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Thu, 29 Oct 1998
Beards problem for Afghan boxers
Beards problem for Afghan boxers KABUL (AFP): Afghanistan's religious sports officials on Monday urged Asian Games and Olympics organizers to change laws banning beards in boxing, to allow their athletes to compete.
Thu, 29 Oct 1998
Ex-servicemen go on rampage
Ex-servicemen go on rampage AMBON: About 2,000 retired servicemen and civil servants went on a rampage on Tuesday and damaged the branch office of state- owned PT Taspen and the district court in protest against the court's verdict over their case, Antara reported on Wednesday.
Thu, 29 Oct 1998
Three members of known criminal gangs shot dead
Three members of known criminal gangs shot dead JAKARTA (JP): Police detectives shot dead three men alleged to be members of notorious criminal gangs in separate incidents early on Wednesday, fulfilling their recent pledge to take stern measures against brutal crooks.
Thu, 29 Oct 1998
Berlin impresses Governor Sutiyoso
Berlin impresses Governor Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): What's Governor Sutiyoso done so far on his two- week official trip to Turkey, Rotterdam and Berlin?According to Antara, while in Berlin, the governor was stunned by the rapid but well-integrated development of the city which -- in his opinion --...
Thu, 29 Oct 1998
Clean bus project resumes in April
Clean bus project resumes in April JAKARTA (JP): Swisscontact, a Switzerland-based nonprofit organization, will hold the second phase of its Rp 1 billion (US$125,000) clean bus project in the capital in April next year in a bid to help improve air quality, an environmental consultant said on...
Thu, 29 Oct 1998
Local residents catch suspected killers of cabbie
Local residents catch suspected killers of cabbie JAKARTA (JP): A taxi driver was allegedly stabbed to death in a robbery attempt by two teenage passengers on Tuesday night. The two suspects were later captured and beaten up after they stopped for help when the vehicle broke down in Bekasi.
Thu, 29 Oct 1998
Megawati views Saefuddin blunder as an 'ordeal'
Megawati views Saefuddin blunder as an 'ordeal' JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Food and Horticulture A.M. Saefuddin has again apologized for remarks which incurred the wrath of thousands of Hindus, but Megawati Soekarnoputri -- the original target of the minister's statement -- has remained...
Thu, 29 Oct 1998
Local chess hero faces Karpov in quarters
Local chess hero faces Karpov in quarters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Utut Adianto will square off in a rematch against official world champion Anatoly Karpov of Russia in the quarterfinals of the US$48,000 Intercontinental Rapid Chess tournament at Cap d'Agde, France, on Wednesday.
Thu, 29 Oct 1998
Rupiah strengthening
Rupiah strengthening Neither the recent mysterious killing spree in East Java, nor the latest wave of student demonstrations in the capital has been able to impede the rupiah's strong rebound that started last month.
Thu, 29 Oct 1998
Sex crime victims lack protection: Experts
Sex crime victims lack protection: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Noted law expert Loebby Loqman has sought a revision of the Criminal Code so that it covers a wider range of sexual crimes and affords victims better protection.
Thu, 29 Oct 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Oct. 28, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,350.00 7,450.00 7,350.00 7,500.00Austrian schilling 1 579.40 649.40 - -Australian dollar 1 4,392.75 4,652.75 4,360.00 4,710.00Belgian franc 1 196.
Thu, 29 Oct 1998
PT PLN aims to lower power price to $0.04
PT PLN aims to lower power price to $0.04By Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Cash-strapped state electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) will seek to cut the price of power supplied by independent power producers (IPP) to around 4 U.S.
Thu, 29 Oct 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Thundercats 3:05 Symphony Film 3:30 Science Film 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita 5:00 Arabic Lessons 5:30 TV Series: The Man from Uncle 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: Catatan Perjalanan 6:15...
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Thunder Cats 3:05 TV Series: Daktari 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teen Program: Remaja Indonesia 5:00 Science and Technology 5:30 Education Quiz: Sang Juara 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Management Program: Kiat Usaha 6:15 Sports...
