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Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Gus Dur's role as nation's mentor
Gus Dur's role as nation's mentorBy Idris Kyrway JAKARTA (JP): The National Awakening Party has made a u-turn by supporting Abdurrahman Wahid, also known as Gus Dur, for president, and no longer Megawati Sukarnoputri, leader of the winning party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI- P).
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
AMPS operators plan tie-up to boost services
AMPS operators plan tie-up to boost services JAKARTA (JP): Operators of the country's three analog system Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) are considering joining forces to provide prepaid services.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Sukarno's former home to be reconstructed
Sukarno's former home to be reconstructed JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will begin next year reconstruction of demolished residence of the late president Sukarno in the Central Jakarta's Pegangsaan subdistrict.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Habibie's speech invites applause
Habibie's speech invites applause JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie's accountability speech, whether because it was good, bad or extremely controversial, was met with at least 47 rounds of applause and three interruptions by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) members on Thursday.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
The persons behind president's accountability speech
The persons behind president's accountability speech JAKARTA (JP): Who were the people behind the scenes, those who compiled President B.J. Habibie's lengthy accountability speech?Generally, most speeches covering such a wide scope are a combined effort of both formal government officials and the...
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Golkar figures promoted
Golkar figures promoted JAKARTA (JP): Four retired military officers who head Golkar Party's provincial chapters had their ranks promoted on Thursday.They reported their special promotion to Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Members say Habibie played with the truth
Members say Habibie played with the truth JAKARTA (JP): Factions in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) can give their overview of President B.J. Habibie's accountability speech, and may even choose to reject it, but the final say will be up to individual Assembly members.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Car thieves arrested in Bogor
Car thieves arrested in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Local police arrested two alleged car thieves in Cibenteng Udik, Parung district, an officer said on Friday.Bogor Police chief Col. Hari Setyabudhi said the two men, identified as Jeprinal Zurden, 39, and Asep Ardi, 40, had been stealing rental vehicles for...
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
IPB, Uncen join Freeport project
IPB, Uncen join Freeport project BOGOR (JP): The Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB) and the Jayapura-based Cendrawasih University (Uncen) were asked to fertilize 32,000 hectares of land in Irian Jaya belonging to PT Freeport.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Festival puts Indonesia's folk arts heritage on the map
Festival puts Indonesia's folk arts heritage on the map JAKARTA (JP): Dancers woo onlookers with their erotically charged movements in the Gandrung Banyuwangi dance, beckoning them into an arena which usually measures eight meters by six meters.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 General Session of MPR (live) 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Sports 4:00 Regional News 4:30 English Lessons 5:00 Cultural Program 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in...
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Economic Forum quells fears on Asian recovery
Economic Forum quells fears on Asian recovery SINGAPORE (AFP): The influential World Economic Forum on Friday dismissed fears Asia's crisis-hit economies were recovering too fast for their own good, saying the quick rebound would give a political push to reforms.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
RI shuttlers reach quarters
RI shuttlers reach quarters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's men's singles shuttler managed to reach the quarterfinals of the US$120,000 V6 Danish Open in Vejle, Denmark, but Indonesia's women's singles had to pack up early as they lost in the quarterfinals on Thursday evening.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
UNHCR announces E. Timor inquiry team
UNHCR announces E. Timor inquiry team GENEVA (AP): The United Nations' top human rights official Friday named a five-member team that will investigate allegations of atrocities in East Timor.The team "is expected to go to the region following working meetings in Geneva later this month," said a...
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Rupiah gains strength as Habibie's prospects dim
Rupiah gains strength as Habibie's prospects dim JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah increased slightly against the U.S. dollar in thin trading on Friday due to lessening concern that B.J. Habibie would remain president.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Bali windsurfing event looks promising
Bali windsurfing event looks promisingBy Lukman Natanagara DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Although there are still three months to go before the Aerowisata Windsurfing Championships begin, the event has received an enthusiastic response from windsurfers throughout the world.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Troops to go all out to protect election: Wiranto
Troops to go all out to protect election: Wiranto JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Wiranto insisted on Friday that security troops would go all out to safeguard and facilitate the election of the country's president and vice president during the ongoing General Session of the...
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Bobby Parks to teach basketball
Bobby Parks to teach basketball JAKARTA (JP): Former NBA Atlanta Hawk player Bobby Parks will lead a brief course on basketball skills during the 1999 A Mild Basket Camp, along with top club Aspac.The organizer from PT Bolamas Internusa, Andi Affandi, said on Friday that the event would be staged...
