T-shirt workers go on strike TANGERANG (JP): Over 1,500 workers of T-shirt manufacturer PT
Franc Brother Sejati held a one-day strike Thursday to protest
the company's decision to cut their monthly wage Rp 4,000 each
for tax purposes. More ...
Wiranto must apologize: Activists JAKARTA (JP): Acehnese activists demanded here yesterday that
Armed Forces Commander Gen. Wiranto apologize for doubting the
findings of a National Commission on Human Rights' investigation
of military atrocities allegedly committed in Aceh. More ...
Victims' families to get donations TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang regency plans to donate Rp
250,000 to each of the families of 12 people who died when the
overloaded Krisna-1 boat capsized Monday in the Thousand Islands
chain in North Jakarta, an official said Thursday"Hopefully, the money can ... More ...
Companies tee off for charity in golf event JAKARTA (JP): PT Birotika Semesta/DHL Worldwide Express
Indonesia and Planet Hollywood Jakarta will jointly hold a
charity golf tournament at Rancamaya Golf and Country Club in
Bogor, West Java, on Wednesday. More ...
Thousands of fishermen run amok in CilacapBy Agus Maryono CILACAP, Central Java (JP): Thousands of fishermen ran amok
yesterday at the Nusantara Fishery Port and nearby areas because
of low wages and corruption. More ...
Filipinos to be deported AMBON, Maluku: Immigration authorities in Ternate district
will soon deport 30 Filipino fishermen arrested in February 1997
for entering Indonesian territorial waters illegally. More ...
Children encouraged to learn art from an early ageBy Yudha Kartohadiprodjo JAKARTA (JP): Sitting on the floor of the Graha Bhakti Budaya
hall at the Taman Ismail Marzuki art center, a group of
elementary school students began to hit themselves and the floor
with their hands. More ...
Yayuk set to call it quits after 1999 Australian Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's best tennis player Yayuk Basuki said
Thursday she would definitely hang up her racket after the
Australian Open in January next year.She said Thursday the time had come for her to call it quits. More ...
Current signs show recovery still years awayBy Santo Koesoebjono This is the second of two articles on necessary efforts to
overcome the economic crisis in Indonesia. More ...
U.S. Army joins talk on armed law JAKARTA (JP): A group of military law experts from the U.S.
Army together with their Indonesian counterparts and some unit
commanders of the Armed Forces (ABRI) took part in a one-day
discussion on the law of armed conflict here Thursday. More ...
Cellular phone industry suffers slump JAKARTA (JP): Sales of cellular phones are projected to slump
80 percent this year as consumers slash their spending to cope
with rising inflation. More ...
Blackout hits parts of the city JAKARTA (JP): A breakdown at the main electricity relay
station on Jl. Yos Soedarso in North Jakarta caused blackouts in
a number of districts yesterday, Budi Harto, an employee of
state-owned electricity company PT PLN, said. More ...
Stocks tumble to an historic five-year low JAKARTA (JP): Local stock prices tumbled to a five-year low
yesterday, but the rupiah continued to muster strength to break
the 11,000 resistance level against the U.S. dollar. More ...
Will our newfound freedom last?By Ignas Kleden This is the second of two articles on state and democracy. JAKARTA (JP): The limitation of democratic rights during the
New Order was justified on the basis of several related reasons. More ...
I'am no copy of Soeharto: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie yesterday rebuked
suggestions that he was a mere shadow of his predecessor,
Soeharto, and asserted that he was not a photocopy of the former
president."I am not a photocopy of the previous president... More ...
Six killed in two road accidents JAKARTA (JP): Six people were killed and four severely injured
in two separate accidents on Jl. Letjen S. Parman and at the
Kebon Jeruk toll gate in West Jakarta early yesterday morning. More ...
Indian offerings to beat the 'krismon' bluesBy John Aglionby JAKARTA (JP): As the krismon (krisis moneter) becomes more and
more of a kristal (krisis total), the need to book a table at
five-star hotel restaurants has become redundant. More ...
Garuda, Merpati to raise airfares by 40 percent JAKARTA (JP): Passengers traveling on the state-owned Garuda
Indonesia and Merpati Nusantara airlines will have to pay Rp
727,000 (US$66) for a ticket from Jakarta to Denpasar in Bali
from next Tuesday following the announcement of an average ... More ...
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim)
indicative conversion rates on Aug. 28, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,700.00 11,300. More ...
On Lt. Gen. Prabowo This is in reference to the feature article on Lt. Gen.
Prabowo Subianto, my elder brother, which appeared in The Jakarta
Post on Aug. 25, 1998, page 5, entitled Lt. Gen. Prabowo's
downfall faster than his ascent. More ...
Telkomsel's unpaid bills may total Rp 90 billion this year JAKARTA (JP): The amount owed to mobile telephone operator PT
Telkomsel by its customers may reach Rp 90 billion (about US$82
million) by the end of this year, the company's president Mulia
Tambunan said yesterday. More ...
Garuda may be remerged with Merpati: Tanri JAKARTA (JP): The country's flagship carrier Garuda Indonesia
may be remerged with its former subsidiary, state-owned airline
Merpati Nusantara, in an effort to prevent the latter from going
bankrupt, according to a government official. More ...
