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Tue, 02 Nov 1999
The Bank Bali audit report
The Bank Bali audit report The Indonesian people have a vital interest in the recovery of the economy. If one major precondition for this is a resumption of the disbursement of funds by international financial institutions, then that demand must be met.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Indonesia supports expansion in agenda for WTO talks
Indonesia supports expansion in agenda for WTO talks JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will support a proposal for the expansion of the agenda for the next round of World Trade Organization talks, a senior official at the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
TNI chief ordered to probe 'rights abuses in Aceh'
TNI chief ordered to probe 'rights abuses in Aceh' JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid ordered Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Admiral Widodo A.S. on Monday to launch an investigation into alleged human rights abuses by military commandants in Aceh and to quickly withdraw all nonorganic...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Observers track migration of birds of prey through Java
Observers track migration of birds of prey through JavaBy Paul Jepson BOGOR, West Java (JP): A network of observers is tracking the southward migration of birds-of-prey into Java and East Indonesia. For many years ornithologists have known about the October passages of buzzards and hawks across the...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Defending champ Panasia certain for final four
Defending champ Panasia certain for final four SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Defending champion Panasia Indosyntec won convincingly 94-50 on Monday against bottom team Pacific Bank Swadesi in the last game of the 1999 A Mild Kobatama national basketball league's fifth series.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
City to use surplus funds for 'strategic activities'
City to use surplus funds for 'strategic activities' JAKARTA (JP): The City Council is about to enact a bylaw on the use of the city's reserve funds to help finance "strategic activities" and "force majeure" situations in the capital, a councillor said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Public vs private good
Public vs private good The current debate over the government's plan to close down the Ministry of Information and Ministry of Social Services has neglected the philosophical argument of "public versus private good" originally put forward by President Abdurrahman Wahid.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
5,000 women workers stranded in Middle East
5,000 women workers stranded in Middle East JAKARTA (JP): More than 5,000 women workers have fled their employers and are being housed temporarily in Indonesian embassies across the Middle East, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Maritime studies
Maritime studies A historical phenomenon in the life of the state seldom occurs single-handedly or isolated, but instead is interrelated to another conspicuous occurrence. Following the rise of Abdurrahman Wahid as the fourth President of the republic, there never has been such a high sounding and...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Consumer price up 1st time in eight months
Consumer price up 1st time in eight months JAKARTA (JP): The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.06 percent in October from the previous month, the first inflation since March, head of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Sugito Suwito said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Prakosa vows to help farmers
Prakosa vows to help farmers JAKARTA (JP): Muhammad Prakosa replaced Soleh Solahuddin as the minister of agriculture on Monday and said he would focus on the development of agribusiness and food production.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Asian currencies test long term highs as liquidity dries
Asian currencies test long term highs as liquidity dries HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Strong economic data, robust stock market performances and the Japanese yen's run-up against the U.S. dollar helped lift Asian regional currencies during local trading hours Monday.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Students protest against Council
Students protest against Council BOGOR (JP): Twenty-four student activists from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) went to the Bogor council building on Monday and accused the legislators of being "slow and unresponsive" to the people's problems.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
18 districts in Cilacap flood-prone
18 districts in Cilacap flood-prone CILACAP, Central Java: Eighteen of the 23 districts in Cilacap regency have been declared prone to floods and landslides, Central Java administration spokesman Ansor Basuki said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Militias control refugee camps in West Timor: Report
Militias control refugee camps in West Timor: Report JAKARTA (JP): Armed prointegration militias are in control of a number of refugee camps on the western half of Timor island and operating under the eyes of the Indonesian Military, a national commission of inquiry on East Timor said in its...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Hikam backs 'people oriented' technology
Hikam backs 'people oriented' technology JAKARTA (JP): New State Minister of Research and Technology Muhammad Atho'illah Shohibul Hikam promised on Monday to encourage the development of "people-oriented" technology, which would not, however, necessarily exclude sophisticated technology.
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Education minister hails American standards
Education minister hails American standards JAKARTA (JP): New Minister of National Education Yahya Muhaimin has dreams of taking the educational experience for students in the country to new heights.After officially taking over on Monday from predecessor Juwono Soedarsono, Yahya, a graduate of...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
MPR fails to heed people's voice
MPR fails to heed people's voiceBy Rahayu Ratnaningsih JAKARTA (JP): The popular joke about the three prominent presidential candidates (Abdurrahman Wahid, B.J. Habibie and Megawati Soekarnoputri) that they are "blind, deaf and mute" respectively, turns out to be applicable to most members of the...