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Wiranto as vice president?
Wiranto as vice president? Whoever nominates Gen. Wiranto for the next vice president should consider the following facts.1. Kidnapping, murder, torture, rape, excessive use of power to counteract demonstrations and crimes against humanity remain unsolved.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Prompt service needed
Prompt service needed Singapore Airlines has the highest flight frequency from Jakarta to Singapore and vice versa. It has seven flights a day, seven days a week. Even Garuda Indonesia has only four flights daily to Singapore.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Ambon council rejects RMS team
Ambon council rejects RMS team AMBON, Maluku: Maluku Provincial Legislative Council chairman Jopie Papilaya rejected the planned visit of a group of Dutch citizens from the self-declared South Maluku Republic (RMS) to the troubled territory, Antara reported on Thursday.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Oct. 15, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,960.00 8,040.00Australian dollar 1 5,161.26 5,221.18Austrian schilling 1 625.85 632.73Belgian franc 1 213.48 215.83Brunei dollar 1 4,747.99 4,798.57Canadian dollar 1 5,376.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Telecoms society proposes new ministry
Telecoms society proposes new ministry JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Telecommunications Society (Mastel) proposed on Thursday the establishment of a new ministry to oversee telecommunications, broadcasting, multimedia and information technology.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
RI ups handicraft sales
RI ups handicraft sales JAKARTA (JP): The country expects to earn US$2 billion from handicraft exports this year, the Indonesian Handicraft Producers and Exporters Association projects."The handicraft sector is not affected by the economic crisis because almost all of its raw materials are procured...
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Explosives destroy house in C. Java
Explosives destroy house in C. Java TEMANGGUNG, Central Java: A house was destroyed and five others were damaged when two sacks containing explosives for firecrackers exploded in Brojolan village, Temanggung district, on Wednesday.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Thousands protest province's division
Thousands protest province's division JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Thousands of protesters occupied the gubernatorial office here on Friday, following a peaceful protest the previous day against a bill which will divide Irian Jaya into three provinces.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
PSSI expels Kurniawan, Halim from national team
PSSI expels Kurniawan, Halim from national team JAKARTA (JP): Top striker Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto and goalie M. Halim were eliminated from the national team competing in the Asia Cup, coach Nandar Iskandar announced on Friday.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
'I thought I was dead', says injured photo journalist
'I thought I was dead', says injured photo journalistInjured journalist tells of being runover by police jeep (not this heading since we already run the story y'day-bsr) JAKARTA (JP): "I thought I was dead," photojournalist Daniel Supriyono of Warta Kota daily said on Friday of being knocked down...
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Iraq, RI sign trade pact
Iraq, RI sign trade pact BAGHDAD (AFP): Iraq and Indonesia signed an agreement overnight to expand their economic cooperation, particularly in oil exploration, the official Iraqi news agency INA reported Friday.
Sat, 16 Oct 1999
Buari wins Matoa Invitational
Buari wins Matoa Invitational JAKARTA (JP): Buari from Yani Golf Club scored one-under-par 71 on Friday to win the four-day 1999 National Matoa Invitational tournament at the Matoa golf course in Ciganjur, South Jakarta.
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Clashes mar Habibie's accountability speech
Clashes mar Habibie's accountability speech JAKARTA (JP): Militant student protesters demanding that President B.J. Habibie drop his bid for a second term clashed with riot troops outside the People's Consultative Assembly complex at dusk on Thursday.
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Basic necessities remain costly to many people
Basic necessities remain costly to many peopleBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): A woman carrying heavy shopping bags bargains for eggs at Senen market in Central Jakarta. She lost and surrendered at the Rp 6,300 per kilogram set by the trader."The price begins to make sense these days.
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
JAL's local staff demand wage hike
JAL's local staff demand wage hike JAKARTA (JP): Local staff of Japan Airlines (JAL) in Jakarta, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Denpasar, Bali on Thursday repeated their call to the management for an annual wage increase."We're asking for a salary adjustment of 45 percent.
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Riko vows to win 1999 league title for Aspac
Riko vows to win 1999 league title for Aspac JAKARTA (JP): Riko Hantono, 19, is hopeful he can help Aspac win the 1999 A Mild Kobatama national basketball league title.As one of Aspac's top scorers, Riko has proven that he is a threat to other top clubs, including defending champion Panasia...
