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Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Ramos warns against cronyism
Ramos warns against cronyism MANILA (DPA): Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos urged Filipinos on Thursday to guard against a revival of cronyism under the administration of President Joseph Estrada, a former supporter of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Complete cure for Malaysia still in doubt
Complete cure for Malaysia still in doubtBy Ken Stier KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): While Malaysia seems well and truly on its way to rebounding from its worst-ever recession, local analysts say there are still some serious doubts about the long-term vitality of the economy.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Creditors bankruptcy claim rejected by PT Fiskaragung
Creditors bankruptcy claim rejected by PT Fiskaragung JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed salt producer PT Fiskaragung Perkasa rejected on Thursday a bankruptcy claim jointly filed by its 10 foreign creditors.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Observers hail court's ruling on Tommy's suit
Observers hail court's ruling on Tommy's suit JAKARTA (JP): Media observers hailed the Central Jakarta District Court's decision to reject a defamation lawsuit filed by a son of former president Soeharto against a weekly magazine, calling the judgment "good" and "progressive".
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Maluku protesters occupy airport on Ternate Island
Maluku protesters occupy airport on Ternate Island JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of protesters occupied the airport on Ternate island, north Maluku, on Thursday to demand the immediate division of the province, a witness said.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Golkar remains a potent political force
Golkar remains a potent political force The following is the first of two articles on presidential candidacy prepared by Ikrar Nusa Bhakti, acting head of the Division for International and Regional Affairs at the Center for Political and Regional Studies, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences...
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Hasan urges KONI to make Asiad bid
Hasan urges KONI to make Asiad bid JAKARTA (JP): Senior vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Mohamad "Bob" Hasan has recommended that the National Sports Council (KONI) work together with the government to prepare its bid for the 2006 Asian Games.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Flores volcano explodes
Flores volcano explodes MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: One of the twin peaks of Mt. Lewotobi on Flores Island gushed ash and gravel on Thursday, its first explosion since April 1990.Witnesses said the hot materials were spewed some one kilometer over the crater of the peak, locally called male...
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Groups protest pornography in the media
Groups protest pornography in the media JAKARTA (JP): Calls for the government and law enforcers to take stern measures against pornography in the media are mounting, with street rallies being staged in the capital over the last two days by Islamic and women's groups.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Asian currencies mixed, rupiah closes weaker
Asian currencies mixed, rupiah closes weaker HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Asian currencies had a mixed day Thursday. Although the Singapore dollar pushed up through a key resistance level in response to renewed investment flows into the local stock market, both the South Korean won and the Indonesian...
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
SBI rate falls to 18.84%
SBI rate falls to 18.84% JAKARTA (JP): The interest rate on the central bank's one- month deposit notes (SBI's) fell at the weekly auction on Wednesday to a weighted average yield of 18.84 percent, from 20.34 percent last week.The central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI), absorbed Rp 12.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Fakfak's exotic wildlife awaits exploration
Fakfak's exotic wildlife awaits explorationBy John Mayaut JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (Antara): A forest reserve on the Kumawa mountain range in the Fakfak regency has long been promoted overseas by the World Wide Fund (WWF) as a destination for scientists, environmentalists, explorers and tourists.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
UNAMET pulls seven personel from Viqueque
UNAMET pulls seven personel from Viqueque JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) temporarily pulled seven of its 13 personnel from Viqueque following a death threat from an armed prointegration militia group, its spokesman said on Thursday.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Poll watchdog asks for repolling in some areas
Poll watchdog asks for repolling in some areas JAKARTA (JP): The official Supervisory Elections Committee asked the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the National Elections Committee (PPI) on Thursday to immediately rehold polls and recount ballots where necessary.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Splitting the provinces
Splitting the provinces The President B. J. Habibie administration has apparently unlimited resources in sending shock waves throughout the vast archipelago. The people here have been often caught by surprise by its maneuvers.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Water polo team aims for SEA Games gold
Water polo team aims for SEA Games gold JAKARTA (JP): The national squad of water polo athletes have expressed confidence in grabbing gold at the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam in August.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Tracing families in Indonesia
Tracing families in Indonesia I will be visiting Indonesia, God willing. I am busy with a project whereby I am trying to trace my ancestors who came from Sumbawa island. From which village I don't know. I have in my possession a Kitab (manuscript) with the names of my ancestors and the island.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
PPI to begin ballot count immediately
PPI to begin ballot count immediately JAKARTA (JP): After 10 days of uncertainty, the General Elections Commission (KPU) ordered the National Elections Committee (PPI) on Thursday to immediately begin the national ballot count for the June 7 general election.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Police raid gambling dens
Police raid gambling dens SEMARANG: Central Java Police have arrested 23 people in a series of raids on gambling dens across the province, Antara reported on Thursday.Detective chief Col. Murawi Effendi said three suspects, identified as Wak Lei of Surakarta, Sahri of Semarang and Jagad Sukarjan of...
