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Sun, 21 Feb 1999
TV stations compete for live-to-air rights
TV stations compete for live-to-air rightsBy Brillianto K. Jaya JAKARTA (JP): On Jan. 16 Indosiar aired a live broadcast of the bout between Mike Tyson and South African challenger, Francois Botha, held at MGM Hotel, Las Vegas, the United States.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Obituary
Obituary The former head of the State Intelligence Coordinating Board (Bakin), Sutopo Yuwono, died of heart failure in a Singapore hospital on Saturday. He was 71.One of his nephews, Yanto, told The Jakarta Post by phone that Sutopo died at 6:50 p.m.
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Many Indonesians are not covered by health insurance
Many Indonesians are not covered by health insuranceBy Rita Widiadana and Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Money may not buy health, but it goes a long way toward ensuring lifelong medical care.Some people only pray that nothing too serious will affect their health, at least until they reach 65, the...
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
Gus Dur: Soccer fanatic and lover classical music
Gus Dur: Soccer fanatic and lover classical musicBy Agus Maryono PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, many agree, is unique and eccentric at the same time. The leader of the 30-million strong Nahdlatul Ulama who covets the presidency in the upcoming election is a soccer and...
Sun, 21 Feb 1999
A string of sectarian conflicts leave Ambon in ruin
A string of sectarian conflicts leave Ambon in ruin A string of sectarian conflicts has turned much of Ambon into rubble and wrought untold misery on thousands of those who have lost their loved ones and property. The Jakarta Post photographer P.J. Leo visited the island from Feb. 3 through Feb.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Absurd acts of obstruction
Absurd acts of obstruction I sat amazed in a traffic jam observing Indonesian drivers vying for an inch of space, while outside their mostly leaded cars, poor children hawking their wares or musical talents for spare change.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Deputy governor post to be filled
Deputy governor post to be filled JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said on Friday that he would appoint one of his subordinates as deputy governor for economic and financial affairs as the position has been vacant for about six months.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Don't mess with elections, General Wiranto insists
Don't mess with elections, General Wiranto insists JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense/Armed Forces Commander Gen. Wiranto said on Friday he would not tolerate any attempt to foil or disturb the June general election and presidential election later this year.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Habibie urges KONI to fight for Asiad in 2006
Habibie urges KONI to fight for Asiad in 2006 JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie asked the National Sports Council (KONI) on Friday to fight hard to win Indonesia's bid to host the Asian Games in 2006.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Telkom owns up to 21 fold hike in peak hour call rates
Telkom owns up to 21 fold hike in peak hour call rates JAKARTA (JP): An executive of state telecommunications operator PT Telkom has admitted that the telephone tariff here has been hiked 21 fold for local long-distance calls made during peak hours as per Feb. 1.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Hoodlums frighten Bogor traders
Hoodlums frighten Bogor traders BOGOR (JP): Most traders and street vendors in Bogor have become increasingly edgy due to intimidation from hoodlums, who they say frequently extort money from them.They say there is nothing they can do but meet their demands for fear of being evicted from their...
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
'Cowboy' food stalls prove popular among students
'Cowboy' food stalls prove popular among studentsBy Israr Ardiansyah YOGYAKARTA (JP): Darto entered a "cowboy" food stall, took two portions of rice, a piece of fried tempeh, a piece of fried tofu, and ordered one glass of hot tea, all of which immediately disappeared down his throat.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Slamet Abdul Sjukur shows the art of noise in Bandung
Slamet Abdul Sjukur shows the art of noise in BandungBy Aendra H. Medita BANDUNG (JP): Simple sounds made by a human mouth have created new possibilities in music for one contemporary composer- musician.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Oil and gas earnings lower than expected, says Kuntoro
Oil and gas earnings lower than expected, says Kuntoro JAKARTA (JP): State revenues from oil and gas exports for the current fiscal year is unlikely to meet the budget target due to lower crude oil prices and a stronger rupiah.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Downer meets with Jayakumar
Downer meets with Jayakumar SINGAPORE (Reuters): Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and his Singapore counterpart S. Jayakumar will hold talks from Sunday on political, economic and security issues, including Indonesia and Myanmar.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 19, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 375 25 500 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 300 -25 847,000 Alumindo Perkasa...
