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Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Ryan wins gold in Asian bowling
Ryan wins gold in Asian bowling JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Ryan Lalisang captured the boys' singles gold medal in the Asian Student Bowling Championships in Singapore yesterday.Aswin Limansantoso, deputy secretary general of the Indonesian Bowling Association said yesterday that Ryan, making his...
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
A good beginning
A good beginning The dialog between the government and citizens, which was held at the Jakarta Fair ground in Kemayoran on Saturday, has attracted widespread attention. Such attention is natural considering the number of participants that were involved and the heterogeneous nature of the groups...
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Time to remember journalists
Time to remember journalistsBy Ignatius Haryanto JAKARTA (JP): This year The New York Times won three Pulitzer prizes for stories on corruption in Mexico, special coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court and for critical commentary on police brutality in New York (Kompas, April 16).
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Karatekas set modest target in Sydney trip
Karatekas set modest target in Sydney trip JAKARTA (JP): The national karate team has set a modest target of winning two golds in the Australian Open Championship in Sydney, its first outing ahead of the 13th Asian Games in December.Head of the contingent Brig. Gen.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on April 21, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 1 7,500.00 9,000.00Austrian shilling 1 565.10 677.80Australian dollar 1 4,794.30 5,369.30Belgian franc 1 199.50 222.60Canadian dollar 1 5,171.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Students explain motives for demonstrating
Students explain motives for demonstrating YOGYAKARTA (JP): A small group of female students in tight jeans stood a little distance away from their colleagues assembling near the student hall at Gadjah Mada University shouting protests over the government's handling of the economic crisis.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Govt to unveil new bankruptcy law today
Govt to unveil new bankruptcy law today JAKARTA (JP): The government will announce today regulations to amend the bankruptcy law and improve the legal infrastructure for business in the country, Minister of Justice Muladi said yesterday.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: White Lies 3:05 Family's Film: Road to Avonlea 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teen Program: Remaja Indonesia 5:00 Science and Technology 5:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 6:05 My Country: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports 6:30 TVRI News (in...
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Japanese universities ponder paucity of foreign students
Japanese universities ponder paucity of foreign studentsBy Kelly Olsen TOKYO (AP): Their alumni include some very prominent people. The Philippines' foreign secretary, for example, was Tokyo University class of 1964. Indonesia's top economic minister was Tokyo U. '65.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
YLKI, LBH pick holes in traffic sticker plan
YLKI, LBH pick holes in traffic sticker plan JAKARTA (JP): The city administration's decision to replace the three-in-one regulation with a traffic sticker system came under fire yesterday.The Indonesian Consumers Association (YLKI) and the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) said the city...
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
RI oil product imports surge again, say traders
RI oil product imports surge again, say traders SINGAPORE (Reuters): Indonesia's oil product imports are creeping up again after it was crippled for months by the country's worst financial crisis in decades, traders said yesterday.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Return activists 'must explain their whereabouts'
Return activists 'must explain their whereabouts' JAKARTA (JP): Rights campaigner Marzuki Darusman pleaded yesterday that three political activists who have just returned after reportedly disappearing for weeks should not stay silent but explain their much-publicized disappearance for the sake of...
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: LuncheonAryadutaVIP LUNCHEON: Director General of Politics, Department of Foreign Affairs, Nugroho Wisnumurti (left) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas (second left) talk with South African Minister of Foreign Affairs Alfred Nzo (second left) and Ambassador of South Africa...
