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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Council firm on choice of Sultan

Council firm on choice of Sultan YOGYAKARTA (JP): The provincial legislative council here warned the central government over the weekend that they would accept nothing but a confirmation of Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X as the new Yogyakarta governor.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Finding out how to be your own boss from the Internet

Finding out how to be your own boss from the InternetBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): A report in the Aug. 17 issue of Business Week struck me. While the unemployment rate in the U.S.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Street children seek escape on the streets

Street children seek escape on the streets JAKARTA (JP): Childhood is supposed to be the best time of our lives, when we get to wallow in the unconditional love of those around us, spend long days having fun and think nothing of the stresses of adulthood lying ahead.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Number of poor Jakartans trebles

Number of poor Jakartans trebles JAKARTA (JP): The number of Jakartans living beneath the poverty level has more than trebled to 861,000, or nearly 10 percent of the total population of 9.3 million, since 1996, according to the Jakarta Central Bureau of Statistics.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Plywood market looking up, says Apkindo chief

Plywood market looking up, says Apkindo chief JAKARTA (JP): Plywood prices in international markets have gradually started to recover after a sharp decline since early this year, according to the Association of Indonesian Wood Panel Producers (Apkindo).Apkindo executive director A.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: A Part of Indonesian Historical Journey, at Galeri TC, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 24A, South Jakarta (Phone: 7194278), Sunday, at 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday to Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday to Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Travel bans on bankers

Travel bans on bankers UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Attorney General A. Muhammad Ghalib vowed yesterday that he would soon issue travel bans on all bankers of troubled banks.Ghalib also vowed to pursue the bankers through legal process to get back any state funds channeled to their banks.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Kalimantan mining row may go to int'l court

Kalimantan mining row may go to int'l courtBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): A dispute between Taiwanese coal mining company PT Chung Hua Overseas Mining Development and the Indonesian government over the company's contract termination is likely to be settled in the international arbitration ...

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Reform openness brings blessing to book publishers

Reform openness brings blessing to book publishersBy A. Ariobimo Nusantara JAKARTA (JP): With the end of the New Order and the advent of the Reform Order, most bookshops in Indonesia have been flooded with reform-themed books and works exploring the dark side of the Soeharto's regime.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Trading likely to taper off in wake of banking move

Trading likely to taper off in wake of banking move JAKARTA (JP): Trading activity in the local stock market is expected to taper off this week as investors take a "wait-and- see" attitude following the government's suspension of three banks and its acquisition of four others, stock analysts ...

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Palu beefs up security on eve of PDI congress

Palu beefs up security on eve of PDI congress JAKARTA (JP): Authorities tightened security in Palu, Central Sulawesi, over the weekend as participants of the pro-Soerjadi Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) began arriving to attend a five-day congress.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/RI needs to make a quick turnaround

RI needs to make a quick turnaround The Habibie government is clocking up a hundred days this week. Political analyst J. Soedjati Djiwandono assesses how far it has gone in reforming the New Order government.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Amien launches 'modern' party

Amien launches 'modern' party JAKARTA (JP): Amien Rais launched his much-anticipated National Mandate Party (PAN) here yesterday, declaring it a "modern" party open to all ethnicities and religions.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Businesses want bankruptcy law enactment delayed

Businesses want bankruptcy law enactment delayed JAKARTA (JP): Business associations are urging the government to delay the implementation of the new bankruptcy law, saying it will only benefit the creditors.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/New banking measures 'not enough'

New banking measures 'not enough' JAKARTA (JP): Banking measures taken by the country's financial authorities last week are not enough to reassure investors that the government is serious about restructuring the ailing industry.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/New national curriculum not possible until 2000

New national curriculum not possible until 2000 JAKARTA (JP): Despite strong calls from education experts to revise the 1994 national education curriculum quickly, officials say the revised edition will not be ready until 2000 at the earliest.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 TV Series: The Big Valley 3:05 Religious Teachings 3:30 TV Drama: Sketsa 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:30 Education Quiz: Tangkas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: Rona ...

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Hery wins national drag race

Hery wins national drag race JAKARTA (JP): With the absence of defending champion Robert J. Paul of Canada, Hery Agung easily won the fourth leg of the national drag race yesterday at Sentul, Bogor.Paul did not compete in the one-day race due to engine trouble just moments before the race began.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Object at BNI tower not a bomb

Object at BNI tower not a bomb JAKARTA (JP): An object found at Wisma BNI 46 tower, Central Jakarta, on Friday was not a bomb as initially reported, city police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman said Saturday.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Bank Indonesia clarifies

Bank Indonesia clarifies In reference to the Reuters news article dated June 23, 1998 and used in The Jakarta Post June 25 edition headlined Indonesia and its Central Bank sued for US$58.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/'Suara Medeka' may face suit

'Suara Medeka' may face suit PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The provincial legislature along with the Banyumas City Council are considering filing a libel suit against Suara Medeka daily for publishing a report which alleged that council speaker Warsono Nursoleh took bribes from deputy governor Djoko ...

