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Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Inconsistent policies
Inconsistent policies The government's policy decision to slap a 5 percent tax on foreign exchange purchases has been aborted. It was (Minister of Finance) Fuad Bawazier himself who last Friday announced the short-lived policy to the public.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Karabha Unggul helps the poor
Karabha Unggul helps the poor JAKARTA (JP): PT Karabha Unggul, which manages Makro wholesale stores, is allowing poor families living near the company's nine outlets to buy discounted foodstuff packages, a release stated.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Homes and industry hit by flooding
Homes and industry hit by flooding TANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of houses and dozens of industrial plants in the town were flooded yesterday, forcing residents to evacuate to nearby safe areas and halting the plants' operation.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
New military chief for Kalimantan
New military chief for Kalimantan BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: A combat-hardened soldier, Maj. Gen. Sang Nyoman Suwisma, was installed as the new regional military commander overseeing the vast area of Kalimantan yesterday.The transfer of duty, led by Army Chief of Staff Gen.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Semen Gresik cuts output
Semen Gresik cuts output PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): PT Semen Gresik said yesterday that the economic turmoil had forced it to slash its annual production by almost 50 percent to 3.5 million tons from the usual 6.9 million tons.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Govt criticized for revoking foreign exchange tax policy
Govt criticized for revoking foreign exchange tax policy JAKARTA (JP): The government was strongly criticized yesterday for revoking a decree on a planned 5 percent income tax for foreign exchange purchases.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Local stock trading remains under pressure
Local stock trading remains under pressure JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) remained under a strong selling pressure yesterday with most investors dumping most of their shares.Securities dealers said that many fund managers and individual investors sold their blue-chip...
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 3:10 Indonesian Children 3:35 Talk Show: Kotak Pos 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:10 TV Series: Road to Avonlea 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30...
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Girl hit by stray bullet
Girl hit by stray bullet YOGYAKARTA: Doctors at Sardjito Hospital will operate today on Siti Darmayanti, an eight-year-old girl hit by a stray bullet from a policeman's gun as she walked to school last Saturday.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Court hears Ratna's lawsuit against police
Court hears Ratna's lawsuit against police JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta District Court belatedly heard lawsuits yesterday filed by popular stage actress Ratna Sarumpaet and five other people against police officers they accuse of arresting them illegally.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Brunei health minister fired
Brunei health minister fired KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The Sultan of Brunei has fired his health minister amid controversy over the worsening smog enveloping the oil-rich nation.Dr. Haji Johar Dato Haji Noodin, health minister for 14 years and Brunei's first medical doctor, will "no longer be minister of...
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
PD Wisata Niaga will sell assets to pay debt
PD Wisata Niaga will sell assets to pay debt JAKARTA (JP): City-owned trading and tourism company PD Wisata Niaga Jaya is to sell some of its assets to help pay debts of Rp 65 billion (US$7.2 million) it owes Bank DKI, it was announced yesterday.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Boss may spend year in prison
Boss may spend year in prison JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor has demanded the Central Jakarta District Court sentence the president of state-owned trading company PT Kerta Niaga to one year in jail for allegedly defrauding two private firms of Rp 5 billion (US$500,000).
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Hike in cigarette prices may cause massive layoffs
Hike in cigarette prices may cause massive layoffs JAKARTA (JP): An estimated 75,000 workers of 330 small and medium-scale cigarette producers may lose their jobs due to the planned increase in cigarette prices next month.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
RI to opt for Mexican model in debt crisis
RI to opt for Mexican model in debt crisis JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is to adopt a revised version of the Mexican model to solve its private sector overseas debt crisis, State Minister of the Empowerment of State Enterprises Tanri Abeng said yesterday.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Rupiah rallied by moves to raise interest rates
Rupiah rallied by moves to raise interest rates JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah rallied yesterday as fund managers sold their dollars to benefit from the sharp increase in the domestic interest rates.The rupiah ended the day at 8,500 against the U.S. dollar, up from Monday's close of 8,900.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Hardiyanti serves meals to the needy
Hardiyanti serves meals to the needy JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Social Services Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana opened a campaign yesterday to lessen the blows of the monetary crisis by offering 400 free meals to needy workers at Tanjung Priok Port.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
State airlines may get subsidy for quiet routes
State airlines may get subsidy for quiet routes JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to subsidize state airlines to allow them to continue flying unprofitable routes abandoned by private airlines due to the current monetary crisis, a government official said yesterday.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Assimilation of ethnic Chinese
Assimilation of ethnic Chinese One of our new cabinet's tasks is "to strengthen national unity". This involves, among others, improving relations between ethnic Chinese Indonesians and their indigenous compatriots, which is better known as "assimilation of ethnic Chinese in Indonesia".
