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Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Boat capsizes: Four missing
Boat capsizes: Four missing MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Four people were missing after a tourist boat was overturned near Rinca Island on its way from Bima in West Nusa Tenggara to Komodo Island on Sunday.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Criminalization of politics is a lethal cocktail
Criminalization of politics is a lethal cocktailBy Sidhesh Kaul JAKARTA (JP): As Indonesia prepares for the upcoming June general election, there is the growing danger of criminal elements creeping into the political arena.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Government reduces export taxes on wood products
Government reduces export taxes on wood products JAKARTA (JP): The government has reduced the export taxes imposed on logs, sawn timber and raw rattan to 20 percent from 30 percent, despite mounting complaints from local wood processing industries over the scarcity of logs in the local market.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Businessman turned hermit
Businessman turned hermit On March 2, 1999, I received a visit from a distant relative who spent almost one year in a remote village near Pelabuhan Ratu, West Java, a renowned seaside resort where local and foreign tourists come to admire the beautiful scenery and the nearby pristine forests.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Voting booths and ballot boxes to cost Rp 1.7b
Voting booths and ballot boxes to cost Rp 1.7b JAKARTA (JP): The price for voting booths and ballot boxes for the June 7 general election in the capital is estimated at more than Rp 1.7 billion, a city official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
City to launch clean air project
City to launch clean air project JAKARTA (JP): The city administration and the Swisscontact foundation of Switzerland have joined forces to implement a clean air project worth Rp 7.5 billion, with the aim of lowering fuel consumption and vehicle emissions in the capital.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Tanri Abeng dismisses head of state general insurance firm
Tanri Abeng dismisses head of state general insurance firm JAKARTA (JP): The government has dismissed Amir Imam Poero as president of state-owned general insurance firm PT Asuransi Jasa Indonesia (Jasindo), a government source said on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Scenarios for democratization
Scenarios for democratization This is the first of two articles based on a paper presented by Mohammad A.S. Hikam, a senior research associate of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, at a European Union-Indonesia Dialog.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
New gallery for young artists
New gallery for young artists JAKARTA (JP): A new gallery intended to promote the works of young artists, Galeri Inggil, is to open on Wednesday.Galeri Inggil, from the Javanese word meaning "high" or "excellent", occupies the first floor of the Wisma Paramita building on Jl.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Tuberculousis remains a deadly disease
Tuberculousis remains a deadly diseaseBy Chris W. Green JAKARTA (JP): When Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of TB bacillus on March 24, 1882 in Berlin, tuberculosis (TB) was raging through Europe and the Americas, killing one in seven people.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Bandungan Charter
Bandungan Charter Based on the ideal of all Indonesians, as declared by the Youth Pledge of 1928,One motherlandOne nationOne language,are absolute conditions needed to achieve a unified nation with a just and prosperous society and strong and dynamic economy, so that it can control its involvement...
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Koppasus verdict slated for April 6
Koppasus verdict slated for April 6 JAKARTA (JP): A judge at the Jakarta Military Court said on Tuesday the court will hand down on April 6 the verdict against 11 Army Special Forces (Kopassus) soldiers charged with abducting political activists.Presiding Judge Col.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
S. Korean business visit
S. Korean business visit JAKARTA (JP): A South Korean business delegation from Kangwon province, led by it's governor Kim Jin-sun, is due to arrive over the weekend on a visit to expand economic ties with Indonesia.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
40 Acehnese political prisoners released
40 Acehnese political prisoners released JAKARTA (JP): Only three days before President B.J. Habibie's visit to Aceh, the government announced on Tuesday the release of 40 Acehnese political prisoners on the condition they pledge allegiance to the state ideology Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Conspiracy theory
Conspiracy theoryFrom Sinar PagiThe Ambon case is a tragedy for the whole country because it has marred the nation's prestige in the international community.In my opinion supporters of the Republic of South Maluku (RMS), both at home and abroad, are behind the Ambon unrest.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Gateway enters RI market
Gateway enters RI market JAKARTA (JP): The U.S.-based personal computer maker Gateway Inc. announced on Tuesday its entry into the Indonesian PC market regardless of the country's economic crisis.The company said in a statement that local firm PT Melia Komputindo had been appointed as its...
