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Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Suparni breaks national record
Suparni breaks national record JAKARTA (JP): Newcomer Suparni of Dewa Ruci club sharpened Indonesia's national record of the women's air rifle match at the National Interclub Shooting Championships in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Friday.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
RP budget deficit soars
RP budget deficit soars MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' budget deficit soared to 96.8 billion pesos (US$2.42 billion) in the 10 months to October, shooting past the government's revised full-year target, the treasury bureau said Friday.Revenues in the period totaled 398.37 billion pesos, 2.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Kunaefi buried at heroes cemetery
Kunaefi buried at heroes cemetery BANDUNG: Former West Java governor A'ang Kunaefi died on Friday at Pondok Indah Hospital in Jakarta at that age of 77. His body was buried later in the day at the Cikutra Heroes Cemetery here in a military ceremony.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Governement rules out immediate hikes in fuel prices
Governement rules out immediate hikes in fuel prices JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ruled out on Friday any immediate hikes in domestic fuel prices despite soaring costs to the government.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Bali hosts family planning conference
Bali hosts family planning conference JAKARTA (JP): The National Family Planning Board (BKKBN) will hold a one-week conference to evaluate the outcome of an Indonesia-sponsored international training program on family planning.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Jakarta: A historical city of forts
Jakarta: A historical city of fortsBy Ida Indawati Khouw Hardly nobody cares that Jakarta was once home to some 40 forts, inherited from the Dutch colonial period. Residents in the neighborhood, which is close to the two remaining forts in the capital -- in Sungai Bambu subdistrict and in Ancol --...
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Siemens phone sales double
Siemens phone sales double JAKARTA (JP): Brisk demand for Siemens latest cell phone products, has led sales of Siemens mobile phones to double to 22,000 units during the nine months ending in September, the local distributor said on Friday.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
RI shuttlers secure semifinals berth at Asia Cup
RI shuttlers secure semifinals berth at Asia Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia secured on Thursday a semifinal berth after eliminating Thailand in the round-robin Group B match of the US$100,000 JVC Asia Cup in Ho Chi Minh City. China, South Korea and Malaysia also cruised into the semifinals.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Subsidies vs. efficiency
Subsidies vs. efficiency To be frank, there is a good point in the arguments of both the government, which wants to abolish fuel and energy subsidies, and businesspeople, who reject the higher rates that this would bring.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Renewed violence hits Ambon
Renewed violence hits Ambon AMBON, Maluku (JP): Renewed sectarian violence erupted here on Friday after unidentified people burned a house belonging to a Christian family in the Wailela subdistrict.Eyewitnesses said a group of people wearing white headbands entered Wailela, some three kilometers...
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Gus Dur says U.S. can help put economy right
Gus Dur says U.S. can help put economy rightBy Kornelius Purba WASHINGTON, D.C. (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has appealed to the United States to help his government's efforts in rebuilding the ravaged economy and establishing a clean government.On the eve of his meeting with U.S.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
U.S. trade mission to visit Indonesia
U.S. trade mission to visit Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the United States-Indonesia Business Committee Michael Gadbaw and president of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council Ernest Bower will lead a 25-member U.S. business mission to Indonesia from Jan. 18-20, 2000.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Two drug suspects arrested in Bogor
Two drug suspects arrested in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Two alleged drug dealers identified as Abdurochim and Atikah Nurlela were arrested in Pondok Remaja Hotel of Leuwi Malang village in Cisarua, Bogor Police deputy chief Maj. Weri Sujatmiko said on Friday.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Timber stolen in Pati
Timber stolen in Pati PATI, Central Java: About 1,500 locals felled some 3,000 trees and looted the chopped teakwood from a forest in Jinggotan village north of here, woodland director Sukarjan Suriana said on Friday."Residents raided and vandalized the forest until Friday morning.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Car robbery on toll road
Car robbery on toll road JAKARTA (JP): A driver was dumped on Friday in Tanjung Anom village, Tangerang, after his van was stolen by four men who stopped to help him change a tire on the Jakarta-Merak toll road."I was driving home to Tangerang, when I suddenly got a flat tire.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Official to release names
Official to release names BOGOR (JP): Bogor secretary Itoc Tochija promised on Thursday to disclose names of officials who backed gambling activities in a den on Jl. Siliwangi 23D which was raided by a group of angry students earlier this month.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Ten basketball clubs meet in final series
Ten basketball clubs meet in final series JAKARTA (JP): The decisive sixth series of the 1999 A Mild Kobatama national basketball league starting on Saturday will feature 10 clubs from both eastern and western divisions at the Senayan basketball hall.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Lufthansa to add flights to Jakarta
Lufthansa to add flights to Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Lufthansa German Airlines will add two more direct flights connecting Jakarta and Frankfurt in January next year to anticipate a surge in demand resulting from an improvement in the country's economic and political condition.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 12, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 875 0 1,044,000 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 450 0 0 Alter Abadi 375 -25 35,000 Alumindo...
