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Mon, 15 Feb 1999
ARIAWEST International keeps good commitments to customers
ARIAWEST International keeps good commitments to customers A good relationship between a telecommunications operator and its customers is essential. In this era of globalization, this relationship is going to need to improve.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
RI beats Qatar to meet Philippines in Davis Cup
RI beats Qatar to meet Philippines in Davis Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia moved closer to rejoining the Davis Cup Asia Oceania top flight after scoring a perfect 3-0 lead to host Qatar over the weekend.The doubles pairing of Hendri Susilo Pramono and Edy Kusdaryanto settled the issue with a...
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Bearish mood overseas will cloud local market
Bearish mood overseas will cloud local market JAKARTA (JP): Stock trading on the local market will likely languish again this week as most investors, especially from the regional market, will be on holiday to celebrate the Chinese New Year, stock analysts said.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Much ado about autonomy
Much ado about autonomy Much of the hype about granting increased autonomy to the regions will most likely end up as empty rhetoric. The government's bill on regional administration, presented to the House of Representatives last week, promises more authority and responsibility to provinces,...
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Can't we all just get along
Can't we all just get along President B.J. Habibie's comment about racism in Singapore was really shocking.In my opinion, to maintain a good and harmonious relationship with our neighbors, it is always best not to talk about something which we find bad or annoying in their domestic affairs.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Sumbawa gets OECF loan
Sumbawa gets OECF loan JAKARTA (JP): Japan's Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF) will provide Rp 153 billion (US$18 million) in soft loans to finance the construction of two irrigation facilities in Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Children's choir at Taman Mini
Children's choir at Taman Mini JAKARTA (JP): Following the success of performing Lear for Jakarta audiences early this month, the Tanah Airku theater will present a children's choir, the Szczecin Boy's Choir Nightingales from Poland.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Garuda takes off on course for change
Garuda takes off on course for changeBy Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): At a recent celebration of Garuda Indonesia's golden anniversary in Bali, a minister summed up hopes for the national flag carrier in a sentence: "If life begins at 40 for men, than life begins at 50 for airlines.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Soeharto protected corrupt aides: Brother
Soeharto protected corrupt aides: Brother JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Probosutedjo described on Saturday the methods his half-brother Soeharto used to protect corrupt officials when he was still in power, blaming this practice for the paralyzing economic crisis gripping the country today.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Teachers are heroes without rewards
Teachers are heroes without rewardsFrom Pikiran RakyatTeachers have been called "heroes without rewards". In my opinion this predicate was coined by the New Order regime. It is like christening former president Soeharto (when he was still president) the "father of development".
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Security guard killed in S. Jakarta robbery
Security guard killed in S. Jakarta robbery JAKARTA (JP): A group of seven robbers broke into an Ades mineral water distribution office in Tanjung Barat, South Jakarta, making away with the safety deposit box after killing a security guard and wounding two others early Saturday morning.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
RI faces hurdle in log export target
RI faces hurdle in log export target JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is facing difficulties in meeting its log export quota because of a domestic shortage of timber, a senior official at the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations said.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Property sector needs major restructuring, analyst says
Property sector needs major restructuring, analyst says JAKARTA (JP): The government's bank recapitalization program should be immediately followed by a restructuring of the shattered property sector to defuse a ticking time bomb, a property consultant said over the weekend.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Expecting convict escapes prison
Expecting convict escapes prison SERANG, West Java: Juman bin Marwan, 37, a detainee at the Serang correction unit fled to his village in Ciomas when he heard his wife was going into labor.Antara reported Saturday that he escaped Wednesday to see the birth of his second child, only 11 days before...
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Number of TB-infected people expected to swell
Number of TB-infected people expected to swell JAKARTA (JP): The official number of 40,000 tuberculosis- infected Jakartans is expected to rise sharply due to a hike in medication costs combined with an absence of community awareness to combat the disease, an expert has said.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Searchers find three more victims of sunken ship
Searchers find three more victims of sunken ship JAKARTA (JP): Rescue workers discovered on Sunday three more bodies from the KLM Arta Rimba, which carried 325 people on board when it sank last week near Penikek Island in West Kalimantan, an official said.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Streets, hundreds of houses inundated after heavy rains
Streets, hundreds of houses inundated after heavy rains JAKARTA (JP): Some parts of the city's streets were inundated on Sunday after heavy rainfall that began Saturday.The affected streets included Jl. D.I. Pandjaitan, Jl. Pahlawan Revolusi and Jl.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Fresh violence breaks out in Maluku, 11 people killed
Fresh violence breaks out in Maluku, 11 people killed JAKARTA (JP): At least 11 were killed on Sunday morning in the latest outbreak of violence in Maluku, which this time hit the two islands of Haruku and Saparua to the east of Ambon island, where recent riots claimed at least 105 lives.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Anwar courts ethnic Chinese from behind bars
Anwar courts ethnic Chinese from behind bars KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): From behind bars, ousted deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim is making attempts to court Malaysia's ethnic Chinese ahead of the Lunar New Year.In a two-page statement faxed to AFP, Anwar warned of a new plot to "plant fear" of ethnic clashes...
