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Searching for all articles published on 1998-10-01 ...

51 articles.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Thursday, Oct. 1, 1998

Where to go in Surabaya, for Thursday, Oct. 1, 1998Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Indonesia - Paradox Cultural, Herve Dangla, in CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 5678639), 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., until Oct. 13.Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/City budget for 1998/1999 revised

City budget for 1998/1999 revised JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has upwardly revised its budget for the 1998/1999 fiscal year by 23 percent to Rp 1.6 trillion (US$145.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Ghafar Baba's remarks

Ghafar Baba's remarks The remarks made in Jakarta on Sunday by Malaysia's former deputy prime minister, Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba -- criticizing what he regarded as a biased attitude in the Indonesian media regarding events in his country -- may be considered constructive criticism.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali's conversion rates on Sept. 30, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates ------------------------------------------ Buying Selling Buying Selling ...

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Tanztheater to dance in Art Summit

Tanztheater to dance in Art SummitBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): The one-month long Art Summit, is not only an opportunity for the public to indulge in the works of the best local talent, but also to see the work of international artists.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/ABRI can do no good

ABRI can do no good It is only logical that lately the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) has become the center of political attention, combined with unfair criticism from several groups.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Political moves key to economic cure

Political moves key to economic cureBy Sofyan Wanandi This is the second of two articles based on a paper presented at the "Indonesia Update 1998" Conference in Melbourne from Sept. 25 to Sept 26, 1998.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/PT Puri 'owes' Pertamina US$40 million

PT Puri 'owes' Pertamina US$40 million JAKARTA (JP): State fertilizer maker PT Pupuk Sriwijaya (Pusri) is US$40 million in arrears for gas supplied by state oil and gas company Pertamina, Pertamina said on Wednesday.Pertamina director Soegianto said Pertamina had given Pusri until Oct.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, Oct. 1, 1998

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, Oct. 1, 1998Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Cakrawala Seni, Museum Puri Lukisan - Yayasan Ratna Warta, Jl. Raya Ubud, Ubud (Phone: 0361 975136), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Oct. 8.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/ASEAN will set up rice foundation

ASEAN will set up rice foundation JAKARTA (JP): Agriculture ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN) agreed to establish a special foundation to boost rice production in the region during their recent annual meeting in Hanoi.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/The rupiah recovery

The rupiah recovery The string of good news since early August seems to have ignited the beginning of the long-awaited recovery of the rupiah, pushing it into a range of between Rp 10,800 and Rp 11,000 against the American dollar for the past eight weeks.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Students demand action on hunger

Students demand action on hunger SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Some 250 students of the Semarang State Islamic Institute (IAIN) staged a protest at the local legislative council here on Wednesday to demand immediate action to overcome increasing malnutrition and starvation.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Firm uses rice to line road

Firm uses rice to line road MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Mining firm PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT) has acknowledged it used 70 tons of unhusked rice to line a road on its mining site in West Nusa Tenggara.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Rupiah stable following U.S. interest rate cut

Rupiah stable following U.S. interest rate cut JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah remained stable against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, closing at Rp 10,750 on the Jakarta spot market, buoyed up by a 0.25 percentage point cut in U.S. interest rates, currency dealers said.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Art Summit schedule of events

Art Summit schedule of events Oct. 1-2: Ballet, Also Egmont, Bitte. Frauenballett, Bremer Tanztheater (Germany), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), Jl. Pos No. 2, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3441892). Oct. 2-3: Music, Humoristique, Musicatreize (France), Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Auction houses reap benefit of art collectors' woes

Auction houses reap benefit of art collectors' woesBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The effects of the financial crisis are only now beginning to have an effect on the art market, as can be seen in the upcoming Sotheby's and Christie's auctions which will be held on Saturday Oct. 3 and Sunday Oct 4.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Moslem group stages anticommunist rally

Moslem group stages anticommunist rally JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of Moslems gathered at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque on Wednesday to champion causes ranging from raising public awareness of communist threats to supporting President B.J. Habibie and his reform programs.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Conflicting statements

Conflicting statements It is still fresh in the mind of all when President Habibie in his state address on Aug. 17 said in front of a plenary session at the House of Representatives, attended also by foreign representatives and journalists, that "...

