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Searching for all articles published on 1998-10-16 ...

50 articles.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Doping in sports

Doping in sports While the French public was enthusiastically following the World Cup soccer finals, police began investigating the strange practices of the Festina cycling team. The team had instituted doping as if it were a normal training practice.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Democracy and recovery in Thailand

Democracy and recovery in Thailand Although Thais are celebrating the anniversary of 25 years of democratic rule after the overthrow of a military dictatorship, it is evolution rather than revolution which has proved its strength in their country.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Indonesia to stick to its plans despite strong rupiah

Indonesia to stick to its plans despite strong rupiah JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund's Asia Pacific director Hubert Neiss has said that Indonesia will not have to revise its economic reform program despite the strengthening of the rupiah.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Cult of personalily haunts Megawati's 'democratic' congress

Cult of personalily haunts Megawati's 'democratic' congressBy Marcus Mietzner DENPASAR (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri's recent Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) congress in Bali has established her organization as the major nationalist force in Indonesia's political landscape.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Bank DKI may use disputed Timor buildings: Sutiyoso

Bank DKI may use disputed Timor buildings: Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): City-owned Bank DKI will likely take over two disputed Central Jakarta office buildings owned by former president Soeharto's youngest son, Governor Sutiyoso said on Thursday.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Bakrie denies any wrongdoing in Freeport deal

Bakrie denies any wrongdoing in Freeport deal JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of PT Bakrie & Brothers Aburizal Bakrie denied on Thursday that he had acquired a lucrative stake in copper and gold mining company PT Freeport Indonesia through his political connections.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Habibie vows to get children off streets, back to school

Habibie vows to get children off streets, back to school JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie vowed to lure children off the streets and back into school, officials said Thursday.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Utut to compete in CSAS Trophy chess tournament

Utut to compete in CSAS Trophy chess tournament JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto has been named one of three Asia-Pacific representatives for the US$48,000 CSAS Trophy intercontinental rapid chess tournament in Cap d'Agde, France, from Oct. 25 to Oct. 31.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Govt to own 95% of Bank Danamon

Govt to own 95% of Bank Danamon JAKARTA (JP): The government has taken control of a 95 percent stake in the publicly-listed Bank Danamon following a debt-for- equity agreement struck on Thursday.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/BI urged to maintain tight money policy

BI urged to maintain tight money policy JAKARTA (JP): The current strengthening of the rupiah is not yet sustainable and therefore Bank Indonesia should not overreact by relaxing its monetary policy, the Indonesian Economists Association's chairman Marzuki Usman suggested on Thursday.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Students protest for vagabonds

Students protest for vagabonds SEMARANG: About 100 students of the Diponegoro University's School of Letters here held a rally on Thursday to demand that the government help street children and their mothers.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Perhapi holds mining summit

Perhapi holds mining summit JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Mining Professionals (Perhapi) will hold a three-day exhibition and seminar on mining from Dec. 3 to Dec. 5 at the Jakarta International Exhibition Center in Kemayoran.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/BPS increases its rice forecast

BPS increases its rice forecast JAKARTA (JP): The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) has increased its unhusked rice production forecast for this planting year to 46.44 million metric tons from an initial estimate of 46.29 million tons.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Violence leads to disintegration

Violence leads to disintegration The cycle of violence rolls on. Abductions of activists, the fatal shooting of Trisakti University students, the May riots, robberies, looting, murder and now the gruesome Banyuwangi killing spree.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 15, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/A replacement for Bulog

A replacement for Bulog State Minister of Food and Horticulture A.M. Saefuddin has announced that the government is planning to have the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) replaced by another agency -- at the end of this year at the latest -- in order to improve the distribution and price stability ...

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Kadin plans national congress

Kadin plans national congress JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) plans to hold its five-yearly national congress from Dec. 8 to Dec. 10.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Drivers to sue transportation body

Drivers to sue transportation body JAKARTA (JP): The drivers and owners of six public transport minivans whose licenses to ply the Salemba-Rawamangun route were withdrawn only two weeks after they were first issued have said they plan to sue the city's Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJR) over the ...

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Government backtracks on plan to replace Bulog

Government backtracks on plan to replace Bulog JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said on Thursday that despite reports to the contrary, the government had not yet decided to replace the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) with a new body.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Half of all audited banks 'lack capital'

Half of all audited banks 'lack capital' JAKARTA (JP): About half of the country's commercial banks already audited by international accountants and the central bank have acute lack of capital, Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Thursday.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Taiwanese man faces jail

Taiwanese man faces jail JAKARTA (JP): Bogor District Court has been asked to sentence a 47-year-old Taiwanese man to 18 months in jail for counterfeiting his country's currency here.Prosecutor Junus Saiya told the court on Thursday that James Wang, alias Wang A.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Golkar yet to decide on its presidential candidate

Golkar yet to decide on its presidential candidate JAKARTA (JP): Golkar leaders will assemble here on Saturday for a three-day congress to announce its establishment as a "political party", Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung said on Thursday.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Rachmaninoff piece included in classic concert's program

Rachmaninoff piece included in classic concert's program JAKARTA (JP): The curtain comes down on the one-month Art Summit Indonesia 1998 in the next few days, but this does not mean that the end of quality performances in the capital.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/DPR urged to limit govt involvement in poll organization

DPR urged to limit govt involvement in poll organization JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives must limit the government's involvement in the organization of the general election next year to ensure a clean and fair poll, a political expert suggested here on Thursday.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Germany's exports to RI expected to fall 20 percent

Germany's exports to RI expected to fall 20 percent JAKARTA (JP): Germany's exports to Indonesia are expected to fall 20 percent this year due to declining orders from Indonesian companies, a German businessman said on Thursday.F.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Art summit schedule of events

Art summit schedule of events Oct. 16-17: Music, Tsuchitori Toshiyuki (Japan), Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3154087).Oct. 18-19: Music, Kaija Saariaho (Finland), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), Jl. Pos No. 2, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3441892).

