RI given discount on cattle imports JAKARTA (JP): The country will import 30,000 beef cattle at
discounted prices from Western Australia to meet expected high
demand over Christmas, New Year's and the Moslem Idul Fitri
festivities in January. More ...
Foreign investment approvals slump 50% until October JAKARTA (JP): The government approved US$12.7 billion worth of
foreign investment projects in the first 10 months of 1998, down
49.8 percent from projects worth $25. More ...
Kostrad meeting was 'not secret' JAKARTA (JP): Noted businessman Hashim S. Djojohadikusumo
claimed on Wednesday that there was nothing secret about the
meeting held at the Army's Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad)
headquarters on May 14, saying it was a "very normal meeting
among friends". More ...
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 4, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume
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Javan hawk-eagle numbers dwindling JEMBER, East Java: A chief conservationist expressed concern
on Tuesday over the decreasing number of Javan hawk-eagles in the
country, Antara reported. More ...
Disabled reject severance pay JAKARTA (JP): Eighty handicapped workers of Swa Prasidya Purna
workshop for the handicapped rejected on Wednesday combined
severance pay of Rp 200 million (US$25,000) offered by the
center's management. More ...
Designers compromise creativity to meet targetsBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): In their work, designers depend mostly on
creativity. But in facing the future's competition, many of them,
like it or not, must compromise with the demand from producers
and the market, leaving cultural aspects behind. More ...
TGPF report on riots gets mixed reactions JAKARTA (JP): Criticism and praise have greeted the long-
awaited findings of the joint fact-finding team on the May riots
which blanketed Jakarta and other major cities.Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces Commander (ABRI)
Gen. More ...
Bankers call on govt to extend CAR deadline JAKARTA (JP): Bankers urged the government on Wednesday to set
back the end-of-December deadline for all commercial banks to
have a minimum 4 percent capital adequacy ratio (CAR) due to
their current difficulty in raising cash. More ...
Debtor-creditor date The two-day conference on Indonesian corporate foreign debt
that ended here on Tuesday was not designed to reach any concrete
deals but mainly to jump-start negotiations between creditors and
debtors. More ...
ADB provides aid for irrigation MANADO, North Sulawesi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has
provided more than Rp 29 billion for the repair and maintenance
of irrigation networks in the province for the 1998/1999 fiscal
year, Antara reported on Wednesday. More ...
Local producers stand up to influx of imports JAKARTA (JP): An influx of cheap imported paper onto the
domestic market has not yet affected local producers, a senior
Ministry of Industry and Trade official said on Wednesday. More ...
RI's postcrisis financial sectorBy Eddy Soeparno JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, relative to other regional countries,
is still lagging way behind in terms of its economic recovery. More ...
Net int'l reserves increase to US$14.21b JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's (BI) net international reserves
rose by US$299.8 million to $14.21 billion in the week ending
Oct. 30 from the previous week's $13.91 billion, the central bank
announced on Wednesday. More ...
Squatters occupy a disputed Ancol plot JAKARTA (JP): A group of 100 people occupied a 1.4-hectare
plot of land inside the Ancol dreamland park in North Jakarta on
Wednesday. More ...
Palembang, too, has beautiful batikBy Lila Fitri Aly JAKARTA (JP): We know all about batik from Yogyakarta,
Surakarta (Solo), Pekalongan or other cities of Central Java. More ...
Reporters robbed aboard minivan JAKARTA (JP): Two reporters and two other passengers were
robbed of belongings worth about Rp 4 million (US$500) by a gang
of five young men who boarded their public minivan near
Jatinegara railway station in East Jakarta early on Wednesday
morning. More ...
Indosat reports 89.4% rise in net profit JAKARTA (JP): PT Indonesian Satellite Corporation (Indosat)
announced on Wednesday consolidated net income of Rp 847.7
billion (US$79.2 million) for the first nine months of 1998,
representing an 89.4 percent increase over the same period of
last year. More ...
Siemens enters local fire protection market JAKARTA (JP): Swiss fire protection equipment maker Cerberus
AG, a unit of the Germany-based technology company Siemens AG,
has set up a joint venture offering fire protection and security
systems to buildings in the country. More ...
KONI picks swimmers, horse riders for Asiad JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council (KONI) chairman Wismoyo
Arismunandar on Wednesday gave the nod to two women swimmers and
four horse riders to compete at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok
next month. More ...
Floods force many from homes BANYUMAS, Central Java: Thousands of residents in six
districts in the regencies of Banyumas and Cilacap were forced to
flee to higher ground after their homes were inundated following
two days of heavy rains. More ...
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14
2:30 Music
2:35 Children's Film: Thundercats
3:05 Environment Program
3:30 Science Film: Invention
4:00 Regional News
4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita
5:00 Arabic Lessons
5:30 TV Series: The Man from Uncle
6:00 News: Lintasan Berita
6:05 ... More ...
We'll get tough, Wiranto says JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) has threatened to take
stern action against anyone attempting to disrupt the Nov. 10
through Nov. More ...
CPO exports fall in response to strong rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Producers of crude palm oil (CPO) have cut back
on exports as the rupiah gains some strength against the U.S.
dollar and the government maintains a high export tax on the
product, an industry executive has said. More ...
UNESCO warns RI facing a dire problemBy Rita A. Widiadana Indonesia has been buffeted by social, economic and political
blows for more than a year. And there is no sign of a recovery in
sight. More ...
