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Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Kontras meets UN Commission on Human Rights

Kontras meets UN Commission on Human Rights JAKARTA (JP): The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) met with the United Nations (UN) Commission on Human Rights in the Swiss city of Geneva on Thursday to report on a series of human rights violations that have occurred ...

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Chinese contribution

Chinese contribution This letter is in response to Mr. Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo's letter on Sept. 23 entitled "Shane".

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Fish traders complain of high cost of ice

Fish traders complain of high cost of ice JAKARTA (JP): Fish traders of the Muara Angke port in North Jakarta are complaining about the sharp increase in the price of ice from only Rp 3,500 (US$0.31) per block to Rp 6,000 at present.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Disabled workers insist on living at a workshop

Disabled workers insist on living at a workshop JAKARTA (JP): Eighty-two married disabled workers and 233 of their relatives are breaking regulations and insisting on living in a squalid and overcrowded dormitory at the Swa Prasidya Purna industrial workshop for the handicapped on Jl.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Tons of rice left untouched

Tons of rice left untouched KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Despite food shortages 10,000 metric tons of Japanese rice aid to Indonesia has been lying in warehouses for months awaiting a decision from Jakarta on a selling price, Antara said on Friday.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/71 high-ranking officers awarded promotion

71 high-ranking officers awarded promotion JAKARTA (JP): Seventy-one high-ranking officers from the Armed Force's four service branches were promoted on Friday.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Freedom of expresion bill submitted

Freedom of expresion bill submitted JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives agreed on Friday to deliberate a controversial bill regulating freedom of expression, after rejecting earlier this week an emergency government regulation in lieu of a law.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Police question Bambang over cam allegations

Police question Bambang over cam allegations JAKARTA (JP): Police questioned former president Soeharto's second son Bambang Trihatmodjo as a suspect on Friday over allegations of a scam at his liquidated Bank Andromeda.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Art Summit schedule of events

Art Summit schedule of events Oct. 2-3: Music, Humoristique, Musicatreize (France), Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3154087).Oct. 3-4: Music, Theo Loevendie (Netherlands), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), Jl. Pos No. 2, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3441892).Oct.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/ASEAN must focus on human security to maintain relevance

ASEAN must focus on human security to maintain relevance JAKARTA (JP): Focusing on achieving freedom from fear, freedom from want and other issues of human security would maintain the relevance of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for future generations, speakers at a seminar in ...

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Angry mobs attacks reform-minded tycoon's house

Angry mobs attacks reform-minded tycoon's house JAKARTA (JP): Oil tycoon Arifin Panigoro was shocked and surprised when a group of 100 angry people attacked his residence in South Jakarta on Friday.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Global Currencies

Global Currencies Value Net Changes 1 Day 1 Month Ytd -------------------------------------------- Japanese yen 133.8250 -2.0499 +1.53% +3.36% -2.42% Deutschemark 1.6342 -0.0170 +1.04% +7.10% +10.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Int'l auditors hired to track graft in forestry associations

Int'l auditors hired to track graft in forestry associations JAKARTA (JP): International auditors Price Waterhouse and Arthur Andersen have been hired to examine several forestry associations to track possible misuse of funds by their former chairman, Mohamad "Bob" Hasan.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Mulyohardjoko, Mar'ie to head Bank Mandiri

Mulyohardjoko, Mar'ie to head Bank Mandiri JAKARTA (JP): The government officially established PT Bank Mandiri on Friday to take over the shareholdings of Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia (Exim), Bank Dagang Negara (BDN), Bank Bumi Daya (BBD) and Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo), four of the ...

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Kramat Tunggak to close by Dec. 31

Kramat Tunggak to close by Dec. 31 JAKARTA (JP): The city's long debate over when to close the Kramat Tunggak red-light district in North Jakarta came to an end on Friday when Governor Sutiyoso announced he would shut it down before New Year's Eve.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Firm offers fresh food delivery service

Firm offers fresh food delivery service JAKARTA (JP): A new retail delivery service firm, PT FresMart Metro Retail, offers fresh food to customers who don't have time to go shopping themselves, its executive said on Thursday.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Pertamina-Caltex joint operation gets govt support

Pertamina-Caltex joint operation gets govt support JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto has endorsed a joint operation by state oil and gas company Pertamina and PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia in exploiting the Coastal Plains Pekanbaru (CPP) block after 2001.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/NGOs help govt oversee social safety net program

NGOs help govt oversee social safety net program JAKARTA (JP): Universities and non-governmental organizations have been involved in the monitoring of the country's multi- billion dollar social safety net program to ensure aid reaches targeted population groups, a senior official has said.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Scholar ask political parties to etablish their policies

Scholar ask political parties to etablish their policies JAKARTA (JP): Political parties must establish their visions and policies for the future instead of thinking about the past, noted political scholar Muhammad AS Hikam said on Friday."Most parties are still...