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on July 1, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 6,690.00 6,770.00 6,690.00 6,800.00Australian dollar 1 4,442.70 4,548.00 4,417.00 4,623.00Austrian schilling 1 502.07 513.16 - -Belgian franc 1 171.26 175.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
On female president
On female president The debate about the possibility of a woman being Indonesia's president has become a prolonged debate in society. Further, I refer to Mr. Wisdarmanto's letter of June 22. I would like to comment on this matter as follows.1.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Medan Police chief says shooting incident justified
Medan Police chief says shooting incident justified MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Police here defended on Thursday the use of severe measures against alleged looters in Dua Puluh Baru village last week in an incident in which a woman was killed.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 1, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 500 -25 143,000 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 350 0 0 Alter Abadi 425 -25 172,000 Alumindo...
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
REI proposes plan on debt restructuring
REI proposes plan on debt restructuring JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Property Developers Association (REI) provided on Thursday a debt restructuring proposal to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), in a bid to prevent liquidation of debtors' property assets at fire-sale prices.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Activists shot in clash with police
Activists shot in clash with police JAKARTA (JP): At least five people were shot in a clash with police during a protest by 200 activists from the Democratic People's Party (PRD) outside the headquarters of the General Elections Commission (KPU) on Thursday, reports said.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Folktale winners left empty-handed
Folktale winners left empty-handedBOGOR (JP): The three winners of the recent national competition on Indonesian folktales in English learned their prizes were fiction on Wednesday when they did not receive their promised cash awards from the organizers.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Prostitutes return to Baturaden
Prostitutes return to Baturaden PURWOKERTO, Central Java: After a one-year lull, prostitution has regained ground in Baturaden, a tourist resort on Mt. Slamet, some 15 kilometers north of here.Streetwalkers coming from both Central Java and West Java towns, many of them are as young as 16, have...
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
What are they afraid of?
What are they afraid of? Why is a "certain political elite" afraid of Megawati becoming their next president?I was born in Jakarta and have been living in Indonesia for 24 years and love this nation and its people tremendously, but lately do not understand why "they" are making all this fuss about...
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Anwar's brother makes new claims
Anwar's brother makes new claims KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The adopted brother of Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday that Malaysian authorities had promised him a lenient jail sentence if he falsely accused the former finance minister of sodomy.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Local archers optimistic of reaching Olympic target
Local archers optimistic of reaching Olympic target JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani) Hayono Isman was optimistic on Thursday that his female archers would qualify for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
IBRA warns big debtors of legal actions
IBRA warns big debtors of legal actions JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) cranked up the pressure on the largest debtors of state banks by warning on Thursday it would soon seize in distress the assets of parties which failed to cooperate in debt restructuring talks.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Police 'still use repressive means'
Police 'still use repressive means' JAKARTA (JP): Seven rights groups said on Thursday police had not desisted from employing repressive measures, an attitude that had been expected to change after their April separation from the Indonesian Military (TNI).
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Bali Arts Festival XXI offers moral education
Bali Arts Festival XXI offers moral educationBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, Bali (JP): This year's Bali Arts Festival XXI, which lasts from June 26 through July 17, features plays adapted from the popular Tantri folklore, the local version of 1001 Nights, as its theme.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Riau oil pipelining halted
Riau oil pipelining halted JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina said on Thursday it lacked funds to build a new oil pipeline in Lirik, Riau, to replace the damaged one currently in place.Company spokesman Toto Suparto said the pipeline, used to transport crude oil from the oil fields...
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Government rejects take over of consortium's debt
Government rejects take over of consortium's debt JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice/State Secretary Muladi said on Thursday that the government would not underwrite the debt of the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games consortium, but would hire a public auditor to reaudit the consortium's financial...
