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Sun, 31 May 1998
Your Eyes
Your Eyes Your eyes have beenBeacons of joyWherever we have met.In the market,Near the river,In the street.Never lifelessalways shining.Lifting me higherIn love forIndonesiaIndonesian She walks in simplicityHair long and straightEyes black as coalsSparkling in the light.
Sun, 31 May 1998
RI will have no problem obtaining IMF money
RI will have no problem obtaining IMF money JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Asia Pacific director Hubert Neiss said Saturday that it was highly unlikely that the next installment of the rescue package brokered for Indonesia by the fund would be further delayed.
Sun, 31 May 1998
Slamet's 'Telegram' is set for editing
Slamet's 'Telegram' is set for editingBy Gotot Prakosa JAKARTA (JP): Amid the crisis and uncertainty, Indonesia is presenting three feature-length films at international forums this year.The Christine Hakim and Garin Nugroho production, Daun Di Atas Bantal (A Leaf On A Pillow), was shown last week...
Sun, 31 May 1998
Texas woman fined for role in RI baby sale
Texas woman fined for role in RI baby sale AUCKLAND (AP): A Texas woman desperate to be a mother was fined US$31,800 (NZ$60,000) Friday for her role in an international baby trafficking case.Charli Shirley Connelly, 35, of Austin, Texas, pleaded guilty to four fraud charges relating to the baby's...
Sun, 31 May 1998
Looted goods on offer for sale at cheaper prices
Looted goods on offer for sale at cheaper prices JAKARTA (JP): Bloodied hands need to be washed. Particularly if they can give some relief to upset stomachs.These could be thoughts running through the minds of a handful of hard-eyed males, from teenage boys and to middle-aged men, on Jl.
Sun, 31 May 1998
Retired generals push for MPR special session
Retired generals push for MPR special session JAKARTA (JP): A group of 18 retired generals are demanding that the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) hold an extraordinary session no later than July to revoke decrees installing Soeharto as president and B.J. Habibie as vice president.
Sun, 31 May 1998
Indonesia still haven for smokers
Indonesia still haven for smokers The cigarette industry is one of the most lucrative businesses in the country. It provides the government with huge revenue in taxes and absorb millions of workers. Yet, we all know there are negative sides to tobacco, especially its harmful effects on our health.
Sun, 31 May 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 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 Creative Program: Widya Wahana 10:00 Cooking...
Sun, 31 May 1998
No reprieve for 19th SEA Games consortium over debt
No reprieve for 19th SEA Games consortium over debt JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Agung Laksono has supported the decision made by the management of the Gelora Senayan sports complex to refuse to waive the 19th SEA Games underwriting consortium's Rp 1 billion (US$100,000)...
Sun, 31 May 1998
Self-motivation the best way to stop smoking habit
Self-motivation the best way to stop smoking habitBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Want to quit smoking? Chewing gum and avoiding cafes might help a little in kicking the habit, but top model Enny Sukamto Hehuwat says that strong willpower and motivation must do the job in the end.
Sun, 31 May 1998
Guess What? Dwiki Dharmawan
Guess What? Dwiki Dharmawan University students shaved their heads to show their gratitude to God for the fall of Soeharto.Keyboard player Dwiki Dharmawan followed their lead."On the 21st, after he (Soeharto) withdrew from the presidency, I badly wanted to see the scene at the House of...
Sun, 31 May 1998
'Crossing over' lifts religious barriers
'Crossing over' lifts religious barriers Passing Over: Melintasi Batas Agama (Passing Over: Crossing Religious Borders); PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, in cooperation with Yayasan Wakaf Paramadina, Jakarta 1998; Edited by Komaruddin Hidayat & Ahmad Gaus AF; Foreword by Nurcholish Madjid; 464pp + xi...
Sun, 31 May 1998
Ratna questions artists' sensitivity
Ratna questions artists' sensitivityBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Playwright Ratna Sarumpaet had promised she would never cry when police arrested her for organizing a public meeting without their permission.But she couldn't keep her promise.
Sun, 31 May 1998
Ups and downs of aphrodisiacs
Ups and downs of aphrodisiacs Recently, scientists in Uncle Sam's country have been able to concoct a drug by the name of Viagra, which has become an instant best seller throughout the world. I do not know whether this wonder drug has reached Indonesia, but in other countries it is being sold at...
Sun, 31 May 1998
Indonesian NGOs wages war against cigarettes
Indonesian NGOs wages war against cigarettesBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Despite years of health warnings, smoking is still socially acceptable in Indonesia.Activists have launched antismoking campaigns, yet many people ignore the warnings.
Sun, 31 May 1998
Late delivery
Late delivery I am from the United States. I go to a school named Caltex American school and I love to read your paper but I have some suggestions to make.First, I was hoping you could put more comics in your newspaper and add the This Odd World section to the Sunday paper.
