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Sat, 10 Oct 1998
Team investigates Lampung riot
Team investigates Lampung riot JAKARTA (JP): Three members of a government-sponsored joint fact-finding team on the mid-May riots have found a similar pattern of destruction in the unrest that hit Central Lampung, Medan, Jakarta, Surakarta, Palembang and Surabaya concurrently.
Sat, 10 Oct 1998
The mystery must be solved
The mystery must be solved What on earth is going on in Banyuwangi? Although this question still begs to be answered, the facts seem simple enough. Official police reports say that more than 100 people have been mysteriously murdered to date by death squads of masked men prowling the countryside at...
Sat, 10 Oct 1998
ASEAN Women's Month '98 touts women's achievements
ASEAN Women's Month '98 touts women's achievements JAKARTA (JP): Ten years ago, the then six members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed a declaration on the advancement of women in the ASEAN region.
Sat, 10 Oct 1998
Inaccurate reporting
Inaccurate reporting I am an executive of a law company and used to dealing with a wide range of people from various classes of society, both Indonesian and foreign. I have learned a lot of things from my clients, like accuracy and punctuality for instance.
Sat, 10 Oct 1998
Car owners find ways to reduce maintenance costs
Car owners find ways to reduce maintenance costsBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): If we had to choose between being stuck in a traffic jam in our own car or in a public vehicle, with the risk of being ripped off by pickpockets, many of us might take the first choice.
Sat, 10 Oct 1998
Legal, business consultants to study Senayan's assets
Legal, business consultants to study Senayan's assets JAKARTA (JP): The Senayan management board plans to hire legal and business consultants to appraise all its assets, it was announced on Friday.State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Agung Laksono, in his capacity as one of the board's deputy...
Sat, 10 Oct 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 9, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 250 -25 633,500 Alumindo Light Metal 250 0 20,000 Alumindo...
Sat, 10 Oct 1998
Habibie to attend APEC summit in KL
Habibie to attend APEC summit in KL WASHINGTON (Agencies): President B.J. Habibie, who recently canceled a planned visit to Malaysia later this month, is to attend the APEC summit there in November, the Indonesian Ambassador to the United States said on Thursday."The President...
Sat, 10 Oct 1998
Protesters block newly built Serpong toll road
Protesters block newly built Serpong toll road TANGERANG (JP): Dozens of demonstrators blocked a tollgate of the newly built Bintaro-Serpong toll road in Ciputat here on Friday to protest its construction.
Sat, 10 Oct 1998
Ibnu named a suspect in promissory note forgery
Ibnu named a suspect in promissory note forgery JAKARTA (JP): The National Police are to send officers to the United States to investigate the alleged forgery of promissory notes worth about US$3 billion by Ibnu Hartomo, former president Soeharto's brother-in-law.
Sat, 10 Oct 1998
Tickets on sale for Asian Games
Tickets on sale for Asian Games BANGKOK (AFP): Tickets for the 13th Asian Games in Thailand in December will go on sale across the region next week, organizers said Friday.Around 14,700 tickets of the total of 77,000 have so far been sold in Thailand for ceremonies at the start and end of the games...
Sat, 10 Oct 1998
Putu puts on stage terror of May riots
Putu puts on stage terror of May riots JAKARTA (JP): The horrific May riots will again be addressed. This time, the case is brought to stage by playwright Putu Wijaya and his Teater Mandiri.His riot-inspired play, Ngeh (Understand), will be performed on Saturday and Sunday at Taman Ismail Marzuki...
Sat, 10 Oct 1998
Art Summit schedule
Art Summit schedule Oct. 9-10: Music, Wulan Bamban, Suka Hardjana (Indonesia), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), Jl. Pos No. 2, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3441892).Oct. 11-12: Theater, Ngeh (Understand), Teater Mandiri (Indonesia), Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Tokyo the exception as Asian markets ascend
Tokyo the exception as Asian markets ascend HONG KONG (AFP): Most Asia-Pacific stock markets rallied Thursday as investors cheered the surging yen, but Tokyo stayed out of the party on concerns the stronger currency could harm Japanese exports.Japan's Nikkei tumbled 5.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
PSSI unveils groups for new league season
PSSI unveils groups for new league season JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI) announced on Thursday the soccer league championship grouping for the new season set to kick off on Nov. 1.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Estrada faces tough times in Philippines
Estrada faces tough times in PhilippinesBy Ruben Alabastro MANILA (Reuters): Joseph Estrada, the man from tinsel town, has survived the toughest first 100 days in office of any Philippine president, but concerns persist over his ability to lead the country out of its deepening economic gloom.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Cartoon: Warner Kartun 3:05 Music Lessons 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Performance: Cakrawala Budaya 5:00 Music: Paket 27 5:30 Education Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Estrada promises firm leadership
Estrada promises firm leadership MANILA (Reuters): Philippine President Joseph Estrada, faced with calls from investors for clear policy directions, pledged on Thursday to provide firm leadership to get the country out of its economic crisis.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
ASEAN nation plan local monies trade
ASEAN nation plan local monies trade MANILA (Dow Jones): Six Southeast Asian countries aim to have a framework in place for using each others' currencies for the settlement of trade payments within six months, a business group meeting with trade and investment ministers from the nine-member...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Rupiah rate set at 11,216 against dollar
Rupiah rate set at 11,216 against dollar JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Debt Restructuring Agency (INDRA) set on Thursday the U.S. dollar exchange rate used to convert domestic corporate debt into rupiah at 11,216 for companies joining the agency in October.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Emerging market downturn to have rising impact in U.S.
