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Sun, 10 May 1998
Street singers bring back memory of Batak composer
Street singers bring back memory of Batak composerBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The street musicians, billing themselves as Rio Band, picked up their old instruments, took in their audience of restaurant patrons and began strumming their favorite songs.
Sun, 10 May 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: TextileJP/msaSILKY BUSINESS: The Indonesian Textile Association secretary- general, Irwandy Muslim Amin (left), the Association of Indonesian Apparel Manufacturing Companies chairman, Hars Djoemena (center), and the Association of Footwear Producers chairman, Anton J.
Sun, 10 May 1998
Soeharto pleads for stability
Soeharto pleads for stability JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto left on a one-week foreign trip yesterday, but not before pleading to the nation, which is engulfed in a deep crisis, to preserve political stability."I have confidence in the people.
Sun, 10 May 1998
Lokananta sounds out the nation's musical, video compilations
Lokananta sounds out the nation's musical, video compilationsBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Something easy on the ear.This is how some people would probably define music.The nation's 27 provinces and its cultural heritage of, among others, gamelan, suling (flutes), genjring (tambourines),...
Sun, 10 May 1998
RP election billed 'the greatest show on earth'
RP election billed 'the greatest show on earth'By Jamil Maidan Flores JAKARTA (JP): An estimated 23 to 27 million of the 34 million registered Filipino voters -- nearly half the entire population of the Philippines -- will flock tomorrow to more than 174,000 voting precincts to elect a president, a...
Sun, 10 May 1998
Indonesia gets mixed results in junior tennis
Indonesia gets mixed results in junior tennis JAKARTA (JP): Local junior tennis players had mixed fortunes at the World Championship Asia/Oceania qualifying tournament yesterday.The boys team marked the first time they have qualified for the world championships with a 2-1 defeat of Hong Kong.
Sun, 10 May 1998
G-15 ministers to examine Asia crisis and world trade
G-15 ministers to examine Asia crisis and world trade CAIRO (Reuters): Foreign ministers from the G-15 group of developing countries met in Cairo yesterday to pick through the lessons of the Asian financial crisis and try to rally their combined forces in world trade talks.
Sun, 10 May 1998
Folk songs revive many ald memories
Folk songs revive many ald memories JAKARTA (JP): For scores of people, folk songs bring back many memories about their childhood or first loves. The people interviewed here share with us their favorite folk songs and their stories behind those songs: Titus Sarijanto, 57, former director general of...
Sun, 10 May 1998
Local folk songs strive to survive
Local folk songs strive to survive Over four months of this, the Year of Art and Culture, have passed. But one aspect of Indonesian culture, folk songs, has received little attention. To help redress the balance, The Jakarta Post reporters Ida Indawati Khouw, Johannes Simbolon, Sugianto Tandra,...
Sun, 10 May 1998
Barter trade
Barter trade The present hardships, unemployment, skyrocketing prices of basic commodities as the result of the monetary crisis would not have happened if the exchange rate for the rupiah against U.S. dollar had not depreciated to such low level. Because the rupiah is so influenced by the U.S.
Sun, 10 May 1998
Local folk songs have diverse 'borrowed' origins
Local folk songs have diverse 'borrowed' originsBy Remy Sylado JAKARTA (JP): "Folk song" was a popular musical expression among youngsters here in the early 1970s. It was embraced as an alternative to compete with the pop industry segmentation used by traders at music centers such as in Glodok,...
Sun, 10 May 1998
TV programs
TV programsTodayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Sari Berita Sepekan 6:30 Morning Focus 6:45 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:30 Children's Program: Arena Kami 8:00 Children's Program: Kumbang and Family 8:30 Children's Program: Nuansa Anak 9:30 Variety Show: Widya Wahana 10:00 Talk...
Sun, 10 May 1998
Games Federation denies haze reports
Games Federation denies haze reports KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The Commonwealth Games Federation denied yesterday that haze threatened this year's competition or that some of the games would be moved to other countries.
Sun, 10 May 1998
Walter Spies letters emerge at Christie's auction in Amsterdam
Walter Spies letters emerge at Christie's auction in AmsterdamBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Twenty Walter Spies' letters, hitherto unknown, emerged in the most recent Christie's Amsterdam auction of Indonesian pictures, watercolors and drawings.The letters were addressed to Carl and Olive Gotsch.
Sun, 10 May 1998
London recital surprises poet Isma
London recital surprises poet IsmaBy Sori Siregar JAKARTA (JP): Applause should not always follow a poetry reading. There are places and times in which poetry readings are enjoyed by an audience as a spiritual experience.
Sun, 10 May 1998
Shoot to cripple, not kill, riot manual says
Shoot to cripple, not kill, riot manual says JAKARTA (JP): Persuasion remains the order of the day for commanders leading antiriot forces to quell student protesters and rioters, according to a military manual.
