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Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Revitalizing higher education
Revitalizing higher educationBy Freddy Kirana JAKARTA (JP): Empowerment of institutions is essential for the improvement of Indonesia's higher education system and practices.Dr. Nirwan Idrus says in his two articles, RI education system needs a revolution, printed in The Jakarta Post's Sept.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Garment producers cut back production by up to 60 percent
Garment producers cut back production by up to 60 percent JAKARTA (JP): The country's garment producers have been slashing their output by between 40 percent and 60 percent to cope with monetary crisis which has battered the country for more than one year, an official said Wednesday.
Thu, 10 Sep 1998
Govt sets 10 rules to hasten business recovery
Govt sets 10 rules to hasten business recovery JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to facilitate the restructuring of Indonesian companies, the government has introduced 10 rules. Some of these rules revise prior regulations, while others are new rules.The rules in question are as follows:1.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
43 timber firms seek licenses to export logs
43 timber firms seek licenses to export logs JAKARTA (JP): Forty three timber companies have applied to the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations for licenses to export logs as a result of weak demand on the domestic market, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Riot police halt protest at DPR
Riot police halt protest at DPR JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of riot troops ringed the House of Representatives (DPR) compound on Tuesday and surrounding streets were blocked off to ensure that students demonstrators would not return after at least two were bayoneted in a predawn clash with security...
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Thailand turns to Brazilian coach
Thailand turns to Brazilian coach BANGKOK (Reuters): Thai soccer officials were set to re- appoint Brazilian Carlos Alberto Carvalho as coach of the national team on Tuesday following the resignation of Vittaya Laohakul.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
RI, Germany plan training project
RI, Germany plan training project JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Germany are considering possible cooperation on a training project designed to meet the demand for skills required in local industries.The project, the Indonesian-German Institute (IGI), would be a cooperation between the National...
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Gus Dur refuses to help mediate in PDI dispute
Gus Dur refuses to help mediate in PDI dispute JAKARTA (JP): Budi Hardjono, the new chief of the government- recognized faction of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), failed on Tuesday to enlist Moslem scholar Abdurrahman Wahid to mediate in the party's protracted leadership dispute.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Lt. Gen. Agum takes over PSSI chairmanship from Azwar
Lt. Gen. Agum takes over PSSI chairmanship from Azwar JAKARTA (JP): Lt. Gen. Agum Gumelar will take over from Azwar Anas as chairman of the All Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI) on Wednesday, the federation announced on Tuesday.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Military to sue 'Tajuk' for defamation
Military to sue 'Tajuk' for defamation JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Command will sue Tajuk biweekly for defamation over a Sept. 3 report alleging complicity of the command and its former chief in the mid-May riots, an officer said on Tuesday.Command spokesman Lt. Col. DJ.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Rich families 'to save' RI tourist industry
Rich families 'to save' RI tourist industry SYDNEY (AFP): Money donated by wealthy Indonesian families is being pulled together by a former chairman of the Australian Tourist Commission (ATC) to resurrect the country's ailing tourism industry, a report said Tuesday.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Hun Sen takes risks by arresting opposition leaders
Hun Sen takes risks by arresting opposition leaders PHNOM PENH (DPA): Cambodian strongman Hun Sen's crackdown on opposition leaders and their pro-democracy supporters is a dangerous move that could cost him international legitimacy and essential foreign aid, diplomats said Monday.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
World Bank gives nod to guarantee Asian govt debt
World Bank gives nod to guarantee Asian govt debt TAIPEI (Dow Jones): The World Bank agrees "in principle" to the concept of guaranteeing sovereign borrowing in Asia as a way to help these countries access liquidity but only if it's paired with credible programs, a senior economist at the...
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Hediati quits sports job
Hediati quits sports job JAKARTA (JP): Siti Hediati Prabowo has resigned as chairwoman of the Indonesian Table Tennis Association, the organization's secretary-general, Johny Woworuntu, said on Tuesday.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Ex-king can do no wrong
Ex-king can do no wrong Perhaps very few people capable of rational thought believe what ousted president Soeharto said in his speech broadcast by the private TPI television station on Sunday night. In his statement, Soeharto denied allegations that he had a personal fortune worth trillions of...
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Some ethnic Chinese ponder migration
Some ethnic Chinese ponder migrationBy Sri Lestari JAKARTA (JP): The current economic crisis and the May riots has motivated many Chinese-Indonesians to migrate. One indication of the growing interest in migration is reflected in the increasing number of ads offering immigration services appearing...
