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Mon, 14 Sep 1998
RI's 3rd memorandum of economic and financial policies
RI's 3rd memorandum of economic and financial policies This is the full text of Indonesia's Third Supplementary Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies attached to the letter of intent to the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Michel Camdessus in Washington.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
PAN urges quick creation of new election policies
PAN urges quick creation of new election policies JAKARTA (JP): The National Mandate Party (PAN) demanded on Sunday that President B.J. Habibie's administration and the House of Representatives complete the country's new election rules as soon as possible.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Dialog vital among political groupings
Dialog vital among political groupings The burgeoning of political parties in this post-Soeharto era is just one of many indications of people's restlessness in coping with change. B.S. Mardiatmadja, a lecturer at Driyarkara School of Philosophy, strives to find the reason for this restlessness.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 TV Series: The Big Valley 3:05 Belief in God the Almighty 3:30 TV Drama: Suka-Suka 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 Documentary: Rona Nusantara...
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Four killed in road mishap
Four killed in road mishap SERANG, West Java: Four people died and dozens of others were seriously injured on Sunday when their bus collided head-on with another vehicle, and plunged into a ravine 10-meter deep on Jl. Raya Baros in Kebon Jati village, Banten regency.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Rector asks students to work not rally
Rector asks students to work not rally JAKARTA (JP): University of Indonesia (UI) rector Asman Boedisantoso on Saturday called on students to replace their street protests with social work programs to help hungry people.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Bank Negara sets maximum spread for money changers
Bank Negara sets maximum spread for money changers KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara, said on Sunday it had set the maximum spread money changers could charge at two percent for major currencies."The maximum spread between buying and selling for major currencies i.e. U.S.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Indonesia has many wounds to bind
Indonesia has many wounds to bind For a number of years after its infamous American-sponsored overthrow of the democratically elected government, Chile's Pinochet regime would extend its sinister shadow across the world.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Abolish free exchange system
Abolish free exchange systemFrom MerdekaOne-and-a-half years ago, apatriotic businesspeople -- most of them nonindigenous -- transferred more than US$100 billion in foreign exchange to Singapore.This apatriotic economic measure was possible because of Indonesia's free foreign exchange system.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Govt agrees to revamp new labor export body
Govt agrees to revamp new labor export body JAKARTA (JP): Following fierce criticism, the government has agreed to revamp the newly launched coordinating agency for labor export (BPTKI) and allow the private sector to play a role in labor exports.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
East Timor dialog ends with nod to diverse views
East Timor dialog ends with nod to diverse views DILI, East Timor (JP): A two-day meeting on reconciliation between East Timor's political figures ended late on Friday with a joint statement signed at the site of the dialog in Dare, West Dili.One of the 11 points in the communique signed at 9 p.m.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Paku Alam VII buried with military honors
Paku Alam VII buried with military honors YOGYAKARTA (JP): Both military and elaborate Javanese ceremonies marked the burial on Sunday of acting governor and traditional monarch Paku Alam VIII at the Astana Girigondo royal cemetery in Temon, Kulonprogo, some 43 kilometers west of here.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Graphic Art Exhibition: Reflection of My Homeland, by Mansyur Mas'ud, at Galeri Kafe Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No. 36, South Jakarta (Phone: 7990008), 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sept. 16 to Oct. 4.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Rotten system
Rotten system Although we have had B.J. Habibie's administration for a little over 100 days, since the fall of Soeharto in May, we still feel that the decades-old rotten system of the New Order remains. Many figures of Soeharto's Cabinet are found in the present government.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Harassment stalks people working with rape victims
Harassment stalks people working with rape victims JAKARTA (JP): Volunteers working with victims of rape, especially from the May riots, say they are still facing terror targeted at them and their families.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Teacher detained for abortions
Teacher detained for abortions UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: An elementary school teacher was detained by police on Friday following reports of involvement in abortions.Antara did not say whether the teacher, identified as Ma, was male or female. The Tamalate police post chief Capt.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
LEMIGAS develops microbe to enhance oil recovery
LEMIGAS develops microbe to enhance oil recoveryBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Research and Development for Oil and Gas Technology (LEMIGAS) has been developing technology using microbes to enhance oil recovery in the country's oil fields.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Try terms Tanjung Priok incident an 'accident'
Try terms Tanjung Priok incident an 'accident' JAKARTA (JP): Gen. (ret) Try Sutrisno said on Saturday the 1984 Tanjung Priok incident, in which troops opened fire on a mass demonstration at close range, was not a massacre but an unexpected accident."There was never any slaughter.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Undaunted Anwar soldiers on in telling his side of the story
Undaunted Anwar soldiers on in telling his side of the story KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Unfazed by warnings against public rallies, Malaysia's sacked deputy prime minister resumed his political roadshow on Sunday to tell his side of an alleged sex scandal.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Pursuing a civil society amid multicultural forces
Pursuing a civil society amid multicultural forcesBy Mochtar Buchori KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Common sense has it that multiculturalism is a phenomenon which can be observed only in pluralistic societies.In Indonesia and Australia, for instance, multiculturalism can be readily seen and felt in everyday...