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Asian emerging markets again a favored portfolio
Asian emerging markets again a favored portfolio SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Cheap asset valuations along with resurgent currency and equity markets have turned Asia into a favored emerging market punt, SG's global strategist for emerging markets and Latin America said Tuesday.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Britain welcomes Indonesian government's new openness
Britain welcomes Indonesian government's new openness JAKARTA (JP): British Ambassador Robin Christopher has welcomed the political openness introduced by the Indonesian government despite the all-encompassing economic crisis, and called for discourses on democratization and human rights.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Coach, sponsor pleased with Indonesia Open
Coach, sponsor pleased with Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): A foreign coach and the sponsor expressed their relief on Tuesday that the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) was proceeding with the Sanyo Indonesia Open badminton championships which starts on Wednesday.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Bank Indonesia's net int'l reserves increase slightly
Bank Indonesia's net int'l reserves increase slightly JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's net international reserves increased by US$64.9 million to $13.9 billion in the week ending Oct. 23, up from $13.8 billion in the previous week, the central bank said on Tuesday.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Youth Pledge Day
Youth Pledge Day Seventy years ago to the day, a group of young Indonesian nationalists representing a number of youth organizations met in a small, little publicized gathering in what was then Batavia, the capital of the Dutch East Indies -- now the present day Jakarta.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Royal raises RI provision
Royal raises RI provision EDINBURGH (Dow Jones): Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (RBSB) has lifted provisions for Indonesian exposure in the second half of its fiscal year ending Sept. 30, Chief Executive George Mathewson said Tuesday.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Irian Jaya convicts 'underfed'
Irian Jaya convicts 'underfed' JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The head of a detention center here, Mashudi, requested visiting legislators recommend to the government an increase in the food allowance allocated to prisoners.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Canada aids 'governance reform'
Canada aids 'governance reform' JAKARTA: Chairman of National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Boediono and Canadian Ambassador Kenneth Sunquist signed on Tuesday two development assistance programs, including one on "governance reform", worth C$5 million (US$3.3 million).
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Rupiah remains firm, stocks rise slightly
Rupiah remains firm, stocks rise slightly JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah failed to continue its rally against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, closing at 7,400, similar to its close on Monday, currency dealers said.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
U.S. helping Indonesian students studying in America and at home
U.S. helping Indonesian students studying in America and at home JAKARTA (JP): Fewer academic hours and exemptions on work restrictions are among the policies helping more than 12,000 Indonesians studying in the United States, American Ambassador to Indonesia Stapleton Roy said on Tuesday.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Indonesia's Utut up and down at rapid chess
Indonesia's Utut up and down at rapid chess JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master Utut Adianto suffered his second defeat in the US$48,000 Intercontinental Rapid Chess tournament at Cap d'Agde, France, on Tuesday.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
72,000 RI workers sent home from Malaysia
72,000 RI workers sent home from Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): A total of 72,191 Indonesians in Malaysia have been sent home to their places of origin in various parts of Indonesia, Antara quoted Malaysian authorities in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
ICMI defends Saefuddin over Hindu defamation
ICMI defends Saefuddin over Hindu defamation JAKARTA (JP): The influential Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) came to the defense of its member State Minister of Food and Horticulture A.M.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Tangerang entertainment center vandalized
Tangerang entertainment center vandalized TANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of residents damaged Shing-Shing Soo entertainment center in Jatake village, Jatiuwung district, on Monday night in protest over its reopening after being closed down by the authorities.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Clerics announce holy war
Clerics announce holy war TANGERANG (JP): At least 100 prominent Moslem figures from the Tangerang regency branch of Islamic group Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) have pledged to mount a holy war against any parties trying to break up the country's Moslem society.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Govt angry at rivals' calls to halt loans to Cambodia
Govt angry at rivals' calls to halt loans to Cambodia PHNOM PENH (Agencies): The government accused opposition leaders on Tuesday of risking the Cambodian people's survival by calling for international lenders to stop providing loans to the kingdom.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Student soccer fans brawl, 31 injured
Student soccer fans brawl, 31 injured YOGYAKARTA (JP): At least 31 people, including an eight-year- old boy, were injured and seven motorcycles were set ablaze when supporters of two local university soccer teams clashed on Monday evening.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
RI gets Triple-C rating
RI gets Triple-C rating HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. said Tuesday it has assigned a Triple-C long-term foreign currency issuer rating to the Republic of Indonesia and a Single-B-minus rating to the country's outstanding US$400.0 million Yankee bond due 2006.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Soeharto's wealth
Soeharto's wealthFrom UmmatAll the mass media has been zealously talking about Pak Harto's wealth abroad. I agree with Pak Amien Rais. What is the point of tracking the wealth of Pak Harto and his family abroad. Just remember what Mrs.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Students report to military police
Students report to military police MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): About 100 students of the Medan Institute of Technology (ITM) reported to the military police on Tuesday the arrest of four of their colleagues by police the day before.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Good governance is a must
Good governance is a mustBy Aleksius Jemadu BANDUNG (JP): Oct. 28 is always a day for reflection. In 1928, seventy years ago today, Indonesian youths from different ethnic and religious backgrounds gathered in Jakarta and proclaimed that they belonged to the same nation and motherland with one...
