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Mon, 31 Aug 1998
CA's loans restructured
CA's loans restructured TOKYO (Nikkei): Japanese banks have agreed to reschedule US$180 million of loans to Indonesian petrochemcial venture PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Saturday morning edition.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Workers find jobs in West Malaysia
Workers find jobs in West Malaysia MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Labor export company PT Indosima Mahkota Indah has received an order from West Malaysia for at least 4,000 Indonesian workers from West Nusa Tenggara province.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Two men questioned over burning of Ciawi nightspot
Two men questioned over burning of Ciawi nightspot BOGOR (JP): Police were still questioning two men over the weekend who are believed to have incited hundreds of people to burn three entertainment spots in the popular Ciawi mountainous resort area here last Thursday.Bogor regional police chief Col.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Graft probe of Balongan project nearing completion
Graft probe of Balongan project nearing completion JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto has said officials looking into alleged graft in the development of the US$2.45 billion Balongan refinery in West Java would wind up their investigation by October.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Police search for missing students
Police search for missing students MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Lombok Barat Police continued their search yesterday for two students who have not been seen since they began a trek up Mount Rinjani three weeks ago.Police chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Students debate danger of AIDS
Students debate danger of AIDS JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian AIDS Foundation held an AIDS discussion with senior high school students at Taman Ria Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Friday with the aim of disseminating information about the deadly disease.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
KL gears up to host its biggest ever sporting bash
KL gears up to host its biggest ever sporting bashBy Gwen Benjamin KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): With less than two weeks to go, Kuala Lumpur is frenziedly sprucing itself up to play host to Malaysia's biggest-ever sporting bash -- the 16th Commonwealth Games.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Greater political role for women a must
Greater political role for women a mustBy Chusnul Mar'iyah JAKARTA: Economic development has contributed to the change of the sex role stereotype, with women no longer confined to the home. However, the power relationship, which can be described as patriarchy, still operates very strongly in an...
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Crisis blamed for prickly relations
Crisis blamed for prickly relations SINGAPORE (AP): Although Southeast Asian nations need each other most during bad times, shrinking resources make relations more difficult, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said in a weekend speech.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Astra Agro's profits rise
Astra Agro's profits rise JAKARTA (JP): PT Astra Agro Lestari said yesterday it booked a net profit of Rp 55.7 billion (US$5.06 million) during the first half of this year, an improvement on the Rp 36.1 billion recorded over the same period last year.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Two brawls rock S. Jakarta slums, one man injured
Two brawls rock S. Jakarta slums, one man injured JAKARTA (JP): Two separate brawls rocked Bukit Duri and Manggarai, both in South Jakarta, over the weekend, leaving one man injured and seven buildings vandalized, police said.South Jakarta police chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Chain collision on toll road
Chain collision on toll road JAKARTA (JP): A chain collision involving eight vehicles occurred on the Cawang-Grogol toll road in front of the Ministry of Manpower on Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, at noon yesterday.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
394 combat troops pull out of Timika
394 combat troops pull out of Timika TIMIKA, Irian Jaya: The Irian Jaya military command pulled out on Saturday a total of 394 combat troops posted here, Antara reported.Trikora Military Commander Maj. Gen.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Entrepreneurs want levies on roadside traders abolished
Entrepreneurs want levies on roadside traders abolished JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Small and Medium- Sized Entrepreneurs (KUKMI) has demanded that the Jakarta administration stop collecting levies from sidewalk vendors in the capital unless they want to see the outbreak of more...
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Riots fact-finding team to query BIA chief
Riots fact-finding team to query BIA chief JAKARTA (JP): The government fact-finding team on the May riots plans to question Armed Forces Intelligence Agency (BIA) chief Maj. Gen. Zacky Anwar Makarim early this week.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Improving rice distribution
Improving rice distribution The government may risk taking a misguided measure if it considers the current steep rice prices simply a result of supply-demand disequilibrium. Even under the most pessimistic assumption of up to a 10 percent decline in output last year to 29 million metric tons, due...
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Activists call for excavation of all suspected mass graves
Activists call for excavation of all suspected mass graves JAKARTA (JP): Activists, responding to Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto's skepticism over figures for victims of alleged military atrocities in Aceh, are urging the excavation of all suspected mass grave sites to put lingering...
