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Thu, 08 Jul 1999
Landslide in South Sulawesi claims two victims
Landslide in South Sulawesi claims two victimsBy Jupriadi and Arifudin Saeni SINJAI, South Sulawesi (JP): Rescue workers and residents unearthed two bodies from the mud on Wednesday here after a major landslide, with the search continuing for nine missing relatives of the dead.
Thu, 08 Jul 1999
Villagers complain over dust from cement factory
Villagers complain over dust from cement factory BOGOR, West Java (JP): Residents of Kamurang and Puspanegara villages in Citeureup here on Wednesday strongly urged publicly listed cement producer PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa to provide free medical services to locals.
Thu, 08 Jul 1999
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Arts Exhibition by D. Chandra Kirana, at the Chedi Gallery, Desa Melinggih Kelod, Payangan, Gianyar, Ubud (Phone: 0361 975963), until July 26. * Painting Exhibition: Kanvas Putih, by Ruri, at Grand Hyatt Hotel, Nusa Dua (Phone: 0361 771234), until July 19.
Thu, 08 Jul 1999
Transvestites head for Padang
Transvestites head for Padang PADANG, West Sumatra: Tight competition has forced dozens of transvestite prostitutes to flee Jakarta and Pekanbaru for a new life here.Deputy head of the Mayoralty Public Order Office Surya Ramadhan told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday that despite the visible presence...
Thu, 08 Jul 1999
BI's benchmark interest rate drops to 17.15 percent
BI's benchmark interest rate drops to 17.15 percent JAKARTA (JP): The benchmark interest rate of Bank Indonesia one-month promissory notes (SBI) fell by over 150-basis points to 17.15 percent at the weekly Wednesday auction, from 18.84 percent last week.
Thu, 08 Jul 1999
S'pore navy aids civic mission
S'pore navy aids civic mission TANJUNG PINANG, Riau: The Singapore navy has sent a medical team and a warship to join a civic mission conducted by the Indonesian Navy in the archipelagic province's remote subdistricts.Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Widodo A.S.
Thu, 08 Jul 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 7, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 475 -25 22,500 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 325 -75 4,500 Alter Abadi 400 0 392,500...
Thu, 08 Jul 1999
Palm oil heading for $300 per ton in European trade
Palm oil heading for $300 per ton in European trade LONDON (Reuters): As palm oil prices continued to fall on Wednesday morning, European traders said they could be heading for $300 a ton, a level not seen since the mid-1980s.
Thu, 08 Jul 1999
Police arrest student leader over separatist protest
Police arrest student leader over separatist protest SORONG, Irian Jaya (JP): Police arrested on Wednesday a woman suspected of organizing a separatist protest earlier this week.The head of the Irian Jaya Students Association, Yacomina Isir, was arrested on Wednesday morning while visiting the...
Thu, 08 Jul 1999
I use my own money, Sutiyoso says
I use my own money, Sutiyoso says JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso denied on Wednesday allegations he used the city budget to finance the maintenance of his cars, upkeep of his pets and the foreign schooling of one of his children.
Thu, 08 Jul 1999
Regional currencies down as threat of intervention looms
Regional currencies down as threat of intervention looms HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Intervention, the threat of intervention and position liquidation combined to drive Asian currencies lower against the U.S. dollar during local trading hours Wednesday.
Thu, 08 Jul 1999
What falls under pornographic materials?
What falls under pornographic materials?By Loreen Neville JAKARTA (JP): Is a photograph of nude little boys happily jumping and swimming in a lake, child pornography? Women wearing bikinis for a swim or wearing just the lower piece strolling on the beach in Bali, is that pornography? If it is then...
Thu, 08 Jul 1999
Grasberg expansion needs copper demand
Grasberg expansion needs copper demand MELBOURNE (Dow Jones): A sustainable rise in copper demand is needed for before any expansion of the Grasberg copper and gold mine in Indonesia goes ahead, Rio Tinto PLC's managing director of its Australian operations, Barry Cusack said Wednesday.
Thu, 08 Jul 1999
Govt cuts import duty
Govt cuts import duty JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Wednesday a cut in import duty on breakfast cereal products made by Kellogg's Limited of Thailand from 100 percent to only 10 percent.Head of the public relations department of the Ministry of Finance Hadiyanto said the move was part...
