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Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Government proposes amendment of judiciary law
Government proposes amendment of judiciary law JAKARTA (JP): The government proposed amendments to the law on the judiciary on Monday with the aim to empower the judicial branch to act independently of the executive.Although only two articles of Judicial Power Law No.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
IPTN delivers Shinwa's AFTE
IPTN delivers Shinwa's AFTE BANDUNG (JP): State-owned PT IPTN handed over on Monday 12 automotive engine assembling units to Shinwa Engineering Indonesia, a subsidiary of the giant Toyota car maker.The 12 were the last of 25 Assy Fixture Toyota Engines (AFTE) ordered by Shinwa from IPTN as part of...
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Deutsche Telekom eyes Indosat
Deutsche Telekom eyes Indosat FRANKFURT (AFP): The German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom is being seen by the Indonesian government as a potential "strategic partner" for state-owned international phone operator Indonesian Satellite Corp, the Wall Street Journal Europe reported on Monday.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Indonesia pledges fair East Timor vote
Indonesia pledges fair East Timor vote DILI, East Timor (JP): A team of top government and military officials pledged here on Monday their commitment to a fair popular consultation on self-determination in East Timor next month.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 12, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 475 0 175,500 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 325 0 0 Alter Abadi 400 0 20,000 Alumindo Light...
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Gramedia gets support from Nikon
Gramedia gets support from Nikon JAKARTA (JP): Nikon, one of the world's largest camera producers, has sent a senior executive and two technicians from Singapore to service at no charge Nikon cameras, lenses and accessories owned by employees of Gramedia publishing company.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
ICW lawyers demand Djasrie's dismissal
ICW lawyers demand Djasrie's dismissal JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers from the Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) asked Minister of Defense and Security/Indonesian Military Commander Gen. Wiranto on Monday to fire Military Police chief Maj. Gen.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
House urges government to seize consortium assets
House urges government to seize consortium assets JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives' Commission VII on education, youth affairs and sports recommended the government confiscate the assets of the underwriting consortium for the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Explosive hits party head's home
Explosive hits party head's home KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the house of the local chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) on Sunday.The incident at Anton E. Haba's residence in Oesapa occurred at 3 a.m., Antara reported on Monday.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Residents protest airport extortionists
Residents protest airport extortionists TANGERANG (JP): Residents of Benda village, near the Soekarno- Hatta International Airport here, have demanded that the Tangerang authorities close a number of illegal travel agents on Jl. Husain Sastranegara.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on July 12, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 6,590.00 6,650.00 6,590.00 6,680.00Australian dollar 1 4,352.50 4,444.20 4,327.00 4,519.00Austrian schilling 1 485.06 494.57 - -Belgian franc 1 165.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Bakun project take years to build
Bakun project take years to build KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Malaysia's scaled-down, environmentally controversial Bakun hydroelectric dam project is expected to take at least six years to complete, the government- owned news agency, Bernama, reported.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
No grounds for querying poll results: PPI chairman
No grounds for querying poll results: PPI chairman JAKARTA (JP): National Elections Committee (PPI) chairman Jacob Tobing said on Monday there should not be any objection to the June 7 election results because all tabulated votes, which have reached the committee's computation center, had been...
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Pertamina chief vows to act firmly on auditor's findings
Pertamina chief vows to act firmly on auditor's findings JAKARTA (JP): The president of state oil and gas company Pertamina pledged on Monday to act firmly on an independent auditor's recommendations to transform the state firm into an efficient, transparent and accountable entity.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Do the Javanese have a stranglehold on power?
Do the Javanese have a stranglehold on power?By Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): It is usually the minority who becomes the scapegoat, like the case of the ethnic Chinese people here. But what happens if it affects the majority?"Well, rather than making the Chinese people or the Westerners scapegoats,...
