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Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Administration prepared for Idul Fitry exodus
Administration prepared for Idul Fitry exodus JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation Agency is organizing 13,685 personnel to ensure safe passage for Jakartans in the massive exodus to hometowns for the Idul Fitri holidays.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Succession and stability key issues for Indonesia
Succession and stability key issues for Indonesia HONG KONG (Reuters): President Soeharto's rule over Indonesia, a guarantee of stability for more than three decades, is increasingly being viewed as part of the economy's problem rather than the solution, analysts here said.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Ulemas pray for Soeharto
Ulemas pray for Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Some 200 ulemas of the influential Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) organization gathered here Saturday to pray for President Soeharto's health and reelection in March.The ulemas, among whom were heads of some of the NU's 6,000 boarding schools which teach millions of...
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
CMNP put on rating alert
CMNP put on rating alert JAKARTA (JP): The country's only rating agency, PT Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia (Pefindo), said Saturday it had put PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada's (CMNP) Rp 275 billion bonds and Rp 100 billion commercial paper on rating alert.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Alleged drug vendors arrested
Alleged drug vendors arrested JAKARTA (JP): Police have apprehended two alleged major Ecstasy dealers in separate raids in North and West Jakarta.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang yesterday that the first one, Sutsan, 29, is thought to be one of the city's main Ecstasy distributors.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Taiwan to provide $1b
Taiwan to provide $1b TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan is willing to provide US$1 billion to a proposed fund under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help countries hit by the regional financial crisis, a news report said Saturday.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Five private banks to merge
Five private banks to merge JAKARTA (JP): Five private banks are to be merged as soon as government and shareholder permission has been obtained, the president director of PT Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) announced last night.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Soeharto's reforms
Soeharto's reforms The most outstanding feature of last week's economic reform package was not the content -- however drastic or sweeping it was -- but the way it was announced. No less than President Soeharto personally signed and delivered the letter of intent to the International Monetary Fund,...
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Govt weighs options for cutting fuel subsidy
Govt weighs options for cutting fuel subsidy JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Mines and Energy has prepared several alternative schemes for President Soeharto to choose in reducing the subsidy on domestic fuel sales, its secretary- general has said.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
TV report sparks panic, hardship
TV report sparks panic, hardshipFrom RepublikaA private television station aired on Jan. 8 a scene showing customers in Jakarta jostling each other to buy canned milk powder. The store owner was forced to limit purchases to three cans of milk powder per customer.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Turkey's Islamists fall to army-led campaign
Turkey's Islamists fall to army-led campaignBy Jonathan Lyons ISTANBUL (Reuters): A Turkish court decision last Friday to outlaw the Welfare Party marks the final blow in a year-long battle led by the country's fiercely secularist generals to crush the forces of political Islam.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Turkey's Demirel defends closure of Welfare party
Turkey's Demirel defends closure of Welfare party ANKARA (Reuters): Turkey's president has defended the closure of the Islam-based Welfare party as a regrettable necessity, and the prosecutor in the case says he is ready to do the same to any other party that violates the secular code.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Reform may discourage newcomers in car industry
Reform may discourage newcomers in car industry JAKARTA (JP): The government's plan to remove tax incentives for locally made cars as part of its economic reform will discourage newcomers in the country's automotive industry, a car analyst has said.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Indonesia must heed global market wishes, says Emil
Indonesia must heed global market wishes, says Emil JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has to keep up with what the global market expects from the country if it wants to get global investors' support for its economic reforms, a senior economist and former cabinet minister has said.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
RI needs deposit insurance system
RI needs deposit insurance systemBy Sumitro The government has pledged not to liquidate any more banks and when announcing the new economic measure last Thursday President Soeharto said that the government will set up a deposit insurance scheme if necessary.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Mystery boats fish in Sulawesi
Mystery boats fish in Sulawesi KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Local fishermen have complained that large, illegal trawling nets are being used by many "mysterious" fishing boats in the province's waters, Antara reported Friday.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
New Pentium MMX processors and economic printing mode
New Pentium MMX processors and economic printing modeBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Unwittingly, I left you with yet another puzzle last week. A friend from Surabaya, Doug Boyne, faxed me and reminded me that I had inadvertently failed to explain how I got the memory address 000CC000-000CCIFF that...