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
ABRI ends obligation to pick Golkar in polls
ABRI ends obligation to pick Golkar in polls JAKARTA (JP): Spouses and children of Armed Forces members are no longer obliged to vote for the ruling political organization Golkar and are free to choose whatever political party they want.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Perbanas urged to hold special congress soon
Perbanas urged to hold special congress soon JAKARTA (JP): Some members of the Federation of Private Domestic Banks (Perbanas) have urged the federation's executive board to hold a special congress to change the its leadership.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Toba locals raise a stink over firm
Toba locals raise a stink over firm MEDAN, North Sumatra: The community around Lake Toba in Simalungun regency here has demanded the review of a business permit awarded to a fishing company because of the putrid odor from its activities.Tohap P.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
On National reconciliation
On National reconciliation Mr. B.J. Habibie's government is becoming a government of nouns instead of verbs: a government comprised of teams and commissions and institutes instead of a government energized by deciding and executing and implementing.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
A crucial moment for Habibie
A crucial moment for Habibie Twenty-one draft decrees are reported to be ready to be discussed during the forthcoming extraordinary session of the People's Consultative Assembly. The United Development Party faction is reported to have proposed a draft decree that would mandate President B.J.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Book fair taps into the signs of the times
Book fair taps into the signs of the timesBy Ahmad Junaidi JAKARTA (JP): With seemingly no end in sight to the economic crisis, the Indonesian Publishers Association (Ikapi) has daringly held its annual book fair offering discounts of up to 50 percent.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Student demos cast a shadow over JSX
Student demos cast a shadow over JSX JAKARTA (JP): Fears of escalating student demonstrations and reports of looting will continue to cast a shadow on the country's financial market this week.Securities analysts said on Friday that such fears would dampen positive sentiment arising from the latest...
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Bambang says family unfazed by legal maneuvers
Bambang says family unfazed by legal maneuvers JAKARTA (JP): The second son of former president Soeharto, Bambang Trihatmodjo, said on Saturday that he and his family would be ready to face legal prosecution in connection with the ongoing investigation into his family's wealth.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Soaring prices hit food stall business
Soaring prices hit food stall business TANGERANG (JP): Skyrocketing prices of foodstuffs due to the economic crisis are taking a chunk out of the business of food stall owners as customers closely watch their expenses.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Minister warns against possible major flooding
Minister warns against possible major flooding JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare and Poverty Eradication Haryono Suyono has alerted Jakartans residing on the riversides of the Ciliwung River to take precautionary measures against the possibility of major floods, which he said...
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Many stock brokerage firms suffer losses
Many stock brokerage firms suffer losses JAKARTA (JP): Nearly half of the brokerage houses on the Jakarta Stock Exchange reported significant losses in the first half of this year as the crisis bit deeper into their dwindling fee-based earnings.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Rorotan residents cry for clean water
Rorotan residents cry for clean water JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Rorotan subdistrict in Cilincing, North Jakarta, expressed concern to the city administration on Friday over chronic drinking water shortages.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
USFilter, Enerkon set new ventures
USFilter, Enerkon set new ventures JAKARTA (JP): USFilter of the United States will expand its water treatment business into Indonesia by October, a director of the company said on Saturday.USFilter's director for Southeast Asian affairs, Richard Jacob, said here that his company would tie up with...
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
17m families 'hit by dire food shortages'
17m families 'hit by dire food shortages' JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Food and Horticulture A.M. Saefuddin, acknowledging that 17.1 million families are facing food shortages nationwide, said on Sunday the government was prescribing special measures for poverty-stricken areas vulnerable to...
