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Fri, 05 Jun 1998
Educational reform
Educational reform In relation to the present social condition, I would like to suggest the following:a. Many people have lost their jobs because of the monetary crisis and the recent shop burning and looting, which has forced many businesses to close down.
Fri, 05 Jun 1998
Joseph Estrada shown secrets of new home
Joseph Estrada shown secrets of new home MANILA (Reuters): Incoming President Joseph Estrada was shown the palace yesterday which will be home for the next six years, including a disco and secret passages to escape rebel attacks and pestering journalists.
Fri, 05 Jun 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Cartoon: Tom and Jerry Kids 3:05 Social Program: Harmoni Kehidupan 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Performance: Cakrawala Budaya 5:00 Music: Paket 27 5:30 Educational Quiz: Cepat Tepat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country:...
Fri, 05 Jun 1998
Activist gives public account of abduction
Activist gives public account of abduction JAKARTA (JP): Disappeared activist Rahardjo Waluyo Djati became yesterday the third person to publicly recount his kidnapping, which featured torture and interrogation about his political activities and links.
Fri, 05 Jun 1998
Some Soeharto-linked firms to keep Pertamina contracts
Some Soeharto-linked firms to keep Pertamina contracts JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina said yesterday it would maintain its contracts with former president Soeharto-linked contractors and suppliers, provided they were efficient and the government allowed them to continue their...
Fri, 05 Jun 1998
Uncaring project boss imprisoned
Uncaring project boss imprisoned KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Kendari State Court sentenced Mursalim Kasri to two years in jail yesterday after finding him guilty of manipulating Rp 63 million (US$5,478) disbursed by a Canadian aid group.
Fri, 05 Jun 1998
Group to looks into reports of sexual abuse during riots
Group to looks into reports of sexual abuse during riots JAKARTA (JP): Women's rights group Mitra Perempuan said yesterday it would conduct its own inquiry into numerous reports of sexual abuse of women during the rioting last month.
Fri, 05 Jun 1998
Open bid planned for Krakatau's shares
Open bid planned for Krakatau's shares JAKARTA (JP): The government is to invite international bidders to buy part of the country's largest steel producer, PT Krakatau Steel, next week, State Minister of the Empowerment of State Enterprises Tanri Abeng said yesterday.
Fri, 05 Jun 1998
Tanah Abang area again hit by clashes
Tanah Abang area again hit by clashes JAKARTA (JP): At least two youngsters were severely injured in two separate clashes between Betawi (native Jakartan) residents of Kebon Melati and occupants of the Mess Cendrawasih boarding house from Irian Jaya in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, yesterday...
Fri, 05 Jun 1998
Medan fares hiked
Medan fares hiked MEDAN, North Sumatra: The North Sumatra provincial administration has decided to raise public transportation fares following the government's decision to raise fuel prices last month.The fare for city minivans was raised from Rp 350 (3 U.S.
Fri, 05 Jun 1998
Political changes hurt sports bodies
Political changes hurt sports bodies JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian sports are feeling the pinch of financial shortages due in part to their heavy dependence on the patronage of former president Soeharto's families and cronies, a sports executive said yesterday.
Fri, 05 Jun 1998
Tadjus deplores councilors' harsh attack on Sutiyoso
Tadjus deplores councilors' harsh attack on Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): Head of Golkar's Jakarta chapter Tadjus Sobirin yesterday responded harshly to criticism by several city councilors over Governor Sutiyoso's plans to remove collusion, corruption and nepotism from the city administration.
Fri, 05 Jun 1998
'SCTV' schedules 54 hrs of W. Cup
'SCTV' schedules 54 hrs of W. Cup JAKARTA (JP): Private station SCTV will air 54 hours of World Cup soccer from June 10 to July 12.Uki Astama, SCTV's spokesman told The Jakarta Post yesterday that the 54 hours of World Cup soccer from France were wrapped up into one package called Gempita Piala...
