Search Archive
Search Tips
You can use boolean operators in your search:
pugilist AND basketball- Both words must appearjakarta OR surabaya- Either word can appearjakarta NOT politics- Must have jakarta but not politics+jakarta -politics- Must have jakarta, must not have politics"exact phrase"- Search for exact phrasebasket*- Wildcard (matches basketball, basket, etc.)
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Garment workers stage protest
Garment workers stage protest JAKARTA (JP): Workers of garment manufacturer PT Tongkyung Makmur Abadi in Cilincing, North Jakarta, campaigned yesterday against their firm's decision to ban them from setting up a branch of the Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union (SBSI).
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
APRIL's unit misses payment
APRIL's unit misses payment SINGAPORE (Reuters): A unit of Indonesia's Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd (APRIL) has been declared in default, a statement from Aperchance Company Ltd said yesterday.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Greenspan sees no sign of recovery in Asia yet
Greenspan sees no sign of recovery in Asia yet WASHINGTON (Reuters): Pessimism is feeding on pessimism in Asia's deepening financial crisis and there is no sign yet of a recovery, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Teater Koma
Teater Koma Correction: Teater Koma is scheduled to perform Opera Sembelit (Constipated Opera) at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (The Jakarta Playhouse) for two weeks beginning July 25, not July 23, as printed on this page in yesterday's paper.We apologize for any inconvenience. -- The Editor
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Govt to raid firms exploiting child workers
Govt to raid firms exploiting child workers JAKARTA (JP): The government will crack down on companies, including those in Jakarta and its surrounding areas, which exploit child workers, Minister of Manpower Fahmi Idris said yesterday.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Fix the rupiah
Fix the rupiah There has been so much talk about the effects of the crisis that it seems to me everyone is forgetting the reason. The most important comment made by Steve Hanke, as he tried his best to help, was "It's the rupiah, stupid.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Rice shortage may reach 10 million tons: Scientist
Rice shortage may reach 10 million tons: Scientist JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia may suffer a rice shortage of up to 10 million metric tons this year, or more than three times that predicted by the government, a scientist has said.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Timah puts feelers out on buying KPC shares
Timah puts feelers out on buying KPC shares JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed state tin company PT Timah has shown interest in acquiring a stake in the country's largest coal mining company, PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC), a senior mining official said yesterday.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
10 notorious freight robbers apprehended
10 notorious freight robbers apprehended JAKARTA (JP): Police detectives have nabbed 10 members of the two most wanted freight robbery gangs during separate raids this week, city police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman said yesterday.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Corruption puts an end to new schools
Corruption puts an end to new schools BANDUNG, West Java: Japan's Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF) has decided to stop financial assistance it was providing to the West Java office of the education and culture ministry because the funds have been misused, Antara reported yesterday.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Cartoon: Warner Kartun 3:05 Student's Program: Bermain Musik 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Performance: Cakrawala Budaya 5:00 Educational Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:25 Documentary Film: Anak Seribu Pulau 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita...
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
PLN 'mistakes' ring up record loss of Rp 14.7t
PLN 'mistakes' ring up record loss of Rp 14.7t JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company PT PLN is set for a record loss of Rp 14.7 trillion (US$1.05 billion) this year due to mistakes made by its current board of directors, State Minister for the Empowerment of State Enterprises Tanri Abeng said...