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Five locals to attend World Cup '98
Five locals to attend World Cup '98 JAKARTA (JP): The French government has included five Indonesian students among 700 selected from around the world to watch the World Cup soccer semifinals and final in France in July.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
New satellite to monitor fires
New satellite to monitor fires SINGAPORE (AP): A European-made satellite launched yesterday by Arianespace will be used in Southeast Asia and elsewhere to monitor crop growth or spot rain forest fires.The Spot 4 Earth observation satellite successfully separated from an Ariane 40 rocket at 10:46 p.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
RI needs creative strategy to draw investors: Miranda
RI needs creative strategy to draw investors: Miranda JAKARTA (JP): Innovative breakthroughs are needed to attract badly needed capital to right the floundering economy, Bank Indonesia director Miranda S. Gultom said yesterday.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Prosecutor wants shaman's death
Prosecutor wants shaman's death MEDAN, North Sumatra: The prosecution has demanded that the Lubuk Pakam District Court sentence to death shaman Achmad Suraji, alias Nasib Kelewang, alias Datuk, for the alleged premeditated murders of 42 women.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
WB, ADB pledge 'safety net' aid
WB, ADB pledge 'safety net' aid JAKARTA (JP): Executives of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) assured Vice President B.J. Habibie yesterday they would closely work with the government in overcoming the country's economic turmoil and improving its competitiveness in the future.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Goh visits Thailand
Goh visits Thailand BANGKOK (AFP): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will meet with his Thai counterpart in Bangkok today to prepare for the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in London next month, government sources said.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
U.S. tennis coach hired for Asiad
U.S. tennis coach hired for Asiad JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association, desperately seeking affordable foreign coaches to prepare its team for the Asian Games (Asiad) in December, has struck a deal with American Matt Willer.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on March 24, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,000.00 9,500.00Austrian shilling 1 591.40 760.60Australian dollar 1 5,261.40 6,326.20Belgian franc 1 209.00 250.30Canadian dollar 1 5,551.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Entertainment spot temporarily closed
Entertainment spot temporarily closed BOGOR (JP): The owner of Dumas dangdut music nightspot has temporarily closed its doors following a stern warning from the government that it was not properly licensed, an official said yesterday.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Image Dance by Made Budhiana at Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran Bay, Nusa Dua, Bali, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., until March 27. * Painting Exhibition: Ida Bagus Made, at Darga Gallery, Komplek Sanur Raya, No.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
The spectre of inflation
The spectre of inflation Bank Indonesia's move on Monday to nearly double the interest rates on its benchmark instruments (SBI) to a range of 40 percent to 45 percent for papers of one week to two months should have been the best of the worst alternatives it has in addressing the threat of...
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Soeharto to rule on officials' private wealth
Soeharto to rule on officials' private wealth JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will soon issue a decree as the legal foundation requiring ministers and other high-ranking officials to declare their wealth, a minister said yesterday.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Deposit rates soar after hike in SBIs
Deposit rates soar after hike in SBIs JAKARTA (JP): Domestic commercial banks have raised interest rates on one-month deposits to as high as 67.5 percent, following the sharp rise in central bank promissory note (SBI) rates on Monday.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
House members shocked on provincial tours
House members shocked on provincial tours JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives' Commission IV were taken aback Monday to see Central Kalimantan residents without protection in braving the haze choking the province.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Asia, Europe must not lecture over rights
Asia, Europe must not lecture over rightsBy Arif Havas Ugroseno JAKARTA (JP): With the summitry of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) fast approaching, Amnesty International has launched yet another campaign, which it has called Human Rights, the Missing Link in the Asia-Europe Meeting.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Fumigation planned to fight dengue fever
Fumigation planned to fight dengue fever JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will fumigate in 100 subdistricts with endemic populations of the carrier mosquito of dengue fever, a senior official said yesterday.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Thousands evacuated after West Java floods
Thousands evacuated after West Java floods BANDUNG (JP): Floods have inundated thousands of homes in at least six villages in South Bandung regency over the past two weeks, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate.
