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Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Irian Jaya's infant mortality rate high
Irian Jaya's infant mortality rate high JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Vice Governor Basyir Bachtiar expressed concern yesterday at the higher-than-the-national-average mortality rate of children under five in the province.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Woman killed in sea battle
Woman killed in sea battle SABAH, Malaysia (DPA): A Filipino woman was killed in a battle at sea between a boat loaded with illegal immigrants and the Malaysian marine police off the coast of Sabah state, a police spokesman said yesterday.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
MasterCard sees no fall in credit card use
MasterCard sees no fall in credit card use JAKARTA (JP): MasterCard International said yesterday that transactions with credit cards in Indonesia have remained high despite the monetary crisis.MasterCard's director for member relations and marketing in Indonesia Bambang Gunawan said the company had...
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Southeast Asia cries for help
Southeast Asia cries for help KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Southeast Asian leaders called on the United States, Europe and Japan yesterday to join an urgent international campaign to end the region's financial crisis, but they stopped short of saying what type of aid was needed.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
New rates set for tax payment
New rates set for tax payment JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday new official conversion rates as the basis for payment of import duty, value added tax on goods and services, sales tax on luxury goods, export tax and income tax.According to the Minister of Finance Decree no.621/KMK.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Nine missing in boat accident
Nine missing in boat accident KALABAHI, East Nusa Tenggara: Search and rescue teams are still hunting for nine people missing after a motorboat accident near Alor Island Saturday which may have claimed as many as 10 lives.KM Ave Maroa was carrying 23 passengers when it capsized due to large waves.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Indonesia puts vision of ecotourism into focus
Indonesia puts vision of ecotourism into focusBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Plenty has been said and written about the advantages of tourism for economic benefits, or as a sustainable and nonpolluting industry.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Legislator urges wthdrawal of $80b in overseas savings
Legislator urges wthdrawal of $80b in overseas savings JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives legislator Theo Sambuaga called yesterday on Indonesians with savings abroad to withdraw their overseas funds to help domestic investment during the economic turmoil.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Rupiah falls to 5,800, stocks drops 7.2 percent
Rupiah falls to 5,800, stocks drops 7.2 percent JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah and local stock prices continued their uncontrolled free falls yesterday due to weak regional currencies and lingering unfounded rumors, dealers and stockbrokers said.The rupiah, which opened at 4,900/5,100 against the U.S.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Govt urged to improve credibility
Govt urged to improve credibility JAKARTA (JP): World Bank country director for Indonesia Dennis de Tray urged the government and private sectors again yesterday to provide credible information to help restore public confidence in the country's economy.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
ASEAN unfolds its vision for the 21st century
ASEAN unfolds its vision for the 21st century KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): ASEAN leaders yesterday issued their vision of the nine-nation group in the 21st century, but the harsh economic realities of 1997 overshadowed their immediate dream of the future.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
S'pore, RI remain top picks: Fraser-AMMB
S'pore, RI remain top picks: Fraser-AMMB SINGAPORE (Reuters): After a decade of sustained growth, Asian economies are set to consolidate in 1998 with Southeast Asia to bear the brunt of the slowdown, but Singapore and Indonesia remain Fraser-AMMB's top picks in the region equities markets.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Oldest stamp goes on show
Oldest stamp goes on show MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The oldest stamp in the world, a second edition print of an 1840 stamp from The British Stamps, is on display here this week at the West Nusa Tenggara Philatelic exhibition.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
The best for the president
The best for the presidentFrom Forum KeadilanThe next gathering of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in 1998 will be interesting to follow. We will have to produce a leader who can represent the country according to the demands of the 21st century which compel active participation in the...
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Asian currencies tumble as volume shrinks
Asian currencies tumble as volume shrinks SINGAPORE (Reuters): Shrinking year-end liquidity coupled with corporate demand for dollars drove several Asian currencies to fresh lows yesterday even though the South Korean won -- the instigator of recent regional woes -- recovered.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Four firms to launch ABS
Four firms to launch ABS JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) has received applications from four private Indonesian companies to launch asset-backed securities (ABS) into the local capital market.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Six years for raping deaf girl
Six years for raping deaf girl JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta District Court sentenced three men to six years in jail each yesterday for gang raping a 16-year-old deaf and dumb girl.Presiding judge Sumantri said the defendants -- identified as Abdurrahman alias Jangkung, 18; Abdurrahman alias Oman, 18;...
