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Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Domestic insurers undergo facelift for wider coverage
Domestic insurers undergo facelift for wider coverageBy Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): It was arguably a good and bad year for Indonesia in 1998.Major changes in the political scene gave hope that the nation was heading toward increased democracy, triggered by the resignation of president Soeharto...
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Project monitoring
Project monitoring I am responding to Ms. Nila Ardhianie's article titled "WB project monitoring needs revision" published on April 8.I am responding in an official capacity as regional director of advocacy for the U.S. based Project Management Institute (PMI).
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Salvation Army's development in C. Sulawesi
Salvation Army's development in C. SulawesiBy John Haba LEIDEN, The Netherlands (JP): The Salvation Army is an international religious and charitable movement organized and operated along military lines.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Are all systems go for e-business?
Are all systems go for e-business?By Betti Alisjahbana JAKARTA (JP): Estimates say there are over 100 million Internet users around the world, and the number is growing exponentially. International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates 510 million people worldwide will be on-line by 2003.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
'Api Cinta Antonio Blanco' despicts painter's life
'Api Cinta Antonio Blanco' despicts painter's lifeBy Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): Don Antonio Blanco should be proud. Not only is he an artist in the league of Van Gogh, Dali and Picasso, but now -- like those legendary masters -- he has a film based on his life.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Cikini Galeria presents Jeihan painting exhibition
Cikini Galeria presents Jeihan painting exhibition A one-man exhibition by Jeihan is being held by the Cikini Galeria in cooperation with the Jakarta-Japan Club and the Japan Foundation. This is the first in a series of exhibitions which will have the specific purpose of exposing the artistic and...
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
The enchantment of Indonesian batik circles Washington
The enchantment of Indonesian batik circles WashingtonBy Kunang Helmi Picard WASHINGTON DC (JP): A batik exhibition is being held at the prestigious Textile Museum in Washington DC to mark a year-long celebration marking 50 years of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Indonesia and the...
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Mahathir to leave hospital
Mahathir to leave hospital KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is expected to leave hospital early next week after treatment for bronchitis, a hospital spokeswoman said on Saturday.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: AwardsJP/msaHOME RECOGNITION: Leading actress Christine Hakim and director Garin Nugroho with awards that are presented by Minister of Tourism, Art and Culture Marzuki Usman at the ministry's Sapta Pesona hall on Tuesday.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Chinese-Indonesian form organization
Chinese-Indonesian form organization JAKARTA (JP): A group of Chinese-Indonesians established a new organization on Saturday, stressing they did not want to participate solely in business.The chairman of the newly founded Chinese-Indonesian Association (INTI), Eddie Lembong, stressed that Indonesia...
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 7:00 Cartoon 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Performance 10:00 Music 11:00 TV Drama 12:00 p.m. News 12:15 Comedy 12:30 Sports 1:00 Film 2:00 News 2:35 Children's Songs 3:05 Sports 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:00 Documentary 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports...
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Mary de Tray bids fond goodnye to RI
Mary de Tray bids fond goodnye to RIBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): As an eight-year-old living in Minnesota, Mary de Tray was entranced when she read about komodo dragons; she could not believe a place with such creatures existed."I always said that I have to in my lifetime see a komodo dragon.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Gran Melia Jakarta KELTS, Irish Pub
Gran Melia Jakarta KELTS, Irish Pub Experience the spirit of a Celtic land the moment you step into Kelts -- the first Irish pub in Jakarta.It is a Celtic Victorian styled Irish pub with a beautiful layout and setting.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
HIV campaign among women vital
HIV campaign among women vitalBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): All mothers would be devastated to hear their babies have tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), especially if their children contracted the virus which leads to AIDS from them.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
The place of women in Asian society
The place of women in Asian society Wives, Mistresses and Matriarchs; Louise Williams; Allen & Unwen 1998; v + 302pp JAKARTA (JP): The great economic miracle in Asia went bust. What has all this meant, especially to the women of the region? What do the famous, and the faceless, feel about...
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Five shorts join film festival in Singapore
Five shorts join film festival in SingaporeBy Gotot Prakosa JAKARTA (JP): Five shorts from young Indonesian directors will be screened at the Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF). These films are Novi by Asep Kusdinar, Jakarta 468 by Ari Ibnuhajar, Sebuah Lagu (A Song) by Eric Gunawan,...
