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Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Fugitive gunned down in Banyumas
Fugitive gunned down in Banyumas PURWOKERTO, Central Java: A fugitive from the Nusakambangan penitentiary was gunned down by Banyumas Police on Friday.The fugitive, identified as Muyi, 31, was shot in both legs and in the chest.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Minibus burns on toll road
Minibus burns on toll road JAKARTA (JP): An illegal intercity minibus carrying 11 passengers from Cilacap, Central Java, to Lampung, Sumatra, caught fire while traveling on the Cawang-Semanggi toll road here on Saturday morning.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Irianese hostage still treated
Irianese hostage still treated JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Yolanda, one of 11 Irianese hostages kidnapped by an Irianese rebel group on May 5 and freed on May 31, was still being treated at the Marthen Indey military hospital here as of Saturday due to malaria.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Java not fully open to 'foreign miners': Government
Java not fully open to 'foreign miners': Government JAKARTA (JP): The government will not fully open the island of Java to foreign mining investors, in order to give local mining investors the opportunity to grow, a top official at the Ministry of Mines and Energy said on Friday.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Malaysian students abroad cautioned
Malaysian students abroad cautioned KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi warned Malaysian students abroad on Sunday to beware of foreigners, the official Bernama news agency reported.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Utilization of export credit guarantee facilities low: BI
Utilization of export credit guarantee facilities low: BI JAKARTA (JP): The utilization of financing facilities provided by foreign governments and financial institutions for local exporters to import raw materials has been very low due to the volatility of the rupiah and problems in the domestic...
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
What kind of Indonesian leader do you want?
What kind of Indonesian leader do you want?By Yani Prasatya JAKARTA (JP): Many polls have been conducted to predict who the upcoming leader of this nation will be through the elections. But seldom is the question asked: what makes a good leader?We have heard the presidential candidates sharing...
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Presidential debates
Presidential debatesFrom KompasMany people have recently voiced their opinions on the ongoing debates among presidential hopefuls. Some see the necessity of the debates, while others do not agree with them.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Govt must act to lure 'foreign cruise ships'
Govt must act to lure 'foreign cruise ships' JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Inbound Tour Operators Club Arievaldy Kumarga said on Saturday the government should be more active in encouraging foreign cruise ship operators to enter Indonesian waters.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Women show awareness of need of vote
Women show awareness of need of vote JAKARTA (JP): A barrage of advertisements have emphasized the right of women to make their own decision in Monday's elections. Some ads have attempted to raise women's awareness of the need to vote for parties which focus on improving conditions for women.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Indonesia 'able to enter' Swiss, Austrian bank secrecy
Indonesia 'able to enter' Swiss, Austrian bank secrecy JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government has claimed to be able to penetrate bank secrecy in Switzerland and Austria on cases related to money laundering, including the allegedly ill-gotten wealth owned by former president Soeharto and his...
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Singaporean banks sue Aster Dharma
Singaporean banks sue Aster Dharma JAKARTA (JP): Two Singapore banks have jointly filed a bankruptcy claim against PT Aster Dharma Industri for failing to exercise its guarantee in taking over the matured debt of its subsidiary operating in Singapore.Rahmat Bastian of Dermawan & Co.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Akbar, Mega to vote in Jakarta, Amien in Yogyakarta
Akbar, Mega to vote in Jakarta, Amien in Yogyakarta JAKARTA (JP): Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung will cast his vote on Monday at polling station (TPS) No. 2 in Senayan, South Jakarta, while Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will vote...
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Asian financial markets to take back seat
Asian financial markets to take back seat SINGAPORE (AFP): Investors in Asian currencies and stock markets are expected to stay largely on the sidelines this week due to Indonesia's historic polls, expectations of more fiscal stimulus measures by Japan and jitters over possible U.S.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
New policy allows small car prices to drop
New policy allows small car prices to drop JAKARTA (JP): Buyers of sedans and commercial cars with small engine capacity will benefit from the government's planned new automotive policy, to be announced later this month.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Most city buses remain at pool
Most city buses remain at pool JAKARTA (JP): Seventy percent of 15,390 city buses normally serving the capital did not operate during the election campaign period from May 19 to June 4, as bus crew members feared clashes between party supporters.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Habibie announces twin additions to family
Habibie announces twin additions to family JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie chose to sing first before making a surprise announcement to the south of the capital at the Bogor Presidential Office on Saturday.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Indonesia's election system, only one of its kind
Indonesia's election system, only one of its kind JAKARTA (JP): When Indonesians go to the polls Monday, they will be abiding by an electoral system that is apparently without exact precedent or parallel anywhere else in the world.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
'Office 2000': The Web will be your office
'Office 2000': The Web will be your officeBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): In a few days, computer users in the U.S. will be able to buy Microsoft Office 2000 from their local stores. It may take a bit longer for the boxes to show up at any of the outlets of our favorite software store Precision, but...
