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Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Belo says Timor must decide own future
Belo says Timor must decide own future DILI (JP): Dili Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo called on the government and international forums on Thursday to let the East Timorese decide on the fate of their troubled province.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
BI governor reaffirms free forex policy
BI governor reaffirms free forex policy JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Sjahril Sabirin reiterated on Thursday that the country would not copy Malaysia's move last week imposing foreign exchange controls.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
S. Korea, RI plan barter deal
S. Korea, RI plan barter deal SEOUL (Dow Jones): South Korea's Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy said it concluded Thursday a two-day meeting with Indonesian government officials on improving trade between the two countries during an annual committee of energy and mineral resources...
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Mudjito elected PSASI chairman
Mudjito elected PSASI chairman JAKARTA (JP): Navy Western Fleet commander Rear Admiral Mudjito was elected chairman of the Indonesian Water Skiing Association (PSASI) in a national congress held in Sunter, North Jakarta, on Wednesday.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Pedicabs should have a place in the city: NGOs
Pedicabs should have a place in the city: NGOs JAKARTA (JP): Four major non-governmental organizations on Thursday demanded the city administration allow a limited number of pedicabs (becak) to operate in designated areas of the capital.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
IMF urges govt to halt increase in rice prices
IMF urges govt to halt increase in rice prices JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government needs to take immediate measures to stop further increases in the price of rice and to boost supplies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Asia Pacific Director Hubert Neiss said on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
SE Asian monies struggle as market looks to yen, mark
SE Asian monies struggle as market looks to yen, mark SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies languished against the U.S. dollar in quiet trading late Thursday as traders, fund managers and speculators focused their attention on the yen and German mark.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Toiletries bazaar to be held at UGM
Toiletries bazaar to be held at UGM JAKARTA (JP): A one-day bazaar to sell toiletries will be held on Sunday at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, the organizers said in a press release on Wednesday.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
'Kartu Halo'
'Kartu Halo' I have been using Kartu Halo, operated by Telkomsel, for more than two years.Recently, Telkomsel has been wanting in its service, as I have been experiencing a nonperformance from my Kartu Halo. On Jakarta's main streets it is very hard to make or to receive calls.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Medco needs US$90 million
Medco needs US$90 million JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed oil and gas company Medco Energy Corporation said on Thursday that it needs an investment of US$90 million to increase production in the Kaji Semoga oil field in South Sumatra to 35,000 barrels per day (bpd) within the next two years.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
China's problems worsen Asian oil demand slump
China's problems worsen Asian oil demand slump LONDON (Reuters): China's oil demand growth has slumped, dragging Asian consumption down, after the worst floods in 60 years amid currency worries, analysts said."The current plight of China does not help the region.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Two Bangladeshis arrested
Two Bangladeshis arrested JAKARTA (JP): Officers of the Tangerang immigration office captured two Bangladeshis in Tangerang on Monday for allegedly breaching immigration regulations, the office's head, Dody Mawardi Wibowo, said.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Indonesian Designers' Exhibition and Fashion Show: Hotel Mulia Senayan, Jl. Asia Afrika, Central Jakarta (Phone: 5747777), 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., until Sept. 13. * Painting Exhibition: by Five Indonesian Painters, Gallery Room, at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Jl.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Cartoon: Warner Kartun 3:05 Music Lessons: Bermain Music 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Performance: Cakrawala Budaya 5:00 Music: Paket 27 5:30 Education Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: Rona...
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
S'pore tussles with issue of ringgit-based assets
S'pore tussles with issue of ringgit-based assets SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Singapore banks -- fresh from converting ringgit-denominated deposits to U.S. dollars -- must now grapple with the asset side of the balance sheet, bank analysts said.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Missing activists' kin visit Amien, Megawati
Missing activists' kin visit Amien, Megawati JAKARTA (JP): Relatives of missing activists met with leading opposition figures Amien Rais and Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday to seek moral support.Accompanied by the independent Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), the...
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Parents must know that gifted kids need special attention
Parents must know that gifted kids need special attention JAKARTA (JP): "How am I supposed to know if my child is gifted? And how should I treat him?" asked a woman.Her questions were two of many raised during a seminar on gifted children held by the Indonesian Gifted Children's Foundation at the...
