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Sat, 18 Jul 1998
SE Asian currencies up amid cautious optimism
SE Asian currencies up amid cautious optimism SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): For the first time in months, some market players were daring to take a bullish view on Southeast Asian currencies, as late yesterday regional foreign exchange markets ended a week of choppy trading significantly higher against...
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
Dress for state occasions
Dress for state occasionsFrom Media IndonesiaOn state TV, we often see high-ranking government officials and their spouses attending official occasions. The officials' dress (reflecting national culture) is often of high quality. Usually the officials wear uniformed batik.
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
Free political prisoners: Dita
Free political prisoners: Dita TANGERANG, West Java: Jailed labor activist Dita Indahsari urged the Habibie administration yesterday to free all political prisoners without exception.She claimed to have heard that more political detainees would be released but said the government had yet to...
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
National coalition called for to end crisis
National coalition called for to end crisis JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid, Megawati Soekarnoputri and Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo, in a unique gathering, yesterday called on the government to form a coalition with reform leaders to lead the nation out of the economic crisis.
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
New organization set up to help poor people
New organization set up to help poor people JAKARTA (JP): Student activists and representatives of several non-governmental organizations established yesterday an organization aimed at helping poor people suffering from food shortages.
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
Moslem scholars want Puncak entertainment center shut
Moslem scholars want Puncak entertainment center shut BOGOR (JP): Local Moslem scholars appealed for a second time yesterday to local authorities to shut dozens of entertainment establishments in the popular Puncak resort area which they charged front for the sex business and the drug transactions.
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
KL building to star in new film
KL building to star in new film KUALA LUMPUR (AP): A new film starring Sean Connery will be shot atop a building in Malaysia that is being billed as the world's tallest.The filming of Entrapment, a thriller directed by Jon Amiel will start in the capital of Kuala Lumpur in September, Twentieth...
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
FEW, an organization that binds active, busy women
FEW, an organization that binds active, busy womenBy Izabel Deuff JAKARTA (JP): A few smartly dressed white women laughed and chatted in English in the Batur Room in the Mercantile Club on the 18th floor of the World Trade Center in Central Jakarta.
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
Bylaw on land clearance licenses 'badly needed'
Bylaw on land clearance licenses 'badly needed' JAKARTA (JP): The city administration was urged yesterday to prepare a bylaw to specify the rights and responsibilities of every developer applying for a license to clear land for development purposes.
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
Sundanese food promotion
Sundanese food promotion JAKARTA (JP): If you love traditional food, then Hotel Santika's food and culture promotion may be to your taste.The hotel is organizing a two-day promotion of Sundanese food for July 24 and July 25, where guests can enjoy dinner comprising, among others, Asinan Bogor...
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan named IBRA's financial advisors
Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan named IBRA's financial advisors JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has named Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan as its international financial advisors to help rehabilitate the country's beleaguered banking sector.
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Kriyono's Cynorure by Kriyono, at Galeri Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No. 36, South Jakarta (Phone: 7990008), 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., until Aug. 9. * Embroideries Exhibition in the lobby of Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jl. M.H.
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
AFP to redeem Amcol bonds
AFP to redeem Amcol bonds SINGAPORE (Reuters): Asia Food & Properties Ltd (AFP) will redeem all outstanding bonds in now-defunct Amcol Holdings Ltd amounting to S$285 million by Monday, its deputy chief financial officer said yesterday.
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
Women seek action on rapes
Women seek action on rapes JAKARTA (JP): About 80 women grouped in the Coalition of Indonesian Women for Justice and Democracy (KPIKD) demonstrated at the defense ministry yesterday, urging the Armed Forces to account for the rape of at least 168 Chinese-Indonesian women during the May riots.
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
Bulog to distribute cooking oil again after mayhem
Bulog to distribute cooking oil again after mayhem JAKARTA (JP): The government reappointed the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) yesterday to distribute cooking oil on the domestic market, the State Minister of Food and Horticulture A.M Saefuddin said.
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
Regional crisis worse than thought: PM Goh
Regional crisis worse than thought: PM Goh SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday warned that the region's economic crisis is worse than initially believed and called on Japan to do more to stimulate its sputtering economy.
