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Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Crowds loot rice mills, stores and plantations
Crowds loot rice mills, stores and plantations JAKARTA (JP): Troops clamped down yesterday on mobs attacking and pillaging rice mills, shops and plantations in several regions yesterday, leaving one dead, several injured and scores arrested.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Rahardi stresses competitive bidding for foodstuff puchases
Rahardi stresses competitive bidding for foodstuff puchases JAKARTA (JP): The acting chairman of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Rahardi Ramelan said yesterday he would review the agency's international tender mechanism for buying foodstuffs but insisted that competitive bidding would be the...
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Covey center announces new name
Covey center announces new name JAKARTA (JP): The Covey Leadership Center for Indonesia announced its new name yesterday resulting from its parent company's merger with Franklin Quest, a major provider of productivity materials and services which has 120 retail stores in the United States.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Regional currencies creep up marginally
Regional currencies creep up marginally SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies are mostly steady to slightly higher against the U.S. dollar in late Asian trading yesterday on low to moderate volumes.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Mediator
Mediator If the two disputing Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) camps, Megawati Soekarnoputri's and Soerjadi's, finally come to a dead-end in their long-dragging conflict, I'm in a position to act as their mediator.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Rice price to remain volatile until April: Soleh
Rice price to remain volatile until April: Soleh JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Soleh Solahuddin admitted yesterday that the market price of rice was likely to remain volatile until the next major harvest in April.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
4,000 left homeless in Penjaringan fire
4,000 left homeless in Penjaringan fire JAKARTA (JP): Fire gutted 682 houses and a mosque early yesterday in a densely packed residential area in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, leaving about 4,000 people homeless.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Government to defer enforcement of labor law
Government to defer enforcement of labor law JAKARTA (JP): The government is set to postpone the enforcement of a controversial new labor law, scheduled to take effect Oct. 1, until it is revised.Secretary-General of the Ministry of Manpower Soewarto said yesterday the ministry had decided to defer...
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
RP captures rebel leader
RP captures rebel leader ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): One of the top leaders of the Abu Sayyaf extremist guerrilla group in the Philippines has been captured, while five other members of the group were slain in a separate clash, police said yesterday.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Mid-May riots were provoked by agitators: Governor
Mid-May riots were provoked by agitators: Governor JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso indicated yesterday that the mid-May riots were not only an expression of people's anger over the nation's economic disparity but were provoked by agitators.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Current signs show recovery still years away
Current signs show recovery still years awayBy Santo Koesoebjono This is the first of two articles on what Indonesia should do to overcome the economic crisis. WASSENAAR, the Netherlands (JP): "Life is hard for our people these days but we will come out stronger and better in two to three years...
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Aug. 27, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,950.00 11,450.00Austrian shilling 1 836.00 937.00Australian dollar 1 6,166.00 6,469.00Belgian franc 1 296.00 308.00Canadian dollar 1 6,989.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
My lesson in life
My lesson in lifeFrom KompasLured by an advertisement and a nonbinding invitation by Ibu Ester, a friend and I went for a meeting to obtain further information on "Lessons for Life" on June 29.I told Bapak Nico there of my intention to enroll for the lessons and he referred me to Bapak Hary, who...
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Celebrity cafes at Monas queried
Celebrity cafes at Monas queried JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute has questioned Governor Sutiyoso's decision to allow food stalls and street cafes, run mostly by celebrities, at the National Monument (Monas) park in Central Jakarta.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Ulemas protest regent candidates
Ulemas protest regent candidates BOGOR (JP): About 500 ulemas went to the Bogor Legislative Council Tuesday to protest the way Bogor regent candidates were selected, which according to them was unfair.The ulemas said they were strongly dissatisfied with the way the council chose a shortlist of five...