Emerging market downturn to have rising impact in U.S. WASHINGTON (Bloomberg): The financial downturn that has spread from Asia through Russia and into Latin America will have a rising impact on U.S. economic growth as exports slow and confidence sags, U.S. Trade Rep.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
17 foreigners arrested
17 foreigners arrested JAKARTA (JP): Immigration officers arrested 14 Pakistanis and three Indians on Wednesday on suspicion their entry into the country was made on false pretenses.Zaiman Nurmatias, director of immigration supervision and control, said in a statement the foreigners, all men, were...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Jakarta's social workers work tirelessly for the handicapped
Jakarta's social workers work tirelessly for the handicapped In observance of National Mental Health Day on Friday and World Mental Health Day on Saturday, The Jakarta Post reporter Ida Indawati Khow talked with several social workers at psychiatric centers in the capital.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Riot claim settlement
Riot claim settlement We refer to the business article titled "Sinar Mas already paid 40% of May riot victims' claims" of Sept. 18. It states in the article that "...Sinar Mas is the first company to publicly announce it has paid insurance claims to riot victims after four months of uncertainty...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Megawati's PDI mulling new name to contest election
Megawati's PDI mulling new name to contest election DENPASAR (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri's faction of the splintered Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) is considering a new name so it can contest next year's general election because the government only recognizes the rival PDI camp currently under...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Habibie to meet Estrada in Batam
Habibie to meet Estrada in Batam JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has dropped his planned working visit to Malaysia this month and will instead meet with Philippine President Joseph Estrada next week in Batam, Riau.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
ASEAN economies could get reprieve if dollar stays down
ASEAN economies could get reprieve if dollar stays down SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian economies could get a reprieve from global pressure, following the sharp drop of the U.S. dollar on currency markets, economists said.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
New culture in corporate mergers
New culture in corporate mergersBy Greg Doyle JAKARTA (JP): It seems likely that we will soon see a wave of mergers, divestitures and acquisitions in corporate Indonesia. Multinational firms are again looking for good deals, and the talk of the town is increasingly what is going to be sold, to whom...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Armed robbery in Pondok Cabe
Armed robbery in Pondok Cabe JAKARTA (JP): A group of masked robbers broke into a house in Pamulang in South Jakarta early on Wednesday and made off with an Isuzu Panther van, mobile phone, video recorder, jewelry and cash totaling Rp 200 million.City policeman spokesman Lt. Col.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Night patrols fail to stop killing spree in Banyuwangi
Night patrols fail to stop killing spree in Banyuwangi SURABAYA (JP): Despite intensive night patrols by residents and the military repeatedly asserting that it was in control of the situation, four more people have been killed in the mysterious East Java murder spree that has claimed more than 100...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Dollar may follow Asian monies' collapse
Dollar may follow Asian monies' collapseBy Yoshiko Mori TOKYO (Reuters): While the United States economy has little in common with Indonesia's, some analysts say the dollar could come under the same types of pressures that hit the beleaguered rupiah as "borrowed capital" flows back home in a time...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Harapan Kita nurses stage rally
Harapan Kita nurses stage rally JAKARTA (JP): At least 200 nurses from West Jakarta's Harapan Kita Child and Maternity Hospital staged a peaceful demonstration on Wednesday to demand a significant increase in their welfare allowance.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Merck starts S'pore plant
Merck starts S'pore plant SINGAPORE (DPA): The world's largest pharmaceutical company, Merck, has started work on a US$300 million plant in Singapore, news reports said Thursday."The Asian financial crisis did not affect Merck's decision to go ahead with the Singapore plant as the company thinks...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Rupiah shoots up to 8,800 against dollar, stocks jump 8.4%
Rupiah shoots up to 8,800 against dollar, stocks jump 8.4% JAKARTA (JP): The local financial market recorded significant advances on Thursday, with the rupiah breaking the 9,000 level to hit an intraday high of 8,800 against the U.S. dollar and share prices jumping 8.4 percent, dealers said.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Suka to discard musical norms at art summit
Suka to discard musical norms at art summit JAKARTA (JP): Either way one sees it, to slide fingers over a Javanese gamelan and play it like a piano, or play a rebab (traditional stringed instrument) passed its slenten (small piece of wood located at the center of the rebab) section, which acts as...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Muhammadiyah to protect Amien
Muhammadiyah to protect Amien PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: As many as 5,000 local supporters of the Muhammadiyah Islamic organization will be mobilized to protect National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Amien Rais when he visits here on Oct. 12.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Kadin slams govt policy toward ailing banks
Kadin slams govt policy toward ailing banks JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has criticized the government's approach to righting the country's rickety banks as "unrealistic".
