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Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Council categorizes sports for Asian Games
Council categorizes sports for Asian Games JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council has categorized the 22 sports which Indonesia intends to contest at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December.Muhammad Hindarto, the council's task force chairman and athletes development deputy, told reporters...
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaWednesdayMaghrib 6:17 p.m.ThursdayImsak 4:17 a.m.Subuh 4:27 a.m.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Sutiyoso tells project officials to be honest
Sutiyoso tells project officials to be honest JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso yesterday ordered his officials to act with integrity while implementing the city's short-term labor-intensive projects designed to ease unemployment."I believe if we stick together, we can survive this troubled time.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Train fares cut 70% for poor travelers
Train fares cut 70% for poor travelers JAKARTA (JP): State railway company Perumka is giving a 70 percent discount to people who have little means of returning home from Jakarta to West and East Java.The discounts will only apply for those traveling using the provided trains which will begin...
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Transformers exported to South America
Transformers exported to South America JAKARTA (JP): The transformer producer PT Unelec Indonesia (UNIDO) exported nine transformers worth US$4.2 million to Columbia and Dominica yesterday.Company president Januar Muin said it was the company's seventh shipment of its exports but its first export...
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Moslem group pulls out of youth comittee
Moslem group pulls out of youth comittee SURABAYA, East Java (JP): The East Java chapter of the Ansor Youth Movement has pulled out of the Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI) because it says the committee has strayed from its original mission.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Panin denies layoff
Panin denies layoff JAKARTA (JP): Panin Securities denied yesterday that it had laid off employees to cope with the impact of the country's financial problem.Director of the securities house, Hendra H. Kustarjo, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that there had been no major layoff at his company.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 3:10 Indonesian Children 3:35 Talk Show: Kotak Pos 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:10 Documentary: Sukses Berkarya 5:30 TV Drama: Koreksi Diri 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The...
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Nation want Soeharto: Harmoko
Nation want Soeharto: Harmoko JAKARTA (JP): Golkar announced yesterday that it was fully convinced that the nation still wanted incumbent President Soeharto to lead the nation for another five years.Chairman Harmoko told reporters that the political group had conducted a survey to test the...
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Djajanti's fish canning plant
Djajanti's fish canning plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Biak Mina Jaya, a subsidiary of the Djajanti Group, said yesterday it had planned to build a fish canning plant to increase its total production to 11,000 tons per day.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Asia-Pacific markets rally amid HK rebound
Asia-Pacific markets rally amid HK rebound HONG KONG (AFP): Asian share prices rallied yesterday with some markets making their first gains in the new year, taking heart from Wall Street's resilience and a rebound in Hong Kong.Indonesian share prices jumped a spectacular 9.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
S'pore boy admits to abusing maid
S'pore boy admits to abusing maid SINGAPORE (AFP): A Singaporean schoolboy has admitted abusing an Indonesian maid by burning her forearm with a hot iron, scalding her with boiling water and punching her on the forehead, a report said yesterday.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Workers protest over allowance
Workers protest over allowance TANGERANG (JP): About 500 workers of a ceramics company on Jl. Kali Sabi in Jatiuwung have gone on strike, protesting the management's decision to pay half of their Idul Fitri allowances in the firm's ceramics products.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Joko stretched in season-opener at Japan Open
Joko stretched in season-opener at Japan Open TOKYO (AFP): Former world badminton champion Joko Suprianto faced a spirited challenge from Japan's Shuichi Nakao in the first round of the season-opener Japan Open yesterday.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Price uncertainty forces jewelry stores to close
Price uncertainty forces jewelry stores to close JAKARTA (JP): Many gold jewelry stores in Jakarta have temporarily closed due to uncertainty in gold prices and the sluggish market.Some traders told The Jakarta Post yesterday the sharp fluctuation of the rupiah against the U.S.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Kumuh by Margono at Galeri Cipta III, Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Jan. 18. * Photo Exhibition: 100 old photos from Indonesia and Singapore, at Galeri TC (Twilight Cafe), Jl.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Harvest may fail due to drought
Harvest may fail due to drought KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: This year's corn harvest in the province may fail due to drought, Antara reported yesterday.Thousands of hectares of corn fields in the regencies of Flores Timur, Kupang, Timur Tengah Selatan, Ende, and Ngada have been affected by drought.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Palm and lauric oils drift lower in Europe
Palm and lauric oils drift lower in Europe LONDON (Reuters): Palm and lauric oil prices drifted lower during Monday afternoon in a quiet European vegetable oil market.Lower palm oil prices in Malaysia on profit-taking gave the market a softer feel, but traders said they were awaiting further...