Tue, 02 Nov 1999
Angry soldiers run amok at Senen market
Angry soldiers run amok at Senen market JAKARTA (JP): A group of approximately 40 soldiers, some wearing uniforms and armed with -- among other things -- batons, bayonets and tear gas canisters, angrily stormed Senen market in Central Jakarta on Sunday evening.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Gus Dur amidst the pluralistic 'pesantren' chain
Gus Dur amidst the pluralistic 'pesantren' chainBy Ainur R. Sophiaan JOMBANG, East Java (JP): It was the afternoon of Oct. 20 when close relatives of Abdurrahman Wahid, affectionately called Gus Dur, gathered in a modest house on Jl.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Restructuring the energy industry
Restructuring the energy industryBy Ian Scott JAKARTA (JP): The underlying importance of the energy industry in Asia is perhaps only surpassed by that of the banking sector, with its critical need for restructuring and the management of non-performing loans.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
End of an episode
End of an episode East Timorese independence leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao could not have put it better. Paying a brief visit to see off the last Indonesian Military (TNI) contingent in East Timor as the soldiers were making preparations for their flight home from Dili airport during the...
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Astra, Fuchs launch lube
Astra, Fuchs launch lube JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed automotive component maker PT Astra Otoparts has launched two brands of lubricants produced by German lubricant producer Fuchs Oil -- Fuchs Titan Sports and Fuchs Titan Ranger -- onto the domestic market.Company director Eko D.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Fund scarcity curbs efforts for flood relief
Fund scarcity curbs efforts for flood relief JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso admitted that a shortage of funds in the city budget has meant his administration is unable to combat flooding effectively."We have to admit that we haven't handled flooding problems optimally and integrally due to a...
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Calls for House to publish PwC report intensify
Calls for House to publish PwC report intensify JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives must publish as soon as possible the full PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) audit report into a high profile Bank Bali scandal in a bid to regain international support in recovering the country's crisis-hit...
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
RI niche in world furniture market remains small
RI niche in world furniture market remains smallBy Berni K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): In spite of an almost unlimited supply of wood and rattan, Indonesia has so far only managed to carve a less than two percent share in the global furniture trade.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Hubert Neiss visit 'may influence JSX'
Hubert Neiss visit 'may influence JSX' JAKARTA (JP): The planned meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) director for Asia Pacific Hubert Neiss with the new Indonesian economic team early this week may influence the share trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), according to security...
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Manila, Kuala Lumpur nearly came to blows over Spratlys: Reports
Manila, Kuala Lumpur nearly came to blows over Spratlys: Reports MANILA (AFP): Malaysian and Philippine aircraft nearly engaged while flying over a Malaysian-occupied reef in the disputed Spratly islands last week, in what Filipino defense chief Orlando Mercado downplayed Sunday as a "normal...
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Govt urged to react over Aceh finding
Govt urged to react over Aceh finding JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights in Aceh urged the government on Sunday to take necessary measures in response to a new finding of rights violations in the restive province.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Airlines' load factor rises, passengers drop
Airlines' load factor rises, passengers drop JAKARTA (JP): An association has said local airlines had recorded an increasing load factor this year but the number of passengers was steadily declining.President of the Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) Soelarto Hadisoemarto said...
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Racing against time
Racing against time Just one week after his installation as Indonesia's fourth President, KH Abdurrahman Wahid and his team are finding themselves confronted by challenges in almost every area -- some inherited from the old administration, others created by Gus Dur (President Abdurrahman) himself.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
President visits former NU head
President visits former NU head JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid visited ailing Idham Chalid, a distinguished politician and former head of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), at his residence on a relaxed Sunday afternoon.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
East Timorese celebrate as troops leave
East Timorese celebrate as troops leave JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of East Timorese flocked the streets of Dili on Sunday to celebrate an annual religious ceremony hours after the last Indonesian troops sailed out of the harbor.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Police say no head scarves for policewomen in Jakarta
Police say no head scarves for policewomen in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The City Police said on Friday that it strictly prohibits Muslim female officers to wear headscarves, unlike the recent ruling in Aceh forcing female officers to wear them."It's not permitted.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Indonesia loses $4b to illegal fishing
Indonesia loses $4b to illegal fishing JAKARTA (JP): Illegal foreign fishing in Indonesian waters costs the country an estimated US$4 billion in lost revenue every year.Newly appointed Minister of Maritime Exploration Sarwono Kusumaatmadja noted that foreigners were getting more out of Indonesia's...
