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Wed, 24 Feb 1999
First batch of haj pilgrims set to go
First batch of haj pilgrims set to go JAKARTA (JP): The first flight carrying Indonesians on the haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia was scheduled to take off late on Wednesday from Adisumarno Airport in Surakarta, Central Java.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Bomb hoax disrupts sports congress
Bomb hoax disrupts sports congress JAKARTA (JP): A bomb threat which turned out to be just a hoax interrupted the second day of the three-day national sports congress at the Hotel Mulia Senayan in Central Jakarta on Tuesday morning.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Awards conferred on 10 art figures
Awards conferred on 10 art figures YOGYAKARTA: The provincial administration has conferred awards upon ten notable figures for their outstanding contribution to arts and cultural development, Antara reported on Monday.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Timor Gap no bonanza: Downer
Timor Gap no bonanza: Downer SINGAPORE (AFP): Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Tuesday rejected fears of a Gulf-like scenario arising from any dispute over the potentially oil and gas rich Timor Gap area if East Timor becomes independent.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Civil servants to get 50 percent salary hike
Civil servants to get 50 percent salary hike JAKARTA (JP): The government and the House of Representatives agreed on Tuesday to revise the draft 1999/2000 state budget to allow for a 15 percent to 50 percent salary increase for civil servants and changes in other expenditures.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Recapitalized banks must focus on productive sectors
Recapitalized banks must focus on productive sectors NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Recapitalized banks should focus on lending to productive sectors to help lift the country out of the present economic crisis, banker James T Riady said here on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
A fair fiscal balance
A fair fiscal balance Like the bill on regional administration designed to give provinces and regencies more power over their political and administrative affairs, the draft legislation on striking a fiscal balance between the central government and local administrations aims at providing the...
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Concerned Philippines wants venue for Davis Cup moved
Concerned Philippines wants venue for Davis Cup moved JAKARTA (JP): The Philippines, citing security concerns, has requested the International Tennis Federation (ITF) move its Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group Two match against Indonesia in April from Jakarta.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Farmer dies three days after winning award
Farmer dies three days after winning award JAKARTA (JP): A farmer from North Sumatra, recently honored by President B.J. Habibie for his success in promoting the agricultural intensification program, collapsed and died on Monday at Gambir Railway Station, Central Jakarta.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Two die, 129 infected in latest outbreak of dengue fever
Two die, 129 infected in latest outbreak of dengue fever JAKARTA (JP): Dengue fever has claimed two lives so far this year and 129 others have contracted the disease, an official of the city health agency said on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
ASEM may stall without Myanmar
ASEM may stall without Myanmar HANOI (Reuters): Vietnam said on Tuesday that a planned European Union meeting with Southeast Asian countries would be shelved if Myanmar was not able to participate.Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands and several Scandinavian members of the EU have opposed granting a...
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Lubis denies Sofyan named as a suspect
Lubis denies Sofyan named as a suspect JAKARTA (JP): The lawyer representing a businessman implicated in a bank credit scandal said his client, Sofyan Wanandi, could not be named a suspect because he had never been even questioned over the matter.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Corpses found in Malacca Strait
Corpses found in Malacca Strait PEKANBARU, Riau: A group of fishermen from Bagan Siapiapi, Bangko district in Bengkalis regency, found two male bodies floating near Halang Island in Malacca Strait, Antara reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Indonesian holidays a real bargain
Indonesian holidays a real bargain CANBERRA, Australia (AP): Australian tourists have been flocking to Indonesia to take advantage of bargain rates produced by the Asian economic crisis.The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported Tuesday that 323,500 visited Indonesia in the first 11 months of...
