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Fri, 26 Feb 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 Morning News 7:00 Children's Songs 7:30 Cartoon 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:35 Cartoon 3:05 Music Lessons 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Cultural Program 5:00 Music 5:30 Student's Quiz 6:00 News...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Ibnu says Pertamina can't compete
Ibnu says Pertamina can't competeBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The founding president of state oil and gas company Pertamina, Ibnu Sutowo, said on Thursday the bill on oil and gas mining submitted to the House of Representatives last week should be rejected because it would diminish...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Shocking new phone rates
Shocking new phone ratesFrom Media IndonesiaI recently made a call in a wartel (telephone kiosk) at the Griya Asri II housing complex in Tambun, Bekasi, to a number beginning 883 in the same area located less than two kilometers away. The call lasted 1 minute 57 seconds.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Fifth suspect in Jl. Sabang blast apprehended
Fifth suspect in Jl. Sabang blast apprehended JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested a scavenger in connection with a bomb blast which damaged a vacant department store on Jl. H. Agus Salim in Central Jakarta early last month, raising the number of arrested suspects to five, an official said on...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Bank litigators under fire
Bank litigators under fire JAKARTA (JP): More members of the House of Representatives and bank analyst have joined the fray of criticisms against Indonesian bank creditors, who seemingly distrust the country's commercial court and prefer settling business disputes at the court in Singapore.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
English teaching needs reform
English teaching needs reform JAKARTA: An English-language teaching expert, Craig Stevenson, has attributed the poor mastery of English of Indonesian students to inefficient rote learning.Speaking at the launching of an 11-volume series of English @ EF books that are used in many English courses...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
British govt extends scholarships
British govt extends scholarships JAKARTA (JP): Fifty-nine Indonesian postgraduate students have returned home after completing one-year master's degrees at British universities. The program was financed by the British government through the Chevening Awards scheme.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Riots stem from discrimination, say legislator and sociologist
Riots stem from discrimination, say legislator and sociologist JAKARTA (JP): Discriminatory social policies, designed to serve the interests of elite groups rather than society as a whole, are to blame for the recent outbreaks of violence, according to legislator Hari Sabarno and sociologist Selo...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Estrada visits Mindanao
Estrada visits Mindanao ISABELA, Philippines (AP): Philippine President Joseph Estrada called on Muslims and Christians on Thursday to work together for peace and development on the main southern island of Mindanao, wracked by a Muslim secessionist rebellion.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Indonesia loses to India in Fed Cup
Indonesia loses to India in Fed Cup JAKARTA (JP): India brought Indonesia back to earth at the women's Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group One tennis tournament in Bangkok on Thursday with a 3-0 win in their group A match.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Indonesia's food imports escalating
Indonesia's food imports escalating JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia could become the world's largest importer of foodstuffs by the turn of the century if the government refused to change its agriculture policies to create an enabling environment for farmers to work in the agribusiness field, an analyst has...
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
High voltage cables upset residents
High voltage cables upset residents JAKARTA (JP): At least 750 families from three subdistricts in East Jakarta are demanding that state electricity company PLN pay compensation for part of their land over which high voltage cables are being erected.
Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Bank merger questioned
Bank merger questioned JAKARTA (JP): Lawyer Adnan Buyung Nasution has asked the central bank to clarify media reports that Bank Arta Pratama and Bank Artha Graha would merge soon because the present ownership of the former bank was still legally flawed and was being disputed through litigation.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
International supervision of financial markets sought
International supervision of financial markets soughtBy Riyadi NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Indonesia and Australia called on the international community on Wednesday to establish an effective global mechanism to supervise and regulate international financial markets to guard against another devastating...
