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Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Saudi needs more skilled RI workers
Saudi needs more skilled RI workers JAKARTA (JP): Crisis-stricken Indonesia has a golden opportunity to supply, if it can, as many as six million skilled workers to be employed in various sectors in Saudi Arabia, according to an official of a Saudi Arabian labor recruitment agency.Waleed A.
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Chamber Music performs tonight
Chamber Music performs tonight JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Chamber Music Society will perform at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta on Nov. 5 at 8 p.m.The concert, coordinated by Iswargia Sudarno, will feature leading classical musicians Yudianto Hinupurwadi, I.G. Bagus Wismakarma, Heri Sunarto, Sharon G.
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Yunus again denies role in foreign journalists' murder
Yunus again denies role in foreign journalists' murder JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Lt. Gen. Muhammad Yunus Yosfiah has again denied involvement in the killing of five foreign journalists in Balibo, East Timor, 23 years ago while serving there with the military.
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Massive brawls a tradition in Mataram
Massive brawls a tradition in Mataram MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Udayana Regional Military Commander Maj. Gen. Adam R. Damiri has blamed long-standing feuds for a recent massive brawl between residents of Petemon and Karang Genteng, Pagutan district, in which seven people were killed, six...
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
125,000 civilians to help safeguard MPR meeting
125,000 civilians to help safeguard MPR meeting JAKARTA (JP): The city security authority, short on personnel and weighed down by a mounting workload, has enlisted 125,000 civilians to help safeguard next week's Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).Jakarta Police chief Maj.
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Gatari to return forest ministry's helicopters
Gatari to return forest ministry's helicopters JAKARTA (JP): Private air charter company PT Gatari Air Service, owned by ex-president Soeharto's son Hutomo Mandala Putra, is to return the remaining five helicopters owned by the ministry of forestry and plantations as late as February 1999.
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Rupiah propped up before MPR session
Rupiah propped up before MPR session JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Wednesday it would intervene in the currency market in the days leading to and during the special session of the People's Consultative Assembly next week to prevent the rupiah from declining further.
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Golkar's perpetual arrogance
Golkar's perpetual arroganceFrom TempoIt seems that the Functional Group (Golkar) still retains its arrogant and over-confident attitude, characteristics it perpetuated during the New Order era. Golkar feels that there is no reason for the party to apologize to the Indonesian people for all the...
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Nov. 4, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,425.00 8,525.00 8,425.00 8,625.00Austrian schilling 1 681.05 751.05 - -Australian dollar 1 5,155.80 5,415.80 5,150.00 5,500.00Belgian franc 1 228.45 253.
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Police warn of tense situation ahead of MPR
Police warn of tense situation ahead of MPR JAKARTA (JP): The country will be gripped by tension in the days leading up to the Nov. 10 to Nov. 13 Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), according to National Police chief Lt. Gen. Roesmanhadi.
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Thailand will quit INRO
Thailand will quit INRO BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand, the world's top natural rubber producer and exporter, is leaning towards pulling out of the International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO), a government minister said on Wednesday.
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Mobil Oil 'knows nothing' of rights abuses in Aceh
Mobil Oil 'knows nothing' of rights abuses in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): The management of an American-based oil company denied on Wednesday that it should share the blame for human rights abuses in Aceh, the country's northernmost province.Chief executive officer of Mobil Oil Corp., L.A.
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
IBRA pessimistic on bad bank loans
IBRA pessimistic on bad bank loans JAKARTA (JP): The banking sector's huge number of non- performing loans (NPLs) cannot be fully recovered due to the severity of the economic crisis that has plagued the country since the middle of last year, according to a key official of the Indonesian Bank...
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Pauline Hanson factor fails to rate Indonesia: Study
Pauline Hanson factor fails to rate Indonesia: StudyBy Rob Goodfellow WOLLONGONG, Australia (JP): A recent qualitative study conducted in Indonesia suggests that the Pauline Hanson Factor was not high in the minds of the average Indonesian man in the street.
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Different Visions, by Frans Nadjira, Charles Cham, Budhiana, Aant S. Kawisar, at Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran (Phone: 0361 701010), daily, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., until Dec. 3.
