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Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Economist says high-tech projects yield few benefits
Economist says high-tech projects yield few benefits JAKARTA (JP): An observer has recommended the country shift its approach to technology development to focus more on small industries over the long-standing preference for high-tech projects with intensive capital investment.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Arts Exhibition by Tanto and Kipli, at Galeripadi, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 329 (Phone: 022 2500578), Aug. 1-23. * Photo Exhibition: Anonymous by Quail Rogers- Bloch, an American Photographer, at the Bandung Cultural Center Foundation, Jl. Naripan 7-9, Aug. 1-5.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Class struggle may supersede racial conflict
Class struggle may supersede racial conflict Political and economic reform has reached a stalemate. Lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis examines its likely impact on social development. JAKARTA (JP): Why should we call the Habibie administration a New Order II regime? The answer is because this government is...
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Curbing freedom of expression
Curbing freedom of expression The official habit of issuing instant policies appears to be lingering in the current Reform Development Cabinet. To manage even the most weighty issues, the authorities are still inclined to prefer to cut corners and disregard proper procedures and public aspirations.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Where to find a needy orphanage
Where to find a needy orphanage JAKARTA (JP): Following a series of articles published recently in this paper about financially troubled and overcrowded orphanages in the capital, The Jakarta Post received a stream of calls from people willing to share some of their wealth to help the city's...
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Insurance firms told to honor contracts with riot victims
Insurance firms told to honor contracts with riot victims JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie told senior Indonesian insurance executives yesterday to honor their contracts with victims of last May's riots and to pay the claims soon so their clients could restart their businesses.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
School enrollment period extended
School enrollment period extended JAKARTA: The government has extended the school registration period to September in order to accommodate millions of children between the ages of 7 and fifteen who have not yet enrolled, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Haryono Suyono said yesterday.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Govt out to revise unpopular 1997 school curriculum
Govt out to revise unpopular 1997 school curriculum JAKARTA (JP): The government has set up a team to revise the 1994 curriculum for elementary and junior high schools, widely criticized for overburdening students and their teachers.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Armed Forces and reform
Armed Forces and reform The present era of reform seems to be putting the Armed Forces (ABRI) to a difficult test. It must now shoulder a heavy task as the reform drive brings with it democratic values and universally recognized human rights.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Mardiyanto elected C. Java governor
Mardiyanto elected C. Java governor SEMARANG: The Central Java legislative council voted overwhelmingly yesterday for Maj. Gen. Mardiyanto, assistant to Armed Forces (ABRI) chief of sociopolitical affairs, as the new governor to replace controversial Soewardi.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
PTPN I expands estate
PTPN I expands estate JAKARTA (JP): State plantation company PTPN I announced Monday it would expand its oil palm plantation in Aceh to 120,000 hectares by 2000.Company president Budiono Arismunandar said in Cot Girek, North Aceh regency, that about 8,000 hectares would be established in...
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Govt must reopen investigation into July 27 riot
Govt must reopen investigation into July 27 riot JAKARTA (JP): Leading rights campaigner Marzuki Darusman renewed calls yesterday for the government to reopen the investigation into the July 27, 1996 attack on the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters which led to five deaths and the...
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Silverhawks 3:05 Educational Quiz: Cepat Tepat 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teen Program: Remaja Indonesia 5:00 Science and Technology: Alat Pacu Jantung 5:25 Film: Anak Seribu Pulau 6:05 Documentary: Catatan Perjalanan 6:15 Sports...
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Bogor upset by many power cuts
Bogor upset by many power cuts BOGOR (JP): Many residents of Bogor mayoralty have complained to state electricity company PLN about the frequency of electricity blackouts which occur without prior warning in their area.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Basofi's supporters protest at DPRD
Basofi's supporters protest at DPRD SURABAYA: Around 700 santri (Islamic boarding school students) from Bangkalan and Pasuruan regencies on Madura island traveled to the provincial legislative council (DPRD) in 17 trucks to hold a demonstration in support of Governor Basofi Sudirman yesterday.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 28, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 0 0 AHAP Insurance 575 0 0 Alter Abadi 525 0 2,000 Alumindo Light Metal 300 0 30,000 Alumindo Perkasa...
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Sumitomo imports from RI
Sumitomo imports from RI TOKYO (Reuters): Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd. said yesterday it had started importing wire harnesses for use in automobiles from its Indonesian unit.Sumitomo Wiring, a major maker of wire harnesses, had initially planned to begin importing parts from the Indonesian unit, PT...
