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Tue, 08 Dec 1998
Political tension could heighten
Political tension could heighten Unrest and uncertainty have been spreading through Indonesia at an alarming rate in recent months. Azyumardi Azra, who is professor of history and rector of the Syarif Hidayatullah State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) in Jakarta, warns the situation could get...
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
Two former ministers to be questioned
Two former ministers to be questioned JAKARTA (JP): Two former industry ministers under former president Soeharto -- Mohamad "Bob" Hasan, Tunky Ariwibowo -- will be questioned by the Attorney General's office on Tuesday on possible corruption relating to the former president.
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
ASEAN police chiefs in S'pore
ASEAN police chiefs in S'pore SINGAPORE (AP): Southeast Asian police chiefs predicted on Monday that drug trafficking, piracy of copyrighted materials and computer fraud would probably be the biggest regional cross- border crimes in the next century, Singapore's state-run television reported.
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
Court turns down claim against Dharmala Agrifood
Court turns down claim against Dharmala Agrifood JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court on Monday turned down a bankruptcy claim jointly filed by publicly owned Bank Niaga, ING Indonesia Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) against PT Dharmala Agrifood.Presiding judge Ch.
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
In search of talented teachers
In search of talented teachers Iwan Pranoto in his article "Nation needs talented teachers" (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 3) stated some of the problems in the Indonesian educational system and suggested several solutions, focusing on improving the quality of teachers.
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
Govt criticized over decision to lift fertilizer subsidy
Govt criticized over decision to lift fertilizer subsidy JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives criticized on Monday the government's decision to lift its subsidy on fertilizers in one go, saying the decision would further cut the country's rice production.
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Dec. 7, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,350.00 7,600.00 7,350.00 7,675.00Austrian schilling 1 589.70 659.70 - -Australian dollar 1 4,450.90 4,710.90 4,435.00 4,785.00Belgian franc 1 197.80 222.
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
Samsung swaps car unit for Daewoo firm
Samsung swaps car unit for Daewoo firm SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea's Samsung will swap its troubled car business for the debt-burdened electronics company of its rival Daewoo as the country's bloated conglomerates on Monday announced moves to shed scores of their units.
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
BP, Caltex plan tie-up
BP, Caltex plan tie-up MELBOURNE (AFP): The Australian arm of British Petroleum said on Monday it was in discussions on a possible joint venture with Caltex Australia Ltd to jointly operate their oil refineries in the country.
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
Islets facing growing poverty
Islets facing growing poverty JAKARTA (JP): About 900 islands, mostly inhabited by fisherfolk, have become pockets of poverty, Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid said on Monday, blaming a lack of coordination between the central and regional governments.
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 7, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 400 0 17,000 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 -25 43,000 Alumindo Light Metal 300 25 90,500 Alumindo...
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
Questioning of Sjahrir on hold
Questioning of Sjahrir on hold JAKARTA (JP): The city police have temporarily ended the questioning of Sjahrir, one of the country's top economists, a senior officer said on Monday.Head of the Jakarta Police unit for special crimes, Lt. Col.
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
Marzuki elected to chair human rights commission
Marzuki elected to chair human rights commission JAKARTA (JP): Marzuki Darusman was elected as the new chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights during a meeting on Saturday that also saw the appointment of six new members, the commission announced on Monday.
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
Gold donations to be auctioned
Gold donations to be auctioned JAKARTA (JP): The government will auction on Tuesday and Wednesday 100.79 kilograms of gold collected from the public during the "I Love Rupiah" campaign earlier this year.
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
Civilians rewarded for helping police arrest criminals
Civilians rewarded for helping police arrest criminals JAKARTA (JP): City police honored three civilians on Monday for helping law enforcement officers catch criminals in the capital.Awards of certificates and Rp 125,000 (US$17) cash each were presented by Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen.
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
Japan will aid Vietnam
Japan will aid Vietnam TOKYO (AFP): Tokyo will give financial assistance worth 100 billion yen (US$847 million) to Vietnam and consider giving part of the US$30 billion Asian rescue fund to the country, a report said on Monday.
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
New Year's party is still on
New Year's party is still on SURABAYA: People hoping to celebrate the New Year in style will be allowed to have their party after all.The East Java provincial administration ruled on Monday that entertainment locations may open during the first 13 days of the Ramadhan fasting month, but only...
