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Thu, 03 Dec 1998
Crisis situation may increase the death rate
Crisis situation may increase the death rate JAKARTA (JP): Crime, natural disasters, epidemics and starvation brought on by sheer poverty could increase the rate of death in the next five years, a demographer said Wednesday.
Thu, 03 Dec 1998
Philippine exports up 17.95%
Philippine exports up 17.95% MANILA (AFP): Philippine merchandise exports earning grew 17.9 percent in the year to October from US$20.689 billion in 1997 to $24.387 billion this year, the National Statistics Office said on Wednesday.In October alone, export earnings rose by 9.3 percent from $2.
Thu, 03 Dec 1998
RI's next budget sees rupiah at 7,500 to dollar
RI's next budget sees rupiah at 7,500 to dollar JAKARTA (JP): The government assumes that the rupiah should stay at around 7,500 against the U.S. dollar in the next fiscal year starting in April 1999.In a report to the monthly cabinet meeting on economic matters on Wednesday, Minister of Finance...
Thu, 03 Dec 1998
Suwarna denies helping student demonstrators
Suwarna denies helping student demonstrators JAKARTA (JP): Free meals became a sensitive issue on Wednesday as an angry governor denied he had a vested interest in feeding demonstrating students.East Kalimantan Governor Suwarna Abdul Fatah issued a written statement denying he had masterminded...
Thu, 03 Dec 1998
Hindarto plays down injury worries
Hindarto plays down injury worries JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's chef de mission to the Asian Games, Mochamad Hindarto, shrugged off injury worries on Wednesday on the eve of his contingent's departure for Bangkok.
Thu, 03 Dec 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 2, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 400 25 5,000 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 300 0 61,000 Alumindo Light Metal 275 0 198,000 Alumindo...
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Dharmala Agrifood's hearing adjourned
Dharmala Agrifood's hearing adjourned JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court on Tuesday again adjourned the hearing of the bankruptcy petition filed jointly by the International Financial Corporation (IFC), ING Indonesia Bank and Bank Niaga against PT Dharmala Agrifood.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Any extension of transitional govt will be costly: Emil
Any extension of transitional govt will be costly: Emil JAKARTA (JP): Noted economist Emil Salim warned President B.J. Habibie on Tuesday that any extension of his transitional administration would create a huge economic cost for the crisis- hit country.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Minister to open textile fair
Minister to open textile fair JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Industry and Trade is opening The Finest Traditional Textile Fair on Wednesday at its main office on Jl. Gatot Subroto.Thirty-four small and medium-scale producers of traditional textile products from all 27 provinces will display their...
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
TV Program: Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998
TV Program: Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998TVRI 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 Documantary Film 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Special school helps children overcome learning difficulties
Special school helps children overcome learning difficulties JAKARTA (JP): Ronny is a smart, healthy and energetic boy, but he never sits still. He is always getting into trouble for being disruptive in class.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Hun Sen pushes Cambodia's case for ASEAN entry
Hun Sen pushes Cambodia's case for ASEAN entry PHNOM PENH (AP): Prime Minister Hun Sen pushed Cambodia's case on Tuesday for entry this month into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, saying the country had met all the conditions.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Sjahril says RI financial scene unfazed by riots
Sjahril says RI financial scene unfazed by riots HONG KONG (Reuters): Riots and renewed political unrest in Indonesia have had little impact on the country's already battered financial scene, the governor of the central Bank Indonesia, Sjahril Sabirin, said on Tuesday.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Supratman wins Levi's band contest
Supratman wins Levi's band contest JAKARTA (JP): W.R. Supratman of SMU Islam Harapan Ibu senior high school in Jakarta stole the Levi's Music Brawl contest at Bengkel Nightpark discotheque in South Jakarta on Sunday.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Mass exodus from Manokwari
Mass exodus from Manokwari MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: More than 1,000 migrants who settled at the foot of Mount Umsini in Manokwari regency left in a mass exodus over the weekend out of fears for their safety.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Tokyo, Hanoi agree on defense
Tokyo, Hanoi agree on defense Tokyo (DPA): Japan and Vietnam agreed on Tuesday to keep up "the recent momentum" of high-level defense and security dialog between them, while Tokyo vowed to continue supporting Hanoi's economic reform efforts, a Japanese foreign ministry official said.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
History shows women can lead
History shows women can leadBy Lynda Kurnia Wardhani JAKARTA (JP): A recommendation that Indonesia's president and vice president must be male Moslems, issued by a group of Moslem clerics in the recent Indonesian Moslem Congress, has provoked much debate.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Civil service exam sparks violence
Civil service exam sparks violence DILI, East Timor: The provincial health office here was left in a shambles on Tuesday after 100 people turned violent during a protest against the civil service entrance examination.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Bombing suspects caught in Madura
Bombing suspects caught in Madura JAKARTA: Arrests have been made of two suspects in a car bombing that killed three and left five others injured in Pamekasan island in Madura on Saturday, Antara reported.Lt. Col.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Drifting toward disarray
Drifting toward disarray The country had barely begun to recover from the shock of the deadly riots that swept Jakarta's Ketapang neighborhood on Sunday, Nov. 22, before another blow jolted the nation. On Monday thousands of people rampaged through the streets of Kupang, the provincial capital of...
