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Fri, 06 Aug 1999
Who supports Megawati?
Who supports Megawati? Some press reports have recently attracted my attention, "The people want Megawati as president. The main target at the House of Representatives (DPR) is to make Megawati president.
Fri, 06 Aug 1999
Police find illegal firearms in Riau
Police find illegal firearms in Riau BATAM, Riau: East Riau Police apprehended five owners of firearms and seized nine weapons and 26 bullets in Tanjung Pinang, Antara reported on Thursday."The nine assembled guns and their bullets probably came from Sambas in West Kalimantan," East Riau Police...
Fri, 06 Aug 1999
'Impian Nyangun' teaches kids preserve nature
'Impian Nyangun' teaches kids preserve natureBy Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): Nyangun doesn't want much. All the boy wants to do is dance with Berry, a jovial bear who resides in a nearby forest. Basically he wants to be friends with all the forest's inhabitants.
Fri, 06 Aug 1999
Consultants to help restructure state firms
Consultants to help restructure state firms JAKARTA (JP): The government has named six foreign consultants to assist in the consolidation of the 159 state-owned companies into 10 holding companies, a senior government official said on Thursday.
Fri, 06 Aug 1999
The endless game of political gladiators
The endless game of political gladiatorsBy Yulius P. Hermawan BANDUNG (JP): As predicted, none of the competing parties emerged as a majority in both the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and the House of Representatives (DPR).
Fri, 06 Aug 1999
Tempo Scan ready for Y2K
Tempo Scan ready for Y2K JAKARTA (JP): Pharmaceutical and distribution firm Tempo Scan Pacific (TPS) announced on Thursday it has completed its Y2K compliance program and is ready to face possible millennium bug problems.
Fri, 06 Aug 1999
Students protest tuition hike
Students protest tuition hike BOGOR, West Java: About 2,000 PGRI 4 high school students staged a protest on Thursday, demanding the monthly school fee be decreased from Rp 36,000 (US$5.30) to Rp 30,000.
Fri, 06 Aug 1999
Kobatama season due to start late August
Kobatama season due to start late August JAKARTA (JP): The National basketball league (Kobatama) will tip off its season on Aug. 31, with games scheduled to run until Dec. 5, organizers said."This year there are more Kobatama matches than last year...
Fri, 06 Aug 1999
Court starts hearing RCTI employees' lawsuit
Court starts hearing RCTI employees' lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): The first hearing session of a legal battle between the management of private television station RCTI and its employees started at the West Jakarta District Court on Thursday.
Fri, 06 Aug 1999
Indonesian education system needs total reform: Minister
Indonesian education system needs total reform: MinisterBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Eighteen months may not be enough time for Indonesia's minister of education and culture to unravel immense problems facing the country's education world.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Property obligation asked to be removed
Property obligation asked to be removed JAKARTA (JP): City councilors called on Tuesday for the removal of an article in the draft bylaw that allows building developers to pay money in lieu of an obligation to provide 20 percent of their land for low-cost housing.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Aug. 4, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 6,845.00 6,905.00 6,845.00 6,935.00Australian dollar 1 4,456.90 4,533.10 4,431.00 4,558.00Austrian schilling 1 528.98 538.36 - -Belgian franc 1 150.44 183.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
What about the refugees?
What about the refugees? The civil unrest that has erupted in Aceh, East Timor, Ambon and West Kalimantan these past few months has produced a new problem which is no less complex or challenging than ending the violence, but, for some unexplained reason, is often neglected: the refugees, or the...
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Slain journalist not forgotten
Slain journalist not forgotten YOGYAKARTA: The Legal Aid Office here has urged the local branch of the Ministry of Social Affairs to award a posthumous honor to slain journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafrudin.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Arianespace postpones again 'Telkom-1' satellite launch
Arianespace postpones again 'Telkom-1' satellite launch JAKARTA (JP): European company Arianespace again postponed the launch date for state telecommunications company PT Telkom's Telkom-1 satellite, Arianespace announced on Wednesday.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
IMF's role in post-election Indonesia
IMF's role in post-election IndonesiaBy M. Sauri Hasibuan JAKARTA (JP): The multifaceted crisis in Indonesia is the result of an improper macroeconomic framework established by the government. This framework has a dominant mode of thinking which asserts that the proper operational objective in...
