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Tue, 10 Aug 1999
Thai rice exports seen rising
Thai rice exports seen rising BANGKOK (DPA): Thailand's rice exports should exceed 5.5 million tons of rice this year because of higher demand from countries such as Indonesia and the declining stocks in competing countries, industry sources said Monday.
Tue, 10 Aug 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 9, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 500 0 25,000 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 300 0 0 Alter Abadi 300 0 0 Alumindo Light...
Tue, 10 Aug 1999
KPU agrees to restart selection of interest groups
KPU agrees to restart selection of interest groups JAKARTA (JP): A group of around 200 students rallied outside the General Elections Commission (KPU) on Monday, demanding the disbandment of its Team of 15, whose members have been suspected of abusing their authority in the selection of interest...
Tue, 10 Aug 1999
Unicef aid for health program
Unicef aid for health program SEMARANG: The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) donated Rp 10 billion (about US$1.4 million) for the health improvement of people living in 10 small towns in Central Java, Antara reported.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Twelve detained in Batam
Twelve detained in Batam BATAM, Riau: Barelang Police arrested 12 people suspected of their involvement in the recent ethnic conflict here which killed 18 people and injured dozens more, Antara reported on Saturday.Local police chief Lt. Col. I.G.M.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Gus Dur ready for presidential bid
Gus Dur ready for presidential bid JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid, founder and presidential elect of the National Awakening Party (PKB) said on Saturday he was willing to be nominated by Islamic parties in the presidential election.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Deniek's premier photo expo
Deniek's premier photo expo JAKARTA (JP): One of the country's top commercial photographers, Deniek G. Sukarya, will show 120 of his color images during a three-week solo exhibition beginning on Monday at Cahya photo gallery in Menteng Plaza, Central Jakarta.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Cyclist Tonton frustated with silver achievement
Cyclist Tonton frustated with silver achievement BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Indonesia's Tonton Susanto's comeback dreams were dashed on Sunday after finishing second in the men's 41-kilometers Individual Time Trial (ITT) in Muara Tutong Highways, about 20 kilometers north of here.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
No sweat as Indonesia moves to tennis semis
No sweat as Indonesia moves to tennis semis BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Second seeded Indonesia cruised to the men's tennis semifinals after a convincing 3-0 victory over Malaysia at the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games here on Sunday.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Pabottingi urges Habibie to fire Wiranto
Pabottingi urges Habibie to fire Wiranto YOGYAKARTA (JP): Political expert Mochtar Pabottingi holds President B.J. Habibie responsible for the ongoing bloodshed in Aceh, saying the President should exert his authority and dismiss Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Wiranto.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Petronas buys Proton stake
Petronas buys Proton stake KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd. (Petronas) will fork out one billion ringgit (US$263 million) to buy a 27.2 percent stake in car maker Proton, a report said Saturday.Petronas will pay seven ringgit per share for 143.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Police vow to continue arms seizure in Maluku
Police vow to continue arms seizure in Maluku JAKARTA (JP): Police pledged on Saturday to continue confiscating weapons from civilians in Maluku amid reports that arms trafficking was becoming a lucrative business for many people here, including security personnel.Maluku Police chief Col. Bugis M.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Rice stocks sufficient for seven months: Bulog
Rice stocks sufficient for seven months: Bulog JAKARTA (JP): The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) has 2.7 million metric tons of rice in its warehouses, sufficient to meet the nation's needs for six months to seven months, its chairman Rahardi Ramelan said on Saturday.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Government faces mounting pressure to probe Bank Bali scam
Government faces mounting pressure to probe Bank Bali scam JAKARTA (JP): The government is facing mounting pressure to thoroughly investigate the alleged high profile Bank Bali scandal amid signs of backing off.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Six Sumatran tigers die in reservation
Six Sumatran tigers die in reservation JAKARTA (JP): Conservancy activists in Lampung sounded the alarm on Saturday over the disclosure that six rare Sumatran tigers had died in the Way Kambas forest reserve over the past three years, Antara news agency reported.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Optimism rises as RP inflation steadies
Optimism rises as RP inflation steadies MANILA (AFP): The Philippine consumer price index was unchanged from the previous month at 5.7 percent in July, boosting government confidence that inflation could go down further as economic growth speeds up, officials said over the weekend.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Ambon conflicts
Ambon conflicts I refer to The Jakarta Post's editorial on Aug. 2, 1999: "..., it would be natural for adherents of those two faiths to be involved in conflicts of any kind, religious or otherwise."Natural? The idea of naturalness of conflict is essentialist, and to hold an essentialist position in...
