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Searching for all articles published on 1999-03-24 ...

47 articles.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Honest reports could avoid riots: Goenawan

Honest reports could avoid riots: Goenawan JAKARTA (JP): Senior journalist Goenawan Mohamad told President B.J. Habibie on Tuesday that violence and riots throughout the country could have been avoided through openness and reliable sources of information.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Boat capsizes: Four missing

Boat capsizes: Four missing MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Four people were missing after a tourist boat was overturned near Rinca Island on its way from Bima in West Nusa Tenggara to Komodo Island on Sunday.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Criminalization of politics is a lethal cocktail

Criminalization of politics is a lethal cocktailBy Sidhesh Kaul JAKARTA (JP): As Indonesia prepares for the upcoming June general election, there is the growing danger of criminal elements creeping into the political arena.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Government reduces export taxes on wood products

Government reduces export taxes on wood products JAKARTA (JP): The government has reduced the export taxes imposed on logs, sawn timber and raw rattan to 20 percent from 30 percent, despite mounting complaints from local wood processing industries over the scarcity of logs in the local market.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Businessman turned hermit

Businessman turned hermit On March 2, 1999, I received a visit from a distant relative who spent almost one year in a remote village near Pelabuhan Ratu, West Java, a renowned seaside resort where local and foreign tourists come to admire the beautiful scenery and the nearby pristine forests.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Voting booths and ballot boxes to cost Rp 1.7b

Voting booths and ballot boxes to cost Rp 1.7b JAKARTA (JP): The price for voting booths and ballot boxes for the June 7 general election in the capital is estimated at more than Rp 1.7 billion, a city official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/City to launch clean air project

City to launch clean air project JAKARTA (JP): The city administration and the Swisscontact foundation of Switzerland have joined forces to implement a clean air project worth Rp 7.5 billion, with the aim of lowering fuel consumption and vehicle emissions in the capital.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Tanri Abeng dismisses head of state general insurance firm

Tanri Abeng dismisses head of state general insurance firm JAKARTA (JP): The government has dismissed Amir Imam Poero as president of state-owned general insurance firm PT Asuransi Jasa Indonesia (Jasindo), a government source said on Tuesday.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Scenarios for democratization

Scenarios for democratization This is the first of two articles based on a paper presented by Mohammad A.S. Hikam, a senior research associate of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, at a European Union-Indonesia Dialog.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/New gallery for young artists

New gallery for young artists JAKARTA (JP): A new gallery intended to promote the works of young artists, Galeri Inggil, is to open on Wednesday.Galeri Inggil, from the Javanese word meaning "high" or "excellent", occupies the first floor of the Wisma Paramita building on Jl.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Tuberculousis remains a deadly disease

Tuberculousis remains a deadly diseaseBy Chris W. Green JAKARTA (JP): When Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of TB bacillus on March 24, 1882 in Berlin, tuberculosis (TB) was raging through Europe and the Americas, killing one in seven people.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Bandungan Charter

Bandungan Charter Based on the ideal of all Indonesians, as declared by the Youth Pledge of 1928,One motherlandOne nationOne language,are absolute conditions needed to achieve a unified nation with a just and prosperous society and strong and dynamic economy, so that it can control its ...

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Koppasus verdict slated for April 6

Koppasus verdict slated for April 6 JAKARTA (JP): A judge at the Jakarta Military Court said on Tuesday the court will hand down on April 6 the verdict against 11 Army Special Forces (Kopassus) soldiers charged with abducting political activists.Presiding Judge Col.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/S. Korean business visit

S. Korean business visit JAKARTA (JP): A South Korean business delegation from Kangwon province, led by it's governor Kim Jin-sun, is due to arrive over the weekend on a visit to expand economic ties with Indonesia.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/40 Acehnese political prisoners released

40 Acehnese political prisoners released JAKARTA (JP): Only three days before President B.J. Habibie's visit to Aceh, the government announced on Tuesday the release of 40 Acehnese political prisoners on the condition they pledge allegiance to the state ideology Pancasila and the ...

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Gateway enters RI market

Gateway enters RI market JAKARTA (JP): The U.S.-based personal computer maker Gateway Inc. announced on Tuesday its entry into the Indonesian PC market regardless of the country's economic crisis.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Students protest Nurdin acquittal

Students protest Nurdin acquittal UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Violence marred more student demonstrations over the acquittal of Golkar legislator and businessman Nurdin Halid of corruption charges here on Tuesday.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/PSIS and Persija improve their chances

PSIS and Persija improve their chances JAKARTA (JP): PSIS Semarang and Persija Jakarta upped their chances of winning semifinal berths by moving to the top of their groups on the seventh day of the Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina) playoffs at Senayan soccer stadium in Central Jakarta on Tuesday.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/PLN guarantees Bali power supply

PLN guarantees Bali power supply JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company PT PLN assured on Tuesday that Bali would not suffer power outages despite the breakdown of one of the two power plants on the resort island."People in Bali need not be afraid about blackouts.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/No extra protection for small firms: Adi

No extra protection for small firms: Adi JAKARTA (JP): The government will not provide excessive protection for small and medium-scale enterprises because it would discourage competition, Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Adi Sasono said on Tuesday.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Students urge government to put a stop bloodshed

Students urge government to put a stop bloodshed JAKARTA (JP): About 200 students protested in front of the Ministry of Defense and Security, demanding the government and the military take firm action to resolve recent incidents of unrest because of the threat to national unity."If President B.J.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 Morning News 7:00 Children's Songs 7:30 TV Series 8:00 Music 8:30 TV Drama 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Looking back at the attempts to promote Chinese assimilation

