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Fri, 20 Aug 1999
House to deliberate state security bill
House to deliberate state security bill JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) agreed on Thursday to deliberate the widely criticized bills on state security and on a civilian militia, despite public calls that it drop the Ministry of Defense-sponsored documents.
Fri, 20 Aug 1999
Borrower's relatives mob Dutch expatriate
Borrower's relatives mob Dutch expatriate JAKARTA (JP): A Dutch citizen was rushed to Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital after he was mobbed by a group of men on Thursday.The man, identified as Ayf Welers, was rushed to the hospital's emergency unit by another Dutchman and an Indonesian identified...
Fri, 20 Aug 1999
Indonesian foreign exchange reserves fall to $16 billion
Indonesian foreign exchange reserves fall to $16 billion JAKARTA (JP): The country's net foreign exchange reserves fell US$201.4 million to $16 billion as of Aug. 13.Bank Indonesia announced in its latest weekly report that the drop was due to foreign debt payments.
Fri, 20 Aug 1999
More violence in Aceh as DPR debates autonomy bill
More violence in Aceh as DPR debates autonomy bill JAKARTA (JP): The government and the House of Representatives responded to demands for justice by Acehnese by launching on Thursday the reading of a bill that would accord the troubled province special treatment and autonomy."With the document ...
Fri, 20 Aug 1999
Walhi sues president over failed project
Walhi sues president over failed project JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) has filed a lawsuit against President B.J. Habibie over a failed government project to develop one million hectares of peat land in Central Kalimantan.
Fri, 20 Aug 1999
Official says no inmates escaped
Official says no inmates escaped PADANG, West Sumatra: Head of the provincial office of the Ministry of Justice, Soemoeljo, denied reports that 20 prisoners escaped when the Muaro Penitentiary here was set on fire on Wednesday."No one escaped. Media reports that there are 20 fugitives are wrong ...
Fri, 20 Aug 1999
Ministers implicated in Bank Bali scandal
Ministers implicated in Bank Bali scandal JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), the front-runner in the June elections, accused on Thursday one of President B.J. Habibie's younger brothers, four Cabinet ministers, two ruling Golkar party leaders, and five...
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Government may suspend investigation into Soeharto's wealth
Government may suspend investigation into Soeharto's wealth JAKARTA (JP): The government suggested on Wednesday the investigation into the alleged corruption of ailing former president Soeharto would be suspended due to lack of evidence.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Thai bad loans at $71.6b
Thai bad loans at $71.6b BANGKOK (AFP): The central Bank of Thailand said Wednesday the troubled financial sector's non-performing loans stood at 2.65 trillion baht (US$71.6 billion) at the end of June.Bank of Thailand deputy governor Kitti Patpongpibul said non- performing loans accounted for 47.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Flights suspended to Ambon amid renewed fighting
Flights suspended to Ambon amid renewed fighting JAKARTA (JP): The authorities halted for an indefinite period commercial flights to the riot-torn Maluku capital of Ambon on Tuesday, due to renewed clashes between Muslims and Christians that have killed at least 100 people and injured 400 others...
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Baht and peso plunge, but rupiah rebounds to 7,360
Baht and peso plunge, but rupiah rebounds to 7,360 HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Sales of the baht, sparked by investor fears over the health of Thailand's banking system, sent the Thai currency hurtling to a 10-month low on Wednesday.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
PT Telkom mulls trimming stake in Satelindo
PT Telkom mulls trimming stake in Satelindo JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom is considering divesting part of its 22.5 percent stake in subsidiary Satelindo, company president A.A. Nasution said on Wednesday.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Es Teler opens in Malaysia
Es Teler opens in Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): Es Teler 77, a local fast food chain specializing in meatball soup and tropical fruit drinks, will open a franchise in Penang, Malaysia, in September following the success of its Singapore venture.A memorandum of understanding was signed on Aug.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Exhibition * Photo Exhibition: by Michel Semeniako (French), at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5678639), 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Aug. 31.Performance * Classical Piano Concert, By Renowned German Pianist, Hansjorg Koch, at Balai Adika, Hotel...
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Asia Pulp's rating affirmed
Asia Pulp's rating affirmed JAKARTA (Dow Jones): Standard & Poor's ratings agency Wednesday affirmed its "triple-C-plus" long-term foreign and local currency rating for Asia Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd., its guaranteed finance subsidiaries and its operating subsidiaries.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 18, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 475 0 5,000 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 300 0 0 Alter Abadi 300 25 32,500 Alumindo Light...