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
I'm ready to take the blame: Prabowo
I'm ready to take the blame: Prabowo JAKARTA (JP): Lt. Gen. Prabowo Subianto said yesterday he is ready to take responsibility for the kidnappings of political activists allegedly perpetrated by the Army's special force (Kopassus) early this year.
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
RP trade deficit narrows
RP trade deficit narrows MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines merchandise trade deficit narrowed in the first five months of the year as the current economic slowdown reduced imports and economists yesterday said the trend will likely hold.
Sat, 18 Jul 1998
Political activist Pius to return home tomorrow
Political activist Pius to return home tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): Political activist Pius Lustrilanang, the first to go public with an account of the abductions of activists, is to return to Indonesia tomorrow, his lawyer said yesterday.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Expert describes revised RI oil price forecast as feasible
Expert describes revised RI oil price forecast as feasible HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Indonesia's budget forecast of US$13 per barrel crude oil -- a critical assumption in the government's revised budget -- appears feasible if world oil prices rise as expected, said an oil industry consultant yesterday.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
SE Asian currencies surge on rupiah rally
SE Asian currencies surge on rupiah rally SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies soared against the U.S. dollar late in Asian trading hours yesterday.Dealers said improved sentiment on the Indonesian rupiah sparked the regional rally.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Lawlessness will scare away business: Sofyan
Lawlessness will scare away business: Sofyan JAKARTA (JP): Continuing reports of rampant looting and unlawful seizure of property and businesses of Chinese- Indonesians will cause more businesspeople to flee to safer shores and scare off foreign investors, a noted businessman has warned.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
A picture of lawlessness
A picture of lawlessness The pain our nation has endured since the onset of economic collapse last year is so severe that it has seemingly caused serious metal decay among our people.The ruthless criminal offenses committed by wild mobs have tragically painted a dark picture of the nation.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Committee to investigate May rapes to be set up
Committee to investigate May rapes to be set up JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie will next week officially establish a committee with a short term mission to investigate the alleged rape of women during and after the May riots across the country.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
May rapes become political issue
May rapes become political issueBy Julia I. Suryakusuma JAKARTA (JP): Rape may appear to be personal in nature, with the trauma and pain only being felt fully by the victim. But in reality rape has very deep and broad ramifications.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Kriyono's Cynorure by Kriyono, at Galeri Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No. 36, South Jakarta (Phone: 7990008), 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., until Aug. 9. * Embroideries Exhibition in the lobby of Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jl. M.H.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Exporters to get cheaper loans
Exporters to get cheaper loans JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon enter into a deal with eight healthy domestic banks designed to provide exporters and distribution companies with Rp 2.5 trillion (US$192.31 million) in cheaper loans, Finance Minister Bambang Subianto said yesterday.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
International artists set to perform at second Art Summit
International artists set to perform at second Art Summit JAKARTA (JP): A variety of performances by internationally renowned artists will treat audiences during the second Art Summit Indonesia from Sept. 19 to Oct. 19.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
On closing time deposit
On closing time deposit My letter titled 'Phone banking which appeared' in The Jakarta Post on July 16 was edited in such a way that the main point I wanted to convey has gone. What I tried to say in the letter is that only at the Standard Chartered Bank, customers cannot close their time deposits...
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Scientist warns rain may trigger Merapi lava flow
Scientist warns rain may trigger Merapi lava flow YOGYAKARTA (JP): A scientist here is warning the lava flow from Mt. Merapi volcano could intensify with the likelihood of heavier rains.Director of the Center for Natural Disaster Studies, Sudibyakto, said yesterday that much-predicted rainfall from...
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Indonesia's donors agree on urgent need for help
Indonesia's donors agree on urgent need for help JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's traditional aid donors met here yesterday and broadly agreed on the urgent need to help the country through the economic crisis, the World Bank said.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Governor allows rallies to go on in East Timor
Governor allows rallies to go on in East Timor JAKARTA (JP): East Timor Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares said he would allow mass rallies to be held in the province today but warned he would order an immediate clampdown if they become unruly.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Asian stock marts up on Japanese hopes
Asian stock marts up on Japanese hopes SINGAPORE (Reuters): Hopes for a stronger leadership in Japan boosted the yen and propelled Asian stocks upwards yesterday, with South Korean shares rocketing more than five percent.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Toyo wins RI contract
Toyo wins RI contract TOKYO (Nikkei): Toyo Engineering Corp. leads a group that has won a Y35 billion contract from an Indonesian concerns to build two fertilizer plants on the island of Sumatra, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun Thursday morning edition reported.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Bapindo publishes financial reports, reveals Rp 1.05t loss
Bapindo publishes financial reports, reveals Rp 1.05t loss JAKARTA (JP): After a four-year hiatus, state-owned PT Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) is finally publishing its financial reports today.The reports, shown to journalists yesterday, show that the bank suffered a cumulative carried-over...
