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Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Indonesia to stick to its plans despite strong rupiah
Indonesia to stick to its plans despite strong rupiah JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund's Asia Pacific director Hubert Neiss has said that Indonesia will not have to revise its economic reform program despite the strengthening of the rupiah.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Cult of personalily haunts Megawati's 'democratic' congress
Cult of personalily haunts Megawati's 'democratic' congressBy Marcus Mietzner DENPASAR (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri's recent Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) congress in Bali has established her organization as the major nationalist force in Indonesia's political landscape.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Bank DKI may use disputed Timor buildings: Sutiyoso
Bank DKI may use disputed Timor buildings: Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): City-owned Bank DKI will likely take over two disputed Central Jakarta office buildings owned by former president Soeharto's youngest son, Governor Sutiyoso said on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Bakrie denies any wrongdoing in Freeport deal
Bakrie denies any wrongdoing in Freeport deal JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of PT Bakrie & Brothers Aburizal Bakrie denied on Thursday that he had acquired a lucrative stake in copper and gold mining company PT Freeport Indonesia through his political connections.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Habibie vows to get children off streets, back to school
Habibie vows to get children off streets, back to school JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie vowed to lure children off the streets and back into school, officials said Thursday.Minister of Research and Technology/chairman of the Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) Zuhal,...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Let courts decide Anwar's fate: Mahathir
Let courts decide Anwar's fate: Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that Malaysia's neighbors should let the country's courts decide the fate of his sacked deputy instead of implying that the government had influence over the case.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Utut to compete in CSAS Trophy chess tournament
Utut to compete in CSAS Trophy chess tournament JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto has been named one of three Asia-Pacific representatives for the US$48,000 CSAS Trophy intercontinental rapid chess tournament in Cap d'Agde, France, from Oct. 25 to Oct. 31.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Govt to own 95% of Bank Danamon
Govt to own 95% of Bank Danamon JAKARTA (JP): The government has taken control of a 95 percent stake in the publicly-listed Bank Danamon following a debt-for- equity agreement struck on Thursday.The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said in a press release that Bank Indonesia liquidity...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
BI urged to maintain tight money policy
BI urged to maintain tight money policy JAKARTA (JP): The current strengthening of the rupiah is not yet sustainable and therefore Bank Indonesia should not overreact by relaxing its monetary policy, the Indonesian Economists Association's chairman Marzuki Usman suggested on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Students protest for vagabonds
Students protest for vagabonds SEMARANG: About 100 students of the Diponegoro University's School of Letters here held a rally on Thursday to demand that the government help street children and their mothers.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Perhapi holds mining summit
Perhapi holds mining summit JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Mining Professionals (Perhapi) will hold a three-day exhibition and seminar on mining from Dec. 3 to Dec. 5 at the Jakarta International Exhibition Center in Kemayoran.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Police 'breached professional ethics'
Police 'breached professional ethics' JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer representing the Volunteers for Humanity accused the police on Thursday of violating professional ethics in its handling of a murder case that rights activists allege is linked to an investigation into sexual assaults and rapes of...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Where does the economic catastrophe really belong?
Where does the economic catastrophe really belong? SINGAPORE: Reviewing the Southeast Asian crisis a year or so later, there is little doubt that it has been devastating: gross domestic product (GDP) in Indonesia this year is running at a staggering 15-20 percent down on last year's levels.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
BPS increases its rice forecast
BPS increases its rice forecast JAKARTA (JP): The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) has increased its unhusked rice production forecast for this planting year to 46.44 million metric tons from an initial estimate of 46.29 million tons.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Violence leads to disintegration
Violence leads to disintegration The cycle of violence rolls on. Abductions of activists, the fatal shooting of Trisakti University students, the May riots, robberies, looting, murder and now the gruesome Banyuwangi killing spree.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Rubber producers, users to decide on INRO fate
Rubber producers, users to decide on INRO fate KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Rubber producing and consuming countries will meet in the Malaysian capital next week with the outcome likely to determine the future of the International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO).
