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Wed, 23 Jun 1999
Regent denies link to gamblers
Regent denies link to gamblers MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Local government officials in Sikka regency are under scrutiny for suspected involvement in a gambling ring.A source at the local administration who requested anonymity said recently that several officials as well as law enforcers received...
Wed, 23 Jun 1999
Ignorance of alternatives
Ignorance of alternatives Winarno Zain's article Megawati presidency not foregone conclusion invites answers to three questions: why Golkar got so many votes, why National Mandate Party (PAN) got so few votes and why Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) got so many votes in...
Wed, 23 Jun 1999
Government ignores momentum to promote tourism
Government ignores momentum to promote tourism JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) criticized the government on Tuesday for not taking advantage of the current relatively calm situation to start reviving the country's ailing tourist sector.
Wed, 23 Jun 1999
Smaller parties threatened over plan to reject polls
Smaller parties threatened over plan to reject polls SURABAYA (JP): Minor parties are finding it an uphill challenge in their last-ditch effort to survive as the Election Supervisory Committee threatened on Tuesday to charge them with disrupting the poll process for their plan not to endorse the...
Wed, 23 Jun 1999
BKPM wants monopoly in plantation permits
BKPM wants monopoly in plantation permits JAKARTA (JP): The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) is seeking the President's approval to become the sole agency responsible for issuing business permits in the plantation industry, a board executive said here on Tuesday.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Illegal logging a threat to Sumatra's orangutans
Illegal logging a threat to Sumatra's orangutansBy Bernard Estrade JAKARTA (AFP): One of the world's most important research centers on orangutans, in the north of the huge Indonesian island of Sumatra, is under threat from massive illegal logging which authorities seem unable to stop.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Writing contest from Australia
Writing contest from Australia JAKARTA: The Australian Studies Center of the University of Indonesia (ASC-UI) has launched an essay writing competition for Indonesian and Australian journalists, Antara reported.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
ASEAN meets on cross-border crime
ASEAN meets on cross-border crime YANGON (Reuters): Senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in the Myanmar capital on Monday to discuss transnational crime, including drug trafficking, arms smuggling and money laundering.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
RI shines in dragon boat race
RI shines in dragon boat race JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men and women rowers won the international dragon boat race on Kee Lung river in Taiwan from June 19 to June 20, Antara reported on Monday.The 50 rowers comprising 25 men's and 25 women's rowers are currently preparing for the 20th Southeast...
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
49 firms face delisting
49 firms face delisting JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) said last week that 49 listed companies were put on the watch list for possible delisting due to poor financial performance and/or qualified comment from their public accountants.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Speak out of conscience
Speak out of conscience On June 13, 1999, I happened to listen to a BBC radio interview with the acting chairman of the Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) about the alleged bribery scandal involving the then Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib, who was yet to be suspended from office.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Fahmi says required membership in Korpri a thing of the past
Fahmi says required membership in Korpri a thing of the past JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Civil Servants Corp (Korpri) changed its status to a labor union two months ago, with membership now optional among civil servants, Minister of Manpower Fahmi Idris said on Monday.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Gus Dur's idea on power separation finds support
Gus Dur's idea on power separation finds support YOGYAKARTA (JP): The reintroduction of deputy prime ministers is believed to be a constitutional way out of the much anticipated deadlock during the upcoming presidential election, a political expert said.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Sukarno admirers disappointed by Megawati's absence in Blitar
Sukarno admirers disappointed by Megawati's absence in Blitar BLITAR, East Java (JP): Attendants of an annual commemoration of late first president Sukarno were disappointed to find that Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), failed to...
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Rupiah strengthens 2.5% on investor, IMF optimism
Rupiah strengthens 2.5% on investor, IMF optimism JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah soared 2.53 percent on Monday on the back of positive comments from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a rallying local stock market.The rupiah closed higher at Rp 7,110 to the U.S.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on June 21, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,190.00 7,260.00 7,190.00 7,300.00Australian dollar 1 4,657.40 4,755.15 4,632.00 4,830.00Austrian schilling 1 539.09 549.41 - -Belgian franc 1 183.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
KPU postpones ballot count
KPU postpones ballot count JAKARTA (JP): Only seven of the 27 provincial elections committees completed their official ballot count by Monday's deadline, leading the National Elections Committee to delay the national vote count.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Family's Program 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Cartoon: Silverhawk 3:00 Music 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Management Program 5:00 Documentary 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English)...
