IMF package 'not in line' with the constitution JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday he had to
tread cautiously in implementing the International Monetary
Fund's sweeping economic reforms because they were not in line
with the country's 1945 Constitution. More ...
Students keep up demands for reforms and lower prices JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of students from at least nine
universities throughout Java staged on-campus demonstrations
Saturday, continuing their calls for immediate government reforms
and lower prices for basic goods. More ...
Members ponder Doel's love life JAKARTA (JP): Everybody knows who will be Indonesia's next
president and vice president, so Assembly members have another
question on their minds: Will Doel choose Sarah or Zaenab?Golkar faction member Rano Karno happens to be the star of the
famous television ... More ...
30% of Jakarta housing developers go bankrupt JAKARTA (JP): Some 30 percent of Jakarta's 900 developers are
currently bankrupt due to the monetary crisis, an official said
Saturday. More ...
Unsold imported corn to be exportedBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang JAKARTA (JP): Feedmeal producers are reselling their stocks of
imported corn overseas due to sluggish demand here as
bankruptcies batter the country's poultry farmers. More ...
Discount spare parts offered JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Command in cooperation with the
Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries (Gaikindo) held
yesterday a market operation selling spare parts for 30 percent
less to owners of public transportation vehicles. More ...
TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News
7:30 Talk Show
8:00 Breaking News
8:10 Music
9:00 Breaking News
9:10 Profile: Paket Profil Pembangunan
9:27 Music
10:10 Talk Show
10:40 Music
11:00 TVRI News
11:15 Music
11:40 Profile: Paket Profil Politisi
12:00 p.m. More ...
IMF aid delay 'will further worsen confidence' in RI JAKARTA (JP): The delay in the disbursement of the
International Monetary Fund's US$3 billion second tranche of
bailout funds to Indonesia will further worsen confidence in the
country's economy, analysts have said. More ...
Soeharto accepts his renomination JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called on the nation
yesterday to stand behind the economic recovery programs now
underway, in exchange for his acceptance to be renominated to his
seventh consecutive term in office. More ...
Surya sells Denso shares JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed property developer PT Surya
Semesta Internusa announced Friday that it planned to sell half
of its shares in PT Denso Corporation Indonesia, an automotive
spare parts manufacturer. More ...
E. Timor and food shortage Dino Patti Djalal had the kernel of an excellent story in his
piece about East Timor False alarm over alleged starvation in
Atauro published March 6, 1998. Unfortunately, his own prejudices
appeared to have got in the way of his powers of observation and
deduction. More ...
Speedy treatment needed As far as we are able to conclude from the statements made by
the special foreign envoys who have met recently with President
Soeharto, there is nothing wrong in relations between Indonesia
and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). More ...
Jan Pronk provokes controversy over Indonesia in EuropeBy Aboeprijadi Santoso THE HAGUE (JP): As the economic crisis in Asia continues to
provoke discussion in Europe, a controversy has arisen in the
Netherlands over the provision of credit for Indonesia. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Sculpture Exhibition: Jakarta Sculpture Triennial by 32
Artists from Yogyakarta, Bandung and Jakarta, at 10 a.m. to 9
p.m., Galeri Cipta II, Jl. Cikini Raya No. 73, until March 10. More ...
Lessons for coping with economic troubles Demokratisasi Ekonomi dan Pertumbuhan Politik (Economic
Democratization and Political Growth);
By Prof. Dr. Loekman Soetrisno;
Kanisius, Yogyakarta, 1997;
308 pp;
Rp 20,000 YOGYAKARTA (JP): History apparently always repeats itself. More ...
Talk of reform confuses people, Alwi says JAKARTA (JP): Assembly member Alwi Dahlan said the ongoing
discourse about political reform confused the public as many
speakers did not always know what they were talking about. More ...
Hostile media Television has become the most powerful medium in the last
decade, due to its audio-visual effects. Its ability to reach the
masses is enormous. International news channels, such as CNN,
CNBC (ABN), BBC etc. More ...
Toy pistol used to intimidate BOGOR (JP): Police arrested a repeat offender who threatened a
street vendor with a toy pistol in front of the state treasury
office on Jl. Juanda here on Friday.Bogor Police chief Lt. Col. More ...
Brokers say IMF loan delay likely to hit stock market JAKARTA (JP): Trading activities on the Jakarta Stock Exchange
(JSX) are likely to remain gloomy this week on news that the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) will postpone the disbursement
of its US$3 billion second tranche loan package for ... More ...
