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Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Dharmala Agrifood's hearing adjourned

Dharmala Agrifood's hearing adjourned JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court on Tuesday again adjourned the hearing of the bankruptcy petition filed jointly by the International Financial Corporation (IFC), ING Indonesia Bank and Bank Niaga against PT Dharmala Agrifood.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Any extension of transitional govt will be costly: Emil

Any extension of transitional govt will be costly: Emil JAKARTA (JP): Noted economist Emil Salim warned President B.J. Habibie on Tuesday that any extension of his transitional administration would create a huge economic cost for the crisis- hit country.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Minister to open textile fair

Minister to open textile fair JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Industry and Trade is opening The Finest Traditional Textile Fair on Wednesday at its main office on Jl. Gatot Subroto.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998

TV Program: Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998TVRI 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 Documantary Film 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Special school helps children overcome learning difficulties

Special school helps children overcome learning difficulties JAKARTA (JP): Ronny is a smart, healthy and energetic boy, but he never sits still. He is always getting into trouble for being disruptive in class.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Supratman wins Levi's band contest

Supratman wins Levi's band contest JAKARTA (JP): W.R. Supratman of SMU Islam Harapan Ibu senior high school in Jakarta stole the Levi's Music Brawl contest at Bengkel Nightpark discotheque in South Jakarta on Sunday.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Mass exodus from Manokwari

Mass exodus from Manokwari MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: More than 1,000 migrants who settled at the foot of Mount Umsini in Manokwari regency left in a mass exodus over the weekend out of fears for their safety.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/History shows women can lead

History shows women can leadBy Lynda Kurnia Wardhani JAKARTA (JP): A recommendation that Indonesia's president and vice president must be male Moslems, issued by a group of Moslem clerics in the recent Indonesian Moslem Congress, has provoked much debate.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Civil service exam sparks violence

Civil service exam sparks violence DILI, East Timor: The provincial health office here was left in a shambles on Tuesday after 100 people turned violent during a protest against the civil service entrance examination.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Bombing suspects caught in Madura

Bombing suspects caught in Madura JAKARTA: Arrests have been made of two suspects in a car bombing that killed three and left five others injured in Pamekasan island in Madura on Saturday, Antara reported.Lt. Col.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Liberian citizen tried for stealing

Liberian citizen tried for stealing JAKARTA (JP): A Liberian citizen was indicted at Central Jakarta District Court on Monday on charges of stealing US$50,000 in cash.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Healthy kids' learning problems hard to spot, harder to surmount

Healthy kids' learning problems hard to spot, harder to surmountBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): For many children, growing up is tough. For some, the process is even more difficult than normal because of problems not visible to other people.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Drifting toward disarray

Drifting toward disarray The country had barely begun to recover from the shock of the deadly riots that swept Jakarta's Ketapang neighborhood on Sunday, Nov. 22, before another blow jolted the nation.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Sayidiman signs up to Soeharto investigation, Todung declines

Sayidiman signs up to Soeharto investigation, Todung declines JAKARTA (JP): At least one candidate for the special commission to investigate the wealth of former president Soeharto has said he is willing to take up the government's offer to sit on the commission.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Religious riots orchestrated to devide

Religious riots orchestrated to devide Religious conflicts are rife these days, the latest being the destruction of mosques in the East Nusa Tenggara capital of Kupang on Monday. Masdar F.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Minibus drivers stage protest for credit disbursement

Minibus drivers stage protest for credit disbursement JAKARTA (JP): After going on strike and staging a rally for several hours on Tuesday morning, about 100 owners and drivers of Kopaja minibuses received an official guarantee of the immediate disbursement of the government's cheap credit ...

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC The Negotiator 14:15 17:05 19:55 Dance With Met 14:55 17:45 20:35 21:55 Kuldesak 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Back to Even 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Shadow of Doubt 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15Senayan The ...

