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Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Parties gets Rp 50 million from city administration
Parties gets Rp 50 million from city administration JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso handed over special fund packages worth Rp 50 million each to all 48 political parties for their Jakarta chapters on Friday.The Rp 2.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Turning IPB into 'window of modern farming'
Turning IPB into 'window of modern farming'By Joko Sarwono BOGOR (JP): The old campus has been undergoing a quiet physical transformation few people would probably notice.The huge Dermaga Campus of the Bogor Agriculture Institute (IPB) -- a 250-hectare area with shady trees, gardens, dens --...
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Rivals admit responsibility for seizing Golkar flags
Rivals admit responsibility for seizing Golkar flags JAKARTA (JP): Rival political parties admitted responsibility for the theft of scores of Golkar Party flags in a number of regencies in East Java.Flags were stolen in the regencies of Probolinggo, Magetan, Bojonegoro, Tuban, the Malang township...
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Nokia opens outlet in Medan
Nokia opens outlet in Medan JAKARTA (JP): Nokia Mobile Phones Indonesia, a subsidiary of Finnish mobile phone producer Nokia, opened on Thursday a new Nokia Professional Center (NPC) outlet in Medan, North Sumatra.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Poll monitors begin to unveil their findings
Poll monitors begin to unveil their findings JAKARTA (JP): Despite lacking official accreditation, independent poll monitors both foreign and local have begun announcing findings of irregularities in the preparations for the June 7 general election.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Making most of human resources
Making most of human resourcesFrom RepublikaIn the final stage of the merging process of four state banks -- Bank Dagang Negara, Bank Exim, Bank Bumi Daya and Bapindo -- into Bank Mandiri, there will be layoffs which will provide golden handshakes to those affected.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Rights body to probe E. Timor violence
Rights body to probe E. Timor violence JAKARTA (JP): Members of the National Commission on Human Rights will visit strife-plagued East Timor next week to investigate reports of an attack on a proindependence group in Liquica on Monday, which was allegedly perpetrated by the military-backed militia.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Oil palm estates in Irian
Oil palm estates in Irian JAYAPURA (JP): Two plantation firms, PT Tujuh Wali-Wali and PT Prabu Alaska, intend to open oil palm plantations in Irian Jaya, an official from the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations said on Friday.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Blind voters face obstacles
Blind voters face obstacles JAKARTA (JP): How will blind people vote in the June 7 elections? Will they have to pick out one of the 48 parties, whose symbols will be printed on a flat piece of paper, without accompanying braille characters?"The General Election Commission (KPU) must decide on how...
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Bulog getting out of wheat flour trading
Bulog getting out of wheat flour trading JAKARTA (JP): The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) will relinquish its wheat flour activities to deal solely with rice once its remaining stock is sold, Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said on Friday.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Setting foot on two boats
Setting foot on two boatsFrom MerdekaDuring the New Order regime, all Cabinet ministers and government officials from the upper to the lower echelon were ordered to campaign for Golkar. Apart from their official job, they were also Golkar functionaries and leaders at various levels.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Air Force backs search for truth about 1965 coup
Air Force backs search for truth about 1965 coup JAKARTA (JP): The Air Force leadership said it was giving its full support to the writing of a book by former senior servicemen aimed at countering suggestions of the force's involvement in the Sept.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
The Asia crisis in perspective
The Asia crisis in perspective The following is a paper presented by Hubert Neiss, director for Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund, at an IMF media seminar in Singapore on April 2.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
U.S. top brass looks at ASEAN
U.S. top brass looks at ASEAN SINGAPORE (AFP): Top U.S. military officials have been visiting Southeast Asia to discuss the security situation which has caused nervousness among American businessmen, officials said here on Friday."The issue of security is on everyone's mind. The U.S.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Anonymous letter leads to arrests
Anonymous letter leads to arrests JAKARTA (JP): Bogor Police arrested five suspects for last month's murder of a man after receiving an anonymous letter which revealed the motive behind the killing, an officer said on Friday.Bogor Police chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
One killed, two injured in fresh violence in Maluku
One killed, two injured in fresh violence in Maluku JAKARTA (JP): A Muslim woman was killed and two others were injured in a clash on Seram Island, Maluku, on Friday morning, even as Maj. Gen. Suaidi Marasabessy, the head of a special task force to restore security in the province, was visiting the...