From colonialism to globalizationBy Franz Magnis-Suseno SJ JAKARTA (JP): Is globalization the continuation of
colonialism? Is it the postcolonial form of colonialism? That was
the central question of an international conference on
Colonialism to Globalization that took place in New Delhi, ... More ...
Heading off crisis As the rupiah jumped up and down yesterday (Friday) amid
predictions of a currency board in place by midyear, the human
cost of the financial crisis in Indonesia became ever more plain. More ...
To Ibu Karlina In a society like ours in which, in my observation,
appreciation for more honest things and events is rather scarce,
I would, for a change, and as a subscriber to your daily, express
my admiration for Karlina Leksono and friends. More ...
Nuclear deterrent key to Russia's defense LONDON: The appointment of Marshal Igor Sergeyev as Russian
Defense Minister in May 1997 heralded a quiet but dramatic shift
in the military establishment's balance of power away from the
'fighting generals' and towards the technocrats. More ...
Bukit Asam fires up to raise coal briquette productionBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): State coal mining company PT Tambang Batubara
Bukit Asam is set to increase its coal briquette output to one
million tons in 2000 to anticipate an increase in demand for
alternative fuels. More ...
What's new in the PC World? Open your eyes!By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): The giant chipmaker Intel Corp. has just
released a warning that its earnings may be around 10 percent
lower than expected. More ...
Golkar stands firm on state leadership issue: Akbar JAKARTA (JP): No amount of external pressure will make Golkar
budge from its decision to nominate Soeharto and B.J. Habibie as
the next president and vice president, an official of the
dominant faction vowed yesterday. More ...
Books on Habibie a top seller JAKARTA (JP): A vice presidential nomination sells books, as
the attendant of Gema Insani Press stall at the General Session
venue has found out. More ...
Two dead, six injured in Penjaringan fire JAKARTA (JP): Two people died and six others were injured when
fire gutted a two-story sock factory and six nearby houses in
Penjaringan, North Jakarta, yesterday.One of the fatalities, Rubiyatun, worked at the factory owned
by Zetset company on Jl. More ...
Traditional cures get a boost due to crisisBy A. Ariobimo Nusantara JAKARTA (JP): More people are turning to traditional medicines
to cure what ails them as prices of generic and patented drugs
soar. More ...
Students and lawmakers The military authorities seem to be exercising a virtue of
tolerance toward the thousands of students now staging
antigovernment demonstrations at various Indonesian universities. More ...
Mischievous hack tricks Ginandjar JAKARTA (JP): Because much of the proceedings of the General
Session and the remarks of Assembly members are predictable,
journalists are inventing ways to liven up situations in order to
prompt interesting quotes. More ...
Houses inundated in East Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The heavy downpour, which started Saturday and
refused to abate until early yesterday morning, inundated
hundreds of houses in four subdistricts in East Jakarta. More ...
Beggars, buskers flood Yogya YOGYAKARTA: Motorists in this town are complaining about the
growing number of beggars and buskers on main intersections,
Antara said over the weekend. More ...
Citi hotels raise workers' wages JAKARTA (JP): Several star-rated hotels in the capital have
raised employees' salaries by between 5 percent and 15 percent
despite lower occupancy levels, an hotel association official
said over the weekend. More ...
Women's business binds Mien, Inten JAKARTA (JP): They say being part of a minority group helps
one feel closer to fellow members. The same could be said for
Mien Sugandhi and Inten Soeweno, the only women ministers in the
outgoing cabinet. More ...
No need to 'interrupt' leadership election JAKARTA (JP): Senior Golkar legislator Akbar Tandjung said
yesterday that based on the smooth proceedings so far, he saw no
reason for anyone to interrupt either the presidential or vice
presidential elections. More ...
Beauties grace Assembly fair JAKARTA (JP): The stall that produces the Bee Jelly health
drink first attracted customers by inviting former badminton
champion Verawati Fajrin to attend. More ...
Robbers make off with Rp 5m SEMARANG: Five masked robbers made off with Rp 5 million in
cash and jewelry from the home of local businessman Tan Djien
Khan on busy Jl. Gombel.The robbery took place in the early hours of Friday in spite
of frequent police patrols in the area, Antara reported. More ...
Four killed in chain collision JAKARTA (JP): Four people were killed in a chain collision,
involving a cement mixer, two city buses and two other vehicles,
on the elevated Ir. Wiyoto Wiyono toll road in East Jakarta
Saturday night. Seventeen others were injured. More ...
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