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Mon, 06 Sep 1999
NU distrusts support for Gus Dur nomination
NU distrusts support for Gus Dur nomination YOGYAKARTA (JP): A top Nahdlatul Ulema (NU) official has expressed skepticism at the sincerity of the "axis force," led by Amien Rais, to nominate NU chief Abdurrahman Wahid as presidential candidate.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Toll road fee hike will burden public
Toll road fee hike will burden publicFrom Media IndonesiaAs reported in the media, the government intends to raise the toll road fees, especially for particular sections, such as Jagorawi (which should actually be exempted from the toll) and Cikampek.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Import of cheap rice halted to assist farmers
Import of cheap rice halted to assist farmers JAKARTA (JP): The government has barred private importers from bringing in medium and low-grade rice, in a move to shore up market prices and protect local farmers.A Sept.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
16.5 tons of bad rice replaced
16.5 tons of bad rice replaced PADANG, West Sumatra: The head of the West Sumatra chapter of the National Logistics Agency (Dolog), Muslim Kasim, said on Saturday that his office would replace the 16.5 metric tons of rice aid found rotting in several district offices here.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Habibie under fire over East Timor's independence vote
Habibie under fire over East Timor's independence vote SEMARANG (JP): President B.J. Habibie was already feeling the effects of the political fallout of the East Timor ballot as observers across the country demanded he be held accountable for the likely separation of Indonesia's 27th province.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Aerowisata to meet laid-off workers of subsidiaries
Aerowisata to meet laid-off workers of subsidiaries JAKARTA (JP): Former workers of two subsidiaries of PT Aerowisata will mediate with company officials on Monday over mass layoffs, a manpower ministry official said.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Foreign investors look to boom in postelection India
Foreign investors look to boom in postelection India NEW DELHI (Reuters): Foreign institutional investors say they expect India's fledgling economic recovery to turn into a full- blown boom in the coming months with elections starting on Sunday widely expected to bring a majority government to...
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Study finds unusual symptoms of pig-linked Nipah outbreak
Study finds unusual symptoms of pig-linked Nipah outbreak SINGAPORE (AP): Victims of a deadly pig-linked virus that hit Malaysia and Singapore have displayed unusual symptoms such as having hallucinations of hogs running around their bed, Singapore's National Neuroscience Institute said Friday.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Aceh's contribution
Aceh's contributionFrom Sinar PagiWhat should we do in the context of the sufferings of the Acehnese nowadays? Should we close our eyes to the incidents of killings of the Acehnese and refugees? Or is there no solution in sight for our countrymen in that part of Indonesia? Or are they to be a mere...
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
SE Asia to give limited backing to APEC trade plans
SE Asia to give limited backing to APEC trade plans SINGAPORE (AFP): Southeast Asia is expected to give only limited support to trade and market liberalization proposals at an upcoming APEC summit as the region recovers from an economic slowdown.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Shower evokes drug confession
Shower evokes drug confession JAKARTA (JP): Three men were forcibly stripped and told to bathe in a freshwater catfish pond on Saturday morning after they were apprehended by Kampung Bali subdistrict head Siswanto for allegedly possessing a plastic packet of heroin and syringes.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Sketch Exhibition: Paradigma Seni Rupa Indonesia, by Srihadi Soedarsono, at Galeri Lontar, Komunitas Utan Kayu, Jl. Utan Kayu 68 H, East Jakarta (Phone: 8573388), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Sept. 27.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Investors queasy over East Timor
Investors queasy over East Timor LONDON (Reuters): International investors are rarely queasy when it comes to such niceties as human rights but the violence surrounding East Timor's independence vote last week has left some distinctly cool towards Indonesia.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
East Timor separation good for Indonesia
East Timor separation good for Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The separation of East Timor from Indonesia will make a positive rather than negative impact to the country's economy, economists said on Saturday.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Build a private network on infrastructure
Build a private network on infrastructureBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): In the not-so-distant past, if you were an IT manager of a growing company, connecting branch offices and plants in different cities and towns in Indonesia would mean building your own Wide Area Network (WAN), based, perhaps, on...
