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Searching for all articles published on 1999-01-22 ...

47 articles.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Bandung BI fire being investigated

Bandung BI fire being investigated BANDUNG: Police are waiting for the forensic laboratory results in the investigation into last week's fire at Bank Indonesia on Jl. Braga, Antara reported Thursday.In the incident, a security guard named Wira sustained injuries to his back.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Seven drowned, three missing after boat sinks

Seven drowned, three missing after boat sinks PEKALONGAN, Central Java (JP): A holiday trip ended in disaster on Wednesday when seven people drowned and three went missing after a boat carrying Idul Fitri revelers sank in the waters off Pekalongan, Central Java.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Soeharto unmoved by protesting farmers

Soeharto unmoved by protesting farmers JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto on Thursday refused to meet with about 100 Kedungombo farmers who marched to his mansion in Kalitan, Surakarta, Central Java.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/East Nusa Tenggara prone to unrest

East Nusa Tenggara prone to unrest MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: East Nusa Tenggara Governor Piter Alexander Tallo recently said the province was very susceptible to social unrest and violence as about 85 percent of the its 3.4 million population still live below the poverty line.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/RI biggest recipient of food aid in 1998

RI biggest recipient of food aid in 1998 JAKARTA (JP): The economic crisis plaguing Indonesia since early July 1997 forced the country to become the world's biggest recipient of food aid in 1998, according to State Minister of Food Affairs and Horticulture A.M. Saefuddin.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/TV Program: Friday, Jan. 22, 1999

TV Program: Friday, Jan. 22, 1999TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:00 Morning News 6:45 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Children's Program: Lagu Anak Nusantara 7:30 TV Series 8:00 Music: Dendang Pagi 9:00 Music: Hiburan Keluarga 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Baramuli prefers legal settlement to dispute

Baramuli prefers legal settlement to dispute JAKARTA (JP): A.A. Baramuli, chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council, has said he will not agree to an out-of-court settlement to his dispute with government critics Ali Sadikin and Kemal Idris.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Singapore rice distributed to needy

Singapore rice distributed to needy SURABAYA: Almost all of the 500 metric tons of rice aid from Singapore to the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization has been distributed to the needy in East Java, Antara said on Thursday.H.M. Bz.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Feast, not famine, for Ragunan Zoo residents in the crisis

Feast, not famine, for Ragunan Zoo residents in the crisisBy Juliane Gunardono JAKARTA (JP): Going to the zoo during the economic crisis might be the time to play out that hidden thrill of coming face- to-face with a hungry tiger, who is safely behind bars.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Authorities to remove political banners from major streets

Authorities to remove political banners from major streets JAKARTA (JP): City authorities will remove banners placed by political parties along major streets because the areas are officially off-limits to the displays, an official said on Thursday.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/A softer approach needed

A softer approach needed A prediction that 16 million workers (in China) will be unable to find jobs this year, gives a small insight into the magnitude of the task.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/'Conversions, part of foreign conspiracy'

'Conversions, part of foreign conspiracy'By Amrit Dhillon NEW DELHI: Not until a naked, beaten, tortured missionary was paraded along the main street of a town in the eastern state of Bihar did Indians finally wake up to the truth about the persecution of Christians in their country.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Ethnic Chinese

Ethnic Chinese The feature article titled Poor Chinese, natives live in harmony in Jembatan Lima (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 3, 1999) is both interesting and touching.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Banking on justice

Banking on justice Although almost all agree that setting right the crippled banking industry is crucial to lead the economy out of its crisis, the government's bank recapitalization scheme is facing stiff opposition from most analysts and the House of Representatives.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Man stabbed after stopping dispute

Man stabbed after stopping dispute JAKARTA (JP): A 72-year-old man was stabbed to death on Thursday morning by a man believed to have been involved in an earlier dispute with another resident.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Jan. 21, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Violence can flare up where it's least expected

Violence can flare up where it's least expected JAKARTA (JP): The threat of outbreaks of violence and public unrest now hang over the entire archipelago, according to a noted observer.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/No religious bias in Pakistan

No religious bias in Pakistan Kindly refer to news item Christians in Asia face mounting persecution (Jan. 18, 1999).The article inter alia said that Christians complain of discrimination in Pakistan, where the prime minister has sought to make Islamic laws.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Congress, Clinton fail to end impeachment doubts

Congress, Clinton fail to end impeachment doubts In a recent article (The Jakarta Post Jan. 12, 1999) our Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin questioned the legitimacy of the Clinton impeachment resolution, and suggested that the House of Representatives, the Senate, or even President Clinton's ...

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Train ticket sales hit Rp 15b mark

Train ticket sales hit Rp 15b mark JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta office of state railway company Perumka has managed to earn a total of Rp 15.08 billion (US$1.73 million) in ticket sales from Jan. 9 to Jan. 20, a company spokesman said Thursday.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Australian navy saves RI crew

Australian navy saves RI crew MERAUKE, Irian Jaya: An Australian navy search and rescue team rescued seven crew members of an Indonesian ship, KM Darindo, which sank in Australian waters last week.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Five more killed in murder spree in Jember, NU reveals

Five more killed in murder spree in Jember, NU reveals JAKARTA (JP): The largest Muslim organization Nadhlatul Ulama has revealed that five more people accused of being practitioners of black magic were murdered over the past two weeks in Jember, East Java."It is so sad that .. .

