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Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Medal tally
Medal tally G S B TotalThailand 28 22 26 76Malaysia 26 20 19 65Indonesia 19 20 23 62Singapore 9 10 14 33Philippines 7 12 23 42Vietnam 5 9 19 33Brunei 2 3 15 20Myanmar 2 3 2 7Laos 1 0 1 2Cambodia 0 0 0 0
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
New clues on poultry shop heist
New clues on poultry shop heist JAKARTA (JP): A group of six men allegedly held-up a poultry shop on Jl. Raya Bogor in East Jakarta on Monday, fleeing with Rp 3 million (US$4,285), an officer said on Tuesday.East Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
The People's Money
The People's Money There is nothing more obscene than people stealing large sums of money from people who are in dire poverty. This is what the story of the Rp 546 billion heist at Bank Bali essentially boils down to.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
AusAID helps public sector institutions
AusAID helps public sector institutions JAKARTA (JP): The Australian government's development assistance agency, AusAID, officially launched on Tuesday a A$5.5 million technical assistance package for Indonesia to help improve the country's public sector institutions.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
KPU and PPI toss out more election obstacles
KPU and PPI toss out more election obstacles JAKARTA (JP): Two bodies entrusted with the task of organizing the June 7 polls created further glitches on Tuesday for the nation wanting to see the end of the long-drawn political process.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Biggest statue for independence day
Biggest statue for independence day SURABAYA: The Westin Surabaya hotel has built a monument of national emblem Garuda Pancasila that is the biggest recorded in the Indonesian Museum of Record (MURI).Measuring eight meters tall and 16 meters wide, the 800- kilogram Garuda statue -- made of coconut...
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Health fund crunch brews moral dilemma
Health fund crunch brews moral dilemma JAKARTA (JP): Fund shortages will lead to a moral dilemma for health administrators of choosing between earmarking assistance for malnourished babies or providing contraceptives to prevent a baby boom, a health official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Government rules out dialog with GAM separatists
Government rules out dialog with GAM separatists JAKARTA (JP): The government rules out opening a dialog with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) because it has never recognized the separatist group, Minister of Justice/State Secretary Muladi said on Tuesday.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Children's Song 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Student's Quiz 3:00 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Indonesian Lessons 5:00 Sea Games Live Reports 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music 8:10 Dances 9:00 World News 9:30 Sea Games...
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Haze from forest fires covers skies over Brunei
Haze from forest fires covers skies over Brunei JAKARTA (JP): Haze from Indonesian and Malaysian forest fires had wafted across the borders to blanket the skies over Brunei, Brunei's weather service said on Tuesday.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Indonesia gains two more golds in track and field
Indonesia gains two more golds in track and field BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Thailand and Malaysia continued their rivalry for track and field supremacy at the 20th Southeast Asian Games here on Tuesday, bagging four gold medals each on a day which saw only one meet record tumble.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
BII forced to shake up management
BII forced to shake up management JAKARTA (JP): Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII), one of the country's largest private banks, is reshuffling its boards of directors and commissioners amid rumors they do not meet the "fit and proper" criteria of the central bank.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Indonesia nets badminton team titles at Games
Indonesia nets badminton team titles at GamesBy Primastuti Handayani BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Indonesia beat old nemesis Malaysia 3-0 in the Southeast Asian Games men's badminton team final on Tuesday in a tie which closely resembled their long-standing Thomas Cup rivalry.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
If I became president
If I became president If reading this heading, you cannot suppress a cynical laugh then you are free to do so, because I myself am laughing at my own pretensions. I confess that I am no match for people like Megawati, Habibie, Amien Rais and other politicians, who are aiming for this position.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Palace pen thief to serve 10 months in jail: Court
