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Mon, 10 Aug 1998
S'pore marks independence
S'pore marks independence SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore celebrated 33 years of independence yesterday but a simmering row with Malaysia highlighted the strained relations since the city-state split from the Malaysian Federation in 1965.
Mon, 10 Aug 1998
Stock market expected to remain under pressure
Stock market expected to remain under pressure JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are expected to remain stagnant this week as the bearish sentiment pervading regional markets is likely to cast a shadow on trading activities in the local bourse, stock analysts and...
Mon, 10 Aug 1998
Violent riot in Surakarta saddens Wiranto
Violent riot in Surakarta saddens Wiranto SOLO, Central Java (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Affairs/Armed Forces Chief Gen. Wiranto on a visit to Surakarta, Central Java, Saturday expressed surprise that the reform movement could alter a town famous for its gentle nature, into a mob of...
Mon, 10 Aug 1998
Sense of crisis lacking
Sense of crisis lackingFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIt is not quite wrong if a certain party suggested that the government and the House of Representatives have not fully shown a sense of crisis.First, this lack of sense of crisis is evident in the government's plan to allocate a gift of a house (or...
Mon, 10 Aug 1998
Antimonopoly law will open businesses to all
Antimonopoly law will open businesses to allBy Ronald Nangoi JAKARTA (JP): The planned introduction of an antimonopoly law in the near future is likely to satisfy demands for measures against business monopolies and oligopolies in Indonesia.
Mon, 10 Aug 1998
Two-faced baby dies of alleged starvation
Two-faced baby dies of alleged starvation BOGOR (JP): A baby girl who was born with two faces in Kampung Cangkurawok, Babakan village, Darmaga district, allegedly starved to death on Friday afternoon, a relative said yesterday.Yunani Yunana was born to her mother, 17-year-old Maryati, at 10 a.m.
Mon, 10 Aug 1998
Traditional oil workers fight to survive
Traditional oil workers fight to surviveBy Gin Kurniawan and Risang Pamungkastiran BOJONEGORO, East Java (JP): It is surprising that in our age of modern technology, some oil drilling activities today are managed the way they were a century ago.
Mon, 10 Aug 1998
Kunarto not to vie for top audit agency post
Kunarto not to vie for top audit agency post JAKARTA (JP): Former national police chief Gen. (ret) Kunarto has pulled his name from those being considered for the Supreme Audit Agency's (BPK) top post in protest over what he perceived as an effort by President B.J.
Mon, 10 Aug 1998
Bomb thrower 'has personality disorder'
Bomb thrower 'has personality disorder' JAKARTA (JP): Psychiatrists presume that the sole suspect of last week's lobbing of two Molotov cocktails at the official residence of Governor Sutiyoso in Menteng, Central Jakarta, has a personality disorder, an officer said.City police chief Maj. Gen.
Mon, 10 Aug 1998
Canberra to help public campaign
Canberra to help public campaign YOGYAKARTA: Australia is allocating A$250,000 to projects aimed at facilitating the establishment of a civil society in Indonesia, an Australian official says.Richard Woolcott of the Australia-Indonesia Institute (AII) said here Friday the fund would be used to...
Mon, 10 Aug 1998
Laws against Chinese culture
Laws against Chinese culture Jusuf Wanandi, in his article Indonesia must win back its Chinese community made some important suggestions for racial harmony in Indonesia. But he did not mention the need to repeal the laws against Chinese names, literature, religion and ceremonies.
Mon, 10 Aug 1998
Scanning technology reaches a new level with new product
Scanning technology reaches a new level with new productBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): My HP ScanJet IIC has just celebrated its seventh year of existence. Still, it does not show its age very much, except the warming up phase seems to take longer now.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Kontras aims to end climate of fear
Kontras aims to end climate of fear JAKARTA (JP): First there was the case of missing activists. Then came revelations of torture and executions in Aceh and Irian Jaya, some of them committed many years ago.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
The poor need food, politicians parties
The poor need food, politicians parties On Nov. 3, 1945, a few months after the chains of colonial rule were broken, vice president Mohammad Hatta issued a decree, Maklumat X/1945, that encouraged citizens to set up parties in the run-up to the country's first general election, which was held in...
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Brave Scot on threshold of golf career victory
Brave Scot on threshold of golf career victory TAWAU, Sabah (Agencies): Lightweight Scot Simon Yates overcame searing heat and the intimidating presence of big South African Des Terblanche yesterday to move into the third round lead at the Sabah Masters.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Activists blast attacks against athnic Chinese
Activists blast attacks against athnic Chinese LOS ANGELES (AP): Hundreds of activists protesting attacks on ethnic Chinese in Indonesia this year packed sidewalks and streets Friday outside the Indonesian consulate in Los Angeles.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Guess What? Okky Asokawati
Guess What? Okky Asokawati Aside from running modeling school OQ and producing her own show, Okky, on RCTI, model Okky Asokawati, 37, recently took up another job."I am public relations officer for The Center for Chinese Traditional Services (Pusaka Timur) which offers alternative medication for...
