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Sun, 07 Jun 1998
Pakpahan relishing life on the outside
Pakpahan relishing life on the outsideBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): The sun was shining on a small garden with a tiny brook and bridge reminiscent of Japanese landscaping. The view was irresistible to Muchtar Pakpahan, who was released May 25, after his year-long bed-rest and five months behind...
Sun, 07 Jun 1998
Military court opens Trisakti trial
Military court opens Trisakti trial JAKARTA (JP): The first court-martial session of the Trisakti shooting incident was held at the Military Court in East Jakarta yesterday, as hundreds of students, police officers and the media teamed the courtroom to watch the proceedings.
Sun, 07 Jun 1998
'Silat' comics linked to Star Wars?
'Silat' comics linked to Star Wars?By Laila Faisal JAKARTA (JP): In his book Komik Indonesia, the French researcher Marcel Bonneff writes that every comic within the silat (a form of martial arts) genre shares a common thread.The hero travels through four stages during the story.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Japan hails RI debt plan
Japan hails RI debt plan JAKARTA (JP): Japanese Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga said yesterday the Japanese government welcomed the foreign debt rescheduling deal signed by Indonesia and international banks Thursday.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Students charged with killing officer freed
Students charged with killing officer freed BOGOR (JP): The police released three Juanda University students on Thursday night, hours ahead of schedule, after detaining them for almost a month on charges of killing a senior police officer.Bogor Police chief Lt. Col. M.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
RP 50,000 note carrying Soeharto's image still valid
RP 50,000 note carrying Soeharto's image still valid JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said yesterday the 50,000 note carrying former president Soeharto's image was still legal tender despite rumors it would no longer be honored.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Ministry wants delay of Jonggol township plan
Ministry wants delay of Jonggol township plan JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry and Plantations has requested that a 30,000-hectare township project linked to one of Soeharto's son be put on hold until the developer settles a dispute with the ministry.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Sembawang fixes RI gas deal
Sembawang fixes RI gas deal SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): There has been a breakthrough in a bid by a Singapore consortium led by diversified conglomerate Sembawang Corp. to buy Indonesian gas for power stations and petrochemical industries in Singapore, under a multibillion dollar deal, a local daily...
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Government to honor oil, mining contracts
Government to honor oil, mining contracts JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said yesterday that all contracts signed by the ministry would be honored, including contracts of work in the mining sector and production-sharing contracts in the oil sector.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Leaders escalate crisis
Leaders escalate crisis TOKYO (AP): Missteps by leaders in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand destroyed market confidence in Southeast Asia and worsened its economic crisis, Singaporean Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew was quoted as saying yesterday.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Bandung artists set out to fight prejudice
Bandung artists set out to fight prejudice JAKARTA (JP): Bandung artists are doing their part in helping to patch up strained race relations. To help raise awareness about victims of the May riots, most of whom were Chinese- Indonesians, they are scheduling performances at Festival Ganesha '98...
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Executives defend Soeharto fundations
Executives defend Soeharto fundations JAKARTA (JP): Former top government officials currently running four of former president Soeharto's largest foundations said yesterday they would not relinquish the Rp 2.63 trillion (US$2.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
OPEC oil price rose to $12.96
OPEC oil price rose to $12.96 LONDON (Reuters): The price of OPEC's basket of seven crudes rose to US$12.96 a barrel on Thursday from $12.50 a barrel on Wednesday, the OPEC news agency said quoting the OPEC Secretariat.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Hotline service for crisis victims
Hotline service for crisis victims JAKARTA (JP): The psychology school of the University of Indonesia (UI) has launched a hotline service for people traumatized by the economic crisis and recent social unrest, Antara reported.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Bekasi regent asked to go
Bekasi regent asked to go JAKARTA (JP): Fifty-seven members of the Karawang-Bekasi Islamic Students Union (HMI) packed the local council chamber Wednesday, demanding Bekasi regent Mochammad Djamhari resign.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
ISA promotes RI-Swedish ties
ISA promotes RI-Swedish ties At first glance, it would difficult to find two cultures further apart than those of Indonesia and Sweden. Most Swedes like to say what's on their mind, while Indonesians prefer to avoid such a direct approach.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
UN asks RI to free jailed E. Timorese
UN asks RI to free jailed E. Timorese UNITED NATIONS (Reuters): United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on Indonesia's new president, B.J. Habibie, to release East Timorese political prisoners, excluded from a recent amnesty, UN spokesman Fred Eckhard said Thursday.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Bakrie subsidiary urged to fulfill deal
Bakrie subsidiary urged to fulfill deal JAKARTA (JP): Councilors yesterday urged the city administration to stop dragging its heels and force PT Catur Swasakti Utama, a subsidiary of the widely-diversified Bakrie group, to fulfill the terms of a land exchange deal with the city.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
CGI to discuss financial aid to RI next month
CGI to discuss financial aid to RI next month JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) will convene in Paris at the end of next month to find ways to help the country extricate itself from the crisis.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Court revokes Pakpahan book ban
Court revokes Pakpahan book ban JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta State Administrative Court has issued a by-verdict revoking a ban on labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan's book Rakyat Menggugat (The People's Suit).Azet Hutabarat, who led the team of lawyers processing Muchtar's appeal, said in a media statement...
