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Fri, 14 May 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on May 12, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,870.00 7,930.00 7,870.00 7,970.00Australian dollar 1 5,241.95 5,333.80 5,216.00 5,383.00Austrian schilling 1 610.52 620.19 - -Belgian franc 1 208.26 211.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Trisakti tragedy remembered
Trisakti tragedy remembered JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of students from universities in cities across the country staged peaceful street rallies on Wednesday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the fatal shooting of four Trisakti University students.No clashes occurred during the rallies.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Water firm's president fired for incompetency
Water firm's president fired for incompetency JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso fired the president of city water company PDAM Jaya, Rama Boedi, saying the latter was unable to resolve the company's internal problems.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Untrendy Indonesia not a hit in Japan
Untrendy Indonesia not a hit in JapanBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang TOKYO (JP): Japanese traders are reluctant to import Indonesian clothes, which are seen as unfashionable here, a visiting Indonesian minister said.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Foreigners tender $3.2b in RI debt
Foreigners tender $3.2b in RI debt LONDON (Reuters): Bank Indonesia and Deutsche Bank AG said on Thursday more than US$3.2 billion of external debt of Indonesian banks was tendered by creditors in an exchange to help the country restructure its banking system.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Anwar scoffs at official's remark
Anwar scoffs at official's remark KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Jailed Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim criticized a Cabinet minister for saying his wife, a budding opposition figure, was Chinese and therefore unqualified to lead native Malays, a statement said on Thursday.Anwar, the former No.
Fri, 14 May 1999
EVA Air upbeat on RI flights
EVA Air upbeat on RI flights JAKARTA (JP): Taiwan's EVA Air said the flow of passengers from Taiwan to Indonesia remained strong despite security fears ahead of the June 7 general election."We are overbooked for trips to Bali and have quite a few passengers for Jakarta starting from May and it...
Fri, 14 May 1999
Unfrel has doubts about poll security
Unfrel has doubts about poll security DEPOK, West Java (JP): Just three weeks ahead of the June 7 general election, a leading independent poll watch organization warned on Wednesday of various shortcomings, including a lack of security guarantees and continuing calls for a boycott in Aceh.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Borobudur to host 50,000 Buddhists
Borobudur to host 50,000 Buddhists SEMARANG, Central Java: About 50,000 people will attend the commemoration of Buddha's Day of Enlightenment on May 30 in the ancient Borobudur temple in Magelang, an official predicted on Thursday, Antara reported.
Fri, 14 May 1999
State bank debtors to be taken to court
State bank debtors to be taken to court JAKARTA (JP): The president of newly established Bank Mandiri, Robby Djohan, said on Wednesday some 5 percent of the Rp 61 trillion (about US$7.6 billion) in nonperforming loans at four state banks could not be restructured because the debtors' businesses...
Fri, 14 May 1999
Cempaka Putih resident shot
Cempaka Putih resident shot JAKARTA (JP): A Cempaka Putih resident in Central Jakarta was shot on Tuesday evening attempting to apprehend a member of a vehicle thieving gang.Central Jakarta Police detective chief Maj.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Court deals second blow to gas partners
Court deals second blow to gas partners JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina and its Canadian contractor Gulf Resources have suffered a second blow in a land dispute with a South Sumatra plantation company, losing a key ruling by Palembang Low Administrative Court.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Quota for women legislators
Quota for women legislatorsFrom Pikiran RakyatThe demand for a quota of women legislators by a number of women activists at the coming general election seems excessive.It shows that in this globalization era the long debate on gender matters carried on since the time of our ancestors is not...
Fri, 14 May 1999
Malaysia marks 1969 race riots
Malaysia marks 1969 race riots KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia marked the 30th anniversary of the country's worst racial riots on Thursday, and the opposition charged the government was using fears of a recurrence of violence to keep its stranglehold on power.
Fri, 14 May 1999
TNI sends special team to Aceh
TNI sends special team to Aceh JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) has sent a special team of 34 officers to appraise the security situation in Aceh, Antara reported on Thursday.The team's recommendations would be considered in the formulation of security policies in the troubled province,...
Fri, 14 May 1999
Government demands KPU neutrality during campaign
Government demands KPU neutrality during campaign JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice/State Secretary Muladi insisted on Wednesday that members of the General Elections Commission (KPU) be barred from campaigning to ensure their neutrality.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Akbar officially transfers ministerial post to Muladi
Akbar officially transfers ministerial post to Muladi JAKARTA (JP): Akbar Tandjung officially handed over his post as minister/state secretary to Minister of Justice Muladi in a ceremony at the State Palace on Wednesday.President B.J.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Message from the Publisher
Message from the Publisher PT Bina Media Tenggara , publisher of The Jakarta Post, proudly announces two new services for our readers and advertisers. One is the early arrival of the paper for our readers in the island of Bali. The other is our uniquely designed website for the global community.