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Government's capital participation in banks
Government's capital participation in banksFrom Bisnis IndonesiaDisregarding the pros and cons surrounding the premature issuance of Government Regulation No. 4/1999, the enforcement of this government regulation must be postponed.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Five officers killed in accident
Five officers killed in accident JAKARTA (JP): Five South Jakarta police officers were killed in a motor accident on Jl. Patuk Besi, Ciasem, in Subang, West Java on Saturday night together with a crook they were escorting in search of his accomplices' hideouts.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Tareq Aziz visits Turkey to discuss U.S., British raids
Tareq Aziz visits Turkey to discuss U.S., British raids DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters): Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz swept into NATO-member Turkey on Sunday for a high profile visit to the country the United States uses as a launch- pad for air strikes on northern Iraq.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 Morning News 6:30 News 7:00 Children's Songs 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 Music 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:35 Soccer: New Castle vs Blackburn Rovers (rerun) 3:05 Documentary 3:30 TV Drama 4:00 Regional News 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:30...
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
KL police set for PR classes
KL police set for PR classes KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Hoping to nurture a more people-friendly police force, Malaysia will enroll 11,000 of its top brass in courses on morals and public relations, news reports said on Sunday.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Parties back strict rules on campaigning
Parties back strict rules on campaigning JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of political parties support a strict code of conduct to govern campaign activities, including stiff sanctions for offending parties and supporters, to guard against violence when electioneering gets underway on May 18.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Rumored Saudi plan to let women drive a test of tradition
Rumored Saudi plan to let women drive a test of traditionBy Hosniya Hanem JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia may soon allow women to drive, which could be the most significant advance for women since girls were allowed to go to school in the 1960s.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Jakarta hoodlums warned
Jakarta hoodlums warned SEMARANG: The police here have warned hoodlums who have moved to this city from elsewhere to refrain from committing crimes and acts disturbing the peace, Antara reported Saturday.The warning was issued in view of the arrival of hoodlums from Jakarta, Col.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Subdistricts can't pay for cheap rice
Subdistricts can't pay for cheap rice JAKARTA (JP): Most of the capital's 265 subdistricts owe a total of Rp 1.9 billion (about US$215,000) to the Jakarta chapter of the State Logistics Agency (Dolog Jaya) for cheap rice they received in the past five months, an official said.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Handicraft expo at WTC
Handicraft expo at WTC JAKARTA (JP): A two-day handicraft fair will be held in the atrium of the World Trade Center, Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta, from Tuesday, Feb. 16, organizers said on Saturday.The Jakarta Arts and Crafts Fair will offer a selected range of local handicrafts from several...
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Regional autonomy bill dissappoints experts
Regional autonomy bill dissappoints experts JAKARTA (JP): Instead of meeting its promise of greater regional autonomy, a recently issued draft bill is striking out with analysts who charge it fails to sever the dependent relationship of regional governments to their central counterpart.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
LNG team heading to China
LNG team heading to China JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto and president of state oil and gas company Pertamina Martiono Hadianto will travel soon to China to market liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced at Tangguh LNG plant in Irian Jaya.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Persib 1-3 defeat to Persija sparks violence
Persib 1-3 defeat to Persija sparks violence BANDUNG (JP): Hundreds of dejected fans turned violent on Sunday after local team Persib suffered a 1-3 defeat to Persija Jakarta.The upset crowds stoned windows of dozens of shops and smashed flower pots to pieces on their way home from the Siliwangi...
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Emergency fund disbursement
Emergency fund disbursement TANGERANG (JP): Disbursement of an emergency fund amounting to Rp 7.9 billion has been hindered in Tangerang by failures on the part of the Village Resilience Boards (LKMD) to meet the set requirements, an official said on Saturday.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Malaysia allots $28.2m to win 2001 SEA Games
Malaysia allots $28.2m to win 2001 SEA Games KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has set aside 107 million ringgit (US$28.2 million) under an athlete training program to dislodge Indonesia as the overall champion in the 2001 SEA Games, reports said Sunday.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Translation works demand cultural mastery
Translation works demand cultural masteryBy S. Harmono JAKARTA (JP): A letter to The Jakarta Post on Jan. 25 by Adrianus Hiyung Tjung declares: "Translators deserve high pay." Translators deserve to be better remunerated because theirs is a demanding job, he said.
