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Tue, 26 May 1998
ABRI committed to fundamental reform
ABRI committed to fundamental reform JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) announced yesterday it is committed to reform, calling it "the answer" to all crises affecting the country.ABRI Chief of Sociopolitical Affairs Lt. Gen.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Soeharto in good health, says Hardijanti Rukmana
Soeharto in good health, says Hardijanti Rukmana JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto is in good spirits and is staying at home, his eldest daughter Siti Hardijanti Rukmana said."He is in good health thanks to the prayers of the people of Indonesia," Hardijanti told reporters after relinquishing...
Tue, 26 May 1998
Retail sector deal thrown into doubt
Retail sector deal thrown into doubt JAKARTA (JP): City Council has questioned whether a cooperation program between small entrepreneurs and Goro wholesale company would continue after its management was taken over by the Confederation of Primary Cooperative Associations (Inkud) early this month.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Social safety-net program needs overseas support
Social safety-net program needs overseas support JAKARTA (JP): Newly appointed chairman of the National Development Planning Board Boediono said yesterday that Indonesia would need more foreign aid to strengthen its social safety-net program.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Two bodies found
Two bodies found JAKARTA (JP): Two bodies were found in West and North Jakarta over the weekend, police said yesterday.In West Jakarta, the decomposing corpse of a man, believed to be a victim of the recent riots, was found by residents on Jl. K.H. Mas Mansyur.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 25, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 650 0 0 AHAP Insurance 500 0 0 Alter Abadi 750 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 225 -125...
Tue, 26 May 1998
Workers set up party to form democratic govt
Workers set up party to form democratic govt JAKARTA (JP): Seizing on the new government's promise of greater political freedom, a group of labor activists inaugurated the Indonesian Workers Party (PPI) yesterday, and expressed their readiness to challenge Golkar and other leading political parties...
Tue, 26 May 1998
Indonesians seek finery despite economic crisis
Indonesians seek finery despite economic crisisBy Alicia Seow SINGAPORE (Reuters): Rocked by political and economic crises at home, wealthy Indonesians still find time to appreciate the finer things in life.
Tue, 26 May 1998
RI turmoil may keep rubber prices secure
RI turmoil may keep rubber prices secure SINGAPORE (Reuters): Continuing worries over instability in Indonesia, one of the world's biggest rubber producers, are likely to support prices this week, regional traders said yesterday.
Tue, 26 May 1998
22 Hero outlets damaged, looted in riots
22 Hero outlets damaged, looted in riots JAKARTA (JP): At least 22 of PT Hero Supermarket's 50 retail outlets in the capital and nearby towns were damaged during the recent riots, an official of the retail chain said yesterday.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Villages tense after boy's murder
Villages tense after boy's murder JAKARTA (JP): Tension gripped neighbors in a Bekasi village yesterday following Sunday night's murder of a 15-year-old boy, police said.Fighting broke out yesterday between dozens of residents from Babelan and Perumahan Harapan, a housing complex inside the...
Tue, 26 May 1998
Taiwan maintains its investment in SE Asia
Taiwan maintains its investment in SE Asia TAIPEI (Dow Jones): China Development Corp. isn't backing down from its investments in Southeast Asia but is keeping its focus on targets in Thailand and Malaysia where markets appear to have bottomed out, a top official from the company said yesterday.
Tue, 26 May 1998
RP Moslems call for representation
RP Moslems call for representation MANILA (DPA): The largest southern Philippine rebel group urged Vice President Joseph Estrada yesterday to appoint a Moslem to his cabinet and avoid the mistake of past presidents who excluded an Islamic representative.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Councilors want inquiry into water revenues
Councilors want inquiry into water revenues JAKARTA (JP): City Council will summon representatives of city-owned water company PDAM Jaya and its two private partners to question them over the whereabouts of Rp 90 billion collected during a short-lived accord, a councilor said yesterday.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Govt to review Pertamina trade, shipping contract
Govt to review Pertamina trade, shipping contract JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said yesterday the government would review all contracts between state oil and gas company Pertamina and trading and shipping companies, including those owned by former president...
Tue, 26 May 1998
DPR protest cause Rp 2 billion damage
DPR protest cause Rp 2 billion damage JAKARTA (JP): The chaotic but successful five-day student demonstration at the House of Representatives last week left a trail of structural damage worth about Rp 2 billion (US$167,000), officials said yesterday.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Transfer of power must be legal
Transfer of power must be legalBy Mulyana W. Kusumah JAKARTA (JP): Soeharto's declaration that he would quit the presidency on May 21, 1998 and the subsequent rise of then vice president B.J. Habibie was a historic constitutional event.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Mere window dressing
Mere window dressing To convince Indonesians he is serious about reform, President B. J. Habibie announced that his government would hold a general election as soon as possible, has agreed to release all political prisoners and has vowed to put the country's economy back on track.
