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Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Six rebels nabbed after fatal shooting of officers
Six rebels nabbed after fatal shooting of officers SIGLI, Aceh (JP): Tens of thousands of refugees sheltering at the Abu Beureueh mosque here were shocked when a joint group of the Police elite Mobile Brigade force and the Gegana bomb squad raided the site on Tuesday afternoon.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Working together
Working together The ensuing furor since Sunday's clash between a military patrol of the International Force for East Timor (Interfet) and Indonesian troops on the border separating East Timor and East Nusa Tenggara once again illustrates the precarious nature of Indonesia's relations with...
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Habibie-Wiranto a 'disastrous' ticket: Observers
Habibie-Wiranto a 'disastrous' ticket: Observers JAKARTA (JP): Analysts censured on Wednesday President B.J. Habibie's decision to name Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Wiranto as his running mate as a "total lack of sensitivity" and said it would only see the demise of his reelection.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Indonesian Military to leave DPR in 2004
Indonesian Military to leave DPR in 2004 JAKARTA (JP): A special team drafting the decree on State Policy Guidelines agreed to scrap the Indonesian Military's 38 uncontested seats in the House of Representatives (DPR) as of 2004.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Balinese modernism propelled by noted European artists
Balinese modernism propelled by noted European artists UBUD, Bali (JP): Development in painting is not immune from outside influences.Balinese paintings began to absorb foreign influences in the 1920s, with the arrival of Western artists, photographers, musicians, sculptors and anthropologists.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Simple logic
Simple logicFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe 1999 general election ended with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) garnering twice as many votes as Golkar Party and five times as many as the National Mandate Party (PAN).
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
More expected to qualify for Sydney Olympics
More expected to qualify for Sydney Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) expects more athletes to qualify for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney as Indonesia has so far only qualified five swimmers, one diver, one taekwondoin and one sprinter.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Eight host players survive tennis tournament opener
Eight host players survive tennis tournament opener JAKARTA (JP): Only three host players survived the first round of the Men's Indonesia Futures F6 at the Danamon tennis complex in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Banks asked to help E. Timor
Banks asked to help E. Timor BRISBANE, Australia (AFP): Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Wednesday called on Asian banks to help rebuild East Timor.Downer told the first Asian Development Bank (ADB) meeting to be held in Australia more needed to be done to combat poverty in the...
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Locals demand closure of Bantar Gebang dump
Locals demand closure of Bantar Gebang dump JAKARTA (JP): At least 100 Bekasi residents and environmental activists protested at City Hall on Wednesday to demand the closure of the city owned garbage dump in Bantar Gebang subdistrict in Bekasi.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
S'pore committed to ASEAN free trade area: Minister
S'pore committed to ASEAN free trade area: Minister SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's moves to launch free trade agreements with countries outside Southeast Asia will not detract it from commitments to the region, Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo said Wednesday.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Amien calls for peaceful session
Amien calls for peaceful session JAKARTA (JP): On the eve of the resumption of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Amien Rais, the speaker of the highest law-making body, appealed to party leaders to cooperate for the sake of a smooth session.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 13, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 475 0 0 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 250 0 0 Alter Abadi 300 0 5,000 Alumindo Light Metal...
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Assembly likely to vote on Habibie's accountability report
Assembly likely to vote on Habibie's accountability report JAKARTA (JP): A vote by members of the People's Consultative Assembly will settle the issue of whether President B.J. Habibie clears the first hurdle in his bid for a new term.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Eating together fuels togetherness among Balinese
Eating together fuels togetherness among BalineseBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Eating together in a communal atmosphere, known as magibung, is found all over Bali, but is renowned in Karangasem, East Bali, and Buleleng regency in the north of the island.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
TNT relocates Bandung unit
TNT relocates Bandung unit JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian venture of the Netherlands-based express courier firm TNT International Express announced on Thursday that it has relocated its Bandung office to a more spacious building located in a more strategic area on Jl. Asia Afrika.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Time is flying for Garuda mega project
Time is flying for Garuda mega projectBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, Bali (JP ): Noted sculptor Nyoman Nuarta is confident he can finish his Garuda Wisnu Kencana, a 45-meter grand statue, on the eve of the new millennium.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Property market picking up: Report
Property market picking up: Report JAKARTA (JP): The property market in the capital showed signs of recovery during the third quarter of the year in line with the strengthening of the rupiah to the U.S. dollar and the fall in interest rates during the period.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Workers use tools of their trade to make music
Workers use tools of their trade to make musicText and photo by Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): As we rhythmically tap our fingers on a table when listening to music, do we ever consider the beat to be basic music?There are abundant examples in our daily life: the sound the carpenter makes when...
