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Searching for all articles published on 1998-04-16 ...

41 articles.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Why Australia matters to Indonesia

Why Australia matters to IndonesiaBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): Wise people say that you only know your friends when you are going through bad times. And true friends, it is fair to say, do not make a song and dance about what they do to assist you.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/NU urges ABRI to join reform movement

NU urges ABRI to join reform movement JAKARTA (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Moslem social organization, called on the Armed Forces (ABRI) yesterday to join the growing movement for political reforms.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Five plantation companies ready to go public: Minister

Five plantation companies ready to go public: Minister PARUNG PANJANG, West Java (JP): Shares in five state plantations companies are to be floated on stock exchanges this year, Minister of Forestry and Plantations Sumahadi said yesterday.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Soeharto tells students to study

Soeharto tells students to study JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called on Indonesian students yesterday to return to class and develop their competitiveness in order to face the future.Soeharto also said that university campuses should return to their original function as learning institutions.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/E. Timor bishops leave for Vatican

E. Timor bishops leave for Vatican DILI, East Timor: Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Bishop Basilio do Nascimento, of the Dili and Baucau dioceses respectively, will attend an Asian bishop conference in Vatican City from April 18 to April 30, Antara reported yesterday.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Waiter tried for keeping Ecstasy

Waiter tried for keeping Ecstasy JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor asked West Jakarta District Court yesterday to sentence a discotheque waiter to four years in prison and fine him Rp 150 million (US$19,700) for possessing 12 Ecstasy pills.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 15, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Tangerang gives IMF new meaning

Tangerang gives IMF new meaning TANGERANG (JP): Although remaining popular for bailing Indonesia out of its economic abyss, the IMF has a new meaning in the mayoralty.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Murder suspect 'fully' sane

Murder suspect 'fully' sane JAKARTA (JP): A psychological test completed Monday on the suspect in a triple murder investigation in Jagakarsa showed that he was fully sane, according to the police.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Concerns over reform drag down rupiah again

Concerns over reform drag down rupiah again JAKARTA (JP): The crippled rupiah fell for the second consecutive day yesterday on market apprehension over the country's commitment to thoroughly implementing the revised reforms, currency dealers said.The rupiah, which opened at 7,700/7,800, closed 2.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Foreign lawyers' illegal practice?

Foreign lawyers' illegal practice? Police questioned recently a number of expatriates who allegedly practice as counsels/lawyers through a limited liability company (PT).This investigation should be praised and receive support from all Indonesian lawyers.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Dairy farmers' output drops

Dairy farmers' output drops PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): At least 500 dairy farmers in Purwokerto, a dairy center in Central Java, are experiencing declining output due to increasing feedmeal prices.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Time for debt relief

Time for debt relief Bill Clinton went to Africa last month expecting to talk about the benefits of increased trade. He found leaders who wanted to talk about the urgent need for debt relief, and no wonder. For many of the poorest nations of Africa and Latin America, nothing matters more.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Govt expects to raise Rp 15t from privatization

Govt expects to raise Rp 15t from privatization JAKARTA (JP): The government projects it will raise Rp 15 trillion (US$1.87 billion) from its divestment in 12 state companies during the 1998/1999 fiscal year, a senior official said yesterday.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Puncak Jaya a herbal haven

Puncak Jaya a herbal haven JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: At least 45 kinds of medicinal herbs have been found at the natural reserve of Puncak Jaya mountain here by the researchers of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI).

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Refiners must be efficient: Kuntoro

Refiners must be efficient: Kuntoro JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto has urged state oil and gas firm Pertamina to improve efficiency at its refineries to offset the government's planned move to cut fuel subsidies.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Minister turned off by gory TV programs

Minister turned off by gory TV programs JAKARTA (JP): Private television stations were reminded yesterday of their role as a medium to foster unity and educate the public, and were told not to dramatize news reports with graphic footage.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Workers take grievances to rights commission

Workers take grievances to rights commission JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of workers from three Jakarta-based companies protested their dismissals to the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Collision kills 13 in Kutai

Collision kills 13 in Kutai SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Thirteen people were killed and three others injured when two trucks collided in a dusty road near Separi Besar village, Kutai district, East Kalimantan late Monday afternoon.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on April 15, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,250.00 8,750.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Kid Pix 3:05 Orchestra Film 3:30 Science Film: Ticket to Adventure 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita 5:00 Arabic Lessons 5:30 TV Series 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: Rona ...