Looking back at the attempts to promote Chinese assimilationBy Emmy Fitri Hastuti BANDUNGAN, Central Java (JP): Ill feeling toward ethnic Chinese is nothing new. In fact, the tension was obvious decades ago.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Water supply disruption

Water supply disruption JAKARTA (JP): Tap water firm PT Thames Pam Jaya announced on Tuesday temporary disruption of the water supply on Wednesday morning in several eastern areas of the city due to an electricity blackout at the Buaran Water Treatment Plant.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Police shoot dead two men for resisting arrest

Police shoot dead two men for resisting arrest JAKARTA (JP): City Police shot dead two street criminals in two separate incidents for resisting arrest, raising the death toll of criminals shot by law enforcers to 26 this year.City Police spokesman Lt. Col.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Police arrest 13 for involvement in shoplifting

Police arrest 13 for involvement in shoplifting JAKARTA (JP): City police arrested 13 people, including seven women, late Monday for alleged involvement in a shoplifting ring which concentrated on major supermarkets in the capital, a senior police officer said.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Bintuni Minaraya expands

Bintuni Minaraya expands JAKARTA (JP): PT Bintuni Minaraya, the largest integrated fisheries company in Eastern Indonesia, will become the first company to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the domestic stock exchanges since last June.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Mar. 23 , 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Phone lines at Senen apartment disrupted

Phone lines at Senen apartment disrupted JAKARTA (JP): Telephone services to the Menara apartment complex on Jl. Senen Raya, Central Jakarta, were disrupted from Friday to Sunday because a 15-meter primary cable to the building was stolen."The cable has a capacity of 1,000 telephone lines," I.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Potatoes versus rice

Potatoes versus rice Reading the article "Potatoes as good as chocolate" in the Bill of Health column March 10, 1999, I am interested in the medical opinion that, according to nutrition experts at Hamburg consumer advice center in northern Germany, "the humble potato is just as good at helping to ...

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Bomb the Serbs and betray the Kosovars

Bomb the Serbs and betray the KosovarsBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): Hollow threats and fake deadlines are North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)'s trademark in the Balkans, but this time it will not be able to run away.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Refugees flood Pontianak

Refugees flood Pontianak PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): Over 10,000 Madurese from Sambas regency have poured into this city and surrounding areas to escape the violence with local Malays and Dayaks.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Local men swell with joy over govt's approval of Viagra

Local men swell with joy over govt's approval of ViagraBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): What does a man do upon receiving Viagra from a friend returning from a trip abroad?Forty-eight-year-old Suryana, not his real name, sent his three children to his parents' house on a Sunday so that he and his ...

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Govt forms new unit to speed up debt restructuring

Govt forms new unit to speed up debt restructuring JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Tuesday the establishment of a new unit called the one-stop facilitation group designed to help accelerate the process of restructuring private sector debt.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/KPU to indirectly bar ministers from campaigning

KPU to indirectly bar ministers from campaigning JAKARTA (JP): Political parties will be barred from recruiting government officials, including ministers, to campaign in the polls, a General Elections Commission (KPU) member said on Tuesday.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Water company needs subsidies, says executive

Water company needs subsidies, says executive JAKARTA (JP): City-owned tap water company PDAM Jaya desperately needs subsidies amounting to Rp 234 billion from the city administration to cover deficits incurred from supplying water at a static rate, a senior executive said on Tuesday.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Abducted servicemen found dead in Aceh

Abducted servicemen found dead in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Marine Maj. Edianto Abbas and Chief Sgt. Syarifuddin, who were abducted last December, were found dead near Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, on Monday.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Malnutrition in RI may devastate a generation

Malnutrition in RI may devastate a generation JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) reiterated its warning on Tuesday of the danger of a mentally deficient generation caused by malnutrition currently affecting infants and pregnant women as a result of the unabated ...

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Bank Universal upgrades its computer system

Bank Universal upgrades its computer system JAKARTA (JP): Bank Universal purchased a US$2 million computer system from PT USI, the local partner of United States-based IBM, to improve its customer service, a senior executive at the bank said.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/New body set up to ensure peace ahead of Timor ballot

New body set up to ensure peace ahead of Timor ballot JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights declared on Tuesday establishment of a commission on East Timor to ensure peace for the planned direct ballot in July, Antara reported.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Golkar Party told to refuse financial aid from Japan's LDP

Golkar Party told to refuse financial aid from Japan's LDP JAKARTA (JP): The Golkar Party must return any financial aid given by foreign donors, including that from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as this violates the new law banning political parties from receiving foreign ...

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/ABRI failed the test

ABRI failed the test The political neutrality of the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) has been in question since the ABRI faction in the House of Representatives joined with the ruling Golkar party and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in rejecting a proposal to summon President B.J.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion RatesBank Bali's conversion rates on March 23, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Shakespeare In Love 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Thin Red Line 14:30 17:50 21:10 Tarzan And The Lost City 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Firelight 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/The pitfalls of guarantee

The pitfalls of guarantee The guarantee provided by the Indonesian government to all depositors and creditors at locally incorporated commercial banks since late January 1998 should be hailed as the government's most strategic move to restore public confidence in the banking system.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/IBRA balks at demand for higher severance payments

IBRA balks at demand for higher severance payments JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) again refused on Tuesday demands for higher severance payments for employees of the 38 closed banks, despite further protests.IBRA deputy chairman Eko S.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999

JP/AG's office to question Jeffrey Winters on Friday

AG's office to question Jeffrey Winters on Friday JAKARTA (JP): American scholar Jeffrey Winters will be questioned by the Attorney General's Office on Friday over his accusation of corrupt practices in mining giant, PT Freeport Indonesia, an official said on Tuesday.