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Military's rural activities inspected
Military's rural activities inspected JAKARTA (JP): A team responsible for the operational affairs of the Armed Forces' (ABRI) 60th rural development program (AMD) launched a three-day field inspection to observe the implementation of the project in Greater Jakarta.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Skepticism greets new antimonopoly law
Skepticism greets new antimonopoly law JAKARTA (JP): Analysts remain unsure whether the new law to prevent monopolies and unfair competition can be effectively implemented, due to the lack of a clear definition of a key term and the law's adverse social impact on the crisis-hit nation.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
The tale from the tape
The tale from the tape The fact that many Indonesians look in quite a jovial mood these days does not mean that the devastating economic crisis has ended. They simply say they have a jocular topic in their daily conversation: the leakage of a telephone conversation between President B.J.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Prabowo defends May 22 actions
Prabowo defends May 22 actions JAKARTA (JP): Prabowo Subianto, the Army lieutenant general President B.J. Habibie accused this week of deploying troops around his residence the day after he assumed the presidency in May, said on Friday he took the action as part of his duty to protect the new head...
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Team-11 asks for PDI to be disqualified
Team-11 asks for PDI to be disqualified JAKARTA (JP): Team Eleven, the verification committee tasked with deciding the eligibility of poll contestants, will recommend that the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) be disqualified from participating in the June 7 general elections.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
ICW reveals pirate VCD control scam
ICW reveals pirate VCD control scam JAKARTA (JP): Coordinator of the working council of Indonesian Corruption Watch Teten Masduki alleged on Friday that a grandson of former president Soeharto moved in on the legalization of pirated video compact discs in Indonesia.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Thirty-two Indonesians go AWOL in Japan
Thirty-two Indonesians go AWOL in Japan TOKYO (AFP): Thirty-two Indonesians have disappeared and have presumably overstayed their visas after entering Japan as members of a delegation to a trade fair in Osaka last year, media reports said on Friday.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Christie's to open Thai branch
Christie's to open Thai branch BANGKOK (AFP): International auctioneer Christie's announced plans on Friday to open a branch in Thailand following its success last year selling art belonging to the country's bankrupt finance firms.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Timah's profit up 190% due to rupiah plunge
Timah's profit up 190% due to rupiah plunge JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Tambang Timah announced more than a 190 percent increase in consolidated net profit to Rp 518.18 billion (US$61 million) in 1998 from Rp 177.8 billion in the previous year.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Lucky draw ups Nokia sales
Lucky draw ups Nokia sales JAKARTA (JP): Finland-based cellular phone producer Nokia said yesterday its lucky draw program had significantly boosted its phone sales in Indonesia.The manager of marketing and sales for Nokia Mobile Phones Indonesia, Hasan Aula, said that Nokia's collaboration with...
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
'Monitor' tabloid to hit newsstands
'Monitor' tabloid to hit newsstands JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Information has given the green light for the publication of new daily tabloid Monitor, executives of the publication said on Friday.Chief editor Zaim Uchrowi and managing editor Eko Supriyanto said the tabloid, whose permit was...
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Contraceptives hard to come by
Contraceptives hard to come by CILACAP, Central Java: Soaring prices and dwindling supplies mean 600,000 people may lose their access to contraceptives, according to the head of the provincial family planning board, Djoko Rusmoro.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Govt to extend social safety net spending period
Govt to extend social safety net spending period JAKARTA (JP): The director general of the budget at the Ministry of Finance, Darsjah, said on Friday that the government would revise spending on the multibillion dollar social safety net program next month following recent findings of corruption and...
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Ricky and Rexy have nothing to lose at Grand Prix finals
Ricky and Rexy have nothing to lose at Grand Prix finals JAKARTA (JP): Olympic men's doubles champions Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky say they will not crack under heavy pressure and will win the Grand Prix badminton finals next week."We just want to enjoy the game out there.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Global Jaya fetes Indonesia
Global Jaya fetes Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Global Jaya School is organizing an event to educate its students about Indonesia's cultural riches.The international standard school in Bintaro, South Jakarta, announced on Friday that the Indonesian Cultural Celebrations on Tuesday and Wednesday were...
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Live TV shows
Live TV shows JAKARTA (JP): Sports competitions to be broadcast live this weekend on local TVs (all times in West Indonesia Time):Saturday English soccer league: Coventry City v Manchester United, SCTV at 10 p.m.Sunday Italian soccer league: Lazio v Inter Milan, RCTI at 8:55 p.m.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Ministry weighs banking layoffs
Ministry weighs banking layoffs JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Manpower is considering potential dismissals in the banking sector as the government decides which banks will be liquidated.Ministry secretary-general Suwarto told a workshop here on migrant workers that the subject was discussed in a...
