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Tue, 05 Oct 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 7:00 TNI's Day Commemoration (live) 9:00 Music 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 TV Series: Amazing 3:00 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Management Program 5:00 Documentary 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00...
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
Humiliation looms as UN inquiry begins
Humiliation looms as UN inquiry begins The United Nations is dispatching this week its first human rights experts to East Timor. Lawyer and human rights activist T. Mulya Lubis says the move will have profound consequences for Indonesia.
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
IMF to meet with government in Jakarta next week
IMF to meet with government in Jakarta next week JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund reasserted its demand on Monday for the full disclosure of the results of the investigations into the Bank Bali scandal but said it would nevertheless hold technical discussions with government and...
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
Small arms proliferation in Southeast Asia
Small arms proliferation in Southeast AsiaBy Santo Darmosumarto JAKARTA (JP): Southeast Asia began experiencing the impact of small arms proliferation as early as 1975 with the end of the Vietnam War. The movement of these weapons into and out of the region, predominantly through illegal channels...
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
Military must hand over civilian posts
Military must hand over civilian posts As Indonesians we used to say saudara (brother) to address our fellow countrymen. The late president Sukarno frequently used it to address an audience. It implies closeness. To him, Javanese, Sundanese, Ambonese, Manadonese, Chinese, Bataks, etc.
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
Scapegoating in the New Order
Scapegoating in the New OrderBy Tjipta Lesmana JAKARTA (JP): The origin of the term scapegoat, according to Gordon W. Allport, might be found in the Book of Leviticus (16:20-22). On the Day of Atonement a live goat was chosen to be sacrificed.
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
Worm breeding inspires crisis-hit economy
Worm breeding inspires crisis-hit economyBy Mehru Jaffer CIPANAS, West Java (JP): Do not laugh if you hear about a man who earns his living raising worms. Vermiculture, the science of breeding earthworms, is wriggling its way into more hearts than one, especially after the onset of the economic...
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
Golkar eyes post of House speaker
Golkar eyes post of House speaker JAKARTA (JP): The Golkar Party is hoping for an exchange of support from its Muslim-based allies to win the House of Representatives (DPR) speaker post up for grabs on Tuesday.
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
Malaysia palm oil ends up
Malaysia palm oil ends up KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil prices were firmer at Monday's close on shortcovering and technical buying with the market closely watching movements of the Indonesian rupiah currency.
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
New council chief installed in Bogor
New council chief installed in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Mochamad Sahid of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) was elected on Monday to chair the Bogor Legislative Council for the 1999-2004 period.
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
Firearms in Sudirman incident examined
Firearms in Sudirman incident examined JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Police have checked 374 firearms belonging to the security forces believed to have been used in the fatal shooting of eight people on the night of Sept. 24, an officer said on Monday.Col. Mungkono M.
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
Foreign buyers to Medan
Foreign buyers to Medan JAKARTA (JP): At least 200 foreign buyers will visit the upcoming North Sumatra Export Product Exhibition which will be held at the Tiara Convention Hall in Medan from Oct.25 to 29, a trade official said on Monday.
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
Workers continue Medan strike
Workers continue Medan strike MEDAN, North Sumatra: About 1,000 workers from PT Gunung Gahapi Sakti continued their 17-day strike on Monday in a bid for better welfare compensation and the reinstatement of one of their colleagues.
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
New government to decide on Telkom-Indosat merger
New government to decide on Telkom-Indosat merger JAKARTA (JP): The decision on whether to merge state telecommunications firms PT Telkom and PT Indosat will be made by the new government, according to Sofyan Djalil, the assistant to the State Minister of the Empowerment of State Enterprises.
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
Assembly establishes working committee
Assembly establishes working committee JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) established on Monday a 90-member working committee tasked to prepare amendments to the 1945 Constitution, set procedures for the presidential election and formulate draft decrees on various state affairs.
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
Acting speaker was reluctant to lead
Acting speaker was reluctant to leadBy Emmy Fitri JAKARTA (JP): It looked like the most unenviable job available. Presiding over a rambunctious 700-seat Assembly just recently unshackled from years of passivity.
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
Shy proboscis monkey extremely endangered
Shy proboscis monkey extremely endangeredBy Hasan Zainuddin BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan (Antara): The large fair-haired, red-skinned bekantan (proboscis monkey) covered its long nose with its hands when it realized a person was watching it.
