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Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Pro-Jakarta group rejects UN force in East Timor
Pro-Jakarta group rejects UN force in East Timor JAKARTA (JP): Prointegration East Timorese said on Monday they rejected the presence of foreign peacekeepers in the province, urging the international community instead to send badly needed humanitarian aid for refugees.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Summers, Armin top golf tourney
Summers, Armin top golf tourney JAKARTA (JP): Red Summers of the United States and Armin of Indonesia won the overall best gross and best net at the charity golf tournament at Rancamaya Golf and Country Club.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Bambang points finger at Baramuli
Bambang points finger at Baramuli JAKARTA (JP): Finance minister Bambang Subianto said on Monday that Supreme Advisory Council (DPA) head Arnold A. Baramuli had been meddling in the country's bank restructuring program.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Xanana ready to forgive past wrongs
Xanana ready to forgive past wrongs JAKARTA (JP): East Timorese proindependence leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao on Monday called on East Timorese and Indonesians to work together for the future, despite the tragic past of his homeland.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Woman stockbroker robbed of Rp 500m outside JSX
Woman stockbroker robbed of Rp 500m outside JSX JAKARTA (JP): A female stock broker was allegedly robbed on Monday afternoon of Rp 500 million outside the Jakarta Stock Exchange tower in the busy Sudirman Central Business District in South Jakarta.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Robinson zeros in on alleged rights abuses
Robinson zeros in on alleged rights abuses JAKARTA (JP): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Mary Robinson said on Monday that military personnel should be prosecuted for any rights abuses in East Timor and recommended the formation of an international commission to...
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Habibie supports Pertamina privileges
Habibie supports Pertamina privileges JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has agreed with the House of Representatives to maintain the decades-long privileges of state oil and gas company Pertamina in the oil and gas sector, a legislator said on Monday.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
APEC take ssteps to free up world trade
APEC take ssteps to free up world trade AUCKLAND (Reuters): Asia-Pacific leaders stepped up efforts to free up trade across half the world on Monday, announcing a package of proposals to remove tariffs barriers and make financial markets more efficient.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
We are colonized in many respects
We are colonized in many respectsFrom Pikiran RakyatThe celebration of our Independence Day on Aug. 17 this year was not as festive as it was in the past three years. This is understandable considering the acute economic crisis gripping the country.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
City could be 'rocked by riots'
City could be 'rocked by riots' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) Deputy Commander Adm. Widodo A.S. warned on Monday that the current situation was not conducive enough to hold the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in November.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
The Auckland Challenge: APEC leaders' declaration
The Auckland Challenge: APEC leaders' declaration The following is a full text of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum leaders' declaration, headlined The Auckland Challenge, released at the completion of the APEC summit in Auckland on Monday.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Habibie's absence at APEC
Habibie's absence at APEC The most intriguing gossip today seems to center around the absence of President Habibie from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Auckland, New Zealand. After Indonesia's foreign policy strategy concerning East Timor ran aground in international waters,...
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Environmentalist urges action at city dump
Environmentalist urges action at city dump JAKARTA (JP): An environmentalist called on the city administration on Monday to stop burning activities at the city's garbage dump, Bantar Gebang, in Bekasi."The burning of garbage is not suggested in sanitary garbage management," said Achmad Safrudin,...
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Integrity called for
Integrity called for A number of legislators appeared most eager to get to the truth and ask questions when Rudy Ramli, Bank Bali's former president director, testified in front of the House of Representatives.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Legislature approves new press bill
Legislature approves new press bill JAKARTA (JP): As anticipated, the House of Representatives approved on Monday a new law which guarantees freedom of the press.Comprising 21 articles, including one which protects the press from bans and one which provides for fines or jail terms for those who...
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Council speaker reelected despite fervent protest
Council speaker reelected despite fervent protest JAKARTA (JP): Maj. Gen. Edy Waluyo from the military faction was reelected on Monday as the City Council's speaker in a plenary session which was marked with protests from dozens of supporters from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-...
