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Sun, 08 Aug 1999
Making palm-fiber ropes a lifeline for many
Making palm-fiber ropes a lifeline for manyBy Agus Maryono CILACAP, Central Java (JP): The old woman was relaxed while she worked a mass of palm fiber in her hands. Her right hand twisted the mass, her left hand flattened it and then pulled it hard so that a roll of fiber, the size of her own body,...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Sutiyoso denies knowledge of 'incentives', vows probe
Sutiyoso denies knowledge of 'incentives', vows probe JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso vowed on Friday to investigate allegations that city-owned companies made under-the- table payments worth hundreds of millions of rupiah to auditors from the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP).
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Indonesia, Singapore reach SEA Games semis
Indonesia, Singapore reach SEA Games semis BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Indonesia and Singapore settled for a 1-1 draw to qualify for the semifinals of the Southeast Asian Games soccer competition on Friday.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Rights body for GAM recognition
Rights body for GAM recognition JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has proposed that the government recognize and initiate a dialog with the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to reduce tension in the province.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Tourist found dead in hotel room
Tourist found dead in hotel room JAKARTA (JP) : A foreign tourist from Taiwan was found dead in his room on Wednesday afternoon by a security guard of Wisma Pasir Putih Hotel in South Jakarta.The tourist, identified as Wang Shin Seu, 68, stayed in the hotel with two other friends for a week.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Motorola sells new handsets
Motorola sells new handsets JAKARTA (JP): Motorola introduced on Friday the new version of its recently launched dual band global system for mobile (GSM) telecommunications handsets, the V Series.The new version of the V Series, claimed to be the world's smallest and lightest dual band handset...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Two Rudys netted for drug deals
Two Rudys netted for drug deals DENPASAR, Bali: Police have made separate arrests of two alleged drug dealers named Rudy Napitupulu. Confiscated were packages of heroin and marijuana."Both men are 24 years of age and born in Balige, North Sumatra.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Indonesia, JICA cooperate in promoting exports
Indonesia, JICA cooperate in promoting exports JAKARTA (JP): The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the National Agency for Export Development (BPEN) have assigned a team to conduct a study on the promotion of six categories of the country's industrial exports, the head of the...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Games torch lit by chairman of organizing body
Games torch lit by chairman of organizing bodyBy Primastuti Handayani BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): The 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games torch relay began on Friday for the official curtain-raising ceremony of the biennial sports event on Saturday.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Wan Azizah to address Indonesian seminar
Wan Azizah to address Indonesian seminar JAKARTA (JP): Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, is scheduled to address a seminar on women in Jakarta on Aug. 28 to be attended by leading Indonesian politician Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
More Ambon residents flee to South Sulawesi
More Ambon residents flee to South Sulawesi JAKARTA (JP): Riots that killed at least 31 people in Ambon, in Maluku last week have caused 3,000 residents to seek shelter in Baubau on Buton Island, South Sulawesi, Antara reported.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Closure of voter registration marred by more violence
Closure of voter registration marred by more violence DILI, East Timor (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas and several other ministers are scheduled to meet the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) on Saturday following the end of voter registration for the direct ballot.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Council members take prison van
Council members take prison van MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Council members from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) were forced to ride in a prison van after a group of protesters interrupted their inauguration ceremony on Friday.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Megawati may 'pardon' Soeharto, aide says
Megawati may 'pardon' Soeharto, aide says SEMARANG (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri would be lenient as president and pardon Soeharto if he was tried and convicted of alleged crimes during his presidency, her aide Dimyati Hartono said here on Friday.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
City police detectives to check HK drug cases
City police detectives to check HK drug cases JAKARTA (JP): A six-member team of police detectives, led by Jakarta Police detective chief Col. Alex Bambang Riatmodjo, is leaving for Hong Kong on Saturday, in connection with the arrest of 12 Indonesians by the administrative region's customs...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Indonesia looks for SEA Games supremacy
Indonesia looks for SEA Games supremacyBy Primastuti Handayani and Ivy Susanti BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Sports supremacy in Southeast Asia is again at stake when the 20th SEA Games opens here on Saturday.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Sweet deal for local sugar producers
Sweet deal for local sugar producers JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Industry and Trade imposed new restrictions on sugar imports on Friday in a bid to protect local sugar producers.The restrictions stipulate sugar can only be imported by Java- based sugar producers which hold import and production...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Smuggling hurts local tiremakers
Smuggling hurts local tiremakers JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Tire Producers (APBI) is attributing July's 10 percent drop in monthly sales of locally produced tires to the influx of smuggled products from China.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Kerton's images