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Pakistani held over heroin
Pakistani held over heroin JAKARTA (JP): Undercover police officers have apprehended a 45-year-old Pakistani for possessing 70 grams of heroin at the immigration department's quarantine center on Jl. Peta Selatan, Kalideres, in West Jakarta.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Bintang's lawyers threaten court boycott
Bintang's lawyers threaten court boycott JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers representing politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas have threatened to boycott the State Administrative High Court following the court's refusal to hear witnesses in the suit against Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Yen sinks against dollar
Yen sinks against dollar LONDON (AFP): The yen hit a five-year low against the dollar in trading on European markets early yesterday after new slides in Asian currencies and a report highlighting a drop in Japanese business confidence.In early trades here, the dollar rose to 131.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Councilor opposes water hike plan
Councilor opposes water hike plan JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor urged the municipality yesterday to postpone its plan to increase water tariffs in line with a proposal by city-owned drinking water company PDAM Jaya.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
OECD pessimistic in light of Asian turmoil
OECD pessimistic in light of Asian turmoil PARIS (Reuters): The OECD, in a key economic forecast, predicts that the current Asian markets turmoil could cut growth in the world's major developed economies by as much as one percentage point.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Prevention is key in reducing abortions
Prevention is key in reducing abortionsBy Mely G. Tan JAKARTA (JP): "Every child is a wanted child". This is the ideal. This is the norm. This is how it should be. This is also in line with the Convention of the Rights of the Child, proclaimed by the United Nations and signed and ratified by...
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Organda wants 50% rise in bus fares during holidays
Organda wants 50% rise in bus fares during holidays JAKARTA (JP): The city's Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) has asked the municipality to approve a 50 percent rise in intercity bus tariffs around Idul Fitri.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Thief with sense of humor
Thief with sense of humor JAKARTA (JP): A thief who stole Rp 800,000 (US$145) from a trader last week in the Central Java town of Kudus left a note of apology and invited the victim to see him if she wished to do so.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
On Jamsostek
On Jamsostek The Jakarta Post's Dec. 5, 1997 edition ran with the headline: Soeharto ordered bill funding, followed by: "Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief said yesterday that it was President Soeharto who ordered the use of state-owned social insurance company PT Jamsostek's funds to finance the...
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Papan starts Internet banking
Papan starts Internet banking JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Papan Sejahtera, a unit of the Tirtamas Group, has started online banking services via the Internet.Bank Papan president Al Njoo claimed that his bank became "the first Indonesian bank website with transactional capacity, making it a...
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Future cabinet ministers 'must be professionals'
Future cabinet ministers 'must be professionals' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's former close aide, Rudini, said yesterday that only professional ministers should be included in the 1998/2003 cabinet lineup.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Fire victims get compensation
Fire victims get compensation JAKARTA (JP): The board of directors of Bank Indonesia, the central bank, has decided to compensate the relatives of the victims killed in the Dec. 8 fire, which engulfed one of its new towers, an official said yesterday.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) conversion rates on Dec. 15, 1997: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 5,250.00 5,900.00Austrian shilling 434.40 503.90Australian dollar 3,683.80 3,993.00Belgian franc 153.50 165.50Canadian dollar 3,967.70 4,269.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Suu Kyi urges ASEAN to push for changa in Myanmar
Suu Kyi urges ASEAN to push for changa in Myanmar BANGKOK (AP): Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi sent a message to Southeast Asian leaders as they gathered yesterday for a summit that their interests would be best served by an end to military rule in her country.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Lack of knowledge drives rupiah down
Lack of knowledge drives rupiah down The rupiah continued its freefall against the U.S. dollar last week due to rumors about President Soeharto's health. Economist Kwik Kian Gie discusses the public attitudes concerning the rupiah's fall.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Food crisis spreads in Maluku
Food crisis spreads in Maluku JAKARTA (JP): The number of villages facing food shortages in Southeast Maluku increased from the reported 130 last week -- affecting 81,845 people -- to 149 villages, Antara reported yesterday.
Tue, 16 Dec 1997
Marsinah play banned in Lampung
Marsinah play banned in Lampung BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A play about slain labor activist Marsinah has again been banned, with police announcing yesterday that the show scheduled to go on the Cultural Park here this evening cannot go ahead.