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Political link to killings comes under scrutiny
Political link to killings comes under scrutiny JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Roesmanhadi said on Wednesday that the Armed Forces (ABRI) has sent three teams to investigate the mass killings of Moslem preachers and alleged practitioners of witchcraft in East Java.
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
MPR session may fail to uphold people's aspirations
MPR session may fail to uphold people's aspirations The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is scheduled to hold an extraordinary session in Jakarta on Nov. 10-13 to endorse the general election process of May 1999.
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Wiranto warns Moslem community about the dangers of reform
Wiranto warns Moslem community about the dangers of reform JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto warned on Wednesday against allowing the reform movement to degenerate into a revolution.
Thu, 05 Nov 1998
Vaccination drive a shot in the arm for kids' health
Vaccination drive a shot in the arm for kids' health JAKARTA (JP): The first shots were given on Wednesday as the city opened its month-long tetanus and diphtheria vaccination program for its nearly a million elementary school students.Minister of Health Farid A.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Rupiah slips to 8,700 mark on political apprehension
Rupiah slips to 8,700 mark on political apprehension JAKARTA (JP): Mounting tension ahead of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) meeting next week piled pressure on the rupiah, which careened through the 8,500 psychological barrier to 8,700 against the greenback.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Japan's foreign minister Komura presents 4.5 billion yen to RI
Japan's foreign minister Komura presents 4.5 billion yen to RI JAKARTA (JP): Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura presented on Tuesday a 3 billion (US$26 million) grant to help the poor and another 1.45 billion to increase food production in Indonesia.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Excerpts of joint team's findings on the May riots
Excerpts of joint team's findings on the May riots JAKARTA (JP): The following are excerpts from the final report prepared by the joint fact-finding team (TGPF) on the May 13 to May 15 riots in Jakarta, Solo, Surabaya, Medan and Palembang which was released here on Tuesday evening. 1.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
RI ready for early sectoral liberalization
RI ready for early sectoral liberalization JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is ready to help pursue an agreement on the liberalization of the nine "fast tract" sectors in the upcoming leaders meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Kuala Lumpur later this month.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Terms set for cooperatives to get forestry contracts
Terms set for cooperatives to get forestry contracts JAKARTA (JP): Only cooperatives that can prove their capability in managing a forestry business will be granted logging contracts or given a chance to purchase shares in forestry firms, Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution said...
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Akbar denies Golkar apology was 'official'
Akbar denies Golkar apology was 'official' JAKARTA (JP): A brewing rift among the Golkar leadership emerged on Tuesday when its chairman Akbar Tandjung contradicted deputy chief Marzuki Darusman's earlier apology for past political mistakes committed by the grouping.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Drawing on history for harmony
Drawing on history for harmonyBy Pramoedya Ananta Toer The following article is based on a paper presented at the recent relaunch of a book by the author of this article entitled Hoakiao di Indonesia (Overseas Chinese in Indonesia).
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Nov. 3, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,025.00 8,125.00 8,025.00 8,225.00Austrian schilling 1 647.40 717.40 - -Australian dollar 1 4,871.00 5,131.00 4,800.00 5,150.00Belgian franc 1 217.70 242.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Seaman faces 3 years in jail over marijuana
Seaman faces 3 years in jail over marijuana JAKARTA (JP): A seaman who failed to fulfill his dream of making the long trip to Kalimantan with 800 grams of dried marijuana was brought to trial at the North Jakarta District Court on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Councilors reveal why they function as 'rubber stamp'
Councilors reveal why they function as 'rubber stamp' JAKARTA (JP): Members of the city council admitted on Tuesday that for years the council had functioned only as a rubber stamp for the city administration's policies as they always agreed with whatever the administration had already determined.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Govt says foreigners can buy homes
Govt says foreigners can buy homes JAKARTA (JP): The government has pledged to eliminate bureaucratic barriers in the sale of property to foreigners in a bid to help revive the country's sluggish property market.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
MPR Special Session delays 'ninja' trials
MPR Special Session delays 'ninja' trials JAKARTA (JP): Police in East Java said the trials of suspected "ninja" killers and those who have sought retribution, planned for this week, would be postponed until after the conclusion of the Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on...