Riots bring home Ciputra's ethnicity JAKARTA (JP): Born in Manado, North Sulawesi, and a resident
of Indonesia all his life, business tycoon Ciputra said his
ethnic Chinese ancestry was never brought home to him until the
bloody riots erupted in May. More ...
Russia's political crisis Chernomyrdin will surely have an easier time talking to the
Duma than Kiriyenko. It's possible that he can get a majority of
the Duma to understand that it cannot wait to take measures
against the acute economic crisis, with a bank panic possible. More ...
Habibie not to attend NAM summit JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has decided not to attend
the 12th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) starting next
Wednesday in Durban, South Africa, to avoid a power vacuum, a
minister announced yesterday. More ...
Crisis drives singers to move into cafesBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's crisis has forced the pop industry
to find alternative ways of doing things. Instead of touring the
archipelago to promote their new songs, artists are now filling
the cafes around town. More ...
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on August 28, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume
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Former cop faces death penalty for drug trafficking JAKARTA (JP): A former Malawi police officer on trial for
trafficking 3.7 kilograms of heroin burst into tears yesterday
when a prosecutor asked the court to sentence him to death. More ...
Indonesian politics still a host of uncertaintiesBy Peter Richards This is the second of two articles on possibilities in the
development of Indonesian politics up to the general election
planned for May 1999. More ...
New daily to hit streets next week JAKARTA (JP): Jakartans will get another daily afternoon
newspaper on Tuesday when Suara Independen (Independent Voice)
begins to regularly hit the streets.The daily's chief editor, Taufik Darusman, said 10,000 copies
would initially be printed for distribution. More ...
Doctors demand protection DILI, East Timor: The East Timor branch of the Indonesian
Doctors Association (IDI) has called on the provincial government
and security authorities to guarantee the safety of doctors
posted across the province. More ...
Megawati to fight against govt's recognition of Budi JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri, the popular ousted
leader of the divided Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), is
preparing an information campaign to force President B.J. More ...
Let the team do its job For ordinary Indonesians it may be confusing enough, but for
those who actually lived through the traumatic experience of
being raped during the May riots and the people close to them, it
must be a real tragedy that what began as a sincere effort to
help them has turned ... More ...
Armed Forces: From state violence to a welfare stateBy J. Sumardianta YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) is by far the
country's dominant political player. Political reform is only
possible if ABRI allows it. More ...
Villagers vent rage over scam in rice sales TANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of residents of Kedung Dalam village
in Mauk district ran amok yesterday after they learned their
village chief had sold 3.5 metric tons of government-subsidized
rice to a middleman. More ...
30% of banking industry still viable: Banker JAKARTA (JP): Only 30 percent of the country's more than 200
banks have been able to weather the year-long economic crisis
without liquidity support from the government, a noted banker
said yesterday.James T. More ...
A new political map in the making Provided that the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) can
consolidate its masses of supporters, it is not inconceivable
that the party will emerge a main contender to dominant political
forces such as Golkar and the National Mandate Party (PAN). More ...
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Ceramics, Sculptures, Accessories Exhibition: Noon at
Majapahit-High Tea, by Harry Darsono Couture, The Dharmawangsa,
Jl. Brawijaya Raya 26, South Jakarta (Phone: 7258181), 4 p.m. to
6 p.m., until Sept. 3. More ...
Bob Hasan accused of marking up project JAKARTA (JP): Timber tycoon Mohamad "Bob" Hasan will face
scrutiny again when the Association of Indonesian Forest
Concessionaires (APHI), which he chaired until last March,
questions him over a US$176.94 million aerial photography project
next week. More ...
Marzuki endorses guest houses JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Marzuki
Usman is encouraging city residents to enter the guest house
business to help promote the country's tourist industry and earn
themselves additional income. More ...
Rare birds found in Kutai SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The East Kalimantan nature
conservation office in association with a team of Dutch
researchers have found an endangered species of bird in the Kutai
hinterland which was not known to be living in the area. More ...
Kadin sets up promotion agency to lure investors JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(Kadin) established yesterday an investment, tourism and trade
promotion agency in a bid to win back the elusive foreign
investor confidence that has deserted the crisis-hit country. More ...
Film artists body picks new leadership lineup JAKARTA (JP): In its first democratic election in 20 years,
the Indonesian Film Artists Union (Parfi) selected Sys N.S. and
Dede Yusuf to head the organization until 2002 during its 12th
congress held Wednesday and Thursday. More ...
Whereabouts of missing persons must be revealed JAKARTA (JP): Rights activist Maj. Gen. (ret) Samsuddin
strongly urged the Armed Forces (ABRI) yesterday to disclose the
fate of the pro-democracy activists still missing now that a
former officer had admitted to abducting and releasing nine ... More ...
Donation I recently wrote a letter about the plight of the starving
inmates of a mental institution in Jakarta. Thanks to that
letter, and a related front page article, there have been offers
of help -- both money and food. More ...
Gubernatorial elections spark protests JAKARTA (JP): Protests and some violence have erupted in Bali
and West Nusa Tenggara recently over the results of the two
provinces' gubernatorial elections and over the government's
insistence in upholding them. More ...
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