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Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Freeport has new GM

Freeport has new GM JAKARTA (JP): Giant gold and copper mining company PT Freeport Indonesia has appointed Hermani Soeprapto to the position of executive vice president and general manager with the responsibility of overseeing the company's operations starting from Oct. 1.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Art summit schedule fo performances

Art summit schedule fo performances Sept. 21-22: Music, Alvin Lucier (USA), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), Jl. Pos No. 2, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3441892).Sept. 25-26: Theater, The Wedding on the Field, Yukio Waguri (Japan), Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/'Sold' W. Java women reunited with families

'Sold' W. Java women reunited with families BANDUNG (JP): The West Java police headquarters was full of crying women on Monday, who arrived from Tanjung Balai Karimun in Riau, Sumatra.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Bank guard killed in robbery attempt

Bank guard killed in robbery attempt JAKARTA (JP): A security guard of Bank Internasional Indonesia's (BII) Mampang Prapatan branch in South Jakarta was found dead on Sunday morning with his legs and hands bound together.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/RI needs some form of capital control: Minister

RI needs some form of capital control: Minister JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment Hamzah Haz said on Monday that a "limited" foreign exchange control was still needed to ensure that foreign exchange earnings from exports were not deposited in overseas banks.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Are we on the road to recovery?

Are we on the road to recovery?By Sri Pamoedjo Rahardjo JAKARTA (JP): The drastic downturn in the Indonesian economy has confounded many experts. Conflicting ideas on how to overcome the problem have in fact confused the public.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Two more demonstrations held at House complex

Two more demonstrations held at House complex JAKARTA (JP): Around 1,500 students, housewives, youngsters and jobless people rallied in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) in two separate demonstrations here on Monday.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Thousands threatened by food shortages in Aceh

Thousands threatened by food shortages in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): As many as 62,000 residents of the isolated island of Simeulue in Aceh have been reportedly facing food shortages after its three ferries were removed on Sept. 15 from service there.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Two arrested for extortion

Two arrested for extortion JAKARTA (JP): Two high school students were arrested on Saturday for allegedly extorting money from Metromini bus passengers in the Pasar Minggu area, a South Jakarta Police spokesman said.The head of the Pasar Minggu police station, Capt. Arief S.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Alleged Nigerian drug dealer shot dead

Alleged Nigerian drug dealer shot dead JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives shot dead an alleged Nigerian heroin dealer after he resisted arrest and attempted to snatch a policeman's gun in a hotel on Jl. Pramuka in Central Jakarta on Monday.The city police detective chief Col.

Tue, 22 Sep 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 Sept. 21 to Sept. 27: U.S dollar 1 Rp 10,850.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Poor say rice prices are still out of reach

Poor say rice prices are still out of reach JAKARTA (JP): Although the government is heavily subsidizing rice for the poor, many still find themselves unable to buy large quantities of the staple food due to a lack of cash.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Mari'e joins team advising Habibie

Mari'e joins team advising Habibie JAKARTA (JP): Former minister of finance Mar'ie Muhammad has accepted an offer by President B.J. Habibie to become a presidential economic advisor, a minister said on Monday.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Investigation team confirms rapes during riots

Investigation team confirms rapes during riots JAKARTA (JP): The government-sponsored fact-finding team investigating the May riots asserted on Monday that, despite some officials' denials, sexual assaults and rapes did take place in the unrest in Jakarta and other cities which also left ...

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Questioning the rationale of South-South cooperation

Questioning the rationale of South-South cooperationBy Darmansjah Djumala JAKARTA (JP): The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), acknowledging the rapid changes in the international economic environment, characterized by globalization and trade liberalization, has recognized the necessity to establish a ...

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Seamen protest union executives

Seamen protest union executives JAKARTA: About 20 seamen demonstrated at the Ministry of Manpower on Monday, demanding their association's executives stand down.The seamen urged Minister of Manpower Fahmi Idris to help them handle numerous problems in their organization.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Megawati 'just needs new name' for her PDI

Megawati 'just needs new name' for her PDI JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri, the ousted leader of the splintered Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), simply needs to register her camp under a new name to move into contention for next year's general election, Minister/State Secretary ...