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Students protest Nurdin acquittal
Students protest Nurdin acquittal UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Violence marred more student demonstrations over the acquittal of Golkar legislator and businessman Nurdin Halid of corruption charges here on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
ADB approves $400m in loans to Indonesia
ADB approves $400m in loans to Indonesia MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said here on Tuesday that it has approved two loans totaling US$400 million for a power sector restructuring program in Indonesia.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Sjahril targets lower rates, stronger rupiah
Sjahril targets lower rates, stronger rupiah PARIS (Dow Jones): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said Tuesday he sees room for further interest-rate declines in Indonesia, and hopes for a concurrent rise in the rupiah's rate against the dollar.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
PSIS and Persija improve their chances
PSIS and Persija improve their chances JAKARTA (JP): PSIS Semarang and Persija Jakarta upped their chances of winning semifinal berths by moving to the top of their groups on the seventh day of the Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina) playoffs at Senayan soccer stadium in Central Jakarta on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
PLN guarantees Bali power supply
PLN guarantees Bali power supply JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company PT PLN assured on Tuesday that Bali would not suffer power outages despite the breakdown of one of the two power plants on the resort island."People in Bali need not be afraid about blackouts.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
No extra protection for small firms: Adi
No extra protection for small firms: Adi JAKARTA (JP): The government will not provide excessive protection for small and medium-scale enterprises because it would discourage competition, Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Adi Sasono said on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
April 6 verdict set for Anwar
April 6 verdict set for Anwar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The judge in the corruption trial of fired Malaysian finance minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday he would give his verdict on April 6, ignoring a move by the defense to throw him off the case.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Students urge government to put a stop bloodshed
Students urge government to put a stop bloodshed JAKARTA (JP): About 200 students protested in front of the Ministry of Defense and Security, demanding the government and the military take firm action to resolve recent incidents of unrest because of the threat to national unity."If President B.J.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Looking back at the attempts to promote Chinese assimilation
Looking back at the attempts to promote Chinese assimilationBy Emmy Fitri Hastuti BANDUNGAN, Central Java (JP): Ill feeling toward ethnic Chinese is nothing new. In fact, the tension was obvious decades ago.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Water supply disruption
Water supply disruption JAKARTA (JP): Tap water firm PT Thames Pam Jaya announced on Tuesday temporary disruption of the water supply on Wednesday morning in several eastern areas of the city due to an electricity blackout at the Buaran Water Treatment Plant.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Police shoot dead two men for resisting arrest
Police shoot dead two men for resisting arrest JAKARTA (JP): City Police shot dead two street criminals in two separate incidents for resisting arrest, raising the death toll of criminals shot by law enforcers to 26 this year.City Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Police arrest 13 for involvement in shoplifting
Police arrest 13 for involvement in shoplifting JAKARTA (JP): City police arrested 13 people, including seven women, late Monday for alleged involvement in a shoplifting ring which concentrated on major supermarkets in the capital, a senior police officer said.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Bintuni Minaraya expands
Bintuni Minaraya expands JAKARTA (JP): PT Bintuni Minaraya, the largest integrated fisheries company in Eastern Indonesia, will become the first company to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the domestic stock exchanges since last June.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Mar. 23 , 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 225 -125 500 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 125 0 0 Alter Abadi 200 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal...
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Phone lines at Senen apartment disrupted
Phone lines at Senen apartment disrupted JAKARTA (JP): Telephone services to the Menara apartment complex on Jl. Senen Raya, Central Jakarta, were disrupted from Friday to Sunday because a 15-meter primary cable to the building was stolen."The cable has a capacity of 1,000 telephone lines," I.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Refugees flood Pontianak
Refugees flood Pontianak PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): Over 10,000 Madurese from Sambas regency have poured into this city and surrounding areas to escape the violence with local Malays and Dayaks.The exodus continued on Tuesday, while over 13,000 people in the Pemangkat coastal sub-district of...
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Diarrhea hits Ambon refugees
Diarrhea hits Ambon refugees KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi (Antara): Six refugees from the riot-torn eastern Indonesian city of Ambon died of diarrhea while 395 others have been hospitalized in the past 20 days, a health official said here Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Local men swell with joy over govt's approval of Viagra
Local men swell with joy over govt's approval of ViagraBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): What does a man do upon receiving Viagra from a friend returning from a trip abroad?Forty-eight-year-old Suryana, not his real name, sent his three children to his parents' house on a Sunday so that he and his...
