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Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Scavengers rally to protest student demonstrations
Scavengers rally to protest student demonstrations JAKARTA (JP): Street rallies in the capital on Monday were marked by the presence of a group of 50 people calling themselves members of the Big Family of Jakarta Scavengers (KBPJ).
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Inflation 0.08% in November: BPS
Inflation 0.08% in November: BPS JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's monthly inflation rate rose to 0.08 percent in November from deflation of 0.27 percent in October, sending the year-on-year inflation rate to 78.15 percent, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced on Monday.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Mining Summit draws 200 firms
Mining Summit draws 200 firms JAKARTA (JP): About 200 mining technology producers from across the world, including Australia, Canada, Poland and the United States, will take part in the mining fair and conference scheduled to take place from Dec. 3 to Dec.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Police call in top economist
Police call in top economist JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Police summoned noted economist Sjahrir on Monday for questioning as a witness to the massive student rally in front of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) building on Nov. 14.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Parents of dead students seek justice
Parents of dead students seek justice JAKARTA (JP): The parents of six students who were shot dead in the clashes between students and security forces on Nov. 13 demanded on Monday the Armed Forces (ABRI) leaders are held responsible for the incident.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Nyoman and Ruwiyati aim to improve personal bests
Nyoman and Ruwiyati aim to improve personal bests JAKARTA (JP): Top track and field athletes Ni Nyoman Rae and Ruwiyati set on Monday modest targets of improving their personal bests at the Asian Games in Bangkok, although they did not rule out their chances of winning medals.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Researchers find rare flower
Researchers find rare flower BANDARLAMPUNG: A team from the Bukit Barisan National Park believes it may have found a new type of the giant rafflesia flower in the Kubunicik forest.Leader of flora and fauna promotion of Bukit Barisan Iwen Y. Ismarson S.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Gen. Ver buried with honors
Gen. Ver buried with honors SARRAT, Philippines (Reuters): Former Philippine chief of staff General Fabian Ver was buried here on Monday, pursued to his grave by controversy over his alleged role in the 1983 murder of opposition leader Benigno Aquino.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Both child divers and coral reef abused
Both child divers and coral reef abusedBy Adam Easton PALAWAN, South-western Philippines: Hundreds of children in the Philippines are being forced to work under barbaric conditions doing a type of fishing which destroys coral reefs.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Metareum makes humble last speech at PPP congress
Metareum makes humble last speech at PPP congress JAKARTA (JP): Ismail Hasan Metareum, making his last speech as chairman of the United Development Party (PPP), conceded on Sunday that he had let down his supporters during the last eight years of his leadership.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Warring groups agree to end clashes
Warring groups agree to end clashes JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of Ketapang residents reached an agreement with members of the Ambonese community in Jakarta on Monday to bar against a repeat of the bloody Nov. 22 clash between the groups.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Earthquake near Ambon kills five
Earthquake near Ambon kills five JAKARTA (JP): Five people were killed, one person is missing and scores of others were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit Falabisahaya village on Mangole island in the North Maluku regency on Sunday night, Antara reported.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Husband and wife caught in Ketapang for alleged robbery
Husband and wife caught in Ketapang for alleged robbery JAKARTA (JP): A married couple was caught by Ketapang Utara residents in the midday robbery of a house in the densely- populated area of Jl. Krukut Pasar, West Jakarta on Monday.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Gus Dur says groups of fanning religious discord
Gus Dur says groups of fanning religious discord JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the country's largest Moslem group Nahdlatul Ulama, Abdurrahman Wahid, said on Monday there were parties exploiting religious sensitivities to stir up unrest.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Health advocates receive honors
Health advocates receive honors JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health has presented awards for high dedication on health issues to 28 people from the country's 27 provinces.The awards were presented late on Sunday in conjunction with the 34th National Health Day marked on Nov. 12, Antara reported.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
PPP starts anew
PPP starts anew The Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP) opened its four-day congress here on Sunday in which it will set its house in order in readiness for next year's general election. It plans to make significant gains next year, but unlike in previous campaigns, it will be vying with 17...
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
'Don't leave city on festive holidays'
'Don't leave city on festive holidays' JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has encouraged Jakartans not to leave the city for their hometowns during the upcoming festive period unless willing "to pay a heavy price"."I'm not only speaking about the cost of tickets.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
IMF seen deciding next aid disbursement soon
IMF seen deciding next aid disbursement soon JAKARTA (JP): The IMF executive board is expected to hold a meeting on Dec. 12 to review Indonesia's economic reform programs and to decide on the date of the next disbursement of its bailout money for the country, according to Coordinating Minister for...