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Purging bad bankers
Purging bad bankers Good bank governance will remain an elusive ideal in Indonesia if the supervisory and regulatory authority continues to place too much emphasis on financial ratios such as capital adequacy, as Finance Minister Bambang Subianto indicated Tuesday.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Boredom and brand names motivate Blok M prostitutes
Boredom and brand names motivate Blok M prostitutes JAKARTA (JP): It seems that discussing sex in public is no longer considered taboo here. The subject is a hot topic not only for some TV talk shows but also in seminars.But not in schools.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Photo show puts in focus blue and gray of urban skies
Photo show puts in focus blue and gray of urban skies JAKARTA (JP): A traditional superheroine in Javanese attire flies through a colorful and harried Jakarta, complete with ash- gray buildings and neon signs.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Govt to set up team probe private banks
Govt to set up team probe private banks JAKARTA (JP): The government said yesterday it would soon establish a special team to probe possible fraud in the use of Bank Indonesia's liquidity credits given to private banks.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
RI beats RP in first step of Tiger Cup campaign
RI beats RP in first step of Tiger Cup campaign HANOI (Agencies): Indonesia opened its bid for the Tiger Cup title with a well-deserved 3-0 win over the Philippines yesterday.The Indonesians had gone two goals ahead in the first half, thanks to a 14th minute own goal by the Philippine defender Judi...
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
S&P affirms ratings on seven Indonesian banks
S&P affirms ratings on seven Indonesian banks MELBOURNE (Dow Jones): Standard & Poor's credit rating agency yesterday affirmed its ratings on seven Indonesian banks and withdrew its rating on one bank, following the Indonesian government's recent announcement to either merge, freeze, or nationalize...
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Contract workers face lay-off
Contract workers face lay-off JAKARTA (JP): A Bekasi council deputy speaker has urged the local regency administration office to review its plan to lay off 1,000 contract workers.According to councillor M.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Once booming Malaysia falls into recession
Once booming Malaysia falls into recession KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysia has fallen into full-blown recession, with its once booming economy shrinking by 7 percent, the government announced yesterday.Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said the country's second quarter gross domestic product shrank a...
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
SIA leases Airbus planes
SIA leases Airbus planes SINGAPORE (DPA): Singapore Airlines' aircraft leasing arm, Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprises (SALE), has placed orders with the European consortium Airbus Industrie for two more A320 planes, Airbus said yesterday.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 27, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 200 -25 50,000 Alumindo Light Metal 275 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 225...
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
New PDI chief gets govt recognition
New PDI chief gets govt recognition JAKARTA (JP): The government has officially recognized Budi Hardjono as the new chairman of the conflict-ridden Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).Budi was elected to the party's leadership on Wednesday during a congress marred by violent clashes and allegations...
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Soeharto stamps get the chop
Soeharto stamps get the chop BANDUNG, West Java: State-owned postal company PT Pos Indonesia will no longer print stamps bearing the image of former president Soeharto, head of the company's philately division Mulyanto said here yesterday.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Government wants to keep state powerful: Analyst
Government wants to keep state powerful: Analyst JAKARTA (JP): The government of President B.J. Habibie has moved to consolidate the power of the state even as it forges ahead with democratization programs, an American scholar has said.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
57 stalls razed amid vice charge
57 stalls razed amid vice charge TANGERANG (JP): Local public order officers bulldozed at least 57 sidewalk stalls in Kosambi district Wednesday on grounds they fronted for prostitution practices.Irate owners of the kiosks in Tahang and Dadap subdistricts tried to prevent the officers, who were...
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
Teenagers teach themselves as sex education still taboo
Teenagers teach themselves as sex education still tabooBy Yogita Tahil Ramani and Yudha Kartohadiprodjo JAKARTA (JP): The oldest profession in the world has accumulated hundreds of justifications for its existence over time, the most prevalent ones usually touching on unemployment and poverty.
Fri, 28 Aug 1998
KONI gets 31 fund-raising proposals
KONI gets 31 fund-raising proposals JAKARTA (JP): The recent cancellation of a plan to raise funds for sports through the sale of coupons has elicited a positive response from the public, a National Sports Council official said yesterday.
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Budi Hardjono elected PDI chairman
Budi Hardjono elected PDI chairman PALU, Central Sulawesi (JP): The splintered Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) accelerated its tense congress and elected Budi Hardjono as its new chairman yesterday evening, ignoring some delegates' attempts to bring peace to the party by nominating popular ousted...
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Preventive diplomacy in Aisa-Pacific
Preventive diplomacy in Aisa-PacificBy Hasjim Djalal This is the second of two articles based on a paper presented at the International Symposium on Preventive Diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region, jointly organized in Beijing from July 20 to July 21, 1998, by the Japan Forum on International...