Tue, 26 May 1998
Thomas Cup win a morale booster for Indonesians
Thomas Cup win a morale booster for Indonesians JAKARTA (JP): The achievement of Indonesia's Thomas Cup men's badminton team came just in time to give the struggling nation a much needed lift, former badminton great Icuk Sugiarto said yesterday.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Police arrest 29 for fresh looting at Harco Plaza
Police arrest 29 for fresh looting at Harco Plaza JAKARTA (JP): Marines and security personnel rounded up 29 people looting shops in Harco Plaza, Mangga Dua in North Jakarta early Saturday, police said yesterday.City police spokesman Lt. Col.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Water rationing until September
Water rationing until September KUALA LUMPUR (AP): More than 2.5 million people in the Malaysian capital region's Klang Valley will have to suffer water rationing until September, a newspaper said yesterday.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Muladi hands over university post
Muladi hands over university post SEMARANG, Central Java: Justice Minister Muladi handed over his post as rector of Diponegoro University to Prof. Eko Budihardjo at a ceremony here Saturday evening.Muladi, who was very popular with students, urged in his farewell address for the university to...
Mon, 25 May 1998
Mangrove forest endangered
Mangrove forest endangered AMBON, Maluku: Massive exploitation of the mangrove forest on the northern coast of Buru island here by locals over the past few years has threatened the forest's existence."The mangrove potential is huge, but now it's almost gone due to massive cutting by locals," the...
Mon, 25 May 1998
Anwar says IMF unfair if it opts to hold RI loan
Anwar says IMF unfair if it opts to hold RI loan KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters): Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister said on Friday he would push the International Monetary Fund to begin the disbursement of its $10 billion loan to Indonesia as soon as possible.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Politicking disrupts the Thai economy
Politicking disrupts the Thai economyBy Rajan Moses BANGKOK (Reuters): The Thai opposition's constitutional challenge to four executive decrees crucial to help repair the battered economy has made Prime Minister Chuan government look vulnerable, analysts said last Friday.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Bali still smiles despite Indonesian agony
Bali still smiles despite Indonesian agonyBy Kevin Morrison KUTA, Bali (Reuters): The elderly couple from the west London suburb of Ealing seemed surprised when their waiter mentioned the bloodshed in Jakarta."How long's this trouble been going on then?" asked the wife.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Asia at a crossroad: Where is it going?
Asia at a crossroad: Where is it going?By Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): The 'post-colonial era' in Asia is over. What's not clear yet is where Asia goes from here: into a bloody rerun of 20th-century European history, or straight into a peaceful and democratic 21st century.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Malaysian firms in RI stop operations
Malaysian firms in RI stop operations KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): A number of Malaysian companies in Indonesia have stopped operations while waiting for the situation there to stabilize, local newspapers reported yesterday.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Flights full as people return home
Flights full as people return home KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Flights to Indonesia from Malaysia and Singapore, the two main destinations for those fleeing abroad when unrest hit the country, were packed over the weekend as many Indonesians began returning home.
Mon, 25 May 1998
RP bank capital raised
RP bank capital raised MANILA (Reuters): The Philippine central bank is willing to consider a proposal to boost banks' minimum capital requirements to strengthen the banking system, a top official of the incoming government said yesterday.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Could 'Asian flu' of Soeharto's fall be catching?
Could 'Asian flu' of Soeharto's fall be catching?By John Gittings LONDON: Will a new epidemic of Asian flu -- political as well as economic -- send the region into convulsion? From Beijing to Yangon, the toppling of Soeharto's regime has a resonance.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Estrada greeted despite anti-U.S. base stance
Estrada greeted despite anti-U.S. base stance MANILA (AP): The U.S. government expects to work warmly with Joseph Estrada, the Philippines' probable next president, despite his high-profile role in the closure of American military bases in the country, the U.S. ambassador said yesterday.
Mon, 25 May 1998
SEA Games cars
SEA Games carsFrom Suara KaryaAccording to media reports, the organizing committee of SEA Games XIX, held in Jakarta in October 1997, imported luxury cars for the purpose of this event. These cars were reportedly exempt from import duty.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Back to work
Back to work First of all, Indonesians should be thankful to the students who successfully led the proreform movement. Without their vigilant efforts and sacrifices, none of these massive and rapid changes that we are seeing would have been possible.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Indonesia beats Malaysia to retain Thomas Cup
Indonesia beats Malaysia to retain Thomas Cup HONG KONG (Agencies): Indonesia retained badminton's Thomas Cup yesterday with a 3-2 victory over fierce rival Malaysia to give a much-needed morale boost to its troubled country.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Can we really afford to forgo vital information infrastructure?