Thu, 08 Jul 1999
Thai Srichaphan loses to non-seeded de Voest
Thai Srichaphan loses to non-seeded de Voest JAKARTA (JP): Top-seeded Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand had to make an early exit after losing 2-6, 7-5, 4-6 to qualifier Ric de Voest of South Africa in the second round of the Men's Indonesian Fertilizer Future 4 at the Kemayoran Tennis Center on...
Thu, 08 Jul 1999
Interpreting bloodied fingerprint
Interpreting bloodied fingerprintFrom Bali PostThere has been a rather unsympathetic response recently to the fact that members of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) in Surabaya made thumb prints with their own blood.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Firm loses faith in derivative case judge
Firm loses faith in derivative case judge JAKARTA (JP): The United Kingdom-based Bankers Trust International PLC. demanded on Tuesday the replacement of the judge presiding the cases against two local companies over disputed derivative transactions.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Eight banks to merge with Danamon
Eight banks to merge with Danamon JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will merge Bank Danamon with five publicly listed banks and three non-listed banks later this year to form a stronger banking institute, the agency's chairman, Glenn S. Yusuf, said on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Soccer 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 News 7:30 Music 9:00...
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
480,000 take state university entrance exams
480,000 take state university entrance exams JAKARTA (JP): Nearly 480,000 senior high school graduates nationwide attended entrance exams to state universities on Tuesday, vying for approximately 72,600 seats.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Residents cancel kite protest near airport
Residents cancel kite protest near airport TANGERANG (JP): Residents living near Soekarno-Hatta International Airport canceled plans to fly 400 kites on Monday to protest airport management's perceived disinterest in employing them.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Digestive problems rife in Singapore
Digestive problems rife in Singapore SINGAPORE (DPA): Youngsters born in the sterile hospitals of Singapore are falling ill with digestive problems associated with the developed world, it was reported on Monday.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Singapore's trade with its neighbors expands
Singapore's trade with its neighbors expands SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's trade with its ASEAN neighbors has recovered from negative territory since March as most regional economies emerged from recession on improvement in global electronics demand, Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo said...
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Japan offers KL $2.5b loan
Japan offers KL $2.5b loan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Japan has agreed to provide Malaysia with a US$2.5 billion standby financing facility to promote economic recovery in the Southeast Asian nation, Malaysia's central bank said on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Cirebon's roads need repairs
Cirebon's roads need repairs CIREBON, West Java: Many kilometers of roads in Cirebon regency are heavily damaged, with no sign of imminent repairs.Antara reported Tuesday that much of the damage was caused by overloaded vehicles carrying rice, cement or gravel.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Is the Asian economic crisis over?
Is the Asian economic crisis over?By Larry Elliott and Charlotte Denny LONDON: The mood is still one of caution. Investors are whispering it softly. But financial markets believe that the Asian crisis may be over.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Unilever expects higher sales
Unilever expects higher sales SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Unilever NV, the Anglo-Dutch consumer group, expects its sales and margins to improve in Asia due to the faster-than-expected economic recovery in the region, a top executive said Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
India grants 92 tons of sugar to Indonesia
India grants 92 tons of sugar to Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The Indian government on Tuesday donated 92 metric tons of sugar to Indonesia, intended to help poor people affected by the country's economic crisis.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
No UN peacekeepers to East Timor: Alatas
No UN peacekeepers to East Timor: Alatas JAKARTA (JP): Foreign minister Ali Alatas dismissed on Tuesday the possibility of the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping force in East Timor, despite reports of attacks on UN posts and UN staff in the province.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
House to rule on McDermott contract soon
House to rule on McDermott contract soon JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will rule next week on the proposed cancellation of the contract won by construction company PT McDermott Indonesia for the development of an underwater gas pipeline from west of the Natuna Islands to Singapore.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
RI's copper smelter to produce 150,000 tons
RI's copper smelter to produce 150,000 tons SYDNEY (Dow Jones): Indonesia's pioneer copper smelter, PT Smelting Copper Co., is on target to produce 150,000 metric tons of copper cathodes in 1999, Koji Shigemura, manager of investor relations with Japan's Mitsubishi Materials Corp.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Complete autonomy versus university accountability
Complete autonomy versus university accountabilityBy Iwan Pranoto BANDUNG (JP): Many discriminatory policies proposed and applied nowadays are sugar-coated with politically correct words such as "proportional" and "representational". The present Indonesian education system is no exception.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Groups laud Dita's release
Groups laud Dita's release JAKARTA: International organizations have praised the release of jailed labor activist Dita Indah Sari on Monday. However, they also urged the unconditional release of other labor activists and "prisoners of conscience".
