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Sat, 17 Jul 1999
ASEAN to change the shape of annual ministers' talks
ASEAN to change the shape of annual ministers' talks SINGAPORE (AP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is changing the structure of its annual foreign ministers' meeting this year in a bid to make talks more candid and direct, officials in Singapore said on Friday.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Investors sought to fund prototype plane
Investors sought to fund prototype plane BANDUNG (JP): Financially strapped PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN), the state aircraft manufacturer, is currently seeking new investors to help finance the certification of its prototype N-250 turboprop airplane.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
IBRA to float BCA in bid to regain funds
IBRA to float BCA in bid to regain funds JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) plans to float Bank Central Asia (BCA) on the stock market in December or early next year in a bid to recover part of the huge sum the government has spent on the national bank restructuring...
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Djajoesman announces new police officers
Djajoesman announces new police officers JAKARTA (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman installed on Thursday Lt. Col. Sutarman, formerly head of the city police career control unit, as the new Bekasi Police head, replacing Lt. Col. Adjie Rustam Ramja.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Sono Seni Ensemble brings musical democracy
Sono Seni Ensemble brings musical democracyBy Blontank POeR SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): The audience is completely silent, intently following the compositions being performed. Every time a composition comes to an end, they applaud as a token of appreciation.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Baby-smuggling ring exposed
Baby-smuggling ring exposed PEKANBARU, Riau: Bengkalis Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle seven babies to Malaysia, a local police spokesman told Antara on Wednesday, exposing a ring of smugglers who have been operating for the past few years.Deputy chief of the Bengkalis Police Maj.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Wiranto to get deputy next week
Wiranto to get deputy next week JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Wiranto will have a second man next week when Navy chief Admiral Widodo A.S. is installed as deputy head of TNI next week, military sources told The Jakarta Post Thursday.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Three men detained over mutilated body
Three men detained over mutilated body JAKARTA (JP): City Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman said on Thursday police detectives had strong leads in Monday's mutilation case.The two-star general refused to disclose any details, however, but said the detectives had intensively questioned...
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Bus fares to double beginning next week
Bus fares to double beginning next week JAKARTA (JP): The city administration plans to raise bus fares by as much as 100 percent beginning next week following the approval of all related organizations, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Badminton body looks to replace stricken Vita
Badminton body looks to replace stricken Vita JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) will likely substitute its women's doubles player, Vita Marissa, three weeks prior to the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam next month, due to illness.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 15, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 475 0 22,500 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 300 -25 5,000 Alter Abadi 400 0 110,000 Alumindo...
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Killers on the roads
Killers on the roads I am a German expatriate who has worked for the past two years in Surabaya at SMK 5, formerly STM. This technical high school is one of the five pilot schools in Indonesia, assisted by the German government to implement the System Ganda (PSG) and to improve the skills of the...
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Uncaring attitude of Sahid Jaya Hotel
Uncaring attitude of Sahid Jaya Hotel About two weeks ago on a Sunday afternoon, I parked my car at Hotel Sahid Jaya on Jl. Sudirman. After paying Rp 2,000, I left my car parked for two hours. When I returned, still in broad daylight, the door had been opened, the lock broken, my sunglasses stolen...
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Three ministries unveil graft totaling Rp 4 billion
Three ministries unveil graft totaling Rp 4 billion JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Thursday cases of corruption in three ministries involving nearly Rp 4 billion (US$597,000) of state funds.However, with only one ongoing police investigation into the graft -- an inquiry focusing on an...
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
PPI proclaims end to national tally
PPI proclaims end to national tally JAKARTA (JP): The 53 members of the National Elections Committee (PPI) wrapped-up the 10-day national vote count of the June 7 elections on Thursday.Chairman of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Rudini said poll results would be officially announced on July...
