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Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Malaysian-RI palm oil producers's axis sought
Malaysian-RI palm oil producers's axis sought KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A minister Tuesday urged Malaysian palm oil producers to form partnerships with producers in neighboring Indonesia as prices decline."Our producers must engage them (Indonesian producers and exporters) in talks about not undercutting...
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Gus Dur's ideas a major headache
Gus Dur's ideas a major headache Recently, Nahdlatul Ulama chairman Abdurrahman Wahid, better known as Gus Dur, proposed that the state's power be split: the position of the head of state would be assumed by the chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and that of the head of the...
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Immigration finds 36 bogus visas
Immigration finds 36 bogus visas JAKARTA (JP): The immigration office has discovered this year at least 36 bogus Indonesian visas allegedly produced by a well- organized syndicate overseas.The immigration's control and supervision head Zaiman Nurmatias said in a statement on Tuesday that the fake...
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
PPI confident vote count completed by Wednesday
PPI confident vote count completed by Wednesday JAKARTA (JP): The National Elections Committee (PPI) is expected to complete the national vote count of the June 7 general election on Wednesday.As of Tuesday, the PPI had finished the vote count in 24 provinces and 108 overseas polling places.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
NU to hold seminar on presidency and related gender issues
NU to hold seminar on presidency and related gender issues PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama, whose members have been divided over the concept of a woman president, will hold a national seminar to discuss the presidency and the gender issue.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
ANZ Panin reopens credit card business
ANZ Panin reopens credit card business JAKARTA (JP): ANZ Panin Bank, in cooperation with Visa Card International, relaunched its credit card operation on Tuesday two years after the financial crisis put an abrupt end to the initial launch.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Residents still fearful after brawl
Residents still fearful after brawl MEDAN, North Sumatra: The area where locals clashed with hoodlums remained tense as of Wednesday, with residents fearful of leaving their homes. The brawl, which lasted from late Sunday to Monday morning, and which, according to police, involved some 1,000...
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Suu Kyi calls for ASEAN support
Suu Kyi calls for ASEAN support BANGKOK (AFP): Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on ASEAN on Tuesday to harden its stance toward the junta in Yangon, saying the bloc does not have a "clear conscience" on human rights.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Thailand accepts 'Newsweek' apology
Thailand accepts 'Newsweek' apology BANGKOK (AP): The Thai government says that representatives of Newsweek magazine have apologized for any hurt feelings caused by a story suggesting the country was good for little but sex and golf, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
RI to launch new satellite
RI to launch new satellite PARIS (Dow Jones): Arianespace SA will launch two satellites in August, the company said Tuesday in a press release.On Aug.4, Arianespace will launch Telkom-1 for customer PT Telekomunikasi of Indonesia, and on Aug.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Alatas insists East Timor ballot be held on schedule
Alatas insists East Timor ballot be held on schedule JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas insisted on Tuesday the popular vote to determine the future of East Timor should take place as scheduled in August.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Febi prefers expulsion from SEA Games to dormitory room
Febi prefers expulsion from SEA Games to dormitory room JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's tennis men's singles Febi Widhiyanto said on Tuesday that he would rather be eliminated from the national team for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games next month than being forced to stay in a dormitory chosen by the...
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
ADB to help government in Aceh railway plan
ADB to help government in Aceh railway plan JAKARTA (JP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will assist the government in conducting a feasibility study for the development of a 486-kilometer railway line in Aceh, a senior government official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Ramos-Horta backs Timor Gap pact
Ramos-Horta backs Timor Gap pact CANBERRA (Dow Jones): East Timor pro-independence leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta Tuesday reiterated support for the Timor Gap Treaty with Australia.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Formula additives no help to infants
Formula additives no help to infants JAKARTA (JP): Adding DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and AA (arachidonic acid) to food formulas will not improve a baby's vision and nervous system, experts have said.The discovery that rejected this common assumption was put forward by Alan Lucas, director of the...