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Christie's puts Indonesian art on the block
Christie's puts Indonesian art on the block JAKARTA (JP): Those who believe that fine art is not a just luxury but a necessity can always turn in their hour of need to Christie's, the world's oldest firm of fine art auctioneers, which offers scores of paintings by Indonesian artists.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Total to cut crude output
Total to cut crude output SINGAPORE (Reuters): Indonesian state-oil company Pertamina has requested Total SA cut its local crude oil production to 25,000 barrels per day (bpd) as part of OPEC cuts, Total general manager in Indonesia, Bernard Vitry, said yesterday.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Kaswanto forced to abandon Philippines cycling road race
Kaswanto forced to abandon Philippines cycling road race ANTIPOLO, Philippines (Agencies): Kaswanto completed Indonesia's poor performance in the Marlboro Centennial Tour of Philippines when he abandoned the fifth stage of the race yesterday.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Trawlers illegally prowl Medan coast
Trawlers illegally prowl Medan coast MEDAN, North Sumatra: About 125 trawlers have been violating a government ban by operating in the western waters of the province, ruining the livelihood of many traditional fishermen.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
In Kartini's memory
In Kartini's memory Though it may be true that many Indonesians still regard subservience and meekness as traditional female virtues that should be retained, women in dominant positions are not exactly a new phenomenon in Indonesia.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Obstetrician on trial for illegal abortions
Obstetrician on trial for illegal abortions JAKARTA (JP): An obstetrician, identified as Budiman, 51, was indicted at the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday on charges of illegal abortion practices.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Surabaya turtledove-breeding farm booming despite crisis
Surabaya turtledove-breeding farm booming despite crisisBy Widyarto SURABAYA (JP): The way money circulates here is just the way it does in other business spots: clearly visible in huge amounts. The difference is that this place is free from any formality related to time and location.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Migrant Workers
Migrant WorkersFrom Media IndonesiaI am concerned about the violence experienced by our migrant workers, legal or otherwise, in Malaysia recently. It is time that the Indonesian government find solutions to problems related to migrant workers.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
MAF resumes relief flights
MAF resumes relief flights JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), an airline owned by missionaries, has resumed flights to rural areas in the province after receiving 300 drums of fuel from the local office of the state-owned oil company, Pertamina.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Forbidden love at Betawi theater
Forbidden love at Betawi theater JAKARTA (JP): Forbidden love based on the classic Sampek Engtay Chinese folktale is the plot of a drama scheduled to be staged tomorrow in the form of a Betawi (native Jakarta) farce.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
SBI rates raised to prop up rupiah
SBI rates raised to prop up rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) raised again yesterday its interest rates on short-term promissory notes (SBIs) for all maturities by between 3 percent and 5 percent in an effort to shore up the rupiah and curb inflation.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
New executive train launched
New executive train launched YOGYAKARTA: Minister of Communications Giri Suseno Hadihardjono inaugurated the new executive class train Dwipangga yesterday at Balapan Solo Railway Station.Poernomo, spokesman of the state railway company Perumka, said the new six-car executive train should satisfy...
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
KSOs install 1m new phone lines as of 1997
KSOs install 1m new phone lines as of 1997 JAKARTA (JP): State telecommunications firm PT Telkom's five contractors announced yesterday they had installed 1.01 million new telephone lines by the end of 1997, or 50.1 percent of the target to be reached by the end of 1999.
Wed, 22 Apr 1998
Housewives, nuns, prostitutes join protests
Housewives, nuns, prostitutes join protests JAKARTA (JP): Housewives, several nuns and a number of sex workers were seen mingling with thousands of female students and activists holding rallies demanding an end to the economic crisis and sweeping reforms in various cities yesterday.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Agung reveals 19th SEA Games fund raising scam
Agung reveals 19th SEA Games fund raising scam JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Agung Laksono admitted yesterday that irregularities in the sale of stickers to raise funds for the 19th Southeast Asian Games had cost organizers more than Rp 1 billion.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
E. Timor steps up fight against dengue
E. Timor steps up fight against dengue DILI, East Timor: The provincial administration is intensifying efforts to combat the outbreak of dengue fever in 11 of the province's districts, provincial health office spokesman Triputro Nugroho said here yesterday.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Fires destroy six houses
Fires destroy six houses JAKARTA (JP): Fires destroyed six houses in South, East and Central Jakarta on Sunday causing substantial material loses, media reports said yesterday.In Kalibata, South Jakarta, a fire gutted a building in an army housing complex. The fire started at 8:50 p.m.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Bond issuance may cause crowding out
Bond issuance may cause crowding out Commercial banks need Rp 155 trillion (US$19.37 billion) of fresh funds to bail them out of runs by depositors. Economist Kwik Kian Gie discusses the impacts of the cash shortage.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Malaysian media warned about haze
Malaysian media warned about haze KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The Malaysia government has warned television stations they could be taken off the air for broadcasting negative reports on the haze, local news reports said yesterday.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Indonesia-India satellite
Indonesia-India satellite NEW DELHI (Reuters): Indonesia's Pasifik Satelit Nusantara said yesterday its Asia Cellular Satellite (ACeS) mobile telecommunications unit had formed a joint venture with Shyam Telecom Ltd to market the service in India.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Three hurt as train rams bus
Three hurt as train rams bus JAKARTA (JP): A Mayasari Bhakti bus (left photo) was hit by an economy-class train heading for Pasar Senen station at a railway crossing on Jl. Pramuka, Central Jakarta, yesterday, leaving at least three people seriously injured.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Gradual reforms suggested
Gradual reforms suggested JAKARTA (JP): Leading political observers advocated yesterday careful and gradual reforms, saying that a revolution would only endanger the people and leave the country vulnerable to the emergence of a dictatorship.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
TGIF's serves up sauce with 'sauce'
TGIF's serves up sauce with 'sauce' JAKARTA (JP): Whiskey is more than just a drink, or so says TGI Friday's, which is dishing up its Jack Daniels menu named after the famous American liquor.Introduced last month, the special consists of an American cut of meat, like steak, ribs, salmon and fried...
