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Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Rupiah, stocks gain over regional strength
Rupiah, stocks gain over regional strength JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's financial markets gained ground on Wednesday as they tracked the rise of regional markets, currency dealers and stockbrokers said.They said the rupiah continued to sustain gains in moderate dealing against the U.S.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
DHL starts same-day service to Malaysia
DHL starts same-day service to Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (JP): International air express company DHL Worldwide Express has opened a new service aimed at facilitating growing business ties between the Malaysian capital and Jakarta.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Health ministry gets funds to give the needy health care
Health ministry gets funds to give the needy health care JAKARTA (JP): The National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) will provide Rp 1.05 trillion to the Ministry of Health to improve health care to the needy during the crisis.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Thundercats 3:05 Environment Program: Mengenal Linkungan 3:30 Science World 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita 5:00 Arabic Lessons 5:30 TV Series: The Man from Uncle 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05...
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
ABRI personnel reployed to guard rice distribution
ABRI personnel reployed to guard rice distribution JAKARTA (JP): The city has started deploying soldiers and police officers to oversee rice distribution throughout Jakarta to ensure that the staple food reaches targeted city residents.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
RI education system needs a revolution
RI education system needs a revolutionBy Nirwan Idrus This is the second of two articles on Indonesian education. JAKARTA (JP): Proof that the government is moving to improve the quality of the country's higher education institutions to a level more on par with the world's best schools can be seen...
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
ABRI not involved in May riots, says BIA chief
ABRI not involved in May riots, says BIA chief JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Intelligence Agency (BIA) chief Maj. Gen. Zacky Anwar Makarim said on Wednesday that the Armed Forces (ABRI) was not involved in the May riots which left 1,200 people dead and led to the downfall of veteran ruler Soeharto.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
ABRI postpones withdrawal of troops from troubled Aceh
ABRI postpones withdrawal of troops from troubled Aceh JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI), which recently pulled out 900 troops from Aceh, is canceling further withdrawals and even reportedly sending 200 new troops to restore order in the province following two days of unrest.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Bank Exim clarifies
Bank Exim clarifies Referring to a Reuters news report published by The Jakarta Post, June 25, 1998, titled RI govt and Central Bank sued for $58.59 billion, we, Bank Exim, would like to clarify as follows:1.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Two jailed for aiding doctors in illegal abortions
Two jailed for aiding doctors in illegal abortions JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced a clinic owner and a midwife on Wednesday to 20 months and 12 months in prison respectively for assisting two doctors in performing 15 to 25 illegal abortions a day.Presiding judge Agus A.G.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
23 die of dengue in N. Sulawesi
23 die of dengue in N. Sulawesi MANADO, North Sulawesi: Twenty-three people have died of dengue fever in North Sulawesi from January to August this year.Most of the patients were from Manado, according to H. Sompotan, an official of the local health agency.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Bankers released from detention
Bankers released from detention JAKARTA (JP): Police have released three executives of three newly suspended banks and another from a bank liquidated last year on their own recognizance, an officer said on Wednesday.National Police spokesman Brig. Gen.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. Basuki Rakhmat 106-128 (Phone: 031 5311234): - The Tavern Pub: Cosindos Band, Monday to Saturday, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., X-Men Band, Sunday, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Economic freedom for provinces 'indispensable'
Economic freedom for provinces 'indispensable' JAKARTA (JP): The government must provide provincial administrations with real economic autonomy to prevent the country from disintegrating, according to the Institute for Development, Economics and Finance (Indef).
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
New Order duties overburdened ABRI: Bambang
New Order duties overburdened ABRI: Bambang JAKARTA (JP): As the debate rages over the scope of the Armed Forces (ABRI) role in the reform era, a senior ABRI officer has admitted the military was overburdened during the New Order regime of former president Soeharto.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
The unrest in Aceh
The unrest in Aceh The military presence in Aceh during the time it was declared a military operations zone has left a psychological climate of hostility between the people and the military. Both sides have left signs of hostility that cannot be easily removed through acts of symbolism.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
People told to intensify monitoring of political bills
People told to intensify monitoring of political bills JAKARTA (JP): Indonesianist Adam Schwarz urged the country's reform forces to maintain their pressure to ensure that the upcoming deliberations on crucial political bills produce laws which are neutral and objective.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Only Rp 5b of riot victims' insurance claims so far
Only Rp 5b of riot victims' insurance claims so far JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Retail Merchants Association (Aprindo) said on Wednesday that only Rp 5 billion (US$462,962) of claims worth Rp 661.5 billion submitted by its members in the aftermath of the May riots has been paid out by insurance...
