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Sat, 02 May 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Works of Indonesian Painters Association at Devi Collection Interior House, Jl. Kemang Timur No. 46A (Phone: 7991636), South Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until May 15.
Sat, 02 May 1998
Teamwork vital to prevent fires
Teamwork vital to prevent fires SINGAPORE (DPA): Southeast Asian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are set to gather in Singapore next month to discuss battling the region's forest fires and the resulting haze that periodically blankets the region, a news report said yesterday.
Sat, 02 May 1998
Marine research starts next month
Marine research starts next month AMBON, Maluku: The local research and development center of the National Institute of Sciences here is planning to conduct its first research study on marine biodiversity found in the small islands located in the eastern part of the country.
Sat, 02 May 1998
Lectures on Islam in English
Lectures on Islam in English JAKARTA (JP): Moslem organization New Moslems is hosting two public lectures in English this month aimed at both Moslems and non-Moslems.The Relevance of the Koran to Modern Science will be delivered next Sunday while The Koranic view of Embryology and Cloning is...
Sat, 02 May 1998
Share prices plunge on political fears
Share prices plunge on political fears JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange plunged 2.5 percent yesterday as President Soeharto issued a strong warning to campus protesters.Brokers said that most investors sold their stocks because of fears that the President's warning would...
Sat, 02 May 1998
Students extend demand on total govt reforms
Students extend demand on total govt reforms JAKARTA (JP): Protesting students and security personnel held their ground yesterday, as though waiting for the other to blink, in more of the student demonstrations for reform that began two months ago and have yet to show signs of abating.
Sat, 02 May 1998
Composers show their concern in concerts
Composers show their concern in concerts JAKARTA (JP): Since Thursday, several top local composers have shown their concern over the country's woes in performances at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta in Central Jakarta.
Sat, 02 May 1998
Telkom warns of illegal levies
Telkom warns of illegal levies JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta branch of state telecommunications company PT Telkom has admitted some employees have illegally charged between Rp 50,000 (US$6) and Rp 100,000 for installing a telephone line.
Sat, 02 May 1998
Nokia opens two centers
Nokia opens two centers JAKARTA (JP): Nokia Mobile Phones Indonesia, a subsidiary of the Finnish mobile phone producer Nokia, has opened two sales and service centers in Surabaya, East Java and Kuta, Bali.
Sat, 02 May 1998
Alleged thief shot dead in Ciputat for resisting arrest
Alleged thief shot dead in Ciputat for resisting arrest JAKARTA (JP): Police have shot dead an alleged thief believed to be a member of the city's most notorious vehicle-stealing gang in Pondok Ranji railway station in Ciputat, South Jakarta.
Sat, 02 May 1998
IPTN to replace all foreign engineers soon
IPTN to replace all foreign engineers soon BANDUNG, West Java (JP): State aircraft manufacturer IPTN will replace all of its foreign engineers in the next three months in an effort to cut company spending and boost its efficiency.
Sat, 02 May 1998
BAJ expects higher profit
BAJ expects higher profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed integrated tapioca producer PT Budi Acid Jaya (BAJ) is expecting a 30 percent increase in its gross profit this year, the company said yesterday.BAJ's corporate secretary, Mawarti, said the projected profit increase was partly due to the high...
Sat, 02 May 1998
Abductions hard to understand
Abductions hard to understandFrom Pikiran RakyatJudging from the media reports on missing people, I cannot make head or tail how this thing could happen. It is as if we were in an uncivilized country.Thank God some of the missing people have returned to their homes, although, unfortunately, most of...
Sat, 02 May 1998
Crisis takes its toll on two popular magazines
Crisis takes its toll on two popular magazines JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta-Jakarta and Tiara, two popular magazines managed by the giant Kompas-Gramedia publishing group, began scaling back their office activities yesterday due to the impact of the economic crisis.
Sat, 02 May 1998
Implication of monetary crisis
Implication of monetary crisisFrom MerdekaThe drawn out monetary crisis has grown into a national multicrisis. Almost everyday I read the opinions and analyses of so-called experts in economic, legal and political fields.
Sat, 02 May 1998
Constitution needs changes, experts claim
Constitution needs changes, experts claim JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts called yesterday for revisions in the 1945 Constitution to plug loopholes allowing for abuse of power.Prof. Harun Alrasid said its shortcomings including contents open to various interpretations, which could be used by the...