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Anugerah Seni, by 36 Balinese traditional Artists, at Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl. Raya Ubud, Gianyar (Phone: 0361 975136), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Sept. 10.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Bulog suffers losses in Goro deal: Auditors
Bulog suffers losses in Goro deal: Auditors JAKARTA (JP): Two government auditors told the South Jakarta District Court on Wednesday that the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) suffered significant losses in its land exchange deal with wholesaler PT Goro Batara Sakti.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
More public lights missing in Tangerang
More public lights missing in Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): Motorists and jaywalkers must now be careful while passing through the Tangerang regency's large streets at night as most of its public lighting facilities are inactive.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
IMF approves loan installment for Indonesia
IMF approves loan installment for Indonesia WASHINGTON (Dow Jones): The International Monetary Fund Tuesday approved a US$460 million loan installment for Indonesia.In a further vote of confidence in Indonesia's economy, the IMF said in a statement that its directors approved the sixth review of...
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Treasures found in ricefield
Treasures found in ricefield SURABAYA: A resident of Kediri, East Java, who recently discovered 13th century artifacts, was rewarded on Wednesday by the directorate of museums under the Ministry of Education and Culture, Antara reported.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Aceh at standstill as mass strike starts
Aceh at standstill as mass strike starts JAKARTA (JP): Parts of Aceh came to a halt on Wednesday as residents began a two-day strike protesting military violence in the province, while a shoot-on-sight order against armed civilians was issued by the police.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Department store shows human oddities
Department store shows human oddities BOGOR (JP): Mega M department store here has put a six-year- old dwarf on display in a show of human oddities. Suprehati weighs 3.2 kilograms and is 53 centimeters tall."Actually, we have wanted to put her on show since July.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Rights group accuses TNI of Aceh abuses
Rights group accuses TNI of Aceh abuses JAKARTA (JP): Amnesty International on Wednesday accused the Indonesian Military (TNI) of rampant violence in Aceh and said that deploying more troops in the province would only worsen the situation.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Amex's TRS has new boss
Amex's TRS has new boss JAKARTA (JP): American Express has appointed Atul Mathur as vice president and country manager of its Travel Related Services (TRS) in Indonesia.The company said in a statement that in the new position, Atul would be responsible for leading the company's travel related...
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
470,000 refugees sheltering in Ujungpandang
470,000 refugees sheltering in Ujungpandang JAKARTA (JP): The government says an estimated 470,000 refugees are now sheltering in the South Sulawesi capital of Ujungpandang after fleeing unrest in the troubled provinces of Maluku, East Timor, Aceh and Irian Jaya.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
S'pore to build LNG facility
S'pore to build LNG facility SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Singapore's SembCorp Engineering, a unit of SembCorp Industries (P.SEC), said news this week that the Indonesian House of Representatives may delay the pipeline construction for the Natuna natural gas project has prompted SembCorp to make...
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Soeharto pardon plan receives support
Soeharto pardon plan receives support YOGYAKARTA (JP): Noted intellectual Ichlasul Amal supported on Wednesday the idea of imposing political penance on former president Soeharto for alleged corruption and abuse of power.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
20th SEA Games contingent gets on its way
20th SEA Games contingent gets on its way JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian contingent for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games left on Wednesday for Brunei Darussalam after a modest ceremony at the National Sports Council (KONI) headquarters.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Council calls for lower tax, duties
Council calls for lower tax, duties JAKARTA (JP): City council will soon submit a proposal to scrap tax and import duties on spare parts for public buses during a meeting scheduled next week with members of the House of Representatives (DPR), a councilor said on Wednesday.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
S. Sulawesi people wait for Habibie
S. Sulawesi people wait for Habibie UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: People here are enthusiastically awaiting Thursday's visit of President B.J. Habibie, particularly those in his hometown of Pare-pare."It is quite an honor for us," Agus, a vendor here said.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
UNAMET extends voter registration
UNAMET extends voter registration DILI, East Timor (JP): The United Nations announced on Wednesday an extension to the registration period for a self- determination vote on the future of the territory.The head of the UN Mission in East Timor (UNAMET), Ian Martin, told a media conference voter...
