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Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Angry guards wreck cafes they once protected
Angry guards wreck cafes they once protected JAKARTA (JP): Twenty men hired to guard 170 street cafes in the National Monument (Monas) Park, Central Jakarta, looted and damaged the properties under their care after they were not given an Idul Fitri bonus, an officer said on Friday.Maj.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Rights observers appointed to Aceh
Rights observers appointed to Aceh JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has appointed two liaison officers in Aceh to help record violations of human rights in the oil-rich province.The officers are Dahlan M.H.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
La Nina, poor use of land complicate flood problems
La Nina, poor use of land complicate flood problemsBy M.M.I Ahyani BANDUNG (JP): Many regions in Indonesia, especially its urban centers, are suffering from the -- somewhat ironic -- problem of floods during the rainy season and a constant shortage of clean water.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Student's lawsuit against city police rejected
Student's lawsuit against city police rejected JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court rejected on Friday a lawsuit filed by Indonesian Christian University student Edward Taurus Karo-karo against the city police for wrongful arrest.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Perumka blames delays on unfair bulk buys
Perumka blames delays on unfair bulk buys JAKARTA (JP): State railroad company Perumka, battered by complaints over its ticket sales system, has countered that government and private institutions upset its operations by demanding the privilege of bulk orders of executive class tickets.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Death toll hits 45 in Maluku rioting
Death toll hits 45 in Maluku rioting JAKARTA (JP): Tension continued to grip residents of Maluku on Friday as the death toll from the three days of communal clashes there rose to 45, up significantly from the previous day's figure of 24, local police said.Maluku Police chief Col.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Half of RI's WB projects at risk
Half of RI's WB projects at risk WASHINGTON (Agencies): More than half of the World Bank's ongoing portfolio of projects in Indonesia were at risk of failure, the bank said in a report Thursday."They have not failed; they are at risk, which means we have to concentrate on finding out how to salvage...
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Durian plantation
Durian plantation If I write about a coffee, tea or cashew plantation, the reader of this letter would think it nothing new, but if I write about a durian plantation then it is really something.An affluent conglomerate led by Mr. Hartawan (not his real name), prefers to keep a low profile.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Survey on election
Survey on election Confusion about democratic Survey area prospects in Indonesia Jkt Yogya Sby Dps Medan Total -------------------------------------------------------------------- The current government system is confusing 47.6 69.6 42.9 6.7 41.7 50.0 The political power map is not clear yet 50.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Jan. 23, 1999
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Jan. 23, 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.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Floods hit villages in Riau
Floods hit villages in Riau PEKANBARU, Riau: A number of villages here and in Kampar district have been inundated following incessant rains over the past several days, Antara reported on Friday.The flooded villages include Meranti Pandak, Rumbai, and Teratak Buluh, where water reached up to almost...
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Forestry minister seeks to recover diverted funds
Forestry minister seeks to recover diverted funds JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution said on Friday that he would do his best to recover all the Rp 23 billion (US$2.8 million) reforestation funds used to buy shares of the now disbanded PT Dua Satu Tiga Puluh (DSTP)...
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Ex-governor robbed of his belongings
Ex-governor robbed of his belongings JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police detectives on Friday were still tracing the whereabouts of four thieves who stole cash and jewelry worth Rp 300 million from the house of the former governor of West Kalimantan, Sudjiman.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Hope for change lies with students not politicians
Hope for change lies with students not politicians More than 130 new political parties have sprouted up since May of last year when the reformation era was ushered in, but will the people entrust these parties with their hopes for democracy? According to the latest poll jointly conducted by The...
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
From bad to worse?
From bad to worse? Doomsayers are having a field day in Indonesia at the moment: hardly a day goes by without an outburst of violence, big or small, disrupting the traditional composure that has for generations been one of the hallmarks of Indonesian society.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
In favor of dialog
In favor of dialog There is ample reason to fear that street demonstrations will once again break out in the coming days. Police are reported to have already registered a long list of groups planning to stage such actions beginning next week.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Irianese want more than pledge of dialog
Irianese want more than pledge of dialog JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Leading Irianese demanded on Friday an official explanation about the government's reported plan to hold a dialog with local community leaders, which would be aimed at defusing tension over demands for greater autonomy in the...
