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Wed, 03 Feb 1999
The election agenda
The election agenda With Monday's announcement of the campaign and voting schedule for the June general election, this country's first truly free election in 44 years -- and only the second in the republic's 54 years of existence -- is a step closer to becoming reality.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
City police investigate four cases of vehicular theft
City police investigate four cases of vehicular theft JAKARTA (JP): City police are investigating four vehicular thefts that occurred in the capital over the last two days and arrested a man on Tuesday who was believed to be involved in one of the thefts.Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
City Hall probes irregularities causing losses of Rp 139.32b
City Hall probes irregularities causing losses of Rp 139.32b JAKARTA (JP): The city administration team is investigating irregularities in the implementation of various development projects, which have caused losses amounting to about Rp 139.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Civil servants told to come clean
Civil servants told to come clean JAKARTA (JP): City administration employees active in political parties, including the ruling Golkar, were urged on Tuesday to inform the city employee affairs bureau as soon as possible.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Bakin chief: Power needs control to prevent cruelty
Bakin chief: Power needs control to prevent cruelty JAKARTA (JP): The power of the government and military needs to be controlled through a check and balance mechanism so as to avoid a repetition of past atrocities, chief of the State Intelligence Coordinating Board (Bakin) Lt. Gen. (ret.) Z.A.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Tourism investments may get tax holiday after all
Tourism investments may get tax holiday after all JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering extending a system of tax-incentives designed to attract new investment to include projects related to tourism, an official from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture said on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
House seeks greater say in deciding BI's key staff
House seeks greater say in deciding BI's key staff JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives insisted on Tuesday that Bank Indonesia retain its bank supervisory role and that the House have a greater say in deciding the central bank's key personnel.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
16 die of dengue fever in Palu
16 die of dengue fever in Palu PALU, Central Sulawesi: At least 16 out of 486 people who contracted dengue fever here last year died as a result of the disease, Antara reported on Monday.The head of the local health agency office, Muslimah L.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Slowdown in oil supply too late to save 1999 price
Slowdown in oil supply too late to save 1999 price LONDON (Reuters): A slowdown in oil supply growth is not coming fast enough to prevent an even deeper price crisis for oil producers this year, a Reuters poll of industry experts found on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Global currencies
Global currencies Value Net Changes 1 Day 1 Month 1999 Japanese yen 113.055 -1.900000 +1.68% +0.48% +0.48%Euro 0.8846 +0.000313 -0.04% -3.35% -3.09%Poundsterling 0.6080 -0.000981 +0.16% -0.94% -0.92%Singaporean dollar 1.6868 -0.006000 +0.36% -1.97% -2.21%Australian dollar 1.5658 -0.007143 +0.46% +4.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
North Jakarta gets new police chief
North Jakarta gets new police chief JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman installed Lt. Col. Wisjnu Amat Sastro as the new chief of North Jakarta Police Precinct on Tuesday, replacing Lt. Col. Setyanto.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 2, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 -25 110,000 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 103,000 Alumindo Light Metal 250 0 102,000...
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Rat catchers busy in KL airport
Rat catchers busy in KL airport KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Pest-busters have caught more than 3,000 rats at Malaysia's new international Kuala Lumpur airport since it opened in June.The national Bernama news agency quoted transport minister Ling Liong Sik as saying late on Monday that the pest problem...
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Malaysia attacks U.S. soya bean farmers
Malaysia attacks U.S. soya bean farmers KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia, the world's biggest palm oil producer, complained Tuesday that soya bean farmers in developed countries were depressing prices in the international oil and fats market.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
U.S. may lift sanctions against India: Rubin
U.S. may lift sanctions against India: Rubin WASHINGTON (Agencies): Indian moves toward signing a global nuclear test ban treaty have led the United States to consider lifting some of the sanctions imposed after New Delhi's nuclear tests in May, the State Department said on Monday.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Mother seeks help to find missing American daughter
Mother seeks help to find missing American daughter JAKARTA (JP): A 32-year-old woman visited the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute on Tuesday to request assistance in finding and getting back her four-year-old daughter, who she said was taken away by her American ex-husband.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Tribunal told of another senior officer's involvement
Tribunal told of another senior officer's involvement JAKARTA (JP): A military tribunal trying 11 Army Special Forces (Kopassus) soldiers charged with abducting political activists in the last months of the Soeharto regime heard evidence on Tuesday of the involvement of yet another higher- ranking...