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
A good beginning
A good beginning The voting that was done to establish the rules of procedure, elect the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) chairman and set up the Assembly's various working groups was intended to avoid deadlocks which many observers feared would hamper the smooth running of the sessions.
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
EU, Asian ministers meet against economic backdrop
EU, Asian ministers meet against economic backdropBy Andrew McCathie BERLIN (DPA): European Union and Asian economic ministers are meeting in Berlin next week against the backdrop of an improved economic outlook for both regions.
Tue, 05 Oct 1999
Amex launches Money Plus
Amex launches Money Plus JAKARTA (JP): American Express Bank launched on Monday its new product called the Money Plus (Money+) account, which is a time deposit tailored to be a personal investment tool.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Myanmar to revamp currency
Myanmar to revamp currency SINGAPORE (AFP): Myanmar is to revamp its beleaguered currency structure, including realigning the official exchange rate to better reflect the market, according to a senior junta minister.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Hyundai enters N. Korea
Hyundai enters N. Korea SEOUL (Reuters): North Korea has backed plans by South Korea's Hyundai Group to build a sprawling industrial complex in a rare sign of thawing relations between the rival nations.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
New legislators say credible government key to aid resumption
New legislators say credible government key to aid resumption JAKARTA (JP): Newly installed legislators said on Saturday that Indonesia must immediately create a new credible government in order for foreign donors to resume lending the badly needed aid.Theo F.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Foreigners encouraged to buy IBRA assets
Foreigners encouraged to buy IBRA assets NEW YORK (Dow Jones): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) encourages foreigners to invest in its nonperforming assets, a senior government official said Friday.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting, Ceramics Exhibition, at the Indonesia National Gallery Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3813021, 3848791), until Oct. 20. * Fine Art Exhibition by Shawnee Puti, Jl. Kemang Timur XVII no. 111, South Jakarta, until Oct. 15.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Bali pleads for Australian tourists
Bali pleads for Australian tourists PERTH, Australia (AFP): Tourist officials from the Indonesian island of Bali claimed Sunday Australians had nothing to fear on the holiday resort.Jonathon Harris, spokesman for a group seeking to stimulate the Bali tourist trade, said although news from Timor had...
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Man shot dead, young girl wounded in Ambon clash
Man shot dead, young girl wounded in Ambon clash AMBON, Maluku (JP): A man was shot to dead and a young girl was severely wounded during the latest clash in the troubled city.The outbreak, allegedly involving security troops, occurred on Sunday in the Batumerah subdistrict.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Japan vows more help for newer ASEAN members
Japan vows more help for newer ASEAN members SINGAPORE (AFP): Japan on Saturday pledged to step up assistance to the newer ASEAN members to help boost their competitiveness as the Southeast Asian grouping pursues plans for a free trade area by 2018, officials said.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
A suggestion for a national library
A suggestion for a national libraryFrom Media IndonesiaIn developed countries, libraries are open 24 hours a day so that those needing them can make use of library services at any time convenient to them.Although libraries are open 24 hours in developed countries, they are always full of visitors.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Peaceful sphere vital during Session: Betawi
Peaceful sphere vital during Session: Betawi JAKARTA (JP): About 1,000 members of Masyarakat Betawi (Native Jakartans) staged a peaceful rally in front of Hotel Indonesia on Sunday calling for peace and calm during the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Water fee losses hurt city revenue
Water fee losses hurt city revenue BOGOR (JP): Many businessmen here have not obtained permits for using groundwater, causing revenue losses in fees collected by the administration, an official said on Saturday.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
MPR members unhappy with acting speakers
MPR members unhappy with acting speakers JAKARTA (JP): Members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) blamed the two acting speakers on Sunday for the long and sometimes trivial debates during the plenary session of the Assembly.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
'Shaman' lands hundreds in hospital
'Shaman' lands hundreds in hospital BENGKULU: Some 300 elementary school children in the Rejang Lebong subdistrict have been hospitalized in recent weeks after having their tonsils taken out by a "fraud" shaman.Rejang Lebong subprecinct Police Chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Central Java firms halt Australian imports
Central Java firms halt Australian imports JAKARTA (JP): The Central Java chapter of the Indonesian Textile Association (API) has decided to replace its Australian cotton imports with goods from Turkey, China, Pakistan and Africa in anticipation of a possible disruption in cotton supplies from the...
