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Sat, 31 Oct 1998
Halloween tradition has Druid origins
Halloween tradition has Druid origins JAKARTA (JP): Halloween parties are celebrated here not only by expatriates but also by locals. Halloween, the festival of the dead, might have a scary history but it is surely full of fun.
Sat, 31 Oct 1998
Protests, counter protests continue over Hindu slur
Protests, counter protests continue over Hindu slur JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of Hindus in Bali and hundreds of Moslems in Jakarta staged on Friday separate demonstrations. The first group blasted State Minister of Food and Horticulture A.M.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Oct. 29, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,800.00 7,900.00 7,800.00 7,950.00Austrian schilling 1 617.00 687.00 - -Australian dollar 1 4,678.50 4,938.50 4,630.00 4,980.00Belgian franc 1 210.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
S'pore intrusion proven: Malaysia
S'pore intrusion proven: Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has sent a memorandum to Singapore backing its claim of intrusions by the island's military planes into Malaysian air space, Defense Minister Syed Hamid Albar said on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Southeast Asian currencies extend rally
Southeast Asian currencies extend rally SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies continued to rise during Asian trading hours on Thursday, extending their rally as the U.S. dollar dropped further against the yen.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Govt allocates $5.5b to L/C guarantee plan
Govt allocates $5.5b to L/C guarantee plan JAKARTA (JP): The government has pumped in US$5.5 billion to guarantee letters of credit (L/Cs) for local exporters hit by frozen international bank lines of credit, a director of the central bank said on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
20 residents seek Rp1.6b compensation
20 residents seek Rp1.6b compensation JAKARTA (JP): Twenty residents of Tugu Utara in North Jakarta have demanded Rp 1.6 billion (US$216,216) in compensation from the state harbor operator PT Pelindo II for a 7,000-square-meter plot of land which the firm appropriated from them.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
SSX may merge with JSX
SSX may merge with JSX JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) approved in an extraordinary meeting on Thursday a proposal to merge the virtually inactive bourse with the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX).
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Soeharto did not get land illegally: Durin
Soeharto did not get land illegally: Durin JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Land Affairs Hasan Basri Durin said on Thursday that his office has not found any violations in the way former president Soeharto acquired land in various areas, but acknowledged that the amount involved may cause "social...
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Indonesia gears up to boost rice output
Indonesia gears up to boost rice output PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters): Indonesia, whose projected 6.25 million-metric ton rice purchases this year have stunned the world, will boost output to reduce dependence on imports, a senior government official said on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Law on freedom of expression enacted
Law on freedom of expression enacted JAKARTA (JP): Cabinet ministers confirmed on Thursday that President B.J. Habibie enacted the law on freedom of expression on Oct. 23, the day after the House of Representatives endorsed it.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
'No illegals' in Premier Oil
'No illegals' in Premier Oil JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina denied on Thursday reports that British energy company Premier Oil was employing foreign workers illegally.Spokesman for Pertamina's directorate in charge of the supervision of foreign oil and gas contractors, Sidick...
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Chubb Lips opens new plant
Chubb Lips opens new plantJP/afs JAKARTA (JP): Safe and fire resistant equipment maker PT Chubb Lips Indonesia (CLI) opened on Thursday a new US$12 million state-of-the-art manufacturing plant at the Cibitung Industrial Estate, east of Jakarta.CLI president William M.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Military resorts set up to improve efficiency
Military resorts set up to improve efficiency JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Command formed on Thursday two military resorts, known locally as Korem, to oversee seven military districts in East and West Jakarta.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Two Pakistanis to be deported
Two Pakistanis to be deported JAKARTA (JP): Two Pakistani citizens are to be deported by the North Jakarta Immigration Office for violating immigration regulations, an official said on Thursday.Jakarta Immigration Coordinator Hamsuk S.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Mahathir repeats call for noninterference
Mahathir repeats call for noninterference BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AP): Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad stressed Thursday that leaders from regional nations shouldn't dabble in the domestic affairs of member countries.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Singapore economy shrinks for first time in 13 years
Singapore economy shrinks for first time in 13 years SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's economy shrank by 1.5 percent in the third quarter of this year, its first quarterly contraction since the last recession in 1985, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong announced Thursday.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