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Use of flood prevention funds 'must be transparent'

Use of flood prevention funds 'must be transparent' JAKARTA (JP): A councilor has called for transparency in the spending of a central government grant of Rp 93 billion to fund the city administration's flood prevention projects this year.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali's conversion rates on Oct. 15, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Robust rupiah hits 8,575, stocks edge up 0.5%

Robust rupiah hits 8,575, stocks edge up 0.5% JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah continued its winning streak on Thursday, carding 8,575 against the U.S. dollar, and stock prices regained some of the losses of the previous day.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Distribution scam

Distribution scam Somebody introducing himself as Syamsul Azwar, H. Abdurrahman Daud, H. Sontri or some other name, saying he is from the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises, the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) or the Indonesian Distribution Cooperative (KDI), has telephoned a number of ...

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Pupils give food to orphanages

Pupils give food to orphanages JAKARTA (JP): Little Apple Pre-school in Kelapa Gading has been collecting donations of rice, sugar, instant noodles, cooking oil and syrup from pupils' parents to give to hungry orphans.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Indra to renegotiate debt

Indra to renegotiate debt JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court approved on Thursday property developer PT Indra Maju Lestari's request to temporarily suspend due payments to construction firm PT Lukindo Technics.PT Lukindo filed a bankruptcy suit at the commercial court on Sept.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Alatas holds meeting with E. Timor activists

Alatas holds meeting with E. Timor activists JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas on Thursday met and discussed solutions to all problems related to East Timor with both pro and anti-integration activists.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Executive tried for embezzlement of Rp 4b

Executive tried for embezzlement of Rp 4b JAKARTA (JP): A former private company executive was indicted at Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday on charges of embezzling Rp 4 billion (US$470,588).

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Govt decision to revoke decrees on projects hailed

Govt decision to revoke decrees on projects hailed JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso hailed on Thursday the central government's decision to revoke three presidential decrees signed by former president Soeharto on the reclamation of North Jakarta Bay and Kapuk Naga coast and the development of ...

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Sacked Golkar legislators protest their dismissal

Sacked Golkar legislators protest their dismissal JAKARTA (JP): Three members of the dominant Golkar political grouping protested their dismissal from the House of Representatives (DPR) on Thursday, calling their leaders authoritarian.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/From Jenkins to Winters

From Jenkins to Winters When Sydney Morning Herald journalist David Jenkins wrote in 1986 that president Soeharto, his children and cronies were abusing his position to amass personal fortunes, the Indonesian government's response was harsh and swift.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/10,000 children undernourished

10,000 children undernourished PURWOKERTO, Central Java: There are some 10,000 undernourished elementary school children in 73 poor villages in Banyumas regency, an official here said on Thursday.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Students stage rally at campus

Students stage rally at campus BOGOR (JP): Dozens of Juanda University students staged a rally at their campus on Thursday to demand Bogor police end their investigation of students suspected of killing an intelligence officer during a clash between protesters and police in May.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Textile Exhibition, by Nelwan Anwar, at Klub Bimasena, The Dharmawangsa, Jl. Dharmawangsa Raya 39, South Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Oct. 20-23. * Painting Exhibition: Apa Siapa di Pikiranku, by Kukuh Nuswantoro, at Galeri Kafe Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Minister suggests outlawing sorcery

Minister suggests outlawing sorcery SEMARANG (JP): Minister of Justice Muladi said on Thursday that sorcery, known locally as santet, should be made an offense under the Criminal Code because of its potential to stir up unrest in superstitious communities.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Police arrest 317 gamblers

Police arrest 317 gamblers MEDAN, North Sumatra: A predawn raid jointly held by the North Sumatra police and military commands arrested on Wednesday 317 people for gambling.Fifty-five of them were women and an Armed Forces member, chief of staff of the Bukit Barisan military command Brig. Gen.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Child labor and economic woes

Child labor and economic woesBy Nafsiah Mboi This is the second of two articles on a likely increase in child labor amid the economic crisis.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/DLLAJ vows to speed up roadworthiness tests

DLLAJ vows to speed up roadworthiness tests JAKARTA (JP): A senior official pledged on Thursday to speed up services at the city's vehicle roadworthiness test stations in an attempt to reduce the number of drivers who preferred to hire middlemen to save time.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Pope's prime strategy puts Third World in perspective

Pope's prime strategy puts Third World in perspectiveBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): The story may be apocryphal, but as Karol Wojtyla celebrates his 20th anniversary as pope it sums up the tone of his whole reign.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/High hopes place on new commission for women's rights

High hopes place on new commission for women's rights JAKARTA (JP): High hopes were placed on the new National Commission on Violence Against Women as speakers at a dialog on Thursday reported abuse by spouses and employers and prolonged trauma under military operations.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Winters banned from entering RI

Winters banned from entering RI JAKARTA (JP): The government has slapped a ban on American professor Jeffrey A. Winters from entering Indonesia for allegedly humiliating Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita, Minister of Justice Muladi said on Thursday.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Cartoon: Warner Kartun 3:05 Sports Program 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Performance: Cakrawala Budaya 5:00 Music: Paket 27 5:30 Educational Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: ...

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Hatred toward Serbia

Hatred toward Serbia We file the sharpest possible protest against the publishing in The Jakarta Post of Oct.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998

JP/Govt faces dilemma due to public skepticism: Marzuki

Govt faces dilemma due to public skepticism: Marzuki JAKARTA (JP): Human rights campaigner Marzuki Darusman said on Thursday the government faced a dilemma in solving various sociopolitical problems due to strong public skepticism.