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Searching for all articles published on 1998-09-28 ...

41 articles.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Shares are likely to drop again after slight rebound

Shares are likely to drop again after slight rebound JAKARTA (JP): After a slight rebound late last week, share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are likely to fall again this week despite the International Monetary Fund's decision to inject more funds into the country.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 TV Series: The Big Valley 3:05 Documentary: Sebaiknya Anda Tahu 3:30 TV Drama: Permainan 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 ...

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Economic zones 'must not displace locals'

Economic zones 'must not displace locals' MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): President B.J. Habibie during his visit to Manado, North Sulawesi, on Saturday called on officials in charge of integrated economic development zones to prevent the projects from displacing the local people.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Skeptics unmoved by commercial court

Skeptics unmoved by commercial courtBy Riyadi and Aloysius Unditu JAKARTA (JP): Long before its first hearing opened in Jakarta in August, the commercial court had been roundly trumpeted as the solution to snip through red tape and bring quick closure to bankruptcy cases.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Nigerian national jailed for fake U.S. dollar sale

Nigerian national jailed for fake U.S. dollar sale JAKARTA (JP): A 28-year-old Nigerian was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday for possessing and selling fake U.S. dollars with a face value of US$300.Presiding judge Zulkifli Lubis told the Central Jakarta District Court that defendant E.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/City environmental health still poor, expert says

City environmental health still poor, expert says JAKARTA (JP): An expert on environmental health expressed concern on Saturday over the poor development of environmental health in the capital, due to the reluctance on the part of most Jakartans to adjust their old norms to the present conditions.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Beepwear: A multiporpose watch

Beepwear: A multiporpose watchBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Think of wristwatches that are made in the U.S., and Timex comes to mind. While watches from this watchmaker may be perpetually on sale in stores like Woolworths and Longs & Drugs in the U.S.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Gang of 10 men robs North Jakarta amusement center

Gang of 10 men robs North Jakarta amusement center JAKARTA (JP): A gang of at least 10 men, some dressed in military uniform, broke into an amusement center in Pluit, North Jakarta, late Saturday and made off with Rp 6 million in cash.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Justice Party launches Jakarta chapter in huge rally

Justice Party launches Jakarta chapter in huge rally JAKARTA (JP): About 15,000 Moslem youths packed the Senayan Sports Hall on Sunday for the launching of the Jakarta chapter of the Justice Party, declaring readiness to contest the planned general election in May next year.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Reserve funds drop to Rp 67.5 trillion

Reserve funds drop to Rp 67.5 trillion JAKARTA (JP): The amount of reserve money during the third week of this month declined by Rp 907 billion (US$82 million) to Rp 67.5 trillion on Sept. 23 compared to the level in the previous week, Bank Indonesia said late Friday.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Compensation demanded

Compensation demanded SORONG, Irian Jaya: Residents of Gag island in the South Waiegeo district in Sorong regency are demanding compensation from a United States-based nickel mining company.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Redesigning Indonesia's corporate jungle

Redesigning Indonesia's corporate jungleBy Michael Sinjorgo This is the first of two articles on the challenges Indonesian companies face during the economic crisis.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Man's body arrives from Malaysia

Man's body arrives from Malaysia MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A box bearing a man's body arrived on Friday from Malaysia at Selaparang airport here, Antara reported Sunday.Maj. M.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Students offered jobs in Japan

Students offered jobs in Japan PADANG, West Sumatra: Several Japanese companies have offered one-year job positions to students of the Japanese-language program at Bung Hatta University here.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Passerby dies in altercation

Passerby dies in altercation JAKARTA (JP): A cleaning service worker from the Ministry of Defense and Security was killed by a shot from an air rifle when he got caught in a clash involving residents of Manggarai, South Jakarta, early on Sunday morning.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Much rests on decision on future of CPP oil block

Much rests on decision on future of CPP oil blockBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Intense anticipation surrounds the government's scheduled decision this week on the future of PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia's production sharing contract for the Coastal Plains Pakanbaru (CPP) oil block in Riau.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/World Bank aid should not leak

World Bank aid should not leakBy Sri Pamoedjo Rahardjo JAKARTA (JP): Recent allegations from the World Bank report suggest that Indonesian officials have siphoned 20 percent of the country's loan for their personal gain. Some experts even estimate a higher figure.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Megawati to go on with Bali congress

Megawati to go on with Bali congress JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri is sticking to her plan to hold a congress in Bali of her camp of the splintered Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), despite lacking a permit and government concerns it could disrupt the island's lucrative tourist industry.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/QUALCOMM offers future wireless telecommunications today

QUALCOMM offers future wireless telecommunications today JAKARTA (JP): United States-based QUALCOMM Incorporated knew what the world needed when it ventured into the telecommunications business in 1985: an efficient, effective and cost-friendly technology that could yield crisp, ...

