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Searching for all articles published on 1998-03-04 ...

49 articles.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Marsetio leads colleagues in rallies

Marsetio leads colleagues in ralliesBy Sirikit Syah SURABAYA (JP): Indonesia has recently witnessed a spate of student demonstrations over many critical issues -- from skyrocketing prices to the need for the People's Consultative Assembly to issue decisions that will usher in economic ...

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Bud of hyper-inflation

Bud of hyper-inflation A 12.76 percent rate of inflation last month, almost double the general price rise in January and way above last year's 11.05 percent rate of inflation, could be the bud of hyper-inflation if the rupiah remains weak and unstable for much longer.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Team formed to trace killer

Team formed to trace killer SEMARANG, Central Java: The Kudus police precinct has formed a special team to trace the killer of a woman whose boneless remains were found in a ditch near Jati Wetan livestock market Saturday.The head of the precinct, Lt. Col.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Talk Show 8:00 Breaking News 8:10 Music 9:00 Breaking News 9:10 Profile: Paket Profil Pembangunan 9:27 Music 10:10 Talk Show 10:40 Music 11:00 TVRI News 11:15 Music 11:40 Profile: Paket Profil Politisi 12:00 p.m.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

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

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/MPR reminded to heed workers' aspirations

MPR reminded to heed workers' aspirations JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's only sanctioned labor union called on the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) yesterday to draw up State Policy Guidelines which prioritized workers' welfare and the creation of new jobs.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Jihad, Don't be misled!

Jihad, Don't be misled! I was shocked to read the Discourse article in The Jakarta Post, Feb. 20, 1998, under the somewhat misleading heading Call for jihad 'may have caused riots'. Masdar E.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Controversial timber estate ready for harvest

Controversial timber estate ready for harvestBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang SUBANJERIJI, South Sumatra (JP): After facing sharp criticism from environmental bodies since the early stages of its inception, PT Musi Hutan Persada (MHP) is now ready to harvest part of its 193,500-hectare timber estate.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/PDI donates session honorariums

PDI donates session honorariums JAKARTA (JP): The "I Love My Homeland" drive, initiated by People's Consultative Assembly member Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana who sold U.S. dollars for rupiah, returned to the spotlight yesterday after a period of inertia.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Mondale's mission

Mondale's mission U.S. President Clinton's special emissary, former U.S. vice president Walter Mondale, has officially come to Indonesia to discuss the economic crisis with President Soeharto. But speculation has arisen on both sides of the Pacific over the real nature of his mission.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Boom and bust: Natural cycle hits Indonesia hard

Boom and bust: Natural cycle hits Indonesia hardBy Sri Pamoedjo Rahardjo JAKARTA (JP): The monetary fiasco in Indonesia is proving to be a complicated situation.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Clean cabinet campaign gains momentum

Clean cabinet campaign gains momentum JAKARTA (JP): The push for cleaner government stepped up a gear yesterday, as People's Consultative Assembly legislators and observers debated whether would-be cabinet ministers should declare their personal wealth.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Soeharto's spech 'incomplete'

Soeharto's spech 'incomplete' JAKARTA (JP): The ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri, said yesterday that President Soeharto's accountability speech was incomplete as it did not include sufficient details on issues such as political development.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Vice president

Vice president As a retired civil servant I was interested in Gen. (ret.) Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo's article Foreigners questionable agenda, Feb. 20, 1998. Sayidiman was unhappy with the opinion of former U.S.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Tale of two bullies

Tale of two bullies Once upon a time, there were two bullies. Their rulers routinely mistreated their subjects and did not allow them any fundamental rights.Bully Jr. tried to develop nuclear weapons but Israel, thank heavens, bombed out his whole facility.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Wetlands

Wetlands Correction: Ramsar, Iran, was the venue of the first convention on the international importance of wetlands, which was misidentified in the article on wetlands on this page yesterday.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Unsold plywood stock totals 1.2 million cubic meter

Unsold plywood stock totals 1.2 million cubic meter JAKARTA (JP): At least 1.2 million cubic meters of unsold Indonesian plywood have accumulated in warehouses over the past two months due to a sharp drop in demand of plywood overseas, the Association of Indonesian Wood Panel Producers (Apkindo) ...

