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Sun, 20 Sep 1998
Month-long Art Summit Indonesia opens
Month-long Art Summit Indonesia opens JAKARTA (JP): The month-long Art Summit Indonesia II 1998 opened at Taman Ismail Marzuki Art Center last night.The summit will feature 15 groups from eight countries: Alvin Lucier and Jin Hi Kim of the U.S.
Sun, 20 Sep 1998
How designer Ramli copes with the devastating crisis
How designer Ramli copes with the devastating crisisBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): Ramli is extremely worried about some of his fellow fashion designers who are straining under the weight of the crippling economic crisis.
Sun, 20 Sep 1998
Crisis dries up fashion industry
Crisis dries up fashion industryBy Rita A. Widiadana and Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): The once lucrative and glittering Indonesian fashion industry is singing the blues, especially with the 14- month-old economic crisis showing no signs of abating.
Sun, 20 Sep 1998
Discovering the ancient charms of old Jakarta
Discovering the ancient charms of old JakartaBy Izabel Deuff JAKARTA (JP): Pollution and traffic jams have buried the centuries-old historical charms of the megacity of 10 million people.Although it is not as old as ancient cities in Europe, the Far East or Middle East, Jakarta boasts innumerous...
Sun, 20 Sep 1998
Writers told to keep up with world trends
Writers told to keep up with world trends JAKARTA (JP): The anticipation of the new millennium concerns not only the world's computer programmers but also Indonesian poets.Although the predicted network breakdowns will not be the poets' main worry, the breakdown of natural cultural boarders seems...
Sun, 20 Sep 1998
What does one 'wear' during the economic crisis?
What does one 'wear' during the economic crisis? JAKARTA (JP): The economic abyss into which the country has fallen has destroyed numerous businesses and has brought even more to the verge of bankruptcy.
Sun, 20 Sep 1998
The missing values of harmony and plurality
The missing values of harmony and plurality Politik Perhatian: Rasa Dalam Kebudayaan Jawa; By Paul Stange; LKiS, April 1998; 308 pp YOGYAKARTA (JP): Traditional Javanese plays have taken an important place on the stage of Indonesian politics.
Sun, 20 Sep 1998
Guess What? Alya Rohali
Guess What? Alya Rohali The 1997 Indonesian beauty queen Alya Rohali has proved once again she is a sports enthusiast.She turned up at the National Sports Council office on Thursday to cheer on national athletes who will compete at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok from Dec. 6 to Dec. 20.
Sun, 20 Sep 1998
Mar'ie silent on meeting with Habibie
Mar'ie silent on meeting with Habibie JAKARTA (JP): Former minister of finance Mar'ie Muhammad held a 30-minute talk with President B.J. Habibie on Saturday at Merdeka Palace.Mar'ie however refused to talk to journalists after the meeting, despite his promise beforehand that he would brief them on...
Sun, 20 Sep 1998
Women's art on spiritual road to Rome
Women's art on spiritual road to RomeBy Yudha Kartohadiprodjo JAKARTA (JP): The idea began with a lost passport in June last year.Toeti Heraty N-Roosseno, the owner of Cemara 6 Gallery-Cafe, Jakarta, lost her passport while attending a painting exhibition in Venice.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Prominent retired officers formally join Megawati's PDI
Prominent retired officers formally join Megawati's PDI JAKARTA (JP): Maj. Gen. (ret) Theo Syafei and Maj. Gen. (ret) Raja Kami Sembiring Meliala led an illustrious pack of former military officers, former Golkar leaders and businessmen who formally joined the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI)...
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film: Silverhawks 3:05 TV Drama: Olah Raga 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) 7:00...
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Asian sugar industry hit by supply surplus, low demand
Asian sugar industry hit by supply surplus, low demand BANGKOK (Dow Jones): Surplus supply and diminished demand, as a result of the widespread economic slump in the region, are set to figure strongly as price influences in the Asian sugar market next year, according to sugar industry experts.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
S'pore hangs 2 for drug trafficking
S'pore hangs 2 for drug trafficking SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore hanged two men on Friday for drug trafficking, a prison official said.Singaporean Loh Kim Cheng, 31, and Malaysian Mohd Ariff Bin Mat Rifin, 39, were sentenced to death for drug trafficking in 1997 and 1996 respectively, the Central...
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Two boys drown in TIM pond
Two boys drown in TIM pond JAKARTA (JP): Two boys drowned in an eight-meter-deep muddy pond at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) arts center in Central Jakarta on Thursday.Witnesses said Yakub Fimansyah and Asep, both 11, together with some of their year six primary school colleagues went for a midday...