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Farmers to sue Soeharto over Tapos cattle ranch
Farmers to sue Soeharto over Tapos cattle ranch JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of farmers from Cibedug, Bogor, plan to sue former president Soeharto for allegedly seizing their land in the early 1970s when he developed a sprawling cattle ranch.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Tangerang regency moves to new HQ
Tangerang regency moves to new HQ TANGERANG (JP): The regency administration will move in to its new headquarters in Tiga Raksa, about a one hour drive southwest of here, next month, regent Agus Djunara said yesterday.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Feuding PDI camps may go separate ways
Feuding PDI camps may go separate ways JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid has supported the idea of splitting the divided Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) into two parties if the Megawati Soekarnoputri and Soerjadi camps cannot resolve their differences.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Thai rice export to RI surge
Thai rice export to RI surge BANGKOK (Dow Jones): Thailand's rice exports to Indonesia during the period January to June 1998 totaled 969,300 metric tons, up 454 percent from 175,000 tons in the same period last year, according to a Department of Foreign Trade report.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Gandhi assassin play condemned
Gandhi assassin play condemned NEW DELHI (AP): A play about the man who killed Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi was condemned in India's parliament yesterday.Speaker G.M.C. Balayogi was hard-pressed to calm angry lawmakers after one raised for debate newspaper reports about the play,...
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
On rape victims
On rape victims In a letter you published on July 15 under the insensitive title 'Rape victims have no future', Mrs. Soeparman suggested that the women who had been raped in the recent riots "will be engulfed by a feeling of shame for the rest of their lives, will feel inferior...
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Reform and the little people
Reform and the little peopleFrom Sinar PagiThe reform generated by students has led the little people to feel they might expect better days ahead.But present conditions have made them doubt what use the reform is. Life is not getting any better, it is even harder now. The economy has gone awry.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Air France not to reduce flights despite slump
Air France not to reduce flights despite slump JAKARTA (JP): Air France said yesterday it had no plans to reduce its Jakarta-Paris service despite a sharp decrease in passenger volume in the first semester of this year.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Trisakti University backs change in education law
Trisakti University backs change in education law JAKARTA (JP): Students and faculty from Trisakti University have joined the chorus of calls for revisions in the national education law to allow institutions of higher learning to be more autonomous and democratic.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Japanese found dead in hotel
Japanese found dead in hotel JAKARTA (JP): A Japanese national identified as K. Takeda, 49, died in his room in Hotel Pangrango, Bogor, West Java, on Wednesday, a report said yesterday.The police identified him as an employee of PT Indocement who checked into the hotel early on Wednesday with an...
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Residents swarm to shrimp ponds
Residents swarm to shrimp ponds JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of people swarmed to shrimp ponds in Salembaran Jaya village, Kosambi district on the Teluknaga coast yesterday, waiting to get their share in the shrimp harvest.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Crisis pushes up life insurance demand
Crisis pushes up life insurance demand JAKARTA (JP): PT Sewu New York Life (SNYL), a life insurance joint venture has reported robust growth in sales in the last two months, reflecting people's increased insecurity about the future.Company president C.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Calls grow for probe into disappearances
Calls grow for probe into disappearances JAKARTA (JP): Despite the detention of several Army special force (Kopassus) officers for the abduction of activists, leading opposition and human rights figures intensified their demands yesterday for a thorough investigation to discover the brains behind...
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Foreign investors sought for Rp 4.2t Monas project
Foreign investors sought for Rp 4.2t Monas project JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investors are badly needed to help develop underground commercial facilities and an amphitheater in the National Monument (Monas) park, an official said yesterday.
Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Villagers make their own oil
Villagers make their own oil PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Skyrocketing prices of cooking oil have forced villagers in Banyumas to use traditional methods, such as producing their own coconut oil, to supplement their needs.