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Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Bus owners to propose 25% hike in fares
Bus owners to propose 25% hike in fares JAKARTA (JP): The city chapter of the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda DKI) is to propose a 25 percent hike in bus fares here to the central government in order to cope with high operational costs, its chief said Friday.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Traditional Toys Exhibition at National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 12, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3811551), Sunday, Tuesday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., until March 25.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Paying a call on Soeharto
Paying a call on SoehartoFrom MerdekaProbsutedjo, half brother of former president Soeharto, has declared Soeharto is making a special effort to become a "pundit". These are modern times, so anyone wishing to be a "saintly" man must be declared.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Bank Bali defends decision to prosecute in Singapore
Bank Bali defends decision to prosecute in Singapore JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong-based Bali International Finance Ltd., a unit of publicly listed Bank Bali, defended on Friday its decision to file a civil lawsuit against businessman Bambang Sutrisno at the court in Singapore.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Indian beef imports conditionally allowed
Indian beef imports conditionally allowed JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Soleh Solahuddin said on Friday the government would allow local traders to import Indian buffalo meat on the condition it conformed to set requirements.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
A dilemma
A dilemma Local newspapers recently reported the minimum regional wage would be raised by 15 percent. Many entrepreneurs protested because they argued it was already good enough if they could pay the wages of their workers.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Pertamina takes Nusamba's 35% stake in TPI
Pertamina takes Nusamba's 35% stake in TPI JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina has acquired PT Nusantara Ampera Bhakti's (Nusamba) 35 percent stake in insurance company PT Tugu Pratama Indonesia (TPI).
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Advice needed
Advice needed My name is Agnes. I am a 24-year-old final year student of an English education study program at a private university in Yogyakarta. I am completing the final part of my thesis, with my final examination scheduled this semester.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Floods hamper planting season
Floods hamper planting season BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Chronic flooding in the past three months has thwarted crop planting by thousands of farming families in the transmigration sites of Rawa Muning and Galam Rabah, Antara said on Friday.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Bulog sticks with import plan
Bulog sticks with import plan JAKARTA (JP): The state logistic agency (Bulog) will not cancel existing rice import contracts although domestic rice production this year is expected to exceed last year's quota, according to Minister of Trade and Industry Rahardi Ramelan.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
End Telkom monopoly
End Telkom monopoly A potentially ugly confrontation between PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) and consumers appears to have been defused by the government's decision to review the increases in domestic telephone rates.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Ujungpandang batch first to leave for haj
Ujungpandang batch first to leave for haj JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Mohammad Yunus officiated Thursday night at the departure of the first group of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia from Hasanuddin airport in Ujungpandang, Antara reported Friday.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Material on Chinese-Indonesians
Material on Chinese-Indonesians JAKARTA (JP): The National Committee for the Nation's Cultural Empowerment will soon launch a series of books, photo albums and a laser disc documenting the history of Chinese-Indonesians.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
PPP initiates plan to summon Habibie
PPP initiates plan to summon Habibie JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) faction initiated on Friday a motion to have President B.J. Habibie explain to the House of Representatives the controversial tapped conversation he had with Attorney General A.M. Ghalib.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Govt delays bank closures
Govt delays bank closures JAKARTA (JP): The clean sweep of banks, scheduled for Saturday, was delayed by President B.J. Habibie at the eleventh hour, lending credence to rumors that bankers have been busy lobbying ministers and the President to save their banks from liquidation.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
PBB assembles Muslim clerics support for polls
PBB assembles Muslim clerics support for polls JAKARTA (JP): The Crescent Star Party is gearing up for the June 7 general election by establishing a team of strategists and soliciting the support of Muslim clerics.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Kofi Annan disturbed by East Timor violence reports
Kofi Annan disturbed by East Timor violence reports JAKARTA (JP): United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is very disturbed by reports of violence in East Timor as they could hamper efforts towards a peaceful solution in the troubled province, Antara reported on Friday from New York.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Copper products don't meet quality expectations
Copper products don't meet quality expectations SYDNEY (Dow Jones): Indonesia's pioneer copper smelter, PT. Smelting Copper Co., has delayed its commercial production of copper cathodes as the initial batch of production hasn't met design quality, an official with Mitsubishi Corp.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Fishermen in debt due to weather
Fishermen in debt due to weather SERANG, West Java: Thousands of Banten fishermen unable to set out to sea regularly because of inclement weather in the Sunda Strait are surviving by borrowing money from loan sharks, Antara reported on Friday.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Economic recovery needs greater transparency
Economic recovery needs greater transparencyBy Riyadi NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Continuing trade and investment liberalization, increasing transparency in economic activities and improving macroeconomic foundations would help steer the country out of crisis, a senior economic minister has said.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 26 , 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 325 -50 1,000 Alumindo Perkasa...
