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Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Govt to proceed with plan to raise phone call rates
Govt to proceed with plan to raise phone call rates JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed domestic telecommunications provider PT Telkom has to proceed with a plan to restructure telephone call rates within Greater Jakarta since this was promised to investors when the government floated shares of the...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Merapi eruptions kills fauna
Merapi eruptions kills fauna YOGYAKARTA: Dozens of wild animals were killed and tens of hectares of pine trees were damaged in the two eruptions of Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta last month.Ratdonopurbo, chief of the Volcanological Directorate, said a team which recently visited Merapi's slopes found...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Coalbed methane's project
Coalbed methane's project JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina and the country's largest oil company PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia are developing a coalbed methane reserve in Ombilin, West Sumatra, in an effort to find alternative energy, Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Alatas leaves for New York for East Timor talks
Alatas leaves for New York for East Timor talks JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas left for New York yesterday to discuss Indonesia's proposal for wide- ranging autonomy for East Timor with his Portuguese counterpart Jaime Gama under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary-...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Hotel sector gloomy in tourist center
Hotel sector gloomy in tourist center YOGYAKARTA (JP): Hotel occupancy rates in this touristic town rose to 30 percent for June and July, still considerably lower than the 45 percent rate recorded for the same period last year and not enough to lift the industry out of its doldrums, an official...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Nike celebrates anniversary
Nike celebrates anniversary JAKARTA (JP): Footwear producer Nike Inc Indonesia, a subsidiary of giant footwear producer Nike International, celebrates 10 years in Indonesia this month.Nike Inc Indonesia's country manager Tony Nava said that during its 10 years here, the company has become a pioneer...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
NGOs alarmed by 'sale' of kids
NGOs alarmed by 'sale' of kids BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Social workers and non-governmental organization (NGO) activists here are worried that economic difficulties have forced some impoverished parents to sell their children, especially girls.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Malaysian hotels slowdown
Malaysian hotels slowdown KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian hotels have reported a 7.3 percent drop in the number of room nights in the first quarter of this year due to fewer arrivals of Asian tourists, a minister said.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Hoodlums hired for security
Hoodlums hired for security JAKARTA (JP): With financial support from residents, Penjaringan Police in North Jakarta have trained and hired at least 30 local hoodlums to help safeguard the area, home to many wealthy Chinese-Indonesian families.North Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Churches back calls for Irian Jaya independence
Churches back calls for Irian Jaya independence JAKARTA (JP): A forum of church officials and community leaders in Irian Jaya is urging the government to heed calls for independence from the population of the easternmost province.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Japan's carmakers to stay in Indonesia despite slow market
Japan's carmakers to stay in Indonesia despite slow market JAKARTA (JP): Japan's automotive manufacturers have said that the future of the Indonesian car market remained bullish despite the current sluggish market.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
30% of prostitutes believed underage
30% of prostitutes believed underage SEMARANG: About 30 percent of prostitutes in Indonesia are estimated to be underage, an activist has said.Purwoko, director of the Care About Children Foundation in Surakarta, said yesterday the number of underage prostitutes reached between 150,000 and 170,000...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Indonesia must win back its Chinese community
Indonesia must win back its Chinese community Two months have past since riots shook Jakarta and other cities. Jusuf Wanandi, chairman of the supervisory board of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, looks at what must be done to rebuild the shattered confidence of Chinese-...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 TV Series: The Big Valley 3:05 Management Program: Kiat Manajemen 3:30 TV Drama: Asa yang Tersisa 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:30 Education Quiz: Tangkas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country:...
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Two face jail terms for illegal abortions
Two face jail terms for illegal abortions JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor has asked the Central Jakarta District Court to sentence a clinic owner and a midwife to three years and two years in prison and fine them Rp 3 million and Rp 2 million respectively for performing illegal abortions.Prosecutor F.M.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
TV camera stolen from parked van
TV camera stolen from parked van JAKARTA (JP): An SCTV television camera worth Rp 300 million was stolen from a company van parked on Jl. Pesanggrahan, Kembangan, West Jakarta on Friday, police said.West Jakarta Police detective chief Maj.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
Pertamina insists to develop Riau CPP oil field
Pertamina insists to develop Riau CPP oil field JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina is determined to develop the Coastal Plains Pakanbaru (CPP) oil field in Riau after PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia's contract expires in 2001.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
New governor for W. Nusa Tenggara
New governor for W. Nusa Tenggara MATARAM: Harun Al Rasjid was elected West Nusa Tenggara governor for the 1998-2003 term at a plenary meeting of the local legislative assembly here on Saturday, Antara reported.Al Rasjid, who is now Jakarta deputy governor, obtained 22 of 45 votes. L.