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 15, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 250 0 450,500 Alumindo Light Metal 250 0 0 Alumindo...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
A replacement for Bulog
A replacement for Bulog State Minister of Food and Horticulture A.M. Saefuddin has announced that the government is planning to have the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) replaced by another agency -- at the end of this year at the latest -- in order to improve the distribution and price stability of...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Kadin plans national congress
Kadin plans national congress JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) plans to hold its five-yearly national congress from Dec. 8 to Dec. 10.The chamber announced on Thursday that its third national congress would be attended by 800 people representing Kadin's...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Drivers to sue transportation body
Drivers to sue transportation body JAKARTA (JP): The drivers and owners of six public transport minivans whose licenses to ply the Salemba-Rawamangun route were withdrawn only two weeks after they were first issued have said they plan to sue the city's Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJR) over the...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Government backtracks on plan to replace Bulog
Government backtracks on plan to replace Bulog JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said on Thursday that despite reports to the contrary, the government had not yet decided to replace the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) with a new body.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Half of all audited banks 'lack capital'
Half of all audited banks 'lack capital' JAKARTA (JP): About half of the country's commercial banks already audited by international accountants and the central bank have acute lack of capital, Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Taiwanese man faces jail
Taiwanese man faces jail JAKARTA (JP): Bogor District Court has been asked to sentence a 47-year-old Taiwanese man to 18 months in jail for counterfeiting his country's currency here.Prosecutor Junus Saiya told the court on Thursday that James Wang, alias Wang A.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Golkar yet to decide on its presidential candidate
Golkar yet to decide on its presidential candidate JAKARTA (JP): Golkar leaders will assemble here on Saturday for a three-day congress to announce its establishment as a "political party", Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung said on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Rachmaninoff piece included in classic concert's program
Rachmaninoff piece included in classic concert's program JAKARTA (JP): The curtain comes down on the one-month Art Summit Indonesia 1998 in the next few days, but this does not mean that the end of quality performances in the capital.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
DPR urged to limit govt involvement in poll organization
DPR urged to limit govt involvement in poll organization JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives must limit the government's involvement in the organization of the general election next year to ensure a clean and fair poll, a political expert suggested here on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
SE Asian monies firmer as funds flow back
SE Asian monies firmer as funds flow back SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies were stronger against the U.S. dollar in late trading Thursday, as a groundswell of positive sentiment over Japan's ongoing efforts to fix its ailing economy pushed funds back into the region, traders and...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Germany's exports to RI expected to fall 20 percent
Germany's exports to RI expected to fall 20 percent JAKARTA (JP): Germany's exports to Indonesia are expected to fall 20 percent this year due to declining orders from Indonesian companies, a German businessman said on Thursday.F.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Art summit schedule of events
Art summit schedule of events Oct. 16-17: Music, Tsuchitori Toshiyuki (Japan), Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3154087).Oct. 18-19: Music, Kaija Saariaho (Finland), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), Jl. Pos No. 2, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3441892).
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Use of flood prevention funds 'must be transparent'
Use of flood prevention funds 'must be transparent' JAKARTA (JP): A councilor has called for transparency in the spending of a central government grant of Rp 93 billion to fund the city administration's flood prevention projects this year.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
ASEAN film week to be held in Vietnam
ASEAN film week to be held in Vietnam HANOI (Agencies): An ASEAN film week will be held in Hanoi the last week of November as the country prepares to host the ASEAN summit the following month, local press reports said Thursday.Each of the nine ASEAN member countries will send one film.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
ASEAN police will play in Vietnam
ASEAN police will play in Vietnam HANOI (DPA): Policemen from Southeast Asian countries will swap uniforms for soccer jerseys in a regional tournament hosted by Vietnam next month that apparently is not open to all ASEAN members, diplomats said Thursday.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali's conversion rates on Oct. 15, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,575.00 8,675.00 8,575.00 8,750.00Austrian schilling 1 706.30 776.30 - -Australian dollar 1 5,311.25 5,571.25 5,225.00 5,625.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Robust rupiah hits 8,575, stocks edge up 0.5%