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Budiono cautions against CGI meeting postponement
Budiono cautions against CGI meeting postponement JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Budiono warned on Tuesday that a delay in the upcoming Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) donors meeting would damage confidence in the country's economy.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Ten people die as violence in Aceh escalates
Ten people die as violence in Aceh escalates JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Wiranto defended on Tuesday the presence of anti-riot troops in Aceh, following recent clashes which left nine people dead.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
A matter of character
A matter of character Dessy Noer Thaher's letter in the July 8 edition of The Jakarta Post, which was picked up from Media Indonesia, is a good one. It was especially interesting because on page 7 of the same edition there was a picture of a foreign artist doing a body painting, and the woman model...
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Cemex forms an Asian holding firm
Cemex forms an Asian holding firm MEXICO CITY (Reuters): Mexican cement producer Cemex on Monday said it was forming an Asian holding company with $950 million in start-up capital to oversee its businesses in that part of the world, possibly auguring further expansion in the region.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
KONI to give SEAG athletes doping tests
KONI to give SEAG athletes doping tests JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) has announced it will hold pre-competition doping tests for selected members of the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games contingent.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Marzuki retains position in Golkar
Marzuki retains position in Golkar JAKARTA (JP): A Golkar Party executive board meeting discussed proposals to dismiss party deputy Marzuki Darusman following controversial statements he made, but decided he was harmless to the party.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on July 13, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 6,625.00 6,685.00 6,625.00 6,715.00Australian dollar 1 4,352.65 4,444.20 4,327.00 4,519.00Austrian schilling 1 485.29 494.79 - -Belgian franc 1 165.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 13, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 475 0 0 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 325 0 0 Alter Abadi 400 0 567,500 Alumindo Light...
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Many doubt Ghalib's case will be solved
Many doubt Ghalib's case will be solved JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts aired doubt on Tuesday that the government would dare take legal action against Andi M. Ghalib, who stepped aside as attorney general during a graft investigation.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Man arrested for raping minors
Man arrested for raping minors PEMALANG, Central Java: A Pemalang resident has been arrested for charges of raping 13 minors, all boys under 15.Police chief Lt. Col. Suhartono said on Tuesday the arrest was based on reports from families of three of the children.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Whose representatives?
Whose representatives? The race for the November presidential election will likely intensify after the General Elections Commission finishes counting the votes this week or next. Since neither of the two front-runners has won enough votes to secure the presidency outright, the focus will turn to...
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Five people questioned over fake rupiah wage
Five people questioned over fake rupiah wage TANGERANG (JP): Police detectives are still questioning five people as witnesses following claims by 70 employees of garment factory PT Young Chang Perkasa here that they were paid with counterfeit Rp 50,000 notes, an officer said on Tuesday.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Antidumping duty urged on steel pipe imports
Antidumping duty urged on steel pipe imports JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chairman Aburizal Bakrie called on the government on Tuesday to impose a 50 percent antidumping duty on steel pipe imports from Japan, South Korea and China to protect local producers from unfair...
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
People flock to Cipto to inspect dismembered body
People flock to Cipto to inspect dismembered body JAKARTA (JP): Scores of people went to the forensic department of state Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Central Jakarta on Tuesday to identify the dismembered body parts of a male found at two separate places a day earlier.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Bank customer robbed of Rp 564m in midday holdup
Bank customer robbed of Rp 564m in midday holdup JAKARTA (JP): Two men on a motorcycle robbed a man of Rp 564 million (US$80,570), which he had just withdrawn from a Bank Bali branch, on Monday afternoon on busy Jl. M.H. Thamrin in Central Jakarta.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Soccer: Copa America (live) 10:00 Music 11:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Indonesian Children 3:00 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Indonesian Lessons 5:00 Student's Quiz 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening...
