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Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Nobel laureate to end exile
Nobel laureate to end exile LAGOS (AFP): Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka will return to his home country on Wednesday, almost four years after fleeing into exile, an official of the German airline Lufthansa said."Professor Soyinka is scheduled to arrive in Lagos tonight on the 19:40 (1:40 a.m.
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
National Archives building to reopen soon
National Archives building to reopen soon JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian National Archives building on Jl. Gajah Mada in the historic Kota district of Jakarta will officially be reopened on Nov. 1 after undergoing more than three years of renovation.
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Child labor and economic crisis
Child labor and economic crisisBy Nafsiah Mboi This is the first of two articles on the likely increase in child labor amid the growing economic crisis. JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to postpone enforcement of the controversial labor law No.
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Cultism may endanger PDI's democratic life
Cultism may endanger PDI's democratic life Megawati Soekarnoputri retained control of her unrecognized Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) faction without even being challenged at its congress in Bali over the weekend.
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Garment workers protest dismissals
Garment workers protest dismissals JAKARTA (JP): Some 17 former workers of garment manufacturer PT Kemenangan Langgeng in North Jakarta visited the National Commission on Human Rights on Tuesday to complain about their dismissals.
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Police question Bantul official
Police question Bantul official YOGYAKARTA (JP): Bantul and Yogyakarta police investigating the death of Bernas journalist Fuad Mohammad Sjafruddin, known as Udin, have questioned a close associate of Bantul regent Sri Roso Sudarmo.
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Government forecasts drop in October inflation rate
Government forecasts drop in October inflation rate JAKARTA (JP): The government expects inflation to lessen significantly this month due to the strengthening of the rupiah, Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto said on Wednesday."We expect milder inflation this month, lower than the 6.
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Speaker swears in 91 new MPR members
Speaker swears in 91 new MPR members JAKARTA (JP): House Speaker Harmoko installed 91 new members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Wednesday, dismissing speculation that political engineering was behind the move.
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Rupiah will get stronger: Sjahril
Rupiah will get stronger: Sjahril SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said Wednesday policies prescribed by the International Monetary Fund for Indonesia are working.Addressing a conference sponsored by the World Economic Forum here, Sjahril also said the delay in his...
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Old lady evicted after 7-year row
Old lady evicted after 7-year row JAKARTA (JP): Eighty-four-year-old Mariam Muharam Wiranatakusuma (seated) resigned herself to eviction on Wednesday when she was forced by police officers to leave her house on Jl.
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Asian oil and power demand 'will rebound'
Asian oil and power demand 'will rebound' SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian demand for oil and power will return to 1997 levels in two to five years, industry executives and an investment market analyst said Wednesday.
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
DPR criticizes political bills
DPR criticizes political bills JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) questioned the government on Wednesday over three political bills it had submitted for deliberation last month.All four House factions argued in a plenary session that the bills still had many loopholes which could be...
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Palm oil sales push up Astra Agro's net profit
Palm oil sales push up Astra Agro's net profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed plantation company PT Astra Agro Lestari (AAL) announced on Wednesday a 171.4 percent increase in its net profit in the January to September period to Rp 153 billion (about US$17 million) from Rp 56.
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Indosat reviews its investment in 'TPI'
Indosat reviews its investment in 'TPI' JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed international telecommunications provider PT Indosat is mulling whether to carry through on its option for a 30 percent stake in television broadcaster PT Cipta Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia (TPI) when its five-year convertible...
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Exhibition * Works Exhibition by Heri Dono, Indonesian contemporary artist, CCCL - French Cultural Center Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 5678639), 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Thursday to Saturday, until Oct. 31.Performances * Jazz Music: Claire Martin Quintet, in Majapahit Hotel, Jl.
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Obituary
Obituary JAKARTA (JP): Writer Satyagraha Hoerip died of a stroke at the Indonesian Christian University Hospital in Cawang, East Jakarta, on Wednesday. He was 64.Satyagraha had been in the hospital's intensive care unit since Sept. 29 being treated for heart and diabetic complications.
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Another Bank Andromeda commissioner questioned
Another Bank Andromeda commissioner questioned JAKARTA (JP): The National Police on Wednesday summoned Bambang Trihatmodjo's closest crony Yohanes Kotjo for questioning in relation to an alleged scam at Bank Andromeda, of which he was a part-owner.
