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Wed, 10 Mar 1999
Senayan sports complex to build new facilities
Senayan sports complex to build new facilities JAKARTA (JP): The Gelora Senayan Management Board (BPGS) will both renovate and build venues at the Senayan sports complex to meet international standards as part of the country's effort to win the bid to host the 2006 Asian Games.
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
Gates sees HK, Singapore, Malaysia as software hubs
Gates sees HK, Singapore, Malaysia as software hubs HONG KONG (Reuters): Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates said on Tuesday there was room for Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia all to become Asian software centers, despite their competition to attract high-technology businesses.
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
National rights body derided as 'a club'
National rights body derided as 'a club' JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights was handed a fresh no-confidence motion over its legitimacy on Tuesday.The long-standing issue resurfaced during the launching of a book on human rights titled National Commission on Human Rights in Five...
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
Debate rages on over central bank bill
Debate rages on over central bank bill JAKARTA (JP): The government and the House of Representatives failed to reach an agreement on whether to retain Bank Indonesia's (BI) banking supervisory function in the new central bank bill currently being debated.
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
Estrada files libel suit against daily
Estrada files libel suit against daily MANILA (AP): An angry President Joseph Estrada filed a libel suit on Tuesday against a Manila newspaper which suggested he had unwittingly allowed an improper power plant repair deal.Estrada is seeking 101 million pesos (US$2.
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
East Timor dilemma
East Timor dilemma When East Timor was "annexed" by Indonesian "volunteers" in 1975 hand in hand with the Fretilin-defeated UDT, I believe most Indonesians at that time agreed to such a move. We have to remember the situation when the Cold War was still going on, and nobody would ever have wanted...
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
UN has yet to decide on troops in E. Timor
UN has yet to decide on troops in E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations will not consider a peacekeeping mission to East Timor in the near future, as it is still focusing its attention on Indonesia's autonomy package offer, UN spokesman Fred Eckhard said on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
SE Asian currencies fall on yuan devaluation fears
SE Asian currencies fall on yuan devaluation fears SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies ended a whipsaw trading session on Tuesday mixed against the U.S. dollar.After trailing the yen higher throughout the Asian morning, regional currencies saw an abrupt sell-off in afternoon dealing...
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
Students condemn brutality
Students condemn brutality JAKARTA (JP): Students lodged a complaint concerning the excessive use of force by security personnel at a demonstration on Jl. Proklamasi in Central Jakarta on Thursday.Carrying a banner which read "Stop Military Violence", the 50 students grouped under the Collective...
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
Ministry sets new academic calendar
Ministry sets new academic calendar JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Education and Culture has established a new academic calendar and also has declared that students in Maluku's ravaged capital of Ambon will not have to sit for exams, Minister Juwono Sudarsono said on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
Govt OKs $232m in new FDI projects
Govt OKs $232m in new FDI projects JAKARTA (JP): The government approved 87 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth US$232 million in the first two months of the year, an official at the Investment Coordinating Board said on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
Sampoerna suffers Rp 180b in net loss 1998: Director
Sampoerna suffers Rp 180b in net loss 1998: Director JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cigarette manufacturer PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna suffered a Rp 180 billion (about US$21 million) net loss in 1998, compared to a net profit of Rp 20.
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
Elections and mass amuck
Elections and mass amuck The people are looking forward to an honest and just general election this year. If it fails to live up to these expectations, it may trigger their anger and cause a mass amuck, whether or not there are instigators.
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
Habibie receives more support for another term
Habibie receives more support for another term JAKARTA (JP): The ruling Golkar party is set to nominate incumbent President B.J. Habibie for a second term despite criticisms targeted at both Habibie and Golkar.
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
Obscene callers told their victims to do fatal acts
Obscene callers told their victims to do fatal acts JAKARTA (JP): Three of the 60 junior high school students who were victims of obscene and threatening phone calls early last month said on Tuesday that the callers also ordered them to perform fatal acts.
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
Press freedom in peril
Press freedom in peril Charges of abuse of freedom which have been hurled at the media from several quarters in recent months only go to show how precarious press freedom still is in this country even in the reform era, and how unused we are to the workings of a democratic society.
