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Searching for all articles published on 1998-11-04 ...

45 articles.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Rupiah slips to 8,700 mark on political apprehension

Rupiah slips to 8,700 mark on political apprehension JAKARTA (JP): Mounting tension ahead of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) meeting next week piled pressure on the rupiah, which careened through the 8,500 psychological barrier to 8,700 against the greenback.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Japan's foreign minister Komura presents 4.5 billion yen to RI

Japan's foreign minister Komura presents 4.5 billion yen to RI JAKARTA (JP): Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura presented on Tuesday a 3 billion (US$26 million) grant to help the poor and another 1.45 billion to increase food production in Indonesia.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Excerpts of joint team's findings on the May riots

Excerpts of joint team's findings on the May riots JAKARTA (JP): The following are excerpts from the final report prepared by the joint fact-finding team (TGPF) on the May 13 to May 15 riots in Jakarta, Solo, Surabaya, Medan and Palembang which was released here on Tuesday evening. 1.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/RI ready for early sectoral liberalization

RI ready for early sectoral liberalization JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is ready to help pursue an agreement on the liberalization of the nine "fast tract" sectors in the upcoming leaders meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Kuala Lumpur later this month.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Terms set for cooperatives to get forestry contracts

Terms set for cooperatives to get forestry contracts JAKARTA (JP): Only cooperatives that can prove their capability in managing a forestry business will be granted logging contracts or given a chance to purchase shares in forestry firms, Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution ...

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Akbar denies Golkar apology was 'official'

Akbar denies Golkar apology was 'official' JAKARTA (JP): A brewing rift among the Golkar leadership emerged on Tuesday when its chairman Akbar Tandjung contradicted deputy chief Marzuki Darusman's earlier apology for past political mistakes committed by the grouping.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Drawing on history for harmony

Drawing on history for harmonyBy Pramoedya Ananta Toer The following article is based on a paper presented at the recent relaunch of a book by the author of this article entitled Hoakiao di Indonesia (Overseas Chinese in Indonesia).

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Nov. 3, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,025.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Seaman faces 3 years in jail over marijuana

Seaman faces 3 years in jail over marijuana JAKARTA (JP): A seaman who failed to fulfill his dream of making the long trip to Kalimantan with 800 grams of dried marijuana was brought to trial at the North Jakarta District Court on Tuesday.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Councilors reveal why they function as 'rubber stamp'

Councilors reveal why they function as 'rubber stamp' JAKARTA (JP): Members of the city council admitted on Tuesday that for years the council had functioned only as a rubber stamp for the city administration's policies as they always agreed with whatever the administration had already determined.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Govt says foreigners can buy homes

Govt says foreigners can buy homes JAKARTA (JP): The government has pledged to eliminate bureaucratic barriers in the sale of property to foreigners in a bid to help revive the country's sluggish property market.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/MPR Special Session delays 'ninja' trials

MPR Special Session delays 'ninja' trials JAKARTA (JP): Police in East Java said the trials of suspected "ninja" killers and those who have sought retribution, planned for this week, would be postponed until after the conclusion of the Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly ...

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Bus station sex not what it seems

Bus station sex not what it seems PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Local officials here are upset and amazed that the number of transvestites roaming the town has jumped from 40 to 120 in the past five months.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Freeport's Moffett due here soon

Freeport's Moffett due here soon JAKARTA (JP): Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s chairman James "Jimbob" Moffett will arrive in the next couple of days to answer to alleged corruption and collusion involving the firm's Indonesian subsidiary, Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib said on Tuesday.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Habibie may cancel gas project dedication

Habibie may cancel gas project dedication JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie may back out of the dedication of a gas pipeline in central Sumatra owned by state gas distribution company PT PGN in the wake of a land dispute involving one of its clients.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/INDRA sets new dollar rate

INDRA sets new dollar rate JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Debt Restructuring Agency (INDRA) set on Tuesday the U.S. dollar exchange rate used to convert the the country's corporate debt into rupiah at 8,501 for companies joining the agency in November.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Governor sad over delay of plans for city beautification

Governor sad over delay of plans for city beautification JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso expressed concern on Tuesday at the postponement in the implementation of many of his plans to beautify the capital. This was due to the prolonged monetary crisis.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/ICW reveals massive graft at PTPN XIII

ICW reveals massive graft at PTPN XIII JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) reported on Tuesday losses of more than Rp 234 billion (US$29 million) in three state-related companies because of alleged corruption.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Politics and violence

Politics and violence After months of delay, the joint fact-finding team established by the government on July 23 to investigate the May riots finally presented its official report to the public on Tuesday.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Jakartans 'need not fear troops on the streets'

Jakartans 'need not fear troops on the streets' JAKARTA (JP): The people of Jakarta should have no fear of the conspicuous presence of strongly armed troops in the capital, Governor Sutiyoso said Tuesday.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/BAT has new chairman

BAT has new chairman JAKARTA (JP): Prof. Selo Soemardjan has been appointed new chief commissioner of PT BAT Indonesia, replacing Tanri Abeng, who resigned last May due to his appointment as the state minister of the empowerment of state enterprises.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Bank DKI president to be questioned

Bank DKI president to be questioned JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office Syahmardan Lubis said on Tuesday that he would summon city-owned Bank DKI's president Soeharto and officials of city-owned property developer PD Pembangunan Sarana Jaya (PSJ) to clarify the bank's Rp 172 ...

