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Tue, 27 Oct 1998
City company sets out its story in land scandal
City company sets out its story in land scandal JAKARTA (JP): City-owned property development company PD Pembangunan Sarana Jaya (PSJ) spoke out on Monday to defend itself amid the growing storm surrounding a fraud allegedly perpetrated in association with the acquisition of 124.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
BA award for Togean
BA award for Togean JAKARTA (JP): The Togean Ecotourism Network in Central Sulawesi has been distinguished in the 1998 British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, global honors which recognize an environmentally and culturally sensitive approach to tourism.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Students to get tetanus vaccinations
Students to get tetanus vaccinations JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will give tetanus vaccinations to about one million students of elementary schools throughout the city next month, an official said on Monday.Kamaludin S.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Garuda may halt tariff hike plan
Garuda may halt tariff hike plan JAKARTA (JP): National flagship carrier Garuda Indonesia said Monday it would maintain its airfares for domestic routes at the current level if the rupiah's value continues to strengthen against the U.S. dollar.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 26, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 275 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 250 0 58,500 Alumindo Light Metal 250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa...
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Asia financial sector bottoming out: ADB Institute
Asia financial sector bottoming out: ADB Institute TOKYO (Reuters): Asia's financial sector appears to have hit bottom, but it will take time before the real economies in the region start to recover, Jesus Estanislao, Dean of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Institute in Tokyo, said on Monday.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Govt prepares new geothermal rules
Govt prepares new geothermal rules JAKARTA (JP): The government is preparing a new regulation to boost the development of geothermal resources and lower geothermal power prices, according to Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film: The Big Valley 3:05 Children's Music: Album Kenangan Anak 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Music: Lagu Pop Daerah 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary Program 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: Rona Nusantara 6:15...
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
EU holds forest data seminar
EU holds forest data seminar JAKARTA (JP): The European Union's Forest Inventory and Monitoring Project (FIMP-EU), in cooperation with the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations' Directorate General of Inventory and Forest Land Use, is holding a four-day conference on data management using remote...
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Fine Arts Exhibition: Selasar Seni Sunaryo, by Sunaryo, at Contemporary Art Museum, Jl. Bukit Pakar Timur No. 100 (Phone: 022 2507939). * Painting Exhibition at Sahid Topas Galeria Hotel, Jl. Dr. Djundjunan No 153 (Phone: 022 642631), until Nov. 17.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Malaysian business unaffected by protests
Malaysian business unaffected by protests KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Political protests in Malaysia have not affected business confidence and the government sees no problems financing a growing budget deficit next year, Second Finance Minister Mustapa Mohamad said on Monday.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
RI must reorient skills education
RI must reorient skills educationBy Hendra Gunawan BANDUNG (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono stated some time ago that eight basic skills need to be enhanced at all levels of the education system.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Women told to report domestic violence
Women told to report domestic violence JAKARTA (JP): Women are being urged to report domestic violence to legal aid offices and crisis centers nearest to them in a bid to campaign for state protection against domestic violence.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Government overreaction
Government overreactionFrom NeracaThe Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) reproaches the government for its hypersensitivity and overreaction in responding to a statement made by Prof Dr. Jeffrey Winters.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
A quiz for Habibie
A quiz for Habibie Before he was appointed State Minister of Food and Horticulture five months ago, A.M. Saefuddin was known as a humorous professor of agriculture who laid claim to proficiency in a number of languages.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Real owners of natural resources
Real owners of natural resources I found the Oct. 21 editorial about PT Freeport's contract upsetting. How can you editors of The Jakarta Post say what you did in the ninth paragraph: "...the local tribes (of Irian Jaya)...
