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Wed, 27 May 1998
Habibie visits riot-hit areas, promises help
Habibie visits riot-hit areas, promises help JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie toured several Jakarta shopping centers which were damaged during rioting and looting earlier this month, and expressed his sadness over the unrest that has caused so much suffering.
Wed, 27 May 1998
French firm believes water deal intact
French firm believes water deal intact PARIS (Reuters): French Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux does not believe a drinking water supply contract in west Jakarta is in danger following the riots and subsequent political shakeout in Indonesia, the company said in a statement.
Wed, 27 May 1998
Govt, IMF meet to salvage economic pact
Govt, IMF meet to salvage economic pact JAKARTA (JP): The government and International Monetary Fund officials will start their meeting here today to get a massive economic rescue plan back on track.IMF Asia-Pacific director Hubert Neiss, who arrived here yesterday, said he would meet President B.J.
Wed, 27 May 1998
Chinese expect less trade with Indonesia
Chinese expect less trade with Indonesia SANTIAGO (Reuters): Chinese businessmen are bracing for less trade with crisis-hit Indonesia, but are expecting to make up for the loss by increasing exports to Europe and Latin America, a business leader said Monday.
Wed, 27 May 1998
Govt urged to reopen Tanjung Priok riot case
Govt urged to reopen Tanjung Priok riot case JAKARTA (JP): Relatives of 412 people who reportedly disappeared after a bloody riot in Tanjung Priok nearly 14 years ago called on the government of President B.J.
Wed, 27 May 1998
Bulog role in cooking oil distribution comes to an end
Bulog role in cooking oil distribution comes to an end JAKARTA (JP): The government removed yesterday the distribution role of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) for domestic cooking oil.Minister of Trade and Industry Rahardi Ramelan said that with the new scheme, effective today, the state joint...
Wed, 27 May 1998
Tax facilities to Soeharto-linked firms to be reviewed: Hamzah
Tax facilities to Soeharto-linked firms to be reviewed: Hamzah JAKARTA (JP): Newly appointed State Minister for Investment Hamzah Haz said yesterday the government would review special tax facilities given to companies owned by the family and friends of former president Soeharto.
Wed, 27 May 1998
Walhi rejects appointment of new minister
Walhi rejects appointment of new minister JAKARTA (JP): About 30 activists from the Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) staged a loud protest here yesterday rejecting the appointment of Panangian Siregar as the new environment minister.
Wed, 27 May 1998
Emil asks Habibie to set poll date
Emil asks Habibie to set poll date JAKARTA (JP): Opposition leader Emil Salim challenged President B.J. Habibie yesterday to commit himself to a definite date for a new poll.Habibie should spell out what he meant by "as soon as possible", the respected economist told reporters after meeting with...
Wed, 27 May 1998
Bank Indonesia foreign reserves up
Bank Indonesia foreign reserves up JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) announced yesterday that its net international reserves (NIR) as of May 22 totaled US$14.69 billion, an increase of $58.5 million against the previous week's level of $14.63 billion.
Wed, 27 May 1998
Society must be watchdog over sweeping changes
Society must be watchdog over sweeping changesBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): There are two dangerous tendencies in our thinking about the current reform movement. One is the idea that reform should be carried out primarily by the government, and two that reform really can be accomplished through...
Wed, 27 May 1998
Election time frame must be set
Election time frame must be set The current reform cabinet is making its first moves designed to prove its credibility, consistency and courage. President B.J. Habibie, presiding over his first cabinet meeting yesterday (Monday), outlined the underlying concepts that will serve as the basis for...
Wed, 27 May 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) conversion rates on May 26, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,750.00 11,250.00Austrian shilling 1 n/a n/aAustralian dollar 1 6,231.00 6,677.60Belgian franc 1 274.90 293.30Canadian dollar 1 6,902.50 7,349.
Wed, 27 May 1998
Change of president
Change of presidentCorrection: The letter titled Change of president, which was published yesterday, was a translated version from Merdeka daily. We apologize for the missing credit. -- Editor
Wed, 27 May 1998
Earthquake rocks Lombok capital
Earthquake rocks Lombok capital MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale jolted Mataram in the early hours of yesterday morning.The quake, which occured at 3:22 a.m., woke residents and sent them scurrying out of their houses.
Wed, 27 May 1998
Uncertainty may persist until fresh polls
Uncertainty may persist until fresh polls The recent resignation of former president Soeharto has provided the country with a respite from months of social unrest. Economist Mari Pangestu from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies discusses the potential for a recovery in business...
