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Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Germany Advertisement Photograph in 1925- 1988, at Galeri Soemardja, Bandung Institute of Technology, Jl. Ganesha 10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., until April 10.Music and Entertainment * Hotel Papandayan, Jl. Gatot Subroto No.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Armed gang targets police officer's house
Armed gang targets police officer's house JAKARTA (JP): A group of armed robbers broke into a house of a police officer on Jl. Dewi Sartika in Cawang, East Jakarta, early Monday, making away with a gas tank and a telephone set.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
SE Asian currencies slip in wake of sinking yen
SE Asian currencies slip in wake of sinking yen SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies mostly slipped against the U.S. dollar Monday.Responding to an early slide in the yen, which saw the U.S. currency push upward to a high of 121.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Low appreciation of secretaries
Low appreciation of secretaries The article titled "Secretaries: Be-all, end-all of firms" on March 30 reminds me of a book titled Sekretaris sebagai manager (Secretaries as managers) by Dr. A.B. Susanto. Both publications appreciate the roles of a secretary in a company.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Singapore oil refiners see tough times ahead
Singapore oil refiners see tough times ahead SINGAPORE (Reuters): A decision by industry leader Shell Singapore to deepen production cuts in April despite surging oil prices was indicative of tough times ahead, analysts and oil traders said on Monday.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
'TVRI' to air best athletes ceremony
'TVRI' to air best athletes ceremony JAKARTA (JP): State-owned TVRI is scheduled to air live a ceremony to honor 1998's best athletes on April 9 at TVRI's auditorium.The ceremony will be jointly staged by the National Sports Council (KONI), TVRI and the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Journalists...
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Ambon clashes force Butonese 'back home'
Ambon clashes force Butonese 'back home'By Elizabeth Collins BAU BAU, Southeast Sulawesi (JP): The refugee center in Bau Bau city is an open market next to a sports field. Between 500 and 1,000 refugees crowd under the roof on the cement platform.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Confusion colors first day of voter registration
Confusion colors first day of voter registration JAKARTA (JP): The first day of voter registration in the capital was marked by a lack of preparation and confusion among registration officials.It remains unclear whether local registration locations and officials (Gastarlih) will be ready to carry...
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
King to receive Anwar report
King to receive Anwar report KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): A royal commission investigating injuries sustained by sacked finance minister Anwar Ibrahim while in police custody will present its report to Malaysia's king on Tuesday, government officials said.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Activity on Anak Krakatau
Activity on Anak Krakatau SUNDA STRAIT, Lampung: Frequent explosions and tremors were reported from Mount Anak Krakatau in the latest observations of the volcano over the weekend.A 20-strong team from the Krakatau Community Care, who observed the volcano's activities on Saturday and Sunday from...
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Commission fails to decide on legislative seats
Commission fails to decide on legislative seats JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) failed to reach a decision on Monday on the allocation of legislative seats due to 11 newly established regencies.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Rights activist warns of threat from new security bill
Rights activist warns of threat from new security bill JAKARTA (JP): A leading human rights activist has said that the bill on the state's safety and security is even more of a threat to the public than the newly scrapped 1963 Subversion Law.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on April 5, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,600.00 8,680.00 8,600.00 8,720.00Australian dollar 1 5,437.85 5,531.05 5,412.00 5,581.00Austrian schilling 1 669.43 680.67 - -Belgian franc 1 228.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Stepped-up training urged for workers
Stepped-up training urged for workers TANGERANG (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono on Monday called for more education programs for factory workers across the country."I want more (factory education programs) like this one to be set up in this country, particularly in areas...
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Soccer hooligans fight residents
Soccer hooligans fight residents CIREBON, West Java: Hundreds of soccer hooligans returning home from Jakarta and local residents living near the railway station here threw stones at each other on Sunday, causing damage to hundreds of houses and a number of trains, Antara reported.Houses on Jl. K.S.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
EC vice president confident about RI's prospects
EC vice president confident about RI's prospects JAKARTA (JP): European Commission vice president Leon Brittan said on Monday he was upbeat about ailing Indonesia's future if it followed prescriptions for a return to economic health.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Boeing skids off runway
Boeing skids off runway UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): A Boeing 737 owned by Mandala Airlines skidded off the runway shortly after landing at Hasanuddin Airport on Monday.All the crew and 80 passengers, including three babies, left the aircraft unharmed.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 5, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 75 0 0 Alter Abadi 200 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 375 25...
