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Where's Indovision?

Where's Indovision? Has anyone tried calling Indovision recently? I have tried unsuccessfully dozens of times. Indovision does not accept calls these days, only faxed messages which go unanswered. Indovision made a calculated business decision when they cut off their service without any advance...

Fact-finding team visits Ambon after 11 killed

Fact-finding team visits Ambon after 11 killed JAKARTA (JP): Just as violence over the weekend killed 11 people in two islands to the east of Ambon, the capital of Maluku province, a government fact-finding team arrived in the capital on Sunday.

RP senator wants the 'Freedom Sea'

RP senator wants the 'Freedom Sea' MANILA (AFP): Senior Philippine Senator Francisco Tatad on Monday called on the government to now refer to the South China Sea as "Freedom Sea" in reaction to China's conflicting claims in the area.

Asia's rice output drops

Asia's rice output drops BANGKOK (DPA): Asia's rice production in 1998 was 510 million tons, 16 million tons less than in 1997, the Food and Drug Organization (FAO) announced Monday.The estimated figure was revised downwards due to lower than expected output in India, Bangladesh and the Philippines.

Foreign telecoms start bidding for PT Indosat

Foreign telecoms start bidding for PT Indosat JAKARTA (JP): A number of major foreign telecommunications companies have passed the initial stage in the bidding process for shares in international telecommunications provider PT Indosat, the Office of the State Minister of the Empowerment of State...

'Community hatred' may lead to social revolution

'Community hatred' may lead to social revolution JAKARTA (JP): Community distrust and hatred of corrupt officials has the potential to cause the widely feared social revolution, an economist and party executive said.

Syamsu impending replacement confirmed

Syamsu impending replacement confirmed JAKARTA (JP): Only five months after his appointment as deputy attorney general in charge of intelligence affairs, Maj. Gen. Syamsu Djalal will be replaced on Wednesday.Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib confirmed the plan on Monday.

Finance watchdog says fund leakage above Rp 1 trillion

Finance watchdog says fund leakage above Rp 1 trillion JAKARTA (JP): Head of the Government Finance Comptroller (BPKP) Soedarjono said on Monday the state has suffered more than Rp 1 trillion (US$117.6 million) in losses due to corruption during the first three quarters of the 1998/99 fiscal year...

'Emergency fund only for capital's ID card holders'

'Emergency fund only for capital's ID card holders' JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso on Monday insisted that the Rp 109.52 billion emergency fund is only for Jakarta ID card holders.He ordered all the city's 265 subdistrict heads to strictly follow his guidelines in loaning the aid, locally known as...

Ban on celebration of 'Imlek' still effective

Ban on celebration of 'Imlek' still effective JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has so far issued no new regulations governing Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in the capital, meaning that the government's ban on the Imlek festival is still effective, an official said on Monday.

Most Asian airlines ready to beat 2000 'bug'

Most Asian airlines ready to beat 2000 'bug' SINGAPORE (Agencies): Seventy percent of Asian airlines are confident they will be airborne at the turn of the new year despite the threat of the "millennium bug", a Reuters survey found.

Govt to merge trading firms for efficiency, Tanri says

Govt to merge trading firms for efficiency, Tanri says JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of the Empowerment of State Enterprises Tanri Abeng said on Monday that state trading companies PT Dharma Niaga and PT Kerta Niaga would be merged in a bid to boost their efficiency and profitability.

Astra offers upfront payment

Astra offers upfront payment JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed PT Astra International's Chief Executive Officer Rini Suwandi announced Monday the company would provide an upfront payment equivalent to three months' interest to creditors.

Quake jolts Aceh, no casualties

Quake jolts Aceh, no casualties BANDA ACEH, Aceh: An earthquake registering 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Aceh at 12:46 p.m. on Monday. It was the second large earthquake to hit the region this month, Syahnan, an official at the geophysics station said.

Rescuers intensify search for 'Arta Rimba' victims

Rescuers intensify search for 'Arta Rimba' victims JAKARTA (JP): Rescue workers have intensified the search for the hundreds of people aboard the KLM Arta Rimba, which sank in West Kalimantan waters last week, with the deployment of three more Navy ships and one other boat, KM Clurit from Jakarta,...

