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Sat, 01 May 1999
Tangerang regent to be sued
Tangerang regent to be sued TANGERANG (JP): A candidate for the head of Ketapang village plans to sue Tangerang Regent Agus Djunara for canceling the village head election.Candidate Buang Budiman said on Wednesday he would file a lawsuit against Agus at the State Administrative Court in Bandung to...
Sat, 01 May 1999
Govt to punish bad bankers, debtors
Govt to punish bad bankers, debtors JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto said on Friday the government would take legal action against bad bankers and debtors, responsible for at least Rp 150 trillion of bad debts in the country's ailing banking industry.
Sat, 01 May 1999
PBHI explains
PBHI explains The board of the Indonesian Association for Legal Aid and Human Rights (PBHI) fully agrees with the contents of Soegih Arto's letter of April 28, in which he stated that special treatment has been given by the government to our client Xanana Gusmao, CNRT president/Falintil commander.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Candra confident of success with new partner
Candra confident of success with new partner JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's men's doubles shuttler Candra Wijaya expressed optimism he would retain his World Championship title in Copenhagen this month with new partner Tony Gunawan.
Sat, 01 May 1999
PT Caltex revenue row a misperception: Kuntoro
PT Caltex revenue row a misperception: Kuntoro JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said on Friday the controversy over the amount of oil revenue received by the government from PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia last year was the result of an accounting misperception.
Sat, 01 May 1999
UKI student receives five month jail term
UKI student receives five month jail term JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of student supporters heard the South Jakarta District Court sentence an Indonesian Christian University student on Friday to five months in jail for depriving a police officer of his freedom.Presiding judge Syamsoeddin A.B.
Sat, 01 May 1999
VCD rental firm owners arrested
VCD rental firm owners arrested YOGYAKARTA: Police in Sleman, Yogyakarta, seized 310 pornographic video compact discs and arrested eight owners of VCD rental firms in a recent crackdown.Chief of Sleman Police detectives unit, First Lt.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Cemex expands into SE Asia
Cemex expands into SE Asia MONTERREY, Mexico (Dow Jones): Mexican cement giant Cemex SA will continue to expand its presence in southeast Asia targeting what it sees as major growth potential in the region, company chairman Lorenzo Zambrano said on Thursday.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Nigerian man nabbed again for heroin possession
Nigerian man nabbed again for heroin possession JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives found another 250 grams of heroin on Thursday at the rented house of a Nigerian, who was arrested earlier this week with 100 grams, an officer said.Capt.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Six die in family feud in Philippines
Six die in family feud in Philippines ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): Six people have been killed in a violent family feud on the southern Philippine island of Sulu, the military said here on Friday.Heavily armed men barged into the home of Saidan Tagayan in the town of Jolo on Thursday and began a...
Sat, 01 May 1999
Deadline set for removal of communication posts
Deadline set for removal of communication posts JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said on Friday the city administration had set a June 5 deadline for all political parties contesting the upcoming general election to remove their communication posts from the capital.
Sat, 01 May 1999
PLN seeing red as losses increase
PLN seeing red as losses increase JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) plunged deeper into the red in 1998 with a net loss of Rp 9.156 trillion (US$1.1 billion) from Rp 579.01 billion in the previous year.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Cambodia ends isolation, enters ASEAN
Cambodia ends isolation, enters ASEAN HANOI (AFP): Cambodia joined ASEAN on Friday in a ceremony in Hanoi, shaking off decades of international isolation and fulfilling the regional group's dream of embracing all 10 Southeast Asian neighbors.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Malaysia lashes out at Azizah for flaying Mahathir
Malaysia lashes out at Azizah for flaying Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Premier Mahathir Mohamad warned opposition leader Azizah Ismail on Friday not to encourage other countries to meddle in Malaysia's internal affairs.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Southeast Asian crude well into the black: Consultants
Southeast Asian crude well into the black: Consultants SINGAPORE (Reuters): Oil prices would have to plunge back to around 12-year lows before even a fraction of Southeast Asia's oil production became uneconomical, energy consultants Wood Mackenzie said in a report.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Madura's power supply restored
Madura's power supply restored JAKARTA (JP): Madura Island's three million residents can again enjoy the comforts of electricity. Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto officiated on Friday the reconnection of the power supply from Java to Madura after a two- month power blackout which...