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Rates for tax payment, valid from Sept. 13 to Sept. 19
Rates for tax payment, valid from Sept. 13 to Sept. 19U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,050.00Austrian schilling 1 614.80Australian dollar 1 5,194.67Belgian franc 1 209.72Canadian dollar 1 5,404.14Swiss franc 1 5,283.54Deutschemark 1 4,326.33Danish krone 1 1,142.56French franc 1 1,289.67Poundsterling 1 12,905.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Finding a place to stay along the road through Banten
Finding a place to stay along the road through Banten The Jakarta Post, in cooperation with Banten West Java Tourism Development Corporation, is presenting weekly issues on the Banten region. This week's issue is on finding accommodation and what you can do on your trip.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Our moment of shame
Our moment of shame For a nation that prides itself on being one of the few in the world to constitutionally enshrine the principle of "just and civilized humanity", Indonesians should be appalled by events currently taking place in East Timor.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
U.S., Canada criticize KL for jailing reporter
U.S., Canada criticize KL for jailing reporter KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): The United States and Canada criticized Malaysia on Monday for imprisoning a foreign journalist, but Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad brushed aside the objections and accused the West of trampling on human rights.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 13, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 400 0 0 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 275 0 0 Alter Abadi 300 50 67,500 Alumindo Light...
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
S&P's puts Indonesia's ratings on credit watch
S&P's puts Indonesia's ratings on credit watch JAKARTA (JP): U.S.-based rating agency Standard & Poor's has placed Indonesia's triple C+ long-term and C short-term sovereign and unsecured foreign currency credit ratings on its credit watch list with negative implications.
Tue, 14 Sep 1999
Thousand Islands' fishermen form union
Thousand Islands' fishermen form unionBy Berni K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): After years of fighting against unfair competition brought on by illegal trawling, traditional fishermen in the Pulau Seribu (Thousand Islands) marine resort area eventually agreed to establish a union to help voice their...
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Activists call on govt, military help in drug war
Activists call on govt, military help in drug war JAKARTA (JP): Efforts to eradicate the country's drug trade will prove futile if the government fails to demonstrate the political will to battle drugs and the military and police are not involved in the campaign, activists said on Saturday.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
S. Koreans deported from Tangerang
S. Koreans deported from Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): Thirty South Korean workers here in Tangerang have been deported from the country for violations of immigration rules.The 30 people had reportedly frequently breached immigration rules by having expired visas or overstaying permits, said Dody M.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
House deliberates new bill on forestry
House deliberates new bill on forestryBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution might not need to cross a rocky road in his quest to secure approval for the government-sponsored forestry bill from the House of Representatives.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
PKB candidate protested
PKB candidate protested YOGYAKARTA: The Bantul branch of the National Awakening Party (PKB) filed a protest with the party's Yogyakarta chapter on Saturday after its candidate was overlooked in the appointment to the legislature despite winning the most seats for the party.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
PPI finalizes list of House candidates
PPI finalizes list of House candidates JAKARTA (JP): The National Elections Committee (PPI) finalized on Saturday the list of candidates from the 27 provinces to be sworn in as members of the 1999/2004 House of Representatives.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Mitsubishi, GE tie up
Mitsubishi, GE tie up TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. and the General Electric Co. group have agreed to invest 10 billion yen (US$93 million) to build an engineering plastics plant in Asia, a daily said Saturday.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Narcotics and drug abuse
Narcotics and drug abuseFrom Forum KeadilanI was overwhelmed by sadness and a feeling of deep concern when I read an article about intensified use of narcotics and drug abuse in Indonesia in Forum Keadilan No. 19/VIII.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Cephas' works on at Erasmus Huis
Cephas' works on at Erasmus Huis JAKARTA (JP): Rare photographs of people and daily life in the Yogyakarta Sultanates taken in the 18th century by noted Javanese photographers, Kassian Cephas and son Sem, will be on display for three weeks beginning on Wednesday.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Police arrest 356 gamblers
Police arrest 356 gamblers JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested over the weekend 356 gamblers, mostly operators of the popular toto gelap operators, and seized hundreds of millions of rupiah during a raid on busy Jl. Gadjah Mada in West Jakarta.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
ASEAN faces dilemma over East Timor crisis
ASEAN faces dilemma over East Timor crisisBy Stephen Collinson BANGKOK (AFP): East Timor's agony has left Indonesia's Southeast Asian partners with a policy dilemma which could define the future of their alliance, analysts say.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Faces: A picture is worth more than a thousand words
Faces: A picture is worth more than a thousand wordsBy Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): We have all had the experience of running into someone who looks familiar but whose name escapes us. It can be embarrassing, particularly when the other person remembers us and we may be tempted to fall back on the...