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
JSX stock trading may keep lethargic
JSX stock trading may keep lethargic JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) is expected to stay in a slumber this week as investors continue to take a wait-and-see attitude.Securities dealers and analysts said most investors were still awaiting implementation of the bold reforms...
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Police officers to learn in Berlin
Police officers to learn in Berlin JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is to send 10 middle-ranking police officers on a detective and riot-control course held by the Germany police in Berlin later this year.National Police spokesman Brig. Gen.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Reform measures need to address main problem
Reform measures need to address main problem The government last Thursday announced its second massive reform measures recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Subroto, a former minister of mines and energy and former secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting...
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Workers' wage payments 'need supervision'
Workers' wage payments 'need supervision' JAKARTA (JP): City councilors have urged the municipality to prevent chaos by tightly controlling and supervising wage payments to laborers involved in the city's labor-intensive program.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Now is not the time for political reform, says Sarwono
Now is not the time for political reform, says Sarwono BANDUNG (JP): Calls for political reform, coming as they are in the middle of Indonesia's struggle to restore the nation's economic life, are inappropriate, an official says.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
IPTN will survive state funding cuts
IPTN will survive state funding cuts JAKARTA (JP): State aircraft manufacturer PT IPTN says it will survive a government decision to cut its funding as part of an economic reform package.PT IPTN President B.J.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
RP officials counting on Marcos' money
RP officials counting on Marcos' money MANILA (Agencies): Philippine officials are pinning their hopes of boosting the budget and the embattled peso on income linked to millions of ill-gotten dollars of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, sources here said yesterday.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
People snap up cloth for Idul Fitri
People snap up cloth for Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): In the midst of the country's economic woes due to the weakened local currency, many Jakartans were still flocking to stores over the weekend to buy up new cloth for Idul Fitri which is two weeks away.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Government urged to rescue ailing property sector
Government urged to rescue ailing property sector JAKARTA (JP): The government must take concrete action to restore the country's ailing property sector, an analyst has said.Panangian Simanungkalit, chairman of the Center for Indonesian Property Studies, said Saturday the government should, for...
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Expert wants environment atop development agenda
Expert wants environment atop development agendaBy Joko Sarwono BOGOR, West Java (JP): "Get rich dirty, clean up later" was a development paradigm once employed by the United States, some European countries and Japan.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
U.S. trade, investment mission comes to Jakarta
U.S. trade, investment mission comes to Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): A delegation of American companies arrived here yesterday for a three-day mission to help build confidence in Indonesia's battered economy.The mission, organized by the U.S.
Mon, 19 Jan 1998
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaMondayMaghrib 6:18 p.m.TuesdayImsak 4:20 a.m.Subuh 4:30 a.m.
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
For Balinese, the gift really is in the giving
For Balinese, the gift really is in the givingBy Garret Kam BALI (JP): Offerings are perhaps Bali's most important form of art, even more so than the paintings and sculptures for which the island is famous.The reason is simple. Offerings, banten in Balinese, lie at the heart of the Hindu religion.
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
RI, Malaysia agree on dollar-less trade
RI, Malaysia agree on dollar-less trade JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and President Soeharto agreed yesterday to boost bilateral trade but without using hard currencies so as to preserve their foreign exchange reserves.
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Volleyball body plans congress
Volleyball body plans congress JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Volleyball Association will hold its annual national congress here in April, Sutardiono, the association's deputy, said Friday."The officials have yet to set the date.
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Why people take dietary supplements
Why people take dietary supplements JAKARTA (JP): We all know what it takes to keep in tip-top physical shape.Eat healthful foods, get plenty of sleep and maintain a regular exercise routine.For some of us, this standard fitness equation has expanded to include regular doses of dietary supplements.
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Human failings
Human failings One sultry hot afternoon, Mrs. Amin (not her real name) was dozing off, perhaps because the oppressive weather of Jakarta had made her sleepy.Suddenly, the telephone rang. With a yawn to suppress her drowsiness, she took the telephone receiver and said in a sleepy voice: "Hello".
