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Searching for all articles published on 1999-01-26 ...

46 articles.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Govt review forest management

Govt review forest management JAKARTA (JP): The government is studying the possibilities of establishing an umbrella forestry organization or empowering existing state timber firms to represent the government in issuing forestry licenses to private firms.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Tax incentives offered to new investors

Tax incentives offered to new investors JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government is offering new investors in pioneering industries income tax holidays of up to eight years in a new bid to boost investment in the country.The additional tax facilities are laid out in Presidential Decree No.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Donor country support hinges on reform program

Donor country support hinges on reform program JAKARTA (JP): The international community will continue to provide financial support for Indonesia only if the government consistently implements its reform program within a framework of sound macroeconomic policy, the Consultative Group on ...

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/RI bridge team wins world GP

RI bridge team wins world GP JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian bridge team made a triumphant start to the 1999 season by winning the World Grand Prix Championship in Bombay, India over the weekend.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Indonesia wants hihger royalties from Freeport

Indonesia wants hihger royalties from Freeport JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said on Monday that the government was seeking to obtain higher royalties from copper and gold producer PT Freeport Indonesia.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/RI mulls putting Xanana under house arrest

RI mulls putting Xanana under house arrest JAKARTA (JP): Responding to both local and international appeals, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said on Monday the government continued to study the possibility of house arrest for jailed East Timorese rebel leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Teachers want to leave E. Timor

Teachers want to leave E. Timor BANDUNG, West Java: Hundreds of teachers posted in East Timor have called on the government to relocate them, citing fears of violence and unrest.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Semblance of calm returns to Ambon

Semblance of calm returns to Ambon JAKARTA (JP): A semblance of calm returned on Monday to riot- torn Ambon, capital of the province of Maluku even as troops continued to patrol areas affected by days of communal clashes that killed at least 50 people last week.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Megawati installs R&D staff to support candidacy

Megawati installs R&D staff to support candidacy JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri has installed a number of prominent figures including Frans Seda in posts in her party's research and development center to prepare for her presidential candidacy.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Clinton out in left field?

Clinton out in left field? The whole civilized world knows his name is Buddy and he is proud if he can accompany U.S. President Bill Clinton to Camp David. But perhaps only Mrs.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Criminals take refuge in damaged buildings

Criminals take refuge in damaged buildings JAKARTA (JP): Many deserted buildings, damaged or burnt during last May's riots, are being used by street criminals as their hideouts, a police officer said on Monday.Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Floods hits W. Nusa Tenggara

Floods hits W. Nusa Tenggara MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Three bridges were damaged, and 100 houses and 300 hectares of shrimp ponds in Sekotong subdistrict were inundated when floods hit the provincial capital here on Monday.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Jan. 25, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,150.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 25, 1999: ----------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ...

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Laying the blame

Laying the blame Thailand, South Korea and especially Indonesia should not resort to complacency after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) admitted last week to errors in its handling of their economic crises.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Police detain provocateurs

Police detain provocateurs KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The East Nusa Tenggara Provincial Police have arrested a number of people allegedly involved in rioting that gripped here on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 last year, Antara reported on Monday.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Govt to issue ruling on civil servants rights today

Govt to issue ruling on civil servants rights today JAKARTA (JP): The government is set to issue on Tuesday a decree that will "ensure" civil servants' neutrality.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Seeds of reconciliation

Seeds of reconciliation Iran is asking to buy a half billion dollars worth of wheat and other farm commodities from the United States. Such a deal would blow a gaping hole in the trade embargo Washington maintains against the Islamic revolutionary regime. This would no doubt please the Iranians.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Potential exportiers ripped off

Potential exportiers ripped offBy Inghie Kwik JAKARTA (JP): The business environment in Indonesia can be described as a giant jelly that traps wealthy businesspeople but sucks out any business ethics, integrity, honesty and morality that they possess.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Religious leaders call for unity and solidarity

Religious leaders call for unity and solidarity JAKARTA (JP): Prominent religious leaders and scholars gathered on Monday to mourn recent outbreaks of violence that had claimed many lives, and to make an appeal that it end with last week's unrest in Ambon.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Rupiah plunges to 9,475 as stocks fall nearly 5 percent

Rupiah plunges to 9,475 as stocks fall nearly 5 percent JAKARTA (JP): The country's financial market succumbed on Monday, after one week off, with the rupiah plunging to an intraday low at 9,475 against the U.S. dollar and stocks tumbling nearly five percent.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/PPP casts session off course

PPP casts session off course JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) legislators on Monday abandoned a tough session in the deliberation of the political bills, which again saw factions undecided over issues of the Armed Forces' (ABRI) unelected House seats, electoral districts and the ...

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Bank recapitalization: Waiting for miracles

Bank recapitalization: Waiting for miracles The government is trying to salvage the banking industry through a recapitalization program but economist Kwik Kian Gie anticipates the impossibility of its success.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Regents to get more say in state spending

Regents to get more say in state spending JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie on Monday issued a decree that will alter the long-standing centralization of power and give regional officials greater authority in major development projects.The ruling will come into effect on April 1.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/200,000 newcomers to enter city

200,000 newcomers to enter city JAKARTA (JP): The number of newcomers entering the capital along with millions of residents returning home after the Idul Fitri holiday is expected to reach 200,000, a fall from an estimated 225,000 who arrived here in the corresponding period last year, an ...

