Archive: 30 July 1998
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Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Don't criticize your host
Don't criticize your host I have been following with a kind of twisted fascination a series of letters that have graced your paper over the past several months and feel a need to comment, thus assuring your readership that not all expatriates share the same opinions. I have been in Indonesia for the past six years, both as a consultant and more recently, as a tourist.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Thames Water obtains credits
Thames Water obtains credits JAKARTA (JP): Thames Water International of Britain announced in a statement yesterday that it had received credit facilities of US$200 million to upgrade and expand the water supply system in the eastern half of the capital. The statement was made after the signing of an agreement with a syndicate of international banks led by ING Bank NV in London on July 24.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Export funding scheme 'needs clarification'
Export funding scheme 'needs clarification' JAKARTA (JP): The mechanism for the government's latest measure to provide Rp 2.5 trillion (about US$185 million) in export loans through 21 banks has yet to be clarified, according to an official from a participating bank.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Stocks, rupiah buoyed by optimism over CGI talks
Stocks, rupiah buoyed by optimism over CGI talks JAKARTA (JP): Market optimism that international lenders will provide a significantly larger loan to Indonesia this year continued to keep the rupiah and stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) buoyant yesterday. Currency dealers said the market was bullish on the rupiah because of expectations that a positive outcome from the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting would propel the rupiah even higher. "It's all from CGI.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
AMINEF'S unfair treatment
AMINEF'S unfair treatment I went to the American-Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF) recently to find out more about a Fulbright scholarship, which I had read about on the Internet. The scholarship is for 1999/2000. Due date for applications is July 31. It was stated that to get an application form I would have to give a copy of my curriculum vitae (CV).
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
RI enters soybean market
RI enters soybean market CHICAGO (Reuters): Indonesia is thought to be seeking between 60,000 and 150,000 tons of soybeans later this week, which would likely be U.S. origin, U.S. exporters said. Details of the tender were sketchy, but U.S. exporters said Indonesia would tender for the soybeans on Thursday. Amounts also varied. One U.S. soybean exporter said Indonesia was seeking 60,000 tons of U.S. no.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Crisis blocking the road to ASEAN democracy
Crisis blocking the road to ASEAN democracy An economic crisis concentrates Asian minds powerfully on the other issues which are usually brushed aside. On Tuesday in Manila, the nine-member ASEAN grouping joined with its Western partners to set up a forum on the social costs of economic failure. Thailand, which proposed the new body, said that "social unrest is now the most real threat to security in Asia". Such language would have been inconceivable a year ago.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
U.S. Islamic scholar to give lecture here
U.S. Islamic scholar to give lecture here JAKARTA (JP): Alwi Shihab, a visiting scholar at Hartford Seminary, the U.S., who is now visiting Indonesia, is scheduled to speak at a meeting here on Sunday. The topic to be discussed at the meeting, to be held by New Muslims at the Ministry of Health's Training Center on Jl. Hang Jebat, Kebayoran Baru at 2:15 p.m., will be: Does Islam tolerate differences of opinion?
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Politician demands evidence of gang rapes during riots
Politician demands evidence of gang rapes during riots JAKARTA (JP): A senior politician from the ruling Golkar political group has demanded activists who made allegations of gang rapes during the May riots present evidence to the authorities to prove their case. "So far, we've only heard demands for the government to investigate, but where is the proof? It appears that this case has been politicized by certain parties," Lukman Harun told Antara.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Six private banks agree to merge soon
Six private banks agree to merge soon JAKARTA (JP): Six private banks -- Bank Aspac, Bank Indotrade, Bank Lautan Berlian, Bank Patriot, Bank Tata and Bank Uppindo -- will merge early next year to boost their performance. Chief commissioner of Bank Aspac Thomas Suyatno told the media yesterday that the banks signed an initial agreement on the merger plan on April 3. The plan was submitted to the Ministry of Finance on April 29, and "now we are waiting for approval from the government".
