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56 articles.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Separation pay not ethical

Separation pay not ethical The pros and cons about the decision to give separation pay worth Rp 150 million to each of the outgoing members of the House of Representatives have led to polemics with various assumptions and allegations being exposed in our mass media, all basically questioning the ...

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/APPC provides links to NGOs

APPC provides links to NGOs JAKARTA (JP): Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium (APPC), an organization dedicated to charity and community service, said on Monday it was ready to match Indonesian corporations with local non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/1.3 percent not 13 percent

1.3 percent not 13 percent We refer to your article titled Riau pulp's production falls 13 percent, says ARH (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 5, 1999).We would like to bring to your attention the fact that there was an error in the headline. The headline should read as Riau pulp's production falls 1.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Phone firm doesn't pick up the phone

Phone firm doesn't pick up the phone On Aug. 26, 1999, my boss was departing to the U.S. and asked me to check whether his Simpati, SIM card from Telkomsel is able to "roam" in Boston. I called 8282811, Telkomsel's customer service number. I made the call from 8 a.m. until midday without success.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Lift restrictions in airline industry: INACA

Lift restrictions in airline industry: INACA JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) has called on the government to lift restrictions disallowing foreign equity investors to acquire a majority stake in local chartered airlines.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Dismiss civilian forces: Observers

Dismiss civilian forces: Observers JAKARTA (JP): Political observers supported on Monday Amien Rais' recent call for the dissolution of militias of supporters of presidential candidates Megawati Soekarnoputri and B.J. Habibie.Nurcholish Madjid, Syamsuddin Haris and Muhammad A.S.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Astra back in the black

Astra back in the black JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Astra International reported on Monday a consolidated net profit of Rp 496 billion (about US$66 million) in the first half of this year, a meaningful recovery from losses of Rp 2.85 trillion in the same period last year.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Evian fit to drink

Evian fit to drink In replying to Mr. Carris Juniarsa's letter Fit to drink? in The Jakarta Post of Aug. 25, 1999 edition, herewith we would like to thank for your enquiry about Evian natural mineral water.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition * Painting Exhibition by Pupung, at Gedung Antik Yayasan Pusat Kebudayaan, Jl. Naripan 7-9 (Phone: 022 435639), Aug. 31 to Sept. 3.Performances * Puppet Show, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 433562), 9:30 p.m., Sept. 4.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Men's doubles team expected to do well: PBSI

Men's doubles team expected to do well: PBSIBy Primastuti Handayani DENPASAR (JP): Indonesia's new partnerships in the men's doubles are expected to create surprises in the US$150,000 Sanyo Indonesia Open, which will start here on Wednesday.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Malaysia deports 25 Indonesians

Malaysia deports 25 Indonesians MEDAN, North Sumatra: Malaysia has deported 25 Indonesian workers for not having passports and they are expected to arrive at the Belawan port of Medan this week, Imam Soeparapto of the Immigration office here told Antara.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Indonesia and the future of ASEAN

Indonesia and the future of ASEAN This is the second of two articles based on an address by Rodolfo C.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Aug. 30, 1999: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,661.00 7,739.00Australian dollar 1 4,828.73 4,881.76Austrian schilling 1 582.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Rates for tax payment, valid from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5

Rates for tax payment, valid from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 7,500.00Austrian schilling 1 567.94Australian dollar 1 4,724.25Belgian franc 1 193.73Canadian dollar 1 5,002.33Swiss franc 1 4,878.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/East Timorese go to polling stations across Indonesia

East Timorese go to polling stations across Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of East Timorese living outside the province thronged to polling stations across the country on Monday.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Can we teach morals without referring to culture?

Can we teach morals without referring to culture?By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): "The various crises we have been facing thus far -- economic, political and social -- are all the consequence of a deeper crisis; a cultural crisis.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Nomura Jafco to close funds

Nomura Jafco to close funds JAKARTA (JP): PT BNI Nomura Jafco Investment and Singapore- based Nomura/Jafco Investment (Asia) Ltd. have sold their entire shares in publicly listed cosmetics producer PT Tancho Indonesia in line with the close of their investment funds.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Can capital markets beat crisis?

