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Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Juanda airport to begin expansion project
Juanda airport to begin expansion project SURABAYA (JP): The government is preparing the tender for the expansion of Juanda Airport in Surabaya, East Java.Achmad Hendarmin, an official at the directorate general of air transportation, said yesterday that four potential consortia had proposed to...
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Kilas Balik 97, at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, daily except Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., until Jan. 14.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Disasters rise in S. Kalimantan
Disasters rise in S. Kalimantan BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: One-hundred and twenty-six disasters were recorded in South Kalimantan this year, a large majority of which were related to forest fires."Disasters resulted in material damage exceeding Rp 19.5 billion (US$3.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Rupiah down to 5,500, stock mart index up to 401.71
Rupiah down to 5,500, stock mart index up to 401.71 JAKARTA (JP): The value of the rupiah was down 56.7 percent this year, closing at 5,500 against the U.S. dollar yesterday, while local stock prices dropped 37.3 percent with the main price index closing at 401.71 points.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) conversion rates on Dec. 30, 1997: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 4,800.00 5,400.00Austrian shilling 417.30 480.60Australian dollar 3,558.80 3,832.90Belgian franc 147.40 157.90Canadian dollar 3,794.20 4,056.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Thousands use ferries to Bali
Thousands use ferries to Bali BANYUWANGI, East Java: The approaching new year and start of the Moslem Ramadhan month has seen a sharp increase in the number of passengers and vehicles using the ferries from Ketapang Port, Banyuwangi, to Gilimanuk, Bali.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Marsinah still controversial, even in art
Marsinah still controversial, even in artBy A. Wisnuhardana YOGYAKARTA (JP): For a state with a coercive apparatus, Marsinah, a worker who died a few years ago because she had fought for her rights, has remained a "pebble in its boot".However small, it is a sharp pebble that keeps prodding the foot.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Presidential poll in Semarang
Presidential poll in Semarang SEMARANG, Central Java: A poll of 625 students at the state Diponegoro University here found that 82.1 percent of respondents believe a change in the national leadership should take place during the plenary session of the People's Consultative Assembly in March.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Yaohan Malaysia lives alone
Yaohan Malaysia lives alone KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Yaohan Holdings (M) Bhd. announced yesterday that it would be known as Aktif Lifestyle Corporation Bhd. from January to reflect a change in shareholding and management.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Inaccurate 'CNN' report
Inaccurate 'CNN' report I was surprised while watching Cable News Network (CNN) on Dec. 10, by Ms. Maria Ressa's report on the haze situation in Southeast Asia and particularly in Indonesia. I was dismayed at the report's inaccuracy which projected an image far from the actual situation.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
China urges S'pore to avoid trouble over Taiwan
China urges S'pore to avoid trouble over Taiwan BEIJING (Agencies): China urged Singapore yesterday to avoid harming bilateral relations but stopped short of demanding that the city state cancel a planned visit by Vice President Lien Chan of Taiwan.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
New insurance scheme for workers unveiled
New insurance scheme for workers unveiled JAKARTA (JP): The government has introduced a new insurance scheme for Indonesians working overseas, in a bid to raise sufficient funds to protect them better in the future.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Joop Ave appoints new director general
Joop Ave appoints new director general JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave installed here yesterday Sasmito Dirdjo and Maj. Gen. Djoko Pramono as the ministry's Director General and Inspectorate General, respectively.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Scavengers get free wedding
Scavengers get free wedding SURABAYA, East Java: Twenty-nine couples, all of whom work as scavengers, held a mass wedding here Monday.The ceremony was organized by the Surabaya branch of the Moslem Students Association, Antara reported.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Effect of crisis 'to be felt until after March 1998'
Effect of crisis 'to be felt until after March 1998' YOGYAKARTA (JP): The state of the Indonesian economy will remain precarious and the pain of the ongoing monetary crisis will still be felt after the people's representatives have elected a new president in March, a scholar says.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
$2.2b in property projects could be postponed in 1998
$2.2b in property projects could be postponed in 1998 JAKARTA (JP): Property projects worth Rp 11.48 trillion (US$2.2 billion) are likely to be postponed next year due to the dragging monetary crisis, property publishing firm Burword Publishing Indonesia has said.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Save Indonesia fund
Save Indonesia fund Two recent letters that appeared in "Your Letters" prompted me to write this letter. The first was Donna K. Woodward's (The President's dedication, Dec. 23) sensitive suggestion that now might be the right moment for the President to withdraw from the stage that he has graced...
