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Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Security bill needs public aspiration
Security bill needs public aspiration JAKARTA (JP): Experts and the House of Representatives (DPR) agreed here on Tuesday of the need to accommodate public aspiration and revise the controversial, government-sponsored bill on state security, which some observers have called oppressive.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Betawi leaders call for new cultural village
Betawi leaders call for new cultural village JAKARTA (JP): Senior figures of Jakarta's native Betawi ethnic group called on the city administration on Tuesday to soon realize a plan to develop a 5.4-hectare Betawi settlement area in Situ Babakan, Srengseng Sawah subdistrict, South Jakarta.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Hendra's lawyers fight extradition
Hendra's lawyers fight extradition JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers of fugitive banker Hendra Rahardja asked a Sydney court on Tuesday not to meet Jakarta's call for the defendant's extradition, citing a strong anti-Chinese sentiment among indigenous Indonesians, Antara reported.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Taiwan conquest could be counterproductive
Taiwan conquest could be counterproductive This is the second of several articles on the deteriorating security situation in East Asia, The Jakarta Post's Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin examines the implications of the hints coming from Beijing that it may take military action against Taiwan's...
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Marsinah case may reopen: Expert
Marsinah case may reopen: Expert JAKARTA (JP): The case of a woman laborer allegedly murdered by military officers in 1993 may be reopened if new evidence comes out in an ongoing investigation, criminal law expert Loebby Loqman said on Monday.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Crowds attack police area
Crowds attack police area BANDUNG: A police residential area in Lembang, 25 kilometers north of Bandung, was attacked by residents on Monday night. The incident was sparked by a fight during a kampong soccer match involving police.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
After tests, Indosat says it is ready for millennium bug
After tests, Indosat says it is ready for millennium bug JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed state-owned telecommunications company PT Indosat said on Tuesday it was prepared for the millennium bug.Indosat general manager for planning and engineering Djoko Prajitno said the company announced its...
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Hike in pro-XL airtime rate
Hike in pro-XL airtime rate JAKARTA (JP): Global System for Mobile (GSM) telecommunications cellular operator Excelcomindo announced on Tuesday an average 15 percent to 20 percent increase in the airtime rate for the pro-XL prepaid billing subscription service.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
PBSI wants IBF to warn China and South Korea
PBSI wants IBF to warn China and South Korea DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) plans to petition the International Badminton Federation (IBF) to take steps on certain countries' absences in the US$150,000 Sanyo Indonesia Open.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Major national banks report massive losses
Major national banks report massive losses JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's major banks reported on Tuesday massive losses during the first semester of this year due to a widening negative interest spread and rising bad loan provisions.Bank Niaga said it suffered Rp 4.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Bank Bali fiasco: Tip of the iceberg
Bank Bali fiasco: Tip of the icebergBy Sidesh Kaul JAKARTA (JP): In the wake of the Bank Bali scandal, pundits at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank feel that a "full and transparent" investigation of the issue could set things right and should be a precondition for further...
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Activists say charity takes its toll on people's mentality
Activists say charity takes its toll on people's mentality JAKARTA (JP): Community activists said they find it hard to switch people's mentality from being recipients of charity to self-help participants, and blamed corruption under the previous government for their attitudes.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Indocement to launch rights issue
Indocement to launch rights issue JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cementmaker PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa will launch a rights issue to strengthen its capital structure.Indocement corporate secretary Ria Sjahroni Sereh said the rights issue would also be part of the cement producers's debt...
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
After the ballot
After the ballot Though it may sound rather absurd to some people given the momentousness of the event, not many Indonesians -- possibly not even President B.J. Habibie who set the process in motion -- may be aware of the full ramifications of Monday's UN-supervised self-determination ballot in...
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Container terminal in Bitung
Container terminal in Bitung JAKARTA (JP): State-owned seaport operator PT Pelindo IV said on Tuesday it expected to complete construction of its container terminal at Bitung port in North Sulawesi by 2003.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Strikes continue over Aceh military command
Strikes continue over Aceh military command JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of Aceh students picketed the building of the local legislature for the second day, protesting the reestablishment of the Iskandar Muda Military command despite the government's announcement that the plans were delayed.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Thai woman caught smuggling heroin
Thai woman caught smuggling heroin JAKARTA (JP): Customs officers at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport arrested a 28-year-old Thai woman for attempting to smuggle 1.75 kilograms of pure heroin into the country on Tuesday.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
NGO bemoans poor public understanding of aid process
NGO bemoans poor public understanding of aid process JAKARTA (JP): An NGO official said on Tuesday that the general public's misunderstanding of fund disbursement was the biggest obstacle for the organization to properly implement its community recovery program.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Estrada may bow to protests over constitution plan
Estrada may bow to protests over constitution plan MANILA (Agencies): Philippine President Joseph Estrada is willing to drop his controversial plan to change the constitution if an advisory body he has created decides there is no need to amend it, a senior official said on Tuesday.