Can capital markets beat crisis?By Rini M.S. Soewandi The following article is based on a paper presented at the Capital Market Conference on Aug. 24, 1999 in Jakarta. JAKARTA (JP): The role of business is critical at this time in pushing along what we hope is the beginnings of recovery.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Observers praise East Timor ballot

Observers praise East Timor ballot JAKARTA (JP): Both local and international observers responded favorably to the largely peaceful direct ballot in East Timor on Monday.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Severed head meets body in Purworejo

Severed head meets body in Purworejo JAKARTA (JP): A severed head discovered in Jakarta last Friday matched a body found in Bajan, a district of the Central Java city of Purworejo, Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman said on Monday.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Banten area expects tourist boom to start next year

Banten area expects tourist boom to start next year The Jakarta Post in cooperation with PT Banten West Java Tourism Development Corporation, will be presenting weekly issues over the next six months on the attractions and activities of the Banten region.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/KPU told to revoke seat allocation decree

KPU told to revoke seat allocation decree JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has demanded the revocation of an election commission decree granting legislative seats to parties that failed at the ballot box, Antara said on Monday.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Habibie says Aceh referendum impossible

Habibie says Aceh referendum impossible JAKARTA (JP): Aceh students demonstrated in Banda Aceh on Monday, demanding a referendum to determine their own future, while President B.J. Habibie here flatly denied this was possible.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Editor jailed for 6 months over falsified report

Editor jailed for 6 months over falsified report JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta District Court on Monday sentenced managing editor of biweekly Warta Republik tabloid, Hoessein Madilis, to six months in jail for publishing a falsified report of an alleged triple sex scandal, involving former vice ...

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Writing on the wall

Writing on the wall President B.J. Habibie's staunch supporters may understandably take International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank pressure for a speedy and satisfactory resolution of the Bank Bali scandal as a game of power politics, capitalizing on the case to damage Habibie's chances in ...

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Youths ask Pertamina to clarify US$6.1b graft

Youths ask Pertamina to clarify US$6.1b graft JAKARTA (JP): About 60 activists from several youth organizations demanded on Monday that state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina clarify an independent financial audit showing that it had incurred losses of US$6.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/BCM survives bankruptcy suit

BCM survives bankruptcy suit JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta Commercial Court has rejected a bankruptcy claim filed by listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) against the debt guarantors of PT Bentala Coal Mining (BCM) on procedural reasons.Purwoko J.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Two bodies found in Bogor

Two bodies found in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Two male bodies were found here at separate places on Monday.The first body, identified as an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver, was found by Pasir Maung villagers residents of Cijayanti hamlet in Citeureup at 6:30 a.m.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Indonesia regrets KL's proposal to delay cut in tariffs

Indonesia regrets KL's proposal to delay cut in tariffs JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said on Monday that Indonesia regretted Malaysia's proposal to delay the cut in tariffs on automotive products by the year 2000 as agreed to in the Association of Southeast Nations ...

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/House to summon banking authorities

House to summon banking authorities JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will summon Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto, Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) chairman Glenn S.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Former councilors urged to return cars

Former councilors urged to return cars JAKARTA (JP): The City Council expects 11 former councilors to return their official cars so they can be used by the newly elected councilors, an official said on Friday.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Prosecutor demands two years for Tommy

Prosecutor demands two years for Tommy JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutors asked the South Jakarta District Court on Monday to sentence the two key figures in wholesale firm Goro's land exchange deal with the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra and Ricardo Gelael, to two years in ...

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Zurich opens service center

Zurich opens service center JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Zurich Financial Services officially opened on Monday its new sales and service center at Gedung Rifa in South Jakarta. The service center is designed as an integrated service for the company's life and nonlife insurance customers.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 10:30 Variety Show 11:30 Performance 12:30 p.m.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Pertamina receives loan

Pertamina receives loan JAKARTA (JP): U.S. Exim Bank has agreed to provide state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina with a US$285 million loan facility to refinance part of its debt to an international bank syndication led by Hong Kong's Citicorp, Pertamina said on Monday.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/KONI short of funds: Official

KONI short of funds: Official JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council (KONI) deputy chairman Arie Sudewo said on Wednesday that KONI had not succeeded in securing sufficient funds to finance sports development or to send athletes to sports events.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/State security bill needed, Muladi says

State security bill needed, Muladi says JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Muladi said on Monday that despite mounting criticism against the draft of the state security bill, the government would not veto it.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/3-in-1 kids rally for release of friends

