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Wed, 25 Feb 1998
The rich must love the rupiah too
The rich must love the rupiah tooFrom Warta EkonomiI was touched when I saw/read that the Love Rupiah Drive had been participated in not only by ministers but also by governors and regional officials. They all demonstrated their love for this nation by selling their U.S.
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
Weightlifting selection delayed till March 21
Weightlifting selection delayed till March 21 JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association has decided to delay a national selection due to the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) from March 1 to March 11.
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
Police arrest 12 illegal aliens
Police arrest 12 illegal aliens SINGAPORE (AP): Twelve foreigners were arrested early yesterday as they allegedly tried to enter Singapore illegally by boat, state-controlled TV reported.After a short chase, a boat with 12 men surrendered to the Singapore police coast guards, about 1.
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
Tax on dollar deals
Tax on dollar dealsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaI am highly concerned about the fate of the little people within the ranks of government officials, retirees, the Armed Forces and others who have never seen dollars but who are now hit by the volatility of the rupiah against the American currency.
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
Koreans arrested for breaching permits
Koreans arrested for breaching permits JAKARTA (JP): The immigration office has arrested two South Koreans for allegedly violating their permits, an official said yesterday.The office's director for supervision and control, Zaiman Nurmatias, said Sim Jae Yong and his brother Sung Yun Kim had worked...
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
Developer's actions at odds with regreening: Sutiyoso
Developer's actions at odds with regreening: Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said yesterday he had lodged an official letter of protest with the developer of the planned triple-tier transit system over its unpopular decision to remove trees planted by the city.
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
Rights commission probes riots in West, Central Java
Rights commission probes riots in West, Central Java JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has sent two teams to investigate the recent riots in West and Central Java which left a trail of extensive damage.
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
Indonesia's lone land gateway to Malaysia cements ties
Indonesia's lone land gateway to Malaysia cements tiesBy R. Masri Sareb Putra ENTEKONG, West Kalimantan (JP): Relations between Indonesia and Malaysia, nations with predominantly Malay populations, have become closer since a direct land gateway was opened seven years ago today here across from...
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
Suwito hangs up his gloves for good
Suwito hangs up his gloves for good MEDAN (JP): World Boxing Federation welterweight champion Suwito Lagola of Indonesia has decided to hang up his gloves for good because, he said, he could not stand being mistreated by his promoter Anton Sihombing.
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
Tangerang soldiers join forces
Tangerang soldiers join forces TANGERANG (JP): At least 2,500 members of the Tangerang Military District are ready to help safeguard next month's General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly.Jakarta Infantry Regiment Commander Col. M.
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
French, Vietnamese envoys meet Soeharto
French, Vietnamese envoys meet Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto expressed his appreciation yesterday for France's commitment to boost its economic ties with Indonesia despite the financial crisis here.
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Feb. 24, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,500.00 11,000.00Austrian shilling 1 602.20 898.40Australian dollar 1 5,262.20 7,330.70Belgian franc 1 212.70 295.20Canadian dollar 1 5,549.
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
RI financial crisis seen as posing regional trade threat
RI financial crisis seen as posing regional trade threat SYDNEY (Reuters): Further weakness in the Indonesian economy could lead to a flood of exports from Southeast Asia's biggest nation, Australian traders said yesterday.
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
Golkar legislators formally support Soeharto, Habibie
Golkar legislators formally support Soeharto, Habibie JAKARTA (JP): Eighty-eight percent of the Golkar faction members in the People's Consultative Assembly formally signed yesterday their support for Soeharto and B.J. Habibie as the next president and vice president respectively.
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
Domestic air routes to remain served
Domestic air routes to remain served JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto guaranteed yesterday that all existing domestic flight routes would remain served even though several airlines had reduced their flight frequencies.
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
Requests for Australian visas drop drastically
Requests for Australian visas drop drastically JAKARTA (JP): The Australian Embassy says the number of Indonesians applying for visitor visas to Australia has dropped significantly.John Milne, a public affairs official at the embassy, said yesterday that due to the economic situation, the number of...