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
Student groups defy court verdict over rallies
Student groups defy court verdict over rallies JAKARTA (JP): Two student groups charged with holding illegal street rallies in the capital on Monday rejected their trials at the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 1999
Rp 17b allocated for general election
Rp 17b allocated for general election JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is to set aside Rp 17 billion from its 1999/2000 budget to help finance the June 7 elections in the capital, according to documents released on Tuesday.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
East Timor autonomy draft reviewed
East Timor autonomy draft reviewed JAKARTA (JP): The government will review its draft on wide- ranging autonomy for East Timor, casting doubts over the possibility of United Nations-sponsored talks between Indonesia and Portugal later this week making any progress toward an agreement.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Export financing agency to be legalized
Export financing agency to be legalized JAKARTA (JP): The government is to issue a government regulation by April as a basis for creating an export financing agency, the central bank's director Dono Iskandar said on Monday.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Indorayon workers want more security
Indorayon workers want more security MEDAN, North Sumatra: Employees of pulp and rayon mill PT Inti Indorayon Utama on Monday headed to the provincial council to voice their demands, including that the security forces step up their guard around the plant in Porsea, North Tapanuli.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
A new Golkar?
A new Golkar? The sudden deluge which washed out the pre-election rally for Indonesia's ruling Golkar party may well be a portent for the June 7 poll. After decades as the poodle of former President Soeharto, the party may find it takes more than a recent apology for past misdeeds before it can...
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Penalty eyed for rupiah physical transfer abroad
Penalty eyed for rupiah physical transfer abroad JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Syahril Sabirin said on Monday that the government was proposing a penalty system for the physical transfer of rupiah banknotes out of and into the country in a bid to curb overseas counterfeiting of the rupiah...
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Rp 50b set for transfer of teachers
Rp 50b set for transfer of teachers JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Education and Culture has allocated Rp 50 billion (US$5.5 million) to finance the resettlement of teachers from East Timor, where tensions between prointegration and proindependence groups have escalated.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Singapore, HK vie for Asia's top spot
Singapore, HK vie for Asia's top spotBy P. Parameswaran SINGAPORE (AFP): Arch-rivals Singapore and Hong Kong have raised the stakes in their long-running battle for the coveted status of Asia's number-two financial center after Tokyo, analysts say.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Obituary
Obituary Siti Wahjunah, widow of Indonesia's first prime minister Sutan Sjahrir, died on Monday night at Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta.Siti, 78, better known as Poppy Sjahrir, was diagnosed with bronchopneumonia when admitted to the hospital four weeks ago, her niece Gita Prasojo said.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Police shoot dead three armed robbery suspects
Police shoot dead three armed robbery suspects JAKARTA (JP): Police shot dead three men in East Jakarta on Sunday for resisting arrest after officers tried to detain them as suspects in a notorious series of violent robberies in the capital over the last two months.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
KPDE reports millennium bug hurdle cleared
KPDE reports millennium bug hurdle cleared JAKARTA (JP): The city administration declared on Monday that its computer system is ready to cope with the double digit millennial problem widely known as the Y2K bug.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition * Photo Exhibition: Germany Advertisement Photograph in 1925- 1988, at Bandung Institute of Technology, Jl. Ganesha 10, until March 27.Performances * European Union Music Festival, at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
14 bars to be sealed for tax evasion
14 bars to be sealed for tax evasion JAKARTA (JP): At least 14 entertainment spots in West Jakarta will be closed next Wednesday because the owners have not paid taxes totaling Rp 1 billion (US$111,111), an official said on Monday.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
SE Asia car sales plunge
SE Asia car sales plunge BANGKOK (AP): Vehicle sales across Southeast Asia fell by 63.8 percent in 1998, according to statistics released on Monday by the Bangkok office of Honda Motor Co.Sales across the region, which has been devastated by an economic crisis that erupted in July 1997 when...