Palace pen thief to serve 10 months in jail: Court JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday sentenced Mulyadi bin Umar Jaya, a cleaner at Merdeka Palace, to 10 months in jail for stealing 11 of President B.J. Habibie's pens.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Spending on consumer products soars: Survey
Spending on consumer products soars: Survey JAKARTA (JP): Increased spending on consumer products drove up the domestic retail sales index 8 percent during May and June, a survey by research company ACNielsen Indonesia found.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Thailand remains on top in SEA Games
Thailand remains on top in SEA Games BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AP): A reformed runner from Thailand and an Indonesian distance specialist each won their second gold medals of the Southeast Asian Games Tuesday, while ornamented boats carried Myanmar to its first two triumphs.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Thailand launch stimulus package
Thailand launch stimulus package BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand launched three multi-million dollar investment promotion funds and a raft of import tax cuts on Tuesday as part of the latest stimulus package aimed at kick- starting its comatose economy.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Suspected bomber met gang leader: Maid
Suspected bomber met gang leader: Maid JAKARTA (JP): A witness in the case of the January bombing of the Ramayana Department Store on Jl. Sabang in Central Jakarta testified on Tuesday that defendant Rosalina Handayani twice met with suspected gang leader Amir Hamzah before the bombing on Jan. 3.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Therapy taps vibrating energy in flowers
Therapy taps vibrating energy in flowersBy Tom Suhalim JAKARTA (JP): Suffering from stress and migraines, feeling emotionally and mentally fatigued, beset by nagging illnesses and other health problems, maybe it is time for you to consider vibrational flower energy therapy.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
RP advertising spending jumps
RP advertising spending jumps MANILA (Dow Jones): Advertisers spent 8% more in the Philippines during the first quarter of this year from the year- earlier period, according to market researcher ACNielsen Media International.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Indonesia's politics enters new ball game
Indonesia's politics enters new ball gameBy Gerry van Klinken SYDNEY (JP): It still is not clear what kind of government will emerge from the elections whose results were declared last week. Some powerful Jakarta elites, unhappy with the people's choice, may manage to form a government that ignores...
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Water shortage affects thousands
Water shortage affects thousands GROBOGAN, Central Java: Thousands of residents living in 66 villages of 15 districts in Grobogan regency have been suffering a shortage of clean water since the onset of the dry season in early July.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Oil prices hold in Asia after hitting new highs
Oil prices hold in Asia after hitting new highs SINGAPORE (Reuters): Crude oil prices in Asia were holding most of the overnight gains on Tuesday after hitting new highs in London and New York markets.Traders said oil market sentiment was firm following the latest indication that OPEC was keeping a...
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
A test for Habibie
A test for Habibie On the first anniversary of the current Habibie administration last May, discussions were held to rate the performance of the President's Reform Cabinet. In the areas of politics and freedom Habibie scored pretty well.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Bishop Belo urges Megawati to respect ballot outcome
Bishop Belo urges Megawati to respect ballot outcome DILI, East Timor (JP): On the second and final day of Megawati Soekarnoputri's visit to East Timor, Dili Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo urged the front-runner in the presidential race to respect the result of the direct ballot in East Timor.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Indonesia and Thailand triumph in tennis events
Indonesia and Thailand triumph in tennis events BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Indonesia and Thailand shared the laurels in the tennis team event at the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games here on Tuesday.Romana Tedjakusuma, making her comeback to the biennial event after six years, was the toast of the...
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Islamic political parties want to put Gus Dur to the test
Islamic political parties want to put Gus Dur to the test SEMARANG (JP): The United Development Party (PPP), one of the eight Muslim-based parties allied in the "axis force", said on Tuesday the group would have to "test" Abdurrahman Wahid over his expressed willingness to be its presidential...