Sun, 31 May 1998
Thousand celebrate reform at Depok campus
Thousand celebrate reform at Depok campus DEPOK (JP): Under the sullen glow of moonlight and bamboo flares, some 10,000 people descended on the University of Indonesia campus in Depok Friday night, listening to music and casually exchanging views on the mood of reform gripping the country.
Sun, 31 May 1998
Workers' deportation fails to dull the attraction of Malaysia
Workers' deportation fails to dull the attraction of Malaysia The Indonesian Navy ship KRI Tanjung Oisina repatriated 1,725 illegal workers and their children on May 5 from Johor, Malaysia. The operation was part of a mass deportation supported by the Indonesian government and aimed at reducing the...
Sun, 31 May 1998
Pitfalls of learning English from books
Pitfalls of learning English from books JAKARTA (JP): There is no doubt that English is a very important language. Just look at all the materials out there in English. Text books used in universities are mainly in English; the movies in the cinemas are in English; The Jakarta Post is in English.
Sun, 31 May 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: ArtsThe Regent JakartaOFF TO ITALY: Art critic Jim Supangkat (left) greets Susrinah Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo, the chairwoman of the Indonesian Fine Arts Foundation, at the opening of an exhibition titled Sixteen Women Artists.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Chinese-Indonesians
Chinese-Indonesians At the beginning of World War II, Japanese-American citizens were put in concentration camps throughout the United States by then president Roosevelt. Sensing this mistake, the government subsequently released them and later on, the Japanese-Americans formed Japanese battalions...
Sat, 30 May 1998
'Natural selection' will sort out new parties: Syarwan
'Natural selection' will sort out new parties: Syarwan BANDUNG (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid, facing the prospect of new political parties cropping up on a daily basis, has said there should no restriction on the number of parties in existence.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Bakrie appointed to resilience council
Bakrie appointed to resilience council JAKARTA (JP): The government has appointed the chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), Aburizal Bakrie, to replace noted businessman Anthony Salim as the secretary-general of the Economic and Monetary Resilience Council.
Sat, 30 May 1998
19th Games consortium seeks debt clearance
19th Games consortium seeks debt clearance JAKARTA (JP): Chances appear slight the 19th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) underwriting consortium will sway management of the Gelora Senayan sports complex to waive its Rp 1 billion (US$100,000) in debt arrears.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Bus accident takes three lives
Bus accident takes three lives JEMBER, East Java: Three people were killed when an intercity bus rammed into a tree early yesterday morning at Yosorati village, Sumber Baru district.The bus, license plate L 1789VA, crashed into the tree after veering out of control to avoid a head-on collision with...
Sat, 30 May 1998
$4.4b up in smoke due to 'poor govt policy'
$4.4b up in smoke due to 'poor govt policy' JAKARTA (JP): Two international environmental organizations charged yesterday that poorly designed government policy helped escalate last year's calamitous forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan which, according to fresh estimates, caused US$4.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Farewell Indonesia
Farewell Indonesia Six years in Indonesia have come to a too fast end for my wife and myself and now it is time for us to say goodbye to a country and its people that had developed into a place we called our home and where we really enjoyed living.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Police plan to review cooperation with Tutut
Police plan to review cooperation with Tutut JAKARTA (JP): The National Police will review its cooperation agreement with a company belonging to Siti "Tutut" Hardijanti Rukmana whose dealings it claims are riddled with corruption and nepotism.
Sat, 30 May 1998
A crop of new parties
A crop of new parties With the winds of reform only just starting to blow across this country, Indonesians have been watching with a good deal of amazement, if not amusement, the emergence of new political parties which are ready to luster up a general election, the schedule of which, at least for...
Sat, 30 May 1998
Liem stake in UIC 'not for sale'
Liem stake in UIC 'not for sale' SINGAPORE (Reuters): Indonesian tycoon Liem Sioe Liong has not put his stake in Singapore property group United Industrial Corp up for sale, Tan Kong King, managing director of KMP Pte Ltd, said yesterday.KMP is a Singapore company privately owned by Liem.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Military says rumors of 'wild troops' baseless
Military says rumors of 'wild troops' baseless JAKARTA (JP): The city military command dismissed as baseless rumors yesterday reports that about 200 deserting elite troops loyal to Lt. Gen. Prabowo Subianto had arrived to take control of the capital.Command spokesman Lt. Col. DJ.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Tat Lee cuts RI exposure
Tat Lee cuts RI exposure SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Tat Lee Bank Ltd of Singapore said yesterday that it has reduced its loan exposure to Indonesian clients with Singapore assets as collateral, in line with the fall in property and equity values, confirming a report in the Business Times.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Elections will be held next year: Habibie
Elections will be held next year: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie spelled out for the first time yesterday his promise that Indonesia would hold a free and democratic general election next year to enable it to have a new president and democratically elected government.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Bambang, Indra resign from Bimantara
Bambang, Indra resign from Bimantara JAKARTA (JP): Former strongman Soeharto's second son and son- in-law have resigned from publicly listed PT Bimantara Citra amid mounting public demands for an investigation into the family's wealth.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 29, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 650 0 0 AHAP Insurance 500 0 0 Alter Abadi 775 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 275 -25 110,000 Alumindo Perkasa 275...
