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Mon, 25 Jan 1999
Revised table
Revised table Three of the tables which appeared on this page in Saturday's paper were inadvertently mixed up. The following is the correction: Pessimism about democratic prospects in Indonesia Jkt Yogya Sby Dps Medan Total ---------------------------------------------------------------- There is...
Mon, 25 Jan 1999
76 houses gutted in Tambora
76 houses gutted in Tambora JAKARTA (JP): At least 76 houses in Jembatan Lima subdistrict in Tambora, West Jakarta, were gutted by fire on Friday, leaving about 200 people homeless.The fire, believed to be caused by an electrical short circuit, started at 6:30 a.m. in a house owned by Nursiah.
Mon, 25 Jan 1999
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Jan. 25, 1999
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Jan. 25, 1999Exhibitions* Photo Exhibition: World Press Photo Exhibition: Erasmus Huis, Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav.S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 525 2321), Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 a.m., Jan. 27 - Feb.11.
Mon, 25 Jan 1999
Suspect caught in cafe looting spree
Suspect caught in cafe looting spree JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police on Sunday arrested a man accused of involvement in the looting and vandalism of 170 street cafes in National Monument (Monas) Park, an officer said.Chief of detectives Maj.
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
Tiga Rupa expo promotes leading young artists
Tiga Rupa expo promotes leading young artistsBy Amir Sidharta LEGIAN, Bali (JP): Unlike the typical "hotel art exhibition" you can see in Jakarta, often featuring idyllic images that can easily be appreciated by most hotel guests, the Tiga Rupa art exhibition at the Hotel Padma here features art...
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
Turtledove breeders singing a happy tune
Turtledove breeders singing a happy tuneBy Asip Agus Hasani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Turtle dove breeders in this ancient town whistle happy tunes now as the economic crisis has thrust other businesses into the jaws of bankruptcy.
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
Civil servants air their thoughts on politics
Civil servants air their thoughts on politics JAKARTA (JP): The people's long-time demand for civil servants to keep their distance from political organizations gained a new momentum with the fall of the New Order in May last year.
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
Slamet Rahardjo still full of life at 50
Slamet Rahardjo still full of life at 50By Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): For many people, turning 50 is like beginning a new chapter in life -- a time to reflect on the past and think of what still lies ahead.
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
U.S urges caution on RI
U.S urges caution on RI WASHINGTON (AFP): Warning that political unrest could strike Indonesia this year, the U.S. State Department on Friday urged U.S. nationals to 'consider carefully' whether to travel there.
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
Titi DJ goes it alone in juggling family and music
Titi DJ goes it alone in juggling family and musicBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): Her friends know her as the easygoing Titi DJ, chipper and taking life light. The public knows her as a singer, a popular emcee, talented actress and sometime comedian.But she identifies her first love as singing.
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
Civil servants seek neutrality
Civil servants seek neutrality Despite the House of Representatives' compromise, the prolonged polemic on where civil servants' political loyalty should go to will likely continue. The Jakarta Post's Aan Suryana, Edith Hartanto, Dwi Atmanta, Ridwan Max Sijabat, Riyadi, Yogita Tahil Ramani and...
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Sari Berita Sepekan 7:00 Morning Focus 7:15 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:30 Children's Program: Arena 123 8:00 Children's Program: Kumbang and Family 8:30 Children's Program: Nuansa Anak 9:30 Creative Program: Widya Wahana 10:00 Family's...
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
Civil servants continue as centerpiece of next polls
Civil servants continue as centerpiece of next polls JAKARTA (JP): Needless to say, Golkar's never-say-die efforts to keep the civil servants corps under its full control during the deliberation of a new elections bill now underway mirrors its great dependence on the government workers.
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
Korpri independency vital for honest and fair elections
Korpri independency vital for honest and fair electionsBy Edith Hartanto and Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): Feisal Tamin came under the spotlight recently when he made a threat to turn the five-million-strong Indonesian Civil Servant Corps (Korpri) he chairs into a political party.
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
SilkAir raises offer to families of crash victims
SilkAir raises offer to families of crash victims SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore's SilkAir has nearly doubled its compensation offer for relatives of the 104 victims killed in the country's worst-ever air disaster after the original amount was criticized by bereaved family members.
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
Understanding the simple success of Supardi
Understanding the simple success of SupardiBy Bernardus Djonoputro JAKARTA (JP): In the post "Asian miracle" era we live in, there is a rather simple man whom the people around the tennis court where he works affectionately call "Unyil", from the popular puppet show that appeared on TVRI on Sundays...