Tue, 08 Dec 1998
Customs exchange
Customs exchange Correction: Regarding the caption on this page in the Business and Investment section on Saturday, Darwin will be the site of the preclearance facility set up by the Directorate General of Customs and Excise and the Northern Territory's Asia and Trade division.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
ABRI to arm villagers
ABRI to arm villagers DILI: The Armed Forces (ABRI) will arm villagers here to fight armed Falintil separatists, East Timor Military chief Col. Tono Suratman said on Saturday."I have an order from my superior to arm villagers so that they can secure their villages," he said after attending a Navy...
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Unhusked rice price rise 'wont's affect inflation'
Unhusked rice price rise 'wont's affect inflation' JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to raise the floor price of unhusked rice would not boost inflation because of lower rice prices in the international market, according to Minister of Agriculture Soleh Solahuddin.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
'RI needs to develop a human rights culture'
'RI needs to develop a human rights culture' JAKARTA (JP): A United Nations rapporteur at the end of her fact finding visit here said Indonesia needs to revamp its approach to human rights by developing a more receptive culture to such issues.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
UN Volunteers provide aid in Cipinang Besar Utara area
UN Volunteers provide aid in Cipinang Besar Utara area JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) marked International Volunteers Day here over the weekend by giving away 200 packages of staple foods to needy people and Rp 3 million (US$400) in loans to small-scale entrepreneurs.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Relatives frustrated with investigation
Relatives frustrated with investigation SINGAPORE (AP): Nearly one year after a Singapore plane mysteriously plunged from the Indonesian sky, relatives of the victims expressed frustration and anger at a memorial service on Sunday over the lack of progress in the investigation.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Assets: Getting value for money
Assets: Getting value for moneyBy C.J. de Koning The following is the first of two articles on Indonesia's economic crisis. LONDON (JP): If someone buys a house in Indonesia, it would be rare that he could afford the whole purchase price. He would normally go to the bank and obtain a loan.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Transparency in business essential
Transparency in business essential Given the fact that the absence of corporate governance is one of the reasons our economy has gone bankrupt, making our businesses sound and transparent is an important precondition for restoring our national economy.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Workshop brings 'origami' to Jakarta
Workshop brings 'origami' to Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Paper is not simply a thing to write on. It is highly useful and provides endless creative possibilities.Many people prefer to use paper to make decorative arts, not only because it is cheap, but also because it is easy to obtain, simple to work...
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:00 Morning News 6:30 News: Nuansa Reformasi 7:00 Children's Program: Lagu Anak Nusantara 7:30 Cartoon 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary: Widya Wahana 9:00 Performance 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
ICMI asserts support for Habibie's govt
ICMI asserts support for Habibie's govt YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Association of Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) closed its annual conference here late Sunday with an assertion of its support for the government of President B.J.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Batik Exhibition: The Awakening of Batik at the end of the Millennium, at Galeri TC, Jl. Kemang Raya 24A, South Jakarta (Phone: 7194270), 11:30 a.m. to 12 a.m., until Dec.31. * Photo Exhibition: My Imagination, by Aendra H.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Leaders call for dialog among elite
Leaders call for dialog among elite JAKARTA (JP): The leader of Indonesia's largest Moslem group, alarmed by the increasing violence across the country, on Sunday again called for more effective political dialogs between Indonesia's formal and informal leaders.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Govt decision to lift fertilizer subsidy hailed
Govt decision to lift fertilizer subsidy hailed JAKARTA (JP): Agriculture analysts hailed the government's recent moves in lifting its subsidies on fertilizers and ease their trade restrictions but questioned private traders readiness to supply enough fertilizers to the domestic market.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Information Technology, the backbone of express delivery
Information Technology, the backbone of express deliveryBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Last week, my wife needed to send a parcel to her folks back home in Surakarta. She got an empty Super Mie box at a Hero supermarket, put her stuff in it, and sealed it with adhesive tape.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Silicon implant turns professor into 'cyborg'
Silicon implant turns professor into 'cyborg' JAKARTA: In a bold experiment, British scientist Kevin Warwick has had a silicon chip transponder surgically implanted in his forearm to communicate remotely with computers which can operate the doors and lights and control the temperature in his office...