Fri, 14 May 1999
A slip of the political tongue
A slip of the political tongue The daily Suara Pembaruan of May 9, 1999, reported a request from the Indonesian Nationalist Party (PNI) for President Habibie to study more about history, especially Indonesian national history.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Estrada aide blasts bishops
Estrada aide blasts bishops MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Joseph Estrada's chief adviser, Ronaldo Zamora, berated Roman Catholic bishops on Thursday for allegedly stoking hostile actions among opponents of a defense pact with the United States.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Yenville sells stake in Econ
Yenville sells stake in Econ SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Yenville Pte. Ltd., an Indonesian-owned company, will sell its 24.5 percent stake in Singapore-listed Econ International Ltd. to U.S.-based Asian Energy Ltd. for S$40 million (US$23.6), Econ said late Tuesday.
Fri, 14 May 1999
World Bank to fight Indonesian poverty with new vigor
World Bank to fight Indonesian poverty with new vigor Mark Baird, a New Zealander, who became the World Bank Indonesia Country Director on April 1, is now on his second assignment in Jakarta. But the task and the work environment he is facing is strikingly different from his previous one in 1986-...
Fri, 14 May 1999
China to meet S. Korea, Indonesia faces Denmark in semis
China to meet S. Korea, Indonesia faces Denmark in semisBy Primastuti Handayani COPENHAGEN (JP): Defending champion China will challenge South Korea, while home favorite Denmark will face Indonesia in the reserve semifinals of the Sudirman Cup mixed team championships at Brondby Hall on Friday.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Al Azhar to join international folk dance gala
Al Azhar to join international folk dance gala JAKARTA (JP): If you watch them on the dance floor, you might think they are professional dancers because their movements are so gracious as they follow the beat of the music.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Peaceful rally marks Trisakti shooting
Peaceful rally marks Trisakti shooting JAKARTA (JP): Around 5,000 Trisakti University students flocked to their campus in Grogol, West Jakarta, on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of four of their classmates during a peaceful demonstration outside the university.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Gutted buildings bear witness to brutality of May 1998 riots
Gutted buildings bear witness to brutality of May 1998 riots JAKARTA (JP): A number of buildings burned and damaged in the mid-May 1998 riots have been completely refurbished and are receiving customers.Such a scene can be seen in West Jakarta's busy Chinatown Glodok area.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Golkar Party likely to nominate Habibie
Golkar Party likely to nominate Habibie JAKARTA (JP): The ruling Golkar Party will likely nominate President B.J. Habibie as its presidential candidate for the 1999-2004 period, according to party sources.Deputy chairman of the party's advisory board, A.A Baramuli, said shortly after 11 p.m.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Jakarta Fair to be held in August
Jakarta Fair to be held in August JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has decided to end the tradition of staging the annual one-month Jakarta Fair to coincide with the capital's anniversary on June 22 and will instead hold the event in August, according to the fair's organizer.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Debate and Megawati
Debate and Megawati I was rather surprised to read your editorial (April 30, 1999, A new political education) on the nation's first democratic political debate aired on TV recently.Surprised, because you slip your usual high standards of objectivity and impartiality by rather severely criticizing...
Fri, 14 May 1999
Clashes unavoidable
Clashes unavoidableFrom Pikiran RakyatClashes between supporters of the People's Awakening Party (PKB) and the United Development Party (PPP) in Jepara (Pikiran Rakyat, May 2) and similar happenings in the run-up to the general election are "unavoidable" indeed.
Fri, 14 May 1999
May 16 to urge HIV/AIDS awareness
May 16 to urge HIV/AIDS awareness JAKARTA: A night of recognition of the threat of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) and solidarity for those affected will be held in 70 cities across the archipelago on May 16, Antara reported on Wednesday.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Inpex leaves from W. Natuna
Inpex leaves from W. Natuna TOKYO (Dow Jones): Indonesia Petroleum Ltd., or Inpex, a leading Japanese energy developer, has withdrawn from an oil and gas exploration project offshore southern Indonesia, Japan National Oil Corp. said Wednesday.
Fri, 14 May 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Graphics Exhibition: Ekspresi Grafis Dalam Ekspresi Buku II, at Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang - The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62 South Jakarta (Phone: 5201266), Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fri, 14 May 1999
SCB customers win Rp 250m
SCB customers win Rp 250m JAKARTA (JP): Five Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) customers from Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya and Semarang recently won a total cash prize of Rp 250 million (some US$30,000).The cash prizes, part of the Sweet Millions Draw, culminated a six-month promotion.