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Singapore retailers upbeat as tourists flock back
Singapore retailers upbeat as tourists flock back SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore retailers are beginning to see a pick up in sales as tourists flock back to the region's premier shopping centre and domestic consumption is buoyed by economic recovery, analysts say.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Southeast Asia bouncing back in recovery
Southeast Asia bouncing back in recovery SINGAPORE (AFP): Key Southeast Asian economies are expected to bounce back with strong growth rates in 1999 in a stunning export-led recovery from recession, regional experts say.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Blessings on the duumvirate
Blessings on the duumvirateFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe relationship between Indonesia and the United States, which went rather sour during the administration of B.J. Habibie, seems now to have improved with the congratulations that President Bill Clinton has conveyed to the duumvirate of President Gus...
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
KL's central bank to open inquiry
KL's central bank to open inquiry KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's central bank will investigate its officers after a former senior official said he cooperated with ex-finance minister Anwar Ibrahim in setting up political slush funds, finance minister Daim Zainuddin said.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Family agonizes over lack of ICU space
Family agonizes over lack of ICU space JAKARTA (JP): The lack of an available space in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Central Jakarta has left a man's family fearing that he will die from injuries suffered in a vehicle accident.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
RP oil firms cut price hike
RP oil firms cut price hike MANILA (DPA): Oil companies in the Philippines on Saturday told President Joseph Estrada they would scale down impending increases in petrol and petroleum products.But the oil companies rejected Estrada's request to hold off petrol price increases, citing the drop in...
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Student first aid teams enter the fray
Student first aid teams enter the fray JAKARTA (JP): Student-organized medical teams have taken on a crucial role in treating the injured from student protests and clashes with security personnel.Amid a reluctance of official medical personnel to venture out into the danger of the violence, the...
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Ferry runs aground near Bakauheni
Ferry runs aground near Bakauheni BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung (JP): The Tribuana ferry bound for Merak, West Java, ran aground at Dua Island only two miles from its departure point of Bakauheni Port, Lampung.There were no reports of casualties among the 306 people on board on Saturday night.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Two killed as violence returns to troubled Aceh
Two killed as violence returns to troubled Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Violence broke the semblance of peace in Aceh when a policeman and civilian were killed in separate incidents, police said on Saturday.Provincial Police chief Brig. Gen. Bahrumsyah confirmed that Sgt.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Chinese police arrest RI pirates
Chinese police arrest RI pirates GUANGZHOU, China (Xinhua): Police in south China's coastal city of Shantou, Guangdong Province, have arrested 10 Indonesian pirates who allegedly hijacked a Thai oil tanker off Teiman Island near Singapore.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
An East Indonesia state?
An East Indonesia state?From Media IndonesiaThe unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia stretching from Sabang to Merauke was established with the sacrifice of blood and the lives of heroes from the whole country, including East Indonesia.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
A minister for privatization
A minister for privatizationFrom Pikiran RakyatChapter XIV, Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution stipulates the following:1. The economy is arranged as a common enterprise based on the principle of family spirit, and thus such an enterprise should be in the form of cooperatives.2.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
No reason to be pessimistic about RI's economy: Scholar
No reason to be pessimistic about RI's economy: Scholar Economist and observer of Indonesian economic and political affairs, Dr. Howard Dick, Associate Professor at the Department of Management, the University of Melbourne, believes that the new Cabinet has the makings of a strong democratic...
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Malaysia, Thailand agree to jointly buy natural gas
Malaysia, Thailand agree to jointly buy natural gas ALOR SETAR, Malaysia (Agencies): Malaysia's state-oil firm Petronas and Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) on Saturday agreed to jointly purchase natural gas from an offshore basin in Malaysia-Thailand's overlapping joint development area.
Mon, 01 Nov 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Museums * Bayt Al-Qur'an Museum, at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Bambu Apus, East Jakarta (Phone: 8416466), Monday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. * Adam Malik Museum, Jl. Diponegoro 29, Menteng, Central Jakarta (Phone: 337403), Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m.