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Habibie, Harmoko lack sense of crisis: Emil
Habibie, Harmoko lack sense of crisis: Emil JAKARTA (JP): Leading opposition figure Emil Salim said yesterday the intention of President B.J. Habibie and House Speaker Harmoko to call a general election for next year showed they were insensitive to realities of the country's crisis.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Pertamina admits facing cash flow problems
Pertamina admits facing cash flow problems JAKARTA (JP): The president of state oil and gas company Pertamina admitted yesterday that importing fuel and crude oil for its refineries was causing the company cash flow problems because of the sharp depreciation in the value of the rupiah against the U.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Indonesia's Asiad attendance 'need review'
Indonesia's Asiad attendance 'need review' JAKARTA (JP): The deepening financial crisis should prod the National Sports Council (KONI) to consider sending a small team to the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December, former secretary- general of the council Kahpi Suriadiredja said yesterday.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, June 6, 1998
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, June 6, 1998Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Fenomena Ayam, by Syarief Hidayat, at Galeri TC, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 24A, South Jakarta (Phone: 7194278), Sunday, at 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday to Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday to Saturday 11:30 a.m.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Golkar saves Bantul regent
Golkar saves Bantul regent YOGYAKARTA: A special plenary session of the Bantul council called to decide whether to dismiss regent Sri Roso Sudarmo had to be postponed yesterday after Golkar council members abruptly left the room after hearing testimony from the regent.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Advice for Harmoko
Advice for Harmoko The reform tide has come washing over Golkar at last. All of a sudden, Indonesia's largest political organization, which won each and every general election held under the New Order regime of former president Soeharto, is tottering.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Scare tactics to stop illegals
Scare tactics to stop illegals SINGAPORE (DPA): Passengers aboard ferries between Indonesia and Singapore are being treated to video clips showing illegal immigrants being arrested and handcuffed by Singaporean authorities, reports said yesterday.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Govt lacks full data on forest concessions
Govt lacks full data on forest concessions JAKARTA (JP): The government admitted yesterday it still lacks reliable data on the ownership and operations of the country's timber companies, which are often blamed for causing forest fires and damaging the environment.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Sexual abuse victims to report to police
Sexual abuse victims to report to police JAKARTA (JP): The police cannot fully guarantee solving all sexual abuse cases from last month's riots due to several basic investigation obstacles, an officer said yesterday.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Debt-rescheduling deal
Debt-rescheduling deal Barring any major political turmoil and massive social unrest until an elected government is installed sometime next year to replace the transitional Habibie administration, the agreement on the rescheduling of US$80 billion in Indonesian corporate foreign debt will...
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Crash victims buried with honors
Crash victims buried with honors JAKARTA (JP): All 12 victims of Thursday's helicopter crash in the mountainous Viqueque regency in East Timor were given military funerals in separate ceremonies yesterday.Chief of Udayana Regional Military Command Maj. Gen.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Economist urges BI to broaden policy focus
Economist urges BI to broaden policy focus JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia must take its blinkers off in its single-minded pursuit of stabilizing the rupiah to focus instead on curbing inflation and breathing new life into dying domestic businesses, economists advised yesterday.Mari E.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Hamami visits 17 suspects in Trisakti scene
Hamami visits 17 suspects in Trisakti scene JAKARTA (JP): Former City Police chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata visited the 17 suspects of the Trisakti shooting incident at Military Police Headquarters in Guntur, South Jakarta, yesterday to give them his support.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
U.S. wants clear timetable for Indonesian election
U.S. wants clear timetable for Indonesian election WASHINGTON (AP): The United States wants new Indonesian president B.J. Habibie to establish a clear timetable for holding a general election to select new members of the House of Representatives/People's Consultative Assembly, a senior Clinton...
