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Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Golkar 'the common enemy' to beat lawfully in polls
Golkar 'the common enemy' to beat lawfully in polls JAKARTA (JP): Ruling party Golkar will be the common enemy of parties seeking political changes in the country, but it must be defeated through fair play, politician Rudini said on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Young designer promotes ready-to-wear collection
Young designer promotes ready-to-wear collectionBy Stevie Emilia LOMBOK, West Nusa Tenggara (JP): Expressionless models wearing chic, clear-cut, all-white, simple ready-to-wear outfits took to the stage with slow strides under the shade of palm trees.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Hindus to attend ritual at Prambanan
Hindus to attend ritual at Prambanan SEMARANG: At least 50,000 Hindus from Central Java and Yogyakarta are to attend the Tawur Agung Sasih Kesanga rite centered at the Prambanan temple in Klaten, Central Java, on Wednesday.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
PT Telkom to enter joint ventures for more efficiency
PT Telkom to enter joint ventures for more efficiency JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to convert the existing joint operation schemes between state-owned telecommunications operator, PT Telkom, and private partners into joint ventures in order to improve efficiency, a minister said on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Elections committee set up to run polls
Elections committee set up to run polls JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) established on Tuesday a seven-member National Elections Committee (PPI) to run the general election scheduled for June 7.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
PLN renegotiates deals with IPPs
PLN renegotiates deals with IPPs JAKARTA (JP): President of state electricity company PT PLN Adhi Satriya said on Tuesday renegotiations would soon get underway with independent power producers (IPP) on power purchase agreements.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Next president
Next president A date for the general election has been fixed, and we are waiting and praying that we will get a good president, one who can lead us to a better Indonesia. By a good president I mean that he or she should have a good educational as well as religious background.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Asia's oil producers reject call to cut output
Asia's oil producers reject call to cut output SINGAPORE (Reuters): Some of Asia's main oil producers have rejected calls by the world's biggest exporters to cut output in a bid to raise sunken prices.The lone voice of support has come from Indonesia -- Asia's only member of the Organization of the...
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
W. Sumatra governor resigns
W. Sumatra governor resigns JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid said he will appoint a caretaker to replace West Sumatra Governor Muchlis Ibrahim, whose resignation was approved by President B.J. Habibie on Wednesday.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Kowani's statement
Kowani's statementFrom Media IndonesiaThe Indonesian Women's Congress appeals to the political parties in the following manner;1. In conformity with the demands of the reform era and democratization which is marked by the increasing number of political parties, the Indonesian Women's Congress...
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Another criminal shot dead
Another criminal shot dead JAKARTA (JP): Police shot dead another alleged criminal near the crowded Cililitan bus terminal in East Jakarta early Tuesday morning, bringing to 24 the number of alleged criminals shot dead by police over the last two months.City police spokesman Lt. Col.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Memorandum of economic and financial policies
Memorandum of economic and financial policies JAKARTA: The following is text of the Supplementary Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, Fourth Review Under the Extended Arrangement, attached to a letter the Indonesian government wrote to the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday.1.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Students injure two at RSCM
Students injure two at RSCM JAKARTA (JP): Two staff members at state-owned Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) suffered light wounds and a number of doors and windows in the hospital were broken by a group of some 30 students on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Ideological rift worsens conflict in politics
Ideological rift worsens conflict in politics JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the Armed Forces Territorial Affairs Lt. Gen. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said an ideological rift has worsened conflict among the political elite, hampering efforts to overcome the crisis.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
RI bank moves a positive step: S&P
RI bank moves a positive step: S&P JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's latest bank restructuring move was a positive step and marked the effective nationalization of the banking sector, Standard and Poor's said Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Caltex's new project
Caltex's new project JAKARTA (JP): Oil company PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia has begun the operation of a light oil steamflood (LOSF) project in its Minas oil field in Bengkalis, Riau.The company announced the tertiary process to recover oil has gone through an intensive screening process, laboratory...