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
Death toll increases to 52 in Maluku communal rioting
Death toll increases to 52 in Maluku communal rioting JAKARTA (JP): Fears of renewed violence hang over the Maluku capital of Ambon as the estimated death toll from religious clashes there has risen to 52.
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto E: ExhibitionCindelaras Panca ManunggalETHNIC FURNITURE: Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Marzuki Usman (third left) has a close look at ethnic furniture on exhibit in Yogyakarta. Marzuki opened the Ethnic Furniture, Gifts and Craft '99 held by PT Cindelaras Panca Manunggal at...
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
Spirituality gives meaning to Yanuar's works
Spirituality gives meaning to Yanuar's worksBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Following a series of successful exhibitions, artist Yanuar Ernawati is holding an exhibition at Chedi Gallery here.The 40-year-old painter from Padang, West Sumatra, is exhibiting 24 of her artworks at Chedi Gallery...
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
No to Islamic state
No to Islamic state Aged 63, I am a retired official of the Ministry of Finance. I have kept up with the historic journey of the Indonesian nation from the Dutch colonial era until now. I have experienced the ups and downs of the struggle waged by this nation.
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
Number of people traveling during Idul Fitri falls by 14%
Number of people traveling during Idul Fitri falls by 14% JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Communications Giri Suseno said on Saturday that the number of people traveling during this year's Idul Fitri holiday fell by 14 percent from 9.7 million last year to 8.4 million.
Sun, 24 Jan 1999
All we need is a good sense of humor
All we need is a good sense of humor JAKARTA (JP): "I have a great idea," shouted Biran, a friend who has diabetes. His has already lost one of his legs to the disease. "When I die I want to preserve my body and display it at the Senayan traffic circle, so that everybody that passes is reminded of...
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Rational approach necessary
Rational approach necessary While soothsayers and fortune-tellers are popular in Indonesia, perhaps a rational approach to predicting the future would benefit this country more. For example, the retaliatory atrocities committed in Aceh recently surely were wholly predictable given the extent of the...
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Caltex 'made dubious $190m business deal'
Caltex 'made dubious $190m business deal'By Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia oil company has awarded a US$190 million cogeneration plant project to a company linked with Faisal Abda'oe, former president of state oil and gas company Pertamina, without competitive bidding,...
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Protest against alcohol in Timika
Protest against alcohol in Timika TIMIKA, Irian Jaya: More than 1,000 mothers and children on Friday protested in Indonesia's easternmost province of Irian Jaya against the use of alcohol, residents said.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
RP rapist set to be executed on Feb. 5
RP rapist set to be executed on Feb. 5 MANILA (AFP): Convicted child rapist Leo Echegaray will be executed on Feb. 5, the first in the Philippines in 23 years, Justice Secretary Serafin Cuevas said on Friday.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Asian air transport to grow
Asian air transport to grow JAKARTA (JP): Rolls Royce plc, a giant manufacturer of airplane engines, has said it expects the Asia-Pacific region to become the world's largest air transport market within the next two decades.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Nation in transition poised for elections
Nation in transition poised for elections JAKARTA (JP): The following are the results of a survey on what the people think of the upcoming election, the story of which appears on Page 1.POLL FINDINGS Attitude toward the holding of Survey area the 1999 general election Jkt Yogya Sby Dps Medan Total...
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Salinas found guilty of murder
Salinas found guilty of murder TOLUCA, Mexico (Reuters): The brother of former Mexican president Carlos Salinas was convicted of murder and sentenced to 50 years in prison on Thursday in a dramatic finale to Mexico's most celebrated trial in recent history.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Govt, House to drop civil servants issue
Govt, House to drop civil servants issue JAKARTA (JP): The government and senior legislators emerged from a high-level meeting on Friday saying that they had agreed to drop the contentious issue of civil servants' political rights from bills currently being deliberated by the House of...