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Recouping stocks bolster Asian currencies
Recouping stocks bolster Asian currencies SINGAPORE (Reuters): Regional stock markets showed solid gains across the board on Tuesday and as overseas investors tentatively dipped a toe into the equities pool, local currencies firmed.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 13, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 700 0 0 AHAP Insurance 450 0 0 Alter Abadi 325 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 250 0 144,500 Alumindo Perkasa...
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Dorodjatun named ambassador to U.S.
Dorodjatun named ambassador to U.S. JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday that Washington has approved economist Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti as the next Indonesian ambassador to the United States.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Rates for tax payment
Rates for tax payment JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday new official conversion rates as the basis for payment of import duty, value added tax on goods and services, sales tax on luxury goods, export tax and income tax.The new conversion rates will be valid for one week, from Jan.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
BankWatch downgrades Indonesian rating
BankWatch downgrades Indonesian rating JAKARTA (JP): Bank credit rating agency Thomson BankWatch downgraded its sovereign risk rating for Indonesia from BB to B+ on the country's heightening political uncertainty.Thomson BankWatch sovereign risk director Betty J.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: WorshipJP/OBYNEW SITE FOR WORSHIP: Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Syafrie Sjamsoeddin (third left) listens to the head of a Hindu community organization in South Jakarta, Vice Adm.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Amendment of press law to rest on new cabinet
Amendment of press law to rest on new cabinetBy Warief Djajanto Basorie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information R. Hartono has hinted at a possible review of the press regulation under which a number of media have been closed down, but their fate will not be clear until after March.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Alatas warns of possible global financial collapse
Alatas warns of possible global financial collapse NEW YORK (DPA): Indonesia has warned developed countries that the collapse of financial markets in some Asian countries could spill over to other parts of the world, destroying decades of economic growth.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Megawati's moral step
Megawati's moral step With the national crisis which is engulfing economic and political domains, in today's situation the people expect shocking announcements at any time.However, until last weekend nobody had expected any such element from ousted opposition leader Megawati Soekarnoputri, the...
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Hashimoto tells Clinton of worries over SE Asia
Hashimoto tells Clinton of worries over SE Asia TOKYO (Reuters): Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto told U.S. President Bill Clinton in a telephone conversation yesterday that Japan was worried about the financial crisis in Southeast Asia, a Japanese government source said.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Two arrested for brawling
Two arrested for brawling JAKARTA (JP): Police have formally charged two men for possessing sharp weapons during Sunday's sporadic brawls between residents of two districts in South Jakarta's Bukit Duri area.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
INFID calls for peaceful political change
INFID calls for peaceful political change JAKARTA (JP): The International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID) called on the nation yesterday to join in efforts to peacefully and constitutionally prepare for immediate political change.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Management of Jamsostek
Management of JamsostekFrom KompasIt is amazing that with virtually no capital to speak of at its establishment three or four years ago, PT Jamsostek (the state-owned social security company) has collected funds amounting to Rp 5.3 trillion.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
U.S. politicians attack IMF for its aid to Asia
U.S. politicians attack IMF for its aid to Asia WASHINGTON (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund came under fire on Monday for its Asian bailouts as former Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes said it and the Clinton administration were making the financial crisis worse.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Merrill Lynch sees no fast end to Asian crisis
Merrill Lynch sees no fast end to Asian crisis FRANKFURT (Reuters): There are no signs of the Asian currency crisis abating as the region's businesses and households shun local units in favor of the U.S. dollar, Merrill Lynch chief global currency strategist said on Monday.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Rubber recovers in S'pore
Rubber recovers in S'pore SINGAPORE (Reuters): Rubber traders used the relative calm seen in Southeast Asia's financial markets yesterday to engage in some light shortcovering while likewise keeping a wary eye on the situation in Indonesia, dealers said.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
U.S concerned crisis could disrupt stability
U.S concerned crisis could disrupt stability JAKARTA (JP): Discussions with United States Defense Secretary William Cohen revealed yesterday that Washington harbors concerns that the economic turmoil in Southeast Asia could disrupt regional stability.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Thai-Myanmar gas row continues
Thai-Myanmar gas row continues BANGKOK (AFP): A dispute between Thailand's state-owned petroleum authority and conservationists over a Thai-Myanmar gas pipeline is no closer to resolution, even though work has resumed on the project, reports said yesterday.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Coup en Passant
Coup en PassantBy Djanwar Madjolelo JAKARTA (JP): This deal is from the qualifying third session of the European Pairs in The Hague, the Netherlands. Board : 25Dealer : NorthVulnerable: East-West NORTH (S) 10 7 (H) K 9 4 (D) 9 8 7 5 3 (C) A 5 2 WEST EAST(S) J 8 (S) K 9 4 2(H) Q 7 6 3 (H) J 10(D) 4...
