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Searching for all articles published on 1998-10-07 ...

55 articles.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Hotel Mulia 'not bound to sports development'

Hotel Mulia 'not bound to sports development' JAKARTA (JP): The management of Hotel Mulia Senayan has justified its proposed room rates for participants in the Indonesia Open badminton championships, arguing it has no black- and-white commitment to promote national sports development.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Contractor sues Patuha Power for $1.3m

Contractor sues Patuha Power for $1.3m JAKARTA (JP): Drilling company PT Boart Longyear has filed a bankruptcy petition against Patuha Power Ltd, the owner of the suspended Patuha power project in West Java, for failing to pay a drilling service fee.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Hartono elected FSPSI Reformasi chief

Hartono elected FSPSI Reformasi chief JAKARTA (JP): Hartono, chairman of the plantation and agriculture sectoral trade union, was elected president of a splinter faction of the All-Indonesia Workers Union Federation (FSPSI Reformasi) for the 1998/2003 period, in its congress in Cianjur, West ...

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Fishery exports may net $2.04b

Fishery exports may net $2.04b JAKARTA (JP): Foreign exchange earnings from fishery exports are expected to increase by 7.3 percent to US$2.04 billion this year from $1.9 billion last year, a senior official at the Ministry of Agriculture said on Tuesday.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Sutiyoso vows to clamp down on mayoralty KKN

Sutiyoso vows to clamp down on mayoralty KKN JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso vowed on Tuesday to tightly monitor the city's five mayoralties in an attempt to stop collusion, corruption and nepotism in his administration.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Megawati responsible for security in Bali: Habibie

Megawati responsible for security in Bali: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has told ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri that she is to help ensure security and order during her faction's congress in Bali this week.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Jakarta no longer a safe place to live: Minister, academic

Jakarta no longer a safe place to live: Minister, academic JAKARTA (JP): A minister and a sociologist agreed on Tuesday that Jakarta was no longer a safe or healthy place to live due to its uncontrollable growth and development.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Wiranto orders stop to killings

Wiranto orders stop to killings JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto said on Tuesday he had instructed East Java police to put a stop to the mysterious killing spree which has claimed more than 100 victims, including Islamic teachers and alleged practitioners of "black magic".

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Young snappers display city scenes

Young snappers display city scenes JAKARTA (JP): Five young photographers are displaying works revealing the capital's many facets in a three-week long exhibition which opened last night at Antara's Press Photography Gallery on Jl. Antara No. 59 in Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Two new military command chiefs of staff installed

Two new military command chiefs of staff installed JAKARTA (JP): Brig. Gen. Achmad Yahya and Brig. Gen. Albert Inkiriwang were installed on Tuesday as the new chiefs of staff of the Jakarta Military Command and the Jakarta Garrison respectively.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/RI karate experts want overseas training in Japan

RI karate experts want overseas training in Japan JAKARTA (JP): National karate experts being groomed for the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December have urged the National Sports Council to send them for training in Japan.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Oct. 6, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates ------------------------------------------ Buying Selling Buying Selling ...

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Three killed in multiple pileup

Three killed in multiple pileup BOGOR (JP): Three people were killed and 12 injured in a chain collision in the Puncak hill resort area in Bogor on Monday evening, a police officer said.Bogor Police chief Col.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Mashill's merger will be decided later this month

Mashill's merger will be decided later this month JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of the publicly listed Bank Mashill are to hold an extraordinary meeting later this month to decide the bank's plan to merge with three other local banks.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/NGOs say military atrocities also occurred in C. Aceh

NGOs say military atrocities also occurred in C. Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Rights activists alleged on Tuesday that military atrocities occurred in Central Aceh regency -- in addition to those found recently in the regencies of Pidie, East and North Aceh -- when the province was a military operation ...