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Gontha questioned over Bank Andromeda scandal
Gontha questioned over Bank Andromeda scandal JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Peter F. Gontha was questioned for nearly 10 hours at the National Police Headquarters on Friday over allegations of loan scandals at his Bank Andromeda, which was closed by the government last November.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Rioting in Indorama complex traumatizes expat children
Rioting in Indorama complex traumatizes expat childrenBy M.M.I. Ahyani PURWAKARTA, West Java (JP): A badly battered sedan, with all its windows shattered, stood abandoned in front of the Rama International School, inside the PT Indorama Synthetics company compound.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
A federal state for good governance?
A federal state for good governance?By Aleksius Jemadu BANDUNG (JP): There have been heated debates recently on whether a federal system of government could enhance Indonesian national unity. Such a proposal argues that Indonesia is too vast and pluralistic to be governed in a centralized manner.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Global woes weaken most Asian markets
Global woes weaken most Asian markets HONG KONG (AP): Most Asian stock markets ended the week lower Friday on the back of an overnight plunge on Wall Street. Bucking the trend was the Tokyo Stock Exchange, where the key index rebounded after falling to a 12-year low a day earlier.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
MPR committee agrees to limit presidential term
MPR committee agrees to limit presidential term JAKARTA (JP): Ad Hoc Committee I of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) agreed on Friday to recommend that a president and vice president can only serve a maximum of two terms, whether consecutively or not.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
German pianist to play local works
German pianist to play local works JAKARTA (JP): German pianist Hansjrg Koch will play on Sunday the winning pieces of a composition contest for Indonesian artists at the Erasmus Huis, Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Enlightenment in crisis
Enlightenment in crisis One might wonder what line of reasoning the organizers of Art Summit Indonesia were pursuing when they decided to hold a month- long international event in Jakarta while the country is going around bent double under the worst period of political and economic uncertainty it...
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
RI urges teamwork to solve fiscal snag
RI urges teamwork to solve fiscal snag UNITED NATIONS (AP): No nation is immune from the economic turmoil that brought down an Indonesian president and prompted some of the worst riots in that country's history, the Indonesian foreign affairs minister said Thursday.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Parties call for soft poll rules
Parties call for soft poll rules JAKARTA (JP): Political parties planning to contest next year's general election have welcomed the government's drafts on new political laws but demanded improvements, particularly concerning elections and political parties.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Rate ceiling for Sept. 21-27
Rate ceiling for Sept. 21-27 Time deposit Maximum rate Maximum rate rupiah deposit (%) U.S. dollar deposit (%)---------------------------------------------------------1-month 66 153-month 61 156-month 49 1512-month 48 1524-month 29 18 Maximum overnight rate for rupiah : 54 percentMaximum overnight...
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Eight firms win Bulog's rice tender
Eight firms win Bulog's rice tender JAKARTA (JP): Eight companies have been awarded contracts by the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) to import a total of 526,000 tons of rice between now and December, the government announced on Friday.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Japan's MITI to visit RI
Japan's MITI to visit RI TOKYO (AFP): Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Kaoru Yosano will visit Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore next week, the trade ministry said Friday. Yosano would leave Sunday for the three-day tour, a ministry spokesman said.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Corrupt disposition a good breeding ground for anarchy
Corrupt disposition a good breeding ground for anarchyBy Donna K. Woodward JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia may seem ruptured by conflict just now, but the Indonesian people are unified in demanding reform. Reform is not a matter of rhetoric.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Corruption probe may spread to other officials
Corruption probe may spread to other officials JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Andi Muhammad Ghalib said on Friday that his office could open an investigation of government officials after it looked into the wealth of former president Soeharto.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Anwar demands PM Mahathir's resignation
Anwar demands PM Mahathir's resignation KUALA TERENGGANU, Malaysia (Agencies): Ousted deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim called on Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday to step down and said his wife would lead his reform movement if he were arrested."Mahathir should resign as prime minister.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Gusmiati Suid's company opens Art Summit
Gusmiati Suid's company opens Art Summit JAKARTA (JP): At one point, a alu (a rice pestle) is first used as a plaything and later, burned.At another point, water is poured over a woman dressed in a Minang outfit of West Sumatra. Drenched, the woman undresses.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Action against hoarding urged
Action against hoarding urged SEMARANG, Central Java: Dozens of local Chinese-Indonesian traders called on the Central Java administration to prosecute traders caught hoarding rice and other basic foodstuffs.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Missing persons' relatives set up association
