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Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Garuda 'may sell' headquarters building
Garuda 'may sell' headquarters building JAKARTA (JP): National flagship carrier Garuda may sell or lease its headquarters building in Jakarta to help it weather the grim financial storm, news reports said on Thursday.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Malaysia closes entry to S'pore jets
Malaysia closes entry to S'pore jets KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that a decision to bar Singapore Air Force planes from entering the country's air space was permanent.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Momentum for counter attack?
Momentum for counter attack? At the end of May 1998 President Soeharto stepped down as president of the Republic of Indonesia and in line with the 1945 Constitution he was automatically succeeded by his vice president B.J. Habibie.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Govt wants speedier probe on land swindle near airport
Govt wants speedier probe on land swindle near airport TANGERANG (JP): The Attorney General's office strongly urged local prosecutors to speed up a probe against alleged corruption of top officials in the 1981 acquisition of 13 hectares of land worth Rp 14 billion, which was supposed to be part of...
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
PSSI announces punishments
PSSI announces punishments JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI) has temporarily banned the national soccer team's manager, its coach and a defender from international competition for causing the team to fall into disrepute following a recent Tiger Cup match.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
BI net domestic assets expand
BI net domestic assets expand JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's net domestic assets (NDA) expanded Rp 1.34 trillion to minus Rp 72.59 trillion on Sept. 15 from minus Rp 73.93 trillion recorded on Sept. 7.The central bank said in a statement on Thursday that the NDA expansion was boosted by the...
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Forestry ministers meet
Forestry ministers meet HANOI (AFP): Agriculture and forestry ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations opened a two-day meeting here Thursday aimed at promoting inter-ASEAN food trade and boosting regional food security.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
E. Timor settlement: Referendum or autonomy?
E. Timor settlement: Referendum or autonomy?By Salvador J. Ximenes Soares DILI, East Timor (JP): The change of leadership in Indonesia, marked by the stepping down on May 21 of president Soeharto and the beginning of B.J.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Anwar not allowed to speak in Kelantan
Anwar not allowed to speak in Kelantan KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysian police in eastern Kelantan state refused on Thursday permit to allow ousted deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim to hold a political forum, Bernama news agency reported.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
A familiar story
A familiar story Our land, with it's reputation as a home to peaceful, smiling people, has been rocked by anti-Chinese riots once too often. Learning from experience, the authorities have not been pompous or arrogant enough to guarantee when these ugly demonstrations of hate and anger will end.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Production accords for Timor Sea may change
Production accords for Timor Sea may change CANBERRA (Bloomberg): Australian oil and gas companies could be forced to renegotiate their production agreements in the Timor Sea if Indonesia provides any form of autonomy for East Timor, an industry executive said.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Food-laden ceremonies attract tourists to Tabanan
Food-laden ceremonies attract tourists to TabananText and photos by Mulkan Salmona TABANAN, Bali (JP): In this island of gods, it seems that not a day passes without religious ceremonies and dances. Bali is rich in arts and culture, and this has become the main tourist attraction.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.17, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 200 0 127,000 Alumindo Light Metal 225 -100 500 Alumindo...
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
SE Asian currencies gain in lackluster trading
SE Asian currencies gain in lackluster trading SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies were marginally higher against the U.S. dollar in late trading Thursday, compared with levels seen Wednesday.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Get ready for euro: Banker
Get ready for euro: Banker JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian importers and exporters should prepare seriously to benefit from the introduction of a single currency in the European Union, a financial executive has said.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
PMI highlights its 53rd anniversary with donation
PMI highlights its 53rd anniversary with donation JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) marked the celebration of its 53rd anniversary on Thursday with the handover of essential foodstuffs to the needy, H. Jusuf Talib, the head of PMI's central committee, said.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Javan Hawk-Eagle Exhibition, at The Hall of Japan Cultural Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62 South Jakarta (Phone: 5201266), 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sept. 18-19, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept. 20.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Demonstrations rock rupiah, stocks again
Demonstrations rock rupiah, stocks again JAKARTA (JP): The country's financial market remained under severe pressure on Thursday due to escalating student demonstrations in the capital.Currency dealers said the rupiah ended the day at 11,200 against the U.S.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Syarwan urges end to protests against Habibie
Syarwan urges end to protests against Habibie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid called on citizens to cease street demonstrations demanding that President B.J. Habibie step down.While admitting that street demonstrations played a part in the downfall of Soeharto's regime in May,...
