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Thu, 04 Feb 1999
Pickpocket-bus crew quarrel turns violent
Pickpocket-bus crew quarrel turns violent JAKARTA (JP): The dispute between a pickpocket and the crew of a public transport company bus in the crowded Kampung Rambutan bus terminal in East Jakarta erupted into a heated inter-ethnic clash on Wednesday evening, leaving at least one man dead and...
Thu, 04 Feb 1999
Defiant Indovision sets out to attract new subscribers
Defiant Indovision sets out to attract new subscribers JAKARTA (JP): Despite complaints from its customers, PT Matahari Lintas Cakrawala (Malicak), the operator of Indovision satellite television, aims to boost its customer base to 40,000 subscribers this year from the present 26,000.
Thu, 04 Feb 1999
Mia says marriage will make her life steady
Mia says marriage will make her life steady JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top female badminton player, Mia Audina, believes her planned marriage to her boyfriend this year will create stability in her life, ending the turbulent ups and downs she has experienced in her career and her life.
Thu, 04 Feb 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Feb. 3, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,575.00 8,675.00 8,575.00 8,725.00Australian dollar 1 5,364.15 5,565.70 5,350.00 5,650.00Austrian schilling 1 705.58 717.62 - -Belgian franc 1 240.68 244.
Thu, 04 Feb 1999
'ABRI not likely to be restructured soon'
'ABRI not likely to be restructured soon' JAKARTA (JP): An Australian observer has expressed doubt that the Indonesian military could within a year be restructured as forces designed only for external security, as chief intelligence officer Lt. Gen. (ret) Z.A. Maulani claimed was being planned.
Thu, 04 Feb 1999
Delegation prepares for U.S. confidence building mission
Delegation prepares for U.S. confidence building mission JAKARTA (JP): A business team of 23 top exporters and 10 government officials is scheduled to leave here Thursday for the United States on a mission to restore American buyers' confidence in Indonesia as a reliable and competitive supplier of...
Thu, 04 Feb 1999
Daewoo head in South Africa slain
Daewoo head in South Africa slain JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP): The South African president of South Korean car manufacturer Daewoo, Yong Koo-kwon, was shot dead outside his house in Johannesburg in a possible carjacking attempt, police said on Wednesday.
Thu, 04 Feb 1999
Indofood to seek 'halal' status for all noodles
Indofood to seek 'halal' status for all noodles JAKARTA (JP): PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, the world's largest noodle maker, said on Wednesday that it wanted the new international standards for noodles to stipulate that all noodles should be made respecting the Islamic halal dietary laws.
Thu, 04 Feb 1999
Refugees unlikely to return to riot-ravaged Sabbang
Refugees unlikely to return to riot-ravaged SabbangBy Jupriadi UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): The normally lively Dandang village in the Sabbang subdistrict has been blanketed by silence for the past three weeks.
Thu, 04 Feb 1999
RI to hold expo in Singapore
RI to hold expo in Singapore JAKARTA (JP): An exhibition organizing company is planning a major investment promotion expo involving Indonesian state and private companies in Singapore in September.Appronusa president Andi Djabir said on Wednesday that 160 companies are expected to take part in the...
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Zoo animals given new diet
Zoo animals given new diet MEDAN, North Sumatra: Although a number of zoos in the country have been forced cut food rations for animals under their care, the management of Medan Zoo have announced that their exhibits have continued to get their usual portions.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
BI forex reserves up again to $15.1b
BI forex reserves up again to $15.1b JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia announced on Wednesday the country's net foreign exchange reserves rose slightly to US$15.1 billion as of Jan. 29, from $15.05 billion a week earlier.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Reconsidering our cultural image
Reconsidering our cultural imageBy Marianus Kleden KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Apparently inspired by the continual rioting, looting and terror in the country, Sapardi Djoko Damono, a noted literary critic, discussed in a recent interview with TVRI the need to reconsider Indonesia's cultural...
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Manila gives ground to rebels
Manila gives ground to rebels MANILA (AFP): Philippines officials on Tuesday dangled the prospect of expanded self-rule to minority Muslims in the Mindanao region as Manila got ready for peace talks with Islamic separatists after a deadly outbreak of fighting in the south.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
'E. Timorese not armed by ABRI'
'E. Timorese not armed by ABRI' JAKARTA (JP): Amid escalating tension in East Timor, the Armed Forces (ABRI) has denied supplying ammunition to the province to terrorize pro-referendum East Timorese and to protect pro- integration forces.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Sales pitch for Yogyakarta
Sales pitch for Yogyakarta The unstable political situation is having an impact on tourism in Indonesia. The number of tourists visiting Indonesia has decreased by up to 60 percent. This sharp decline has apparently been caused by the recent riots occurring in several regions.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Telkom responds
Telkom responds In response to Mr. Pranajaya's complaint in his letter to The Jakarta Post (Jan. 14) on "Paying telephone bills" in the Pamulang area, we would like to say that:1. To facilitate the payment of telephone bills, PT Telkom established in 1996 the online payment point system, so that...
