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Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Strike forces Freeport to halt work for second day
Strike forces Freeport to halt work for second day TIMIKA, Irian Jaya (Bloomberg): Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc suspended operations for a second day yesterday at the world's largest copper and gold mine amid a wildcat strike by about 5,000 employees demanding higher wages.
Thu, 13 Aug 1998
Mark-up practice
Mark-up practice Several reports on alleged mark-up practices in the exploration and production (E&P) sector, and the result of a survey conducted by ReForm, a consultancy company led by Laksamana Sukardi, have prompted me to describe the general working mechanism of foreign companies and state oil...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Aug. 11, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 12,900 13,500 Austrian shilling 1 959 1,088 Australian dollar 1 7,415 7,862 Belgian franc 1 339 358 Canadian dollar 1 8,213 8,652 Swiss franc 1...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Tracing the roots of human rights violations
Tracing the roots of human rights violations Merana di Tengah Kelimpahan (Sufferings amidst Affluence); By Dianto Bachriadi; Institute for Advocacy and Community Studies (ELSAM), Jakarta, 1998; xxiv + 268 pp YOGYAKARTA (JP): Large-scale mining firms have often been in the spotlight for alleged...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
KL, Laos to use own monies
KL, Laos to use own monies KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysia and Laos agreed yesterday to trade in their own currencies to reduce dependence on the U.S. dollar."Malaysia informed Laos of the use of regional currencies as a new mechanism in trade, and it agreed to this," Foreign Minister Abdullah Ahmad...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Malaysia plans to revive INRAPS
Malaysia plans to revive INRAPS KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia, en route to quitting the International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO), plans to revive an old rubber agreement as an alternative to the global rubber pact.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Govt neglecting sports development: Council
Govt neglecting sports development: Council JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar grumbled yesterday about the government's lack of attention to sports development.Wismoyo said the government's negligence was clearly shown in the amount of money it had donated to the...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Residents put on alert
Residents put on alert MANADO, North Sulawesi: Residents near Mount Lokon were put on alert yesterday when observation posts recorded increased activity in the 1,689-meter-high volcano.The head of the Tomohon disaster center, J.N.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Students exempted from tuition fees
Students exempted from tuition fees PALU, Central Sulawesi: The state-run Tadulako University has exempted students from paying tuition fees if they have completed their courses and all that remained of their obligations was to defend their graduate dissertation.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
BI's net international reserve declines on debt payments
BI's net international reserve declines on debt payments JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's net international reserve as of Aug. 7 declined by US$116.2 million to $14.08 billion from the previous week's level primarily due to repayments of the country's official foreign debt, the central bank reported...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Timber firms urged to fall in line on ecolabeling issue
Timber firms urged to fall in line on ecolabeling issue JAKARTA (JP): The country's timber companies have no choice but to gain ecolabeling certification to survive amid the growing environmental fastidiousness of the global market, analysts said here yesterday.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Ansett adds Bali flight
Ansett adds Bali flight SYDNEY (Dow Jones): Ansett Australia Holdings Ltd., an Australian international airline company, yesterday said it has added an extra flight per week to its Australia-Indonesia routing schedule.Air New Zealand and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. have equal stakes in the company.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Truth and reconciliation
Truth and reconciliation It is now clear that so many injustices were committed during the 32 years of the New Order regime. Many of these atrocities only started to come to light after the resignation of president Soeharto on May 21, as people broke free from their old fears of speaking out about...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Silverhawks 3:05 Film: Daktari 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teen Program: Remaja Indonesia 5:00 Science and Technology 5:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 6:05 Documentary: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports 6:30 TVRI News (in English) 7:00...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Freeport halts production
Freeport halts production JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia, a unit of Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., has halted production at its giant Grasberg copper and gold mine in Irian Jaya due to a strike at the site, Antara reported yesterday.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Gold rush in C. Java village
Gold rush in C. Java village PURWOKERTO, Central Java: About 400 Gumelar villagers in the Banyumas regency have abandoned their farms in order to become gold miners in the Cihonje pine forest.They said that if they were lucky they could find about 10 grams of gold a day after digging several deep...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