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Mahathir meets Zhu in China
Mahathir meets Zhu in China BEIJING (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad held talks here with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji on Wednesday, immediately after arriving for a three-day working visit, state television reported.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Bank Bali confident of funds return
Bank Bali confident of funds return JAKARTA (JP): Head of Bank Bali's new management team, Douglas Beckett, said on Wednesday that a little more than half of the Rp 546 billion (US$74 million) funds missing from the bank were returned as of Wednesday.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Bourses told to delay new moves until after Y2K
Bourses told to delay new moves until after Y2K JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) banned local stock exchanges on Wednesday from issuing new trading regulations until after March 2000 to assure no disruption in preparations for the millennium bug.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Padang penitentiary set ablaze
Padang penitentiary set ablaze PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): An estimated 100 prisoners at the Muaro Penitentiary here, outraged over what they perceived as unfairness in the granting of Independence Day remissions, set fire to the facility on Wednesday.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Sutiyoso declares war on drug traffickers
Sutiyoso declares war on drug traffickers JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso declared a war against drug traffickers on Wednesday after disclosing that elementary school pupils were increasingly being targeted by drug pushers.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
PAL, Emirates Air tie up
PAL, Emirates Air tie up MANILA (Dow Jones): Philippine Airlines Inc. (PAL) said Wednesday it has signed a code-sharing agreement with Emirates Airline that will see PAL re-establish a presence in Dubai for the first time in 15 months.Under the agreement, which will be effective Sept.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
PLN probes corruption in purchase contracts
PLN probes corruption in purchase contracts JAKARTA (JP): State-owned electricity company PT PLN said on Wednesday it was collecting evidence on corrupt practices allegedly conducted by independent power producers (IPPs) in securing power purchase contracts from the state company.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Addicted son leaves at wit's end
Addicted son leaves at wit's endBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Household helper Nuriah and her husband Liman never dreamed that their eldest son would be a burden for the poor family.Nuriah and Liman, a taxi driver, live together with their five children in a slum area in Menteng, Central...
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Bank Bali heeds clients' concerns
Bank Bali heeds clients' concerns JAKARTA (JP): Head of Bank Bali's new management team Douglas K. Beckett acknowledged on Wednesday that the high profile scandal at the bank was a "source of concern" to its customers.He declined to confirm whether there was a run on the bank.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Fire leaves 7,500 homeless
Fire leaves 7,500 homeless BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Fire gutted hundreds of buildings in Pelambuan village, leaving about 7,500 people from 1,500 families homeless on Tuesday.The fire broke out at 4:30 p.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Key economic challenges outlined for new government
Key economic challenges outlined for new government JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of National Development Planning Boediono said on Wednesday the next government would encounter severely strained budget resources, emphasizing that foreign debt rescheduling measures would be imperative.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Doctor suspects imported pudding after kids fall ill
Doctor suspects imported pudding after kids fall ill JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-six children were rushed to Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital for treatment of suspected food poisoning after they ate imported chocolate pudding on Wednesday, a doctor at the hospital said.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Distinction without honor
Distinction without honor In the beginning, medals of honor were awarded as part of a ritual to salute Indonesia's Independence Day. That independence was after all won through the sacrifice of lives and blood and by the mustering of an extraordinary patriotic elan.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
E-commerce for exporters
E-commerce for exporters JAKARTA (JP): PT Insan Dharma Abadi and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) are now offering an Internet- based export-marketing service called the Indonesian Trading Zone (ITZ).
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Police arrested with drugs processed
Police arrested with drugs processed JAKARTA (JP): Seven city police sergeants who were allegedly caught red-handed smoking marijuana in a police dormitory in West Jakarta, have been locked up at Jakarta Police prisons, pending further investigation of their cases, an official said on Monday.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Mia to miss Singapore, Indonesia Opens
Mia to miss Singapore, Indonesia Opens JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's former starlet Mia Audina will miss the 1999 Singapore Open and the Indonesian Open badminton championships due to her dual jurisdiction problem.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Mentally disabled boy hangs himself
Mentally disabled boy hangs himself TANGERANG (JP): A 12-year-old boy was found dead hanging from a tree near his house on Tuesday morning.Didin, in fourth grade at a Tangerang elementary school, was mentally disabled. He was the eldest of six children from a poor family.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
BI speeds up fund transfer
BI speeds up fund transfer JAKARTA (JP): Starting today, Bank Indonesia (BI) will speed up its clearing and settlement process for fund transfers in Jakarta to less than 24 hours.Head of the Development of the National Payment System department of the central bank, Mohamad Ishak, said on Wednesday...
