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Sat, 13 Jun 1998
New DPA members to be sworn in today
New DPA members to be sworn in today JAKARTA (JP): Former minister of home affairs Yogie S.M., former coordinating minister for people's welfare Azwar Anas and the government sanctioned chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party Soerjadi are to be among the 45 people sworn in today as members of...
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
1.5m abortions occur annualy
1.5m abortions occur annualy JAKARTA (JP): About 1.5 million abortions are conducted in Indonesia annually of which at least a fifth are done by nonmedical personnel.While there is no definite account on the number, the chairman of the Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association (PKBI), Azrul Azwar,...
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 12, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 450 25 10,000 AHAP Insurance 575 0 0 Alter Abadi 500 0 538,500 Alumindo Light Metal 375 0 35,000...
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
RI tanker pirates sought by KL
RI tanker pirates sought by KL KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Police in Malaysia are seeking to extradite and try 12 Indonesians who were arrested by Chinese authorities for hijacking a Malaysian-registered oil tanker in April, a report said yesterday.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
No new forest concessions to be awarded: Minister
No new forest concessions to be awarded: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution said yesterday that the government would grant no new forest concessions in order to prevent further deterioration of the country's forests.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
An irony
An irony Our congratulations to Indonesia's Thomas Cup team with their victory in Hong Kong on May 24. The red and white flag was hoisted, the national anthem Indonesia Raya was played, the athletes, the coaches and the organizers hugged each other. The scene was familiar to us.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Revenue from ID card processing
Revenue from ID card processing JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta mayoralty will most likely lose about Rp 500 million in locally generated revenue per annum following a ban on the collection of 20 levies, an official said.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Funds donated to social institutions
Funds donated to social institutions JAKARTA (JP): About 1,557 people from 36 social institutions in the city will receive financial assistance of Rp 141.9 million from the Ministry of Social Services, an official said.Asmono, the ministry's secretary-general, said Rp 65.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
E. Timorese stage rally at the foreign ministry
E. Timorese stage rally at the foreign ministry JAKARTA (JP): About 1000 East Timorese staged a rally in front of the foreign ministry yesterday demanding a referendum in Indonesia's youngest province and the release of jailed separatist leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Global ambitions for U.K. firm
Global ambitions for U.K. firm Royal Doulton has embarked on the most ambitious international expansion program in its long history, with development of a US$30 million factory in Indonesia.The Indonesian joint-venture operation, known as PT Doulton Multifortuna, is located on a 12-hectare site at...
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Soedjono denies claim on foreign lawyer
Soedjono denies claim on foreign lawyer JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Soedjono C. Atmonegoro claimed yesterday that a relatively unknown local by the name of Yohanes Yacob had been hired as former president Soeharto's lawyer and that he had not appointed any foreign attorneys.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Message from Ambassador Robin Christopher
Message from Ambassador Robin Christopher The United Kingdom celebrates the official Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on June 13. This is the equivalent to our national day. It is a time for some pomp and ceremony at home with the well-known Trooping of the Colour as well as a holiday for...
