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Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Battling brutality in East Timor
Battling brutality in East Timor Journalists are observers, not combatants. Even the most repressive regimes normally recognize this and protect reporters, who are just doing their job in covering news from the world's trouble spots.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Telkom eyes cell phone services
Telkom eyes cell phone services BANDUNG (JP): State telecommunications company PT Telkom is considering a plan to enter the mobile telecommunications sector, vice president and coordinator for new business development at the state firm Garuda Sugardo announced on Friday.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Tension grips city as masses, students clash with police
Tension grips city as masses, students clash with police JAKARTA (JP): Tension once again rocked the city following violent clashes between crowds of ordinary people, including students, and security troops on Friday.Many employees failed to reach their workplaces.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Habibie rebuffs call to suspend aides
Habibie rebuffs call to suspend aides JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie rejected on Friday the recommendation of the House of Representatives that he immediately suspend senior government officials implicated in the Bank Bali scandal.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Bank Bali shenanigans
Bank Bali shenanigans The Bank Bali drama shed a glimpse of light on a deeper and more rooted complexity of Indonesia's sociocultural sphere: the ambiguous political and economical relationships among members of Indonesian society.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Man caught with marijuana
Man caught with marijuana TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang Police arrested a suspected drug dealer, identified as Slamet, 24, at his home in the Curug housing complex here, and confiscated two kilograms of marijuana worth Rp 2 million (US$250) and Rp 35,000 in cash, an officer said on Friday.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
14 people dead as fire guts Yogyakarta cinema
14 people dead as fire guts Yogyakarta cinema YOGYAKARTA (JP): At least 14 people were killed in a fire which gutted a downtown cinema complex here just before midnight on Thursday.Among the eight bodies identified were Terje Sandblost and Marit Namtvedt, two Norwegian citizens who were in...
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
MNA adds Kupang flights
MNA adds Kupang flights JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines (MNA) has increased from eight to 10 the number of its flights from Denpasar to Kupang, the capital of East Nusa Tenggara.Merpati manager of corporate affairs Imam Turidy said on Friday the increase was in response to a...
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Travel mart cut short amid unrest
Travel mart cut short amid unrest JAKARTA (JP): The Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo (TIME) 1999 closed one day ahead of schedule on Friday due to fears escalating antigovernment protests would disrupt the annual event.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 24, 1999: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,731.00 8,819.00Australian dollar 1 5,648.96 5,712.07Austrian schilling 1 666.49 673.52Belgian franc 1 227.34 229.74Brunei dollar 1 5,095.42 5,149.78Canadian dollar 1 5,922.53 5,984.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Walker, Sirait win charity golf tourney
Walker, Sirait win charity golf tourney JAKARTA (JP): Mark Walker and Sirait won the one-day Kiwanis charity golf tournament at Pondok Indah Padang Golf & Country Club in South Jakarta on Thursday.Walker recorded a score of 77 with a four handicap, while Sirait shot a 61 with a handicap of 21.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Elections commission defies court ruling
Elections commission defies court ruling JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on Friday that it would endorse 65 elected representatives of the interest group faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), despite a court ruling which called for a delay.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
The Children's Theater Festival, fertile base for blooming talents
The Children's Theater Festival, fertile base for blooming talentsBy Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): It does not happen often. For one week straight, the auditorium of Jakarta municipal's cultural affairs office on Jl. Rasuna Said has been flooded by hundreds of actors.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Farmers protest land dispute
Farmers protest land dispute SEMARANG: About 1,500 farmers grouped in Central Java's Farming Organization or Ortaja staged a loud protest in front of the City Council building on Friday, demanding their confiscated land be returned.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Short-lived DPR says goodbye at deserted lunch
Short-lived DPR says goodbye at deserted lunch JAKARTA (JP): The customary farewell hosted by President B.J. Habibie for outgoing legislators this year turned out to be a somewhat cheerless half-empty affair.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Building damage angers government agency
Building damage angers government agency JAKARTA (JP): The City Museum and Restoration Agency has regretted finding physical damage at the former Central Jakarta immigration office on Jl. Teuku Umar in Menteng, Central Jakarta.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 24, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 375 0 0 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 250 0 0 Alter Abadi 250 0 80,000 Alumindo Light...