Wed, 27 May 1998
Bank Bali Visa card
Bank Bali Visa card I am a Bank Bali Visa Card holder and I have had an unpleasant experience using it.One day I had lunch at President Hotel's Kahyangan Restaurant. I paid with my visa card and signed a safe slip for Rp 149,314. But when I got my bill from Bank Bali it was for Rp 203,764.
Wed, 27 May 1998
Habibie's economic agenda
Habibie's economic agenda The economic agenda tabled by President B.J. Habibie at the inaugural meeting of his cabinet on Monday should impress the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team which arrived here yesterday to review progress on the program of reforms agreed between Indonesia and the IMF...
Wed, 27 May 1998
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Art exhibition: Recent Works 1996-1998, by Susanna Samanek, at Galeripadi Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 329 (Phone: 022 2500578), Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until May 31. * Silver Accesories by Runa Jewelry at Preanger Aerowisata Bandung Hotel, Jl. Asia Afrika No.
Wed, 27 May 1998
Stop deviating from Pancasila
Stop deviating from Pancasila After the fall of the supreme leader of the New Order, making it an old order now, reforms in all areas pose a heavy challenge to us in the coming days. Reforms which must be carried out in the shortest time possible are those in the mental, moral and spiritual areas,...
Wed, 27 May 1998
Huge waves destroy W. Aceh houses
Huge waves destroy W. Aceh houses BANDA ACEH, Aceh: About 210 houses were swept away when huge waves lashed several seashore villages in Meulaboh, Western Aceh.No immediate casualties were reported, Antara noted.
Wed, 27 May 1998
MPR pushed to convene extraordinary session
MPR pushed to convene extraordinary session JAKARTA (JP): Groups of government critics and proreform activists have increased pressure on the People's Consultative Assembly to convene an extraordinary session to elect a new president.
Wed, 27 May 1998
NU won't become political party: Officials
NU won't become political party: Officials JAKARTA (JP): Officials of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem organization yesterday dismissed speculation that the organization would enter the political arena and transform into a political party as it did in the early 1970s.
Wed, 27 May 1998
BHP mulling RI steel fate
BHP mulling RI steel fate SANTIAGO (Reuters): Australia's Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd (BHP) is still monitoring the situation in Indonesia 11 days after closing down four steel plants there, a BHP official said here on Monday.
Wed, 27 May 1998
Banned publications deserve reprieve: Emil
Banned publications deserve reprieve: Emil JAKARTA (JP): Leading reform campaigner Emil Salim said yesterday that the political openness required for reform should be preceded by a respect for media freedoms.Emil called on President B.J.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Frightened foreigners halt Indonesian investments
Frightened foreigners halt Indonesian investments MELBOURNE (Reuters): Foreign direct investment in Indonesia's shattered economy has dried up and will not flow again until long-term political stability returns, investment experts said on Monday.
Tue, 26 May 1998
TNT maintains RI operation
TNT maintains RI operation JAKARTA (JP): Dutch-owned courier service TNT Express Worldwide maintained its operations in Indonesia despite the recent political turmoil, the company said yesterday.The company said in a statement that it used a Boeing 727 aircraft to carry packages in and out Jakarta...
Tue, 26 May 1998
SE Asian monies drift sideways in lethargic trading
SE Asian monies drift sideways in lethargic trading SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies drifted sideways against the U.S. dollar in lethargic trading during Asian hours yesterday, as participants searched in vain for a catalyst to give the market direction.
Tue, 26 May 1998
14 ABRI members implicated in Trisakti shootings
14 ABRI members implicated in Trisakti shootings JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces Commander Gen. Wiranto said 14 Armed Forces (ABRI) personnel have been implicated as being behind the May 12 shootings at Trisakti University which resulted in the death of at least four...
Tue, 26 May 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on May 25, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 1 9,500.00 12,000.00Austrian shilling 1 840.50 891.70Australian dollar 1 6,220.00 7,245.00Belgian franc 1 274.20 317.50Canadian dollar 1 6,882.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Public figures racing to resign in reform fever
Public figures racing to resign in reform fever JAKARTA (JP): The campaign against nepotism is gaining momentum with public figures now racing to quit various executive or legislative posts they might not have obtained without familial connections.Ilham Habibie, the son of President B.J.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Residents raid gambling house
Residents raid gambling house YOGYAKARTA: Eight hundred residents of Notoprajan and Suronatan subdistricts here raided a gambling house Sunday and caught 19 alleged gamblers.Spearheaded by the United Development Party's local paramilitary task force, the raid was launched at 3 a.m.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Aceh governor's ceremony delayed
Aceh governor's ceremony delayed BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The swearing-in ceremony for Syamsuddin Mahmud to become governor of Aceh, originally slated for today, has been delayed indefinitely.The speaker of the provincial legislature, Teuku Djohan, said a telegram from the Ministry of Home Affairs...