Robust rupiah hits 8,575, stocks edge up 0.5% JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah continued its winning streak on Thursday, carding 8,575 against the U.S. dollar, and stock prices regained some of the losses of the previous day.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Distribution scam
Distribution scam Somebody introducing himself as Syamsul Azwar, H. Abdurrahman Daud, H. Sontri or some other name, saying he is from the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises, the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) or the Indonesian Distribution Cooperative (KDI), has telephoned a number of...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Pupils give food to orphanages
Pupils give food to orphanages JAKARTA (JP): Little Apple Pre-school in Kelapa Gading has been collecting donations of rice, sugar, instant noodles, cooking oil and syrup from pupils' parents to give to hungry orphans.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Asian Games gives new life to dying Thai 'tuk tuk' firm
Asian Games gives new life to dying Thai 'tuk tuk' firmBy Sutin Wannabovorn AMNART CHAROEN, Thailand (Reuters): The smile is back on Chusak Maratana's face as he watches workers in his factory finish the main structure of a tuk tuk, the traditional Thai three-wheeled motorcycle taxi.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Asiad organizers get venue on time
Asiad organizers get venue on time BANGKOK (Agencies): Asian Games organizers on Thursday definitively abandoned emergency plans to switch events after taking charge of the main sports complex for the event.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Indra to renegotiate debt
Indra to renegotiate debt JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court approved on Thursday property developer PT Indra Maju Lestari's request to temporarily suspend due payments to construction firm PT Lukindo Technics.PT Lukindo filed a bankruptcy suit at the commercial court on Sept.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Alatas holds meeting with E. Timor activists
Alatas holds meeting with E. Timor activists JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas on Thursday met and discussed solutions to all problems related to East Timor with both pro and anti-integration activists.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Executive tried for embezzlement of Rp 4b
Executive tried for embezzlement of Rp 4b JAKARTA (JP): A former private company executive was indicted at Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday on charges of embezzling Rp 4 billion (US$470,588).
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Govt decision to revoke decrees on projects hailed
Govt decision to revoke decrees on projects hailed JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso hailed on Thursday the central government's decision to revoke three presidential decrees signed by former president Soeharto on the reclamation of North Jakarta Bay and Kapuk Naga coast and the development of...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Sacked Golkar legislators protest their dismissal
Sacked Golkar legislators protest their dismissal JAKARTA (JP): Three members of the dominant Golkar political grouping protested their dismissal from the House of Representatives (DPR) on Thursday, calling their leaders authoritarian.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
From Jenkins to Winters
From Jenkins to Winters When Sydney Morning Herald journalist David Jenkins wrote in 1986 that president Soeharto, his children and cronies were abusing his position to amass personal fortunes, the Indonesian government's response was harsh and swift.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
10,000 children undernourished
10,000 children undernourished PURWOKERTO, Central Java: There are some 10,000 undernourished elementary school children in 73 poor villages in Banyumas regency, an official here said on Thursday.Toto Ismanto, a staffer at the Banyumas administration office, said the undernourished children were...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Students stage rally at campus
Students stage rally at campus BOGOR (JP): Dozens of Juanda University students staged a rally at their campus on Thursday to demand Bogor police end their investigation of students suspected of killing an intelligence officer during a clash between protesters and police in May.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Textile Exhibition, by Nelwan Anwar, at Klub Bimasena, The Dharmawangsa, Jl. Dharmawangsa Raya 39, South Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Oct. 20-23. * Painting Exhibition: Apa Siapa di Pikiranku, by Kukuh Nuswantoro, at Galeri Kafe Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Minister suggests outlawing sorcery
Minister suggests outlawing sorcery SEMARANG (JP): Minister of Justice Muladi said on Thursday that sorcery, known locally as santet, should be made an offense under the Criminal Code because of its potential to stir up unrest in superstitious communities.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Police arrest 317 gamblers
Police arrest 317 gamblers MEDAN, North Sumatra: A predawn raid jointly held by the North Sumatra police and military commands arrested on Wednesday 317 people for gambling.Fifty-five of them were women and an Armed Forces member, chief of staff of the Bukit Barisan military command Brig. Gen.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Child labor and economic woes
Child labor and economic woesBy Nafsiah Mboi This is the second of two articles on a likely increase in child labor amid the economic crisis. JAKARTA (JP): Vast numbers of children and young workers will be entering the workforce in the next few years if Indonesia does not act promptly and...