Sun, 10 May 1998
Friendship
FriendshipBy Sory Siregar If someone smiles and tears well up in his eyes, what is the meaning of the smile? It could be interpreted in many ways. But I have my own interpretation. The smile Yamani gave me was the product of sadness and joy.Yamani gave me a hug after his smile. We embraced tightly.
Sun, 10 May 1998
New trend on the move -- Going incognito
New trend on the move -- Going incognito JAKARTA (JP): The daily student demonstrations across the nation have inspired certain parties, including security forces and state employees, to hide their identities for different reasons.
Sun, 10 May 1998
Australian citizens briefed
Australian citizens briefed JAKARTA (JP): Australian Ambassador John McCarthy will brief Australian citizens here on the current political and economic situation in Indonesia.The briefings will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday in the theatrette of the Australian Embassy on Jl.
Sun, 10 May 1998
Different exchange rates
Different exchange rates How trustworthy is a bank which has different exchange rates for the same kind of Australian dollar traveler checks on the same day, during the same hour?I wanted to exchange A$900 at Bank Dagang Negara's (BDN) head office, but because of a bank policy this was impossible...
Sun, 10 May 1998
Two killed as protesters continue taking yo streets
Two killed as protesters continue taking yo streets JAKARTA (JP): Two men, including a police officer, were killed at rallies yesterday as anti-government protesters took to the streets again in many cities.
Sun, 10 May 1998
Military drill ended
Military drill ended WASHINGTON (Reuters): The United States military abruptly ended a small joint exercise in Indonesia Friday, saying it was concerned over anti-government demonstrations and ordered 17 elite U.S. special forces troops to leave the country.
Sun, 10 May 1998
Habibie clarifies ICMI's views
Habibie clarifies ICMI's views JAKARTA (JP): Vice President B.J. Habibie yesterday repudiated reports that the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) supported calls for an extraordinary session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and a cabinet reshuffle, saying remarks by...
Sun, 10 May 1998
Germany aims foreign students
Germany aims foreign studentsBy Marieke van Heek JAKARTA (JP): Education for free? That must be paradise for students.This is the case in Germany, where a university education can be had for free -- an important reason for international students, including Indonesians, to study there.
Sun, 10 May 1998
Garin latest film to Cannes Festival
Garin latest film to Cannes FestivalBy Marselli Sumarno JAKARTA (JP): Asih is a middle-aged woman separated from her husband. She has settled in Yogyakarta and earns a living making batik. She has no children of her own but takes care of three teenage boys.
Sat, 09 May 1998
Better deal sought on plywood exports
Better deal sought on plywood exports JAKARTA (JP): The government said yesterday it was seeking better alternatives to the export quota system on plywood, which has been criticized as restrictive and encouraging cartel practices.
Sat, 09 May 1998
EU-RI trade and investment relations
EU-RI trade and investment relations Trade between the European Union (EU) and ASEAN has increased fourfold since the signing of the EU-ASEAN Cooperation Agreement in 1980. It has grown at an average of 16 percent per annum over the past six years and reached ECU 79.2 billion in 1996.
Sat, 09 May 1998
Message from the EU Presidency in Jakarta
Message from the EU Presidency in Jakarta As the representative in Jakarta of the British Presidency, which started on Jan. 1 and lasts for six months, I am delighted to send a message on the occasion of Europe Day.Last month, Britain hosted the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) at Summit level in London.
Sat, 09 May 1998
One dies in Gelael shooting spree
One dies in Gelael shooting spree JAKARTA (JP): One person was killed and another injured after an armed robber opened fire at a Gelael supermarket on Jl M.T. Haryono, in Tebet, South Jakarta, Thursday night, police said.
Sat, 09 May 1998
RI students in Malaysia get jobs
RI students in Malaysia get jobs JAMBI: Forty-seven students from the Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) have received part-time jobs while participating in a two-month apprenticeship program in Malaysia."They seem to be performing well in the apprenticeship program.
Sat, 09 May 1998
Dengue hits Yogya districts
Dengue hits Yogya districts YOGYAKARTA: Over 1,600 people have been treated for dengue fever here, which has claimed 57 lives in the province this year.The head of the local health office, Dr. Zuchari Dachlan, said yesterday that the number of dengue cases this year was extremely high even though...
Sat, 09 May 1998
RI's social unrest a 'major risk': WB official
RI's social unrest a 'major risk': WB official MELBOURNE (Dow Jones): An official from the World Bank warned yesterday that political and social unrest in Indonesia and elsewhere in Asia poses a "major risk" for the region as it attempts to recover from a severe economic crisis.
Sat, 09 May 1998
First round of Indonesian debt talks end in Tokyo
First round of Indonesian debt talks end in Tokyo TOKYO (Reuters): A steering committee representing Indonesia's creditor banks held talks in Tokyo yesterday with government representatives from Jakarta, banking sources said.
Sat, 09 May 1998
Es Teler 77 in Singapore
Es Teler 77 in Singapore JAKARTA (JP): Local food franchiser Es Teler 77 officially has opened its first overseas franchise in Singapore, the company announced yesterday .The new franchise, dubbed Es Teler 77 International Pte Ltd Singapore, is a joint venture with Singaporean entrepreneur Wee Geok...
