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Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Deformation pervasive, reform elusive
Deformation pervasive, reform elusive Social unrest continues to terrorize the nation. It seems endless and whole communities are on edge. Amid threats of national disintegration, we asked Dr. H.S. Dillon, chairman of the Coordinating Body for National Unity (Bakom PKB) and a member of the National...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Recapitalization of banks too slow, say bankers
Recapitalization of banks too slow, say bankers JAKARTA (JP): Chairwoman of the Indonesian National Private Banks Association (Perbanas) Gunarni Soeworo said Saturday that the country's bank recapitalization program was progressing too slow.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Murder suspect to be analyzed
Murder suspect to be analyzed JAKARTA (JP): A housewife who confessed to slaying her mentally disabled daughter is scheduled to undergo a psychological examination on Monday, an officer has said.West Jakarta Police detectives chief Maj.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Second Malaysian title earns Norquist European Tour card
Second Malaysian title earns Norquist European Tour card KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): American Gerry Norquist won the Malaysian Open for the second time in six years on Sunday, a closing round of 71 giving him a three-shot victory over compatriot Bob May and Germany's Alex Cejka.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Singapore property expected to stabilize
Singapore property expected to stabilize SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore's property sector is expected to stabilize this year following a price collapse of more than 40 percent since mid-1996, analysts said.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Asia's worst drivers
Asia's worst drivers I enjoyed and appreciated the article in the By the Way column of The Jakarta Post of Jan. 31, 1999, entitled "The art of trafficking in Jakarta."Of course, I felt a bit overwhelmed by traffic in Jakarta especially, but also on the toll road to the airport and on rural...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Paiton Energy ready to talk contract terms with PLN
Paiton Energy ready to talk contract terms with PLN JAKARTA (JP): Power producer Paiton Energy Company's president commissioner Hashim Djojohadikusumo said on Friday that the company was ready to renegotiate with state electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) on the contractual terms for...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Mahathir remains defiant
Mahathir remains defiant KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad vowed on Sunday to stay in power until "somebody shoots me or tries to assassinate me," raising doubts about expectations he would resign soon.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Drug use reported in Spice Islands
Drug use reported in Spice Islands TERNATE, North Maluku: Distribution of marijuana and Ecstasy pills has been reported in several night spots in Ternate for the last couple of months, Antara reported.In a bid to curb the distribution, North Maluku Police have set up a special task force in all of...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Events planned for World Mathematics Year 2000
Events planned for World Mathematics Year 2000By Hendra Gunawan BANDUNG (JP): Next year will see many mathematics events all over the globe, in the spirit of the World Mathematics Year introduced by the International Mathematics Union (IMU).
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Ulema to study family planning
Ulema to study family planning BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Thirteen ulema from six regencies will soon join a comparative study of family planning in East Java.The spokesman for the local Family Planning Coordinating Board, Nasir Ilyas, said the ulema would study how family planning succeeded in the...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Confusion in East Timor
Confusion in East Timor Many citizens of East Timor are in a state of confusion. Some are perhaps close to distraction over to question of whether to remain part of the Republic of Indonesia with broad autonomy or make a bid for independence and remain as "an international beggar".
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Lippo gives aid to villagers caught in the current crisis
Lippo gives aid to villagers caught in the current crisis TANGERANG (JP): PT Lippo Karawaci, developer of the vast integrated housing, shopping and golf course complex here, donated seedlings, chickens, fish and ducks to 260 poor families living in the area on Saturday.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Market to remain bearish despite Miyazawa aid
Market to remain bearish despite Miyazawa aid JAKARTA (JP): Heightening political tension will continue to cast a shadow over trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange after a new loan commitment from Japan failed to reverse the bearishness of the local market last week.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Preparations for poll watchdogs shift into high gears
Preparations for poll watchdogs shift into high gears JAKARTA (JP): The rush to prepare independent observers of the polls, slated to take place in barely five months, continues as the country's two largest Muslim organizations cooperate to prepare 123,600 volunteer poll observers.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Motorbike thief shot dead
Motorbike thief shot dead JAKARTA (JP): A police officer on patrol shot an alleged motorcycle thief to death as he squared off against a mob on Jl. Masjid in Tambora, West Jakarta, on Friday morning.Nurjaya, 38, died on the spot from a gunshot wound to his head.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Search continues for victims of Aceh violence
