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Searching for all articles published on 1998-02-04 ...

48 articles.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Turmoil 'no laughing matter'

Turmoil 'no laughing matter' JAKARTA (JP): It ain't what jokes you say, it's how you say them.Unfortunately for the country's comedians however they are not even getting the chance to crack many gags in these financially fraught times, according to one of Indonesia's leading funnymen.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/New beginnings?

New beginnings? After more than two centuries of largely symbolic rule, from a country on the other side of the world, Australians are, for the first time, discussing the practicalities of becoming a republic.Ties with Britain have inevitably been reduced with the passing of time.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Sports council to start training for Asiad soon

Sports council to start training for Asiad soon JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council's 13th Asian Games task force decided yesterday to start training sessions for the Asiad in mid February.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Police urged to keep investigating Yorris

Police urged to keep investigating Yorris JAKARTA (JP): Members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) urged police yesterday to continue their investigation into Yorris Raweyai, an Assembly member, who was apprehended last week for his alleged involvement in gambling.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Residents oppose Mt. Cyclops park

Residents oppose Mt. Cyclops park JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (Antara): Residents of Depapre district here have rejected a government plan to turn a 48,000-hectare nature reserve on Mt. Cyclops into a national park."These people draw their water from Mt. Cycloops.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/U.S. security strategy in SE Asia

U.S. security strategy in SE Asia The following is the first of two articles based on a paper delivered by U.S. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen in Singapore on Jan. 15, 1998 during the officiating of the Institute for Defense and Strategic Studies.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/28 killed in road accidents

28 killed in road accidents SEMARANG: Twenty-eight people were killed and 30 others injured in road accidents in Central Java during the fasting month and Idul Fitri holidays.Central Java police chief Maj. Gen.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto A: TPIJP/bayDOUBLE DELIGHT: Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana (third left) celebrates her 49th birthday and local TV station TPI's 17th anniversary with friends and husband Indra Rukmana (second left).

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Greeting from President Kumaratunga

Greeting from President Kumaratunga Fifty years is all too brief for a nation that has a recorded history of well over 2,500 years. However, the last 50 years was a new phase in our history. On Feb. 4, 1948 we regained our freedom as a nation.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 3, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 700 ...

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Sri Lanka's investment opportunities

Sri Lanka's investment opportunities Sri Lanka's probusiness regulatory system, streamlined approval process, tax incentives and strategic location in the South Asian region, have opened new and varied horizons to foreign and local investors.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Sofjan a faithful supporter of Soeharto: Politician

Sofjan a faithful supporter of Soeharto: Politician JAKARTA (JP): Noted 1966 Generation figure Abdul Gafur said yesterday he had no doubts about Sofjan Wanandi's allegiance to President Soeharto.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Bosses and luxury cars greet homebound maids

Bosses and luxury cars greet homebound maids JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of luxurious cars were spotted near Pulogadung bus terminal in East Jakarta yesterday as the owners waited to pick up their relatives and, just as importantly, their servants.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Badminton body sends shuttlers out to clubs

Badminton body sends shuttlers out to clubs JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association's athletic development deputy, Mangombar Ferdinand Siregar, said yesterday the association would start its program of sending national players to clubs and provincial branches next week.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Feb. 3, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,000.00 12,000.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Goh urges multirateral guarantee for RI L/Cs

Goh urges multirateral guarantee for RI L/Cs JAKARTA (JP): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong proposed yesterday the establishment of a multilateral committee to guarantee letters of credit (L/Cs) issued by Indonesian banks to help Indonesia finance badly needed imports.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Religious leaders pledge to support government

Religious leaders pledge to support government JAKARTA (JP): Christian and Moslem leaders have expressed concern over the deepening economic crisis and pledged to support the government's efforts to end it.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Will women's publications vanish from newsstands?

Will women's publications vanish from newsstands?By Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): "It's getting thinner," a woman griped as she flipped through a favorite magazine at a newsstand on Jl. Jend. Sudirman.Right she was.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 3:10 Indonesian Children 3:35 Talk Show: Kotak Pos 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:10 Film: Road to Avonlea 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Beloved Country 6:15 ...

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Stove explosion kills housewife

Stove explosion kills housewife JAKARTA (JP): A mother of two died yesterday of severe wounds she endured from a stove explosion in her Bekasi residence.Muhaji, one of the victim's neighbors, said the incident happened on Jan.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Stearin stocks accumulate after CPO export ban

Stearin stocks accumulate after CPO export ban JAKARTA (JP): Stearin stocks have been accumulating in the storage tanks of palm oil refining companies since a complete ban on the exports of crude palm oil (CPO) and all its derivatives began January.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Tigers bite back

Tigers bite back So, you think Asia is in trouble? And you think banks are getting hurt? Think again. Economic problems faced in Brazil and Argentina in 1990, and the way in which these difficulties rippled around the globe, demonstrate the integrated nature of late 20th century capitalism.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Excessive forex trading margin hurting economy

Excessive forex trading margin hurting economy JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's high foreign exchange trading margin has created tough times for Indonesian businesses, bankers and businesspeople have said.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Preparation for security in March

Preparation for security in March JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Dibyo Widodo officiated an on-the-alert ceremony at the Mobile Brigade Headquarters in Kelapa Dua, Bogor, yesterday in preparation for next month's General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Suspected bomb plotter arrested

Suspected bomb plotter arrested YOGYAKARTA: The local Legal Aid Institute has protested the arrest of a local resident the authorities suspect of involvement in the recent bomb-making plot in Jakarta.Institute chief Budi Hartono said the arrest by Jakarta police officers on Jan.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Exit tax hike hits ailing travel agencies

