Search Archive
Search Tips
You can use boolean operators in your search:
pugilist AND basketball- Both words must appearjakarta OR surabaya- Either word can appearjakarta NOT politics- Must have jakarta but not politics+jakarta -politics- Must have jakarta, must not have politics"exact phrase"- Search for exact phrasebasket*- Wildcard (matches basketball, basket, etc.)
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
'TECHNOGERMA' fully booked
'TECHNOGERMA' fully booked JAKARTA (JP): Germany is promising to proceed with its plan to hold a major technology exhibition, called TECHNOGERMA, here in March next year despite the current economic crisis.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Mar'ie, experts welcome capital control plan
Mar'ie, experts welcome capital control plan JAKARTA (JP): Former finance minister Mar'ie Muhammad has welcomed the government's plan to introduce as yet unspecified forms of capital controls to help stabilize the beleaguered rupiah.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Lawyers ask KL court for Anwar's release
Lawyers ask KL court for Anwar's release KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Lawyers for sacked finance minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday asked a Malaysian court to free him from detention, saying he was being held illegally and without legal aid.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
New BPK chairman pledges to fight bureaucratic graft
New BPK chairman pledges to fight bureaucratic graft JAKARTA (JP): Newly appointed Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) chairman Satrio B. Joedono promised on Thursday to maintain his integrity in the fight against corruption, collusion and nepotism in the bureaucracy.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Gunungkidul gourmands gorge themselves on grasshopppers
Gunungkidul gourmands gorge themselves on grasshopppersBy Gin Kurniawan GUNUNGKIDUL, Yogyakarta (JP): With the price of most types of meat now beyond the spending power of many consumers, residents of Gunungkidul regency are turning their taste buds to a more common and cheaper form of sustenance.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
New E. Timor violations unveiled
New E. Timor violations unveiled JAKARTA (JP): A researcher said on Thursday that more than 1,000 East Timorese women had been raped or sexually assaulted since the process of integrating the region into Indonesia began 22 years ago.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Food-for-work program to start later this month
Food-for-work program to start later this month JAKARTA (JP): A food-for-work program worth US$429,400 will start later this month in two areas of Jakarta worst hit by the crisis, an official from an international humanitarian organization said on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
ASEAN calls for greater economic integration
ASEAN calls for greater economic integration MANILA (Reuters): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ended four days of talks on Thursday with a renewed commitment to economic cooperation despite persistent economic and political tensions.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
City sets up team to provide training for street children
City sets up team to provide training for street children JAKARTA (JP): The city authority has set up a team to help reduce the number of street children in the capital, which one estimate now places at around 9,000, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Baramuli enters debate over necessity of DPA
Baramuli enters debate over necessity of DPA JAKARTA (JP): In response to suggestions that the Supreme Advisory Board (DPA) should be dissolved, chairman A.A. Baramuli said he would not mind if the people's representatives decided the body was no longer needed.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
RI may cancel purchase of Sukhoi from Russia
RI may cancel purchase of Sukhoi from Russia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will probably cancel the purchase of 12 Sukhhoi bombers and eight helicopters from Russia because of the prolonged economic crisis, according to Air Force Chief of Staff Vice Marshal Hanafie Asnan.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Pertamina claims $60m saved annually in efficiency program
Pertamina claims $60m saved annually in efficiency program JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina has estimated that it could save more than US$60 million in costs every year through its efficiency programs.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Business Partner Cities to hold 12th meeting
Business Partner Cities to hold 12th meeting JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of 11 cities grouped in the Business Partner Cities (BPC) organization will hold their 12th annual round table, seminars and trade fair here on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Wiranto warns of rising threat
Wiranto warns of rising threat JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto told the 1,600-strong Presidential Security Guard (Paspampres) on Wednesday to step up security around the President and visiting foreign leaders.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
ABRI should give up political role: Indria
ABRI should give up political role: Indria JAKARTA (JP): Military observer Indria Samego argued against the Armed Forces' (ABRI) role in politics on Thursday, saying its involvement would not help democratization.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
New E. Jakarta mayor installed