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Government awards 11 coal deals to local investors
Government awards 11 coal deals to local investors JAKARTA (JP): The government awarded 11 mining contracts of work (COWs) on Wednesday to local firms for coal exploration and mining in several provinces.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Five new TV stations get permits
Five new TV stations get permits JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Information issued licenses for five new private television stations on Wednesday.The five stations are: PT Televisi Transformasi Indonesia (Trans-TV), PT Duta Visual Nusantara, PT Global Informasi Bermutu (Global TV), PT Pasaraya...
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Belo's article biased
Belo's article biased I was disgusted by the article written by Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, Why the world owes my people (Newsweek, Oct. 4, 1999). Almost all the stories told by Belo were total lies and extremely biased.* Indonesia did not invade East Timor in 1975.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Magic and Modernism, at Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl. Raya Ubud, Gianyar (Phone: 0361 975136), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Nov. 30. * Instalation Exhibition by Saijo Shun (Japanese), at Sika Contemporary Art Gallery, Jl.Raya Campuan, Ubud, 8 a.m to 8 p.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
ICRC told to probe Irian Jaya killings
ICRC told to probe Irian Jaya killings JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Nduga and Amungsa tribespeople in Jayawijaya regency have demanded that the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) investigate killing which occurred in Mapnduma district in 1996.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Otoparts' online service
Otoparts' online service JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed automotive component maker PT Astra Otoparts inaugurated on Wednesday a new online facility, AOP Connect, to allow global customers and partners to order Astra Otoparts' products via the Internet.Company director Eko D.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Modern spas add 'balian' healing touch
Modern spas add 'balian' healing touch DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Ten years ago, it would not have been possible for Balinese parents to let their daughter work in a spa, which was considered a sinful place with negative connotations.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Hospital nurses foil baby snatcher
Hospital nurses foil baby snatcher JAKARTA (JP): Nurses from the maternity ward of Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital foiled on Wednesday an attempt to abduct a newborn baby.Disguised as a pregnant woman, Maemunah, 44, of Cipondoh, Tangerang, snatched a two-day-old baby boy from his cradle and...
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Protests mount as election looms
Protests mount as election looms JAKARTA (JP): The capital witnessed more protest groups taking to the major streets on Wednesday with each of them carrying different themes and demands.No serious clashes were recorded during the protests, which took place at different spots in the city in the...
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
MPR session brings windfall to hotels
MPR session brings windfall to hotelsBy Emmy Fitri & Maria Endah Hulupi JAKARTA (JP): The ongoing session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has brought a windfall to the hotel business in the capital, since all 700 MPR members are staying at luxury hotels in the run-up to the country's...
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Oct. 13, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,897.00 7,977.00Australian dollar 1 5,172.54 5,228.92Austrian schilling 1 618.43 624.81Belgian franc 1 210.95 207.13Brunei dollar 1 4,691.94 4,742.29Canadian dollar 1 5,343.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
ASMI to end Australian exports
ASMI to end Australian exports YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Yogyakarta chapter of the Indonesian Association of Furniture Producers (ASMI) said it was considering halting furniture exports to Australia.Chapter chairman Ambar Cahyono said on Wednesday the boycott would be in protest of the alleged shooting...
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
U.S. Exim Bank delays taking over $180 million Paiton debts
U.S. Exim Bank delays taking over $180 million Paiton debts JAKARTA (JP): Edison Mission Energy, the main sponsor of the independent power producer PT Paiton Energy, said on Wednesday that the Export Import (Exim) Bank of the United States had delayed taking over US$180 million in loans extended by...
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Is the DPR/MPR against the people?
Is the DPR/MPR against the people? The House of Representatives/People's Consultative Assembly (DPR/MPR) has long created a tense relationship with the people through its overly tight security, which by its nature is against the people.
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Habibie selects Wiranto as partner
Habibie selects Wiranto as partner JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie told Golkar leaders on Wednesday that he picked Indonesian Military chief (TNI) Gen. Wiranto to be his partner in next week's presidential and vice presidential race, especially due to the general's ethnic background and...
Thu, 14 Oct 1999
Rubber body out of business
Rubber body out of business KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO), the world's last producer-consumer commodity pact, formally dissolved on Wednesday as Thailand stuck to its decision to quit the rubber body.