Search continues for victims of Aceh violence JAKARTA (JP): The authorities confirmed seven bodies have been discovered following a bloody clash in the village of Meusanah Blang Idi Cut in Idi Rayeuk, East Aceh. A human rights group, however, said the death toll has risen to 21.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Military ready to put hoodlums out of business
Military ready to put hoodlums out of business JAKARTA (JP): City Military Commander Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman said soldiers were ready to assist the police and city administration in getting rid of hoodlums in the city, whose existence is frightening residents.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Coastal areas need protection
Coastal areas need protectionBy Rokhmin Dahuri and Suzy Anna BOGOR (JP): Marine waters cover more than 65 percent of the total Indonesian territory. Presently, about more than half of the population live and work within 50 kilometers of a coastline, and two-thirds of the country's large cities (e.g.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Construction activity
Construction activity Thank you for publicizing our biweekly Indonesian Property Brief on the central business district (CBD) office market on Wednesday, Feb. 3, under the title "Gloomy outlook forecast for office space market.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * World Press Photo Exhibition, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5252321), Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., until Feb. 11.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Woman wounded by Taman Safari tiger
Woman wounded by Taman Safari tiger JAKARTA (JP): A woman identified as Meiske Theresia Bleszinski was wounded on Friday by Simba, a male Sumatran tiger which she held captive as a pet during its infancy and which now lives in Taman Safari in Cisarua, Bogor.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Airfares hike demanded after fuel prices rise
Airfares hike demanded after fuel prices rise JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) has demanded another raise in domestic airfares following the government's move to increase jet fuel prices.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Credibility on the decline
Credibility on the decline After the objections that have been raised against government regulation No.2/1998 (controlling freedom of expression) and a second regulation governing the status of civil servants, yet another problem has arisen, this time concerning a government regulation on bank...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Friends of the Zoo
Friends of the Zoo Thank you Ms Juliane Gunardono for giving Ragunan Zoo and Sahabat Satwa (Friends of the Zoo) an interesting write up in The Jakarta Post of Jan. 22, 1999. Unfortunately, members of the Friends of the Zoo were not given the chance to meet you personally to give you a better...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
1,000-strong militia recruited in E. Timor
1,000-strong militia recruited in E. Timor DILI (JP): Around 2,900 pro-integration residents of Maubara in Liquisa regency have armed themselves with traditional weapons as they brace for possible attacks from those who want independence from Indonesia.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
UI confers postgraduate degrees on 772 students
UI confers postgraduate degrees on 772 students JAKARTA (JP): University of Indonesia rector Asman Boedisantoso on Saturday congratulated 772 students recently graduated from the university's professional, specialty, masters and doctoral programs.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Indonesian Net user rate lowest in Asia: Survey
Indonesian Net user rate lowest in Asia: Survey JAKARTA (JP): Singapore leads the Asian economies in adopting the Internet as the new medium of communication, while Indonesia has the lowest Internet penetration rate, according to an international survey of Internet usage conducted by AC Nielsen.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Sixteen killed in toll road accidents, says official
Sixteen killed in toll road accidents, says official JAKARTA (JP): At least 110 traffic accidents took place on toll roads during the period from Jan. 12 to Jan. 27, around the Idul Fitri holiday. Sixteen people were killed, 89 severely wounded and 160 sustained minor injuries from the accidents,...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
China to invest $10m in RP
China to invest $10m in RP MANILA (DPA): A Chinese manufacturing company is poised to put up a US$10 million assembly unit for air-conditioning units and other appliances in the Philippines' freeport zone, a palace statement said Saturday.LPL Gree Inc.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Young mother kills baby
Young mother kills baby PALU, Central Sulawesi: A 29-year-old mother in Lembo district of Poso, Central Sulawesi, was arrested for killing her child, Antara reported Saturday.The woman, identified only as Srn of Tingkeao village, was said to have slashed the throat of the baby on Monday.
Mon, 08 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 Children's Film: Amazing 3:05 Documentary 3:30 TV Drama 4:00 Regional News 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:30 Education Quiz 6:05...
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
Civil servants baffled by demand
Civil servants baffled by demand JEMBER, East Java: Dozens of civil servants who were to attend an administration course said they were told to pay an unexpected sum of hundreds of thousands of rupiah to ensure they would be accepted.
Mon, 08 Feb 1999
186 people netted in raids at major bus terminals
186 people netted in raids at major bus terminals JAKARTA (JP): The city police netted 186 people in raids at the city's major bus terminals early on Sunday for carrying sharp weapons, possessing drugs and not carrying their identification cards, an officer said.
Sun, 07 Feb 1999
Recapitulation of new publishing licenses in 1998 *)
Recapitulation of new publishing licenses in 1998 *) Provinces Newspapers Tabloids Magazines Total--------------------------------------------------Aceh 1 4 - 5NSumatra 11 22 1 34WSumatra 2 3 - 5Riau 3 2 2 7Jambi 1 2 - 3Bengkulu - 4 - 4SSumatra 1 3 - 4Lampung 3 5 - 8Jakarta 30 102 110 242West Java...
