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Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Ramos generated $20b FDI
Ramos generated $20b FDI MANILA (AP): President Fidel Ramos' aggressive worldwide quest for investments has generated about US$20 billion worth of business for the Philippines in the last five and a half years, the government said yesterday.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Yogyakarta gets fewer tourists
Yogyakarta gets fewer tourists YOGYAKARTA (JP): The number of foreign and domestic tourists visiting the city, a traditional tourist destination, slumped 25 percent last year over 1996 due to the crisis, the provincial tourist office said over the weekend.M.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Selling pressure likely on local stock market
Selling pressure likely on local stock market JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) is likely to be under heavy selling pressure this week due to increasing economic and political uncertainties, securities analysts and brokers believe.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Call for common forest fire laws
Call for common forest fire laws KUALA LUMPUR (AP): As the spread of wildfires and haze intensifies throughout Southeast Asia, the head of a regional group has proposed drafting common laws to increase the efficacy of firefighting efforts, a newspaper reported yesterday.Rodolfo C.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
IBRA to take over more ailing banks, says Fitch IBCA
IBRA to take over more ailing banks, says Fitch IBCA JAKARTA (JP): The number of banks to be brought under the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is likely to increase significantly over the next few months as rising levels of bad assets deplete the industry's capital, a credit-rating...
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Food shipped to Malaysian state
Food shipped to Malaysian state KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Emergency food aid has been sent to more than 500 hungry families in the drought-stricken Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo, The Star newspaper reported yesterday.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Bank restructuring
Bank restructuring Bank restructuring takes up the largest portion of the 117- point supplementary reform package that was agreed between the government and the International Monetary Fund on April 7, for an obvious reason.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
For the Minister of Women's Affairs
For the Minister of Women's AffairsFrom Suara KaryaReading Suara Karya's article Tutty Alawiyah sympathetic with Karlina Leksono's struggle, I share your feelings, Tutty Alawiyah.Additionally, I am thinking of ways to express myself so as to be heard by the authorities to review the steps taken...
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Foreign lawyers
Foreign lawyers In The Jakarta Post, April 13, Attorney Kartini Muljadi presented clearly the rationale for the position taken by Indonesian lawyers' groups on foreign lawyers working in Indonesia. Other countries have similar restrictions on the employment of foreign attorneys within their borders.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Japan's troubled companies miss opportunities in crisis: PERC
Japan's troubled companies miss opportunities in crisis: PERC SINGAPORE (Reuters): Japan's economic problems are preventing its banks and companies from taking advantage of opportunities arising from Asia's financial crisis, the Hong Kong-based Political & Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) said.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Japanese workout for Aceh workers
Japanese workout for Aceh workers BANDA ACEH, Aceh: About 400 workers here are ready to be sent to Japan to work under an apprenticeship program, the head of the Ministry of Manpower's provincial office, Prie Soekarno, said Saturday.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Medan on shortlist for PDI congress
Medan on shortlist for PDI congress MEDAN, North Sumatra: Officials here confirmed that Medan is on the shortlist of cities being considered to host the upcoming Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) congress in June.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Missing Megawati loyalist reunited with his family
Missing Megawati loyalist reunited with his family MOJOKERTO, East Java (JP): Haryanto Taslam, a loyal supporter of ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri, was reunited with his family yesterday after going missing for six weeks.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
RI's 1997 exports up 7.3%, imports down 2.9%
RI's 1997 exports up 7.3%, imports down 2.9% JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's exports rose to US$53.44 billion last year, a 7.28 percent rise from $49.81 billion in 1996, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics.The bureau's March bulletin reports that non-oil and non-gas exports made up $41.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Insect index drops to five
Insect index drops to five SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Fires that have been ravaging parts of East Kalimantan forests since January this year have destroyed many species of insects, according to an expert.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Self-sufficiency in soybean supply likely
