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Fri, 04 Dec 1998
RI economy on the ment: Ginandjar
RI economy on the ment: Ginandjar JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's tattered economy is on the right track and heading toward recovery in 1999, according to Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Indonesian team leaves for Bangkok
Indonesian team leaves for Bangkok JAKARTA (JP): Most of the country's team for the Asian Games left on Thursday for Bangkok in an emotion-filled departure with their families.Led by chef de mission Mochamad Hindarto, the contingent departed from the Halim Perdanakusumah air base on an Air Force...
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Current state budget enjoying $2.2b surplus
Current state budget enjoying $2.2b surplus JAKARTA (JP): The implementation of the current 1998/1999 state budget had resulted in a surplus of Rp 16.39 trillion (US$2.2 billion) as of Nov. 14, 1998, according to an official report.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Don't criticize Hartati Murdaya
Don't criticize Hartati Murdaya I am bewildered why Buddhist students and a group of Buddhists personally attacked Hartati Murdaya after she expressed her views in a program on TVRI in which prominent community figures participated.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Students want cut in study fees
Students want cut in study fees TANGERANG (JP): More than 1,000 students at state-run senior high school SMUN 1 in Mauk district here went on strike on Thursday, demanding a reduction in the education support fee and transparency in the use of the student organization's funds.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Opportunity to become 'hero' opens for Habibie
Opportunity to become 'hero' opens for HabibieBy Donna K. Woodward MEDAN (JP): Soeharto's barely veiled attempt to intimidate Habibie publicly may be the first time he has shown him any respect. He is clearly afraid of Habibie's dawning (albeit belated) independence.The students are implacable.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Seizures of fake banknotes rise
Seizures of fake banknotes rise JAKARTA (JP): The authorities seized counterfeit rupiah banknotes totaling Rp 5.96 billion (US$795,000), about 0.012 percent of the Rp 46.82 trillion currency in circulation and a huge increase from previous years, in the first nine months of the year.H.Y.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Timber firm linked to military may lose license
Timber firm linked to military may lose license JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution said on Thursday that his office was considering revoking a logging license of a timber company linked to the Ministry of Defense and Security for allegedly smuggling logs.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Military admits rights abuses in E. Timor: UN
Military admits rights abuses in E. Timor: UN JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations' investigator on violence against women, Radhika Coomaraswamy, said here on Thursday that the military admitted past human rights abuses in the troubled province of East Timor.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Black pinkies in store for voters after poll
Black pinkies in store for voters after poll JAKARTA (JP): On June 7, Indonesians may have something more in common than just their nationality, language and ideology. More than half the population could have their little fingers stained with ink.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Elections still a mystery
Elections still a mystery When the government and the House of Representatives reached an agreement on May 29, 1998 to hold a general election the following year, many people saw it as a necessary move, because the country was badly in need of a stable and democratically elected government to put...
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Recapitalization 'to be successful'
Recapitalization 'to be successful' JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Thursday that the owners of 15 private national banks had pledged to recapitalize their banks with their own resources.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Ensuring a free and fair election should begin right away
Ensuring a free and fair election should begin right away The following is an interview with Andrew Ellis, a British expert on electoral systems. Ellis has experience in designing and implementing technical assistance programs for elections in Cambodia, Palestine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pakistan...
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Lawlessness worse than disintegration
Lawlessness worse than disintegration Violent outbursts threaten to break down social trust, throwing national unity in limbo and unleashing chaos and lawlessness. Political scientist J. Soedjati Djiwandono thinks the latter is more dangerous than disintegration.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
On decency
On decency Referring to the letter "Show some decency" in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 2, I would like to write some comments.I lived in Western countries for more than 20 years and married a European. For the whole time I lived there I kept in touch with Westerners, so I know their mentality pretty...
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Anwar's ex-driver says he did not write letter
Anwar's ex-driver says he did not write letter KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): The former driver of Malaysia's sacked finance minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday that he did not write the letter accusing Anwar of sodomizing him.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Three shot dead, 68 nabbed for street crimes
Three shot dead, 68 nabbed for street crimes JAKARTA (JP): Police officers shot five alleged criminals, three of them dead, and arrested 68 others for their involvement in a street crimes in the capital in the period between Nov. 25 and Dec. 2, a police officer said on Thursday.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Cooling down the political temperature
Cooling down the political temperature Are we turning into a nation of looters, rapists, murderers and arsonists, or are we being punished by God for our cowardly acts in rectifying the decades-old abuse of power?Riots have been breaking out all across this vast archipelago, and always for trivial...
