New concern in Jakarta over reports of stampede in Mecca JAKARTA (JP): Preliminary reports from Saudi Arabia suggesting
that there were no Indonesians among the hundreds believed to
have died in a stampede during the haj pilgrimage may not be
accurate, officials here said. More ...
Six forest concessionaires to lose licenses JAKARTA (JP): Six of the 19 forest concessionaires in Central
Sulawesi will lose their licenses for failing to meet forestry
requirements, Minister of Forestry Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesoemo
says. More ...
JP/10/PBSI JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI)
has denied that promises were made by entrepreneurs to pay cash
bonuses to the national badminton teams if they brought home the
world team cups. More ...
Quake jolts Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): A major earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter
scale jolted Irian Jaya province yesterday afternoon, with Paniai
regency the hardest hit area. More ...
Javanese culture not democratic and chauvinistic: Sociologist JAKARTA (JP): The kind of nationalism which grows from the
dominant "undemocratic" Javanese culture is chauvinistic, noted
sociologist Dr. Mochtar Naim says. More ...
Farmers burn palm oil fruit JAKARTA (JP): Farmers involved in a nucleus-estate-and-
smallholder project in Grogot, East Kalimantan are burning their
palm oil fruit because the palm oil refinery of state-owned PT
Perkebunan VI cannot accommodate their products.F.X. More ...
Golden Key virtually a one-man show: Prosecution JAKARTA (JP): Eddy Tansil ran Golden Key Group virtually all
by himself, with many of his hand-picked directors simply front
men with backgrounds ranging from a feeble retired army general
to an office cleaner. More ...
Soeharto praises Ramos for decisive action on Timor talks JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has praised his Philippine
counterpart Fidel Ramos for taking steps to halt a controversial
conference on East Timor in Manila. More ...
Young man arrested over murder of Bogor student JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor Police yesterday arrested a 20-year
old man as the mystery surrounding the murder of a female student
at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) began to unfold.The chief of the Bogor police, Lt. Col. More ...
The Financial Club opened JAKARTA (JP): The Financial Club, a gathering place for
financial sector executives, was officially opened on Tuesday
night by Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance Saleh
Afiff. More ...
Asian markets close mixed in lackluster trading day HONG KONG (Reuter): Asian markets closed mixed yesterday in a
day of lackluster trading. Shares in Hong Kong managed modest gains but were well off
early morning highs as profit-taking emerged in the late
afternoon. More ...
Across the ArchipelagoFloods leave
untold damage PADANG, West Sumatra: West Sumatra province requires at least
Rp 500 million (US$230,000) to repair public facilities damaged
by recent major floods and to assist stricken families. More ...
State banks record poor returns on assets, equities JAKARTA (JP): The rate of return on assets and equities at
Indonesia's state-owned banks were the lowest in all of Asia, a
visiting British expert says. More ...
Domestic news more trustworthy than foreign: Survey JAKARTA (JP): The government should have no fear about the
increasing intrusion of foreign news broadcasts via satellite
because most owners of dish antennas find that local networks are
more trustworthy when it came to local news. More ...
Adopted babies traded like meat in transplant market JAKARTA (JP): The government is once again tightening adoption
laws after receiving chilling reports that babies intended for
adoption were ending up with organ trade syndicates. More ...
Issuers of debt instruments to be assessed by credit rating
agency JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon introduce a new
regulation requiring all issuers of commercial papers and bonds
to be assessed by the newly established credit rating agency, an
official says. More ...
Two listed firms report profit declines JAKARTA (JP): Two companies listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya
stock exchanges reported declines in after-tax profits for their
1993 operations in the annual meetings of their shareholders here
on Tuesday.PT Eratex Djaja Ltd. More ...
JAKARTA (JP): Share trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange
(JSX), which recorded an increase by over 10 points on Monday,
continued strengthening on Tuesday, propping up the broad-based
Composite Index to 501.99 on Tuesday from 498.36 on
Monday. More ...
Factories hike salaries in aftermath of riotsBy Ridwan M. Sijabat MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): If one good thing has come out of
last month's labor riots, it is that factories have finally
raised their daily wages and begun to meet various other
obligations. More ...
Nationalism: A political commodity?By Amir Santoso
----------------------------------------------------------------Debates on nationalism has resurfaced recently, focusing on
the establishment of certain intellectual groups. Political
scientist Amir Santoso examines this phenomenon. More ...
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