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Bogor dropouts get vocational training
Bogor dropouts get vocational training BOGOR (JP): Pakuan University here is offering vocational training in sewing and garment production to 56 school dropouts in a program supported by Bogor's Rotary Club and Latter day- Saint Charities USA.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Indonesia 'invites' UN forces
Indonesia 'invites' UN forces JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie buckled under strong international pressure on Sunday night, announcing that he would allow United Nations peacekeeping forces into East Timor.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Attorney general to stay out of Bank Bali case
Attorney general to stay out of Bank Bali case YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office will allow the police to complete their investigation into an alleged bank scandal which many believe involves the country's political elite.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Government pressured to freeze diplomatic ties with Australia
Government pressured to freeze diplomatic ties with Australia JAKARTA (JP): The country's main political parties have put their domestic rivalry behind them to unite in urging the government to freeze diplomatic ties with Australia over its perceived offensive policy on East Timor.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Ambon still tense after outburst of violence on Friday
Ambon still tense after outburst of violence on Friday AMBON, Maluku (JP): As the death toll climbed to 12, Ambon remained tense over the weekend following the latest outburst of violence on Friday.Some natural intervention helped cool down the situation on Sunday as rain soaked the largely empty...
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Panin Bank splits stock
Panin Bank splits stock JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Panin Bank will split its shares in a bid to improve the liquidity of the bank's stock trading on the local stock market.Roosniati Salihin, the bank's vice president, said the stock split was approved on Friday by shareholders in a meeting late...
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Soldiers jeopardize democracy
Soldiers jeopardize democracyBy Desi Anwar JAKARTA (JP): The tragedy that is taking place in East Timor is an insult not only to the East Timorese, who have clearly expressed their desire for independence, but also to the Indonesian people, who have struggled to put the country on the path of...
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Importers snub govt call to boycott Australian meat
Importers snub govt call to boycott Australian meat JAKARTA (JP): The government's call to switch imports of meat from Australia to Ireland, India and Argentina has received a cold response from local meat importers.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Universities get forest concessions
Universities get forest concessions SEMARANG, Central Java: Three universities have been granted forest concessions to cultivate 500,000 hectares of forests outside Java.Minister of Forestry Muslimin Nasution hoped the three universities -- Diponegoro University, the Semarang Teachers Training...
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Jakarta growth unchecked: Expert
Jakarta growth unchecked: Expert JAKARTA (JP): The capital has rapidly grown as a metropolis without proper city planning, which can be seen from irregularities in public activities and daily life, according to experts.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Asia-Pacific leaders talk trade, while eying Timor
Asia-Pacific leaders talk trade, while eying Timor AUCKLAND (Reuters): Asia-Pacific leaders began the world's biggest annual summit on Sunday, briefly setting aside worries over East Timor and regional conflict to discuss trade.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
E. Timor not seen effecting big investors in Indonesia
E. Timor not seen effecting big investors in Indonesia AUCKLAND (Reuters): The violence and bloodshed in East Timor is leading potential investors to put their plans on hold, but existing investors are not fleeing en masse from Indonesia, Prudential Asia Investments Ltd President and chief...
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Bogor cult members killed after Sept. 9, 1999, dispute
Bogor cult members killed after Sept. 9, 1999, dispute BOGOR (JP): Three cult members were beaten to death and two others severely wounded by fellow cultists enraged after Sept. 9 doomsday predictions proved untrue.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Evaluation of RI debt delayed until 2000
Evaluation of RI debt delayed until 2000 TURKU, Finland (AFP): A decision by the so-called Paris Club of creditor nations on dealing with Indonesia's enormous debt has been delayed until next year because of the situation in East Timor, French Finance Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn said here...
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Passport forgery rife in Batam
Passport forgery rife in Batam BATAM, Riau: The immigration office here is applying stricter passport examination procedures to people leaving and entering the island following reports that passport forgery was on the rise.
Mon, 13 Sep 1999
Locals rally against drug trafficking
Locals rally against drug trafficking JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of residents of Kampung Bali subdistrict, Central Jakarta, staged a rally against drugs on Saturday.The protesters, most of them were children below 10 years of age, walked through the subdistrict carrying posters and banners appealing to...