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
RI's best shuttlers will go to SEA Games
RI's best shuttlers will go to SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will send its top badminton players for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Bandar Seri Begawan in August, the National Sports Council (KONI) said on Monday.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Foreign investors want a stake in Indosat
Foreign investors want a stake in Indosat JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investors interested in state-owned international telecommunications provider PT Indosat are demanding a controlling stake in the Indonesian satellite communications firm, a company official said on Monday.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Hendro reelected as judo chief
Hendro reelected as judo chief JAKARTA (JP): A.M. Hendropriyono, an Army lieutenant general and minister of transmigration, was elected for a second four- year term as chief of the Indonesian Judo Association at its conference in Ciloto in West Java on Sunday, Antara reported.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Labor protest marks Women's Day event
Labor protest marks Women's Day event JAKARTA (JP): The celebration of International Women's Day on Monday was marked by a protest by migrant workers demanding better legal protection from abuse by overseas employers, and also an admission by President B.J.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
A tough time of transition
A tough time of transition Why was it easier for us to maintain our national integrity during the period of revolution against the Dutch? Because we had a common enemy. That helped us create a sense of national belonging and integrity.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Housebreaker shot by ABRI occupant
Housebreaker shot by ABRI occupant JAKARTA (JP): A housebreaking criminal was shot in the neck by its occupant, a member of the Armed Forces, on Monday at Balaraja, Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta.City police spokesman Lt. Col.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Cambodia may be admitted to ASEAN
Cambodia may be admitted to ASEAN MANILA (AFP): War-torn Cambodia may be formally admitted as ASEAN's 10th member during formal ceremonies toward the end of April, Philippine Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon said on Monday.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Foundation protests workers' shooting
Foundation protests workers' shooting JAKARTA: The Legal Aid Foundation here has demanded that the military police account for the shooting of striking workers of a plywood plant on Friday. This shooting led to 12 strikers being hospitalized for bullet wounds, a statement made available to The...
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 8, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 300 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 125 0 0...
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Companies told to honor minimum wage ruling
Companies told to honor minimum wage ruling TANGERANG (JP): All companies here have been reminded of their obligation to abide by the government's ruling governing an increase in monthly regional minimum wages by an average of 16.7 percent as of April 1.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
UKI student tried for kidnapping police officer
UKI student tried for kidnapping police officer JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian Christian University (UKI) student was indicted at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday for kidnapping a police officer.Prosecutor M.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
A prayer for the nation
A prayer for the nationFrom Media IndonesiaThe Association of Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) would like to express its deep condolences for the tragedy that has befallen the people and nation recently, particularly the catastrophe that occurred in Ambon, Maluku.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Yunus defends press freedom
Yunus defends press freedom JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Muhammad Yunus delivered on Monday a strong defense for freedom of the press to critical legislators, saying he would prefer "newspapers without a government" to "a government without newspapers.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Howard faces dilemma on E. Timor
Howard faces dilemma on E. TimorBy Hilman Adil This is the second of two articles on Australia's policy on East Timor. JAKARTA (JP): The ambivalent Australian posture reemerged in its reaction toward Indonesia's announcement that it would allow East Timor to become independent if the people...
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Legal experts fault autonomy bill
Legal experts fault autonomy bill JAKARTA (JP): More criticism has been heaped on the bill on regional administration, with legal experts and regional figures saying that the government has not comprehended the resentment caused by decades of centralization.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Code of conduct needed to avoid campaign violence
Code of conduct needed to avoid campaign violenceBy Edith Hartanto JAKARTA (JP): Political observers are making urgent calls for the establishment of a code of conduct for election campaigning, scheduled for May 15 until June 4, to avoid clashes between supporters of the 48 poll contestants.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Rates for tax payment, valid from March. 8 to March 14
Rates for tax payment, valid from March. 8 to March 14 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,815.00Austrian schilling 1 692.30Australian dollar 1 5,455.60Belgian franc 1 236.15Canadian dollar 1 5,776.54Swiss franc 1 5,992.11Deutschemark 1 4,870.70Danish krone 1 1,283.34French franc 1 1,452.28Poundsterling 1 14,163.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Two men attacked by mob in renewed Ambon violence
Two men attacked by mob in renewed Ambon violence JAKARTA (JP): Two men were attacked by a mob in renewed violence in the riot-torn Maluku capital of Ambon on Monday.There was confusion on the status of the victims.
Tue, 09 Mar 1999
Soldiers' unholy war
Soldiers' unholy war After a two month pause, students returned to the streets of Jakarta last week, while security personnel also reappeared to demonstrate their inclination for unnecessary violence.Although we are not referring to a boxing bout, it is a common outcome that one party ends up black...