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61 articles.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/My day out to Porta Venezia Restaurant

My day out to Porta Venezia Restaurant I decided to take a little lunch-time trip to try the Italian food at Porta Venezia Restaurant in the Lippo Grand Suites on Jl. Sudirman. Why, in the middle of the campaign, I thought it would be a good idea to leave my den and travel to Jl.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/'Fiesta of democracy' absent in Aceh districts

'Fiesta of democracy' absent in Aceh districts LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh (Antara): "Different ponds, different fish; different fields, different grasshoppers," so the old adage goes.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Government sets to recapitalize BNI, BRI and BTN

Government sets to recapitalize BNI, BRI and BTN JAKARTA (JP): The government will spend Rp 95.6 trillion (US$1.20 billion) to recapitalize Bank Negera Indonesia, Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) and Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN).

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/A who's who of debtors

A who's who of debtors The 200 largest corporate debtors, who are partly responsible for leading virtually every major domestic bank, including the seven state banks, into technical bankruptcy, were finally announced through newspaper advertisements on Tuesday.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Tricky trap for Mega

Tricky trap for Mega Prof. Herbert Feith (The Jakarta Post, May 31, 1999) compared the founding fathers of Indonesia to the Amien Rais-Megawati Soekarnoputri team. This is dangerous nonsense. Sukarno-Hatta were founders of the unitary state.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Violence mars campaign in Ujungpandang, 11 hurt

Violence mars campaign in Ujungpandang, 11 hurt JAKARTA (JP): Peace held out Tuesday during rallies in the Maluku and East Timor, where hundreds died in recent conflicts, during a round of barnstorming by Megawati Soekarnoputri, but violence marred campaigning in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Habibie greets EU election monitors

Habibie greets EU election monitors JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie thanked the European Union (EU) on Tuesday for dispatching a 135-member team to observe the June 7 general election, saying their presence would contribute significantly to Indonesia's campaign to hold free and fair ...

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Batam hard pressed to list expatriates

Batam hard pressed to list expatriates BATAM: The local manpower office is encountering difficulties in tracing illegal foreign workers on the tiny island due to the reluctance of many companies to release information and the shortage of its own personnel.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Bad debtors face tougher measures

Bad debtors face tougher measures JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Bambang Subianto vowed on Tuesday to take tougher measures against the worst debtors of domestic banks who fail to reach a loan recovery plan by the end of this month with the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Kuntoro supports Pertamina's decision on pipeline project

Kuntoro supports Pertamina's decision on pipeline project JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto supported on Tuesday state oil and gas company Pertamina's decision to name PT McDermott Indonesia to build a natural gas underwater pipeline linking west of Natuna island ...

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Suharyadi disagree on Pelti's coaching selection

Suharyadi disagree on Pelti's coaching selection JAKARTA (JP): National tennis coach Suharyadi is worried about the Indonesian Tennis Association's (Pelti) decision on the process for the selection of coaches for preparations for the 20th Southeast Asian Games in August in Brunei Darussalam.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Why not Chinese-Indonesians also?

Why not Chinese-Indonesians also? I was thrilled to see the photograph of Westerners sitting on top of a car donning Megawati's party uniform and giving the PDI sign, on the front page of The Jakarta Post on May 29, 1999.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Volatile regions face dilemma over elections

Volatile regions face dilemma over electionsBy Edy M. Ya'kub JAKARTA (Antara): Will elections be held or not in the troubled Aceh regencies of North Aceh, East Aceh and Pidie? For that matter, will there be elections in riot-torn Maluku, West Kalimantan, East Timor and Irian Jaya, which has been ...

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Aceh remains tense, 50 shops set on fire

Aceh remains tense, 50 shops set on fire JAKARTA (JP): At least 50 shop-houses belonging to residents of Teunom subdistrict in West Aceh regency were razed in the early hours of Tuesday, leaving 325 people homeless.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Supreme Court backs 'ANteve' in bankruptcy suit

Supreme Court backs 'ANteve' in bankruptcy suit JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court's civil review decision last week maintained its earlier decision and the decisions of the lower courts to reject the foreign creditors' bankruptcy claim against local private television station ANteve.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Patch Adams 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Simply Irresistible 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Legionnaire 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Message In A Bottle 14:30 18:00 21:30 ...

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Cricket

Cricket Your headline India sends England out of cricket World Cup (May 31, 1999) is completely out of context, as the article speaks only about Sri Lanka cricket.Also, being the leading English daily, we request you kindly spare more space for the cricket World Cup.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/BAT asks Habibie to review cigarette excise ruling

BAT asks Habibie to review cigarette excise ruling JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cigarettemaker PT British American Tobacco (BAT) Indonesia asked President B.J. Habibie on Tuesday to review the Ministry of Finance's decision to raise excise taxes on the production of regular cigarettes.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/UNAMET pledges full cooperation

UNAMET pledges full cooperation DILI, East Timor (JP): The United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) has pledged full cooperation with all sides in troubled East Timor to help the Aug. 8 ballot succeed."The UN presence in East Timor is neutral.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Many balk at working the polls in Aceh

Many balk at working the polls in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Escalating intimidation by groups of people seeking to boycott the June 7 general election in Aceh has forced residents to refuse to be poll workers, a local official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/KPU under fire for dealine shift

KPU under fire for dealine shift JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) came under attack on Tuesday for moving back the deadline for political parties to arrange vote-sharing deals (stembus akoord).

