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Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Habibie urged to clarify tapped conversation
Habibie urged to clarify tapped conversation JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives agreed on Thursday to ask President B.J. Habibie to explain the controversial tapped telephone conversation he had with Attorney General A.M. Ghalib, Antara reported.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 25 , 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 350 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 375 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 125 0...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Tax exemption, visa-free entry into eastern Indonesia offered
Tax exemption, visa-free entry into eastern Indonesia offered NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): The Indonesian government has taken various measures to boost the development of eastern Indonesia, including a clearance tax exemption and visa-free entry into the region.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Strike at Bank Dana Asia
Strike at Bank Dana Asia JAKARTA (JP): Though the central bank has yet to announce which banks are to be closed on Saturday, the employees of Bank Dana Asia here staged a sitdown on Thursday demanding fair severance payments from their management.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
RI's planned bid for 2006 Asiad sparks controversy
RI's planned bid for 2006 Asiad sparks controversy JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council's (KONI) planned bid for the 2006 Asian Games has sparked controversy among the sports federations.The Indonesian Tennis Association and the Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association rejected the idea on...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Bogus doctor arrested when 'offering jobs'
Bogus doctor arrested when 'offering jobs' JAKARTA (JP): Security guards at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) apprehended on Thursday a man posing as a doctor and offering fictitious jobs at the hospital to three young applicants.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Better pay for civil servants
Better pay for civil servants The hope that living conditions will improve for civil servants and military personnel appears to be justified now that the government has approved a proposal by the House of Representatives to revise the state budget for the 1999/2000 fiscal year by increasing the...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Four months to go before Madura sees light
Four months to go before Madura sees light NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said on Thursday it would take the government up to four months to repair the damaged underwater main power cable, which had left Madura without electricity since last Friday.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Lisapaly, noted sports official dies of cancer
Lisapaly, noted sports official dies of cancer JAKARTA (JP): Arnold Lisapaly, one of the country's longest serving sports officials, died on Thursday at Pondok Indah Hospital in South Jakarta.Arnold, who would have turned 70 in August, struggled with lung cancer over the past few years.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Obscene phone rates
Obscene phone rates The title of an article on page 10 of the Feb. 15 The Jakarta Post was ARIAWEST International keeps good commitments to customers. I found interesting the statements of the company's president, John G.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Trial may trigger further unrest
Trial may trigger further unrest PALU, Central Sulawesi: The police have suggested that the trial of the alleged instigator of the December rioting in Poso be held out of town in order to prevent further unrest.Maj.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
'Indosiar' explains
'Indosiar' explains Many TV viewers have recently complained about the absence of Indosiar telecasts through satellite dishes (antena parabola). Please be informed that Indosiar has compressed the satellite transmission system so that Indosiar telecasts cannot be received with satellite dishes...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Students launch environmental drive
Students launch environmental drive JAKARTA (JP): In a turnaround from their usual street campaigning activities, a group of 105 law students from the University of Indonesia joined the Navy in activities commemorating Environment Care Week campaign, which commenced on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Bayer gets ISO award
Bayer gets ISO award JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed pharmaceutical giant PT Bayer Indonesia has received quality management standard International Standards Organization (ISO) 9002:1994 certification from the international monitoring body TV Rheiland.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
4,000 to be repatriated from PNG
4,000 to be repatriated from PNG MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The Indonesian Ambassador to Papua New Guinea (PNG), Beni Mandalika, said here Thursday about 4,000 residents of Irian Jaya who have crossed into PNG will be repatriated.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Making a meal of noodles
Making a meal of noodles After reading the article on instant noodles in the Feb. 11 The Jakarta Post, I was interested in the idea that consuming instant noodles as part of our daily dietary menu "will be good for us not only because of its convenience, price and taste, but also because eating...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Australia, RI agree to do more on Timor Gap projects
Australia, RI agree to do more on Timor Gap projectsBy Riyadi NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Australia and Indonesia agreed here on Thursday to provide more incentives for ongoing projects in the Timor Gap's zone of cooperation (ZOCA).