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Dead man's body identified
Dead man's body identified JAKARTA (JP): A tatoo helped family members identify the mutilated body of a man found on Wednesday in the Ciputat Baru housing complex in Tangerang.The man was identified as Endang Kusnadi, 34, a resident of Jl. Parkit in Kampung Sawah, Ciputat.
Sat, 23 Jan 1999
Delay elections, say Dayak people
Delay elections, say Dayak people PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: Dayak tribal chiefs across the province have requested that the elections of a new governor for 1999-2004 be postponed until after the general election in June and the installment of a new legislative council, Antara said.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Bandung BI fire being investigated
Bandung BI fire being investigated BANDUNG: Police are waiting for the forensic laboratory results in the investigation into last week's fire at Bank Indonesia on Jl. Braga, Antara reported Thursday.In the incident, a security guard named Wira sustained injuries to his back.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Bogus book offer
Bogus book offerFrom Media IndonesiaIn connection with the circulation of a letter on People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) letterhead, numbered 179/MPR-RI/99 and bearing the signature of MPR vice chairman Hari Sabarno, which offers a compilation of MPR decrees in book form, we consider it necessary...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Seven drowned, three missing after boat sinks
Seven drowned, three missing after boat sinks PEKALONGAN, Central Java (JP): A holiday trip ended in disaster on Wednesday when seven people drowned and three went missing after a boat carrying Idul Fitri revelers sank in the waters off Pekalongan, Central Java.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Soeharto unmoved by protesting farmers
Soeharto unmoved by protesting farmers JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto on Thursday refused to meet with about 100 Kedungombo farmers who marched to his mansion in Kalitan, Surakarta, Central Java.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
East Nusa Tenggara prone to unrest
East Nusa Tenggara prone to unrest MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: East Nusa Tenggara Governor Piter Alexander Tallo recently said the province was very susceptible to social unrest and violence as about 85 percent of the its 3.4 million population still live below the poverty line.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
RI biggest recipient of food aid in 1998
RI biggest recipient of food aid in 1998 JAKARTA (JP): The economic crisis plaguing Indonesia since early July 1997 forced the country to become the world's biggest recipient of food aid in 1998, according to State Minister of Food Affairs and Horticulture A.M. Saefuddin.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
TV Program: Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
TV Program: Friday, Jan. 22, 1999TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:00 Morning News 6:45 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Children's Program: Lagu Anak Nusantara 7:30 TV Series 8:00 Music: Dendang Pagi 9:00 Music: Hiburan Keluarga 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Baramuli prefers legal settlement to dispute
Baramuli prefers legal settlement to dispute JAKARTA (JP): A.A. Baramuli, chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council, has said he will not agree to an out-of-court settlement to his dispute with government critics Ali Sadikin and Kemal Idris.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Citra Marga gets grace
Citra Marga gets grace SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada, an Indonesian toll road company controlled by a daughter of former President Soeharto, said its creditors gave it a three-month extension on the repayment of US$123 million in principal on its floating rate notes.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Singapore rice distributed to needy
Singapore rice distributed to needy SURABAYA: Almost all of the 500 metric tons of rice aid from Singapore to the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization has been distributed to the needy in East Java, Antara said on Thursday.H.M. Bz.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Malaysia's forex reserves up
Malaysia's forex reserves up KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's foreign reserves rose 4.8 percent to 104.165 billion ringgit (US$27.4 billion) at mid- January from 99.438 billion ringgit at end-December, the central bank said Thursday.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
PAL appoints new CEO
PAL appoints new CEO MANILA (Reuters): Chairman Lucio Tan relinquished management control of Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL) on Thursday as the embattled carrier revamped its top hierarchy in an effort to stay in the air, officials said.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Feast, not famine, for Ragunan Zoo residents in the crisis
Feast, not famine, for Ragunan Zoo residents in the crisisBy Juliane Gunardono JAKARTA (JP): Going to the zoo during the economic crisis might be the time to play out that hidden thrill of coming face- to-face with a hungry tiger, who is safely behind bars.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Authorities to remove political banners from major streets
Authorities to remove political banners from major streets JAKARTA (JP): City authorities will remove banners placed by political parties along major streets because the areas are officially off-limits to the displays, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Philippine bus crash kills 21