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Australia gives A$10m aid to RI for poll
Australia gives A$10m aid to RI for pollBy Riyadi NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer announced here on Wednesday that his government would provide an initial sum of A$10 million to help Indonesia prepare for and conduct the general election.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Press stresses need for media watch institutes
Press stresses need for media watch institutes JAKARTA (JP): Conceding that they could not go it alone with their new-found freedom, senior press editors and media group owners on Wednesday called for the establishment of media watch institutes.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Ship crews suffer in Asian crisis
Ship crews suffer in Asian crisis SINGAPORE (AP): Asia's economic crisis has left a growing number of ships' crews stranded in ports without food or other essential supplies, forcing some sailors to sell ship parts for scrap in order to survive, a news report in Singapore said on Wednesday.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Ghalib did not lie about phone tapping: Baramuli
Ghalib did not lie about phone tapping: Baramuli JAKARTA (JP): Presidential advisor A.A. Baramuli testified on Wednesday that Attorney General A.M. Ghalib never denied that the tapped conversation he had with President B.J. Habibie ever took place.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Govt vows to wipe out pirated VCD industry
Govt vows to wipe out pirated VCD industry JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government has vowed, starting Friday, to clean up the multi-billion dollar pirated CD trade here."The deadline of Feb. 25 to produce, distribute and sell pirated VCDs is already final.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
False information leads to arrest
False information leads to arrest JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta immigration officers have arrested a Chinese citizen for applying for an Indonesian passport using fake documents, an official said on Wednesday.Hamsuk S.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
China fights corruption
China fights corruption BEIJING (AFP): China is stepping up a major drive against corruption in the police and the judicial department, sources said on Wednesday.A Hong Kong newspaper reported on Wednesday that the police chief of the southern city of Guangzhou had been forcibly escorted to Beijing...
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Three children die in floods
Three children die in floods SEMARANG: Heavy rains over Central Java all through Tuesday have caused flooding in Surakarta and Kudus, where three children were drowned.Thousands of residents had to flee to higher ground while schools and shops were closed on Wednesday.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
U.S. satellite deal a blow to China amid pressure
U.S. satellite deal a blow to China amid pressure BEIJING (Agencies): Washington's decision to ban the sale of a high-tech satellite to a company with Chinese links is a blow to China amid growing pressure on its relations with the United States, analysts said on Wednesday.The U.S.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Lumiere, Amour, Creation, by Jacques Francois Xavier Guyot, at Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran (Phone: 0361 701010), 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., until March 22.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Armed robbery spree hits capital
Armed robbery spree hits capital JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police recorded three separate armed robberies within the last two days, spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said on Wednesday.The suspects were not apprehended at the scenes and remain at large.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
IMF gave wrong remedy for RI
IMF gave wrong remedy for RIBy Patrick Schwarz SEMARANG (JP): News about high finance normally goes unnoticed by ordinary citizens, as it is, at best, negligible information concerning a privileged elite from the greedy world of capitalism.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Cancel telephone rate hikes!
Cancel telephone rate hikes!From MerdekaWe are community members of Depok Perumnas housing complex and its surrounding areas, mostly civil servants and earners of modest incomes at private companies. We herewith call on the House of Representatives/People's Consultative Assembly, which "voice the...
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Old player in a new game
Old player in a new game Amid the current clamor for change, our political parties -- Golkar in particular -- continue to follow their old political cultural habits. Thus, nominations of presidential candidates are supported by people at the top (of the party hierarchy).
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Exhibitions * Video Installation Exhibition: Senjang by Teguh Ostenrik and students of Trisakti University, at CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5678639), 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., until March 1. Discussion at 7 p.m., March 1.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Indonesia beats Thais in Fed Cup
Indonesia beats Thais in Fed Cup BANGKOK (Agencies): Indonesia returned to its winning form at the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania qualifying round tennis tournament with a 2-1 defeat of host Thailand in their group A match on Wednesday.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Asian monies soften, U.S. dollar shines
Asian monies soften, U.S. dollar shines SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies ended Asian trading hours on Wednesday a touch softer against the U.S. dollar, as the market returned to bidding up the U.S. currency against Asia as a whole.With the U.S.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Telkom reports slight increase in net profit
Telkom reports slight increase in net profit JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecommunications provider PT Telkom, reported on Wednesday a 1.4 percent increase in net profit in 1998 to Rp 1.16 trillion (about US$137.5 million) from Rp 1.15 trillion in 1997.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Armed suspect drug dealer arrested
Armed suspect drug dealer arrested JAKARTA (JP): Acting on a tip-off, police arrested a 38-year- old man on Tuesday for possession of a Colt handgun and a FN Commander 32 handgun.The police arrested the suspect, Erikson Tobing, alias Kapten, at a gas station in Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
House tells govt to improve budget monitoring system
House tells govt to improve budget monitoring system JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives urged the government on Wednesday to ensure transparency and tight monitoring of budget spending in the 1999/2000 fiscal year in order to prevent leakage of public funds.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Two-day conference calls for decentralization of education
Two-day conference calls for decentralization of education JAKARTA (JP): A two-day conference on education has issued a series of recommendations to help the sector recover from the crisis, including a form of decentralization that would improve management.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Tourist arrivals rise 10.9%
Tourist arrivals rise 10.9% HONG KONG (DPA): Tourists arrivals to Hong Kong rose by 10.9 percent in January over the same month last year, with the total reaching 826,770, the Hong Kong Tourist Association (HKTA) announced on Wednesday.Arrivals from Indonesia recorded the highest growth of 115.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Leaders to join APEC meeting
Leaders to join APEC meeting BANGKOK (DPA): Leaders from the U.S., China and South Korea have agreed to state visits to New Zealand next September when Auckland hosts the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting, New Zealand Trade Minister Lockwood Smith said Wednesday."U.S.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Sutiyoso names Fauzie Yasin as deputy governor
Sutiyoso names Fauzie Yasin as deputy governor JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso announced on Wednesday that he will nominate the assistant to the city secretary in charge of administrative affairs, Fauzie Alvi Yasin, as a candidate for the deputy governor for economic and financial affairs post,...