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Riots and provocateurs
Riots and provocateursFrom MerdekaIt is an ironic present-day phenomenon that the ubiquitous riots taking place in Indonesia no longer make media headlines. Perhaps it is due to their high frequency and the great variety of the regions where the anarchy occurs.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
450,000 students to monitor June elections
450,000 students to monitor June elections JAKARTA (JP): University rectors across the country are to recruit 450,000 students to monitor voting at 75 percent of the estimated 600,000 polling booths, even as experts warned of possible unrest marring the event planned for June 7.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Rupiah gains ground as stock prices fall further
Rupiah gains ground as stock prices fall further JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah extended its gains on Tuesday, closing firmer at 8,825 against the U.S. dollar in very thin trading as the stock market continued its slide, falling nearly 1 percent.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
PT Timor official questioned
PT Timor official questioned JAKARTA: A commissioner of PT Timor Putra Nasional, a company awarded controversial tax breaks to manufacture a national car, was questioned at the Attorney General's Office on Monday.The commissioner, Effendi Lubis, arrived at the Attorney General's Office at 9 a.m.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
S'pore expects 2-3% growth
S'pore expects 2-3% growth SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Singapore Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew expects Singapore's economy to grow by 2 to 3 percent in 2000 after hovering near stagnation this year.In an interview in at Davos, Switzerland, Lee also repeated the government forecast that the economy will...
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Police are still in the dark about bomb threat callers
Police are still in the dark about bomb threat callers JAKARTA (JP): The city police are still in the dark as to the identities and whereabouts of the mysterious callers in a series of recent bomb threats to numerous public places in the capital, police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman has said.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Women seeking greater future role
Women seeking greater future role JAKARTA (JP): A national women's organization long considered close to the government is pouncing on opportunities from the reform movement to establish a more significant role for itself in society.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Gloomy outlook forecast for office space market
Gloomy outlook forecast for office space market JAKARTA (JP): Owners of office buildings in Jakarta's central business district are in for more tough times over the next two years, with a slump in demand and falling rent forecast, property consultants PT Procon Indah/Jones Lang Wootton said on...
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Asiad veteran boxers to compete at SEAG
Asiad veteran boxers to compete at SEAG JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will pin its hopes of winning gold medals in boxing at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on its Asian Games veterans, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Pertamina chief vows to step up graft probe
Pertamina chief vows to step up graft probe JAKARTA (JP): The new president of state oil and gas company Pertamina, seeking to quiet public distrust about his commitment to fighting graft, has ordered an investigation into all the firm's contracts worth more than Rp 10 billion (US$1.17 million).
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Transvestite found dead in his house
Transvestite found dead in his house JAKARTA (JP): A transvestite was found dead in his house in Ciputat, Tangerang, south of here, on Tuesday morning, Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said.The victim was identified as Rusdi, alias Yuli, 56, he said.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Govt defends plan to import Indian beef and buffalo
Govt defends plan to import Indian beef and buffalo JAKARTA (JP): The government defended on Tuesday its plan to import beef and buffalo meat from India to compensate for local market shortfall despite heated opposition from industry and consumer associations.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Inflation in January ballooned to 2.97%
Inflation in January ballooned to 2.97% JAKARTA (JP): Inflation in January rose to 2.97 percent from 1.42 percent in December, sending the year on year inflation to 70.66 percent, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Hate, fear or jealousy?