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Quality TV drama takes realistic look at AIDS

Quality TV drama takes realistic look at AIDS JAKARTA (JP): AIDS cannot be transmitted by touching or kissing. Local dramas do not necessarily mean cheesy soap operas that are made for ratings alone.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/'Zippergate' infests Tokyo's ballrooms

'Zippergate' infests Tokyo's ballroomsBy Edward Neilan Scandal at top in United States produces a certain distraction, image of lack of leadership by U.S. amid financial crisis.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Death toll rises to 93 in attacks on sorcerers

Death toll rises to 93 in attacks on sorcerers SURABAYA (JP): The death toll has risen to 93 in attacks by mysterious groups of masked murderers on people suspected of practicing "black magic" in East Java over the past two months, police said on Friday.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Investigation into Soeharto's wealth

Investigation into Soeharto's wealth The investigation into the Soeharto family's billions is rapidly assuming the proportions of a farce. The President, a known crony of former president Soeharto, appoints the Attorney General, likewise a "Soeharto man.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Minister shocked by shabby sports offices

Minister shocked by shabby sports offices JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Agung Laksono made his maiden visit to the office complex housing the nation's sports associations in Senayan on Friday, but his first hand view of national sports development ended in ...

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Live TV shows

Live TV shows The following are sports competitions to be broadcast live this weekend on local TVs (all times in West Indonesia Time):Saturday English soccer league: Coventry v Aston Villa, SCTV at 9 p.m.Sunday Motorcyling: Australian Grand Prix, ANteve at 12 noon.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/HR managers play big role successful business

HR managers play big role successful businessBy Greg Doyle JAKARTA (JP): In an article in the Sept. 25 edition of The Jakarta Post, Budi Hanoto argued that effective human resource (HR) management links business strategy and HR processes.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Clash at Manggarai

Clash at Manggarai Although Jakartans are certainly no strangers to civil unrest, the brawl that pitted two neighborhoods in the Manggarai area of South Jakarta against each other last weekend has drawn our attention once again to the growing social problems our overcrowded metropolis is facing.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/DPR starts debate on political bills

DPR starts debate on political bills JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives began on Friday the reading of three political bills -- much-awaited because they will govern how next year's first post-Soeharto general election will be conducted.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Creative Expression of a Conservation Message, WWF Indonesia and Sally Linder, at Cemara 6 Galerry and Cafe, Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto No.9-11, Central Jakarta (Phone: 324505), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 3.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Change or peril for financial bodies

Change or peril for financial bodiesBy C.B. Clagluena JAKARTA (JP): Back to 1944, the Bretton Woods agreement? No more free capital market? Practically dismantling the "ancient" Bretton Woods agreement in the early 1970s, has set the (capital) world free to trade on a virtually unlimited scale; ...

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Legislators submit antimonopoly bill, start deliberation

Legislators submit antimonopoly bill, start deliberation JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) began on Friday the deliberation of the long-awaited antimonopoly bill, introduced to ensure fair competition in the country's business activities.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali's conversion rates on Oct. 2, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates ------------------------------------------ Buying Selling Buying Selling ...

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Nepotism again?

Nepotism again? Tucked away on page 8 of the Sept. 29 edition of The Jakarta Post, was a report that President Habibie's son Ilham was chosen to lead an Indonesian trade delegation to Taiwan. What are the young Mr.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/City installs office chiefs

City installs office chiefs JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has installed Sjahrin Lumbantoruan as the new head of the City Population Office.Sjahrin, who replaced Soemarto, was among the nine newly installed city office heads and three senior officials of the city administration.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film: Thunder Cats 3:05 Flora: Jasa Pohon Kelapa 3:30 Science Film: Invention 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:30 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports News 6:30 ...