'Populist policies' will continue, says Ginandjar
'Populist policies' will continue, says Ginandjar JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita said yesterday the government would proceed with its populist economic policy stand to empower the weak.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Magazine angers religious group
Magazine angers religious group JAKARTA (JP): Thirty people from a group called Asosiasi Pembela Islam (Defenders of Islam Association) have strongly urged police to investigate Jakarta Jakarta weekly magazine's motives for printing a recent article on the May riots.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Indofood introduces cheap instant noodles
Indofood introduces cheap instant noodles JAKARTA (JP): Giant food producer PT Indofood Sukses Makmur yesterday officially introduced a new, low-priced instant noodle product, Mi Peduli (care noodle), aimed at helping the poor.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Foreign reinsurers firms reluctant to pay riot claims
Foreign reinsurers firms reluctant to pay riot claims JAKARTA (JP): Several foreign reinsurers are reportedly balking at honoring policy contracts with local insurance firms, now snowed under by a mountain of claims from victims of the May riots.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
A high-level dispute over money
A high-level dispute over money The controversy over the Yayasan Dana Kesejahteraan Abadi (Everlasting Prosperity Fund Foundation), or Dakab, is showing no signs of abating and may even intensify. Acting on directives issued by the party's recent extraordinary national congress, the Golkar central...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
'Mixed' electoral system an option
'Mixed' electoral system an optionBy Ben Reilly JAKARTA (JP): One of the most significant consequences of former president Soeharto's departure from office is the unprecedented opportunity for reform of Indonesia's political institutions.President B.J.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Indigenous and ethnic Chinese gap
Indigenous and ethnic Chinese gap After the publication of Masli Arman's article Ethnic Chinese at fault for riots July 30, a deluge of responses have appeared. Many were strongly peppered with emotionally charged blasphemy.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Djadja vows to secure capital ahead of Aug. 17 celebrations
Djadja vows to secure capital ahead of Aug. 17 celebrations JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman has pledged to deploy thousands of military personnel to help secure the capital ahead of Monday's celebration of the 53rd anniversary of Indonesian independence.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Traders want PLN to stop blackout
Traders want PLN to stop blackout TANGERANG (JP): More than 1,500 traders at Cikokol market have strongly protested the disconnecting of electricity at their kiosks by state-owned electricity company PT PLN.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Combat troops pulled out from Timika
Combat troops pulled out from Timika JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces has withdrawn 270 combat troops from the Irian Jaya regency of Timika where one person was killed and five others went missing during recent pro-independence demonstrations.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Trisakti trial to end today
Trisakti trial to end today JAKARTA (JP): The long journey of the Trisakti incident's military tribunal might at last end today because the presiding judge is scheduled to read the final verdict on the two police officers brought to trial after the May 12 incident.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Exploiting the female body
Exploiting the female body Masculine trend magazine MATRA No. 144/July 1998 presents on its front cover a biased picture of a half-naked woman amid a number of headlines: (1) Victims of May 1998 rapes, (2) Assets of Soeharto Foundations worth US$40 billion, (3) Opinion of the Indonesian Armed...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Sutiyoso warns against illegal land confiscation
Sutiyoso warns against illegal land confiscation JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso warned Jakartans yesterday not to be provoked into pillaging other people's or government property by using poverty and starvation as their justification.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
ABRI awaits govt ruling on Megawati
ABRI awaits govt ruling on Megawati JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) is backing off from the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) leadership row, pledging to support whatever stance the government takes on the dispute.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Man caught with stash of psychotropic drugs
Man caught with stash of psychotropic drugs JAKARTA (JP): Soekarno-Hatta International Airport customs and excise officers have arrested a 43-year-old man for allegedly trying to smuggle 106,650 psychotropic pills into the country from Singapore, an official said yesterday.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Pos Indonesia to raise rates for special express postage
Pos Indonesia to raise rates for special express postage BANDUNG (JP): The state postal company PT Pos Indonesia will increase the rates for special express postage by between 8 and 50 percent depending on parcel weight.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Spain could become a model for Indonesia
Spain could become a model for IndonesiaBy Percival Manglano JAKARTA (JP): As Indonesian politics lurch into uncharted territory, it may seem advisable for parallels to be sought that may shed light on things to come.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Govt to free 100 more political prisoners
