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Tue, 23 Feb 1999
City councilors ready to leave after poll
City councilors ready to leave after poll JAKARTA (JP): City councilors from the three factions said Monday that they are ready to relinquish their posts if they are not successful in the upcoming general election.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Two former Army members netted in police operation
Two former Army members netted in police operation JAKARTA (JP): Two ex-servicemen, believed to be members of a group of vehicle thieves operating in Central Jakarta, were arrested during a routine police operation on Sunday, an officer said.Central Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Chinese boat shelters in Dili
Chinese boat shelters in Dili DILI, East Timor: Fifty-seven boat people from mainland China have been stranded since Thursday at the Dili port because of a mechanical failure in their vessel,Antara reported Monday."They were heading for New Zealand.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Man arrested for inciting people to acts of destruction
Man arrested for inciting people to acts of destruction JAKARTA (JP): Trisakti University students and residents along Jl. Pulo Mas Selatan in East Jakarta apprehended a man for attempting to incite people to commit destructive acts.Chief of campus security D.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Kashmir the key in India-Pakistan relations
Kashmir the key in India-Pakistan relationsBy Andrew Hill LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters): A goodwill bus trip to Pakistan by India's prime minister has put relations between the world's newest nuclear states on a safer footing, but ties remain hostage to the 50-year dispute over Kashmir.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Australia, S'pore sign deal
Australia, S'pore sign deal SINGAPORE (DPA): Singapore and Australia have signed a wide- ranging deal on information technology valued at between S$40 and $50 million (US$24 30 million), Singapore television reports said on Monday.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
MITI raises insurance premium for Indonesia
MITI raises insurance premium for Indonesia TOKYO (Dow Jones): The Ministry of International Trade and Industry will increase trade insurance premiums for Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia on April 1, according to The Nihon Keizai Shimbun's Monday morning edition.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Myanmar to host heroin meeting
Myanmar to host heroin meeting YANGON (Reuters): Myanmar aims to show it is serious about drug suppression by hosting an international heroin conference organized by Interpol starting on Tuesday, but critics have called the choice of venue a bad joke.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Japan trade surplus rises, but eases against U.S.
Japan trade surplus rises, but eases against U.S. TOKYO (Reuters): Japan's overall trade surplus jumped in January from the same month a year ago but the surplus with the United States edged down slightly, easing fears that it could re- ignite a Japan-U.S. trade row.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Police apprehend three notorious truck robbers
Police apprehend three notorious truck robbers BOGOR (JP): Police arrested three members of a gang of notorious truck robbers who operate along the roads connecting Jakarta to cities in West Java and Central Java, an officer said here on Monday.The chief of the Bogor Police, Lt. Col.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Villagers want elephants blocked
Villagers want elephants blocked BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Some 200 residents from two districts in Central Lampung staged a protest at the Lampung administration office, demanding protection against wild elephants in the area, Antara reported Monday.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Losses on ship sales may put Soeharto-linked firm into red
Losses on ship sales may put Soeharto-linked firm into red SINGAPORE (Reuters): Energy transportation group Osprey Maritime Ltd, partly owned by former president Soeharto's family, will see weaker earnings for 1998, possibly slipping into the red, due to huge losses from the sale of two vessels,...
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Malaysia readies for Sabah polls
Malaysia readies for Sabah polls KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (AFP): The local assembly in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah was dissolved on Monday for elections likely to prove the first test for the ruling coalition ahead of national polls.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
KONI urged to reconsider bid for 2006 Asiad
KONI urged to reconsider bid for 2006 Asiad JAKARTA (JP): The country's bid to host its second Asian Games (Asiad) in 2006 has attracted its first controversy with State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Agung Laksono urging the National Sports Council (KONI) to reconsider the plan.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Fresh fighting breaks out between Serbs and Albanians
Fresh fighting breaks out between Serbs and Albanians PRISTINA, Serbia (AP): Serb forces backed by tanks battled ethnic Albanian rebels northwest of here Monday, while U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright pushed belligerents to accept a settlement to keep the Kosovo peace talks in France from...