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Tanah Abang locals praise, caution African neighbors
Tanah Abang locals praise, caution African neighbors JAKARTA (JP): Residents in the Tanah Abang area in Central Jakarta have mixed opinions on the mushrooming number of Africans residing in and running businesses in the heavily populated area.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Fixed exchange rate system still an option: PDI-P
Fixed exchange rate system still an option: PDI-P JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia may have to reemploy a fixed exchange rate system if its currency continues to be treated "unfairly", according to a legislator of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan).Theo F.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Committee member claims kidnap threat
Committee member claims kidnap threat SIGLI, Aceh: A member of the Independent Committee for Violence in Aceh, Nurtini, claimed on Saturday that security forces had threatened to kidnap her because of her activities.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
MPR forms 10 factions amid arguments, protests
MPR forms 10 factions amid arguments, protests JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) decided on Sunday at a plenary session, dogged by hiccups of protests and interruptions, to approve ten factions at the highest legislative body.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Justice for East Timor
Justice for East Timor The expected arrival of United Nations investigators in East Timor this week to look into allegations of severe human rights abuses in the territory, particularly shortly before and in the wake of the Aug.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Bomb thrown at Cambodian ed's car
Bomb thrown at Cambodian ed's car PHNM PENH (DPA): The editor of a suspended Cambodian newspaper said on Saturday that a failed bomb attack on his car was meant to silence him."I think this is a political attack," Lim Rattana, editor of the Khmer-language Ronakrath (Republican News) said in an...
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Saudi unhindered to join WTO
Saudi unhindered to join WTO DUBAI (Reuters): Saudi Arabia's Commerce Minister Osama al- Faqih said in remarks published on Sunday there were no obstacles preventing the kingdom joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) although membership talks were tough.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Typhoon hits school in Bogor
Typhoon hits school in Bogor BOGOR (JP): An elementary school in Kalong village of Leuwiliang subdistrict collapsed after a storm struck here last week, forcing some 320 pupils to take turns learning at school."The school building, built in 1974, was old and fragile.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
East Timor refugees reflect on terrible past
East Timor refugees reflect on terrible past KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): For many who lived and worked in East Timor, the results of the Aug. 30 self-determination ballot brought new hope of an independent homeland.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
A strong statement
A strong statement On Sept. 30, 1999, all newspapers reported the visit of several leaders of Muslim-based political parties to the private residence of President Habibie. These leaders, among others, were Abdurrahman Wahid, also known as Gus Dur, Amien Rais, Yusril Ihza Mahendra and Hamzah Has,...
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
C. Java deputy governor dies
C. Java deputy governor dies SEMARANG, Central Java: Central Java Deputy Governor I Hartono died in hospital early on Sunday, just one hour after being admitted.No immediate cause was given for his death.Antara reported that Hartono was admitted to Elizabeth Hospital at around 1 a.m.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Yogyakarta to raise bus fares
Yogyakarta to raise bus fares YOGYAKARTA: Bus fares are expected to rise between 20 to 50 percent in the coming weeks.Head of the Yogyakarta Traffic Bureau, Moenadji, said on Saturday that the administration was awaiting the provincial Council to approve the hike.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Japan preparing second phase of Asia assistance plan
Japan preparing second phase of Asia assistance plan SINGAPORE (Reuters): Japan is preparing a second phase of its Asian assistance plan that would offer technical and developmental aid, a senior trade ministry official said on Saturday.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Amien Rais elected new chairman of MPR
Amien Rais elected new chairman of MPR JAKARTA (JP): Reform movement figure Amien Rais survived a close race for the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) chairmanship on Sunday.In a vote which might serve as a rehearsal for the presidential election in three weeks, National Mandate Party (PAN)...
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
U.S. to help the Philippines upgrade military
U.S. to help the Philippines upgrade military MANILA (Agencies): The United States and the Philippines announced a joint program on Sunday to begin modernizing Manila's aging military forces in a sign of improving defense ties between the two countries.U.S.
Mon, 04 Oct 1999
Favorite team tops the standings in Kobatama
Favorite team tops the standings in Kobatama SURABAYA (JP): Western division favorite Aspac taught a good lesson to Bhinneka Sritex of the eastern division by defeating the eastern favorite 75-62 in the fifth day of the third series A Mild Kobatama national basketball league at the Pacific...