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Steps to stop student brawls
Steps to stop student brawlsFrom RepublikaHigh school student brawls have lately reached unprecedented levels. They take place nearly every day. Each area in Jakarta is forced to deal with resulting traffic jams.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 Morning News 7:00 Children's Songs 7:30 Cartoon 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:35 Cartoon 3:05 Music Lessons 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Cultural Program 5:00 Music 5:30 Student's Quiz 6:00 News...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Ibnu says Pertamina can't compete
Ibnu says Pertamina can't competeBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The founding president of state oil and gas company Pertamina, Ibnu Sutowo, said on Thursday the bill on oil and gas mining submitted to the House of Representatives last week should be rejected because it would diminish...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Shocking new phone rates
Shocking new phone ratesFrom Media IndonesiaI recently made a call in a wartel (telephone kiosk) at the Griya Asri II housing complex in Tambun, Bekasi, to a number beginning 883 in the same area located less than two kilometers away. The call lasted 1 minute 57 seconds.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Fifth suspect in Jl. Sabang blast apprehended
Fifth suspect in Jl. Sabang blast apprehended JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested a scavenger in connection with a bomb blast which damaged a vacant department store on Jl. H. Agus Salim in Central Jakarta early last month, raising the number of arrested suspects to five, an official said on...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Bank litigators under fire
Bank litigators under fire JAKARTA (JP): More members of the House of Representatives and bank analyst have joined the fray of criticisms against Indonesian bank creditors, who seemingly distrust the country's commercial court and prefer settling business disputes at the court in Singapore.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
English teaching needs reform
English teaching needs reform JAKARTA: An English-language teaching expert, Craig Stevenson, has attributed the poor mastery of English of Indonesian students to inefficient rote learning.Speaking at the launching of an 11-volume series of English @ EF books that are used in many English courses...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
British govt extends scholarships
British govt extends scholarships JAKARTA (JP): Fifty-nine Indonesian postgraduate students have returned home after completing one-year master's degrees at British universities. The program was financed by the British government through the Chevening Awards scheme.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Riots stem from discrimination, say legislator and sociologist
Riots stem from discrimination, say legislator and sociologist JAKARTA (JP): Discriminatory social policies, designed to serve the interests of elite groups rather than society as a whole, are to blame for the recent outbreaks of violence, according to legislator Hari Sabarno and sociologist Selo...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Estrada visits Mindanao
Estrada visits Mindanao ISABELA, Philippines (AP): Philippine President Joseph Estrada called on Muslims and Christians on Thursday to work together for peace and development on the main southern island of Mindanao, wracked by a Muslim secessionist rebellion.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Indonesia loses to India in Fed Cup
Indonesia loses to India in Fed Cup JAKARTA (JP): India brought Indonesia back to earth at the women's Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group One tennis tournament in Bangkok on Thursday with a 3-0 win in their group A match.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Indonesia's food imports escalating
Indonesia's food imports escalating JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia could become the world's largest importer of foodstuffs by the turn of the century if the government refused to change its agriculture policies to create an enabling environment for farmers to work in the agribusiness field, an analyst has...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
High voltage cables upset residents
High voltage cables upset residents JAKARTA (JP): At least 750 families from three subdistricts in East Jakarta are demanding that state electricity company PLN pay compensation for part of their land over which high voltage cables are being erected.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Bank merger questioned
Bank merger questioned JAKARTA (JP): Lawyer Adnan Buyung Nasution has asked the central bank to clarify media reports that Bank Arta Pratama and Bank Artha Graha would merge soon because the present ownership of the former bank was still legally flawed and was being disputed through litigation.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
International supervision of financial markets sought
International supervision of financial markets soughtBy Riyadi NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Indonesia and Australia called on the international community on Wednesday to establish an effective global mechanism to supervise and regulate international financial markets to guard against another devastating...
