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Searching for all articles published on 1999-10-19 ...

53 articles.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/A reply to Ratnaningsih

A reply to Ratnaningsih In her Oct. 15 article Ms. Rahayu Ratnaningsih took one of my opinions, that President Habibie has done several positive and important things for the country, and then proceeded to caricature that judgment, and tried to present her caricature as something it is not, ...

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Japan's investors adopt wait-and-see attitude on Indonesia

Japan's investors adopt wait-and-see attitude on Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) president Ikuta Shoichi said on Monday that Japan was still optimistic about Indonesia's economic future but investors had adopted a wait-and-see attitude for the new government to ...

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Thousands plunder disused sugar factory

Thousands plunder disused sugar factory PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Thousands of Banyumas residents have plundered the closed Kalibagor sugar factory, making off with hundreds of meters of railway tracks and other steel materials.Banyumas Police chief J.H.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Demos banned at HI's traffic circle

Demos banned at HI's traffic circle JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta administration and security authorities temporarily prohibited protests and rallies at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in the heart of the capital beginning on Monday.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/MPR commission agrees to revoke E. Timor decree

MPR commission agrees to revoke E. Timor decree JAKARTA (JP): A commission from the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) agreed on Monday to allow East Timor to separate from Indonesia without any conditions.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Jakarta's Plaza de Mayo

Jakarta's Plaza de Mayo Doubtful as it may be that Jakarta's growing numbers of angry young people will readily obey the ban which the city's metropolitan police chief, Maj. Gen.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Bogor streetwalker wants fair treatment

Bogor streetwalker wants fair treatment BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Bogor administration apparently plays favorites. It arrests streetwalkers but has not touched prostitutes working out of nightspots.The accusation was made by a streetwalker being tried in court for disrupting public order.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/PDI-P executive plays down threats of revolution

PDI-P executive plays down threats of revolution JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) executive Theo Syafei calmed fears over threats by overzealous party members that it would mobilize a mass movement for a revolution if party leader Megawati Soekarnoputri was ...

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Insurance firms ready to meet 5% target

Insurance firms ready to meet 5% target JAKARTA (JP): A new solvency margin requirement recently introduced by the Ministry of Finance is unlikely to create difficulties for insurance companies, an industry figure said on Monday.Indonesian Insurance Council executive A.W.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Istiqlal bomber receives 38-month jail term

Istiqlal bomber receives 38-month jail term JAKARTA (JP): Judges at the Central Jakarta District Court sentenced on Monday the main defendant in last April's bomb blast at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque -- Surya Setiawan, alias Wawan -- to 38 months in jail.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Rates for tax payment, valid from Oct. 18 to Oct. 24

Rates for tax payment, valid from Oct. 18 to Oct. 24 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 7,780.00Austrian schilling 1 601.06Australian dollar 1 5,035.99Belgian franc 1 205.03Canadian dollar 1 5,250.73Swiss franc 1 5,190.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 18, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/City administration to establish homepage

City administration to establish homepage JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta administration intends to set up a homepage, giving members of the public, most of whom are reluctant to get in touch with city officials and employees, a chance to obtain more information about programs the administration runs, ...

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Mass rallies fan out across the country

Mass rallies fan out across the country JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta and several other major cities across the country played host to mass street rallies airing various grievances on Monday.No clashes were reported as of last night.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Problem PDI-P legislators replaced

Problem PDI-P legislators replaced JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) revoked on Monday the membership of six Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) legislators and appointed six replacements from the same party.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Bali's turtle slaughtered as illicit trade continues

Bali's turtle slaughtered as illicit trade continues JAKARTA (JP): An environmental group claimed the illicit trade in endangered turtles remained robust despite numerous laws which have been passed to fight the trade and protect turtles.The government recently issued Regulation No.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Favorite Aspac beats IM Texmaco 72-44

Favorite Aspac beats IM Texmaco 72-44 BANDUNG (JP): Favorite champion Aspac of Jakarta faced no difficulties in overwhelming Indonesia Muda (IM) Texmaco 72-44 in the first day of the fourth series of the 1999 A Mild Kobatama National Basketball League here on Monday.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/President Habibie faces 'political trial' at MPR

President Habibie faces 'political trial' at MPR JAKARTA (JP): History repeats in itself.More than three decades ago the New Order regime under Soeharto gained the legitimacy to resume power after bringing founding president Sukarno before the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly in 1967 to ...