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Irian separatist leader arrested

Irian separatist leader arrested JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Police arrested on Tuesday Theys H. Elvay, who reportedly claimed to be president of the West Papua separatist movement, in a raid at his home in Sentani.Irian Jaya Police chief Brig. Gen.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Hate and anger prevail

Hate and anger prevail When I read The Jakarta Post's editorial of Sept. 18, A familiar story, I began reading it with great interest.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Troops man key areas to safeguard Jakarta

Troops man key areas to safeguard Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): While driving along Jakarta's streets these days, it would be difficult not to notice the armed security personnel clad in various uniforms at major intersections or outside large businesses.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Wireless

Wireless I am writing in response to the article "Will we still need overland lines in the future?" of Oct 5. The answer is yes, we will. Simply because the overland lines, all 600 millions of them, worldwide, are already there and are growing by 6 percent every year.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Volleyball meet to feature 47 clubs

Volleyball meet to feature 47 clubs JAKARTA (JP): A total of 32 men's and 15 women's teams have confirmed their participation in the initial national inter-club volleyball championships to be held from Oct. 14 to Oct. 22.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/RI lands extra quota

RI lands extra quota JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Foreign Trade Djoko Moeljono said on Tuesday the government had secured an additional quota for textile exports to the United States this year and advised exporters to contact his office to get the additional quota.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/S'pore to send aid to Maluku

S'pore to send aid to Maluku AMBON, Maluku: The Singaporean Red Cross will send about 8,000 packages of basic commodities to Maluku this December, the deputy chief of the Red Cross in Jakarta, Nico Pieter, said on Tuesday.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Many timber firms facing closure

Many timber firms facing closure JAKARTA (JP): Almost half of the country's timber-related companies may call it quits due to growing uncertainty over their business, according to the Indonesian Forestry Society (MPI).

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/ABRI's accountability

ABRI's accountability The current political discourse on the military's sociopolitical role has rarely touched on the question of accountability.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Rifts can exist in big country

Rifts can exist in big country I am writing in response to Mr. Imdad Hussain's letter of Sept. 30. Often, people reply to articles but after reading the above letter I was so embarrassed that I think Mr. Hussain did not reply to the article but only criticized India.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Raja Singa Bansa: Dayak monarch without power or wealth

Raja Singa Bansa: Dayak monarch without power or wealthBy Edi Petebang PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): Kings are identified with power and wealth. But this is not the case with Raja (King) Singa Bansa, a 27-year-old Dayak monarch.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Two die at Pelabuhan Ratu

Two die at Pelabuhan Ratu BOGOR, West Java: Two students from the department of marine technology and science from the Bogor Agriculture Institute (IPB) were found dead on Monday in the waters off the Pelabuhan Ratu beach resort in West Java.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Anonymous threats continue on human rights activists

Anonymous threats continue on human rights activists JAKARTA (JP): Human rights activists working to publicly disclose information on the mass rapes that occurred during the May riots have reported that they are continuing to receive anonymous threats.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Sri Sultan sets helping the poor at top of agenda

Sri Sultan sets helping the poor at top of agenda YOGYAKARTA (JP): New Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X set to work on Monday with his top priority being finding ways to help the poor.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/2,000 people loot shrimp ponds

2,000 people loot shrimp ponds CILACAP, Central Java: About 2,000 residents of Laut village in Cilacap looted shrimp ponds belonging to a cooperative of the Nusa Kambangan correctional institution, causing around Rp 350 million (US$32,000) in material losses.Cilacap police chief Lt. Col.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Garuda to suffer huge net loss of Rp400b this year

Garuda to suffer huge net loss of Rp400b this year JAKARTA (JP): President of PT Garuda Indonesia Robby Djohan said on Tuesday that he expected the national flagship carrier to incur a net loss of roughly Rp 400 billion (about US$38 million) this year due to the economic crisis.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Rupiah shoots up to 10,000 against greenback, shares dip

Rupiah shoots up to 10,000 against greenback, shares dip JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah continued to rally for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, rising 5.4 percent to close at 10,000 against the U.S. dollar, currency dealers said.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Govt mulls end to barriers on privatization

Govt mulls end to barriers on privatization JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering the removal of regulatory barriers hampering the country's privatization program, a minister said here on Tuesday.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/HIV and AIDS

HIV and AIDS The article "Quality TV drama takes realistic look at AIDS" on Oct. 3 again demonstrates a lack of clear understanding of the difference between HIV and AIDS, in noting that "There are more than 700 AIDS registered patients nationwide.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Insurance council to amend riot coverege

Insurance council to amend riot coverege JAKARTA (JP): The Insurance Council of Indonesia (DAI) will introduce more definitive clauses in damage insurance contracts by November to clear up ambiguity brought to the fore following the May riots.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Germany to give aid to Asia greater emphasis

Germany to give aid to Asia greater emphasis JAKARTA (JP): Germany's chancellor-elect, Gerhard Schroeder, plans to place a greater emphasis on foreign aid programs to Asian countries, including Indonesia, and pursue efforts to make the European Union follow suit, a noted German ...