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Airport customs official seize 1,020 snakes
Airport customs official seize 1,020 snakes JAKARTA (JP): Soekarno-Hatta International Airport customs and excise officers and the airport animal quarantine center have foiled an attempt to smuggle 1,020 cobra snakes to China, an official said yesterday. The head of the quarantine center, Lukas A.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Newspaper workers file complaint
Newspaper workers file complaint JAKARTA (JP): About 20 workers and journalists of The Indonesia Times English daily, which ceased publication in January, went to the National Commission on Human Rights on Tuesday to complain about their status of employment. The workers' spokesman, Jacob Sofyan, said about 100 workers of the daily were unclear about their status since the newspaper stopped publishing.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Forestry and its contribution
Forestry and its contribution It has been argued that the forestry sector can provide an invaluable contribution to the economic crisis and to long-term development. It is true that it can play a significant role in recruiting a large number of workers, generating reforestation funds and in supporting the timber processing industry. But one must also consider the impact of forest concessions on the environment, especially if logging is done without proper management and planning.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
SE Asian currencies rise on yen's surge
SE Asian currencies rise on yen's surge SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies rose across the board Wednesday on the back of overnight gains in the Japanese yen. The yen got a boost more from the political problems of U.S. President Bill Clinton rather than any good news in Japan, dealers say. The dollar slipped against other major currencies after news broke that former White House intern Monica Lewinsky will testify before a grand jury about her relationship with the president.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
More back separate national police force
More back separate national police force BANDUNG (JP): Observers have made fresh calls for the police to be separated from the rest of the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) in order to provide people with legal certainty and professional service and to improve human rights protection. Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief of General Affairs Lt. Gen.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Food stalls near Al-Azhar Grand Mosque to be relocated
Food stalls near Al-Azhar Grand Mosque to be relocated JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko promised yesterday to relocate the growing number of sidewalk food stalls near Al- Azhar Grand Mosque in Kebayoran Baru because they were causing traffic congestion. Pardjoko said he had received complaints about the stalls from the Al-Azhar Islamic Boarding School Foundation.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Asia told to fight corruption
Asia told to fight corruption MANILA (Reuters): The United States said yesterday it would encourage the return of investment to Asia but added that ailing countries must take the bitter "medicine of economic reform" and fight corruption. "We also have to recognize that this crisis is not going to be resolved by aid alone," U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told American businessmen before she left Manila after the annual meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
EU Commission urges cotton dumping duties
EU Commission urges cotton dumping duties BRUSSELS (Reuters): The European Union's executive body said yesterday it proposed definitive anti-dumping duties averaging 12 percent on imports of unbleached cotton fabrics from five countries, including Indonesia. The controversial proposal to impose the duties on China, Egypt, India, Indonesia and Pakistan was adopted without discussion at the European Commission's weekly meeting, EU officials said.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
RI not good for investment now: Taiwan official
RI not good for investment now: Taiwan official TAIPEI (Dow Jones): Taiwan will not halt its "Go South" policy in the wake of the atrocities committed against ethnic Chinese women during the May chaos in Indonesia, a senior official at the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday. "Our policy is to focus on the whole region, not just a single country," Thomas Yeh, director of the Economic Research Department under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, said. "That's just a matter of priority.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
M&A wave will hit Asian oil industry
M&A wave will hit Asian oil industry SINGAPORE (Reuters): A wave of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) will hit the Asian oil industry as profits shrink due to contracting oil demand in the next few years, a U.S. business consultant said on Tuesday. "I can tell you a number of companies are now running numbers on (different) combinations," Michael Balladon, vice president at A.T. Kearney for Asia oil and gas business told Reuters.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Inco reports lower earnings
Inco reports lower earnings JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed mining company PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) announced 1998 first-half net earnings of US$10.7 million, or four cents per share, compared to $17 million or seven cents per share during the same period last year. The company said in a statement that the decrease in net earnings was due to lower nickel price realizations, partially offset by reduced unit production costs and higher nickel deliveries.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Orphan babies still attracting sympathy