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
IPP creditors 'back' renegotiation of PLN's contract
IPP creditors 'back' renegotiation of PLN's contract JAKARTA (JP): The group of creditors which provided financing for the country's independent power producers (IPPs) "supports" state-owned electricity company PT PLN's contract renegotiation programs with their clients, PLN said on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Speakers say Aceh refugees need international aid
Speakers say Aceh refugees need international aid JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of refugees in Aceh need international aid because the government and private parties in the country are not providing them sufficient help, speakers at a discussion on Aceh here said.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Listed companies face stock trading suspension
Listed companies face stock trading suspension JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) management has warned 13 listed companies to file 1998 financial reports to the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) on Friday, otherwise their stocks would be suspended from trading as of Monday.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Green light for East Timor ballot
Green light for East Timor ballot JAKARTA (JP): United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced on Wednesday that despite misgivings about security in East Timor, voter registration for the self-determination ballot in the territory would begin on Friday.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Japan to grant licence to Mandiri
Japan to grant licence to Mandiri TOKYO (DPA): Japan's Financial Reconstrucion Commission decided Thursday to give a banking licence to PT Mandiri (Persero) of Indonesia to open a branch office in Tokyo, commission officials said.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
KONI needs new karate team lineup
KONI needs new karate team lineup JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia Karate-Do Federation (Forki) will hold a two-day competition to select athletes for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games squad in Brunei Darussalam next month.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Cement exports increased 188 percent in first half
Cement exports increased 188 percent in first half JAKARTA (JP): Cement exports rose 188 percent to 4.9 million tons in the first semester of the year from the same period last year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced.During the January-June period, the country produced 11.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Champion Juana may be kept out of SEAG
Champion Juana may be kept out of SEAG JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Taekwondo Association is still in doubt about fielding team backbone Juana Wangsa Putri in the upcoming 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam next month.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Revolution in thinking
Revolution in thinking The process of democracy in Indonesia seems very complicated. Democracy should bring a lot of good, but it now appears to be complex and anarchical.Many people worry that if the current models of democracy persist, an impression will be created that the New Order regime was...
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Woman's death still a mystery
Woman's death still a mystery JAKARTA (JP): Investigators are awaiting autopsy results of Desi Susanti, who died shortly after she was taken to Cipto Mangukusumo General Hospital by military police officers on Wednesday afternoon.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Court rejects Bankers Trust's request for judge replacement
Court rejects Bankers Trust's request for judge replacement JAKARTA (JP): The head of the South Jakarta District Court has rejected a demand by the United Kingdom-based Bankers Trust International PLC that the judge presiding over its civil lawsuit case against PT Jakarta International Hotel &...
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Friends say Sumarsana kind-hearted, religious
Friends say Sumarsana kind-hearted, religious JAKARTA (JP): Coworkers of a murder victim whose dismembered body was found on Tuesday said they were shocked and could not believe that a good person like Sumarsana had met his death in such a tragic way.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Robbers steal van, beat and strip woman owner
Robbers steal van, beat and strip woman owner JAKARTA (JP): Six car thieves stole a 47-year-old woman's car and left her naked on the side of the Jelambar highway, West Jakarta, on Tuesday.The victim, housewife Julia of Tomang Raya, also in West Jakarta, suffered a bruised back and head as a result...
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
MUI, Muhammadiyah may issue edict on women presidents
MUI, Muhammadiyah may issue edict on women presidents JAKARTA (JP): Two influential Islamic organizations, the Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) and Muhammadiyah, said they would issue fatwa (religious edicts) on women presidents if the people asked them to take a stance on the controversial issue.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Councilors leave with full pockets
Councilors leave with full pockets SURABAYA: Members of the East Java legislative council welcomed the end of their term of office on Thursday by pocketing up to Rp 97 million (approximately US$14,700) each, courtesy of the people of the province.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
More dead after latest Ambon conflict
More dead after latest Ambon conflict AMBON, Maluku (JP): At least one person was killed and another wounded in a brawl between two groups of farmers on remote Saparua Island on Thursday, police said.But a staff member at a state hospital on the island, about a three-hour boat ride from Ambon, put...
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Gus Dur cancels planned Aceh trip
Gus Dur cancels planned Aceh trip JAKARTA (JP): Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid called off on Thursday his plan to visit troubled Aceh, saying citing an unfavorable mood among people in the province.Abdurrahman, chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization, said it would be impossible...