Self-sufficiency in soybean supply likelyBy Joko Sarwono BOGOR, West Java (JP): The plunge in the value of the rupiah has forced the government to rethink its strategy of relying on imports to meet the country's ever-growing consumption of soybeans, a vital component of the national diet.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Three directors quizzed over scam
Three directors quizzed over scam JAKARTA (JP): Three directors of PT Artha Buana Sakti, a subsidiary of the now defunct Bank Harapan Sentosa (BHS) Group, are helping police with their inquiry into the alleged illegal sale of company assets worth hundreds of billions of rupiah.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Scholars criticize leaders' conduct
Scholars criticize leaders' conduct JAKARTA (JP): Respected scholars Nurcholish Madjid and Amien Rais sharply criticized yesterday national leaders who used Islam to gain political legitimacy, but whose conduct actually tarnished the image of the Moslem majority.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Book published on N. Sulawesi
Book published on N. Sulawesi MANADO, North Sulawesi: A book entitled North Sulawesi Profile has been published for international distribution by the information ministry's foreign information directorate.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Potret by Benno Harun and Artli Ali at Plaza Indonesia Atrium, Jl. M.H. Thamrin kav. 28-30, Central Jakarta (Phone: 322908), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until May 15.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Jump woman suffers hallucinations
Jump woman suffers hallucinations JAKARTA (JP): The 38-year-old woman who jumped from the third floor of Cipto Mangunkusumo General hospital on Saturday suffers from hallucinations, her husband said yesterday.The woman, Sri Darwati, who was severely injured, was in a stable condition yesterday.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Association bemoans fall in tourist numbers
Association bemoans fall in tourist numbers JAKARTA (JP): An executive of the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Guides Association expressed concern Saturday that foreign media reports on Indonesia had caused a sharp drop in the number of overseas tourists visiting the city.Jan L.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
PLN told to honor contracts
PLN told to honor contracts JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto is trying to find a solution to the payment dispute between the state electricity company, PT PLN, and its gas and power contractors.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Reporters angry with regent
Reporters angry with regent CILACAP, Central Java: Journalists here have lodged a strong protest against Cilacap regent Herry Tabri after he ordered his subordinates not to provide information or make statements to the media.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
170 foreigners await deportation in detention center
170 foreigners await deportation in detention center JAKARTA (JP): One hundred and seventy foreigners whose deportation has been delayed because they do not have immigration documents are crammed into a detention center designed for 75 people in Kalideres, West Jakarta, an official said yesterday.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
CalEnergy more hopeful on Indonesia
CalEnergy more hopeful on Indonesia CHICAGO (Reuters): CalEnergy Co. Inc. has said it is more optimistic about the outlook for its investments in Indonesia with the country's currency much stronger than a few weeks ago.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Misleading budget needs correction
Misleading budget needs correctionBy Steven Susanto JAKARTA (JP): A long-standing conceptual error had been officially preserved in the construction of the Indonesian State Budget (APBN)) until the IMF team revealed the difference between its definition of a balanced budget and that of the...
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Will cigarette price hikes help farmers?
Will cigarette price hikes help farmers?By Slamet Hadi Purnomo SURABAYA (Antara): Retail prices of cigarettes have increased up to 100 percent since the beginning of April. Will the increase benefit farmers?The opinions on the matter are divided.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Bank restructuring key to economic reform: Fuad
Bank restructuring key to economic reform: Fuad UNITED NATIONS (Reuters): East Asian banks must reform themselves to better channel international financial resources to productive use, Indonesia's Finance Minister Fuad Bawazier said on Saturday.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Building permits revenue falls
Building permits revenue falls TANGERANG (JP): Revenue accrued by the Tangerang administration from the processing of building permits has sharply dropped because fewer people are constructing houses and buildings, an official said Saturday.The head of Tangerang's development office, H.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Students have reached point of no return: Amien
Students have reached point of no return: Amien JAKARTA (JP): Calls for students to return to their classrooms and warnings of repressive measures against unruly protests will fall on deaf ears as students have reached "the point of no return", according to Amien Rais.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: IndofoodJP/alxFOOD SUPPLEMENTS: Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare and Poverty Eradication/Chairman of National Family Planning Board Haryono Suyono (right), accompanied by Stephen Woodhouse, Unicef's representative for Indonesia and Malaysia (second right), comments on a...
