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Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Bankers face difficulties raising cash
Bankers face difficulties raising cash JAKARTA (JP): Bankers have admitted that they are facing difficulties in obtaining the required 20 percent bank recapitalization funding amid the current economic crisis.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Bank employees urged to form workers unions
Bank employees urged to form workers unions JAKARTA (JP): Union leaders in the banking sector urged colleagues on Saturday to form unions in a desperate attempt to ease the impact of an expected layoff of some 30,000 workers in the near future.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Malaysia's oppositions unite against Mahathir
Malaysia's oppositions unite against Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysia's two most powerful opposition parties said on Sunday they would set aside key differences and cooperate in an election strategy aimed at unseating Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Irianese oppose PT Freeport's expansion plan
Irianese oppose PT Freeport's expansion plan JAKARTA (JP): Irianese tribal groups living near PT Freeport Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine are not letting up in their opposition to the mining company's plan to increase production.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
NZ and Australia united over East Timor's future
NZ and Australia united over East Timor's future QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (AFP): The New Zealand and Australian governments have agreed to consult each other on future actions to help East Timor as it approaches independence from Indonesia, NZPA reported on Sunday.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Summers begins Asian tour to obtain feedback
Summers begins Asian tour to obtain feedback SINGAPORE (AFP): U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers launched a five-nation Asian tour here Sunday to get feedback on how the region was coping with a rapid economic slowdown caused by the prolonged financial crisis, officials said.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Habibie enjoys music on a day of peace
Habibie enjoys music on a day of peace JAKARTA (JP): After a string of hectic days clouded by reports of a purported presidential conversation with his aide, President B.J. Habibie spent the weekend enjoying a musical show and giving advice on patience and self-control.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Hundreds of shoe factory workers poisoned
Hundreds of shoe factory workers poisoned BEKASI (JP): Hundreds of workers of shoe-manufacturing company PT Tong Yang Indonesia were admitted to at least five hospitals here for medical treatment on Thursday and Friday allegedly due to food poisoning at the factory's canteen.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Darkness envelops Madura for 3rd day
Darkness envelops Madura for 3rd day JAKARTA (JP): Nights on Madura Island, East Java, are now pitch dark and most activities requiring electricity have halted following a power outage on Friday caused by damage to the undersea main power cable.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Ministers assigned to visit Aceh warned of gravity of task
Ministers assigned to visit Aceh warned of gravity of task JAKARTA (JP): A team of six ministers assigned to visit Aceh have been warned of the gravity of its task given the deep public distrust, and even hatred, of the government due to former military operations in the northernmost province.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
What is corporate culture?
What is corporate culture?By Rahayu Ratnaningsih This is the first of two articles on corporate culture. JAKARTA (JP): Few terms have been so frequently defined, yet so widely misunderstood, as corporate culture.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Rp 115 billion to repair markets
Rp 115 billion to repair markets JAKARTA: Rp 115 billion is needed to repair 11 marketplaces destroyed during last year's riots, said the Ministry of Public Works' director general for urban development, Gembong Priyono.Six out of the 11 markets are located in Jakarta.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Charity Painting Exhibition: Sri Hadhy, at World Trade Center, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 29-31, South Jakarta (Phone: 5211320), 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Feb. 28. * Painting Exhibition: by Lie Tjoen Tjay, Galeri Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Austrian tourist, wife beaten by islanders
Austrian tourist, wife beaten by islanders TERNATE, North Maluku: Austrian tourist Marcus Hobbler, 29, and his Indonesian wife, Megawati Mangunsong, 21, were kidnapped and beaten on Thursday by several people in Dorarisa village on the island of Hiri, Antara reported.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Bomb scare diverts Merpati flight in E. Timor
Bomb scare diverts Merpati flight in E. Timor DILI (JP): A Merpati Nusantara Airlines flight carrying three prominent East Timor figures was diverted from Komoro Airport following a bomb scare, officials said.East Timor Governor Jose Osorio Abilio Soares, Police chief Col.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Soeharto chides ex-aides for faulting him
Soeharto chides ex-aides for faulting him JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto has lashed out at a number of his former ministers, who, upon facing questions about their New Order record, shunned their responsibilities and lay the blame on him.Soeharto described to Yusuf A.R.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Damaged buildings can be renovated
Damaged buildings can be renovated TANGERANG (JP): Local authorities have given approval for renovating four shopping centers and a hotel which were burned and damaged during massive riots last May, an official said on Saturday.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
The vacant throne
The vacant throne Where? Here! Why? I have no idea! But it was a reader of The Jakarta Post who exploded that Indonesians are arrogant for not sending a dignitary to Amman on the occasion of King Hussein's demise recently while the ill Russian leader, Boris Yeltsin, left his sickbed to pay his last...