Hate, fear or jealousy? In the last few months the Armed Forces' (ABRI) role has come under attack from many sides, such as from students, political parties, organizations and so on. It seems that ABRI can do no good anymore and it often becomes the scapegoat for all kinds of incidents.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Hotel workers go on strike
Hotel workers go on strike DENPASAR, Bali: Hundreds of employees of the Kartika Plaza Hotel in Kuta, 15 kilometers south of Denpasar, have gone on strike in protest at unfair treatment meted out by managers in the hotel.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
The election agenda
The election agenda With Monday's announcement of the campaign and voting schedule for the June general election, this country's first truly free election in 44 years -- and only the second in the republic's 54 years of existence -- is a step closer to becoming reality.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
City police investigate four cases of vehicular theft
City police investigate four cases of vehicular theft JAKARTA (JP): City police are investigating four vehicular thefts that occurred in the capital over the last two days and arrested a man on Tuesday who was believed to be involved in one of the thefts.Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
City Hall probes irregularities causing losses of Rp 139.32b
City Hall probes irregularities causing losses of Rp 139.32b JAKARTA (JP): The city administration team is investigating irregularities in the implementation of various development projects, which have caused losses amounting to about Rp 139.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Civil servants told to come clean
Civil servants told to come clean JAKARTA (JP): City administration employees active in political parties, including the ruling Golkar, were urged on Tuesday to inform the city employee affairs bureau as soon as possible.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Bakin chief: Power needs control to prevent cruelty
Bakin chief: Power needs control to prevent cruelty JAKARTA (JP): The power of the government and military needs to be controlled through a check and balance mechanism so as to avoid a repetition of past atrocities, chief of the State Intelligence Coordinating Board (Bakin) Lt. Gen. (ret.) Z.A.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Tourism investments may get tax holiday after all
Tourism investments may get tax holiday after all JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering extending a system of tax-incentives designed to attract new investment to include projects related to tourism, an official from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture said on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
House seeks greater say in deciding BI's key staff
House seeks greater say in deciding BI's key staff JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives insisted on Tuesday that Bank Indonesia retain its bank supervisory role and that the House have a greater say in deciding the central bank's key personnel.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
16 die of dengue fever in Palu
16 die of dengue fever in Palu PALU, Central Sulawesi: At least 16 out of 486 people who contracted dengue fever here last year died as a result of the disease, Antara reported on Monday.The head of the local health agency office, Muslimah L.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Slowdown in oil supply too late to save 1999 price
Slowdown in oil supply too late to save 1999 price LONDON (Reuters): A slowdown in oil supply growth is not coming fast enough to prevent an even deeper price crisis for oil producers this year, a Reuters poll of industry experts found on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Global currencies
Global currencies Value Net Changes 1 Day 1 Month 1999 Japanese yen 113.055 -1.900000 +1.68% +0.48% +0.48%Euro 0.8846 +0.000313 -0.04% -3.35% -3.09%Poundsterling 0.6080 -0.000981 +0.16% -0.94% -0.92%Singaporean dollar 1.6868 -0.006000 +0.36% -1.97% -2.21%Australian dollar 1.5658 -0.007143 +0.46% +4.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
North Jakarta gets new police chief
North Jakarta gets new police chief JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman installed Lt. Col. Wisjnu Amat Sastro as the new chief of North Jakarta Police Precinct on Tuesday, replacing Lt. Col. Setyanto.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 2, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 -25 110,000 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 0 103,000 Alumindo Light Metal 250 0 102,000...
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Rat catchers busy in KL airport
Rat catchers busy in KL airport KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Pest-busters have caught more than 3,000 rats at Malaysia's new international Kuala Lumpur airport since it opened in June.The national Bernama news agency quoted transport minister Ling Liong Sik as saying late on Monday that the pest problem...
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Malaysia attacks U.S. soya bean farmers
Malaysia attacks U.S. soya bean farmers KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia, the world's biggest palm oil producer, complained Tuesday that soya bean farmers in developed countries were depressing prices in the international oil and fats market.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
U.S. may lift sanctions against India: Rubin
U.S. may lift sanctions against India: Rubin WASHINGTON (Agencies): Indian moves toward signing a global nuclear test ban treaty have led the United States to consider lifting some of the sanctions imposed after New Delhi's nuclear tests in May, the State Department said on Monday.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Mother seeks help to find missing American daughter
Mother seeks help to find missing American daughter JAKARTA (JP): A 32-year-old woman visited the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute on Tuesday to request assistance in finding and getting back her four-year-old daughter, who she said was taken away by her American ex-husband.
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Tribunal told of another senior officer's involvement
Tribunal told of another senior officer's involvement JAKARTA (JP): A military tribunal trying 11 Army Special Forces (Kopassus) soldiers charged with abducting political activists in the last months of the Soeharto regime heard evidence on Tuesday of the involvement of yet another higher- ranking...
Wed, 03 Feb 1999
Crisis centers established for family planning
Crisis centers established for family planning JAKARTA (JP): The state minister of population is setting up crisis centers to monitor the family planning program throughout the country, an official said Tuesday.