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film: The Big Valley 3:05 Children's Program: I am a Student 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Music: Lagu Pop Daerah 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary: Kuta Village 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: ...

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Playwright to meet police summons

Playwright to meet police summons JAKARTA (JP): Playwright Ratna Sarumpaet is scheduled to be questioned by city police detectives on Tuesday morning as a witness in an alleged defamation of President B.J. Habibie, her lawyer said.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Army raises profile of human rights training

Army raises profile of human rights training BANDUNG (JP): The Army is committed to creating soldiers who base their intelligence, integrity and loyalty to the nation on moral standings, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Subagyo Hadisiwoyo said on Monday.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Books should be freed of value-added tax: Habibie

Books should be freed of value-added tax: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie concurred on Monday that there should be a halt to the 10 percent tax on books, which publishers complain unnecessarily adds to book prices.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Private firms to be allowed to import rice

Private firms to be allowed to import rice JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Food Affairs and Horticulture A.M. Saefuddin said here on Monday that private companies would be allowed to import good quality rice and sell it directly to consumers to help boost supply on the domestic market.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/House urge quick Soeharto inquiry

House urge quick Soeharto inquiry JAKARTA (JP): The government must move quickly to investigate Soeharto's wealth, allegedly stashed in bank accounts abroad, or face the possibility that it will lose the remainder of its battered credibility, legislators warned on Monday.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Champion's character

Champion's character Why do sports fans develop a liking for certain stars on the playing field? The feats of sports idols do play a role, but we all know that human beings respond to more than just their heroes' athletic skills.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali's bank notes conversion rates on Sept. 21, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Last chance for RI swimmers

Last chance for RI swimmers JAKARTA (JP): National swimmers being groomed for the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December will test the merits of their overseas training stint in a competition with second stringers which is supposed to be one-sided.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Stocks tumble 5.5% to seven-year low

Stocks tumble 5.5% to seven-year low JAKARTA (JP): Shares prices on the tattered local stock market careened to a seven-year low on Monday on weak regional markets and political restlessness at home, stockbrokers and analysts said.But the rupiah closed slightly firmer at 11,050 against the U.S.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Marauding in Kosovo

Marauding in Kosovo When starvation and exposure begin to claim the lives of thousands of women and children in Kosovo a few weeks from now, no one will be able to claim ignorance as an excuse for inaction.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Forex controls would create new problems

Forex controls would create new problems Debate on the possible adoption of foreign exchange controls to stabilize the rupiah's exchange rate is heating up after Malaysia imposed such a system earlier this month. Economist Kwik Kian Gie discusses the possible impacts of the proposed plan.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Perhapi's annual meeting

Perhapi's annual meeting JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Mining Professionals (Perhapi) is to hold a its seventh annual meeting on Thursday and Friday to discuss the current state of the industry.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Japan to give 1.3b yen in trade financing

Japan to give 1.3b yen in trade financing JAKARTA (JP): The government of Japan will provide Indonesia with 1.3 billion yen (US$9.74 million) in trade financing in addition to other financial aid it has already pledged to help the country, a senior Japanese official said here on Monday.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Fine Arts Exhibition: Perangkap Hedonisme, by Veri Apriyatno, at Barak Gallery, Jl. DR. Setiabudhi 238, Trapus, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Oct. 10. * Ethnic Art Work and Interior Exhibition at Preanger Aerowisata Bandung Hotel, Jl. Asia Afrika No.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Earthquake jolts capital

Earthquake jolts capital JAKARTA (JP): An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale slightly jolted the capital in the early hours of Monday.No reports of casualties or panic were reported. Damage to buildings was also said to be minimal during the 90-second tremor that began at 4:25 a.m.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.21, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Rendra's play postponed

Rendra's play postponed JAKARTA (JP): The Bengkel Teater group of legendary poet Rendra will stage performances of Suku Naga (Dragon Tribe) at Taman Ismail Marzuki art center, Central Jakarta, on Sept. 29 and Sept. 30 instead of on Sept. 22 and Sept. 23 as originally scheduled.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Garuda books Rp 200b in profit, says Tanri

Garuda books Rp 200b in profit, says Tanri JAKARTA (JP): The country's flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia has booked Rp 200 billion rupiah (US$18.2 million) in profits as of August as a result of the airline's massive restructuring program, Minister of State Enterprises Tanri Abeng said on Monday.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Govt approves $7.14b in foreign investment

