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Wed, 30 Sep 1998
President warns of looming national disintegration threat
President warns of looming national disintegration threat JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie called on seminar participants on Tuesday to help the government ward off the looming threat of national disintegration.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Govt sets up team to revise history books
Govt sets up team to revise history books JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono has called on the country's teachers to give students a balanced account of President Soeharto's resignation in May.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Lippo Bank hires PWC
Lippo Bank hires PWC JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Lippo Bank said on Tuesday it had appointed Price Waterhouse Coopers, an international consulting firm, to help refine the bank's comprehensive five- year strategic business plan.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Court throws out Amex's claim against Ometraco
Court throws out Amex's claim against Ometraco JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court dismissed on Tuesday the bankruptcy request filed by the Singapore branch of American Express Bank against publicly listed PT Ometraco Corporation.Presiding judge R.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Persistent harassment
Persistent harassment One can only be amazed at the lengths to which the government is prepared to go to in trying to demolish the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) led by Megawati Sukarnoputri. President B.J.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Contraceptive stocks adequate
Contraceptive stocks adequate JAMBI: The government here has stocks of both injectable and oral pill contraceptives sufficient to last until April 1999, according to State Minister of Population/Head of the National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN) Ida Bagus Oka.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Sheraton has five stars
Sheraton has five stars JAKARTA (JP): Sheraton Bandung Hotels and Towers announced on Tuesday that it recently received the five-star hotel certification along with several other hotels in West Java from the Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture's West Java provincial office.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Looting, intimidation haunt employees
Looting, intimidation haunt employees MEDAN, North Sumatra: Thousands of employees at an oil palm plantation in Kisaran, Asahan regency, in North Sumatra are living in fear of looters who have been terrorizing them, Antara reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Four die in Pontianak officers' clash
Four die in Pontianak officers' clash JAKARTA (JP): Four people died and a dozen others were severely injured on Tuesday when a brawl between members of an Army cavalry unit and the police's elite Mobile Brigade in the West Kalimantan capital of Pontianak turned into a shooting spree.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Govt considering taking Argentina to WTO panel
Govt considering taking Argentina to WTO panel JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering taking Argentina to a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel for "unjustifiably" imposing high import tariffs on Indonesian footwear, a minister has said.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Tennis body to select team for Asia Games
Tennis body to select team for Asia Games JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association announced on Tuesday it would select two players to accompany Yayuk Basuki and Wynne Prakusya to the 13th Asian Games in December.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
New boss at Perhutani
New boss at Perhutani JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution installed A. Fattah DS on Tuesday as the new president of state-owned forestry company Perum Perhutani.Fattah, a longtime insider in the ministry, previously served as president of another state timber firm,...
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Bus owners threaten to halt operations
Bus owners threaten to halt operations JAKARTA (JP): Public transportation owners on Tuesday threatened to stop operating and hand over the transportation business in the capital to the government if the latter is unable to help lower the skyrocketing prices of spare parts.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Malaysia's Anwar says police beat him on arrest
Malaysia's Anwar says police beat him on arrest KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Sacked cabinet minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to corruption and sodomy and said Malaysian police beat him unconscious after he was arrested.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Aspac, Siliwangi to open Kobatama
Aspac, Siliwangi to open Kobatama BANDUNG (JP): A match between former champion Aspac of Jakarta and home favorite Siliwangi will kick off the new season for the Kobatama national basketball league in the Pajajaran Sports Hall here on Wednesday.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
TV Program: Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1998
TV Program: Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1998TVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Thunder Cats 3:05 TV Series: Daktari 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teen Program: Remaja Indonesia 5:00 Science and Technology 5:30 Documentary Film 6:05 Science World 6:15 Sports 6:30 TVRI News (in...
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Quake leaves hundreds homeless on three islands
Quake leaves hundreds homeless on three islands SURABAYA (JP): Earthquakes hit Java, West Nusa Tenggara and Bali on Monday night and early Tuesday, killing one person and destroying hundreds of homes.The first quake, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, occurred on Monday at 8:34 p.m.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Man caught with fake insecticide stash
Man caught with fake insecticide stash JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested a 22-year-old man late Monday for allegedly manufacturing fake insecticide for sale to the public under famous brand names, an officer said.Head of the economic crimes unit Lt. Col.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
SE Asian monies sustain upward trend to U.S. dollar
SE Asian monies sustain upward trend to U.S. dollar SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies sustained their recent upward trend against the U.S. dollar through Asian trading hours on Tuesday, as position unwinding and expectations of a cut in U.S.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
RI 'may become' a major suppliers of shoes to U.S.