Missing persons' relatives set up association JAKARTA (JP): The relatives of 14 missing persons, mostly activists, set up an association on Friday to provide each other with moral support and to campaign for the eradication of forced disappearances.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Indonesia set to win Davis Cup zone title
Indonesia set to win Davis Cup zone title JAKARTA (JP): The national men's tennis team will be seeking a victory in its Davis Cup Asia Oceania second play-off in China next week, not only to escape relegation but to keep alive its hopes of playing in the Bangkok Asian Games in December.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Donations go to provinces
Donations go to provinces JAKARTA (JP): The government is to use Rp 17.66 billion (US$1.6 million) and 250.30 kilogram of gold collected from the public earlier this year to fight poverty in the provinces.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Job seekers 'must be compensated'
Job seekers 'must be compensated' JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer and a city councilor urged the Ministry of Home Affairs or the city administration on Friday to pay compensation to hundreds of job seekers who were misled by a ministry positions vacant advertisement.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Ciledug traders reluctant to move to new market
Ciledug traders reluctant to move to new market JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of traders whose kiosks in Ciledug market were burned during the May riots have refused to move to a new market built nearby due to the high price of the kiosks there."The kiosks cost Rp 34 million (US$3,090) each.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Classified ads that bring classified exhilaration
Classified ads that bring classified exhilarationBy Alex Abraham JAKARTA (JP): Much change has been wrought on human lifestyles by the vagaries of the economy. In the west they speak of the roaring sixties, the bubbly nineties. In the east they spoke of the Asian Miracle and the Pacific Century.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Status of cemetery plot questioned
Status of cemetery plot questioned JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor urged the administration on Friday to clarify the status of a 44-hectare plot of land originally designated to be part of Pondok Ranggon Cemetery in East Jakarta.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Javan Hawk-Eagle Exhibition, at The Hall of Japan Cultural Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62 South Jakarta (Phone: 5201266), 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sept. 19, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept. 20.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Habibie's urgent tasks
Habibie's urgent tasks In times of crisis such as now, the government must move with both firmness and speed. There is no other option for the Habibie government but to finish at least two urgent tasks. First, it must stick to the reform agenda already agreed upon.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
SIA sets 'Bali Spectacular'
SIA sets 'Bali Spectacular' JAKARTA (JP): Singapore Airlines (SIA) has launched its "Bali Spectacular" program to attract more tourists to the popular tourist destination.The airline announced on Friday that it would invest a total of S$500,000 in its Bali program, which was initially promoted in...
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Plan to allow trawlers in local waters delayed
Plan to allow trawlers in local waters delayed JAKARTA (JP): The government has delayed its plan to lift a ban on the operation of trawlers fishing in the country's territorial waters due to resistance from traditional fishermen, a senior official at the Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Freeport's social commitment
Freeport's social commitment I am writing in response to Mr. Dan Adams' uninformed and outrageous attack on Freeport Indonesia in his letter to The Jakarta Post on Wednesday, Sept. 16.Please, Mr. Adams, show us the facts behind your statement that "the main causes of famine in Irian Jaya is the...
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.18, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 175 -25 5,000 Alumindo Light Metal 225 0 62,000 Alumindo...
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Indonesia to sign UN Ocean Charter
Indonesia to sign UN Ocean Charter JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is to sign the United Nation's Ocean Charter and commit itself to protecting the seas and using the maritime resources at its disposal in a sustainable way.President B.J.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Public transport owners warn of bus crew strikes
Public transport owners warn of bus crew strikes JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta chapter of the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda DKI) urged the central government on Friday to subsidize spare parts for public transportation operators.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Ex-Bantul regent set to face court martial
Ex-Bantul regent set to face court martial YOGYAKARTA (JP): The former regent of Bantul, a colonel implicated in the murder of a journalist, is soon to face a court martial in Jakarta.The commander of the Military Police here, Lt. Col.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Masseur nabbed for selling marijuana
Masseur nabbed for selling marijuana JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta police on Thursday morning arrested a 22-year-old masseur red-handed for selling 3.5 kilograms of dried marijuana to an undercover detective.
Sat, 19 Sep 1998
Thousands suffering from tuberculosis
Thousands suffering from tuberculosis TULUNGAGUNG, East Java: More than 2,000 residents here have tested positive for tuberculosis (TB), but only a few have had the awareness to seek treatment, Antara reported.