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Exhibition of old radios reveals history

Exhibition of old radios reveals historyBy Ahmad Solikhan YOGYAKARTA (JP): The declaration of independence read by President Sukarno is heard faintly in a room of the Bentara Budaya building in Yogyakarta, where an exhibition of old radios is currently being held.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Activists want old wounds healed to make nation one

Activists want old wounds healed to make nation one JAKARTA (JP): Human rights campaigners agreed on Saturday that national reconciliation, at the forefront of President B.J. Habibie's agenda, will only be feasible once wounds from past traumas are healed.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Soeharto's game

Soeharto's game As a part of his modesty campaign, former president Soeharto invited himself to the Attorney General's Office on Friday.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Dissident George returns home

Dissident George returns home JAKARTA (JP): Sociologist George Junus Aditjondro returned home on Sunday for the first time since moving to Australia in 1995 after he fell foul of the Soeharto regime.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Ekspresi 6, at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 2-3, South Jakarta ((Phone: 5268833), 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Oct. 1. * Painting Exhibition: Ungkapan Dunia-Dalam, by Nasirun and Pupuk DP., at Galeri Santi, Jl. Benda No.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Young girls told to beware of syndicate

Young girls told to beware of syndicate JAKARTA (JP): Speakers at a discussion on syndicates trading in young girls urged school-aged girls in the city to beware of the upward trend in the operation of organized groups targeting young girls.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Clinton's best way out

Clinton's best way out Americans ought to be disturbed by the decision to release the videotape (of President Bill Clinton's grand jury testimony) because it challenges long-standing secrecy rules for witnesses at grand jury proceedings.Mr.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/KKN practices

KKN practices I worked at the Monetary and Financial Research and Development Center of the Finance Ministry in 1990. The finance minister at the time was J.B. Sumarlin.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/World Bank loans

World Bank loans It seems a pity that Donna Woodward in her turn appears to have missed the main point which I at least perceived from Jeffrey Winters' article.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Asset-for-loan deal new burden for govt

Asset-for-loan deal new burden for govtBy Reiner S. JAKARTA (JP): The asset-for-loan payment scheme offered by ex- owners of suspended and nationalized banks to the government last week, is an early indication of the authorities failure to quickly and efficiently recoup the massive loans ...

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Big timber companies welcome forest concession limit

Big timber companies welcome forest concession limitBy Sylvia Gratia MN JAKARTA (JP): Owners of timber companies have welcomed the government's move to limit ownership of the country's forest assets on the grounds that it would benefit a lot of people.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/More child abuse feared during crisis: Foundation

More child abuse feared during crisis: Foundation JAKARTA (JP): A foundation for children's welfare, Yayasan Kesejahteraan Anak Indonesia (YKAI), has raised fears of increasing child abuse, pointing particularly to various cases of sexual exploitation of children.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Former president's wealth

Former president's wealth First of all, many thanks to The Jakarta Post for printing my last letter -- even without editing, and for sending it by Fax to me as well. If next time the time difference is taken into account, I can perhaps finish my good nights' sleep.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Police foil motorcycle smuggling attemp

Police foil motorcycle smuggling attemp JAKARTA (JP): Acting on a tip-off from local residents, the North Jakarta police foiled the attempted smuggling of 56 stolen motorcycles at a rented house in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on Sunday.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Rate ceiling for Sept. 28-Oct. 4

Rate ceiling for Sept. 28-Oct. 4 Time deposit Maximum rate Maximum rate rupiah deposit (%) U.S.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Expert warns food crisis may result in lower IQs

Expert warns food crisis may result in lower IQs BOGOR, West Java (JP): An expert has expressed concern that the food crisis and malnutrition affecting an untold number of babies in various Indonesian areas will lead to the birth of stupid generations in the future.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Corruption in government

Corruption in government As a citizen, (former president) Soeharto obviously has the right to tell his side of the story regarding allegations of corruption and to present his facts to the public.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Will House try to improve its image?

Will House try to improve its image? JAKARTA (JP): Since Soeharto resigned from the presidency on May 21, many have jumped on the bandwagon of political opening, contributing opinions or actions to make a change for the better.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Peace settlement for a price

Peace settlement for a price It was well after 10 p.m., on Aug. 30. As I approached the nearly deserted Senayan traffic circle from the Ratu Plaza area, two buses overtook me from the slow lane on my left. To let them through, I moved over to the right side of the street.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Rising prices may lead to rampant crime: SBSI

Rising prices may lead to rampant crime: SBSI JAKARTA (JP): Activists warned the government on Saturday that the worsening labor situation would spark a nationwide breakdown in law and order unless effective measures are taken to defuse the economic and political crisis.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Maluku keeps rice stocks

Maluku keeps rice stocks AMBON, Maluku: The head of the Maluku social welfare office has said at least 72.6 metric tons of rice have been prepared to anticipate food shortages.

Mon, 28 Sep 1998

JP/Free market under assault

Free market under assault While America plays out its domestic soap opera, key pillars of the Pax Americana are being shaken severely in the world outside. Bill Clinton continued former president Bush's crusade for a world order based on democracy, nonproliferation and the free market.