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Sun, 14 Mar 1999
H.B. Jassin still a major literary force on his old age
H.B. Jassin still a major literary force on his old ageBy Rita Sri Hastuti JAKARTA (JP): Dressed in a brown long-sleeved batik shirt, pink sarong and with a black cap, Hans Bague Jassin came out of his room in a wheelchair to welcome guests to his house on Jl. Arimbi, Central Jakarta.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Have millennium bug fears been blown out of proportion?
Have millennium bug fears been blown out of proportion?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): In the history of the press, has there ever been a topic so widely, continuously and vigorously reported as the millennium bug? Obviously not.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Govt closes 38 banks, takes over seven others
Govt closes 38 banks, takes over seven others JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Saturday the closure of 38 banks, including three owned by two sons and one daughter of former president Soeharto, in a bid to clean up the country's messy banking sector.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Popo Iskandar's painting career traced in exhibition
Popo Iskandar's painting career traced in exhibitionBy Wawan S. Husin "A well has been dug up" -- Tisna Sanjaya BANDUNG (JP): Popo Iskandar's 55 productive years as a painter, represented recently in a retrospective exhibition held at the National Gallery, are evidence that Indonesia's current crop...
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
List of banks affected by government ruling
List of banks affected by government rulingClosed 1. Bank Aken 2. Bank Sahid Gajah Perkasa 3. Bank Putra Surya Perkasa 4. Bank Namura Internusa 5. Bank Dana Asia 6. Bank Budi Internasional 7. Bank Yakin Makmur (Yama) 8. Bank Lautan Berlian 9. Bank Danahutama 10. Bank Orient 11.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Andi's paintings boast 'great sales' on opening night
Andi's paintings boast 'great sales' on opening nightBy Pavan Kapoor JAKARTA (JP): As the art business booms, the increasing number of red tags on the easels has generously encouraged not only gallery owners and art promoters but also rejuvenated the inspiration of artists.
Sun, 14 Mar 1999
Oka finishes 4th in Okinawa windsurfing
Oka finishes 4th in Okinawa windsurfing JAKARTA (JP): National windsurfer Oka Sulaksana was able to muster only fourth place in an international windsurfing competition in Okinawa, Japan, on Saturday.Oka, the 13th Asian Games gold medalist in the IMCO heavy division in December, narrowly lost out...
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Govt to set up labor export agency: Minister
Govt to set up labor export agency: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The government is setting up a labor export agency to simplify procedures and better protect workers overseas, according to Minister of Manpower Fahmi Idris.President B.J.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Three infants die of malnutrition
Three infants die of malnutrition SERANG, West Java: Three infants under five years old died of severe malnutrition, Antara reported Friday while at least 3,000 others were also undernourished.The head of the Serang region's health agency, Djono Kardjoeki, said the three who had suffered for months...
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Moral commitment
Moral commitment Towards the general election slated for early June 1999, many of our fellow countrymen, whether of Chinese origin or not, and aliens, are getting ready to leave the country. Besides, many companies, both national and foreign, have postponed new investments and business expansion.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Rp 10.4m aid for disaster-hit areas
Rp 10.4m aid for disaster-hit areas SEMARANG: Five regencies in Central Java are slated to receive Rp 10.4 million in aid to help repair homes damaged in recent floods, strong winds and landslides.Antara quoted on Friday the secretary of the natural disaster office of Central Java, Soetono, as...
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
JSX donates computers
JSX donates computers JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) donated on Friday 36 personal computers to six private and state universities in a move to facilitate the teaching-learning process during the economic crisis.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Suwandi may play in Davis Cup tie
Suwandi may play in Davis Cup tie JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's best tennis player Suwandi will likely play singles and doubles in the Davis Cup Group II Asia Oceania zone semifinal here early next month.Coach Dedy Prasetyo told reporters on Friday that Suwandi has shown great improvement in his...