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
Minister of food and Bulog chief
Minister of food and Bulog chief In my letter of Dec. 13, 'Do we have to import rice?', is the following sentence: "The Bulog chief stated that the supply was adequate and thus no import was needed. On the other hand, the state minister of food, who is one and the same person,...
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
Stricter controls urged to foil smuggling at port
Stricter controls urged to foil smuggling at port JAKARTA (JP): City Police chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata ordered the Tanjung Priok Port police Saturday to tighten controls on the flow of passengers and their luggage at the port to prevent drug smuggling.
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
Police arrest 3 drug dealers
Police arrest 3 drug dealers PALU, Central Sulawesi: Donggala Police apprehended three men suspected of drug trafficking in Tatura, East Palu, Central Sulawesi early Saturday.Local police chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
Indonesian ADRs drop on NYSE
Indonesian ADRs drop on NYSE NEW YORK (Reuters): Indonesian ADRs -- American Depositary Receipts -- plummeted on the New York Stock Exchange Friday as the country's currency dropped on worries about the health of President Soeharto.
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
Pelni to operate two new ships
Pelni to operate two new ships JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: State-owned shipping company PT Pelni will begin operating two luxury liners, KM Rinjani and KM Umsini, in eastern Indonesia starting next month, Antara reported.
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: 7 Gradasi, by Basuki Rahardjo, IPP Yasa, Jean Marcia T, Mary Rumawas, Sony Marsono, Soetarjo and Widarto, at the Lobby, Hotel Indonesia, Jl. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Dec. 20.
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
Expert hails closure of Tanah Abang kiosks
Expert hails closure of Tanah Abang kiosks JAKARTA (JP): A senior criminologist from the University of Indonesia, Purnianti, hailed the city's closure of illegal warungs (kiosks) in Tanah Abang but urged the municipality to find alternative jobs for the people it evicted.
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
Stock market expected to tumble further this week
Stock market expected to tumble further this week JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are expected to fall further as worries about President Soeharto's health and a further drop in the rupiah would continue to dampen the buying mood.
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
China grabs four GP badminton titles
China grabs four GP badminton titles JAKARTA (JP): China proved its supremacy in badminton by sweeping four of the five titles at the 1997 Lipton World Grand Prix Badminton Finals at the Senayan Indoor Stadium yesterday.
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
S. Jakarta Police shoot alleged thief
S. Jakarta Police shoot alleged thief JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police shot dead a man, who allegedly attempted to steal a police vehicle, when he later resisted arrest, the victim's younger brother said yesterday.
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
Intelligence body yet to catch source of rumors
Intelligence body yet to catch source of rumors JAKARTA (JP); The State Intelligence Coordinating Body (Bakin) admitted that it was having difficulty tracking the source of rumors which it claims were responsible for the recent plunge of Indonesia's financial markets.
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
Datuk's trial to begin this month
Datuk's trial to begin this month MEDAN, North Sumatra: The trial of Achmad Suraji, who is suspected of killing at least 42 women, will begin on Dec. 22 at the Lubuk Pakam District Court.Muhammad Nasution, a spokesman for the court, said last Thursday that Judge H.
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
Asian stocks to fall further on S. Korean crisis
Asian stocks to fall further on S. Korean crisis HONG KONG (Reuters): Asian markets are set for further declines this week, with investors keeping to the sidelines and fearful of developments in South Korea.
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
Beware of what scam
Beware of what scam As a reader of The Jakarta Post, I have noticed that Mr. Bill Guerin's letters have frequently appeared in the "Your Letters" column. At times, the contents gave me cause to become amazed at the poor logic presented.In his letter Beware of the old scam he has done it again.
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
Thailand's ailing economy seen to recover in 1999
Thailand's ailing economy seen to recover in 1999 BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's ailing economy will recover in 1999 with the country's plunging currency stabilizing at between 35 and 36 baht to the dollar, officials were quoted as saying Saturday.
Mon, 15 Dec 1997
Not the right time to lift minimum wage: Employers
Not the right time to lift minimum wage: Employers JAKARTA (JP): Both employers and workers gave cautious comments Saturday over whether the minimum wage in the city should be increased to allow for rising prices.