Sat, 02 May 1998
Pius may report rights abuse to UN: Marzuki
Pius may report rights abuse to UN: Marzuki JAKARTA (JP): Political activist Pius Lustrilanang may report his abduction and the abuse he received at the hands of his abductors to the United Nations (UN) Commission on Human Rights, which may prompt the body to issue a resolution against Indonesia,...
Sat, 02 May 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on May 1, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,600.00 8,600.00Austrian shilling 1 576.20 690.00Australian dollar 1 4,900.00 5,486.00Belgian franc 1 203.60 226.80Canadian dollar 1 5,261.
Sat, 02 May 1998
C. Java governor takes salary cut
C. Java governor takes salary cut SEMARANG, Central Java: From yesterday Central Java's governor, mayors, regents and their assistants began receiving lower basic salaries to support the government's poverty alleviation program."Beginning this month, my basic salary of Rp 1.1 million (US$137.
Sat, 02 May 1998
Haj pilgrims death toll reaches 719
Haj pilgrims death toll reaches 719 JAKARTA (JP): The number of Indonesian haj pilgrims who died in the Holy Land this year has reached 719, including a woman only recently known to have been killed in the mass stampede in Mina, near Mecca.
Sat, 02 May 1998
Scholars to discuss national pride, identity
Scholars to discuss national pride, identity SURABAYA (JP): Hundreds of scholars will discuss at a seminar today how education should be developed so that it can rebuild "national identity and dignity".
Sat, 02 May 1998
IMF set to restart loan payments to RI
IMF set to restart loan payments to RI WASHINGTON (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund is set to approve a US$1 billion loan payment to Indonesia next Monday, and to disburse a further $2 billion in June and July, a senior IMF official said yesterday.
Sat, 02 May 1998
Herry to fight it out for keep perfect record
Herry to fight it out for keep perfect record JAKARTA (JP): Herry Makawimbang vowed yesterday to maintain his winning streak when he fights Salim Ayuba in a 10-round junior featherweight bout in Tangerang, West Java, today.
Sat, 02 May 1998
Toyo to expand RI factory
Toyo to expand RI factory TOKYO (Nikkei): Toyo Communication Equipment Co. plans to invest about 550 yen million to expand its Indonesian factory for the production of low-cost, sealed-glass liquid crystal oscillators, The Nikkei Industrial Daily reported in its Friday edition.
Sat, 02 May 1998
80% of CPO products to be sold locally
80% of CPO products to be sold locally JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's palm oil producers have agreed to sell 80 percent of crude palm oil products on the domestic market, despite the government's recent decision to remove an export ban on the commodity.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Lawyer defends political activist's overseas trip
Lawyer defends political activist's overseas trip JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer for political activist Pius Lustrilanang dismissed yesterday allegations that his client's overseas travel was aimed at humiliating the country.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Soeharto to meet House factions
Soeharto to meet House factions JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has invited the leaders of the political organizations and factions represented in the House of Representatives (DPR) to meet him today at the Bina Graha presidential office.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Govt set to impose new tax on CPO product shipments
Govt set to impose new tax on CPO product shipments JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to impose a tax on the interisland shipment of crude palm oil (CPO) and its by-products in an attempt to curb smuggling activities.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Advertising shows slight upturn in April amid crisis
Advertising shows slight upturn in April amid crisis JAKARTA (JP): The battered advertising industry registered a slight growth in business last month but long-term prospects remain uncertain, an executive of an industry grouping said yesterday.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Traffic sticker policy
Traffic sticker policyFrom Media IndonesiaIn the midst of the present monetary crisis, I could not help but laugh when I read in the mass media a statement made by a government official to the effect that the target of the sale of Rp 5,000 (62.5 U.S. cents)-stickers is executives with offices on Jl.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Anti Malaria herb found in Irian
Anti Malaria herb found in Irian JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Noted medicine man Hembing Wijayakusuma said he has discovered that a herb called artemisia annua which is found in Jayawijaya district, Irian Jaya, contains a substance which serves as an effective anti-malarial drug.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Low electricity tariff set for poor households
Low electricity tariff set for poor households JAKARTA (JP): Low-income households will still enjoy low electricity tariffs even after price increases expected next month, an official said yesterday.Director General of Electricity and Energy Development in the Ministry of Mines and Energy Endro...
Fri, 01 May 1998
50 percent of state firms are unhealthy
50 percent of state firms are unhealthy JAKARTA (JP): At least 50 percent of the 164 state companies are unhealthy, a senior government official said here yesterday.Marzuki Usman, secretary to the State Minister of the Empowerment of State Enterprises, said that based on half-yearly reports, last...
