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Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Citibank's customer service
Citibank's customer service We have now, for almost 12 months, tried to receive some form of customer service from Citibank's Card Center. Basically, the problem was one of over payment made by Citibank to Satelindo, who had both double billed and mis-billed.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Athletes receive cash bonuses from ministers
Athletes receive cash bonuses from ministers JAKARTA (JP): The government has divided a Rp 358 million (US47,735) cash bonus among the country's medalists from the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok.On Tuesday, State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Agung Laksono and Coordinating Minister for People's...
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Entertainment programming
Entertainment programming My lifetime in Indonesia has spanned three decades -- the last four years as a foreign journalist. As such, I could not be happier to see my Indonesian colleagues finally gain the true voice of journalists, and a level of "freedom of press".
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Seoul hits account target
Seoul hits account target SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea said on Tuesday it had reached its targeted current account surplus for this year by end- November despite weakening exports and imports.Analysts said the current account surplus could decline sharply next year on rising exports and imports.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
A Mephistophelian bargain?
A Mephistophelian bargain? Why would Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) even think of inviting Soeharto to have a major role in reconciliation through a public dialog, if Soeharto takes no responsibility for national reconciliation by public repentance?Soeharto deserves no place of official responsibility...
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Police begin crackdown on firecrackers
Police begin crackdown on firecrackers JAKARTA (JP): Acting on the public fear of the growing use of fireworks in the capital, the city police have arrested five traders and seized thousands of bundles of various types of fireworks and crackers from several markets here in a single-day operation on...
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Mob beats two suspected thieves
Mob beats two suspected thieves TANGERANG (JP): Two men were severely injured by local residents after they were allegedly caught stealing a motorcycle on Jl. Kakap in the Perumnas housing complex here on Tuesday.Tangerang Police Detective Unit chief Capt.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
10 officials to be dismissed over KKN
10 officials to be dismissed over KKN JAKARTA: Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid said nine regents and one mayor would be dismissed before their terms end because of their involvement in corruption, collusion and nepotism.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Govt will unveil details of bank recapitalization
Govt will unveil details of bank recapitalization JAKARTA (JP): The government will announce the terms and conditions of bank recapitalization bond issues, including the coupon rate, on Thursday, according to Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
RI must take real steps toward reform
RI must take real steps toward reform Pressure for political reform toppled Soeharto from the presidency on May 21. Political scientist J. Soedjati Djiwandono tracks how far we have traveled on the heralded road to reform under B.J. Habibie.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Emotions still too high
Emotions still too high Indonesian people today are like dying grass in a long season of draught, catching fire at the smallest of sparks, said a noted scholar recently.The veracity of this statement is, ironically, seen all around us during this fasting month of Ramadhan.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Special police team for Pantura
Special police team for Pantura JAKARTA (JP): The national police have set up a special team to anticipate a growth in the number of street bandits extorting money from and hijacking motorists along the North Java coastal roads during the New Year and Idul Fitri festive seasons.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Bank Tamara needs $87m
Bank Tamara needs $87m JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Bank Tamara needs some Rp 700 billion (US$87 million) to meet the government-mandated 4 percent capital adequacy ratio (CAR) level, an official of the bank said on Tuesday.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
'Fake' fertilizers sold amid scant supplies
'Fake' fertilizers sold amid scant supplies JAKARTA (JP): Scant supplies of fertilizer have led to an upsurge in the sales of "fake" fertilizers to rice farmers across the country.The provincial administration of East Kalimantan found at least eight tons of substandard SP-36 fertilizer, normally...
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Grief haunts parents of Black Friday victim
Grief haunts parents of Black Friday victimBy Ivy Susanti JAKARTA (JP): Every day is grim for Sumarsih. Tears etch out her grief as she tries to accomplish the simplest of tasks."Every day, from the early hours until dusk, I cry endlessly.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Corruption inflicts $380m in financial losses to govt
Corruption inflicts $380m in financial losses to govt JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Tuesday that rampant corruption, collusion and nepotism during the 32 years former president Soeharto held power inflicted financial losses of more than Rp 2.85 trillion (US$380 million) to the country.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Securities law in China
Securities law in China BEIJING (AFP): China's top legislature has passed the country's first Securities Law which takes effect on July 1 next year, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.The 214-article law adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, has been...