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Councilors vow to fight for more funds for road repairs
Councilors vow to fight for more funds for road repairs JAKARTA (JP): Two senior city councilors have vowed to fight for more funds for road repairs in the capital in the 1999/2000 city budget, which starts on April 1.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
PWI hands over donations
PWI hands over donations JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) gave food donations to seven city orphanages and scholarships to 200 children of widows of city journalists on Sunday.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
A goodwill gesture
A goodwill gesture The government's decision to raise regional minimum wages by an average of 16 percent could easily be taken as a gross insult considering the country suffered inflation of 77 percent in 1998.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
BI upbbeat about economy amid unrest fears
BI upbbeat about economy amid unrest fears AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin Friday said he was "optimistic" that despite possible domestic and international disruptions, Indonesian inflation and the rupiah will stay within the levels targeted by the government in its...
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
120,000 phone lines returned to Telkom
120,000 phone lines returned to Telkom JAKARTA (JP): About 120,000 phone lines in the capital were returned to state-owned telecommunications operator PT Telkom last year for various reasons, an executive at the firm said on Sunday.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
GFB Resources will suspends Camar production
GFB Resources will suspends Camar production CALGARY (Dow Jones): Carmanah Resources Ltd. said its GFB Resources (Java) Ltd. unit will temporarily suspend production at the Camar Field in the Java Sea offshore Indonesia, during the first week of March.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Ernst & Young no newcomer
Ernst & Young no newcomer Thank you for covering the story on Ernst & Young, Hanadi, Sarwoko $ Sandjaja on page eight of The Jakarta Post on Feb. 19, 1999, titled Ernst & Young tie up with local firms.However, we need to inform you there is an inaccuracy in the article.
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Govt lifts ban on sending workers to Saudi Arabia
Govt lifts ban on sending workers to Saudi Arabia JAKARTA (JP): Talks between Saudi Arabia and Indonesia have resulted in lifting a temporary ban on sending workers to Saudi Arabia starting March 1.Both countries also agreed to respect their respective labor laws in a bid to overcome problems of...
Mon, 22 Feb 1999
Distrust in commercial court
Distrust in commercial court JAKARTA (JP): Sudjono, deputy chairman of the Indonesian Bar Association, deplored the increasing preference among Indonesian bankers to settle disputes with debtors at the high court in Singapore as lack of nationalism.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Retno Maruti keeps in step with changing times
Retno Maruti keeps in step with changing timesBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Theodora Retno Maruti is a gem on the Indonesian dance stage."She is a rare 'dance creature' and a dedicated artist. She is a virtuoso in Javanese classical dance," noted dance critic Sal Murgiyanto.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Photo show a glimpse into the Jakarta of yore
Photo show a glimpse into the Jakarta of yoreBy Myra Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): For most people living in Jakarta before World War II the name Gambir Market may evoke images of beautiful buildings and fun. For business people it means business promotion, such as happens in present day trade fairs.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: ArtGrand Melia JakartaART CHARITY NIGHT: Singapore Ambassador Edward Lee (left) chats with Mark Wong, charter president of the Rotary Club Jakarta Gambir (middle), on the opening night of the Art for Charity at the Gran Melia earlier this month.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
What is right and wrong in 'Mencari Pelangi'
What is right and wrong in 'Mencari Pelangi'By Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): It is easy to point out where Mencari Pelangi (Looking for the Rainbow) goes wrong: confusing writing, uneven directing, awkward acting.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Making the best buy of a timeshare unit
Making the best buy of a timeshare unit JAKARTA (JP): Tips on how to purchase and select the right timeshare unit:* Make sure that the parties you will be tied up with in any timeshare purchase agreement are legally registered as a local company or PT and located in Indonesia.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Indonesia's rich live in lap of luxury
Indonesia's rich live in lap of luxury Para Superkaya Indonesia, Sebuah Dokumentasi Gaya Hidup (Indonesia's Super Rich, a Documentation of Lifestyle); Veven Sp. Wardana and Herry Barus; ISAI, 1998; ix + 119.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Free the general: Estrada
Free the general: Estrada MANILA (Reuters): Philippine President Joseph Estrada on Saturday appealed to communist rebels to release an army general and his aide kidnapped on the southern island of Mindanao."We will pursue the military operation.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
UN to address problem of armed groups in E. Timor
UN to address problem of armed groups in E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations is attempting to address the problem of armed civilian groups heightening tension in troubled East Timor, a UN official said on Saturday.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Quantum Athletic Club