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
GM Indonesia projects sales of 2,000 cars
GM Indonesia projects sales of 2,000 cars SURABAYA (JP): General Motors Indonesia is projecting sales of between 1,600 and 2,000 units of its sport utility vehicles this year, the company's director for sales, marketing, service and parts, David Purcell, said on Wednesday.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Troops in Aceh to be redeployed
Troops in Aceh to be redeployedBy Imanuddin BANDA ACEH (JP): The Indonesian Military will soon redeploy Crack Riot Troops (PPRM) fighting separatist guerrillas in Aceh to strategic locations in the province or return them to barracks, Minister of Defense and Security/Indonesian Military (TNI) chief...
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Claim your stolen car
Claim your stolen car JAKARTA (JP): City police are currently displaying 22 stolen vehicles confiscated from seven car stealing gangs in the past two weeks and have invited Jakartans whose cars have been stolen to examine them.According to detective chief Col.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibition * Painting Exhibition: Anugerah Seni, by 36 Balinese traditional Artists, at Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl. Raya Ubud, Gianyar (Phone: 0361-975136), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Sept. 10.Music and Entertainment * Hard Rock Hotel, Jl.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Yunus surprised by ban of Butet's monolog VCD
Yunus surprised by ban of Butet's monolog VCD JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Muhammad Yunus was taken aback on Wednesday by a ban imposed on a filmed monolog of acclaimed impersonator Butet Kertaredjasa.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Research needed to tap Indonesia's medicinal plants: LIPI
Research needed to tap Indonesia's medicinal plants: LIPI JAKARTA (JP): More research must be conducted if Indonesia is to tap the rich variety of its medicinal plants and encourage wider acceptance of traditional medicines.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Balinese dancers to join festival
Balinese dancers to join festival DENPASAR, Bali: The Balinese Art Center will send 70 dancers to the traditional and contemporary dance festival to be held in Germany from Nov. 1 to Nov. 16, Antara reported.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Missing trekkers found in Padang
Missing trekkers found in Padang PADANG, West Sumatra: Rescue workers have found all of the 152 people in Solok Regent Gamawan Fauzi's entourage who went missing on Aug. 12 when they trekked through forested areas along Batang Anai river.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Aug. 18, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,610.00 7,720.00 7,610.00 7,750.00Australian dollar 1 4,928.25 5,036.90 4,903.00 5,061.00Austrian schilling 1 579.41 592.57 - -Belgian franc 1 197.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Is Bali being snowed under by megaprojects?
Is Bali being snowed under by megaprojects?By I Wayan Juniartha DENPASAR, Bali (JP): A heated debate has sprung up concerning plans for a huge five-star hotel in Sendang Pasir area, Buleleng regency, and its wider impact on the environment and local community.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Rp 44m taken in armed robbery in Kelapa Gading
Rp 44m taken in armed robbery in Kelapa Gading JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta Police detectives are still seeking two armed men robbers shot a 54-year-old man during a robbery at midday on Monday at Kelapa Gading.According to police chief Lt. Col.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Censorship board rejects monolog VCD
Censorship board rejects monolog VCD JAKARTA (JP): Everyone, including artists, thought reform would bring greater freedom of expression. It turns out they were mistaken.Butet Kartaredjasa, dubbed the king of the monologue for his rare talent of impersonating the voices of public figures, might be...
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Sunken Japanese ship spotted
Sunken Japanese ship spotted BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Divers have spotted an old Japanese ship during a survey of a location for an underwater photography contest in the Sunda Straits south of Sumatra, Antara reported.
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Soeharto may leave hospital soon: Doctor
Soeharto may leave hospital soon: Doctor JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto could be discharged from hospital in the next few days if he shows rapid improvement, a senior doctor said on Wednesday."He should be set to return home in the next few days as his health condition is improving," said...
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Focusing on water supply system in Indonesia
Focusing on water supply system in IndonesiaBy Muhammad Sauri Hasibuan JAKARTA (JP): Involving the private sector in infrastructure development is much more complex than people originally thought and requires a level of sophistication on the part of government that takes time and experience to...
Thu, 19 Aug 1999
Seven East Timorese students injured in Maliana clash
Seven East Timorese students injured in Maliana clashBy Ridwan Max Sijabat and Lorenco Vicente Martins DILI, East Timor (JP): At least seven students were injured and two houses burned down on Wednesday in a clash between groups for and against independence in Maliana, Bobonaro, some 150 kilometers...