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Minister urges public not to condemn lottery
Minister urges public not to condemn lottery JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Agung Laksono called on the public yesterday not to condemn prematurely a new fund-raising program for sports.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Textile group protests EU dumping accusation
Textile group protests EU dumping accusation JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Textile Association (API) has lodged a formal protest against the European Union's proposal to impose antidumping duties on imports of unbleached cotton fabrics from Indonesia and five other countries.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
EGCO to buy RI coal
EGCO to buy RI coal BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand's Electricity Generating Plc. said yesterday its mining unit will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Indonesia's state-run coal producer PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Officials striving to expel socially problematic people
Officials striving to expel socially problematic people JAKARTA (JP): The economic situation is proving to be a serious headache for people from all walks of life.While the upper-class are falling over themselves to close their factories, pack up and head for overseas or buy guns and dig in, those...
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Diverse Indonesia needs strong govt, military says
Diverse Indonesia needs strong govt, military says JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, as a developing country with great diversity and potential for internal unrest, needs a strong government but not at the expense of its people, a senior military officer said yesterday.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Village officials taken hostage
Village officials taken hostage PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Hundreds of residents of Karang Gintung village in Sumbang subdistrict, Banyumas, kept their village chief and 18 other officials hostage for 24 hours and released them only after they agreed to resign.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Two on trial for US$9.3m graft in building project
Two on trial for US$9.3m graft in building project JAKARTA (JP): A company president and an executive of the Kemayoran Area Development Board were indicted at the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday for alleged corruption totaling US$9.37 million in the construction of a condominium project.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
The governor's next hurdle
The governor's next hurdle Most governors of Jakarta have always been popular and loved and remembered by the people. They were given nicknames as a token of affection, like Bung Nolly (for Gen. Cokropranolo, who passed away several days ago), Bang Ali (the very popular marine corps general, Ali...
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
University exam results Friday
University exam results Friday JAKARTA (JP): Belated results of state university entrance tests in Jakarta and its surrounding areas will be announced at the Senayan Stadium in Central Jakarta on Friday, an executive of the test committee said Monday.Wiwit B.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
On minority and majority
On minority and majority I'm commenting on Mr. Zahar Indra's letter in The Jakarta Post on July 8 titled Minority and majority stock.As your perception you wrote:1. "Yellow ethnic Chinese are better than brown ethnic Javanese."2.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
Indonesian news bolsters Thai sugar premiums
Indonesian news bolsters Thai sugar premiums BANGKOK (Reuters): News that Indonesia is expected to hold a tender soon to buy 500,000 tons of raw sugar and 200,000 tons of whites underpinned Thai sugar premiums in an otherwise dull market, trade sources said yesterday.
Wed, 29 Jul 1998
U.S. to provide funds for RI food imports
U.S. to provide funds for RI food imports MANILA (Reuters): The United States is likely to sign an agreement soon that would provide concessional financing for Indonesia's import of American food products, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official said yesterday.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
Enough is enough for RI Chinese
Enough is enough for RI ChineseBy Rahayu Ratnaningsih This is the second of two articles on the relationship between people of Chinese and Malay descent in the country. JAKARTA (JP): I would like to take myself as living proof of how cruel sweeping generalizations can be.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
Leather exhibition opens
Leather exhibition opens JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan is due to open today a five-day leather and leather products exhibition at the ministry's office on Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
Utut clinches second place in Biel Masters
Utut clinches second place in Biel Masters JAKARTA (JP): A one-day break allowed Indonesian Grand Master Utut Adianto to recoup at the Biel Masters in Switzerland on Sunday.Refreshed Utut demonstrated his usual pressurizing style when playing white to beat GM Florin Gheorghiu of Rumania in the...
