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Searching for all articles published on 1998-07-17 ...

45 articles.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Lawlessness will scare away business: Sofyan

Lawlessness will scare away business: Sofyan JAKARTA (JP): Continuing reports of rampant looting and unlawful seizure of property and businesses of Chinese- Indonesians will cause more businesspeople to flee to safer shores and scare off foreign investors, a noted businessman has warned.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/A picture of lawlessness

A picture of lawlessness The pain our nation has endured since the onset of economic collapse last year is so severe that it has seemingly caused serious metal decay among our people.The ruthless criminal offenses committed by wild mobs have tragically painted a dark picture of the nation.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Committee to investigate May rapes to be set up

Committee to investigate May rapes to be set up JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie will next week officially establish a committee with a short term mission to investigate the alleged rape of women during and after the May riots across the country.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/May rapes become political issue

May rapes become political issueBy Julia I. Suryakusuma JAKARTA (JP): Rape may appear to be personal in nature, with the trauma and pain only being felt fully by the victim. But in reality rape has very deep and broad ramifications.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Kriyono's Cynorure by Kriyono, at Galeri Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No. 36, South Jakarta (Phone: 7990008), 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., until Aug. 9. * Embroideries Exhibition in the lobby of Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jl. M.H.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Exporters to get cheaper loans

Exporters to get cheaper loans JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon enter into a deal with eight healthy domestic banks designed to provide exporters and distribution companies with Rp 2.5 trillion (US$192.31 million) in cheaper loans, Finance Minister Bambang Subianto said yesterday.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/International artists set to perform at second Art Summit

International artists set to perform at second Art Summit JAKARTA (JP): A variety of performances by internationally renowned artists will treat audiences during the second Art Summit Indonesia from Sept. 19 to Oct. 19.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/On closing time deposit

On closing time deposit My letter titled 'Phone banking which appeared' in The Jakarta Post on July 16 was edited in such a way that the main point I wanted to convey has gone.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Scientist warns rain may trigger Merapi lava flow

Scientist warns rain may trigger Merapi lava flow YOGYAKARTA (JP): A scientist here is warning the lava flow from Mt. Merapi volcano could intensify with the likelihood of heavier rains.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Indonesia's donors agree on urgent need for help

Indonesia's donors agree on urgent need for help JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's traditional aid donors met here yesterday and broadly agreed on the urgent need to help the country through the economic crisis, the World Bank said.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Governor allows rallies to go on in East Timor

Governor allows rallies to go on in East Timor JAKARTA (JP): East Timor Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares said he would allow mass rallies to be held in the province today but warned he would order an immediate clampdown if they become unruly.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Bapindo publishes financial reports, reveals Rp 1.05t loss

Bapindo publishes financial reports, reveals Rp 1.05t loss JAKARTA (JP): After a four-year hiatus, state-owned PT Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) is finally publishing its financial reports today.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Farmers to sue Soeharto over Tapos cattle ranch

Farmers to sue Soeharto over Tapos cattle ranch JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of farmers from Cibedug, Bogor, plan to sue former president Soeharto for allegedly seizing their land in the early 1970s when he developed a sprawling cattle ranch.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Tangerang regency moves to new HQ

Tangerang regency moves to new HQ TANGERANG (JP): The regency administration will move in to its new headquarters in Tiga Raksa, about a one hour drive southwest of here, next month, regent Agus Djunara said yesterday.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Feuding PDI camps may go separate ways

Feuding PDI camps may go separate ways JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid has supported the idea of splitting the divided Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) into two parties if the Megawati Soekarnoputri and Soerjadi camps cannot resolve their differences.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/On rape victims

On rape victims In a letter you published on July 15 under the insensitive title 'Rape victims have no future', Mrs. Soeparman suggested that the women who had been raped in the recent riots "will be engulfed by a feeling of shame for the rest of their lives, will feel inferior...

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Air France not to reduce flights despite slump

Air France not to reduce flights despite slump JAKARTA (JP): Air France said yesterday it had no plans to reduce its Jakarta-Paris service despite a sharp decrease in passenger volume in the first semester of this year.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Trisakti University backs change in education law

Trisakti University backs change in education law JAKARTA (JP): Students and faculty from Trisakti University have joined the chorus of calls for revisions in the national education law to allow institutions of higher learning to be more autonomous and democratic.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Japanese found dead in hotel

Japanese found dead in hotel JAKARTA (JP): A Japanese national identified as K. Takeda, 49, died in his room in Hotel Pangrango, Bogor, West Java, on Wednesday, a report said yesterday.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Residents swarm to shrimp ponds

Residents swarm to shrimp ponds JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of people swarmed to shrimp ponds in Salembaran Jaya village, Kosambi district on the Teluknaga coast yesterday, waiting to get their share in the shrimp harvest.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Crisis pushes up life insurance demand

Crisis pushes up life insurance demand JAKARTA (JP): PT Sewu New York Life (SNYL), a life insurance joint venture has reported robust growth in sales in the last two months, reflecting people's increased insecurity about the future.Company president C.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Calls grow for probe into disappearances

Calls grow for probe into disappearances JAKARTA (JP): Despite the detention of several Army special force (Kopassus) officers for the abduction of activists, leading opposition and human rights figures intensified their demands yesterday for a thorough investigation to discover the brains behind ...

