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Searching for all articles published on 1998-09-21 ...

38 articles.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Be strong Hillary!

Be strong Hillary! I would like to express my opinion regarding the Clinton- Lewinsky affair. I don't think it's fair that all the attention has been directed at Clinton while Lewinsky has been left almost unscathed and appears to be enjoying the attention. Ms.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/More parties demand fairer election rules

More parties demand fairer election rules JAKARTA (JP): More political parties have called for equal chances to contest next May's general election.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Housewife found dead in Cikarang

Housewife found dead in Cikarang JAKARTA (JP): A 25-year-old housewife was found dead in her house made out of bamboo matting in Cikarang, Bekasi, on Saturday hanging from a curtain.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Gas leak investigated

Gas leak investigated PADANG, West Sumatra: Sawahlunto regency has formed a fact- finding team to check into reports of methane leakage from illegal mines here.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Art summit schedule of performances

Art summit schedule of performances Sept. 21-22: Music, Alvin Lucier (USA), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), Jl. Pos No. 2, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3441892).Sept. 22-23: Theater, Suku Naga (Dragon Tribe), Bengkel Teater Rendra (Indonesia), Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/City urged to revoke levy on indoor ads

City urged to revoke levy on indoor ads JAKARTA (JP): Operators of major shopping centers in Greater Jakarta urged the city administration on Saturday to abolish a levy on advertisement billboards and banners inside their premises.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Investigators still absent at Cendana, only flowers arrive

Investigators still absent at Cendana, only flowers arrive JAKARTA (JP): As of Sunday there were no signs that the Attorney General-led team investigating the wealth of former president Soeharto had met him at his residence.Soeharto's residence on Jl.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 TV Series: The Big Valley 3:05 Management Program: Kiat Manajemen 3:30 TV Drama: Badai pun Berlalu 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:30 Education Quiz: Tangkas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan ...

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/ABRI members clean up rivers

ABRI members clean up rivers JAKARTA (JP): About 500 members of the Armed Forces (ABRI) were set to work cleaning up Apuran river in the Cengkareng Timur sub-district of West Jakarta on Sunday.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Teenage amateur Kim wins Korean Open

Teenage amateur Kim wins Korean Open SEOUL (Agencies): Teenage Korean amateur Kim Dae-sub fired a stunning seven under par 65 on Sunday to win the US$300,000 Kolon Sports Korean Open by five shots from compatriot Choi Sang-ho and Fran Quinn of America.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Ethnic Chinese and amoral acts

Ethnic Chinese and amoral acts In response to Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo's letter of Sept. 17, I venture to say that most Chinese-Indonesians hate and condemn the individuals, especially ethnic Chinese, who smuggle rice and commit other amoral acts, such as bankers pillaging banks.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Economy may improve soon: Syahril

Economy may improve soon: Syahril YOGYAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Syahril Sabirin has expressed optimism that the economy will improve within the next two to three months if "non-economic factors" in the country stabilize.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Deciding by ballot

Deciding by ballot The recent decision taken by a vote in the House of Representatives was a new and refreshing development.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Playing with politics

Playing with politics It is certainly a relief to learn that the government has finally presented the drafts on political laws -- which many hope will provide the foundations of our democracy -- to the House of Representatives (DPR).

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Teater Tari Masa Kini - 30 Tahun Sejarah Tari Jerman, at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Jl. Pos No. 2, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3441892), 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Sept. 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 23, 24, 27, 29, 30, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Sept.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Customers still complaining over PDAM water services

Customers still complaining over PDAM water services JAKARTA (JP): Although the management of tap water supply in the capital has been handed over to joint venture companies, many Jakartans are complaining about the same old things: poor water quality, leaking pipes and erratic billing.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Fight against graft 'key to RI recovery'

Fight against graft 'key to RI recovery' JAKARTA (JP): Combating corruption is essential to Indonesia's economic recovery, but the country's anti-corruption efforts can only be effective if they begin with a credible demonstrated commitment at the highest levels of government, according to ...