Fri, 05 Jun 1998
Thai exporters resume Indonesian rice shipments
Thai exporters resume Indonesian rice shipments BANGKOK (Reuters): Thai rice prices firmed this week as some exporters resumed shipments to Indonesia and Iran began purchasing actively, trade sources said yesterday.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Golkar will soon hold congress
Golkar will soon hold congress JAKARTA (JP): Facing threats of dissension and calls for reform, the country's dominant political organization, Golkar, decided yesterday to hold an extraordinary congress in July at which chairman Harmoko is likely to be replaced.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Food shortages mean new diet
Food shortages mean new diet GUNUNGKIDUL, Yogyakarta: Failed harvests and the high price of of food has forced people in the Gunungkidul regency to consume tiwul and aking with greater frequency to supplement the scarcity of rice, Antara reported yesterday.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Bulog cancels land swap deal with Goro
Bulog cancels land swap deal with Goro JAKARTA (JP): State Logistics Agency (Bulog) said it has reversed a 1996 land swap deal with PT Goro Batara Sakti, a private wholesale company which until recently was owned by former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo Mandala Putra.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Nuclear arms and national security
Nuclear arms and national security On behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, I would like to thank you for printing the official reaction of Indonesia's government over the Pakistan's nuclear device tests conducted a few days ago, as appeared on May 30, page 2, Indonesia regrets Pakistan's...
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Economy may not last 3 months: Econit
Economy may not last 3 months: Econit JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's economy may not survive for more than three months unless the country elects a new credible government, according to an independent think tank.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Convicts hit by food poisoning
Convicts hit by food poisoning DILI, East Timor: At least 63 convicts in the Becora penitentiary here are suffering from food poisoning, with 30 needing to be treated in hospital.The head of the Becora health center, Dr.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Three athletes withdraw from Asian Games team
Three athletes withdraw from Asian Games team JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Taekwondo Association's preparations for the 13th Asian Games received a knock yesterday as three female athletes decided to withdraw from the national training center for the event.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
'Soeharto's wealth could be traced'
'Soeharto's wealth could be traced' JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts have stressed that only the police and the Attorney General's Office have the authority to investigate the wealth of former president Soeharto and his family, which many believe to have been amassed through abuses of power.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
PC shipments to RI dive
PC shipments to RI dive BANGKOK (DPA): Shipments of PCs (Personal Computers) to Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea -- the three Asian countries that had to appeal to the International Monetary Fund for bail- outs last year -- fell dramatically in the first quarter of 1998, news reports said...
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Hopes on IMF loan fail to boost market sentiment
Hopes on IMF loan fail to boost market sentiment JAKARTA (JP): The country's financial markets remained weak yesterday with the rupiah closing lower again against the U.S. dollar and stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) down 1.7 percent.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
ASEAN officials in Moscow
ASEAN officials in Moscow MOSCOW (AP): Southeast Asian officials discussed the turmoil in Asia's financial markets and recent nuclear tests by India and Pakistan during a meeting in Moscow yesterday, news agencies said.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Official meeting scheduled to settle food stall saga
Official meeting scheduled to settle food stall saga JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has reportedly pledged to arrange a meeting between roadside food stall owners and the Ministry of Social Services to settle disputed compensation for a free-meal program.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Eight foreigners arrested for immigration violations
Eight foreigners arrested for immigration violations JAKARTA (JP): Immigration officers have arrested eight foreigners at several places in Central Jakarta in the past week for violating immigration permits, according to an official.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Five police rounded up
Five police rounded up JAKARTA (JP): Five police members were netted along with 61 civilians in two separated operations against touts offering their services to applicants of driver's licenses and other vehicle documents yesterday.Capt.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Soeharto's Tapos ranch still tightly guarded
Soeharto's Tapos ranch still tightly guardedBy Joko Sarwono BOGOR (JP): The chilly weather at the Tri-S Tapos ranch run by Soeharto's children in the hills around Ciawi south of here could not lift the tension that descended after last week's invasion by dozens of local residents.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
WB resumes loans to help Indonesia reduce poverty
WB resumes loans to help Indonesia reduce poverty WASHINGTON (Reuters): The World Bank on Tuesday resumed lending to Indonesia with a US$225 million loan to reduce poverty.The announcement was a boost for the country's new President, B.J. Habibie, and his economic team.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Exhibition * Photo Exhibition: Asiatica, works of 18 photographers from South-East Asia in CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5678639), 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., until June 14.Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Aneka Tambang's net profit skyrockets in first quarter
Aneka Tambang's net profit skyrockets in first quarter JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed state general mining company PT Aneka Tambang announced yesterday its net profit for the first quarter of this year was 15 times higher than for the commensurate period last year, and marked a 162 percent increase...
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
RI debt talks may be over this morning
RI debt talks may be over this morning FRANKFURT (Agencies): Indonesia's chief negotiator in talks aimed at rescheduling the country's US$80 billion private sector debt said yesterday negotiations may be completed this morning.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Abolish exit tax
Abolish exit tax In view of the economic crisis, which is a great burden to citizens and business people alike, I suggest that the minister of finance review all insensible and inefficient regulations, including: 1) abolish the fiscal (exit) tax for Indonesians and foreign nationals residing in...