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Broad Thai debt framework accord endorsed
Broad Thai debt framework accord endorsed BANGKOK (Reuters): Thai and foreign bank creditors on Thursday endorsed a broad framework agreement aimed at nudging debt restructuring of the battered Thai corporate sector.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Eleven die in West Java bus crash
Eleven die in West Java bus crash JAKARTA (JP): Eleven people died and four were seriously injured when two buses crashed into each other in Krangkeng district, Indramayu, West Java, late on Wednesday.Antara reported from the neighboring town of Cirebon that the Ismo and Garuda Mas buses were...
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Vietnam names new army chief
Vietnam names new army chief HANOI (AFP): Vietnam has named Maj. Gen. Le Van Dung as the new army chief of staff, the ministry of defense said on Thursday.Dung, 53, replaces Maj. Gen. Dao Trong Lich, who was killed in May aboard a Lao Airforce jet which crashed near the plain of jars, killing all...
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
German trade to ASEAN falls
German trade to ASEAN falls WIESBADEN, Germany (AFP): German exports to ASEAN nations fell by nearly a fifth to 9.1 billion marks (US$5.3 billion) in the first half of 1998 from the figure for the same period last year, the federal statistics office said on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Jakarta has new venue for good music
Jakarta has new venue for good music JAKARTA (JP): Classical music, a struggling art in this country, may get a much welcomed shot in the arm when, on Sept. 17, the Bulevar Park Royal Hotel, Jl. S. Parman, West Jakarta, opens it doors to commence a program which, it is hoped, will become a regular...
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Middle-class flea market to open
Middle-class flea market to open JAKARTA (JP): Middle-class shoppers will soon have the option to look for bargains at a special flea market offering new and used wares, a noted model said on Thursday.Ratih Sanggarwati said the Expose modeling agency would operate a flea market every Sunday from 9...
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Trisakti University to launch nationwide search for talent
Trisakti University to launch nationwide search for talent JAKARTA (JP): Trisakti University is to conduct a nationwide search for talented new recruits, Thoby Mutis, the university's newly installed rector, said on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
BI's net domestic assets up to Rp 73.93t
BI's net domestic assets up to Rp 73.93t JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's (BI) net domestic assets rose 15 percent, or Rp 9.79 trillion (US$830 million), to Rp 73.93 trillion during the week ending Sept. 7, the central bank reported on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Sep 1998
Frenchman markets new map of Bandung
Frenchman markets new map of BandungBy Kafil Yamin BANDUNG (JP): Marc Le Moullec knows Bandung. The young Frenchman has been driving his 1971 Honda motorcycle through the streets of the West Java capital for the last four years. The result: a reliable and user-friendly city map.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
ABRI's dual function: Interference or assistance?
ABRI's dual function: Interference or assistance?J. Soedjati Djiwandono This is the third of three articles in a series on the dual function concept of the Indonesian Armed Forces. JAKARTA (JP): The socio-political role played by the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) through its dwifungsi (dual...
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Fear of retaliation following clash
Fear of retaliation following clash JAYAPURA: Irian Jaya Governor Freddy Numberi has asked the North Sulawesi administration to protect around 4,000 Irianese living in and around Manado following a fight between people from the two provinces in a remote area of Irian Jaya.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Students stabbed at DPR still critical
Students stabbed at DPR still critical JAKARTA (JP): The two university students stabbed in a confrontation with police and troops early on Tuesday at the front gate of the House of Representatives (DPR) complex were still in a critical condition after more than 24 hours of treatment.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Govt denies allegation over labor exports
Govt denies allegation over labor exports JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Fahmi Idris has denied labor export companies' allegations that the government plans to monopolize labor exports."The government has insisted that there will be no monopoly in sending workers overseas and it will end all...
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Rubber producers pin hopes on output cut to boost prices
Rubber producers pin hopes on output cut to boost prices KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Asian rubber producers, against a background of regional crisis, agreed at a meeting on Wednesday to cut output in an attempt to lift sinking prices, officials said.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Taiwanese agrarian model for RI economy
Taiwanese agrarian model for RI economyBy Peter Richards JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, the fourth most populous country in the world, often behaves like a banana republic characterized by small population with a single resource.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Goiter cases fall in Sulawesi
Goiter cases fall in Sulawesi UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The frequency of goiter cases has declined in Sulawesi, except in Southeast Sulawesi, according to a health expert here.A. Razak Thaba, the head of a body which documents cases of the affliction here, said on Tuesday that a recent survey...
