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Searching for all articles published on 1998-05-26 ...

45 articles.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Gone with the fires

Gone with the fires I just stood there, speechless. Right at the entrance of Harco Electronik, Mangga Dua. To my left, the glass wall, against which boxes of Intel Pentium processors were once stacked up, was gone, the boxes were gone, too, of course.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/TNT maintains RI operation

TNT maintains RI operation JAKARTA (JP): Dutch-owned courier service TNT Express Worldwide maintained its operations in Indonesia despite the recent political turmoil, the company said yesterday.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Like refugees

Like refugees Upon the urgent request of my employer and a strong recommendation of the German embassy, my wife and I, like thousands of other people, were turned into refugees last week as we were told we had to leave the country.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/14 ABRI members implicated in Trisakti shootings

14 ABRI members implicated in Trisakti shootings JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces Commander Gen.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on May 25, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 1 9,500.00 12,000.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Public figures racing to resign in reform fever

Public figures racing to resign in reform fever JAKARTA (JP): The campaign against nepotism is gaining momentum with public figures now racing to quit various executive or legislative posts they might not have obtained without familial connections.Ilham Habibie, the son of President B.J.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Residents raid gambling house

Residents raid gambling house YOGYAKARTA: Eight hundred residents of Notoprajan and Suronatan subdistricts here raided a gambling house Sunday and caught 19 alleged gamblers.Spearheaded by the United Development Party's local paramilitary task force, the raid was launched at 3 a.m.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Aceh governor's ceremony delayed

Aceh governor's ceremony delayed BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The swearing-in ceremony for Syamsuddin Mahmud to become governor of Aceh, originally slated for today, has been delayed indefinitely.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Hustle-and-bustle creeps back onto Jakarta streets

Hustle-and-bustle creeps back onto Jakarta streets JAKARTA (JP): After two weeks of tension, the capital returned to its routine daily hustle-and-bustle yesterday.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Rates for Tax Payment

Rates for Tax Payment JAKARTA (JP): The new official conversion rates as the basis for payment of import duty, value-added tax on goods and services, sales tax on luxury goods, export tax and income tax, valid from May 25 to May 31: U.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Market positive over Habibie's political pledge

Market positive over Habibie's political pledge JAKARTA (JP): The country's financial market is buoyant at President Habibie's commitment to pursue political reform, analysts said.Currency dealers said the rupiah improved slightly to 10,800 against the U.S.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Habibie outlines reform program

Habibie outlines reform program JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie outlined his agenda for reform before his 36-strong cabinet yesterday, including plans for the revision of political laws needed before he can call a general election.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Three injured in student brawl

Three injured in student brawl JAKARTA (JP): Three people were injured when dozens of students and residents of Pesing, West Jakarta, were involved in a brawl Saturday, police said.The victims were identified as students Urip Widodo, 17, and Bernard Adrie, 18, and resident Dadang, 15.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film 3:05 Children's Program: Mencintai Buku 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Music: Lagu Pop Daerah 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports ...

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Political turmoil brings more media freedom

Political turmoil brings more media freedom JAKARTA (JP): For most of Soeharto's 32-year rule, Indonesians realized there were words that could not be said in public. "Succession" and "regime" were just two of them.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Reform heroes on the Website

Reform heroes on the Website Farewell, heroes of reform. The tragic deaths of our young colleagues Hery Hartanto, Elang Mulya, Hafidin Royan and Hendriawan Lesmana at Trisakti University on the evening of May 12, 1998, will always remain in the hearts of the Indonesian people.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/FAO to supply rice to farmers

FAO to supply rice to farmers KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will supply local farmers with tons of rice following a failed harvest in several parts of the province last year.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Sustaining reform spirit

Sustaining reform spirit With the students evicted, the clamor at the House of Representatives (DPR) complex has subsided. But the flame of total reform continues to burn everywhere.Within the House, though, the reformist spirit appears to have diminished.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/NATO's expansion

NATO's expansion For more than two generations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization did an admirable job of keeping the peace in Europe. Because of the demise of the Soviet Union, however, there is a legitimate question of whether NATO needs to stay in business at all, let alone expand.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Goh 'relieved' at calm transition of power

Goh 'relieved' at calm transition of power JAKARTA (JP): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong told President B.J. Habibie that he was relieved political succession in Indonesia had proceeded peacefully and that he was looking forward to working with the new President.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/IMF to begin review of Indonesian reform program

IMF to begin review of Indonesian reform program JAKARTA (JP): International Monetary Fund (IMF) Asia Pacific director Hubert Neiss is scheduled to arrive here today to assess developments in the country and evaluate progress on the economic reform program.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Foreign media descend on troubled city

Foreign media descend on troubled city JAKARTA (JP): The capital, already swamped by students and antigovernment protesters, also dealt with an invasion of another kind -- foreign media bent on landing the scoop on the latest political developments.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Student suspects in murder case tortured: Lawyer

Student suspects in murder case tortured: Lawyer JAKARTA (JP): Families, lecturers and students connected to Bogor's Juanda University told the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday that police tortured 12 students being questioned over the death of a police officer.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Violence is only the tip of iceberg