Mahathir warns ethnic Chinese his opponents sowing discontent

Mahathir warns ethnic Chinese his opponents sowing discontent KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has told the country's large ethnic Chinese minority that government opponents are trying to sow racial hatred and hinder development.

Habibie the best, Golkar insists

Habibie the best, Golkar insists JAKARTA (JP): A top Golkar official said on Monday President B.J. Habibie was the ruling grouping's best candidate for the presidency.While acknowledging that Golkar has yet to make an official declaration, deputy chairman Theo L.

Time for East Timor

Time for East Timor After decades of Indonesian occupation, East Timor is beginning to see events move at an almost breathtaking pace. Only a day after rebel leader Xanana Gusmao was moved out of his jail cell came President Bacharuddin Habibie's declaration that, one way or another, he expects the...

President speaks about Prabowo

President speaks about Prabowo JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie made his first public comment on Monday about Army Strategic Reserves Command's then chief Lt. Gen. (ret) Prabowo Subianto's alleged resistance to his ascent to the presidency after Soeharto stepped down on May 21 last year.

No progress made in probe of bloody Semanggi incident

No progress made in probe of bloody Semanggi incident JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) admitted on Monday to no progress in its three-month-old investigation into the fatal shooting of protesters at the Semanggi cloverleaf in Central Jakarta last Nov. 13Maj. Gen. Djasri M.

Power contract terms reworked soon: PLN

Power contract terms reworked soon: PLN JAKARTA (JP): Cash-strapped state electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) will soon start renegotiating agreements with independent power producers (IPP).

French agricultural group extends aid

French agricultural group extends aid JAKARTA (JP): France's Center for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development agreed here on Monday to continue giving technical assistance to the Indonesian government for another five years.

Business outlook unclear

Business outlook unclear SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Monday the island-state's economic outlook remains unclear and worse problems can come if the regional situation deteriorates, particularly in Indonesia.

RI expected to undergo significant shift in health paradigm

RI expected to undergo significant shift in health paradigmBy Does Sampoerno JAKARTA (JP): Health and sickness concepts keep changing along with our understanding on the value and role of health. Since the golden era of the Greeks, health has been a virtue, something to be proud of, whereas...

Gas sales to Singapore

Gas sales to Singapore Following media reports of the sale of gas to Singapore, a subject on which Mr. Budi Santoso, a member of the House of Representatives, commented, allow me to congratulate the Indonesian government and the three contractors (PSCs) for their success in selling gas to Singapore.

More bad news in store for Asian markets

More bad news in store for Asian marketsBy P. Parameswaran SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian financial markets will remain depressed as they undergo a correction after their second phase of recovery from the regional turmoil with analysts unsure when the downward adjustment will end.

Habibie wants 'to be remembered for E. Timor'

Habibie wants 'to be remembered for E. Timor'By Kornelius Purba JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie's startling decision to let East Timor become an independent state by Jan. 1 next year is influenced by a desire to prove to the world his statesmanship and courage in handling the province, aides...

Bag trader busted with ganja

Bag trader busted with ganja JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police detectives arrested a bag trader on Sunday for allegedly possessing 10 kilograms of marijuana in his rented house in Central Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police detectives chief Maj.

The long road to democracy

The long road to democracyBy Terry Russell JAKARTA (JP): In Indonesia, as in my own country, Australia, we cannot question democracy. We have all been told that democracy slayed communism in 1989 and that nowadays only fascists and fundamentalists question democracy.

Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Feb. 15, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,575.00 8,675.00 8,575.00 8,725.00Australian dollar 1 5,489.30 5,624.20 5,470.00 5,770.00Austrian schilling 1 699.09 714.21 - -Belgian franc 1 238.

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 15, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 0 15,000 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 30,000 Alumindo Light Metal 325 0 77,500...

Jakarta ready to host league playoffs

Jakarta ready to host league playoffs JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said on Monday that the city would go on with its preparations for the Indonesian league playoffs, despite growing fears that the competition would be vulnerable to unrest."My stance is clear.

CDs smuggling attempt foiled

CDs smuggling attempt foiled TANGERANG (JP): The customs officers at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport here have foiled at least three compact disc smuggling attempts to Malaysia and Saudi Arabia since last month, an airport official said Monday.

