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Searching for all articles published on 1999-07-21 ...
57 articles.
Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Wednesday, July 21, 1999)

Pick of the Flicks (for Wednesday, July 21, 1999)Hollywood KC The Matrix 14:15 16:55 19:20 21:45 Devil In The Flesh 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Letters From A Killer 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 8 MM 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/U.S., Israel make peace overtures to Syria

U.S., Israel make peace overtures to SyriaBy Nomi Bar-Yaacov WASHINGTON (AFP): Extending a hand to Syria, the United States and Israel began this week an ambitious drive to get the Middle East peace process back on track with a new strategic approach to the region's most intractable problems.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/IMF loan and economic crisis

IMF loan and economic crisis In any country it is common for one or two companies or banks to be closed down every year and at the same time be replaced by similar establishments.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Expert finds loopholes in fiscal autonomy law

Expert finds loopholes in fiscal autonomy law JAKARTA (JP): The central government will retain some fiscal control over provinces despite a new law promising to give the regions a greater share of their own resources, a University of Indonesia legal expert said on Tuesday.Arifin P.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/The $82b bank bailout

The $82b bank bailout The government's disclosure last week that costs of recapitalizing private and state banks had risen to over Rp 550 trillion (US$82 billion) -- or almost 150 percent as large as Indonesia's real inflation-adjusted gross domestic product of Rp 376.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Military police named suspects

Military police named suspects JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Two military police members in Sorong, Irian Jaya, have been named suspects on charges of shooting a civilian dead two weeks ago, Antara has reported.Chief of provincial military police Lt. Col. Sugijanto said on Tuesday First Sgt.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/RI trade surplus with Australia

RI trade surplus with Australia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia booked a surplus of US$163 million in bilateral trade with Australia in the first quarter of the year, the Australian Embassy in Jakarta said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Govt to revamp laws on intellectual property rights

Govt to revamp laws on intellectual property rights JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's laws regarding intellectual property rights will soon be adjusted to standards stipulated in the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) under the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Kite festival informs of risk to power lines

Kite festival informs of risk to power lines JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of people from all over the world took part in the Jakarta International Kite Festival '99 over the weekend.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/More foreigners to manage local banks

More foreigners to manage local banks JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) is considering allowing more foreign bankers to manage local banks in a bid to rebuild confidence in the ailing industry, according to an official source.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Amien names Gus Dur as alternative candidate

Amien names Gus Dur as alternative candidate JAKARTA (JP): Recent meetings between National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Amien Rais and National Awakening Party (PKB) founder Abdurrahman Wahid reportedly resulted in Amien's stated willingness to support the latter as an alternative ...
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Act democratically now!

Act democratically now! First of all, to enable us to become a democratic country, all levels of society have to learn to accept and support whichever party won the majority of the vote in the general election.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Little cause for optimism

Little cause for optimism Although Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's struggle to make peace should be given full credit, there is little cause for optimism. Discord could arise among his Labor Party and the other ruling parties in the process of resumed peace negotiations.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Trisakti team to HK for another ballistics test

Trisakti team to HK for another ballistics test JAKARTA (JP): A fact-finding team looking into the May 1998 Trisakti incident will soon leave for Hong Kong to follow the final process of ballistics tests before the case involving the shooting of four Trisakti University students could be ...
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Government to decide on KSO contract scheme: Giri

Government to decide on KSO contract scheme: Giri JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Communications Giri Suseno said on Tuesday the government was studying whether to maintain the joint operation scheme (KSO) in the country's telecommunications industry.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Tourism minister visits South Jakarta scavengers

Tourism minister visits South Jakarta scavengers JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Art and Culture Marzuki Usman visited a slum area in Pesanggrahan, South Jakarta, on Tuesday to encourage the children of scavengers to struggle for a better future.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Low expectations for RI boxers in SEA Games

Low expectations for RI boxers in SEA GamesBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): National boxers are keeping a tight rein on their hopes for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam next month, aiming for only three of the 11 golds at stake.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Lack of funds hampers food aid distribution

Lack of funds hampers food aid distribution JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Food and Horticulture A.M. Saefuddin said on Tuesday that a lack of funds to finance transportations cost had caused problems in distributing food aid.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/China's economy coming under pressure

China's economy coming under pressureBy Rainer Koehler TOKYO (DPA): Viewed from an economic point of view, the stand- off between China and Taiwan is a double-edged sword.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 20, 1999: Shares Close Change TradingVolume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 500 25 266,500 AHAP Insurance ...
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Major parties committed to women's welfare