Wed, 13 Oct 1999
Next president no longer to appoint top officials
Next president no longer to appoint top officials JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Ad Hoc Committee III was split on Tuesday over the state institution authorized to appoint top officials in the Supreme Court, the Supreme Audit Agency and the Supreme Advisory Council.
Wed, 13 Oct 1999
RP to seek new IMF loan
RP to seek new IMF loan MANILA (AP): Philippine economic officials have agreed that the country should enter into another program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) when an existing two-year precautionary arrangement expires next March, an official said Tuesday.
Wed, 13 Oct 1999
Irate man stabs relative to death
Irate man stabs relative to death BOGOR (JP): Mamad, a forty-year-old resident of Muara Kampong in Citeureup subdistrict, died after being stabbed by a relative on Monday, police said.Mamad died of severe abdominal wounds from the attack by a man identified as Nandang.
Wed, 13 Oct 1999
Malaysian throws wrench in banking merger plan
Malaysian throws wrench in banking merger plan KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): In another apparent rebuff to the central bank, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad Tuesday again softened its draconian plan to integrate Malaysia's 58 financial institutions under six banks.
Wed, 13 Oct 1999
Police grill Sjahril over bank scandal
Police grill Sjahril over bank scandal JAKARTA (JP): National Police investigators questioned Central Bank Governor Sjahril Sabirin on Tuesday over the Rp 546 billion (US$68.25 million at current rate) Bank Bali scandal.When he arrived at police headquarters at 8 a.m.
Wed, 13 Oct 1999
Disclose or suffer
Disclose or suffer Indonesia's Supreme Court Justices, who are considering a legal opinion on whether the full results of an independent audit of the transactions relating to the Bank Bali scandal should be disclosed, must take into account the devastating impact the scandal has had on the...
Wed, 13 Oct 1999
Councilors regret workers' dismissals
Councilors regret workers' dismissals JAKARTA (JP): City councilors regretted on Tuesday the dismissals of 12 workers of city-owned water firm PDAM Jaya over their alleged involvement in a series of protests over the last six months.
Wed, 13 Oct 1999
Two more people killed in Ambon
Two more people killed in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: An army sergeant and a 15-year-old girl were killed by unidentified people in separate places in Ambon on Tuesday.Eyewitnesses told The Jakarta Post that the plainclothes First Sgt. Bram Makatita was attacked by a mob when he was walking on Jl.
Wed, 13 Oct 1999
Bank workers want protection
Bank workers want protection JAKARTA (JP): The employees of eight nationalized banks urged the government on Tuesday to clarify the merger of their banks with Bank Danamon and demanded that their representatives be involved in the process.
Wed, 13 Oct 1999
Parties deplore halt of Soeharto inquiry
Parties deplore halt of Soeharto inquiry JAKARTA (JP): The Golkar Party and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) put their rivalry behind them on Tuesday to deplore the controversial decision to halt the investigation into former president Soeharto's alleged corruption.
Wed, 13 Oct 1999
Japan boosts car production in SE Asia
Japan boosts car production in SE Asia TOKYO (Nikkei): Industry sources said Japanese automakers are boosting production in Southeast Asia, with output likely to rebound to around 700,000-800,000 vehicles in 1999 from nearly 400,000 in 1998, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Tuesday evening...
Wed, 13 Oct 1999
Habibie's candidacy reaffirmed
Habibie's candidacy reaffirmed JAKARTA (JP): The Golkar Party overwhelmingly reaffirmed the presidential nomination of B.J. Habibie, but were at an impasse late on Tuesday night as to whether to grant the central board, under party chief Akbar Tandjung, the power to adopt an alternate candidate if...
Wed, 13 Oct 1999
Party supporters urged not to flock to Jakarta
Party supporters urged not to flock to Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman called on Tuesday on people living outside Jakarta, especially supporters of political parties, to temporarily refrain from entering the capital while the General Session of the People's...
Wed, 13 Oct 1999
Suspect dies after alleged brutality
Suspect dies after alleged brutality JAKARTA (JP): A 22-year-old man died on Tuesday due to internal bleeding from injuries his mother alleged were caused by beatings received during a police interrogation.
Wed, 13 Oct 1999
Australian troops in East Timor
Australian troops in East Timor This is the second time that Australian troops have attacked East Timor.In World War II, Portugal declared itself a neutral country. Knowing that Portugal could not survive if its colony, East Timor, was invaded by Japan, Holland and Australia agreed to occupied the...