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Mon, 09 Mar 1998
USDA facilities for RI
USDA facilities for RI WASHINGTON (Reuters): The U.S. Agriculture Department is looking at a number of commodities -- including wheat, rice, soybeans and cotton -- for a PL480 package for Indonesia, a USDA aide said on Friday.
Mon, 09 Mar 1998
Presidential powers to pack more punch
Presidential powers to pack more punchBy Pandaya JAKARTA (JP): The country's highest lawmaking body, the People's Consultative Assembly, is set to beef up the already powerful presidential powers despite fierce opposition from several quarters.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Habibie a perfect match for Soeharto
Habibie a perfect match for Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): The vice presidential election is not until Wednesday, but most informed citizens believe B.J. Habibie will get the nod after all five factions in the People's Consultative Assembly picked him as their sole candidate.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Commission deliberations end smoothly on last day
Commission deliberations end smoothly on last day JAKARTA (JP): The final day of commission-level deliberations in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) went smoothly yesterday with only a minor "interruption" on a technical issue.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Enjoying underwater gardens
Enjoying underwater gardens JAKARTA (JP): Talk of wanting to dive, and Nunung Hasan, head of Dive Indonesia, will perk up. She will not even try to persuade you to take it up. She will, in turn, speak of diving as if she were reliving her countless underworld experiences.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Inter-faith prayers held
Inter-faith prayers held JAKARTA (JP): A loosely associated group of women, Seruni (Indonesian Women's Call), are inviting women of all creeds to a joint prayer to mark International Women's Day today.Women's Day is held to observe women's fight for justice, progress and peace.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Dutch journalist ordered to leave RI within a week
Dutch journalist ordered to leave RI within a week JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government has ordered a Dutch journalist to leave the country within a week for bringing three people without proper identification papers into the People's Consultative Assembly building.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Catchphrases as life vests in a storm
Catchphrases as life vests in a storm JAKARTA (JP): The last few months have been the time to brandish those tired cliches your mother uttered when your little world seemed to be crumbling around you.Every cloud has a silver lining. No pain, no gain. What does not kill you, makes you stronger.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Medicine becoming a luxury few can afford
Medicine becoming a luxury few can affordBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): The crisis strikes without mercy, including the sick. As drug prices skyrocket and people make hard decisions on purchases, lives are at stake."I just hope neither of my two children get sick," said taxi driver Kusnadi.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Natural curtains the attraction of Gong Cave
Natural curtains the attraction of Gong Cave PACITAN (Antara): In an East Java village, a cave once avoided for being haunted, draws scores of local and foreign tourists.Gong Cave is in the Bomo village of Punung district, Pacitan.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Health clubs pinch pocketbooks
Health clubs pinch pocketbooks JAKARTA (JP): Mother of three Dariyati has had to make a lot of compromises in her life. But, at 46, she insists she will not sacrifice her looks to ravages of time or finances.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Sidewalk drug vendors doctor rich and poor
Sidewalk drug vendors doctor rich and poorBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): "I have a pain in my stomach, and every time I eat something I want to throw up," a man told a roadside drug seller in Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta.Smiling confidently, Aman selected a drug off his kiosk's cluttered shelf.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Indochina braces for economic turbulence
Indochina braces for economic turbulenceBy Nick J Freeman The financial turmoil in Southeast Asia will soon affect trade and investments of the Indochina countries, which should resist any temptation to backtrack on economic reform.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Pancasila's noble values
Pancasila's noble valuesFrom Media IndonesiaI am a layman in politics but I feel tempted to comment on Sarwono Kusumaatmadja's statement in which he said that the Pancasila philosophy is excessively protected by the government, so that Pancasila, as an ideology, has become lonely and therefore...
