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Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Singapore Power to sign RI gas import MOU this month
Singapore Power to sign RI gas import MOU this month SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): State utility Singapore Power is due to sign a memorandum of understanding to import natural gas from southern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Sept. 15, a senior official close to the deal told Dow Jones Newswires Monday.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
BA clarifies
BA clarifies We would like to refer the article which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Sunday, Aug. 30, Chipmunk roams free on BA flight, and wish to clarify the issue.Investigation on this case has begun in Hong Kong as to why the animal was not detected by airport authorities at the normal...
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Monash University's motives questioned
Monash University's motives questionedBy I. N. Cider As Monash university seeks Asian expansion questions arise concerning its motives. HOWTHORN, Victoria (JP): Despite serious confusion over the future of several departments at Australia's Monash University in Australia, the institution is...
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Measures against official demanded
Measures against official demanded TANGERANG (JP): Bencongan villagers urged Tangerang regent Agus Djunara on Saturday to take stern action against a local regency official for his alleged involvement in the illegal sale of a four-hectare plot of land.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
IPTN wins $5.5m contract to make Boeing-757 parts
IPTN wins $5.5m contract to make Boeing-757 parts JAKARTA (JP): State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) has won a contract worth US$5.5 million to supply B-757 pressure bulkhead components to U.S giant Boeing Co.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Students back to DPR, insist Habibie quit
Students back to DPR, insist Habibie quit JAKARTA (JP): Students, who spearheaded the movement to remove Soeharto from the presidency earlier this year, took up where they left off on Monday and staged a vociferous demonstration at the House of Representatives (DPR) demanding President B.J.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Govt to review 50 toll road projects
Govt to review 50 toll road projects JAKARTA (JP): State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga announced on Monday it would review 50 toll road projects to determine whether private firms had obtained contracts due to preferential treatment.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Speculators and people's stomachs
Speculators and people's stomachsFrom NeracaIt seems that the plight of the common people, instead of coming to an end, is worsening.While their earnings are shrinking -- in fact many people have lost their jobs and earn nothing as a result -- the prices of basic needs continue to soar.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Vietnam sells rice to RI
Vietnam sells rice to RI HANOI (Dow Jones): Vietnam will sell 400,000 metric tons of rice to Indonesia in two deliveries, with half to be shipped late this year, an official from the Ministry of Agriculture said Monday.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Dozens of building razed in Kebumen riot
Dozens of building razed in Kebumen riot JAKARTA (JP): At least 35 shops and warehouses and a truck were burned and dozens of other buildings badly damaged in a riot in the Central Java town of Kebumen on Monday.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Councilors call for dismissal of Dolog Jaya boss
Councilors call for dismissal of Dolog Jaya boss JAKARTA (JP): Councilors on Monday strongly urged Governor Sutiyoso to recommend the dismissal of the current chief of the Jakarta Logistics Agency (Dolog Jaya), Achmad Zawawi, for his failure to stop widespread fraud and malpractice associated with...
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Public bus driver flees after accident
Public bus driver flees after accident JAKARTA (JP): At least two passengers were seriously wounded and some 30 others slightly injured when a Mayasari Bhakti bus hit a tree and overturned on Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan in East Jakarta early Monday.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Jakarta High Court gets new chief
Jakarta High Court gets new chief JAKARTA (JP): Chief Justice Sarwata installed I. Gde Sudharta as head of Jakarta High Court on Monday, replacing Slamet Riyanto.The installation ceremony was held at the City Hall.Sarwata said the replacement was aimed at improving the performance of the court.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 7, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 225 25 140,000 Alumindo Light Metal 225 0 15,000 Alumindo...
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
MPR to impose limit on presidential term
MPR to impose limit on presidential term JAKARTA (JP): The five factions of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) agreed on Monday that the special Assembly session planned for November should impose a limitation on the presidential term and abolish the president's extraordinary power granted by...
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Kim freed from all charges in bank scam case
Kim freed from all charges in bank scam case JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta District Court cleared businessman Kim Johanes Mulia on Monday of all charges of complicity in a scam over promissory notes worth Rp 150 billion (US$13.6 million).Presiding judge M.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Tyfountex workers want rebel staff fired
Tyfountex workers want rebel staff fired JAKARTA (JP): Following strikes last week by hundreds of workers of textile company PT Tyfountex Indonesia in Kartasura, Central Java, more than 500 out of around 6,000 workers who remain loyal to the company staged a counter-demonstration at the Ministry of...
