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Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Biennale highlight of November Festival '98
Biennale highlight of November Festival '98By Yudha Kartohadiprodjo JAKARTA (JP): Nov. 10 has long been an important date for the capital. While the rest of the country is indebted to the heroic incident in Surabaya 53 years ago when locals fought the Allied troops, the residents of Jakarta have...
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Bank Artamedia sues Green Garden
Bank Artamedia sues Green Garden JAKARTA (JP): Bank Artamedia has filed suit against PT Tamara Green Garden, demanding the property developer repay about Rp 11.5 billion (US$1.36 million) in loans.The Jakarta Commercial Court said on Monday that the first hearing on the bankruptcy petition would be...
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Windfall unlikely for luxury hotels
Windfall unlikely for luxury hotels JAKARTA (JP): Despite fears of unrest during the four-day Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly which starts here on Tuesday, most five-star hotels in the city have not recorded a surge in bookings by anxious residents seeking safe havens in which...
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Is Anwar's trial the beginning of the end of Mahathir's regime?
Is Anwar's trial the beginning of the end of Mahathir's regime?By Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "If someone higher than the deputy prime minister were to instruct you to come and lie to the court here, would you do it?" asked the defense lawyer for Malaysia's jailed ex-deputy prime minister, Anwar...
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
S'pore, RI navies in joint exercise
S'pore, RI navies in joint exercise SINGAPORE (AFP): About 400 personnel from the navies of Singapore and Indonesia are to take part in a 10-day biennial exercise, Singapore's defense ministry said on Monday.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Visa expects zero growth this year
Visa expects zero growth this year JAKARTA (JP): Visa International expects zero growth in the number of cardholders in Indonesia this year, but in terms of transaction value the credit card company estimates an increase of 15 percent.Ellyana C.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
ABRI ready to discuss its dual function
ABRI ready to discuss its dual function JAKARTA (JP): Amid mounting pressure on the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to expel the military from the country's formal political arena, Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Three dead in Medan hotel fire
Three dead in Medan hotel fire MEDAN, North Sumatra: Two men and a woman were found dead in their hotel rooms after a fire gutted a room of the four-story Dirga Surya hotel on Jl. Imam Bonjol here Monday morning.They were believed to have fallen unconscious in the thick smoke from the fire.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Symposium to save PWI
Symposium to save PWI YOGYAKARTA: Dozens of journalists in the Journalists Forum for the Salvation of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) are to hold a national symposium here on Nov. 21 with the theme of salvaging the association.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Telkom enjoys profit after first-half loss
Telkom enjoys profit after first-half loss JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecommunications firm PT Telkom reported on Monday a 71 percent decrease in net profit to Rp 326.1 billion (US$38.6 million) during the first nine months of this year from a Rp 1.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Ampolex seeks to buy Humpuss shares in Cepu
Ampolex seeks to buy Humpuss shares in Cepu JAKARTA (JP): Oil and gas company Ampolex (Cepu) Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of the United State's energy company Mobil Corp., is seeking to take over Humpuss Patragas's 51 percent stake in the Cepu oil and gas field on the border of Central and East Java.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
AWB not to buy Bogasari
AWB not to buy Bogasari CANBERRA (Dow Jones): Australia's monopoly wheat exporter AWB Ltd Monday downplayed rumors it is about to buy Indonesia's PT Bogasari Flour Mills, the world's largest miller.But an AWB spokesman confirmed it is looking at investment opportunities in what is a major customer...
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
China working on reef: Manila
China working on reef: Manila MANILA (AP): More than 100 Chinese workers are building large concrete barracks and possibly a pier on a disputed South China Sea reef, Philippine defense secretary Orlando Mercado said on Monday.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
No service to mark St Cruz incident
No service to mark St Cruz incident JAKARTA (JP): Dili Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo said on Monday his diocese would hold no formal public commemoration of the seven-year anniversary of the Santa Cruz shootings, but advised relatives of those killed to attend local church ceremonies.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Nov. 9, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,275.00 8,375.00 8,275.00 8,525.00Austrian schilling 1 659.75 729.75 - -Australian dollar 1 5,111.60 5,371.60 5,065.00 5,415.00Belgian franc 1 222.10 247.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Tangerang expect bigger revenues
Tangerang expect bigger revenues TANGERANG: Despite a sluggish property business during the prolonged economic crisis, the Tangerang regency announced on Sunday it expected increased revenues from the collection of building permit issuances this fiscal year.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
MPR session to determine rupiah's fate
MPR session to determine rupiah's fate JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Monday that the beleaguered rupiah should strengthen against the U.S. dollar if the Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) proceeds peacefully.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 9, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 -25 192,500 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 25 98,000 Alumindo Light Metal 250 -25 88,500 Alumindo...