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Din Syamsudin
Din SyamsudinCorrection: In yesterday's story Golkar Defends Its Policies to Foreign Press, the second paragraph incorrectly identified one of the participants in the media briefing as Nazaruddin Syamsudin, instead of Din Syamsudin. We apologize for the error. -- Editor
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
People's thoughts on the drug crisis
People's thoughts on the drug crisis JAKARTA (JP): Removed from fears of layoffs and food shortages, most of us are willing ourselves to stay healthy.Medicines, suddenly exorbitantly expensive and hard to find, rank as a luxury item for many.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
UCI complains on unpaid allowances
UCI complains on unpaid allowances JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Cycling Association has received a written complaint from the International Cycling Union (UCI) because the association has yet to pay umpires' allowances for the 19th SEA Games cycling competition here last October.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Crisis puts brakes on rush to country's sports clubs
Crisis puts brakes on rush to country's sports clubs SUKABUMI, West Java (JP): Following a 45-minute drive from Jakarta's clamor, a young woman stands on a deafeningly quiet airstrip.She slowly walks towards a bird of a machine.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Govt to save students
Govt to save students JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to provide subsidized loans to students at both state and private universities to enable them to complete their studies, a Ministry of Education and Culture official said.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
IMF may not release $3b payment until April
IMF may not release $3b payment until April WASHINGTON (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund said on Friday its board would not discuss Indonesia's economic reform program before April, effectively delaying a $3 billion payment expected by March 15.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Soeharto: A soldier who never abandons the battlefield
Soeharto: A soldier who never abandons the battlefield Soeharto and B.J. Habibie are the names likely to steal headlines in the coming days. They are the sole candidates for president and vice president respectively in the ongoing session of the People's Consultative Assembly.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Guess What? Slamet Rahardjo
Guess What? Slamet Rahardjo JAKARTA (JP): Director Slamet Rahardjo has wrapped his latest film, Telegram, but it may be a while until we can see it.Due to the ongoing crisis and long-standing money woes of the local movie industry, viewers may have to "wait until monetary situations subside ...
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Rising medical costs take heavy toll on public health
Rising medical costs take heavy toll on public healthBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): The now familiar term monetary crisis is taking on a tragic meaning in the cost to public health.Four patients suffering from kidney failure died in Bali, reportedly after medical supplies ran out.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Public ailing over acute drug crisis
Public ailing over acute drug crisis Expensive as it may be, many Indonesians have no choice but to pay increasingly skyrocketing prices for indispensable medical supplies. The government is doing all it can about the country's dependence on imported health drugs and equipment.
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Time to keep wary eye on art treasures
Time to keep wary eye on art treasuresBy Astri Wright VICTORIA, Canada (JP): The emphasis in Indonesian media and art exhibitions in the last few years was on emerging painters. Young men and women who 10 years ago would have had a terribly hard time gaining access to mounting solo exhibitions in...
Sun, 08 Mar 1998
Hostage-takers agree to wait for lawyer
Hostage-takers agree to wait for lawyer DAVAO (AFP): A group of prisoners who are holding five women hostage in a southern Philippine penal colony have agreed on Saturday to drop their demand for a getaway vehicle and to instead wait for a meeting with a Moslem lawyer.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
False alarm over Atauro (2)
False alarm over Atauro (2)By Dino Patti Djalal This is the second of two articles on the alleged starvation in Atauro islet in East Timor province. DILI (JP): The population of Atauro is dispersed among 6 main villages, 4 of which are located on the coast.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Album
AlbumPhoto A: ParamedicsAntaraSTATE OF HEALTH: Paramedics examine a patient in the makeshift emergency unit at the House of Representatives building. The service is available around the clock during the General Session.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Shaman denies 42 murders
Shaman denies 42 murders MEDAN, North Sumatra: A shaman on trial for the murder of 42 women told a district court here Thursday that he had confessed to the crime because he could not stand being tortured by the police.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Plan for new company opposed
Plan for new company opposed JAKARTA (JP): A City Council commission rejected yesterday the municipality's plan to set up a new city-owned company to distribute staple foods to cooperatives.Djafar Badjeber, head of Commission B for economic affairs, said the plan was rejected as the establishment...