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Siswono, Amien warn against disintegration
Siswono, Amien warn against disintegration JAKARTA (JP): Former cabinet minister Siswono Yudohusodo and Moslem leader Amien Rais have warned of the dangers of national disintegration -- even suggesting that Indonesia could become a second Yugoslavia -- if political differences continue to escalate.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Free, fair polls needed to be ensured: Experts
Free, fair polls needed to be ensured: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Political science experts told legislators yesterday that it was more important to ensure free and fair polls than to debate over what kind of electoral system should be adopted.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Soeharto 'disallowed imports by Pertamina'
Soeharto 'disallowed imports by Pertamina' JAKARTA (JP): An official hinted yesterday that the decade- long monopoly over fuel and crude oil imports held by companies controlled by Soeharto's family and cronies had been granted on the order of the former president himself.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Fed also monitors RI banks
Fed also monitors RI banks NEW YORK (Dow Jones): The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been monitoring the activities of the branches of Indonesian banks in the U.S., a banking source said Tuesday."Certain steps have been taken to reduce the risk for U.S.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Self-exiled activist returns home
Self-exiled activist returns home JAKARTA (JP): Activist Yeni Rosa Damayanti, returning after a three-year self-exile in the Netherlands, pledged to continue her struggle for democracy and told her colleagues that Soeharto was just one of many obstacles which had to be overcome.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Government to abolish levy for Soeharto's foundation
Government to abolish levy for Soeharto's foundation JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie will soon issue a presidential decree to abolish the 2 percent levy imposed on individual and corporate taxpayers to finance former president Soeharto's poverty-alleviation program, Minister of Finance Bambang...
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Our ailing banks
Our ailing banks For a long time the disorder that exists in our national banking system has been worrying us. Sixteen banks have been liquidated, seven have had their ownerships taken over by the government and dozens more have been placed under the care of the Indonesian Banking Restructuring...
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Thousands protest outside DPR complex
Thousands protest outside DPR complex JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of activists and students demonstrated at the House of Representatives/People's Consultative Assembly complex yesterday, loudly demanding that the assembly convene an extraordinary session and arrange a general election.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Striking drivers give Pakpahan hero's welcome
Striking drivers give Pakpahan hero's welcome JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of striking bus drivers of the state- run PPD bus company gave a rousing welcome yesterday to released labor union chairman Muchtar Pakpahan as he paid them an impromptu visit.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Body found in Jelakeng River
Body found in Jelakeng River JAKARTA (JP): A dead man was found drifting in Jelakeng River in Roa Malaka subdistrict, West Jakarta, early yesterday.The man, identified as 33-year-old Dedi Suhendar of Jl.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Astra Agro to export 75,000 tons of CPO
Astra Agro to export 75,000 tons of CPO JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed plantation company PT Astra Agro Lestari plans to export 75,000 metric tons of crude palm oil (CPO) this year, or about 25 percent of its total production of 300,000 tons, the company said yesterday.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
RP govt seeks acquittal for Imelda Marcos
RP govt seeks acquittal for Imelda Marcos MANILA (Reuters): The Philippine government, in a dramatic turnaround, said yesterday it had urged the Supreme Court to set aside a 12-year jail term against former first lady Imelda Marcos and acquit her of corruption charges.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Security fears delay village polls
Security fears delay village polls PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The election of village chiefs in 80 villages in the Banyumas regency has been postponed for reasons of "security and order".Banyumas Regent Aris Setiono confirmed the postponement but would not elaborate on the reasons.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film 3:05 Environment: Mengenal Lingkungan 3:30 Science Film: Ticket to Adventure 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita 5:00 Arabic Lessons 5:30 TV Series: Man From Uncle 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country:...
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Activists' trial postponed
Activists' trial postponed JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court adjourned Tuesday the trial of four activists charged with conducting an illegal demonstration on Jl. Thamrin on March 9 because of the absence of the activists' lawyers.Presiding judge I.G.N.
Thu, 04 Jun 1998
Sutiyoso's bid to fight collusion draws criticism
Sutiyoso's bid to fight collusion draws criticism JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso vowed yesterday to remove collusion, corruption, cronyism and nepotism from the city administration."What must be done first is to reform the mentality of our staff.