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Tue, 31 Aug 1999
BCM survives bankruptcy suit
BCM survives bankruptcy suit JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta Commercial Court has rejected a bankruptcy claim filed by listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) against the debt guarantors of PT Bentala Coal Mining (BCM) on procedural reasons.Purwoko J.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Two bodies found in Bogor
Two bodies found in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Two male bodies were found here at separate places on Monday.The first body, identified as an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver, was found by Pasir Maung villagers residents of Cijayanti hamlet in Citeureup at 6:30 a.m.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Indonesia regrets KL's proposal to delay cut in tariffs
Indonesia regrets KL's proposal to delay cut in tariffs JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said on Monday that Indonesia regretted Malaysia's proposal to delay the cut in tariffs on automotive products by the year 2000 as agreed to in the Association of Southeast Nations...
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
House to summon banking authorities
House to summon banking authorities JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will summon Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto, Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) chairman Glenn S. Yusuf and Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin on Thursday to disclose their findings in the Bank Bali...
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Former councilors urged to return cars
Former councilors urged to return cars JAKARTA (JP): The City Council expects 11 former councilors to return their official cars so they can be used by the newly elected councilors, an official said on Friday.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Prosecutor demands two years for Tommy
Prosecutor demands two years for Tommy JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutors asked the South Jakarta District Court on Monday to sentence the two key figures in wholesale firm Goro's land exchange deal with the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra and Ricardo Gelael, to two years in...
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Zurich opens service center
Zurich opens service center JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Zurich Financial Services officially opened on Monday its new sales and service center at Gedung Rifa in South Jakarta. The service center is designed as an integrated service for the company's life and nonlife insurance customers.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Pertamina receives loan
Pertamina receives loan JAKARTA (JP): U.S. Exim Bank has agreed to provide state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina with a US$285 million loan facility to refinance part of its debt to an international bank syndication led by Hong Kong's Citicorp, Pertamina said on Monday.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
KONI short of funds: Official
KONI short of funds: Official JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council (KONI) deputy chairman Arie Sudewo said on Wednesday that KONI had not succeeded in securing sufficient funds to finance sports development or to send athletes to sports events.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
State security bill needed, Muladi says
State security bill needed, Muladi says JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Muladi said on Monday that despite mounting criticism against the draft of the state security bill, the government would not veto it.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
3-in-1 kids rally for release of friends
3-in-1 kids rally for release of friends JAKARTA (JP): A group of 25 three-in-one people staged a rally in front of the City Hall, demanding their friends, netted in a city-sponsored raid last week, be freed soon.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
SSX to trade new bonds
SSX to trade new bonds SURABAYA (JP): The Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) said on Monday it has signed a preliminary agreement with six local companies for the listing of their Rp 6 trillion (about US$790 million) worth of bonds at the exchange.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Thieves threaten turtle conservation at Sukamade coast
Thieves threaten turtle conservation at Sukamade coastBy Gin Kurniawan and M. Falach BANYUWANGI, East Java (JP): At daybreak, a sampan arrives and three passengers leap out of it. They walk stealthily along the coast and pierce the white sand of the beach with their iron sticks.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Malaysia agrees to help finance Indonesia's rice imports
Malaysia agrees to help finance Indonesia's rice imports JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade and Industry Rahardi Ramelan said on Monday that Malaysia had pledged to finance the procurement of 500,000 metric tons of rice for crisis hit Indonesia.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Do not repeat 1965 massacre: Gerwani
Do not repeat 1965 massacre: Gerwani JAKARTA (JP): A former executive of Gerakan Wanita Indonesia (Gerwani), a women's group associated with the now defunct Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), has called on Indonesia's younger generation not to repeat the mistakes of their predecessors who in 1965...
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
BNI loses Rp 2.85 trillion
BNI loses Rp 2.85 trillion JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) reported on Monday unaudited first half net losses of Rp 2.85 trillion (US$371.92 million), compared to a net profit of Rp 70.68 billion in the same period last year.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Hariyanto's decision to quit Indonesia deplored
Hariyanto's decision to quit Indonesia deplored JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) deplored the decision taken by national badminton player Hariyanto Arbi to switch allegiance from Indonesia to Singapore after he finishes competing in the five-day Indonesia Open in Bali starting on...
