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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on July 30, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 12,800.00 13,600.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Xanana meets his captor in Jakarta prison

Xanana meets his captor in Jakarta prison JAKARTA (JP): Jailed East Timor separatist leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao met yesterday with Maj. Gen. (ret.) Theo Syafei, the man who led the East Timor special military command when he was arrested in his Dili hideout in 1992.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Govt accused of engineering PDI conflict

Govt accused of engineering PDI conflict JAKARTA (JP): Parties involved in the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) leadership conflict continued to hurl accusations at each other yesterday.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 30, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Confidence through tourism

Confidence through tourism Free transportation, free accommodation, free meals, complimentary return airline tickets to any domestic destination and free tickets to any tourist resort in the country: What more could a tourist want, or need?Even without all those lures, Indonesia -- whose ...

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Iran and the West

Iran and the West Restoring mutual dignity and respect to relations between Iran and the West will be a slow and delicate process. There are encouraging signs that it is well under way.Trade concerns provide partial motivation for these gestures but there is a more fundamental cause.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Thousands of tourists make good use of free services

Thousands of tourists make good use of free services JAKARTA (JP): An estimated 15,000 foreign tourists who arrived in the country yesterday were entitled to free hotel rooms, free meals and free tours as part of the government's "Happy Day" promotion designed to lure foreign tourists back into ...

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Orphans' winding road to care

Orphans' winding road to careBy K. Basrie and Christiani SA Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): Children are perhaps the third most precious gift from God after our life and the earth on which we live.In spite of this many women still have the heart to dump their newborn babies.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Soeharto gives up title to hospitals

Soeharto gives up title to hospitals JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto handed over the ownership and management of Harapan Kita Child and Maternity Hospital, Harapan Kita Cardiac Hospital and Dharmais Cancer Hospital to the government yesterday.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Steel workers balk at forced resignations

Steel workers balk at forced resignations JAKARTA (JP): About 500 Bekasi steel workers made their second trip to the National Commission on Human Rights to protest at their firm's attempts to force a large number of employees to resign following a bloody rally last month.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Mob vents wrath on Puncak discotheques

Mob vents wrath on Puncak discotheques BOGOR (JP): Mobs of hundreds of people stoned 12 discotheques in the mountainous Puncak resort area here yesterday in a long- running feud over alleged prostitution and illegal drug transactions at the establishments.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/'Becak' drivers not involved in riot

'Becak' drivers not involved in riot JAKARTA (JP): An activist fighting for the right of becak (pedicab) drivers to operate again in parts of Jakarta denied yesterday that drivers had been involved in a massive attack last week on a district administration office in West Jakarta.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/'Napoleon's' hiding places found

'Napoleon's' hiding places found PALU, Central Sulawesi: The Palu Natural Conservation Agency has announced the discovery of various sites used in transit by traders in smuggling the Napoleon Wrasse fish, a popular delicacy among Chinese, to Hong Kong.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Seat belts a must in public vehicles

Seat belts a must in public vehicles JAKARTA (JP): All public transportation -- taxis, mikrolet (minivans), minibuses and buses -- must be equipped with seat belts in front seats by Sept. 1, an official said yesterday.Head of the City Land Transportation Agency J.P.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Drugs abuse victims share insight of causes of drug abuse

Drugs abuse victims share insight of causes of drug abuse WONOSOBO, Central Java (JP): Observers and experts have cited many causes for youngsters becoming drug addicts: busy parents, broken homes, the need to fit in and so on.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Govt to get $287m from Gresik divestment

Govt to get $287m from Gresik divestment JAKARTA (JP): The government is likely to receive more than US$287 million in cash next month from the sale of 35 percent of state-owned PT Semen Gresik.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Quake rocks Irian Jaya

Quake rocks Irian Jaya WAMENA, Irian Jaya: An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale rocked the town in the early hours yesterday, but most people said they were unaware of it or felt only light tremors.There were no reports of casualties or destruction, Antara reported.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Cheap fertilizer disappears

Cheap fertilizer disappears BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): Hundreds of tons of fertilizer distributed by state-owned PT Pupuk Sriwijaya (Pusri) to local village cooperatives at subsidized prices are believed to have been smuggled to Malaysia across the common border, Antara reported.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/The danger of stereotyping

The danger of stereotyping The article Ethnic Chinese at fault for riots by Masli Arman, which appeared in this newspaper yesterday, really shocked me.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Magical Realism in Arts, by Prijono Maruto, Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3140554), until Aug. 3. * Arts Exhibition by Agung Kurniawan at Lontar Gallery, Jl.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Cafes find spot along Kali Besar River

Cafes find spot along Kali Besar River JAKARTA (JP): The city plans to refurbish areas along the Kali Besar River in Roa Malaka, West Jakarta, in an effort to provide more appropriate spaces for sidewalk cafes and food stalls that have been established throughout the capital over the past ...