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Crisis centers established for family planning
Crisis centers established for family planning JAKARTA (JP): The state minister of population is setting up crisis centers to monitor the family planning program throughout the country, an official said Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
CPO export tax will continue to encourage smuggling: Kadin
CPO export tax will continue to encourage smuggling: Kadin JAKARTA (JP): The government's move to cut the export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) from 60 percent to 40 percent will not help farmers and plantations firms, but will continue to encourage smugglers, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and...
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Anwar report to be published
Anwar report to be published KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The Malaysian government will make public the findings of an independent panel investigating injuries sacked finance minister Anwar Ibrahim suffered in police custody, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Two-fisted fun
Two-fisted fun In response to Gandhi Sukardi's musings in "Congratulations to Yayuk" in the Feb. 2 edition of The Jakarta Post, it is perfectly legal to play tennis ambidextrously, switching from the left to right hand or vice versa.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Mia to marry boyfriend
Mia to marry boyfriend JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's current top woman badminton player Mia Audina will marry her boyfriend Tylio Lobman on Feb. 26, an official confirmed on Tuesday.Executive chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) Karsono said 18-year-old Mia, heir apparent to former...
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Feb. 2, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,750.00 8,850.00 8,750.00 8,900.00Australian dollar 1 5,469.80 5,671.30 5,470.00 5,770.00Austrian schilling 1 719.13 731.15 - -Belgian franc 1 245.30 249.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Pioneer to build new plant
Pioneer to build new plant JAKARTA (JP): Corn seed producer PT Pioneer Hibrida Indonesia said on Tuesday it would build a new hybrid corn seed plant in Malang, East Java, to increase its production capacity and boost exports.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Futures commodities bourse to start by early 2000
Futures commodities bourse to start by early 2000 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is set to establish by August its first futures commodity exchange, which is to be operational later this year or early next year, one of the exchange's advocates said on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Unrest greets ministers, rights activists in Ambon
Unrest greets ministers, rights activists in Ambon JAKARTA (JP): Fresh violence on Tuesday greeted the arrival of six Cabinet ministers and a fact-finding team of the National Commission on Human Rights in the riot-torn city of Ambon, Maluku, where at least 61 people were killed in religious...
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Residents protest textile factory over pollution
Residents protest textile factory over pollution BOGOR (JP): Dozens of Nanggewer villagers living near the Kalibaru River in the Cibinong subdistrict here continued on Tuesday to demand that a nearby textile factory immediately stop dumping its wastewater into the river.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Restaurants pressed to stay open
Restaurants pressed to stay openBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Those were the days when Kenny ruled over two restaurants in the heart of Jakarta. His guests remember being treated like royalty feeding on meals fit only for a moghul.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
UN team looks closely at detention centers
UN team looks closely at detention centers JAKARTA (JP): A four-member team from the United Nations working group on arbitrary detention visited Jakarta Police headquarters on Monday to get a firsthand peek at a local police detention center.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Bomb threat causes evacuation of major hospital
Bomb threat causes evacuation of major hospital JAKARTA (JP): A bomb threat at state-run Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) led to the hasty evacuation of patients, many still in their beds connected to intravenous drips, by medical staff on Monday.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Forms to list teachers cause dispute
Forms to list teachers cause dispute JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Education and Culture has issued forms to teachers working in East Timor, the head of the East Timor education and culture office, Andry Sutardi, said Monday, but denied that teachers were evacuating the province.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
ABRI's apology
ABRI's apologyFrom Pikiran RakyatFollowing a series of condemnations of the Armed Forces (ABRI), Minister of Defense/Armed Forces Commander Gen. Wiranto at last apologized on Jan. 24 to the people for all the mistakes ABRI has made in the past.Besides asking for forgiveness, Gen.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
IPTN begins 1st phase of cutting workforce
IPTN begins 1st phase of cutting workforceBy M.M.I. Ahyani BANDUNG (JP): Financially strapped PT IPTN, the state-owned aircraft manufacturer, has offered its aging and low-skilled employees lucrative cash incentives to retire early in its bid to streamline its workforce from 15,750 to 10,500 by...
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Eka Life pays $14m in claims last year
Eka Life pays $14m in claims last year JAKARTA (JP): PT Asuransi Jiwa Eka Life, a unit of the Sinar Mas Group, announced on Monday its payment of US$14 million in dollar-denominated policies last year.Most policies were surrendered because policy holders wanted to benefit from the sharp rise of the...