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Timely interference
Timely interference Old habits die hard in countries where conservatism is entrenched, but recent events promise to push the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), toward a more interventionist approach to members' domestic affairs.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Govt yet to approve lottery concept
Govt yet to approve lottery concept JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Social Services has yet to approve a proposal to revive a lottery to raise funds for sports development in the country, an official said yesterday.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
ASEAN ministers turn eyes to recession-wracked Japan
ASEAN ministers turn eyes to recession-wracked Japan MANILA (DPA): Southeast Asian foreign ministers bludgeoned by economic havoc are looking to recession-gripped Japan to reinvigorate their economies and help cash-strapped governments.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Malaysia eases foreign equity curbs
Malaysia eases foreign equity curbs KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia said yesterday it will ease curbs on foreign stakes in several key sectors, including manufacturing, to woo foreign investment needed to rescue the troubled economy.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
New bankruptcy law will help restore confidence: Experts
New bankruptcy law will help restore confidence: Experts JAKARTA (JP): The new bankruptcy law scheduled to come into effect next month will be a significant step toward restoring investor confidence in Indonesia, a business consultant has said.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Air Force officer held for abusing houseboy
Air Force officer held for abusing houseboy JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Police have detained an Air Force first lieutenant for allegedly abusing his male housekeeper, an official said yesterday.Deputy Commander of the Jakarta Military Police Lt. Col. Darmadi said First Lt.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Tale of the hard working Indian-made 'bajaj'
Tale of the hard working Indian-made 'bajaj'By Alex Abraham JAKARTA (JP): It looks like an unsuccessful cross between a kitchen cupboard and a tricycle, sounds like stones rolling on a tin roof and smokes like a battalion of kretek (clove cigarettes) addicts.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Habibie failing to win over the hearts of the people
Habibie failing to win over the hearts of the people JAKARTA (JP): A poll jointly conducted by the University of Indonesia and Soegeng Sarjadi Syndicated shows that in the first three-months of his presidency, B.J. Habibie's policies have failed to win over the hearts of the people.Only 46.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Suggestions for the govt
Suggestions for the govtFrom Sinar PagiAs I love this country, I think it is appropriate for me in this era of reform to give the following suggestions and input to the government and other interested parties:1. The law in this republic must be enforced, with all parties obeying it.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Govt launches investigation into May riots
Govt launches investigation into May riots JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday its much- awaited team to investigate the massive May riots in Jakarta and other cities which left 1,200 people killed, more than 160 women violated and led to the downfall of president Soeharto.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
A house for Soeharto
A house for Soeharto Many people have reacted with astonishment upon hearing that the government was allocating Rp 26.6 billion for a house for former president Soeharto at Puri Jatiayu (Bali Pavilion), Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Utut scores hat trick at Biel Masters c'ship
Utut scores hat trick at Biel Masters c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master Utut Adianto scored a hat trick in the Biel Masters chess championship in Switzerland on Wednesday with a win over International Master Dejan Antic of Yugoslavia.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
UN to send free contraceptives
UN to send free contraceptives JAKARTA: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is to send a US$3 million emergency consignment of contraceptives to Indonesia."The assistance is one of UNFPA's emergency projects in response to the economic crisis," the UN Information Centre said in a press...
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
House upset over foreign aid chunk of State Budget
House upset over foreign aid chunk of State Budget JAKARTA (JP): The four factions of the House of Representatives (DPR) approved yesterday the revised version of the 1998/1999 State Budget, but continued to query the unprecedented amount of foreign aid financing.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
New MPR members sworn in today
New MPR members sworn in today JAKARTA (JP): Chief Justice Sarwata will today swear in 36 new members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), including those chosen to replace the seven relatives of former president Soeharto recently purged by Golkar.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Military to set up honorary council over abductions
Military to set up honorary council over abductions JAKARTA (JP): An honorary military council led by a four-star general will soon be assembled to further investigate a string of abductions of activists, which the Armed Forces alleges was committed by Army special force (Kopassus) members.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Crisis impacts on education
Crisis impacts on education JAMBI: Thousands of children in the province are on the verge of dropping out of school because their parents can no longer afford to send them to school, an official has said.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 23, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 0 0 AHAP Insurance 575 0 0 Alter Abadi 525 -25 39,500 Alumindo Light Metal 300 -25 15,000 Alumindo...
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
OPEC's basket price rises
OPEC's basket price rises LONDON (Reuters): The price of OPEC's basket of seven crudes rose to $12.32 on Wednesday from $12.22 on Tuesday, the OPEC news agency said quoting the OPEC Secretariat.The basket comprises Algeria's Saharan Blend, Indonesia's Minas, Nigeria's Bonny Light, Saudi Arabia's...
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
What is lacking in Indonesian politics?
What is lacking in Indonesian politics?By Ignas Kleden JAKARTA (JP): The rising demand for political reform needs serious rethinking of the prevalent basic tendencies within Indonesian politics. This is required in order that the people and the government can avoid repeating past mistakes, simply...
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
General elections in era of reform
General elections in era of reformFrom MerdekaMr Sutan Ali Asli's article in Merdeka of June 27, 1998, titled Why worry about multiparties?, clearly expresses his ideas. Since 1963 I have regularly read articles in the mass media about the institutional development of the Indonesian Armed Forces...
