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Searching for all articles published on 1999-03-09 ...

38 articles.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/East Timor autonomy draft reviewed

East Timor autonomy draft reviewed JAKARTA (JP): The government will review its draft on wide- ranging autonomy for East Timor, casting doubts over the possibility of United Nations-sponsored talks between Indonesia and Portugal later this week making any progress toward an agreement.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Export financing agency to be legalized

Export financing agency to be legalized JAKARTA (JP): The government is to issue a government regulation by April as a basis for creating an export financing agency, the central bank's director Dono Iskandar said on Monday.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Indorayon workers want more security

Indorayon workers want more security MEDAN, North Sumatra: Employees of pulp and rayon mill PT Inti Indorayon Utama on Monday headed to the provincial council to voice their demands, including that the security forces step up their guard around the plant in Porsea, North Tapanuli.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Penalty eyed for rupiah physical transfer abroad

Penalty eyed for rupiah physical transfer abroad JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Syahril Sabirin said on Monday that the government was proposing a penalty system for the physical transfer of rupiah banknotes out of and into the country in a bid to curb overseas counterfeiting of the ...

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Are we really in reform order?

Are we really in reform order? Do you think we are in reform order? I don't think so. Let's take our current Cabinet. Let's look at the government's policies, the program for the have-nots. These are still the same as ever.Let's see whether the top government officer has a sense of crisis.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Rp 50b set for transfer of teachers

Rp 50b set for transfer of teachers JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Education and Culture has allocated Rp 50 billion (US$5.5 million) to finance the resettlement of teachers from East Timor, where tensions between prointegration and proindependence groups have escalated.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Obituary

Obituary Siti Wahjunah, widow of Indonesia's first prime minister Sutan Sjahrir, died on Monday night at Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta.Siti, 78, better known as Poppy Sjahrir, was diagnosed with bronchopneumonia when admitted to the hospital four weeks ago, her niece Gita Prasojo said.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Police shoot dead three armed robbery suspects

Police shoot dead three armed robbery suspects JAKARTA (JP): Police shot dead three men in East Jakarta on Sunday for resisting arrest after officers tried to detain them as suspects in a notorious series of violent robberies in the capital over the last two months.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/KPDE reports millennium bug hurdle cleared

KPDE reports millennium bug hurdle cleared JAKARTA (JP): The city administration declared on Monday that its computer system is ready to cope with the double digit millennial problem widely known as the Y2K bug.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition * Photo Exhibition: Germany Advertisement Photograph in 1925- 1988, at Bandung Institute of Technology, Jl. Ganesha 10, until March 27.Performances * European Union Music Festival, at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/14 bars to be sealed for tax evasion

14 bars to be sealed for tax evasion JAKARTA (JP): At least 14 entertainment spots in West Jakarta will be closed next Wednesday because the owners have not paid taxes totaling Rp 1 billion (US$111,111), an official said on Monday.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Cambodian law catches up with 'The Butcher'

Cambodian law catches up with 'The Butcher'By Denis D. Gray BANGKOK (AP): Ta Mok, the last leader of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, exemplified the essence of this murderous movement. The one-legged general was a son of the soil, hated the Vietnamese and expressed a chilling indifference to taking life.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/RI's best shuttlers will go to SEA Games

RI's best shuttlers will go to SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will send its top badminton players for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Bandar Seri Begawan in August, the National Sports Council (KONI) said on Monday.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Foreign investors want a stake in Indosat

Foreign investors want a stake in Indosat JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investors interested in state-owned international telecommunications provider PT Indosat are demanding a controlling stake in the Indonesian satellite communications firm, a company official said on Monday.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Hendro reelected as judo chief

Hendro reelected as judo chief JAKARTA (JP): A.M. Hendropriyono, an Army lieutenant general and minister of transmigration, was elected for a second four- year term as chief of the Indonesian Judo Association at its conference in Ciloto in West Java on Sunday, Antara reported.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Labor protest marks Women's Day event

Labor protest marks Women's Day event JAKARTA (JP): The celebration of International Women's Day on Monday was marked by a protest by migrant workers demanding better legal protection from abuse by overseas employers, and also an admission by President B.J.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Water Boy 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Firelight 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Hard Rain 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 An American Werewolf in Paris 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Stepmom ...