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
25 job seekers complain against manpower supplier firm
25 job seekers complain against manpower supplier firm JAKARTA (JP): About 25 job seekers accused manpower supplier PT Luhur Asaprima on Friday of swindling them of registration fees and other costs for transportation as overseas workers in Taiwan.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Government to announce closure of 39 banks
Government to announce closure of 39 banks JAKARTA (JP): The long-awaited massive bank restructuring program, which an informed source said would close down 39 insolvent banks and put seven others under the government management, is to be launched on Saturday.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Juwono optimistic about Indonesia's survival
Juwono optimistic about Indonesia's survival JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono expressed optimism that Indonesia would emerge from the crisis, which many have said is threatening national unity, Antara reported on Thursday."I am sure the nation will survive the crisis.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Manado to deport six Filipinos
Manado to deport six Filipinos MANADO, North Sulawesi: The immigration office here said Friday it is planning to deport six fishermen from the Philippines who have been detained for entering Indonesian waters illegally, Antara reported Friday.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Prospects dim for Khmer Rouge tribunal
Prospects dim for Khmer Rouge tribunalBy Robert Birsel PHNOM PENH (Reuters): Prospects for a tribunal for leaders of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge have dimmed in recent days but political analysts on Thursday predicted much hard bargaining on the thorny issue still to come.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Assimilation of ethnic Chinese
Assimilation of ethnic Chinese The various policies pursued by the New Order regime to accelerate the process of assimilation of ethnic Chinese focussed on removing the identity of Chinese-Indonesians. This method was seemingly partly successful in separating ethnic Chinese from their cultural...
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Taxi stolen, driver wounded
Taxi stolen, driver wounded JAKARTA (JP): A Dian Taxi driver had his car stolen on Thursday night and was dumped in Jl. Sentra Primer, a quiet street in Pondok Kopi, East Jakarta, by three men he had pick up as passengers.Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
PM Hun Sen to visit RI next week
PM Hun Sen to visit RI next week PHNOM PENH (AFP): Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen will next week pay an official visit to Indonesia to seal an agreement on the "Promotion and Protection of Investment in Cambodia," a statement said Friday.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Scholar insists Riau deserves independence
Scholar insists Riau deserves independence JAKARTA (JP): A scholar insisted on Friday that Riau separate from the Republic of Indonesia if the government's exploitation of natural resources in the oil-rich province continued.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Indonesia offers to host alternative archery meet
Indonesia offers to host alternative archery meet JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani) proposed a tournament in August to make up for the lack of an archery competition at the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Bandar Seri Begawan in the same month.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
15 journalists abused in W. Sumatra, Kalimantan
15 journalists abused in W. Sumatra, Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): The Padang Legal Aid Office has urged the West Sumatra Police to carry out a thorough investigation of the maltreatment of 14 journalists in Gunung Medan, West Sumatra, on Thursday.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Crash program launched for process ID cards
Crash program launched for process ID cards JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has instructed all the city subdistrict heads to launch a crash program on ID card processing to enable city residents to have new ID cards or have their expired cards renewed ahead of the June 7 general election, an...
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
PDI Jakarta faces fresh dispute ahead of polls
PDI Jakarta faces fresh dispute ahead of polls JAKARTA (JP): The head of the Indonesian Democratic Party's Jakarta chapter, Lukman F. Mokoginta, led 20 supporters to City Hall on Friday to ask for clarification on the administration's recent invitation to a get-together extended to "rival" members...
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Cambodia to join ASEAN on April 10
Cambodia to join ASEAN on April 10 HANOI (AP): Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are expected to gather on April 10 in Hanoi for a special ceremony to admit Cambodia, a Vietnamese government source said on Friday.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
U.S.-Vietnam trade talks
U.S.-Vietnam trade talks HANOI (AP): The seventh round of talks aimed at reaching a trade agreement between the United States and Vietnam open Monday.Both sides have expressed cautious optimism for real progress at the session, which is scheduled for five days.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Live TV shows
Live TV shows Sports competitions to be broadcast live this weekend on local TV stations (all listings West Indonesia Time):Saturday English soccer league: West Ham v Chelsea SCTV (10 p.m.)Sunday Italian soccer league: Inter Milan v AC Milan RCTI (2:50 a.m.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Anwar's wife testifies at trial
Anwar's wife testifies at trial KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The wife of jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim testified on Friday that she had seen a confidential government document on a high-level political conspiracy against her husband, the ousted deputy prime minister.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Expert wants Kamra to be trained by police
Expert wants Kamra to be trained by police JAKARTA (JP): An expert on police affairs claims that the training given to People's Security (Kamra) members by the military will lead to the militia's failure to best assist the police in their duties.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
JSX delists 10 companies, including four closed banks
JSX delists 10 companies, including four closed banks JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) on Friday delisted ten companies, including four banks closed by the government last year, and warned 37 other corporations of a similar punishment unless they improved their businesses.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on March 12, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,335.00 9,405.00 9,335.00 9,445.00Austrian schilling 1 743.75 758.32Australian dollar 1 5,893.40 6,012.40 5,845.00 6,045.00Belgian franc 1 253.70 258.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Japan lends RI $680m
Japan lends RI $680m JAKARTA (JP): Japan has agreed to extend an 80.48 billion yen (US$680 million) concessional loan to Indonesia to finance the social safety net and health programs.The loan agreement was signed by Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Takao Kawakami and the director general for...