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Govt earmarks up to Rp 160b for scholarship scheme
Govt earmarks up to Rp 160b for scholarship scheme YOGYAKARTA (JP): To stop financially strapped university students from dropping out, the government has earmarked up to Rp 160 billion for scholarships, a senior education ministry official said Saturday.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
The weak worst hit by crisis
The weak worst hit by crisisBy Solita Sarwono WASSENAR, the Netherlands (JP): The economic crisis hitting Indonesia in the past year has affected different aspects of people's lives -- income, jobs, education, health, housing and security -- with the poor and low-income groups suffering the most.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
May riots bring riches to military officers
May riots bring riches to military officers JAKARTA (JP): In one man's misery lies another's good fortune sums up the windfall for military members following the May riots. In the climate of fear still prevailing in the city, many soldiers were paid handsomely for a few days' work of guarding a...
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Banjarmasin braces for flood
Banjarmasin braces for flood BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Provincial natural disaster coordinating units here are bracing for floods which are predicted to come soon as the La Nia wet weather phenomenon settles in next month.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Rumors cause pillaging
Rumors cause pillaging SURABAYA, East Java: East Java Governor Imam Utomo Suparno said here yesterday that attacks on rice mills and stores which broke out in several areas in the province were caused by false reports spread by irresponsible parties about free rice distribution.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
ASTON Int'l sees chance to expand in Indonesia
ASTON Int'l sees chance to expand in IndonesiaBy Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): The Honolulu-based ASTON International hotel chain, a newcomer to Indonesia, sees wide opportunities to expand its operations in the country despite the current downturn in tourism.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Nine arrested for stealing rice from state warehouse
Nine arrested for stealing rice from state warehouse JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested nine men for allegedly robbing a rice warehouse of Jakarta's State Logistics Agency (Dolog Jaya) on Jl. Raya Pegangsaan in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, an official said over the weekend.City police spokesman Lt.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
RP to use ASEAN currencies
RP to use ASEAN currencies MANILA (AFP): A Philippine government agency is looking into measures to encourage the use of ASEAN currencies in intra- regional trade to save dollars in the worsening financial crisis, the presidential palace said Saturday.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Activist to sue Prabowo over abduction incidents
Activist to sue Prabowo over abduction incidents JAKARTA (JP): Now that he is a civilian, former Army Special Force (Kopassus) chief Lt. Gen. (ret) Prabowo Subianto may have to stand trial in a civilian court after one of the freed abducted victims revealed plans to sue him.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
NTA opens acrylic plant
NTA opens acrylic plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Nisshoku Tripolyta Acrylindo (NTA) has announced a successful start to its operation to manufacture acrylic acid and acrylic acid esters, the first venture of its kind in Southeast Asia.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Wardiman to be envoy to Japan: Source
Wardiman to be envoy to Japan: Source JAKARTA (JP): Japan has given its green light to the appointment of former education minister Wardiman Djojonegoro as ambassador to the country, a reliable source said over the weekend.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
UI graduates weigh uncertain future amid crisis
UI graduates weigh uncertain future amid crisis JAKARTA (JP): Concern about the country's teetering economy, which has suddenly swelled the ranks of jobless and made the few available job positions highly coveted, is shadowing the dreams of thousands of fresh university graduates this year.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Astra performance hit by rupiah's collapse
Astra performance hit by rupiah's collapse JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's largest carmaker, publicly listed PT Astra International, took a very hard beating in the first semester on account of the rupiah's steep fall virtually killing off the automotive market, despite the robust growth of its...
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Tradition takes pride of place in devoutly Islamic Aceh
Tradition takes pride of place in devoutly Islamic AcehText and photos by Arief Suhardiman BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Perched on the westernmost tip of Sumatra, Aceh is proud of its Islamic traditions.With a population of 3.5 million, the province is one of the country's most sparsely peopled areas.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Third Malaysian central bank executive leaves
Third Malaysian central bank executive leaves KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A third senior executive is to leave Malaysia's central bank and a fourth is under pressure to follow after the resignations of the bank's governor Ahmad Mohamad Don and his deputy, officials said Saturday.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Megawati told to continue political struggle
Megawati told to continue political struggle JAKARTA (JP): Political observers urged Megawati Soekarnoputri over the weekend to continue her struggle for recognition as leader of the Indonesia Democratic Party (PDI) despite the government's immediate acknowledgment of Budi Hardjono as the official...