Mon, 03 Aug 1998
JDA project to proceed on schedule
JDA project to proceed on schedule SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Development of the natural gas reserves in the Joint Development Area (JDA) of Thailand and Malaysia will proceed on schedule, although other elements of a regional gas pipeline network have been delayed, Savit Bhotivihok, Thailand's...
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
'Horison' turns 32, ailing but still respected
'Horison' turns 32, ailing but still respectedBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Relying on a small fanatic readership, and surviving much on its founders' fierce dedication, literary magazine Horison has turned 32 -- still ailing but respected.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Guess What? Emha Ainun Najib
Guess What? Emha Ainun Najib Did you know that poetry can overcome supernatural forces? Poet, essayist and musician Emha Ainun Najib had just addressed a discussion on poetry when a power failure knocked out the room's audio and lighting system.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
The agony of not knowing hurts families of missing persons
The agony of not knowing hurts families of missing persons JAKARTA (JP): Their loved ones have been missing for months, some for more than a year. The families of Indonesia's missing persons rely on their vivid memories to help keep their hope alive.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Cohen reaffirms RI-U.S. frienship
Cohen reaffirms RI-U.S. frienship JAKARTA (JP): Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen said yesterday that Indonesia was a friend of the United States and deserved help to get out of its economic difficulties.Addressing a media conference after completing visits to President B.J.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Pedicabs in Jakarta
Pedicabs in JakartaFrom KompasBecak (pedicabs) have returned to Jakarta, the result of Jakarta's Governor Sutiyoso invitation. The problem needs careful handling. Perhaps the pedicabs do not need to be returned to the drivers' villages, this will only worsen the drivers' situation.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Golf course upsets residents
Golf course upsets residentsFrom KompasWe are residents of Sariharjo village, Ngaglik subdistrict, Sleman, Yogyakarta, living opposite (to the north of) the golf course belonging to the Hyatt Hotel of Yogyakarta. Only a 12- meter-high net separates our houses and the golf course.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Defining modern SE Asian art is not an easy task
Defining modern SE Asian art is not an easy taskBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The audience visiting a recent lecture expected to return with an understanding of what "ASEAN Modern Art" was all about, judging from the title in the agenda.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Cash flowing into Austria may be Soeharto's: Report
Cash flowing into Austria may be Soeharto's: Report VIENNA (Reuters): A massive flow of foreign money early this year supports suggestions that former Indonesian President Soeharto moved billions of dollars to Austrian banks shortly before his downfall, according to an Austrian business newspaper.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
A portrait of the lives of Indonesians in New York
A portrait of the lives of Indonesians in New York Impian Amerika (The American Dream); By Kuntowijoyo; Bentang Budaya, Yogyakarta, March 1998; viii + 264 pp.; Rp 20,500 YOGYAKARTA (JP): YB Mangunwijaya, a Catholic priest, architect and novelist, believes that imaginative works like novels, poems...
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Rail travel unaffected by immigration dispute
Rail travel unaffected by immigration dispute SINGAPORE (Reuters): A diplomatic row between Singapore and Malaysia over the siting of railway immigration facilities appeared to have been temporarily defused yesterday.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Indonesian GM Utut gets another 2nd place in Biel
Indonesian GM Utut gets another 2nd place in Biel JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top chess player Utut Adianto lost his usual self-control in the final round of the Biel Masters tournament in Switzerland Friday, costing him his bid for a second title.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Pulau Kelapa locals fight off environmental destruction
Pulau Kelapa locals fight off environmental destructionBy Yudha Kartohadiprodjo PULAU KELAPA, North Jakarta (JP): Dive into the blue water surrounding Kelapa island and witness the environmental damage. The seabed looks like the surface of the moon.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
The gallery of thirteen activists who are still missing
The gallery of thirteen activists who are still missing JAKARTA (JP): At least 13 families are still uncertain whether missing sons, daughters, husbands, brothers, sisters or fathers are still alive.Former missing activist Pius Lustrilanang has claimed he saw Sonny and Yani Afri released last March...
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
34 teams battle in debating contest
34 teams battle in debating contest JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-four teams battled it out in the first three preliminary rounds of the Indonesian Varsities English Debate 1998 yesterday, the first such national debate here.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Haze has receded
Haze has receded SINGAPORE (Reuters): The risk of a return of severe smog to Southeast Asia has faded, Singapore said yesterday."While hot spots will continue to be detected from time to time, the risk of recurrence of a severe or sustained smoke haze episode has now receded," the Ministry of the...
