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Searching for all articles published on 1999-04-05 ...
36 articles.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Observer warns of partisan media groups JAKARTA (JP): According to journalists and election observers here, unethical reporting during the election process will be an obstacle to democracy and devalue the elections.In talks on Saturday, political scholar Andi A.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Fire gutted shopping complex, market JAKARTA (JP): The top floor of the five-story Duta Merlin shopping complex on Jl. Gajah Mada in Central Jakarta was gutted by a fire sparked by welders working in the building on Saturday.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

S. Kalimantan's pulp plant JAKARTA (JP): Local company PT Menara Hutan Buana (MHB) will build a pulp-processing plant in South Kalimantan with an annual capacity of one million metric tons.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Mayor installed amid tight security SURABAYA: The Mojokerto mayor, Teguh Sanyoto, and the Kediri, mayor, Maschut, were installed on Saturday by East Java Governor Imam Utomo under tight security following an investigation by the Ministry of Home Affairs into reports of money politics.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Hooligans win the game There seems to be fewer and fewer safe places in Indonesia today. Apart from the religious conflicts in Ambon and the bloody communal clashes in West Kalimantan, there are other places in our country which also are not secure from deleterious members of society.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Hooligans leave trains vandalized JAKARTA (JP): Visiting soccer fans from Surabaya and Semarang caused at least Rp 500 million (US$58,823) in damage to trains of the state railway company Perumka, a company spokesman said on Sunday.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Muslims help secure Good Friday LARANTUKA, East Nusa Tenggara: Muslim youths here joined in securing a procession held to commemorate Good Friday.About 90 Muslim activists were asked to join security services for the six-kilometer-long procession, in which thousands of Catholics participated.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Battered hotel industry faces added insults JAKARTA (JP): The outlook for the country's battered hotel industry may become even bleaker in the months ahead, as fears of escalating social unrest before and after the June elections will further discourage foreign tourists from visiting Indonesia, ...
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Shakespeare In Love 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Meet Joe Black 14:30 18:00 21:30 Affliction 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Enemy Of The State 14:15 16:55 19:05 ...
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

KPU extends voter registration to May 4 JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) has extended voter registration to May 4, from the official deadline of April 29, in a bid to gather more participants, KPU chairman Rudini said on Saturday.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Inflation decreased by 0.18% in March JAKARTA (JP): Consumer prices in March declined by 0.18 percent from the level in February, bringing the 1998/1999 fiscal year inflation to 45.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Artificial corneas to be produced here next year JAKARTA (JP): The Lions Eye Institute of Perth, Australia, the Jakarta Eye Center and the University of Indonesia's School of Medicine plan to conduct joint research here into designing highly sophisticated artificial corneas beginning next year.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

PSSI to set date for final match JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the fifth Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina) organizing committee Maj. Gen. Sartomo and deputy Iswadi Idris will fly to Manado, North Sulawesi, on Monday to set the date of the final at Klabat sports stadium.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Philippines overwhelms RI in Davis Cup JAKARTA (JP): The Philippines won a trip to the finals in the Davis Cup Group II Asia Oceania zone after eliminating host Indonesia 4-1 on Sunday.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Kosovo: Is it saving Private Stone?By Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "We are pretty much in a state of shock," said Jim Stone, father of one of the three American soldiers taken prisoner by Serbs last Wednesday on the Kosovo-Macedonian border. "This is not the sort of thing you expect."It isn't? U.S.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Six missing in chopper crash SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: One man died and six are missing after a chopper crashed off the provincial coast on Saturday morning.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

April Fool's Day Fifty years ago it would have been like an April Fool's Day performance by two sisters. They met in the final of the Lipton tennis tournament in Florida, the United States. They are Venus Williams and Serena Williams, and both are African-American teenagers.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Voter registration begins JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) appealed to the nation on Sunday to register for the June 7 general election, touted as the country's first democratic poll in over three decades.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 Morning News 6:30 News 7:00 Children's Songs 8:00 Music 8:30 TV Drama 9:00 Music 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Easter celebrated peacefully in Ambon JAKARTA (JP): Despite fears of renewed unrest, peace prevailed in the riot-devastated Maluku capital of Ambon on Sunday as thousands of Christian residents celebrated Easter outdoors and in churches, Antara reported.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

At least 30 killed in fresh communal clashes in Maluku JAKARTA (JP): At least 30 people in Southeast Maluku have died and dozens of others were injured in communal clashes between Muslims and Christians, Antara reported over the weekend.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Police, parties plan joint security posts JAKARTA (JP): City police and the 48 political parties contesting the June 7 general election agreed on Saturday to set up joint security posts to help secure the polls in the capital.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Kamra not paid yet PURWOKERTO, Central Java: One hundred members of the civilian militia (Kamra) have said that apart from allowances, they have not received their wages for February."We're afraid to demand the wage but we need it very much," a member, requesting anonymity, said last week.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Golkar under attack, warns of reprisals SURABAYA (JP): Golkar supporters were harassed for the second time in two days as they attempted to attend a political rally on Sunday, and the ruling party's chairman Akbar Tandjung warned it would not remain passive if the attacks continued.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Consumers still have to wait for protection JAKARTA (JP): Consumers have finally been given protection against bad goods and services, but due to the country's prolonged economic uncertainty, they may have to wait a while longer before they can enjoy it, a consumer advocate said on Saturday.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Suspects caught in singer's slaying DENPASAR, Bali: A joint team of police detectives and military police personnel has caught four people, two of them Armed Forces members, suspected of killing a Medan, North Sumatra singer, police said on Saturday.Bali Police spokesman Maj. Y.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Police, parents baffled by young woman's killing JAKARTA (JP): Tuesday's murder of 24-year-old Santi Sofarina, a student at the Muhammadiyah University, remains a mystery to both her parents and local police.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Over 1,100 child workers exploited in N. Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): More than 1,100 child workers from poor families are being exploited in fishing structures in North Sumatra's east coastal areas, a minister said."The child workers will suffer deep trauma...
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Bus robber ends day of holdups in custody JAKARTA (JP): Muliadi Manurung was having a good day at work until he got his comeuppance late Saturday.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Clarification on PT Nynex We thank you for publishing the article about the scholarships provided by PT Nynex Indonesia, a Bell Atlantic company, for students at the Bandung Institute of Technology and the Institute of Telecommunications Technology in your April 1, 1999, edition under the title ...
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

People encouraged to register for general election JAKARTA (JP): Like in other cities across the country, Indonesians in the capital who are 17 years of age and older -- except for members of the Armed Forces (ABRI) -- are being urged to register for the June 7 general election beginning on ...
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Migration in eastern Indonesia This is the first of two articles on the political impact of migration in eastern provinces, prepared by Riwanto Tirtosudarmo, a researcher at the Center for Social and Cultural Studies, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Who says local PCs cannot compete with the international products?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): In terms of PC technology adoption, Indonesia has always been on the fast track, even though the economic crisis has drastically reduced the number who can afford new technology the moment it becomes ...
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Experts doubt IBRA's ability to recover Rp 100t in bad debts JAKARTA (JP): Economists and financial observers have doubted the ability of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to recover over Rp 100 trillion (about US$11.
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

500,000 join peace parade in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA (JP): Unlike their counterparts who have fought in many parts of the country, more than 500,000 supporters of 36 political parties contesting the upcoming general election took to the streets here on Sunday for a joint rally aimed at promoting ...
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Mon, 05 Apr 1999

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Installation, Drawing Exhibition: Cenderamata Orde Batu by Moelyono, at Galeri Milenium, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Phone: 7507828), until April 12. * Photo Exhibition: Revolution, at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No.
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