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Opposition urges snap poll to end Malaysian crisis
Opposition urges snap poll to end Malaysian crisis KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysia's opposition leader urged Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday to call a snap election to help resolve the nation's worsening political crisis.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Govt to retake 3,100-ha plot from Soeharto son
Govt to retake 3,100-ha plot from Soeharto son JAKARTA (JP): A 3,100-hectare forestry area in a huge township project near Bogor controlled by the second eldest son of former president Soeharto will revert to the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations, a forestry official said on Monday.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Malaysia says it still needs 160,000 Indonesian workers
Malaysia says it still needs 160,000 Indonesian workers JAKARTA (JP): Despite the involvement of Indonesians in a recent antigovernment protest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia still needs more than 160,000 Indonesian workers for its plantations and palm oil refineries, an official said here on Monday.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
National swimmers fail to meet required times
National swimmers fail to meet required times JAKARTA (JP): National swimmers being groomed for the 13th Asian Games in December lived up to their status as the continent's decided outsiders when they fell short of qualifying times at the 20th National Interclub Championships on Monday.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Rupiah stays in 7,000 territory to U.S. dollar
Rupiah stays in 7,000 territory to U.S. dollar JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah rallied on Monday afternoon to stay within the 7,000 territory to the U.S. dollar after falling to below Rp 8,000 in early trading.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Military must not get involved in business: Observer
Military must not get involved in business: Observer JAKARTA (JP): Experts say Armed Forces' (ABRI) major ventures in business had not only violated the law but also damaged market mechanisms.Indria Samego, a military observer and researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), said that...
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Conspiracy or nation building
Conspiracy or nation building I would like to add a few words to the comments "Two-way conspiracy" by Hafiansyah Mege in your paper on Oct. 20, 1998 which was in response to Rahayu's two-part article published on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
New mass media bill seen as superflous in reform era
New mass media bill seen as superflous in reform eraBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Since the strongman Soeharto fell from grace in May, Indonesia's mass media have enjoyed unprecedented freedom in line with the vigorous demands for political reform.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Teacher's killer nabbed in Cirebon
Teacher's killer nabbed in Cirebon JAKARTA (JP): After two weeks of searching, city police finally apprehended the alleged mastermind of killing and robbing, a 42-year-old teacher in Tebet, South Jakarta, following the arrest of his accomplice last week.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Habibie tells officials to say it like it is
Habibie tells officials to say it like it is JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie told officials on Monday to stop sugarcoating unpleasant facts with euphemisms and to start speaking bluntly.Opening the 7th congress of the Indonesian language at the State Palace, Habibie regretted that many...
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Housing developer fiasco upsets teachers
Housing developer fiasco upsets teachers JAKARTA (JP): At least 20 teachers complained at the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute's office on Monday about a private developer's alleged failure to build houses they bought on an installment basis.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Budiono warns against overconfidence
Budiono warns against overconfidence JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Budiono warned on Monday that signs of quicker than expected economic recovery should not be cause for an undue sense of complacency.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
ABRI to continue safety-net projects
ABRI to continue safety-net projects BANDUNG (JP): Despite having relatively little impact on the national food and unemployment crises, the Armed Forces is to continue its labor-intensive farming projects in villages in its campaign to boost national food stocks.Army Chief of Staff Gen.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Asian currencies to consolidate soon
Asian currencies to consolidate soon SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian currencies face consolidation in the week ahead as markets seek justification for the strengthening of regional units against the greenback, analysts say.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
James Riady to sell his California bank
James Riady to sell his California bank SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg): James Riady, the Indonesian businessman whose family controls the Lippo group of financial and real estate companies, is in talks to sell his California bank, the bank said.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Banned player seeks reduced sentence
Banned player seeks reduced sentence JAKARTA (JP): National soccer team defender Mursyid Effendy asked on Saturday for the All Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI) to back his appeal for clemency from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) which banned him for life from international matches.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Bekasi villages face flooding
Bekasi villages face flooding JAKARTA (JP): Fears are mounting that at least five villages along the Muaragembong coast in Bekasi regency will be heavily inundated during the upcoming rainy season, which is expected to see heavier rainfall than average due to the La Nina phenomenon.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Maid commits suicide
Maid commits suicide BANDUNG, West Java: An 18-year-old maid committed suicide Saturday after her request for a wage rise was rejected, Antara quoted police as saying here.The maid, Lasmini, who worked for a midwife named Yulia on Jl. Gempol Sari, reportedly hanged herself with a piece of raffia.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
NU's 4th party established in Jombang
NU's 4th party established in Jombang JOMBANG, East Java (JP): Thousands of supporters of Nahdlatul Ulama witnessed on Sunday the launching of Partai Kebangkitan Umat (Ummah Awakening Party, PKU), born out of disappointment in the previous three NU affiliated parties.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Doctors rapped for poor treatment of AIDS carriers
Doctors rapped for poor treatment of AIDS carriers JAKARTA (JP): Many medical doctors here appear to be unsympathetic in their treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS, especially women who are about to give birth, says an expert and a social worker.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Warrant issued for ferry owner's arrest
Warrant issued for ferry owner's arrest BANGKOK (DPA): Police in southern Thailand have issued an arrest warrant for the owner of an overloaded passenger ferry that sank in the Gulf of Thailand last Wednesday on charges of carelessness that caused at least 11 deaths, the English-language Bangkok...