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Public cast doubt on Soeharto investigation
Public cast doubt on Soeharto investigation JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers and activists expressed doubt on Thursday that the government-sponsored team assigned to investigate former president Soeharto's wealth would be allowed to work independently.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Legend Benyamin has gone but the memories remain
Legend Benyamin has gone but the memories remain JAKARTA (JP): It's been three years since legendary Betawi actor, comedian and singer Benyamin Sueb passed away, but many people still remember his humorous songs and his typical anecdotes of the native Jakartan culture, Betawi.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Malaysia monitors deviationist groups
Malaysia monitors deviationist groups KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian religious and law enforcement agencies are monitoring 55 Islamic groups allegedly spreading teachings that deviate from Islam and threaten national security, a minister said on Thursday.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Expo, discussion on Javan eagle
Expo, discussion on Javan eagle JAKARTA (JP): Does the Garuda, the national symbol of Indonesia, really exist? Or is it just a traditional mythological figure, verbally passed from one generation to the next?These questions will be answered at a Javan Hawk-Eagle exhibition here.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Soeharto's wealth: The key to Habibie's future
Soeharto's wealth: The key to Habibie's futureBy Tjipta Lesmana JAKARTA (JP): The success of the Philippines in recovering part of the wealth siphoned off by their ousted former president Ferdinand Marcos should serve as a lesson for Indonesians contemplating the recovery of some of the wealth...
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Night curfew in Bagansiapi-api to restore order
Night curfew in Bagansiapi-api to restore order JAKARTA (JP): A night curfew has been imposed in the fishing town of Bagansiapi-api in Riau province and schools have been temporarily closed in a bid to restore security following a riot on Tuesday night.Bengkalis Military Commander Lt. Col.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Cartoon contest with a theme of reform
Cartoon contest with a theme of reform JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Cartoonists in cooperation with SIMA Communications public relations is organizing a cartoon contest with a theme of reform.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali's bank notes conversion rates on Sept. 17, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 11,885 11,235Australian dollar 1 6,185 6,685Brunei dollar 1 6,500 7,000Swiss franc 1 7,510 8,110Deutschemark 1 6,140 6,690French franc 1 1,720 2,040Poundsterling 1 16,600...
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Boxing body replaces Paene for Cuba stint
Boxing body replaces Paene for Cuba stint JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association has dropped flyweight La Paene Masara from a pre-Asian Games training stint in Cuba after missing regular workouts for a week without giving notice.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
BA, Taiwan sign deal
BA, Taiwan sign deal JAKARTA (JP): State coal mining company PT Bukit Asam has signed a seven-year contract to supply Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) with 500,000 metric tons of coal per year from its mining field in Tanjung Enim, South Sumatra.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Maluku to check famine report
Maluku to check famine report AMBON, Maluku: Vice Governor R.S. Soeranto has said the administration would investigate reports that thousands of people on Wetang and Marsela islands in Maluku Tenggara regency were facing famine.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Neiss' statement
Neiss' statementFrom NeracaIMF's Asia-Pacific director Hubert Neiss has reminded the Indonesian government to seriously handle the distribution of rice to prevent a further worsening of the crisis.It is strongly felt that the government's ability is very weak, because even in the matter of rice,...
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
House resorts to voting on BPK nominations
House resorts to voting on BPK nominations JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) has agreed to send forward three nominees for the powerful position of chairman of the Supreme Audit Board (BPK), but not before a rare vote was forced upon it by the minority United Development Party (PPP).