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: SCBStandard Chartered BankBRITAIN BECKONS: Arisudono Soerono of Andersen Consulting (center), one of two recipients of scholarships to Britain, is flanked by managers of Standard Chartered Bank, Suvo Sarkar (left) and Komarati Sofia.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Troop withdrawal from Timor concluded: ABRI
Troop withdrawal from Timor concluded: ABRI JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces has claimed to have withdrawn all its combat troops stationed in the troubled province of East Timor with 600 soldiers pulled out yesterday in the third and final wave of a pullout totaling 1,300 soldiers.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Sokaraja artists paid Rp 3,000 a painting
Sokaraja artists paid Rp 3,000 a paintingBy Agus Maryono & Ngudi Utomo BANYUMAS, Central Java (JP): Sokaraja, a district in Banyumas regency, is famous for fried gethuk (sweet loaves made of ground cassava) and, believe it or not, its paintings.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Will old political parties slid into trash can of history?
Will old political parties slid into trash can of history?By Pandaya JAKARTA (JP): Emerging proreform parties are threatening to toss the three old political organizations -- United Development Party (PPP), Golkar and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) -- into the dust bin of history.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Buffaloes: Central figures in W. Sumatra culture
Buffaloes: Central figures in W. Sumatra cultureBy Izabel Deuff KOTA BARU, West Sumatra (JP): Buffaloes can do more than just pull a plow. Apart from this agrarian duty, they also play a role for entertainment freaks.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
The decades-long struggle of sex slaves
The decades-long struggle of sex slaves Derita Paksa Perempuan (Suffering of Women); By A. Budi Hartono and Dadang Juliantoro; Pustaka Sinar Harapan, Jakarta in cooperation with Ford Foundation, September 1997; xx + 230 pp; Rp 14,400 YOGYAKARTA (JP): Every time we speak of war, pictures of arms,...
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
New parties list
New parties list JAKARTA (JP): The mass media has recorded the establishment of 56 new political parties since government restrictions were lifted in the aftermath of Soeharto's resignation. Some have been registered with the Ministry of Home Affairs and some have not.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Mom with HIV turns dealer
Mom with HIV turns dealer BANGKOK (AP): Police have arrested a woman who turned to amphetamine-trafficking to feed her three children.Police said yesterday that Ratchada Chenchom had lost her factory job in Lamphun, in northern Thailand, after her employers and co-workers discovered she was...
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Utut survives marathon scare against Neverov
Utut survives marathon scare against Neverov JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Utut Adianto displayed a cool defense to force a draw with Valery Neverov of Ukraine in the fifth round of the MK Cafe Cup chess tournament Friday.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Message from Ambassador Edward Lee
Message from Ambassador Edward Lee Singapore celebrates its 33rd National Day today.Indonesia and Singapore have a long history of friendship and cooperation. We are close neighbors. Over the years, we have built useful institutional and people-to-people links.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Jakartans must not worry about rumors
Jakartans must not worry about rumors JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman urged Jakartans yesterday not to believe or worry about widely circulated rumors of renewed riots in the capital on Aug. 17.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Megawati asks govt to dissolve Soerjadi's PDI
Megawati asks govt to dissolve Soerjadi's PDI JAKARTA (JP): The Megawati Soekarnoputri camp of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) at the end of a three-day working meeting yesterday called on the government to dissolve rival Soerjadi's leadership of the party.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Split-second decisions in the face of a comet
Split-second decisions in the face of a cometBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): What would one do if the president announced a 500-billion-ton comet was about to hit Earth and destroy all its noble beings?Panic or pray, no doubt.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Golkar, PPP, PDI face tough battle
Golkar, PPP, PDI face tough battle JAKARTA (JP): Next year's general election will be anything but plain sailing for the three existing political organizations: Golkar, the United Development Party (PPP) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), according to political analysts.
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Film importing monopoly 'should be scapped'
Film importing monopoly 'should be scapped'By Marselli Sumarno JAKARTA (JP): In the New Order era, Harmoko, who made quite an achievement by assuming the position of information minister three times, consistently denied the allegation that there were monopolistic practices in the purchase and...
Sun, 09 Aug 1998
Maybe Pfizer can rise to the occasion
Maybe Pfizer can rise to the occasion JAKARTA (JP): To be honest, I'm no longer concerned about when the IMF, the World Bank, CGI or all the rich countries in the world will have enough confidence in our government that they start disbursing their money to bail us out of our current mess.