Sat, 09 May 1998
Court urged to drop charges against four price proterters
Court urged to drop charges against four price proterters JAKARTA (JP): Ten lawyers asked Central Jakarta District Court yesterday to drop the charges against four activists who joined a peaceful demonstration on Jl. M.H. Thamrin on March 9.
Sat, 09 May 1998
ASEAN official in Myanmar
ASEAN official in Myanmar YANGON (Reuters): ASEAN secretary-general Rodolfo Severino Jr. arrived in the Myanmar capital of Yangon yesterday for a three- day visit, foreign ministry sources said.Severino, who took up the post in January, will meet senior officials of the ruling military State Peace...
Sat, 09 May 1998
Just law enforcement 'may negate corruption'
Just law enforcement 'may negate corruption' JAKARTA (JP): A noted legal expert has stressed the need to promote consistency in law enforcement, instead of legal reform, in the effort to curb rampant abuses.
Sat, 09 May 1998
State employees, physicians join street demonstrations
State employees, physicians join street demonstrations JAKARTA (JP): Ignoring the military's warnings and voicing skepticism over the government's pledge for reform, more non- students -- including state employees, physicians and nurses -- joined the student movement yesterday by staging...
Sat, 09 May 1998
Higher fares again
Higher fares again The decision announced by Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso Thursday to raise taxi and PATAS air-conditioned bus fares in the city is logical and unavoidable following the recent increase in fuel prices.
Sat, 09 May 1998
Estrada claims victory three days before RP elections
Estrada claims victory three days before RP elections MANILA (Agencies): Vice President Joseph Estrada, the main opposition presidential candidate, claimed victory yesterday, three days before elections to choose a successor to President Fidel Ramos."It's all over but the counting," Estrada said.
Sat, 09 May 1998
EU and RI furge a partnership in development
EU and RI furge a partnership in development The European Union (EU) is Indonesia's second-largest donor. Funds totaling Rp 8.6 trillion in official development assistance to Indonesia have been provided by the European Commission (EC) and by EU member states during the period 1976 to 1996.
Sat, 09 May 1998
Rupiah still weak and stocks fail to sustain gains
Rupiah still weak and stocks fail to sustain gains JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah closed below the 9,000 mark against the U.S. dollar yesterday, and stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) failed to sustain their previous gains due to prevailing political concerns, dealers and stockbrokers said.
Sat, 09 May 1998
Demand for water soars
Demand for water soars JAKARTA (JP): Demand for water for offices and ships calling at Tanjung Priok Port has soared over the past few years, a senior official said yesterday.The demand rose from 569,891 metric tons in 1996 to 575,465 in 1997, official statistics show.
Sat, 09 May 1998
Fear grips N. Sumatra on 4th day of rioting
Fear grips N. Sumatra on 4th day of rioting MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Fear gripped the province on a fourth day of rioting as looting and burning continued in several towns near the capital of Medan.In Medan itself, shops and offices have gotten back to business as usual even though some owners...
Sat, 09 May 1998
IMF 'not to blame' for Indonesian unrest
IMF 'not to blame' for Indonesian unrest WASHINGTON (Reuters): U.S. House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt on Thursday defended the International Monetary Fund's reform program in Indonesia, saying it was not too tough and not to blame for outbreaks of violence.
Sat, 09 May 1998
Councilors query 5% fuel tax application
Councilors query 5% fuel tax application JAKARTA (JP): City councilors questioned yesterday the application of a 5 percent tax on fuel, earmarked for the city administration as compensation for the sharp fall in locally generated revenues.
Sat, 09 May 1998
IMF partly to blame for the misery
IMF partly to blame for the miseryBy Steven Susanto JAKARTA (JP): It is not hard to get the impression that the International Monetary Fund forced the government of Indonesia to liquidate 16 banks in November 1997.
Sat, 09 May 1998
Wheat stocks enough for RI
Wheat stocks enough for RI SYDNEY (Reuters): Australia still had plenty of wheat available to sell to Indonesia even though the latest crop was sold out for non-regular buyers, Tim Dewan, the Australian Wheat Board's (AWB) Southeast Asian regional manager, told Reuters.
Sat, 09 May 1998
Mardiyanto backed by many
Mardiyanto backed by many SEMARANG, Central Java: The head of the Armed Forces faction in the provincial legislature here, Col. Suparto, said his faction had received dozens of letters urging it to support the nomination of Maj. Gen. Mardiyanto to replace incumbent Soewardi as governor.
Sat, 09 May 1998
Gamblers get 3.5 months
Gamblers get 3.5 months JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta District Court has sentenced 20 people, mostly blue-collar workers, to 3.5 months for gambling.Judge Azynar Abbas said in his verdict Thursday that the defendants were caught red-handed gambling with dice at Kalijodo red-light district on Jan.