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Ricky/Antonius enter Copenhagen Masters final
Ricky/Antonius enter Copenhagen Masters final JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian men's doubles team of Ricky Ahmad Subagja and Antonius went through to the finals of the 1998 Copenhagen Masters after winning twice on Monday.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Asia has to sort out troubled banks: Expert
Asia has to sort out troubled banks: Expert HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Asia cannot thrive again unless its governments make the hard decisions necessary to restructure their problem-ridden financial sectors, the president of London- based think tank Independent Strategy said Tuesday.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Police recruits better than militia
Police recruits better than militia The matter of establishing a civilian militia has its pros and cons. If the Police seriously lack police officers, I propose the following as a way out:1. The projected annual cost of Rp 35 billion to organize a 70,000-strong militia would better be used to...
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Tortured, raped migrant workers seek justice
Tortured, raped migrant workers seek justice JAKARTA (JP): Imas binti Enan went to Saudi Arabia to work and improve her lot. Instead, she lost her face. Literally.The 22-year-old woman from Ciliwuk village, Karawang, West Java, is now in deep distress following a nightmarish incident last September.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Central Java floods and landslide kill five
Central Java floods and landslide kill five JAKARTA (JP): Five people have died in floods in Banyumas, following another accident that saw a whole family killed in a landslide on Sunday.The latest victim was a woman found in the Cirongkang river in Banyumas district on Monday afternoon, Antara...
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Dari Lengser Sampai Semanggi, at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3458771), 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., until Jan. 14.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Contests to mark Habitat Day
Contests to mark Habitat Day JAKARTA (JP): The office of the State Minister of Housing and Settlement is organizing a writing and a poster drawing contest on the theme "Creating Safe and Prosperous City Settlements".
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
El Nino continues to haunt troubled RI coffee growers
El Nino continues to haunt troubled RI coffee growersBy Sylvia Gratia MN JAKARTA (JP): A blistering drought, believed to have been triggered by an El Nino weather pattern continues to haunt Indonesia's coffee growers.Indonesia's coffee crop for the 1997/1998 coffee year, from Oct. 1, 1997, to Sept.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Rupiah flirts with 8,000 level to dollar
Rupiah flirts with 8,000 level to dollar JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah weakened against the U.S. dollar in moderate trading on Tuesday, breaking briefly through the 8,000 level as fresh year-end demand hit the market.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Residents kill soldiers in Aceh
Residents kill soldiers in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): In what may be a fresh outbreak of conflict in one of Indonesia's troubled provinces, the Armed Forces (ABRI) reported on Tuesday that seven off-duty military personnel were killed in an attack by about 200 residents of Lhok Nibung village in East Aceh.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 29, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 425 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 300 -25 34,500 Alumindo Perkasa 125...
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Bambang denies misusing funds
Bambang denies misusing funds JAKARTA (JP): Bambang Trihatmodjo, the second son of former president Soeharto, denied on Tuesday allegations that charity funds controlled by his father had been diverted into business interests.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Asian currencies recover against dollar
Asian currencies recover against dollar SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian currencies recovered on Tuesday after losing ground against the U.S. dollar following a fall in the baht amid fears Thailand's bad loans problem was getting worse, dealers said.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Aid for malnourished children to arrive
Aid for malnourished children to arrive GUNUNGKIDUL, Yogyakarta (JP): The government of Denmark is assisting malnourished children in Gunungkidul by providing food aid.Antara reported that the government of Denmark was working with the Nationwide Family Welfare Movement to provide the aid.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Dec. 29, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,900.00 8,100.00 7,900.00 8,150.00Austrian schilling 1 632.95 702.95 - -Australian dollar 1 4,706.90 4,966.90 4,730.00 5,030.00Belgian franc 1 212.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
LBH takes number of complaints during the year
LBH takes number of complaints during the year JAKARTA (JP): As many as 20,357 people, mostly from Greater Jakarta, visited the capital's Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) to seek legal advice from December of last year to November, its executive said.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Land reoccupation, labor dismissals highlight 1998