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
YPF-Maxus enjoys big output in SE Sumatra
YPF-Maxus enjoys big output in SE Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): Oil and gas company YPF-Maxus achieved on Tuesday a landmark in its operations in the country, reaching a cumulative output of one billion barrels of crude oil at its offshore block in Southeast Sumatra.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Teater Ketjil to perform 'Mega-Mega' at GKJ
Teater Ketjil to perform 'Mega-Mega' at GKJ JAKARTA (JP): Jajang C. Noer and her Teater Ketjil will perform Mega, Mega (Clouds) at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta from Wednesday through Saturday.The play was written by Jajang's late husband, Arifin C.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Australians told to invest in RI's agribusiness
Australians told to invest in RI's agribusinessBy Riyadi NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Mark Vaile has urged businesspeople from his country to take the lead in investing in Indonesia's agribusiness to help the latter recover from the crisis.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Indorayon stops production
Indorayon stops production JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Inti Indorayon Utama near Lake Toba in North Sumatra, has again stopped rayon and pulp production due to disruption of supplies and materials to its mills, the company's spokesman, Fatmin Prihatin Manalu said on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Rp 720b for rice purchases
Rp 720b for rice purchases JAKARTA (JP): The National Logistics Agency (Bulog) has set aside Rp 720 billion (US$84.7 million) to finance rice procurement from farmers, industry and trade minister Rahardi Ramelan told reporters on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Safe motherhood campaign launched
Safe motherhood campaign launched SEMARANG: The Central Java administration has launched a safe motherhood campaign in 253 districts in the hope of reducing the maternal mortality rate, Antara reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Sorry lot of migrant workers
Sorry lot of migrant workers I feel both deeply saddened and concerned to witness so many Indonesian women migrant workers returning home after experiencing so much suffering. I would be all the more concerned to find that many Indonesian women migrant workers are missing or lost their lives in...
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Police chief visits injured woman, asks forgiveness
Police chief visits injured woman, asks forgiveness JAKARTA (JP): A young pregnant woman who was shot in the abdomen on Sunday by a city police detective who mistakenly thought she was a drug supplier was still being treated at Husada hospital on Tuesday.Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
ITB launches 'cyberlib' campaign
ITB launches 'cyberlib' campaign BANDUNG: The Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) is planning this weekend a seminar on libraries in the future, which will feature the high-tech information retrieval systems of the Internet and CD-ROM, Antara reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Major responsible for abductions
Major responsible for abductions JAKARTA (JP): Maj. Bambang Kristiono of the elite Army's Special Force (Kopassus) admitted on Tuesday he was responsible for the abductions of nine activists, an act he believed was in the national interest.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Facts straight
Facts straight The All-Indonesia Workers Union (SPSI) at PT Tong Yang Indonesia, in reference to a report in the Feb. 22 The Jakarta Post, offers the following explanation:1. It is untrue that employees of PT Tong Yang Indonesia are paid a monthly salary of Rp 200,000.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Feb. 23, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,775.00 8,875.00 8,775.00 8,925.00Australian dollar 1 553.00 5,712.10 5,525.00 5,775.00Austrian schilling 1 699.58 714.51 - -Belgian franc 1 238.63 243.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Man mobbed for attempted robbery
Man mobbed for attempted robbery BOGOR (JP): A man was mobbed by residents of Tegallega village in the Cigudeg district here on Tuesday when he was caught attempting to break into a local resident's house.The victim, identified as Dadang, 23, died of severe stab wounds.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
No need to let East Timor go
No need to let East Timor goFrom RepublikaI love my beautiful country, so allow me to express my ideas about the settlement of the East Timor question.First, many Indonesian and foreign experts have stated that holding a referendum is the most democratic way to settle the East Timor question.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Journalists educated on poll coverage
Journalists educated on poll coverage JAKARTA (JP): Even as political parties gear up for the June 7 general election, journalists are being trained to improve their knowledge of various aspects of the election.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Can producers association protests anti-dumping move
Can producers association protests anti-dumping move JAKARTA (JP): Local can producers lodged a protest on Tuesday against the government's recent drive to impose anti-dumping duties of up to 68 percent on the import of tin plates.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Hempel sets up new venture
Hempel sets up new venture JAKARTA (JP): Danish paint maker Hempel established a joint venture with PT Unimas Chemicals and Coatings on Monday in a bid to boost its operations in the country.The president of Hempel, Guido B.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
House laments bank litigators
House laments bank litigators JAKARTA (JP): The law, security and information commission of the House of Representatives has joined the attack on Indonesian creditors who prefer settling business disputes in court in Singapore though most lawyers have blamed the trend on the distrust of the...