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Poll watchdogs 'lacking coordination'
Poll watchdogs 'lacking coordination' JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) blamed on Tuesday a lack of coordination among three leading non- governmental organizations (NGOs) acting as poll watchdogs for its failure to disburse funds allocated for election monitoring.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Bogor judges upset by lack of cases
Bogor judges upset by lack of cases BOGOR (JP): The district court here announced on Tuesday that all of its 18 judges have had less to do in the past few months due to a significant drop of cases to be tried.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Hotel to donate meat to the needy
Hotel to donate meat to the needy JAKARTA (JP): PT Metropolitan Realty International, the owner of Horison Hotel in Ancol, North Jakarta, will provide three cows and 30 goats for slaughter in commemoration of the Islamic Day of Sacrifice on March 28.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Persija makes good start in Ligina playoffs
Persija makes good start in Ligina playoffs JAKARTA (JP): Persija made a fine start to open its campaign at the fifth Indonesian soccer league (Ligina) playoffs on Tuesday by defeating Pelita Bakrie 1-0 in a Group II round-robin match at the Senayan main stadium.
Wed, 17 Mar 1999
Bank Indonesia to take errant bankers to court
Bank Indonesia to take errant bankers to court JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Sjahril Sabirin pledged on Tuesday to take to court the management and owners of the 38 banks closed down last week who were suspected of violating banking rules.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Bank staff protest, owners mull suit
Bank staff protest, owners mull suit JAKARTA (JP): Scattered protests by bank employees greeted the weekend closure of 38 private banks here on Monday as owners of the closed banks mulled whether to sue the government over the move.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Another body found in shattered Ambon
Another body found in shattered Ambon JAKARTA (JP): One body was found on Monday as security personnel stepped up their search for weapons in the riot-torn Maluku capital of Ambon, church sources and witnesses said.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Govt submits bill on construction services to House
Govt submits bill on construction services to House JAKARTA (JP): The government submitted on Monday the bill on construction services to the House of Representatives, which is expected to give more leverage to local construction firms.Minister of Public Works Rachmadi B.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Wanted gang suspect shot dead
Wanted gang suspect shot dead JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang detectives shot dead a suspected member of a notorious gang of robbers at the latter's hideout in Lampung in southern Sumatra, early Monday.Police said the suspect Nesin, 30, who, according to the Tangerang Police records, had been involved in a...
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Provinces demand bigger share of revenue
Provinces demand bigger share of revenue JAKARTA (JP): The governments of provinces richly endowed with natural resources have demanded bigger cuts of the revenues generated by their natural wealth, saying the present revenue- sharing is iniquitous and in favor of the central government in Jakarta.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Promodes opens retail operation despite crisis
Promodes opens retail operation despite crisis JAKARTA (JP): France's Promodes Group will push forward with expansion plans in the country despite the ongoing economic and political crises, its country representative said on Monday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Universal's credit to farmers
Universal's credit to farmers JAKARTA (JP): Bank Universal, the banking arm of the widely diversified business group Astra, agreed on Monday to channel Rp 115.36 billion (US$13.4 million) in credit to the Karya Mukti cooperative in Muara Bungo, Jambi, to support the development of oil palm...
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on March 15, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,945.00 8,995.00 8,945.00 9,045.00Austrian schilling 1 704.04 716.94Australian dollar 1 5,635.35 5,741.25 5,610.00 5,791.00Belgian franc 1 240.15 244.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Prosecutors warned in bizarre case turn
Prosecutors warned in bizarre case turn JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Muladi warned Ujungpandang prosecutors on Monday of stirring the public's anger by demanding the release of Golkar legislator Nurdin Halid, who is on trial for corruption.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Local communities vital for wetland conservation
Local communities vital for wetland conservationBy Stevie Emilia BOGOR, West Java (JP): Only a few people know that the rice they eat, the freshwater they drink or wood they use to build houses originate from the wetlands.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
FedEx wins five awards
FedEx wins five awards JAKARTA (JP): International air express company Federal Express (FedEx) announced on Monday that it had won five awards out of 37 categories in the 13th Asian Freight Industry Awards (AFIA) 1999.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Financial chaos threat to world economy: Megawati
Financial chaos threat to world economy: Megawati SINGAPORE (AP): Financial chaos of developing nations threatens the world economy with contagion, without international trade and investment standards, Indonesian politician Megawati Sukarnoputri said on Monday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
DHL's Asian revenues rise
DHL's Asian revenues rise JAKARTA (JP): International courier company DHL Worldwide Express announced on Monday that in spite of the economic crisis in Asia, the company recorded an increase of 15 percent in revenues from deliveries of samples, prototypes, spare parts and finished goods from Asia...