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Indonesia's decision to stay in INRO will not help boost prices
Indonesia's decision to stay in INRO will not help boost prices JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's decision to remain a member of the International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO) would not help in stabilizing the commodity prices if the existing rubber trade pact is not changed, according to Gapkindo,...
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Elections body probes attack on Golkar supporters
Elections body probes attack on Golkar supporters JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) will soon summon executives of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and the Golkar Party in relation to last week's incident in which Golkar supporters and executives were...
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Taiwan minister visits RI
Taiwan minister visits RI TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Chih- kang left for Indonesia Monday for talks on bilateral cooperation in energy development.Wang, whose delegation includes officials from the energy commission, the state-run Taiwan Power Company and Chinese...
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Mideast peace has long way to go
Mideast peace has long way to goBy Oei Eng Goan The United Nations held a two-day international seminar for journalists on the question of Palestine, one of the longest- lasting and most complicated political problems of this century, in Madrid last month.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Provocateurs repent!
Provocateurs repent!From RepublikaThe riot in Ambon has not completely died down. Minor clashes have continued to break out and could always degenerate into major clashes unless security personnel and the community remain alert to prevent the possibility of fresh riots.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
20 more dead bodies found, Maluku death toll over 50
20 more dead bodies found, Maluku death toll over 50 JAKARTA (JP): Twenty bodies were found in the Southeast Maluku village of Larat on Monday, taking the death toll from days of communal clashes in the area to more than 50.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
BI to retain its supervisory grip
BI to retain its supervisory grip JAKARTA (JP): The government and the House of Representatives principally agreed on Monday to retain Bank Indonesia's banking supervisory function until the end of 2002, paving the way to the resolution of a key obstacle to a new central bank bill.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Beddu, Ricardo tried in Goro corruption case
Beddu, Ricardo tried in Goro corruption case JAKARTA (JP): Before a packed public gallery, former chairman of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Beddu Amang and a senior executive of wholesaler PT Goro Batara Sakti were indicted on Monday in a multibillion rupiah corruption case.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Errant bankers
Errant bankers We welcome Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto's statement that the government will be selective and prudent in barring errant bankers from leaving Indonesia. In any case, a number of the bankers have already demonstrated their good intentions by issuing, through their respective...
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Two tried in $9.3m construction scam
Two tried in $9.3m construction scam JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor asked the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday for jail terms of six years and five years respectively for a developer and official charged in a US$9.3 million scam in the construction of a condominium project.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
Catholics encouraged to vote in June 7 polls
Catholics encouraged to vote in June 7 polls JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bishops Conference (KWI) has called on Catholics to exercise their voting rights in the June 7 polls, but is urging them not to vote for parties which are against the reform movement or which have a bad track record.
Tue, 06 Apr 1999
More American tourists to Bali
More American tourists to Bali DENPASAR, Bali: A total of 18,355 tourists from North and South America visited Bali in the first two months of the year, a 64.2 percent rise from 11,176 American tourists in the same period of 1998.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
Observer warns of partisan media groups
Observer warns of partisan media groups JAKARTA (JP): According to journalists and election observers here, unethical reporting during the election process will be an obstacle to democracy and devalue the elections.In talks on Saturday, political scholar Andi A.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
Fire gutted shopping complex, market
Fire gutted shopping complex, market JAKARTA (JP): The top floor of the five-story Duta Merlin shopping complex on Jl. Gajah Mada in Central Jakarta was gutted by a fire sparked by welders working in the building on Saturday.No fatalities were reported but the one-hour blaze, which began at 9:30 a.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
S. Kalimantan's pulp plant
S. Kalimantan's pulp plant JAKARTA (JP): Local company PT Menara Hutan Buana (MHB) will build a pulp-processing plant in South Kalimantan with an annual capacity of one million metric tons.The company's commissioner, Surachmadi Suratman said on Saturday Menara Hutan Buana has acquired 268,585...