Wed, 25 Mar 1998
Student dies after attack
Student dies after attack JAKARTA (JP): A 17-year-old student died Monday of severe head injuries sustained during an attack involving five men on a bus last week, his relatives said.Syarif, a resident of Jl. Tomang Banjir Kanal in West Jakarta, died at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital.
Tue, 24 Mar 1998
Indonesia slams Thai sailors
Indonesia slams Thai sailors BANGKOK (AFP): The Indonesian authorities have accused Thai fishermen of spreading AIDS in Indonesian ports by sleeping with prostitutes, Thai officials were quoted as saying yesterday.
Tue, 24 Mar 1998
Wiranto urges critical students to offer solutions
Wiranto urges critical students to offer solutions YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wiranto Arismunandar called on students who have recently become increasingly loud in their criticism of the government's handling of the economic crisis to offer their own solutions.
Tue, 24 Mar 1998
Rare kangaroo found in Irian
Rare kangaroo found in Irian JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Researchers for the World Wide Fund for Nature have reportedly found an unusual type of kangaroo in the 2.5 million hectare Lorentz National Park, but do not yet know if the animal constitutes a new species.
Tue, 24 Mar 1998
Govt to go all out in fight against forest fires
Govt to go all out in fight against forest fires JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Sumahadi vowed yesterday to do his best to tackle the prolonged forest fires in East Kalimantan despite his ministry's limited budget and equipment.
Tue, 24 Mar 1998
Ironsides vital for Thomas, Uber Cups
Ironsides vital for Thomas, Uber Cups JAKARTA (JP): National selectors will weed out those who crack under pressure in their picks for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup badminton team championship finals in Hong Kong in May.
Tue, 24 Mar 1998
Power and the law
Power and the law The various statements which have been made by Minister of Justice Muladi have had a refreshing effect. Having expressed his determination to put an end to the practice of collusion in the courts, he went a step further by saying that those in power were not to interfere in...
Tue, 24 Mar 1998
Housewives' plight
Housewives' plightFrom Media IndonesiaThe impact of the economic crisis on all sectors worries us, mothers, to a high degree when we think of work possibilities for our children.The medical profession is no longer attractive due to the very high prices of medicine.
Tue, 24 Mar 1998
PSSI told to be firm over soccer bribery
PSSI told to be firm over soccer bribery JAKARTA (JP): The government asked the All-Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) yesterday to follow its crackdown on referees found guilty of collusive practices with probes of club owners and managers allegedly involved in the match-fixing scam.
Tue, 24 Mar 1998
Suicide suspected in Pakistani's death
Suicide suspected in Pakistani's death JAKARTA (JP): A Pakistani national was found hanging by a plastic rope and a shawl in his residence on Jl. Cempaka Putih Timur in Central Jakarta early yesterday.A relative who asked to remain anonymous identified the man as Muhammad Javaid, 37, a trader of...
Tue, 24 Mar 1998
New power prices not yet decided
New power prices not yet decided JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said yesterday the government was still calculating new prices for fuel oil and electricity brought about by devaluation of the rupiah.
Tue, 24 Mar 1998
50,000 Hindus to attend rite
50,000 Hindus to attend rite SEMARANG, Central Java: About 50,000 Hindus in Central Java are expected to attend the Tawur Agung Sasih Kesanga ceremony, which will be held on Saturday at Prambanan Temple just outside Yogyakarta.
Tue, 24 Mar 1998
RI worker may escape execution for murder
RI worker may escape execution for murder JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian worker facing execution for murder in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, may escape death because the family of the victim, his own wife, pardoned him yesterday.
Tue, 24 Mar 1998
Water Boom opens at Lippo Cikarang
Water Boom opens at Lippo Cikarang JAKARTA (JP): PT Lippo Cikarang, an urban development company, has launched Water Boom, a water recreation park at its complex in Cikarang, Bekasi.The new facility was officially opened Saturday by James T.