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Wed, 01 Sep 1999
'Banana republic' slur irks Manila
'Banana republic' slur irks Manila DUBAI (AFP): A Dubai hotel has apologized to the Philippines' ambassador to the Emirates after it named one of its new restaurants "The Banana Republic Filipino Club," the Gulf News daily said on Tuesday.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 31, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 475 0 0 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 275 0 0 Alter Abadi 250 0 5,000 Alumindo Light Metal...
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Protests mar council ceremony
Protests mar council ceremony TANGERANG (JP): Noisy protests staged by three different groups marred the swearing-in ceremony of the 45 newly installed legislators for the Tangerang council on Tuesday.The situation was tense particularly when some of the protesters forcibly tried to get into the...
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Security bill needs public aspiration
Security bill needs public aspiration JAKARTA (JP): Experts and the House of Representatives (DPR) agreed here on Tuesday of the need to accommodate public aspiration and revise the controversial, government-sponsored bill on state security, which some observers have called oppressive.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Betawi leaders call for new cultural village
Betawi leaders call for new cultural village JAKARTA (JP): Senior figures of Jakarta's native Betawi ethnic group called on the city administration on Tuesday to soon realize a plan to develop a 5.4-hectare Betawi settlement area in Situ Babakan, Srengseng Sawah subdistrict, South Jakarta.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Hendra's lawyers fight extradition
Hendra's lawyers fight extradition JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers of fugitive banker Hendra Rahardja asked a Sydney court on Tuesday not to meet Jakarta's call for the defendant's extradition, citing a strong anti-Chinese sentiment among indigenous Indonesians, Antara reported.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Taiwan conquest could be counterproductive
Taiwan conquest could be counterproductive This is the second of several articles on the deteriorating security situation in East Asia, The Jakarta Post's Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin examines the implications of the hints coming from Beijing that it may take military action against Taiwan's...
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Marsinah case may reopen: Expert
Marsinah case may reopen: Expert JAKARTA (JP): The case of a woman laborer allegedly murdered by military officers in 1993 may be reopened if new evidence comes out in an ongoing investigation, criminal law expert Loebby Loqman said on Monday.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Crowds attack police area
Crowds attack police area BANDUNG: A police residential area in Lembang, 25 kilometers north of Bandung, was attacked by residents on Monday night. The incident was sparked by a fight during a kampong soccer match involving police.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
After tests, Indosat says it is ready for millennium bug
After tests, Indosat says it is ready for millennium bug JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed state-owned telecommunications company PT Indosat said on Tuesday it was prepared for the millennium bug.Indosat general manager for planning and engineering Djoko Prajitno said the company announced its...
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Hike in pro-XL airtime rate
Hike in pro-XL airtime rate JAKARTA (JP): Global System for Mobile (GSM) telecommunications cellular operator Excelcomindo announced on Tuesday an average 15 percent to 20 percent increase in the airtime rate for the pro-XL prepaid billing subscription service.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
PBSI wants IBF to warn China and South Korea
PBSI wants IBF to warn China and South Korea DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) plans to petition the International Badminton Federation (IBF) to take steps on certain countries' absences in the US$150,000 Sanyo Indonesia Open.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Major national banks report massive losses
Major national banks report massive losses JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's major banks reported on Tuesday massive losses during the first semester of this year due to a widening negative interest spread and rising bad loan provisions.Bank Niaga said it suffered Rp 4.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Bank Bali fiasco: Tip of the iceberg
Bank Bali fiasco: Tip of the icebergBy Sidesh Kaul JAKARTA (JP): In the wake of the Bank Bali scandal, pundits at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank feel that a "full and transparent" investigation of the issue could set things right and should be a precondition for further...
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Activists say charity takes its toll on people's mentality
Activists say charity takes its toll on people's mentality JAKARTA (JP): Community activists said they find it hard to switch people's mentality from being recipients of charity to self-help participants, and blamed corruption under the previous government for their attitudes.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Indocement to launch rights issue
Indocement to launch rights issue JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cementmaker PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa will launch a rights issue to strengthen its capital structure.Indocement corporate secretary Ria Sjahroni Sereh said the rights issue would also be part of the cement producers's debt...
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
After the ballot
After the ballot Though it may sound rather absurd to some people given the momentousness of the event, not many Indonesians -- possibly not even President B.J. Habibie who set the process in motion -- may be aware of the full ramifications of Monday's UN-supervised self-determination ballot in...