Govt to free 100 more political prisoners YOGYAKARTA (JP): The government will release up to 100 political prisoners to coincide with the commemoration of Independence Day on Aug. 17."The number will be around 75 to 100, but the final number is still being processed.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
PRD responds coolly to lifting of ban on the party
PRD responds coolly to lifting of ban on the party JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) were unmoved yesterday by a court ruling ordering the government to lift a ban on the party, dismissing it as another populist ploy by President B.J. Habibie's government.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Tennis manager brands games selection unfair
Tennis manager brands games selection unfair JAKARTA (JP): National tennis team manager Benny Mailili griped yesterday over double standards applied by the National Sports Council in selecting athletes for the upcoming Asian Games.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Team set up for safety net scheme
Team set up for safety net scheme JAKARTA (JP): The government appointed a private organization led by former finance minister Mar'ie Muhammad to distribute aid to millions of needy Indonesians under its social safety net program yesterday.Mar'ie, known during his days in the cabinet as "Mr.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Nominee withdraws from BPK shortlist
Nominee withdraws from BPK shortlist JAKARTA (JP): The saga of rivalries and discontent in the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) continued yesterday as Rivai Siata withdrew his name for consideration for the agency's deputy chairman.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Table 'mixed' electoral system in the Asia-Pacific region
Table 'mixed' electoral system in the Asia-Pacific region No. of district No. of list seats Total no of seats seats (percent) (percent) Indonesia 420 (76%) 75 (14%) 550 Japan 300 (60%) 200 (40%) 500 South Korea 237 (79%) 62 (21%) 299 Philippines 200 (80%) 50 (20%) 250 Thailand 400 (80%) 100 (20%)...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Two illegal Puncak brothels demolished
Two illegal Puncak brothels demolished BOGOR (JP): Bogor regency officials demolished two illegal brothels in the Puncak area yesterday.Fauzi Si'in, the leader of a 100-strong team of public order officials that carried out the demolitions, said the regency tore down the businesses in response to...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Rights body 'must come to Aceh with forensic experts'
Rights body 'must come to Aceh with forensic experts' JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces will allow the National Commission on Human Rights' fact-finding team to exhume human bodies allegedly buried in two mass graves in Aceh only if the commission is accompanied by forensic experts, according to a...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Paris Club expects RI to suspend its debt repayments
Paris Club expects RI to suspend its debt repayments PARIS (Agencies): A Paris Club official said yesterday that Indonesia was expected to suspend some debt repayments in August ahead of a September agreement on the treatment of its debt.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
In Central Java, forests are looted too
In Central Java, forests are looted tooBy Haryoso SEMARANG (JP): Teakwood plantations in Rembang and Blora have been looking more like markets over the past few weeks. Men, women and children are flocking there and trucks are seen coming and going.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Kontras doubts ABRI resolve in probe
Kontras doubts ABRI resolve in probe JAKARTA (JP): The coordinator of a leading non-governmental organization investigating the torture and abductions of political activists doubts the Armed Forces (ABRI) will truly lift the shroud covering the disappearances.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Stock Exchnage
Stock ExchnageStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 11, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 375 -25 501,500 Alumindo Light Metal 350 -25 8,000 Alumindo...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Crisis: Govt must show concern
Crisis: Govt must show concernFrom UmmatWith each passing day, Indonesians are feeling an increasingly stronger pinch given by the economic crisis. Prices of daily needs are skyrocketing. Starvation is happening in many places.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Other general linked to activist abductions
Other general linked to activist abductions JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto confirmed yesterday that then Army Special Force (Kopassus) chief Lt. Gen. Prabowo Subianto received instructions from a superior to launch security measures aimed at safeguarding the presidential...
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Rupiah floatation 'worsens the crisis'
Rupiah floatation 'worsens the crisis' JAKARTA (JP): Former Bank Indonesia (BI) governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono admitted yesterday that the central bank's decision to free float the rupiah last August led to a deeper economic crisis than the authorities predicted.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Australia to bid in new Indonesia wheat tender
Australia to bid in new Indonesia wheat tender SYDNEY (Reuters): AWB Ltd., the re-named Australian Wheat Board, will bid in Indonesia's foreshadowed tender for 700,000 tons of wheat in September, a spokesman said yesterday.
Wed, 12 Aug 1998
Where to go in Jakarta: Wednesday, August 12, 1998
Where to go in Jakarta: Wednesday, August 12, 1998Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: A Part of Indonesian Historical Journey, at Galeri TC, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 24A, South Jakarta (Phone: 7194278), Sunday, at 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday to Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.