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Searching for all articles published on 1998-12-28 ...

37 articles.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Kaleidoscope of Information Technology trends of 1998

Kaleidoscope of Information Technology trends of 1998 JAKARTA (JP): How many differences can a human year bring? Well, these days we should probably be talking about the Internet year rather than the ordinary calendar year, because computer and communication technologies move so fast that a dog ...

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Muslim scholars warn of chaos, bloodshed

Muslim scholars warn of chaos, bloodshed JAKARTA (JP): Muslim scholars Abdurrahman Wahid and Emha Ainun Nadjib have issued dire warnings of chaos and even bloodshed in the run-up to the general election in June 1999 unless a national dialog for reconciliation was held to head off the danger.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Dutch tourism to Bogor falls

Dutch tourism to Bogor falls BOGOR (JP): The number of Dutch tourists visiting Bogor has shown a drastic drop lately due to the continual unrest in the nearby capital of Jakarta, an executive of a major local travel agency said.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Indonesia's computer and IT Technology 1998 landscape

Indonesia's computer and IT Technology 1998 landscapeBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Hopes were already very low when we entered 1998, the Year of the Tiger.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Log supply falls 50% due to reduced logging activities

Log supply falls 50% due to reduced logging activities JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's log supply has dropped 50 percent to around 11 to 13 million tons this year because of reduced logging activities by timber companies, according to the Indonesian Forestry Society (MPI).

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaMondayMaghrib 6:10 p.m.TuesdayImsak 4:07 a.m.Subuh 4.17 a.m.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Hope for Habibie-Belo meeting wanes rapidly

Hope for Habibie-Belo meeting wanes rapidly DILI (JP): Hopes of another meeting between President B.J.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Plans to import discarded Singaporean clay questioned

Plans to import discarded Singaporean clay questioned JAKARTA (JP): It's a mangrove growing medium, officials have claimed, and it will earn the country Rp 100.8 billion in foreign exchange.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Local stock trading seen to remain quiet

Local stock trading seen to remain quiet JAKARTA (JP): Trading activities in the local stock market are again expected to remain quiet during this four-day trading week as most investors are taking their year-end holidays.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Heavy rain soaks Semarang

Heavy rain soaks Semarang SEMARANG: An hour-long downpour here on Sunday rendered many streets inundated to a depth of half a meter, causing heavy congestion, Antara reported.Among the flooded areas were the Simpang Lima city center, Jl. Majapahit, Jl.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/City Hall urged to stop netting homeless and street beggars

City Hall urged to stop netting homeless and street beggars JAKARTA (JP): A councilor has urged the city administration to stop netting homeless people and street beggars because, he said, they are just victims created by the past regime.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Adi confirms setting up people's economy agency

Adi confirms setting up people's economy agency JAKARTA (JP): Controversial Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Adi Sasono confirmed on Sunday that the government was establishing an Agency for the Development of the People's Economy (LPER).

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Minang people keep hunting boar far from their homeland

Minang people keep hunting boar far from their homelandBy Indra D. Himrat JAKARTA (JP): Minang people go boar hunting not only in their homeland of West Sumatra, but also outside the island.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Excellent sports coverage

Excellent sports coverage First of all, congratulations to The Jakarta Post on its fine coverage of the recently concluded 13th Asian Games in Bangkok. The events were, thankfully, almost wholly drug-free, and the Thais did a great job as hosts, despite the current Asian recession.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Five entertainment spots, hotel closed for violations

Five entertainment spots, hotel closed for violations JAKARTA (JP): Ignoring a governor's circular on the business hours for all entertainment spots here during the festive seasons, has led to four games halls, a discotheque and a hotel being temporarily sealed off by the city public order ...

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Singer Farid Hardja dies at 50 of heart attack

Singer Farid Hardja dies at 50 of heart attack Farid Hardja, a local pop singer, died of a heart attack at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Central Jakarta on Sunday. He was 50 years old.He is survived by his third wife, Lela Farid, who is seven months pregnant, Antara said.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Dari Lengser Sampai Semanggi, at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3458771), 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., until Jan. 14.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Shoe factory workers demand ouster of divisional heads

Shoe factory workers demand ouster of divisional heads TANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of the 5,700 work force of PT Doson Indonesia that produces Nike shoes staged a noisy but peaceful rally in their factory at Legok here on Saturday, demanding the management immediately fire five divisional heads at ...