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Rioting, an expectation
Rioting, an expectationFrom RepublikaIndonesia has been jolted frequently by rioting since 1996. In 1997, riots occurred with intensified frequency and peaked in 1998. While in 1996 riots were still local in nature, in 1998 they reached a national scale.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Govt forms new unit to speed up debt restructuring
Govt forms new unit to speed up debt restructuring JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Tuesday the establishment of a new unit called the one-stop facilitation group designed to help accelerate the process of restructuring private sector debt.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Singapore banker buys more UIC stake, Salim says sale still on
Singapore banker buys more UIC stake, Salim says sale still on SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore banker Wee Cho Yaw continued to mop up more United Industrial Corp. shares even as Indonesia's Salim group said on Tuesday it was on course to sell its stake to Hong Kong's HKR International.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
KPU to indirectly bar ministers from campaigning
KPU to indirectly bar ministers from campaigning JAKARTA (JP): Political parties will be barred from recruiting government officials, including ministers, to campaign in the polls, a General Elections Commission (KPU) member said on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Water company needs subsidies, says executive
Water company needs subsidies, says executive JAKARTA (JP): City-owned tap water company PDAM Jaya desperately needs subsidies amounting to Rp 234 billion from the city administration to cover deficits incurred from supplying water at a static rate, a senior executive said on Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Abducted servicemen found dead in Aceh
Abducted servicemen found dead in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Marine Maj. Edianto Abbas and Chief Sgt. Syarifuddin, who were abducted last December, were found dead near Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, on Monday.Kompas daily reported on Tuesday that their bodies, bearing severe wounds, were discovered buried on...
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Malnutrition in RI may devastate a generation
Malnutrition in RI may devastate a generation JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) reiterated its warning on Tuesday of the danger of a mentally deficient generation caused by malnutrition currently affecting infants and pregnant women as a result of the unabated economic...
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Bank Universal upgrades its computer system
Bank Universal upgrades its computer system JAKARTA (JP): Bank Universal purchased a US$2 million computer system from PT USI, the local partner of United States-based IBM, to improve its customer service, a senior executive at the bank said.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
New body set up to ensure peace ahead of Timor ballot
New body set up to ensure peace ahead of Timor ballot JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights declared on Tuesday establishment of a commission on East Timor to ensure peace for the planned direct ballot in July, Antara reported.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Golkar Party told to refuse financial aid from Japan's LDP
Golkar Party told to refuse financial aid from Japan's LDP JAKARTA (JP): The Golkar Party must return any financial aid given by foreign donors, including that from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as this violates the new law banning political parties from receiving foreign...
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
ABRI failed the test
ABRI failed the test The political neutrality of the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) has been in question since the ABRI faction in the House of Representatives joined with the ruling Golkar party and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in rejecting a proposal to summon President B.J.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
The pitfalls of guarantee
The pitfalls of guarantee The guarantee provided by the Indonesian government to all depositors and creditors at locally incorporated commercial banks since late January 1998 should be hailed as the government's most strategic move to restore public confidence in the banking system.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
IBRA balks at demand for higher severance payments
IBRA balks at demand for higher severance payments JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) again refused on Tuesday demands for higher severance payments for employees of the 38 closed banks, despite further protests.IBRA deputy chairman Eko S.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Minister chairs Singapore FA
Minister chairs Singapore FA SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan has taken over the reins of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), vowing to clean up the sport and have Singapore pressing for a 2010 World Cup berth, a report said Tuesday.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Southeast Asian currencies slip lower in listless trading
Southeast Asian currencies slip lower in listless trading SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies slipped a touch lower against the U.S. currency, sold down in listless trading in Asia on Tuesday in response to fall in the value of the Japanese yen.
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
AG's office to question Jeffrey Winters on Friday
AG's office to question Jeffrey Winters on Friday JAKARTA (JP): American scholar Jeffrey Winters will be questioned by the Attorney General's Office on Friday over his accusation of corrupt practices in mining giant, PT Freeport Indonesia, an official said on Tuesday.