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Thu, 18 Feb 1999
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: by Yanuar Ernawati at The Chedi Gallery, Desa Melinggih Kelod, Payangan Gianyar, Ubud (Phone: 0361 975963), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Feb. 26. * Woodcarving Exhibition: The Legacy, at Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl.
Thu, 18 Feb 1999
Freeport's quid pro quo lands kudos, criticism
Freeport's quid pro quo lands kudos, criticism JAKARTA (JP): Analysts are split over the quid pro quo made by mining company PT Freeport Indonesia to increase royalties to the government in return for the license to raise ore output at its copper and gold mine in Irian Jaya.
Thu, 18 Feb 1999
Local automotive component producers face huge losses
Local automotive component producers face huge losses JAKARTA (JP): A slump in the country's car market has caused domestic automotive component producers to regret their more than Rp 30 trillion (some US$3.4 billion) accumulated investment in the industry over the last three years.
Thu, 18 Feb 1999
Councilors divided on plan for city building takeovers
Councilors divided on plan for city building takeovers JAKARTA (JP): City councilors gave mixed reactions on Wednesday to Governor Sutiyoso's recent statement regarding the possible take-over of the 18 city-owned buildings currently occupied by three political parties.
Thu, 18 Feb 1999
Alatas ponders retirement once E. Timor issue resolved
Alatas ponders retirement once E. Timor issue resolved JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas hinted he may consider retiring once the East Timor issue is resolved.In an off-the-cuff remark, before delivering a speech at a luncheon here on Wednesday, Alatas said the issue had kept him...
Thu, 18 Feb 1999
Thailand, Myanmar seek to mend ties
Thailand, Myanmar seek to mend ties BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand indicated on Wednesday it wanted to improve its diplomatic ties with Myanmar's military government after a series of border incidents strained relations.
Thu, 18 Feb 1999
Govt 'egoism' cited in environmental damage
Govt 'egoism' cited in environmental damage JAKARTA (JP): Egoism in government agencies and the resulting competition among their vested interests are significant factors in environmental destruction and chaotic conservation management, environmentalists said on Wednesday.
Thu, 18 Feb 1999
Govt suffers loss of Rp 224b from timber smuggling, theft
Govt suffers loss of Rp 224b from timber smuggling, theft JAKARTA (JP): Smuggling, theft and looting of timber during 1988 caused the government to suffer an estimated Rp 224 billion (US$26.35 million) in lost tax and royalty revenues, a senior forestry official announced here on Wednesday.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Rain makes a sunny source of income for some
Rain makes a sunny source of income for someBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): "Come over, take a look, this umbrella is very strong... it will protect you from La Nina," the vendor cried, displaying his merchandise in Blok M shopping area, South Jakarta.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
National instability affects insurance companies' risk rates
National instability affects insurance companies' risk rates Today, liquidity and sale problems are more difficult than they were before the crisis. Both are impacts of the effects of an economic crisis on Indonesia's insurance industry.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Civilian militia training begins without fanfare
Civilian militia training begins without fanfare JAKARTA (JP): After at least two postponements and with no advance word to the media, the first 3,000 recruits of the city's civilian militia have begun training, Jakarta Military Command spokesman Lt. Col. D.J. Nachrowi said on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
24 missing in Idi Cut incident
24 missing in Idi Cut incident BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Rights activists said on Monday 11 people were killed and 24 others went missing in the Feb. 3 incident in Idi Cut, East Aceh, when a group of unidentified men in military fatigues opened fire on a crowd returning home from a separatist speech.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Bintaro Hospital apologizes
Bintaro Hospital apologizes The Bintaro International Hospital has followed up on the matters referred to in a letter published in your paper on Feb. 6, 1999, from Mr. Ferdy Madian. We would like to apologize to Mr. Madian for any perceived inconvenience he may have suffered.With respect to Mr.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 16, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 364,000 Alumindo Light Metal 325 0 109,000 Alumindo...