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Indonesian GM Utut draws again at Biel Masters

Indonesian GM Utut draws again at Biel Masters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Utut Adianto wasted another chance in his attempt to top the standings at the Biel Masters chess tournament in Switzerland after drawing with Lajos Portisch of Hungary on Wednesday.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Whereabouts of missing activists still unknown

Whereabouts of missing activists still unknown JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto claimed yesterday he did not know the whereabouts of the 12 missing activists but pledged to keep searching for them.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Family ties can strangle the nation's freedom

Family ties can strangle the nation's freedomBy Wati Abdulgani-Knapp JAKARTA (JP): Asians are usually great pretenders. It is more important for them to put on a united front in public despite the reality there are things that they do not like in their own families.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Police question 26 in reopened Marsinah murder investigation

Police question 26 in reopened Marsinah murder investigation JAKARTA (JP): East Java police have questioned 26 people in the course of their reinvestigation into the 1993 murder of labor activist Marsinah, Antara has reported."There are old witnesses, there are new witnesses.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/LIPI researchers present alternative electoral system

LIPI researchers present alternative electoral system JAKARTA (JP): Members of the government-run National Institute of Sciences (LIPI) gave their views to President B.J. Habibie yesterday about how to conduct next year's general election.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Bakrieland's creditors agree to restructure foreign debt

Bakrieland's creditors agree to restructure foreign debt JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed property firm PT Bakrieland Development, a property arm of the Bakrie Group, has successfully restructured part of its US$15.7 million foreign debt, its president said yesterday.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Seats for ABRI in the legislature?

Seats for ABRI in the legislature? The Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) has been carrying out the historical role of guarding the constitutional Indonesian state for more than 50 years.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Shuttlers urged to improve fitness

Shuttlers urged to improve fitness JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian badminton players need to improve their physical fitness if they want to maintain their long-held supremacy, former shuttling great Rudy Hartono said yesterday.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Eight new police companies set up

Eight new police companies set up JAKARTA (JP): The city police established eight new companies yesterday to back up police operations in the fight against surging crime in Greater Jakarta.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Bonanza for foreign tourists

Bonanza for foreign tourists I am writing in response to your article Tourist industry gears up for 'Happy Day' freebie bonanza, July 15, where "one free day of services and accommodation for international tourists" is being offered by Indonesia's tourist industry.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Chinese-Indonesian issue

Chinese-Indonesian issue Ms. Donna K. Woodward's letter on July 23, 1998, was her second on the Chinese/indigenous subject.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Local artists settle for cuts and alternatives during crisis

Local artists settle for cuts and alternatives during crisisBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): If you sit down and watch local TV for a few hours each evening, don't be surprised to see vocalist Yana Julio littering almost every channel.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Cartoon: Warner Kartun 3:05 Sports: Topik Olah Raga 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Performance: Cakrawala Budaya 5:00 Music: Paket 27 5:30 Educational Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 ...

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Govt recommends mixed electoral system

Govt recommends mixed electoral system BANDUNG (JP): A combination of proportional representatives and first-past-the-post systems for next year's general election will likely reduce the influence of political parties and strengthen the accountability of elected representatives.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Drug addicts pledge to reform themselves

Drug addicts pledge to reform themselvesBy Ati Nurbaiti WONOSOBO, Central Java (JP): The young man kept pacing, to and fro, asking what the time was.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Serbian leader Milosevic's last act to hang in there

Serbian leader Milosevic's last act to hang in thereBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "This is (Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic's) last warning," said British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook in early June, announcing European Union sanctions against Belgrade in retaliation for Serbian attacks on ...

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Freed men want name cleared

Freed men want name cleared BANDUNG: Two former political prisoners released by the government this week say they hold grudges against the government and are demanding that their good name be restored, Antara said.Asep Ilyas and Abdul Muis said they also planned to write to President B.J.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/TV cameraman accuses famed 'dangdut' singer of assault

TV cameraman accuses famed 'dangdut' singer of assault JAKARTA (JP): Police promised yesterday to summon witnesses to an alleged assault on an RCTI cameraman by noted dangdut singer Camelia Malik."We are studying the complaint.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Bali greets 3,000 foreign tourists on 'Happy Day'

Bali greets 3,000 foreign tourists on 'Happy Day'By Devi M. Asmarani DENPASAR (JP): The famous tourist destination of Bali greeted at least 3,000 international visitors who were entitled to free hotel rooms, free meals, free tours and, for some, free domestic flight tickets on the nation's ...

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Stop divisive political agenda

Stop divisive political agendaBy Frans H. Winarta This is the first of two articles on the New Order government's divisive agenda in the country. JAKARTA (JP): President B.J.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Basofi told of rejection

Basofi told of rejection SURABAYA: Governor Basofi Soedirman was formally notified yesterday that he had been dropped from the nominations of the upcoming election for East Java governor by the central government in Jakarta.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Demeaning article

Demeaning article I am writing in relation to the article which appeared on page 4 of The Jakarta Post on July 30, 1998, captioned Ethnic Chinese at fault for riots. This drivel demeans your newspaper.Please do not do the author the favor of publishing any further such articles.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/Rupiah strengthens on hopes of new CGI aid

Rupiah strengthens on hopes of new CGI aid JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah continued to gain ground yesterday, touching 12,800 against the U.S. dollar amid hopes of a favorable outcome to the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting in Paris, currency dealers said.

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Fri, 31 Jul 1998

JP/State electricity firm may terminate IPP contracts

State electricity firm may terminate IPP contracts JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company PLN is likely to terminate contracts with independent power producers (IPPs) who cannot raise financing for their projects or complete them, an official said yesterday.

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