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
New bylaw allows change of status for Bank DKI
New bylaw allows change of status for Bank DKI JAKARTA (JP): The City Council endorsed on Monday a new bylaw allowing the change of status of city-owned Bank DKI into a limited liability company to enable it to be more flexible and competitive.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Congratulations to Yayuk
Congratulations to Yayuk Don't ask me why, you know only too well! Martina Hingis for winning the Australian Grand Slam Tennis title 1999. And Yayuk for being pregnant. After all, the latter is also a phenomenon in women international tennis and she is a "true Javanese".
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Strong winds to hit parts of the capital
Strong winds to hit parts of the capital JAKARTA (JP): An officer of the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) warned Jakartans on Monday about the strong winds to be followed by heavy rain that might hit certain parts of the capital.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Restructuring cure two-dimensional
Restructuring cure two-dimensionalBy Inghie Kwik JAKARTA (JP): Bernd Waltermann, president of PT Boston Consulting Group wrote an article titled Corporate restructuring toward growth: 'C' curve, which was published on Jan. 6.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Davis Cup coach opts for junior to lead
Davis Cup coach opts for junior to lead JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is likely to pick the young Febi Widhiyanto as first singles player in its Davis Cup Asia Oceania zone playoff tennis match against Qatar in Doha next week.Coach Dedy Prasetyo told reporters on Monday that Febi, who turns 19 on Feb.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Megawati's son robbed near house
Megawati's son robbed near house JAKARTA (JP): A son of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri was robbed on a street near his family house in South Jakarta by a group of four armed men riding on two motorcycles on early Monday.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Tax incentive D.O.A.
Tax incentive D.O.A. Although the income tax holiday offered to 22 categories of industries puts Indonesia on par with other Southeast Asian countries providing such an incentive, it may prove ultimately irrelevant and ineffective in wooing new investors when law and order is in great danger of...
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
PSM keeps hopes of quarterfinal alive
PSM keeps hopes of quarterfinal alive JAKARTA (JP): Former amateur champion PSM Ujungpandang is on course for a berth in the Indonesian League soccer championship quarterfinals after taming Putra Samarinda 1-0 on Sunday.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Political parties make ready for elections
Political parties make ready for elections JAKARTA (JP): Established and newly formed political parties alike are shifting into high gear as they prepare for the June 7 multiparty general election.In the case of the National Indonesian Party (PNI), this preparation includes electing former...
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 1, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 375 0 7,500 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 52,500 Alumindo Light Metal 250 0 399,000 Alumindo...
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Theo questioned again to confirm his voice
Theo questioned again to confirm his voice JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police summoned former chief of the Udayana regional military command Lt. Gen. (ret.) Theo Syafei again on Monday to confirm whether a controversial speech recording was really his voice.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Decree on bureaucracy's neutrality revised
Decree on bureaucracy's neutrality revised JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has kept his word and revised the decree on the bureaucracy in order to better ensure its neutrality in politics, Antara said.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Rates for tax payment, valid from Feb. 1 to Feb. 7
Rates for tax payment, valid from Feb. 1 to Feb. 7 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,850.00Austrian schilling 1 742.45Australian dollar 1 5,554.26Belgian franc 1 253.26Canadian dollar 1 5,819.31Swiss franc 1 6,269.93Deutschemark 1 5,167.28Danish krone 1 1,357.45French franc 1 1,557.48Poundsterling 1 14,571.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Son finds father dead in home
Son finds father dead in home JAKARTA (JP): A businessman was found strangled in his house at Dahlia Loka housing complex in Pondok Jagung village in Tangerang on early Sunday morning.Robbery did not appear to be motive for the killing of Oto Putradjaja as no items were stolen.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Singapore-Jakarta for $41
Singapore-Jakarta for $41 SINGAPORE (AFP): Australian carrier Qantas and its partner British Airways on Monday offered a Singapore-Jakarta return ticket for the stunning sum of S$69 (US$41) as part of a week- long promotion.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999
Election body sets campaign schedule
Election body sets campaign schedule JAKARTA (JP): The soon-to-be disbanded General Election Agency has scheduled the election campaign to run from May 18 through June 6, and banned the mobilization of the masses in order to prevent clashes among party supporters.