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Australia gives A$10m aid to RI for poll
Australia gives A$10m aid to RI for pollBy Riyadi NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer announced here on Wednesday that his government would provide an initial sum of A$10 million to help Indonesia prepare for and conduct the general election.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Press stresses need for media watch institutes
Press stresses need for media watch institutes JAKARTA (JP): Conceding that they could not go it alone with their new-found freedom, senior press editors and media group owners on Wednesday called for the establishment of media watch institutes.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Ship crews suffer in Asian crisis
Ship crews suffer in Asian crisis SINGAPORE (AP): Asia's economic crisis has left a growing number of ships' crews stranded in ports without food or other essential supplies, forcing some sailors to sell ship parts for scrap in order to survive, a news report in Singapore said on Wednesday.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Ghalib did not lie about phone tapping: Baramuli
Ghalib did not lie about phone tapping: Baramuli JAKARTA (JP): Presidential advisor A.A. Baramuli testified on Wednesday that Attorney General A.M. Ghalib never denied that the tapped conversation he had with President B.J. Habibie ever took place.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Govt vows to wipe out pirated VCD industry
Govt vows to wipe out pirated VCD industry JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government has vowed, starting Friday, to clean up the multi-billion dollar pirated CD trade here."The deadline of Feb. 25 to produce, distribute and sell pirated VCDs is already final.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
False information leads to arrest
False information leads to arrest JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta immigration officers have arrested a Chinese citizen for applying for an Indonesian passport using fake documents, an official said on Wednesday.Hamsuk S.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
China fights corruption
China fights corruption BEIJING (AFP): China is stepping up a major drive against corruption in the police and the judicial department, sources said on Wednesday.A Hong Kong newspaper reported on Wednesday that the police chief of the southern city of Guangzhou had been forcibly escorted to Beijing...
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Three children die in floods
Three children die in floods SEMARANG: Heavy rains over Central Java all through Tuesday have caused flooding in Surakarta and Kudus, where three children were drowned.Thousands of residents had to flee to higher ground while schools and shops were closed on Wednesday.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
U.S. satellite deal a blow to China amid pressure
U.S. satellite deal a blow to China amid pressure BEIJING (Agencies): Washington's decision to ban the sale of a high-tech satellite to a company with Chinese links is a blow to China amid growing pressure on its relations with the United States, analysts said on Wednesday.The U.S.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Lumiere, Amour, Creation, by Jacques Francois Xavier Guyot, at Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran (Phone: 0361 701010), 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., until March 22.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Armed robbery spree hits capital
Armed robbery spree hits capital JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police recorded three separate armed robberies within the last two days, spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said on Wednesday.The suspects were not apprehended at the scenes and remain at large.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
IMF gave wrong remedy for RI
IMF gave wrong remedy for RIBy Patrick Schwarz SEMARANG (JP): News about high finance normally goes unnoticed by ordinary citizens, as it is, at best, negligible information concerning a privileged elite from the greedy world of capitalism.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Cancel telephone rate hikes!
Cancel telephone rate hikes!From MerdekaWe are community members of Depok Perumnas housing complex and its surrounding areas, mostly civil servants and earners of modest incomes at private companies. We herewith call on the House of Representatives/People's Consultative Assembly, which "voice the...
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Old player in a new game
Old player in a new game Amid the current clamor for change, our political parties -- Golkar in particular -- continue to follow their old political cultural habits. Thus, nominations of presidential candidates are supported by people at the top (of the party hierarchy).
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Exhibitions * Video Installation Exhibition: Senjang by Teguh Ostenrik and students of Trisakti University, at CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5678639), 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., until March 1. Discussion at 7 p.m., March 1.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Indonesia beats Thais in Fed Cup
Indonesia beats Thais in Fed Cup BANGKOK (Agencies): Indonesia returned to its winning form at the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania qualifying round tennis tournament with a 2-1 defeat of host Thailand in their group A match on Wednesday.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Asian monies soften, U.S. dollar shines
Asian monies soften, U.S. dollar shines SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies ended Asian trading hours on Wednesday a touch softer against the U.S. dollar, as the market returned to bidding up the U.S. currency against Asia as a whole.With the U.S.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Telkom reports slight increase in net profit
Telkom reports slight increase in net profit JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecommunications provider PT Telkom, reported on Wednesday a 1.4 percent increase in net profit in 1998 to Rp 1.16 trillion (about US$137.5 million) from Rp 1.15 trillion in 1997.