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Feb. 26, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,720.00 8,765.00 8,720.00 8,815.00Australian dollar 1 5,391.30 5,492.50 5,328.00 5,553.00Austrian schilling 1 696.11 707.03 - -Belgian franc 1 237.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
'Ojek' driver stabbed to death
'Ojek' driver stabbed to death JAKARTA (JP): A 35-year-old ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver was stabbed to death during a robbery on Jl. Marunda in North Jakarta on Thursday night, a police officer said on Friday.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Protesting students walk out of trial
Protesting students walk out of trial JAKARTA (JP): Preceded by their lawyers, all of the 47 students on trial at the Central Jakarta District Court charged with holding an illegal rally walked out of the courtroom on Friday before the judges could read their verdicts.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
UNESCO, WWF research Lorentz Park
UNESCO, WWF research Lorentz Park JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A team from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Jakarta office of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), have begun scientific research in the Lorentz National Park, Irian Jaya, Antara reported.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Asia needs $1t to fund infrastructure projects
Asia needs $1t to fund infrastructure projects MANILA (Reuters): Asia will need up to US$1 trillion over the next 10 years to fund infrastructure development, Asian Development Bank (ADB) chief Tadao Chino said on Friday.
Sat, 27 Feb 1999
Indonesia has improved but abuses continue: U.S. report
Indonesia has improved but abuses continue: U.S. report WASHINGTON (AFP): The resignation of Indonesia's President Soeharto led to broader freedoms, but serious unrest and official abuses continue, the State Department said in its annual human rights report Friday.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
141 parties pass 1st step of requirements for poll
141 parties pass 1st step of requirements for poll JAKARTA (JP): Out of 148 parties who have registered at the Ministry of Justice, 141 meet requirements, according to the Ministry's registration committee.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Thousands seek refuge in riot-torn Ambon
Thousands seek refuge in riot-torn Ambon JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of people have sought refuge in mosques and churches from the escalating Muslim and Christian clashes in the Maluku capital of Ambon, where at least 16 people have been killed in the past three days, witnesses and hospital staff said...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Plan to import clay from Singapore revoked
Plan to import clay from Singapore revoked JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian company's controversial plan to import discarded clay from Singapore has fallen through after the Singaporean government refused to allow an exporting firm to conduct the business.Riau Deputy Governor Rustam S.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Lawyers to sue PT Telkom over phone tariff increase
Lawyers to sue PT Telkom over phone tariff increase JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Lawyer's Union (SPI) said on Thursday that they would sue the government and state-owned PT Telkom over the unreasonable increase in telephone tariffs.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Citra Lamtoro wins in Manila
Citra Lamtoro wins in Manila MANILA (Dow Jones): The Philippine appeals court has rejected a plea from a local civic group seeking to stop an elevated road project of Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp., the local unit of Indonesia's PT Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Feb. 25, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,800.00 8,850.00 8,800.00 8,900.00Australian dollar 1 5,503.70 5,610.25 5,375.00 5,625.00Austrian schilling 1 700.37 711.28 - -Belgian franc 1 238.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Parties separated from reality: Experts
Parties separated from reality: Experts JAKARTA (JP): A dialog between political parties and women here has revealed a gap between the parties and the reality of society, experts noted Thursday.Sociologist Julia Suryakusuma and Siti Musdah Mulya, a researcher with the Ministry of Religious Affairs,...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Gold smugglers brought to court
Gold smugglers brought to court SIDOARJO, East Java: The Sidoarjo district court began on Thursday the trial of three men -- identified only as YL (48), IE (40) and HD (42) -- accused of the attempted smuggling of 117 kilograms of pure gold to Hong Kong.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
RI forex reserves fall to US$14.84 billion