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
U.S. Exim Bank doing no new business here
U.S. Exim Bank doing no new business here HONG KONG (Dow Jones): One of the few U.S. government agencies that could help rescue beleaguered Indonesian companies from the ravages of Asia's currency crisis says it hasn't been able to provide any financial assistance.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
Govt slammed for law on freedom of expression
Govt slammed for law on freedom of expression JAKARTA (JP): Observers have slammed the government for issuing a regulation on "freedom of expression", calling the move undemocratic and antireform.The critics also demanded that President B.J. Habibie call off the four-chapter, 17-article No.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
'Bandung Pos' back in town
'Bandung Pos' back in town BANDUNG: After several weeks of absence, the Bandung Pos reappeared yesterday in a new tabloid format.Its publishers said the tabloid would appear temporarily in this new format three times a week -- Monday, Thursday and Saturday."For now we're publishing in this format.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
Another new political party established
Another new political party established JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Council for People's Mandate (MARA), which includes noted opposition figure Amien Rais, revealed that they had laid the groundwork for the establishment of a political party expected to come into being in less than a month.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
Sulawesi farmers baffled by high shrimp and bean profits
Sulawesi farmers baffled by high shrimp and bean profitsBy Arifuddin Saeni UJUNGPANDANG (JP): As Indonesia sinks deeper into an economic abyss, people warily look around for lifeboats.But the metaphor does not apply to cacao and shrimp farmers in South Sulawesi.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
Mid-May mayhem boost arms business
Mid-May mayhem boost arms businessBy Christiani SA Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): The capital is officially a million miles from the Wild West of cowboy films because carrying guns or even sharp weapons on the streets will see you end up in jail.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
Irianese ask to be repatriated
Irianese ask to be repatriated MERAUKE, Irian Jaya: Most of the 3,000 Irianese border- crossers currently living at the East Awin Camp in Kiungga, Papua New Guinea, have asked to be repatriated, a local officer said.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
ASEAN delays its surveillance system: Official
ASEAN delays its surveillance system: Official MANILA (Dow Jones): The start of a pioneering scheme for Southeast Asian countries to mutually monitor each other's economies has been delayed, but the early-warning system to avert future crises in the region isn't being abandoned, a senior official...
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
ASEAN grapples with democracy, human rights issues
ASEAN grapples with democracy, human rights issuesBy Stephen Powell MANILA (Reuters): When the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) admitted military-led Myanmar into its ranks last year, the group hardly seemed to be moving towards more open debate on democracy.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
Legacy of Bob Hasan's monopoly
Legacy of Bob Hasan's monopolyFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe Association of Indonesian Forest Concessionaires (APHI) has, since 1990, collected from each member compulsory dues amounting to US$2 per hectare for purposes of inventory and mapping of forest concessions.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
Cabinet must stamp out corruption in ailing banks
Cabinet must stamp out corruption in ailing banks The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has reported increases in liquidity support to ailing banks. Economist Kwik Kian Gie finds disturbing facts about the rife corruption in the banks.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
SE Asian currencies fall in line with Japanese yen
SE Asian currencies fall in line with Japanese yen SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies are lower against the U.S. dollar late yesterday, in line with losses posted by the Japanese yen.The one exception to the rule is the thinly traded Indonesian rupiah, which managed to gain nearly 2...
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
July 27 tragedy marked peacefully in other cities
July 27 tragedy marked peacefully in other cities SURABAYA (JP): Commemorations of the bloody incident in Jakarta on July 27, 1996, passed off peacefully yesterday in several cities across the country.Troops and police officers appeared to be tolerant of street rallies staged by loyalists of ousted...
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
Resolving the crisis more urgent than politics: Poll
Resolving the crisis more urgent than politics: Poll JAKARTA (JP): The majority of respondents in a new poll believe that resolving the economic crisis, not politics, should be the nation's top priority.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
Palm oil market eyes ringgit and rupiah
Palm oil market eyes ringgit and rupiah KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Palm oil prices in Malaysia and Indonesia are expected to be largely influenced this week by the performance of the ringgit and rupiah, traders said.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
Perhapi calls for review of mining firms' merger plan
Perhapi calls for review of mining firms' merger plan JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Mining Professionals (Perhapi) called on the government yesterday to reconsider its plan to merge three state mining companies as part of its privatization strategy.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
Lottery not disguised gambling: Minister
Lottery not disguised gambling: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Social Services Justika Baharsyah, insisted yesterday that a planned lottery to raise funds for sports differed from the previous gambling-oriented SDSB scheme."Unlike the now defunct SDSB, this new lottery contains no numbers.
Tue, 28 Jul 1998
INRO disputes rattle wary Asian rubber market
INRO disputes rattle wary Asian rubber market SINGAPORE (Reuters): Growing dissatisfaction over the International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO) among producing nations is showering Southeast Asia's wary rubber market with more uncertainties, traders said yesterday.