3-in-1 kids rally for release of friends JAKARTA (JP): A group of 25 three-in-one people staged a rally in front of the City Hall, demanding their friends, netted in a city-sponsored raid last week, be freed soon.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/SSX to trade new bonds

SSX to trade new bonds SURABAYA (JP): The Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) said on Monday it has signed a preliminary agreement with six local companies for the listing of their Rp 6 trillion (about US$790 million) worth of bonds at the exchange.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Thieves threaten turtle conservation at Sukamade coast

Thieves threaten turtle conservation at Sukamade coastBy Gin Kurniawan and M. Falach BANYUWANGI, East Java (JP): At daybreak, a sampan arrives and three passengers leap out of it. They walk stealthily along the coast and pierce the white sand of the beach with their iron sticks.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Malaysia agrees to help finance Indonesia's rice imports

Malaysia agrees to help finance Indonesia's rice imports JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade and Industry Rahardi Ramelan said on Monday that Malaysia had pledged to finance the procurement of 500,000 metric tons of rice for crisis hit Indonesia.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Do not repeat 1965 massacre: Gerwani

Do not repeat 1965 massacre: Gerwani JAKARTA (JP): A former executive of Gerakan Wanita Indonesia (Gerwani), a women's group associated with the now defunct Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), has called on Indonesia's younger generation not to repeat the mistakes of their predecessors who in 1965 ...

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/BNI loses Rp 2.85 trillion

BNI loses Rp 2.85 trillion JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) reported on Monday unaudited first half net losses of Rp 2.85 trillion (US$371.92 million), compared to a net profit of Rp 70.68 billion in the same period last year.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Hariyanto's decision to quit Indonesia deplored

Hariyanto's decision to quit Indonesia deplored JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) deplored the decision taken by national badminton player Hariyanto Arbi to switch allegiance from Indonesia to Singapore after he finishes competing in the five-day Indonesia Open in Bali starting ...

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Coal mining may sink island

Coal mining may sink island BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Sebuku island may sink if coal mining activities there are continued, a local activist of the Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi), an environmental watchdog, said here on Sunday.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Asabri scam suspect to face land debt suit

Asabri scam suspect to face land debt suit JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Henri Leo, the main suspect in a Rp 410 billion (US$55.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 30, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Teenagers 'rape' a retarded woman

Teenagers 'rape' a retarded woman JAKARTA (JP): Two teenagers were reported to police on Sunday for allegedly raping a 20-year-old mentally retarded woman in Cilincing, an officer of the North Jakarta Police said on Monday.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/New University of Yogyakarta opens

New University of Yogyakarta opens YOGYAKARTA: The Teachers Training Institute (IKIP) of Yogyakarta was officially declared a state university under the new name of University of Yogyakarta on Saturday.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Hotel Mulia holds social program

Hotel Mulia holds social program JAKARTA (JP): Hotel Mulia Senayan on Jl. Asia Afrika in South Jakarta organized its first social welfare program on Friday, providing free circumcision for 77 children in the neighborhood.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/East Timorese vote in UN polls

East Timorese vote in UN polls DILI, East Timor (JP): East Timorese cast their votes on Monday in a historic, largely peaceful self-determination ballot to choose whether to remain part of Indonesia or form an independent state.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Expats hand out food for the poor

Expats hand out food for the poor BEKASI (JP): A group of 12 expatriates in the We Care Fund (WCF) program distributed two tons of rice and other basic commodities to poor families in several villages in Tarumajaya subdistrict here on Saturday.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Mummy 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Entrapment 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Warlock 3 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 A Midsummer Night's Dream 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Blast From The Past ...

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Bus owners threaten strike for fare hike

Bus owners threaten strike for fare hike JAKARTA (JP): A group of some 160 bus owners, drivers and conductors gathered at City Hall on Monday to demand Governor Sutiyoso immediately raise bus fares in the capital.

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/Gus Dur tells NU not to back Megawati

Gus Dur tells NU not to back Megawati JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid says he has prohibited leaders and members of his 30 million-strong Nahdlatul Ulama from supporting presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan).

Tue, 31 Aug 1999

JP/The legal system no longer works

The legal system no longer works Lawyer Hotma Sitompul would seem to have a point when he argued (as he did so vehemently on the 7 p.m. TVRI news the other night) that alleged corruption cases should be processed through established legal channels.