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Children hurt as parties clash in Yogyakarta

Children hurt as parties clash in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA (JP): With campaign season nearing to a close, clashes between supporters of rival parties and other acts of violence continued to prevail on Tuesday.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/No party will win a majority in elections

No party will win a majority in electionsBy Hermawan Sulistyo JAKARTA (JP): The presence of political parties is a prerequisite for democracy. Together, with other forces, political parties are an important component of civil society. They serve as channels of popular will and interest.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Agenda

Agenda JAKARTA (JP): The Crescent Star Party (PBB) and the National Mandate Party (PAN) will focus their campaigns at the favorite place of many parties, namely the Hotel Indonesia Traffic Circle, at different times on Wednesday.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Five Indonesia's tae kwon doins vie in World Championships

Five Indonesia's tae kwon doins vie in World Championships JAKARTA (JP): Five national tae kwon doins who are being prepared for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games are competing in the World Championships in Canada.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Reports on money politics probed

Reports on money politics probed JAKARTA (JP): A special team of the Election Supervisory Committee has begun investigating alleged practices of "money politics" by political parties in response to reports, committee deputy chairman Todung Mulya Lubis said Tuesday.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Police confiscate 18 stolen cars

Police confiscate 18 stolen cars JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police confiscated 18 stolen vehicles from 16 alleged car thieves, including vehicles from three buyers of the stolen cars, over the last two weeks, an official said on Tuesday.Chief of the city police detective unit Col.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 1, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Next round campaigns vulnerable to unrest

Next round campaigns vulnerable to unrest JAKARTA (JP): Four days ahead of the June 7 elections, officials and the National Police raised alarms on Tuesday over possible unrest in the final round of campaigning as parties would likely go all out in their last ditch attempt to lure voters.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Government calls off peat land project

Government calls off peat land project JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie decided on Tuesday to stop the one-million-hectare peat land conversion scheme in Central Kalimantan, and ordered several Cabinet ministers to help the 61,000 transmigrants involved in the disappointing project, an ...

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Governor asks people to pray

Governor asks people to pray SURABAYA: With fears of election-related unrest and violence still prevailing, East Java Governor Imam Utomo told people in the province on Tuesday to spend the two days of the cooling-off period, June 5 and June 6, with prayers.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Texmaco Group seeks listing on Nasdaq

Texmaco Group seeks listing on Nasdaq JAKARTA (JP): The widely diversified Texmaco Group said Tuesday it would list some of its subsidiaries on the New York- based over-the-counter stock market Nasdaq to raise funds for payment of the group's overseas debts worth about US$1.4 billion.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Locals protest unfair candidacy

Locals protest unfair candidacy JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Indigenous people of Jayawijaya regency who have been nominated by Golkar for the provincial legislature have lodged a protest over what they said was the party's unfair selection of candidates.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Microloan program

Microloan program As an ex-expatriate of Jakarta I read The Jakarta Post eagerly, one week late. How happy I am that you are finally on the web.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Debt restructuring supports troubled companies

Debt restructuring supports troubled companiesBy Candelario Tambis JAKARTA (JP): From mid-1997 up to today, many companies have been in financial trouble because of the lingering economic crisis.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Golkar backs proposed Irian split

Golkar backs proposed Irian split JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The ruling Golkar Party revealed here on Tuesday that it backed the government's proposal to divide Irian Jaya into three provinces.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Inflation declined by 0.28 percent in May

Inflation declined by 0.28 percent in May JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's consumer prices declined by 0.28 percent in May, the country's third month of deflation in a row, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported on Tuesday.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Workers' sit-down protest stops traffic

Workers' sit-down protest stops traffic JAKARTA (JP): About 1,500 laid-off workers of cookie producer PT Mayora staged a sit-down action in front of the Ministry of Manpower in South Jakarta on Tuesday to back their demand for higher severance pay.They traveled to the ministry on Jl.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Swiss offers help but no freeze on Soeharto assets

Swiss offers help but no freeze on Soeharto assets JAKARTA (Agencies): The Swiss federal authorities in Berne on Monday told visiting Indonesian Minister of Justice Muladi and Attorney General Andi Ghalib that they were willing to help search for any assets hidden in the country by former ...