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
House to annul Law no.5/1985
House to annul Law no.5/1985 JAKARTA (JP): The final legal barrier to widely demanded amendments to the country's 1945 Constitution is soon to be cleared by removing a law requiring a referendum to determine whether changes may be made.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Indah Kiat's self-sufficiency in raw materials 'in 2005'
Indah Kiat's self-sufficiency in raw materials 'in 2005' JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed pulp and paper producer PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper will reach self-sufficiency in the production of raw materials for its plants by the year 2005, the company's senior executive said on Tuesday,The executive...
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Rethinking the E. Timor solution
Rethinking the E. Timor solutionBy Kwik Kian Gie JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Post Feb. 15 edition reported comments I made when a journalist peppered me with questions about the statement of Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Struggle), on East...
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Anwar accuses police chief of beating him
Anwar accuses police chief of beating him KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's ousted deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim accused former police chief Abdul Rahim Noor on Tuesday of beating him unconscious on the night of his arrest last year.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
KONI under fire over unpaid SEA Games debts
KONI under fire over unpaid SEA Games debts JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) came under further criticism on Tuesday for its lenient stance toward the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games underwriting consortium which has yet to pay back its debts.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
ASEAN to discuss investment
ASEAN to discuss investment BANGKOK (AFP): Economic ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will focus on investment when they meet on the Thai resort island of Phuket next week, Thai officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 Morning News 7:00 Children's Songs 7:30 TV Series 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:35 Cartoon: Silverhawks 3:05 TV Series: Daktari 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teen Program 5:00 Student's Quiz 5:30 Science Program 6:00...
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Telkom under pressure over tariff hike
Telkom under pressure over tariff hike JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to raise telephone tariffs was unfair because the hike was prompted by state-owned telecommunications operator PT Telkom's failure to run its business efficiently, according to a consulting company.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Police question TV, radio directors
Police question TV, radio directors JAKARTA (JP): Police questioned three news directors from two private television stations and a radio station on Tuesday as part of the investigation into the recording of a telephone conversation believed to be between President B.J.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Antique batik on display
Antique batik on display JAKARTA (JP): Danar Hadi batik house is holding a one-week exhibition of antique batik to mark the opening of its new furniture gallery called Jawi Antik on the ground floor of its store on Jl. Melawai Raya, South Jakarta.The exhibition, which is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Jobless trainees to sue govt over missing funds
Jobless trainees to sue govt over missing funds JAKARTA (JP): At least 20 recently dismissed workers who have just completed an eight-month training program will sue the government for failing to fulfill its pledge to supply them with credit of Rp 100 million, a lawyer said on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb.23, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 375 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 375 50 331,000 Alumindo Perkasa...
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
East Timor 'nothing but rocks': Habibie
East Timor 'nothing but rocks': Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie again expressed resentment on Tuesday about the financial burden placed on Indonesia since East Timor was integrated in 1976.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Debate intensifies on Habibie's 'impeachment'
Debate intensifies on Habibie's 'impeachment' JAKARTA (JP): The road is open for the country's highest law- making body, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to bring impeachment proceedings against President B.J.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Is 'Domino Theory' relevant to present East Timor situation?
Is 'Domino Theory' relevant to present East Timor situation?By Terry Russel JAKARTA (JP): The Domino Theory is alive and well. The United States used this theory to justify invasions of North Korea in 1950, Cuba in 1961, Vietnam in 1964, the Dominican Republic in 1965 and Grenada in 1983.
Wed, 24 Feb 1999
Police set to secure soccer playoffs
Police set to secure soccer playoffs JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police have prepared a 6,000-strong force comprising officers and fresh graduates to secure the Indonesian soccer league playoffs scheduled to begin in the capital in mid-March.Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Students support poll as lesser evil
Students support poll as lesser evil BANDUNG (JP): Student leaders agreed on Sunday after a three- day meeting to support the upcoming general election, which they have deemed unfair for being based on defective political laws, as they said to call off the election would lead to more trouble.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
One killed in latest Maluku religious clash
One killed in latest Maluku religious clash JAKARTA (JP): Fresh violence broke out in riot-prone Maluku province on Monday leaving one man dead, reports said.The violence in the Muslim half of Siri Sori village on Saparua Island was preceded by a Molotov cocktail attack by Christian villagers...