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Sat, 08 May 1999
Riot troops arrive in troubled Aceh
Riot troops arrive in troubled Aceh JAKARTA (JP): A battalion of riot troops arrived in Aceh on Friday afternoon when reports said the death toll from Monday's military shooting in the troubled province rose to 40.
Sat, 08 May 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 7, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 425 0 424,000 AHAP Insurance 425 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 275 0 0 Alter Abadi 300 -50 3,441,000 Alumindo Light...
Sat, 08 May 1999
Sudirman Cup rankings strike a sour note
Sudirman Cup rankings strike a sour noteBy Primastuti Handayani COPENHAGEN (JP): Officials from participating countries have expressed disappointment with the International Badminton Federation (IBF) ranking list for the Sudirman Cup here from May 10 to May 15.
Sat, 08 May 1999
Reform bolsters Indonesian foreign policy
Reform bolsters Indonesian foreign policyBy Irawan Abidin VATICAN CITY (JP): The detractors of Indonesia have in recent weeks indulged in a great deal of gloating. In their perception is a weakening of Indonesian foreign policy as it appears to yield one concession after another to Portugal, the...
Sat, 08 May 1999
Gran Melia
Gran MeliaCorrection: The handover of an ISO certificate from Llyod's Register Quality Assurance Indonesia to PT Nusa Raya Cipta was held in the Gran Melia Hotel and not in the Jakarta Hilton International Hotel as stated in our caption on the business page on Friday. We regret the error. -- Editor
Sat, 08 May 1999
PDAM Jaya employees quit jobs with foreign partners
PDAM Jaya employees quit jobs with foreign partners JAKARTA (JP): Scores of employees with city water company PDAM Jaya's partners -- PT Pam Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) and PT Thames Jaya (TPJ) -- stopped work on Friday to protest the companies' operations.
Sat, 08 May 1999
Police promise to find lost Kamra salaries
Police promise to find lost Kamra salaries JAKARTA (JP): The city police said on Friday they are determined to thoroughly investigate the disappearance of hundreds of millions of rupiah in allowances intended for members of the People's Security (Kamra) civilian force.
Sat, 08 May 1999
Government to recapitalize 12 provincial banks
Government to recapitalize 12 provincial banks JAKARTA (JP): The government has agreed to recapitalize 12 provincial development banks in order to lift the banks' capital adequacy ratios (CAR) to eight percent.
Sat, 08 May 1999
Police warn against disruption of polls
Police warn against disruption of polls JAKARTA (JP): The National Police reaffirmed on Friday that any attempts to disrupt the forthcoming general election would be dealt with sternly.National Police Chief Gen.
Sat, 08 May 1999
Senayan directors agree to write off consortium debt
Senayan directors agree to write off consortium debt JAKARTA (JP): Gelora Senayan sports complex's board of directors has agreed to write off a Rp 1 billion debt owed by a consortium assigned to manage the 19th Southeast Asian Games.
Sat, 08 May 1999
Concern over bank restructuring
Concern over bank restructuringBy Sidesh Kaul This is the second of two articles on banking and corporate restructuring in Indonesia. JAKARTA (JP): The rehabilitation of the banking system is the other top priority item on the International Monetary Fund's agenda.
Sat, 08 May 1999
Street sweeper plan gets cold response
Street sweeper plan gets cold response JAKARTA (JP): Many street children and unofficial traffic attendants rejected on Friday the idea of working as street sweepers for the city administration.Interviewed separately at Tanah Abang and Petamburan in Central Jakarta, the street children and traffic...
Sat, 08 May 1999
Bir Bintang to hold mini golf meet
Bir Bintang to hold mini golf meet JAKARTA (JP): Bir Bintang beer producer will hold a one-day mini golf tournament at Taman Ria Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Sunday.The tournament is organized by SMS Production and offers a total cash prize of Rp 3 million to winners in the individual and team...
Sat, 08 May 1999
PKB sets out a clear vision for the future
PKB sets out a clear vision for the future The National Awakening Party (PKB) is one of four new parties claiming to represent the interests of the Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest Muslim organization.
Sat, 08 May 1999
Indonesians must be optimistic
Indonesians must be optimistic With reference to Mr. Mada Suradi's letter in your paper dated April 29, 1999, I am very anxious and shocked that in this era there is a person who still has an opinion like him, someone who would like Indonesia to be under British rule rather than what it is now.
Sat, 08 May 1999
Bank Bali service charms big depositors
Bank Bali service charms big depositors JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Bali said on Friday its newly launched private banking service has received a positive response from wealthy customers.The bank's executive director, Budi T.