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Sea Games: Ladies' Badminton Final (live) 11:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Teen Program 3:00 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:00 Sea Games: Swimming Final (live) 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in English) 7:00 Evening News...
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Habibie opens Fair, summons visitors
Habibie opens Fair, summons visitors JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie officially opened on Sunday the 32nd Jakarta Fair at the Jakarta Fairground in Central Jakarta, emphasizing that the event was important in attracting support for the country's economic recovery.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
DHL opens Bandung branch
DHL opens Bandung branch JAKARTA (JP): Courier company DHL Worldwide Express opened a new branch office in Bandung on Friday in a move to improve services to its customers in West Java.According to DHL's chief commissioner Rudi J. Pesik, the new branch cost Rp 4 billion (US$580,000).
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
New sugar policy not so sweet for producers
New sugar policy not so sweet for producers JAKARTA (JP): The government's move to impose new restrictions on sugar imports will not bring much help to local sugar producers, according to the association of Indonesian sugar producers.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Indonesia surges ahead in SEA Games
Indonesia surges ahead in SEA Games BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Agencies): Defending champion Indonesia shot to the lead but Thailand was breathing down its necks at the end of the opening day of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Sunday, where three Games swimming records fell.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Our political agenda and the economy
Our political agenda and the economy Foreigners will always be wary of the political agenda that we are carrying out -- especially when that agenda can cause instability. At the same time, we cannot disavow the predominant influence of overseas factors on our economy.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Holding company, absurd!
Holding company, absurd!From Bisnis IndonesiaState Minister of the Empowerment of State Enterprises Tanri Abeng has enthusiastically stated that he will set up a holding company from the present 159 state companies.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Irene upsets Roberts to become fastest woman
Irene upsets Roberts to become fastest woman BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Irene Truitje Joseph of Indonesia and Reanchai Srihavong of Thailand were crowned the fastest woman and man of the region after winning the 100-meter sprints at the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on Sunday.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Long way to go for Megawati
Long way to go for MegawatiBy Tjipta Lesmana JAKARTA (JP): She appeared confident and very assertive on her July 29 speech. She spoke as if she would surely be president in a matter of days. She called the incumbent President by name and warned him not to make any strategic policies in his...
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
SEA Games results
SEA Games resultsAthleticsMen3000m steeplechase: 1. Jirasak Suthichat (Tha) 9min 3.96sec 2. Eduardo Buenavista (Phi) 9:10.08, 3. Ganesan Subramaniam (Mas) 9:18.50100 meters: 1. Reanchai Seeharwong (Tha) 10.26sec 2. Vissanu Sophanich (Tha) 10.39 3. Watson Nyambek (Mas) 10.45Discus: 1.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Three nabbed for smuggling logs
Three nabbed for smuggling logs JAKARTA (JP): Tanjung Priok Port Police (KP3) has arrested three furniture businessmen for allegedly smuggling 200 cubic meters of logs from South Kalimantan, an officer said on Friday.KP3 chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Police arrest teenage girls
Police arrest teenage girls JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police officers rounded up at least 23 teenage girls loitering on the streets of the popular Blok M shopping and business area during a midnight raid on Sunday.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Graphics Art Exhibition: Workshop Seni Grafis dari Kamboja, at the exhibition hall of IKJ, TIM, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, until Aug. 14. * Fine Arts Exhibition: Transformasi Kawat Duri, by Dan Hisman Kartakusumah, at the Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jl.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Indonesian athletes rule the roost in karate
Indonesian athletes rule the roost in karate BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Indonesia lived up to its status as the region's karate powerhouse by taking five of the six karate gold medals up for grabs on the first day of the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games here on Sunday.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
New IT development can help you manage your fleet
New IT development can help you manage your fleetBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Imagine you're managing a car rental company. You want to make sure that all of the cars and vans in your fleet are properly maintained -- their oil is changed and their engines tuned on time, each time.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Journalist found murdered in troubled Aceh province
Journalist found murdered in troubled Aceh province JAKARTA (JP): A journalist was found hacked to death in North Aceh, a report said on Sunday.The body of Supriadi, 34, a writer for Medan Pos, a newspaper based in the neighboring North Sumatra province, was found on Thursday in Bukit Hagu village...