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Centers seek quota for women in govt

Centers seek quota for women in govt JAKARTA (JP): Eighty women's studies centers around the country have joined forces to demand that women be given a proportional representation in the government.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Indorayon must operate for auditing: Rahardi

Indorayon must operate for auditing: Rahardi JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said on Tuesday that the troubled pulp and rayon producer PT Inti Indorayon Utama must run its mill in Porsea, North Sumatra, to enable the independent audit team to evaluate its operations.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/New debt conversion rate set at Rp 7,931 to dollar

New debt conversion rate set at Rp 7,931 to dollar JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Debt Restructuring Agency (INDRA) set the exchange rate used to convert private sector overseas loans into rupiah at Rp 7,931 to the U.S. dollar for companies entering the agency in December.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Don't coddle Rangoon

Don't coddle Rangoon There is tough competition for the title, but perhaps no authoritarian regime in the world today is more brutal and benighted than the military dictatorship in Burma (Myanmar).

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Bogus marine major arrested in Pulo Gebang

Bogus marine major arrested in Pulo Gebang JAKARTA (JP): The Marine Corps has arrested a debt collector claiming to be a marine major following a report from a resident who fell victim to his trickery, an officer in the corps' information unit said on Tuesday.Maj.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Habibie condemns Kupang violence

Habibie condemns Kupang violence JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie condemned on Tuesday the burning and ransacking of mosques in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, vowing his government would not tolerate the destruction of places of worship and other acts of prejudice.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/ASEAN ulemas issue declaration on AIDS

ASEAN ulemas issue declaration on AIDS JAKARTA (JP): A declaration by 28 Islamic religious leaders and experts from six Southeast Asian countries was issued Tuesday during a workshop here, and contained 15 guidelines on HIV/AIDS and people living with HIV/AIDS.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Renowed designer had hard childhood

Renowed designer had hard childhood JAKARTA (JP): Harry Darsono is blessed with exceptional talents. Besides being renowned as one of Indonesia's foremost couturiers, he is also a painter, a teacher and a musician.But his current success did not come overnight.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Death toll from Sunday's quake in Maluku hits 25

Death toll from Sunday's quake in Maluku hits 25 JAKARTA (JP): The death toll from Sunday's powerful earthquake in Maluku reached 25 on Tuesday, with the number expected to rise as rescue workers continue to search for victims on the islands of Tailabu and Mangole.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Statistics debate

Statistics debate I felt relieved to read Leo Suryadinata's letter "On ethnic Chinese" again published in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 25, 1998, in which he denied saying that the ethnic Chinese were not a minority but the third largest ethnic group in Indonesia.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Locals excluded from new market

Locals excluded from new market TANGERANG (JP): Incensed residents of Poris Plawad Indah in Cipondoh district here are demanding answers from officials on why they were shut out of space at a new Rp 1 billion (US$153,846) market in their subdistrict.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Bukittingi closed to foreigners

Bukittingi closed to foreigners PADANG, West Sumatra: The provincial government has closed the town of Bukittinggi to foreigners after deeming it too unsightly following a number of recent fires.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Tell the poor nothing but the whole truth

Tell the poor nothing but the whole truth Government officials are optimistic in the wake of encouraging recent economic data but economist Kwik Kian Gie sees harder burdens ahead for the poor.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Bank interest rates fall, but negative spread remains

Bank interest rates fall, but negative spread remains JAKARTA (JP): The country's commercial banks slashed their deposit interest rates by as much as five percentage points this week, but they still suffer from negative spread, paying higher interest rates on deposits than they are paid for ...