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
DBS acquires Kwong On Bank
DBS acquires Kwong On Bank SINGAPORE (AFP): Southeast Asia's largest bank, the Development Bank of Singapore Ltd. (DBS Bank), said Thursday it had completed the acquisition of Hong Kong-based Kwong On Bank.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Sutiyoso clarifies City Hall graft
Sutiyoso clarifies City Hall graft JAKARTA (JP): After stating that corruption was commonplace in the country, Governor Sutiyoso said on Thursday that the Ministry of Home Affairs had made a mistake by revealing that corruption was rampant in Jakarta.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on July 15, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 6,705.00 6,765.00 6,705.00 6,795.00Australian dollar 1 4,380.25 4,471.70 4,355.00 4,546.00Austrian schilling 1 494.87 504.39 - -Belgian franc 1 168.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Irianese urge police to stop violence
Irianese urge police to stop violence JAKARTA (JP): A group of Irianese held a protest in front of the National Police Headquarters on Thursday, demanding an end to violence by security personnel in their home province.They also demanded that National Police chief Gen.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Ciganjur group to meet again in Yogyakarta
Ciganjur group to meet again in Yogyakarta SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): The much-awaited second meeting of a group of leading politicians known as the Ciganjur four is scheduled to take place next week at the Yogyakarta residence of chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Megawati's silence
Megawati's silence Being the leader of a political party -- especially since the party in question, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, has just won the general election -- chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri should be committed to abiding by the principles of political ethics.
Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Manusia di Zamrud Tenggara Khatulistiwa, by S.S Listyowati, at Galeri Nomad, Jl. Mesjid I/19, Pejompongan, West Jakarta (Phone: 5733912), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Aug. 6. * Photo Exhibition: Pasar Gambir, at Gedung Arsip Nasional RI, Jl.
Thu, 15 Jul 1999
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Film * English Film Festival organized by British Council (Phone: 031 5689958) at Mitra 21 Jl. Yos Sudarso, July 23-24.Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend.
Thu, 15 Jul 1999
Pertamina to supply natural gas to ammonia plant in East Kalimantan
Pertamina to supply natural gas to ammonia plant in East Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina signed on Wednesday a 20-year contract to supply natural gas to a large ammonia plant, which is partly controlled by Mitsubishi Corp of Japan, in East Kalimantan.
Thu, 15 Jul 1999
RI eases immigration rules
RI eases immigration rules JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Justice has issued a decree to allow visitors to enter Indonesia without a visa through five airports and 12 seaports, an official said on Wednesday.Director General of Immigration M.
Thu, 15 Jul 1999
Bank restructuring cost estimated at $82b
Bank restructuring cost estimated at $82b JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto said on Wednesday the cost for restructuring and recapitalizing the country's battered banking sector was estimated at Rp 550 trillion (US$82.09 billion), or about 50 percent of gross domestic product.
Thu, 15 Jul 1999
KL nixes Spratlys for ASEAN agenda
KL nixes Spratlys for ASEAN agenda KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysia does not want the Spratly Islands dispute raised at this month's meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN), foreign minister Syed Hamid Albar said on Wednesday.
Thu, 15 Jul 1999
Current economy-class public transport fares maintained
Current economy-class public transport fares maintained JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Communications Giri Suseno Hadihardjono said on Wednesday the government would not increase economy class fares on public transportation given the damage the economic crisis had caused to people's purchasing power.
Thu, 15 Jul 1999
Mutilation case draws speculation
Mutilation case draws speculation JAKARTA (JP): The gruesome discovery on Monday of dismembered human body parts at two separate spots in western part of Jakarta has attracted speculation on the part of police officers and criminologists.
Thu, 15 Jul 1999
Provincial government to have shares in forest concessions
Provincial government to have shares in forest concessions JAKARTA (JP): Timber companies will be required to give at least 10 percent of their shares to provincial administration- owned companies if their concessions are to be extended, Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution said...
Thu, 15 Jul 1999
Fisherman survives mishap
Fisherman survives mishap MATARAM, Lombok: A fisherman from Lombok who floated in the sea for 17 days returned to his residence in Cilacap, Central Java, early Wednesday Antara reported.Saharuddin, 23, was a survivor of a mishap when a fishing boat with five other fishermen went missing after a...
Thu, 15 Jul 1999
Sanitory conditions claim 21 Tual refugees' lives
Sanitory conditions claim 21 Tual refugees' lives AMBON, Maluku (JP): At least 21 refugees in makeshift refugee centers in Tual, the capital of Southeast Maluku regency, have died in recent weeks from cholera and other communicable diseases.
Thu, 15 Jul 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on July 14, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 6,600.00 6,660.00 6,600.00 6,690.00Australian dollar 1 4,315.55 4,407.00 4,290.00 4,482.00Austrian schilling 1 484.65 494.15 - -Belgian franc 1 165.