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Officials lured by car scam

Officials lured by car scam JAKARTA (JP): Many of the city's 265 subdistrict heads have received calls from unidentified parties asking the officials to send them Rp 3 million in exchange for a car, an official said on Monday.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Cogeneration plant project free from collusion: Caltex

Cogeneration plant project free from collusion: Caltex JAKARTA (JP): Oil company PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia has denied that it had formed a partnership with a company partly owned by a foundation linked with former state oil and gas company Pertamina's president Faisal Abda'oe to develop a ...

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Wiranto meets opposition to control unrest: Marzuki

Wiranto meets opposition to control unrest: Marzuki JAKARTA (JP): General Wiranto's meeting on Sunday with opposition figures including Abdurrahman Wahid and Amien Rais was part of the former's campaign to mobilize support in confronting "the pro-status quo elements" now wreaking havoc in the ...

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Amien proposes ABRI has 15 House seats

Amien proposes ABRI has 15 House seats JAKARTA (JP): Amien Rais is again calling for the Armed Forces (ABRI) to be given only 15 unelected, nonvoting seats in the House of Representatives.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Record set for rope jumping

Record set for rope jumping BANDUNG (JP): At 45 years old, Ashrita Furman showed he could rival the world's fittest athletes in a test of endurance after he skipped for over 130,000 beats here over the weekend.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Warring villages asked to calm down

Warring villages asked to calm down WAIKABUBAK, East Nusa Tenggara: Governor Piet A. Tallo has asked the residents of two warring villages in Sumba to cease hostilities which first erupted here on Nov. 5 last year.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Hello Argentina: A word to the wise, dollarize

Hello Argentina: A word to the wise, dollarizeBy David DeRosa NEW YORK (Bloomberg): The cat is out of the bag in Argentina. Central bank President Pedro Pou wants to give up the peso and dollarize his country.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Military 'handcuffed' by fear of rights abuse

Military 'handcuffed' by fear of rights abuse JAKARTA (JP): The fear of being accused of violating human rights deters security personnel from forcefully handling unrest and acting on other crimes, a senior researcher from the state military think tank said on Monday.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/'RRI' receives bomb threat

'RRI' receives bomb threat JAKARTA (JP): Scores of officers from the National Police's bomb squad were hastily deployed to state Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) in Central Jakarta following a bomb threat at the eight-story building on Monday evening.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Antz 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Practical Magic 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Strike 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Best Men 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Rush Hour 14:15 16:55 19:05 ...

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Food prices fluctuate after festive season

Food prices fluctuate after festive season JAKARTA (JP): Prices of several basic food commodities in traditional markets have headed in different directions since the Idul Fitri holiday due to problems in supply.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Bakrie gets debt workout

Bakrie gets debt workout JAKARTA (JP): Conglomerate PT Bakrie & Brothers has reached an agreement with 300 foreign creditors to restructure its offshore debt, a news report said.Business Week reported on Saturday that based on a 7 Jan.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Singapore bothered by free speech debate

Singapore bothered by free speech debateBy Raj Rajendran SINGAPORE (Reuters): A Singapore politician's high profile run-ins with the law may lead to change, but the brash tactics might also hurt the opposition's cause, senior opposition leaders and academics say.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Aceh deserves a rational settlement

Aceh deserves a rational settlement The shots echoing in Aceh signify for many the beginning of the end of reform in the province and a return to the past military operation zone status. Are these tears justified? In my opinion, the democratic movement is not yet doomed.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Rates for tax payment, valid from Jan. 25 to Jan. 31

Rates for tax payment, valid from Jan. 25 to Jan. 31 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,400.00 Austrian schilling 1 750.20 Australian dollar 1 5,366.76 Belgian franc 1 255.90 Canadian dollar 1 5,481.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Photo exhibition at Erasmus Huis

Photo exhibition at Erasmus Huis JAKARTA (JP): The World Press Photo foundation will kick off an exhibition of photos depicting the world's most outstanding events of 1997 at Erasmus Huis on Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said in South Jakarta on Wednesday.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Students to report police action to military

Students to report police action to military JAKARTA (JP): Two students from the Indonesian Christian University (UKI) plan to report city police officers to the Jakarta Military Command for wrongfully arresting them, the students' lawyer said on Monday.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:00 Morning News 7:00 Children's Program: Lagu Anak Nusantara 7:30 TV Series 8:00 Music: Dendang Pagi 9:00 Music: Hiburan Keluarga 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Banyuwangi regent facing the axe

Banyuwangi regent facing the axe SURABAYA: Maj. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu, the new chief of the East Java Brawijaya Military Command, said on Monday that Banyuwangi Regent Col. Turyono Purnomo could be replaced if the people so wished.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Conflicting strategies on CPO tax

Conflicting strategies on CPO tax JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution said on Monday that the government should remove the export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) and its by-products to create a more stable environment for investors.

Tue, 26 Jan 1999

JP/Police not opposed to student rallies

Police not opposed to student rallies JAKARTA (JP): In principle, the city police do not oppose the students' plan to hold street rallies protesting against the government as long as the rallies are conducted according to existing regulations, an officer said on Monday.City police spokesman Lt.