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
DBS Bank eyes more Asian banks
DBS Bank eyes more Asian banks SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore's acquisitive DBS Bank plans to buy more Asian banks in a bid to build itself as a leading regional bank, vice president and chief executive officer John Olds said on Monday.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
East Timor
East TimorFrom RepublikaIn trying to find a solution to the East Timor question, the government, in a recent Cabinet meeting on political and security affairs, made quite a shocking announcement to the effect that the Indonesian government is ready to drop the province from the Republic of...
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Private vs public
Private vs public The phone-tapping scandal ensnaring the presidential palace complex has raised legal and ethical questions of interest not only to law-enforcement agents, but also to journalists. Was Panji Masyarakat news magazine at fault or unethical in printing the transcript of the purported...
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Asian currencies battered as yen takes dive
Asian currencies battered as yen takes dive SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies were battered during Asian trading on Monday, after the Japanese yen dropped to its lowest level since the beginning of December.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
'Gamma' weekly hits newsstands
'Gamma' weekly hits newsstands JAKARTA (JP): New publication Gamma hit the stands on Monday with 140,000 copies, featuring an exclusive interview with Lt. Gen. (ret.) Prabowo, the former chief of the Army Strategic Reserves Command.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
More infants in Tangerang undernourished
More infants in Tangerang undernourished TANGERANG (JP): At least one infant has died of marasmus in Tangerang while seven others are suffering the effects of malnutrition and are receiving treatment at the Tangerang General Hospital.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Harawi's move to take over Bank Papan put on hold
Harawi's move to take over Bank Papan put on hold JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia has not approved the recent move by the Harawi Sekawan Group to take over a majority stake in publicly listed Bank Papan Sejahtera.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Chee calls laws 'abuse of power'
Chee calls laws 'abuse of power' SINGAPORE (AFP): A Singapore opposition leader accused the ruling party on Monday of abusing power as he took the stand to defend himself against a second charge of giving an illegal public speech.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Bridgestone's new RI plant
Bridgestone's new RI plant TOKYO (Dow Jones): Bridgestone Corp. said on Monday it had started mass production at its second tire plant in Indonesia, which cost about Y12 billion to build.The Karawang plant, near Jakarta, makes radial tires for cars and light trucks; daily production capacity is...
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
147 parties now registered with Ministry of Justice
147 parties now registered with Ministry of Justice JAKARTA (JP): As of Monday, the last day for political parties to register, 147 parties had registered with the Ministry of Justice.Of these, 116 parties had gained corporate body status while the remaining 31 parties were given until Feb.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb.22, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 375 0 500 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 325 25 210,000 Alumindo Perkasa 125...
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
LKMD chiefs targeted in telephone scam
LKMD chiefs targeted in telephone scam JAKARTA (JP): At least five chiefs of the capital's Village Resilience Boards (LKMD) have been targeted in a telephone scam informing them they were recipients of Kijang vans from the government.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Broadcast lapses affect sales
Broadcast lapses affect sales PEKANBARU, Riau: Electronic goods vendors complained over a sharp drop in antennae sales, which was attributed to broadcast disruptions from several television stations there, Antara reported Monday.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Probe into Semanggi incident criticized
Probe into Semanggi incident criticized JAKARTA (JP): The independent Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) lashed out on Monday at the probe into the shooting of protesters at the Semanggi cloverleaf in Nov. 13, which killed 14, mostly students.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Claimants occupy Danau Bogor Raya
Claimants occupy Danau Bogor Raya BOGOR (JP): Some 30 people, claiming to be children and grandchildren of a man who died 64 years ago, are occupying a part of the vast Danau Bogor Raya housing complex at Tegal Harendong village of Cimahpar area here.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Honest and fair election
Honest and fair electionFrom RepublikaPresident B.J. Habibie is called a "transitional president" because he took over after former president Soeharto stepped down from office on May 21, 1998. He has also been the target of some unfavorable comments. Many, however, have praised and supported him.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Police widen probe into tapping
Police widen probe into tapping JAKARTA (JP): Police have extended the investigation into the recording of a conversation believed to be between President B.J. Habibie and Attorney General A.M. Ghalib, summoning television station employees and naming Habibie as a possible witness in a criminal...