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Newspaper angry at phone disruption
Newspaper angry at phone disruption BOGOR (JP): Newly established Radar Bogor daily is to sue the Bogor branch of state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom for cutting a crucial telephone line to the newspaper's editorial office without warning, the daily's general manager said on Thursday.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Soldiers of conscience
Soldiers of conscience Their assault on the central nervous system of Habibie's Reform Order, the Attorney General's Office and its temporary occupation has caught security guards, as well as observers without a cause like myself, by surprise.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Human rights seminar adopts 12 distinct recommendations
Human rights seminar adopts 12 distinct recommendations JAKARTA (JP): A national human rights workshop which closed here Thursday recommended that military personnel who perpetrated human rights abuses should be brought to civil court instead of court- martial to ensure impartiality.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Guard found dead after robbery
Guard found dead after robbery JAKARTA (JP): A security guard at metal processing company PT Perkasa Manis was found dead at the company's compound on Jl. Darma Wanita, Cengkareng, West Jakarta on Thursday, after being stabbed by two robbers, a police officer said.City police spokesman Lt. Col.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
RI too hot to handle for reinsurers
RI too hot to handle for reinsurers JAKARTA (JP): Increasing risk from the simmering political and social tension in the country are discouraging foreign reinsurers from continuing their deals in Indonesia, the Insurance Council of Indonesia (DAI) said on Thursday.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
House divided on typeof PR arrangement
House divided on typeof PR arrangement JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives was locked in a heated debate on Thursday over what kind of proportional representation (PR) voting system to use at next year's general election.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Dengue outbreak feared in C. Java
Dengue outbreak feared in C. Java SEMARANG, Central Java: Central Java health authorities are quickly taking steps to avert a dengue fever epidemic after six children died and another 140 have been treated for the potentially deadly illness in the last four weeks.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
DPR sets 1999 election date
DPR sets 1999 election date JAKARTA (JP): Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Harmoko announced on Thursday that the general election will be held on June 7 and that the newly elected People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will convene on Aug. 29.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Delon's 40-year acting career celebrated in Jakarta, Surabaya
Delon's 40-year acting career celebrated in Jakarta, SurabayaBy Yudha Kartohadiprodjo JAKARTA (JP): Legend has it that Alain Delon came to Cannes in the cool spring of 1956 wearing a rented tuxedo jacket. He arrived at the right time: the big screen's bad boy, James Dean, had died a year earlier.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Major smuggling attempts foiled at airport
Major smuggling attempts foiled at airport JAKARTA (JP): Customs and Excise officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport foiled attempts to smuggle historical artifacts, compact discs and dried marijuana worth a combined value of billions of rupiah in the month of November, an official said on...
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
RI foreign exchange reserves down to $14.21b
RI foreign exchange reserves down to $14.21b JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's net foreign exchange reserves declined by US$1.8 million to $14.21 billion in the week ending Nov. 30 due mainly to repayment of part of the government's overseas debt.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
RP wants charges for fishermen
RP wants charges for fishermen MANILA (Reuters): Philippine President Joseph Estrada said on Thursday that 20 Chinese fishermen seized near a disputed reef in the South China Sea earlier this week should be charged.On Tuesday China demanded the immediate release of the fishermen.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Swapping tempeh for bricks
Swapping tempeh for bricks SURABAYA, East Java: Nearly one-third of the 38,000 traditional tempeh and tofu makers in East Java have suspended their activities and taken up work as construction workers as they can no longer attain working capital.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Govt to impose higher royalties in mining firms
Govt to impose higher royalties in mining firms JAKARTA (JP): The government will impose higher royalties on mining contractors awarded new contracts of work (COWs) to increase earnings from the development of the country's mineral resources, the Ministry of Mines and Energy's Director General of...