Sat, 01 May 1999
KONI calls on coaches for SEAG preparations
KONI calls on coaches for SEAG preparations JAKARTA (JP): To intensify its preparations for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam in August, the National Sports Council (KONI) plans to hold a meeting with coaches from 20 sports bodies on May 8.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Prostitution should be legalized: NGO
Prostitution should be legalized: NGO JAKARTA (JP): Prostitution should be legalized to give sex workers the same status as other employees in the country, an activist said on Thursday.Adi Sasongko, the head of Kusuma Buana non-governmental organization, said if prostitution was legalized, sex...
Sat, 01 May 1999
Warning against military impostors
Warning against military impostors 1. Lately the community has been facing an increasing number of actions of imposture, under the pretense of social activities and anniversary celebrations by organizations and institutions.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Sketch Exhibition: Sketsa Australia by Jerry T, at Australian Embassy Gallery, Kuningan, South Jakarta, until May 14. * Painting Exhibition: Generasi Milenium by Achmad Syahri, Andi Suandi, Bambang Sutrisno, Dumas Indra, Sahat Simatupang, Yaqub Elka, at Santika...
Sat, 01 May 1999
Constitution needs change: Experts
Constitution needs change: Experts JAKARTA (JP): The nation needs to amend the 1945 Constitution to enable the establishment of effective power checks and balances and the protection of citizens' rights, analysts concluded on Thursday.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Mahathir slams Europe in book
Mahathir slams Europe in book KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Outspoken Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad takes aim at Europe in a new book, calling Europeans war mongers who have turned to currency speculation to impoverish Asia.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Indonesian firm involved in Suriname deforestation
Indonesian firm involved in Suriname deforestationBy Santo Koesoebjono WASSENAAR, The Netherlands (JP): Weak law enforcement is facilitating the rising tendency of logging in Suriname, a country in northeastern South America that is four times the size of West Java province.
Sat, 01 May 1999
RI, Malaysia agree on border in Kalimantan
RI, Malaysia agree on border in Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): After 24 years of talks, Indonesia and Malaysia have finally agreed on more than half of the borderline drawn between the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan and the Malaysian state of Sarawak, Antara said.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Old faces dominate pool
Old faces dominate pool JAKARTA (JP): Old faces dominated the second day of the three- day national aged-group swimming championships in Senayan pool on Friday.Elsa Manora Nasution won the women's 200 meters freestyle and backstroke events with times of 2:12.81 and 2:34.89 respectively.Albert C.
Sat, 01 May 1999
ADB calls on members for new funding talks
ADB calls on members for new funding talks MANILA (Dow Jones): Sorely in need of new funding commitments, the Asian Development Bank wants its shareholder countries to start talks this year for the replenishment of the bank's cheap- loan facility to the region's poorest economies.
Sat, 01 May 1999
PAN puts together platform to please everyone
PAN puts together platform to please everyone The National Mandate Party (PAN) was once termed a "rainbow" organization, campaigning for the June 7 elections on a platform so wide-ranging as to be able to embrace just about everybody.
Sat, 01 May 1999
P&O Ports wins stake in privatized Pelindo III
P&O Ports wins stake in privatized Pelindo III JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Friday that P&O Ports, a division of P&O Australia Ltd, had won the bid for a 49 percent stake in a state-owned terminal container operator in East Java.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Seven arrested for robbery
Seven arrested for robbery JAKARTA (JP): City police have arrested seven people suspected of being members of a group of robbers targeting houses in Greater Jakarta, an official said on Thursday.City police spokesman Lt. Col.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 30, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 400 0 307,500 AHAP Insurance 425 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 150 50 74,000 Alter Abadi 225 0 20,500...
Sat, 01 May 1999
Integrated mining data center
Integrated mining data center JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced plans to create an integrated data center to give investors easier access to mining data.The ministry said in a statement on Friday that thus far two departments at the ministry -- the directorates general of...