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Customers protest at BI
Customers protest at BI SURABAYA: A demonstration of hundreds of customers of the Cipta Arta Lestari secondary bank entered its second day on Tuesday when the protesters marched to the provincial branch of the central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI).Demonstrators who crowded the Bank's grounds on Jl.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Canberra's mistakes not good example for RI
Canberra's mistakes not good example for RI Dealing with the possibility of newly owned government assets presents a number of dilemmas in balancing equity and benefit to the overall community. Following on from Kwik Kian Gie's "Insight" analysis in The Jakarta Post on Tuesday, Sept.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Confusion over Group ownership
Confusion over Group ownership JAKARTA (JP): Bambang Sutrisno sold his entire equity share in Golden Truly Group, which owns 84 percent of the now defunct Bank Surya, to Sudwikatmono on Sept. 8 last year for US$10 million then subsequently resigned from the group and the bank, Bambang's lawyer...
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Mahathir blasts Anwar to justify firing
Mahathir blasts Anwar to justify firing KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad went on the verbal offensive against his former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday and then went to a meeting of his ruling party to give his reasons for firing him.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Asian markets look to Wall Street for leads
Asian markets look to Wall Street for leads KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's share market fell back to earth Tuesday, ending a spectacular four-day rally, as Asian bourses ended mixed with investors looking to Wall Street for direction after a long Labor Day week-end.Kuala Lumpur shares tumbled 21.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
ABRI's dual function: Interference or assistance?
ABRI's dual function: Interference or assistance?By J. Soedjati Djiwandono This is the second of three articles in a series on the dual- function concept of the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI). JAKARTA (JP): It is conventional thinking in Indonesia that the country achieved independence through a...
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Govt's Bank Exim loan converted into equity
Govt's Bank Exim loan converted into equity JAKARTA (JP): The government has converted Rp 20 trillion in liquidity support given to the state Bank Expor Impor Indonesia (Bank Exim) into additional equity in the bank.The decision was contained in Government Regulation No. 60/1998.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Soeharto's explanation
Soeharto's explanation Soeharto's attestation that he never amassed any wealth during his years as president surely surprised no one. He used the largest part of his 30-minute account on a television network owned by (his eldest daughter) Tutut to explain why he set up his various foundations.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Muladi warns of death penalty for rice hoarders
Muladi warns of death penalty for rice hoarders JAKARTA (JP): Anyone caught disrupting government efforts to beat the food shortage could face execution, Minister of Justice Muladi warned on Tuesday.Muladi cited Law No.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
RP trade mission visit Japan
RP trade mission visit Japan MANILA (AP): Philippine officials are scheduled to visit Japan Wednesday to seek more investment and explain the economic policies of the administration of President Joseph Estrada, the government said Tuesday.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Hundreds of troops remain deployed in riot-hit Kebumen
Hundreds of troops remain deployed in riot-hit Kebumen KEBUMEN, Central Java (JP): Hundreds of armed troops stood guard over closed shops and burned buildings still billowing smoke on Tuesday following rioting on Monday by thousands of residents.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Midas Kapiti software
Midas Kapiti software JAKARTA (JP): Computer software producer PT Midas Kapiti International has said the Indonesian market for banking software remains promising despite the country's ailing banking industry.Company president K.K.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Long simmering resentment behind Cilacap's unrest
Long simmering resentment behind Cilacap's unrestBy Agus Maryono CILACAP, Central Java (JP): Sarwono has worked for 15 years on a trawler owned by a man from Bagansiapi-api, Riau, and complains he has nothing to show for his toil.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Team to look into starvation reports
Team to look into starvation reports BOGOR (JP): A fact-finding team of local councilors has been assigned to look into reports that a number of villagers in Parung subdistrict are facing starvation due to soaring food prices."Our team started visiting some villages today.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 8, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 225 0 127,500 Alumindo Light Metal 225 0 30,000 Alumindo...
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Ciamis bamboo 'artist' tries his luck in Jakarta's tough streets
Ciamis bamboo 'artist' tries his luck in Jakarta's tough streetsText and photos by P.J. Leo JAKARTA (JP): Piles of grayish brown bamboo poles are stacked on a railroad located at the side of JL. RE Martadinata, North Jakarta.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
More turn to Bazis for help as economic crisis worsens
More turn to Bazis for help as economic crisis worsens JAKARTA (JP): Increasing numbers of people are asking for financial assistance from the Jakarta office of Bazis, the board in charge of overseeing the collection of Islamic alms, to finance their children's education, an executive said on...