EU-RI rights seminar adopts 16 recommendations
EU-RI rights seminar adopts 16 recommendations JAKARTA (JP): A milestone human rights workshop organized by Indonesia and the European Union closed here on Thursday with the adoption of 16 recommendations.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Indonesians 'prioritize smoking over families' nutritional needs'
Indonesians 'prioritize smoking over families' nutritional needs' JAKARTA (JP): An expert says 45 percent of Indonesian household heads prioritize cigarettes over their families' nutritional needs, Antara reported on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Japan seeks RI support on APEC liberalization
Japan seeks RI support on APEC liberalization TOKYO (Reuters): Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on Thursday sought Indonesia's support for Japan's refusal to take part in a liberalization scheme under the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), Japanese media said.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Openness promised in E. Timor talks
Openness promised in E. Timor talks JAKARTA: Indonesian Ambassador-at-Large on East Timor Lopes da Cruz says he is confident the forthcoming All-Inclusive East Timorese Dialog (AIETD) in Austria will be marked by more openness as a consequence of the reform movement in Indonesia.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Kodel to explore oil fields
Kodel to explore oil fields JAKARTA (JP): Oil company PT Golden Spike South Sumatra (GSSS) Ltd., a subsidiary of the Kodel Group, will spend US$4 million to explore oil fields in the Pasiriaman block in the Muara Enim and Ogan Komering Ilir areas in South Sumatra.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Skepticism lingers over benefit of Art Summit
Skepticism lingers over benefit of Art SummitBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): The closing of the second Art Summit Indonesia last week was perceived by the local art community with mixed feelings from enthusiasm to skepticism and even to suspicion.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Halloween Parties * Halloween Party: costume parade, acrobatics, roller blades, traditional performances, at Kafe Tenda Pharama Rasuna (Phone: 5358132), Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, 7:30 p.m. onward, Oct. 30.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Karpov outlasts Utut in thrilling tussle
Karpov outlasts Utut in thrilling tussle JAKARTA (JP): World champion Anatoly Karpov displayed rock- steady nerves to beat Indonesian challenger Utut Adianto in a tense quarterfinal tiebreaker at the Intercontinental Rapid Chess tournament in Cap d'Agde, France, on Wednesday.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Unocal to buy Nusamba's shares in two oil block
Unocal to buy Nusamba's shares in two oil block JAKARTA (JP): The United States giant energy company Unocal Corp. will acquire the shares of PT Nusamba, a business group related to former president Soeharto, in its two oil blocks in East Kalimantan in a bid to clear out traces of collusion,...
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
SE Asian poverty levels set to double: World Bank
SE Asian poverty levels set to double: World Bank BANGKOK (AFP): Poverty is set to more than double in crisis- hit Southeast Asian countries as income distribution worsens amid the regional financial crisis, a World Bank expert said on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Leadership crucial in respect for the law of war: ICRC official
Leadership crucial in respect for the law of war: ICRC official BANDUNG (JP): Leadership is a crucial factor in ensuring observance of the law of war in combat situations because soldiers base their actions on superiors' orders, according to Toni Pfanner, the head of the International Committee of...
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
RI imposes antidumping duty
RI imposes antidumping duty JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Finance has ruled that the import of ferro manganese, silicon manganese, and products made out of the two chemical components from China will be subject to a temporary antidumping import duty of 55 percent.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
The killings must end
The killings must end Perhaps our security authorities are well advised to carefully heed the call made recently by the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) central board. The board's secretary-general, Achmad Bagja, reminded the authorities that the NU board is willing, for the present, to allow them time to...
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Textile exports rise 60.8%
Textile exports rise 60.8% JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's textiles and textile-products export value to quota countries jumped 60.8 percent to US$2.63 billion during the first semester of this year from $1.64 billion in the same period of 1997, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Trade and...
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Prospects for tourism dimmed by politics
Prospects for tourism dimmed by politics JAKARTA (JP): Foreign tourist arrivals have risen slightly since the May riots but growing uncertainty over political stability is once again overshadowing this promising trend.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Ten jailbirds return
Ten jailbirds return BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Ten prisoners out of 40 who escaped Bireuen Penitentiary in North Aceh during a prison riot on Sunday have returned, according to an official.Antara quoted the head of the provincial justice office, Abdul Sani Damanik, as saying on Thursday that some of the...