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Aussie dock pileup affects exports to RI
Aussie dock pileup affects exports to RI SYDNEY (Agencies): With about 10,000 containers already banked up on Australia's battle scarred docks, the biggest crunch is about to hit as the peak shipping season for rural commodity exports begins.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Jilted husband takes own life
Jilted husband takes own life JAKARTA (JP): A 34-year-old antique seller, apparently despondent after his wife left him for another man two years ago, slashed his wrist and neck on a visit to his in-laws' home in Cengkareng, West Jakarta, on Sunday.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Amien's plan to testify on rights record hailed
Amien's plan to testify on rights record hailed JAKARTA (JP): A human rights campaigner and a government official yesterday praised the willingness of Moslem leader Amien Rais to appear before a United States congressional subcommittee to defend Indonesia's human rights record.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Sociologist blames govt and elite for crisis
Sociologist blames govt and elite for crisis YOGYAKARTA (JP): An observer blamed the worsening economic crisis in Indonesia on a lack of sense of crisis within the government and elite in the country."The government and the country's elite do not feel there is a crisis going on, which is why they...
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Soeharto values dialogs: Saadilah
Soeharto values dialogs: Saadilah JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto values dialog as a means of exchanging views and opinions but would not necessarily hold any such intercourse with members of the public, a senior minister said.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Asiatica, at Savoy Homann, Panghegar Heritage Hotel, Jl. Asia Afrika No. 112 (Phone 022 432244), 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., until May 9. * Furniture Exhibition featuring decorative interior furnitures, antique and ethnical goods by Pradipta Gallery at...
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Bomb hoax causes panic at bank building
Bomb hoax causes panic at bank building JAKARTA (JP): A bomb threat triggered panic at Standard Chartered Bank on Jl. Jend. Sudirman in Central Jakarta yesterday, forcing the bank's management to evacuate hundreds of its employees.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 20, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 700 0 0 AHAP Insurance 500 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,075 0 185,000 Alumindo Light Metal 425 0 20,000 Alumindo...
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Rupiah firms slightly on SBI speculation
Rupiah firms slightly on SBI speculation JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah ended marginally firmer against the U.S. dollar yesterday on market speculation that Bank Indonesia would raise rates for its short-term promissory notes (SBI) this week.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Minister Tutty wants to make women pillars of nation
Minister Tutty wants to make women pillars of nation The fourth state minister of women's affairs, Tutty Alawiyah, may be the first to come from an activist background. A preacher, rector and businesswoman, she heads the East Jakarta-based As- Syafi'iyah foundation and is on the advisory board of...
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Rates for Tax Payment
Rates for Tax Payment JAKARTA (JP): The new official conversion rates as the basis for payment of import duty, value-added tax on goods and services, sales tax on luxury goods, export tax and income tax, valid from April 20 to April 26: U.S. dollar 1 Rp 7,600.00Austrian shilling 1 598.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Badminton body keeps mum on cash bonuses
Badminton body keeps mum on cash bonuses JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia confirmed yesterday it was not offering cash bonuses as stimuli for the country's players to retain their Thomas Cup and Uber Cup titles in Hong Kong next May.The association's secretary-general, Leo Ch.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
RI gross foreign assests grow slightly to US$16.8b
RI gross foreign assests grow slightly to US$16.8b JAKARTA (JP): The nation's gross foreign exchange reserves were US$16.8 billion as of April 15, a slight increase from $16.59 billion recorded at the end of March and $16.6 billion on March 13, Bank Indonesia said yesterday.
Tue, 21 Apr 1998
Minister Shihab to attend Waisak
Minister Shihab to attend Waisak SEMARANG: Minister of Religious Affairs Quraish Shihab will attend the celebration of Buddha's day of enlightenment (Waisak) at the Borobudur temple, Central Java, on May 11, Antara reported yesterday.