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Black Friday incident resonates
Black Friday incident resonatesFrom MerdekaMy family and I wish to convey our deepest heartfelt condolences on the death of the students who fell as heroes in their fight for democracy, justice and truth in this reform era.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Asian economies 'hunger for gold'
Asian economies 'hunger for gold' NEW DELHI (Reuters): Demand for gold in the crisis-racked Asian economies is reviving, a senior World Gold Council (WGC) official said on Tuesday."There is evidence that the demand is now coming back to Southeast Asia," Dick Ware of the WGC's Centre for Public...
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Sayidiman signs up to Soeharto investigation, Todung declines
Sayidiman signs up to Soeharto investigation, Todung declines JAKARTA (JP): At least one candidate for the special commission to investigate the wealth of former president Soeharto has said he is willing to take up the government's offer to sit on the commission.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Religious riots orchestrated to devide
Religious riots orchestrated to devide Religious conflicts are rife these days, the latest being the destruction of mosques in the East Nusa Tenggara capital of Kupang on Monday. Masdar F. Mas'udi, director of the Indonesian Society for Islamic Boarding Schools and Community Development and a...
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Minibus drivers stage protest for credit disbursement
Minibus drivers stage protest for credit disbursement JAKARTA (JP): After going on strike and staging a rally for several hours on Tuesday morning, about 100 owners and drivers of Kopaja minibuses received an official guarantee of the immediate disbursement of the government's cheap credit...
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Centers seek quota for women in govt
Centers seek quota for women in govt JAKARTA (JP): Eighty women's studies centers around the country have joined forces to demand that women be given a proportional representation in the government.Representatives of the centers also rejected the plan by certain Islamic organizations to bar women...
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Indorayon must operate for auditing: Rahardi
Indorayon must operate for auditing: Rahardi JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said on Tuesday that the troubled pulp and rayon producer PT Inti Indorayon Utama must run its mill in Porsea, North Sumatra, to enable the independent audit team to evaluate its operations.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
New debt conversion rate set at Rp 7,931 to dollar
New debt conversion rate set at Rp 7,931 to dollar JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Debt Restructuring Agency (INDRA) set the exchange rate used to convert private sector overseas loans into rupiah at Rp 7,931 to the U.S. dollar for companies entering the agency in December.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Samurai swords and violence
Samurai swords and violenceFrom Media IndonesiaI am a layman in law. I know, however, that carrying a sharp weapon not for professional purposes is prohibited. The authorities often launch raids. Those found with sharp weapons are penalized.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Bogus marine major arrested in Pulo Gebang
Bogus marine major arrested in Pulo Gebang JAKARTA (JP): The Marine Corps has arrested a debt collector claiming to be a marine major following a report from a resident who fell victim to his trickery, an officer in the corps' information unit said on Tuesday.Maj.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Habibie condemns Kupang violence
Habibie condemns Kupang violence JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie condemned on Tuesday the burning and ransacking of mosques in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, vowing his government would not tolerate the destruction of places of worship and other acts of prejudice.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Malaysia controls could backfire: IMF
Malaysia controls could backfire: IMF KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lauded Malaysia for its open trade regime but said capital controls could backfire, leaving the country vulnerable if its export markets begin to dry up.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
ASEAN ulemas issue declaration on AIDS
ASEAN ulemas issue declaration on AIDS JAKARTA (JP): A declaration by 28 Islamic religious leaders and experts from six Southeast Asian countries was issued Tuesday during a workshop here, and contained 15 guidelines on HIV/AIDS and people living with HIV/AIDS.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Renowed designer had hard childhood
Renowed designer had hard childhood JAKARTA (JP): Harry Darsono is blessed with exceptional talents. Besides being renowned as one of Indonesia's foremost couturiers, he is also a painter, a teacher and a musician.But his current success did not come overnight.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Death toll from Sunday's quake in Maluku hits 25
Death toll from Sunday's quake in Maluku hits 25 JAKARTA (JP): The death toll from Sunday's powerful earthquake in Maluku reached 25 on Tuesday, with the number expected to rise as rescue workers continue to search for victims on the islands of Tailabu and Mangole.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Statistics debate
Statistics debate I felt relieved to read Leo Suryadinata's letter "On ethnic Chinese" again published in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 25, 1998, in which he denied saying that the ethnic Chinese were not a minority but the third largest ethnic group in Indonesia.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Locals excluded from new market
Locals excluded from new market TANGERANG (JP): Incensed residents of Poris Plawad Indah in Cipondoh district here are demanding answers from officials on why they were shut out of space at a new Rp 1 billion (US$153,846) market in their subdistrict.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Bukittingi closed to foreigners
Bukittingi closed to foreigners PADANG, West Sumatra: The provincial government has closed the town of Bukittinggi to foreigners after deeming it too unsightly following a number of recent fires.The head of the public relations for the West Sumatra provincial administration, Yohanes Dahlan, told...