Mon, 15 Feb 1999
Administration suable over lost traffic signs
Administration suable over lost traffic signs JAKARTA (JP): City residents, whose convenience is disturbed by the disappearance of traffic signs and the neglected condition of thoroughfares, have the right to sue the city administration, an activist and two city councilors said on Sunday.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant
Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant Have you ever dreamed of spoiling your beloved family or loved ones by taking them to Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant? There is no need to imagine its fantastic beach-style decor and pleasant atmosphere, which was created in Singapore by Mr. Lim Choon Nge in 1962.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Singapore Muslims asked to skip Valentine
Singapore Muslims asked to skip Valentine SINGAPORE (AP): Singapore Muslims have been advised by their religious leaders not to celebrate Valentine's Day on Sunday because of its non-Islamic origins despite the modern commercialization of dining out and buying flowers, presents, candy or card for...
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Steps to ward off hypertension in kids
Steps to ward off hypertension in kids SEMARANG (JP): The medical world is paying increasing attention to hypertension among children and youths, especially after the finding that about five percent of children worldwide suffer from it.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Bishop Belo urges immediate referendum
Bishop Belo urges immediate referendum DILI, East Timor (JP): In the face of repeated statements by the government that it wants to let East Timor go in a short time, a referendum is needed now to let the East Timorese have their own say, Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo has said.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Hosts of 2002 World Cup have work cut out for them
Hosts of 2002 World Cup have work cut out for them TOKYO (AFP): For officials of Japan and South Korea, joint hosts of the 2002 soccer World Cup, trips between each other's capitals have become routine as they try to bridge more than the stretch of water that separates them.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Exploring various avenues at Jakarta's bars and cafes
Exploring various avenues at Jakarta's bars and cafes Anton entered the cafe wearing a red Manchester United shirt with the number 11 blazoned across the back. There the similarity between him and the Welsh wing wizard ends.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Year of the Rabbit: A time for self-sacrifice
Year of the Rabbit: A time for self-sacrificeBy Mauro Rahardjo BANDUNG (JP): A current of foreboding links numerous recent articles in the mass media forecasting events in the year ahead. Our instincts sense that 1999 may not be an improvement on the previous explosive year and may not be able to...
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News 7:00 Morning Focus 7:15 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings 7:30 Children's Program 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Children's Program 9:30 Creative Program 10:00 Family's Skill 11:30 Talk Show 12:15 p.m.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
'Mighty Joe Young' a tame King Kong for the kids
'Mighty Joe Young' a tame King Kong for the kids JAKARTA (JP): How would you describe a film about a 20-foot gorilla running amok in an American metropolis? King Kong.An "ape", excuse the pun, of the classic King Kong movies is what audiences will probably be saying after they see Mighty Joe Young.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
GP Ansor chief dies in car accident
GP Ansor chief dies in car accident JAKARTA (JP): Muhammad Iqbal Assegaff, chairman of the six- million-strong Ansor Youth Movement (GP Ansor), died from injuries suffered in a car accident on the Cawang-Tanjung Priok toll road on Saturday.He was 41.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
La Nina, My Love
La Nina, My Love Angels are descending from heavenand dark clouds are headingtoward Indonesia The La Nina God has sent us your love Dances are seen and yells are heard from the air,all angels happily wave their hands,flapping their wingsand strewing drizzle while singingthe songs of thunder La...
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Senior painters serenade colors
Senior painters serenade colorsBy Pavan Kapoor JAKARTA (JP): Yudha Citra Promo has again agglomerated various senior artists from the Seniman Peduli (Artists Care) group. They are displaying their works in a painting exhibition titled Serenade of Colors at the Shangri-La Hotel in Central Jakarta.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Don't let East Timor go
Don't let East Timor goFrom MerdekaRegarding the issue of East Timor, I do not want East Timor to separate from Indonesia because the separation of East Timor would have a negative impact on both the Indonesia people and the East Timorese themselves.
Sun, 14 Feb 1999
Sports Council urged to improve performance
Sports Council urged to improve performanceBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): Although Indonesia won six gold, 10 silver and 11 bronze medals at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December, many sports experts expressed their dissatisfaction with the results, saying that national athletes could...