Land reoccupation, labor dismissals highlight 1998By Junaidi JAKARTA (JP): Reoccupation of land by grassroots people and labor disputes following massive dismissals at many companies due to the monetary crisis were just two of the highlights during the year in Greater Jakarta.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Gold trader robbed at home
Gold trader robbed at home BOGOR (JP): Police are searching for six suspects in the armed robbery of a gold trader at his home near the Pongkor mining area in Nanggung district here early on Monday.According to the chief of the local Leuwiliang police station, First Lt.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Imelda takes blame for RI loss in Asiad
Imelda takes blame for RI loss in Asiad JAKARTA (JP): Women's badminton doubles coach Imelda Wiguna Kurniawan said Tuesday she would be ready to take the blame for Indonesia's loss in the women's team event at the just-concluded 13th Asian Games.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Mysterious explosion rocks Sudirman area
Mysterious explosion rocks Sudirman area JAKARTA (JP): Passersby were stunned by an unidentified explosion at a vacant plot sandwiched between the city police headquarters and the Jakarta Stock Exchange on Jl. Sudirman on Tuesday afternoon.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaWednesdayMaghrib 6:11 p.m.ThursdayImsak 4:08 a.m.Subuh 4.18 a.m.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
RI diplomacy loses swagger in crisis-hit 1998
RI diplomacy loses swagger in crisis-hit 1998By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's carefully-constructed foreign policy stature as a prudent, respected regional player and a defender of so-called "Third World" causes took a battering in 1998 because of the economic and financial...
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Border guard kills five
Border guard kills five HANOI (AFP): A border guard in central Vietnam opened fire on his colleagues, killing five and injuring two, before turning the gun on himself, police said on Tuesday.Pham Dinh Giap, a border guard based in Dien Chau district of central Nghe An province, sprayed seven guards...
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Poverty on the rise
Poverty on the rise How much we are at present racing against time is illustrated clearly by the problems which we are facing. A researcher at Gadjah Mada University's Center for Population Studies, Muhajir, predicts that 130 million Indonesians will be living in poverty by the end of next year.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Unfairness likely to cloud polls
Unfairness likely to cloud pollsBy J. Sumardianta YOGYAKARTA (JP): The 1999 general election, scheduled for next June, may be regarded as the "soul" of the entire reform process. Hopefully it will produce a legitimate and credible government.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
KKA's paper exports rise
KKA's paper exports rise JAKARTA (JP): Aceh-based paper producer PT Kertas Kraf Aceh (KKA) exported 2,582 tons of paper during the July to September period.Its total export earnings reached US$1.15 million in the three-month period, the local office of the Ministry of Trade and Industry announced.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Soeharto should be included in dialog on 'dwifungsi'
Soeharto should be included in dialog on 'dwifungsi' JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto is now wanted for another dialog -- one on the controversial dual function doctrine of the military.Minister of Transmigration and Resettlement of Forest Nomads, A.M.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Christmas spirit in East Timor
Christmas spirit in East Timor BAUCAU, East Timor: At least 200 residents of Baucau, 130 kilometers east of Dili, received free medical services organized by the local military command.Commander Lt. Col.
Wed, 30 Dec 1998
Official says low cultural sensitivity breeds brutality
Official says low cultural sensitivity breeds brutality JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Education and Culture is urgently prioritizing the filling of what it says is a gap in understanding of the humanities among people here.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
1998: A ministerial search for confidence
1998: A ministerial search for confidenceBy Sugianto Tandra JAKARTA (JP): In search of lost public confidence.One could say it is what many ministers of President B.J. Habibie's Reform Cabinet have been striving to achieve for over half of 1998.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Sutiyoso vows to crack down on firecrackers business
Sutiyoso vows to crack down on firecrackers business JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso warned Jakartans on Monday that city security authorities would take stiff measures against anyone who makes, supplies, carries, sells or lights fireworks that explode.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Thai tourism fares well despite crisis
Thai tourism fares well despite crisis BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand's tourism industry is thriving as the weak baht currency enables local hotels and tour operators to offer cheap holidays, the head of one of Thailand's biggest hotels said on Monday.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
1998: Worst year in living memory for many Jakartans
1998: Worst year in living memory for many JakartansBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Unlike previous years when Jakarta witnessed constant growth in development, the city this year experienced a multitude of severe problems, including a sharp drop in the city budget, the necessary renovation of...