Kerton's images Correction: In the article titled Kerton's Images of Historic Yogyakarta on page 9 on Thursday, Tjandra Kerton was wrongly identified as Sudjana Kerton's son instead of his daughter. His gallery in Bandung is Sanggar Luhur, not Sanggar Budi Luhur as printed.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Fine Arts Exhibition: Transformasi Kawat Duri, by Dan Hisman Kartakusumah, at the Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3813021, 3848791), Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Aug. 15.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Soothsayer at Mercure hotel
Soothsayer at Mercure hotel JAKARTA (JP): Guests of the La-tiga cafe, situated in the four-star Mercure Rekso-Hayam Wuruk hotel in the downtown Kota district can now have the opportunity to talk about their lives and the future with famous soothsayer Mr. Naga.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Discord marks KPU's selection of interest group faction
Discord marks KPU's selection of interest group faction JAKARTA (JP): Discord intensified over the General Elections Commission's (KPU) selection of groups to be represented in the interest group faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
New law to brush up on care of historic buildings
New law to brush up on care of historic buildings JAKARTA (JP): The City Council is expected to endorse a draft bylaw next Thursday on the preservation of historic buildings and their surrounding areas in the capital, a councilor said on Friday.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Padang scribes end boycott
Padang scribes end boycott PADANG, West Sumatra: Hundreds of journalists ended a one-week news blackout of Governor Dunidja's activities on Friday after the latter apologized for his office's poor treatment of them.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Indonesia's GDP growth still fragile: World Bank
Indonesia's GDP growth still fragile: World Bank JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank warned on Friday that Indonesia's output growth was "still fragile" despite signs of macroeconomic stability.World Bank economist Bert Hofman said that domestic demand remained weak and consumption still contributed...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Woman found dead at exclusive estate
Woman found dead at exclusive estate JAKARTA (JP): A young woman was found dead on Thursday night in the flush Simprug Golf estate in South Jakarta.As of Friday evening, the cause of her death remained a mystery. Her relatives could not be found to get their consent for a postmortem examination.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
RI chosen to host world karate games
RI chosen to host world karate games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia was chosen to host the seventh world Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation (SKIP) championship in April 2000, an official said on Friday.E.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Long-suffering protesters meet Mursidi
Long-suffering protesters meet Mursidi JAKARTA (JP): Activists and thirty relatives of victims of last year's Trisakti and Semanggi shootings on Thursday waited for six hours before they could meet with Jakarta Military Police chief Col. Mungkono Mursidi to demand follow-up investigations.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Dealing with the haze
Dealing with the haze Just as many of us feared and expected, the haze hazard, caused by the uncontrolled burning of forest and brushfires in a number of areas across Indonesia, is back with us again. Some experts even believe that given predictions of a hotter and longer dry season this year, the...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Netherlands gives US$2.4m donation
Netherlands gives US$2.4m donation JAKARTA (JP): The Netherlands government handed down on Friday a US$2.4 million donation to the Jakarta-based Community Recovery Program through the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).Netherlands Deputy Ambassador D.S.M.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Inauguration for councilors delayed
Inauguration for councilors delayed TANGERANG (JP): The inauguration of new Tangerang regency council members was delayed on Thursday due to "technical problems", the council's secretary Darmawan said.According to a tentative schedule, the 45 members, including five representatives from the...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Illegal motor oil warehouse sealed off
Illegal motor oil warehouse sealed off JAKARTA (JP): City police on Friday sealed off a shop and a warehouse in Duri Kembangan, West Jakarta, after its owner was allegedly involved in illegally selling and producing lubricants and brake oils.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Petronas launches $650m bond
Petronas launches $650m bond KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian national oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd. (Petronas) launched a US$650 million five-year bond issue in New York Thursday, the official Bernama news agency reported.The report said the issue carried a coupon on 8.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 6, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 500 0 75,000 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 300 0 0 Alter Abadi 300 0 20,000 Alumindo Light...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
JEBC to hold billiard tourney for media
JEBC to hold billiard tourney for media JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Executive Billiard Club (JEBC) will hold a three-day billiard tournament for reporters living in the Jakarta area, the organizer said on Friday.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Community health centers on alert from haze-hit Riau
Community health centers on alert from haze-hit Riau JAKARTA (JP): Community health centers in Riau have been instructed to stay open round-the-clock in case of emergencies from the haze covering parts of the province, a health official said.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
'Calonarang', Bali's surviving witch dance
'Calonarang', Bali's surviving witch danceBy Kadek Suartaya DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Bali boasts a classic witch dance called Calonarang. This rare hair-raising opera is usually performed near a cemetery to retain its magical image.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Pure business?