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Guess What? Ingrid Widjanarko
Guess What? Ingrid Widjanarko The host of SCTV talk show Dunia Bintang (World of Stars), Ingrid Widjanarko, has just returned from a birthday party -- in Brunei."I coordinated a group of vocalists to sing for the sultan of Brunei," Ingrid said Thursday, while lounging around Hotel Mulia Senayan's C.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: DonationJP/leoCARE FOR ALL: Minister of Social Services Justika Baharsjah (left) hands over donations from Austrian envoy Victor Sagalla (right), who is representing the Kiwanis Club of Wels, Austria.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Bring them back home, dead or alive
Bring them back home, dead or alive Revealing the truth behind the recent kidnapping of political activists and ensuring that innocent Indonesian citizens will never again be abducted and tortured in their own country is crucial to restoring trust in the nation's government.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Dial-a-prize: One will soon learn the huge amount it costs
Dial-a-prize: One will soon learn the huge amount it costsBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Games announcing big prizes to be won with only a simple telephone call have lured quite a number of television addicts here.These quizzes offer cash prizes of up to Rp 2.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Gamblers netted in night raid on W. Jakarta club
Gamblers netted in night raid on W. Jakarta club JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested 134 suspected gamblers, including 34 females, in a raid on the Bonus amusement center on the fourth floor of the Asemka building in Pinangsia, West Jakarta, on Friday evening.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
It's the wrong Herman: Consul-general
It's the wrong Herman: Consul-general JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian consul-general in the southern Philippines' city of Davao, Asmadi Arbi, has dismissed an earlier claim by the Armed Forces (ABRI) that Herman Hendrawan, one the missing activists, has been found and was sheltering in his office.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Iwan: Writer of young rebels' anthems
Iwan: Writer of young rebels' anthemsBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): He is not a poet, but his lyrics are as sharp as a sword. He is not a political leader, but he has hundreds of thousands of faithful and fanatical devotees.He is Iwan Fals, a rare phenomenon on the Indonesian music scene.
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
High bills give new headache to phone users
High bills give new headache to phone users JAKARTA (JP): Despite grumbles, telephone owners tolerated increases in their bills in January, and then again in April, when a 10 percent hike was applied.Recently, the state telephone monopoly PT Telkom planned to apply interlocal charges on calls...
Sun, 02 Aug 1998
Islanders' daily life no paradise idyll
Islanders' daily life no paradise idyll PULAU KELAPA (JP): Lying 30 nautical miles north of Jakarta in the Thousand Islands is the Kelurahan Pulau Kelapa (Coconut Island subdistrict).The subdistrict consists of 64 islands -- three of which are home to fishing communities and the rest of which are...
Sat, 01 Aug 1998
Enhancing learning should be a lifelong process
Enhancing learning should be a lifelong processBy Iwan Pranoto BANDUNG (JP): The word learning is almost always used in reference to activities in formal education, from kindergarten to university level. Rarely is it related with something people outside school or universities do.
Sat, 01 Aug 1998
State firms obliged to sell CPO to Bulog
State firms obliged to sell CPO to Bulog JAKARTA (JP): The government has obliged state-owned plantation companies to sell cooking oil produced from crude palm oil (CPO) to the State Logistic Agency (Bulog) in a bid to stabilize domestic prices for the commodity.
Sat, 01 Aug 1998
Lasmo's sales fall
Lasmo's sales fall HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Lasmo PLC of the U.K. (LSO) said late Thursday that sales of liquefied natural gas from its Indonesian fields could suffer additional declines on top of a 2 percent fall this year.
Sat, 01 Aug 1998
Harvard Group to help PLN
Harvard Group to help PLN JAKARTA (JP): State-owned electricity company PT PLN has appointed Harvard Negotiation Group to assist the troubled company in renegotiating its contracts with 26 independent power producers (IPP), mostly controlled by foreign electricity giants.
Sat, 01 Aug 1998
'Bloodshed possible' over referendum
'Bloodshed possible' over referendumBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR (JP): Over the short course of his new administration, President B.J. Habibie and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas have made various efforts to handle the East Timor question.
Sat, 01 Aug 1998
Govt urged to revoke new ruling on hotel tax
Govt urged to revoke new ruling on hotel tax JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor urged the central government yesterday to revoke a new government regulation which requires the city administration to set aside 20 percent of the tax it collects from hotels and restaurants for the promotion of tourism.
Sat, 01 Aug 1998
Melted-down coin trade investigated
Melted-down coin trade investigated TANGERANG (JP): Police are investigating a business which melted down coins of denominations from Rp 25 to Rp 500 at Gembor village in Jatiuwung district here.Lt. Col.