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Women pray for end of violence
Women pray for end of violence JAKARTA (JP): More than 100 women of different faiths came together last night in a joint prayer to end years of violence in the country.Many Chinese-Indonesian women were among those who streamed into the Nyai Ageng Serang women's building in Kuningan, South Jakarta.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Rice market quiet on RI deal
Rice market quiet on RI deal HANOI (Reuters): Vietnam's rice trade has been quiet this week on firm prices with much interest focused on how the government would price a deal to sell Indonesia 100,000 tonnes of rice, traders said yesterday.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Foreign investors reassured on mining contract security
Foreign investors reassured on mining contract security JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto reassured foreign investors yesterday that the government would honor existing mining, gas and gas contracts despite future changes in the country's regulations on the sector.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on July 23, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 13,750.00 14,750.00Austrian shilling 1 1,057.00 1,202.20Australian dollar 1 8,517.80 9,064.70Belgian franc 1 373.70 395.30Canadian dollar 1 9,233.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
ASEAN held back by poor image problem: Official
ASEAN held back by poor image problem: Official MANILA (Agencies): The secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations said yesterday that ASEAN had itself to blame for its poor image among its own people and warned this was hurting its effectiveness as a regional bloc.
Fri, 24 Jul 1998
Nonindigenous students
Nonindigenous students It seems unlucky to be nonindigenous Indonesians. We cannot forget their losses and suffering (physically and mentally) during the mid-May riots.There was article in Pos Kota, July 18, reporting that there is a limit on the number of nonindigenous students permitted to study...
Thu, 23 Jul 1998
Crisis hits hard for child workers, street children
Crisis hits hard for child workers, street children The following article by Popon Anarita Okol is published in conjunction with National Children's Day, which falls today. BANDUNG (JP): Now a year old, the economic crisis has crumbled Indonesia's economic pillars.
Thu, 23 Jul 1998
Suu Kyi seeks ASEAN support
Suu Kyi seeks ASEAN support BANGKOK (DPA): Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has appealed to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to support her party's call for the reconvening of the country's parliament by Aug. 21, a news report said yesterday.
Thu, 23 Jul 1998
Telkom to go ahead with plan on new tariffs
Telkom to go ahead with plan on new tariffs JAKARTA (JP): State-owned domestic telephone monopoly PT Telkom is to go ahead with its plan to restructure local call tariffs within Greater Jakarta, the government said yesterday.
Thu, 23 Jul 1998
Women invited to offer prayers
Women invited to offer prayers JAKARTA (JP): Women of all creeds are invited to a gathering tonight to offer prayers for an end to the country's violence.The interfaith congregation of women is organized by women's rights activists and will be held at the Nyi Ageng Serang Women's Building (Gedung...
Thu, 23 Jul 1998
France donates solar generators
France donates solar generators MAMUJU, South Sulawesi: The French government has donated two solar power generators to two transmigration sites in Mamuju district, South Sulawesi province.The head of the provincial transmigration office, Daeng Masinara, said here yesterday that at least 300...
Thu, 23 Jul 1998
Trade financing for Indonesia
Trade financing for Indonesia TOKYO (Nikkei): The Ministry of International Trade and Industry has started applying stricter criteria in providing trade insurance for projects in Indonesian, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported Wednesday quoting ministry sources.
Thu, 23 Jul 1998
Megawati to defy anniversary ban
Megawati to defy anniversary ban JAKARTA (JP): A defiant Megawati Soekarnoputri pledged yesterday to defy a police ban and continue with a planned second anniversary commemoration of the bloody attack on her faction of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).
Thu, 23 Jul 1998
Soeharto's new house 'built without permits'
Soeharto's new house 'built without permits' JAKARTA (JP): A controversial house belonging to former president Soeharto in Purna Bhakti Museum complex in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, East Jakarta, was reportedly built without any permits, a City Hall official said yesterday.
Thu, 23 Jul 1998
Formal training for midwives
Formal training for midwives BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The local Family Planning Board over the next few months plans to provide formal training to 102 midwives in the province with the aim of lowering the birth mortality rate.
Thu, 23 Jul 1998
Is a federal system suitable for Indonesia?
Is a federal system suitable for Indonesia?By J. Soedjati Djiwandono JAKARTA (JP): Injustice was rampant under the New Order regime for more than three decades. Not only at the individual and collective levels in the form of an ever-widening disparity between the rich few and poor majority, but...
Thu, 23 Jul 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on July 22, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 13,700.00 14,700.00Austrian shilling 1 1,051.80 1,196.90Australian dollar 1 8,511.30 9,045.70Belgian franc 1 372.00 393.60Canadian dollar 1 9,178.