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Five domestic airlines plan joint operation
Five domestic airlines plan joint operation JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's five operating commercial airlines announced yesterday they plan to combine their resources and unite their domestic operations to survive the deepening economic crisis.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Mitsubishi's Asia car
Mitsubishi's Asia car TOKYO (Nikkei): Mitsubishi Motors Corp has decided to launch its multipurpose Asia car in Indonesia next January, company sources said Thursday, according to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Four activists exonerated from demonstration charges
Four activists exonerated from demonstration charges JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court pronounced yesterday that four activists from the Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union (SBSI) were not guilty of charges of holding an illegal demonstration.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on June 12, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 13,250.00 14,250.00Austrian shilling 1 1,025.20 1,174.60Australian dollar 1 7,953.90 8,523.90Belgian franc 1 362.20 386.20Canadian dollar 1 9,205.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Cambodia announces parties to run in polls
Cambodia announces parties to run in polls PHNOM PENH (Reuters): Cambodia's independent National Electoral Commission (NEC) formally announced yesterday the 39 political parties that will contest the July 26 general election.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
IMF says RI budget should be expanded
IMF says RI budget should be expanded JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's revised state budget agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in January has to be expanded further to accommodate bigger spending on social welfare programs, IMF Asia Pacific director Hubert Neiss said yesterday.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Uncover the truth
Uncover the truth Whatever one may say or think about President B.J. Habibie, it cannot be denied that the new de facto head-of-state and head-of- government at least seems to be sincerely trying to live up to the gargantuan challenges he is facing.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Consortium established to protect workers abroad
Consortium established to protect workers abroad JAKARTA (JP): Twenty private insurance companies agreed yesterday to form a consortium to set up an insurance coverage scheme to protect Indonesian workers working overseas.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Juwono shrugs off calls for quick polls
Juwono shrugs off calls for quick polls JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono said here yesterday that aside from logistical and budgetary constraints, the nation was ill-prepared for hasty polls.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Power supply to Sentul cut
Power supply to Sentul cut JAKARTA (JP): State-run electricity firm PLN has cut the power supply to the go cart track at Sentul circuit yesterday after the latter failed to pay an outstanding bill of Rp 7 million (US$700) for the first six months of this year.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Yayuk reaches Edgbaston semis
Yayuk reaches Edgbaston semis BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters): World number nine Irina Spirlea of Rumania again showed her dislike for grass courts as she was beaten 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 by sixth seed Yayuk Basuki of Indonesia in the quarterfinal of Edgbaston Classic women's tennis tournament yesterday.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Crisis forces ministry to suspend its projects
Crisis forces ministry to suspend its projects JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Manpower has suspended almost all of its development projects, including the vocational training program, due to the worsening economic crisis, an official said yesterday.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Rupiah remains weak despite IMF's assurance
Rupiah remains weak despite IMF's assurance JAKARTA (JP): Rupiah remained weak yesterday despite the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) encouraging statement about its forthcoming aid for Indonesia.The rupiah continued to tumble, hitting an intraday low of 14,500 in early trading but recovered...
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Shopping centers, malls lay on huge sales spree
Shopping centers, malls lay on huge sales spree JAKARTA (JP): Despite losses suffered by the retail industry from last month's social unrest, 13 shopping centers and malls are taking part in a one-month special sale from yesterday in conjunction with the city's 471th anniversary, an executive said.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Elephant business
Elephant business BANDARLAMPUNG: The Way Kambas elephant training center in central Lampung has begun to export elephant trainers.Head of the Way Kambas National Park Natural Resources Conservation Center Suherty Reddy said here yesterday that two elephant trainers from the center were in South...
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Indonesians 'too poor' to flee
Indonesians 'too poor' to flee KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Indonesians have become too poor to afford the high boat fares to be smuggled into Malaysia as illegal workers, with southern Johor state recording zero landings of Indonesian illegals last month, a Malaysian newspaper reported.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Keeper dies in mishap at park
Keeper dies in mishap at park BOGOR (JP): A keeper at the Wildlife Safari Park in Cisarua here died of a cerebral hemorrhage Thursday after an on-the-job fall Tuesday, an executive of the park said yesterday.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
British Council celebrates 50th jubilee
British Council celebrates 50th jubilee The British Council celebrates 50 years in Indonesia this year and will be marked with several events.Most immediate is the "Sign-up Sessions" planned for five cities -- Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya and Bali -- beginning June 13 and June 14 in Jakarta.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
God engineered my appointment: Habibie
God engineered my appointment: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has claimed that his ascent to the presidency was not contrived by anyone except God and has indicated that he might not run in the forthcoming polls.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
BIS Jakarta is indeed an international school
BIS Jakarta is indeed an international school For British and other overseas companies investing in Indonesia, the availability of first-class educational facilities is a necessity in order to attract key personnel to live and work in the country.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Trisakti trial rejects plea to drop charges
Trisakti trial rejects plea to drop charges JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military High Court rejected yesterday the defense's plea to dismiss the case of two police officers charged for their roles in the shooting deaths of four Trisakti University students last month.Presiding judge Col.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Aceh fishermen held in Myanmar
Aceh fishermen held in Myanmar BANDA ACEH (JP): The Indonesian Embassy in Yangon is asking the local administration here to help in the release of 19 Aceh fisherman currently detained in Myanmar.The fisherman have been held since Feb.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
RI-British business ties centuries old
RI-British business ties centuries old Britain's commercial links with Indonesia extend back several hundred years to the beginnings of European mercantalist expansion. Although its colonial period is now effectively long over, Britain remains one of the world's leading trading nations and has very...