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Stifling toll rates
Stifling toll ratesFrom Bisnis IndonesiaCorruption, collusion and nepotism practices in the construction of toll roads were reported a few months ago.Government officials have been deft in the competition to suffocate the people in deeper mud by raising telephone rates.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
SSN tangled up in bureaucracy
SSN tangled up in bureaucracyBy Nurina Widagdo WASHINGTON (JP): Indonesia's social safety net (SSN) program, introduced under a financial bail-out package of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has not managed any significant achievements due to the disorientation of the bureaucracy.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Korea targets 2% GDP growth: IMF
Korea targets 2% GDP growth: IMF SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea has targeted 1999 annual GDP growth of two percent but growth could be higher, the Finance Ministry said on Friday in its latest policy review with the International Monetary Fund.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Action needed to ease tension in W. Kalimantan
Action needed to ease tension in W. Kalimantan At least 12 Madurese were killed in a week of sporadic clashes that erupted on Feb. 21 between Madurese and Malays in villages in Sambas regency, West Kalimantan. Earlier, three Malays were killed in an attack by the Madurese.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Myanmar minister on official visits
Myanmar minister on official visits YANGON (Reuters): Myanmar Foreign Minister Win Aung will leave Yangon on Sunday for official visits to the Philippines, Vietnam and Laos, official media reported.A Foreign Ministry official described the visits as courtesy calls to fellow member states of the...
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Backlash may hit foreign buyers
Backlash may hit foreign buyers LOS ANGELES (Reuters): Foreign investors scavenging for bargains amid the rubble of Asia's financial crisis could spark nationalist backlashes that could alter the political landscape, an analyst who sparked controversy over alleged corruption in Indonesia said on...
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Pertamina, PGN sign gas pipeline contract
Pertamina, PGN sign gas pipeline contract JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina and several production sharing contractors (PSC) agreed here on Friday to cooperate with the state-owned PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) in the transportation of gas from Jambi and South Sumatra to Singapore.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Detained man shot in trip to hideout
Detained man shot in trip to hideout TANGERANG (JP): Police shot dead a man believed to be a member of a gang of robbers and wounded one of his accomplices in the back in Kampung Lontar, Pakuhaji district, early on Thursday.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Riot-hit Ambon calm despite protest over Gus Dur remark
Riot-hit Ambon calm despite protest over Gus Dur remark JAKARTA (JP): Fragile calm returned on Friday to the ravaged Maluku capital of Ambon, rippled only by 500 Muslims voicing protest against Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid's remarks on Thursday concerning the unrest there, witnesses said.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Asian currencies end mixed as yen swings up
Asian currencies end mixed as yen swings up SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian currencies ended mixed on Friday as the Japanese yen traded erratically, with the Indonesian rupiah rebounding on profit-taking ahead of a weekend announcement on bank restructuring.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 12, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 225 0 3,500 Alumindo Light Metal 300 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 125 0...
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Habibie silent on calls for visit to Ambon
Habibie silent on calls for visit to Ambon JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie thanked Maluku leaders on Friday for their advice on how to resolve violence between Muslims and Christians in the province, but kept silent over growing calls that he visit Ambon.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Police search for bodies of six workers
Police search for bodies of six workers PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Of the nine people believed to have been killed by a person recruiting them to work overseas, police have only recovered three of the bodies.Banyumas Police chief Lt. Col. Johnny H.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
KPU draws lots for numerical party order
KPU draws lots for numerical party order JAKARTA (JP): Confusion and debate marked a lottery that decided on Friday the numerical order of 48 parties qualifying for the June 7 elections.A hilarious scene ensued when 53 members of the newly established National Elections Committee (KPU) argued the...
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Malaysia, S'pore to settle disputes
Malaysia, S'pore to settle disputes KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Senior officials from Malaysia and Singapore will meet in the next two weeks in an attempt to resolve long-standing bilateral squabbles, Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said on Friday.
Sat, 13 Mar 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Menjaring Waktu, by Iskandar Syah, at Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang - The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62 South Jakarta (Phone: 5201266), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until March 23.