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
Mayor installed amid tight security
Mayor installed amid tight security SURABAYA: The Mojokerto mayor, Teguh Sanyoto, and the Kediri, mayor, Maschut, were installed on Saturday by East Java Governor Imam Utomo under tight security following an investigation by the Ministry of Home Affairs into reports of money politics.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
Hooligans win the game
Hooligans win the game There seems to be fewer and fewer safe places in Indonesia today. Apart from the religious conflicts in Ambon and the bloody communal clashes in West Kalimantan, there are other places in our country which also are not secure from deleterious members of society.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
Anwar Ibrahim's wife launches new political party
Anwar Ibrahim's wife launches new political party KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The wife of ousted Malaysian deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim launched a new political party on Sunday and appealed to opposition groups to unite to oust Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
ASEAN industry website launched
ASEAN industry website launched BANGKOK (DPA): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), somewhat lacking in tangible economic cooperation these days, will in early April launch a regional project you can put your finger on, at least in cyber-space.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
Hooligans leave trains vandalized
Hooligans leave trains vandalized JAKARTA (JP): Visiting soccer fans from Surabaya and Semarang caused at least Rp 500 million (US$58,823) in damage to trains of the state railway company Perumka, a company spokesman said on Sunday.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
An independent police force
An independent police force With the dawning of a new era for our police force as an institution separate from the Armed Forces, we hope the police will be able to perform its duties in a more independent and autonomous way.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
Muslims help secure Good Friday
Muslims help secure Good Friday LARANTUKA, East Nusa Tenggara: Muslim youths here joined in securing a procession held to commemorate Good Friday.About 90 Muslim activists were asked to join security services for the six-kilometer-long procession, in which thousands of Catholics participated.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
Fate of employees of liquidated banks
Fate of employees of liquidated banksFrom Media IndonesiaIn the last few days the media have reported that thousands of employees of private banks closed on March 13, 1999, have staged demonstrations at Bank Indonesia (BI) on Jl.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
Battered hotel industry faces added insults
Battered hotel industry faces added insults JAKARTA (JP): The outlook for the country's battered hotel industry may become even bleaker in the months ahead, as fears of escalating social unrest before and after the June elections will further discourage foreign tourists from visiting Indonesia, a...
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
Goh Chok Tong to propose Asia-Latin America summit
Goh Chok Tong to propose Asia-Latin America summit TOKYO (AFP): Singapore is to propose launching an Asia-Latin America summit meeting next year to jointly tackle the global financial crisis, a newspaper said Sunday.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
Thai national pride rides on WTO job
Thai national pride rides on WTO jobBy Chris Johnson BANGKOK (Reuters): The contest to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO) may seem academic elsewhere, but in Thailand it is stirring deep feelings.Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Panitchpakdi, the Thai candidate to succeed Renato Ruggiero as WTO...
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
KPU extends voter registration to May 4
KPU extends voter registration to May 4 JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) has extended voter registration to May 4, from the official deadline of April 29, in a bid to gather more participants, KPU chairman Rudini said on Saturday.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
Inflation decreased by 0.18% in March
Inflation decreased by 0.18% in March JAKARTA (JP): Consumer prices in March declined by 0.18 percent from the level in February, bringing the 1998/1999 fiscal year inflation to 45.44 percent, well below the government's target of 66 percent, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced on...
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
Artificial corneas to be produced here next year
Artificial corneas to be produced here next year JAKARTA (JP): The Lions Eye Institute of Perth, Australia, the Jakarta Eye Center and the University of Indonesia's School of Medicine plan to conduct joint research here into designing highly sophisticated artificial corneas beginning next year.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
PSSI to set date for final match
PSSI to set date for final match JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the fifth Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina) organizing committee Maj. Gen. Sartomo and deputy Iswadi Idris will fly to Manado, North Sulawesi, on Monday to set the date of the final at Klabat sports stadium.
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
Philippines overwhelms RI in Davis Cup
Philippines overwhelms RI in Davis Cup JAKARTA (JP): The Philippines won a trip to the finals in the Davis Cup Group II Asia Oceania zone after eliminating host Indonesia 4-1 on Sunday.In the first match at Senayan indoor tennis stadium on Sunday, veteran Philippines player Joseph Lizardo, 30,...
Mon, 05 Apr 1999
Six missing in chopper crash
Six missing in chopper crash SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: One man died and six are missing after a chopper crashed off the provincial coast on Saturday morning.As of Sunday, a joint team of the East Kalimantan coast guard and Air Force, mobile brigade unit and Bontang subdistrict administration...