RI 'may become' a major suppliers of shoes to U.S. JAKARTA (JP): An association of American retailers and distributors of footwear said on Tuesday that Indonesia has the potential to become a major supplier of shoes to the United States.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Kuntoro favors ending lubricant monopoly
Kuntoro favors ending lubricant monopoly JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said on Tuesday he was considering scrapping state oil and gas company Pertamina's monopoly to produce, import and distribute oil-based lubricants.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.29, 1998: ------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 200 25...
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Jakarta financial market extends gains on U.S. rate cut hopes
Jakarta financial market extends gains on U.S. rate cut hopes JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah gained ground on Tuesday, closing slightly firmer at 10,725 against the U.S. dollar, thanks to market expectations of a U.S. interest-rate cut.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Governor to meet two warring groups
Governor to meet two warring groups JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said on Tuesday that he intends to summon community leaders from Menteng Jaya subdistrict in Central Jakarta and Manggarai subdistrict in South Jakarta to discuss the never-ending brawls between residents of the two areas.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali's conversion rates on Sept. 29, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates ------------------------------------------ Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S dollar 1 10,575.00 10,775.00 10,575.00 10,825.00 Austrian schilling 1 863.30 933.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Tangerang council elects new mayor
Tangerang council elects new mayor JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang's mayoralty council chose the township's secretary as its new mayor in elections on Tuesday safeguarded by as many as 300 security personnel.Mayoralty Secretary Mochammad Thamrin garnered 19 of the 45 available votes during a plenary...
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Govt funds bank recapitalization
Govt funds bank recapitalization JAKARTA (JP): Domestic commercial banks with capital adequacy ratios (CAR) of between minus 25 percent and plus 4 percent will have to participate a recapitalization program in which the government will provide up to 80 percent of the required funds, Bank Indonesia...
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Japan set to propose SE Asia initiative
Japan set to propose SE Asia initiative TOKYO (Reuters): Japan is set to propose a fresh plan to ease the pain being suffered by Southeast Asian nations, while suggesting ways to control the rapid short-term capital flows that have devastated emerging market economies, government officials and...
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
PAL, Nuovo, Total in deal
PAL, Nuovo, Total in deal JAKARTA (JP): State shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia, in cooperation with GE Nuovo Pignone, part of General Electric Power Systems division, has won a contract to supply compression modules to oil and gas producer Total Indonesie.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Suspect's lawyer to disclose more names in rice scandal
Suspect's lawyer to disclose more names in rice scandal JAKARTA (JP): R. Rambe, one of the team of lawyers of Ahmad Zawawi, currently the sole suspect in the illegal rice distribution in the capital, said on Tuesday that he was ready to disclose other officials involved in the illegal practices.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Govt to file new freedom of expression bill
Govt to file new freedom of expression bill JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to submit a second bill seeking to regulate freedom of expression after withdrawing the first one on Tuesday amid signs that the legislation would not have passed the House of Representatives' scrutiny.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Taufik, Susanto warm up in Bali
Taufik, Susanto warm up in Bali JAKARTA (JP): Taufik Halai and Susanto Megaranto will compete in the Bali Jeff Open chess tournament later this week to hone their skills prior to the junior world chess championship.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Asian Games'98 to field a record 43 national teams
Asian Games'98 to field a record 43 national teams JAKARTA (Agencies): Despite Asia's economic crisis, the 13th Asian Games will live up to its billing as the last great sports festival of the century as all 43 members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) will be participating in the event to be...
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
INRO sees progress at October talks
INRO sees progress at October talks SINGAPORE (Reuters): The International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO) expects to make progress by the end of October on healing a rift that threatens to scupper the accord, a top INRO official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
BDF expands plant
BDF expands plant JAKARTA (JP): The ministry of health's director general of drug and food control, Sampurno, inaugurated on Monday the expansion of factory and warehouse facilities of pharmaceutical, medical devices and cosmetic producer PT Beiersdorf Indonesia (BDF) in Singosari, Malang, East...