Can we really afford to forgo vital information infrastructure?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): John Chamber, Cisco Systems' CEO, recently gave an excellent presentation that reminded me of one important thing that even our new government, which is led by a technologist, seems to have completely...
Mon, 25 May 1998
Vendors from riot-ravaged markets to be relocated
Vendors from riot-ravaged markets to be relocated JAKARTA (JP): Vendors of traditional markets which were ruined during last week's massive riots would be relocated quickly to other places, said an official of the city-owned traditional market management agency.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Market running out of imported goods
Market running out of imported goods JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta's Pasar Ular market is running out of imported goods following the city's recent massive riots, traders reported Saturday.Located in Semper subdistrict, the market is known for its low-priced imported goods entering the country at...
Mon, 25 May 1998
Popular support for RI reform vital
Popular support for RI reform vital KANANASKIS, Alberta (Dow Jones): U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin Saturday said the Clinton administration isn't taking a hard line on International Monetary Fund credit to Indonesia but that certain political conditions must be in place before resumption of...
Mon, 25 May 1998
Idle land under flyover
Idle land under flyoverFrom KompasThe railway flyover between Manggarai and Kota has been operating for six years. During that period it has benefited road users who formerly had to pass one or several of 17 railway crossings at street-level.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Japan's exposure at Y1.5t
Japan's exposure at Y1.5t TOKYO (Dow Jones): Major Japanese trading houses held Y1.5 trillion in credits in Indonesia as of March 1998, the Sunday edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun quotes a Ministry of International Trade and Industry survey as showing.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Dirty price to pay for 'clean' government call
Dirty price to pay for 'clean' government call JAKARTA (JP): For five extraordinary days, the House of Representatives was home to a vociferous mass of students and other antigovernment supporters packing its compound.
Mon, 25 May 1998
U.S. losing Asian influence role to Japan
U.S. losing Asian influence role to JapanBy Edward Neilan Indian nuclear test, Indonesian disruptions expose Washington policy neglect while Tokyo has power leverage. TOKYO (JP): The United States is losing its predominant position in the Asian power equation, as seen in weak Washington responses...
Mon, 25 May 1998
Reforming attitudes
Reforming attitudes Even as Indonesia's newly installed President Habibie swore in his cabinet over the weekend, pros and cons over his taking over the reigns of the administration from the departed president Soeharto -- and over the manner in which it was done -- continued to simmer among the...
Mon, 25 May 1998
Soeharto embodied Javanese ruler
Soeharto embodied Javanese rulerBy Onghokham JAKARTA (JP): Ever since president Soeharto launched the concept of lengser keprabon (Javanese for stepping down from the throne or, more accurately, "leaving kingship") people have been hotly debating what it meant.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Volunteer medic team keeps student demonstrators fit
Volunteer medic team keeps student demonstrators fit JAKARTA (JP): For Rismanto and fellow volunteer medics, the "most serious" illness ever tackled by his temporary medical post at the House of Representatives so far was a girl got fainted.
Mon, 25 May 1998
J.E. Habibie quits post in bid to support brother
J.E. Habibie quits post in bid to support brother JAKARTA (JP): Junus Effendi Habibie tendered his resignation Saturday as head of the Batam Industrial Development Authority in a bid to quiet accusations of nepotism toward his elder brother, President B.J. Habibie.
Mon, 25 May 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 TV Series: The Big Valley 3:05 Talk Show: Sebaiknya Anda Tahu 3:30 TV Drama: Kompetisi 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:30 Education Quiz: Tangkas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: Rona...
Mon, 25 May 1998
Thailand anxiously awaits decrees' ratification
Thailand anxiously awaits decrees' ratification BANGKOK (Reuters): The Thai government is anxiously awaiting ratification of four controversial financial decrees in parliament today to arm itself with more powers to speedily resuscitate the comatose economy.
Mon, 25 May 1998
Malaysian paper slams Soeharto
Malaysian paper slams Soeharto KUALA LUMPUR (AP): A Malaysian newspaper said yesterday that former Indonesian President Soeharto had made a big mistake by not adopting an affirmative action policy like Malaysia's to spread his nation's wealth to ethnic Indonesians.