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Housebreaker shot by ABRI occupant

Housebreaker shot by ABRI occupant JAKARTA (JP): A housebreaking criminal was shot in the neck by its occupant, a member of the Armed Forces, on Monday at Balaraja, Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta.City police spokesman Lt. Col.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Foundation protests workers' shooting

Foundation protests workers' shooting JAKARTA: The Legal Aid Foundation here has demanded that the military police account for the shooting of striking workers of a plywood plant on Friday.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 8, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 ...

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Companies told to honor minimum wage ruling

Companies told to honor minimum wage ruling TANGERANG (JP): All companies here have been reminded of their obligation to abide by the government's ruling governing an increase in monthly regional minimum wages by an average of 16.7 percent as of April 1.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/UKI student tried for kidnapping police officer

UKI student tried for kidnapping police officer JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian Christian University (UKI) student was indicted at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday for kidnapping a police officer.Prosecutor M.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Yunus defends press freedom

Yunus defends press freedom JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Muhammad Yunus delivered on Monday a strong defense for freedom of the press to critical legislators, saying he would prefer "newspapers without a government" to "a government without newspapers.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Howard faces dilemma on E. Timor

Howard faces dilemma on E. TimorBy Hilman Adil This is the second of two articles on Australia's policy on East Timor.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Legal experts fault autonomy bill

Legal experts fault autonomy bill JAKARTA (JP): More criticism has been heaped on the bill on regional administration, with legal experts and regional figures saying that the government has not comprehended the resentment caused by decades of centralization.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Code of conduct needed to avoid campaign violence

Code of conduct needed to avoid campaign violenceBy Edith Hartanto JAKARTA (JP): Political observers are making urgent calls for the establishment of a code of conduct for election campaigning, scheduled for May 15 until June 4, to avoid clashes between supporters of the 48 poll contestants.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Rates for tax payment, valid from March. 8 to March 14

Rates for tax payment, valid from March. 8 to March 14 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,815.00Austrian schilling 1 692.30Australian dollar 1 5,455.60Belgian franc 1 236.15Canadian dollar 1 5,776.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Two men attacked by mob in renewed Ambon violence

Two men attacked by mob in renewed Ambon violence JAKARTA (JP): Two men were attacked by a mob in renewed violence in the riot-torn Maluku capital of Ambon on Monday.There was confusion on the status of the victims.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Soldiers' unholy war

Soldiers' unholy war After a two month pause, students returned to the streets of Jakarta last week, while security personnel also reappeared to demonstrate their inclination for unnecessary violence.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Pundits and the nation's future

Pundits and the nation's future I refer to the article "Punditry: A give-and-take business" of Sunday, March 7, 1999 edition. I have found synonyms of this word that range from analysis to observation and criticism.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Leftover food leaves hotel employee jobless

Leftover food leaves hotel employee jobless JAKARTA (JP): A dismissal from work during this time of economic hardship is a nightmare for anybody, particularly those living in the capital, where the prices of goods and services have skyrocketed.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Australia: Responding to RI's transformation

Australia: Responding to RI's transformation This is the second of two articles based on an address by Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer in the Australia- Asia Institute's 1999 Australia in Asia Lecture Series State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, on March 1, 1999.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/13,000 E. Java infants malnourished

13,000 E. Java infants malnourished JAKARTA (JP): Thirteen thousand malnourished infants have been discovered in East Java, with those living in cities more likely to suffer from the condition, Antara reported on Saturday.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Minister Rahardi rules out new restriction on log exports

Minister Rahardi rules out new restriction on log exports JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan ruled out on Monday any plans to reimpose an export restriction on logs despite complaints from wood-processing industries about the scarcity of logs on the local market.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Party loyalties set the stage for clashes

Party loyalties set the stage for clashes JAKARTA (JP): Election-related violence loomed in parts of the country on Monday as political parties staged unofficial rallies ahead of the June 7 polls.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Keep state secrets, Akbar warns officials

Keep state secrets, Akbar warns officials JAKARTA (JP): A veiled warning was conveyed Monday to officials who failed to maintain state secrets.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on March 8, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

Tue, 09 Mar 1999

JP/Fire damages warehouse

Fire damages warehouse JAKARTA (JP): Fire partially gutted a warehouse at the Putra Kalimantan building complex on Jl. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta on Monday afternoon.No fatalities were reported and material losses have yet to be calculated.