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Tapos farmers protest police intimidation
Tapos farmers protest police intimidation JAKARTA (JP): At least 30 representatives of farmers from Cibedug village near Tapos in Bogor visited the National Commission on Human Rights again on Monday, complaining of fresh intimidation by police over a dispute with former president Soeharto's Tri-S...
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
S'pore gives nod to liberalization
S'pore gives nod to liberalization SINGAPORE (DPA): Singapore's government has agreed to a series of proposed liberalization moves aimed at making the city-state more attractive as an international financial hub, officials said Monday.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
No Amien, Megawati, Gus Dur meeting
No Amien, Megawati, Gus Dur meeting JAKARTA (JP): Student activists' campaign to bring together three opposition leaders and have them issue statements that would defuse mounting tension between opponents and supporters of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), was foiled on Monday because of...
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Asuransi Astra, Amway tie up
Asuransi Astra, Amway tie up JAKARTA (JP): PT Asuransi Astra Buana, a subsidiary of Astra International, and PT Amindoway Jaya, the sole distributor of Amway products in Indonesia, have formed a strategic alliance to expand their networks and services, the companies announced on Monday.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
ABRI's dual role, Soeharto target of student protests
ABRI's dual role, Soeharto target of student protests JAKARTA (JP): Students across the country on Monday piled various pressures on the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on the eve of its Special Session.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Old habits die hard
Old habits die hard The current reform movement is proving itself increasingly incapable of bringing about a new political culture. The many staged expressions of political support and opposition that we have seen lately show we are repeating the old habit that we denounce so noisily these days.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Scholars, parties raise last-minute issues
Scholars, parties raise last-minute issues JAKARTA (JP): Scholars and party leaders on Monday raised last minute demands which they called on to be included in the agenda for the Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), which begins here on Tuesday.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Backpacker's appeal
Backpacker's appeal With all the apparent positive changes and restructuring taking place within the Indonesian government, economy and infrastructure, I think it is time to rethink the nation's tourism policy.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Student shot dead in E. Jakarta brawl
Student shot dead in E. Jakarta brawl JAKARTA (JP): A student of a state vocational high school was shot dead during a brawl on Jl. D.I. Pandjaitan, East Jakarta, on Saturday morning.Alfian Rusjadi, 16, of SMK 5 high school, collapsed with a wound to his forehead after police tried to break up the...
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Portrait of a nation
Portrait of a nation Expressionist painters like Van Gogh and Affandi, if they were still alive today, would be delighted to put the current national scene on canvas.To untrained eyes, the result might look extremely chaotic, with tragic red coloring visible in addition to irregular yellow and...
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Few reporters gain entry to opening
Few reporters gain entry to opening JAKARTA (JP): Only 190 of the 1,700 local and foreign journalists registered to cover the Special Session are accredited for the main Grahasabha Paripurna building for the opening ceremony on Tuesday morning.President B.J. Habibie is scheduled to attend.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
10 killed by lightning
10 killed by lightning MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: A thunderbolt killed 10 Waebubak villagers in Manggarai who were playing volleyball during a heavy rainstorm.According to eyewitnesses, the victims, along with two survivors, were playing volleyball in a local field last Thursday, when the bright...
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Education system needs changes
Education system needs changesBy Nirwan Idrus This is the first of two articles on the Indonesian education system. JAKARTA (JP): Globalization has a pervasive impact in all respects. The monetary crisis is no longer an Asian monetary crisis as businesses around the globe are feeling the economic...
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Success means what?
Success means what? Groups have expressed doubts that President B. J. Habibie's government is sincere in its intent to hold a fair general election next year. They say the government deliberately decided on such a short time span for the preparation of the poll in the hope it will allow it to...
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Gen. Wiranto
Gen. Wiranto Correction: The fourth sentence of the fifth paragraph of a letter entitled "Urgent appeal to Gen. Wiranto" published on Monday, Nov. 9, 1998, should have read "Surely, you do not want our country to disintegrate ..." We apologize for the error. -- Editor
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Jakartans remain deaf to noise pollution
Jakartans remain deaf to noise pollutionBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Many people in the capital are getting used to deafening noise erupting from loudspeakers in shopping areas in Blok M, South Jakarta, or to the roaring sounds emitted by bemo (three-wheeled public transport vans) or bajaj...