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Government urged to cancel debate on natural resources bills
Government urged to cancel debate on natural resources bills JAKARTA (JP): A coalition of 125 nongovernmental organizations, including the Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi), urged on Monday the government and the House of Representatives cancel debates on the oil and gas bill and the...
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Marker pleased with ballot preparations
Marker pleased with ballot preparations JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations secretary-general's personal representative on East Timor, Jamsheed Marker, indicated on Monday that he was encouraged by ongoing preparations for the direct ballot to be held in the province.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Indonesia is in need of vilification law
Indonesia is in need of vilification lawBy Johannes Nugroho SURABAYA (JP): "Those who surrender leadership to womankind shall not be condoned (by God). Ye shall not profane the Koran and the Prophet's Hadis merely in order to elect a woman as president of RI," thundered a 100-meter banner spread...
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Female president
Female president Regardless of the pros and cons over the gender of Indonesia's fourth president, I believe it will do us good to change our normal practice.Recently, we have frequently seen President Habibie kiss his male guests on their left and right cheeks but shake hands only with his female...
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Climbing, diving campaign for PON
Climbing, diving campaign for PON JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Diving Association (POSSI) and the Indonesian Climbing Federation (FPTI) will continue to campaign for their inclusion in the 2000 National Sports (PON) in Surabaya, East Java.POSSI's executive chairman Bahder I.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
IMF is not interfering in RI
IMF is not interfering in RI I was puzzled by the reference to the IMF in Mr. Chairul's article in The Jakarta Post, June 20, 1999, entitled Building an Indonesian Hall of Shame. Mr. Chairul's complaint is that he can't scratch his head without the International Monetary Fund (IMF) telling him...
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Property sector needs healthy banks: Expert
Property sector needs healthy banks: Expert JAKARTA (JP): The country's ailing property sector is reliant on the success of government-sponsored bank restructuring to recover, an executive of a publicly listed property developer said on Monday.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Ritual must not burden villagers
Ritual must not burden villagers GUNUNGKIDUL, Yogyakarya: Annual ritual purification activities in villages in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, should not burden people still affected by the crisis, said the head of the arts council here.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
APEC trade ministers to meet in Auckland
APEC trade ministers to meet in Auckland WELLINGTON (Reuters): Most APEC economies will send their most senior trade ministers to an APEC trade conference in Auckland next week, New Zealand officials said on Monday.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Jakarta offers residents less as it gets older
Jakarta offers residents less as it gets olderBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Housewife Suryati is very much concerned that her daughter will not have the opportunity to experience the same childhood pleasure as she did when visiting the National Monument (Monas) Square in the heart of the...
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Singapore May non-oil exports jump 15.5%
Singapore May non-oil exports jump 15.5% SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore's non-oil domestic exports, a key measure of the economy's performance, jumped a nominal 15.5 percent in May to S$8.15 billion when compared with a year earlier, the Trade Development Board (TDB) said on Monday.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 21, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 475 -100 110,500 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 375 0 24,000 Alter Abadi 475 -50 1,557,000...
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: 4 Citra, by Mier Komara, C. Hadi Purwanto, Yadi Qustant, and Yudah Noor, at Sahid Topas Galeria Hotel, Jl. Terusan Pasteur, until July 3. * Fine Arts Exhibition: Batu Melangkah Waktu, by Sunaryo, at Selasar Seni Sunaryo, Jl.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Soleh says Rp 11.3b of farming loans misused
Soleh says Rp 11.3b of farming loans misused JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Soleh Solahuddin acknowledged on Monday official misuse in the disbursement of heavily subsidized farming loans, but contended the incidence was less than 1 percent.He said his ministry found that Rp 11.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Regent of Bantul to face trial
Regent of Bantul to face trial PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Regent of Bantul Sri Roso Sudarmo is scheduled to face military trial on Tuesday on charges of bribing legislative council members to support him for reelection.Diponegoro military commander Maj. Gen.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
KL wants navy exercises resumed
KL wants navy exercises resumed KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia said on Monday that it hoped to resume an annual joint navy exercise with Singapore shelved in 1997 amid the regional economic slump.Malaysia's navy chief Vice Admiral Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal said the exercise, code-named Malapura, was...