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaWednesdayMaghrib 6.13 p.m.ThursdayImsak 4:09 a.m.Subuh 4.19 a.m.Maghrib 6.13 p.m.FridayImsak 4:10 a.m.Subuh 4.20 a.m.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Megawati calls for national solidarity
Megawati calls for national solidarity JAKARTA (JP): The ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri, sent a message to Indonesian Moslems yesterday telling them to use the fasting that begins today as a means to strengthen the solidarity of the nation.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Newsprint prices set after tight negotiations
Newsprint prices set after tight negotiations JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Pulp and Paper Producers (APKI) and the Association of Indonesian Newspaper Publishers (SPS) have agreed to cut the new price of newsprint to between US$500 and $505 a ton.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Declining prices lead to 11% drop in rubber exports
Declining prices lead to 11% drop in rubber exports JAKARTA (JP): The export value of Indonesian rubber was likely to drop 11.25 percent this year to US$1.7 billion from $1.92 billion last year, a government official said yesterday.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec.30 , 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 650 -100 10,000 AHAP Insurance 500 50 2,500 Alter Abadi 450 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 350 50 6,674,000...
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Residents come to blows over trivial issues
Residents come to blows over trivial issues JAKARTA (JP): Life can be cheap in a metropolitan city like Jakarta.A dispute over Rp 200 (4 U.S. cents) or a woman's rejection of sexual advances are sometimes enough to send someone to their grave.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
The Korean crisis
The Korean crisis The world's financial community has come to South Korea's rescue -- again. The International Monetary Fund already rode in ostensibly to the rescue once, yet the stock market and currency continued to slide; both lost more than half their value in less than a year.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: JournalistsSuara PembaruanREACHING NEW DEPTHS: Twenty-four journalists gather after passing the basic diving test conducted by the Navy at Sepa, an islet in the Thousand Islands off North Jakarta.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
TV programs
TV programsTodayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 3:10 Indonesian Children 3:35 Talk Show: Kotak Pos 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:10 TV Series: Road to Avonlea 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Science Film 6:15 Village...
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Two arrested for cheating
Two arrested for cheating JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested two men in Tangerang, West Java, for cheating people by asking them to exchange their jewelry for rarely accepted Bolivian dollar bills.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Palm oil prices bubble on Indonesia export ban
Palm oil prices bubble on Indonesia export ban LONDON (Reuters): Prices for palm oil, used extensively in soap and cooking oil manufacture, moved sharply higher on Monday after leading producer Indonesia banned exports for the first quarter of 1998.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Govt told to be open to criticism
Govt told to be open to criticism YOGYAKARTA (JP): A scholar has urged the government to be more receptive to criticism and not maliciously brand critics as antigovernment.The deputy rector of the Indonesian Islamic University, Moh.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
For local tea producers, 1997 a bad year
For local tea producers, 1997 a bad yearBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang JAKARTA (JP): This year has been considered a bad year for Indonesian tea, as the output is estimated to drop and the business is facing a land shortage.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Decisive leadership is vital in time of crisis
Decisive leadership is vital in time of crisis Social philosophy professor at Jakarta's Driyarkara School of Philosophy Franz Magnis-Suseno SJ calls on those in power to be ready to make sacrifices to win back public confidence.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Govt raises local call prices, cuts long-distance rates
Govt raises local call prices, cuts long-distance rates JAKARTA (JP): Starting Jan. 1, the rate of local calls will increase 8.7 percent to Rp 125 per pulse while domestic long- distance calls will drop 10.2 percent to Rp 97 per pulse.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
No Paper
No Paper In observance of New Year's Day, The Jakarta Post will not appear tomorrow. The Post will resume publication on Friday. We wish all our readers a Happy New Year. -- The Publisher
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Separatist bomb attack at Thai school kills three
Separatist bomb attack at Thai school kills three BANGKOK (AFP): Three teenagers were killed and 12 injured after a bomb attack by separatists at a school fair in the southern Thai province of Yala, police said yesterday, sparking fears of worsening security in the region.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Gift package firms, florists avoid wrap-up in downturn