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Youths protest Habibie tenure
Youths protest Habibie tenure JAKARTA (JP): A group of youths protested on Monday outside the People's Consultative Assembly/House of Representatives (MPR/DPR), demanding that President B.J. Habibie step down prior to the MPR's General Session scheduled for November.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Putting up with a male-dominant society
Putting up with a male-dominant societyBy Marianus Kleden KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri's presidential candidacy has bumped against a tradition but not an argumentation. Muslim clerics have voiced their objection to -- or even rejection of -- a female leader.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
House names Anwar for 2nd key position at BI
House names Anwar for 2nd key position at BI JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives picked on Monday outspoken economist Anwar Nasution to hold the second top position at the central bank for a five-year term.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
30% of Jakartans do not have access to toilets
30% of Jakartans do not have access to toilets JAKARTA (JP): Some three million Jakartans, or 30 percent of the capital's population, do not use toilets when they relieve themselves, a city official said on Monday.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Theft, looting threaten makers of electronics
Theft, looting threaten makers of electronics JAKARTA (JP): Rampant theft and looting are threatening the local electronics sector already battered by the slump in the domestic demand, an executive of the local Samsung Electronics affiliate said on Monday.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Companies neglect environment: Official
Companies neglect environment: Official TANGERANG (JP): As many as 40 industrial companies here do not have adequate official documents on their activities managing and monitoring the impact of their businesses on the environment, an official said on Sunday.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Muslimin criticizes IBRA policy
Muslimin criticizes IBRA policy JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution insisted on Monday the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) could not seize forest concessions from debtors.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Parts of human body discovered in separate places
Parts of human body discovered in separate places JAKARTA (JP): Dismembered body parts believed to be of a male in his 20s were found at two separate locations in western Jakarta on Monday afternoon.The discovery of a head, two legs and two arms was reported at 1 p.m. by residents on Jl.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
1999 British Film Festival set to animate Indonesia
1999 British Film Festival set to animate IndonesiaBy Gotot Prakosa JAKARTA (JP): John Halas, one of Britain's leading movie pioneers, said: "All films are animation." Animation means living, breathing and having a soul, which, according to Halas, inspires great thought on a great number of...
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
More school burning in Aceh Besar regency
More school burning in Aceh Besar regency JAKARTA (JP): Another attempt to torch a school building has been reported in Aceh Besar regency, where a state high school was targeted early on Saturday.Antara reported on Monday from Banda Aceh that the attempt to set fire to the State High School (SMU)...
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
TNI's presidential nominee
TNI's presidential nominee The general session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), in which Indonesia's fourth president will be elected, is scheduled to held from Oct. 1, 1999 to Oct. 3, 1999.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
House robberies strike North, South Jakarta
House robberies strike North, South Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Two robberies occurred separately in Pademangan, North Jakarta, and Kemang, South Jakarta, on Sunday night and Monday morning respectively, causing losses of more than two kilograms of gold, two cars, a motorcycle, US$27,700 and S$10,000.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Pakistani to be hired for squash sparring partner
Pakistani to be hired for squash sparring partner JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Squash Association (PSI) is hiring Pakistani Asaz Azmat as a sparring partner for its men's team in preparation for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam next month.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Garuda passengers home after flight fright
Garuda passengers home after flight fright DENPASAR: Passengers and crew of a Garuda Indonesia flight which experienced engine trouble in Amsterdam on Saturday arrived on a different plane at Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport on Monday.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Forest abuse threatens Penan nomads
Forest abuse threatens Penan nomadsBy Frank Zeller MIRI, Malaysia (DPA): "Fifteen years ago we could drink this water," said the Penan boatman, standing on a rock at the edge of a muddy jungle river in the interior of Borneo.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Five killed in Medan
Five killed in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: Five men were killed Monday in the Tuntungan district here, some 20 kilometers southwest of Medan, in a battle with residents. Bows and arrows and machetes were among the weapons used, Reuters reported.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Sumba's unique forests need greater conservation efforts
Sumba's unique forests need greater conservation effortsBy Tomie Dono and Andalusi Apsari BOGOR, West Java (JP): Sumba Island, located in the southern part of East Nusa Tenggara, about 100 kilometers south of Flores Island, is 250 kilometers long with a total area of 10,845 square kilometers.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Cohesion a must for Indonesia's recovery
Cohesion a must for Indonesia's recoveryBy Sidesh Kaul This is the second of two articles on the government's effort to rescucitate the ailing economy. JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has to recognize the fact that its entry into the corporate restructuring process is...