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
What PDI-P needs to make it one
What PDI-P needs to make it oneBy Aleksius Jemadu BANDUNG (JP): Many believe that the almost assured victory of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) in the general election owes a great deal to the popularity of the party's chairwoman, Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Indonesia's oil sector may recover this year
Indonesia's oil sector may recover this year SINGAPORE, July 13 (AFP): Indonesia's vital oil sector is expected to recover this year on the back of improved economic prospects but drastic reforms are unlikely amid political uncertainty, an industry journal said.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Britain's SAS reportedly aided in Irian Jaya rescue
Britain's SAS reportedly aided in Irian Jaya rescue LONDON (AFP): Britain's crack SAS army regiment was involved in a 1996 mission to rescue hostages from rebels in Indonesia's Irian Jaya province during which eight civilians died, a London newspaper said Tuesday.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Malnutrition dashes hopes for next generation
Malnutrition dashes hopes for next generationBy M. Achadi and Tjahjono Ep. YOGYAKARTA (JP): After carrying her baby for nine months, every mother wishes for a healthy and intelligent child. But in the middle of the country's economic crisis, these wishes are hard to make come true.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
BI case not closed: Officer
BI case not closed: Officer JAKARTA (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman vowed on Tuesday that his office would continue investigating the 1997 fire at the new tower of Bank Indonesia, the central bank.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Pertamina needs thorough cleanup
Pertamina needs thorough cleanup The management of Pertamina is figuratively sitting on burning embers. Practically all of the public's attention is focused on the state oil company after it was discovered that it lost US$6.1 billion in just two years (1996 to 1998) through corruption.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
2,000 alcoholic drinks seized
2,000 alcoholic drinks seized JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta mayoralty confiscated during a Monday night raid 2,000 bottles of alcoholic drinks from three houses on Jl. Sumur Batu Raya in Kemayoran.Mayor Andi S.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Ministry uncovers Rp2.6t graft
Ministry uncovers Rp2.6t graft JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Home Affairs disclosed on Tuesday corruption cases which cost the government a whopping Rp 2.6 trillion (US$388 million).The amount, which is more than a third of the figure related to embezzled state funds unveiled by the government last...
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Bogor's rubbish builds up
Bogor's rubbish builds up BOGOR (JP): Only half of some 2,000 cubic meters of garbage produced everyday in the mayoralty here was driven to the garbage dump in Galuga village, Cibungbulang, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Ciliwung River home to locals' floating toilets
Ciliwung River home to locals' floating toiletsText and photo by Ida Indawaty Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Houses without toilets are commonplace for many living in Jakarta slums, so much so that they are forced to erect public toilets or relieve themselves in rivers.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Qantas offers free trip
Qantas offers free trip JAKARTA (JP): Qantas Airways is offering a free domestic connecting flight in Australia to each passenger holding roundtrip tickets from Jakarta to one of three Australian cities between July 1 and Aug. 31.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Trade and economic ties of France, RI weather changes
Trade and economic ties of France, RI weather changes Trade between France and Indonesia has grown steadily over the past decade and reached a peak of 14.7 billion French francs (FF) in 1997 (US$2.5 billion), when French exports were boosted by the delivery of four Airbus A330 to Garuda.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Bus terminal thieves nabbed
Bus terminal thieves nabbed JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested eight men suspected of operating as a group of pickpockets in the capital's biggest intercity bus terminal of Pulogadung in East Jakarta.Police identified the detained gang members as parking attendant Dapis Sebayang, 34, bus driver...
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
Electing the president
Electing the president I am concerned by the recent development of democratization in this country, which is indicating an unruly process. It is well known that the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) is believed to have won the recent elections, not by an absolute margin but...
Wed, 14 Jul 1999
East Nusa Tenggara children dying
East Nusa Tenggara children dying JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of children in Indonesia's poorest province of East Nusa Tenggara are severely undernourished with deaths also being reported, Antara said on Monday.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
A writer's worth
A writer's worth I thank you for publishing Writing needs more recognition by A. Chaeder Alwasih in the July 10 edition.The government's attention to writers and their work is poor, a fact borne out by the 15 percent income tax deducted from writers' fees.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Crowd control training labeled useless
Crowd control training labeled useless JAKARTA (JP): A 10-day training course on crowd control given by the U.S government to the Indonesian Police will be useless, and would be used by local officers only to break up student and worker demonstrations here, lawyers and students said on Monday.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Witness chided in Anwar trial
Witness chided in Anwar trial KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The judge presiding over the sodomy trial of Malaysian former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim lost his patience on Monday with a senior police witness and called him "stupid".
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Greater economic equality promised to cooperatives
Greater economic equality promised to cooperatives JAKARTA (JP): About 70,000 cooperative members and children attending the colorful ceremony marking the 52nd Cooperatives Day at Senayan Sports Stadium on Monday received promises from President B.J.