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Entering the multiparty system
Entering the multiparty systemBy Mulyana W. Kusumah JAKARTA (JP): Amid the protracted debate on political bills in the House of People's Representatives and the anticipated wide range of legal and political restrictions for the multi-party system, political parties have sprouted like mushrooms.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Remains of U.S. soldiers returned
Remains of U.S. soldiers returned JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The chief of staff of the Trikora Regional Military Command, Brig. Gen. Idris Gassing, handed over to U.S. authorities the remains of eight American airmen killed in what was then Dutch New Guinea during World War II.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Govt to lower CPO export tax to 40%
Govt to lower CPO export tax to 40% JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan reaffirmed on Friday his earlier promise that the export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) would be cut from the current 60 percent to as low as 40 percent.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
SE Sulawesi to recruit 11,000 civilian militia
SE Sulawesi to recruit 11,000 civilian militia JAKARTA (JP): Southeast Sulawesi's provincial government is planning to recruit 11,661 trained civilian militiamen to help oversee the June 7 general election in the province.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Rupiah sinks further over riots; baht, peso also lose value
Rupiah sinks further over riots; baht, peso also lose value JAKARTA (JP): The country's beleaguered rupiah fell again on Friday hitting an intraday low of 9,050 against the U.S. dollar as continued riots weighed down the currency.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
PWRI's stance on political bill
PWRI's stance on political billFrom Media IndonesiaIn connection with the ongoing deliberations of the political bills in the House of People's Representatives (DPR), the Central Board of the Association of Civil Service Pensioners of the Republic of Indonesia (PWRI), whose membership comprises...
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Jan. 22, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,750.00 8,900.00 8,750.00 8,950.00 Australian dollar 1 5,503.05 5,737.00 5,490.00 5,790.00 Austrian schilling 1 737.26 753.21 - - Belgian franc 1 251.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Influx begins in earnest as crowds return to Jakarta
Influx begins in earnest as crowds return to Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The capital has begun to groan under a massive influx of people returning to the city after celebrating the Muslim Idul Fitri holiday with relatives at home in Java and Sumatra.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
TV Today: Saturday, Jan. 23, l999
TV Today: Saturday, Jan. 23, l999TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:00 Morning News 7:00 Children's Program: Lagu Anak Nusantara 7:30 TV Series 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 TV Drama: Diantara Dua Sisi 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Thai firm to export RI coal
Thai firm to export RI coal BANGKOK (AP): Thai power and mining company Banpu PCL says its new coal mining business in Indonesia is on schedule to put out 500,000 tons of coal this fiscal year to export around Asia.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Habibie appeals for clam over sensitive issues
Habibie appeals for clam over sensitive issues JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie urged the nation on Friday not to be easily provoked by rumors that manipulate polarizing issues such as religious and ethnic group differences and inter-group relations.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Moerdani joins Soeharto in visit to Tien's grave
Moerdani joins Soeharto in visit to Tien's grave JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto and his 150-strong entourage, including former Armed Forces (ABRI) commander Gen. (ret) L.B. Moerdani, visited the grave of his late wife Tien in Giribangun, Surakarta, on Friday.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
City Hall workers ignore Sutiyoso warning
City Hall workers ignore Sutiyoso warning JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of city administration employees paid no heed on Friday to Governor Sutiyoso's warning of punishment for those failing to show up for work after the Idul Fitri holiday.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
BI hopeful interest rate to fall below 30% soon
BI hopeful interest rate to fall below 30% soon JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia director Miranda Goeltom expressed optimism on Friday that domestic interest rates could fall to below 30 percent before the end of March as long as uncertainties in the political situation and the bank recapitalization...
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Asia counts social cost of economic crisis
Asia counts social cost of economic crisis BANGKOK (Reuters): Officials from Asian countries and multilateral agencies have concluded that Asia's 18-month economic crisis had taken heavy social and human tolls in the area.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Holiday Inn has new suites
Holiday Inn has new suites JAKARTA (JP): Holiday Inn Resort Hotel Lombok announced on Friday the completion of 30 two-bedroom Mangsit suites, with four-star hotel standards for visitors.General Manager Helen Jacobe said that each two-bedroom apartment had king and twin-beds with ensuite bathrooms,...
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Idul Fitri a real boom time for the fireworks business
Idul Fitri a real boom time for the fireworks businessBy Juliane Gunardono JAKARTA (JP): In the nights before Idul Fitri it was not only the morning prayers and predawn meals that kept Adi awake. It was also the fireworks.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Aussie consul may be expelled
Aussie consul may be expelled KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Australian Honorary Consul for East Nusa Tenggara Donald Eric van Cooten is likely to be expelled from the province as the provincial Ministry of Manpower has refused to issue a letter of recommendation for the extension of his visa...
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Cinangka villagers questioned over vandalism
Cinangka villagers questioned over vandalism JAKARTA (JP): Bogor police officers on Friday were still questioning dozens of Cinangka villagers following the destruction of the office of the local Ciampea subdistrict chief on the previous day.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
KL slams S'pore as opposition warns of new rift
KL slams S'pore as opposition warns of new rift KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A top official from Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's ruling party blasted Singapore on Friday for allegedly failing to appreciate Malaysia's goodwill towards the neighboring republic.