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Rice import to halve last year's figure
Rice import to halve last year's figure JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will import about 2 million metric tons of rice this year, half of the 4.3 million tons imported last calendar year, Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said on Monday.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Bomb hoax scares JSX employees
Bomb hoax scares JSX employees JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) was hit by a bomb threat on Friday and closed about an hour early with hundreds of workers in the two 32-story towers being evacuated.
Tue, 23 Feb 1999
Officer testifies he heard Anwar screaming
Officer testifies he heard Anwar screaming KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): A Malaysian police officer on Monday said he heard a groan from sacked finance minister Anwar Ibrahim's detention cell in September after the then police chief and another senior officer entered the room.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Student jumps from 5th floor to death
Student jumps from 5th floor to death JAKARTA (JP): A Sahid University student jumped to his death on Saturday from the fifth floor of the privately run university building on Jl. Soepomo, Tebet, South Jakarta.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Nationalism may be an infantile disease
Nationalism may be an infantile diseaseBy David Jardine JAKARTA (JP): "Nationalism," the great scientist Albert Einstein once said, "is the measles of mankind, an infantile disease." It is often rather easy to agree with him.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Two 'ojek' drivers arrested over Jl. Sabang blast
Two 'ojek' drivers arrested over Jl. Sabang blast JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested two ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers in connection with a bomb blast which damaged a vacant department store on Jl. H. Agus Salim in Central Jakarta early last month, an officer said on Saturday.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Archeological forum, expo held
Archeological forum, expo held JAKARTA: The World Archeological Wonders International Conference and Exhibition opened on Sunday at Borobudur Temple in Yogyakarta. The opening was attended by scholars, heritage site managers and policy makers from home and abroad.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
800 RI students drop out in Malaysia
800 RI students drop out in Malaysia SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The economic crisis has been blamed for the local education office's inaction over 800 Indonesian children who dropped out of elementary and secondary school in neighboring Tawao, Sabah, East Malaysia.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Singapore expects more 'RI accusations'
Singapore expects more 'RI accusations' SINGAPORE (AFP): Elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew has warned Singaporeans, labeled as "real racists" by Indonesian President B.J. Habibie recently, to brace themselves for more accusations and attacks due to Asia's economic problems.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Trade promotion center opens in Batam
Trade promotion center opens in Batam JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade and Industry Rahardi Ramelan opened a trade promotion center in Batam on Saturday with a special plug for export-oriented handicrafts.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Asian banks face tough competition
Asian banks face tough competition SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian banks face fierce competition in attracting deposits as a result of the regional financial crisis, which has forced them to streamline operations, a poll of 50 banks in seven economies showed.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Indonesian stock market set to drift this week
Indonesian stock market set to drift this week JAKARTA (JP): Stock trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) is likely to increase slightly this week after last week's silence in the regional market, analysts said.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
No Telkom staff involved in phone tap: Nasution
No Telkom staff involved in phone tap: Nasution BANDUNG (JP): President of state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom Asman Akhir Nasution insisted there was little possibility Telkom officials were involved in the reported taping of a phone conversation between President B.J.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
On capture of Ocalan
On capture of Ocalan The government of Turkey will be sorry that the leader of the Kurdish underground, Abdullah Ocalan, was captured. The Kurds will express their feelings not only in the streets of Europe but also through terror acts in Turkey.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Team of Eleven begins examining poll contestants
Team of Eleven begins examining poll contestants JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Team of Eleven, which is entrusted with the selection of poll contestants, begin their trips to provinces and regencies on Monday to investigate the suitability of political parties applying to contest the June 7...
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Malaysian toll rate protest
Malaysian toll rate protest KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): More than 200 people from various opposition parties staged a peaceful antigovernment demonstration in the Malaysian capital on Sunday to denounce the imposition of higher toll rates.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Council for People's Economy to be set up before elections
Council for People's Economy to be set up before elections JAKARTA (JP): Controversial Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Adi Sasono said on Saturday that the Council for the Development of the People's Economy would be launched before the general election in June.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Pelita Harapan University produces first graduates
Pelita Harapan University produces first graduates TANGERANG (JP): Pelita Harapan University -- dubbed the country's most expensive university -- marked its first graduation day on Saturday in a modest but joyful ceremony at its campus in Karawaci, Tangerang, west of Jakarta.