Search Archive
Search Tips
You can use boolean operators in your search:
pugilist AND basketball- Both words must appearjakarta OR surabaya- Either word can appearjakarta NOT politics- Must have jakarta but not politics+jakarta -politics- Must have jakarta, must not have politics"exact phrase"- Search for exact phrasebasket*- Wildcard (matches basketball, basket, etc.)
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
PSSI says Djafar acted alone in referee scam
PSSI says Djafar acted alone in referee scam JAKARTA (JP): All-Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI) chairman Azwar Anas said that Djafar Umar, deputy chairman of the referee committee, orchestrated the match-fixing racket involving referees and local soccer clubs alone.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
What's wrong with ladies' protest?
What's wrong with ladies' protest? I have no idea what's happening to this country. What is wrong with ladies distributing flowers, staging a peaceful protest over soaring prices of milk? Is it right to take them to police headquarters and investigate them like criminals?They did the thing that we,...
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
PPP afraid of boots
PPP afraid of boots JAKARTA (JP): Why did the United Development Party (PPP) eventually accept President Soeharto's leadership accountability speech before the final debate scheduled for Monday?Journalists posed this question to M.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Drop in food prices linked to supplies
Drop in food prices linked to supplies JAKARTA (JP): The prices of foodstuffs have started plummeting from their crisis-induced highs as supplies flood the city markets, an official said yesterday.Santoso of the city's Regional Economic Bureau said the prices of items such as rice, cooking oil,...
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Karlina Leksono
Karlina LeksonoFrom MerdekaMy child is about two and a half years old and needs special milk for children under five.I am immensely proud and greatly touched by the courage of Karlina Leksono and friends to protest against the price hike of milk.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
ASEAN wants UN to keep Cambodian truce
ASEAN wants UN to keep Cambodian truce MANILA (Agencies): The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) urged the United Nations yesterday to oversee Cambodia's fragile cease-fire.Both the government forces of Hun Sen and fighters loyal to deposed co-premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh declared...
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Golkar defends its policies to foreign press
Golkar defends its policies to foreign press JAKARTA (JP): Tough questions were the order of the day for some Golkar members who had to defend the dominant faction's stance on sensitive issues such as political reform during a scheduled English-language media briefing yesterday.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Another central bank director replaced
Another central bank director replaced JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin announced yesterday the replacement of the central bank's director for international and foreign exchange affairs, Boediono.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Japanese reduce SE Asian presence
Japanese reduce SE Asian presence BANGKOK: Japanese carmakers will assemble 66 percent of all vehicles produced in four Southeast Asian countries in 2002, down from 76 percent at present, according to a U.S. research firm.Furthermore, the U.S.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on March 6, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,250.00 11,250.00Austrian shilling 1 706.90 925.80Australian dollar 1 6,303.20 7,717.30Belgian franc 1 249.60 304.50Canadian dollar 1 6,636.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Habibie and Soeharto fit to run in elections: Golkar
Habibie and Soeharto fit to run in elections: Golkar JAKARTA (JP): Soeharto and B.J. Habibie are fit to stand in the presidential and vice presidential elections scheduled for next week, a senior Golkar executive reported yesterday.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Talk Show 8:00 Breaking News 8:10 Music 9:00 Breaking News 9:27 Music 10:10 Talk Show 10:40 Music 11:00 TVRI News 11:15 Music 11:40 Documentary: Paket Profil Politisi 12:00 p.m.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Foreign journalists detained
Foreign journalists detained JAKARTA (JP): Two foreign journalists were detained by the police yesterday after they were found to have entered the People's Consultative Assembly building without authorized passes, City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Edward Aritonang was quoted by Antara as saying.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Oil slick cleanup gets underway
Oil slick cleanup gets underway SINGAPORE (Reuters): A seven-strong team is tackling the cleanup of oil on a beach in northern Singapore after a spill from a ship berthed at one of the island's shipyards, the Ministry of Environment said yesterday.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
UPM-Kymmene to invest $235m in Riau pulp firm
UPM-Kymmene to invest $235m in Riau pulp firm JAKARTA (JP): Europe's largest paper maker UPM-Kymmene will soon invest US$235 million to expand PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper's annual pulp capacity to one million tons from 750,000 tons and to double PT Riau Andalan Kertas' paper capacity to 700,000...
