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Wed, 19 Aug 1998
Liquidity support to ailing banks falls to Rp 135.58t
Liquidity support to ailing banks falls to Rp 135.58t JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's (BI) liquidity support to troubled banks under the supervision of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) declined by Rp 5 trillion in the week ending Aug. 14 from the previous week's level.
Wed, 19 Aug 1998
Mispec ups RI mining stake
Mispec ups RI mining stake TORONTO (Dow Jones): Mispec Resources Inc. said its shareholders have approved the issuance of 20 million shares to PT Hunamas Putra Interbuana and related companies as payment for increased stakes in several properties in west Java, Indonesia.
Wed, 19 Aug 1998
Malaysia's first philharmonic starts
Malaysia's first philharmonic starts KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia's first world-class philharmonic orchestra held an inaugural concert Monday night at the new 70 million ringgit (US$16.6 million) concert hall in the world's tallest building, news reports said yesterday.
Wed, 19 Aug 1998
Government AIDS figures not realistic, says official
Government AIDS figures not realistic, says official JAKARTA (JP): A health official has admitted that government figures on the number of people with AIDS/HIV did not reflect the reality due to difficulties in obtaining data.
Wed, 19 Aug 1998
Firms urged to hire local certification agencies
Firms urged to hire local certification agencies JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan urged local companies yesterday to hire local quality management certification agencies in assessing the quality of their management.
Wed, 19 Aug 1998
Habibie not to open Soerjadi-led congress
Habibie not to open Soerjadi-led congress JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has canceled plans to open the Soerjadi-led Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) congress in Palu, Central Sulawesi, yesterday after receiving widespread criticism from Megawati Soekarnoputri and her supporters.
Wed, 19 Aug 1998
Bank DKI extends loans to vendors
Bank DKI extends loans to vendors JAKARTA (JP): City-owned Bank DKI will extend loans of Rp 10 million per person to 40,000 vendors operating at traditional markets throughout the capital, an official said yesterday.
Wed, 19 Aug 1998
RI-Portugal friendly game sought
RI-Portugal friendly game sought JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has suggested one of Portugal's top soccer teams comes here for a friendly match as part of the efforts to help the two countries accelerate their talks on restoring diplomatic links.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Ashamed of the political elite
Ashamed of the political eliteFrom NeracaAt the beginning I was proud of the contribution the political elite had showed to the country. Your speeches always suggested that you worked for the benefit of all people. You struggled in the name of the entire nation.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Liberty often abused by RI powerholders
Liberty often abused by RI powerholdersBy Ignas Kleden This is the first of two articles on liberty in Indonesia since the colonial yoke was toppled in 1945. JAKARTA (JP): Liberty seems to have its own history in Indonesia.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Golkar's Jakarta chapter to elect new chairman
Golkar's Jakarta chapter to elect new chairman JAKARTA (JP): Golkar's Jakarta chapter announced yesterday that it plans to hold a two-day regional congress next week to elect a new chairman for the 1998/2000 period, the chapter chairman said yesterday.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Kopassus troops remain high-spirited: Syahrir
Kopassus troops remain high-spirited: Syahrir JAKARTA (JP): The Army's Special Force's (Kopassus) troops remain high-spirited and unaffected by the ongoing investigation into some of their officers' alleged involvement in the abduction and torture of political activists, the force's chief said...