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Many RI farm exports not up to standard: Rahadi
Many RI farm exports not up to standard: Rahadi JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan acknowledged on Tuesday that many Indonesian farm products are still being rejected by importing countries mostly due their low quality.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Foreign media warned to watch it on coverage
Foreign media warned to watch it on coverage JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has called on the foreign press to do the capital and its inhabitants a favor by being more careful in reporting on the situation in Indonesia, especially Jakarta.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Garuda hold off on fare hike despite fuel increase
Garuda hold off on fare hike despite fuel increase JAKARTA (JP): The national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will not raise its airfares despite the recent increase in jet fuel prices, the airline company's president Abdul Gani said.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Obituary
Obituary Muslim leader Anwar Harjono died of a stroke at the Jakarta Islamic Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday. He was 76.Anwar, who was a noted senior Muslim politician, had spent a great deal of the last three years in the hospital with various illnesses.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
40 banks may be closed down on Feb. 27, Sjahril reveals
40 banks may be closed down on Feb. 27, Sjahril reveals JAKARTA (JP): The government may close down some 40 private banks on Feb.27 in a bold effort to restructure the country's battered banking industry, Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Decentralized education a must
Decentralized education a mustBy A. Chaedar Alwasilah BANDUNG (JP): All human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated. It stands to reason that the United Nations Organization has long established the UN Human Rights Commission.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Ginandjar, IMF discuss reform programs
Ginandjar, IMF discuss reform programs WASHINGTON (Dow Jones): Ginandjar Kartasasmita, Indonesia's coordinating minister for economics, finance and industry, said Monday after a meeting with IMF Managing Director Michel Camdessus that they discussed the challenges still facing the Indonesian...
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Successful election no guarantee of recovery
Successful election no guarantee of recovery JAKARTA (JP): A just and fair general election scheduled for June 7 this year is no guarantee for the recovery of the country's economy, economists say.Wijaya Adi, an economist at the Center for Social and Cultural Studies Club of the Indonesian...
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
RI, Malaysia to maintain security in border areas
RI, Malaysia to maintain security in border areas JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Malaysia agreed on Tuesday to improve joint intelligence and patrol activities to maintain security in border areas.Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces Commander Gen.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Caltex clarifies
Caltex clarifies We would like to clarify the information on PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia which appeared in an article related to the Duri cogeneration (cogen) project in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 8, 1999, entitled "Duri cogeneration project violates decree: Kuntoro".
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Indonesia sets out to bring in line ailing power sector
Indonesia sets out to bring in line ailing power sector TOKYO (Dow Jones): Indonesia's Ministry of Mines and Energy aims to restore the domestic power sector's financial viability through a restructuring program running through 2003, a senior ministry official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Charity box thief shot
Charity box thief shot JAKARTA (JP): A security guard shot a teenager in the thigh when he attempted to flee with a charity donation box from a jewelry shop in Aldiron Plaza shopping center in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.City police spokesman Lt. Col.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Draft law broaches Supreme Court independence
Draft law broaches Supreme Court independence JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court, often criticized for being weak in the face of the executive, is seeking independence and power as its top brass on Tuesday handed a draft law on the issue to the House of Representatives.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Please visit Yogyakarta
Please visit Yogyakarta Referring to the letter from Mr. Deddy B. Simanjuntak entitled "Sales pitch for Yogyakarta" in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 3, 1999, I fully agree that places like Yogyakarta are safest for visitors and there is a lot to see.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Feb. 16, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,500.00 8,600.00 8,500.00 8,650.00Australian dollar 1 5,408.25 5,567.70 5,360.00 5,660.00Austrian schilling 1 689.54 704.61 - -Belgian franc 1 235.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Solidarity under trial
Solidarity under trial The unrest on Haruku Island in Central Maluku will hopefully remind us, as a nation and as members of the human race, that disaster always brings suffering. What is involved is not only the figures on how many ruined buildings and damaged vehicles, but also, and more...
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Lippo Life: Family financial planning
Lippo Life: Family financial planning A new insurance marketing strategy available is bancassurance, where an insurance product is sold with a bank product. Lippo Life, founded in 1983, has been successful in selling its products using this with Bank Lippo, with 6,000 policies sold per month...
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Blasts called bid to kill Karimov
Blasts called bid to kill Karimov TASHKENT (Reuters): Explosions which rocked the center of the Uzbek capital Tashkent on Tuesday were an assassination attempt against President Islam Karimov, state television reported.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Rectors issue code for poll monitoring
Rectors issue code for poll monitoringBy Ainur R. Sophiaan DENPASAR, Bali (JP): A national congress of rectors from dozens of institutions across the country issued a code of conduct which it suggested could be adopted by all volunteer poll monitors.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Train ram stalled minibus
Train ram stalled minibus JAKARTA (JP): A Cirebon-bound express train from Jatinegara station smashed into a public minibus stalled on the tracks at Pondok Kopi, East Jakarta, on Tuesday morning.There were no injuries because all the T-24 minibus passengers and the driver had alighted after it...