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Container terminal in Bitung
Container terminal in Bitung JAKARTA (JP): State-owned seaport operator PT Pelindo IV said on Tuesday it expected to complete construction of its container terminal at Bitung port in North Sulawesi by 2003.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Strikes continue over Aceh military command
Strikes continue over Aceh military command JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of Aceh students picketed the building of the local legislature for the second day, protesting the reestablishment of the Iskandar Muda Military command despite the government's announcement that the plans were delayed.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Thai woman caught smuggling heroin
Thai woman caught smuggling heroin JAKARTA (JP): Customs officers at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport arrested a 28-year-old Thai woman for attempting to smuggle 1.75 kilograms of pure heroin into the country on Tuesday.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
NGO bemoans poor public understanding of aid process
NGO bemoans poor public understanding of aid process JAKARTA (JP): An NGO official said on Tuesday that the general public's misunderstanding of fund disbursement was the biggest obstacle for the organization to properly implement its community recovery program.
Wed, 01 Sep 1999
Estrada may bow to protests over constitution plan
Estrada may bow to protests over constitution plan MANILA (Agencies): Philippine President Joseph Estrada is willing to drop his controversial plan to change the constitution if an advisory body he has created decides there is no need to amend it, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Separation pay not ethical
Separation pay not ethical The pros and cons about the decision to give separation pay worth Rp 150 million to each of the outgoing members of the House of Representatives have led to polemics with various assumptions and allegations being exposed in our mass media, all basically questioning the...
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
APPC provides links to NGOs
APPC provides links to NGOs JAKARTA (JP): Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium (APPC), an organization dedicated to charity and community service, said on Monday it was ready to match Indonesian corporations with local non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
1.3 percent not 13 percent
1.3 percent not 13 percent We refer to your article titled Riau pulp's production falls 13 percent, says ARH (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 5, 1999).We would like to bring to your attention the fact that there was an error in the headline. The headline should read as Riau pulp's production falls 1.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Phone firm doesn't pick up the phone
Phone firm doesn't pick up the phone On Aug. 26, 1999, my boss was departing to the U.S. and asked me to check whether his Simpati, SIM card from Telkomsel is able to "roam" in Boston. I called 8282811, Telkomsel's customer service number. I made the call from 8 a.m. until midday without success.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Lift restrictions in airline industry: INACA
Lift restrictions in airline industry: INACA JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) has called on the government to lift restrictions disallowing foreign equity investors to acquire a majority stake in local chartered airlines.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Oil prices inch up after oil ministers meet
Oil prices inch up after oil ministers meet TOKYO (Reuters): Crude oil prices edged higher in early Asian trade on Monday after ministers from three key oil-producing nations on Saturday reiterated their commitment to maintaining oil production cuts until March 2000.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
KPN to quit Telkomsel
KPN to quit Telkomsel AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones): Dutch telecommunications company Royal KPN NV (KPN) said Monday that it plans to offer a so-called free- access Internet service, and that it would consider selling its stake in PT Telkomsel, its Indonesian operations.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Dismiss civilian forces: Observers
Dismiss civilian forces: Observers JAKARTA (JP): Political observers supported on Monday Amien Rais' recent call for the dissolution of militias of supporters of presidential candidates Megawati Soekarnoputri and B.J. Habibie.Nurcholish Madjid, Syamsuddin Haris and Muhammad A.S.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Astra back in the black
Astra back in the black JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Astra International reported on Monday a consolidated net profit of Rp 496 billion (about US$66 million) in the first half of this year, a meaningful recovery from losses of Rp 2.85 trillion in the same period last year.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Labuan offshore banks post losses
Labuan offshore banks post losses KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Offshore banks operating in Malaysia's tax haven of Labuan island on the north coast of Borneo posted a pretax loss of US$268.9 million for 1998, swinging from a pretax profit of $120.3 million the year before.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition * Painting Exhibition by Pupung, at Gedung Antik Yayasan Pusat Kebudayaan, Jl. Naripan 7-9 (Phone: 022 435639), Aug. 31 to Sept. 3.Performances * Puppet Show, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 433562), 9:30 p.m., Sept. 4.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Men's doubles team expected to do well: PBSI
Men's doubles team expected to do well: PBSIBy Primastuti Handayani DENPASAR (JP): Indonesia's new partnerships in the men's doubles are expected to create surprises in the US$150,000 Sanyo Indonesia Open, which will start here on Wednesday.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Malaysia deports 25 Indonesians
Malaysia deports 25 Indonesians MEDAN, North Sumatra: Malaysia has deported 25 Indonesian workers for not having passports and they are expected to arrive at the Belawan port of Medan this week, Imam Soeparapto of the Immigration office here told Antara.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Indonesia and the future of ASEAN
Indonesia and the future of ASEAN This is the second of two articles based on an address by Rodolfo C. Severino, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at a conference on "ASEAN Into the New Millennium: The Road Ahead" sponsored by the Indonesia Council on World Affairs in...