Philippine bus crash kills 21 MANILA (Reuters): A bus fell into a 40-foot ravine in the mountainous province of Benguet north of Manila, killing 21 people and injuring 32, police said on Thursday.More than 55 passengers were on the bus travelling on Wednesday from San Fernando la Union town to...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Probe into SilkAir crash to continnue
Probe into SilkAir crash to continnue SINGAPORE (AFP): An investigation into the crash of a Singapore plane that killed all 104 on board in Indonesia more than a year ago will continue throughout 1999, Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan said Wednesday.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Indonesiann sailors suspected of piracy
Indonesiann sailors suspected of piracy INCHON, South Korea (Antara): Fifteen Indonesian crewmen are now being held in China for their suspected involvement in a case of piracy involving the Tenyu, a Panamanian registered freighter that was illegally renamed the SANEI-1, South Korean maritime...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
RP wants 100% FDI in retail
RP wants 100% FDI in retail MANILA (AFP): The Philippine trade department is pushing to allow foreigners to own up to 100 percent equity in the retail industry as part of liberalization moves to boost the sector, Trade Secretary Jose Pardo said Thursday.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Ethnic Chinese
Ethnic Chinese The feature article titled Poor Chinese, natives live in harmony in Jembatan Lima (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 3, 1999) is both interesting and touching. In small towns and rural areas across the country, the relationship between Chinese-Indonesians and indigenous Indonesians is, in fact,...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Banking on justice
Banking on justice Although almost all agree that setting right the crippled banking industry is crucial to lead the economy out of its crisis, the government's bank recapitalization scheme is facing stiff opposition from most analysts and the House of Representatives.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Man stabbed after stopping dispute
Man stabbed after stopping dispute JAKARTA (JP): A 72-year-old man was stabbed to death on Thursday morning by a man believed to have been involved in an earlier dispute with another resident.According to his relatives, Hammim was killed at his home at the Sawah Lama village in Ciputat, Tangerang,...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Jan. 21, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,525.00 8,675.00 8,525.00 8,725.00 Australian dollar 1 5,360.35 5,594.35 5,350.00 5,650.00 Belgian franc 1 244.20 249.79 - - Brunei dollar 1 - - 4,970.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Violence can flare up where it's least expected
Violence can flare up where it's least expected JAKARTA (JP): The threat of outbreaks of violence and public unrest now hang over the entire archipelago, according to a noted observer."Anywhere could be affected," said Loekman Soetrisno, a professor of sociology at Gadjah Mada University in...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
No religious bias in Pakistan
No religious bias in Pakistan Kindly refer to news item Christians in Asia face mounting persecution (Jan. 18, 1999).The article inter alia said that Christians complain of discrimination in Pakistan, where the prime minister has sought to make Islamic laws.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Train ticket sales hit Rp 15b mark
Train ticket sales hit Rp 15b mark JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta office of state railway company Perumka has managed to earn a total of Rp 15.08 billion (US$1.73 million) in ticket sales from Jan. 9 to Jan. 20, a company spokesman said Thursday.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Australian navy saves RI crew
Australian navy saves RI crew MERAUKE, Irian Jaya: An Australian navy search and rescue team rescued seven crew members of an Indonesian ship, KM Darindo, which sank in Australian waters last week.A navy spokesman in Merauke said on Sunday that the ship was on the way from Merauke to Daru, in Papua...
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Five more killed in murder spree in Jember, NU reveals
Five more killed in murder spree in Jember, NU reveals JAKARTA (JP): The largest Muslim organization Nadhlatul Ulama has revealed that five more people accused of being practitioners of black magic were murdered over the past two weeks in Jember, East Java."It is so sad that .. .
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Police 'not told of any street rallies'
Police 'not told of any street rallies' JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen. Roesmanhadi said on Thursday that police had not been informed of any street rallies planned for the days immediately following the Idul Fitri holiday.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Government urged to prevent violence
Government urged to prevent violence JAKARTA (JP): Observers are sounding alarms over the spate of violent unrest which has occurred across the country over the past few months and demanding the government take concrete measures to prevent further flare-ups.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
BI's net forex reserves rise to US$14.3 billion
BI's net forex reserves rise to US$14.3 billion JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) announced on Thursday its net foreign exchange reserves rose by US$358.3 million to $14.32 billion on Jan. 15 from the previous week's level of $13.96 billion.Its gross foreign assets also rose by $352.
Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Gang forces families to flee
Gang forces families to flee CIREBON, West Java: Around 100 families from the village of Luwunggeusik in Indramayu have been sheltering in their relatives' homes since a gang of hoodlums attacked their village last Tuesday.Antara reported on Thursday that the gang came from the village of Srengseng.