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Riau pulp's production falls 13 percent, says ARH
Riau pulp's production falls 13 percent, says ARH SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper's bleached hardwood kraft pulp production in Indonesia fell 1.3 percent to 158,233 metric tons in the second quarter of this year from the first quarter, according to a press release by Asia...
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Indonesia to meet Paris Club to rehash debt issues
Indonesia to meet Paris Club to rehash debt issues JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to meet with the Paris Club of government creditors in September to negotiate another debt rescheduling, said the Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Java-Madura power cable damaged again
Java-Madura power cable damaged again JAKARTA (JP): One of two underwater cables transmitting power supplies from Java to Madura island broke on Tuesday after a boat dragged it with its anchor off Gresik port, East Java, a Surabaya port official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
U.S. wants quick selection of new Indonesian president
U.S. wants quick selection of new Indonesian president JAKARTA (JP): The United States called on Tuesday for the quick selection of a new Indonesian president following the validation of last month's election results.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
No confidence
No confidence The Bank Bali take-over scandal and the Military Police decision to halt the investigation of Ghalib's case are two fresh news items indicating that corruption and collusion continue to exist in Indonesia.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
BII hit by Rp 1.02t loss in first half
BII hit by Rp 1.02t loss in first half JAKARTA (JP): Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII), one of the country's largest private banks, said on Wednesday it suffered a loss of Rp 1.02 trillion (US$150 million) in the first half of 1999, compared to a loss of Rp 5.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Indonesia's forex reserves decrease to $16.11 billion
Indonesia's forex reserves decrease to $16.11 billion JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's net foreign reserves decreased to US$16.11 billion in the week ending July 30, from $16.14 billion the previous week, the central bank said in its latest weekly report.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Coffee plantation looted in Salatiga
Coffee plantation looted in Salatiga SALATIGA, Central Java: Approximately 150 people looted a coffee plantation owned by the state-run PT Perkebunan Nusantara IX in Bawen village on Wednesday, the management said.The people, including women and children, brought sacks and sickles.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Indosat profit increases 36% in first half of year
Indosat profit increases 36% in first half of year JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed telecommunications company PT Indonesian Satellite Corporation (Indosat) announced on Wednesday an unaudited consolidated net income of Rp 638.4 billion (US$98.2 million) for the first half of 1999.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Haze puts Riau in state of emergency
Haze puts Riau in state of emergency JAKARTA (JP): A state of emergency was declared for land, air and sea travel in Riau on Wednesday after smoke from forest fires reduced visibility to 200 meters in parts of the province.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
New leadership called for
New leadership called for From the perspective of law and democracy, all citizens, including B.J. Habibie, are entitled to propose their candidacy for the presidency. But let us consider the achievements of the transitional government under President Habibie in its law- enforcement efforts.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 4, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 500 -25 15,000 AHAP Insurance 525 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 300 0 0 Alter Abadi 325 0 317,500 Alumindo Light...
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Minister praises resignation
Minister praises resignation BANGKOK (AP): The Thai foreign minister has praised a controversial deputy for resigning over the diplomatic row he caused by helping a woman to publicly accuse Kuwait's ambassador of sexual harassment.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
IBRA, BI under fire from bankers over slow payment
IBRA, BI under fire from bankers over slow payment JAKARTA (JP): Bankers lashed out on Wednesday at Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) for their slow repayment of interbank claims on closed- down banks now under IBRA control.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Are we ready for democracy?
Are we ready for democracy? The President's decision (to declare the June 7 vote results valid) is not likely to raise objections, except from the political parties who refused to sign the document in question.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Billiton forms RI venture
Billiton forms RI venture LONDON (Dow Jones): Billiton PLC said Wednesday that it has signed a joint venture agreement with Winnin Pty. Ltd and PT Taraco Mining to explore for coal in Indonesia.Winnin is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nissho Iwai Corp. of Japan.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
42,300 police deployed for MPR session
42,300 police deployed for MPR session JAKARTA (JP): City Police are set to deploy 42,300 personnel to bring calm and peace in the capital during the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) next October, a senior police official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 05 Aug 1999
Melbourne, Jakarta unite for market revitalization
Melbourne, Jakarta unite for market revitalization JAKARTA (JP): Executives of Australia's Melbourne Market Authority (MMA) and city-owned market operator PD Pasar Jaya signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday to revitalize Kramat Jati wholesale market in East Jakarta.