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Sun, 06 Sep 1998
S'pore defeats host Vietnam 1-0 in Tiger Cup final
S'pore defeats host Vietnam 1-0 in Tiger Cup final HANOI (Agencies): Singapore stunned a partisan crowd into silence on Saturday when they defeated hosts Vietnam 1-0 to lift the Tiger Cup.A solitary Sasi Kumar goal in the 71st minute gave Singapore their first Southeast Asian title in a game...
Sun, 06 Sep 1998
A quick glimpse at Indonesian women poets through their work
A quick glimpse at Indonesian women poets through their work Antologi Wanita Penyair Indonesia (An Anthology of Poems by Indonesian Women Poets); By Korrie Layun Rampan; Balai Pustaka, Jakarta, December 1997; xxiv + 539 pp BOGOR (JP): Indonesia is fertile soil for poetry.
Sun, 06 Sep 1998
'The Miracle' gives birth to a new star
'The Miracle' gives birth to a new starBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): She is currently dubbed the rising star of Indonesian pop music, with her debut album Keajaiban (The Miracle) selling like hotcakes despite the economic crisis. But for her, the success is not a miracle.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
BIDA loses licensing for sand operations
BIDA loses licensing for sand operations JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Mines and Energy has taken over the licensing of sand quarrying operations off Batam island and its neighboring isles in Riau province from the Batam Industrial Development Authority (BIDA).
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
'Trashy' local miniseries still the viewers' favorite
'Trashy' local miniseries still the viewers' favorite JAKARTA (JP): Some top rating Indonesian sinetron (miniseries) are of basic quality with simple plots and unrealistic themes.High rating miniseries, including those screened during prime time (between 7.30 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
People scrimp and save to weather crisis
People scrimp and save to weather crisisBy M.M.I Ahyani & Agus Maryono BANDUNG (JP): Fifty-year-old Komariah earns Rp 200,000 (US$ 18) per month washing clothes for eight university students living in boarding houses on Jl. Taman Sari.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Ministry asks Gatari to return its helicopters
Ministry asks Gatari to return its helicopters JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry and Plantations has demanded that PT Gatari, an air charter company owned by former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra return the ministry's eight helicopters by the end of this year, a...
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Exports threaten rice stocks in S. Sulawesi
Exports threaten rice stocks in S. SulawesiBy Hasanuddin Hamid UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): When Lake Tempe overflowed following heavy rains in mid-July, more than 15,000 hectares of paddy fields were inundated. As a result, 6,700 hectares of crops either failed or were badly damaged.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Exhibition gives peak into life of the Baduy
Exhibition gives peak into life of the BaduyBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): For most people, the lifestyle of the reclusive Baduy people living in the highlands of Lebak regency, West Java, remain a mystery.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Indonesia drops bid to compete in Asiad soccer
Indonesia drops bid to compete in Asiad soccer JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's soccer team will not compete in December's Asian Games in Bangkok so that it can start regenerating its program instead, a top sports official said on Friday.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Food shortages in Tangerang
Food shortages in Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): Eight subdistricts in Tangerang mayoralty have been classified as being prone to food shortages, an official of the mayoralty said on Thursday.Harry Mulya Zein, spokesman of the mayoralty, identified the eight subdistricts as Jatiuwung, Batuceper, Periuk,...
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Anwar planning tour to push for reform
Anwar planning tour to push for reform KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's sacked cabinet minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday that he planned a nationwide tour to push for political reforms if he was not arrested and might consider joining the opposition.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Entertainment spot damaged
Entertainment spot damaged TANGERANG (JP): At least 1,000 residents of Ciledug district here attacked an entertainment spot on Thursday night because it had allegedly been used as a prostitution den.No fatalities were reported in the attack.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Official proposes 'safer' scheme to distribute rice
Official proposes 'safer' scheme to distribute rice JAKARTA (JP): An official from the city's Regional Economic Bureau (Binekda) has underlined the importance of ensuring cheap rice supplied through market operations reaches the poor people it is intended for and is not stolen by unscrupulous...
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Malaysia stocks suspended
Malaysia stocks suspended SINGAPORE (Reuters): The Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) said on Friday it would end trading of Malaysian shares.It said trading of such shares, suspended on Friday, would resume for one week, from a date yet to be set, after which trading of these shares would cease.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Experts say rapes can be engineered
Experts say rapes can be engineered JAKARTA (JP): Medical experts agreed at a meeting on Friday that rapes were usually not sexually motivated and could be engineered by an organized group."Sex is not the primary factor in rape, particularly in mass rapes," Wimpie Pangkahila, an andrology and...
