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Fri, 12 Feb 1999
Photo exhibition on children
Photo exhibition on children JAKARTA (JP): The French Cultural Center is holding a 16-day photo exhibition on children of the lower income bracket at its compound on Jl. Salemba Raya 25, Central Jakarta.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 11, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 10,000 Alumindo Light Metal 350 -50 689,500 Alumindo...
Fri, 12 Feb 1999
Indonesia set to export more instant noodles
Indonesia set to export more instant noodlesBy Riyadi NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Indonesia should be able to export more instant noodles in the coming years following the government's approvals for the operation of 13 new noodles companies, a senior official at the Ministry of Industry and Trade said...
Fri, 12 Feb 1999
Forest rangers needed
Forest rangers needed SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: At least 2,000 forest rangers are needed to protect its 17 million hectares of forest from illegal felling and fires, Antara reported.Quoting forestry office chief H.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999
Survivor and dead body found from ill-fated ship
Survivor and dead body found from ill-fated ship JAKARTA (JP): A bedraggled survivor and the first dead body from KLM Arta Rimba, the ship with more than 325 people aboard which sank near the West Kalimantan coast on Sunday, were found on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999
Bible in Sentani dialect launched
Bible in Sentani dialect launched JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Missionary Dwight Hasler of the Kemah Injil Indonesia Church here has launched an edition of the New Testament in the local Irianese dialect of Sentani, Antara reported on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999
Mocking social injustices, political chaos with artwork
Mocking social injustices, political chaos with artworkBy Tjahjono Ep. YOGYAKARTA (JP): This year's ongoing Bienniale Fine Art VI exhibition in Yogyakarta is considered an important art show as it is taking place at the turn of the second millennium.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999
BI not budging from high interest rates
BI not budging from high interest rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Thursday the tight monetary policy would remain in place as uncertainty continued to put pressure on the rupiah and prodded inflation in the run-up to the June general election.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999
Mia Audina's marriage plan sparks family feud
Mia Audina's marriage plan sparks family feud JAKARTA (JP): Mia Audina's passage to the altar faces an early test from her own father, Rivan Tjiptawan, who worries that her beleaguered career will instead hit a new low.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999
KL puts gag on health officers
KL puts gag on health officers KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has gagged all its state health departments from making statements about the fatal Japanese encephalitis virus which has claimed 14 lives in four months, a report said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999
Explosion hits riot-torn Ambon
Explosion hits riot-torn Ambon JAKARTA (JP): An explosion believed to be from a bomb thrown near an Islamic school shook the riot-torn city of Ambon in Maluku province, Antara reported on Thursday.An unidentified witness was quoted by the news agency as saying the explosion in Batu Merah village in...
Fri, 12 Feb 1999
Angry villagers set of fire suspected motorcycle thief
Angry villagers set of fire suspected motorcycle thief JAKARTA (JP): An alleged motorcycle thief was mobbed and burned alive on Wednesday evening by dozens of people at Cibening village in Bekasi after he was apparently caught attempting to steal the bike from a parking lot.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999
Yogyakartans pay homage to Romo Mangun
Yogyakartans pay homage to Romo Mangun YOGYAKARTA (JP): Thousands of people here paid homage on Thursday to the Catholic priest, social worker, writer and architect Y.B. Mangunwijaya, who died at 69 of heart failure in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999
Floods in South Sulawesi claim two lives, thousands flee
Floods in South Sulawesi claim two lives, thousands flee JAKARTA (JP): Two people have been killed in flooding spanning three days in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, with thousands forced to flee to safer areas.
Fri, 12 Feb 1999
Honda forms joint venture to strengthen RI operation
Honda forms joint venture to strengthen RI operation JAKARTA (JP): Japan's Honda Motor Co. Ltd. set up a joint venture with local partner PT Prospect Motor on Thursday in a bid to boost its automotive operations in the country.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Bank Bira in category B
Bank Bira in category B JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Bira has announced its listing in the "B category" by Bank Indonesia, making it eligible to join the government's recapitalization program."Bank Bira is currently working on a business plan for the recapitalization program," the bank said...