Major parties committed to women's welfare JAKARTA (JP): Four major political parties declared on Tuesday their commitment to the betterment of women's and children's welfare, promising to give the issue prominence in the next State Policy Guidelines (GBHN).
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Constitutional politicking looms

Constitutional politicking loomsBy Makmur Keliat JAKARTA (JP): If we speak of a political transition from an authoritarian to a democratic system, two words always come to mind -- freedom and order.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Sutiyoso prepared to back down on bus fare hike

Sutiyoso prepared to back down on bus fare hike JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said on Tuesday he was prepared to annul the administration's plans to increase both bus and parking fees if the plan proved too unpopular.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Arianespace taps into Asia-Pacific

Arianespace taps into Asia-PacificBy Christiani Tumelap EVRY, France (JP): France's Arianespace remains upbeat about the market for a commercial satellite launch business in Asia Pacific despite the economic crisis that has rocked the region for the last two years.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/West 'ignorant of plight of the Acehnese'

West 'ignorant of plight of the Acehnese' JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI) accused the West of being ignorant of the tragedies in Aceh and urged Muslims across the country to help the Acehnese, at least 70,000 of them who have become refugees.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Ruling on forest utilization to be reviewed: Official

Ruling on forest utilization to be reviewed: Official JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Tuesday it would review the five-month-old regulation on forest utilization because the maximum acreage set for timber companies does not encourage them to adopt sustainable practices.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Proper school buildings needed

Proper school buildings needed TANGERANG (JP): At least 3,000 students from 56 state elementary schools are putting their lives at risk while studying in badly damaged school buildings, an official said over the weekend.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Grave concern over possible Lenin burial

Grave concern over possible Lenin burialBy Elizabeth Piper MOSCOW (Reuters): They came in the night and picked up the corpse. Taking it out through a secret passage, they buried his mummified remains in the ground behind the red marble mausoleum.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/PDI-P reaffirms Megawati's presidency

PDI-P reaffirms Megawati's presidency JAKARTA (JP): Election winner Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) concluded its leadership meeting on Tuesday reaffirming chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri's presidential candidacy.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/MUI pledges to engage in self-introspection: Yafie

MUI pledges to engage in self-introspection: Yafie JAKARTA (JP): The influential Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) marked its 24th anniversary on Tuesday by promising to engage in self-introspection and redefine its position in Indonesian society.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Ballo targets second gold from Brunei Games

Ballo targets second gold from Brunei Games JAKARTA (JP): "What do you want this year, Ballo?""A gold medal, definitely.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Investment licensing powers to be delegated to provinces

Investment licensing powers to be delegated to provinces JAKARTA (JP): The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) will authorize its provincial investment offices (BKPMD) to license all foreign direct investment and domestic investment starting in August, State Minister of Investment Marzuki Usman ...
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Kashmir crisis draws U.S. closer to India

Kashmir crisis draws U.S. closer to IndiaBy Carol Giacomo WASHINGTON (Reuters): India's restraint in the recent Kashmir crisis has created an opportunity for Washington and New Delhi to forge a more productive relationship.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/In fabulous new feather at the Peacock cafe

In fabulous new feather at the Peacock cafe JAKARTA (JP): Time was when Jakarta's finest showed their finery at the Peacock, the Jakarta Hilton's coffee shop.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/ASEAN ministers retreat to mull group's future

ASEAN ministers retreat to mull group's futureBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat SINGAPORE (JP): As members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) begin to creep out of their worst regional crisis, ministers will take time from the grouping's annual meeting on Friday to do a bit of ...
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Asian economic crisis neuters Y2k threat

Asian economic crisis neuters Y2k threatBy Brian Truscott SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Two years of economic turmoil coupled with widespread insolvency, vanishing credit lines and muted cross-border trade, have neutered the Y2K, or millennium bug, threat to doing business in Asia, say regional bank ...
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Consumers have right to know

Consumers have right to know It's good to know that Satelindo's Mentari GSM prepaid card is able to roam to Bali, with Sumatra to follow suit. Finally, the Mentari is not only accessible in the Jakarta-Bogor-Tangerang- Bekasi area.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Downer to visit E. Timor this month

Downer to visit E. Timor this month MELBOURNE (JP): Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer announced on Tuesday plans to travel to East Timor on July 30, making him the first Australian foreign minister ever to visit the territory.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Administration to seek share of oil revenue