Orphan babies still attracting sympathy By K. Basrie and Christiani SA Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): Times may be tough, but harsh realities of the crisis are not stopping compassionate members of the public from sharing what they can with children in orphanages.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Small states worry over nuclear tests
Small states worry over nuclear tests COLOMBO (Reuters): South Asia's smaller countries said yesterday that recent nuclear tests by their giant neighbors India and Pakistan had made nuclear disarmament a prime concern for the region. Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga said in a speech inaugurating a three-day summit of the seven-member South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) that none of the group's members had rushed to judgment on the tests.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Metal market strengthens
Metal market strengthens SINGAPORE (Reuters): Sentiment in Southeast Asia's base metals market improved after recent fund-buying in the West, but there are no signs of an immediate business pick-up in the Far East, traders said yesterday. "The change is in sentiment, but not fundamentals," said one Singapore trader.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
French multimedia show
French multimedia show JAKARTA (JP): French cultural company Culturel Espasse signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) yesterday to invest US$5 million for the development of a multimedia show (MMS) project at Borobudur Temple, Central Java. The MOU was signed by Bernard Dorleans, the managing director of PT Asia Lux, the French company's partner in Indonesia and Wagiman Soegiarso, the president of PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan and Ratu Boko, which operate and manage the temple.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
China concerned over Chinese-Indonesians
China concerned over Chinese-Indonesians BEIJING (Agencies): China is "strongly concerned" over the sufferings of Chinese-Indonesians victimized by looting and alleged rape in Indonesia's May riots, Foreign Ministry spokesman Tang Guoqiang said Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Honesty, silliness and the system
Honesty, silliness and the system Despite some progress being made, the continuation of making dishonest and silly policies by Habibie's government will extend and worsen the people's suffering during this multidimensional crisis that will probably provoke more riots in the near future. Many statements which have confused the people have been made since Soeharto was still in power, and in the midst of this uncertainty, have caused a lack of confidence in the government on the part of the people.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Eight school principals fired for collecting illegal levies
Eight school principals fired for collecting illegal levies JAKARTA (JP): Eight principals of state junior and senior high schools in the capital have been dismissed for collecting illegal levies from students' parents, an official said Tuesday. The head of the regional office of the education and culture ministry, Alwi Nurdin, said his office was also considering the future of three other principals of state-owned primary schools for similar misconduct.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Street kids act out the plain realities of their lives
Street kids act out the plain realities of their lives By Yudha Kartohadiprodjo JAKARTA (JP): Just as the prosperous and the pretentious alighted from their Mercedes-Benzs and BMWs to watch the renowned Teater Koma perform at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, the capital's playhouse, a group of street children arrived at the modest performance hall of the Jakarta Arts Institute a couple of kilometers away.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
House to rule on right to protest
House to rule on right to protest JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie agreed yesterday that the House of Representatives (DPR) would have the final say on the government regulation in lieu of a law on "freedom of expression" which he signed last Friday. Minister of Information Muhammad Yunus, briefing the media after a 5-hour cabinet meeting on political affairs and security yesterday, said the government would submit the decree to the House for approval within three months.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Street children highlight their plight at meeting
Street children highlight their plight at meeting By Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Watching through tinted windows of cars, we cannot really begin to understand how desperately street children yearn for the basic necessities of life. Talk with them, and their concerns become a little clearer.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Exhibition * Painting Exhibition: Images of Meditating Figures, by Jerry T, in Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran (Phone: 0361 701010), Aug. 17 to Sept. 17. Music and entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua (Phone: 0361 771234): - Pasar Senggol at 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Legong Dance, Saturday, Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday, Balinese Dance Parade, Monday, Genjekan Dance, Tuesday, Jegog Dance, Wednesday, Ramayana Dance, Thursday, Janger Dance, Friday.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 29, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 -25 8,000 AHAP Insurance 575 0 0 Alter Abadi 525 0 1,177,000 Alumindo Light Metal 325 25 122,000 Alumindo Perkasa 225 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 200 0 0 Aneka Tambang 2,575 -75 11,507,500 Anwar Sierad 100 0 17,500 Apac Centertex Corp.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on July 29, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Utut settles for a draw with Pavlovic