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Bus station sex not what it seems
Bus station sex not what it seems PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Local officials here are upset and amazed that the number of transvestites roaming the town has jumped from 40 to 120 in the past five months.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Freeport's Moffett due here soon
Freeport's Moffett due here soon JAKARTA (JP): Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s chairman James "Jimbob" Moffett will arrive in the next couple of days to answer to alleged corruption and collusion involving the firm's Indonesian subsidiary, Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib said on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Habibie may cancel gas project dedication
Habibie may cancel gas project dedication JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie may back out of the dedication of a gas pipeline in central Sumatra owned by state gas distribution company PT PGN in the wake of a land dispute involving one of its clients.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
INDRA sets new dollar rate
INDRA sets new dollar rate JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Debt Restructuring Agency (INDRA) set on Tuesday the U.S. dollar exchange rate used to convert the the country's corporate debt into rupiah at 8,501 for companies joining the agency in November.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Governor sad over delay of plans for city beautification
Governor sad over delay of plans for city beautification JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso expressed concern on Tuesday at the postponement in the implementation of many of his plans to beautify the capital. This was due to the prolonged monetary crisis.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
ICW reveals massive graft at PTPN XIII
ICW reveals massive graft at PTPN XIII JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) reported on Tuesday losses of more than Rp 234 billion (US$29 million) in three state-related companies because of alleged corruption.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Politics and violence
Politics and violence After months of delay, the joint fact-finding team established by the government on July 23 to investigate the May riots finally presented its official report to the public on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Jakartans 'need not fear troops on the streets'
Jakartans 'need not fear troops on the streets' JAKARTA (JP): The people of Jakarta should have no fear of the conspicuous presence of strongly armed troops in the capital, Governor Sutiyoso said Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
BAT has new chairman
BAT has new chairman JAKARTA (JP): Prof. Selo Soemardjan has been appointed new chief commissioner of PT BAT Indonesia, replacing Tanri Abeng, who resigned last May due to his appointment as the state minister of the empowerment of state enterprises.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Bank DKI president to be questioned
Bank DKI president to be questioned JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office Syahmardan Lubis said on Tuesday that he would summon city-owned Bank DKI's president Soeharto and officials of city-owned property developer PD Pembangunan Sarana Jaya (PSJ) to clarify the bank's Rp 172...
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
E. Java killings politically orchestrated: Survey
E. Java killings politically orchestrated: Survey The government is playing with fire by pitting societal groups against each other, a cross section of the public says. This explains why security officers have appeared so lackadaisical in tackling the Banyuwangi killings; the dragging of feet...
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Moslem congress opens amid fear of disintegration
Moslem congress opens amid fear of disintegration JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of Moslems congregated on Tuesday at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque in a forceful campaign against signs of disintegration in society, with speakers saying that unless action was taken, the reform movement would end in chaos and...
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Ideal exchange rate?
Ideal exchange rate?From KompasAs a layman, I really cannot understand the statement/expectation of Coordinating Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita that the exchange rate of US$1 against our rupiah stands at between 7,000 and 8,000.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
TPGF confirms 66 rapes in riots
TPGF confirms 66 rapes in riots JAKARTA (JP): The government-appointed team assigned to investigate the mid-May riots in Jakarta and other cities confirmed on Tuesday that 66 women, mostly Chinese-Indonesians, were raped and that the unrest might well have involved Soeharto's son-in-law Lt. Gen.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Govt upbeat about IMF loan
Govt upbeat about IMF loan JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Boediono is optimistic that the International Monetary Fund will disburse its next US$1 billion bailout sum to crisis-hit Indonesia.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Creditors insist debtors sell noncore businesses
Creditors insist debtors sell noncore businesses JAKARTA (JP): Foreign creditors demanded the country's corporate sector on Tuesday sell their noncore businesses as a key means of restoring the ability of defaulting debtors to repay loans.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 3, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 275 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 250 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 225 0 10,000 Alumindo Perkasa 125 0 0...
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Asian rice prices seen declining in 1999
Asian rice prices seen declining in 1999 SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian rice trade and prices are likely to decline in 1999, as major importers scale down their buying, forcing sellers to reduce prices, according to delegates at a recent industry conference.
Wed, 04 Nov 1998
Man lynched for stealing
Man lynched for stealing JAKARTA (JP): One man was mobbed to death and his accomplice suffered severe injuries after they failed to steal a motorcycle in Kangkang village in Bekasi on Monday.City police spokesman Lt. Col.