Gift package firms, florists avoid wrap-up in downturnBy Lila Fitri Aly JAKARTA (JP): The government's liquidation of 16 banks also kissed goodbye a bountiful source of revenue for one shocked gift package company owner.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Family welfare census to begin in January 1997
Family welfare census to begin in January 1997 JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to conduct a nationwide census on family welfare next year to pinpoint households who are still living below the poverty line.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Businessman to sue minister
Businessman to sue minister JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Sjarief Tando insisted yesterday he would sue Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana and his staff over the cancellation of a contract for the development of an office.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Focusing on leadership change
Focusing on leadership changeBy Ikrar Nusa Bhakti JAKARTA (JP): In his article, "VP's role to increase in the future" (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 19, 1997) Hermawan Sulistyo provided two scenarios about the role of the president and the vice president for the 1998/2003 term.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Lessons to be learned
Lessons to be learned More than in previous years, Indonesians have reason to ponder the year's events as the nation stands on the threshold of a new year. For many Indonesians, 1997 has brought much that was good and pleasant.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Governor lends a helping hand to the jobless
Governor lends a helping hand to the jobless JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso vowed yesterday to assist the huge number of blue collar workers in the city who have been laid off due to the monetary crisis.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Shopping spree abroad
Shopping spree abroadFrom KompasWhile drought-related diseases were claiming hundreds of lives in Irian Jaya and as the current monetary crisis has worsened, it is highly ironic that a number of Dharma Wanita members within the Ministry of Transportation took a pleasure trip to Thailand spending...
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Elnusa to offer shares to the public in 1998
Elnusa to offer shares to the public in 1998 JAKARTA (JP): PT Elnusa, a subsidiary of state-owned oil company Pertamina, plans to offer about 200 million shares to the public next year to raise Rp 300 billion (US$60 million) in fresh funds.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
IBM's service
IBM's service The Jakarta Post's "Your Letters" section seems to have become the court of last resort for consumers in Indonesia who cannot get reasonable satisfaction through the channels available within companies.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Japan hails pick of W. Cup cities
Japan hails pick of W. Cup cities TOKYO (AFP): The head of the Football Association of Japan hailed South Korea's selection Monday of 10 cities to host the 2002 World Cup finals."The organizing committee (for the World Cup), the Football Association of South Korea and other parties concerned made...
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Habibie backs Radius' task force appointment
Habibie backs Radius' task force appointment JAKARTA (JP): A senior cabinet minister lauded yesterday former finance minister Radius Prawiro's appointment as head of a task force to help private sector companies settle their mounting debts.State Minister of Research and Technology, B.J.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Police have no right 'to probe corruption'
Police have no right 'to probe corruption' JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Singgih said yesterday that all corruption cases should be investigated by his office and not the police.An agreement cosigned by the Supreme Court, Ministry of Justice, Attorney General's Office and National Police outlines...
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
India fights to host 14th Asiad
India fights to host 14th Asiad JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council Secretary-General Rudolf S. Warouw said here yesterday India took its bid to host the 14th Asian Games in 2006 to the Olympic Committee Asia in New Delhi recently.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Latief denies impropriety charges
Latief denies impropriety charges JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief strongly denied yesterday allegations of financial impropriety, saying that he had earned enough on his own not to have to resort to taking public money.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
RI predicts paltry growth in foreign tourist arrivals
RI predicts paltry growth in foreign tourist arrivals JAKARTA (JP): Foreign tourist arrivals are expected to increase 0.6 percent this year to 5.06 million visitors, the lowest growth in a decade due to the haze problem and the monetary crisis.
Wed, 31 Dec 1997
Wall Street performance boosts Asian markets
Wall Street performance boosts Asian markets TOKYO (AFP): Asia-Pacific stock markets ended stronger yesterday amid year-end window dressing and easing concerns over South Korea's financial crisis following a strong overnight performance on Wall Street.