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Batik Exhibition, at Gedung Departemen Perindustrian, Ground Floor, Jl. Gatot Subroto, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Oct. 28. * Painting Exhibition by Ketut Susena and Hanta Guna, at Mitra Hadiprana, Jl.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Three bankers face dismissal over land scam
Three bankers face dismissal over land scam JAKARTA (JP): Three top executives of the city-owned Bank DKI are facing the prospect of being fired as an investigation of the fictitious acquisition of 120 hectares of land nears completion, a councilor said last Friday.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
People ask for cheap medical bills
People ask for cheap medical bills TANGERANG (JP): The local regency's Social Services Office receives three to five people a day who ask for letters recommending they be given discounts on medical treatment.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Regent ready to face lawsuit
Regent ready to face lawsuit TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang Regent Agus Djunara has said that his administration is ready to face any lawsuits from people claiming not to have received compensation when their land was seized to build the Serpong-Bintaro toll road.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Tradition of mutual help damping the crisis
Tradition of mutual help damping the crisisBy Stephen J. Woodhouse JAKARTA (JP): Much has been written about the establishment of a social safety net to protect the poor from Indonesia's ongoing crisis. Unfortunately, a strong impression has been imparted that such a net represents something new.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Subdistrict head election questioned
Subdistrict head election questioned TANGERANG (JP): About 500 residents of Rawa Rengas village in Kosambi district staged a rally at the Tangerang regency office on Saturday to urge Tangerang regent Agus Djunara to investigate deviations in the process of electing the new chief of their...
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Opposition, rights groups urge Mahathir to resign
Opposition, rights groups urge Mahathir to resign KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Opposition and human rights groups urged Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Sunday to step down or hold early polls after an outbreak of political violence, but admitted the veteran leader would fight to stay in power.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Banks told to reinstate credit lines
Banks told to reinstate credit lines CHIANGMAI, Thailand (Reuters): More than 100 Southeast Asian bankers called on banks in ASEAN on Saturday to reinstate or establish new credit lines to promote trade in the region.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Dutch trade mission due here
Dutch trade mission due here THE HAGUE (Antara): A group of 20 Dutch businesspeople has left here for Indonesia to explore the country's fish production and exporting capabilities.Evelyne Nusalim, chairwoman of the Association of Indonesian Fish Packers and Exporters in the Netherlands, said most...
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Komodo's treasures getting passed by
Komodo's treasures getting passed byBy Devi M. Asmarani LABUAN BAJO, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Labuan Bajo, a small coastal fishing town on the northeastern tip of the island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara and the surrounding islands which make up Komodo National Park all have good potential for...
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Mahathir will visit Brunei
Mahathir will visit Brunei KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will make a two-day working visit to Brunei this week, reports said on Sunday.The Sun newspaper said the visit from Thursday is to reciprocate Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's official visit to Malaysia last year.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Govt, businessmen argue over ideal level for rupiah
Govt, businessmen argue over ideal level for rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Recent advances made by the rupiah against the U.S. dollar has left the government and the business sector arguing over the ideal level for the currency in the economy's present state.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Stock market likely to slide further
Stock market likely to slide further JAKARTA (JP): Shares prices on the local stock market are likely to slide further this week as profit taking may dominate the trading.Securities analysts said on Saturday that the absence of any fresh leads would also push most investors to sideline the trading...