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Cambodian athletes face money woes ahead of Asiad
Cambodian athletes face money woes ahead of AsiadBy Ker Munthit PHNOM PENH (AP): Cambodian boxer Hem Sokhet dreams of winning gold as he trains for the upcoming Asian Games, but the reality of hungry mouths to feed at home keeps him away from the practice he so desperately needs.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Soleh admits rice smuggling continuing unchecked
Soleh admits rice smuggling continuing unchecked JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Soleh Solahuddin admitted on Tuesday that the smuggling of rice from West Kalimantan to neighboring eastern Malaysia was continuing.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Habibie, Estrada express concern over Malaysia
Habibie, Estrada express concern over Malaysia BATAM, Riau (JP): President B.J. Habibie met his Philippines' counterpart Joseph Estrada here on Tuesday and both expressed mutual concern over the domestic situation in Malaysia.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Used motorcycles to Nigeria seized
Used motorcycles to Nigeria seized BOGOR (JP): The police have foiled an attempt to smuggle 84 used motorcycles to Nigeria, an official said on Tuesday.During a Sunday night raid on a warehouse on Jl. Cileungsi here, police arrested four members of the smuggling ring, chief detective Maj.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Modernland Realty rejects commercial court decision
Modernland Realty rejects commercial court decision JAKARTA (JP): Property firm PT Modernland Realty rejected on Tuesday the commercial court's decision to declare it bankrupt, saying it would appeal to the Supreme Court to nullify the insolvency decision.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Tapos farmers protest treatment at hands of police
Tapos farmers protest treatment at hands of police JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of farmers from Cibedug, near Tapos, Bogor, visited the National Commission on Human Rights on Tuesday, complaining of torture by police officers the previous day at former president Soeharto's Tri-S Tapos ranch.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 13, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 25 1,736,500 Alumindo Light Metal 250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa...
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Local TV programs vie for awards
Local TV programs vie for awards JAKARTA (JP): ANteve's news program Cakrawala, sports program Majalah Olahraga and presenter Monica Desideria have been nominated for this year's Asian Television Awards.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Thunder Cats 3:05 TV Series: Daktari 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teen Program: Remaja Indonesia 5:00 Science and Technology 5:30 Education Quiz: Sang Juara 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports...
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Soeharto's land investigated
Soeharto's land investigated JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agrarian Affairs/National Land Agency Chairman Hasan Basri Durin said on Tuesday properties owned by former president Soeharto would be confiscated if it was proven they were obtained illegally.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Stabbed students get donations
Stabbed students get donations JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso handed over on Tuesday a donation of Rp 10 million (US$1,111) to two university students who were bayoneted during last month's student demonstration in front of the House of Representatives building in Central Jakarta.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Investment may drop 50% this year: BKPM
Investment may drop 50% this year: BKPM JAKARTA (JP): The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) predicted on Tuesday that both foreign and domestic investment in the country would fall by 50 percent this year and would remain flat next year.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Dossiers of 11 soldiers ready for court-martial
Dossiers of 11 soldiers ready for court-martial JAKARTA (JP): Dossiers of 11 members of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) will be submitted next Tuesday to a court- martial on their role in the abductions and torture of political activists.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Dairy farmers complain about low price of fresh milk
Dairy farmers complain about low price of fresh milkBy Agus Maryono PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): People might think that since the price of milk powder in grocery stores has soared threefold, dairy farmers must be enjoying robust business.That thought is wrong.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Migrant workers robbed on return
Migrant workers robbed on return PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Four newly returned women migrant workers were forced to hand over their money and strip under threats they would be killed on Monday.The women hired a vehicle from two men at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after their...
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Radioactive waste management forum
Radioactive waste management forum BANGKOK (AP): Officials from nine East Asian countries began on Tuesday a two-day regional seminar on radioactive waste management to try to establish a future vision and management practices in the field.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
IMF's Neiss sees Asian recovery by late next year
IMF's Neiss sees Asian recovery by late next year SINGAPORE (Agencies): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects crisis-hit Asian economies to start growing again in the second half of next year, Hubert Neiss, director of the Fund's Asia-Pacific department, said on Tuesday.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Typhoon Zeb scrapes past
Typhoon Zeb scrapes past MANILA (AFP): Typhoon Zeb hammered the eastern Philippines with gale-force winds on Tuesday but there were hopes that the country would escape major damage.There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage though school holidays were declared in the eastern and...
