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Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Thai doctors treat Myanmar's deaf
Thai doctors treat Myanmar's deaf YANGON (AP): A visiting team of 14 Thai doctors has performed more than a hundred operations and treated more than a thousand people afflicted with hearing problems in Myanmar, a government press release said yesterday.The team, led by Dr.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Rates for Tax Payment
Rates for Tax Payment JAKARTA (JP): The new official conversion rates as the basis for payment of import duty, value-added tax on goods and services, sales tax on luxury goods, export tax and income tax, valid from Aug. 3 to Aug. 9: U.S. dollar 1 Rp 12,950.00Austrian shilling 1 1,036.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Soeyono may countersue Syarwan over July 27 riots
Soeyono may countersue Syarwan over July 27 riots JAKARTA (JP): The secretary-general of the Ministry of Defense and Security, Lt. Gen. Soeyono, retaliated yesterday to Minister of Home Affairs Lt. Gen.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Museum highlights struggle to boost rice production
Museum highlights struggle to boost rice productionBy Ruth Youngblood LOS BANOS, Philippines (DPA): Visitors at the world's only rice museum stroll under towering plants, gamely till fields with a water buffalo, and solemnly inspect an ancient infant burial jar stocked with grains.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Biscuit workers go on protest
Biscuit workers go on protest TANGERANG (JP): About 3,100 workers from the biscuit manufacturing PT Mayora Group staged a protest demanding a 15 percent wage increase at the firm's complex on Jl. Telesonic in Jatiuwung district here.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Employees tell Yunus to resign
Employees tell Yunus to resign JAKARTA (JP): Around 1,000 Ministry of Information employees staged a demonstration yesterday to protest against stricter working hours imposed by Minister Muhammad Yunus.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Jakarta market loses ground on regional slide
Jakarta market loses ground on regional slide JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah weakened to 13,200 against the U.S. dollar yesterday and stock prices dropped 1.3 percent on regional weaknesses, dealers and stockbrokers said.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Try to be fair for once
Try to be fair for once I am still wondering why I missed such an irresponsible article as that written by Mr. Masli Arman. Usually I scrutinize all such articles. The article in question seems to have been prejudiced and not representative of the real Indonesian mentality.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Aug. 3, 1998 Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 12,900.00 13,700.00Austrian shilling 1 981.70 1,117.00Australian dollar 1 7,695.00 8,192.80Belgian franc 1 347.10 367.20Canadian dollar 1 8,443.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Eggs thrown at RI's liaison office in Taipei
Eggs thrown at RI's liaison office in Taipei TAIPEI (Agencies): Hundreds of demonstrators hurled eggs at Indonesia's representative office in Taipei yesterday to protest the alleged rape of ethnic Chinese women during the Jakarta riots in May.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Sultan may face gubernatorial race
Sultan may face gubernatorial race YOGYAKARTA: A second candidate is likely to be nominated here today for governor despite speculation Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X is likely to be elected by an overwhelming majority.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
KL's first airplane takes off
KL's first airplane takes off KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The first made-in-Malaysia aircraft took off from a Kuala Lumpur airport yesterday, the national news agency Bernama reported.The two-seat sports plane would be sold at about 80,000 ringgit (US$20,000), Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik said after he...
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Arts Exhibition by Tanto and Kipli, at Galeripadi, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 329 (Phone: 022 2500578), until Aug. 23. * Photo Exhibition: Anonymous by Quail Rogers- Bloch, an American Photographer, at the Bandung Cultural Center Foundation, Jl. Naripan 7-9, until Aug. 5.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Poor urged to attend free schools
Poor urged to attend free schools JAKARTA (JP): A councilor and official urged teenagers of poor families in the capital yesterday to attend free-of-charge open junior high schools (SMP Terbuka).Instead of becoming drop-outs, the open schools would be the best option for the poor children to beat...
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film: The Big Valley 3:05 Documentary: Bogor Botanical Garden 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Music: Lagu Pop Daerah 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary: Domba Berhias 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: Rona Nusantara...