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Telkom's increased rates
Telkom's increased ratesFrom MerdekaMany telephone subscribers have protested the new rates introduced by Telkom telephone company. Even House Of Representative members have joined in the protests. However, the Telkom board of directors remains intransigent in its shocking decision.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Banpu's RI coal worth $1.63b
Banpu's RI coal worth $1.63b BANGKOK (DPA): Thailand's Banpu company has confirmed that a recent discovery of coal reserves in Indonesia was worth an estimated US$1.63 billion at today's market price, news reports and company officials said Friday.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Risks loom for the brave foreign investors in Vietnam
Risks loom for the brave foreign investors in VietnamBy Dean Yates HANOI (Reuters): Few countries have disappointed foreign investors like Vietnam.To many businessmen, Vietnam has gone from being an El Dorado to an investment backwater in less than a decade despite the nation's industrious people...
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Officials say palace phone system safe
Officials say palace phone system safe JAKARTA (JP): Merdeka Palace officials are vouching for the security of their telephone system and are confident a taped telephone conversation purportedly between President B.J. Habibie and Attorney General Andi M.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Custom break up 24 smuggling attempts this year
Custom break up 24 smuggling attempts this year TANGERANG (JP): Customs and excise officials at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport have foiled 24 smuggling attempts so far this year, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Tapioca plant in pollution hot water
Tapioca plant in pollution hot water BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: A tapioca factory has paid Rp 7 million compensation to local residents who charged it with environmental pollution and disrupting their livelihood in Central Lampung.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
People sign on against violence
People sign on against violence YOGYAKARTA: Thousands of people have signed a 99-meter-long white cloth in protest at the violence occurring in the country.The peaceful protest, dubbed "A Million Signatures for Peace", was organized by the student executive council of Gadjah Mada University.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Painting Exhibition: by Lie Tjoen Tjay, Galeri Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No. 36, South Jakarta (Phone: 7990008), until Feb. 28. * Painting Exhibition: The Life is Short, the Art is Eternal, by Ahmad Sadali and Antok, at Anton's Gallery, Jl. Taman Pendidikan No.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Activist insists KPU members must be credible
Activist insists KPU members must be credible JAKARTA (JP): To save the General Election Committee (KPU) from skepticism, the government must appoint individuals who are credible and respected by the country as its representatives in the body, the Movement for National Justice and Unity (GKPB)...
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Rupiah drifts lower on regional bearishness
Rupiah drifts lower on regional bearishness JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah drifted down on Friday to close at 8,850 against the U.S. dollar as the Japanese yen sank further ahead of a weekend meeting of the Group of Seven in Bonn, currency dealers said.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Golkar offers to assist E. Timor solution
Golkar offers to assist E. Timor solution JAKARTA (JP): Golkar's central board announced on Friday it would form a special team to support the choice of wide-ranging autonomy for troubled East Timor.In a statement issued here, the once dominant political grouping which has now officially...
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Malnutrition hits C. Java infants
Malnutrition hits C. Java infants SEMARANG, Central Java: A survey conducted by the provincial health office here found 55 infants and toddlers in Central Java suffering from severe malnutrition.All aged under five years, the children live in 14 regencies in the province.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Tire shop, residence burgled in C. Jakarta
Tire shop, residence burgled in C. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): A tire shop and a private residence where robbed early on Friday in Central Jakarta, with the burglars making away with goods worth tens of millions of rupiah.The first robbery occurred at PD Radial Ban, a tire shop on Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
SE Asian monies feel effects of yen
SE Asian monies feel effects of yen SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies started to slip in earnest against a surging U.S. dollar in late trading on Friday, playing catch-up to the yen's continued slide against the U.S. currency this week, traders and economists said.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Feb. 19, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,775.00 8,875.00 8,775.00 8,925.00Australian dollar 1 5,528.45 5,687.25 5,475.00 5,725.00Austrian schilling 1 710.10 725.15 - -Belgian franc 1 242.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Laid-off workers demand insurance payments
Laid-off workers demand insurance payments JAKARTA (JP): More than 500 garment workers rallied at state- owned social security firm PT Jamsostek on Wednesday to demand insurance payments more than three years after they were laid off when their company folded.
Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Phone tapping report leads to uproar
Phone tapping report leads to uproar JAKARTA (JP): An uproar has ensued following reports of the tapping of a purported telephone conversation between President B.J. Habibie and Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib as observers expressed concern over what they said was a crude political ploy.