Utut settles for a draw with Pavlovic JAKARTA (JP): Grand Master (GM) Milos Pavlovic of Yugoslavia hung on against Indonesian GM Utut Adianto in the Biel Masters chess tournament in Switzerland, forcing the Indonesian to settle for a draw Tuesday. Utut, playing the white pieces, mounted a dogged attack throughout the game, which pitted the tournament's two top players against each other, only to meet a stubborn defense from Pavlovic.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
World sugar prices steady on Indonesian news
World sugar prices steady on Indonesian news NEW YORK (Reuters): CSCE world sugar prices were called to open barely changed yesterday, with news Indonesia will hold a tender today for 200,000 tons of whites and 30,000 tons of raws said to be constructive, dealers said. "The market has some underlying support. The Indonesian tender is a bit constructive," a CSCE floor trader said. The tender may give the market a bit of a boost later in the day, dealers said.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Bodies found near Biak 'may be shooting victims'
Bodies found near Biak 'may be shooting victims' JAKARTA (JP): Church officials and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) expressed their belief yesterday that a number of bodies found recently near Biak island, Irian Jaya, might be related to the military's shooting on pro-independence activists earlier this month.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Flood toll may reach Rp 500m
Flood toll may reach Rp 500m KEDIRI, East Java: Material losses caused by the Mt. Kidul flash floods in Supit Urang River on July 23 reached more than Rp 500 million (US$35,714), Kediri Regent H. Suparyadi has said. Suparyadi made the report to Ministry of Public Works expert staff Asrap Hadiroso during an inspection of the disaster area to present relief assistance, Antara said.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Australia likely to cancel Christmas Island casino lease
Australia likely to cancel Christmas Island casino lease CANBERRA (Dow Jones): The Australian government said yesterday it expects to begin a process of canceling Christmas Island Resort Pty. Ltd.'s lease on an A$80 million casino resort on the island, and resuming ownership of the property.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Housewife critically injured in daylight burglary
Housewife critically injured in daylight burglary JAKARTA (JP): A housewife was severely injured by an unidentified man who robbed her house on Jl. Poncol Lestari, South Jakarta, Tuesday morning, police said. South Jakarta detective chief Maj. Rycko Almeza Daniel said later on Thursday that the victim, identified as Arlene Sitompul, 30, sustained injuries to her forehead, back of the head and chest.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Habibie gives thumbs down to proposed lottery
Habibie gives thumbs down to proposed lottery JAKARTA (JP): The controversy surrounding a planned fund- raising scheme for sports deepened yesterday when President B.J. Habibie indicated he disapproved of the proposal. Minister of Information Muhammad Yunus said after a cabinet meeting on politics and security that the President said he would prefer the National Sports Council to resolve its financial crisis by means other than introducing a lottery.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia lures tourists with 'free' services
Indonesia lures tourists with 'free' services JAKARTA (JP): Foreign travelers arriving in Indonesia today will be entitled to transportation, one night in a hotel and a meal all for free as part of the government's campaign to lure foreign tourists back to the country.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Foreign newspapers allowed to print here, minister says
Foreign newspapers allowed to print here, minister says JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has given landmark approval for the printing of two international newspapers here, Minister of Information Muhammad Yunus said yesterday. The International Herald Tribune and Asian Wall Street Journal will now be able to print and market their publications here under a joint venture with local companies, the minister said.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Military pullout from E. Timor to continue
Military pullout from E. Timor to continue JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto promised yesterday to continue with the phased reduction in military presence in East Timor, following the first round to withdraw an entire battalion of 1,000 soldiers starting this week. Wiranto, who is also the minister of defense and security, told reporters ahead of a Cabinet meeting that eventually only troops stationed at various East Timor commands and police precincts would remain.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Inflation may hit triple digits, economists warn
Inflation may hit triple digits, economists warn JAKARTA (JP): Senior economists warned here yesterday that the inflation rate might run into treble figures if the government fails to limit spending on subsidies and fortifying the ailing banking sector. Djisman Simanjuntak, an economist at Prasetya Mulya business school, said that if the government ignored the high inflationary pressure then the country could fall into a hyperinflation trap.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Kontras upholds demand to find missing activists
Kontras upholds demand to find missing activists JAKARTA (JP): The independent Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) kept up pressure on the Armed Forces (ABRI) yesterday to find the 14 political activists who are still missing.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Private funds still needed 'to lead recovery process'
Private funds still needed 'to lead recovery process' JAKARTA (JP): Official loans would have only a short-term effect on Indonesia's economic recovery program and, therefore, the government should woo private funds to lead the recovery process, a noted economist has suggested. Mari E.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
N-2130 jet plane project facing the axe
