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Searching for all articles published on 1998-12-11 ...

43 articles.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Bank liquidation costs revealed

Bank liquidation costs revealed JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) revealed on Thursday that it has so far cost US$226 million to overhaul beleaguered banks under its supervision.The agency's chairman Glenn S. Yusuf said that the total costs consisted of Rp 1.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/China ends Indonesia's dream of tennis team gold

China ends Indonesia's dream of tennis team goldBy Primastuti Handayani BANGKOK (JP): Indonesia's dream of reaching the women's tennis team final at the 13th Asian Games ended here on Thursday after losing to China in a hard-fought battle.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Saving Private Ryan 13:00 16:20 19:40 The Avengers 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Dance With Me 14:15 17:05 19:55 Out of Sight 14:55 17:45 20:35 The Negotiator 14:15 17:05 19:55Senayan: Saving Private Ryan 13:00 ...

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Dec. 10, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 10, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 400 0 ...

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/House factions still divided on structure of DPR and MPR

House factions still divided on structure of DPR and MPR JAKARTA (JP): Factions at the House of Representatives continued to be divided on Thursday over how much representation the Armed Forces should have in the next legislative body.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Wiranto, Gus Dur agree on informal dialog

Wiranto, Gus Dur agree on informal dialog JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces Chief Gen. Wiranto and chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Islamic organization Abdurrahman Wahid have come to an agreement that a national dialog is needed to solve national problems.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/All that glitters is not girls in beauty contests

All that glitters is not girls in beauty contestsBy Gedsiri Suhartono JAKARTA (JP): Sashaying down a small catwalk before a dense crowd of spectators and supporters, many of the pageant contestants were stunners from head to toe.Perfect hairdos, makeup and accessories suited to their apparel.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Bearish stock market seen continuing

Bearish stock market seen continuing JAKARTA (JP): Share prices of the country's stock market will remain bearish next year as worries over the country's social and political prospects will continue to discourage investors, according to analysts.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Don't worry about 'civilian militias'

Don't worry about 'civilian militias' MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Feisal Tanjung dismissed on Thursday concerns over the government plan to create an armed civilian militia.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Blora shopkeepers feeling jittery

Blora shopkeepers feeling jittery BLORA, Central Java (JP): Although calm has been restored, shopkeepers in the downtown area of Blora kept their shutters closed on Thursday in fear of renewed outbreaks of looting.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Xmas, Idul Fitri allowance a must: Deputy governor

Xmas, Idul Fitri allowance a must: Deputy governor JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor of People's Welfare Affairs Djailani has encouraged all companies operating here to pay this year's Christmas or Idul Fitri bonuses to their employees regardless of the business climate.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Lawyers queried in assault of officer

Lawyers queried in assault of officer JAKARTA (JP): Seven students and three lawyers were among 12 people questioned on Thursday in the kidnapping and assault of a chief sergeant from the Central Jakarta police precinct.City police spokesman Lt. Col.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Tugu denies report

Tugu denies report JAKARTA (JP): Private insurance company PT Tugu Pratama Indonesia denied on Thursday that it still dominated the country's insurance market.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/No coup d'etat planned by ABRI, says Agum

No coup d'etat planned by ABRI, says Agum JAKARTA (JP): Governor of the National Resilience Institute Lt. Gen. Agum Gumelar said on Thursday that the Armed Forces (ABRI) would never consider launching a coup d'etat.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Councilor supports arming militia

Councilor supports arming militia DILI, East Timor: A leading member of the East Timor legislative council said he supported the military's decision to arm the local militia, but warned against possible misuse of the weapons.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Bank Lippo to raise share capital by 2,000 percent

Bank Lippo to raise share capital by 2,000 percent JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Lippo of the widely diversified Lippo Group announced on Wednesday a planned 2,000 percent increase in its share capital to 17.99 billion shares through the issuance of new shares with a par value of Rp 10 each.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Pertamina's gross profit drops to Rp1.8t

Pertamina's gross profit drops to Rp1.8t JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina booked a gross profit of Rp 1.79 trillion (US$238 million) from its wholly owned oil and gas fields and joint ventures for the fiscal year of 1997/1998, a 42 percent decrease from Rp 3.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Eight jailed for Rp1b shoe theft

Eight jailed for Rp1b shoe theft JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta District Court sentenced eight men on Thursday to three and a half months in jail each for stealing shoes worth a total of Rp 1 billion (US$132,000).

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Parties court danger by politicizing religion

Parties court danger by politicizing religion As the wind of reform blows, more than a hundred of parties blossom including those based on Islam. Komaruddin Hidayat, director for the development of Islamic colleges at the Ministry of Religious Affairs talks about these Islamic parties.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Violence still practiced

Violence still practiced On Thursday Dec. 10, I saw a news report on CNN about clashes between students and security apparatuses on Dec. 9 in Kuningan, South Jakarta, after the examination of former president Soeharto.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Great Charcoals by Indonesian artist Krijono, at Hore-Hore Resto Kafe, Jl. Ampera Raya No. 11A, South Jakarta, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., until Dec. 15. * Painting Exhibition: by Bagong Kussudiardja, at Galeri Nasional, Jl.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Two Achenese caught with drugs

Two Achenese caught with drugs JAKARTA (JP): Police officers have arrested two Acehnese for allegedly possessing 93 kilograms of marijuana at their rented house in West Jakarta, a reliable police source said last night.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Banking analysts cast doubt over government plan

Banking analysts cast doubt over government plan JAKARTA (JP): Analyst have cast doubt on the feasibility of a plan to recapitalize 70 of the country's 166 commercial banks, saying that neither the government nor the banks would be able to afford such a costly program.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Protests greet human rights day

Protests greet human rights day JAKARTA (JP): The 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights was marked here on Thursday with crowds of people from different backgrounds taking to the capital's streets to press their demands on various issues, including an end to human rights ...