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 TV Series: Silverhawks 3:05 TV Drama: Merdeka 3:30 Science Film: Invention 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:30 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports News 6:30 TVRI News (in English)...
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
Lawyers call for enactment of antidiscrimination law
Lawyers call for enactment of antidiscrimination law JAKARTA (JP): Two ethnic Chinese lawyers have called on the government to institute an antidiscrimination law to end prejudice and hostility toward Chinese-Indonesians and promote harmony among all ethnic groups.Frans Hendra Winarta and Ester I.
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
Where to lay blame
Where to lay blame As a foreigner in this country, many events in Indonesia over recent months have caused me great dismay. Yet another disappointment was added to the list on reading the article published July 30 by Mr. Masli Arman titled Ethnic Chinese at fault for riots.
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
ASEAN needs to improve its principles
ASEAN needs to improve its principlesBy Eddi S. Hariyadhi JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which celebrates its 31st anniversary today, is considered the most successful subregional grouping, whose economic growth outstrips that of developed countries and other...
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
Govt extends university registration date
Govt extends university registration date JAKARTA (JP): The government has decided to extend the deadline by which new entrants must register with state universities until late September.The decision was taken after data showed that 30 percent of the 72,245 high school graduates awarded places at...
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
Woman lifter Sriyani banned for one year
Woman lifter Sriyani banned for one year JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association has banned women's lifter Sriyani from all competition for one year because of her indisciplined attitude toward training for the 13th Asian Games.
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
Prabowo, Muchdi 'responsible for kidnappings'
Prabowo, Muchdi 'responsible for kidnappings' JAKARTA (JP): The chief of the Officers Honor Council, Gen. Subagyo Hadisiswoyo, revealed yesterday that Lt. Gen. Prabowo Subianto and Maj. Gen. Muchdi Purwopranjono either gave the instructions for abductions of political activists in the past year or...
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
RI to export gas to S'pore
RI to export gas to S'pore SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Indonesia's state oil and gas company Pertamina will sign a memorandum of understanding with Singapore Power Ltd for export sales of natural gas from southern Sumatra by the end of August, a senior official with Gulf Indonesia Resources Ltd told Dow...
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
Did the IMF botch up the Asia's economic crisis?
Did the IMF botch up the Asia's economic crisis?By David DeRosa NEW YORK (Bloomberg): Former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger on Tuesday at the National Governors' Association had strong criticism of the International Monetary Fund's handling of the Asian financial crisis.
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
Housewife gives birth to two-faced baby
Housewife gives birth to two-faced baby BOGOR (JP): A 17-year-old housewife has given birth to a baby girl with two faces, probably the first in the country, in a small clinic in Kampung Cangkurawok in Babakan village, Darmaga Bogor subdistrict, on Tuesday, a report said yesterday.
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
Burglars stab victim with sickle
Burglars stab victim with sickle JAKARTA (JP): A resident of Pasar Minggu in South Jakarta was injured while trying to defend his belongings from five armed robbers who broke into his house in the early hours of yesterday morning.South Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
Kalimantan hospitals get Korean aid
Kalimantan hospitals get Korean aid BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The South Korean government has extended assistance worth Rp 275 billion (US$21.3 million) for the upgrading of general hospitals in South and East Kalimantan.
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
Modest East Java food stalls offer escargot satay
Modest East Java food stalls offer escargot satayText and photos by P.J. Leo KEDIRI, East Java (JP): You don't have to go to a classy French restaurant to enjoy escargot. Supari and his family sells them at their modest food stall in the small village of Jengkol in Plosoklaten subdistrict, 20...
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
Dane robbed by home guard
Dane robbed by home guard JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police arrested yesterday a security guard at a Danish expatriate's Pondok Indah residence with his employer's belongings in his possession, an official said.According to South Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
Dismayed by expat's complaint
Dismayed by expat's complaint Most expatriates reading The Jakarta Post Aug. 6, must have been considerably dismayed by the article Antiforeigner sentiment reaches fever pitch. Not a letter but an article by a certain Todd Gregory, complaining of his treatment by Indonesians.
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
It's sink or swim for parents in college stakes
It's sink or swim for parents in college stakesBy Pandaya and Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Mrs. Ani, a clothing hawker who lives in a rented house in Central Jakarta, saw her ambition to send her eldest daughter to a state university crash last week.
Sat, 08 Aug 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 7, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 6,000 AHAP Insurance 300 -125 1,000 Alter Abadi 425 -25 135,000 Alumindo Light Metal 375 -50...