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Passports of 15 Sri Lankans found

Passports of 15 Sri Lankans found JAKARTA (JP): Police have located the passports belonging to 15 Sri Lankans who were arrested Thursday at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for attempting to travel abroad without the necessary documents.City police spokesman Lt. Col. E.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/UK colleges offer help amid crisis

UK colleges offer help amid crisis JAKARTA (JP): At least 33 British universities and colleges are offering help to Indonesian students intending to study overseas on how to beat the monetary crisis, a British Council executive said yesterday.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Proposed bus fare increase prompts public outcry

Proposed bus fare increase prompts public outcry JAKARTA (JP): Councilors and commuters voiced yesterday their opposition to a proposed fare increase for city buses and minibuses of between 70 percent and 150 percent.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Obituary

Obituary Maska Ridwan, a Golkar member of the House of Representatives and People's Consultative Assembly, died yesterday morning at Mitra Keluarga Hospital in East Jakarta, where he had been treated for a stroke in the past week.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Ananda tests Mugello circuit

Ananda tests Mugello circuit JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Formula 3 racer Ananda Mikola had the opportunity to test the Mugello circuit in Italy and did not experience any obstacles.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Forest fire losses may exceed Rp 100b

Forest fire losses may exceed Rp 100b JAKARTA (JP): The fires that have ravaged more than 20,000 hectares of brush and forest in East Kalimantan over the last two months have incurred Rp 76.2 billion in losses for Indonesia.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Minority, dominant factions differ on reforms

Minority, dominant factions differ on reforms JAKARTA (JP): The minority parties pressed ahead yesterday with their demands for clean governance and political reform to be included in the State Policy Guidelines for the next five years while government factions in the People's ...

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Catch of the day at Pluit Fish Market

Catch of the day at Pluit Fish Market For even the most avid seafood connoisseur, the pungent odor of a fish market may rank up there with hospitals and garbage dumps as the place you least want to visit on a regular basis.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Perumka carries 3.8m passengers

Perumka carries 3.8m passengers BANDUNG, West Java: State-owned railway company Perumka transported more than 3.8 million passengers during the 30-day Idul Fitri exodus, starting from Jan. 15, the company's spokesman said yesterday.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Nigerian drug dealer gets 7 years in jail

Nigerian drug dealer gets 7 years in jail JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court sentenced a Nigerian man yesterday to seven years in jail and fined him Rp 1 million for trafficking 80 grams of heroin.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Stocks jump on stable political situation

Stocks jump on stable political situation JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) rose for a second consecutive day yesterday, with the main price index gaining 4.4 percent at the close of trading.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/How critical is the role of the vice presidency?

How critical is the role of the vice presidency?By Pandaya JAKARTA (JP): The raging debate on who will become the republic's next vice president has died down since all of the five political factions that make up the 1,000-strong People's Consultative Assembly picked B.J.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/PT ARG declines to comment on sticker sales deal

PT ARG declines to comment on sticker sales deal JAKARTA (JP): PT Angkasa Rona Graha (ARG), which was appointed to raise funds for last year's 19th SEA Games through the sale of stickers, declined to comment on its extended contract to raise funds until April 30, 1998.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Students launch hunger strikes, call for reform

Students launch hunger strikes, call for reform JAKARTA (JP): More university students in Java staged protests yesterday demanding political reforms and lower prices for basic foodstuffs.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Bob Hasan's fan club

Bob Hasan's fan club JAKARTA (JP): Reporters on a quest for the great quote of the day are not the only people tracking timber tycoon Muhammad "Bob" Hasan these days.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Garuda cuts domestic, international flights