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Oil warms to prolonged cutback pledge
Oil warms to prolonged cutback pledge LONDON (AFP): Crude prices jumped back above US$21 a barrel to the highest level since October 1997 after Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Venezuela pledged to maintain production cutbacks until March 2000.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Bosowa opens rice field
Bosowa opens rice field JAKARTA (JP): PT Bosowa's 1,000 hectares of rice fields in the Wawaotobi district of Southeast Sulawesi will yield their first harvest early next year, a company executive said over the weekend.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Vehicle theft ring uncovered in Bali
Vehicle theft ring uncovered in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Bali Police have apprehended 25 men allegedly involved in a vehicle theft ring, confiscating 73 motorbikes and a car as evidence, police said here on Saturday.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Birth of a nation
Birth of a nation A new nation is about to be born. Almost 24 years after Jakarta invaded East Timor to make it Indonesia's 27th province, the people of this former Portuguese colony last week overwhelmingly voted to end their ties with their big neighbor and enter the future as an independent...
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Remains of aborted fetuses to be checked
Remains of aborted fetuses to be checked JAKARTA (JP): Lebak Police subprecinct in West Java plan to send the remains of 54 aborted fetuses found buried at a residential property in the area to National Police Headquarters in Jakarta for a forensic examination on Monday, an officer said on Saturday.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Settlement of Soeharto's case
Settlement of Soeharto's caseFrom Suara KaryaPolemics about the case of former president Soeharto have led the national elite to come up with an idea to find a political settlement of the case. These political elite may have forgotten the consequence of the political settlement of the case...
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
25 dead in latest Dili violence
25 dead in latest Dili violence DILI, East Timor (JP): Twenty-five people were killed and dozens were injured on Sunday when a building on the grounds of the Dili diocese was set on fire. The diocese was sheltering 5,000 people during the attack by armed men identified as prointegration militia.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Man shot for daring to argue with officer
Man shot for daring to argue with officer JAKARTA (JP): Three conflicting versions have been given in Saturday's shooting of an unofficial parking attendant by a public security and order (Kamtibmas) officer.Herman Panjaitan, 22, remains under observation at Persahabatan Hospital in East Jakarta.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Suryana boosts hopes of representing Australia
Suryana boosts hopes of representing Australia SYDNEY (AFP): Indonesian-born Rio Suryana boosted his claim to represent Australia at next year's Sydney Olympics by winning the Australian Badminton International men's singles title here Sunday.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Three arrested with detonators
Three arrested with detonators PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: A special team from the West Kalimantan Police arrested three men for possession of 400 detonators and 626 kilograms of ammonium nitrate in Pondok Harapan Kita housing complex in Pontianak over the weekend.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
AIDS suspected in Thai's death
AIDS suspected in Thai's death FAKFAK, Irian Jaya: A Thai national believed to have died from complications of AIDS was cremated on Saturday in Coa village, Fakfak regency, Irian Jaya.Antara reported that the deceased worked for a fishing company in Kaimana as chief officer of the Adi Jaya 101.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Mushroom business ready to take off amid limited demand
Mushroom business ready to take off amid limited demandBy Joko Sarwono BOGOR (JP): Lost your job? How about trying your hand in a business that few people have yet ventured into -- but has good prospects? How about running a mushroom business before the business catches?Bahrul Saefi, who lost his...
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Life insurance industry manages well amid crisis
Life insurance industry manages well amid crisisBy Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak JAKARTA (JP): Unlike the country's ailing banking sector, the life insurance industry has fared well in coping with the country's economic crisis.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Fire engulfs fuel depot, houses
Fire engulfs fuel depot, houses BOGOR (JP): Fire engulfed a large fuel oil depot, five houses and two cars in Gunung Putri, Bogor, on Saturday, with total losses estimated at about Rp 50 million (approximately US$6,600), residents of Gunung Putri said on Sunday.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Accor upbeat on RI hotel industry
Accor upbeat on RI hotel industryBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang JAKARTA (JP): International hotel chain Accor Asia-Pacific expects a quick turnaround in the country's ailing hotel industry despite uncertainties in the political field and reports of continuing social upheaval in some parts of the...
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Swimming with the fish at Barito Market
Swimming with the fish at Barito MarketBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): There may be others, but it is the market around Jl. Barito in South Jakarta that seems to be the fishiest place in town. Yet the market is also one of the most frequented places, especially for all those who love birds, flowers,...
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Clinton 'very concerned' over Timor unrest
Clinton 'very concerned' over Timor unrest WASHINGTON (Agencies): United States President Bill Clinton said on Saturday he was "very concerned" over violence in East Timor even as he praised the result of the ballot.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
S'pore to resume land sales
S'pore to resume land sales SINGAPORE (AFP): The Singapore government announced Saturday that it would resume land sales for property development amid signs of a recovery in the economy and the property market.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Transparency of democracy tarnished
Transparency of democracy tarnished On Aug. 31, 1999, on the 19th floor of the Hotel Borobudur, I observed the future of a united Indonesia as it was put in the hands of outsiders, representatives of the International Organization of Migration (IOM), appointed by the United Nations Mission in East...