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Soeharto probe team offer has few takers
Soeharto probe team offer has few takers JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has delayed announcing the line up of a special commission to investigate the wealth of his predecessor Soeharto amid reports that several public figures have turned down the offer of positions on the team.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Small businesses in deep debt
Small businesses in deep debt TANGERANG (JP): Bad debts amounting to about Rp 1.5 billion (US$200,000) have burdened 146,512 families in Tangerang since 1996, due mainly to problems in marketing their products, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Filipino fishermen to be repatriated
Filipino fishermen to be repatriated PALU, Central Sulawesi: Six Filipino fishermen arrested for fishing in local waters are to be sent home as soon as possible, head of the local immigration office Husin Alaydrus said.They were found in the Buol Tolitoli regency, Central Sulawesi, Antara reported.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
RI, German scientists begin research project
RI, German scientists begin research project CILACAP, Central Java (JP): Thirty-eight scientists from Indonesia and Germany representing various disciplines started a joint three-month research project on marine geology Sunday.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Four illegal workers die in gold mine collapse
Four illegal workers die in gold mine collapse BOGOR (JP): Four illegal miners were killed and a soldier severely injured when a shaft of a gold mine managed by state- owned PT Aneka Tambang at Pongkor mountain in Nanggung here caved-in on Saturday, Muin, a member of the local disaster post said on...
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Special team will study stock exchanges' merger plan
Special team will study stock exchanges' merger plan JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) and Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) have set up a special team to study the two exchanges merger plan.The exchanges said in a joint statement Saturday that the team would study the best options that...
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Two soldiers killed in E. Timor
Two soldiers killed in E. Timor DILI, East Timor: Falintil separatist rebels ambushed and killed two soldiers out on patrol near Terema village in Bobonaro regency, 80 kilometers west of Dili, on Friday morning.East Timor Military Commander Col.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Malaysia to cut television time
Malaysia to cut television time KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's state-owned television station plans to reduce the air-time of its two television channels to cut operating costs amid a decline in advertising revenues, reports said on Sunday.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Cape Town mayor visits Jakarta
Cape Town mayor visits Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The mayor of Cape Town, William Bantom, is scheduled to arrive on Monday for a five-day visit, the Embassy of South Africa said in a statement.Accompanied by Dan Plato, a member of the Cape Town City Council, Bantom will meet several city officials,...
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Leading military supporter of Sumatran autonomy dies
Leading military supporter of Sumatran autonomy dies PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): A renowned military supporter of autonomy for Sumatra, Col. (ret.) Ahmad Husein, died in Jakarta on Saturday at the age of 73.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
SE Asia strives to cut youth drug abuse
SE Asia strives to cut youth drug abuseBy Paul Alexander HANOI, Vietnam (AP): Youth drug abuse continues to rise in Southeast Asia despite legal crackdowns, threatening the "fabric of society," officials at a regional anti-drug conference said Thursday.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Indorayon's imbroglio
Indorayon's imbroglio The latest wave of violent attacks by local protesters at the pulp and rayon mills of publicly-listed PT Inti Indorayon Utama near Lake Toba in North Sumatra last week, is an example of the hazards faced by resource-based ventures operating in Indonesia's new era of reform.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Estrada allays recession fear
Estrada allays recession fear SUBIC BAY, Philippines (DPA): Philippine President Joseph Estrada on Saturday allayed fears of a recession, saying that the economy will be propped by the continuous inflow of foreign investments."I don't think there will be a recession.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Malaysia to join military exercises
Malaysia to join military exercises KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia will resume military exercises with Singapore and three other countries next year under the Five Power Defense Arrangement (FPDA), a senior minister said on Sunday.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Atma Jaya holds graduation ceremony
Atma Jaya holds graduation ceremony JAKARTA (JP): Atma Jaya University held its 33rd graduation ceremony at the Senayan Convention Center in Central Jakarta on Saturday.Out of the 773 students awarded a degree at the ceremony, which was presided over by the university rector Thomas Suyatno, 22 were...