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Indocement Cirebon wins fourth HBIX Cup

Indocement Cirebon wins fourth HBIX Cup YOGYAKARTA (JP): Indocement Cirebon surprisingly won the fourth Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX Cup after defeating Gelora Dewata of Bali 2-1 at Mandala Krida Stadium on Sunday.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Foundation offers better way of living

Foundation offers better way of living CIKADU, Banten, West Java (JP): There's nothing more important than living healthy. Everyone has the right to have access to clean water and enjoy a healthy life.In many cases, many people do not know how to live healthily.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Belo rejects plan to replace Australia as Interfet leader

Belo rejects plan to replace Australia as Interfet leader JAKARTA (JP): Dili Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo rejected on Sunday a plan to replace Australia's leadership in the UN- mandated International Force in East Timor (Interfet) with Malaysia, considering the neighboring country's poor ...

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Journalists irked by tardy texts

Journalists irked by tardy texts JAKARTA (JP): The much-criticized bureaucratic protocol in the past is still very much alive, at least according to journalists.Members of the media upset by the fact that until Monday afternoon palace officials were still unable to provide copies of President B.J.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/W. Java women's softball team to play in tourney

W. Java women's softball team to play in tourney JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Baseball and Softball Association (Perbasasi) has selected the West Java women's softball team to represent the country in the Asia Softball Championships in Shanghai, China, from Nov. 1 to Nov. 7.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Business community plans mass strike on Tuesday

Business community plans mass strike on Tuesday JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Indonesian business community threatened to stage a one-day strike on Tuesday if President B.J. Habibie and Minister of Defense and Security/Indonesian Military Commander Gen.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Megawati tells MPR to heed voters

Megawati tells MPR to heed voters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri appealed on Monday to the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to heed the aspirations of the people when it elects Indonesia's next president on Wednesday.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Antigraft groups say show habibie the door

Antigraft groups say show habibie the door JAKARTA (JP): Major anticorruption groups are urging the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) not to reelect President B.J. Habibie on Wednesday in order to jump start the prolonged campaign to root out rampant corruption in the country.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Reconciliation: The key to healing wounds in East Timor

Reconciliation: The key to healing wounds in East TimorBy Yuri O. Thamrin JAKARTA (JP): In a recent article published on Oct.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/South Korean national to be deported over fake ID

South Korean national to be deported over fake ID BOGOR (JP): The Bogor Immigration office plans to deport a 50- year-old South Korean national for violating immigration laws and possessing a fake Indonesian ID card.Officers identified the suspect as Mun Han Bae.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Wiranto declines Habibie's VP offer

Wiranto declines Habibie's VP offer JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie's presidential bid suffered a major blow on Monday when his handpicked running mate, Indonesian Military Commander Gen. Wiranto, in a nationally televised statement, said he would not enter the electoral fray.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Taxi driver killed by passenger

Taxi driver killed by passenger JAKARTA (JP): Police believe a middle-aged taxi driver was killed by a passenger who refused to pay a Rp 30,000 (US$3.75) fare, which was still registered on the meter.The victim, Iwan Suharto, 50, was found with stab wounds to the abdomen.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Banten's Tanjungjaya village prepares self-reliance

Banten's Tanjungjaya village prepares self-relianceBy I. Christianto The Jakarta Post, in cooperation with Banten West Java Tourism Development Corporation, is presenting weekly issues on the Banten region. This week's issue is on community development.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Children suffer in Aceh's many years of unrest

Children suffer in Aceh's many years of unrestBy Tarmilin Usman ACEH (JP): Since Darwisah, 14, was a small girl, she nurtured an ambition to be a midwife. She hoped she would be able to financially support her poor parents through the career.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Robbery victim found dead

Robbery victim found dead TANGERANG (JP): The body of Udin, 30, a driver of a palm oil truck container who was robbed on Saturday along the Jakarta- Merak toll road, was found at an irrigation area in Ampel Kampong of Gembong village here on Sunday morning, police said.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Value of non-oil and gas exports expected to drop 15%

Value of non-oil and gas exports expected to drop 15% JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Exporters (GPEI) has estimated a 15 percent drop in the value of the country's non-oil and gas exports this year due a deterioration in the country's key economic indicators.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/PwC audit reports on Pertamina area unfair: Martiono