Garuda cuts domestic, international flights JAKARTA (JP): State-owned airline Garuda Indonesia has cut the frequency of its domestic and international flights 26 percent and 30 percent respectively as a response to lower ticket sales due to the economic crisis.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Japan provides new $158 million loan to Jakarta

Japan provides new $158 million loan to Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The Japanese government has agreed to provide a 20 billion (US$158 million) quick disbursement loan to support Indonesia's human resource development.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Album

AlbumPhoto A: ChiefsJP/obyCHIEFS' HUDDLE: Armed Forces faction Assembly members National Police chief Gen. Dibyo Widodo (left), Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Arief Kushariadi (center) and Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Sutria Tubagus, exchange thoughts during a meeting.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on March 3, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 1 8,250.00 10,250.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Clinton wants RI to stick to IMF plan

Clinton wants RI to stick to IMF plan JAKARTA (JP): U.S. President Bill Clinton said yesterday that pursuing economic reforms agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) remained the best way for Indonesia to overcome the economic crisis.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Members reject suggestions to cut Assembly session short

Members reject suggestions to cut Assembly session short JAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly members dismissed suggestions yesterday that the 11-day General Session be shortened as the Rp 44.7 billion (US$5 million) event was marching smoothly toward its foregone conclusions.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Riot act for foreign hacks

Riot act for foreign hacks JAKARTA (JP): A Golkar news conference for foreign correspondents ended with a legislator reading them the riot act yesterday over the way international media were portraying Indonesia.After going to the trouble to explain Golkar's stand on current affairs, Theo L.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Analysts urge govt to tackle inflation

Analysts urge govt to tackle inflation JAKARTA (JP): Economists are urging the government to continue economic reforms and secure adequate stocks of basic staples to prevent hyperinflation in the country's economy.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Weightlifting association to punish wayward athletes

Weightlifting association to punish wayward athletes JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association's secretary-general, Djoko Pramono, told reporters yesterday that undisciplined athletes, even if they were world champions, must be punished.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Journalist fools journalist

Journalist fools journalist JAKARTA (JP): "Foreign journalists are here (in the city) like they are watching a rumbling volcano that may erupt any time soon," said a local reporter working as a stringer for an American news agency.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Foreign investors eye RI property market

Foreign investors eye RI property market JAKARTA (JP): Billions of dollars worth of property in the country could be bought up by foreign investors by the end of the year, a real estate analyst said yesterday.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Boys' disappearance remains a mystery

Boys' disappearance remains a mystery TANGERANG (JP): Two eight-year-old boys have been missing for nearly two months despite extensive efforts by their parents and relatives to find them.Schoolmates Bayu Indra and Isni were last seen on Jan.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Govt may airlift cash-strapped students in Egypt

Govt may airlift cash-strapped students in Egypt JAKARTA (JP): The government is weighing the possibility of airlifting home many of the nearly 2,500 cash-strapped Indonesian students studying in Egypt.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Live music for lunching members

Live music for lunching members JAKARTA (JP): A keyboard player, a singer and a couple of unembarrassed, musically eager diners turned the normally sterile and nondescript cafeteria at the People's Consultative Assembly complex into a lively lunch joint.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Indonesia: Quest for a civil society

Indonesia: Quest for a civil societyBy Budiono Kusumohamidjojo JAKARTA (JP): The 1997 general election has long since past and soon Indonesia will have its new president, vice president and cabinet.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Reimbursements for closed banks to start

Reimbursements for closed banks to start JAKARTA (JP): All customers of the 16 liquidated banks which have yet to recover all of their deposits and savings will be reimbursed in full from March 6, Bank Indonesia announced yesterday.

Wed, 04 Mar 1998

JP/Three students jailed for murder

Three students jailed for murder BOGOR (JP): Three technical high school students were sent to jail after Bogor District Court found them guilty of mobbing and killing a student from a different school.