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Govt to recapitalize BCA, three other banks

Govt to recapitalize BCA, three other banks JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will convert the liquidity support provided by Bank Indonesia to Bank Central Asia (BCA) and three other banks nationalized in August into government equity in an effort to recapitalize ...

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Japan's missile defense plan

Japan's missile defense plan Japan and the United States are about to begin a joint project to develop sea-based missile technology to shoot down tiny enemy missiles as they descend at high speed from outer space.The technical feasibility of the system is far from known.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Message from His Excellency Ambassador Chen Shiqiu

Message from His Excellency Ambassador Chen Shiqiu Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the Chinese people have worked very hard to make the country strong through their own efforts, and have made significant achievements in the cause of home building, thus ...

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Lifting the lid on truth of 1965 abortive coup attempt

Lifting the lid on truth of 1965 abortive coup attempt Pancasila Sanctity Day on Thursday commemorates the state's success in crushing the 1965 coup attempt by the now defunct Indonesian Communist Party (PKI).

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Jonathan hoping for Asiad bronze

Jonathan hoping for Asiad bronze JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top gymnast Jonathan Mangiring Sianturi has something to prove in his Asian Games debut in Bangkok in December, but is determined not to get carried away.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.30, 1998: ------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ...

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/TV Program: Thursday, Oct. 1, 1998

TV Program: Thursday, Oct. 1, 1998TVRI 8:00 a.m. Live Reports: Pancasila Sanctity Day 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Thundercats 3:05 Koran Recital 3:15 Religious Teachings: Islam 3:40 Science World 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita ...

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Joint venture firm to start on major pipeline project

Joint venture firm to start on major pipeline project JAKARTA (JP): PT Thames Pam Jaya (TPJ), a British-Indonesian tap water management joint venture, is scheduled to embark on the installation of 100 kilometers of pipelines in the eastern part of Jakarta on Thursday, according to a company ...

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/China and the effects of the Asian financial crisis

China and the effects of the Asian financial crisisBy Ding Qilin The financial crisis sweeping much of Asia has crippled once- proud economies in the region and toppled a president, and it shows no signs of abating.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Uton reappointed WHO regional chief

Uton reappointed WHO regional chief JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Uton Mochtat Rafei was reelected Southeast Asia regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) in New Delhi, India, last month.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Pertamina, Caltex likely to operate CPP block jointly

Pertamina, Caltex likely to operate CPP block jointly JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina and its largest oil contractor PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia may jointly develop the Coastal Plains Pekanbaru (CPP) oil block in Riau, after Caltex's contract on the block expires in 2001.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Losses from East Java earthquake reach Rp 3.5b

Losses from East Java earthquake reach Rp 3.5b JAKARTA (JP): Monday's earthquake in East Java caused estimated losses of at least Rp 3.5 billion (US$325,000), East Java Governor Imam Utomo said on Wednesday during a visit to part of the worst-hit area in the Malang regency.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Firms seek U.S. govt help in dispute with CalEnergy

Firms seek U.S. govt help in dispute with CalEnergy JAKARTA (JP): A group of local contractors who have supplied materials and services to giant U.S. power company CalEnergy Company Inc's power projects in Indonesia, have asked the U.S.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Scholars warn of potential for money politics in poll

Scholars warn of potential for money politics in poll JAKARTA (JP): Participants in a conference on election monitoring urged Wednesday that no party should be allowed to abuse government facilities in campaigning and in other parts of the general elections slated for May 1999.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Muladi warns against subverting govt

Muladi warns against subverting govt JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Muladi warned on Wednesday against attempting to secede or to topple the legitimate administration of President B.J. Habibie, saying such malicious intentions would be countered with heavy punishments.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Collection of illegal levies 'still rampant'

Collection of illegal levies 'still rampant' JAKARTA (JP): The collection of illegal levies and other wrongdoing are still rampant in several city agencies despite the reform era, Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Abdul Kahfi said on Wednesday.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Wood-processing firms face log scarcity: Minister

Wood-processing firms face log scarcity: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution predicted on Wednesday that the country's wood- processing industry was facing a log shortage of at least 25 million cubic meters annually over the next five years.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Ghalib rejects independent probe of Soeharto