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Xanana moved from jail to house arrest
Xanana moved from jail to house arrest JAKARTA (JP): East Timor rebel leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao was moved on Wednesday from the Cipinang Prison to a special detention house in Central Jakarta amid renewed efforts to seek a peaceful solution for the troubled province.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
PBB calls for united Islamic political parties
PBB calls for united Islamic political parties JAKARTA (JP): The Crescent Star Party (PBB) has called on other Islamic political parties to band together, hold a joint election campaign and form a united faction in the legislature after the June 7 elections.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
U.S. wields tariffs at Indian, RI mushrooms
U.S. wields tariffs at Indian, RI mushrooms WASHINGTON (AFP): The U.S. government is about to impose punitive duties on imports of preserved mushrooms from India, Indonesia and China, according to Commerce Department documents released here.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
BI forex reserves drop to $15.09b
BI forex reserves drop to $15.09b JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia announced on Wednesday the country's net foreign exchange reserves declined by US$5.5 million after the repayment of government overseas loans.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Malaysian judge issues gag order in Anwar trial
Malaysian judge issues gag order in Anwar trial KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The judge in the criminal trial of Malaysia's sacked finance minister Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday ordered the media not to report court testimony by Anwar about the prime minister and the former police chief.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
SE Asian currencies mixed against dollar
SE Asian currencies mixed against dollar SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies were mixed against the U.S. dollar in late trading on Wednesday, following the U.S. currency's surge against the yen mid-session.Traders said a large Japanese trust company aggressively bought U.S.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Meet dream child from Soppeng
Meet dream child from Soppeng JAKARTA (JP): Dian Mayestika Putri, 5, has no ordinary eating and sleeping disorder. The little girl living in Soppeng, South Sulawesi, won't eat and sleep until her dream to meet a government official comes true.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Bali to host 9-ball and snooker c'ships
Bali to host 9-ball and snooker c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Bali will host the Nine Ball and Snooker Championships in Denpasar later this month as a warm up for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Bandar Seri Begawan in August.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Foreign workers nabbed in Maluku
Foreign workers nabbed in Maluku AMBON, Maluku: At least 3,749 Thai, Taiwanese and Chinese nationals employed by five fishery companies in Southeast Maluku are being investigated by the local manpower office for not having work permits, a violation of Law No 3/1958.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Noodle summit to cook up agenda for the next century
Noodle summit to cook up agenda for the next century The world's major instant noodle manufacturers are gearing up to face the demands of a new millennium with the opening on Thursday of the Second World Ramen Summit in Denpasar, Bali.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Appreciation for BTN
Appreciation for BTN Eight years ago I bought a house in Reni Jaya Lama under a scheme introduced by the State Savings Bank (BTN). I paid the full price but did not receive the land title with the purchase. It was explained that this was an administrative procedure that would take some time.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Fulfilling the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize
Fulfilling the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize First of all, I would like to congratulate President Habibie on his wise decision to possibly allow an independent East Timor. This decision might help solve a problem which has troubled Indonesia for many years.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Indonesia luring U.S. investors to return
Indonesia luring U.S. investors to returnBy Imanuddin WASHINGTON (JP): Minister of Trade and Industry Rahardi Ramelan has invited American businesspeople to return to Indonesia and put in more investment.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Increased telephone rates
Increased telephone ratesFrom Media IndonesiaThe increase in local telephone rates based on the pulse (ticking of the meter) has become a huge burden to the community.PT Telkom's newly introduced rates are illogical and suffocating.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Film * French Film, at CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5678639): Beaumarchais L'Insolent, directed by Edouard Molinaro, Feb. 13. Le Roi de Aulnes, directed by Volker Schlvndorff, Feb. 15 to Feb.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Explosion rocks Kelapa Gading mall, frightens shoppers
Explosion rocks Kelapa Gading mall, frightens shoppers JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of shoppers were startled by an explosion in the parking lot of Kelapa Gading shopping center in North Jakarta on Tuesday evening.As of Wednesday, police said they still had no idea about what caused the explosion.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Civil servants left with no uniforms
Civil servants left with no uniforms BOGOR (JP): Several Bogor mayoralty civil servants are complaining they have not received their designated uniforms since 1994.Prominent among their concerns is the fate of the budget allotment for the uniforms, which they say mayoralty officials always claim to...