Eleven perish when bus crashes, burns

Eleven perish when bus crashes, burns SURABAYA, East Java: Eleven people burned to death and eight others were injured when the Kamal-Pamekasan bus they were aboard overturned and caught fire in the vicinity of Lomaer, Blegah district, along the border of Bangkalan and Sampang on Monday.

Rahardi says rehash consumer rights bill

Rahardi says rehash consumer rights bill JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said on Monday that the government could technically accept the draft law on consumers' rights proposed by the House of Representatives, but he called for some changes in its contents and format to...

President orders aides to improve aid distribution

President orders aides to improve aid distribution JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie ordered Cabinet ministers on Monday to improve and accelerate the distribution of the much- criticized social safety net program.

Two die in city prisons

Two die in city prisons JAKARTA (JP): A prisoner at the Salemba penitentiary in Central Jakarta was found dead in his cell on Monday.Prison officers said that Yeheskiel Simarmata, 27, who was jailed for robbery of public vehicles at the Senen bus terminal, died from a serious fever.

Man treated for gun shot wounds

Man treated for gun shot wounds LHOKSEUMAWE: A resident of Nisam district in North Aceh has been treated in hospital for shot wounds he received on Friday.Antara reported Saturday that M. Sufi bin Syahbuddin, 41, of Alue Papeun subdistrict, was shot by unidentified men riding a motorcycle at around...

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Perangkap Hedonisme, by Veri Apriyatno, at the Galeri Mini, Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang - The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62 South Jakarta (Phone: 5201266), Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.

Plane skids in Ujungpandang

Plane skids in Ujungpandang UJUNGPANDANG: A Boeing 737-200 plane skidded on landing at Hasanuddin International Airport here on Saturday but none was killed in the mishap.The Bouraq aircraft slipped off the runway amid strong winds and rain around 12:35 p.m.

PDI Perjuangan now official

PDI Perjuangan now official JAKARTA (JP): An estimated 120,000 supporters of Megawati Soekarnoputri packed the Senayan Sports Stadium on Sunday to mark the launching of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and her nomination as the party's presidential candidate.

Aide clarifies on Habibie remarks

Aide clarifies on Habibie remarks SINGAPORE (Reuters): Indonesian President B.J. Habibie will respect Singapore if it respects him, the Sunday Times newspaper quoted a presidential aide as saying.Tensions between the neighboring countries have grown since Habibie last week accused Singapore of...

Bank liquidations

Bank liquidations Take your pick between doing business with hundreds of unsound banks, or dealing with a handful of sensible operations - the second option is of course preferable.The government offers a similar choice.

Rectors to set up poll watch

Rectors to set up poll watch JAKARTA (JP): Rectors of all institutes of higher learning in Indonesia have agreed to establish a forum among themselves to monitor the general election scheduled for June 7, 1999.

Oil refining, retail market to be liberalized: Kuntoro

Oil refining, retail market to be liberalized: Kuntoro JAKARTA (JP): A law now being prepared by the government will liberalize the oil refinery sector and open up the retail market in oil products, Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto has said.

Gus Dur to solicit support for truth seeking committee

Gus Dur to solicit support for truth seeking committee JAKARTA (JP): Muslim figurehead Abdurrahman Wahid departed for Germany on Sunday for eye surgery, and to solicit international support for his planned Commission for Truth-Seeking and National Reconciliation.

PDI Perjuangan slams Habibie's E. Timor policy

PDI Perjuangan slams Habibie's E. Timor policy JAKARTA (JP): The newly-launched Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) lashed out at President B.J. Habibie for calling East Timor "a burden" and called on the nation to let go of the troubled territory.

Mashill holds finance workshop

Mashill holds finance workshop JAKARTA (JP): Bank Mashill will cooperate with Bank Indonesia, the central bank, in holding a series of workshops on how to benefit from the government's trade financing scheme.

Asia and Europe reiterate resolve for liberalization

Asia and Europe reiterate resolve for liberalization SINGAPORE (AFP): Senior officials from member countries of the Asia-Europe meeting have reiterated their resolve to keep the two region's markets open despite renewed protectionist pressure.

Dim forecast for retail-space market

Dim forecast for retail-space market JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's retail-space market faces a dim outlook with demand and occupancy projected to continue to decline in 1999, property consultants have said.PT Procon Indah/Jones Lang Wootton predicts in the latest edition of its biweekly property report...