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Banking crisis: Who's to blame?
Banking crisis: Who's to blame?By Eddy Soeparno JAKARTA (JP): Many Indonesians find it difficult to accept that the economic crisis has changed their lifestyle -- as well as their status, notably from being employed to unemployed -- in a matter of months.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
University recommends Supreme Advisory Board dissolution
University recommends Supreme Advisory Board dissolution YOGYAKARTA (JP): Gadjah Mada University has recommended the dissolution of the Supreme Advisory Board on the grounds that it overlapped with other state agencies.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Local people to decide on Aceh troop withdrawals
Local people to decide on Aceh troop withdrawals JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief of General Affairs Lt. Gen. Fachrul Razi said here Monday it would be up to the religious leaders and people of Aceh to decide when troop deployment should end in the province.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Govt urged to declare nation's top debtors
Govt urged to declare nation's top debtors JAKARTA (JP): The government should announce the names of the nation's top debtors and investigate if they were involved in improprieties which have brought the country's banking industry to its knees, a senior banking analyst said Monday.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Bankers interrogated
Bankers interrogated The daily parade of bankers, both owners and directors, arriving for interrogation at the National Police headquarters and Attorney General's Office since early this month has understandably dominated newspaper headlines.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
IBRA will finish bank restructuring by December: Govt
IBRA will finish bank restructuring by December: Govt JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is expected to complete its rehabilitation of the local commercial banks under its supervision by the end of this year, Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto said on Monday.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Golkar chapter has new chairman
Golkar chapter has new chairman MEDAN, North Sumatra: Yunus Harahap, outgoing deputy chairman of the North Sumatra Golkar chapter, was elected chairman in a party meeting here on Wednesday.Yunus, who garnered a majority of the votes during the election, beat rival Zainuddin Tanjung.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Rupiah, stocks rise on regional boost
Rupiah, stocks rise on regional boost JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's rattled financial market showed uncharacteristic stability on Monday despite reports of a large student rally at the House of Representatives (DPR).
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Man arrested for pickpocketing
Man arrested for pickpocketing JAKARTA (JP): A 31-year-old pickpocket was caught by a City Hall official on Monday for allegedly snatching the latter's mobile phone as he was about to get off a Kopaja minibus on Jl. Kebon Sirih in Central Jakarta.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Firm apologizes for high-risk rating
Firm apologizes for high-risk rating MANILA (DPA): A United States intelligence service company has apologized for a misleading travel risk report it published on the Philippines, which described the country as a "high-risk" place for visits and business, the presidential spokesman said on Monday.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Hotel Papandayan, Jl. Gatot Subroto No. 83 (Phone: 022 310799): - The Burangrang Lounge at 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Piano Solo, Monday. Jazz Duo, Tuesday. Piano Solo, Wednesday. Piano, Jazzy Voices, Thursday. Jazz Quartet, Friday. Fusion Jazz Bit, Saturday.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Graft badly hurts SE Asian soccer
Graft badly hurts SE Asian soccer HANOI (Reuters): Bribery and match-fixing hamper the development of soccer in Southeast Asia, and a farcical game in the recent Tiger Cup championship has further tarnished the sport's image, coaches and officials said.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
KPC reclaims mining areas
KPC reclaims mining areas JAKARTA (JP): The country's largest coal mining company, PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC), has reclaimed 850 hectares of its former mining areas in Sangatta, East Kalimantan, in its effort to reforest the area.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Sept. 7, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,600.00 11,100.00Austrian shilling 1 837.00 944.00Australian dollar 1 6,200.00 6,523.00Belgian franc 1 296.00 310.00Canadian dollar 1 6,949.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Security asked to stop agitators
Security asked to stop agitators BOGOR (JP): Hundreds of villagers from Rancamaya, Kertamaya, Bojong Kerta and Genteng near here asked local security officers on Monday to stop the actions of a group of men who continuously provoked people to take part in demonstrations.
Tue, 08 Sep 1998
Ananda fifth in Formula 3
Ananda fifth in Formula 3 JAKARTA (JP): Young Indonesian driver Ananda Mikola failed to improve his position in the Italian Formula Three championship after finishing fifth in the seventh race of the series at the Binetto circuit on Sunday.