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Police 'not told of any street rallies'

Police 'not told of any street rallies' JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen. Roesmanhadi said on Thursday that police had not been informed of any street rallies planned for the days immediately following the Idul Fitri holiday.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Government urged to prevent violence

Government urged to prevent violence JAKARTA (JP): Observers are sounding alarms over the spate of violent unrest which has occurred across the country over the past few months and demanding the government take concrete measures to prevent further flare-ups.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/India's Hindu zealots vent frustration

India's Hindu zealots vent frustrationBy John Chalmers NEW DELHI (Reuters): Attacks on Christians and ugly threats by Hindu zealots bent on derailing a Pakistani cricket tour have tarnished India's image in recent weeks.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/BI's net forex reserves rise to US$14.3 billion

BI's net forex reserves rise to US$14.3 billion JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) announced on Thursday its net foreign exchange reserves rose by US$358.3 million to $14.32 billion on Jan. 15 from the previous week's level of $13.96 billion.Its gross foreign assets also rose by $352.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Gang forces families to flee

Gang forces families to flee CIREBON, West Java: Around 100 families from the village of Luwunggeusik in Indramayu have been sheltering in their relatives' homes since a gang of hoodlums attacked their village last Tuesday.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Soldier found dead with gunshot wounds

Soldier found dead with gunshot wounds DILI, East Timor (JP): A soldier was gunned down by an unidentified person in Dili on Sunday.Private Marchal Ximenes, a village security guard, was killed with 11 rounds from an M16, military commander Col. Tono Suratman said.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/24 people killed in Maluku riots

24 people killed in Maluku riots JAKARTA (JP): Police said on Thursday that two days of communal clashes in Maluku had claimed 24 lives, while unrest with similar religious and ethnic overtones flared up in other parts of the country, including North Sulawesi, West Kalimantan and Central Java.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Background to the Bible bonfires in India

Background to the Bible bonfires in IndiaBy Jan McGirk NEW DELHI: Between the followers of the late Mother Teresa in Calcutta and the headhunters of the northeast jungles who were redeemed by evangelical Baptists, India has provided many souls for foreign missionaries to save in the 50 years ...

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Decision on 'ANteve' bankruptcy petition to be given on Jan. 28

Decision on 'ANteve' bankruptcy petition to be given on Jan. 28 JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court will rule on Jan. 28 on a bankruptcy petition filed by three foreign banks against private television station ANteve.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Economists criticize IMF over its policy failures

Economists criticize IMF over its policy failures JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian economists criticized Thursday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for failing to explicitly admit its inability to address the country's economic woes.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Textile exports to quota countries to fall 20%

Textile exports to quota countries to fall 20% JAKARTA (JP): Exports of textile and textile-related products to countries which impose import quotas may drop by 20 percent this year because part of this year's quotas were used last year, a senior trade official said.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/What we really need is justice

What we really need is justiceBy T. Mulya Lubis JAKARTA (JP): How will we solve our economic crisis? Sometimes a sense of helplessness overwhelms me, but only for a moment.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Idul Fitri in a time of crisis

Idul Fitri in a time of crisis In the context of the conditions which Indonesians are facing at present, Idul Fitri takes on a special significance.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Idul Fitri influx creates headache for city officials

Idul Fitri influx creates headache for city officials JAKARTA (JP): There is no let up for harried transportation officials, now dealing with an influx of Idul Fitri travelers through the city's bus terminals and railway stations after the logistical nightmare of an exodus in the past week.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/N. Korean actress recalls defection play

N. Korean actress recalls defection playBy Jae-Hee Lee SEOUL (Reuters): Kim Hye-young and her two younger sisters thought they were visiting their aunt in China when they left North Korea with their parents three years ago.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Fired employee tries to rob gas station

Fired employee tries to rob gas station JAKARTA (JP): Angry at having been suspended by his boss, a senior employee at the busy Semanggi gasoline station on Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta led a robbery with two accomplices at his place of work place on Sunday evening.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Fire destroys street cafes

Fire destroys street cafes JAKARTA (JP): A fire gutted a street cafe belonging to movie and television star Roy Marten in the parking lot of the National Monument park in Central Jakarta on Thursday evening.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/WB country director

WB country director As press officer of the World Bank, Jakarta, I am writing to respectfully correct your article published on Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999, in which you state that Dennis de Tray will leave this month as country director for Indonesia, and that Mark Baird will take office in April.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Only Sihanouk can forgive the Khmer Rouges

Only Sihanouk can forgive the Khmer RougesBy Torsten Krauel HONG KONG: Beijing's old diplomatic quarter near Tiananmen Square was home in the late 1970s to an eye-catching and heavily guarded residence. The property on Anti-Imperialism Street was China's gift to Norodom Sihanouk.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Put up with small efforts!

Put up with small efforts! It was good to see Adinda's forceful reply to my initial letter of Jan. 9, 1999, though I may not agree with all that is now put forward.All sections of the public everywhere in Indonesia recognize that change -- change in most things -- is needed.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/240,000 tons illegal logs, wood seized

240,000 tons illegal logs, wood seized JAKARTA (JP): More than 240,000 tons of logs and processed wood were from illegally felled trees transported and bought by wood processing companies in 1998, data at the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations show.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Private TV stations seek foreign investment

Private TV stations seek foreign investmentBy Brillianto K. Jaya JAKARTA (JP): The five private television stations in Indonesia are in dire straits. The economic crisis since one and a half years ago has dealt a blow to their operations.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Ants 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Strike 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Grid Runners 13:00 15:15 17:30 19:45 Best Men 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Rush Hour 14:15 16:55 19:05 ...

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/DHL gives tracking service

DHL gives tracking service JAKARTA (JP): International courier DHL Worldwide Express is giving its customers an e-mail-based shipment tracking service called "e-TRACK" as a new feature.

Fri, 22 Jan 1999

JP/Capital becomes like a ghost city

Capital becomes like a ghost city JAKARTA (JP): Most offices and shops throughout the city were closed on Thursday as city residents were still gripped by the festive mood of Idul Fitri.Most activities practically ground to a halt and the capital was left like a ghost city.