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Troops deployed to help secure crime black spots
Troops deployed to help secure crime black spots JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Command began the deployment of 500 of its soldiers to patrol 31 crime black spots in the capital on Sunday to help the city police fight the escalating trend in street crimes.The command's spokesman, Lt. Col. D.J.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Message from the Ambassador of Finland
Message from the Ambassador of Finland Finland and Indonesia are very different countries and distant from each other. Yet our bilateral relations have a long history, and there is great potential to develop them further.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Villagers riot over the price of fertilizer
Villagers riot over the price of fertilizer BLORA, Central Java: A shop belonging to a fertilizer trader here was ransacked and looted while his two trucks were set ablaze on Sunday night by a mob of angry villagers, Antara reported.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Govt disburses $267m loans
Govt disburses $267m loans JAKARTA (JP): The government has disbursed Rp 2.2 million (US$267 million) of farming loans in just one month, Minister of Cooperatives, Small and Medium Enterprises Adi Sasono said on Sunday.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
General at Xmas carol program
General at Xmas carol program BANGKOK (AP): Myanmar's intelligence chief, Gen. Khin Nyunt, attended a program of Christmas carol singing in Yangon to raise money for the Myanmar Institute of Christian Theology, a government press release said on Sunday.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Clash erupts in land dispute at Tangerang housing complex
Clash erupts in land dispute at Tangerang housing complex TANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of security guards of Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) housing complex were involved in a clash with officers of the Tangerang District Court following an order to clear a part of the housing complex on Saturday.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Parts of human body found by scavengers at river bank
Parts of human body found by scavengers at river bank JAKARTA (JP): Parts of a dismembered body were discovered by scavengers in an old cardboard box and a plastic bag on a river bank in Bekasi on Saturday, the head and torso still missing.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Political parties spell out wishes for coming election
Political parties spell out wishes for coming election YOGYAKARTA (JP): In apparent concern for possible outbreaks of violence, political parties attending a discussion here on Sunday called for the ban of mass street campaigns in next year's elections.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Not all residents have ID card
Not all residents have ID card JAKARTA (JP): Only half of the official figure of Jakarta's population of some 10 million people have the city's compulsory identification card, a senior official said.The National Family Planning Board's city office head of program development, Sumiyati, said on...
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Boy accidentally killed in duel
Boy accidentally killed in duel JAKARTA (JP): A 13-year-old boy was killed on Saturday night as the result of a misunderstanding involving a man who got angry after being jokingly tapped on the back while watching a traveling carousel in Duren Jaya, Bekasi.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Nokia 8810, the most elegant GSM phone
Nokia 8810, the most elegant GSM phone Nokia launched recently its newest product, Nokia 8810, in Indonesia. At 98 grams, the Nokia 8810 is one of the smallest and the most advanced GSM phones on the market, fully featured with distinctive metallic chrome finish casing and elegant Nokia design.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Stop denouncing ABRI?
Stop denouncing ABRI? Retired Gen. Try Sutrisno, in his capacity as general chairman of the Association of Retired Members of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (Pepabri) has made a statement on television calling on the Indonesian people to stop denouncing the Armed Forces of the...
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Mining companies fail to help locals
Mining companies fail to help locals JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Mining Professionals blames increasing unrest occurring at many mining operations across the country on the failure of many mining companies to carry out their community development programs.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Expat wives
Expat wives I am writing to refute Rosaline's misconception (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 4: On decency) that "we all know it is like a dream for expatriates who live in Indonesia. They have all the comforts imaginable, an easy life, lots of money.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Bakrie & Brothers sells assets to pay foreign debts
Bakrie & Brothers sells assets to pay foreign debts JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie & Brothers has concluded the sale of 4 million "class I" shares in Iridium LLC to American International Group Inc (AIG) to pay $250 million in foreign debts which fall due at the end of this year.
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Religion and national unity
Religion and national unity The popular saying "united we stand, divided we fall" has never been more apt, timely and relevant than it is today for Indonesia. The world's largest archipelago has often left the rest of the world wondering how its people live in perfect harmony despite the diversity...
Mon, 07 Dec 1998
Trisakti hails 33rd anniversary
Trisakti hails 33rd anniversary JAKARTA (JP): Trisakti University celebrated its 33rd anniversary on its campus in Grogol, West Jakarta, on Sunday as it held various social and family-atmosphere activities.