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Indoor campaigns, debates advocated to curb violence JAKARTA (JP): Parties are calling for indoor gatherings and
public debates rather than street rallies for election
campaigning next June, so as to minimize the possibility of
violence. More ...
Citibank's customer service We have now, for almost 12 months, tried to receive some form
of customer service from Citibank's Card Center. Basically, the
problem was one of over payment made by Citibank to Satelindo,
who had both double billed and mis-billed. More ...
Athletes receive cash bonuses from ministers JAKARTA (JP): The government has divided a Rp 358 million
(US47,735) cash bonus among the country's medalists from the 13th
Asian Games in Bangkok. More ...
Entertainment programming My lifetime in Indonesia has spanned three decades -- the last
four years as a foreign journalist. As such, I could not be
happier to see my Indonesian colleagues finally gain the true
voice of journalists, and a level of "freedom of press". More ...
A Mephistophelian bargain? Why would Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) even think of inviting
Soeharto to have a major role in reconciliation through a public
dialog, if Soeharto takes no responsibility for national
reconciliation by public repentance?Soeharto deserves no place of official ... More ...
Police begin crackdown on firecrackers JAKARTA (JP): Acting on the public fear of the growing use of
fireworks in the capital, the city police have arrested five
traders and seized thousands of bundles of various types of
fireworks and crackers from several markets here in a single-day
operation ... More ...
Mob beats two suspected thieves TANGERANG (JP): Two men were severely injured by local
residents after they were allegedly caught stealing a motorcycle
on Jl. Kakap in the Perumnas housing complex here on Tuesday.Tangerang Police Detective Unit chief Capt. More ...
10 officials to be dismissed over KKN JAKARTA: Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid said nine
regents and one mayor would be dismissed before their terms end
because of their involvement in corruption, collusion and
nepotism. More ...
Govt will unveil details of bank recapitalization JAKARTA (JP): The government will announce the terms and
conditions of bank recapitalization bond issues, including the
coupon rate, on Thursday, according to Bank Indonesia Governor
Sjahril Sabirin. More ...
RI must take real steps toward reform Pressure for political reform toppled Soeharto from the
presidency on May 21. Political scientist J. Soedjati Djiwandono
tracks how far we have traveled on the heralded road to reform
under B.J. Habibie. More ...
Emotions still too high Indonesian people today are like dying grass in a long season
of draught, catching fire at the smallest of sparks, said a noted
scholar recently.The veracity of this statement is, ironically, seen all around
us during this fasting month of Ramadhan. More ...
Special police team for Pantura JAKARTA (JP): The national police have set up a special team
to anticipate a growth in the number of street bandits extorting
money from and hijacking motorists along the North Java coastal
roads during the New Year and Idul Fitri festive seasons. More ...
Moviegoers get more of the same Hollywood hypeBy Rayya Makarim and Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): There's nothing new under the sun when we recap
the film line-up for 1998. Thanks to those who select the films
to be screened at local theaters, we were forced to once again
face a Hollywood year. More ...
'Fake' fertilizers sold amid scant supplies JAKARTA (JP): Scant supplies of fertilizer have led to an
upsurge in the sales of "fake" fertilizers to rice farmers across
the country. More ...
Grief haunts parents of Black Friday victimBy Ivy Susanti JAKARTA (JP): Every day is grim for Sumarsih. Tears etch out
her grief as she tries to accomplish the simplest of tasks."Every day, from the early hours until dusk, I cry endlessly. More ...
Corruption inflicts $380m in financial losses to govt JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Tuesday that rampant
corruption, collusion and nepotism during the 32 years former
president Soeharto held power inflicted financial losses of more
than Rp 2.85 trillion (US$380 million) to the country. More ...
Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC:
A Bugs Life 14:45 16:55 19:05 21:15
Ever After 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55
Saving Private Ryan 13:00 16:20 19:40
Les Miserables 14:55 16:45 19:45
Holyman 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15Senayan:
A Bug's ... More ...
Ricky/Antonius enter Copenhagen Masters final JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian men's doubles team of Ricky Ahmad
Subagja and Antonius went through to the finals of the 1998
Copenhagen Masters after winning twice on Monday. More ...
Police recruits better than militia The matter of establishing a civilian militia has its pros and
cons. If the Police seriously lack police officers, I propose the
following as a way out:1. More ...
Tortured, raped migrant workers seek justice JAKARTA (JP): Imas binti Enan went to Saudi Arabia to work and
improve her lot. Instead, she lost her face. Literally. More ...
Central Java floods and landslide kill five JAKARTA (JP): Five people have died in floods in Banyumas,
following another accident that saw a whole family killed in a
landslide on Sunday. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Dari Lengser Sampai Semanggi, at Galeri Foto
Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta
(Phone: 3458771), 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., until Jan. 14. More ...
Contests to mark Habitat Day JAKARTA (JP): The office of the State Minister of Housing and
Settlement is organizing a writing and a poster drawing contest
on the theme "Creating Safe and Prosperous City Settlements". More ...