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
Soeharto urged to help poor people
Soeharto urged to help poor people JAKARTA (JP): Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung has urged former president Soeharto to direct the Dakab Foundation to hand over its funds to the government to help low-income families weather the crisis.
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
Freeport denies ignoring local people
Freeport denies ignoring local people JAKARTA (JP): American mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia has denied an Antara report that the company had failed to improve the lot of the local community in Irian Jaya in the more than 25 years it has been there.
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
Think nationally!
Think nationally! "The momentum is still on the side of the reform movement," Adam Schwarz said in The Jakarta Post (Sept. 3). I agree with him, the gate has not yet been closed for all of us to march forward to turn this nation into a civil society.
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
Reconciliation at last?
Reconciliation at last? Though much belated, the government's agreement to form a national reconciliation team consisting of representatives of the government, the National Commission on Human Rights, non- governmental organizations and the public at large can only be welcomed.
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
Indonesian hotel industry slumps as crisis continues
Indonesian hotel industry slumps as crisis continuesBy Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): Over three decades of rapid economic growth had fostered Indonesia's hotel industry, but recent economic and political blows are now threatening high-flying investment in star-rated hotels.
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
16 still being questioned over rice delivery orders
16 still being questioned over rice delivery orders JAKARTA (JP): Police are still questioning 16 people, including an official of the city's logistics agency (Dolog Jaya), for their alleged role in the illegal transaction and possession of rice delivery orders, an official said on Sunday.
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
Rupiah assigned B-3 rating
Rupiah assigned B-3 rating NEW YORK (Dow Jones): Moody's Investors Service said it assigned a B3 issuer rating to rupiah obligations of Indonesia.Issuer ratings are used to provide an opinion about the debt- service capacity of a government that may have no outstanding long-term general obligation...
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
New team gets cautious welcome
New team gets cautious welcome JAKARTA (JP): Observers were cautious over the weekend about the establishment of the National Reconciliation Team -- intended to avert national disintegration -- and suggested that President B.J.
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
More counters for phone bills
More counters for phone bills JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta residents will no longer have to join the long queues at local major post offices to pay their telephone bills.The management of the East Jakarta post office have provided 58 post offices and a number of mobile units in a bid to help...
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
Middle class families 'should help the poor'
Middle class families 'should help the poor' JAKARTA (JP): Sociologist Paulus Wirutomo urged middle class families to help the poor in order to minimize social instability as the crisis thrusts millions of Indonesians below the poverty line.
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Kabut di Rumah Betang, by Melki Lesmana, at Galeri Cipta III, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Sept. 7.
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
Govt bank probe on credits 'may send wrong signal'
Govt bank probe on credits 'may send wrong signal' JAKARTA (JP): The government's hastiness in trying to recover massive liquidity support given to ailing banks may send out a wrong signal about efforts to rehabilitate the troubled industry, an expert has warned.
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
Hardship forces many to reduce food consumption
Hardship forces many to reduce food consumptionBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Hardship incurred during the prolonged economic crisis has forced many residents of the Greater Jakarta area, especially those living in underdeveloped subdistricts, to reduce their daily food intake.
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
Hamengkubuwono X to send team to talks
Hamengkubuwono X to send team to talks YOGYAKARTA (JP): Yogyakarta's Sultan Hamengkubuwono X is to set up a small team to represent the sultanate palace in talks with the government aimed at drafting a presidential decree covering gubernatorial succession in the special province.President B.J.
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
Big Ecstasy factory uncovered
Big Ecstasy factory uncovered JAKARTA (JP): The National Police have uncovered a large Ecstasy producing factory on Jl. Muhtar Raya in Ciledug, Tangerang, an official said on Friday.Maj. Gen. Da'i Bachtiar, the chief detective in the National Police, said the discovery was the largest this year.
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
Four arrested for extortion
Four arrested for extortion JAKARTA (JP): Four men were arrested on Thursday for allegedly pretending to be Marine officers and extorting money from a businessman in Muara Baru, Cilincing, North Jakarta.Marine Corps spokesman Maj.
Mon, 07 Sep 1998
'Silver Town' sees silver lining slip away
'Silver Town' sees silver lining slip awayBy Gin Kurniawan YOGYAKARTA (JP): A former seat of the ancient Mataram Kingdom, Kotagede to the southeast of downtown Yogyakarta is dubbed "Silver Town" because the majority of its residents are silversmiths.