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
Asiad on track despite crisis: Thailand
Asiad on track despite crisis: Thailand BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand said yesterday it would be ready to hold the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok as scheduled in December despite budget cuts, regional economic turmoil and some sponsor threats to pull out.
Wed, 14 Jan 1998
The power of information
The power of information In time of crisis, whether it is economic, political or monetary, such as that we are experiencing at present, we feel the importance of the role of information, especially information coming from the right source, which is the government.
Tue, 13 Jan 1998
Hun Sen against ASEAN advice
Hun Sen against ASEAN advice PHNOM PENH (AFP): Cambodian strongman Hun Sen rejected any advice on democracy and human rights from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations yesterday, saying it was in no position to lecture on those subjects.
Tue, 13 Jan 1998
Govt allocates Rp 204b for drought-hit areas
Govt allocates Rp 204b for drought-hit areas JAKARTA (JP): The government will allocate more than Rp 204 billion (US$25.5 million) in the next two and a half months to help restore food subsistence and develop the three drought-hit regencies in Irian Jaya.
Tue, 13 Jan 1998
Aid to S. Korea seen squeezing Asia liquidity
Aid to S. Korea seen squeezing Asia liquidity TOKYO (Reuters): The global injection of liquidity into South Korea to help Seoul ride out its crisis is choking off capital flows to the rest of Asia as international banks draw funds from other places, senior analysts say.
Tue, 13 Jan 1998
Depositors demand their money
Depositors demand their money JAKARTA (JP): Twelve people claiming to represent some 38,000 holders of savings accounts in banks liquidated by the government in November asked the House of Representatives yesterday to push the government to reimburse all their money.
Tue, 13 Jan 1998
Rupiah stabilizes against the greenback
Rupiah stabilizes against the greenback JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah stabilized against the U.S. dollar yesterday on a positive market response to talks between the IMF team and Indonesian officials on the country's worsening economy, currency dealers said.
Tue, 13 Jan 1998
Ex-husband jailed for damaging house
Ex-husband jailed for damaging house BOGOR (JP): The Bogor District Court sentenced a man to four months in jail yesterday for damaging a house belonging to his former wife in Kampung Sugutamu of Bakti Jaya village.
Tue, 13 Jan 1998
Spie may delay RI deal
Spie may delay RI deal PARIS (Reuters): A senior executive with construction firm Spie Batignolles was quoted yesterday as saying a three billion franc contract in Indonesia may be delayed due to economic problems, but he did not expect it to be cancelled.
Tue, 13 Jan 1998
Finding balance between stability and change
Finding balance between stability and changeBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): The seven-page resolution in the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur last month, called ASEAN Vision 2020, states that ASEAN is "an outward-looking Association of Southeast Asian Nations, living in peace, stability and prosperity...
Tue, 13 Jan 1998
Smelter project continues
Smelter project continues TOKYO (Reuters): Japan's Mitsubishi Materials Corp. said yesterday it did not expect any delay in the launch of its copper smelter and refinery in Indonesia, despite a financial crisis sweeping the Southeast Asian country.
Tue, 13 Jan 1998
Save the rupiah
Save the rupiah I am an expatriate living in Indonesia for the last three years. Indonesia is a fantastic country to live in with its diversity in culture, people and the scenic landscape. It is a shame to observe over the last few months, especially since December last year, that the people of...
Tue, 13 Jan 1998
Megawati's nomination 'up to the people'
Megawati's nomination 'up to the people' JAKARTA (JP): Aides to Megawati Soekarnoputri said her willingness to run for the presidency was not a mere political show and it is the people who now have to decide whether they would like to see her nominated as the next president.