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Searching for all articles published on 1999-10-05 ...

42 articles.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/PDI-P's political prowess comes under question

PDI-P's political prowess comes under question JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's (PDI Perjuangan) much lauded electoral prowess came into immediate uncertainty on Monday following the defeat of Matori Abdul Djalil as chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Forestry research projects

Forestry research projects JAKARTA (JP): PT. Wanatani Makmur Sejati, PT. Sarang Sapta Putra and the ministry for forestry and plantation signed agreements on Monday to implement two forestry research and development projects in Kalimantan.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Detained suspects grilled over Setya's role: Lawyers

Detained suspects grilled over Setya's role: Lawyers JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers representing Rusli Surjadi, one of the suspects in the Rp 546 billion (US$68.25 million) Bank Bali scandal, insisted on Monday that their client be released or at least be granted house-arrest status.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Time overdue to give Kosovo its independence.

Time overdue to give Kosovo its independence.By Jonathan Power LONDON (JP): The western powers owe Slobodan Milosevic of Yugoslavia nothing. They certainly don't owe him the rewriting of history in his favor.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Investment banks to oversee BCA IPO

Investment banks to oversee BCA IPO JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) announced on Monday that it had appointed investment banks Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch and local securities firms PT Danareksa Sekuritas and PT Bahana Securities to prepare the initial public ...

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Industries profit from infrastructure

Industries profit from infrastructure JAKARTA (JP): More infrastructure to support the growing industries in Banten is currently being built. It is the publicly listed industrial estate and housing developer PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Molotov cocktails hit Australian school

Molotov cocktails hit Australian school JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police detectives are searching for a dark-colored Panther van, believed to be used by a group of unidentified people who flung two Molotov cocktails into the Australian International School compound in Pejaten, early on Monday ...

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Singaporean English

Singaporean English Recently, The Straights Times reported a lot about the government of Singapore discouraging the use of "Singlish" in Singapore because the government thinks Singlish is not real English, but a mix of Chinese and Malay vocabulary, and the Chinese sentence structure which is not ...

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Banten ready to accommodate chemical industry

Banten ready to accommodate chemical industryBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Supported by its ideal topography, West Java's Banten area has many advantages for various giant industries, particularly petrochemical-related factories.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Oct. 4, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,599.00 7,675.00Australian dollar 1 4,987.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Mahaka SM eyes top position in western division

Mahaka SM eyes top position in western division SURABAYA (JP): Mahaka Satria Muda were preparing to take command of the western division after it upset Cahaya Lestari Surabaya (CLS) of the eastern division 70-45 in the sixth day of the third series of the A Mild Kobatama national ...

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Most East Timor refugees wish to return

Most East Timor refugees wish to return JAKARTA (JP): More than 58 percent of some 250,000 East Timor refugees sheltered in East Nusa Tenggara want to return to their homeland, the government and the United Nations' High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) says.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/President Habibie ready for accountability speech

President Habibie ready for accountability speech JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie said on Monday he was confident and fully prepared to deliver his accountability speech to the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Oct.14.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Six Indonesian Futures qualifiers move on

Six Indonesian Futures qualifiers move on JAKARTA (JP): Six Indonesian players survived matches on Monday in the second round of the qualifiers for the Indonesia Futures F5 at the Kemayoran tennis complex in Central Jakarta.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Amien Rais' election

Amien Rais' election Tuesday evening's election of the People's Consultative Assembly speaker, broadcast live by a private TV station, gave the impression that democracy in Indonesia has been successfully resuscitated.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Syarwan Hamid elected to MPR

Syarwan Hamid elected to MPR RIAU: Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid was one of five people elected on Monday by the provincial council who will attend the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) as the Riau Regional Representatives.Syarwan Hamid obtained the highest approval with 32 votes.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Sixth Sense 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The General's Daughter 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Pushing Tin 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Runaway Bride 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Universal Soldier, The ...

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Legal experts urge police to disarm volunteers

Legal experts urge police to disarm volunteers JAKARTA (JP): Legal professionals called on city police on Monday to disarm volunteers who are part of a joint security force safeguarding the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/NGOs call on donors to give Indonesia debt relief

NGOs call on donors to give Indonesia debt relief JAKARTA (JP): Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged the World Bank and other donor institutions on Monday to reduce Indonesia's sovereign debt by at least 30 percent.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 4, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Fair competition law must be enacted on time: Official

Fair competition law must be enacted on time: Official JAKARTA (JP): Vice cabinet secretary Erman Rajagukguk has urged the country's next government to implement the antimonopoly and unfair competition law in the first quarter of next year, as scheduled, in order to ensure fair business practices.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Parking fee hike effective from January

Parking fee hike effective from January JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is to set a new official parking fee at between Rp 1,000 and Rp 500 for cars and Rp 500 for motorcycles at spaces managed by the city parking management body BP Parkir starting from next year, an official announced ...