El Nino continues to haunt troubled RI coffee growersBy Sylvia Gratia MN JAKARTA (JP): A blistering drought, believed to have been
triggered by an El Nino weather pattern continues to haunt
Indonesia's coffee growers.Indonesia's coffee crop for the 1997/1998 coffee year, from
Oct. More ...
Rupiah flirts with 8,000 level to dollar JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah weakened against the U.S. dollar in
moderate trading on Tuesday, breaking briefly through the 8,000
level as fresh year-end demand hit the market. More ...
Residents kill soldiers in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): In what may be a fresh outbreak of conflict in
one of Indonesia's troubled provinces, the Armed Forces (ABRI)
reported on Tuesday that seven off-duty military personnel were
killed in an attack by about 200 residents of Lhok Nibung village
in East ... More ...
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 29, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume
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Ades Alfindo 425 0 ... More ...
Bambang denies misusing funds JAKARTA (JP): Bambang Trihatmodjo, the second son of former
president Soeharto, denied on Tuesday allegations that charity
funds controlled by his father had been diverted into business
interests. More ...
Aid for malnourished children to arrive GUNUNGKIDUL, Yogyakarta (JP): The government of Denmark is
assisting malnourished children in Gunungkidul by providing food
aid.Antara reported that the government of Denmark was working
with the Nationwide Family Welfare Movement to provide the aid. More ...
LBH takes number of complaints during the year JAKARTA (JP): As many as 20,357 people, mostly from Greater
Jakarta, visited the capital's Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta)
to seek legal advice from December of last year to November, its
executive said. More ...
Land reoccupation, labor dismissals highlight 1998By Junaidi JAKARTA (JP): Reoccupation of land by grassroots people and
labor disputes following massive dismissals at many companies due
to the monetary crisis were just two of the highlights during the
year in Greater Jakarta. More ...
Gold trader robbed at home BOGOR (JP): Police are searching for six suspects in the armed
robbery of a gold trader at his home near the Pongkor mining area
in Nanggung district here early on Monday.According to the chief of the local Leuwiliang police station,
First Lt. More ...
Euro: The biggest shift in world financial orderBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): Captain Euro, the blue and white lycra-clad
cartoon character whose website -- www.captaineuro.com -- is
meant to wean sentimental Europeans away from their outmoded
francs, lira and guilders, is a marketing disaster. More ...
Imelda takes blame for RI loss in Asiad JAKARTA (JP): Women's badminton doubles coach Imelda Wiguna
Kurniawan said Tuesday she would be ready to take the blame for
Indonesia's loss in the women's team event at the just-concluded
13th Asian Games. More ...
Mysterious explosion rocks Sudirman area JAKARTA (JP): Passersby were stunned by an unidentified
explosion at a vacant plot sandwiched between the city police
headquarters and the Jakarta Stock Exchange on Jl. Sudirman on
Tuesday afternoon. More ...
RI diplomacy loses swagger in crisis-hit 1998By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's carefully-constructed foreign policy
stature as a prudent, respected regional player and a defender of
so-called "Third World" causes took a battering in 1998 because
of the economic and financial ... More ...
Poverty on the rise How much we are at present racing against time is illustrated
clearly by the problems which we are facing. A researcher at
Gadjah Mada University's Center for Population Studies, Muhajir,
predicts that 130 million Indonesians will be living in poverty
by the end of next year. More ...
World Scene 1998Photo A/B/C: DevastationAP, Reuters, ReutersDEVASTATION: A starving Sudanese boy cries inside a compound run
by Doctors Without Frontiers in Ajiep in the famine-torn Bahr el
Ghazal province in south Sudan (photo above). More ...
Unfairness likely to cloud pollsBy J. Sumardianta YOGYAKARTA (JP): The 1999 general election, scheduled for next
June, may be regarded as the "soul" of the entire reform process.
Hopefully it will produce a legitimate and credible government. More ...
KKA's paper exports rise JAKARTA (JP): Aceh-based paper producer PT Kertas Kraf Aceh
(KKA) exported 2,582 tons of paper during the July to September
period.Its total export earnings reached US$1.15 million in the
three-month period, the local office of the Ministry of Trade and
Industry announced. More ...
Soeharto should be included in dialog on 'dwifungsi' JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto is now wanted for
another dialog -- one on the controversial dual function doctrine
of the military.Minister of Transmigration and Resettlement of Forest Nomads,
A.M. More ...
Christmas spirit in East Timor BAUCAU, East Timor: At least 200 residents of Baucau, 130
kilometers east of Dili, received free medical services organized
by the local military command.Commander Lt. Col. More ...
Official says low cultural sensitivity breeds brutality JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Education and Culture is
urgently prioritizing the filling of what it says is a gap in
understanding of the humanities among people here. More ...
Britain's place in Europe The newly robust stance adopted by Tony Blair in defense of
Britain's place in Europe is wholly welcome if somewhat belated. More ...
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