Sat, 01 May 1999
Contemporary music has its own techniques, rhythm, ritual
Contemporary music has its own techniques, rhythm, ritualBy Y. Bintang Prakarsa JAKARTA (JP): Many "classical" concertgoers do not like to listen to contemporary music in concert halls. They never complain, however, when the same kind of music is heard as background in movies.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Sambas refugees given blankets
Sambas refugees given blankets PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: The local chapter of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) will present 10,000 more blankets to people taking refuge from ethnic clashes in Sambas.Spokesman of the PMI chapter Sukirdi Hartopartono told Antara on Thursday the second package of...
Sat, 01 May 1999
Mount Slamet shows activity
Mount Slamet shows activity PEMALANG, Central Java: People living near Mount Slamet have been put on alert level due to increasing activity of the volcano.Head of Mount Slamet monitoring post Sukedi, told Antara on Wednesday that mountaineering activities had been banned after his staff detected a...
Sat, 01 May 1999
JSX delays two-board trading system: Daniri
JSX delays two-board trading system: Daniri JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) has delayed the implementation of a two-board trading system originally planned for May 3, the exchange's president Mas Achmad Daniri said on Friday.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Bimantara warned for employing foreigners
Bimantara warned for employing foreigners JAKARTA (JP): The government has given strict warnings to publicly listed PT Bimantara and private television station RCTI for employing three foreigners without work permits, an official said on Friday.Director General of Immigration M.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Kuta beach burned in arson attack
Kuta beach burned in arson attack JAKARTA (JP): At least 175 makeshift kiosks on Bali's famed Kuta beach were burned in the early hours of Thursday in what local police are calling a purely criminal act.
Sat, 01 May 1999
RI may see low inflation in May
RI may see low inflation in May MANILA (Dow Jones): Indonesia experienced large "negative inflation" in April and will likely see low inflation again in May, Bank Indonesia governor Sjahril Sabirin said Friday.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Alarms ring over poll disruptions
Alarms ring over poll disruptions JAKARTA (JP): Five weeks ahead of the June 7 general election, poll watch organizations warned on Friday of various disruptions, including separatists' calls for a boycott in troubled Aceh, bribery and alleged military intimidation of poll monitoring volunteers.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Indosat lanches expansion of non-core business projects
Indosat lanches expansion of non-core business projects JAKARTA (JP): Despite the country's political and economic uncertainties, publicly listed international telecommunications firm PT Indosat launched on Friday its fourth non-core business project in two months.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Firms will not pay dividends for '98
Firms will not pay dividends for '98 JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed companies PT Bayer Indonesia and Sumi Indo Kabel announced on Friday that they would not pay dividends for 1998.Bayer president director Wolfgang Piroth said the company booked some profit last year, but still suffered a loss...
Sat, 01 May 1999
PKB bides time as Abdurrahman undergoes surgery
PKB bides time as Abdurrahman undergoes surgery JAKARTA (JP): The National Awakening Party (PKB) is awaiting the recovery of its patron, Abdurrahman Wahid, now undergoing treatment for his ailing eyes in the United States, before formally naming him its presidential candidate.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Democracy and motorbike elitism
Democracy and motorbike elitism Motorcycle gangs are a regular feature of Bintaro, in southwestern Jakarta. They thunder their way along the main street rending the air with the sound of their small-engine bikes, particularly on Saturday nights.However, the other day, at around 3 p.m.
Sat, 01 May 1999
Asian stock markets end week mixed
Asian stock markets end week mixed HONG KONG (AP): Asian stock markets ended the week generally mixed Friday, with share prices surging in Bangkok and Singapore but slumping in Tokyo.The key index in Bangkok soared 6.
Sat, 01 May 1999
12 arrested for alleged murder
12 arrested for alleged murder BOGOR (JP): Police have arrested 12 of 15 men believed to have mobbed a villager from Cikeas, Sukaraja district, to death, a police officer said.Bogor Police chief Lt. Col.