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Market expected to tumble further

Market expected to tumble further JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the local stock market are expected to slip further this week, weighed down by weak sentiment on regional markets and concerns over political and social instability at home, analysts and stock brokers said.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Thousands PAN launching in Yogyakarta

Thousands PAN launching in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA (JP): About 25,000 people attended a ceremony to launch the National Mandate Party's (PAN) Yogyakarta branch at Kridosono Stadium here on Sunday.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Mar'ie the right man for BPK

Mar'ie the right man for BPK I once worked in an auditing office with the government and have knowledge on how the state's various audit institutes operate. They are at provincial level and at ministry level. There are state audit agencies at the central level and in all provinces.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Labor foundation to hold mass wedding

Labor foundation to hold mass wedding JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Labor Foundation plans to hold a collective wedding ceremony in November to help low-income couples who have postponed their dream wedding due to the crisis.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/RI still promising for air express firms

RI still promising for air express firmsBy Sylvia Gratia MN JAKARTA (JP): The world's major air express companies still consider Indonesia a promising market for courier business despite the country's worst ever economic crisis.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Friction in FSPSI mounts as members trade threats

Friction in FSPSI mounts as members trade threats JAKARTA (JP): The ongoing friction in the government-backed Federation of Indonesian Workers Union (FSPSI) has escalated with the federation's central board and sectoral unions exchanging threats of sacking.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Macroeconomic policy, banking management need reform

Macroeconomic policy, banking management need reform JAKARTA (JP): Laksamana Sukardi obviously does not fit the norm. His priority is not the pursuit of wealth and a high office.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Removal of sex workers urged

Removal of sex workers urged CILACAP, Central Java (JP): Hundreds of activists from the Indonesian Moslem Student Movement's (PMII) Cilacap branch demanded government action on Thursday to put an end to prostitution here.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Save up to 30% on travel costs: Amex

Save up to 30% on travel costs: AmexBy Reiner S. HONG KONG (JP): Companies can save up to 30 percent on travel and entertainment expenses by adopting the best travel management practices which include reducing cash advances for travelers and streamlining the administration process, according to ...

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Bankers call for delay in liquidity support repayment

Bankers call for delay in liquidity support repayment JAKARTA (JP): The Federation of Indonesian Private Domestic Banks (Perbanas) has urged for the extension of a deadline given to banks recently suspended and nationalized by the government to settle their massive debts to Bank Indonesia, the ...

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Riot investigation team to provide Wiranto an update

Riot investigation team to provide Wiranto an update JAKARTA (JP): The government-sponsored fact-finding team investigating the May riots is scheduled to brief Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto on Monday on its findings to date.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/89,085 students forced to drop out

89,085 students forced to drop out TANGERANG (JP): The number of elementary school pupils forced to drop out of school in Tangerang regency during the 1998/1999 school year rose to at least 89,085 from 84,753 last year, data from the local office of the family planning bureau has revealed.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Inform public of new troop arrivals, says Bishop Belo

Inform public of new troop arrivals, says Bishop Belo DILI, East Timor (JP): Dili Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo has requested that the military practice transparency in the deployment and withdrawal of troops here to avoid distrust among locals.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Campuses still uneasy after May's success

Campuses still uneasy after May's successBy Sugito JAKARTA (JP): Exactly four months after students forced president Soeharto to step down, Jakarta's major university campuses remain just as restless, if not more than before, with the country's political and economic situation.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Rape pregnancy a touchy subject

Rape pregnancy a touchy subjectBy R. Diah Imaningrum MALANG, East Java (JP): A Jakarta-based daily wrote "Jakarta is Crying" to describe the mass emotion when the Acan family was the victim of rape and robbery two years ago.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Projects employ over 4,000

Projects employ over 4,000 SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Several labor-intensive projects worth Rp 1.5 billion have put more than 4,000 unemployed people to work in East Kalimantan.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Beware of counterfeit printer supplies

Beware of counterfeit printer suppliesBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Last week I took my daughter, Irene, to the book exhibition at the sports stadium in Senayan. We had a good time browsing through the books displayed by publishers.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Privatizing quick quick

Privatizing quick quick I refer to Mr. Seamus McElroy's letter Privatizing slowly- slowly in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 11, 1998. He is right on the mark. Not only is the privatization of state enterprises necessary, it should have begun last October.Permit me to give an example.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/Megawati receives global award from Indian govt

Megawati receives global award from Indian govt JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chairwoman of a camp of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) not recognized by the government, received the Global Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Promotion of International Understanding ...

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/U.S. composer explores the use of gamelan music

U.S. composer explores the use of gamelan music JAKARTA (JP): He sat in a room recording his voice and playing it back into the room. The playback was recorded by another machine and again the result was played back into the room.

Mon, 21 Sep 1998

JP/KDI to take in Bulog stock

KDI to take in Bulog stock JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to hand over 150,000 metric tons of cooking oil currently belonging to the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) to the Indonesian Distribution Cooperatives (KDI) for distribution throughout the country.