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Inappropriate for Megawati
Inappropriate for Megawati I have been a The Jakarta Post reader since 1987 and always find the paper precise in choosing certain word(s) to illustrate someone or something. But to the best of my understanding, the phrase "the ousted leader" of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) you use to refer...
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Tunas Perdana suspended
Tunas Perdana suspended JAKARTA (JP): The management of the Jakarta Stock Exchange suspended PT Tunas Perdana Securindo from trading in the exchange for the company's failure to submit a report on its net adjusted working capital.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Delhaize boosts RI presence
Delhaize boosts RI presence BRUSSELS (Bloomberg): Delhaize Le Lion, Belgium's largest retailer, wants at least 50, and preferably 100, supermarkets in Indonesia by 2002, a spokesman told Belgian daily De Standaard Tuesday.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Widespread profit-taking knocks Asian stock markets off beam
Widespread profit-taking knocks Asian stock markets off beam TOKYO (AFP): Investors locked in profits Tuesday on handsome gains notched up by share prices the previous day, cutting short a rally on Asian stock markets that helped lift world bourses.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
30 hookers netted in Bogor
30 hookers netted in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Police netted at least 30 prostitutes, including eight transvestites, in a midnight operation here on Monday.Bogor Police chief Lt. Col. Edmond Ilyas said the arrested prostitutes, aged between 12 and 16, were handed over to the local Social Services Agency...
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Local stocks continue to surge, rupiah stable
Local stocks continue to surge, rupiah stable JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the local market continued to gain ground on Tuesday as the rupiah stayed at the Rp 9,000 level against the U.S. dollar.Stock brokers said the firm rupiah coupled with a relatively calm political situation encouraged...
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Drivers strike in Kendari
Drivers strike in Kendari KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Hundreds of public transportation drivers entered their second day of a strike on Tuesday, leaving thousands of employees scrambling to find a ride to work.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Legislators dismissed in reorganization: Observers
Legislators dismissed in reorganization: Observers JAKARTA (JP): Political observers said on Tuesday that the ruling political organization Golkar's decision to dismiss 36 legislators from the House of Representatives (DPR) and five legislators from the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) was part...
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Rates for Tax Payment
Rates for Tax Payment JAKARTA (JP): The 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, valid from Oct. 12 to Oct. 18 : U.S. dollar 1 Rp 9,000.00Austrian shilling 1 784.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Int'l lawyers join call for abolition of ISA
Int'l lawyers join call for abolition of ISA KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): International human rights lawyers on Tuesday deplored Malaysia's harsh Internal Security Act (ISA) which has been used against detained deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim and other individuals.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
New body set up to protect women from violence
New body set up to protect women from violence JAKARTA (JP): The new National Commission on Violence Against Women announced its 21 members on Tuesday and immediately moved to criticize the media coverage of women victims of violence.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Third day of protests in Dili
Third day of protests in Dili DILI, East Timor: Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday took to the streets here to press for the resignation of the Jakarta- appointed governor.For the third straight day, demonstrators demanded the resignation of Jose Osorio Abilio Soares who was appointed governor of...
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Students protest nepotism at MPR/DPR compound
Students protest nepotism at MPR/DPR compound JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of students staged a peaceful rally in front of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)/House of Representatives (DPR) building on Tuesday, demanding the Assembly remove members involved in corruption, collusion and nepotism...
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
PGN to spend $1b to expand network
PGN to spend $1b to expand network JAKARTA (JP): State gas transmission and distribution company PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) said on Tuesday that it plans to spend nearly US$1 billion expanding its gas transmission network over the next five years.
Wed, 14 Oct 1998
Utilization of hospitals in RI below average
Utilization of hospitals in RI below average JAKARTA (JP): A comparative study on hospitals in the Asia- Pacific region released here on Tuesday indicated that the utilization of hospitals in Indonesia was below average.