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Man shot dead during bar brawl
Man shot dead during bar brawl JAKARTA (JP): A man was fatally shot by a police officer, who was beaten up when he tried to disperse an angry crowd at Bar MW on Jl. Tubagus Angke, West Jakarta, early Saturday morning, Jakarta Military Police Commander Col. Hendardji said.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Expert urges abolishment of export taxes to boots revenue
Expert urges abolishment of export taxes to boots revenue JAKARTA (JP): Eliminating the export tax is the only way to boost foreign exchange revenue from exports and allow businesses to optimally benefit from the sharp depreciation of the rupiah, an economist believes.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Cilacap people remain on edge
Cilacap people remain on edge CILACAP, Central Java (JP): Residents braced for another series of unrest last night in the usually quiet coastal town of Cilacap, despite the presence of military troops.At 9 p.m.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
On visa
On visa At the beginning of this year I visited Indonesia for the first time and stayed in Bali for two months.I liked the people and the country, and I am both an art lover and collector. I am going to spend most of the year in Bali in the future.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Local market set to follow regional bearish trend
Local market set to follow regional bearish trend JAKARTA (JP): Prices on the local stock market are expected to sink further this week in line with the trend in the region's markets, analysts and brokers said.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Trisakti students vow to meet with Wiranto
Trisakti students vow to meet with Wiranto JAKARTA (JP): A gathering of 5,000 Trisakti University students, called "Sense of Unity", issued a statement yesterday demanding that the government thoroughly investigate the fatal shooting of four of their colleagues in May.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Independence
Independence Like the late Martin Luther King Jr, I have a dream, that I shall no longer see beggars on the streets of Jakarta, at least not on independence day. However, each year, this has become a pipe dream.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
A global crisis in the making?
A global crisis in the making? Day by day, the number of countries affected by the economic crisis keeps increasing. Starting in Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia, the crisis has since ensnared Japan, Hong Kong and now Russia.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Analysts want govt to ease rice control
Analysts want govt to ease rice control JAKARTA (JP): The skyrocketing prices of rice in the past two months should be enough justification for the government to end the State Logistics Agency's (Bulog) active role in rice trading, experts say.
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
President's apology
President's apology President Habibie's state address had a religious content. Different from Indonesia's two former presidents, he readily admitted human rights violations in the country and humbly offered his apologies to the Indonesian people in general, and the families of the victims in...
Mon, 31 Aug 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Ceramics, Sculptures, Accessories Exhibition: Noon at Majapahit-High Tea, by Harry Darsono Couture, The Dharmawangsa, Jl. Brawijaya Raya 26, South Jakarta (Phone: 7258181), 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., until Sept. 3.
Sun, 30 Aug 1998
House of Prajudi a regeneration success story
House of Prajudi a regeneration success storyBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): On a bright Friday morning on Aug. 21, celebrities were seen having coffee along with ladies from several embassies at a cafe in Pasaraya, Blok M, South Jakarta.
Sun, 30 Aug 1998
President pledges to carck down on corruption
President pledges to carck down on corruption JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie vowed yesterday to severely punish anyone, even former president Soeharto and his family, proven to be involved in corrupt, collusive or nepotistic practices.
Sun, 30 Aug 1998
Guess What? Muladi
Guess What? Muladi Old wounds are being opened and Minister of Justice Muladi, former rector of Semarang's Diponegoro University, is in demand to investigate this and that.On Wednesday, maybe so eager to announce another investigation, he dropped straight into the lap of Attorney General Mohammad...
Sun, 30 Aug 1998
Rioting continues in Cilacap
Rioting continues in CilacapBy Agus Maryono CILACAP, Central Java (JP): Hundreds of outraged fishermen went on another rampage here yesterday, vandalizing and looting the houses of fishery bosses while outnumbered troops were instructed to shoot rioters on the spot if necessary.
Sun, 30 Aug 1998
PBSI tells sponsore to pay up in bonus row
PBSI tells sponsore to pay up in bonus row JAKARTA (JP): Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) vice chairman Agus Wirahadikusumah complained yesterday that the association had yet to receive a promised bonus from Sunrise and Co.
Sun, 30 Aug 1998
El Nino
El Nino Nobody has ever seen El Nino, but everybody has felt the brunt of its unpredictable moods, especially in Asia. El Nino is a weather phenomenon, the source of which is said to lie somewhere off the coast of Peru in South America, which a few months ago brought prolonged drought and misery to...