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Government comes under fire on 'reward' for DPR members
Government comes under fire on 'reward' for DPR members JAKARTA (JP): A prominent member of the House of Representatives from the United Development Party (PPP) on Sunday expressed his opposition to President B.J.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Voters to decide nation's future
Voters to decide nation's future JAKARTA (JP): A perhaps long and twisting pursuit for a democratic society will commence when some 112 million people across the country go to the polls on Monday.On the eve of the historic elections, the eighth in Indonesia's 54 year-old history and the first since...
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
UNAMET wants end to East Timor violence
UNAMET wants end to East Timor violence DILI, East Timor (JP): UN Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) representative Ian Martin appealed to the two conflicting factions and their supporters here on Sunday to stop attacking each other and help create a conducive climate for the Aug. 8 ballot.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Please teach me more about Islam
Please teach me more about Islam About nine years ago I (a westerner) became a new born Muslim in Indonesia and I was very proud.I married a woman from Purbalingga, West Java. What happened there before the start of the campaign was very painful for the Golkar Party.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Firms to cooperate on petrochemical project
Firms to cooperate on petrochemical project TOKYO (Dow Jones): Nissho Iwai Corp, Itochu Corp, an Indonesian firm and a Thai firm will put up a combined US$1 million every four months to cover plant maintenance costs at an Indonesian petrochemical complex project in East Java, the Nihon Keizai...
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Soldiers distribute ballot boxes in Aceh
Soldiers distribute ballot boxes in AcehBy Budiman Moerdijat and Noer Faisal LHOKSEUMAWE, North Aceh (JP): Heavily armed troops distributed ballot boxes on Sunday to villages here in the final preparations for the polls, amid rumors that fresh violence would break out in the troubled province.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Watchdogs gear up for polls as violation reports pile up
Watchdogs gear up for polls as violation reports pile up JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of poll monitors across the country are bracing for Monday's general election, billed as the most democratic in over 40 years despite mounting reports of elections violations.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Vote for real change
Vote for real change Today is decision time for Indonesia, or more precisely for Indonesians. For once, people of voting age have a rare opportunity to determine their own fate, like all free people in a civilized society should.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Forty-nine inmates escape from Mataram penitentiary
Forty-nine inmates escape from Mataram penitentiary JAKARTA (JP): At least 49 prisoners escaped from the Mataram penitentiary in West Nusa Tenggara on Sunday morning after working together to force open the prison's iron gates.One guard was injured in the incident.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Carter meets Habibie, opposition party leaders
Carter meets Habibie, opposition party leaders JAKARTA (JP): Former United States president Jimmy Carter on Sunday held a series of meetings with President B.J. Habibie and party leaders Amien Rais of the National Mandate Party (PAN) and Megawati Soekarnoputri of the Indonesian Democratic Party of...
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Five die in revenge attack in Jepara
Five die in revenge attack in Jepara JAKARTA (JP): At least five men were killed in Bandungharjo village in a failed revenge attack by residents from a neighboring village in Keling district, Jepara regency, Central Java.Jepara Police chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Unused toilets mark ineptitude
Unused toilets mark ineptitude KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Many public toilets at schools and government offices in villages across the provice have never been used due to poor planning and water shortages, an official said here on Friday.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
East Timor mystery
East Timor mystery The United Nations Assessment Mission on East Timor has arrived in East Timor. It is organizing its facilities and staff in preparation of the ballot in East Timor to be held on Aug. 8, 1999.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:30 Traditional Performance 1:00 p.m. Music 2:00 News 2:30 Student's Quiz 3:00 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:00 Technology Program 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00...
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
ICW vs Ghalib
ICW vs Ghalib The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) finding published in the press late last week has jolted many people. The ICW has found evidence of the transfer of Rp 1.8 billion (about US$225,000) by two prominent businessmen to Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib's bank account. Between Feb.
Mon, 07 Jun 1999
Malaysia defends control
Malaysia defends control KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysia's deputy trade minister said foreign investors remain confident about the country's outlook despite criticism of government policies by the International Monetary Fund and foreign media organizations, a report said Sunday.