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Mar'ie upbeat on IMF payment
Mar'ie upbeat on IMF payment JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad has expressed optimism that the second disbursement from the US$43- billion rescue package arranged by IMF for Indonesia would be made on schedule.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
MPR set to pass all draft decrees
MPR set to pass all draft decrees JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly undertook a quick study yesterday of all material brought before it for deliberation, including the controversial decree that, if passed, would give the next president extraordinary powers.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Riots add to toll of human rights violations
Riots add to toll of human rights violationsBy Frans H. Winarta JAKARTA (JP): The East Asia economic crisis did not spare Indonesia, which has felt its bite since the end of July 1997. Whether it was by design or not, the crisis has manifested in people venting their frustration against the ethnic...
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Bank clients trickle in to reclaim money
Bank clients trickle in to reclaim money JAKARTA (JP): Only a small number of clients from the 16 liquidated banks fronted yesterday at the state-owned banks appointed to reimburse depositors on the first day of a 70-day withdrawal period.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Rupiah recovers after touching 12,000
Rupiah recovers after touching 12,000 JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah recovered slightly yesterday afternoon after touching a day low of 12,000 to the U.S. dollar on concerns over the future of Indonesia's reform program.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Utut held to draw with Sashikiran
Utut held to draw with Sashikiran JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grandmaster Utut Adianto could only draw with International Master Sashikiran of India in the grandmasters' chess tournament in Calicut, India yesterday.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Smooth departure for first haj pilgrims
Smooth departure for first haj pilgrims JAKARTA (JP): The first flight taking Indonesians on the haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport yesterday on time, an encouraging sign to kick off the massive operation which in the past has often been beset with trouble.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 6, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 800 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 525 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 325 -25 12,500 Alumindo...
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Govt under fire for lack of accountability
Govt under fire for lack of accountability JAKARTA (JP): Government accountability is sorely lacking in Indonesia, a condition that has allowed corruption, collusion and nepotism to flourish almost unchecked in the country, the National Commission on Human Rights said yesterday.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Petisi 50 criticizes Soeharto's speech
Petisi 50 criticizes Soeharto's speech JAKARTA (JP): The Petisi 50 group of noted government critics urged the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) yesterday to reject President Soeharto's accountability speech and beseeched them not to reelect the 76-year-old president.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Importers question foreign credit guarantee promises
Importers question foreign credit guarantee promises JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian importers remain paralyzed despite pledges by developed countries to guarantee Indonesian letters of credit (L/Cs) for the purchase of raw materials.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
'D&R' weekly gets a stern warning
'D&R' weekly gets a stern warning JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Information gave a stern warning to Detektif dan Romantika (D&R) weekly for allegedly insulting President Soeharto both as a president and an individual when it portrayed him as the king of spades on the cover of its March 7 issue.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Villagers riot over shrimp
Villagers riot over shrimp CILACAP, Central Java: Some 150 villagers destroyed a shrimp pond after a row with the owner over sharing the commodity crop.The villagers from Karanganyar also smashed pond facilities such as water pumps and a security post.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Bank Ekspor Impor acknowledges losses
Bank Ekspor Impor acknowledges losses JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia (Bank Exim) acknowledged yesterday that it was facing large potential losses from its forward foreign exchange deals as a result of the rupiah's steep devaluation.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Asian currencies rebound but fears persist over RI
Asian currencies rebound but fears persist over RI SINGAPORE (Reuters): Asian currencies pulled sharply back from lows reached earlier yesterday after markets were rattled again by fears that Indonesia was on the verge of adopting a controversial plan to fix the rupiah's value.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
UPM buys APRIL's mill
UPM buys APRIL's mill HELSINKI (Reuters): Finnish forest industry group UPM-Kymmene will buy a Chinese fine paper mill from its Indonesian partner Asia Pacific Resources Holding (APRIL), changing an earlier cooperation deal, Finnish MTV3 television news reported yesterday.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
RI asks for pledged aid
RI asks for pledged aid SEOUL (Dow Jones): The Indonesia government has recently called on six South Korean banks to provide, in stages, a total of $116 million in standby credit agreed upon between 1995 and 1997, local bank sources said yesterday.
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
IMF's role
IMF's role Is it fair if I compare the current economic crisis to the latest movie Titanic? The music was still playing while the ship was sinking. Why are we still arguing while we actually know that we're running out of time? It seems that there's nothing much we can do but carry out the package...