Govt approves $7.14b in foreign investment JAKARTA (JP): The government approved 344 foreign investment projects worth US$7.14 billion and 121 domestic investment project worth Rp 25.6 trillion (US$2.3 billion) in the April/August period of the 1998/1999 fiscal year.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/BI urged to end high rate policy, public SBI sales

BI urged to end high rate policy, public SBI sales JAKARTA (JP): The Federation of Private Domestic Banks (Perbanas) appealed to the central bank on Monday to review its high interest rate policy and stop selling its short-term promissory notes (SBI) to the public.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/PEPABRI comments

PEPABRI comments On Sept. 14 the Jakarta Post reported ABRI ends obligation to pick Golkar in polls, the contents of which could lead to various interpretations in the community mainly in Armed Forces (ABRI) circles.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/RI ready for Davis Cup tie

RI ready for Davis Cup tie JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Davis Cup team arrived in Yan Ji, China, on Monday morning for its Group I Asia Oceania zone second playoff against the host country.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Anwar's arrest

Anwar's arrest The only unexpected thing about the arrest of ousted Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim was that it happened sooner than he had predicted.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Mia says she's ready to assume Susi's role as badminton queen

Mia says she's ready to assume Susi's role as badminton queen JAKARTA (JP): Olympic silver medalist Mia Audina said on Monday she was ready to win an Asian Games gold medal in the absence of the nation's badminton queen, her senior Susi Susanti.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Students demonstrate for lower prices

Students demonstrate for lower prices SEMARANG: More than 1,500 students of the Semarang Teachers Training Institute in the Central Java capital staged a demonstration on Monday, demanding the government lower prices of basic commodities.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Misconception of Clinton's problems

Misconception of Clinton's problems In my estimation, many people are missing the entire meaning of the current fiasco in the U.S.A. regarding President "Zipper Bill" Clinton. Mr. Chew G.H.'s letter of Sunday, Sept.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/City urged to revoke reservoir agreement

City urged to revoke reservoir agreement JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has urged the administration to revoke a cooperation agreement with private company PT Jaka Setia Sakti to develop an area surrounding the Ria Rio reservoir in Pulomas, East Jakarta, since the project had been neglected ...

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Government to issue land control regulation: Minister

Government to issue land control regulation: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon issue a land control regulation in response to data indicating that significant portions of land under private sector management have remained idle, a senior minister said on Monday.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Legitimacy stems from good governance, opennes

Legitimacy stems from good governance, opennesBy Meuthia Ganie Rochman JAKARTA (JP): Good governance, which has become a new approach in viewing development problems in developing countries since 1990, conceptually revises the relationship between the institution of state and the people, although ...

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Grand Hyatt staff stage protest over service charge

Grand Hyatt staff stage protest over service charge JAKARTA (JP): At least 500 employees of the luxurious five- star Grand Hyatt Jakarta hotel staged a protest in the hotel's lobby on Monday afternoon to demand that money worth Rp 709 million (US$64,454) collected from the service charge be ...

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/MPR committee deadlocked on leadership

MPR committee deadlocked on leadership JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Ad Hoc Committee I ended a meeting on Monday in deadlock after the dominant Golkar's refusal to separate the Assembly's leadership from that of the House of Representatives (DPR) prevailed over the ...

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Govt vows to keep Telkom and Indosat monopolies

Govt vows to keep Telkom and Indosat monopolies JAKARTA (JP): The government has no plans to lift monopolies on the provision of telecommunications services in the country currently held by the publicly-listed state companies PT Indosat and PT Telkom ahead of schedule, a senior official has said.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Six killed in accident

Six killed in accident SEMARANG: Six people were killed and two others injured in a bus collision in Ungaran, about 20 kilometers south of the provincial capital on Monday.Semarang police chief Lt. Col.

Tue, 22 Sep 1998

JP/Bank owners offer assets worth Rp 177t

Bank owners offer assets worth Rp 177t JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Attorney General Soehandjono said here on Monday that the former owners of nationalized and closed banks have offered assets worth Rp 177 trillion (US$16 billion) to repay their debts to Bank Indonesia (BI).