Violence is only the tip of iceberg Violence can take on many forms and the one that utterly manifested itself in last week's riots in Jakarta was just one of them, according to Father B.S. Mardiatmadja, a Catholic priest and a lecturer of philosophy at STF Driyarkara.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Govt releases Bintang, Pakpahan from prison

Govt releases Bintang, Pakpahan from prison JAKARTA (JP): The government released yesterday two prominent political prisoners, former legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas and labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan, under the full glare of both local and foreign media.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Cargo ship sinks in Riau

Cargo ship sinks in Riau PANGKAL PINANG, South Sumatra: A wooden ship, Lentera Laut Raya, carrying a cargo of frozen fish bound for Singapore ran aground and later sank in the waters close to Dua island near here.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Open bidding system for logging contracts: Minister of Forestry

Open bidding system for logging contracts: Minister of Forestry JAKARTA (JP): Newly appointed Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution said yesterday that he would study the possibility of introducing an open bidding system to award new logging contracts.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Habibie key figure

Habibie key figure The new President B.J. Habibie has announced his Reform and Development Cabinet. Let's not debate the pros and cons of this new cabinet. But I do have one question.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Shahrir replaces Muchdi as Kopassus commander

Shahrir replaces Muchdi as Kopassus commander JAKARTA (JP): The Army's Special Force (Kopassus) got a new commander yesterday when Maj. Gen. Syahrir M.S. replaced Maj. Gen. Muchdi Purwopranjono as head of the unit in a ceremony led by Army Chief of Staff Subagyo Hadisiswoyo.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Two men arrested for robbery

Two men arrested for robbery JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested two people for allegedly robbing a man at Jatinegara Railway Station, East Jakarta on Sunday, a high-ranking officer said yesterday.City police spokesman Lt. Col. E.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Locusts, snails ruin paddy fields

Locusts, snails ruin paddy fields PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Over 200 hectares of paddy fields in 10 subdistricts in the regencies of Banyumas and Cilacap, Central Java, are now under the devastating attack of locusts and snails, an official said yesterday.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/ABRI committed to fundamental reform

ABRI committed to fundamental reform JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) announced yesterday it is committed to reform, calling it "the answer" to all crises affecting the country.ABRI Chief of Sociopolitical Affairs Lt. Gen.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Soeharto in good health, says Hardijanti Rukmana

Soeharto in good health, says Hardijanti Rukmana JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto is in good spirits and is staying at home, his eldest daughter Siti Hardijanti Rukmana said.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Retail sector deal thrown into doubt

Retail sector deal thrown into doubt JAKARTA (JP): City Council has questioned whether a cooperation program between small entrepreneurs and Goro wholesale company would continue after its management was taken over by the Confederation of Primary Cooperative Associations (Inkud) early this month.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Social safety-net program needs overseas support

Social safety-net program needs overseas support JAKARTA (JP): Newly appointed chairman of the National Development Planning Board Boediono said yesterday that Indonesia would need more foreign aid to strengthen its social safety-net program.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Two bodies found

Two bodies found JAKARTA (JP): Two bodies were found in West and North Jakarta over the weekend, police said yesterday.In West Jakarta, the decomposing corpse of a man, believed to be a victim of the recent riots, was found by residents on Jl. K.H. Mas Mansyur.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 25, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Workers set up party to form democratic govt

Workers set up party to form democratic govt JAKARTA (JP): Seizing on the new government's promise of greater political freedom, a group of labor activists inaugurated the Indonesian Workers Party (PPI) yesterday, and expressed their readiness to challenge Golkar and other leading political ...

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/22 Hero outlets damaged, looted in riots

22 Hero outlets damaged, looted in riots JAKARTA (JP): At least 22 of PT Hero Supermarket's 50 retail outlets in the capital and nearby towns were damaged during the recent riots, an official of the retail chain said yesterday.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Villages tense after boy's murder

Villages tense after boy's murder JAKARTA (JP): Tension gripped neighbors in a Bekasi village yesterday following Sunday night's murder of a 15-year-old boy, police said.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Councilors want inquiry into water revenues

Councilors want inquiry into water revenues JAKARTA (JP): City Council will summon representatives of city-owned water company PDAM Jaya and its two private partners to question them over the whereabouts of Rp 90 billion collected during a short-lived accord, a councilor said yesterday.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Govt to review Pertamina trade, shipping contract

Govt to review Pertamina trade, shipping contract JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said yesterday the government would review all contracts between state oil and gas company Pertamina and trading and shipping companies, including those owned by former ...

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/DPR protest cause Rp 2 billion damage

DPR protest cause Rp 2 billion damage JAKARTA (JP): The chaotic but successful five-day student demonstration at the House of Representatives last week left a trail of structural damage worth about Rp 2 billion (US$167,000), officials said yesterday.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Transfer of power must be legal

Transfer of power must be legalBy Mulyana W. Kusumah JAKARTA (JP): Soeharto's declaration that he would quit the presidency on May 21, 1998 and the subsequent rise of then vice president B.J. Habibie was a historic constitutional event.

Tue, 26 May 1998

JP/Thomas Cup win a morale booster for Indonesians

Thomas Cup win a morale booster for Indonesians JAKARTA (JP): The achievement of Indonesia's Thomas Cup men's badminton team came just in time to give the struggling nation a much needed lift, former badminton great Icuk Sugiarto said yesterday.