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Activists told not to inflate rape claims
Activists told not to inflate rape claims JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen. Roesmanhadi has called on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) concerned with the plight of ethnic Chinese women raped in the May riots to continue to gather evidence to support their campaigns.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Internet arrests cast public web of fear
Internet arrests cast public web of fearBy Ranjan Roy KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The first arrests in Malaysia for spreading rumors over the Internet have people debating freedom of speech and the right to privacy as they sprint down the information superhighway.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Akbar chides Amien for public excuse
Akbar chides Amien for public excuse JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Akbar Tandjung has chastised Amien Rais for boycotting Friday's conferment of Mahaputra medals by President B.J. Habibie after accepting the invitation to the event, and for later broadcasting his excuse to the media.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Megawati-led PDI gets the people's nod
Megawati-led PDI gets the people's nod JAKARTA (JP): A recent survey on which party people will vote for shows that a majority of people have yet to make up their minds.However, those who have decided tend to support the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) led by Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Fear for possible riots still clouds stock trading
Fear for possible riots still clouds stock trading JAKARTA (JP): Widespread rumors of massive riots ahead and after yesterday's Independence Day celebration would continue to cast a shadow on the local stock exchange this week.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Presidential guard beats parking attendant to death
Presidential guard beats parking attendant to death JAKARTA (JP): A member of the Presidential Security Guard (Paspampres) beat a parking attendant to death after a quarrel over a parking space on Jl. Kesehatan in Central Jakarta, an official said yesterday.Jakarta Military Police Commander Col.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Independence Day observed in somber mood
Independence Day observed in somber mood JAKARTA (JP): Unlike in previous years, when Indonesia's independence day was greeted with glee in the capital, this year's 53rd anniversary was no different from any other public holiday.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Economists urge Habibie to revamp banking sector
Economists urge Habibie to revamp banking sector JAKARTA (JP): Analysts approve of President B.J. Habibie's pledge in his recent state address to overhaul the country's ailing banking sector, but demand that his oath be more than mere rhetoric.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Most of the country will witness ring solar eclipse this weekend
Most of the country will witness ring solar eclipse this weekendBy Dr. Moedji Raharto BANDUNG (Antara): Most parts of the country will witness a solar eclipse on Saturday when, during the day, the sky will get dark like twilight or daybreak for a brief period.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Foreign convicts get reduction
Foreign convicts get reduction DENPASAR, Bali: Two foreign convicts serving sentences in state prisons in Bali received reductions on their jail terms on the occasion of Indonesia's independence day anniversary yesterday.German Peter Bauer, who was sentenced to 6.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Indosat plans for acquisitions
Indosat plans for acquisitions JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of the Empowerment of State Enterprises Tanri Abeng said here Saturday that publicly listed PT Indosat was considering making some acquisitions in an effort to boost its value before further divestment of government stakes in the...
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Ships collide, four killed
Ships collide, four killed JAKARTA (JP): Four people died when the Indonesian ship KM Sinabung collided at dawn yesterday with the Panama tanker MT World Nord in the Strait of Malacca, some 80 nautical miles from Dumai port in Riau, Antara said.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Asian reforms 'hurt by financial flaws'
Asian reforms 'hurt by financial flaws' KUALA LUMPUR (Bloomberg): Malaysian Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim reiterated yesterday that the international financial system is flawed and would be the main stumbling block to Asia's recovery efforts.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Megawati marks national freedom with supporters
Megawati marks national freedom with supporters JAKARTA (JP): Ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri chose to miss the ceremony held by President B.J. Habibie at the State Palace and instead commemorated independence day with hundreds of her supporters at a party...
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Lions Club offers cheap meals
Lions Club offers cheap meals JAKARTA (JP): Lions Club Indonesia plans to continue selling cheap meals to needy people in West Jakarta streets for the next few months.The coordinator of the charity work, Budiman of the Lions Club Jakarta Nusantara, said Saturday the scheme, launched in the middle...
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Businessmen hail Habibie's speech
Businessmen hail Habibie's speech JAKARTA (JP): Local businessmen hailed the four-point economic stabilization and reform program delivered by President B.J. Habibie in his first state of the nation address at the House of Representatives Saturday.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
The rupiah -- one year after its float
The rupiah -- one year after its float This is the first of two articles based on an address given by former Bank Indonesia (BI) governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono to a luncheon organized by the Indonesia Australia Business Council in Jakarta on Aug. 11.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Govt releases 27 political prisoners
Govt releases 27 political prisoners JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has released 27 more political prisoners, pardoned three elderly communist prisoners, and restored the good name of four senior activists, including the late Lt. Gen.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Avoid being compartmentalization, church suggest
Avoid being compartmentalization, church suggest JAKARTA (JP): To push for true reform in the country, Indonesians must no longer let themselves be "compartmentalized" by any narrow-minded group's interests, the state's engineering, violence or despotism, the Indonesian Bishops Conference (KWI)...
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
26 killed in bus accident
26 killed in bus accident BANDUNG, West Java: Twenty-six people were killed and eight others seriously injured when the bus they were traveling in plunged into an eight-meter deep gully in Cibedug Limbangan village, West Java, before dawn on Sunday.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Taxi driver arrested for robbery
Taxi driver arrested for robbery JAKARTA (JP): Police have apprehended a taxi driver and his accomplice who they believe specialized in robbing taxi passengers, especially foreigners, in the capital.City police detective chief Col.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition * Arts Exhibition by Tanto and Kipli, at Galeripadi, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 329 (Phone: 022 2500578), until Aug. 23.Performances * Poetry Reading, An evening with Indonesian and German Poetry, by Hamid Jabbar and Berthold Damshuser, the 'musique automatique' of...