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. TVRI News 6:25 Morning News 6:45 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:15 Healthy and Fit 7:30 Children's Program: Arena Kami 8:00 Brudy and Family 8:30 Cartoon Film 9:00 People and Event 9:30 Cooking Program: Indonesian Food 10:00 TVRI News 10:30 Music: Album Minggu 11:30...
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Dietary supplements sell with promises of good health
Dietary supplements sell with promises of good healthBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): It could be called the shortcut to better health for those loathe to make hard sacrifices.The "Back to Nature" movement, which reached Indonesia from Europe and the United States in the 1980s, preaches a...
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Will APEC honor pledge on development?
Will APEC honor pledge on development?By Xavier Furtado APEC, associated mainly with trade and economic liberalization and development cooperation, is also interested in sustainable development. SINGAPORE: The much-touted "East Asian miracle" has exacted a high price.
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Alicia Silverstone clueless in 'Excess Baggage'
Alicia Silverstone clueless in 'Excess Baggage'By Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Thank God for little girls. Or so Hollywood thinks.Every year, a new roster of rosy-cheeked nymphets slither their way into Tinseltown's floodlights, squeezing sighs out of slick studio execs lounging in their casting...
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaSundayMaghrib 6:18 p.m.MondayImsak 4:19 a.m.Subuh 4:29 a.m.
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Sex workers turn a naked lens on their lives
Sex workers turn a naked lens on their livesMenghadang Mentari pun tak Peduli: Cerita tentang perasaan- perasaan oleh Pekerja Seks Komersial (They Do Not Even Care to Face the Sun: A Story About Feelings of Commercial Sex Workers) A photo sketch by Bandungwangi Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, 1997...
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Thai hotels want payment in dollars
Thai hotels want payment in dollars BANGKOK (AFP): The Thai Hotels Association (THA) has appealed to the government following threats by tour operators to blacklist hotels which quote dollar rates for rooms, a report said yesterday.
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Swimmer Elsa back home to be coached by father
Swimmer Elsa back home to be coached by father JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian national women team's leading swimmer Elsa Manora Nasution is expected to return home today from the United States, where she had been practicing for the last three years.
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
How ASEAN should attract investment
How ASEAN should attract investment The Chinese challenge to ASEAN in the area of foreign direct investments will intensify, not weaken, says Susumu Awanohara. SINGAPORE: Some officials and businessmen in South-east Asia seem to be clinging to the hope that ASEAN would attract more foreign direct...
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Christensen wins dream match against Arbi
Christensen wins dream match against Arbi TOKYO (AFP): Peter Gade Christensen emerged victorious in his "dream" match against Indonesian star Hariyanto Arbi yesterday to secure a final berth at the Yonex Japan Open badminton tournament.
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Senior expert frowns on dietary supplements
Senior expert frowns on dietary supplementsBy Aloysius Unditu JAKARTA (JP): Dietary supplements are very popular with Indonesians who can afford to buy what they believe will help them stay young to better enjoy their worldly goods.
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Former lieutenant shapes an army of clay 'wayang' figurines
Former lieutenant shapes an army of clay 'wayang' figurinesBy Ahmad Solikhan SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Under the glare of the sun, miniature terra-cotta figurines, each representing a character from the wayang tradition, stand at attention in the front yard of a house on Jl.
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Penny-pinching measures
Penny-pinching measures MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday ordered government agencies to implement various cost-cutting measures in a bid to cope with the regional economic crisis.
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
The full dish on food supplements
The full dish on food supplements They cost a pretty penny and their inflated claims may be dubious, but dietary supplements have still scored a hit with well-heeled consumers. Or rather they had -- local agents grumble that the monetary crisis has taken a big bite out of business.
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Humor is at the heart of Joger's handicraft success
Humor is at the heart of Joger's handicraft successBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, Bali (JP): "Buying or not buying, still thank you!" This is one of the colorful mottoes of Joseph Theodorus W., better known as Pak Joger, director of Joger Handicraft Center in Kuta.
Sun, 18 Jan 1998
Local dubbing agencies find talk in English is not cheap
Local dubbing agencies find talk in English is not cheapBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): In a dingy box of a dubbing studio, a young woman drums her fingers on a tattered seat.With headphones over ears and a bad translation of a Hindi movie script in hand, Siska gives voice in...