Sun, 06 Jun 1999
'New Day' celebration on Solor Island
'New Day' celebration on Solor IslandBy Yacob J. Herin LAMAOLE, Solor, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): A "new day" sets in every year between July 16 and July 18 for the people in Lewotana Ole village, some 15 kilometers south of Rita Ebang, capital of West Solor district, East Flores regency, East Nusa...
Sun, 06 Jun 1999
Ink crisis hits Wamena
Ink crisis hits Wamena WAMENA, Irian Jaya: Half of the hundreds of bottles of ink to be used in Monday's polls are broken, a local election official reported Saturday.The ink was received from Jakarta via the local post office for 476 polling places across Jayawijaya regency.
Sun, 06 Jun 1999
New wave of Islamic intellectuals
New wave of Islamic intellectuals Islam dan Negara: Transformasi Pemikiran dan Praktik Politik Islam di Indonesia (Islam and the State: The Transformation of Islamic Thought and Political Practices in Indonesia); By Bahtiar Effendy; Yayasan Paramadina, Jakarta, October 1998; xvii and 374 pp; Rp...
Sun, 06 Jun 1999
Carter praises lack of violence during campaign
Carter praises lack of violence during campaign JAKARTA (JP): Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter on Saturday hailed the lack of violence in the campaign for Indonesia's first democratic election in 44 years, and said he believed it would be fair and free.
Sun, 06 Jun 1999
Islamic parties seen to win polls
Islamic parties seen to win polls BOGOR, West Java: A.M. Saefuddin, a deputy chairman of the United Development Party (PPP), predicted on Saturday that an alliance of Islamic parties would win at the polls.
Sun, 06 Jun 1999
Menteng Pulo, a graveyard full of history
Menteng Pulo, a graveyard full of historyBy David Jardine JAKARTA (JP): It was November, 1983 and my first trip to Indonesia. Getting off the train in Surabaya and not knowing what to expect, I looked around for a taxi.
Sun, 06 Jun 1999
Buton readies 1,500 officers
Buton readies 1,500 officers BAUBAU, Southeast Sulawesi: The Buton regency has readied 1,500 police and army personnel to secure next week's elections in the archipelago.The electoral preparations in Buton have been hampered by a late delivery of balloting materials to the remote Tukang Besi...
Sun, 06 Jun 1999
Stone stars in 'conventional' 'Gloria' from Sidney Lumet
Stone stars in 'conventional' 'Gloria' from Sidney LumetBy Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): Dog Day Afternoon. Network. Serpico. Murder on the Orient Express. The Verdict. These are some landmarks of 1970s and early 1980s American cinema.
Sun, 06 Jun 1999
The long, winding and stinking road to true democracy
The long, winding and stinking road to true democracy JAKARTA (JP): Since most Indonesians are still "young", the majority of the population in this fourth-largest nation on earth might not have any recollection whatsoever about the first, violent-free and truly democratic elections that Indonesia...
Sun, 06 Jun 1999
Elections on schedule despite preparation snags
Elections on schedule despite preparation snags JAKARTA (JP): Reports of glitches in the logistics of poll preparations continued to stream in from various regions on Saturday, but the National Elections Committee (PPI) was confident the poll will take place as scheduled on Monday.
Sun, 06 Jun 1999
20 PR supporters die in accident
20 PR supporters die in accident MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: At least 20 supporters of the Republican Party were killed and 10 seriously injured when their bus plunged down a 77-meter deep ravine in Waingapu Friday.The rest of the passengers were slightly injured.
Sun, 06 Jun 1999
Balloting materials yet to reach Medan
Balloting materials yet to reach Medan MEDAN: Many polling places are yet to receive complete packages of balloting sheets, vote counting forms and indelible ink, a local official said Saturday.Ahmad Hidayat Nasution, chief of North Sumatra sociopolitical affairs, said that districts yet to receive...
Sun, 06 Jun 1999
Few political parties have ecology agenda
Few political parties have ecology agenda JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) is dismayed by the country's political parties lack of concern on environmental issues.Walhi noted only four of Indonesia's 48 political parties to contest Monday's elections have environmental...
Sun, 06 Jun 1999
Works in style of famed painters find a niche
Works in style of famed painters find a nicheBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR (JP): Do you want to buy cheap paintings in the style of Made Wianta, Nyoman Gunarsa, Han Snel or Basuki Abdullah? Go to certain art shops in Ubud and you will find them all.
Sun, 06 Jun 1999
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: MandarinMandarin Oriental JakartaFAREWELL LUNCHEON: Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas (right) and wife, Yunisa Alatas (second right) host a farewell luncheon in honor of the Republic of Turkey's ambassador Mehmet Guney (left) and wife, Inci Guney.