Sat, 07 Mar 1998
Hanke still sees RI currency board
Hanke still sees RI currency board WASHINGTON (Reuters): A U.S. economist who wants Indonesia to bring in rigid new rules on currency exchange said yesterday he thought the controversial idea would go ahead, but the timing was up to President Soeharto.
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
The Listening Post
The Listening Post "Building English Skills Through Newspaper + Radio" Produced by American Language Center in cooperation with The Jakarta Post and Radio Sonora FM 100.9 Mhz * "The King of the One-Liner" is a fitting epitaph for the late American comedian Henny Youngman, star of this column last...
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
USDA moves on credit line for RI
USDA moves on credit line for RI WASHINGTON (Reuters): In a move that could help U.S. farm exports, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Wednesday it will allow banks in Singapore to participate in a loan guarantee program for Indonesia.
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
Album
AlbumPhoto A: HarmokoJP/obyALL SMILES: House speaker Harmoko (left) gives a thumbs-up at the end of yesterday's sessions held by the People's Consultative Assembly. Standing next to him is his deputy, Golkar's Abdul Gafur.
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
Rp1.6b allotted for women in labor program
Rp1.6b allotted for women in labor program JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is to allocate Rp 1.6 billion to finance female workers who will join the labor- intensive programs scheduled to start next month, an official said yesterday.
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
Support grows for ethnic Chinese minister
Support grows for ethnic Chinese minister JAKARTA (JP): Support is growing for calls for the next president to include a Chinese-Indonesian in his cabinet as recognition that the ethnic group is a valued part of the nation.
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
Anthrax outbreak kills 15 pigs in Kupang
Anthrax outbreak kills 15 pigs in Kupang KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): A highly infectious disease is believed to have killed at least 15 pigs and affected 25 others in Taru village, Central Kupang.Kupang Regent Paul Lawa Rihi said here Tuesday that the villagers who raised the pigs told him the...
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
Protests
ProtestsCorrection: In the article and photo caption on student protests on the City and National News page yesterday we inadvertently identified state-run Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic Institute as Syahid Hidayatullah Islamic Institute. We regret the error. -- Editor
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
Four held for aiding stowaway attempt: Police
Four held for aiding stowaway attempt: Police JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested four men and are searching for two others, including a Sri Lankan national, for allegedly assisting 15 Sri Lankans slip through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport without the proper documents on Feb. 26.
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
Golkar, ABRI 'to lobby' PPP to accept Soeharto's speech
Golkar, ABRI 'to lobby' PPP to accept Soeharto's speech JAKARTA (JP): Officials from the Armed Forces (ABRI) and the dominant Golkar faction said they would "lobby" the United Development Party (PPP), the sole holdout in accepting President Soeharto's accountability speech.
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
Habibie hands over three posts
Habibie hands over three posts BANDUNG (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie handed over to subordinates yesterday three of his 10 posts as president of state-owned companies supervised by the Strategic Industries Supervisory Agency (BPIS).
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
Jardine Fleming shuts RI fund operations
Jardine Fleming shuts RI fund operations HONG KONG (Reuters): Jardine Fleming has closed its domestic fund management operations in Indonesia and has trimmed back its unit trust development team in Malaysia.
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
Bottom-up economic reform
Bottom-up economic reform The majority of Indonesians live in villages. Yet they do not have any influence on the economic state of the nation. Many remain poor and struggle to survive. It appears that the top- bottom economic development, as engineered by Western educated technocrats in Jakarta,...
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
SEAG Consortium can be sued: Legal aid body
SEAG Consortium can be sued: Legal aid body JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute director, Apong Herlina, said yesterday that the 19th SEA Games consortium, which was in charge of raising public funds to finance the Games, can be sued for breaking Civil Code article 1365.
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
Members forget their chant
Members forget their chant JAKARTA (JP): The cry of "Merdeka!" (freedom) was a common and popular chant during the early days of independence.But Assembly members had to be cajoled and reminded of this revolutionary chant yesterday before they responded.
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 5, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 800 -25 134,000 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 525 -25 32,500 Alumindo Light Metal 350 25 161,000...
Fri, 06 Mar 1998
Corruption
CorruptionFrom MerdekaPresident Soeharto's accountability speech at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) General Assembly on March 1, 1998, has made Indonesians happy because the he sincerely admitted to shortcomings in implementing the country's development.