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Japan, Australia to extend food aid to Indonesia
Japan, Australia to extend food aid to Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Japan is to extend 400,000 metric tons of rice aid to Indonesia over the next few months, while Australia will send another 11,000 tons of wheat by the end of this year, reports said on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
SCB offers 'sweet millions'
SCB offers 'sweet millions' JAKARTA (JP): Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) has recently launched a campaign called "Sweet Millions", which offers customers the opportunity to win cash and gold prizes valued over Rp 1 billion (about US$134,000).
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Concert profits to help local classical music
Concert profits to help local classical musicBy Yudha Kartohadiprodjo JAKARTA (JP): An Evening of Women in Music, a concert featuring top women musicians, will take place on Friday night to raise money to help publish Indonesian classical music.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
40 new parties protest proposed political laws
40 new parties protest proposed political laws JAKARTA (JP): Sixty executives of 40 new political parties made a fresh appeal to the House of Representatives on Thursday to drop the political bills they have been deliberating and introduce new ones which accommodate people's democratic aspirations.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Political jitters affect rupiah, local stock prices
Political jitters affect rupiah, local stock prices JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah turned volatile on Thursday and share prices continued their downward trend because of increasing political tension and prospects of social unrest, dealers and stockbrokers said.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Japan lowers fish imports fish from RI
Japan lowers fish imports fish from RI JAKARTA (JP): Japan imported less fishery products from Indonesia in the last several months due to the country's economic downturn, Untung Wahyono, the director general of fisheries at the Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
National Land Agency
National Land AgencyFrom Media IndonesiaMy nephew went to the Central Jakarta office of the National Land Agency on Oct. 21 to transfer building user rights into proprietary rights for my property on Jl. Tanah Abang V.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Danes, Malaysians still a threat to RI domination
Danes, Malaysians still a threat to RI domination JAKARTA (JP): The Danes and Malaysian remain the chief flag bearers of the sparse foreign contenders after Thursday's action at the US$120,000 Sanyo Indonesia Open badminton championships.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Australia's defense ties with Indonesia solid: Moore
Australia's defense ties with Indonesia solid: Moore CANBERRA (AP): Planned military exercises involving elite units of the Indonesian and Australian defense forces have been deferred, not abandoned, Australian Minister of Defense John Moore said on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
UPS gets world's best award
UPS gets world's best award JAKARTA (JP): International air express company United Parcel Service (UPS) has been awarded the title of "The world's most admired mail, package and freight delivery company" by Fortune magazine, just six months after the company won its 15th consecutive annual award as...
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Uncertified airport cabbies caught
Uncertified airport cabbies caught JAKARTA (JP): At least 62 taxi drivers operating at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport without accreditation were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly extorting money from Indonesian workers returning from overseas.Lt. Col.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Little victims of Aceh atrocities speak up
Little victims of Aceh atrocities speak up JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of Acehnese children recounted their tales of horror during 10 years of military operations in their province on Thursday, bringing tears to the eyes of activists who are campaigning for their cause.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Firmer rupiah no effect on automobile prices: Analyst
Firmer rupiah no effect on automobile prices: Analyst JAKARTA (JP): Although the recent strengthening of the rupiah will not bring skyrocketing automobiles prices down, it revives hope in the industry, automotive analyst Suhari Sargo said on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Police shoot dead three, arrest eight 'kidnappers'
Police shoot dead three, arrest eight 'kidnappers' JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives have shot dead three alleged taxi bandits, who specialized in preying on foreigners, and arrested the gang's eight other accomplices in a shoot-out at their hideouts in Sarua, Sawangan, south of here, on...
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Students protest about party rules
Students protest about party rules JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of students of the Indonesian Moslem Students Action Union staged an orderly rally in front of the People's Consultative Assembly/House of Representatives (MPR/DPR) building in Central Jakarta on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Should APEC leaders gather in Kuala Lumpur?
Should APEC leaders gather in Kuala Lumpur? Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines have expressed disquiet over current developments within Malaysia. The Jakarta Post's Asia correspondent, Harvey Stockwin, who has been following Malaysian developments since Malaya became independent in 1957,...
Fri, 30 Oct 1998
Indorayon resumes operations
Indorayon resumes operations JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Inti Indorayon Utama's pulp and rayon mill near Lake Toba in North Sumatra resumed operations on Thursday after almost four months of closure due to security disturbances by protesters who accused the company of damaging the local...