Sat, 30 May 1998
Reform and insurance
Reform and insurance I would like to record my strong support for Mr. Kustarjono Prodjolalito's comments reported in The Jakarta Post May 27 on behalf of the Retailers Association on the stance taken by the Insurance Council toward recent rioting and looting in Jakarta and elsewhere.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Payment clarification
Payment clarificationCorrection: The writer's name for the letter Payment clarification in yesterday's edition was wrongly spelled. The correct name should be ELLYANA FUAD, not RILYANA FUAD. We apologize for the error. -- Editor
Sat, 30 May 1998
PT Jamsostek elects new executive board secretly
PT Jamsostek elects new executive board secretly JAKARTA (JP): PT Jamsostek, the state-owned workers insurance company, recently criticized for allegedly greasing the passing of a controversial manpower bill, elected a new executive board behind closed doors Wednesday.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Bekasi official dismissed
Bekasi official dismissed JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi Mayor H. Nonon Sonthanie dismissed a Bojong Rawa Lumbu subdistrict official on Thursday for deliberately hindering the processing of local resident's identification cards.
Sat, 30 May 1998
PT Krakatau Steel delays payment for Aussie project
PT Krakatau Steel delays payment for Aussie project SYDNEY (Reuters): Meekatharra Minerals Ltd said yesterday the joint venturers in their South Australian-based pig iron export project would look for funding elsewhere because of a delay in payments from their Indonesian partner.
Sat, 30 May 1998
BCA rating changed to 'not meaningful'
BCA rating changed to 'not meaningful' MELBOURNE (Dow Jones): Standard & Poor's credit rating agency changed yesterday its counterparty rating on Bank Central Asia or BCA, to "not meaningful" from triple-Cpi in response to the bank coming under the supervision of the Indonesian Banking...
Sat, 30 May 1998
Trust must be restored
Trust must be restored In his recent televised speech, President Habibie correctly pointed to the necessity to do something quickly about the disastrous and still worsening economic crisis. That requires immediate international support, a minimum of political stability and, most importantly, trust...
Sat, 30 May 1998
Turmoil in Jakarta
Turmoil in Jakarta When a person is driven into a corner, his ingenuity is put to the test. Bisnis Indonesia this May 16 reported that many people were still scared on May 15 that the riots would explode again.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Thousands of BCA customers rush to branches, ATMs
Thousands of BCA customers rush to branches, ATMs JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of customers of Bank Central Asia (BCA) flocked to branches and automated teller machines (ATMs) throughout the city yesterday and queued for hours to withdraw their money.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Food stall owners protest late payment
Food stall owners protest late payment JAKARTA (JP): The city administration promised yesterday to investigate allegations of delays in payment to many food stall owners engaged by the Ministry of Social Services to provide cheap meals to the poor.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Govt to conduct full probe into clove trade irregularities
Govt to conduct full probe into clove trade irregularities JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Adi Sasono said yesterday that the government would conduct a comprehensive investigation into irregularities in the country's clove trade.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Rights body to probe Irian violations
Rights body to probe Irian violations JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights promised yesterday to investigate reports of killings and vandalism in a number of Irian Jaya villages allegedly committed by an Armed Forces unit.Commission members B.N.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Habibie pays social call on ailing Abdurrahman Wahid
Habibie pays social call on ailing Abdurrahman Wahid JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie paid an informal visit yesterday on the ailing chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem organization, Abdurrahman Wahid, at the latter's residence in Ciganjur subdistrict, South Jakarta.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Asian crisis threatens Japanese carmakers' high
Asian crisis threatens Japanese carmakers' high TOKYO (Reuters): Japan's vehicle exports in April notched a 23rd straight month of year-on-year gains, although shrunken demand in Asia threatens to end the trend, manufacturers said on Friday.Exports rose 4.
Sat, 30 May 1998
Hari replaces Syarwan as House deputy speaker
Hari replaces Syarwan as House deputy speaker JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Armed Forces (ABRI) faction in the House of Representatives Hari Sabarno assumed his new post as House deputy speaker yesterday, replacing Lt. Gen. (ret) Syarwan Hamid who was recently appointed Minister of Home Affairs.