New E. Jakarta mayor installed JAKARTA (JP): Andi Mappaganty has been installed as the new mayor of East Jakarta, replacing Sudarsono, who returns to his former post in the Armed Forces Headquarters.Mappaganty was ordered by Governor Sutiyoso to devote his attention to providing those in his ward...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Habibie to open PWI congress
Habibie to open PWI congress SEMARANG: President B.J. Habibie is scheduled to open the 20th congress of the Association of Indonesian Journalists here on Saturday.Soegyarto, an organizer of the congress, said on Thursday that Habibie would be accompanied in the two-day event by Minister of...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
200 laid-off workers plead their case
200 laid-off workers plead their case JAKARTA (JP): More than 200 laid-off workers of Surakarta- based garment company PT Tyfountex Indonesia have traveled from the Central Java town to the capital to protest the company's refusal to rehire them.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Megawati vows clean government
Megawati vows clean governmentBy Imanuddin & M.M.I. Ahyani DENPASAR (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri opened on Thursday the congress of her faction of the splintered Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), vowing a clean government if she won the general election.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
It's time for Chinese-Indonesians to wake up
It's time for Chinese-Indonesians to wake upBy Rahayu Ratnaningsih This is the second of two articles suggesting steps which could be taken by Chinese-Indonesians in the aftermath of the May riots. JAKARTA (JP): It escapes many people why President B.J.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
One killed, two injured in collision
One killed, two injured in collision JAKARTA (JP): A speeding minibus crashed into a passing train at a level crossing on Jl. Pramuka, Central Jakarta on Wednesday, killing one of the bus passengers and severely injuring another and the bus driver.
Fri, 09 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
Mixed reactions greet protest bill debate
Mixed reactions greet protest bill debate JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts Todung Mulya Lubis and Abdul Hakim Garuda Nasution commended the House of Representatives on Thursday because it had managed to persuade the government to allow street protests without requiring police permits.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
RI forests vanishing rapidly
RI forests vanishing rapidly BOGOR, West Java: A conservancy expert said here on Thursday that the country's 90 million to 120 million hectares of primary forests were vanishing at a rate of 1 million hectares a year.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali's conversion rates on Oct. 8, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,850.00 8,950.00 8,850.00 9,025.00Austrian schilling 1 744.30 814.30 - -Australian dollar 1 5,347.45 5,607.45 5,200.00 5,650.
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 8, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 25 2,194,500 Alumindo Light Metal 250 0 17,500 Alumindo...
Fri, 09 Oct 1998
APEC ministers urged to pursue liberalization
APEC ministers urged to pursue liberalization OKINAWA (Dow Jones): Energy ministers from Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation countries should implement timely economic reform as a means to encourage private sector participation in energy infrastructure and to assist the economic recovery, an energy...
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
ASEAN ministers open their economic meeting
ASEAN ministers open their economic meeting MANILA (AFP): Southeast Asian economic ministers began a two- day meeting here Wednesday with commitments to drastic tariff cuts as a pill to revive economies knocked down by the Asian financial flu.
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Megawati's congress set to open
Megawati's congress set to openBy Imanuddin and M.M.I. Ahyani DENPASAR (JP): Tens of thousands of Megawati Soekarnoputri loyalists continue to stream into Bali to lend support to a three-day congress of her faction of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), which she has promised will be secure and...
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Manila to hunt on for Marcos money
Manila to hunt on for Marcos money MANILA (AFP): The Philippine government will not let up its chase against the estate of the Marcos family despite the acquittal of former first lady Imelda Marcos, presidential spokesman Fernando Barican said on Wednesday.
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
More juvenile delinquency amid crisis
More juvenile delinquency amid crisis JAKARTA (JP): Psychologist Subyakto Atmosiswoyo said on Wednesday that juvenile delinquency was on the increase in the city because of the current economic crisis.Speaking at his inauguration ceremony as a professor at the University of Indonesia in Depok,...
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Art Summit schedule
Art Summit schedule Oct. 7-8: Music, No World Improvisations, Jin Hi Kim (USA), Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3154087).Oct. 9-10: Music, Wulan Bamban, Suka Hardjana (Indonesia), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), Jl. Pos No. 2, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3441892).
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Habibie set to meet Estrada in S'pore
Habibie set to meet Estrada in S'pore MANILA (AP): Philippine President Joseph Estrada has been invited by Indonesian President B.J. Habibie to meet next week in Singapore when both leaders are attending an international economic forum, Estrada's spokesman said Wednesday.