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Amien becomes professor, plans to quit campus
Amien becomes professor, plans to quit campus YOGYAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Mandate Party Amien Rais stated on Saturday he would resign from Gadjah Mada University where he teaches, just as he acquired the long coveted position of professor.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Sundanese have a fondness for raw vegetables
Sundanese have a fondness for raw vegetablesBy HU Suriawiria BANDUNG (JP): The Sundanese are known for their fondness for lalab (raw vegetables) with lunch or dinner. Raw vegetables are consumed not only by local villagers, but also by those who have migrated to other places.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
East Timorese youths look a homegrown heroes
East Timorese youths look a homegrown heroesBy Kafil Yamin DILI, East Timor (JP): Who is East Timor's coolest guy? Ask youths in Dili, and you get the same excited answer: "Xanana Gusmao."Ask who is Indonesia's coolest guy, and they respond: "Iwan Fals.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Public has yet to place a premium on insurance
Public has yet to place a premium on insurance JAKARTA (JP): The political climate is heating up as organizations ready themselves for the June 7 general election. As Indonesia nurses its remaining wounds from the devastating riots last May, people are worried similar unrest will erupt before,...
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Malay soccer team winner gets cow
Malay soccer team winner gets cow KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Malaysian state has offered a 500 kilogram cow as grand prize in a local soccer tournament which kicks off in June, a report said on Saturday.But the animal lure does not end there.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Australian heads Indonesian Heritage Society
Australian heads Indonesian Heritage Society JAKARTA (JP): Leading an organization of volunteers of 32 different nationalities in a foreign country is apparently not an easy job to do.But that will be Liz Oley's task for at least a year after she became chairwoman of the Indonesian Heritage Society...
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Insurance policies: All hype or a help?
Insurance policies: All hype or a help? Closing in on the much-awaited, much-feared general election scheduled for June 7, rising demand for risk insurance is emerging in the middle class. The Sunday Post team Ahmad Junaidi, Budiman Moerdijat, Devi M.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Pondok Indah junk turned into money
Pondok Indah junk turned into moneyBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Driving out of the glittering Kristal Hotel in South Jakarta's Jl. Tarogong, it is difficult to imagine what lies across the busy road.As, beyond the gaily painted walls made from sheets of tin is the neighborhood's largest garbage...
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
IBRA needs no help from Christie's
IBRA needs no help from Christie'sBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The audience that filled the salesroom was taken by surprise when eager and aggressive collectors bid up Affandi's Perahu Kusamba from a modest starting price of Rp 44 million to an astronomical Rp 158 million.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
One killed in E. Timor
One killed in E. Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): One man was killed and another was injured in the latest violence in Gleno, Ermera regency. A military patrol killed local legislator Antonio Jose Calsina on Saturday when suspected members of the Falintil armed group attacked the home of a...
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Believers claim Sukarno is alive and well
Believers claim Sukarno is alive and wellBy Gin Kurniawan SURABAYA (JP): Deathly quiet Lengkong village sprung into a whirl of activity when word spread that Bung Karno, who died 29 years ago, would appear for a speech.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
Haj pilgrimage on Mt. Bawakaraeng
Haj pilgrimage on Mt. BawakaraengBy Hasanuddin Hamid UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Some Muslims believe they do not have to go all the way to Mecca for the haj. They believe they can do it, instead, at the top of the Bawakaraeng mountain.
Sun, 11 Apr 1999
ASEAN to tackle haze problem
ASEAN to tackle haze problem KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): ASEAN countries need to step up efforts to tackle air pollution, which is expected to recur during the dry season starting July, ministers said in remarks published Saturday.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Another Wall Street rally boosts Asian stock markets
Another Wall Street rally boosts Asian stock markets HONG KONG (AP): Most Asian stock markets ended the week higher Friday on the back of another record rally overnight on Wall Street.In Jakarta, the key index surged more than 5 percent on active foreign buying in selected blue chips following...
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Bank workers' demand
Bank workers' demand Seen from an economic standpoint, the demand by former bank employees for severance pay up to ten times the government- mandated standard package could simply be discarded as completely unreasonable and excessive.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Bad weather halts chopper salvage
Bad weather halts chopper salvage SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Rescue workers found on Thursday the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed off the coast on Saturday.Bad weather made any attempt to salvage the wreckage impossible.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on April 9, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,680.00 8,730.00 8,680.00 8,770.00Australian dollar 1 5,399.30 5,473.10 5,374.00 5,523.00Austrian schilling 1 675.07 683.96 - -Belgian franc 1 230.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 9, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 400 50 124,000 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 75 0 0 Alter Abadi 200 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal...