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Tommy acquitted of graft charges
Tommy acquitted of graft charges JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta District Court exonerated on Thursday former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra and his business associate Ricardo Gelael, both executives of the wholesale firm PT Goro Batara Sakti, from all corruption charges...
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Mahathir calls for coalition meeting
Mahathir calls for coalition meeting KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has called for a meeting of the leaders of his ruling political coalition on Oct. 25, The Star newspaper said on Thursday.
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
C. Sulawesi exports shrimp
C. Sulawesi exports shrimp JAKARTA (JP): Central Sulawesi exported 479 tons of frozen shrimp worth US$4.25 million to France in the first semester of 1999, a local official said."Compared to the same period in 1998, there was a significant decrease in terms of volume and revenue," the head of the...
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Identification systems urged for ships plying Malacca Strait
Identification systems urged for ships plying Malacca Strait SINGAPORE (AFP): The International Maritime Organization (IMO) called Thursday for ships passing through the narrow Malacca Strait to be equipped with an automatic identification system to prevent accidents.
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Senior legislators passed mental test
Senior legislators passed mental test JAKARTA (JP): Old faces in the People's Consultative Assembly prove they can match their younger colleagues during the General Session now underway, thanks in part to mental tests they once undertook.
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
SEANWFZ body holds meeting
SEANWFZ body holds meeting JAKARTA (JP): The Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone's (SEANWFZ) Executive Committee held an inaugural meeting in Bangkok on Tuesday, following on from the inaugural meeting of its commission in Singapore in July.
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Decomposed body found in Jatinegara
Decomposed body found in Jatinegara JAKARTA (JP): A decomposed, headless body of a man was found on Wednesday wrapped in a gunny sack in an almost dry gutter in Jatinegara, East Jakarta.A forensic examination revealed that the body started decomposing sometime between two weeks and two months ago.
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
IMF says loans to Russia, Indonesia remain on hold
IMF says loans to Russia, Indonesia remain on hold WASHINGTON (Dow Jones): The International Monetary Fund remains resolute in its suspension of loan programs with Russia and Indonesia as it awaits separate audit reports from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Indra appointed new president of Indosat
Indra appointed new president of Indosat JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed international telecommunications operator PT Indosat approved in a closed door meeting held on Thursday the appointment of Indra Setiawan as new company president.
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Air Force shifts policy on Interfet's plane restriction
Air Force shifts policy on Interfet's plane restriction JAKARTA (JP): The Air Force operational commander for Eastern Indonesia Rear Marshall Ian Santoso overturned his earlier statement on Thursday, and suggested that International Force for East Timor (Interfet) air force pilots submit their...
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Nine draft decrees set for next govt
Nine draft decrees set for next govt JAKARTA (JP): The working committee of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has prepared nine draft decrees, including the State Policy Guidelines for the 1999-2004 period and the amendment of the 1945 Constitution, for the next government to implement.
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Committee to amend 1945 Constitution
Committee to amend 1945 Constitution JAKARTA (JP): A working committee of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) agreed on Thursday to propose amendments to 10 articles in the 1945 Constitution which will limit the power of the president.
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Asian auto industry may recover by 2003
Asian auto industry may recover by 2003 BANGKOK, Thailand (AP): Asia's automobile industry should return to peak sales by 2003 as the region emerges from its recession, one expert at a conference said Thursday.
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Govt loses Rp 15t in unpaid royalties, reforestation funds
Govt loses Rp 15t in unpaid royalties, reforestation funds JAKARTA (JP): Inefficiency and lack of supervision in forest management have cost the government approximately Rp 15 trillion (about US$1.8 billion) in unpaid royalties and reforestation funds in the last five years, according to findings...
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Supremacy of the law emphasized
Supremacy of the law emphasized JAKARTA (JP): The working committee of the People's Consultative Assembly's (MPR) has underlined the promotion of the supremacy of law and the creation of good governance in the proposed 1999-2004 State Policy Guidelines (GBHN).
Fri, 15 Oct 1999
Buari leads Matoa Invitational
Buari leads Matoa Invitational JAKARTA (JP): Buari from Yani golf club, Surabaya, is still leading on the third day of the 1999 National Matoa Invitational tournament. He is currently six-under-par 210 at the Matoa golf course in Ciganjur, South Jakarta.