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
'Jamsostek program must stay a monopoly'
'Jamsostek program must stay a monopoly' JAKARTA (JP): The prospect of having a private company manage the country's social security program during the crisis has led to strong support of a continued state monopoly of the program.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Official backs sweeping power for banking agency
Official backs sweeping power for banking agency JAKARTA (JP): A key government official has defended the new banking bill vesting the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) with controversial special powers, arguing they are imperative to salvage the chaotic banking sector.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
Soeharto's plea
Soeharto's plea As could have been expected, former president Soeharto's call to the government and the National Commission on Human Rights to protect him against slanderous and humiliating remarks made by members of the public proved to be counterproductive.
Mon, 14 Sep 1998
IDB loans Indonesia $700m
IDB loans Indonesia $700m RIYADH (AFP): The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has extended Indonesia a loan of US$700 million to ease its financial crisis, the IDB announced Sunday.The Saudi-based bank said $500 million was earmarked for imports of food and medicine, and another $100 million each for...
Sun, 13 Sep 1998
Panning for truth on the slag heap of tarnished gold
Panning for truth on the slag heap of tarnished gold BRE-X -- The Inside Story; By Diane Francis; Seal Books, McClelland-Bantam Inc, July 1998; 326 pp, S $15.90. JAKARTA (JP): If, as Mark Twain said, "A gold mine is a hole in the ground with a liar on top", then Bre-X turned out to be this...
Sun, 13 Sep 1998
Ray of hope for RI films: Garin
Ray of hope for RI films: GarinBy Ivy Susanti JAKARTA (JP): Fears have been voiced that the dire economic crisis will serve to speed the total collapse of the ailing national film industry, but film director Garin Nugroho can see a ray of hope ahead.
Sun, 13 Sep 1998
Signs of hope for local film revival?
Signs of hope for local film revival? The Indonesian film industry has been in the doldrums since the late 1980s. Film production has constantly been low, and the few films that have been made have attracted the attention of but a few moviegoers.
Sun, 13 Sep 1998
Shuttlers must 'be professionals'
Shuttlers must 'be professionals' JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia deputy chairman, Agus Wirahadikusumah, has urged players to behave professionally in their daily activities."As professional shuttlers, they must be disciplined in training, dieting and resting.
Sun, 13 Sep 1998
Supena paints homage to Bali's glorious past
Supena paints homage to Bali's glorious pastBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR (JP): Young, talented Balinese painter Made Supena takes inspiration from his native culture to create his abstract works.His solo exhibition at the Chedi Gallery, Ubud, featuring more than 20 of Supena's abstracts opened on Aug.
Sun, 13 Sep 1998
Silkworms spin employment for thousands in Central Java
Silkworms spin employment for thousands in Central JavaBy Ahmad Solikhan and Abu Ibrahim YOGYAKARTA (JP): Under the blazing sun, five farmers harvested Taztar curicula silkworm cocoons on their cashew nut farm in Ngadirejo village, Wonogiri, Central Java.
Sun, 13 Sep 1998
Garuda aborts takeoff in Tokyo
Garuda aborts takeoff in Tokyo TOKYO (AP): A Garuda Indonesia jumbo jet bound for the resort island of Bali aborted its departure from Tokyo's main international airport Saturday after the pilot detected engine trouble, an airport spokesman said.
Sun, 13 Sep 1998
Illiteracy 'reflects backwardness'
Illiteracy 'reflects backwardness' JAKARTA (JP): Illiteracy is a symbol of ignorance and poverty, President B.J. Habibie said on Saturday in a speech to mark the 33rd International Illiteracy Day at Merdeka Palace.
Sun, 13 Sep 1998
Bogel's Principle
Bogel's PrincipleBy Sartono Kusumaningrat Moon beams peeped through the cracks between the rickety wooden planks forming the walls of Bogel's house, while the structure's corrugated iron roof reflected the silvery light falling on it.
Sun, 13 Sep 1998
Viagra sales boom despite being illegal
Viagra sales boom despite being illegalBy Stevie Emilia and Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Although the government has yet to rule on Viagra's legality here, some local businesspeople have been making a lot of money from the drug without fear of possible legal action against them.
Sun, 13 Sep 1998
Filmmakers find cheap ways to produce films
Filmmakers find cheap ways to produce films JAKARTA (JP): In this time of crisis when prices are skyrocketing, filmmakers are finding economical ways to reduce costs without sacrificing quality that can attract more sponsors and advertisers.
Sun, 13 Sep 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: MuseumHolli HollitzerHAPPY BIRTHDAY: Balinese painter Sutedja Neka (right) poses in front of his Neka Museum in Ubud, Bali, with fellow painter I Made Sumadiyasa. The internationally famed museum, which has a collection of some of the finest Indonesian paintings, celebrated its...