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
No excuse for call waiting
No excuse for call waiting JAKARTA (JP): State-run telecommunications company PT Telkom is providing a telecommunications kiosk, better known as a Wartel, in the People's Consultative Assembly/House of Representatives lobby for the Special Session.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Asian monies fall as dollar rallies against yen
Asian monies fall as dollar rallies against yen SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): A bout of position covering pushed Southeast Asian currencies lower against the U.S. dollar during Asian trading hours on Monday.After renewed buying propelled the U.S.
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Adaro to raise coal output
Adaro to raise coal output JAKARTA (JP): Coal mining company PT Adaro Indonesia plans to raise output to 14 million metric tons next year from 10.7 million tons this year, the company said on Monday.The South Kalimantan-based company will further increase output to 17 million tons in 2000, company...
Tue, 10 Nov 1998
Anwar trial prosecutor denies a 'plot' report
Anwar trial prosecutor denies a 'plot' report KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysian prosecution denied on Monday the existence of any report naming top officials alleged to have conspired against ousted deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim in the second week of his corruption trial.
Mon, 09 Nov 1998
Police confirm bosses of closed banks to be tried
Police confirm bosses of closed banks to be tried JAKARTA (JP): Legal proceedings on alleged banking fraud are expected to begin soon against owners and executives of all but three of the 16 banks closed by the government in November 1997, a police official confirmed on Saturday.Col.
Mon, 09 Nov 1998
Govt 'should follow up' TGPF report
Govt 'should follow up' TGPF report JAKARTA (JP): Rights activist Marzuki Darusman said on Saturday the government must follow up on the government- sponsored fact-finding team's report which suggests that elements within the Armed Forces (ABRI) were involved in the May riots.
Mon, 09 Nov 1998
OPEC says it's 'singled-out' by U.N. war on climate change
OPEC says it's 'singled-out' by U.N. war on climate change BUENOS AIRES (Reuters): The world's most powerful oil producing cartel said on Friday that its member countries were being unfairly targeted by United Nations efforts to combat climate change.
Mon, 09 Nov 1998
Usman, the happy genius of recycling
Usman, the happy genius of recyclingText and photos by Suhardiansyah JAKARTA (JP): In the hands of Usman unused objects can be transformed into usable kitchen appliances. This 35-year-old man produces appliances such as stoves and traditional rice cookers.
Mon, 09 Nov 1998
A crucial period for Indonesia
A crucial period for Indonesia Indonesia enters a crucial period next week. It is when the 1,000-member People's Consultative Assembly meets to discuss the political direction of the country.It will not be easy for President Jusuf Habibie, who is trying to steer his political reform package through...
Mon, 09 Nov 1998
South Sumatra governor defends pipeline project
South Sumatra governor defends pipeline project JAKARTA (JP): The South Sumatra provincial administration has come out in support of continuing the operation of a disputed gas pipeline project even though President B.J. Habibie backed out of its dedication last week.
Mon, 09 Nov 1998
Guarded optimism in Asian markets ahead of APEC
Guarded optimism in Asian markets ahead of APEC SINGAPORE (AFP): Guarded optimism prevails in Asian financial markets before the APEC talks in Malaysia with currencies expected to stay stable, but analysts say regional stocks may undergo a short-term correction.
Mon, 09 Nov 1998
Indofood records profit
Indofood records profit JAKARTA (JP): PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, a food unit of the Salim Group, reported a net profit of Rp 81.8 billion (US$9.6 million) for the first nine months of this year, compared to a loss of Rp 456.23 billion in the same period of last year.
Mon, 09 Nov 1998
Amien condemned for statement anti-Soeharto remark
Amien condemned for statement anti-Soeharto remark JAKARTA (JP): About 100 activists demonstrated here on Saturday to condemn Moslem politician Amien Rais for accusing former president Soeharto of involvement in the murder spree of Moslem preachers and alleged black magic practitioners in Java.
Mon, 09 Nov 1998
Corruption allegation affecting tycoon Arifin
Corruption allegation affecting tycoon Arifin JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Arifin Panigoro said on Sunday that he was ready to cooperate with the Attorney General over investigations into alleged corruption.
Mon, 09 Nov 1998
'TVRI' to air MPR morning show
'TVRI' to air MPR morning show JAKARTA: State-run television station TVRI is to run morning broadcasts to cover the Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Antara reported.TVRI will run live shows from the MPR complex. The morning show is scheduled to last from 5:30 a.m.
Mon, 09 Nov 1998
Press freedom alliance launched
Press freedom alliance launched BANGKOK (AFP): Southeast Asian journalists launched a new regional alliance here on Sunday to fight for press freedom and to monitor attacks on reporters.The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) will set up a secretariat in Bangkok next year to urge governments to...