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
New places for power bill payment
New places for power bill payment JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company PLN has announced new payment locations for its customers in the Jatinegara district and its surrounding areas, effective this month.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 05, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 500 75 50,000 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alter Abadi 575 -25 425,000 Alumindo Light Metal 400 0 703,000...
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
President Habibie signs ILO convention on unions
President Habibie signs ILO convention on unions JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie signed yesterday an International Labor Organization (ILO) convention that guarantees workers freedom to organize.Decree No. 83/1998 corresponds to ILO Convention No.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Organized groups behind recent riots: Sandyawan
Organized groups behind recent riots: Sandyawan JAKARTA (JP): Catholic priest Sandyawan Sumardi disclosed findings that support the recent conclusion of the National Commission on Human Rights that last month's riots, in which almost 1,200 people died, were organized.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Instability 'threat to ethnic Chinese safety'
Instability 'threat to ethnic Chinese safety' JAKARTA (JP): Ethnic Chinese businesspeople said yesterday they were still hesitant to continue their businesses in Indonesia as political instability remains a threat to their safety.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Govt eases restrictions on press
Govt eases restrictions on press JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Muhammad Yunus revoked a controversial regulation enacted by his predecessor Harmoko 14 years ago which gave the minister the right to revoke the license of press publications.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Asian market ignore Indonesia's debt deal
Asian market ignore Indonesia's debt deal SINGAPORE (Reuters): A landmark deal tackling Indonesia's massive corporate debt gave Asian markets little pre-weekend cheer yesterday.Under the deal, international banks agreed to reschedule Indonesia's US$80 billion of private sector debt, throwing a...
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Swedish firms committed to Indonesia's economy
Swedish firms committed to Indonesia's economy Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia Mikael Lindstrom was interviewed earlier this week on his opinion on economic and industrial issues in Indonesia from the Swedish perspective, now that they are of such critical importance to Indonesia.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Pudjiadi expects net profits to fall
Pudjiadi expects net profits to fall JAKARTA (JP): PT Pudjiadi and Sons Estates expects another big decline in net profit this year as foreign exchange debts and declining revenues will likely further hit the publicly listed hotel operator, the company's senior executive said yesterday.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Pertamina vows to secure Premium gasoline supply
Pertamina vows to secure Premium gasoline supply JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina said yesterday it would increase Jakarta's fuel supply to avoid fuel shortages as experienced on Wednesday.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on June 5, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 11.100.00 12,000.00 Austrian shilling 1 871.10 994.10 Australian dollar 1 6,818.00 7,263.60 Belgian franc 1 308.10 326.70 Canadian dollar 1 7,736.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Red Shoes 3:05 Documentary Film: Pesona Flora 3:30 Science Film: Ticket to Adventure 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:30 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports 6:30...
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Chinese Indonesians launch political party
Chinese Indonesians launch political party JAKARTA (JP): Encouraged by the new openness sweeping Indonesia, a group of Chinese Indonesians launched a political party here yesterday to campaign for racial equality.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
'Surya' apologizes for mistake
'Surya' apologizes for mistake SURABAYA: The East Java-based Surya daily admitted yesterday that it had made a mistake in a report which said that opposition figure Amien Rais was among those earmarked to receive a total of Rp 260 billion (US$22.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
RI debt worries not over: Bankers
RI debt worries not over: Bankers TOKYO (Reuters): Japanese bankers and analysts yesterday welcomed a deal on rescheduling Indonesia's private debt, but said more needed to be done to ensure firms in the crisis-hit Southeast Asian nation could pay back their loans.
Sat, 06 Jun 1998
Banks named to back up privatization program
Banks named to back up privatization program JAKARTA (JP): The government appointed nine international investment banks yesterday to assist in the partial privatization of 12 state companies.The institutions are Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Jardine Fleming, Morgan Stanley,...