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Keep up the momentum
Keep up the momentum The Attorney General's Office has begun to summon business tycoons and executives suspected of having misused state money. Bank owners and directors thus far known as successful entrepreneurs have been brought before law enforcement officers.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Govt to establish National Reconciliation Team
Govt to establish National Reconciliation Team JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie gave the go-ahead on Friday for the establishment of a National Reconciliation Team to head off the rising threat of disintegration and separatism in the country.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Man faces jail for bomb blast
Man faces jail for bomb blast JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court was asked on Friday to sentence a man to eight months and 15 days in prison for possessing explosive devices which exploded at a low-cost apartment in Tanah Tinggi, Central Jakarta, on Jan. 18.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Rights, political activists slam Anwar's sacking
Rights, political activists slam Anwar's sacking KUALA LUMPUR (AP): After a day of stunned silence, dozens of human rights and political activists began denouncing Malaysia's prime minister on Friday for sacking his deputy.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Sept.4, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 1 10,750.00 11,250.00Austrian shilling 1 832.00 937.00Australian dollar 1 6,229.00 6,552.00Belgian franc 1 294.00 307.00Canadian dollar 1 6,904.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Three nabbed after clash
Three nabbed after clash JAKARTA (JP): Police nabbed three men shortly after a clash on Jl. Pemuda in East Jakarta on Thursday for allegedly being involved in the violence.The clash occurred as police and the East Jakarta fire agency were jointly working to extinguish a minor fire at the East...
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Group wants action against corruptions
Group wants action against corruptions JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of activists from several organizations, including Humanika, Pijar and Moslem Students Organization (HMI), demanded the government seize corruptors' wealth in a protest in front of the Attorney General's Office on Friday.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Bank Andromeda bosses summoned
Bank Andromeda bosses summoned JAKARTA (JP): Bank Andromeda commissioner Peter F. Gontha went to the National Police headquarters on Friday to clarify the police summons against him regarding allegations of a scam at the bank.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Hotel to donate food to the needy
Hotel to donate food to the needy JAKARTA (JP): Horison Hotel plans to hand out 800 food packages to poor residents of underdeveloped neighborhoods in North Jakarta and the Thousand Islands chain north of here on Sept. 10 and Sept. 19.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Malaysia arrests foreign fund
Malaysia arrests foreign fund KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's central bank said Friday the foreign currency conversion of ringgit proceeds from the sale of Malaysian securities by non-residents would be allowed only after one year.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Merpati adds Bengkulu flight
Merpati adds Bengkulu flight JAKARTA (JP): State-owned carrier Merpati Nusantara Airlines has announced that it is adding another flight to its Jakarta- Bengkulu route beginning on Saturday.The airline previously serviced the route four times a week.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Malaysian controls worry SE Asian markets
Malaysian controls worry SE Asian markets SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Malaysian foreign exchange controls announced Tuesday and political uncertainty after the sacking Wednesday of its deputy prime-minister continue to stall trading in some key southeast Asian commodity markets.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Agency forecasts heavy rains, warns of floods
Agency forecasts heavy rains, warns of floods JAKARTA (JP): Heavy rains are expected to fall on the country from this month until early next year, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said here on Friday.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Bomb threat called a hoax
Bomb threat called a hoax KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Authorities said a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of a 51-story office building in the Malaysian capital on Friday was a hoax and allowed workers to reenter.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
KL stocks surge but other Asian markets flounder
KL stocks surge but other Asian markets flounder KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian share prices shot up 16.1 percent Friday on heavy institutional buying as Asian stock markets ended mixed in cautious week-end trade.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Mahathir's choice
Mahathir's choice Ousted Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim gained strong support from scores of human rights and political activists on Friday, a few hours after he was dismissed from his post as vice president of the ruling United Malays National Organization UMNO.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
SE Asian monies quiet as ringgit issues dominate
SE Asian monies quiet as ringgit issues dominate SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Activity in Southeast Asia's foreign exchange markets was muted on Friday, as participants grappled with the problem of untangling their ringgit exposure before Bank Negara's September 9 deadline for the settlement of...