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
PSIS upsets Persebaya to claim Ligina title
PSIS upsets Persebaya to claim Ligina titleBy Ivy Susanti MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Underdog PSIS Semarang unexpectedly upset defending champion Persebaya Surabaya 1-0 in the thrilling final of the fifth Indonesia Soccer League (Ligina) at Klabat stadium on Friday.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Incentives termed vital to prompt bank mergers
Incentives termed vital to prompt bank mergers JAKARTA (JP): The central bank's appeal for 74 private banks to merge into several larger banks would be realized only if it provides incentives, according to a senior advisor with the Indonesian Private Banks Association (Perbanas).
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Wong sets up clash with Gade Christensen
Wong sets up clash with Gade Christensen TOKYO (AFP): Wong Choong Hann outclassed Marleve Mainaky on Friday to set up a semifinal meeting against reigning world number one Peter Gade Christensen in the Japan Open badminton tournament.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Offer on tax incentive unfair
Offer on tax incentive unfair According to point K, article 1, chapter 4 of Law No. 10/1994 on Income Tax, income originating from written-off debts is subject to income tax with a rate of 30 percent.Recently, Director General of Taxes A.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Authorities stick to their guns over red-light district
Authorities stick to their guns over red-light district JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will turn the 10.4- hectare Kramat Tunggak red-light district into a residential area if brothel owners, who own half of the land, fail to reach an agreement with business investors wishing to develop a...
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Two arrested for robbing gas station
Two arrested for robbing gas station JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested two employees of a gas station in Taman Cibodas in Jatiuwung, Tangerang, on Friday for their alleged roles in a robbery of the station.City police spokesman Lt. Col.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Nation should be ashamed of ongoing riots: Mar'ie
Nation should be ashamed of ongoing riots: Mar'ie JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of Social Safety Net Supervision, Mar'ie Muhammad, said on Friday rioting in many parts of the country would not be brought to an end by indiscriminate blaming.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Maluku fish exports up
Maluku fish exports up AMBON (JP): Maluku's fishery exports increased by about 20 percent last year to 170.96 million tons, from 143 million tons in 1997, according to the provincial office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Sat, 10 Apr 1999
Future fuel subsidies offered for tender
Future fuel subsidies offered for tender JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said on Thursday future fuel subsidies would be offered for tender in a bid to promote efficiency among refinery owners.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on April 8, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,740.00 8,790.00 8,740.00 8,830.00Australian dollar 1 5,438.65 5,512.45 5,413.00 5,562.00Austrian schilling 1 682.94 691.84 - -Belgian franc 1 232.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
SE Asian currencies shuffle sideways amid few indicators
SE Asian currencies shuffle sideways amid few indicators SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies continued their sideways shuffle during Asian trading on Thursday.With few developments to give traders any incentive either to buy or to sell, both the Thai baht and the Indonesian rupiah...
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Will Sino-U.S. ties help solve Korea's problems?
Will Sino-U.S. ties help solve Korea's problems?By Landry Haryo Subianto JAKARTA (JP): Many analysts maintain that one solution to Korea can be found in stable Sino-United States relations. However, Sino-U.S. relations have always been marked by periods of ups and downs.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
PSIS the underdog in Manado showdown
PSIS the underdog in Manado showdownBy Ivy Susanti MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Defending champion Persebaya Surabaya's coach Rusdy Bahalwan is fearful his players will be lulled into overconfidence against dark horse PSIS Semarang in the fifth Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina) final on Friday.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Butet's mimicry keeps Melburnians entertained
Butet's mimicry keeps Melburnians entertainedBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): If not for the fact that we were definitely in Melba Hall at the University of Melbourne, it would have been easy to be lulled into thinking we were somewhere in an Indonesian city, enjoying the hard-hitting, dangerously...
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Obituary
Obituary Muslim politician Lukman Harun died on Thursday at the Jakarta Islamic Hospital due to health complications. He would have turned 65 next month.A Golkar legislator and executive of Indonesia's second largest Islamic organization Muhammadiyah, Lukman was known as a vocal political...
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Prointegration civilian militia rally in E. Timor
Prointegration civilian militia rally in E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of prointegration civilian militia members rallied in the East Timor town of Maliana on Thursday, claiming they were ready to die for Indonesia's sovereignty over the province, while the government announced here it had asked...
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Karol Kucera, a Slovenian?
