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Searching for all articles published on 1998-12-26 ...

43 articles.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Rupiah slips to 7,850 as stocks slightly up

Rupiah slips to 7,850 as stocks slightly up JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah slipped further to close at 7,850 against the U.S. dollar in extremely quiet dealings on Thursday, with most banks closing their dealing rooms earlier than usual, currency dealers said.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Adi wants extradition treaty with S'pore

Adi wants extradition treaty with S'pore SINGAPORE (Reuters): Indonesia wants Singapore to sign an extradition treaty so Jakarta can bring back "economic criminals", Minister of Cooperatives Adi Sasono was quoted on Thursday as saying.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Xmas celebrated in solemnity

Xmas celebrated in solemnity JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of Jakartan Christians on Friday held a modest Christmas mass in the ruins of Kristus Church in Ketapang, West Jakarta. The church was burned down during a riot late last month.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/No second term for mayor

No second term for mayor SURABAYA: East Java Governor Imam Utomo has virtually killed any chances for Surabaya Mayor Sunarto Sumoprawiro to be reelected for a second term in office after his current one ends in July.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Modern but not westernized

Modern but not westernizedBy Daniel Lindgren and Rob Goodfellow The following is an excerpt of a paper presented at a seminar at the Faculty of Economics of the Islamic University of Indonesia, the International Program, in Yogyakarta on Dec. 18.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Gus Dur doubts Soeharto really wants a dialog

Gus Dur doubts Soeharto really wants a dialog JAKARTA (JP): Following a controversy over a planned national dialog that would have included former president Soeharto, the man who initiated the plan said that he doubted Soeharto was serious about participating in the dialog.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Govt hands knockoff special HK image

Govt hands knockoff special HK imageBy Edward Neilan HONG KONG (JP): The thought had never before crossed my mind to write that Hong Kong is becoming "just another Chinese city.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Brokers and looters blamed for hike in food prices

Brokers and looters blamed for hike in food prices JAKARTA (JP): Traders and a councilor have said the soaring prices of foodstuffs such as eggs, chicken meat, beef, chilies and rice in the capital during the first few days of Ramadhan was mainly due to greedy brokers and looters.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Five-star advice

Five-star advice Lo and behold, Indonesia is facing another crisis of gargantuan proportions. Not only has this most recent matter been fodder for office chitchat but it has most recently come to light in letters to the editor.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Japan gives RI 100b yen in soft loans

Japan gives RI 100b yen in soft loans JAKARTA (JP): The Japanese government is giving Indonesia 100 billion yen (US$870 million) in long-term, low-interest loans to help the country cope with its worst-ever crisis.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Stocks Exchange

Stocks ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec.24, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 450 0 ...

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Golkar's felonious ploy

Golkar's felonious ploy Every time Indonesians, whose sense of humanitarianism remains intact, speak about civil servants, they do so with strong emotion.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Jobless man kills partner

Jobless man kills partner JAKARTA (JP): Pamulang police, South Jakarta, arrested a 19- year-old jobless man on Thursday for allegedly killing Abdul Karim, 60, a man he claimed was his homosexual partner, an officer said.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Calls for disbandment of KNPI widespread

Calls for disbandment of KNPI widespread JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Agung Laksono has been urged to disband the state-sponsored youth organization, KNPI.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/BI foresees further fall in interest rates

BI foresees further fall in interest rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin predicted on Thursday a further fall in interest rates, currently running above 40 percent a year for short term deposit rates.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/3 million hectares of forest will be auctioned to public

3 million hectares of forest will be auctioned to public JAKARTA (JP): The government will auction to the public next month a number of concession rights to carry out logging activities in three million hectares of the country's forests, a senior official of the ministry of forestry and ...

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Tanah Abang fire kills six people, destroys shops

Tanah Abang fire kills six people, destroys shops JAKARTA (JP): Six people, including a baby boy, died in a fire that gutted four shop-houses near the crowded Tanah Abang textile market on Jl. K.H. Mas Mansyur in Central Jakarta on Thursday.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Prabowo's rejection of riot probe result 'no problem'

Prabowo's rejection of riot probe result 'no problem' JAKARTA (JP): A member of the team which investigated riots that rocked the capital in May was unfazed by a rejection by former Army Special Force (Kopassus) commander Lt. Gen. (ret) Prabowo Subianto of his alleged involvement in the riots.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Birthday present for alleged murderer

Birthday present for alleged murderer MEDAN, North Sumatra: Popy Wahyuni gave a birthday present here on Thursday to her boyfriend Muhammad Ferizal Batubara, or Ical, the 17-year-old accused of bludgeoning his parents and four of his siblings to death with a hammer in October.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/So, what about China?