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
RI exports drive crude market
RI exports drive crude market SINGAPORE (Reuters): The Asian crude market was steady on limited spot activity yesterday as traders focused on Indonesia, traders said.Some traders were watching for the July export allocations from Indonesia, due out on Monday, to give a clearer idea of...
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Why our universities will never be the best
Why our universities will never be the bestBy Hendra Gunawan BANDUNG (JP): In May 1998, Asiaweek, a Hong Kong-based news magazine, announced the best universities in Asia. Unlike last year, this year's list was split into universities and schools of science and technology.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Ethnic Chinese at the ready for quick escape
Ethnic Chinese at the ready for quick escape JAKARTA (JP): Anecdotal evidence shows thousands of Chinese- Indonesian families in the capital have prepared themselves to pack up and head to more accommodating shores at the first sign of renewed unrest.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Group wants easing of limit on lubricant imports
Group wants easing of limit on lubricant imports JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Importers Association urged the government yesterday to ease the import restriction on lubricants, saying such a barrier only encouraged monopolistic and graft practices.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
ABRI asks Golkar to be independent in the future
ABRI asks Golkar to be independent in the future JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) has suggested to its political ally Golkar, currently wracked by internal dissention, that it prepare to be more self-reliant in the future.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Japex to start RI project by year end
Japex to start RI project by year end TOKYO (Dow Jones): Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. plans to commence the first exploration drilling at Indonesia' Semirak bloc, onshore Irian Jaya, by the end of 1998, Japex officials said yesterday.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Eight investors to open oil palm estates
Eight investors to open oil palm estates JAKARTA (JP): Eight foreign companies, mostly from Malaysia, have received licenses from the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) to develop oil palm plantations in the country, it was announced yesterday.Director General of Plantations A.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
City's unemployment climbs by 21 percent
City's unemployment climbs by 21 percent JAKARTA (JP): The official number of jobless in the city has soared by 21 percent since last month, but the head of the local manpower office concedes the actual number could be much higher.R.H.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Audi works to finalize details of deal to buy Lamborghini SpA
Audi works to finalize details of deal to buy Lamborghini SpA FRANKFURT (Reuters): Germany's Volkswagen AG continued its automotive shopping spree yesterday when its Audi AG subsidiary snapped up the Italian high-performance sports car maker Lamborghini SpA.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
IBCA may cut RI rating
IBCA may cut RI rating LONDON (Reuters): Fitch IBCA said yesterday it was keeping the rating on Indonesia at B minus and on RatingAlert negative despite the recent debt agreement the country signed with a steering committee of 13 banks.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Djayanti opens rice fields
Djayanti opens rice fields JAKARTA (JP): PT Djayanti Group, controlled by timber baron Burhan Uray, plans to develop 35,000 hectares of rice fields in West Mimika regency, Irian Jaya.An executive of the Djayanti group's Irian Jaya division, Busli Saraka, said yesterday that in the first stage the...
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Fenomena Ayam, by Syarief Hidayat, at Galeri TC, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 24A, South Jakarta (Phone: 7194278), Sunday, at 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday to Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday to Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Sat, 13 Jun 1998
Students' role in Soeharto's fall
Students' role in Soeharto's fallBy Hermawan Sulistyo JAKARTA (JP): While there is no doubt students played an important role in toppling the Soeharto regime, the question remains: What was the extent of their influence?Different assessments have tried to gauge their role, and all have reached...
Fri, 12 Jun 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Fenomena Ayam, by Syarief Hidayat, at Galeri TC, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 24A, South Jakarta (Phone: 7194278), Sunday, at 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday to Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday to Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Fri, 12 Jun 1998
The nation should embrace universal humanity
The nation should embrace universal humanityBy Frans Winarta JAKARTA (JP): The May 12 fatal shooting of four Trisakti University students, allegedly carried out by the security forces, marks a black day in the history of modern Indonesia.