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Pertamina eyes stake in Tugu Pratama
Pertamina eyes stake in Tugu Pratama JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina is set to buy out PT Nusantara Ampera Bhakti's (Nusamba) stake in insurance company PT Tugu Pratama Indonesia as part of the efforts to eliminate traces of collusion, corruption and nepotism in the company.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Recapitalization not enough to cure economy
Recapitalization not enough to cure economy JAKARTA (JP): The government's bank recapitalization program is not sufficient to revitalize the country's crippled banking system and depressed economy, analysts have said.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
More bombs to be dropped?
More bombs to be dropped? I agree with Pak Soegih Arto's view on our country's pilot in command in the Feb. 23 The Jakarta Post.Another bomb dropped recently, although not directly by the pilot, was the purported tapping of his telephone conversation with the attorney general, which has shaken the...
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Principal Indonesia seeks local partners
Principal Indonesia seeks local partners JAKARTA (JP): PT Asuransi Jiwa Principal Indonesia plans to ally with or acquire several local insurance and finance companies in a bid to expand its business in Indonesia, the company's vice president Iskandar Sutadisastra said on Wednesday.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Australia to reopen consulate in East Timor
Australia to reopen consulate in East TimorBy Riyadi NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Australia is planning to open a consulate in Dili, East Timor, and form a contact group of countries interested in the troubled territory to help create a peaceful transition to independence or broad autonomy under Indonesian...
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
C. Java sent 1,500 workers abroad
C. Java sent 1,500 workers abroad SEMARANG: The Central Java office of the Ministry of Manpower announced here Wednesday that it sent a total of 1,556 workers to seven countries last January."The seven countries were Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Abu...
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Court upholds staff dismissal
Court upholds staff dismissal JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Administrative High Court upheld on Wednesday a decision by the Indonesian-Hong Kong textile joint venture PT Tyfountex Indonesia, based in Surakarta, Central Java, to dismiss 1,772 of its 8,000 workers.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Generators rented for Madura
Generators rented for Madura SURABAYA: The state electricity company PLN has been forced to rent generators with a total capacity of 40 megawatts (MW) for Madura which has been without electricity since Friday due to damage to an undersea cable, Antara said.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Sutami-Flores dam near collapse
Sutami-Flores dam near collapse KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Sutami dam -- which irrigates 3,600 hectares of paddy fields in Ngada regency, Flores Island -- is collapsing due to poor maintenance, Antara reported on Tuesday.Ngada Regent Johanes A.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Wismoyo chairs sports council for second term
Wismoyo chairs sports council for second term JAKARTA (JP): Wismoyo Arismunandar won a landslide majority of votes to chair the National Sports Council (KONI) for a second four-year period as widely expected on Wednesday.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
Handicapped athletes want more Sports Council's help
Handicapped athletes want more Sports Council's help JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Sports Body for the Disabled (BPOC) called on the National Sports Council (KONI) for more help on Tuesday on account of international laurels won by handicapped Indonesian athletes.
Thu, 25 Feb 1999
KL says economy is on the rise
KL says economy is on the riseBy Ranjan Roy KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The good times are back -- or so the Malaysian government says.Shopping malls were crammed with people jostling to buy gifts for the Islamic holiday of Ramadhan and then for the Chinese New Year, and more people are buying houses and...