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Flawed system in English teaching

Flawed system in English teachingBy Setiono JAKARTA (JP): The pendulum of the English language teaching curriculum in Indonesia has swung from one extreme of opinion to the other.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Local car industry's recovery not in sight

Local car industry's recovery not in sightBy Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): The road towards recovery will remain long and rough for the battered automotive industry, as the depressed economy will likely maintain car sales next year at the current shrunken level.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Residents want elephants curbed

Residents want elephants curbed BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Residents living near the Way Kambas National Park have threatened to protest outside the management office if it fails to respond to their complaints of elephants damaging their property.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Local education no guarantee of nationalism

Local education no guarantee of nationalism President B.J. Habibies's recent proposal that young Indonesians should be barred from studying abroad has invited pros and cons. Mochtar Buchori, an observer of social and cultural affairs, discusses the relevance of such a proposal.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Vehicle thief shot to death

Vehicle thief shot to death TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang Police detectives shot to death a member of a notorious vehicle theft ring and arrested two of his accomplices on Saturday in the Cikande area, Serang, an officer said.According to Tangerang Police detectives chief Capt.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Salim Group makes efforts to escape from onslaught

Salim Group makes efforts to escape from onslaughtBy Riyadi and Dandy Koswaraputra JAKARTA (JP): The giant Salim Group is realigning businesses to ensure its survival following the downfall of its chief patron former president Soeharto.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Experts discount social revolution but urge caution

Experts discount social revolution but urge cautionBy Ridwan Max Sijabat & M.M.I. Ahyani JAKARTA (JP): Political experts played down on Saturday widespread fears of a social revolution, but warned against complacency because violence and political chaos could persist until the general election in ...

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/People run amok in S. Sulawesi and N. Sumatra

People run amok in S. Sulawesi and N. Sumatra UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Calm returned on Sunday to Jeneponto, a small town 60 kilometers south of here, after it was rocked by rioting on Friday over the swearing in of a disliked regent.

Mon, 28 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 Talk Show: Kesejahteraan Keluarga 9:00 Music 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/More Soeharto property found

More Soeharto property found MEDAN: The North Sumatra prosecutors office has found another property belonging to the family of former president Soeharto, an estimated Rp 15 billion (US$2 million) chemical industry, Antara reported on Thursday.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: A Bugs Life 14:15 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 21:15Senayan: A Bugs Life ...

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Unrest 'engineered' to sow conflicts

Unrest 'engineered' to sow conflicts JAKARTA (JP): Recent conflicts with religious overtones in the country may have been engineered to drive a wedge between Muslims and minority groups, an observer said on Sunday.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Residents complain over high cost passport process

Residents complain over high cost passport process BOGOR (JP): Most Indonesians still prefer to use a shortcut to realize their purpose, no matter how costly it is.The scurrilous way, however, affects others who cannot afford to pay for such practices.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/'Antara' reporter robbed in minivan

'Antara' reporter robbed in minivan JAKARTA (JP): A reporter from the Antara news agency was robbed by three unidentified men on Friday night while aboard a public minivan in the Penas area of East Jakarta, his office announced on Saturday.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Reckless bus driver sought

Reckless bus driver sought TANGERANG (JP): Local police here are still trying to trace the whereabouts of the Primajasa bus driver who managed to escape after his packed bus overturned on the Kebon Jeruk-Tangerang toll road on Sunday in an accident which killed six passengers and injured many ...

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/A call of the conscience?

A call of the conscience? At last, the court martial has begun of 11 members of the Army Special Forces (Kopassus) involved in the kidnaping of pro- democracy activists. People had feared that this case would remain in the dark forever...

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Marzuki lashes out at court martial

Marzuki lashes out at court martial JAKARTA (JP): Human rights campaigner Marzuki Darusman said on Sunday he doubted that the trial of 11 members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) would unravel the kidnapping of political activists unless their superiors were also brought to trial.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/Near-ideal democracy

Near-ideal democracy I am writing in response to Vertie Orisa's letter of Dec. 14, 1998. I agree with Vertie's statement that the Indonesian people have been struggling for democracy in every field in line with the reform movement.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998

JP/A kangaroo court?

A kangaroo court? The opening of the long-awaited hearing of 11 Army officers, charged with kidnapping 11 political activists, has dismayed human rights activists and stunned no less than some of the returned abduction victims with its blatant lack of resolve.