So, what about China? So now we know the cost of speaking freely in China: 13 years behind bars. That is the sentence handed down after a sham trial to Xu Wenli, who tried to organize a Chinese Democratic Party.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/A year of unresolved rights abuse cases

A year of unresolved rights abuse casesBy Budiman Moerdijat JAKARTA (JP): Leading rights campaigner Marzuki Darusman described 1998 as the year when unresolved cases of violations were the "most visible dimension" of Indonesia's rights situation.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/May, 21, 1998 marks the end of an autocratic regime

May, 21, 1998 marks the end of an autocratic regimeBy Santi W.E. Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): "I quit as president."Those words were uttered by Soeharto when on May 21, 1998, he stepped aside and handed over the power that had been in his hands for 32 years to Vice President B.J. Habibie.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Strike ends at Caltex's contractor

Strike ends at Caltex's contractor PEKANBARU, Riau: A strike by workers of PT Tri Patra, a major contractor of PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia, ended on Thursday after the company agreed to meet most of their demands, Antara has reported.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/KB-UI students to hold 'tarawih' at Atma Jaya campus

KB-UI students to hold 'tarawih' at Atma Jaya campus JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of students grouped in the Big Family of University of Indonesia (KB-UI) will hold a breaking of the fast gathering and tarawih (Ramadhan evening prayer) inside the Atma Jaya Catholic University on Saturday, its ...

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Opposition to new education chief

Opposition to new education chief PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Local university students staged a protest at the West Kalimantan' office of the Ministry of Education on Wednesday opposing the appointment of its new head, Antara reported.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/1998 paves the way toward a legal, legitimate democracy

1998 paves the way toward a legal, legitimate democracyBy Ridwan Max Sijabat JAKARTA (JP): Political scientist Deliar Noer insisted recently that all pro-reform elements ensure that the general election take place next year, "no matter what".

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Silent Indovision!

Silent Indovision! I would like to join in the ongoing correspondence published in your paper regarding Indovision, to which the company has not seen fit to reply.I agree with what all your other writers have said and find Indovision's service nothing short of appalling.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Dec. 24, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Habibie struggles to find his footing in presidency

Habibie struggles to find his footing in presidencyBy Kornelius Purba JAKARTA (JP): If one is a new head of state who takes office amid shouts of "lack of legitimacy" or even "a mere extension of the old regime", what should one do to find one's footing?For President B.J.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Rights body, KWI posts in new council stay vacant

Rights body, KWI posts in new council stay vacant JAKARTA (JP): The government decided on Thursday not to fill places left vacant by the National Commission on Human Rights and the Indonesian Bishop Conference (KWI) on the Council for Enforcement of Security and Law.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: World Press Photo 1998, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5252321), Dec. 27 to Feb. 11. * Photo Exhibition: Dari Lengser Sampai Semanggi, at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Christmas in a time of crisis

Christmas in a time of crisis In Indonesia this year, Christmas is being celebrated in unfavorable sociopolitical and economic conditions.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Beggars have own reasons 'to operate' during Ramadhan

Beggars have own reasons 'to operate' during Ramadhan JAKARTA (JP): The beginning of the annual Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan has, as usual, been accompanied by an increase in the number of beggars on the streets and in the public cemeteries of Greater Jakarta.

Sat, 26 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 My Country 9:00 TV Drama: Gelas Retak 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaSaturdayMaghrib 6:10 p.m.SundayImsak 4:05 a.m.Subuh 4.15 a.m.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/City detectives get new boss

City detectives get new boss JAKARTA (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman on Wednesday installed Col. Alex Bambang Riatmojo on Tuesday as the new head of the city police detective directorate, replacing Col. Gories Mere.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Pertamina struggling to improve its image

Pertamina struggling to improve its imageBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The state oil and gas company, Pertamina, which has been rocked by many scandals over the past several decades, has returned to the press limelight with a battered face this year, following the downfall of former ...

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Performing arts shed the shackles of repression

Performing arts shed the shackles of repressionBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Expressions of agony, anger and disappointment imbued the themes of most performing art works staged throughout l998.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Bankruptcy petition against PT Hutama Karya rejected

Bankruptcy petition against PT Hutama Karya rejected JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court turned down a bankruptcy petition on Wednesday against state-owned builder PT Hutama Karya brought by private construction firms PT Jaya Readymix and PT Primacout Lestari.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: A Bugs Life 14:45 16:55 19:05 21:15 Ever After 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Saving Private Ryan 13:00 16:20 19:40 Les Miserables 14:55 16:45 19:45 Holyman 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Rush Hours ...

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Prolonged economic crisis adds more fuel to the fire

Prolonged economic crisis adds more fuel to the fireBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): Meisi, a toddler in Tasikmalaya, West Java, was killed early December when her neighbor, a food vendor, caused an accident when trying to snatch her earrings to buy food.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Columnist reveals how to become a pundit

Columnist reveals how to become a punditBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): It was 25 years ago, and I was fulminating about how stupid journalists are. You know how it is: if you know anything about a subject yourself, then what the journalists write about it always seems slightly wrong.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998

JP/Six banks may change status

Six banks may change status JAKARTA (JP): Six commercial banks have applied to change their status into interest-free Islamic banks, Bank Indonesia director Soebardjo said here on Thursday.He said that the six banks include Bank Mega, BSB, Bank Ratu, Bank Intan, Bank IFI and Bank Nusa Nasional.