Wed, 25 Feb 1998
Emil to proceed with his VP bid
Emil to proceed with his VP bid JAKARTA (JP): Former cabinet minister Emil Salim reiterated yesterday his intention to proceed with his bid for the vice presidency, dismissing a strong call from Golkar deputy chairman Abdul Gafur that he desist.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Garuda to use 26 aircraft for haj pilgrimage
Garuda to use 26 aircraft for haj pilgrimage JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has approved the deployment of 12 aircraft made before 1982 to transport Indonesian haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia starting next week, a minister said yesterday.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Factions warn legislators against backing Emil Salim
Factions warn legislators against backing Emil Salim JAKARTA (JP): Faction leaders in the People's Consultative Assembly cautioned their members yesterday against voting for senior economist Emil Salim in the vice presidential election next month.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Family welfare award for 'Ibu' Tien
Family welfare award for 'Ibu' Tien JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto received an award yesterday on behalf of his late wife, Tien Soeharto, honoring her outstanding contribution to the Family Welfare Movement.In a simple ceremony at Soeharto's private residence on Jl.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Pawnshop loans drop drastically
Pawnshop loans drop drastically JAKARTA (JP): Monthly loans issued by the city's 23 state-run pawnshops dropped last month by 11.76 percent to Rp 30 billion (US$3.16 million), the first such plunge in many years.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
SEA Games consortium to report to government on stickers
SEA Games consortium to report to government on stickers JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman said yesterday the consortium appointed to raise funds for last year's 19th SEA Games would present an audited report on its fund-raising through sticker sales to the...
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Disastrous love affair amid crisis
Disastrous love affair amid crisis MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): A man, who found comfort in the arms of another woman to avoid his wife's complaints about the monetary crisis, suffered the ultimate punishment when his jealous spouse bit his penis.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
IBF has other sponsors
IBF has other sponsors JAKARTA (JP): International Badminton Federation (IBF) vice chairman Justian Suhandinata said yesterday that the federation had an alternative sponsor if Indonesia-based cigarette company, PT. HM.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Wardiman opens science week
Wardiman opens science week SEMARANG: This year's National Science Week, hosted by Diponegoro University, is suffering the effects of the worsening economic crisis.Only 36 of the 1,400 colleges across the country are taking part in the festival at Diponegoro University that features exhibitions,...
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Govt to intensify fight against forest fires
Govt to intensify fight against forest fires JAKARTA (JP): The government is to intensify its battle against forest and land fires in East Kalimantan through cloud seeding this week, a senior Ministry of Forestry official said yesterday.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Donors urged to respect rights
Donors urged to respect rights KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that foreign donors helping countries in distress should respect the rights of citizens to determine their own future, Bernama news agency reported.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
JSX stock prices rise 2 percent, rupiah down
JSX stock prices rise 2 percent, rupiah down JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) rose 1.9 percent yesterday on the back of speculative buying of selective stocks, brokers said.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Nico loses OPBF mini flyweight title
Nico loses OPBF mini flyweight title JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Nico Thomas failed to retain the Orient-Pacific Boxing Federation mini flyweight title after he was outpointed by eighth-contender Uruf Tokimitsu of Japan.The bout was held on Sunday at Kurashi Citi in Osaka.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Govt to continue clove trading arrangement
Govt to continue clove trading arrangement JAKARTA (JP): Despite an official disbandment of the private sector clove trade monopoly, a similar trade arrangement will remain in place, Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya has said.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Tight liquidity forces banks to raise interest rates
Tight liquidity forces banks to raise interest rates JAKARTA (JP): Increasingly tight liquidity and anticipation over the government's plan to adopt a currency board system (CBS) have prompted banks to raise interest rates, bank analysts have said.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Police break up protest by women giving flowers
Police break up protest by women giving flowers JAKARTA (JP): Police broke up a small, peaceful, demonstration by housewives complaining about soaring prices at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout on Jl. M.H. Thamrin in Central Jakarta yesterday.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Unhusked rice output fell 3.62 percent last year
Unhusked rice output fell 3.62 percent last year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's unhusked rice output dropped 3.62 percent to 49.25 million tons last year, down from 51.1 million tons in 1996, due to prolonged drought and forest fires, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced yesterday.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
SE Asian palm oil prices likely to be firmer
SE Asian palm oil prices likely to be firmer KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Southeast Asian palm oil prices are likely to be firmer this week with buyers expected to dominate trading on the back of good fundamentals, regional traders said.Local currency fluctuations will also remain a key market factor.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Bank NISP may seek new investors to merge
Bank NISP may seek new investors to merge JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank NISP has said it is considering seeking new investors in order to meet the central bank's new minimum paid-up capital requirement.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Feb. 23, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,500.00 11,000.00Austrian shilling 1 612.80 906.50Australian dollar 1 5,395.30 7,459.40Belgian franc 1 216.40 298.00Canadian dollar 1 5,715.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Lippo Securities' new boss
Lippo Securities' new boss JAKARTA (JP): Eddy Handoko has been appointed the new president of the Lippo Group's securities arm PT Lippo Securities.The company said yesterday Handoko, currently deputy president of Lippobank, would replace Charles de Queljoe, who has been assigned as a Lippo Group...