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
New entrants for odd museum
New entrants for odd museum SEMARANG (JP): Hanging around parking lots has its own virtue. Jauhari, 37, likes to memorize number plates, and his habit has landed him in the Indonesian Museum of Records here -- he can memorize sequences up to 49 digits long.
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 7, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 250 50 2,041,000 Alumindo Light Metal 250 0 13,500 Alumindo...
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Last ditch stand politics revisited
Last ditch stand politics revisitedBy Herb Feith YOGYAKARTA (JP): Sunsets can be tranquil or turbulent. In the turbulent ones there is often a moment of intense brightness just before the sun disappears.
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali's conversion rates on Oct. 7, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates ---------------------------------------- Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,600.00 9,700.00 9,600.00 9,775.00Austrian schilling 1 796.40 866.40 - -Australian dollar 1 5,546.
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Aberdeen cuts Bank Bali stake
Aberdeen cuts Bank Bali stake JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Bali said on Wednesday that regional fund manager Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd reduced its stake in the bank to 4.99 percent on Sept. 15.
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
End minimum wage system, says Union
End minimum wage system, says Union CIANJUR, West Java (JP): The splinter faction of the Federation of All Indonesian Workers Union (FSPSI Reformasi) will fight for replacement of the monthly minimum wage with a market- based remuneration system, a newly elected executive said on Wednesday.
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Malaysian crisis heats up amid fresh pro-Anwar rally
Malaysian crisis heats up amid fresh pro-Anwar rally KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday he would not appoint a replacement for Anwar Ibrahim as anti-government protests broke out again with thousands demanding justice for his ousted, jailed deputy.
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
GMNU to stage 'mass gathering'
GMNU to stage 'mass gathering' JAKARTA (JP): The Nahdlatul Ulama Youth Movement (GMNU), a youth wing of the country's largest Moslem organization, the Nahdlatul Ulama, announced on Wednesday a plan to stage a huge gathering here -- probably to be attended by one million people -- on Oct.
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
River pollution high in C. Lampung
River pollution high in C. Lampung BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Four tapioca factories have allegedly dumped hundreds of metric tons of waste into Pegadungan River flowing through Central Lampung.Gusmarwan of the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) said here on Wednesday the river was heavily...
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Group wants Anwar trial in Malay
Group wants Anwar trial in Malay KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The decision by a judge to conduct the trial of Malaysia's chief dissident in English instead of the local language has drawn criticism, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Ignorance worsens malnutrition: Farid
Ignorance worsens malnutrition: Farid JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Farid Anfasa Moeloek said on Wednesday malnutrition problems found among the country's children were not only due to economic deprivation but also because of a lack of knowledge on health issues.
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Young girl dies from overdose
Young girl dies from overdose JAKARTA (JP): A 16-year-old girl died in her rented house on early Wednesday morning possibly due to an overdose of putaw, a low-grade heroin.Fatimah Oktavia, popularly known as Ria, was found lying on the floor of her room at about 4 a.m.
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Duty free imports of lubricants
Duty free imports of lubricants I am writing in response to the article "Lubricant producers against imports freedom" of Oct. 5. Many times, the Association of Indonesian Lubricant Producers, through its chairman A.P. Batubara, used the phrase "national interest".
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Schizophrenia initiated by some indicative symptoms
Schizophrenia initiated by some indicative symptoms JAKARTA (JP): Some symptoms which may indicate a person is schizophrenic are:* inability to sleep, unusual waking hours;* social withdrawal, isolation;* weakening in social relations;* hyperactivity, or inactivity, or alternation;* inability to...
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Cakrawala Seni, Museum Puri Lukisan - Yayasan Ratna Warta, Jl. Raya Ubud, Ubud (Phone: 0361 975136), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Oct. 8. * Painting Exhibition: Manifold Changes, by Davina Stephens, in Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran...
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Indonesia to rely on women in Asiad tennis
Indonesia to rely on women in Asiad tennis JAKARTA (JP): Women players make up the bulk of Indonesia's tennis squad for the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December, the Indonesian Tennis Association announced on Wednesday.
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
Sultan to confer with journalists
Sultan to confer with journalists YOGYAKARTA: Newly installed Yogyakarta governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X has promised to lead in an open manner and hold routine dialogs with local journalists in order to disseminate his development policies and seek input.