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Focus on Soeharto a misguided issue
Focus on Soeharto a misguided issue Recently, demonstrations aimed at pressuring the government to immediately try Soeharto have been held at a much greater intensity and frequency. Waves of thousands of students have tried to reach the residence of the country's former number one.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Soeharto ownership of properties found
Soeharto ownership of properties found JAKARTA (JP): Officials in East Kalimantan, Yogyakarta and Padang, West Sumatra, have discovered that former Soeharto and his family owned millions of hectares more property in their areas than previously thought.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Christians pardon rioters and pray for them during service
Christians pardon rioters and pray for them during serviceBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Christians are encouraged not to take revenge against those who damaged and burned churches last week, but to instead pray for them and forgive them, preachers told congregations on the first Sunday...
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Radio and TV crews get awards
Radio and TV crews get awards JAKARTA (JP): A number of television and radio crews have received recognition for the public service they provided during clashes in Jakarta on Nov. 12 and Nov. 13 in which 16 people died.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
PGRI distances itself from Golkar
PGRI distances itself from Golkar BANDUNG (JP): The Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) vowed here on Saturday that it would release itself from decades-long association with the dominant Golkar grouping and instead strive to make itself a true professional association.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Electric train projects
Electric train projects I am writing in response to The Jakarta Post's front page article of Nov. 25, 1998, on Indonesia's subway project. The projected cost of the Jakarta subway, US$1.5 billion, seems reasonable, although some unexpected expenses may be encountered when actual construction is...
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Soeharto warns Habibie
Soeharto warns Habibie JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto's lawyer Yohanes Yacob warned President B.J.Habibie on Saturday that if the investigation of his client's wealth resulted in court proceedings there would be a devastating backlash against the whole government.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Social body gives Rp 976m donation
Social body gives Rp 976m donation JAKARTA (JP): The newly-established Indonesian Committee for Humanity marked its inaugural day on Saturday by handing over a donation worth over Rp 976 million (US$134,620) to Jakarta's needy people and social institutions badly hit by the economic crisis.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
What's new in the ever changing computing world?
What's new in the ever changing computing world?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Magnesium, a type of silvery-white metal that is light and moderately hard, is suddenly being used by a growing number of notebook makers for the housing of their notebooks, replacing the thicker plastic.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
ABRI's dual function
ABRI's dual function Indonesia's current political developments are so interesting as well as confusing, particularly to laymen like myself. It seems the Indonesian people are divided into at least two groups with regards to the Armed Forces (ABRI) dual function.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Malaysia's GDP shrinks in the third quarter
Malaysia's GDP shrinks in the third quarter KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's economy shrank 8.6 percent in the September quarter, the sharpest contraction in the current downturn and also the steepest among Asian economies except Indonesia, the central bank said on Saturday.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
PPP supporters keep Jakartans off the streets
PPP supporters keep Jakartans off the streets JAKARTA (JP): Most city residents chose to stay at home on Sunday after thousands of United Development Party (PPP) supporters took to the capital's streets early in the morning.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Exporters hail plan to set up trade financing agency
Exporters hail plan to set up trade financing agency JAKARTA (JP): Exporters hailed on Saturday the government's plan to establish a financing agency whose immediate focus will be to provide them with subsidized preshipment working capital and export credit, as a breakthrough in overcoming the...
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Indorayon calls on govt to provide protection
Indorayon calls on govt to provide protection JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed pulp and rayon producer PT Inti Indorayon Utama has called on the government to protect its operations, its workers and property while an independent auditing team begins work to decide its fate on Monday.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
PPP opens fourth congress, cadres begin campaigning
PPP opens fourth congress, cadres begin campaigning JAKARTA (JP): Backed by tens of thousands of cadres and supporters who subsequently began election campaigning, the United Development Party (PPP) opened its fourth congress here on Sunday.Traffic disruption was so bad that even President B.J.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
Drug dealers busted with 'shabu-shabu'
Drug dealers busted with 'shabu-shabu' JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives have apprehended two alleged dealers of amphetamine-derivative shabu-shabu and confiscated 100 grams of the drug with an estimated street value of Rp 35 million (US$4,666).The suspects -- identified as A.
Mon, 30 Nov 1998
PAN ready for coalition with 'reformed' Golkar
PAN ready for coalition with 'reformed' Golkar JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais said on Sunday that his party was ready to enter into a coalition with Golkar, provided the ruling political organization "reformed" and repented of its past wrongdoings.