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Soekardjo's lawyer detained
Soekardjo's lawyer detained YOGYAKARTA: Police picked up lawyer Satryawan Guntur Zass here on Thursday after he failed to respond to two previous police summonses.Zass has been representing Soekardjo Wilardjito, a former aide to Sukarno who alleged that four generals intimidated the founding...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Bali: A shop window for Indonesian democracy
Bali: A shop window for Indonesian democracy Many observers have expressed relief over the fact that the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) led by Megawati Soekarnoputri has been allowed to hold its congress in Bali.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Malaysia chalks up surplus
Malaysia chalks up surplus KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia posted its 10th trade surplus in a row in August, the government said Thursday, with analysts expecting a further improvement in exports with the frozen ringgit offset by surges in other Southeast Asian currencies.The trade surplus rose to 6.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
PDFCI filed bankruptcy case against firm
PDFCI filed bankruptcy case against firm JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank PDFCI filed a bankruptcy petition against PT Sarana Kemas Utama at the commercial court on Thursday.According to court data, PDFCI filed the bankruptcy request on Sept. 30 after the company failed to repay a Rp 21.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
'Preauction vital' for optimum optimum auction results
'Preauction vital' for optimum optimum auction results JAKARTA (JP): The government has advised auction petitioners intending to sell assets publicly through auctions to conduct preauction activities to get optimum results, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Preventing student brawls
Preventing student brawlsFrom NeracaOn Oct. 3, in the Jatinegara area of Nusantara cinema and Kebon Pala, a high school student brawl broke out. The brawl was highly ferocious and scared passersby and residents. Fortunately, Police and Armed Forces personnel came quickly to the rescue.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
'RI equestrian team unfit for Asiad'
'RI equestrian team unfit for Asiad' JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Equestrian and Horse Racing Association admitted on Thursday that its team did not deserve places in the national contingent for the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Timor car project to go ahead despite Kia's woes
Timor car project to go ahead despite Kia's woes JAKARTA (JP): PT Timor Putra Nasional announced on Thursday that its controversial car project would move ahead despite financial problems facing its Korean partner and the removal of government tax breaks.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Gerak dan Warna, at Sari Pan Pacific Hotel Jl. M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta (Phone: 323707), Oct. 9- 23. * Painting Exhibition: Lukisan Dalam Gejolak Reformasi, by Irawan Karseno, Yoes Rizal, etc., in Bebek Bali Resto-Cafe- Gallery, Jl.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Street brawls: When to end?
Street brawls: When to end?From Media IndonesiaI joined a course at Santa Lusia on Jl. Dewi Sartika in East Jakarta two weeks ago. When I arrived at Santa Lusia at 6:30 one evening, I saw a group of youngsters wearing junior high school uniforms loitering not far from the Santa Lusia building.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Officers to be posted at street junctions
Officers to be posted at street junctions JAKARTA (JP): City police pledged on Thursday to intensify security by posting more plainclothes police officers at busy street junctions and residential complexes in a bid to stem the rising tide of crime in the capital.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
House establishes committee to deliberate antimonopoly bill
House establishes committee to deliberate antimonopoly bill JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) has set up a special committee to speed up deliberations of a House-initiated antimonopoly bill.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Bintan welcomes Indonesians
Bintan welcomes Indonesians I am replying to Mrs. Dorcas M. Polnaya's letter entitled "Can't Indonesians enjoy own country?" which appeared in your Sept. 29 edition.We thank Mrs. Polnaya for her interest in wanting to visit our fine resorts and assure her that next time around it will be more...