Senayan to renegotiate deal with Mulia Hotel JAKARTA (JP): The Senayan sports complex management will first
target Hotel Mulia Senayan as it seeks better deals with 10
enterprises occupying its prime real estate in Central Jakarta,
its vice chairman Agung Laksono said Wednesday. More ...
Public to get say on use of safety net funds BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan (JP): Coordinating Minister for
People's Welfare/Poverty Eradication Haryono Suyono said on
Tuesday there would be more public say on the use of safety net
funds. More ...
President's religion I am writing in response to Masli Arman's letter of Oct. 28.
He wrote: "By analogy, to expect a non-Moslem to be the next
President of Indonesia is as unrealistic as to expect a Moslem to
be the prime minister of Hindu India... More ...
Where to go in Surabaya:Exhibition * Photo Exhibition: Images d'Europe by Jean-Christophe Ballot,
at CCCL - French Cultural Center Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031
5678639), 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Nov. 9-28.Film * French Film, at CCCL - French Cultural Center, La vie est un
long fleuve tranquille, 2 p.m. More ...
The Moslem Conference Despite the organizing committee's earlier promise that the
currently ongoing Indonesian Moslem Congress was intended purely
as a means of strengthening bonds, we cannot avoid smelling
political motives after hearing yesterday's opening speech by the
chairman of the ... More ...
Insurance firms 'must pay out on riots claims' JAKARTA (JP): Immediate settlement of insurance claims related
to last May's rioting would improve the image of the insurance
industry, an executive said here on Wednesday. More ...
Saudi needs more skilled RI workers JAKARTA (JP): Crisis-stricken Indonesia has a golden
opportunity to supply, if it can, as many as six million skilled
workers to be employed in various sectors in Saudi Arabia,
according to an official of a Saudi Arabian labor recruitment
agency.Waleed A. More ...
Information era decides future of human rightsBy T. Mulya Lubis This is the second of two articles based on a paper presented
at a recent workshop on human rights organized by Friedrich
Naumann Foundation. More ...
Chamber Music performs tonight JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Chamber Music Society will perform
at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta on Nov. 5 at 8 p.m.The concert, coordinated by Iswargia Sudarno, will feature
leading classical musicians Yudianto Hinupurwadi, I.G. Bagus
Wismakarma, Heri Sunarto, Sharon G. More ...
Yunus again denies role in foreign journalists' murder JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Lt. Gen. Muhammad Yunus
Yosfiah has again denied involvement in the killing of five
foreign journalists in Balibo, East Timor, 23 years ago while
serving there with the military. More ...
125,000 civilians to help safeguard MPR meeting JAKARTA (JP): The city security authority, short on personnel
and weighed down by a mounting workload, has enlisted 125,000
civilians to help safeguard next week's Special Session of the
People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).Jakarta Police chief Maj. More ...
Gatari to return forest ministry's helicopters JAKARTA (JP): Private air charter company PT Gatari Air
Service, owned by ex-president Soeharto's son Hutomo Mandala
Putra, is to return the remaining five helicopters owned by the
ministry of forestry and plantations as late as February 1999. More ...
Rupiah propped up before MPR session JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Wednesday it would
intervene in the currency market in the days leading to and
during the special session of the People's Consultative Assembly
next week to prevent the rupiah from declining further. More ...
Police warn of tense situation ahead of MPR JAKARTA (JP): The country will be gripped by tension in the
days leading up to the Nov. 10 to Nov. 13 Special Session of the
People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), according to National
Police chief Lt. Gen. Roesmanhadi. More ...
Mobil Oil 'knows nothing' of rights abuses in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): The management of an American-based oil company
denied on Wednesday that it should share the blame for human
rights abuses in Aceh, the country's northernmost province.Chief executive officer of Mobil Oil Corp., L.A. More ...
IBRA pessimistic on bad bank loans JAKARTA (JP): The banking sector's huge number of non-
performing loans (NPLs) cannot be fully recovered due to the
severity of the economic crisis that has plagued the country
since the middle of last year, according to a key official of the
Indonesian Bank ... More ...
Pauline Hanson factor fails to rate Indonesia: StudyBy Rob Goodfellow WOLLONGONG, Australia (JP): A recent qualitative study
conducted in Indonesia suggests that the Pauline Hanson Factor
was not high in the minds of the average Indonesian man in the
street. More ...
Hope in Kosovo? Slobodan Milosevic, who could have pulled (his forces out of
Kosovo) immediately rather than wait until NATO's stay of
execution was about to expire, played his usual poker hand. More ...
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Different Visions, by Frans Nadjira,
Charles Cham, Budhiana, Aant S. Kawisar, at Ganesha Gallery, Four
Seasons Resort, Jimbaran (Phone: 0361 701010), daily, 12 p.m. to
8 p.m., until Dec. 3. More ...
Political link to killings comes under scrutiny JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Roesmanhadi said
on Wednesday that the Armed Forces (ABRI) has sent three teams to
investigate the mass killings of Moslem preachers and alleged
practitioners of witchcraft in East Java. More ...
MPR session may fail to uphold people's aspirations The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is scheduled to hold
an extraordinary session in Jakarta on Nov. 10-13 to endorse the
general election process of May 1999. More ...
Wiranto warns Moslem community about the dangers of reform JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces
(ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto warned on Wednesday against
allowing the reform movement to degenerate into a revolution. More ...
Vaccination drive a shot in the arm for kids' health JAKARTA (JP): The first shots were given on Wednesday as the
city opened its month-long tetanus and diphtheria vaccination
program for its nearly a million elementary school students.Minister of Health Farid A. More ...
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