Ghalib rejects independent probe of Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Andi Muhammad Ghalib, who heads a government probe into former president Soeharto's wealth, said on Wednesday an independent investigation team would be redundant."We don't need an independent team.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Bayer's vitamins for the needy

Bayer's vitamins for the needy JAKARTA (JP): Around 14,000 people from 153 social institutions, orphanages and nursing homes in the Greater Jakarta area received donations of medicine from PT Bayer Indonesia on Wednesday.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Tangerang warns pig farmers

Tangerang warns pig farmers TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang Regency Office warned all pig farm owners in the area to handle disposal of their animals' waste correctly to avoid upsetting nearby residents.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Denmark to field stars in Indonesia Open

Denmark to field stars in Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): Denmark will be at full strength in the US$120,000 Sanyo Indonesia Open badminton championships, still awaiting the bulk of foreign entries even though its deadline falls on Saturday.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Two more bankruptcy claims filed in court

Two more bankruptcy claims filed in court JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Niaga and business partners Hussein and Johan Subekti are the latest parties to make use of the month-old Jakarta Commercial Court, already under intense scrutiny after several controversial decisions.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Dewi says Soeharto knew of coup plot

Dewi says Soeharto knew of coup plot JAKARTA (JP): A widow of founding president Sukarno, Ratna Sari Dewi, alleged on Wednesday that Soeharto had been fully informed about the planned assassination of six top generals on the night of Sept. 30, 1965 as part of a coup plot to topple Sukarno.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Sherratt revels in local aesthetic affluence

Sherratt revels in local aesthetic affluenceBy Pavan Kapoor JAKARTA (JP): Subconscious forces, fantasies, archetypal myths and surrealist symbols, all eventually crystallized by a compelling rainbow spectrum into a complex arrangement of forms and rhythms, is perhaps the best attempt at ...

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Police has yet to issue permit for Megawati

Police has yet to issue permit for Megawati JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen. Roesmanhadi said on Wednesday that the police have yet to issue a permit for a congress planned by the faction of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) loyal to Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Bank employees demand payment over dismissal

Bank employees demand payment over dismissal JAKARTA (JP): At least 100 former employees of suspended Bank Umum Nasional (BUN) staged a rally at the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute office on Wednesday, urging the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to provide severance pay over ...

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/U.S. journal to publish Indonesian literature

U.S. journal to publish Indonesian literature JAKARTA (JP): An American literary journal has announced that it will devote its year 2000 summer issue to literature from Indonesia with John H. McGlynn, editor-in-chief of the Lontar Foundation of Jakarta, serving as the journal's guest editor.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Ethnic Chinese heroes

Ethnic Chinese heroes I am writing in response to Mr. Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo's letter in The Jakarta Post of Sept. 23 entitled: Shane.This nation is really unlucky.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/China's opening policy 20 years on

China's opening policy 20 years onBy Chen Gengtao Twenty years into China's policy of opening to the outside world, more and more Chinese hardly pass a day without using something that has its origins in a foreign land.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Local schools join in website contest

Local schools join in website contest JAKARTA (JP): Six teams from three privately run schools in the capital will pit their wits against their peers around the world in a five-month-long international website design contest beginning on Thursday.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/ABRI's top brass regrets fatal clash

ABRI's top brass regrets fatal clash JAKARTA (JP): Senior Armed Forces (ABRI) officers regretted on Wednesday a fatal armed clash between members of the Army cavalry unit and the police's elite Mobile Brigade stationed in the West Kalimantan capital of Pontianak.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Govt tells Timor to repay waived import, luxury taxes

Govt tells Timor to repay waived import, luxury taxes JAKARTA (JP): PT Timor Putra Nasional has been ordered to repay the import duty and luxury tax exemption it received on all the 39,000 Timor cars it imported from South Korea since 1996.

Thu, 01 Oct 1998

JP/Retired general lodges complaints against Amex

Retired general lodges complaints against Amex JAKARTA (JP): A former chief of the Armed Forces Intelligence Agency (BIA), Maj. Gen. (ret) Syamsir Siregar, has lodged a complaint of alleged defamation and improper treatment against his credit card provider American Express Bank in Singapore.