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/PKP seeks to join three major parties' alliance

PKP seeks to join three major parties' alliance JAKARTA (JP): The Justice and Unity Party (PKP) -- many of whose activists are Golkar's renegades -- is reportedly seeking to join an alliance already established among the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), the ...

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Business separation

Business separation We refer to Mr. Riyadi's article in your May 31 edition Bankers shocked by court rulings on derivative deals.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Greed usurps family values of the former first family

Greed usurps family values of the former first familyBy Rahayu Ratnaningsih JAKARTA (JP): Greed is the root of all evil. When it is combined with unlimited and unbalanced power it could drag an entire nation to the verge of extinction.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Italo-Indonesian trade relations

Italo-Indonesian trade relations Indonesia and Italy have enjoyed a long relationship that dates back to many years ago, reinforced by the presence of the Italian Embassy and the Italian Trade Commission (ITC), a government agency whose main purpose is to promote trade between Italy and other ...

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Ghalib gains dubious 'Soeharto' honor

Ghalib gains dubious 'Soeharto' honor JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib has won the "Soeharto Award" after topping a list of anti-reform figures in the country in a student-run opinion poll, the organizers announced on Tuesday.Ghalib was followed by President B.J.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Orangutan habitat under threat

Orangutan habitat under threat PANGKALAN BUN, Central Kalimantan: Illegal timber workers have damaged the 5,000-hectare central area of Tanjung Puting National Park, the official rehabilitation center for orangutans.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Mine area clash leaves one dead

Mine area clash leaves one dead JAKARTA (JP): A man was killed and two others were seriously injured on Monday in a massive clash that started when hundreds of illegal gold miners attacked local Cisarua villagers in Bogor regency on Monday.The dead man was identified as H.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/My case visits 'Ibu Menteri'

My case visits 'Ibu Menteri' No doubt there is much speculation abroad about why the venerable Adi Sasono, Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises, was recently dismissed from Golkar. I would like to contribute my version of the events.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/New incentives proposed to lure foreign investors

New incentives proposed to lure foreign investors JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering giving permanent resident status to foreigners who invest US$1 million or more in the country.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/AIA's premium income surges

AIA's premium income surges JAKARTA (JP): Life insurance company PT Asuransi AIA Indonesia announced on Tuesday a 150 percent growth in its premium income to Rp 118.50 billion (about US$14.8 million) in 1998 compared to the figure in previous year.Company general manager and director Mark S.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Message from the Ambassador

Message from the Ambassador The celebration of a national day affords the opportunity to illustrate the relations between two countries and, where possible, their strength and depth.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/East Timor policy needs rethinking

East Timor policy needs rethinkingBy Jusuf Wanandi JAKARTA (JP): The Habibie government proposal in mid-1998 to grant special autonomy status to East Timor was a measure too little and too late.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Wardah keeps social justice issues alive

Wardah keeps social justice issues aliveBy Herry Nurdi JAKARTA (JP): Many television viewers still remember during a recent talk show how Wardah Hafidz maintained her cool and, without raising her tone, relentlessly shot questions and illustrations at an executive of the People's Sovereignty ...

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/593 senior officers opt to leave military

593 senior officers opt to leave military JAKARTA (JP): A total of 593 middle and high-ranking military officers, many with strategic positions in the bureaucracy and current Cabinet, declared on Tuesday their decision to leave the military.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Animals, dancers set rally alight

Animals, dancers set rally alight SEMARANG: Good times were had by all when thousands of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) here painted the Central Java capital red on Tuesday.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/New ferry's maiden voyage all at sea

New ferry's maiden voyage all at sea SEMARANG, Central Java: German-made Mahakam express passenger ferry, operated by state water transportation company PT ASDP, had significant problems on her maiden voyage on Monday from the Kumai seaport in Central Kalimantan to Tanjung Emas Port in Semarang, ...

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Palangka Raya turns blue

Palangka Raya turns blue PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: The National Mandate Party (PAN) sealed its election campaign here on a high note, with a crowd of some 10,000 attending its rally at Cilik Riwut soccer field in the outskirt of this provincial capital.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Eni in Indonesia contributes to RI's growing energy need

Eni in Indonesia contributes to RI's growing energy need Eni, the Italian oil and natural gas company, has leading international market positions in oil and gas, petrochemical and oil field services and engineering industries. Eni has been operating in Indonesia since 1970.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/JSX ready for the millennium bug

JSX ready for the millennium bug JAKARTA (JP): The president of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), Mas Achmad Daniri, said on Tuesday the exchange was nearly year 2000 compliant."Almost 100 percent of the hardware in the exchange's infrastructure is Y2K compliant," Daniri said.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on June 1, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

Wed, 02 Jun 1999

JP/All hostages fine: Military

All hostages fine: Military JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Trikora Military Commander Maj. Gen. Amir Sembiring said on Tuesday that 11 Irianese hostages released by rebels on Monday "are in fine condition".They were treated well by their abductors, the two-star general said.