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/1,000 workers strike over overtime pay

1,000 workers strike over overtime pay TANGERANG (JP): At least 1,000 workers of transportation firm PT Mandira Erajasa Wahana went on strike on Thursday, demanding payment of their unpaid overtime fees and reemployment of their dismissed colleagues.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Vietnamese official denies deal with PTSI

Vietnamese official denies deal with PTSI JAKARTA (JP): A major business deal with Vietnam, which state- owned PT Surveyor Indonesia's president Toga M. Sitompul claimed last month to be in the bag, has turned out to be nonexistent.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/One dies during looting in Serang

One dies during looting in Serang SERANG, West Java: The transportation of raw sugar from the ports of Cigading and Banten in West Java to a nearby refinery plant has been temporarily halted following the death of a suspected looter along the route, Antara said on Thursday.Banten Police chief Col.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:00 Morning News 6:30 News: Nuansa Reformasi 7:00 Children's Program: Lagu Anak Nusantara 7:30 Cartoon 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary: Widya Wahana 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/6,518 buses ready for holidaymakers

6,518 buses ready for holidaymakers JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation Agency has arranged 6,519 buses to accommodate an estimated 1.12 million holidaymakers during the upcoming Christmas, New Year and Idul Fitri, an official said.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/RI journalists lack protection

RI journalists lack protectionBy Lukas Kuwarso JAKARTA (JP): Journalists face high risks in the workplace but there is insufficient legal basis for their protection.On Nov.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Indonesia gains mixed results in badminton

Indonesia gains mixed results in badminton BANGKOK (JP): Indonesia had mixed results in the 13th Asian Games badminton team competition on Thursday, while off the court, a defeat in the women's event sparked internal debate.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Newly-formed security council under fire

Newly-formed security council under fire JAKARTA (JP): Criticism poured in on the newly-established Council for the Enforcement of Security and Law, which the government has insisted would only be temporary in nature.Some observers said the council was nothing more than President B.J.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Regional representatives of MPR to be appointed by KPU

Regional representatives of MPR to be appointed by KPU JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives agreed on Thursday to let the yet-to-be-established National Election Committee (KPU) appoint the People's Consultative Assembly members for the regional and societal groupings.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/'Animal Farm'

'Animal Farm' Of all the ridiculous plans that have ever come out of President B.J. Habibie's office, the projected ban on parents sending their children to study abroad, at least until they reach university age, must qualify as one of the most absurd.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Aburizal reelected as Kadin chairman

Aburizal reelected as Kadin chairman JAKARTA (JP): Aburizal Bakrie was reelected as the Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) for a second five-year term at the close of the chamber's three-day congress on Thursday.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Fifty years of human rights: An assessment

Fifty years of human rights: An assessmentBy Han Sung-joo This is the second of two articles based on a paper presented at the Colloquium on Human Rights and Human Responsibilities co- sponsored by the Asia-Europe Foundation and Die Zeit from Nov. 20 to Nov. 21 in Hamburg, Germany.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Star TV ends ties with Indovision

Star TV ends ties with Indovision JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong-based Star TV has decided to stop its cooperation with Indovision, which is managed by PT Matahari Lintas Cakrawala, in the marketing, distribution and technical operation of a satellite subscription TV platform in Indonesia.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Critics charged with conspiracy

Critics charged with conspiracy JAKARTA (JP): Former army general Kemal Idris, former Jakarta governor Ali Sadikin and 10 other government critics would be charged with conspiracy, police said Thursday.National Police Deputy Chief Lt. Gen.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Seminar set on great Moslem poet

Seminar set on great Moslem poet JAKARTA (JP): Two Indonesian ministers will address a seminar on the great Pakistani-born Moslem poet, philosopher and thinker Muhammad Iqbal on Saturday.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Ex-official ready to be questioned on Soeharto link

Ex-official ready to be questioned on Soeharto link JAKARTA (JP): Former vice Cabinet secretary Bambang Kesowo, who was named by former president Soeharto as a person who knew much about his past policies, said on Thursday that he was ready to be questioned by the Attorney General's Office.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Demonstrations marks rights declaration anniversary

Demonstrations marks rights declaration anniversary JAKARTA (JP): Demonstrations and discussions in a number of cities highlighted concerns over rights abuses, as Indonesians on Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Fri, 11 Dec 1998

JP/Kupang back to normal

Kupang back to normal KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Shops along Jl. Sudirman and Jl. Siliwangi in Kupang reopened for business on Tuesday, nine days after the town was rocked by sectarian riots, Antara reported.