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
UN investigative team visits Baucau detention center
UN investigative team visits Baucau detention center JAKARTA (JP): Members of the United Nations investigative team called the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Wednesday visited the Baucau detention center in East Timor.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Dewi Sukarno irked by magazine photos
Dewi Sukarno irked by magazine photos JAKARTA (JP): A widow of Indonesia's first president Sukarno, Ratnasari Dewi, lodged a complaint on Tuesday with the Jakarta Police against a tourism monthly for allegedly using copyrighted pictures without permission.Arriving at police headquarters on Jl.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Police shoot dead three men caught extorting money
Police shoot dead three men caught extorting money JAKARTA (JP): Three men were shot dead after allegedly being caught red-handed extorting money from a motorist at the Cawang interchange in East Jakarta late Tuesday night and another was lynched by angry residents for reportedly attempting to rob...
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
One killed in WWII explosion
One killed in WWII explosion JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: One resident of Argapura subdistrict died and five others were seriously injured when one of several World War II bombs they had collected in the area exploded on Tuesday morning, Antara said on Wednesday.Jayapura Police Chief Lt. Col. J.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Singapore paper rebuts Habibie
Singapore paper rebuts Habibie SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore's New Paper took Indonesian President B.J. Habibie to task on Wednesday for reportedly saying ethnic Malays could not be military officers in the city-state.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Feb. 10, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,475.00 8,575.00 8,475.00 8,625.00Australian dollar 1 5,429.10 5,568.75 5,335.00 5,635.00Austrian schilling 1 692.73 707.87 - -Belgian franc 1 236.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
RI to import fertilizers to increase local supply
RI to import fertilizers to increase local supply JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to import 316,000 tons of fertilizers until April in order to fulfill the gaps in supply in the domestic market, Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Adi Sasono said on Wednesday.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Crisis puts brakes on minivan drivers' earnings
Crisis puts brakes on minivan drivers' earningsBy Joko Sarwono BOGOR (JP): Public minivan drivers are hard pressed to make a living on the roads in the crisis, often taking home only enough money to put a bowl of rice on the family dinner table.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Legislators hail bill on regional autonomy
Legislators hail bill on regional autonomy JAKARTA (JP): The government submitted to the House of Representatives on Wednesday the bill on regional autonomy which legislators have hailed as an answer to long-standing grievances over centralization.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Makeup of election body revealed
Makeup of election body revealed JAKARTA (JP): The government's five seats on the soon-to-be- established National Election Committee will represent the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Justice and the Attorney General, according to Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid...
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Despite coach's disappointment, archers to start training soon
Despite coach's disappointment, archers to start training soon JAKARTA (JP): National archers are expected to arrive here for their long-term training camp on Feb. 20, the Indonesian Archery Association's athletes development deputy, Andi Suhendro, said on Wednesday."We hope they will arrive on Feb.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Export goes down
Export goes down During the last two months, US182 million worth of export contracts have been canceled, and another $30 million worth is expected to experience the same fate. Cancellation occurred because of doubts among buyers on the situation in the country.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Property agents go bust
Property agents go bust JAKARTA (JP): Many real estate agents have ceased their activities as the country's economic crisis bites deeper into the property industry, a real estate agent said.President of Indonesian Real Estate Brokerage Association Cynthia Sonneville estimated on Wednesday that...
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Sympathy for animals
Sympathy for animals I was excited to read about "Friends of the zoo" in your letters section (Feb. 8, 1999) and to read about our school's contribution to the big cats.We tried to raise Rp 10 million, but were a bit short so we had to "bake sale" not to "book sale" ("bake sale" = the children bake...
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Embarrassed by RI's arrogance
Embarrassed by RI's arrogance Jordan's King Hussein was one of the world's greatest leaders. More than that, he espoused truly human values at a time when men often act like animals. Every country showed its respect and admiration for the king, every country except Indonesia, which sent, as The...
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
More Asia short-term aid seen from Miyazawa Plan
More Asia short-term aid seen from Miyazawa Plan TOKYO (Reuters): More short-term aid is in the pipeline under Japan's US$30 billion program for Asia, after billions of dollars were pledged in long-term financing since its introduction, monetary sources say.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Rupiah gains ground but stocks keep on falling
Rupiah gains ground but stocks keep on falling JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah gained ground closing firmer on Wednesday at 8,650 against the U.S. dollar despite a fall in the Japanese yen and other regional currencies.