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Moslem workers union reappears

Moslem workers union reappears JAKARTA (JP): The newly reformed Federation of Indonesian Moslem Labor Unions (Sarbumusi) has called for the dissolution of the Corps of Civil Servants (Korpri) and the association of civil servants' wives (Dharma Wanita) to allow its members to join unions of their ...

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Major student brawl erupts in Tangerang

Major student brawl erupts in Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of senior technical high school students were involved in a brawl in Cikokol on Wednesday evening, causing windows of a public bus and several other vehicles to be damaged.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/A question of priority

A question of priority By pushing the revised bill on freedom of expression into the national legislative agenda this week, the government could not have made it clearer that this is, in its view, a priority for deliberation.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Govt refuse to recognize Mgawati's PDI faction

Govt refuse to recognize Mgawati's PDI faction JAKARTA (JP): Even as Megawati Soekarnoputri intensifies preparations for her congress, the government has made clear that it is still refusing to recognize her faction of the splintered Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/PLN 'may-opt' for force majeure: Adhi

PLN 'may-opt' for force majeure: Adhi JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company PT PLN plans to declare force majeure in its contracts with independent power producers (IPP) due to financial difficulties, its president said on Friday.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Minister sticks to penalty decision imposed on Timor

Minister sticks to penalty decision imposed on Timor JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade and Industry Rahardi Ramelan on Friday stood by his decision to impose a harsh penalty on controversial carmaker PT Timor Putra Nasional despite the company's efforts to fight back.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Global Indexes

Global Indexes Close Date Net Changes 1 Day Ytd -------------------------------------------- New York (DJIA) 7632.53 10/1 -210.09 -2.68% -3.49% London (FTSE 100) 4908.20 10/1 -156.40 -3.08% -4.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Stocks fall almost 4 percent, rupiah stable in thin trade

Stocks fall almost 4 percent, rupiah stable in thin trade JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) fell almost 4 percent on Friday due to massive selling pressure on some blue chip stocks.But the rupiah remained stable against the U.S.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Monargo gives scholarship

Monargo gives scholarship JAKARTA (JP): Herbicide producer PT Monagro Kimia has agreed to provide US$5,000 in scholarships for students of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB).

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 2, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 325 0 ...

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Still missing the crux in erratic Islam-West relations

Still missing the crux in erratic Islam-West relationsBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): In the United States, controversy is building around the 20th Century Fox film The Siege, scheduled for release in November, in which a wave of bombing in New York by Islamic militants leads to the declaration of ...

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Corruption and collusion

Corruption and collusion The ethnic Chinese are often accused of collusion with government officials and of corruption.As seen in the light of my experience the following has happened.1. In 1950 and 1960 foreign exchange licenses were issued to indigenous persons.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/RI avoids S. Korea in taekwondo pinweight

RI avoids S. Korea in taekwondo pinweight JAKARTA (JP): Two Indonesian taekwondo athletes are to move up a division in the 13th Asian Games to avoid a clash with the sport's powerhouse South Korea.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Art summit to feature famous Dutch composer

Art summit to feature famous Dutch composerBy Izabel Deuff JAKARTA (JP): Insomnio Group, which has members from the Netherlands, Germany and Spain, will perform five pieces by Theo Loevendie at the Art summit Indonesia II, 1998: Performing Arts, on Saturday and Sunday, at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Illegal fees at vehicle testing station denied

Illegal fees at vehicle testing station denied JAKARTA (JP): A senior city official has denied allegations that city vehicle roadworthiness test station employees have been involved in the collection of illegal levies.The head of the City Land Transportation Agency, J.P.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/WB, IMF urged to focus on good governance

WB, IMF urged to focus on good governance JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto urged the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Washington on Thursday to shift their work focus to developing "good governance" in government and social institutions in the wake of the latest ...

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Habibie given 40 days to end crisis

Habibie given 40 days to end crisis BANDUNG (JP): President B.J. Habibie has only 40 more days left to bring an end to the economic crisis, according to a gathering of civilians and retired military officials."It has been our pledge to topple Habibie if the deadline passes.

Sat, 03 Oct 1998

JP/Military status lifted from Irian

Military status lifted from Irian JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto decided on Thursday to lift the status of military operation zone (DOM) from the country's easternmost province, a senior military officer said on Friday.