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Art Summit schedule

Art Summit schedule Oct. 6-7: Dance, Kembang Sampah (Garbage Flowers), Miroto (Indonesia), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), Jl. Pos No. 2, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3441892).Oct. 7-8: Music, No World Improvisations, Jin Hi Kim (USA), Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl.

Wed, 07 Oct 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: Kesadaran 5:30 Education Quiz: Tangkas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: Rona ...

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Old citizens predicted to reach 29m in 2020

Old citizens predicted to reach 29m in 2020 JAKARTA (JP): The number of elderly people here will more than double over the next two decades, increasing from 11.3 million, or 6.3 percent of the 1990 population, to 29 million or 11.4 percent in 2020.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Minister tells graduates to become entrepreneurs

Minister tells graduates to become entrepreneurs JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology Zuhal told new university graduates here on Tuesday to become entrepreneurs to cope with the prolonged economic crisis.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Rice swept rice into profit by hard-working market women

Rice swept rice into profit by hard-working market womenText and photos by P.J. Leo JAKARTA (JP): The atmosphere that morning was filled with joy and laughter among a group of women at one of the rice stalls at the Cipinang rice market in East Jakarta.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Indonesia's crisis in 'feng shui' vision

Indonesia's crisis in 'feng shui' visionBy Mauro Rahardjo BANDUNG (JP): What is the relationship between the recent Indonesian economic crisis and Feng Shui?Feng Shui, is not associated with the superstitious or mystical belief, but rather a classical Chinese science, which has developed and ...

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/6,000 Irianese suffer from syphilis

6,000 Irianese suffer from syphilis JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: About 6,000 people in Timika are reportedly suffering from syphilis while four others recently tested positive for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), Antara said.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Draft law on deferral of labor law filed with House

Draft law on deferral of labor law filed with House JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Fahmi Idris has submitted to the House of Representatives a draft law which seeks to defer the enforcement of the manpower law which his predecessor Abdul Latief introduced in 1997 amid allegations of bribery.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Hoodlum stabbed to death

Hoodlum stabbed to death JAKARTA (JP): A notorious hoodlum from Kramat Jati in East Jakarta was found dead with severe stab wounds near the local market on Tuesday.Police believe that Maskur, 28, was fatally attacked by rival thugs in the area.According to city police spokesman Lt. Col. E.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.6, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 ...

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/MasterCard wants no bias

MasterCard wants no bias JAKARTA (JP): MasterCard International reminded merchants on Tuesday that they should not reject credit cards based on their place of issuance.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Government to revise regulation on forest royalties

Government to revise regulation on forest royalties JAKARTA (JP): The government is to revise the regulation on the collection of forest royalties to give provinces and regencies a larger share of the country's forest revenues.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Poor care for elephantiasis

Poor care for elephantiasis AMBON, Maluku: Residents here said they were disappointed by the lack of effort to prevent and cure elephantiasis in the region."We are disappointed...

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Indonesia Open loses top shuttlers

Indonesia Open loses top shuttlers JAKARTA (JP): Denmark's top singles players Peter Gade Christensen and Camilla Martin have withdrawn from the Indonesia Open badminton championships, organizers said on Tuesday.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/Kuntoro denies PLN to opt for force majeure

Kuntoro denies PLN to opt for force majeure JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto denied on Tuesday that state electricity company PT PLN plans to declare force majeure in contracts with its independent power producers (IPP).

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/'Becak' drivers stage rally

'Becak' drivers stage rally JAKARTA (JP): At least 300 becak (pedicab) drivers and owners held a demonstration in front of a city-owned warehouse in Cakung, North Jakarta, on Tuesday to demand the return of vehicles that have been impounded there.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/No World Improvisations to perform at art summit

No World Improvisations to perform at art summit JAKARTA (JP): A two-night performance by four internationally acclaimed musicians grouped in No World Improvisations will provide a compelling experience for both local artists and the audience alike.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/UNDP assists three cities

UNDP assists three cities MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) will this fiscal year provide US$800 million in assistance for urban development in three Indonesian cities.

Wed, 07 Oct 1998

JP/How the Chinese learned to trade

How the Chinese learned to tradeBy Agus Widjaja JAKARTA (JP): Ever since the May riots the controversial debate on the income disparity between pribumi (indigenous Indonesians) and Chinese-Indonesians has raged with renewed vigor.