Karol Kucera, a Slovenian? A photo caption entitled Greeting the hero, page 10, The Jakarta Post, April 6, 1999, mentioned Karol Kucera as a member of the Slovenian Davis Cup team.Karol Kucera is from the Republic of Slovakia, once a part of Czeckoslovakia.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Another landslide in Bali
Another landslide in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: A landslide demolished a house in Karangasem regency on the eastern tip of the island on Wednesday.No fatalities were reported.It was the second landslide caused by heavy rain within a week. A landslide on Sunday killed at least three people in Bangli.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Reflections Of Asia, Paul Beiboer, at Galeri Foto Cahya, Plaza Menteng, 2nd floor, Jl. H.O.S. Cokroaminoto 79, Menteng (Phone: 3907623), Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until April 20.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Habibie, Prayogo confer on Chandra Asri's fate
Habibie, Prayogo confer on Chandra Asri's fate JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie summoned business tycoon Prayogo Pangestu on Thursday to discuss the fate of his company PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Investments safe in RI, says ABRI
Investments safe in RI, says ABRI JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces Commander Gen. Wiranto appealed to foreign investors on Thursday not to leave the crisis-hit country, assuring them the military would maintain security.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Historic building razed
Historic building razedFrom Tempo magazineI hail from Tegal regency in Central Java. Although I have studied and worked in places outside of my birthplace, I am proud of my hometown, especially the development of community awareness.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Language testing needs revolution
Language testing needs revolutionBy Bambang Sugeng YOGYAKARTA (JP): When the communicative methodology in language teaching was gaining momentum 20 years ago, one of its proponents reminded the rest of the world that new testing techniques were needed to be developed to accompany the speeding...
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Unruly Mia likely to miss team events
Unruly Mia likely to miss team events JAKARTA (JP): The country's number one women's singles shuttler, Mia Audina, could be kept off the team for the Sudirman Cup and World Championships next month due to undisciplined behavior.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 8, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 -25 1,000 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 75 0 0 Alter Abadi 200 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal...
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Asia's crisis deeper, longer and more painful
Asia's crisis deeper, longer and more painful BANGKOK (AFP): Asia's economic crisis has inflicted deeper misery and dragged on for longer than anticipated, the United Nations said Wednesday in a report calling for sweeping reforms of the global financial system.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
The Purbalingga incident
The Purbalingga incident Yet another time bomb left by the New Order regime has exploded. On Friday last week, the thus far little known town of Purbalingga in the Banyumas regency of Central Java created an uproar.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Tourist arrivals to RP drop
Tourist arrivals to RP drop MANILA (AP): The number of tourists visiting the Philippines is declining because of continuing regional financial turmoil and the crippling of national carrier Philippine Airlines, the Department of Tourism said Thursday.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Four arrested for alleged extortion
Four arrested for alleged extortion JAKARTA (JP): A police officer shot and injured two technical high school students and, with the help of bystanders, arrested two others for allegedly extorting money from bus passengers in East Jakarta late Wednesday.City police spokesman Lt. Col.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Salim Group defends UIC performance
Salim Group defends UIC performance SINGAPORE (Reuters): Indonesia's Salim Group, which is trying to sell its 23 percent stake in Singapore's United Industrial Corp (UIC), said on Thursday it was pleased with the company's profit record."We are happy with UIC's performance.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
No clear resolution in sight on taming sex and violence on TV
No clear resolution in sight on taming sex and violence on TVBy Brillianto K. Jaya JAKARTA (JP): The government, as well as and television viewers, are relieved to hear that the country's TV stations have agreed to minimize violence and sex in their broadcasts.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Hiring assistant better for investors
Hiring assistant better for investors I feel sorry for Mr. Ng Yang Houg (whose letter Foreign investment handling was published on April 3) facing a dilemma whether he would use the service of a consultant or hire an employee.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Army-linked body to lose forestry license
Army-linked body to lose forestry license JAKARTA (JP): The government will revoke logging rights owned by a foundation under the Ministry of Defense, Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution said on Wednesday.
Fri, 09 Apr 1999
Angry mob attacks public hospital in West Kalimantan
Angry mob attacks public hospital in West Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): Troops fired warning shots on Thursday to disperse a group of people who attacked a public hospital in Singkawang, West Kalimantan.Antara reported that a group of Madurese attacked the Abdul Aziz General Hospital in the Sambas...