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Planned cigarette excise scheme goes up in smoke
Planned cigarette excise scheme goes up in smoke JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said on Monday the government had canceled plans to set cigarette excise rates according to nicotine and tar content because of technical difficulties.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Thai Newsweek dispute deepens
Thai Newsweek dispute deepens BANGKOK (AFP): Thai Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan scolded Newsweek magazine on Monday amid growing anger over a cover story highlighting Bangkok's notorious sex trade.Surin said the foreign ministry had summoned Newsweek representatives to complain about the article,...
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition * Photo Exhibition: Halflight by Accra Sheep, at Galeripadi Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 329 (Phone: 022 2500578/2504229), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., until July 14 (Monday closed).Peformances * Concert, Speech: Parahyangan University's Student Choir, Goenawan Mohamad, at CCF - French...
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Templeton dismisses fears of Asian market downturn
Templeton dismisses fears of Asian market downturn SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Inc. president Mark Mobius Monday said Asia is in a new bull market with "considerable upside," dismissing fears the region's non- stop climb could come to a halt soon.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Indonesia urged to press on with restructuring
Indonesia urged to press on with restructuring SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesia must proceed immediately with bank and corporate restructuring despite political uncertainty, top International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials said.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Pioneer launches new corn seed
Pioneer launches new corn seed JAKARTA (JP): United States-based corn seed producer PT Pioneer Hibrida Indonesia introduced on Monday five new premier hybrid corn seeds, the P10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, despite the current sluggish domestic market.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
House supports creditors' meeting
House supports creditors' meeting JAKARTA (JP): The outgoing House of Representatives said on Monday it supported the government's decision to go ahead with the annual meeting of Indonesia's creditor consortium, the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), in Paris on July 27 and July 28.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
The Pertamina expose
The Pertamina expose Although in Jakarta it was an open secret that corruption was rampant in state-owned oil company Pertamina during Soeharto's 32-year New Order regime, it still came as a shock, if not a surprise, to many that the firm suffered a staggering US$6.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Finance ministry unveils $28m in corruption
Finance ministry unveils $28m in corruption JAKARTA (JP): The finance ministry announced on Monday it had uncovered 11,536 corruption cases involving Rp 183.64 billion (US$28 million) occurring from April 1997 to the end of last month.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Government to grant Rp 2 billion to PPD company
Government to grant Rp 2 billion to PPD company JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Communications has promised to allocate Rp 2 billion to state-owned Perum PPD bus company for the improvement of both its employee's welfare and its operations, a senior official at the ministry said on Monday.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Presidential election
Presidential electionFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe results of the general election show most people would like Megawati Soekarnoputri to be Indonesia's fourth president. This aspiration is reflected by the fact that the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) led by Megawati won more...
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Kanematsu denies selling gas stake
Kanematsu denies selling gas stake TOKYO (Dow Jones): Kanematsu Corp., a Japanese trading company, Monday denied a media report it plans to sell its stake in a natural gas concession in Indonesia."We have not made any decision to sell our stake and do not have any intention to do so at the moment,"...
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Indonesia ranks 105th in HDI index
Indonesia ranks 105th in HDI index JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) revealed on Monday that Indonesia was ranked 105th in its Human Development Report 1999, nine notches lower than last year's report.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Muslim students reject Megawati
Muslim students reject Megawati JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of Muslim students in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi, took to the streets on Monday voicing their rejection of Megawati Soekarnoputri's presidential bid.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Ministers to fix ASEAN's image
Ministers to fix ASEAN's image MANILA (AFP): Southeast Asian foreign ministers are to draw up a vision of a "united and solid" ASEAN during their meeting in Singapore later this month, a senior Philippine diplomat said on Monday.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
RI, Norway form business council
RI, Norway form business council JAKARTA (JP): The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta announced on Monday Indonesian and Norwegian firms had formed the Indonesian-Norway Business Council (INBC) to promote trade between the two countries.
Tue, 13 Jul 1999
Expert sees quick recovery in prime condominium market
Expert sees quick recovery in prime condominium market JAKARTA (JP): A property consultancy firm predicted on Monday demand for prime condominiums in Jakarta would recover sooner than expected given the country's continuing economic improvement.