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Coal mining may sink island
Coal mining may sink island BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Sebuku island may sink if coal mining activities there are continued, a local activist of the Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi), an environmental watchdog, said here on Sunday.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Asabri scam suspect to face land debt suit
Asabri scam suspect to face land debt suit JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Henri Leo, the main suspect in a Rp 410 billion (US$55.4 million) insurance scam at armed forces insurer Asabri, is now in further trouble after his 38-hectare plot in West Java, to be used to repay his debts, has been claimed by...
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 30, 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 0 Alumindo Light Metal...
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
New University of Yogyakarta opens
New University of Yogyakarta opens YOGYAKARTA: The Teachers Training Institute (IKIP) of Yogyakarta was officially declared a state university under the new name of University of Yogyakarta on Saturday.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Hotel Mulia holds social program
Hotel Mulia holds social program JAKARTA (JP): Hotel Mulia Senayan on Jl. Asia Afrika in South Jakarta organized its first social welfare program on Friday, providing free circumcision for 77 children in the neighborhood.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
East Timorese vote in UN polls
East Timorese vote in UN polls DILI, East Timor (JP): East Timorese cast their votes on Monday in a historic, largely peaceful self-determination ballot to choose whether to remain part of Indonesia or form an independent state.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Malaysia insists capital control the right move
Malaysia insists capital control the right move This is the second of two part series, based on Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's monthly column Dr. Mahathir's World Analysis which was first published in Mainichi Shimbun.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Expats hand out food for the poor
Expats hand out food for the poor BEKASI (JP): A group of 12 expatriates in the We Care Fund (WCF) program distributed two tons of rice and other basic commodities to poor families in several villages in Tarumajaya subdistrict here on Saturday.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Bus owners threaten strike for fare hike
Bus owners threaten strike for fare hike JAKARTA (JP): A group of some 160 bus owners, drivers and conductors gathered at City Hall on Monday to demand Governor Sutiyoso immediately raise bus fares in the capital.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
U.S.-Manila ties face obstacle
U.S.-Manila ties face obstacle MANILA (AFP): Failure to extradite a fugitive friend of Philippine President Joseph Estrada to the United States could hurt Manila's ties with Washington, the justice secretary said on Monday.
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
Gus Dur tells NU not to back Megawati
Gus Dur tells NU not to back Megawati JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid says he has prohibited leaders and members of his 30 million-strong Nahdlatul Ulama from supporting presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan).
Tue, 31 Aug 1999
The legal system no longer works
The legal system no longer works Lawyer Hotma Sitompul would seem to have a point when he argued (as he did so vehemently on the 7 p.m. TVRI news the other night) that alleged corruption cases should be processed through established legal channels.
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
East Timorese urged to remain in Indonesia
East Timorese urged to remain in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie urged East Timorese on Sunday to stay part of Indonesia and to vote with their conscience."I call on all East Timorese to remain with their Indonesian brothers and sisters and together we will build a more prosperous...
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
Another Golkar proposition for PDI-P
Another Golkar proposition for PDI-P GARUT, West Java (JP): Despite having been rebuffed for an earlier overture, Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung again made a proposition to poll winner Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) saying that the two parties' shared stance on various...
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
Netscape Messenger still leaves a lot to be desired
Netscape Messenger still leaves a lot to be desiredBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): A reader asked me a couple of months ago what he could do in order to verify if his message was received by the addressee. He was sending out e-mail messages to dozens of people every day, and he wanted to make sure that...
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
RI engineers form think tank
RI engineers form think tank JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Engineers Association has established an industrial and technology think tank to help promote the use of technology.The Center for Technology and Industry Development (CTID), formed in cooperation with Teknologi magazine, was launched in...
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
The composer of 'Bengawan Solo'
The composer of 'Bengawan Solo' Most people believe that the composer of the famous song Bengawan Solo was Mr. Gesang Martodihardjo. But I was surprised to hear that the composer of the song isn't Gesang, but the late Sujoko. Mr.
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
Indonesian woman caught in Pakistan with 3.3 kg heroin
Indonesian woman caught in Pakistan with 3.3 kg heroin JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian woman has been arrested in Karachi, Pakistan, with 3.3 kilograms of heroin in her possession, city police chief of detectives Col. Alex Bambang Riatmodjo said on Sunday.The officer identified the woman only as R.C.
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
Capital control a right move, says Dr. Mahathir
Capital control a right move, says Dr. Mahathir This is the first of two part series, based on Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's monthly column Dr. Mahathir's World Analysis which was first published in Mainichi Shimbun.
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
Police investigating case of severed head
Police investigating case of severed head JAKARTA (JP): Police in Jakarta and their counterparts in Bajan district of Purworejo, Central Java, have yet come to any conclusion about the owner of the head and the headless body which were separately found in East Jakarta and Bajan district recently.
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
'I am tired,' NU chief Gus Dur says
'I am tired,' NU chief Gus Dur says SEMARANG (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid, chairman of the country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), said he did not wish to be reelected chairman in November."I am tired.
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
Primary school pupils sold unidentified pills
Primary school pupils sold unidentified pillsBy Ida Indawati Khow JAKARTA (JP): Drug dealers have at least one thing in common: a desire to see people addicted to the drugs they sell.This conclusion was reached by teachers of SDN 01 Pagi Kota Bambu elementary school in a slum area in the Kota Bambu...
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
Indonesia and the future of ASEAN
Indonesia and the future of ASEAN The following article is 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...
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
It's decision time
It's decision time Today, Monday Aug. 30, is a historic and decisive moment for the people of East Timor. For the first time ever, the people in this territory will vote, hopefully in a free, fair and peaceful fashion, to determine their own future.
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
Two suspects named in ship tragedy
Two suspects named in ship tragedy SORONG, Irian Jaya: Police detained a ship captain and an official of a transportation agency at Teminabuan in connection with the capsized Sembra vessel in a Sorong regency river estuary which claimed 29 lives.
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
SE Asia facing skilled labor shortage: Poll
SE Asia facing skilled labor shortage: Poll SINGAPORE (AFP): Except for Singapore and the Philippines, Southeast Asian nations do not have a sizable pool of skilled, well-educated labor crucial in the new millennium, an Asian poll shows.
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
Ballinium at Nusa Dua Beach
Ballinium at Nusa Dua Beach JAKARTA (JP): Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa Resort announced on Saturday that it would greet the turn of the century in the warm and elegant Balinese way with a party called the Ballinium.
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
Law discussion on Aceh should include ulemas
Law discussion on Aceh should include ulemas JAKARTA (JP): Observers are calling on the House of Representatives to include Aceh ulemas and community leaders in the deliberation of a new bill on the special status of the troubled province.
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
NGOs rebuke WB for softening against bank scam
NGOs rebuke WB for softening against bank scam JAKARTA (JP): Non-governmental organizations lambasted the World Bank on Saturday for softening its stance on the administration of President B.J. Habibie over the high profile Bank Bali scandal.
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
Murder victim's family arrested
Murder victim's family arrested KUDUS, Central Java: Police here arrested a wife and son of a murdered businessman as well as four other suspects,Antara reported on Saturday.Hendro Purnomo, 41, was known for his involvement in soccer gambling. The report did not say when he was killed.
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
Two more babies die of malnutrition in Central Java
Two more babies die of malnutrition in Central Java KARANGANYAR, Central Java (JP): At least two babies have died of malnutrition, 55 more are severely undernourished while more than 5,900 under-five-year-old children have been suffering from various symptoms of hunger-related diseases over the...
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
Opposition boycotts Bangladesh parliament
Opposition boycotts Bangladesh parliament DHAKA (Reuters): Opposition lawmakers boycotted the opening of the early autumn session of the Bangladesh parliament on Sunday, which also saw a ruling party member quit over differences with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Mon, 30 Aug 1999
Rights body urges review of Irian policies
Rights body urges review of Irian policies JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has urged the government to review all policies that have led to the disadvantage of the people of Irian Jaya.In an Aug.