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Who foots the bill for peacekeepers?
Who foots the bill for peacekeepers?From RepublikaOn Sept. 13, 1999, President B.J. Habibie invited a United Nations peacekeeping force to come to Indonesia's province of East Timor. The Sept. 14 editorial in Republika, titled National interest, said "world leaders favorably welcome the decision of...
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
60,000 troops to secure MPR session
60,000 troops to secure MPR session JAKARTA (JP): City authorities will deploy as many as 605 companies or about 60,000 security officers to safeguard the upcoming General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Governor Sutiyoso said on Friday.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Attorney general to unveil Soeharto probe
Attorney general to unveil Soeharto probe JAKARTA (JP): Acting Attorney General Ismudjoko is expected to announce the results of his office's investigation of former president Soeharto this weekend.Minister of Justice/State Secretary Muladi indicated on Friday that Ismudjoko would make the...
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Shoe workers demand wage hike
Shoe workers demand wage hike BOGOR (JP): About 40 employees of shoe producer PT Prima Agung Sentosa protested in front the company's office in Empang village here on Friday demanding their salaries be increased.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Bogor man mobbed to death
Bogor man mobbed to death JAKARTA (JP): A 37-year-old man was mobbed to death by 20 people in an early Friday morning brawl in Kayumanis area in Matraman, East Jakarta, an officer said.Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Environment group formed in Yogya
Environment group formed in Yogya YOGYAKARTA: Thirty-one environmental nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) declared on Thursday the formation of the Yogyakarta Environmental Network.The group included the Damar Foundation, Kutilang Birdwatching Club, Rindang Indonesia, Patria Nusantara Foundation...
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
JDI to tout tourist sites
JDI to tout tourist sites JAKARTA (JP): PT Jaring Data Interaktif (JDI), the Jakarta Stock Exchange and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture signed on Friday a memorandum of understanding on promoting Indonesia's tourism industry.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Left behind
Left behind Among the three Asian countries who have suffered the most from the economic crisis, only Indonesia remains in deep trouble. The other two, Thailand and South Korea, have already begun to enjoy a significant revival of their respective economies.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Selective nationalism
Selective nationalism Indonesia's born-again nationalists burn the Australian and American flags, but ironically no one is burning U.S. banknotes. The self-proclaimed nationalists have not yet objected to the continuing influx of IMF funds -- a phenomenon which will do much more long-term harm to...
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Dialog Topeng, by Abas Alibasyah, at Cikini Galeria, Jl. Cikini Raya no. 65, Central Jakarta (Phone: 31901082), until Oct. 10. * Indian Dolls Exhibition at the National Museum, Jl.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Top seeds tumble at Asian School C'ships
Top seeds tumble at Asian School C'ships JAKARTA (JP): Top seeds tumbled on Friday in the singles individual events of the first Asian School Tennis Championships at the Senayan tennis complex.Top seeded Pacharapol Khamsaman of Thailand in the boys' singles bowed out to Sunil Kumar Sipaeya of India...
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
24 still missing in Kupang waters
24 still missing in Kupang waters KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Police and coast guard on Friday continued their search for 24 people still listed as missing at sea after their boat sank on Wednesday night.Kupang Police chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Strain ties affect Indonesia-RI trade
Strain ties affect Indonesia-RI trade CANBERRA (Dow Jones): Tense relations between Indonesia and Australia spilled over into the trade arena Friday, with Indonesian wheat importers and millers saying they would cut back or halt their Australian wheat purchases.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Houses serve as memorials to Sept. 30 coup
Houses serve as memorials to Sept. 30 coup Each year people around the country fly the national flag at half-mast to commemorate the murder of seven Army generals in the hours between the night of Sept. 30, 1965 and the early hours of Oct. 1 in Jakarta.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
TNI says protests orchestrated
TNI says protests orchestrated JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Wiranto said on Friday that the violent protests against the state security bill over the past two days in Jakarta were planned by groups with hidden agendas."They have their goals.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Indonesia to hand over East Timor security to UN on Monday
Indonesia to hand over East Timor security to UN on Monday JAKARTA (Agencies): The Indonesian Military will hand over security to the International Force for East Timor (Interfet) on Monday, military spokesman Maj. Gen. Sudrajat said here on Friday."The handover will be carried out on Sept.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Petrogal eyes oil business in East Timor
Petrogal eyes oil business in East Timor LISBON (AP): East Timorese pro-independence leaders and Portuguese state oil company Petrogal said Friday they planned to hold talks on oil exploration rights in the Timor Gap, a strip of sea off East Timor which has been developed jointly by Australia and...