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Tell the poor nothing but the whole truth
Tell the poor nothing but the whole truth Government officials are optimistic in the wake of encouraging recent economic data but economist Kwik Kian Gie sees harder burdens ahead for the poor. JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of National Development Planning Budiono is upbeat about Indonesia's...
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Bank interest rates fall, but negative spread remains
Bank interest rates fall, but negative spread remains JAKARTA (JP): The country's commercial banks slashed their deposit interest rates by as much as five percentage points this week, but they still suffer from negative spread, paying higher interest rates on deposits than they are paid for...
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
EU regrets denial of bail to Anwar
EU regrets denial of bail to Anwar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The European Union said on Tuesday it regretted that Malaysia's sacked finance minister Anwar Ibrahim had been refused bail in his corruption and sex trial.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Indonesia 'must adopt an athlete's spirit'
Indonesia 'must adopt an athlete's spirit' JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie told the nation on Tuesday to use the spirit of sportsmanship as its model of conduct when coping with present challenges.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
God sees all
God sees all I refer to the happenings on Sunday Nov. 22, later known as the Ketapang incident.We had not yet recovered from the torching of churches in Banyuwangi and Bondowoso one year ago, and now similar happenings have taken place in Jakarta.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Collectors rush for old rupiah
Collectors rush for old rupiah SURABAYA: Rare old rupiah notes bearing images of the rhinoceros, the deer and the late first president Sukarno are hot properties for collectors willing to pay millions of rupiah.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Athletes, press insured for $25,000
Athletes, press insured for $25,000 BANGKOK (Reuters): The organizers of next week's Asian Games in Thailand said on Tuesday they had insured the life of every athlete, official and journalist who attends for US$25,000.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Dec. 1, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,300.00 7,450.00 7,300.00 7,525.00Austrian schilling 1 565.80 635.80 - -Australian dollar 1 4,489.20 4,749.20 4,475.00 4,825.00Belgian franc 1 192.75 217.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Self-determination must not threaten nation's unity: Habibie
Self-determination must not threaten nation's unity: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie asserted on Tuesday that the right of indigenous peoples to self-determination would be void if it threatened the unity and integrity of the sovereign nation.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Try, Edi join breakaway Golkar party
Try, Edi join breakaway Golkar party JAKARTA (JP): Former vice president Try Sutrisno and former defense minister Edi Sudradjat, both retired Army generals, signed their names to a declaration on Tuesday to form a new political party along with nearly 100 other discontented members of Golkar.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Councilors ask for halt of rallies during Ramadhan
Councilors ask for halt of rallies during Ramadhan JAKARTA (JP): City councilors have suggested that people refrain from staging street rallies in the capital during the upcoming Moslem's fasting month of Ramadhan.The month of Ramadhan is expected to begin on Dec. 19.
Wed, 02 Dec 1998
Rupiah and stock prices remain firm in quiet trade
Rupiah and stock prices remain firm in quiet trade JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah was almost unbudged at 7,475 against the U.S. dollar in very quite trading and stock prices edged up 0.4 percent on Tuesday.Currency dealers said that lingering domestic political instability failed to weigh down market...