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Polyester workers continue protest
Polyester workers continue protest TANGERANG (JP): Thousands of workers from polyester manufacturing company PT Yasulintex marched to the Tangerang legislative council on Wednesday after failing to force the company's management to meet their demands forwarded during a two-day strike.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Anwar Ibrahim fired from all govt positions
Anwar Ibrahim fired from all govt positions KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was fired on Wednesday after months of economic policy differences with the prime minister.A three-paragraph statement issued by the prime minister's department said Anwar had been removed...
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Conoco strikes oil in Natuna
Conoco strikes oil in Natuna JAKARTA (JP): Conoco Indonesia Inc., a subsidiary of Conoco Inc. of the United States, has struck oil in the offshore Natuna area bordering the South China Sea, state oil and gas company Pertamina said Wednesday.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Golkar branches hold congresses
Golkar branches hold congresses JAKARTA (JP): Golkar activists in various provinces are holding congresses to elect their new leaders and to discuss strategies to survive stiffer competition in the general election next year.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Indonesia rules out foreign exchange control option
Indonesia rules out foreign exchange control option JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita dismissed rumors on Wednesday that Indonesia would follow Malaysia and impose foreign exchange controls.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) conversion rates on Sept. 02, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,700.00 11,150.00Austrian shilling 1 834.00 930.00Australian dollar 1 6,217.00 6,468.00Belgian franc 1 295.00 305.00Canadian dollar 1 6,899.00 7,124.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Indonesia and Thailand fined for bizarre match
Indonesia and Thailand fined for bizarre match HANOI (Agencies): Indonesia and Thailand have been fined unspecified amounts for a Tiger Cup match that both teams tried to avoid winning, officials said Wednesday.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Salt gatherers look for new work
Salt gatherers look for new work PALU, Central Sulawesi: Up to 200 salt gatherers along Talise Beach here have been forced to find new ways to earn a living since constant rain has prevented them from collecting salt.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Tyfountex upset by govt's unfair handling of dispute
Tyfountex upset by govt's unfair handling of dispute JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian-Hong Kong textile joint venture PT Tyfountex Indonesia, based in Surakarta, Central Java, complained on Wednesday of what it considered the unfair handling of its labor dispute by the the arbitration board at the manpower...
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Manila on alert after bomb threat
Manila on alert after bomb threat MANILA (Reuters): The Philippine government on Wednesday alerted its top security body over a Kuwaiti report that the U.S. embassy in Manila had been targeted for a bomb attack this week.The U.S.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Asian states unlikely to follow Malaysia
Asian states unlikely to follow Malaysia SINGAPORE (Reuters): Other Asian countries are not expected to copy Malaysia in imposing rigid exchange controls, economists and analysts said on Wednesday."We see the likelihood of the Malaysian measures being duplicated elsewhere in Asia as being extremely...
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Malaysia announces new ringgit peg
Malaysia announces new ringgit peg KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): The Malaysian central bank fixed the ringgit's exchange rate at 3.80 to the dollar with immediate effect on Wednesday.The announcement by Bank Negara Malaysia came a day after the central bank and the government unveiled sweeping foreign...
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Event planned in memory of Benyamin
Event planned in memory of Benyamin JAKARTA (JP): The Betawi Arts Foundation (LKB) is to hold a 12-day Betawi cultural event called In Memory of Bang Ben to commemorate the third anniversary of the death of legendary Betawi artist Benyamin. S., popularly known as Bang (brother) Ben.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
MPI Reformasi calls for forest concessions to be redistributed
MPI Reformasi calls for forest concessions to be redistributed JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Forestry Society for Reform (MPI Reformasi) called on the government on Wednesday to transfer forest logging rights which have expired to cooperatives.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
New suspects named in Udin murder
New suspects named in Udin murder YOGYAKARTA: Police have identified three new suspects in the murder case of journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafrudin, alias Udin, according to local chief detective Lt. Col. Erwin Tobing.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
S'pore legislature in for hard debate
S'pore legislature in for hard debate SINGAPORE (AP): Parliament members have prepared tough questions for Friday's session on what the government plans to do for Singaporeans facing higher prices, lower wages and the growing possibility of unemployment.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Use seatbelts
Use seatbeltsFrom Media IndonesiaOn Sept. 17 every passenger sitting in the front seats of a motorized vehicle will be required to put on a seat-belt. The regulation does not require passengers on the rear seats to put on seat-belts. The reason may be that not all cars have rear seat-belts fitted.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Special autonomy for E. Timor
Special autonomy for E. TimorBy Johannes Nugroho SURABAYA (JP): The post-Soeharto era has laudably brought soothing breezes to the East Timorese because their territory will soon enjoy a status of special autonomy.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Regional monies mixed, mart edgy over ringgit
Regional monies mixed, mart edgy over ringgit SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies are mostly mixed against the U.S. dollar in late Asian trading Wednesday with broader trading interest in these currencies grinding to a halt, said market players.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Govt lifts subsidies on commodities
Govt lifts subsidies on commodities JAKARTA (JP): The government on Wednesday lifted subsidies on wheat flour, sugar and soybeans, simultaneously liberalizing their importation and scrapping applicable import duties to reduce its burden in meeting people's needs for the commodities.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
A shaking but not rocking bartender championship
A shaking but not rocking bartender championshipBy Izabel Deuff JAKARTA (JP): If you were asked who you would define as the aristocrats of working class people, it is unlikely you would choose bartenders.