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Indonesia 'must adopt an athlete's spirit'

Indonesia 'must adopt an athlete's spirit' JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie told the nation on Tuesday to use the spirit of sportsmanship as its model of conduct when coping with present challenges.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/God sees all

God sees all I refer to the happenings on Sunday Nov. 22, later known as the Ketapang incident.We had not yet recovered from the torching of churches in Banyuwangi and Bondowoso one year ago, and now similar happenings have taken place in Jakarta.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Collectors rush for old rupiah

Collectors rush for old rupiah SURABAYA: Rare old rupiah notes bearing images of the rhinoceros, the deer and the late first president Sukarno are hot properties for collectors willing to pay millions of rupiah.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Dec. 1, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Self-determination must not threaten nation's unity: Habibie

Self-determination must not threaten nation's unity: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie asserted on Tuesday that the right of indigenous peoples to self-determination would be void if it threatened the unity and integrity of the sovereign nation.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Try, Edi join breakaway Golkar party

Try, Edi join breakaway Golkar party JAKARTA (JP): Former vice president Try Sutrisno and former defense minister Edi Sudradjat, both retired Army generals, signed their names to a declaration on Tuesday to form a new political party along with nearly 100 other discontented members of Golkar.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Councilors ask for halt of rallies during Ramadhan

Councilors ask for halt of rallies during Ramadhan JAKARTA (JP): City councilors have suggested that people refrain from staging street rallies in the capital during the upcoming Moslem's fasting month of Ramadhan.The month of Ramadhan is expected to begin on Dec. 19.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Rupiah and stock prices remain firm in quiet trade

Rupiah and stock prices remain firm in quiet trade JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah was almost unbudged at 7,475 against the U.S. dollar in very quite trading and stock prices edged up 0.4 percent on Tuesday.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Ericsson to cut its cellular phone prices

Ericsson to cut its cellular phone prices JAKARTA (JP): PT Ericsson Indonesia, the local subsidiary of a Swedish telecommunications firm, is to cut the price of its cellular telephones in response to the stronger rupiah, an executive of the company said here on Tuesday.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Businessman questioned in connection with loan scandal

Businessman questioned in connection with loan scandal JAKARTA (JP): Businessman The Nin King was questioned by the Attorney General's Office Tuesday as a suspect in an Rp 572.2 billion (US$76 million) Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) loan scandal.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 1, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 375 0 ...

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/PPP formally reverts to its former identity

PPP formally reverts to its former identity JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) on Tuesday formally reassumed its previous identity as an Islamic party, the platform it plans to use in next year's general election against about 100 other political parties.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Group demands the release of 180 Ambonese in police custody

Group demands the release of 180 Ambonese in police custody JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Ambonese community group Voice of the Moluccan People Front on Tuesday called for the immediate release of more than 180 Ambonese taken into protective police custody during the bloody Ketapang incident.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Show some decency!

Show some decency! A few days ago, I witnessed an incident of how one of us foreigners shamefully treated one of our Indonesian hosts in this country.On Saturday Nov. 28, at 1:30 p.m., Pondok Indah Mall was quite crowded when we entered from the southern gate.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Councilor calls for probe of budget losses

Councilor calls for probe of budget losses JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor urged the city administration on Tuesday to investigate losses that could amount to more than Rp 2 billion (US$266,666) for the first eight months of this fiscal year from the funds allocated for the maintenance of official ...

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/TMW consortium denies collusion allegation in train project deal

TMW consortium denies collusion allegation in train project deal JAKARTA (JP): Tekken-Marubeni Wika (TMW) consortium of Japan has flatly denied the allegation made by the Indonesian Corruption Watch that TMW was involved in a collusion with the tendering committee of Jababeka's train project that ...

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Gapki foresees stable market for cooking oil

Gapki foresees stable market for cooking oil JAKARTA (JP): Producers of crude palm oil (CPO) have predicted cooking oil prices will remain stable on the domestic market despite the increase in demand during the Moslem Idul Fitri holiday and the government's recent move to decrease the reference ...

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/Sutiyoso donates money to churches

Sutiyoso donates money to churches JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso handed over donations totaling Rp 97.5 million (US$13,000) on Tuesday to 19 of the 22 churches which were burned or damaged during the Nov. 22 rioting in West and Central Jakarta.Kristus church on Jl.

Wed, 02 Dec 1998

JP/PPP congress recommends giving women leading role

PPP congress recommends giving women leading role JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) veered into a debate over gender issues at its congress on Tuesday and after fierce deliberation finally agreed to recommend the appointment of women to the party's leadership.