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Marzuki backs trials in Aceh rights abuses
Marzuki backs trials in Aceh rights abuses JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on Friday that he hoped to prosecute military members responsible for human rights abuses in Aceh and have them tried in civil, rather then military courts, to appease the people in the restive province.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Zarina and her boyfriend tell conflicting stories
Zarina and her boyfriend tell conflicting stories JAKARTA (JP): Zarina Mirafsur had more than just a close relationship with 30-year-old Ahian Santoso, alias Yeye, the man she was arrested with early on Thursday morning, city police chief of detectives hinted on Friday.Col.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Critics say foreign policy overlooks Muslim interests
Critics say foreign policy overlooks Muslim interests JAKARTA (JP): Objections heightened on Friday against the foreign policy of President Abdurrahman Wahid's government, with critics accusing it of ignoring Muslim interests by making overtures toward Israel.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Green light?
Green light? Who is Hubert Neiss kidding when he stated on Nov. 5, 1999 (as reported in the Nov. 7 issue of The Jakarta Post) after ending his one-week visit to Jakarta: "The Bank Bali scandal is resolved.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
NU told to pick acceptable leader
NU told to pick acceptable leader PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) was urged on Friday to elect a chairman who was acceptable to all elements in the nation.NU Central Java chapter figure Noer Iskandar Al-Barsany said the next chairman, who will replace Abdurrahman Wahid, should...
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Experts urge police to open frozen cases
Experts urge police to open frozen cases JAKARTA (JP): Police should reopen investigations into controversial criminal cases not revealed to the public immediately after they find new evidence or obtain testimony from parties related to the cases, experts said on Friday.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
New Indonesia-U.S. ties
New Indonesia-U.S. ties Being a true democrat, President Abdurrahman Wahid must have felt more at home talking with U.S. President Bill Clinton in Washington on Friday than he did when he met with some of the despots during his earlier Southeast Asian tour.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
C. Java qualifies 28 sports for PON
C. Java qualifies 28 sports for PON SEMARANG (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) Central Java chapter official of athletes development, Kurniawan, said on Friday that the province had qualified 28 of 35 sports for the 2000 National Games in Surabaya.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Police seize 18 stolen vehicles
Police seize 18 stolen vehicles TANGERANG (JP): Local police have arrested five suspects and confiscated 18 stolen cars from a series of vehicle thefts in Tangerang during the past two months.Tangerang Police Detectives chief Capt.
Sat, 13 Nov 1999
Stability crucial to capital inflow: Tedy
Stability crucial to capital inflow: Tedy JAKARTA (JP): A retired Indonesian Military officer who is a prominent member of the ethnic Chinese-Indonesian community said on Friday that Chinese-Indonesians were reluctant to bring back their overseas investments until security conditions in the country...