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
DPR/MPR building a silent witness
DPR/MPR building a silent witnessBy Sri Wahyuni JAKARTA (JP): Over the past 30 years, the People's Consultative Assembly/House of Representatives compound on Jl. Gatot Subroto, Central Jakarta, has been a silent witness to many momentous decisions made by the country's legislators and leaders.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Hartono cool under pressure
Hartono cool under pressure JAKARTA (JP): As the debate over the next president and vice president seems to have died down, public talk has turned more than ever to the make-up of the forthcoming cabinet.Outgoing Minister of Information R.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Have a heart
Have a heart Whilst standing at the cashier's desk paying my lunch bill in Bali, a woman tourist aggressively stalked up with her hand outstretched and loudly said: "I'm waiting for my change." Very apologetically the cashier hastened to give her Rp 800 change and the woman strode out.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
UK offers RI students over 200 scholarships
UK offers RI students over 200 scholarships JAKARTA (JP): More than 200 scholarships to study in Britain are being offered to Indonesian students by British schools, colleges and universities, an executive of the British Council said.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Goldman Sachs says Jakarta likely to peg currency
Goldman Sachs says Jakarta likely to peg currency HONG KONG (Dow Jones): A currency board will probably be implemented in Indonesia by the middle of this year and could be announced very soon, according to Goldman Sachs & Co.'s analysis team.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Australian aXcess concept car attracts the world
Australian aXcess concept car attracts the world The Australian aXcess concept car, fresh from its success at the Society of Automotive Engineers International Congress and Expo in Detroit, is setting its sights on Southeast Asia.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
U.S. govt agency warns RI on power plant review
U.S. govt agency warns RI on power plant review HONG KONG (Dow Jones): A U.S. government agency has warned Indonesia that it may seek to recover as much as US$100 million in lost investment if Indonesia goes ahead with plans to cancel U.S.-backed projects as part of its austerity drive.Some U.S.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Land and building tax
Land and building tax I own a house in the Cipinang Indah complex, Jl. Nusa Indah Raya, Blok M4, RT06/RW16, in East Jakarta. I have consistently paid the land and buildings tax (PBB) due on the property at the bank appointed by the PBB office.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
The cabinet's challenge
The cabinet's challenge With only a few more days to go before the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) comes to a close, public speculation is becoming concentrated on the line up of the next cabinet. This is only natural under the circumstances.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Observers and legislators divided on cabinet recruitment
Observers and legislators divided on cabinet recruitment JAKARTA (JP): Countless criticism of the outgoing cabinet's performance has inspired observers to call for an improvement in the quality of ministers recruited, suggesting that they first be screened in a House of Representatives (DPR)...
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
RI gets Swedish grant
RI gets Swedish grant JAKARTA (JP): Sweden will provide Indonesia a US$140,000 grant to help improve environmental management in the country's forestry sector.The grant, to be provided through the Swedish International Development and Cooperation Agency (SIDA) to help fund a government project to...
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Mahathir due in Myanmar
Mahathir due in Myanmar YANGON (AFP): Security in the Myanmar capital of Yangon was tightened yesterday ahead of a visit here by Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohamad, sources said.Mahathir is due to arrive Monday for a two-day official trip to brief leaders in the military state on the Asian economic...
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
General with many cards
General with many cards JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces spokesman Brig. Gen. A. Wahab Mokodongan has, almost on a daily basis, been hanging around the People's Consultative Assembly, but no one seems to know what he is really doing.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Japan pledges to guarantee RI imports
Japan pledges to guarantee RI imports JAKARTA (JP): A visiting special envoy from Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said here yesterday Japan would provide trade guarantees to back up Indonesian imports.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
PPP finally accepts Soeharto's speech
PPP finally accepts Soeharto's speech JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) accepted President Soeharto's leadership accountability speech yesterday but denied it had buckled under pressure from the two most powerful factions to do so.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Crisis a big hurdle for scripless trading
Crisis a big hurdle for scripless trading JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) has delayed the introduction of scripless trading for financial reasons, an exchange director said here yesterday.Ahmad Daniri said that the new trading system, scheduled to start this month, was very costly.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Govt to help PLN, PGN pay debts
Govt to help PLN, PGN pay debts JAKARTA (JP): The government has agreed to provide US$173 million in bridging funds to help state electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) and state gas distribution company Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) pay outstanding power and gas debts.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Students seize the day as ABRI relaxes guard
Students seize the day as ABRI relaxes guard JAKARTA (JP): More students at various universities in Indonesia staged peaceful demonstrations yesterday, encouraged in part by a more receptive attitude from the government and military toward their concerns.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Crisis hits family planning
Crisis hits family planning MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The government's family planning services have been affected by the current economic crisis because the prices of contraceptives have risen by 100 percent, a local family planning official said yesterday.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Slow days at DPR library
Slow days at DPR library JAKARTA (JP): Activity around the House of Representatives building may currently be at an all-time high, but amid the maelstrom the House's library has become a lonely and forgotten oasis of tranquility.