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
ASEAN worried about new member Myanmar
ASEAN worried about new member MyanmarBy David Brunnstrom BANGKOK (Reuters): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has come to rue admitting military-ruled Myanmar as a member 18 months ago.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
A call for help
A call for help Nokia Mobile Phone is well-known for its innovations in launching new products, including competitive prices and product variations, including the colorful, changeable cover on the Nokia 5110. This is why Nokia beats all its competitors and leads Indonesia's cellular phone market.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Tuberculosis and you
Tuberculosis and you The article "Number of TB-infected people expected to swell" in The Jakarta Post, Feb. 15, 1999, could perhaps give rise to a misconception. In the last paragraph, it quotes Deddy Ruswendi of the Ministry of Health as saying, "a TB carrier could easily transmit [TB] to at least...
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Unrest to continue, even if 'poll successful'
Unrest to continue, even if 'poll successful' JAKARTA (JP): Political violence would continue even if the June 7 general elections were successful, according to political observers Hermawan Sulistyo and Eep Saefulloh Fatah in a gloomy political forecast on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Five orangutans returned
Five orangutans returned SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Five orangutans kept in captivity by residents of Samarinda and Sangatta districts have been returned to the provincial office for the conservation of natural resources.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Layoffs at state banks to be decided this month
Layoffs at state banks to be decided this month JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Bambang Subianto said on Tuesday that the policy governing the fate of the thousands of employees of four state banks which are to be restructured and merged would be decided at the end of this month.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Golkar unveils four names for 1999/2004 presidency
Golkar unveils four names for 1999/2004 presidency JAKARTA (JP): Golkar is mulling B.J. Habibie, Gen. Wiranto, Ginandjar Kartasasmita and Muladi for its presidential pick, the ruling political grouping's chairman Akbar Tandjung said on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Former coach worries about new beach volleyball pairing
Former coach worries about new beach volleyball pairing JAKARTA (JP): A former national coach warned the Indonesian Volleyball Association on Tuesday the new beach volleyball pairing of Agus Salim and Iwan Sumoyo might not work well together because they share the same playing style.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
ADB new president in town
ADB new president in town JAKARTA (JP): The new president of the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tadao Chino began his two-day official visit here on Tuesday.The Ministry of Finance said during his trip, Chino, who was installed last month, will visit President B.J.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
AIA Indonesia: More trusted during crisis
AIA Indonesia: More trusted during crisis No one expected the monetary crisis to have a positive impact on Indonesia's insurance sector. However, whether they realize it or not, the crisis has made people aware of their needs for life protection and protection from financial risk due to illness and...
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Road to Indonesian democracy bumpy and full of pitfalls
Road to Indonesian democracy bumpy and full of pitfalls Dr. Kamal Hossain, a former foreign minister of Bangladesh, is an expert on elections and human rights affairs. He has conducted a number of pieces of research on elections; in Pakistan in 1989, Sri Lanka in 1990 and South Africa in 1994.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Gang robs German's house
Gang robs German's house JAKARTA (JP): Five armed robbers broke into a house belonging to a German in Kemang Prapatan, South Jakarta, and made off with foreign currency and jewelry totaling about US$2,000 late on Monday.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Jakarta will be safe and sound during elections: Military
Jakarta will be safe and sound during elections: Military JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Command predicts no riots and disturbances will mar the June general election in the capital.Although there will be many more political parties competing compared to the three mainstays of the 1997...
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Bank Bira to bring out rights shares in March
Bank Bira to bring out rights shares in March JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Bira said on Tuesday that it needs at least Rp 3 trillion (about US$345 million) to meet the minimum 4 percent capital adequacy ratio (CAR).
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
Money changer robbed of Rp 500m in holdup
Money changer robbed of Rp 500m in holdup JAKARTA (JP): Onlookers and passersby at the busy area of Jl. Haji Agus Salim in Central Jakarta were stunned by a broad daylight robbery by four armed criminals in the front yard of a money changer on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Feb 1999
East Timor exodus continues
East Timor exodus continues DILI (JP): The demand for containers is rising and at least 100 cars and 120 motorbikes have been sent out of East Timor by their owners since the government announced its plan to let go of the tiny province, local officials said on Tuesday.