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Govt to follow up Worl Bank report on corruption
Govt to follow up Worl Bank report on corruption JAKARTA (JP): The government is to investigate the alleged massive corruption of World Bank loans, it was announced yesterday.Coordinating Minister for Development Supervision/State Administrative Reform Hartarto Sastrosoenarto said he would soon...
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Outside investigators needed
Outside investigators needed If women (rape victims of the May riots) did not report their experiences to the security forces, that is hardly surprising. The police and Army did nothing to protect the lives or property of those under attack at that time, and rape victims do not readily speak of...
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Honored guests that threw the party into disarray
Honored guests that threw the party into disarrayText by Pandaya, photos by Arief Suhardiman LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh (JP): The Armed Forces combat troops were treated like special guests when they arrived in Aceh in 1991 but seen off like unwelcomed monsters for the atrocities they allegedly committed in...
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Rapes 'rife' in Aceh but how to prove them in court?
Rapes 'rife' in Aceh but how to prove them in court?By Pandaya BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The day was Aug. 17, 1996, the 51st anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day.Sumiati, a disabled 19-year-old orphan who has no feet, was terrified to see troops on the street and she quickly closed her small...
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Riots
Riots Three months ago riots broke out, triggered apparently by excessive discrimination against a certain ethnic group. The riots were underlined by envy, greed and mutual suspicion. Why have all these traits been made a reason to destroy our own nation?Some say that ethnic Chinese refrain from...
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Hendrawan to lead RI in Asiad team event
Hendrawan to lead RI in Asiad team event JAKARTA (JP): Rising badminton star Hendrawan, a last-minute addition to the Indonesian team for the 13th Asian Games, looks certain to play first singles in the men's team event in Bangkok.
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Aug. 26, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,900.00 11,400.00Austrian shilling 1 824.00 924.00Australian dollar 1 6,198.00 6,517.00Belgian franc 1 291.00 304.00Canadian dollar 1 6,985.
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. Basuki Rakhmat 106-128 (Phone: 031 5311234): - The Tavern Pub: Cosindos Band, Monday to Saturday, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., X-Men Band, Sunday, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibitions, in Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran (Phone: 0361 701010): Images of Meditating Figures, by Jerry T, until Sept. 17. * Painting Exhibition: Cakrawala Seni, Museum Puri Lukisan, Ubud (Phone: 0361-975136), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Ads blamed for hepatitis phobia
Ads blamed for hepatitis phobia JAKARTA (JP): Excessive advertising and a lack of adequate information have created baseless phobias about Hepatitis, often resulting in discriminatory treatment against those suffering from the disease, it was claimed yesterday.
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Electricity society formed
Electricity society formed JAKARTA (JP): Several power producers, electricity users and associations related to the power industry will form an organization to help the government handle electricity affairs.
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Locals must get a chance to buy closed banks' assets
Locals must get a chance to buy closed banks' assets JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) should give priority to local investors to buy properties it takes over from closed banks, a property consultant said yesterday.
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Australians speak on Aceh's history
Australians speak on Aceh's history BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Three Australian historians will present their papers during a two-day seminar on Acehnese history, arts and culture to be held here starting Sept. 2.
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
SE Asian currencies weaken
SE Asian currencies weaken SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies closed marginally lower against the U.S. dollar in late Asian trade yesterday on moderate volumes, a trend largely in line with losses across most Asian stock markets.
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
A lesson from Palu
A lesson from Palu What many Indonesians had feared for weeks has become reality: A national congress organized by the government-backed Soerjadi faction of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) that opened in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Tuesday has resulted in violence.
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
Use rupiah
Use rupiah I cannot recall the exact date but a few months ago, the government strongly demanded that the business community conduct all local transactions in only the local currency, the rupiah. The business community followed through and almost all local transactions are now made in rupiah only,...
Thu, 27 Aug 1998
U.S. firm eyes RI diamond
U.S. firm eyes RI diamond BANGKOK (DPA): American millionaire David Belle has been snapping up diamonds, some of them centuries-old heirlooms, from recession-hit Thais and plans to target cash-strapped Indonesians next, news reports said yesterday.Belle, after buying about 300 million baht (US$7.