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
S'pore Power buys RI plant
S'pore Power buys RI plant SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Singapore Power Pte is in the final stages of buying an Indonesian independent power producer plant in the Indonesian province of Sulawesi, the Singapore Business Times reported yesterday.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Athletes awarded for success and behavior
Athletes awarded for success and behavior JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council presented a total of 29 athletes from 19 sports with awards in recognition of their achievements and model behavior at a ceremony held yesterday.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Artwork served up with local cuisine
Artwork served up with local cuisine JAKARTA (JP): Authentic Indonesian cuisine and an artwork exhibition are on offer at the Borobudur Inter-Continental Jakarta Hotel in celebration of the 53th anniversary of Indonesia's independence.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Habibie's vision
Habibie's vision In his state of the nation address on Saturday, President B.J. Habibie publicly elaborated for the first time on where he thinks Indonesia should be heading in the coming years. He used the occasion to share with the rest of the nation his vision of a civil society, a society that...
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Plane makes emergency landing
Plane makes emergency landing PASURUAN, East Java: A training plane made an emergency landing Saturday, 10:30 a.m., in Raci, East Java's Pasuruan district, because of engine trouble, Antara reported.A Raci official said the civilian pilot of the glider plane made the emergency landing when its...
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Rouble devaluation sparks fall in SE Asian currencies
Rouble devaluation sparks fall in SE Asian currencies SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The devaluation of the Russian rouble triggered a reflex sell-off in Southeast Asian currencies during Asian trading hours yesterday.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
'No' to oppression
'No' to oppression The founding fathers of the Indonesian Republic have freed this nation, but they forgot to teach us of one great risk that freedom brings: that the oppressors and the robbers of our wealth -- whether they be foreign powers or our own power holders -- could return.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Moslem community sidelined by Soeharto govt: Scholar
Moslem community sidelined by Soeharto govt: Scholar JAKARTA (JP): Moslem scholar Nurcholish Madjid has said the religious tension and riots of the last two years reflected the Moslem community's deep seated-frustration at being deliberately sidelined by the Soeharto government.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Probe into Soeharto's wealth 'to finish soon'
Probe into Soeharto's wealth 'to finish soon' JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General A.M. Ghalib has said that the investigation into former president Soeharto's allegedly ill-gotten wealth is nearing completion.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Telkom cuts off 100,000 lines due to unpaid bills
Telkom cuts off 100,000 lines due to unpaid bills CIPANAS, West Java (JP): Publicly listed domestic telecommunications provider PT Telkom disconnected at least 100,000 telephone lines in recent months because customers failed to pay their bills, the company's president has said.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
INRO needs more funds to support rubber prices
INRO needs more funds to support rubber prices SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): The International Natural Rubber Organization has called on member governments to contribute more money to finance efforts to shore up rubber prices.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Thames Pam Jaya announced
Thames Pam Jaya announced JAKARTA (JP): British water company Thames Water and city- owned water company PDAM Jaya christened their joint-venture firm PT Thames Pam Jaya (TPJ) yesterday.TPJ director John Hurcom said at the company's water treatment plant in Buaran, East Jakarta, that the new name...
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Rebels surrender in southern RP
Rebels surrender in southern RP ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (DPA): A top commander and 24 followers belonging to the largest rebel group seeking a separate state in the southern Philippines have surrendered to the military, an official said yesterday.Capt.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Wheat price increase kills small bread producers
Wheat price increase kills small bread producersBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang JAKARTA (JP): The 300 percent price increase of wheat flour since early this year has left most small and medium foodmakers on the brink of collapse.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
Drop In Center offers help to narcotics 'victims'
Drop In Center offers help to narcotics 'victims' JAKARTA (JP): It can feel like doomsday when you find out that your child has become a drug addict. You desperately want to cure your child's addiction but are too ashamed to seek outside help.Don't be discouraged. You are not alone.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998
People celebrate Aug. 17 modestly
People celebrate Aug. 17 modestly JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of people joined the solemn commemoration of Indonesia's 53rd anniversary of independence in a ceremony led by President B.J. Habibie in the grounds of Merdeka Palace.