Tue, 26 May 1998
Hustle-and-bustle creeps back onto Jakarta streets
Hustle-and-bustle creeps back onto Jakarta streets JAKARTA (JP): After two weeks of tension, the capital returned to its routine daily hustle-and-bustle yesterday.The city, recently paralyzed by riots, arson and looting with some streets blocked by heavily-armed security forces, once again...
Tue, 26 May 1998
Rates for Tax Payment
Rates for Tax Payment JAKARTA (JP): The new official conversion rates as the basis for payment of import duty, value-added tax on goods and services, sales tax on luxury goods, export tax and income tax, valid from May 25 to May 31: U.S dollar 1 Rp 10,950 50Austrian shilling 1 885.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Market positive over Habibie's political pledge
Market positive over Habibie's political pledge JAKARTA (JP): The country's financial market is buoyant at President Habibie's commitment to pursue political reform, analysts said.Currency dealers said the rupiah improved slightly to 10,800 against the U.S.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Habibie outlines reform program
Habibie outlines reform program JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie outlined his agenda for reform before his 36-strong cabinet yesterday, including plans for the revision of political laws needed before he can call a general election.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Three injured in student brawl
Three injured in student brawl JAKARTA (JP): Three people were injured when dozens of students and residents of Pesing, West Jakarta, were involved in a brawl Saturday, police said.The victims were identified as students Urip Widodo, 17, and Bernard Adrie, 18, and resident Dadang, 15.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Asian stock markets close generally lower
Asian stock markets close generally lower HONG KONG (AP): Asian stock markets closed generally lower yesterday, with the key index in Seoul tumbling 6.8 percent to a 11-year low on fears of labor unrest in South Korea.Traders said South Korean shares were also pushed down after the U.S.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Gold Corp buys RI gold
Gold Corp buys RI gold CANBERRA (Dow Jones): Western Australian state agency Gold Corp will resume buying gold from Aurora Gold Ltd yesterday, Aurora Gold said in a statement.On May 15, Gold Corp. suspended purchases "under force majeure provisions due to civil unrest" in Jakarta.
Tue, 26 May 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film 3:05 Children's Program: Mencintai Buku 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Music: Lagu Pop Daerah 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports 6:30 TVRI News (in...
Tue, 26 May 1998
Japan: A leopard loath to change its spots
Japan: A leopard loath to change its spots The economic crisis in Southeast Asia has left Japan highly exposed at a time when it is mired in a deep recession. William Keegan in London warns that the global economy will suffer if Japan, sticking to what it knows best, tries to export its way out of...
Tue, 26 May 1998
Political turmoil brings more media freedom
Political turmoil brings more media freedom JAKARTA (JP): For most of Soeharto's 32-year rule, Indonesians realized there were words that could not be said in public. "Succession" and "regime" were just two of them.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Reform heroes on the Website
Reform heroes on the Website Farewell, heroes of reform. The tragic deaths of our young colleagues Hery Hartanto, Elang Mulya, Hafidin Royan and Hendriawan Lesmana at Trisakti University on the evening of May 12, 1998, will always remain in the hearts of the Indonesian people.
Tue, 26 May 1998
FAO to supply rice to farmers
FAO to supply rice to farmers KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will supply local farmers with tons of rice following a failed harvest in several parts of the province last year.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Taiwan investors detained as spies
Taiwan investors detained as spies TAIPEI (AP): China's state intelligence service has detained six Taiwanese businessmen suspected of spying, and is holding another 12 under house arrest, reports said yesterday.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Estrada sets out tough reform agenda
Estrada sets out tough reform agenda MANILA (Reuters): Joseph Estrada, an ex-actor who becomes the Philippines new president next month, has taken the first step to dispel deep suspicions he might sacrifice reform for populist policies, analysts and businessmen said.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Sustaining reform spirit
Sustaining reform spirit With the students evicted, the clamor at the House of Representatives (DPR) complex has subsided. But the flame of total reform continues to burn everywhere.Within the House, though, the reformist spirit appears to have diminished.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Mobil weighs up move into Indonesian market
Mobil weighs up move into Indonesian market SINGAPORE (AP): Mobil Corp. is open to buying refineries with a good customer base, especially in the lube oil business, and would consider distribution in Indonesia if "a level playing field" were created by the new government, the U.S.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Goh 'relieved' at calm transition of power
Goh 'relieved' at calm transition of power JAKARTA (JP): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong told President B.J. Habibie that he was relieved political succession in Indonesia had proceeded peacefully and that he was looking forward to working with the new President.