Sat, 08 May 1999
Government abolished anti-Chinese rules
Government abolished anti-Chinese rules JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie issued on Wednesday an instruction to lift an almost three-decade ban on the use and teaching of the Mandarin language and the discriminative citizenship requirement for Indonesians of Chinese origin.
Sat, 08 May 1999
Bappenas must account for safety fund leakage
Bappenas must account for safety fund leakage JAKARTA (JP): The National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) must account for the leakage of Rp 8.6 trillion in the social safety net program for the needy, a government official said.
Sat, 08 May 1999
Puppetmasters no longer support govt policies
Puppetmasters no longer support govt policies JAKARTA (JP): It is no secret that during former president Soeharto's New Order regime, Javanese shadow puppet masters, dalang, served as tools of government propaganda.
Sat, 08 May 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on May 7, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,930.00 8,000.00 7,930.00 8,040.00Australian dollar 1 5,322.45 5,411.25 5,297.00 5,461.00Austrian schilling 1 618.38 628.85 - -Belgian franc 1 210.94 214.
Sat, 08 May 1999
Denmark, S. Korea to fight for top place in Group A
Denmark, S. Korea to fight for top place in Group A This is the first of two articles on the strength of teams of Group A competing in the Sudirman Cup mixed team championship in Copenhagen next week. The Group B analysis will appear on Sunday.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Concern over bank restructuring
Concern over bank restructuringBy Sidesh Kaul This is the first of two articles on bank and corporate restructuring in Indonesia. JAKARTA (JP): There is a growing sense of disillusionment with the course charted out by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Indonesia's economic recovery.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Choosing a political party
Choosing a political partyFrom Pikiran RakyatThe 1999 general election is only a little more than a month away. Some political parties, both old and new ones, have held campaign rallies ahead of the official campaign period.
Fri, 07 May 1999
The Lhokseumawe tragedy
The Lhokseumawe tragedy The television newscasts and newspaper photographs we have seen raise the question whether the security measures taken to quell the most recent unrest (in Aceh) were not excessive.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Referendum in East Timor
Referendum in East Timor It is sad to see that tens of thousands of innocent people have become victims of brutality, unclear policy and political orchestration in East Timor due to the government's lack of seriousness to end the problems there.
Fri, 07 May 1999
City unable to guarantee security during campaign
City unable to guarantee security during campaign JAKARTA (JP): Authorities have said they are unable to guarantee the security of the city during the upcoming campaign period and the June 7 general election.Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso and City Military Commander Maj. Gen.
Fri, 07 May 1999
KPU urges govt regulation to deter pre-campaign activities
KPU urges govt regulation to deter pre-campaign activities JAKARTA (JP): Members of the General Election Commission have urged the government to issue a regulation banning parties from campaigning before the start of the official campaign period on May 19.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Details of UN agreement
Details of UN agreement NEW YORK (AP): Here are details of an agreement on the future of East Timor signed by Indonesia and Portugal at the United Nations on Wednesday.BALLOT QUESTION: East Timorese voters at home and abroad will be asked two questions on the ballot Aug.
Fri, 07 May 1999
More violence predicted ahead of general election
More violence predicted ahead of general election JAKARTA (JP): Observers have painted a gloomy picture of Indonesia before and after the June 7 general election, an election in which they said violence would prevail.
Fri, 07 May 1999
25 Ambon refugees die in shelters
25 Ambon refugees die in shelters JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-five Ambon refugees in makeshift refugee centers in Buton, Southeast Sulawesi, died of cholera in recent weeks, while 400 others were hospitalized with various diseases.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Indonesia's futures exchange to begin trading in August
Indonesia's futures exchange to begin trading in August JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's first future commodities exchange will begin operation in August this year after several delays in its opening.The president of state-owned commodities clearing house PT Kliring dan Jaminan Bursa Komoditi, A.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Bosses could be jailed for scam
Bosses could be jailed for scam JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor asked the Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday to jail two former executives of state-owned construction company PT Hutama Karya for their parts in a Rp 1.5 trillion (US$187,500) corruption scam involving two toll road projects.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Habibie repeats communism alert
Habibie repeats communism alert JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie reiterated on Thursday his warning of a communist threat, Marhaenism and socialism -- which some people dub "Komas".In a meeting with a group of youths at Merdeka Palace, Habibie said the ideologies remained a threat to the...