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Aug. 30, 1999: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,661.00 7,739.00Australian dollar 1 4,828.73 4,881.76Austrian schilling 1 582.86 589.35Belgian franc 1 198.82 201.03Brunei dollar 1 4,538.24 4,587.16Canadian dollar 1 5,138.85 5,192.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
East Timorese go to polling stations across Indonesia
East Timorese go to polling stations across Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of East Timorese living outside the province thronged to polling stations across the country on Monday. Proindependence leader Jose Alexander "Xanana" Gusmao was among at least 1,622 East Timorese who cast their votes in...
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Message by the Charge d'Affaires a.i. on Malaysia's National Day
Message by the Charge d'Affaires a.i. on Malaysia's National Day As Malaysia celebrates its 42nd anniversary on 31 August 1999, I would like to take this opportunity to express satisfaction on the state of bilateral relations currently enjoyed by Malaysia and Indonesia.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Nomura Jafco to close funds
Nomura Jafco to close funds JAKARTA (JP): PT BNI Nomura Jafco Investment and Singapore- based Nomura/Jafco Investment (Asia) Ltd. have sold their entire shares in publicly listed cosmetics producer PT Tancho Indonesia in line with the close of their investment funds.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
American arrogance
American arrogance Once again, the United States is displaying its arrogance and double-standard in matters of foreign policy. The sincerity of Indonesia's commitment in holding a referendum in East Timor is a good deal better than Washington's commitment in the case of the Israeli-Palestinian...
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Can capital markets beat crisis?
Can capital markets beat crisis?By Rini M.S. Soewandi The following article is based on a paper presented at the Capital Market Conference on Aug. 24, 1999 in Jakarta. JAKARTA (JP): The role of business is critical at this time in pushing along what we hope is the beginnings of recovery.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Observers praise East Timor ballot
Observers praise East Timor ballot JAKARTA (JP): Both local and international observers responded favorably to the largely peaceful direct ballot in East Timor on Monday.Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas, who helped broker the historic vote in East Timor, told the Associated Press...
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Severed head meets body in Purworejo
Severed head meets body in Purworejo JAKARTA (JP): A severed head discovered in Jakarta last Friday matched a body found in Bajan, a district of the Central Java city of Purworejo, Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman said on Monday.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Banten area expects tourist boom to start next year
Banten area expects tourist boom to start next year The Jakarta Post in cooperation with PT Banten West Java Tourism Development Corporation, will be presenting weekly issues over the next six months on the attractions and activities of the Banten region.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
KPU told to revoke seat allocation decree
KPU told to revoke seat allocation decree JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has demanded the revocation of an election commission decree granting legislative seats to parties that failed at the ballot box, Antara said on Monday.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Habibie says Aceh referendum impossible
Habibie says Aceh referendum impossible JAKARTA (JP): Aceh students demonstrated in Banda Aceh on Monday, demanding a referendum to determine their own future, while President B.J. Habibie here flatly denied this was possible.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Editor jailed for 6 months over falsified report
Editor jailed for 6 months over falsified report JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta District Court on Monday sentenced managing editor of biweekly Warta Republik tabloid, Hoessein Madilis, to six months in jail for publishing a falsified report of an alleged triple sex scandal, involving former vice...
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Writing on the wall
Writing on the wall President B.J. Habibie's staunch supporters may understandably take International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank pressure for a speedy and satisfactory resolution of the Bank Bali scandal as a game of power politics, capitalizing on the case to damage Habibie's chances in...
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Youths ask Pertamina to clarify US$6.1b graft
Youths ask Pertamina to clarify US$6.1b graft JAKARTA (JP): About 60 activists from several youth organizations demanded on Monday that state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina clarify an independent financial audit showing that it had incurred losses of US$6.