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Daihatsu launches new five-seat Taruna minivan
Daihatsu launches new five-seat Taruna minivan JAKARTA (JP): After a one-year delay, car manufacturer PT Astra Daihatsu Motor launched on Thursday its new minivan amid a sluggish domestic automotive market.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Romana, Liza clinch SE Asian Games berths
Romana, Liza clinch SE Asian Games berths JAKARTA (JP): Romana Tedjakusuma and Liza Andriyani secured on Thursday their tickets to the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, after wins on the second day of the national selection session at the Kemayoran Tennis Center.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Economy continued on road to recovery in June
Economy continued on road to recovery in June JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's crisis-hit economy continued to show convincing signs of recovery as inflation in June fell to minus 0.34 percent and gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
World's third largest democracy
World's third largest democracy This is the first of two articles on the prospect of democratization in Indonesia by Olle Tornquist, a professor of politics and development at the University of Oslo. OSLO (JP): It was a boring election, for parachuted journalists.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Irianese hoist West Papua flag
Irianese hoist West Papua flag JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Dozens of residents in a remote Irian Jaya subdistrict of Ganyem, about 100 kilometers west of here, defied a police warning to lower a separatist West Papua flag on Thursday.As of 5 p.m.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Vital signs returning to Thailand tiger
Vital signs returning to Thailand tigerBy Peter Janssen BANGKOK (DPA): Bangkok's notorious traffic seems to be back, the stock market is up and wealthy Thais are once again heading abroad for their vacations, but nobody is talking "boom time" yet.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Young gardener dies in early morning swim
Young gardener dies in early morning swim JAKARTA (JP): It was about 5 a.m. in the morning. The weather was cold. Mist still hovered over the small lake next to Pulau Dua restaurant in Taman Ria Senayan amusement complex in Central Jakarta.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Jobless plan kite protest near airport
Jobless plan kite protest near airport TANGERANG (JP): Disgruntled jobless residents living near Soekarno-Hatta International Airport here are threatening to fly 400 kites on Monday in protest at the airport management's disinterest in employing them.
Fri, 02 Jul 1999
Prices of most electronic goods drop 30 percent
Prices of most electronic goods drop 30 percent JAKARTA (JP): The increasing value of the rupiah against the greenback has caused the prices of most electronic goods to plunge by between 10 percent and 30 percent after their significant rise over the past year.
Thu, 01 Jul 1999
Too much talk obstructs rebuilding process
Too much talk obstructs rebuilding processBy Meuthia Ganie-Rochman BOGOR, West Java (JP): Transition to democracy is a process involving many factors. There are countries that are lucky enough to go through the process without social turbulence.
Thu, 01 Jul 1999
ASEAN energy meeting
ASEAN energy meeting BANGKOK (Dow Jones): Thailand is to host the 17-th meeting of energy ministers and senior officials of the Association of South East Asian Nations, or ASEAN, from Thursday to Saturday.
Thu, 01 Jul 1999
Will the CCP continue to lead China as a communist party?
Will the CCP continue to lead China as a communist party?By I. Wibowo JAKARTA (JP): Zheng Ming magazine, in one of its 1996 editions, carried a report which disclosed a meeting of the top elite party members in Beijing on June 18, 1996.
Thu, 01 Jul 1999
Mobile phone in Asia surges
Mobile phone in Asia surges SINGAPORE (AFP): Mobile phone ownership in Asia has surged with young adults driving the boom, despite the regional economic crisis which dampened consumer spending, according to a poll released here Wednesday.
Thu, 01 Jul 1999
Hermaphrodite baby shocks a Bogor village
Hermaphrodite baby shocks a Bogor village BOGOR (JP): Alan, also known as Triwulan, has become a hot topic in the past few months among villagers of Sukadamai in West Bogor.The nine-month-old baby has both male and female genitalia.
Thu, 01 Jul 1999
Disband Korpri and Dharma Wanita
Disband Korpri and Dharma Wanita The Indonesian Civil Service Corps (Korpri) and the Association of Wives of Civil Servants (Dharma Wanita) would be better disbanded, as the following reasons show:1. They were set up by the New Order regime to confirm the Functional Group's (Golkar's) supremacy by...