Quantum Athletic Club Located on the seventh floor of Menara Imperium Kuningan, Quantum Athletic Club strives to achieve the extraordinary by offering a wide range of fitness equipment, as well as many extras, in surroundings tha are stylish and comfortable, rather than clinical.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Petersen Quartett & Siegfried Matthus
Petersen Quartett & Siegfried Matthus Currently in Jakarta to participate in the European Union Music Festival: Music of the 20th Century, which is being held through to April, 1999, is the Petersen Quartett and Siegfried Matthus.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Health insurance remains low priority
Health insurance remains low priority JAKARTA (JP): With the skyrocketing prices of drugs and hospitalization costs that people have to shoulder during the economic crisis, health insurance is certainly basic.Unfortunately, only a lucky few are protected by health insurance.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
SH Mintardja lives on in his martial arts novels
SH Mintardja lives on in his martial arts novelsBy Tedy Novan YOGYAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has lost one of its most popular creators of historical martial art fiction, Singgih Hadi Mintardja, who died of kidney failure at Bethesda Hospital on Jan. 18.Born in Kalasan, east of Yogyakarta on Jan.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Expatriates do their best to ward of crime
Expatriates do their best to ward of crimeBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Only yesterday, upmarket residential areas like Pondok Indah were considered a paradise to live in. Today, more and more houses in this paradise are giving way to apartments.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Shoot-on-sight order timely
Shoot-on-sight order timely I feel sorry for Gen. Wiranto, our Armed Forces (ABRI) commander. Whatever he does seems to be wrong in the eyes of the public. What has actually gone wrong with this handsome general?At a time when rioting is spreading to every corner of the country, people are...
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Modern painting galleries mushrooming in Bali
Modern painting galleries mushrooming in Bali DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Galleries exhibiting modern paintings have mushroomed on the holiday island over the past three years.Until three years ago, "traditional" galleries, like those found in Ubud, Sanur and Kuta which specialized in local paintings and...
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Oka Sulaksana expected to snatch Olympics medal
Oka Sulaksana expected to snatch Olympics medal JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Yachting Association (Porlasi) is setting a medal-winning target for the country's best windsurfer, Oka Sulaksana, at the Sydney Olympics next year.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Reactions go on over phone tap
Reactions go on over phone tap JAKARTA (JP): While the authenticity of a purported tapped conversation between President B.J. Habibie and Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib is yet to be proved, presidential aides have charged that individuals aiming to discredit the President masterminded the bugging.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Prabowo's explanation of troop deployment refuted
Prabowo's explanation of troop deployment refuted JAKARTA (JP): A senior advisor of President B.J. Habibie refuted Saturday a claim by former Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) Lt. Gen. (ret) Prabowo Subianto that he intended to defend Habibie's security the day after he assumed the...
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Poor people need proper Medicare
Poor people need proper MedicareBy Stevie Emilia and Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): You have just lost your job and have a health problem which deprives you of the opportunity to look another job that will ensure financial security. In the meantime your expenses continue to add up.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Excellence always on the menu at Tony Roma's Jakarta outlets
Excellence always on the menu at Tony Roma's Jakarta outlets No unpleasant surprises are in store when regular diners step into one of Tony Roma's two spacious Jakarta outlets in the Panin building on Jl. Sudirman and Jl. Wahid Hasyim.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Soldiers face career choice
Soldiers face career choice JAKARTA (JP): Some 4,000 members of the Armed Forces, currently employed in government jobs, must soon choose between continuing their jobs as pensioned officers or returning to the barracks.Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces Commander Gen.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Prambanan temple now glows in the dark
Prambanan temple now glows in the darkBy Tjahjono Ep. YOGYAKARTA (JP): With the temple reflecting the golden light of the full moon, all eyes were fixed on a wild flame on stage. The audience held their breath in awe when the fire died, exposing a beautiful woman, Shinta, who emerged from the flame...
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Guess What? Nadya Hutagalung
Guess What? Nadya Hutagalung For Nadya Hutagalung, it seems that love knows no boundary. The Indonesian celebrity who lives in Singapore often spends her days without her Korean stuntman husband, Jung Doo Hong."He is busy shooting his films in Korea.