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Police shoot, kill alleged drug dealer
Police shoot, kill alleged drug dealer JAKARTA (JP): A 21-year-old suspected drug dealer was shot dead by police after allegedly resisting arrest in Pancoran, South Jakarta, early yesterday.Police said A.R.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Hospitals banned from raising fees
Hospitals banned from raising fees DILI, East Timor: Health Minister Sujudi has said public clinics and hospitals across the country are not allowed to raise service fees despite the monetary crisis, according to a health official.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Asian markets end mixed amid rupiah uncertainty
Asian markets end mixed amid rupiah uncertainty HONG KONG (AFP): Asian markets ended trading yesterday with mixed results on a general lack of leads and continued confusion over Jakarta's plans to adopt a currency board system for its beleaguered currency, analysts said.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Update electrical wiring in markets: Fire Dept.
Update electrical wiring in markets: Fire Dept. JAKARTA (JP): The City Fire Department has urged PD Pasar Jaya, a city-owned market management firm, and the state electricity company, PLN, to immediately improve the installation of electricity at traditional markets to reduce the risk of fire.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Gresik to export cement
Gresik to export cement JAKARTA (JP): State cement producer PT Semen Gresik will export part of its production to Australia and Columbia due to a continued fall in domestic demand.Gresik spokesman Bambang Subroto said Saturday that company export activities would begin in March, with at least three...
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Fires and man ravage national park's wildlife
Fires and man ravage national park's wildlifeBy Iskandar Zulkarnaen TELUK PANDAN, East Kalimantan (Antara): A mother orangutan and her two young were panicky as they tried desperately to flee an advancing forest fire by crossing a road in the Kutai National Park.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Resettlement sites disputed
Resettlement sites disputed JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Minister of Transmigration Siswono Judohusodo is in Irian Jaya to investigate the controversy over the establishment of two resettlement sites, a local official said here yesterday.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Nigerian man may face 10 years in jail for trafficking heroin
Nigerian man may face 10 years in jail for trafficking heroin JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor yesterday asked the Central Jakarta District Court to sentence a Nigerian man to 10 years in jail and fine him Rp 1 million for selling 80 grams of heroin.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Exhibition speaks for RI arts history
Exhibition speaks for RI arts history JAKARTA (JP): Directorate General of Culture is holding a historical Indonesian fine arts exhibition at the Ministry of Education and Culture's art gallery, on Jl. Merdeka Timur 14, Central Jakarta, beginning yesterday.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Councilors want plan to cut tax put on hold
Councilors want plan to cut tax put on hold JAKARTA (JP): City councilors urged the municipality yesterday to ask the central government to postpone the planned enactment of Law No. 18/1997 which would reduce the number of regional taxes and levies.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Habibie for VP: Victory for Soeharto
Habibie for VP: Victory for Soeharto State Minister for Research and Technology B.J. Habibie has emerged as the sole candidate for vice president in the 1998-2003 term, weeks before the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is due to meet.
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Baby sitters
Baby sittersFrom Media IndonesiaI would like to warn those considering employing a babysitter to be careful with whom they choose, because not all members of that profession are reliable.Last July, when my baby was two months old, I employed a babysitter from a foundation in the Rawabelong area,...
Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Economy class fares to be fixed till April
Economy class fares to be fixed till April JAKARTA (JP): The government will not raise economy class public transportation fares before April, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday.