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Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Most people said polls fair and free
Most people said polls fair and free JAKARTA (JP): More than 80 percent of Indonesian voters believe the June 7 general election proceeded in a fair and free manner, according to an electoral survey conducted one week after the polls.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Taufik leads Indonesia charge to badminton finals
Taufik leads Indonesia charge to badminton finals BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Teenager Taufik Hidayat led a pack of Indonesian badminton players through to four of the finals at the 20th Southeast Asian Games here Thursday.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Five killed in bus accident
Five killed in bus accident PEKANBARU, Riau: Five died when the bus they were riding in overturned on the Pekanbaru-Duri highway on Thursday morning, Antara reported.A police spokesman in Duri said the accident occurred near Kandis village in Mandau district, Bengkalis regency, some 80 kilometers...
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
The rout in Brunei
The rout in Brunei Although there are two more days and a handful of gold medals to go before the Southeast Asian Games (SEA) Games wind up in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, it is safe to assume that Indonesia has lost its claim as the preeminent sporting power in the region.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Two quakes jolt Luwuk
Two quakes jolt Luwuk KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted the Central Sulawesi town of Luwuk and its environs at 10:56 a.m. on Friday, causing panic among residents, Antara reported.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Phony journalists scare officials
Phony journalists scare officials BOGOR (JP): Regent Agus Utara Efendi spoke out against phony journalists loitering at the regency office and ordered staff not to divulge any information to them.He said bodrek (people who impersonate reporters) were bothering officials at the office for money.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
SEA Games results
SEA Games resultsSwimmingMen200m freestyle: 1. Vicha Ratanachote (Tha) 1min 53.43sec, 2. Mark Chay (Sin) 1:53.98, 3. Ju Wei Sng (Sin) 1:54.254x100m medley relay: 1. Malaysia 3min 45.61sec (SEA Games record), 2. Thailand 3:50.45, 3. Singapore 3:55.56200m butterfly: 1. Albert Sutanto (Ina) 2:02.06, 2.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Budget surplus still at Bank DKI: Vice governor
Budget surplus still at Bank DKI: Vice governor JAKARTA (JP): Vice governor Fauzie Alvi Yasin confirmed on Thursday city-owned Bank DKI had lent out the Rp 822 billion (US$109.6 million) surplus from the 1998/1999 city budget, but stressed the money could at any time be withdrawn.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
UI plans to form team to monitor hazing day
UI plans to form team to monitor hazing day DEPOK (JP): The University of Indonesia (UI) will set up teams to monitor the upcoming student orientation programs for any mistreatment, a university official said on Friday.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Regent's entourage lost in forest
Regent's entourage lost in forest PADANG, West Sumatra: Rescue workers have found the entourage of some 100 people of Solok Regent Gamawan Fauzi in the forested areas along Batang Anai River, after they went missing on Wednesday.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Indonesia's political elite has no statesmanship
Indonesia's political elite has no statesmanshipBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Political education has been a "traditional" out-of-school activity among Indonesian intellectuals. Independent discussions about politics among students, from junior high school up to university, has been a common...
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Independence Day traffic changes
Independence Day traffic changes JAKARTA (JP): Motorists are suggested to avoid the area around Merdeka Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta on Tuesday due to street closures for the 54th anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day, an official said on Thursday.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Qantas asked to serve Irian
Qantas asked to serve Irian JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has asked Australian airline Qantas Airways Ltd. to open flight services between Darwin and the country's eastern-most province, Irian Jaya.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Teachers face challenges in restive provinces
Teachers face challenges in restive provinces JAKARTA (JP): Being caught in the middle of violence and facing death are sometimes the hazards of teaching in troubled areas of Aceh and East Timor. The lesser hardships of working with severely limited facilities and poor wages are also the...
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
George Benson stays in the shallow end to please fans
George Benson stays in the shallow end to please fansBy Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, a number of musicians and singers found that crossing the increasingly thin line between jazz and the more commercially viable pop was a good way to get people to buy their...
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Government promises transparent oil contracts
Government promises transparent oil contracts JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Mines and Energy promised on Friday greater transparency and collusion-free procedures if it was given the right to award lucrative oil exploration contracts.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
East Timor's history ignored
East Timor's history ignoredSri Pamoedjo Rahardjo This is the second of two articles on East Timor. JAKARTA (JP): The results associated with the rapid development of East Timor included an increase in the local population's health status and survival rate.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
East Java to hold travel expo
East Java to hold travel expo SURABAYA: East Java will hold Majapahit Travel Fair '99 to attract more foreign tourists to the province following the success of the Bali Travel Mart in June, a spokesman for the regional tourist service said.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Indosat offers discount
Indosat offers discount JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed telecommunications company PT Indosat will offer a 40 percent discount for its International Direct Dial (IDD) service rate to celebrate Indonesia's Independence Day on Aug. 17.Indosat's general manager for marketing, Brata T.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Cooking oil-fuel mixture sold
Cooking oil-fuel mixture sold SEMARANG: Central Java Police arrested five people on Thursday suspected of selling cooking oil mixed with diesel fuel over the past few weeks, leaving consumers in five villages suffering from food poisoning.Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Tripartite talks back special body for East Timor
Tripartite talks back special body for East Timor JAKARTA (JP): Senior officials of Indonesia, Portugal and the United Nations (UN) endorsed on Friday the formation of a consultative body in East Timor to facilitate peace and cooperation following the Aug.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
'Telkom-1' launched after six-month delay
'Telkom-1' launched after six-month delay JAKARTA (JP): After a six-month delay, the Telkom-1 communications satellite owned by state telecommunications company PT Telkom was launched at 5:50 a.m. on Friday (Western Indonesia Time) from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Indonesia aims for one boxing gold amid punchy Thai onslaught
Indonesia aims for one boxing gold amid punchy Thai onslaught BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): With Thai boxers securing berths in all but one of Saturday's 11 final bouts at the 20th Southeast Asian Games here, Indonesia has set a realistic target to win a single gold medal, far below the six it won on...
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Limited funds complicating efforts to put out forest fires
Limited funds complicating efforts to put out forest fires JAKARTA (JP): The government admitted on Friday that a lack of funds had hampered efforts to put out the spreading forest fires causing haze across many areas.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Councilors nix land exchange proposal
Councilors nix land exchange proposal JAKARTA (JP): City councilors rejected on Friday a land exchange plan between the city administration and privately-owned retail firm PT Pasaraya Toserba Jaya.A. Chudlary Syafi'i Hazami of the United Development Party (PPP) faction said it was not worthwhile to...
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Police stymied in search for showroom robbers
Police stymied in search for showroom robbers JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta Police detectives are finding it difficult to locate three members of an armed gang who wounded a high school girl during a robbery on Thursday afternoon, an officer said.Chief of the police precinct Lt. Col.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Aug. 13, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,828.00 7,906.00Australian dollar 1 5,099.94 5,154.71Austrian schilling 1 607.57 614.20Belgian franc 1 207.25 209.51Brunei dollar 1 4,681.82 4,731.30Canadian dollar 1 5,269.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Self-developed curriculum adds efficiency to education
Self-developed curriculum adds efficiency to educationBy Bambang Sugeng YOGYAKARTA (JP): The 1994 school curriculum passed by the government prescribes a national load of 60 percent to 70 percent and a local load of 30 percent to 40 percent.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
IMF alarmed over banking scandal, urges resolution
IMF alarmed over banking scandal, urges resolution JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund on Friday expressed great concern over the Bank Bali scandal, urging the authorities to act quickly and firmly to resolve the matter.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Poor kids sit down with politicians
Poor kids sit down with politiciansBy Emmy Fitri JAKARTA (JP): What did we really expect from a discussion between impoverished children and top politicians? Surely not a heated debate on recent political stances, leaked political secrets or who was going to be the next president?No, the children...
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
House warns government of no-confidence motion
House warns government of no-confidence motion JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives threatened on Friday to propose a motion of no confidence in the Habibie government if it did not act firmly and quickly in dealing with US$70 million Bank Bali scandal.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Indonesia no longer a model for developing countries: Minister
Indonesia no longer a model for developing countries: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare and Poverty Alleviation Haryono Suyono bitterly told representatives of eight developing countries he was not ashamed to confess that Indonesia was world renowned not because of...
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Indonesia second best in pencak silat
Indonesia second best in pencak silat BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP):Indonesia was forced to acknowledge the emerging supremacy of Vietnam in pencak silat as the event closed at the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on Friday.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Akbar, Megawati meeting hailed
Akbar, Megawati meeting hailed JAKARTA (JP): Support has greeted the meeting of Akbar Tandjung and Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday, after Akbar acknowledged the possibility of a Golkar Party tie-up with Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), the winner in the recent polls.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Fantastic entrance fee
Fantastic entrance fee During my last visit to Yogyakarta with guests from Europe, we went on a tour of the lesser known temples at Prambanan. As usual, such a visit is a real treat for art lovers worldwide who flock to Indonesia to admire these wonders of civilization.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
KL between rock and hard place over polls
KL between rock and hard place over pollsBy Nelson Graves KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): A gloomy stock market and rumblings within his coalition may be giving Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ample reason to consider holding elections later rather than sooner.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Young women find fair a chance for fun, money
Young women find fair a chance for fun, money JAKARTA (JP): The annual trade fair in Jakarta, besides promoting the latest goods and products of local and foreign companies, also offers young women the opportunity to earn money by working as part-time saleswomen.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Moslem protest against 'togel'
Moslem protest against 'togel' JAKARTA (JP): Some 50 activists from the Islamic Society Forum (FMI) staged a protest in front of the City Council building in Central Jakarta on Friday, calling for the council to play an active role in combating gambling in the city.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Real story behind demolition of historical sites is vague
Real story behind demolition of historical sites is vagueBy Ida Indawati Khouw Old Batavia is no less attractive than metropolitan Jakarta. However, many of the finest buildings have been demolished, neglected, refurbished out of character or are poorly managed.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Elderly woman slashed to death
Elderly woman slashed to death TANGERANG (JP): A 70-year-old woman was found dead on Thursday in the early morning hours at the back of her house in Selon hamlet of Kaliasin village, Balaraja district, an officer said.Balaraja Police chief Capt.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Daihatsu's Asian expansion
Daihatsu's Asian expansion TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. is set to boost its annual auto output in Southeast Asia by 70 percent to meet recovering demand in the region, a report said Friday.The minicar maker, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 13, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 475 0 0 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 300 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 13,500 Alumindo Light...
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Death toll increases to 98 in renewed Ambon violence
Death toll increases to 98 in renewed Ambon violence JAKARTA (JP): Renewed clashes between Muslims and Christians in the riot-torn Maluku capital of Ambon have raised the death toll to 98 after 10 more people died of slash and bullet wounds in hospitals on Friday, a local police spokesman said.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Refugees continue to flow out of Aceh villages
Refugees continue to flow out of Aceh villagesBy Ati Nurbaiti and Tarmilin Usman SIGLI, Aceh (JP): Despite reports of a new police operation to improve security, residents of troubled Pidi regency have continued to flow out of their villages in fear of armed conflicts between separatist guerrillas...
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Albert's saving grace brings gold in the pool
Albert's saving grace brings gold in the poolBy Ivy Susanti BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Albert Christiadi Sutanto saved face for Indonesia's swimming team in the Southeast Asian Games on Friday, striking gold in the 200 meters butterfly in a record- setting time.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Mentari prepaid card usable nationwide
Mentari prepaid card usable nationwide JAKARTA (JP): Users of Mentari's prepaid card can now make calls from their cellular phone to and from all 27 provinces, cellular operator PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) announced on Friday.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Indonesia secures women's doubles title
Indonesia secures women's doubles titleBy Primastuti Handayani BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Indonesia assured itself at least one more tennis gold medal at the 20th Southeast Asian Games here on Friday after its two women's doubles pairs reached Saturday's final.
Sat, 14 Aug 1999
Developing writing skills from childhood
Developing writing skills from childhoodBy A. Chaedar Alwasilah BANDUNG (JP): The response by readers of this paper (three letters and one article) to my article Writing needs more attention (July 10, 1999), raised issues which included writing as an art, nonacademic writing, feedback on student's...
Fri, 13 Aug 1999
A call for greater sensitivity
A call for greater sensitivity Like Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea have also been hit by the economic crisis. As we know, however, here the crisis has hit harder because it was accompanied by disturbances on the political plane.
Fri, 13 Aug 1999
KPU selects 15 Muslim organizations
KPU selects 15 Muslim organizations JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) named 15 Islamic organizations on Thursday to represent the Muslim community in the Interest Groups faction of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). Each would be given one seat in the 700-seat Assembly.