Fri, 07 May 1999
Hyatt Bali offers reward
Hyatt Bali offers reward JAKARTA (JP): Grand Hyatt Bali in Nusa Dua and Bali Hyatt in Sanur are offering customers a chance to win a three-night stay in an executive suite for clients who make reservations up to June 30.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Bali's conversion rates on May 6, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,025.00 8,095.00 8,025.00 8,135.00Australian dollar 1 5,354.50 5,443.10 5,329.00 5,493.00Austrian schilling 1 624.09 634.55 - -Belgian franc 1 212.88 216.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Students fight for three days
Students fight for three days UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: After a three-day brawl among students, Hasanuddin University closed on Thursday and will resume activities on Saturday.Assistant to the rector Amran Razak said the measure was taken to prevent further victims and material losses.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Disarmament crucial for the warring camps
Disarmament crucial for the warring camps JAKARTA (JP): As students danced in the streets in Dili following the signing of an agreement enabling them to determine their own future, with both proindependence and prointegration leaders saying they welcomed the ballot, the crucial issue of disarmament...
Fri, 07 May 1999
Midwives needed in Central Sulawesi
Midwives needed in Central Sulawesi PALU: About 200 midwives are needed in remote villages in Central Sulawesi, Antara reported on Wednesday."We currently have 1,300 midwives, but we need 1,500," the head of the health agency here, Amin Nompo, said.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Street children, beggars to be employed as sweepers
Street children, beggars to be employed as sweepers JAKARTA (JP): The city administration plans to recruit 1,000 street children, beggars and unofficial civilian traffic attendants known locally as Pak Ogah to work as street sweepers, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Sudirman Cup a tribute to Indonesia's badminton figure
Sudirman Cup a tribute to Indonesia's badminton figureBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): Ten years ago at Jakarta's Senayan Indoor Stadium, Indonesia confirmed its position at the zenith of world badminton by winning the inaugural Sudirman Cup mixed team event.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Gus Dur back home, PKB ready to nominate him
Gus Dur back home, PKB ready to nominate him JAKARTA (JP): The National Awakening Party (PKB) is getting ready to call a leadership meeting to discuss the formal launching of Abdurrahman Wahid as its presidential candidate now that the party's patron is home from eye surgery in the U.S.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Cellular firms join forces to improve services
Cellular firms join forces to improve services JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's three Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) operators, PT Komselindo, PT Metrosel Nusantara and PT Telesera, have joined forces to compete with operators in other systems.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Mayora workers continue strike
Mayora workers continue strike TANGERANG (JP): At least 1,500 striking workers of food producer PT Mayora Indah visited the Tangerang office of the Ministry of Manpower here on Wednesday, asking for help in their struggle for a wage increase.
Fri, 07 May 1999
U.S. bank has to play nice with PAL: Regulator
U.S. bank has to play nice with PAL: Regulator MANILA (AFP): Philippine laws bar the U.S. Export-Import Bank from seizing planes of ailing Philippine Airlines (PAL), the chief corporate regulator said Thursday, vowing to block any confiscation.
Fri, 07 May 1999
PLN underestimates arbitration ruling
PLN underestimates arbitration ruling JAKARTA (JP): PT Parusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) on Thursday dismissed fears that other independent power producers (IPP) would follow MidAmerican Energy Holdings' move in settling their disputes with the state electricity company.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Residents plunder plantation monthly
Residents plunder plantation monthly MEDAN, North Sumatra: A plantation in Asahan regency was reported to have lost 100 tons to 300 tons per month to looters.Hari Witono, president director of PT Bakrie Sumatra Plantation, told local legislators that the plundering of oil palm and rubber...
Fri, 07 May 1999
East Timor deal signed at UN
East Timor deal signed at UNBy Imanuddin UNITED NATIONS (JP): Indonesia and Portugal signed a landmark agreement on Wednesday that will give East Timorese people an unprecedented chance to determine their own future.
Fri, 07 May 1999
Government predicts positive growth in 1999/2000
Government predicts positive growth in 1999/2000 JAKARTA (JP): Senior government officials and the International Monetary Fund are unanimous in predicting Indonesia's battered economy will recover earlier than previously estimated following recent positive developments in the country's...
Fri, 07 May 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Budi's Gallery Collection, by Sudjana Kerton, Nyoman Gunarsa, etc., at La Casa de Mexico, Jl. Panglima Polim III no. 1-3, South Jakarta, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., May 11. * Painting Exhibition: by Darman, Helmy Krisnamurti, Radiastuti, etc.
Fri, 07 May 1999
East Timor's future
East Timor's future After months of talk and speculation, Indonesia finally has found itself faced with the tangible prospect of granting the former Portuguese colony of East Timor either autonomy within the Indonesian republic or independence.