Pure business? The Bank Bali scandal -- although some people prefer to call it a crime -- is happening at a time when the nation is in a state of deep distress. This scandal contradicts all the verbal statements of good intention and commitment to the nation which our businesspeople and authorities...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Five Irianese get travel ban
Five Irianese get travel ban JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The National Commission on Human Rights has protested the Directorate General of Immigration's travel ban on four Irianese leaders and a journalist.Banned are Rev.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Indonesia fields top players in tennis mixed doubles
Indonesia fields top players in tennis mixed doubles BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): The victory-hungry Indonesian tennis team pledged not to waste any opportunities to win a gold medal at the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games here, combining its top players for the less heralded mixed doubles event.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Five injured in brawl
Five injured in brawl WAMENA, Irian Jaya: Five residents were severely injured in a brawl at Jibama market in Wamena district, Jayawijaya regency, on Friday afternoon.Antara reported the five were being treated at Wamena Hospital.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Recycling business keeps on going
Recycling business keeps on goingBy Joko Sarwono BOGOR (JP): Crisis? What crisis?While most people are lamenting about slow business or losing their jobs, three small-time entrepreneurs, Muslim, 48, Herman, 39, and Caca, 28, are boasting higher turnover and more work for friends or neighbors.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Hoodlums attack land protesters
Hoodlums attack land protesters BOGOR, West Java: Some 200 allegedly paid hoodlums attacked a group of senior residents and their family members while the latter was protesting insufficient compensation of their land in front of the marketing department office of the Danau Bogor Raya (Bogor Lake...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
IBRA admits pressure from outsiders
IBRA admits pressure from outsiders JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), the country's largest and most powerful economic entity, acknowledged on Friday to facing massive pressure from "outsiders" trying to take advantage of huge assets under its control.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Indonesia launches bid to host 2006 Asian Games
Indonesia launches bid to host 2006 Asian Games BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Indonesia launched here on Friday its campaign to host the 2006 Asian Games. Indonesia last hosted the Games in 1962.The bid was announced during a breakfast meeting at the Sheraton Utama Hotel in the Brunei Darussalam...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Child prostitutes hail from C. Java
Child prostitutes hail from C. Java SEMARANG, Central Java: About 70 percent of underage prostitutes in the country hail from Wonogiri, Pati and Rembang, three regencies in Central Java."Besides the three regencies, underage prostitutes come from Indramayu, West Java and Banyuwangi in East Java,"...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
S'pore media editorials watched
S'pore media editorials watched SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore newspapers have been warned against publishing "rash" editorials on the domestic policies of neighboring countries, the Straits Times reported on Friday.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Challenges in teaching English composition
Challenges in teaching English compositionBy Setiono JAKARTA (JP): The contemporary practices of English teaching composition in the country do not totally reflect the communicative paradigm of the modern English teaching methodology.
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
Campus autonomy: What does it mean?
Campus autonomy: What does it mean?By Nirwan Idrus This is the second of two articles exploring the meaning of campus autonomy. JAKARTA (JP): Given that the pace of life in the world is moving so fast, particularly in the area of technology and specifically educational technology, it is unbefitting...
Sat, 07 Aug 1999
New toll rate burdensome
New toll rate burdensomeFrom Media IndonesiaOn Aug. 1, when I was going to the Cengkareng airport to meet my brother, I was surprised by the enforcement of a new toll tariff for the toll road leading to the airport.