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Alatas warms up to Phnom Penh
Alatas warms up to Phnom Penh JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas hailed on Thursday the formation of the new coalition government in Cambodia, saying that this bodes well for Phnom Penh's intention to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this month.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Indovina Bank up for sale
Indovina Bank up for sale HANOI (Dow Jones): Indovina bank, a joint venture between Indonesia's Bank Dagang Nasional Indonesia (BDNI) and state-owned Industrial & Commercial Bank of Vietnam (Incom Bank) is up for sale, a source at Indovina told Dow Jones Newswires.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Student comes face-to-face with 'recruiter'
Student comes face-to-face with 'recruiter' JAKARTA (JP): A military officer on Thursday challenged directly the student who claims he was forced to become an informer by him.Media were allowed to attend the face-to-face meeting of second private Budi Leksono, a military police officer in the...
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Astra's unit sales completed
Astra's unit sales completed SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): PT Astra Indonesia has completed the sale an electronics unit to a U.S.-owned investment fund, one of the first sales by a debt-ridden Indonesian group.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
'Deranged person' detained for safety
'Deranged person' detained for safety JAKARTA (JP): A local man, believed to be mentally ill, was detained for burning a Koran in a mosque and a podium in another one in Ngbang, a small town near the West Kalimantan provincial capital of Pontianak on Thursday.Sgt.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
The Soeharto foundations
The Soeharto foundationsFrom NeracaOf his own will, former president Soeharto handed over the management of seven foundations established by himself to the government. A good action amid the waves of society's demands to investigate his wealth.
Fri, 04 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: Pesona Flora 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Rp 109b allocated for poor families
Rp 109b allocated for poor families JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has set aside Rp 109.52 billion (US$14.6 million) to help poor families in the city as part of its social safety net program, secretary to the City Council's Commission E for social welfare Agus Waluyo said on Thursday.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Student relates kidnapping tale
Student relates kidnapping tale BOGOR, West Java (JP): A student activist revealed at the Ampera Legal Aid Office (LBH-Ampera) on Wednesday that he was abducted and detained for 24 hours by three unidentified men.G.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
S'pore urged to help Indonesian economy
S'pore urged to help Indonesian economy SINGAPORE (AFP): An outspoken Indonesian economist on Thursday urged Singapore to step up assistance in reviving lending to businesses in Indonesia, saying some of the capital which has fled to the city-state should flow back.
Fri, 04 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.
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Military stops more students from 'trespassing in red zone'
Military stops more students from 'trespassing in red zone' JAKARTA (JP): Inspired by the astounding maneuver of Trisakti University students who breached the military cordon around Merdeka Palace on the previous day, 2,500 students from two different groups launched abortive attempts to follow...
Fri, 04 Dec 1998
Bukit Asam severs ties with Soeharto's children
Bukit Asam severs ties with Soeharto's children JAKARTA (JP): State coal mining company PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam has terminated contracts with five companies linked to former president Soeharto's children as part of its efforts to scrap business deals allegedly landed through corruption,...
Thu, 03 Dec 1998
Rupiah stays put but stocks up 2.38 percent on bullish sentiment
Rupiah stays put but stocks up 2.38 percent on bullish sentiment JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah ended unchanged at 7,450 against the U.S. dollar in thin trading on Wednesday but stock prices gained ground to close 2.38 percent higher.
Thu, 03 Dec 1998
Govt lifts subsidies, trade restriction on fertilizers
Govt lifts subsidies, trade restriction on fertilizers JAKARTA (JP): The government has decided to lift subsidies on fertilizers and remove all restrictions to their trade, Minister of Agriculture Soleh Solahuddin said on Wednesday.
Thu, 03 Dec 1998
Govt 'must review its land swap deal with Salim firms'
Govt 'must review its land swap deal with Salim firms' JAKARTA (JP): State-owned forestry firm Perum Perhutani has urged the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations to review its 1995 land swap deals with two companies in the widely diversified Salim Group.
Thu, 03 Dec 1998
Students rally at Merdeka Palace
Students rally at Merdeka Palace JAKARTA (JP): About 2,000 Trisakti University students broke through a tight military cordon across from the Merdeka Palace on Wednesday, only hours after President B.J. Habibie reproached them for taking to the streets.
Thu, 03 Dec 1998
IBRA set to auction frozen bank's vehicles
IBRA set to auction frozen bank's vehicles JAKARTA (JP): Eighty-three cars and 41 motorcycles owned by 10 banks whose operations were suspended by the government will be auctioned to the public next week, an executive of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Tuesday.