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Disable workers ask government to save workshop
Disable workers ask government to save workshop JAKARTA (JP): Employees of Swa Prasidya Purna industrial workshop for the handicapped have urged the government to help them continue to run their business, which has been closed down by its operator.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Govt says Megawati must guarantee security and order
Govt says Megawati must guarantee security and order JAKARTA (JP): The government is allowing Megawati Soekarnoputri to continue with plans to hold a congress of her Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) faction in Bali as long as she can guarantee security and order on the popular tourist island.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Asia's silence on Anwar arrest a concern: Groups
Asia's silence on Anwar arrest a concern: Groups TOKYO (AFP): Malaysia's treatment of ousted deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim, who appeared in court on Tuesday bruised and complaining of a severe police beating, has raised little protest in Asia.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Hopping mad hunters stay up all night in Purwokerto
Hopping mad hunters stay up all night in PurwokertoBy Agus Maryono and Ngudi Utomo PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Frog's legs are a speciality served in certain restaurants only. Some people may be averse to the idea of eating frogs.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Political moves key to economic cure
Political moves key to economic cureBy Sofyan Wanandi The following article is based on a paper presented at the "Indonesia Update 1998" Conference in Melbourne from Sept. 25 to Sept. 26, 1998. This is the first of two articles.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
RI eyes Asiad volleyball quarters berth
RI eyes Asiad volleyball quarters berth JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia expects to go no further than the quarterfinals in the Asian Games men's volleyball competition due to a tough draw, national team training director Suharsono said on Tuesday.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
KIPP plans to monitor next year's elections
KIPP plans to monitor next year's elections JAKARTA (JP): The Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP), which reported numerous violations in the 1997 elections, has started planning to watch over the upcoming election scheduled for May 1999.KIPP coordinator Mulyana W.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Habibie summons aides over office decoration
Habibie summons aides over office decoration JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie summoned on Tuesday two cabinet ministers, the chairman of the National Institute of Sciences (LIPI) Sofjan Tsauri, and three cultural experts to assist him in the construction of his new office at Merdeka Palace.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Fire destroys hundreds of artworks in Bandung
Fire destroys hundreds of artworks in Bandung BANDUNG (JP): Fire destroyed an art gallery on a main downtown street early Tuesday, reportedly incinerating hundreds of works by famous artists, including at least one piece by the late Affandi.In addition to the damage to Galeri Braga at Jl.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: KoreanKorindoSTUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS: Korindo chairman Seung Eun Ho (right) greets University of Indonesia rector Asman Boedisantoso at a presentation ceremony for scholarships to 110 first-year students unable to pay their tuition due to the crisis.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Sergeant gives up for shooting
Sergeant gives up for shooting JAKARTA (JP): A serviceman, who allegedly shot to death a public bus crew during a clash on Saturday, has given himself up to the City Military Police for further investigation, an officer said.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
SBI interest policy 'costly, less effective'
SBI interest policy 'costly, less effective' JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's policy of offering high interest rates for its SBI promissory notes was costly and could not be sustained for a longer period, an economist at state-owned investment firm PT Danareksa Sekuritas said on Tuesday.
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Suggestion for PEPABRI
Suggestion for PEPABRIFrom Media IndonesiaIt won't sound strange to hear in this reform era a statement to the effect that the big family of the Armed Forces (ABRI) will continue to channel their aspirations through the Functional Group (Golkar).
Wed, 30 Sep 1998
Cemex wins bid to buy stake in Semen Gresik
Cemex wins bid to buy stake in Semen Gresik JAKARTA (JP): Mexico's Cemex SA has finally won the second round bidding for a 14 percent government stake in publicly listed cement producer PT Semen Gresik, a senior official confirmed on Tuesday.
Tue, 29 Sep 1998
Economic woes force 12,000 W. Java students to drop out
Economic woes force 12,000 W. Java students to drop out JAKARTA (JP): Twelve thousand West Java elementary school students can no longer afford education, according to the head of the West Java education and culture office.