Fri, 01 May 1998
Mid-afternoon darkness
Mid-afternoon darkness As might have been expected, Pius Lustrilanang's disclosure of the ordeal he suffered at the hands of his abductors during the two months of his disappearance, and subsequent hurried departure for the Netherlands only hours later, has created waves and drawn a multitude of...
Fri, 01 May 1998
Civil servants' salaries increased by 15 percent
Civil servants' salaries increased by 15 percent JAKARTA (Agencies): Indonesia's civil servants will receive 15 percent pay increases from today, Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita said yesterday.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Pasar Jaya parking policy under fire
Pasar Jaya parking policy under fire JAKARTA (JP): PD Pasar Jaya, the city-owned company which oversees the capital's markets, announced it had introduced a parking policy designed to boost revenue on April 1, despite strong opposition from the City Council.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Asian officials vow to tackle economic reforms
Asian officials vow to tackle economic reforms GENEVA (Reuters): Top Asian officials hammered home their commitment to reforming their battered economies yesterday, the second day of the Asian Development Bank's annual meeting in Geneva.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Fires destroy houses at Angke
Fires destroy houses at Angke JAKARTA (JP): A fire destroyed 22 houses on Jl. Tubagus Angke, West Jakarta, yesterday, leaving some 60 people homeless, a firefighter said.No injuries were reported. Losses are estimated to reach Rp 300 million, West Jakarta Fire Department chief Syamsir Makmur said.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Minister confident reform program will be followed
Minister confident reform program will be followed JAKARTA (Agencies): Indonesia's senior economic minister said yesterday the rupiah could strengthen to 6,000 to the dollar by the end of the year if the reform program goes well and if the country's huge private foreign debt problem can be resolved.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 30, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 600 0 10,000 AHAP Insurance 500 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,000 0 696,000 Alumindo Light Metal 375 0 1,000 Alumindo...
Fri, 01 May 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on April 30, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 1 7,800.00 8,800.00Austrian shilling 1 582.80 696.80Australian dollar 1 4,949.60 5,534.80Belgian franc 1 205.90 229.00Canadian dollar 1 5,323.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Students continue protests, some violence reported
Students continue protests, some violence reported JAKARTA (JP): Waves of student protests critical of the government and demanding sweeping reforms were unrelenting yesterday, with clashes between students and security officers erupting on several campuses.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Gunny sacks, trash displayed in effort to 'cleanse' Earth
Gunny sacks, trash displayed in effort to 'cleanse' EarthBy Sori Siregar JAKARTA (JP): Earth cleansing activities held in several towns throughout April coincided with the commemoration of Earth Day on April 22.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Firm debuts feedmeals
Firm debuts feedmeals BOGOR, WEST JAVA (JP): Feedmeal producer PT Multigerm Indonesia introduced yesterday two supplementary feedmeal products onto the domestic market.The company's general manager, Sutiono Surja, said they would boost poultry meat production by 23 percent and reduce the mortality...
Fri, 01 May 1998
Team set up to investigate garlic swindle
Team set up to investigate garlic swindle JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Police Internal Affairs Unit is currently investigating reports of a spice trader being swindled out of her produce, police said yesterday.
Fri, 01 May 1998
VP says reforms a must, but will take time to implement
VP says reforms a must, but will take time to implement JAKARTA (JP): Vice President B.J. Habibie acknowledged yesterday that the nation needs to carry out comprehensive political and economic reform, but stressed that the process would take a long time to implement.
Fri, 01 May 1998
49th case of suicide recorded
49th case of suicide recorded JAKARTA (JP): An employee of state-owned forestry company PT Inhutani II committed suicide yesterday by jumping from the 13th floor of Manggala Wanabhakti building in Central Jakarta, raising the death toll from suicides in the capital this year to 49.
Fri, 01 May 1998
Nigerians tried for trafficking 4.57kg of heroin in Jakarta
Nigerians tried for trafficking 4.57kg of heroin in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Two Nigerian men were separately indicted at Central Jakarta District Court yesterday for trafficking a total of 4.57 kilograms of heroin.
Fri, 01 May 1998
IMF to pay RI over time, admits its misjudgment
IMF to pay RI over time, admits its misjudgment WASHINGTON (Reuters): A senior official said on Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would make its next payments to troubled Indonesia in three installments, and he said the fund misjudged the crisis in its early stage.
Fri, 01 May 1998
S. Korea's exports drop
S. Korea's exports drop SEOUL (Dow Jones): South Korea's prices on export and import products fell 11.7 percent and 9.1 percent, respectively, in April from a month ago due to the won's rise against the U.S. dollar, the central Bank of Korea said yesterday.