Wed, 12 May 1999
New law looks to revive TV industry
New law looks to revive TV industryBy Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): Hope is running high for a new much-awaited law on the mass media to nurse back to health the Indonesian television industry, which has been laid low by the economic crisis.
Wed, 12 May 1999
Regent suspended pending probe
Regent suspended pending probe SURABAYA, East Java: To allow for a police probe into mass murder in his regency, Banyuwangi Regent T. Purnomo Sidik was "temporarily discharged" on Monday, Antara reported.
Wed, 12 May 1999
Resolve Trisakti incident: Observers
Resolve Trisakti incident: Observers JAKARTA (JP): A number of people from several backgrounds have called on President B.J. Habibie's administration to bring a speedy end to the now year-long investigation of the May 12 Trisakti shooting incident.
Wed, 12 May 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 11, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 375 0 129,000 AHAP Insurance 425 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 275 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 32,500 Alumindo Light...
Wed, 12 May 1999
Singaporean arrested for alleged drug possession
Singaporean arrested for alleged drug possession JAKARTA (JP): City police arrested a Singaporean and two locals for possession of 3,651 ecstasy pills, two grams of heroin and 262 grams of shabu-shabu (crystal amphetamine).City police chief of detectives Col.
Wed, 12 May 1999
Clough wins RI coal contract
Clough wins RI coal contract PERTH, Australia (AFP): Australian engineering and construction group Clough Engineering said Tuesday its Indonesian subsidiary had won a A$91 million (US$61 million) contract extension to work on a big coal project in Borneo.
Wed, 12 May 1999
Banjarmasin fire causes big loss
Banjarmasin fire causes big loss BANJARMASIN: Fire broke out Monday night at the Pangeran Antasari market, burning 914 stalls.Mayor Sadjoko estimated losses in billions of rupiah.Antara reported that the worst hit part of the fire that lasted four hours was the ground floor where merchandise was...
Wed, 12 May 1999
Money politics
Money politics With less than four weeks left to the June 7 general election, signs are growing that the polls -- the most crucial this country has held in its 54-year existence -- will not quite be as free and fair as the government promised they would be.
Wed, 12 May 1999
Aceh military compound hit by grenade attack
Aceh military compound hit by grenade attack LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh (JP): Five grenades hit a military complex containing air defense artillery just after midnight on Monday. There were no fatalities or injuries reported in the attack, an apparent reaction to last week's fatal shooting which claimed 41...
Wed, 12 May 1999
Sutiyoso urges businesses to stay open
Sutiyoso urges businesses to stay open JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso urged traders on Tuesday to continue business as usual during the May 19 to June 4 campaign period and the June 7 general election, assuring the traders that business centers in the capital would be adequately guarded by...
Wed, 12 May 1999
Government to cut import duties on truck, bus components
Government to cut import duties on truck, bus componentsBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang TOKYO (JP): Indonesia is to cut the import duties imposed on components to be used in heavy commercial vehicles, such as trucks and buses, to below 15 percent.
Wed, 12 May 1999
Debt settlement solution sought
Debt settlement solution sought JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of the Attorney General's Office have offered a helping hand to the Gelora Senayan Management Board (BPGS) in finding a solution to the settlement of a debt owed by a consortium assigned to manage the 19th Southeast Asian Games.
Wed, 12 May 1999
Won ascends but rupiah slips from 5-month high
Won ascends but rupiah slips from 5-month high SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The South Korean won strengthened despite government intervention, but the Indonesian rupiah fell back from a five-month high in choppy trading in Asian foreign- exchange markets Tuesday.
Wed, 12 May 1999
Visa system far from perfect
Visa system far from perfect This is in response to Mark Ogilvie's letter published in The Jakarta Post on May 10, 1999.Mark Ogilvie is unfortunately experiencing the same problem as many people around the world.
Wed, 12 May 1999
Party chapter orders weapons
Party chapter orders weapons SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): A local chapter of a political party has ordered hundreds of sharp weapons from a factory in Klaten ahead of the June 7 elections, an official said here.
Wed, 12 May 1999
Paiton Energy committed to PLN's renegotiation program
Paiton Energy committed to PLN's renegotiation program JAKARTA (JP): Electricity company Paiton Energy said on Tuesday it was committed to the renegotiation program launched by state electricity company PLN and dismissed the idea of settling its dispute with PLN through an arbitration court.