Sun, 07 Feb 1999
Mobile shops: Another option for people to get daily needs
Mobile shops: Another option for people to get daily needsBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): The city's notorious traffic compels many to leave home very early in the morning to get to work on time.People don't always have enough time to eat breakfast or buy their daily needs, while shopping during...
Sun, 07 Feb 1999
People cash in on crickets while pitching them to birds
People cash in on crickets while pitching them to birdsBy Antariksawan Jusuf BONDOWOSO, East Java (JP): What is small, odorless and almost insignificant in human life, but can provide you Rp 1 million a day? A shy, soft-spoken man, Jamhari, will tell you the answer is crickets.
Sun, 07 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 Ethic Program 11:30 Talk Show 12:15 p.m.
Sun, 07 Feb 1999
Considering turning RI into federal state
Considering turning RI into federal state Menuju Republik Indonesia Serikat (Toward Federal Republic of Indonesia); Y.B. Mangunwijaya; Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Jakarta, 1998; xiii + 265 pp JAKARTA (JP): For 32 years, Soeharto with his New Order regime successfully sanctified the unity of Indonesia,...
Sun, 07 Feb 1999
RI, Portuguese negotiators end talks on East Timor
RI, Portuguese negotiators end talks on East Timor UNITED NATIONS (Reuters): Indonesian and Portuguese negotiators wrapped up talks on an autonomy package for troubled East Timor on Friday but their foreign ministers this weekend will have to discuss how, when or whether the plan would be...
Sun, 07 Feb 1999
Muhammad Yunus, advocate of freedom advocate
Muhammad Yunus, advocate of freedom advocateBy Johannes Simbolon and Reiner Simanjuntak JAKARTA (JP): Lots of people are crediting the current press boom to Minister of Information Muhammad Yunus who issued last year's policies which would better protect press freedom.
Sun, 07 Feb 1999
Sacred 'Seblang' dance, a ritual of contrasts
Sacred 'Seblang' dance, a ritual of contrasts BANYUWANGI, East Java (JP): In the culturally rich regency of Banyuwangi, Seblang, a sacred dance ritual performed by an entranced dancer, stands out as a unique weave of contrasts.It consists of Hindu rituals but opens with an Islamic prayer.
Sun, 07 Feb 1999
Six films to screend in Memory of Akira Kurosawa
Six films to screend in Memory of Akira Kurosawa JAKARTA (JP): In September last year, Japan's best-known director Akira Kurosawa died at the age of 88 after devoting his life to putting Japanese cinema on the international stage.
Sun, 07 Feb 1999
'Bahasa' Using: A Language of its own
'Bahasa' Using: A Language of its own BANYUWANGI (JP): Despite early opposition from several linguists and proponents of the Javanese language, Banyuwangi's local language, with the name Using, finally won the battle, with an agreement to slowly remove Javanese from classrooms in the regency.
Sun, 07 Feb 1999
Estrada to meet rebel chief
Estrada to meet rebel chief MANILA (Reuters): President Joseph Estrada said on Saturday he will meet the head of a Moslem rebel group this month to try to bring peace to the southern Philippines."We have agreed to meet to once and for all end the conflict for the sake of the welfare of Mindanao,"...
Sun, 07 Feb 1999
Senior painters continue working despite crisis
Senior painters continue working despite crisisBy Pavan Kapoor JAKARTA (JP): Although the crisis may have swallowed the culturally convivial atmosphere of Indonesia in one swift gulp, some senior artists are keeping the aesthetic atmosphere alive by continuing to display their work.
Sun, 07 Feb 1999
Hello, is there a Pied Piper out there?
Hello, is there a Pied Piper out there? JAKARTA (JP): He's a bit of a hyperbolist this Dutch friend of mine, so when he started telling me this tale I thought 'Well, here we go, another shaggy dog story from Johan'.
Sun, 07 Feb 1999
Days of unrest inflicts deep wounds on Maluku
Days of unrest inflicts deep wounds on MalukuBy Budiman Moerdijat AMBON, Maluku (JP): Days of communal clashes here and in other parts of Maluku have claimed at least 95 lives and left thousands traumatized, with many vowing never to return to this riot-torn city again.
Sun, 07 Feb 1999
Foreign interference?
Foreign interference? As an Australian visiting your country, I am hesitant to comment upon matters which may not be my business. However, I cannot in all conscience allow the remarks of historian, Pak Ahmad Mansur Suryanegara interviewed by The Jakarta Post and published under the title "Unrest...
Sun, 07 Feb 1999
Quantum Athletic Club
Quantum Athletic Club Located on the seventh floor of Menara Imperium Kuningan, Quantum Athletic Club strives to achieve the extraordinary by offering a wide range of fitness equipment, as well as many extras, in surroundings that are stylish and comfortable, rather than clinical.