Wed, 02 Sep 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) conversion rates on Sept. 1, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,700.00 11,100.00Austrian shilling 1 832.00 928.00Australian dollar 1 6,109.00 6,358.00Belgian franc 1 294.00 305.00Canadian dollar 1 6,842.00 7,067.
Wed, 02 Sep 1998
Hit-and-run victim hospitalized
Hit-and-run victim hospitalized JAKARTA (JP): A 16-year-old student fell victim to a hit-and- run accident on Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, on Sunday night.The victim, identified as Hifzi Basah, sustained severe leg injuries after being hit by a speeding sedan at about 9:30 p.m., Antara reported.
Wed, 02 Sep 1998
Dharmala defaults on samurai bonds
Dharmala defaults on samurai bonds TOKYO (Bloomberg): Dharmala Intiutama International BV, part of an Indonesian financial conglomerate, has defaulted on 15 billion yen (US$116 million) of samurai bonds, according to the six banks that distribute payments to investors.
Wed, 02 Sep 1998
Kontras urges fresh probe into 1989 Lampung incident
Kontras urges fresh probe into 1989 Lampung incident JAKARTA (JP): The government was strongly urged Tuesday to reinvestigate the Lampung incident in February 1989, which resulted in scores of deaths.Munir, coordinator of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), who...
Wed, 02 Sep 1998
Golf course developer faces first bankruptcy
Golf course developer faces first bankruptcy JAKARTA (JP): Construction firms PT Jaya Obayashi and PT Nusa Raya Cipta filed Tuesday the first bankruptcy claim in the newly established commercial court in Central Jakarta against a golf course and real estate developer.
Wed, 02 Sep 1998
W. Kalimantan home to a potpouri of Chinese-Indonesians
W. Kalimantan home to a potpouri of Chinese-IndonesiansBy Edi Petebang PONTIANAK (JP): "God creates, God looks after," said Lao Seng, a 50-year-old iced fruit-cocktail drink vendor. This principle ensures him and his family a harmonious life.
Wed, 02 Sep 1998
Govt reviews deals with Soeharto's kin
Govt reviews deals with Soeharto's kin JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Tuesday that it is reviewing and severing many business contracts signed by its agencies and enterprises with children of former president Soeharto and his crony Muhammad (Bob) Hasan.
Wed, 02 Sep 1998
Southeast Asia power utility reform essential: Consultant
Southeast Asia power utility reform essential: Consultant SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Policy-makers in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia should put restructuring of their state-owned power utilities at the top of their agendas to address their severe payment crises, an industry consultant said on Tuesday.
Wed, 02 Sep 1998
Office project postponed
Office project postponed TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang mayoralty has been forced to postpone the construction of an administration office project worth Rp 18 billion (US$1.6 million) due to a lack of funds, an official said on Monday.
Wed, 02 Sep 1998
Subic port chief loses court appeal
Subic port chief loses court appeal MANILA (Reuters): The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously rejected an appeal by ousted Subic freeport chief Richard Gordon to stay on in his post, and the presidential palace indicated it might use force to evict him.
Wed, 02 Sep 1998
Rioting and looting continue for second day in North Aceh
Rioting and looting continue for second day in North Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Rioting and looting continued in Lhokseumawe on Tuesday, the second consecutive day of unrest in the Aceh town which erupted on Monday only hours after the second batch of Armed Forces (ABRI) troops withdrew from the area.