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Student nabbed for fatal street brawl
Student nabbed for fatal street brawl JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested an 18-year-old technical senior high school student suspected of persuading his classmates to participate in a street brawl in which one student died on Saturday in front of Lebak Bulus bus terminal in South Jakarta.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
MPR delay plan no ploy: Government
MPR delay plan no ploy: Government JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid dismissed on Tuesday accusations that political motives were behind the government's recent attempt to delay the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Sutiyoso, press not on speaking terms
Sutiyoso, press not on speaking terms JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso, who used to enjoy meeting with reporters, has apparently changed his attitude toward the press over the past two weeks.Print and broadcast journalists, including those assigned to City Hall, have been prevented from covering the...
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
S. Korea's hope horror for North
S. Korea's hope horror for NorthBy Bill Tarrant SEOUL (Reuters): It is South Korean President Kim Dae-jung's dream to witness reunions among family members, separated when the Korean peninsula was divided into communist North and capitalist South after World War II.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Groups to work on conserving films
Groups to work on conserving films JAKARTA: The head of the National Library Hernandono and chairman of the Indonesian Film Archives Misbach Yusa Biran have signed an agreement in the management of audiovisual works.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Hun Sen meets ASEAN head
Hun Sen meets ASEAN head PHNOM PENH (AP): The secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met with Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday to discuss the troubled country's future in the regional grouping.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Raging against pornography
Raging against pornography This pornography controversy is one of the dozen key- indicators of how deep we sank in the 32 years of New Order; and our fall was all about making money!First, a mistake was made by Bung Karno (Sukarno), the founding president of the republic of Indonesia, when he...
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Asian stocks close generally mixed
Asian stocks close generally mixed HONG KONG (AP): Asian stock markets closed generally mixed Tuesday, with prices falling in Tokyo and Hong Kong but surging in Seoul and Jakarta.The Japanese benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 84.33 points, or 0.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Cell phone operators may get consent to raise airtime rates
Cell phone operators may get consent to raise airtime rates JAKARTA (JP): Local cellular telephone operators might soon be able to raise airtime rates after nearly six months of delay, House Commission IV for telecommunications, tourism and transportation said on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Court officials 'sought payoffs'
Court officials 'sought payoffs' KUPANG, West Nusa Tenggara: About 30 residents of Noelbaki village in Central Kupang district have reported court officials for requesting a payoff to ensure their class-action suit was successful.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
USDA to give wheat, soybean meal to Indonesia
USDA to give wheat, soybean meal to Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Tuesday it would donate approximately 10,000 metric tons of soybean meal and 30,000 metric tons of wheat to Indonesia, in order to support the latter's agricultural...
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Sutiyoso accused of using funds for pets, cars and kid
Sutiyoso accused of using funds for pets, cars and kid JAKARTA (JP): A senior city official claims Governor Sutiyoso has dipped into "a great deal" of the city budget for personal use, including maintenance for his fleet of 20 luxury cars, to feed his household pets and to pay for the foreign...
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Tension envelops North Aceh after woman hurt in gunfight
Tension envelops North Aceh after woman hurt in gunfight JAKARTA (JP): Anxiety prevailed in the North Aceh district of Matangkuli, near Lhokseumawe, on Tuesday following an overnight gunfight involving security authorities and armed separatist rebels.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Importing livestock 'not productive'
Importing livestock 'not productive' BANGKOK (AP): When the chickens came home to roost during Indonesia's economic crisis, the farmers couldn't afford to feed them.Livestock specialists from around Asia this week discussed the case of Indonesia's chickens as an example of the perils of turning...
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Government irks by Singapore stand
Government irks by Singapore stand JAKARTA (JP): Justice minister Muladi aired the government's disappointment on Tuesday over Singapore's apparent reluctance to sign an extradition treaty."We are very disappointed in the Singapore government because until now it has not consented to sign an...
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Workers protest in Bandung
Workers protest in Bandung BANDUNG: Hundreds of workers reported mistreatment to the West Java legislative council on Tuesday, Antara reported.Workers from PT Bratatex arrived in two trucks, with 60 of them claiming to represent 600 employees.
Wed, 07 Jul 1999
Siva statue found in Lombok
Siva statue found in Lombok MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A bronze statue of Hindu deity Siva has been found in the East Lombok village of Peringga.Head of the local museum, Joko Prayitno, told Antara on Tuesday the 40-centimeter-tall antique was believed to have belonged to King Gel-gel who ruled...