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Nov. 11, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 6,965.00 7,035.00Australian dollar 1 4,467.35 4,515.77Austrian schilling 1 528.29 534.11Belgian franc 1 180.20 182.19Brunei dollar 1 4,157.71 4,202.01Canadian dollar 1 4,744.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
KWI wants wide-ranging autonomy for provinces
KWI wants wide-ranging autonomy for provinces JAKARTA (JP): The Bishop Council of Indonesian (KWI) suggested on Thursday the new government offer wide-ranging autonomy to provinces to prevent the breakup of the nation.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Councilors say put parking in hands of private firms
Councilors say put parking in hands of private firms JAKARTA (JP): Councilors said on Thursday city agency BP Parkir should hand over management of the city's parking to private firms if it failed to improve its record by April.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
'TVRI' braces to become self-funding corporation
'TVRI' braces to become self-funding corporationBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's earthshaking move to liquidate the once powerful ministry of information has not only sparked controversy but also left a trail of uncertainties.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Gus Dur flies to the U.S. on a commercial flight
Gus Dur flies to the U.S. on a commercial flight JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid left for the United States from Soekarno-Hatta International airport on Thursday on board a commercial airliner rather than the presidential jet.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Mahathir plans snap polls to avoid facing new voters
Mahathir plans snap polls to avoid facing new votersBy Nelson Graves KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has opted for snap elections so he can capitalize on a solid economic rebound and avoid facing more than half a million new voters next year.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Malaysian election prospects
Malaysian election prospects With a general election around the corner, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad leaves nothing to chance. Politically, he continues to bait the opposition. On the economic front, the giveaway budget will win votes for his ruling National Front coalition.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Bogor residents brace for floods, landslides
Bogor residents brace for floods, landslides BOGOR (JP): Bogor residents are facing an increased threat of floods and landslides during the rainy season as a result of the continued destruction of the rain forest along the upper reaches of Ciliwung River.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
29 killed, eight injured in North Maluku unrest: Police
29 killed, eight injured in North Maluku unrest: Police AMBON, South Maluku (JP): At least 29 people have been killed and eight more seriously injured in the most recent clashes between Muslims and Christians in the North Maluku towns of Soa Siu and Ternate, some 500 kilometers north of here, local...
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Won soars to 4-month high as rupiah falls
Won soars to 4-month high as rupiah falls HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Soaring market sentiment drove the South Korean won to its highest level in over four months Thursday, prompting central bank intervention to suppress the currency's rise.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Aceh referendum should be last alternative: Amien
Aceh referendum should be last alternative: Amien JAKARTA (JP): Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais said here on Thursday that resorting to a referendum on self-determination in the restive province of Aceh should be "the very last alternative".
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
RI machine demand rises
RI machine demand rises SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): In a sign that Indonesia's economy may be picking up, Indonesian demand for textile weaving machines started to recover in the second half of this year, according to a senior executive at Sulzer Technology Corp.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
On relations with Israel
On relations with Israel In The Jakarta Post of Nov. 10, 1999, an anonymous person writes that he does not want the Indonesian government to have trade relations with Israel. He writes that Indonesia should not have any relations with Israel because Israel has shown that it has never appreciated...
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
PSIM scrapes by Barito Putra 1-0
PSIM scrapes by Barito Putra 1-0 YOGYAKARTA (JP): Host PSIM edged Barito Putra Banjarmasin 1-0 in the final minutes of play in the sixth Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina) at Mandala Krida Stadium on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
DuPont Indonesia records surge in total revenues
DuPont Indonesia records surge in total revenues JAKARTA (JP): DuPont Indonesia booked a hefty 28 percent increase in total revenues in the first nine months of the year, thanks to a surge in exports, the company's managing director said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Cooperatives demand rice payment
Cooperatives demand rice payment YOGYAKARTA: Dozens of people representing 15 Village Cooperative Units (KUD) urged on Wednesday the provincial legislature help them obtain nearly Rp 7 billion in debt payments from the Provincial Logistics Agency (Dolog).
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Disappointing situation
Disappointing situation I am writing in response to Mr. Gottfried Roelcke's letter Has the MPR failed the people?". I am a PAN voter, and I supported Megawati Soekarnoputri to become president because her party was the winner, no matter that some people called it a simple or absolute majority, or...
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Army office cuts down trees
Army office cuts down trees JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Mayor Andi Subur Abdullah condemned on Thursday the Army's topography office for cutting down 10 trees in front of its office on Jl. Kali Baru Timur in Senen, Central Jakarta.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Festival * Festival November '99 features poetry readings, theaters, exhibitions, dances, and film, at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta. - Exhibitions, at 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Defense issue haunts Gus Dur-Clinton summit
Defense issue haunts Gus Dur-Clinton summitBy Yenni Djahidin WASHINGTON (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid flies into Washington on Friday amidst a series of congressional attempts to cut further U.S. military assistance to Indonesia as punishment for Jakarta's failures over East Timor.
Fri, 12 Nov 1999
Charity show by Guruh Sukarno
Charity show by Guruh Sukarno JAKARTA (JP): A performance by Guruh Soekarnoputra, the youngest son of founding president Sukarno, will be held here to raise money for impoverished children, the event organizer said.Lufti Setia Dharma said the charity night on Nov.