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Searching for all articles published on 1998-04-06 ...

41 articles.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/RI comitted to economic reform: Minister

RI comitted to economic reform: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is pledging its grave commitment to carry through on economic reforms but stressed that it still needs international support, Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita has said.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/TV Program: Monday, April 6, 1998

TV Program: Monday, April 6, 1998TVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:45 TV Series: The Big Valley 3:05 Economic Program: Kiat Manajemen 3:30 TV Drama: Angkat Derajat 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:30 Religious Teachings: Hindu 6:00 News: ...

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Indonesia today

Indonesia today It struck me during my recent first visit to Indonesia that many Javanese cities lack the transformation that is common in Europe and the U.S., and which was made possible by the increase in wealth.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Jakarta troops turn farmers

Jakarta troops turn farmers JAKARTA (JP): The city military command is to send 500 soldiers to help open about 240 hectares of unused land in Greater Jakarta for agriculture.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Rectors warned over unrully student protests

Rectors warned over unrully student protests JAKARTA (JP): The authorities have warned several universities across the city that student demonstrations could lead to anarchy if they spill onto the streets.City Police Chief Maj. Gen.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Law: Missing link in stabilizing the rupiah

Law: Missing link in stabilizing the rupiah Various theories on how to fight the economic crisis have been forwarded. Charles Himawan, professor of law and economics at the University of Indonesia, argues that the Supreme Court could play a major role in helping to alleviate the suffering.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Students, lawyers urge probe into Yogya incident

Students, lawyers urge probe into Yogya incident YOGYAKARTA (JP): A team of students and lawyers are calling on the National Commission on Human Rights and Armed Forces Commander Gen.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Few islanders have land title

Few islanders have land title JAKARTA (JP): Only about 20 percent of 1,180 plots of land in the Thousand Islands have been titled, a local senior official said over the weekend.Deputy subdistrict chief Kusno said few people on the sprawling islets were aware that legal land documents were needed.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Uses of logic

Uses of logic My daughter-in-law, who is now working at one of the banks in Jakarta, studied civil engineering in Bandung, after which she did a two-year stint in banking in the United States.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Over 12,500 workers lose jobs in Bekasi

Over 12,500 workers lose jobs in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): The Bekasi branch of the All-Indonesia Workers Union Federation has helped arranged the dismissal of 12,586 workers between October 1997 and last month, an official said over the weekend.The branch's secretary, R.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/RI pilgrims go to Mt. Arafat for peak of haj ritual

RI pilgrims go to Mt. Arafat for peak of haj ritual JAKARTA (JP): More than 3,000 buses were used yesterday to transport Indonesia's 200,000 pilgrims from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to Mt. Arafat for wukuf, or "standing", a rite that signifies the peak of the annual haj pilgrimage.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Tycoon launches corn pilot project

Tycoon launches corn pilot project JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of farmers watched as tycoon Hutomo Mandala Putra, Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare Haryono Suyono and Minister of Agriculture Justika Sjarifudin Baharsjah get their hands dirty at the weekend by symbolically picking the first ...

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Two national karatekas grab KASAD trophies

Two national karatekas grab KASAD trophies JAKARTA (JP): Two national karatekas won the fifth Army Chief of Staff (KASAD) Cup championship at the Senayan indoor tennis stadium yesterday.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Economic crisis drives Indonesia into nutritional disaster

Economic crisis drives Indonesia into nutritional disasterBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): The long-lasting economic crisis is likely to lead the majority of Indonesians to nutritional disaster because of the rocketing prices of staple foods and other basic commodities, said an executive of the ...

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/People turn to 'alternative' food items for survival

People turn to 'alternative' food items for survivalBy Lorensius Molan KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (Antara): As food shortages take a grip on the eastern provinces, people have taken to eating "alternative" food to survive.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/CPO producers urge government to lift export ban

CPO producers urge government to lift export ban JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association has said the new agreement between the International Monetary Fund and the government, to be signed this week, should include the revoking of the export ban on crude palm oil (CPO) and ...

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/How Kalimantan farmers are surviving the monatary crisis

How Kalimantan farmers are surviving the monatary crisisBy Amon Stefanus KETAPANG, West Kalimantan (JP): While most Indonesians are living in apprehension as a result of the ongoing monetary crisis, farmers in rural areas of this province have a different story to tell.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Military questions tycoon over swindle

Military questions tycoon over swindle JAKARTA (JP): A real estate tycoon has been questioned by the Jakarta Internal Security Agency for allegedly building condominiums on state land, incurring a massive financial loss on the government.Spokesman for the Jakarta Military Command, Lt. Col. D.J.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Property sector may stay sluggish until December

Property sector may stay sluggish until December JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's ailing property sector has not shown any positive sign of recovery and will continue to be sluggish until the end of the year, property research agency The Burwood Report Indonesia has said.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Fire experts call for containment strategy in extinguishing blazes

Fire experts call for containment strategy in extinguishing blazesBy Budiman Moerdijat SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan (JP): Fire-fighting experts, confronting raging forest fires in this province, maintain it would be better to focus on prevention efforts at this stage and let the fires burn ...