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Le Meridien gets award
Le Meridien gets award JAKARTA (JP): Le Meridien Nirwana Golf and Spa Resort in Bali has been awarded the highest rank in Meridien Worldwide quality, the hotel announced on Tuesday.Hotel general manager Gerard Hotelier said that his hotel received the highest score among 250 hotels under Meridien...
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Hashim quits post at Bank Papan Sejahtera
Hashim quits post at Bank Papan Sejahtera JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of the publicly-listed Bank Papan Sejahtera (BPS) approved a major reshuffle of senior bank personnel on Tuesday which includes the resignation of Hashim Djojohadikusumo as chief commissioner.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Hope still flickers for shuttler Sigit in steroid-taking case
Hope still flickers for shuttler Sigit in steroid-taking case JAKARTA (JP): Sports medical expert Dangsina Moeloek said on Tuesday there was still hope that Indonesia's badminton world doubles champion Sigit Budiarto would be cleared of drug taking.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Mobs lynch four 'suspected ninjas' in East Java
Mobs lynch four 'suspected ninjas' in East Java SURABAYA (JP): Villagers in East Java have lynched four men who they suspected were involved in a wave of "ninja" killings, including three who were dragged out of their car, police and sources said on Tuesday.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
MPR urged to issue decree on freedom of information
MPR urged to issue decree on freedom of information JAKARTA (JP): A group of communications experts and practitioners have called on the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to pass a decree on freedom of information during its special session between Nov. 10 and Nov. 13.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
RI cattle import increases
RI cattle import increases MELBOURNE (Bloomberg): A doubling in the value of the Indonesian rupiah over the past three months has revived demand for live cattle from a country that was formerly Australia's best customer, cattle industry officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Building public trust
Building public trust Whether or not it is true that foreign trust in our non-oil exports is returning, the government must without delay and in complete earnest set a continual watch over the quality of our export products, see to it that all terms of payment are complied with and ensure that all...
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Govt to honor Freeport's contract
Govt to honor Freeport's contract JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto reaffirmed on Tuesday that the government would honor the mining contract of work (COW) with copper and gold mining company PT Freeport Indonesia.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Solarex project on target
Solarex project on target JAKARTA (JP): Solarex, an American joint venture between Amoco Corp. and Enron Corp, said on Monday that its US$25 million solar project in Indonesia was on schedule despite the prolonged economic crisis.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Universal education will stop disintegration
Universal education will stop disintegrationBy Iwan Pranoto BANDUNG (JP): Many believe that the 1928 Generation, mostly consisting of young educated civilians, had the most important role in the nation's history.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Govt told to be fair in giving loans to transportation firms
Govt told to be fair in giving loans to transportation firms JAKARTA (JP): The government has been urged to be fair in issuing credit to help the city's ailing public transportation operators.La Ode Djeni Hasmar, the head of Wahana Kalpika Cooperatives (KWK), said on Tuesday that it was not fair to...
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Draft Assembly decrees must not be considered final: Experts
Draft Assembly decrees must not be considered final: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Constitutional law experts said on Tuesday that draft decrees completed for deliberation in the People's Consultative Assembly's (MPR) special session should not be considered final.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Oct. 27, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,350.00 7,450.00 7,350.00 7,500.00Austrian schilling 1 576.10 646.10 - -Australian dollar 1 4,388.30 4,648.30 4,370.00 4,720.00Belgian franc 1 196.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
200 housing complex residents yet to receive land certificates
200 housing complex residents yet to receive land certificates BOGOR (JP): At least 200 residents of Reny Jaya housing complex in Pondok Petir village, Sawangan district, have become increasingly anxious due to the developer's failure to give them land certificates on time.
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
Saudi faces jail for drug possession
Saudi faces jail for drug possession JAKARTA (JP): A Saudi citizen was indicted at Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday for possessing 2.09 grams of dried marijuana.Prosecutor Agus Widodo said the defendant, Khalil L.M.