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Ex-employees from closed bank continue rallies
Ex-employees from closed bank continue rallies JAKARTA (JP): Former employees from at least 18 closed banks vowed to take to the streets on Monday for a massive rally, unless severance payment demands are fulfilled, a spokesman said on Friday.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
RI bank reform on course, WB says
RI bank reform on course, WB says SINGAPORE (Reuters): Indonesia is on track to reform its banking system after sweeping measures to clean up the sector was announced last month, a source at the World Bank told Reuters on Friday."It's a huge task.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
400 million ballots must be distributed by May 10: Rudini
400 million ballots must be distributed by May 10: Rudini JAKARTA (JP): Four hundred million ballots will have to be distributed to the provinces by May 10 at the latest, chairman of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Rudini said on Friday.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
WB approves loans to RI
WB approves loans to RI WASHINGTON (AFP): The World Bank has approved almost US$130 million in loans and equivalent credits to two major education projects in Indonesia, a Bank statement said Thursday.Both the Sulawesi and Eastern Islands and Sumatra Basic Education projects are aimed at...
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Thai baht down to near 6-month low as swaps drop
Thai baht down to near 6-month low as swaps drop SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): A steep fall in the value of the Thai baht enlivened an otherwise lackluster day of trading in Southeast Asian currency markets Friday.Fresh dollar buying from U.S. players in the offshore market pushed the U.S.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Govt to free children from forced labor
Govt to free children from forced labor JAKARTA (JP): The government will make sure that about 5,000 children are released from forced labor on off-shore jermal (fishing structures) in North Sumatra so they can return home and to school, an official says.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Worms affect thousands of kids
Worms affect thousands of kids MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: About 11,000 or 4.7 percent of 251,000 children in Sikka regency have worms, which frequently causes malnutrition and diarrhea.Director of Bina Mandiri Foundation Lourensius described the importance of educating the public and particularly...
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Suspected drug dealer nabbed
Suspected drug dealer nabbed JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives seized one kilogram of shabu-shabu, an amphetamine derivative, on Thursday in the Mangga Dua area of North Jakarta, an officer said on Friday.The head of the city police detectives, Col.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Bill on clean governance lacks teeth: ICW chairman
Bill on clean governance lacks teeth: ICW chairman JAKARTA (JP): To pass the clean governance bill without giving substantial authority to an independent body to implement the power controls would be a pointless and abortive attempt to uproot corruption, according to the Indonesian Corruption Watch...
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Drug syndicate suspects arrested at airport
Drug syndicate suspects arrested at airport JAKARTA (JP): City police have arrested five people, including a husband and wife, believed to be members of a drug syndicate, an officer said on Thursday.Jakarta Police detective chief Col.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
RI election in Australia?
RI election in Australia? The "weather" I mean in this letter has nothing to do with Jimmy Carter, a former U.S. president. Carter came here to see if preparations for the general election are in accordance with international rules in democratic societies.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Riau hosts writers' camp
Riau hosts writers' camp PEKANBARU: Two hundred poets and writers from Southeast Asia are expected to gather in Daik Lingga in Riau province in June. They are likely to come from Malaysia, Brunei Darrusalam, Thailand and Singapore.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Scorpion has new president
Scorpion has new president TORONTO (Dow Jones): Scorpion Minerals Inc said Laurie E. Whitehouse has resigned as president and a director, to pursue other interests.In a news release, the company said it named chairman Michael A. Farrugia as acting president.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Tax-free luxury cars
Tax-free luxury cars In the past week the mass media has been filled with reports about the duty-free and tax-free import of a great number of luxury cars. The official explanation is that the import duty and special sales taxes were waived for those luxury cars and motorbikes because they were...
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Documentary Exhibition: Jan Steen (1626 - 1679), at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5252321), Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., April 10 to May 1.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Making films in hard times
Making films in hard timesBy Brillianto K. Jaya JAKARTA (JP): The national film industry is dying.This statement is heard repeatedly these days, and the reason is obvious. One just has to look at the sharp decline in the number of new national films.