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/E. Java killings politically orchestrated: Survey

E. Java killings politically orchestrated: Survey The government is playing with fire by pitting societal groups against each other, a cross section of the public says.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Moslem congress opens amid fear of disintegration

Moslem congress opens amid fear of disintegration JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of Moslems congregated on Tuesday at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque in a forceful campaign against signs of disintegration in society, with speakers saying that unless action was taken, the reform movement would end in chaos ...

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/TPGF confirms 66 rapes in riots

TPGF confirms 66 rapes in riots JAKARTA (JP): The government-appointed team assigned to investigate the mid-May riots in Jakarta and other cities confirmed on Tuesday that 66 women, mostly Chinese-Indonesians, were raped and that the unrest might well have involved Soeharto's son-in-law Lt. Gen.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Govt upbeat about IMF loan

Govt upbeat about IMF loan JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Boediono is optimistic that the International Monetary Fund will disburse its next US$1 billion bailout sum to crisis-hit Indonesia.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Korea: North-South relations

Korea: North-South relations South Koreans visiting the reclusive North Korea might seem like a giant step in relations between the two countries.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Creditors insist debtors sell noncore businesses

Creditors insist debtors sell noncore businesses JAKARTA (JP): Foreign creditors demanded the country's corporate sector on Tuesday sell their noncore businesses as a key means of restoring the ability of defaulting debtors to repay loans.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 3, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 275 0 ...

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Man lynched for stealing

Man lynched for stealing JAKARTA (JP): One man was mobbed to death and his accomplice suffered severe injuries after they failed to steal a motorcycle in Kangkang village in Bekasi on Monday.City police spokesman Lt. Col.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Cibinong resumes payment

Cibinong resumes payment JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cementmaker PT Semen Cibinong announced on Tuesday that it had entered into the final stage of debt negotiation with its foreign creditors.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/PT SI claims merging would be unhealthy

PT SI claims merging would be unhealthy JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Surveyor Indonesia (SI) said on Tuesday it would be best for the country to let the two state- owned surveyor companies operate together rather than merge them.Company president Toga M.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/30 Africans arrested in two months

30 Africans arrested in two months JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta police have arrested at least 30 Africans for various crimes, mostly for overstaying their visas and involvement in counterfeiting U.S. banknotes, in the last two months.The head of the precinct's intelligence unit, Maj.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/What do people think of the phenomenon of violence?

What do people think of the phenomenon of violence? JAKARTA (JP): The following tables are the results of a poll on what people think about the phenomenon of violence in regard to the Banyuwangi mysterious killing spree. The poll, conducted by the Resource Productivity Center from Oct. 22 to Oct.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Floods hit South Bandung

Floods hit South Bandung BANDUNG: Incessant rains in the past two days have sparked floods in five districts in South Bandung regency, inundating thousands of residences and hundreds of hectares of paddy fields.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Rp 33m stolen from firm employee

Rp 33m stolen from firm employee TANGERANG (JP): Two unidentified men stole Rp 33.5 million (US$4,187) in cash from an employee of private insurance company PT Asuransi Jiwa Adi Sarana Wanaartha on Tuesday.The victim, Iskandar, said the thieves smashed his car window and stole the money.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Painted trash bins expected to raise waste awareness

Painted trash bins expected to raise waste awarenessBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Can attractive trash cans move people to dispose of their garbage properly? Yes, according to the organizer of a trash-can painting competition held at the Senayan sport complex on Sunday.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Balinese continue protests at slur

Balinese continue protests at slur DENPASAR: Thousands of Balinese Hindus in Jembrana regency prayed on Tuesday for the nation's leaders to have a clear conscience in settling the alleged slur on their religion by Cabinet minister A.M. Saefuddin.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/119 RI athletes to compete in Asiad

119 RI athletes to compete in Asiad JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council announced on Tuesday that it would send 119 athletes, 35 coaches and 39 officials, not including the swimming and equestrian squads, to the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok next month.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Thunder Cats 3:05 TV Series: Daktari 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teen Program: Remaja Indonesia 5:00 Teen Drama: Seputih Hatinya 5:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: Rona ...

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Prince Charles troubles

Prince Charles troubles There was a moment a few months back when the royal family seemed to be getting its post-Diana act together.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Information era decides future of human rights

Information era decides future of human rightsBy T. Mulya Lubis The following article is based on a paper presented recently at a workshop on human rights organized by Friedrich Naumann Foundation. This is the first of two articles.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/13 dead in river crash

13 dead in river crash JAKARTA (JP): Thirteen bodies have been recovered from a collision between two speedboats on Saturday morning in a river near Sampit town in Central Kalimantan. Another four are missing, feared drowned.Sampit police chief Lt. Col.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/HMI intensifies pressure to eject ABRI from House

HMI intensifies pressure to eject ABRI from House JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) must scrap the Armed Forces' (ABRI) seats in the House of Representatives (DPR) during its Nov. 10 to Nov. 13 Special Session, an influential student group said on Tuesday.

Wed, 04 Nov 1998

JP/Unlike Europe's Black Death, Africa can be saved from AIDS

Unlike Europe's Black Death, Africa can be saved from AIDSBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): If a report had been published last weekend forecasting a war that would kill 10 percent to 15 percent of the people of all the countries of central and eastern Europe in the next five years (as World War II ...