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Wiranto's prohibition of student politics slammed

Wiranto's prohibition of student politics slammed JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wiranto Arismunandar banned Saturday students from being involved in practical political activities, a move that immediately drew harsh criticism from an observer.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Medical services on dengue

Medical services on dengue TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang General Hospital is offering free medical services to dengue fever victims who cannot afford to pay for treatment, a hospital official said.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Violence mars village election

Violence mars village election SUKOHARJO, Central Java: At least 10 residents were injured and three houses damaged following violence in the election of the Grogol village chief in Sukoharjo regency last week.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Govt move on banks 'not enough'

Govt move on banks 'not enough' JAKARTA (JP): Banking analysts and economists cautiously hailed the government's move to suspend the operation of seven commercial banks and take over the management of seven more, saying it could eventually restore the health of the banking sector.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Man suspected of slaying his wife

Man suspected of slaying his wife JAKARTA (JP): Police believe a woman, who had her neck slashed Saturday at her house on Jl. Bojong Utama IV in the Narogong Indah housing complex, East Bekasi, was killed by her husband.Head of the Bekasi Police precinct Let. Col.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/How do we define political reform?

How do we define political reform?By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): The word reform has become very popular these days, to the extent of becoming a household word.Initially, this phenomenon made me feel optimistic. I thought that the thinking class in our society sincerely wants reform.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/C. Java begins pay cuts in May

C. Java begins pay cuts in May SEMARANG, Central Java: Governor Soewardi said that senior provincial officials would next month take pay cuts and the money would be donated to the needy.He said he would also be willing to sacrifice a portion of his Rp 800,000 monthly basic salary for the cause.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Govt's banking move casts shadow on stock trading

Govt's banking move casts shadow on stock trading JAKARTA (JP): The government's move to freeze the operation of seven commercial banks, and to take over the management of seven others, is likely to cast a shadow on trading activities in the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week, stockbrokers ...

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Worst air polluters are vehicles

Worst air polluters are vehicles JAKARTA (JP): Three million motorized vehicles contribute up to 70 percent of air pollution in this city of 10 million people, a government official has said.Prawoto S.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Can India, Pakistan agree?

Can India, Pakistan agree? For the first time in a year, it appears that an Indian government actually has a chance at political survival. The Bharatiya Janata Party leads a coalition which appears stronger than the recent governments stitched together by a series of prime ministers.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/'Dharma' can salvage the world economy

'Dharma' can salvage the world economyBy Bharat Jhunjhunwala NEW DELHI (JP): The global economy is witnessing a strange phenomenon today. While profits increase, so do unemployment and poverty.Actually, this is an inevitable consequence of global equalization of wages.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Sticker project turns sticky over supervision

Sticker project turns sticky over supervision JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation has stated that fairness in awarding tenders should be top of the agenda if the private sector is involved in managing the planned sticker system in restricted traffic areas.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/25% hike in tap water tariffs under attack

25% hike in tap water tariffs under attack JAKARTA (JP): An executive of the Indonesian Consumers Foundation has criticized city-owned water company PDAM's decision to raise tap water prices by an average of 25 percent from this month.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Mystery remains over string of activist disappearances

Mystery remains over string of activist disappearances JAKARTA (JP): "I am in danger" were reportedly the last words uttered by Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) politician Haryanto Taslam before disappearing a month ago.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, April 6, 1998

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, April 6, 1998Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: The Life of the Pioneer of Modern Indonesian Painting by Sudjojono at Pelita Harapan University, Building B 3rd floor, Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, until April 7.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Move on bad banks

Move on bad banks What had been rumored for the past few weeks turned into blunt reality over the weekend when the government moved to freeze the licenses of seven banks and put seven more under the management of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Nigeria's transition to civilian rule

Nigeria's transition to civilian rule LONDON: According to Nigeria's Provisional Ruling Council (PRC), the transition to civilian rule will be completed as scheduled on Oct. 1, 1998. A smooth handover will be essential for establishing political stability and achieving sustainable economic growth.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Two Thais beg for clemency

Two Thais beg for clemency MEDAN, North Sumatra: Two Thai women convicted of smuggling 12 kilograms of heroin into the country are hoping for President Soeharto's clemency after their request for a case review was rejected by the Supreme Court last October.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/No paper

No paper In observance of Idhul Adha, the Islamic Day of Sacrifice, The Jakarta Post will not be published tomorrow. The Post will appear again on Wednesday.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Canadian wins first leg of national drag race

Canadian wins first leg of national drag race JAKARTA (JP): Canadian Robert Paul and Ronny Hermawan of Indonesia took out first and second places in the free-for-all category in the first leg of the national drag race in Sentul, near Bogor, yesterday.

Mon, 06 Apr 1998

JP/Up to 1,000 homes inundated in Kendal

Up to 1,000 homes inundated in Kendal KENDAL, Central Java: Nearly 1,000 houses in five villages around the Kendal regency were inundated with meter-high floodwater Saturday following torrential rains Friday night.