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Govt vows to lift CPO ban on time

Govt vows to lift CPO ban on time JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday it had been assured by the government that the export ban on crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives would be removed April 22 as agreed to in the latest reform package announced last week.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/U.S. hopes Indonesia will impose IMF reforms

U.S. hopes Indonesia will impose IMF reforms JAKARTA (JP): United States Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Stanley Roth expressed hope yesterday that Indonesia would consistently implement its pledge to see through the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reforms.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/50% of city bus, minibus fleets 'off the streets'

50% of city bus, minibus fleets 'off the streets' JAKARTA (JP): About 50 percent of the city's more than 10,000 buses and minibuses cannot operate on the streets due to the impact of the current monetary crisis, a City Land Transportation Agency official said yesterday.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/West Jakarta fires leave 1,500 homeless

West Jakarta fires leave 1,500 homeless JAKARTA (JP): Fires in Tomang and Krukut, West Jakarta, destroyed more than 140 houses yesterday, leaving about 1,500 people homeless, firefighters said.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Students intensify pressure for reforms

Students intensify pressure for reforms JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of students kept up their demands for reforms and lower prices of basic commodities yesterday in on- campus rallies organized concurrently at dozens of universities.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/The Clinton-Paula Jones case

The Clinton-Paula Jones case A judge's dismissal of Paula Jones' lawsuit (against President Bill Clinton) helps draw clearer distinctions between what is sexual harassment -- the legal version -- and what is not.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Students want rector to resign

Students want rector to resign TANGERANG (JP): Syech Yusuf Islamic University's 32nd anniversary reception ended in chaos Tuesday night when hundreds of students staged a surprise demonstration demanding their rector's resignation.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Garuda offers delivery service

Garuda offers delivery service JAKARTA (JP): National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia launched an express delivery service to 10 major cities across the country and Singapore.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Officers learn on the English language beat

Officers learn on the English language beat JAKARTA (JP): The Police Language School (Sebasa) held an English speech contest here Tuesday in an effort to help officers polish their language skills.The school's head, Col.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Govt cannot wash its hands of missing people

Govt cannot wash its hands of missing people The fate of several missing people, most of whom are government critics and student activists, remains a mystery, even though some disappeared a year ago. Corporate lawyer and human rights activist Mulya Lubis shares his view on what should be done.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Bekasi ponders new bus terminal

Bekasi ponders new bus terminal BEKASI (JP): The local administration is considering building another bus terminal because the existing one can no longer accommodate the increasing number of buses."We are studying all relevant aspects," Mayor Nonon Sonthanie said here Tuesday.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/KL quiets tensions with interfaith body

KL quiets tensions with interfaith body JAKARTA (JP): A Malaysian scholar believes his ethnically and religiously diverse country has escaped major religious conflicts in the last hundred years because rumblings of discord are handled in their early stages.Tan Sri Dato Seri Dr.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Pakistani national tried for selling heroin

Pakistani national tried for selling heroin JAKARTA (JP): A 46-year-old Pakistani man was indicted at West Jakarta District Court yesterday for selling 70 grams of heroin at the immigration office's quarantine center.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Megawati plans own congress in December

Megawati plans own congress in December JAKARTA (JP): The ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri, said yesterday she would not attend the party congress planned by rival faction leader Soerjadi in June, and would hold her own in December.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/RI's foreign debts $133.7b in January

RI's foreign debts $133.7b in January JAKARTA (JP): The nation's foreign obligations dropped to US$133.7 billion as of the end of January, down from $136.1 billion in December last year, Bank Indonesia (BI) reported yesterday.BI said the January debt position was based on the latest data.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/Suspension of banks

Suspension of banks Minister of Finance Fuad Bawazier announced on April 4, the suspension of seven banks and another seven banks placed under the supervision of the Indonesian Banking Restructuring Agency (IBRA).

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/The voice of the future

The voice of the future Antigovernment student demonstrations are spreading to more campuses in more cities. The young people appear to have won more ears and hearts among the public, who are finding their demands for political and economic reforms legitimate.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/JSX gets new commissioner

JSX gets new commissioner JAKARTA (JP): The general shareholder meeting of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) appointed yesterday Erry Riyana Hardjapamekas, president of publicly listed PT Tambang Timah, their new chief commissioner to replace Fuad Bawazier, currently minister of finance.

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/UN official says E. Kalimantan fires are 'big disaster'

UN official says E. Kalimantan fires are 'big disaster' JAKARTA (JP): At least 10,000 firefighters and significant international support would be needed to extinguish East Kalimantan's raging forest fires, according to United Nations officials who have described the situation as "a very, very ...

Thu, 16 Apr 1998

JP/RI backs Australia for ASEM membership

RI backs Australia for ASEM membership JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas reaffirmed yesterday Indonesia's support for Australia's admission to the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).