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Cult members attacked
Cult members attacked PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Five members of an alleged cult are currently under police protection after residents of their village attacked them on Thursday night.About 200 residents of Lemberang village, Sokaraja district, went on a rampage wrecking at least one house in...
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Indonesia near quashing UN human rights inquiry
Indonesia near quashing UN human rights inquiry GENEVA (Agencies): Indonesia called on Asian, African and South American states on Friday to block a Western attempt to launch a United Nations inquiry into alleged killings in East Timor.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Reel good time at the movies
Reel good time at the movies JAKARTA (JP): And a child shall lead them: Whether in mediating the afterlife and the living, or teaching some immature adults a thing or two about responsibility. Here is the lineup of movies currently playing at local cinemas, with reviews and grades by screenwriter...
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
SEA Games medalists set to receive bonuses next week
SEA Games medalists set to receive bonuses next week JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) plans next week to disburse bonuses to athletes who won medals in the 1999 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam last month.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
MUI urges officials to stop gambling
MUI urges officials to stop gambling BOGOR (JP): The Bogor chapter of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) urged local officials on Thursday to take firm action against increasing gambling activities in town.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Political uncertainty hampers debt restructuring
Political uncertainty hampers debt restructuring JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto said on Friday the country's political uncertainty was a major obstacle to the restructuring of overseas private sector debt."Foreign creditors are still waiting for domestic political stability.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
A ripple that became a tsunami
A ripple that became a tsunamiBy Sidesh Kaul JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie is a cornered man. In a quick reversal made under the burden of mounting international pressure, he hastily called a press conference on Sept.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Law that sparks riots
Law that sparks riots For the outgoing House of Representatives, its final days were apparently the best opportunity for it to demonstrate its arrogance and political egotism.Some House members might have heard of the noisy public reaction to the security bill that they were at the time...
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Malaysian seismologists fear strong Sumatran quake ahead
Malaysian seismologists fear strong Sumatran quake ahead KUALA LUMPUR (AP): More earthquakes could occur soon on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, possibly signaling the recurrence of a powerful quake that struck the area more than 60 years ago, the Malaysian Meteorological Service Department said...
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Learning to solve parking problems
Learning to solve parking problems The Jakarta City Administration invited a group of reporters to visit the Philippine capital of Manila last week in order to learn how the administration can improve its parking services to the public here.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
RI economy displays resilience, says WB
RI economy displays resilience, says WB WASHINGTON (AFP): Events in East Timor and the Bank Bali scandal threaten to derail Indonesia's fragile economic recovery but it has not yet been knocked completely off track, the World Bank said Thursday.
Sat, 25 Sep 1999
Habibie suspected of interference in corruption probe
Habibie suspected of interference in corruption probe JAKARTA (JP): An anticorruption watchdog said that it suspected President B.J. Habibie of intervening to suspend an investigation into corruption at the Balongan refinery in order to protect close associates.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999
PDI-P gains two more key posts
PDI-P gains two more key posts JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the 11 factions at City Council have agreed to name chairmen for the council's five commissions with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) leading two important ones.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999
Government backs Australian investment
Government backs Australian investment JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will protect and secure Australian investment despite the deteriorating political relations between the two countries, a senior official of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) said on Thursday.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999
Minister urges KONI to discuss Asiad bidding with Malaysia
Minister urges KONI to discuss Asiad bidding with Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Agung Laksono urged the National Sports Council (KONI) to sit down with Malaysia to discuss their bids for the 2006 Asian Games.
Fri, 24 Sep 1999
Indonesian girls win gold at Asian School C'ships
Indonesian girls win gold at Asian School C'ships JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian girls' team won the gold medal, while Thailand took the gold in the boys' team event at the first Asian School Championships held on Thursday at the Senayan tennis complex.