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Suspected thieves mobbed to death
Suspected thieves mobbed to death JAKARTA (JP): Two suspected thieves were mobbed to death by local residents after being caught committing crimes in West Jakarta and Depok, respectively, police said on Monday.City police spokesman Lt. Col.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
IMF-set reform stays
IMF-set reform stays The commitment, expressed on Saturday by Indonesian major political parties to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation that they will continue to implement the current reform programs, removed one element of what the market perceived as risks related to the process of...
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
32 students fined Rp 2,500 each for disrupting traffic
32 students fined Rp 2,500 each for disrupting traffic JAKARTA (JP): Wearing identical paper masks bearing the smiling face of former president Soeharto, 32 University of Indonesia students appeared at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday to face charges of disrupting traffic.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Bali's forests threatened by wood thefts and fires
Bali's forests threatened by wood thefts and firesBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Forests in three regencies in Bali -- Jembrana, Buleleng and Karangasem -- are losing more and more of their forests to illegal logging activities and fires.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Tourist industry places hopes on Bali Travel Mart
Tourist industry places hopes on Bali Travel MartBy I. Christianto NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Bali, Indonesia's leading tourist desti nation, is set to invigorate the country's damaged travel industry after widespread reports of unrest and political instability.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Arifin tried for Rp 1.8t corruption
Arifin tried for Rp 1.8t corruption JAKARTA (JP): Oil tycoon Arifin Panigoro was indicted at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday for his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal worth Rp 1.8 trillion (US$240 million) in issuance of promissory notes.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Panwaslu probes violation reports
Panwaslu probes violation reports JAKARTA (JP): The Election Supervisory Committee said it would continue to look into reports on election violations in eight provinces.Deputy Chairman Todung Mulya Lubis said his committee has investigated election violations in North and Southeast Sulawesi and the...
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Mutual trust key to democracy
Mutual trust key to democracyBy Aleksius Jemadu BANDUNG (JP): People need maturity and humbleness to accept the bitter reality of being a loser in any kind of competition with fellow humans. In a sense, the general election was a form of social marketing in which political parties and politicians...
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Soeharto, return our land!
Soeharto, return our land! KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Some 250 families of the Lainea village, Kendari district, staged a protest demanding former president Soeharto return the 4,000 hectare land controlled by a cotton industry, PT Kapas Indah Indonesia, owned by the late Tien Soeharto, Antara...
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Parties doubt Ghalib's case will be resolved
Parties doubt Ghalib's case will be resolved JAKARTA (JP): Major opposition parties aired doubts on Monday that the government would take firm action against Andi M. Ghalib, who stood down as attorney general after bribery allegations were leveled against him.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Why reject a female president?
Why reject a female president? The vehemence with which some of my fellow Muslims have rejected a female president has pushed me to ask Muslim clerics, prominent figures, leaders and statesmen from Muslim circles about the following:1. Using the same reference, i.e.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Japan's trade surplus dived 31.5% in May
Japan's trade surplus dived 31.5% in May TOKYO (AFP): Japan's trade surplus slid 31.5 percent in May, its heaviest fall in three years, as exports tumbled, the finance ministry said Monday.The trade surplus, which measures the balance between imports and exports, fell to 834.3 billion yen (US$7.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Japan, EU make breakthrough on two-way trade agreement
Japan, EU make breakthrough on two-way trade agreement BONN (Reuters): Japan and the European Union leaders made a breakthrough in years of talks on a two-way trade agreement on Sunday and pledged to work together to win support for a new round of global trade talks, officials said.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Business acumen
Business acumen About half a century ago, in the beginning of the 1950s, when Indonesia had just got rid of the yoke of colonialism, the government thought it expedient to create a class of Indonesian entrepreneurs. Naturally capital was needed to do business.
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Pelti seeks coach for SEA Games squad
Pelti seeks coach for SEA Games squad JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) is preparing to select a coach to train the men's team for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.Pelti spokesman Benny Mailili said on Monday the association would choose the coach from 15 people invited to...
Tue, 22 Jun 1999
Why must Megawati be blocked?
Why must Megawati be blocked?From RepublikaFirst of all, let me make it clear that I am no sympathizer of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan). Second, I am a Muslim. However, after reading Republika daily of June 10 and June 11, 1999, I felt called upon to express my...