N-2130 jet plane project facing the axe JAKARTA (JP): PT Dua Satu Tiga Puluh (DSTP), a company formed by former president Soeharto to finance the development of the N- 2130 passenger jet under B.J. Habibie, will likely be liquidated later this year. DSTP president Saadillah Mursjid said many of the company's shareholders considered the jet development project no longer viable amid the economic crisis and had asked for DSTP's liquidation.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
KL woos Indian, Chinese tourists
KL woos Indian, Chinese tourists KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia is wooing tourists from China and India by easing visa rules in an effort to boost flagging tourist arrivals and bring in much-needed capital, a published report said yesterday. The Immigration Department will soon allow multiple-entry visas for Chinese nationals, and drop an existing requirement for Indian visitors to first meet with Malaysian embassy officials before their visas can be granted, the Star daily newspaper said.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN partners encourage regional self-reliance
ASEAN partners encourage regional self-reliance MANILA (AP): Apprehensive over desperate poverty and social unrest from the year-long financial crisis, Southeast Asian countries found at the end of talks yesterday with the United States, Europe and other rich nations that the limit on bailouts may have been reached. Japan and Western powers pressed for more self-reliance in making not only financial, but political reform in meetings this past week with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
'Old' gripes pour in on ABRI
'Old' gripes pour in on ABRI BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The provincial military office has reportedly been inundated with complaints about infractions committed by Armed Forces (ABRI) officers, though most were classified as "old cases". Military police chief Lt. Col. Bagus Heroe Sucahyo confirmed the increase but did not give any figures. He was quoted by Antara as saying here yesterday the information should not be construed as indicating a sharp recent increase.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Rights Body promises to set up a team to help evicted people
Rights Body promises to set up a team to help evicted people JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights promised yesterday to urge the government to set up a team to settle land disputes dating back to former president Soeharto's 32 years in power. "We will soon set up an internal plenary meeting and will then send a letter to President B.J. Habibie, asking him to set up the team," commission member Clementino dos Reis Amaral told 50 representatives of evicted people.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Repeating the old folly
Repeating the old folly The low-profile National Sports Council is now back on a high- voltage mission to raise funds for the country's sports activities. By the end of the campaign in 2008, the council expects to raise Rp 100 billion (US$7.14 million). After bitter experiences in the same effort for many years, which were often marked by public protests, the council and the government decided last year that the best way to finance sports events and development was through involving the public.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Megawati's PDI sets goal for next year's election
Megawati's PDI sets goal for next year's election JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) faction loyal to ousted leader Megawati Soekarnoputri will contest the general election next year under their old banner rather than establish a new party, her supporters said yesterday. Secretary-general Alexander Litaay warned the government of "consequences" if it only recognized the faction led by Megawati's rival, Soerjadi.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya: Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. Basuki Rakhmat 106-128 (Phone: 031 5311234): - The Tavern Pub: Dewata Band, Monday to Saturday, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., X-Men Band, Sunday, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. - Atrium Lounge: Solo Pianist, Monday to Friday, 7 p.m. to 10:45 p.m., Saturday at 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. - Lobby: Gamelan (Traditional Music), nightly, 6 p.m. to 12 p.m. * Shangri-La Hotel, Jl. May. Jend.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
Ethnic Chinese at fault for riots
Ethnic Chinese at fault for riots By Masli Arman JAKARTA (JP): The May 13-14 violent riots here could well prove to be a major watershed in the history of the relationship between indigenous Indonesians and those of Chinese descent. The government must see to it that the culprits are quickly identified, taken to court and punished severely according to the law. Some observers have commented that the riots were a result of economic disparity regardless of the racial origin of the opposing groups.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
IBM launches Windows NT
IBM launches Windows NT JAKARTA (JP): IBM launched yesterday software products for businesses that use the user's work to make, install and manage their business applications. The company's business solution manager Ivandeva Irwantoro said the products would reduce the time wasted and cost of using software for Windows NT. "The new software will deliver manageability, reliability and ease of use to customers, regardless their operating systems.
Thu, 30 Jul 1998, 00:00 WIB
House probes disappearances
House probes disappearances SIGLI, Aceh: A fact-finding team of the House of Representatives arrived in Pidie regency on Tuesday to start its investigation into reported disappearance of hundreds of people over the past decade. Led by Hari Sabarno of the Armed Forces (ABRI) faction, the team heard testimony from residents at the local legislative council. The council has reportedly received 440 reports of missing people and torture by ABRI officers.