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
S'pore's new agenda to focus on people
S'pore's new agenda to focus on people SINGAPORE (AP): The government is at a "major changeover point" and wants to focus its new 21st-century agenda on people, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Myanmar urges end to 9-9-99 drive
Myanmar urges end to 9-9-99 drive YANGON (Agencies): Myanmar's ruling military appealed to prodemocracy opposition forces on Sunday to put aside plans for a popular uprising this week and contribute "meaningfully" to the development of the nation.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Analyst tells government to end interbank loans guarantee
Analyst tells government to end interbank loans guarantee JAKARTA (JP): The government has been urged to drop its interbank loans guarantee program to minimize budgetary spending for covering bank defaults, a leading analyst said.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Astria Raya files suit
Astria Raya files suit JAKARTA (JP): Executors of liquidated Astria Raya Bank have filed a bankruptcy claim against finance company PT Asia Kapitalindo Finance for allegedly failing to pay Rp 11 billion (US$1.4 million) in promissory notes.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Oil product demand in Asian key economies set to surge
Oil product demand in Asian key economies set to surge SINGAPORE (AFT): Demand for key oil products in Asia's four biggest consuming countries -- China, India, Japan and South Korea -- is projected to rise sharply this year as their economies rebound, according to a petroleum industry journal.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Hazing steps up tension in UKI
Hazing steps up tension in UKI JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of members of the university military group (Menwa) of the Indonesian Christian University (UKI) raided several buildings belonging to Forum Kota (City Forum) activists on Saturday evening.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Army chiefs from Asia-Pacific meet in Singapore
Army chiefs from Asia-Pacific meet in Singapore SINGAPORE (AP): Army chiefs from 20 Asia-Pacific countries launched a four-day meeting in Singapore on Sunday, amid worries that Asia's economic crisis threatens to undermine the region's hard-won peace and stability.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Will Sept. 9 bring calamity or good karma?
Will Sept. 9 bring calamity or good karma?By Fabiola Desy Unidjaja JAKARTA (JP): Sept. 9, 1999, according to some psychics, is a portentous date carrying the ultimate in bad omens: the end of the world and the human race.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Pauwels leads transformer market in ASEAN and beyond
Pauwels leads transformer market in ASEAN and beyond JAKARTA (JP): Amid fierce competition in the electricity market in Southeast Asian region and beyond, PT Pauwels Trafo Asia (PTA) has proven itself the leader in power transformer production by gaining ISO 9001 certification from KEMA.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Taufik, Lidya take Indonesia Open
Taufik, Lidya take Indonesia OpenBy Primastuti Handayani DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Emerging champion Taufik Hidayat and veteran Lidya Djaelawidjaja served up the men's and women's singles titles for Indonesia at the US$150,000 Sanyo Indonesia Open on Sunday.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Rotary club helps school renovation
Rotary club helps school renovation TANGERANG (JP): About 160 public elementary school students of Muara 3 in Teluk Naga subdistrict, Tangerang, happily resumed their daily school activities after the Rotary Club supported a total renovation of Rp 84 million for the school.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
Megawati opposed to Dharma Wanita
Megawati opposed to Dharma Wanita YOGYAKARTA: Chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle Megawati Soekarnoputri said the organization of civil servants wives (Dharma Wanita) must be disbanded because it institutionalized the subordination of women to men.
Mon, 06 Sep 1999
200 join auction on frozen banks' paintings
200 join auction on frozen banks' paintings JAKARTA (JP): About 200 people packed the auditorium of Plaza Mandiri in South Jakarta on Saturday participating in an auction of over 145 paintings and dozens of other art works seized by the government from 20 closed-down banks.
Sun, 05 Sep 1999
'The Spy Who Shagged Me,' groovy but not the original
'The Spy Who Shagged Me,' groovy but not the originalBy Rayya Makarim JAKARTA (JP): Brace yourself for another psychedelic escapade featuring that celebrated British spy who makes bad teeth a fashion statement.
Sun, 05 Sep 1999
Restrained expressions follow result announcement
Restrained expressions follow result announcement DILI, East Timor (JP): Cries of "Viva!" greeted the announcement of the results of the Aug. 30 ballot here on Saturday morning, while tears were shed for the thousands of relatives who did not live to see the day.