PwC audit reports on Pertamina area unfair: Martiono JAKARTA (JP): The audit reports on Pertamina conducted by independent auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) are unfair, the president of the state-owned oil and gas company, Martiono Hadianto, said on Monday.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/KONI hopes for sports-committed govt

KONI hopes for sports-committed govt JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) hopes the new government will commit to develop sports in the country because KONI has fallen short in fund-raising ideas to finance training for its athletes.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Leslie Nielsen Is Wrongfully Accused 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Arlington Road 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Sixth Sense 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The General's Daughter 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/RI wrestlers set for SEA c'ships

RI wrestlers set for SEA c'ships JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Wrestling Association (PGSI) will send national wrestlers to the Southeast Asian (SEA) regional wrestling championships in Malaysia next month.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/For consideration of the MPR/DPR

For consideration of the MPR/DPR I hereby wish to put forward some observations which may be used by members of the People's Consultative Assembly/House of People's Representatives (MPR/DPR):1.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Indonesia needs a national unity govt

Indonesia needs a national unity govtBy Omar Halim JAKARTA (JP): At the moment, Indonesia is at an extremely critical juncture.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Can Asia be spared another nuclear holocaust?

Can Asia be spared another nuclear holocaust?By Imron Cotan JAKARTA (JP): Argentina, Brazil, Israel, Pakistan and India were once considered the "threshold countries" which possessed the technical capabilities to become nuclear weapon states.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Relations with Australia

Relations with Australia I refer to your article Alatas calls for cool heads in Indonesia-Australia ties on Oct. 9, 1999.We should break diplomatic relations with Australia. How can we just "cool down and attempt to reduce the heated atmosphere" as if nothing has happened.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Privileges and benefits await president and vice president

Privileges and benefits await president and vice president JAKARTA (JP): When the country's new president is elected on Wednesday and the vice president a day later, what privileges and facilities await the country's top power holders?Under the 1993 decree of the finance ministry's ...

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Singapore Airlines clarifies

Singapore Airlines clarifies I would like to thank Mr. Adrianus Hiyung Tjung for his letter headed Prompt service needed which appeared in this column of The Jakarta Post on Oct. 16, 1999.I am sorry Mr. Tjung had difficulties getting a seat on one our flights.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Reporters mock passing 'President'

Reporters mock passing 'President' JAKARTA (JP): Freedom of speech is a symbol of democracy, but it takes a mature and educated public for it to work appropriately.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Gunungkidul hard hit by chronic water shortages

Gunungkidul hard hit by chronic water shortagesText and photos by Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): It's dusk in Pegunungan Seribu (Thousand Hills) in Gunungkidul regency. From the top of Planjan Hill, there is a beautiful lake of the same name.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Gus Dur gets green light from spiritual guru

Gus Dur gets green light from spiritual guru JAKARTA (JP): Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid said on Monday he had received the green light from his spiritual mentor to make an all-out bid in the presidential election on Wednesday.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Cikadu cultivates a more trained community

Cikadu cultivates a more trained community CIKADU, Banten, West Java (JP): It has been three years since a group called the Group for Developing South Bantenese began a project to improve the living standards of the population in Cikadu Kampong, Tanjungjaya village, Pandeglang, West Java.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Hospital suffers insult to injury in recent violence

Hospital suffers insult to injury in recent violence JAKARTA (JP): Located close to the scene of clashes between troops and students last week, private Jakarta Hospital has spent hundreds of millions of rupiah on the free treatment of those injured in the conflicts.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Landslide kills four in Bali

Landslide kills four in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Two consecutive landslides at two separate locations in Karangasem regency here over the weekend killed four people, including four-year-old twin boys."Heavy rain eroded the soil and caused the landslide," Karangasem Police chief Lt. Col. I.B.

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/PBSI to reconsider Olympics target

PBSI to reconsider Olympics target JAKARTA (JP): Disappointing play by Indonesian shuttlers in the US$120,000 V6 Danish Open in Vejle, Denmark, last week has caused some worry at the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI).

Tue, 19 Oct 1999

JP/Four local players make it to Circuit 4

Four local players make it to Circuit 4 JAKARTA (JP): Four Indonesian tennis players defeated compatriots to make it through to the third round on Monday of the qualifying round for the Indonesia Women's Circuit 4.