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Bees kill one kid, injure 2 others
Bees kill one kid, injure 2 others BAJAWA, East Nusa Tenggara: A child died while two others are under intensive treatment after being stung by bees last Thursday in Bajawa, Flores.Riki Dhori, 6, died two hours after being stung by a swarm of bees.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Ariawest's access lines up
Ariawest's access lines up JAKARTA (JP): PT Ariawest International, a joint operations partner of state telecommunications operator PT Telkom announced on Monday that a survey done by an independent appraiser revealed that the company has built 354,879 access line units in West Java.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Restoration begins for riot-hit areas
Restoration begins for riot-hit areas JAKARTA (JP): Work to rebuild riot-hit cities such as Ambon in Maluku and Kupang in East Nusa Tenggara has begun and is expected to be completed within four months, officials say.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
3,000 under-fives suffering from malnutrition in Jakarta
3,000 under-fives suffering from malnutrition in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): At least 3,000 cases of malnutrition in children under five years old in the city have been detected during the current economic crisis, which first hit the country in 1997, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Parents of dead students decry lax Semanggi probe
Parents of dead students decry lax Semanggi probe JAKARTA (JP): Parents of two students shot dead in a street rally against the government at Semanggi cloverleaf on Nov. 13, demanded the government continue investigating the tragedy, in which 14 people, mostly students, were killed.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Legislators open debate on clean governance bill
Legislators open debate on clean governance bill JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives kicked off on Monday its deliberation of the clean governance bill which, if passed, will have the power to force all state officials to declare their assets.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Oil price hike a new headache for Asia
Oil price hike a new headache for Asia SINGAPORE (Reuters): If global oil exporters get their way, net importer Asia will feel the bite of the highest crude prices in more than 15 months, analysts said on Monday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Infrastructure development
Infrastructure development PT Krone Indonesia started producing components and systems for the development of telecommunications infrastructure in Indonesia in 1993 at its factory in Kota Bukit Indah, Purwakarta, West Java.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Investors waiting for legitimate government
Investors waiting for legitimate government The economic crisis and political upheavals over the past year and a half have driven investors out of Indonesia. Economist Kwik Kian Gie questions whether investors will return to the country after the general election scheduled for June 7.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Reconciliation in Ambon
Reconciliation in Ambon It is time the people of Ambon and surroundings start working side-by-side to restore peace. People outside Ambon should stop yelling slogans to incite island residents to continue fighting their own brothers and sisters.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Community chiefs seek stronger bargaining stand
Community chiefs seek stronger bargaining stand JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of community representatives from across the archipelago have descended on the heart of the capital for a week-long gathering, slated to end Sunday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Asian students primed for leadership
Asian students primed for leadershipBy Lena Rosenthal JAKARTA (JP): Not much time has passed since we witnessed the impact of student demonstrators on national political developments. Without their vigilant efforts to voice the people's aspirations, many of the rapid changes that occurred last May...
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Riau declaration of independence canceled
Riau declaration of independence canceled JAKARTA (JP): A group of scholars and students canceled their planned declaration of an independent state in Riau on Monday, but pressed on with their demand for a fairer division of income derived from oil exploitation in the Sumatra province.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Germany Advertisement Photograph in 1925- 1988, at Bandung Institute of Technology, Jl. Ganesha 10, until March 27. * Photo Exhibition: Herve Dangla and Francois Sevreau, at Bandung Institute of Technology, Architecture Department, 8 a.m.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
RI men's double win All England title
RI men's double win All England title BIRMINGHAM, England (Agencies): Indonesia's men's doubles Tony Gunawan and Candra Wijaya won the All England badminton title in defeating Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sun of South Korea in straight set 15-7, 15-5 on Sunday.
Tue, 16 Mar 1999
Over 1,000 babies malnourished
Over 1,000 babies malnourished PURWAKARTA, West Java: At least 1,164 infants here are believed to be suffering from malnutrition, head of the district health office, Sam Soemadipradja, said Monday."If their weight keeps on dropping, it means that they are malnourished," Soemadipradja said, as...