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Joint venture firms ready to face lawsuit
Joint venture firms ready to face lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): Executives of two joint venture water management companies insisted on Thursday that they were "ready to answer" a lawsuit filed last week by a group of 17 lawyers, who allege that their cooperative agreements are illegal.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
'Money and power often still prevail' in Indonesian courts
'Money and power often still prevail' in Indonesian courts JAKARTA (JP): Former deputy chief justice Adi Andojo lamented the state of Indonesian courts on Wednesday, saying that money and power often still prevailed over justice.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Right man in the wrong place
Right man in the wrong place Arnold Baramuli appears to have totally reformed the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA), which he heads. Whereas during the Soeharto administration, the DPA chairman, Soedomo, presented his advice to the president only once a month, Baramuli meets with President B.J.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Cartoon: Warner Kartun 3:05 Sports Program: Microlight 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Performance: Cakrawala Budaya 5:00 Music: Paket 27 5:30 Education Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: Rona...
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Advertisement misleads 150 job seekers
Advertisement misleads 150 job seekers JAKARTA (JP): Some 150 people seeking jobs at the city administration based on a newspaper advertisement felt completely fooled on Thursday when they learned that the financially troubled administration had no plans to recruit new staff.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Art Summit to focus on social realism
Art Summit to focus on social realismBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): On Saturday night, Art Summit Indonesia II; Performing Arts, a one-month international festival of contemporary performing arts, is launched in Jakarta.The event, which lasts until Oct.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
PT Cipendawa lays off majority of its workers
PT Cipendawa lays off majority of its workers JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed poultry producer PT Cipendawa Farm Enterprise said on Thursday it had laid off 790 of its 946 employees as part of its cost-cutting measures to survive the hard-hitting crisis.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Political bills submitted to House for deliberation
Political bills submitted to House for deliberation JAKARTA (JP): The head of a government team set up to formulate three political laws, Ryaas Rasyid, said that draft bills were submitted to the House of Representatives (DPR) for consideration on Wednesday.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
House to debate bill on protests
House to debate bill on protests JAKARTA (JP): The government bill on freedom of expression, submitted in spite of massive public protests, passed its second reading on Thursday.The minority United Development Party (PPP) was the sole opposition and its proposal to reject the bill was quickly...
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Phone services disrupted
Phone services disrupted JAKARTA (JP): State telecommunication firm PT Telkom apologized to 500 of its customers in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, on Thursday for a disruption in their service which had started the day before.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Expert says capital flood warning holds no water
Expert says capital flood warning holds no water BOGOR (JP): Predictions that Jakarta could be hit by massive flooding soon due to the effects of the La Nina weather phenomenon are baseless, a lecturer at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture said on Thursday.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
ABRI watching new resistance group
ABRI watching new resistance group DILI, East Timor: East Timor Military chief Col. Tono Suratman said the authorities would not ban the Conselho National de Resistancia Timorese (CNRT), a new self-proclaimed resistance group, if its motive was to unite the people in the province.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Art Summit schedule of performances
Art Summit schedule of performances Sept. 19-20: Dance, Api Dalam Sekam (Fire in the Chaffs), Gusmiati Suid (Indonesia), Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3154087).Sept. 21-22: Music, Alvin Lucier (USA), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), Jl. Pos No.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
RI's international stakeholders
RI's international stakeholdersBy C.J. de Koning JAKARTA (JP): When monetary crises are spreading like an Asian flu, and effecting countries all over the world, it may be pertinent to study better cross border capital flows and financial risk taking.Take Indonesia for example.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Jakarta theater to show Zheng's films banned at home
Jakarta theater to show Zheng's films banned at homeBy Yudha Kartohadiprodjo JAKARTA (JP): Cultural repression by an authoritarian government is not a good enough excuse for an art community to cease functioning. Indeed, this kind of control over society can become a source of inspiration.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
ABRI argues for human rights decree
ABRI argues for human rights decree JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) on Thursday gave the green light for the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to issue a separate decree covering the protection of human rights.An ABRI spokesman, Maj. Gen.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Two ships collide near Singapore
Two ships collide near Singapore SINGAPORE (AP): Two ships collided early Thursday near the island of Pulau Sebarok, about four kilometers south of Singapore, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said.Nobody was killed and no oil was spilled in the accident, the report said.
Fri, 18 Sep 1998
Legislators meet with Chinese envoy
Legislators meet with Chinese envoy JAKARTA (JP): Legislators met with the ambassador of the People's Republic of China on Thursday to discuss Beijing's perception of Indonesia following the May riots.Golkar legislator Pinantun Hutasoit questioned Chinese Ambassador Chen Shi Qiu on the subject...