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
RI to import 3.42 tons of rice in next fiscal year
RI to import 3.42 tons of rice in next fiscal year JAKARTA (JP): After sucking a projected 4.1 million metric tons of rice from the international market this fiscal year, Indonesia plans to import another 3.42 million tons in 1999/2000.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Reconciliation idea dubious
Reconciliation idea dubious The Jakarta Post reported on Sept. 5 that the government and the National Commission on Human Rights will establish a National Reconciliation Team. Its aim is to preserve the country's unity.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Police homes destroyed in fire
Police homes destroyed in fire JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Ten homes belonging to Jayapura Police officers were destroyed by fire on Tuesday at about 8:45 p.m., Antara reported.Firefighters only managed to extinguish the fire on Jl. Klofkamp after it had gutted the buildings.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Man gets seven months in jail for bomb blast
Man gets seven months in jail for bomb blast JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court sentenced a man to seven months and 24 days in prison on Tuesday for failing to report the presence of a homemade bomb, which exploded at a low- cost apartment in Tanah Tinggi last January.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Team questions Prabowo over mid-May riots
Team questions Prabowo over mid-May riots JAKARTA (JP): The government-sponsored fact-finding team investigating the May riots questioned Lt. Gen. (ret) Prabowo Subianto on Monday over the unrest which left 1,200 people dead and led to the downfall of his father-in-law, former president Soeharto.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Taiwan's NGOs protest
Taiwan's NGOs protest We, the Taipei Women's Rescue Foundation. The Garden of Hope Foundation, ECPAT Taiwan, Taiwanese Association for Human Rights and the Mission in Support of Women Victims of the Assaults and Rapes in Indonesia headed by attorney Wang Ching-Feng, hereby issue the following...
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Officials deem protest 'harmful'
Officials deem protest 'harmful' JAKARTA (JP): Government officials have expressed fears the resurgence of student demonstrations on Monday and Tuesday may do more harm than good for the nation's shaken morale.Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Battling cancer of corruption
Battling cancer of corruptionBy Dennis de Tray and Jean-Michel Severino JAKARTA (JP): The vigorous debate taking place in Indonesia on the emotionally charged issue of corruption is certain to raise awkward questions for government, for international agencies, for foreign and local businesses, for...
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Labor law enforcement to be deferred: Govt
Labor law enforcement to be deferred: Govt JAKARTA (JP): The government decided on Tuesday to defer the enforcement of a controversial labor law for one year in order to make some revisions.Minister of Manpower Fahmi Idris said President B.J.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Sept. 8, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 11,400.00 11,900.00Austrian shilling 1 915.00 1,028.00Australian dollar 1 6,844.00 7,164.00Belgian franc 1 324.00 337.00Canadian dollar 1 7,592.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Rupiah falls on reports of unrest and massive rally
Rupiah falls on reports of unrest and massive rally JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah nose-dived on Tuesday on reports of unrest and student demonstrators demanding President B.J. Habibie resign.The volatile currency, which opened weaker at 11,500 against the U.S.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Govt prepares land ownership guideline rules
Govt prepares land ownership guideline rules JAKARTA (JP): The government is working on guidelines to regulate land ownership and the location of housing complexes and industrial estates, a minister said here Tuesday.State Minister of Housing and Settlement Theo L.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
National reconciliation
National reconciliation I fully subscribe to Minister of Justice Muladi's statement reported by the media, "...we try to forget past grudges, without reducing the possibility of law enforcement..." which he made in response to the wishes of various sides to reach national reconciliation.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Villagers find money-spinner in tires
Villagers find money-spinner in tiresBy Agus Maryono and Ngudi Utomo PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): To most people in Central Java, Kebanaran village, which is located along the Purwokerto-Tegal highway in Banyumas district, is better known as Bandol village.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Ansett-SIA deal approved
Ansett-SIA deal approved SYDNEY (Dow Jones): The International Air Services Commission (IASC), the airline industry regulator, Tuesday said it has approved the proposed code sharing program between airline operators Ansett Holdings Ltd. and Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA).
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
KL's restrictions 'will seriously damage' S'pore
KL's restrictions 'will seriously damage' S'pore SINGAPORE (AP): As Singaporeans line up at banks to save their Malaysian ringgit accounts, analysts Tuesday predicted Malaysia's controversial currency and market restrictions will cause Singapore's economy to shrink for the first time since 1985.
Wed, 09 Sep 1998
Two die in Lahat typhoon
Two die in Lahat typhoon LAHAT, South Sumatra: Two people died, three sustained minor injuries and five houses were destroyed during a typhoon here early on Sunday when most residents were asleep. Antara reported on Tuesday that the typhoon hit Talangkibul village in the Pendopo district here...