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Forex reserves up to $16b

Forex reserves up to $16b JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's net foreign exchange reserves during the fourth week of September increased by US$216.5 million to $16 billion from the level of the previous week, Bank Indonesia reported on Monday.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Herry Agung wins national drag race

Herry Agung wins national drag race JAKARTA (JP): Local racer Herry Agung upset defending champion Canadian Robert Paul to win on Sunday the fourth leg of the national drag race at the Sentul circuit, near Bogor.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Banyumas officials go back to school

Banyumas officials go back to school PURWOKERTO, Central Java: A senior regency official here has drawn attention to the fact that only 10 percent of the 4,366 officials working at the Banyumas administration have been educated beyond high school.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/TNI suspects snipers behind Ambon killings

TNI suspects snipers behind Ambon killings AMBON, Maluku (JP): A military officer said on Monday he suspected trained snipers were behind the fatalities in the latest communal clashes in Batumerah subdistrict here.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 7:00 TNI's Day Commemoration (live) 9:00 Music 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Humiliation looms as UN inquiry begins

Humiliation looms as UN inquiry begins The United Nations is dispatching this week its first human rights experts to East Timor. Lawyer and human rights activist T. Mulya Lubis says the move will have profound consequences for Indonesia.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/IMF to meet with government in Jakarta next week

IMF to meet with government in Jakarta next week JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund reasserted its demand on Monday for the full disclosure of the results of the investigations into the Bank Bali scandal but said it would nevertheless hold technical discussions with government ...

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Small arms proliferation in Southeast Asia

Small arms proliferation in Southeast AsiaBy Santo Darmosumarto JAKARTA (JP): Southeast Asia began experiencing the impact of small arms proliferation as early as 1975 with the end of the Vietnam War.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Military must hand over civilian posts

Military must hand over civilian posts As Indonesians we used to say saudara (brother) to address our fellow countrymen. The late president Sukarno frequently used it to address an audience. It implies closeness. To him, Javanese, Sundanese, Ambonese, Manadonese, Chinese, Bataks, etc.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Scapegoating in the New Order

Scapegoating in the New OrderBy Tjipta Lesmana JAKARTA (JP): The origin of the term scapegoat, according to Gordon W. Allport, might be found in the Book of Leviticus (16:20-22). On the Day of Atonement a live goat was chosen to be sacrificed.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Worm breeding inspires crisis-hit economy

Worm breeding inspires crisis-hit economyBy Mehru Jaffer CIPANAS, West Java (JP): Do not laugh if you hear about a man who earns his living raising worms.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Golkar eyes post of House speaker

Golkar eyes post of House speaker JAKARTA (JP): The Golkar Party is hoping for an exchange of support from its Muslim-based allies to win the House of Representatives (DPR) speaker post up for grabs on Tuesday.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/New council chief installed in Bogor

New council chief installed in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Mochamad Sahid of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) was elected on Monday to chair the Bogor Legislative Council for the 1999-2004 period.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Firearms in Sudirman incident examined

Firearms in Sudirman incident examined JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Police have checked 374 firearms belonging to the security forces believed to have been used in the fatal shooting of eight people on the night of Sept. 24, an officer said on Monday.Col. Mungkono M.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Foreign buyers to Medan

Foreign buyers to Medan JAKARTA (JP): At least 200 foreign buyers will visit the upcoming North Sumatra Export Product Exhibition which will be held at the Tiara Convention Hall in Medan from Oct.25 to 29, a trade official said on Monday.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Workers continue Medan strike

Workers continue Medan strike MEDAN, North Sumatra: About 1,000 workers from PT Gunung Gahapi Sakti continued their 17-day strike on Monday in a bid for better welfare compensation and the reinstatement of one of their colleagues.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/New government to decide on Telkom-Indosat merger

New government to decide on Telkom-Indosat merger JAKARTA (JP): The decision on whether to merge state telecommunications firms PT Telkom and PT Indosat will be made by the new government, according to Sofyan Djalil, the assistant to the State Minister of the Empowerment of State Enterprises.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Assembly establishes working committee

Assembly establishes working committee JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) established on Monday a 90-member working committee tasked to prepare amendments to the 1945 Constitution, set procedures for the presidential election and formulate draft decrees on various state ...

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Acting speaker was reluctant to lead

Acting speaker was reluctant to leadBy Emmy Fitri JAKARTA (JP): It looked like the most unenviable job available. Presiding over a rambunctious 700-seat Assembly just recently unshackled from years of passivity.

Tue, 05 Oct 1999

JP/Amex launches Money Plus

Amex launches Money Plus JAKARTA (JP): American Express Bank launched on Monday its new product called the Money Plus (Money+) account, which is a time deposit tailored to be a personal investment tool.