Exit tax hike hits ailing travel agencies JAKARTA (JP): A 300 percent rise in departure taxes to begin tomorrow will pose another crushing blow to the country's battered travel industry as the measure will undoubtedly cause a further plunge in the number of travelers going overseas.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Taking the street for 'lesehan' dining

Taking the street for 'lesehan' dining Once-fat wallets, crammed with crisp Rp 50,000 bills, a string of credit cards and receipts from previous extravagant dining experiences, have gone on an impromptu diet.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Soeharto won't name VP choice

Soeharto won't name VP choice JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto insisted yesterday he would not announce his preferred running mate for another term in office before factions in the People's Consultative Assembly unveiled their vice presidential candidates.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Pertamina has 'no plan' to jack up lubricant prices

Pertamina has 'no plan' to jack up lubricant prices JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina assured the public yesterday that it had no plan to increase lubricant prices and supply was plentiful here and nationwide."The public need not worry.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/East Java violence blamed by hoodlums

East Java violence blamed by hoodlums JAKARTA (JP): East Java police said in Surabaya yesterday that the recent disturbances in Tuban and Pasuruan, where shops were attacked and looted, were "purely criminal acts" committed by hoodlums.Police spokesman Lt. Col. Soetrisno T.S.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Pertamina reduces fuel imports due to low demand

Pertamina reduces fuel imports due to low demand JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina has reduced fuel imports in line with a drop in domestic demand during the economic crisis, company spokesman Ramli Djaafar said yesterday.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/IMF-sponsored reforms need not be taken for granted

IMF-sponsored reforms need not be taken for grantedBy Makmur Keliat SURABAYA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been established to assist countries facing serious problems in their balance of payments and current accounts but it is a great mistake to conclude that it can do nothing ...

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Habibie stresses IPTN to continue its operations

Habibie stresses IPTN to continue its operations JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said yesterday that state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT IPTN was financially healthy enough to continue operating.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Children forced into prostitution

Children forced into prostitution MEDAN, North Sumatra: A notorious pimp on Tanjungbalai Karimun island, Riau, has recruited hundreds of girls aged under 17 into her prostitution den, according to local reports.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Rice stocks enough: Hartarto

Rice stocks enough: Hartarto JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister of Production and Distribution Hartarto strongly dismissed yesterday rumors that the country would soon face rice shortages."We have enough rice stocks for this year and even for coming years.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Ricardo predicts significant rise in grocery prices

Ricardo predicts significant rise in grocery prices JAKARTA (JP): The prices of the nine basic commodities, such as rice and cooking oil, are likely to rise by between 10 percent and 15 percent next week, Ricardo Gelael, president of the Goro Batara Sakti wholesale company, said yesterday.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Minister of Foreign Affairs Lakshman Kadirgamar's message

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lakshman Kadirgamar's message Sri Lanka is one of the few modern states which has remained a distinct sovereign entity for nearly 2,000 years excluding the period of colonial domination which began in the early 16th century.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Share prices fail to sustain Monday's gains

Share prices fail to sustain Monday's gains JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) failed to sustain their impressive gains yesterday, losing about 3 percent due to profit takings and reports of sporadic riots.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Private sector debts and offshore deposits

Private sector debts and offshore depositsBy Joe L. Spartz JAKARTA (JP): So far, neither IMF intervention nor the economic reform package announced by the government have been able to stem or to reverse the increasingly catastrophic fall of the rupiah.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/'Ketupat' casing business a moneymaker during Idul Fitri

'Ketupat' casing business a moneymaker during Idul FitriBy Emmy Fitri JAKARTA (JP): For most Jakartans, the Idul Fitri celebration would not be complete without feasting on some ketupat (rice wrapped in young coconut palm leaves).

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Teenager arrested for killing mother

Teenager arrested for killing mother JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested a 17-year-old man in Central Jakarta for allegedly stabbing his mother to death yesterday.City police spokesman Lt. Col. E.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/New interest rate policy will force bank innovation

New interest rate policy will force bank innovation JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's (BI) latest move to control interest rates will force commercial banks to be more innovative, analysts have said.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Address from Ambassador Ratne D. Senanayake

Address from Ambassador Ratne D. Senanayake Today, Sri Lanka celebrates 50 years of Independence. In the history of a nation this may seem but a brief moment. Yet soon against the backdrop of modern colonial history from Asia through Africa to Latin America, 50 years is a relatively long time.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Simple home economics

Simple home economics The government may have set the 1997 inflation at no more than 11 percent, and forecast that it will rise to 20 percent this year, but ask any housewife in the city and most will almost certainly laugh these figures off.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/6,000 lose jobs in Kebumen

6,000 lose jobs in Kebumen SEMARANG: About 2,500 bag and cap home businesses that employ 6,000 workers in Kebumen regency have gone bankrupt because of the deepening economic crisis.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Sri lanka promotes export diversification

Sri lanka promotes export diversification Sri Lanka's export growth rate of 11.33 percent in real terms in the last decade -- 13 percent in SDR terms from 1996 over 1995 -- should be considered satisfactory as recession affects both developed and developing nations.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Forest fires may be manmade, says official

Forest fires may be manmade, says official JAKARTA (JP): Satellite images and aerial photos suggest the fresh forest fires in East Kalimantan may have been started intentionally, a government official said yesterday.

Wed, 04 Feb 1998

JP/Statement by PM Bandaranaike

Statement by PM Bandaranaike On this occasion of the 50th anniversary of our independence from British colonial rule, we as Sri Lankans can be happy over several events that have taken place in our country.