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Dolog Jaya boss quizzed over dubious transaction
Dolog Jaya boss quizzed over dubious transaction JAKARTA (JP): The city police questioned the city's logistics agency (Dolog Jaya) head Ahmad Zawawi on Wednesday for almost five hours over alleged illegal rice transactions and rice exports to Kuching, Malaysia.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Minister warns of La Nina-induced floods
Minister warns of La Nina-induced floods JAKARTA (JP): The government has warned that La Nina-induced floods will threaten many Indonesian provinces, even as it admitted that the country has poor flood control contingency plans.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Govt told to let market decide cooking oil price
Govt told to let market decide cooking oil price JAKARTA (JP): Analysts have welcomed the government's decision to remove the subsidy on cooking oil but have urged the government to refrain from interfering further with trade in the commodity and allow the market to establish the price of the...
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Street singers protest high stapple prices
Street singers protest high stapple prices JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of street singers staged a protest on Wednesday at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta, demanding a reduction in staple food prices and the return of all missing activists.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Upsurge in political turmoil mutes local financial markets
Upsurge in political turmoil mutes local financial markets JAKARTA (JP): The country's financial market continued to succumb to heightening political instability at home and regional bearish sentiments, dealers and analysts said on Wednesday.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibitions, by Mohammed and Joni, in Artissimo Gallery, Novotel Benoa Bali, Tanjung Benoa (Phone: 0361 772239), 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Sept. 15. * Painting Exhibitions, in Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran (Phone: 0361 701010): Images of...
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Govt launches guidelines to settle domestic debt
Govt launches guidelines to settle domestic debt JAKARTA (JP): The government has launched an initiative to spur the recovery of the paralyzed private sector by providing incentives and eliminating regulatory obstacles to reaching out of court domestic corporate debt restructuring agreements.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Slum residents to get ownership of their land
Slum residents to get ownership of their land JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is currently preparing a new decree that will allow residents living in a Pademangan slum area in North Jakarta to upgrade the legal status of their properties from state land into personal ownership, an official...
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
KL party's youth to discuss Anwar
KL party's youth to discuss Anwar KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The youth wing of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's ruling party will hold a special meeting to discuss the issue of dismissed deputy Anwar Ibrahim, party officials said on Wednesday.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Japan's Asia exposure soars
Japan's Asia exposure soars TOKYO (Nikkei): Japan's top 19 banks had Y18.22 trillion (US$138 billion) in outstanding loans in Asian countries outside Japan as of March 31, according to the Federation of Bankers Associations of Japan, the Nikkei Financial Daily reported in its Wednesday edition.
Thu, 10 Sep 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, 10 Sep 1998
RI co-hosts forestry meeting
RI co-hosts forestry meeting JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is cosponsoring a four-day international forestry meeting, which opened in Ort/Gmunden, Austria, on Monday.The Bogor-based Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) said on Wednesday that Indonesia was represented by the head of the...
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Local designers organize big show amid crisis
Local designers organize big show amid crisis JAKARTA (JP): In the continuing crisis, when business is painfully slow and people's purchasing power is weakening, do we have also to give up?"Definitely not," said designer Ramli.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
W. Java chapter deserts from Mukhtar's union
W. Java chapter deserts from Mukhtar's union BANDUNG, West Java (JP): The Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union (SBSI) is facing a rebellion after all members and executives in the union's West Java chapter declared they had deserted from the labor organization chaired by Mukhtar Pakpahan.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Activist urges RI not to let freedoms fade
Activist urges RI not to let freedoms fade JAKARTA (JP): Failure to institutionalize political openness this time around in a climate of relative freedom will lead to the old trap of gags on freedom of expression, a human rights advocate warned on Wednesday.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Troubled banks vow to return credits
Troubled banks vow to return credits JAKARTA (JP): Owners of eight troubled banks have vowed to draw on their assets to pay back liquidity credits they received from Bank Indonesia, Deputy Attorney General Soehandjono said on Wednesday.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Three major fires erupt overnight
Three major fires erupt overnight JAKARTA (JP): At least three large fires were recorded in the city on Tuesday night, leaving hundreds of people homeless and without any belongings.No fatalities were reported but the fires illuminated the heavily populated residential areas of Pulogadung in East...