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Monthly inflation soars to 8.56 percent
Monthly inflation soars to 8.56 percent JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's July inflation rate soared to 8.56 percent from 4.64 percent in June as prices of basic commodities continued to soar, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced yesterday.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
The right to express oneself
The right to express oneself Ever since Mr. Masli Arman's article on ethnic Chinese appeared in this newspaper (July 30), it was obvious to me that a large number of critical letters would appear not long after.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Digging for diamonds in South Kalimantan
Digging for diamonds in South KalimantanBy Alex Abraham BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan (JP): Cempaka is a small town 38 kilometers out of Banjarmasin on the road to the coast of South Kalimantan. The town has neither famous landmarks nor any inspiring touristic monuments.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
Thailand, Malaysia ready to quit INRO over prices
Thailand, Malaysia ready to quit INRO over prices KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Thailand and Malaysia may realize their long frustrated goal of higher rubber prices by quitting the very organization which once embodied their hopes, dealers said yesterday.
Tue, 04 Aug 1998
SEAG consortium in new financial pickle
SEAG consortium in new financial pickle JAKARTA (JP): The deficit-stricken 19th Southeast Asian Games underwriting consortium is reeling from another financial blow after the government slapped it with a Rp 200 million (US$15,270) bill for unpaid import taxes on purchases of sports equipment.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Asian mothers, more than meets the eye
Asian mothers, more than meets the eyeBy Izabel Deuff JAKARTA (JP): Asian women might look quiet and shy compared to their Western counterparts, but don't be misled. The idea that Asian mothers are submissive is just an anachronistic myth, according to a recent study.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
New Order political patrons
New Order political patrons The old, but still surviving, political system put the role of political patron in the government's hands. This function is retained by the minister of home affairs. The minister of home affairs, therefore, is responsible for any affairs involving political parties and...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Sex education 'endorsed' for school curriculum
Sex education 'endorsed' for school curriculum JAKARTA (JP): Sex education should be made part of the school curriculum to provide accurate information on sex as early as possible and head off unwanted consequences of teen sexual experimentation, a psychologist and a sexologist said here at the...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Police probe cause of mass mobbing
Police probe cause of mass mobbing JAKARTA (JP): Police in the East Java cities of Surabaya and Gresik are still investigating an incident in Menganti district in which nine people were mobbed to death Thursday because they were suspected of trying to steal a motorcycle.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Fresh aid commitment may do little to the market
Fresh aid commitment may do little to the market JAKARTA (JP): Huge new loans pledged by countries grouped in the Consultative Group on Indonesian (CGI) during a meeting in Paris last week are not expected to boost trading on the local stock market this week, securities analysts have said.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Man takes ax to family of four in meal mix-up
Man takes ax to family of four in meal mix-up JAKARTA (JP): A cleaner, apparently incensed at shoddy service in receiving allocated meals, allegedly attacked four members of a family with a blunt ax at the Universitas Terbuka campus in Pondok Cabe, South Jakarta.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Flood kills at least four in Samarinda, East Kalimantan
Flood kills at least four in Samarinda, East Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): At least four people have died and 100,000 others forced to evacuate in widespread flooding in Samarinda after a dam burst Thursday in the East Kalimantan capital.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Two die in brutal fight
Two die in brutal fight JAKARTA (JP): Two next-door neighbors were killed in a one-on- one fight Friday night in Koja, North Jakarta.A police officer at the North Jakarta Police precinct said M. Safi'i, 40, and Bahari, 38, armed with a machete and a sword respectively, stabbed each other during the...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Bogor residents continue protests against nightspots
Bogor residents continue protests against nightspots BOGOR (JP): At least 300 people from three districts here visited the Bogor council for the second time Saturday to reemphasize their demands for the immediate closure of nightspots in the Puncak resort area.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Rail services stay on track
Rail services stay on track SINGAPORE (AP): Trains continued to run smoothly between Singapore and Malaysia yesterday, the second day after Singapore abandoned its joint custom point with Malaysia and moved to a new location in Woodlands.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Language education builds critical thinking
Language education builds critical thinkingBy A. Chaedar Alwasilah BANDUNG (JP): The following is a response to Riyadi Santosa's article Language democratization needs more understanding in The Jakarta Post's July 13 edition.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
New party has room for many: Amien
New party has room for many: Amien JAKARTA (JP): Moslem leader Amien Rais wants the People's Mandate Party (PAB) to be accommodative enough to woo not only members of the Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP) but also labor leaders.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
12 people questioned over taxi robberies