RI forex reserves fall to US$14.84 billion JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia announced on Thursday its net international reserves dropped by US$414.3 million to $14.84 billion as of Feb. 23 from the Feb. 15 level of $15.25 billion.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Parties told to field own security forces
Parties told to field own security forces JAKARTA (JP): All political parties contesting the June 7 general election will be required to deploy their own security forces to safeguard supporters during street campaigns, a military official said.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Chaos comes of leaders' failure
Chaos comes of leaders' failureBy Christopher Lingle DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Images of bloody street confrontations in Indonesia provide an unavoidable impression that the country may be slipping into chaos.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Most Asian currencies rise against U.S. dollar
Most Asian currencies rise against U.S. dollar SINGAPORE (AFP): Most Asian currencies ended slightly higher against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, rising in tandem with the yen, as a further drop in the Singapore dollar was averted by revised economic growth figures for 1998, dealers said.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Downer hails RI's East Timor policy
Downer hails RI's East Timor policy JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said here on Thursday that the positions of Indonesia and Australia on the future of East Timor were "very close."Speaking to journalists after meeting with President B.J.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Sutiyoso pursuing ex-officials' cars
Sutiyoso pursuing ex-officials' cars JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will shortly issue an official letter requiring retired officials to return illegally retained city-owned vehicles, Governor Sutiyoso said on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Ulterior motive?
Ulterior motive?From MerdekaState-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom successfully posted a big profit of trillions of rupiah in the 1997/1998 fiscal year. The company has also stated publicly that telecommunications rates in Indonesia are relatively low compared with other countries,...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Ministry admits leakages in Rp 1t projects
Ministry admits leakages in Rp 1t projects JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Manpower has admitted leakages and irregularities in the labor-intensive projects worth Rp 1 trillion intended for the unemployed and laid-off workers.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Plan to eliminate pirate VCDs gets good response
Plan to eliminate pirate VCDs gets good response JAKARTA (JP): The government's plan to eliminate pirated VCDs nationwide starting from Friday received a warm welcome from the VCD industry and a legal expert.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
First Pacific management loses biggest players
First Pacific management loses biggest players HONG KONG (AFP): Indonesian tycoon Sudono Salim and his partner Sudwikatmono have stepped down from the management of the Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd, the company announced on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Robber shot dead for refusing arrest
Robber shot dead for refusing arrest JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta police shot dead an alleged robber in broad daylight on Tuesday as he resisted arrest and even tried to assault the officers.An officer who asked not to be named said on Wednesday that the victim was identified as Abdul Jaelani, 21.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Australia, Indonesia pledge to boost trade
Australia, Indonesia pledge to boost tradeBy Riyadi NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Australia and Indonesia pledged here on Thursday to take concerted measures to reinvigorate their two-way trade which has of late been declining.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Anwar, Lim use letters as political tool
Anwar, Lim use letters as political toolBy Ranjan Roy KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Their political voices muted by prison walls, two of Malaysia's most prominent dissidents have struck up an unusual correspondence, exchanging letters from their cells in an intimate dialog about life and politics.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
ASEAN tries to resolve row
ASEAN tries to resolve row SINGAPORE (AFP): ASEAN called on Thursday for the resumption of high-level talks with the European Union to salvage a foreign ministers' meeting hit by a dispute over Myanmar's participation.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Andaman Sea significant for Asian economy
Andaman Sea significant for Asian economyBy Edward Neilan BANGKOK (JP): The three-and-one-half hour trip by motorized cruiser on the mighty Chao Phraya (river of the kings) from the ancient capital of Ayutthaya to the present capital of Bangkok gives one a refreshing respite from all the Asian...