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Maximum rates for Sept. 7/Sept. 13
Maximum rates for Sept. 7/Sept. 13 Time deposit Maximum rate Maximum rate rupiah deposit (%) U.S. dollar deposit (%)---------------------------------------------------------1-month 65 153-month 58 146-month 47 1412-month 46 1424-month 28 18 Maximum overnight rate for rupiah : 64 percentMaximum...
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
'Supersemar' witness breaks silence over new assertions
'Supersemar' witness breaks silence over new assertions JAKARTA (JP): Former Armed Forces (ABRI) chief Gen. (ret) M. Jusuf has broken his silence on circumstances surrounding the signing of the controversial document which effectively transferred power from founding president Sukarno to Soeharto 32...
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Society will pull together to avert famine
Society will pull together to avert famine Renewed rioting and looting hit Cilacap and Aceh recently, and food shortages are looming in several regions. Dr. Mubyarto, an assistant on poverty alleviation to Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita, discusses the...
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Bambang's investigation
Bambang's investigation Correction: Our headline story on Friday reported that businessman Bambang Trihatmodjo underwent police questioning on Thursday night. This report proved to be false and totally unsubstantiated. We hereby retract the story and extend our sincere apologies to Mr.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Wiranto cites ABRI deaths in Aceh operation
Wiranto cites ABRI deaths in Aceh operation JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto disclosed on Friday that the nine-year military operation against separatists in Aceh did not result in civilian victims. Of 760 deaths recorded, he said 111 were ABRI members.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.4, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 200 0 12,500 Alumindo Light Metal 225 -25 2,000 Alumindo...
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Africans jailed for trafficking heroin
Africans jailed for trafficking heroin JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced three foreigners to between six and 14 years in prison for trafficking and possessing a total of 6.6 kilograms of heroin in different sessions on Friday.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
S'pore has no plan to further aid Jakarta
S'pore has no plan to further aid Jakarta SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Singapore Finance Minister Richard Hu said in Parliament on Friday that the country had no further plans to provide development assistance to Indonesia.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Rupiah gains, stocks lose ground
Rupiah gains, stocks lose ground JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian financial markets ended the week's trading mixed, with the rupiah continuing to make headway but the stock market losing steam.Over the week, the rupiah gained 5.8 percent against the U.S. dollar, but local stock prices lost 3.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Palu's population
Palu's population I refer to your Page 1 report on Aug. 26 about the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) congress in Palu, the capital city of Central Sulawesi, in which it is stated that Palu has a population of two million.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
After all is said and done, who is Indonesian?
After all is said and done, who is Indonesian?By Peter Richards This is the second of two articles exploring the identity of Indonesians. JAKARTA (JP): So what is it to be an Indonesian? For the first time in decades, this question is in play.The attempts to find answers are risky.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Baton issuance protested
Baton issuance protested BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The recent issuance of batons to the province's civil servants has drawn protests from a group called the Lampung People's Council.Idhan Januardana, the council's secretary-general, said the policy of equipping the civil servants with batons to...
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Celebrities, vendors to cooparate
Celebrities, vendors to cooparate JAKARTA (JP): A cooperative of street cafes run by celebrities agreed on Thursday to cooperate with traditional food traders in the National Monument (Monas) park in Central Jakarta to end fears they were muscling in on the latter's business.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Disregarding law
Disregarding law When a lawsuit concerning the revocation of a house occupancy permit (SIP) was being examined by the Medan State Administrative Court (PTUN), suddenly the head of the Medan office of population affairs (KUP), Chairul Ichwan Lubis, evicted the occupants of the house at Jl.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Volleyball clubs set up tournament
Volleyball clubs set up tournament JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Volleyball Association has announced that a national club competition will be held between Oct. 14 and Oct. 22.Tournament organizing committee chairman Doedie Gambiro told a press conference on Friday that all registered clubs were...
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
ABRI's internal affairs 'are not public issues'
ABRI's internal affairs 'are not public issues' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto called on the public on Friday to keep out of ABRI's internal affairs.
Sat, 05 Sep 1998
Counterfeit money
Counterfeit moneyFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIn a Bank Indonesia press release on Aug. 26, 1998, it was stated that counterfeit money in circulation amounted to only 0.01 percent and not 5 percent, as reported in the press.