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Observers call for probe into 'tips' for auditors
Observers call for probe into 'tips' for auditors JAKARTA (JP): Legal observers on Saturday called on the government to investigate alleged corruption at city-owned market operator PD Pasar Jaya.Indonesian Corruption Watch executive Bambang Widjoyanto and criminal law expert Loebby Loqman told The...
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Ten hot spots found in South Kalimantan regencies
Ten hot spots found in South Kalimantan regencies JAKARTA (JP): At least 10 hot spots, spread across five regencies, have been pinpointed in South Kalimantan since the end of July.Madjedi, the head of the Environment Impact Management Body in South Kalimantan, told Antara on Sunday the sites were...
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Shell trying to boost production, longevity
Shell trying to boost production, longevity BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP): Shell is using new technology in a bid to squeeze more oil from its Brunei fields, and to extend their production life, Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. managing director John Darley said Saturday.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Street sweepers end strike
Street sweepers end strike PEKANBARU, Riau: The streets here became cleaner on Friday after hundreds of street sweepers ended the week-long strike they called in response to rumors that some of them would be dismissed.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Malaysian parties form alliance
Malaysian parties form alliance KUALA LUMPUR (Xinhua): Three opposition parties in Sarawak, East Malaysia, agreed to form a coalition to deny a clean sweep by the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) (National Front) in the coming general elections in the state.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Medal tally
Medal tally G S B TotalIndonesia 8 2 8 18Thailand 7 9 4 20Malaysia 4 8 3 15Philippines 3 3 9 15Singapore 3 2 1 6Vietnam 1 3 2 6Laos 1 0 0 1Brunei 0 0 5 5Myanmar 0 0 0 0Cambodia 0 0 0 0
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Singapore's Yeo spashes records with two golds
Singapore's Yeo spashes records with two golds BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Agencies): Thailand, emerging as a regional swimming power, shattered three Southeast Asian (SEA) Games records Sunday as it captured four of the opening night's gold medals.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Three missing in boat accident
Three missing in boat accident CILACAP, Central Java: Three passengers went missing when a boat with some 25 foreigners on board from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Iraq ran aground in the waters off Glempang village, Cilacap regency, Central Java, in the small hours on Friday.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
SEA Games sprint queen seeks training in United States
SEA Games sprint queen seeks training in United States BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Irene Truitje Joseph was lauded on Sunday after becoming the country's first runner to win the women's 100-meter dash at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Watchdog gets award
Watchdog gets award JAKARTA: The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW), an independent watchdog, was presented an award on Saturday for its zealous campaign against corruption.The Suardi Tasrif Award, named after a prominent journalist, was presented by the Alliance of Independent Journalists to the...
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Megawati embarks on tour of East Timor
Megawati embarks on tour of East Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): Chairwoman and presidential candidate of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) Megawati Soekarnoputri departed Jakarta for Dili on Sunday.Following her arrival here about 8 p.m.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Buddhist community rejects Hartati Murdaya's nomination
Buddhist community rejects Hartati Murdaya's nomination JAKARTA (JP): Protests continued during the weekend over the issue of minority groups representatives in the interest group faction of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Chinese-Indonesians in the MPR
Chinese-Indonesians in the MPRFrom Warta KotaIt is quite natural that 65 seats to be given to groups representing the interest group faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) have become objects of competition among mass organizations.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Police shoot dead teenage thief
Police shoot dead teenage thief JAKARTA (JP): A teenager was shot dead by police during a robbery attempt on Jl. Jembatan Besi in West Jakarta on Saturday evening.The initial police report stated Jamal, 18, was shot in the back."Police initially aimed for his leg. The boy must have ducked.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Searching for Indonesia on the Web
Searching for Indonesia on the WebBy Jules Bell JAKARTA (JP): What is Indonesia's presence on the Internet? Can you shop for batik, stroll through the nation's galleries or search for an Indonesian site in the sea of online data? Of course you can, you just need to know where to look.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Police seize pistol and 'shabu-shabu'
Police seize pistol and 'shabu-shabu' JAKARTA (JP): Police apprehended two alleged members of a narcotics syndicate and seized a Colt pistol and 42 grams of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) from their rented house in Kebon Bawang subdistrict, North Jakarta, an officer said on Saturday.
Mon, 09 Aug 1999
Ramayana resumes business in Cengkareng
Ramayana resumes business in Cengkareng JAKARTA (JP): Retail chain company PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk. reopened over the weekend one of its department stores which was burned and looted during the May 1998 unrest.