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Reform urged for agricultural sector
Reform urged for agricultural sector JAKARTA (JP): People here are still wondering about the irony of this supposedly rich country having to increasingly import agricultural products to overcome food shortages.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
New Jazz bar out to help patrons escape worries
New Jazz bar out to help patrons escape worriesBy Marieke Van Heek JAKARTA (JP): Jazz and Jakarta, still underestimated in the city's nightlife. Although JakJazz proves every year that Jakarta residents love jazz, there has, until recently, only been one jazz bar here.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Water to be rationed
Water to be rationed KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Water rationing in Malaysia's capital and its surroundings may last to October if the drought caused by the El Nio weather phenomenon continues, the daily Star quoted government officials as saying yesterday.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Small companies survive crisis the best
Small companies survive crisis the best The business sector has long been feeling the pinch of the economic crisis, with many companies going bankrupt or slowing down their pace. But there are some survivors which are able to maintain their performance or even step up a gear.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Family to be reunited with 'missing' activist
Family to be reunited with 'missing' activist JAKARTA (JP): Family members of Haryanto Taslam, an Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) politician who disappeared under strange circumstances a month ago, are due to meet him today in Surabaya after receiving an unexpected phone call summoning them to...
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
What should we do with museums?
What should we do with museums? JAKARTA (JP): A few days after the appointment of the Seventh Development Cabinet, which caused much discomfort among artists, Director of Museums Tedjo Susilo said museums could "be merged into the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture" because they "were more...
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Glimmers of hope for small businnesses in crisis
Glimmers of hope for small businnesses in crisis JAKARTA (JP): Irwan Suryanto has made a name for himself in the West Java town of Majalengka.The owner of a soccer ball business, Irwan can proudly claim credit for a welcome sign displayed on the road outside of the small town reading: "Welcome to...
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Saving what's left of forest foliage and its precious fauna
Saving what's left of forest foliage and its precious faunaBy P.J. Leo BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): The fires in East Kalimantan are far from dying down. Who knows how many decades will pass before the forests are green again and safe for all its inhabitants.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Tabot fiesta to mark Islamic New Year
Tabot fiesta to mark Islamic New Year JAKARTA (JP): About 100,000 tourists are expected to descend on Bengkulu, the capital of the southern Sumatran province of the same name, for the Tabot Festival from April 27 to May 7.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Fire guts 32 houses, leaves 128 homeless
Fire guts 32 houses, leaves 128 homeless JAKARTA (JP): A fire gutted 32 houses on Jl. Kayu Mas Utara in East Jakarta yesterday, leaving at least 128 people homeless.No injuries were reported in the incident and losses were still being calculated last night.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Salaries of civil servants
Salaries of civil servantsFrom MerdekaThe current difficult situation requires the government to not only carefully and prudently lay down its policies, including a decision to raise the salaries of civil servants and members of the Armed Forces, but also to do so quickly.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Wardiman's idea may be worth a review
Wardiman's idea may be worth a review The following articles by art critic Amir Sidharta, curator of the Museum Universitas Pelita Harapan at Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, examine the confusion created by the recent cabinet reorganization granting two ministries the management of arts and culture.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Dialog tries to bridge gap on reform
Dialog tries to bridge gap on reform JAKARTA (JP): Senior government officials and students held a much-anticipated dialog yesterday to try and bridge the gap between them on the shape and pace of the political reforms which both sides claim to advocate.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Fuad gives his word RI won't backtrack
Fuad gives his word RI won't backtrackBy Yenni Djahidin WASHINGTON D.C. (JP): The government reiterated here Friday that it would carry out all the economic reform programs it had worked out with the International Monetary Fund this month to lift the country out of the present crisis.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Preacher gets dengue
Preacher gets dengue JAKARTA (JP): Celebrated Moslem preacher Zainuddin M.Z. has become the latest victim of the dengue fever outbreak which has spread throughout the country.Zainuddin was forced to call off scheduled sermons for mass prayer gatherings at the Sabilul Hasanah Islamic Boarding School...
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Government to announce Games audit tomorrow
Government to announce Games audit tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): The government will announce the results of an audit on the 19th Southeast Asian Games' underwriting consortium tomorrow, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Agung Laksono said yesterday.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Sukyatno, the man behind Es Teler
Sukyatno, the man behind Es TelerBy Edith Hartanto JAKARTA (JP): Es teler is a household name in cities across the archipelago for its unique combination of coconut, avocado, jackfruit, syrup, milk and ice.
Sun, 19 Apr 1998
Corel Gallery Magic adds spice to flyers
Corel Gallery Magic adds spice to flyersBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): My friend Michael bought a Pentium PC about two years ago. He latter added an HP ScanJet 4P and an HP DeskJet 850C. He owned one of the biggest bakeries in town, and what he had in mind was to design the flyers and catalogs for his...