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
At least 15 killed in Ambon clash
At least 15 killed in Ambon clash JAKARTA (JP): Tension gripped the Maluku capital of Ambon on Tuesday as renewed violence erupted between Muslims and Christians, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 100 others, according to police and hospital sources.Maluku Police spokesman Maj.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Police, military dumb over arrest of officer's son
Police, military dumb over arrest of officer's son JAKARTA (JP): Police and military officers remained tight- lipped on Tuesday over the arrest of a suspected active member of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus), who was also a son of a top- rank military officer, for drug possession.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Stop forest concessionaires
Stop forest concessionairesFrom NeracaThe Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has estimated that forest fires in Indonesia will reoccur toward the third millennium and that these will be worse than the major fires of two years ago.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Chief police Noegroho tells hoteliers to 'say no to crime'
Chief police Noegroho tells hoteliers to 'say no to crime' JAKARTA (JP): City Police are determined to take firm action against nightspot owners and hoteliers who let their premises be used for crime-related activities, chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman said on Tuesday.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Rupiah hit eight-week low as traders unwind position
Rupiah hit eight-week low as traders unwind position HONG KONG (Dow Jones): The rupiah was pushed to its lowest level in nearly eight weeks Tuesday, as foreign exchange traders continued to unwind cross-currency yield plays.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Money needed for parkland
Money needed for parkland JAMBI, Jambi: The administration in Kerinci, 420 kilometers from here, has asked the international community and the World Bank to help it pay compensation to those people inhabiting land in the Kerinci Seblat National Park who are willing to relocate.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
BEI to cooperate with 15 foreign banks
BEI to cooperate with 15 foreign banks JAKARTA (JP): The newly established Bank Ekspor Indonesia (BEI) will cooperate with 15 foreign banks in financing the imports of export-oriented Indonesian companies, a central bank official said here on Tuesday.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
UNAMET must not take sides
UNAMET must not take sides I support Mr. Florence Dos Santos' letter concerning the role of United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Aug. 5, 1999. UNAMET's role in this month's referendum is very strategic in nature.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Brunei takes cautious steps to welcome outside world
Brunei takes cautious steps to welcome outside worldBy Dean Visser BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP): Brunei may be the closest thing to a fairy-tale kingdom left in today's world. But recent economic shocks are nudging this rich, sleepy sultanate toward a new reality.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Endorsable ticketing system questioned
Endorsable ticketing system questioned JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Travel Agencies Association (Asita) has urged the government and the Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) to safeguard the implementation of the endorsable ticketing system for domestic flights amid the price war...
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
'Confucianism must be recognized'
'Confucianism must be recognized' SEMARANG: A Muslim activist called on the government to recognize Confucianism as an official religion, adding it to Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Buddhism and Hinduism.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
'Bang' Ali needs not to pay tax: Sutiyoso
'Bang' Ali needs not to pay tax: Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso clarified on Tuesday that former governor Ali Sadikin, as the city's honorary resident, was exempt from paying property tax, vehicle tax and water fees.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 10 , 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 500 0 30,000 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 300 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 -25 35,000 Alumindo...
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Albert, diver Shenny take the honors in the pool
Albert, diver Shenny take the honors in the pool BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Indonesia enjoyed its biggest medal haul in the Southeast Asian Games pool on Tuesday, winning two golds from its swimmers and another from its diver.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Jakarta Fair 1999 poorly promoted: Foreigners
Jakarta Fair 1999 poorly promoted: Foreigners JAKARTA (JP): Despite being a great trade event, a lack of promotion by the organizers of the 1999 Jakarta Fair has left many foreigners unaware of the fair's existence, a few foreign visitors disclosed on Tuesday."Jakarta Fair is a great event.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Bapepam issues penalty decree
Bapepam issues penalty decree JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) has issued a decree requiring that listed companies, stock exchange operators and their supporting institutions pay a fine if they fail to submit regular reports to the agency.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
JSX suspends Squibb trading
JSX suspends Squibb trading JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) on Tuesday temporarily suspended the trading of PT Squibb Indonesia stocks.The JSX said the suspension order was issued following the failure of Squibb executives to attend a hearing with the exchange's management.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Taufan wins Indonesia's first gold in kumite
Taufan wins Indonesia's first gold in kumite BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Arif Taufan Syamsuddin restored Indonesia's pride in the karate competition at the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games here on Tuesday with a gold medal in the men's below-60-kilogram division.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Importers opposed to new sugar import rule
Importers opposed to new sugar import rule JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Importers Association (GINSI) is objecting to the new sugar import rule which grants Java-based producers a monopoly on imports of the commodity.
Wed, 11 Aug 1999
Villagers flee from soldiers
Villagers flee from soldiers PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): Palembayan villagers fled from their homes following terror and intimidation allegedly committed by members of the Indonesian Military.Local police chief Col.
Tue, 10 Aug 1999
Babies die due to 'salmonella' sweep
Babies die due to 'salmonella' sweep BANYUWANGI, East Java: The salmonella virus is blamed for the deaths of seven newborns last week in the Blambangan district, a director of a hospital treating the babies said.
Tue, 10 Aug 1999
BII sues debt guarantors
BII sues debt guarantors JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia filed a bankruptcy claim against the debt guarantors of PT Bentala Coal Mining for failing to take over the company's Rp 13.5 billion (about US$2 million) matured debt.The plaintiff's lawyer, Abdul Hakim G.