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Cleaning up banks

Cleaning up banks The Indonesian government, in a long-awaited move, finally acted firmly to clean up the country's beleaguered banking industry by freezing the operations of three insolvent private banks, nationalizing four others and merging four state banks.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Let Supreme Court decide 'Pak' De's case: Noegroho

Let Supreme Court decide 'Pak' De's case: Noegroho JAKARTA (JP): City Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman has said it was up to the Supreme Court to review the ruling against Mohammad Siradjuddin, alias Pak De, who was sentenced with life imprisonment for murdering fashion model Dietje ...

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Tigaraksa offer for investors

Tigaraksa offer for investors TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang Regency Office has opened Tigaraksa, the regency's future capital, to developers to speed up relocation, which has been delayed for 11 years, an official said over the weekend.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Police shoot dead fugitive in chase

Police shoot dead fugitive in chase JAKARTA (JP): Police shot dead a man believed to be a member of a group of armed robbers in a daylight street chase on Jl. Darmawangsa, South Jakarta, over the weekend.South Jakarta police chief Lt. Col.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Violence breeds violence

Violence breeds violence Moslems around the world have condemned U.S. missile attacks Thursday on alleged terrorist centers in Afghanistan and Sudan which reportedly killed 26 people and injured hundred others, calling the attacks acts of aggression against the sovereignty of the two countries.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/The U.S. president and the world

The U.S. president and the world Will the controversy now end so that he can return his attention to pressing political problems? This will depend largely on the extent to which the U.S. public is willing to let bygones be bygones, and the U.S.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Golkar and PPP confident of gains in next election

Golkar and PPP confident of gains in next election JAKARTA (JP): Golkar and the United Development Party (PPP), which swept the most seats in the past five general elections, remained confident of a strong showing in the next election despite the political fallout and competition from new parties.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/AusAID awards

AusAID awards On Aug. 15, The Jakarta Post published a letter regarding the selection process for scholarships provided to Indonesia by the Australian government through the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Free abortions offered for May riot rape victims

Free abortions offered for May riot rape victimsBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): More than three months have passed since the May riots, and some rape victims may now be finding their trauma compounded by pregnancy.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Police halt search for bodies

Police halt search for bodies AMBON, Maluku: Elat Police in Southeast Maluku halted Saturday its search for five missing passengers of KM Diamond Star which sunk Aug. 9, Antara reported.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Ex-Aceh governor physically attacked by angry Acehnese

Ex-Aceh governor physically attacked by angry Acehnese JAKARTA (JP): Former Aceh governor and minister in Soeharto's cabinet, Ibrahim Hasan, was attacked by a man during a break in a discussion on the province's development held at Hotel Cempaka in Central Jakarta, Saturday morning.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/JSX delists Perdana Inti, warns 24 other companies

JSX delists Perdana Inti, warns 24 other companies JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) has temporarily delisted PT Perdana Inti Investama and has warned 24 other poorly performing companies they would receive similar punishment if they failed to strengthen their ailing businesses.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/The art of not learning English

The art of not learning EnglishBy Tri Hafiningsih JAKARTA (JP): You need to improve your English but don't have the time or simply cannot afford to enroll on one of those lengthy and expensive English courses.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/'No porno VCDs please'

'No porno VCDs please' BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Owners of video compact disc (VCD) rental stores and movie theaters here have been urged not to lease or screen pornographic films to their customers.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Government's bank restructuring measures

Government's bank restructuring measures JAKARTA (JP): The following is an edited text of the government's statement on banking restructuring measures which was announced Friday.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Habibie set up team on E. Timor's status

Habibie set up team on E. Timor's status JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie assigned on Saturday the National Development Planning Board to formulate development policies for East Timor in accordance with the special status it will be accorded.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/A way out of the liquidity crisis

A way out of the liquidity crisisBy C.J. de Koning This is the first of two articles on a proposed solution to Indonesia's liquidity crisis. JAKARTA (JP): Correctly identifying the basis of Indonesia's liquidity crisis is essential in determining the best method to reach a solution.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Police chief removed

Police chief removed BOGOR (JP): Head of Citeureup's police precinct, Second Lt. Hotman Siagian, has been removed from duty due to the escape of 11 suspects from the precinct's detention center on Aug. 1.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/A look at Thailand's and RI's property markets

A look at Thailand's and RI's property marketsBy Greg Penn JAKARTA (JP): The property markets of both Thailand and Indonesia have been decimated by the economic crisis.

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Mon, 24 Aug 1998

JP/Governor gives trendy food stalls seal of approval

Governor gives trendy food stalls seal of approval JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso inaugurated 126 street cafes located at the southern end of the National Monument (Monas) Square in Central Jakarta on Saturday night.

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