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Foreign investors sought for Rp 4.2t Monas project

Foreign investors sought for Rp 4.2t Monas project JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investors are badly needed to help develop underground commercial facilities and an amphitheater in the National Monument (Monas) park, an official said yesterday.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Villagers make their own oil

Villagers make their own oil PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Skyrocketing prices of cooking oil have forced villagers in Banyumas to use traditional methods, such as producing their own coconut oil, to supplement their needs.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Governor Sutiyoso vows to help Asian Games team

Governor Sutiyoso vows to help Asian Games team JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has said the city administration will work to drum up financial support for the National Sports Council to send the national contingent to the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on July 16, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 12,750.00 14,000.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Local property market may worsen over next two years

Local property market may worsen over next two years JAKARTA (JP): The outlook for Indonesia's property market will remain grim for the next few years because of the deteriorating economy and volatile political situation, property consultant PT Procon Indah and its international partner, Jones ...

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Three big hospitals to have name changed

Three big hospitals to have name changed JAKARTA (JP): Three major hospitals have been taken over by the government and will have their names changed to dispel the perception that they are still under a foundation chaired by former president Soeharto, a minister said yesterday.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Development of Timor Gap depot put on hold

Development of Timor Gap depot put on hold JAKARTA (JP): PT El Nusa, a subsidiary of state oil and gas company PT Pertamina, has put on hold the development of a logistical depot in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, designed to support oil and gas exploration in the Timor Gap, due to lack of funds.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/City captured world of four ages in 'Catur Yuga'

City captured world of four ages in 'Catur Yuga' JAKARTA (JP): The circle of time versus the linear lines of it.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Government again revises crisis budget

Government again revises crisis budget JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday another revised version of the 1998/1999 State Budget to accommodate a further deterioration in the economy and a huge subsidy commitment.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Lake Tempe overflows

Lake Tempe overflows UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: More than 1,800 houses remained inundated as waters from Lake Tempe in Wajo regency have not subsided after it overflowed Wednesday.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Police intensify operations to trace illegally-owned guns

Police intensify operations to trace illegally-owned guns JAKARTA (JP): Police are intensifying street operations following reports that wealthy people traumatized by the mid-May riots have bought guns on the black market.City police Chief Maj. Gen.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 16, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Rupiah strengthens an news of new loans

Rupiah strengthens an news of new loans JAKARTA (JP): The local financial market gained ground yesterday after the International Monetary Fund announced it was resuming loan disbursements to the country and said an additional US$6 billion had been added to its financial rescue package.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/A child's drug problem often tears their family asunder

A child's drug problem often tears their family asunder JAKARTA (JP): Mornings are painful reminders. It is the time when Lili, not her real name, used to see off her three children to school.Evenings are the same.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/NGOs sue govt over security breakdown

NGOs sue govt over security breakdown JAKARTA (JP): Non-governmental organizations filed a class action lawsuit against the government yesterday over lax security during the May riots.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Govt proposes to reschedule sovereign debt

Govt proposes to reschedule sovereign debt JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to reschedule part of its foreign debt to help raise funds to cover its immediate economic and fiscal needs, according to Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/The balanced sheet

The balanced sheet The student inspired social movement for total political reform has caused immeasurable human suffering, such as the death of four Trisakti university students. The deep psychological stigma left among a number of women raped by mobs during the riots is indelible.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Staying 'green' in the crisis

Staying 'green' in the crisis SEMARANG, Central Java: Six cities from five Asian countries with inter-city cooperation are scheduled to take part in an international seminar and workshop here on the importance of environmental management during an economic crisis.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Anti-nuclear discipline

Anti-nuclear discipline Not two months after the United States imposed economic sanctions on India and Pakistan in response to their nuclear tests, some of those sanctions are being rolled back.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Parents look to rehab centers to get kids off drug habit

Parents look to rehab centers to get kids off drug habitBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Some teenagers choose to snort off nagging mental agitation by "chasing the dragon", the drug user's euphemistic term for imbibing heroin through a straw put up the nostrils or having it diluted, heated ...

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Tom and Jerry Kids 3:05 Sports: Topik Olah Raga 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Performance: Cakrawala Budaya 5:00 Music: Paket 27 5:30 Education Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita ...

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/A mystery unraveled

A mystery unraveled An act of terror that seemed destined to become a permanent mystery is at last beginning to unravel. It appears that a number of individuals belonging to the Army Special Forces (Kopassus) were responsible for the abduction of political activists.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998

JP/Long-serving badminton coach resigns after 13 years

Long-serving badminton coach resigns after 13 years JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia officially accepted the resignation of men's singles coach Indra Gunawan after a meeting on Wednesday.