Telkom offers better service JAKARTA (JP): The state-run telecommunications company, PT Telkom, has opened 26 new telecommunications kiosks in South Jakarta, bringing the number in the mayoralty to 201, an official said yesterday.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Longing for a new dawn

Longing for a new dawnBy Djisman Simandjuntak This is the first of two articles on the Indonesian economic crisis.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Currency board system not legal tender in the U.S.

Currency board system not legal tender in the U.S.By Peter Hartcher SYDNEY: It is the last blast of departing winter in the North American city of Baltimore. Sub-zero winds whip across the pristine lawns and trim Georgian buildings of the town's most famous institution, Johns Hopkins University.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Budihardjo named new vice governor

Budihardjo named new vice governor JAKARTA (JP): Budihardjo Sukmadi, former head of the city's Development Planning Board (Bappeda), was installed yesterday as new deputy governor of development affairs, replacing TB. M. Rais.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/'Mazeppa', a neglected work?

'Mazeppa', a neglected work? I do not mean Liszt's piano study from Etudes d'execution transcendante, or the same composer's symphonic poem, but an opera by Tchaikovsky I heard for the first time only last week.So, the Ukrainian historical figure Mazeppa also received Tchaikovsky's attention.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Lawyers look to rights body over arrest of activists

Lawyers look to rights body over arrest of activists JAKARTA (JP): A group of junior lawyers has registered a complaint with the National Commission on Human Rights about the arrest of colleague Alexius Surya Tjahaja Tomu and eight government critics, including playwright-actor Ratna Sarumpaet.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Suggestion on merger of city-owned firms welcomed

Suggestion on merger of city-owned firms welcomed JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso yesterday welcomed the city council's suggestion to merge the management of city-owned companies which operate similar core businesses in a bid to improve their efficiency.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Indonesian boxers get PABA title fights

Indonesian boxers get PABA title fights JAKARTA (JP): Two veteran Indonesian boxers, Nico Toriri and Robby Rahangmetan, will try their luck overseas in Pan Asia Boxing Association (PABA) title bouts next month.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Garbage truck drivers strike over wages

Garbage truck drivers strike over wages TANGERANG (JP): The local administration is at odds with scores of garbage truck drivers who are demanding higher wages, access to a social security program, health allowances and the right to moonlight.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Klender suspects to be charged with subversion

Klender suspects to be charged with subversion JAKARTA (JP): The three men arrested in an East Jakarta apartment last week are allegedly affiliated with the outlawed Democratic People's Party (PRD) and will be charged with subversion, police said yesterday.City police chief Maj. Gen.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Clinton's Hong Kong visit

Clinton's Hong Kong visit American presidential visits to China have become almost routine since the late Richard Nixon's groundbreaking journey in 1972. These trips are usually hectic occasions with demanding schedules filled with predawn departures and late-night ceremonial dinners.

Wed, 18 Mar 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 TV Series: Road to Avonlea 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Beloved Country 6:15 ...

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Family robbed in armed heist

Family robbed in armed heist TANGERANG (JP): Four armed robbers reportedly broke into a house in Kroncong subdistrict, Jatiuwung, here yesterday and stole 35 grams of gold jewelry, a television set and Rp 100,000 in cash.The house owner, Suprapto, 30, said he woke up at 3:30 a.m.

Wed, 18 Mar 1998

JP/Factory workers on strike

Factory workers on strike TANGERANG (JP): At least 330 workers of a garment factory, PT Inspiran Aditama in the Jatake industrial estate, went on strike yesterday demanding higher wages and social insurance.The strike began at 7 a.m.