12 people questioned over taxi robberies JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police have questioned at least 12 people allegedly involved in recent incidents of taxi drivers robbing passengers in the city, an official said Saturday.Deputy chief of city police detectives Lt. Col.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
ASEAN energy ministers eye future despite turmoil
ASEAN energy ministers eye future despite turmoil SINGAPORE (Reuters): Energy ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), planning a regionwide gas and electricity grid, will work to keep strategic long-term energy projects moving despite a year of economic turmoil, the group...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Cohen visit stirs debate in Manila
Cohen visit stirs debate in Manila MANILA (Reuters): U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen flew to the Philippines yesterday for security talks, reviving an old controversy that had dogged relations between the United States and its former colony.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
RI open downstream oil sector to foreigners
RI open downstream oil sector to foreigners SINGAPORE (Reuters): Indonesian Mines and Energy Minister Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said on Saturday the country's downstream oil sector could be opened to outside investors from next year.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
ABRI out to right blunders: Wiranto
ABRI out to right blunders: Wiranto JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto, admitting that the military feels the negative fallout from policies which hurt the public, has pledged to persevere in putting matters right.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Shrimp pond owners urged to give locals 5% of yields
Shrimp pond owners urged to give locals 5% of yields TANGERANG (JP): Members of the Armed Forces faction of the House of Representatives have called on shrimp pond owners to share 2 percent to 5 percent of their harvests with local residents to prevent further massive theft.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Police chief prepares directives for decree
Police chief prepares directives for decree JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Roesmanhadi said Saturday he had established a set of directives for the implementation of the controversial government regulation on freedom of expression.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Magical Realism in Arts, by Prijono Maruto, Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3140554), Aug. 3. * Arts Exhibition by Agung Kurniawan at Lontar Gallery, Jl.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Narrow-minded attitude
Narrow-minded attitude Any doubts I previously harbored regarding the source of racial bigotry were certainly brought to light in the July 30 article published by The Jakarta Post and penned by Mr. Masli Arman.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Indonesia, Myanmar sign coal exploration agreement
Indonesia, Myanmar sign coal exploration agreement YANGON (DPA): Indonesia's PT Austindo Nusantara Energi has signed an agreement with Myanmar's Ministry of Mines for coal prospecting and exploration in the country's southern Taninthayi state, local news reports said Saturday.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
New era for Free Papua Movement
New era for Free Papua MovementBy Ikrar Nusa Bhakti This is the first of two articles on the history of Irian Jaya and the current aspirations of the Irianese. JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian control of Irian Jaya since 1963 has been free of challenges from some sections of the Irianese people.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Sense of insensitivity
Sense of insensitivity As nonindigenous people, the Chinese have suffered physically and psychologically for decades. Not to my surprise, most indigenous people are insensitive to the recent misfortunes befalling fellow citizens of Chinese descent despite the arrogance showed by some irresponsible...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Substitute food served up
Substitute food served up YOGYAKARTA: Researchers at Gadjah Mada University's School of Agriculture are touting processed sorghum, locally known ascantel, as an alternative food in crisis.Hariyadi, chief of the school's engineering laboratory, said the food was better than thiwul, processed cassava...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
A supremacist?
A supremacist? In the Netherlands, the country I come from, Masli Arman would be renounced as a white supremacist who tries to sweet talk his way out of the guilt of the injustices done to an ethnic group in Indonesia.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Certain parties accused of stirring social discord
Certain parties accused of stirring social discord JAKARTA (JP): City Military commander Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman has warned Jakartans of the existence of certain parties who have been attempting to spread rumors and terror in the capital to create social unrest.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Most batik producers in Pekalongan go bankrupt
Most batik producers in Pekalongan go bankrupt JAKARTA (JP): At least 85 percent of 1,000 small-scale batik and garment producers in Central Java's Pekalongan regency, the main producer of batik, are on the verge of bankruptcy due to sharp increases in prices of raw materials.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Indonesian fashion available on the Net
Indonesian fashion available on the NetBy Izabel Deuff JAKARTA (JP): More information about fashion in Indonesia is now available on the Internet, thanks to the initiative of Indotex La Salle International College.The website (www.sistelindo.net.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
S'pore monetary watchdog keeps close eye on its currency moves
S'pore monetary watchdog keeps close eye on its currency moves SINGAPORE (Reuters): It would seem rather odd for a Southeast Asian central bank to be selling its own currency after more than a year of market turmoil and grinding currency depreciation.