Administration to seek share of oil revenue JAKARTA (JP): A senior official and councilor has pushed the city administration to seek ways to obtain a share of the estimated billions of rupiah generated in massive ongoing oil exploration projects in the Thousand Islands area.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Additional work for the new MPR

Additional work for the new MPR Soeharto's resignation from the presidency on May 21, 1998, has paved the way for political reform as demanded by university students and other society members. But thus far, the reformation process does not show significant progress. Political affairs analyst J.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Govt urged to withdraw tramadol

Govt urged to withdraw tramadol JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia Health Consumer Empowerment Foundation urged the government on Tuesday to withdraw analgesic tramadol from the market and categorize the drug as a synthetic narcotic available only with a prescription.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Drugs, fake notes destroyed in Bogor

Drugs, fake notes destroyed in Bogor BOGOR (JP): A total of 715 bank notes comprising fake Rp 10,000, Rp 20,000 and Rp 50,000 bills along with 2 kilograms of marijuana and 3,045 illegal and prescription-only pills were destroyed by the Cibinong Prosecutors office here on Tuesday.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/ASEAN explores S. China Sea issue

ASEAN explores S. China Sea issueBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat SINGAPORE (JP): Senior officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) decided here on Tuesday to submit a draft code of conduct on the South China Sea to a special working group for further discussion.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Ministers expected to support athletes in SEAG

Ministers expected to support athletes in SEAG JAKARTA (JP): After President B.J. Habibie visited the nation's athletes being groomed for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the National Sports Council (KONI) urged other government leaders to support athletes in Brunei Darussalam next month.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Two Hours Only8:00 Children's Song9:00 Music10:00 Interval2:00 p.m.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Govt saves $1b from the budget

Govt saves $1b from the budget JAKARTA (JP) : More than US$1 billion in state funds were saved or withheld from being spent as a result of anti- corruption, collusion and nepotism measures at state companies over the past one year until June, the government announced on Tuesday.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Australia under fire over document leakage

Australia under fire over document leakage JAKARTA (JP): A senior government official lashed out at the Australian media on Tuesday following their reports of a document which claimed the Indonesian government was arranging a contingency plan in anticipation of a loss in the August ballot on the ...
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Nestle Indonesia gives facelift to Mayestik market

Nestle Indonesia gives facelift to Mayestik market JAKARTA (JP): PT. Nestle Indonesia, a major milk and food producer, inaugurated the completion of its two-month refurbishment project at Mayestik traditional market in South Jakarta on Tuesday.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/American hypocrisy

American hypocrisy Just in case anyone misses the message, the U.S. boasts endlessly about its deep devotion to free trade and the need for others to open markets to global commerce.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/IBRA's performance

IBRA's performance The government is at present putting all its hopes on the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) in its efforts to recover public funds that were misused in the past by most of the now suspended banks.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Group set up to assist victims of state violence

Group set up to assist victims of state violence JAKARTA (JP): An aunt of a man injured in the Semanggi incident, a relative of a missing person and a friend of a Trisakti University student who was shot dead have established a group for victims of state violence.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/11 junior athletes qualify for PON

11 junior athletes qualify for PON JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarson attended on Tuesday the second day of the National Junior Athletics Championships at the Senayan Madya Stadium, but he did not see any records tumble.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Speculations rife on Soeharto's health

Speculations rife on Soeharto's health JAKARTA (JP): Speculation was rife on Tuesday over the health of former president Soeharto after he was rushed to the Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Immigration law

Immigration law I refer to the letters from Elis Suminar and Martin Boothby in The Jakarta Post of May 2, 1999 and July 7, 1999 respectively, complaining about discrimination in the Indonesian immigration laws.It is scandalous what has happened to my family since 1989.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/ICW sees political plot behind Ghalib case

ICW sees political plot behind Ghalib case JAKARTA (JP): Antigraft activists are concerned over what they believe is a high-level political conspiracy to freeze the investigation into Andi M. Ghalib's alleged corruption and to turn the table on whistle-blower Teten Masduki.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Committee chair asked for 'compensation'

Committee chair asked for 'compensation' JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Provincial Elections Committee (PPD I) secretariat has been asked to provide Rp 80 million (US$11,940) to committee members and 48 political party representatives, an executive said.
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999

JP/Legislators' pay criticized

Legislators' pay criticized SURABAYA: Dewi Fortuna Anwar, a presidential expert staff member, questioned the planned payment of Rp 77 million each for members of the East Java provincial legislative council, saying it was too much and irrational.
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