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Fri, 27 Nov 1998
Briton, Filipinos injured in air crash
Briton, Filipinos injured in air crash CEBU, Philippines (AFP): A Briton and two Filipinos were injured when a light plane ditched in the sea near this central Philippine city on Thursday, an aviation official said.Jack Clout, British electronics engineering consultant for Pilipino Telephone Corp.
Fri, 27 Nov 1998
Fired workers turning to LBH for counsel
Fired workers turning to LBH for counsel JAKARTA (JP): At least 10,000 dismissed workers from Greater Jakarta visited the capital's Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) between January and Nov. 18 to ask for legal advice in disputes with their employers, a lawyer said on Thursday.
Fri, 27 Nov 1998
Foreign investment to decline by 30 percent
Foreign investment to decline by 30 percent JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investment approvals are likely to decline by about 30 percent this year to US$21.9 billion from $33.8 billion in 1997, according to a senior investment official.
Fri, 27 Nov 1998
Habibie hits damage, arson of 22 churches
Habibie hits damage, arson of 22 churches JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has condemned as "unforgivable" the burning and vandalization of 22 churches and five Protestant and Catholic schools in the capital last Sunday.
Fri, 27 Nov 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Nov. 26, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,275.00 7,475.00 7,275.00 7,550.00Austrian schilling 1 572.20 642.20 - -Australian dollar 1 4,572.50 4,832.50 4,585.00 4,935.00Belgian franc 1 191.
Fri, 27 Nov 1998
No priority for ABRI
No priority for ABRIFrom Pikiran RakyatAre Armed Forces (ABRI) members special? They are in the legislative body in great numbers without being elected. The number of seats occupied by ABRI is special compared to those given to the people's representatives.
Fri, 27 Nov 1998
Why roaming charges?
Why roaming charges? It has been confirmed that Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabotabek) are free of cellular phone roaming charges. However I have received several charges for roaming costs within the area, especially Bogor. I live in Bogor and work in Jakarta.
Fri, 27 Nov 1998
Broken fridges leave morgue at reduced capacity
Broken fridges leave morgue at reduced capacityBy Ivy Susanti JAKARTA (JP): Normally able to accommodate 28 bodies, the morgue at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, the only hospital authorized to do postmortem examinations in the capital, is currently operating at only about one third its...
Fri, 27 Nov 1998
Consequences of MNC domination
Consequences of MNC dominationBy Beni Sindhunata This is the first of two articles on foreign investment in Indonesia. JAKARTA (JP): In the past six months, widespread allegations of corrupt practices in mega-projects involving multinational companies (MNCs) and billions of U.S.
Fri, 27 Nov 1998
Senators challange Salim's
Senators challange Salim's MANILA (AP): Philippine lawmakers are attempting to prevent Indonesian Salim Group's First Pacific Co. from taking a controlling stake in the Philippines' biggest telecommunications company.
Fri, 27 Nov 1998
Team to gather data on Pinrang riots
Team to gather data on Pinrang riots JAKARTA (JP): Director General for Regional Autonomy and Public Administration Ryaas Rasyid of the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Thursday in Jakarta that he had sent a team to Pinrang, South Sulawesi to gather data regarding riots there.
Fri, 27 Nov 1998
Frenzied situation 'will not discourage investors'
Frenzied situation 'will not discourage investors' JAKARTA (JP): Most Asian and European executives consider the current frenzied situation in Indonesia as part of the transition to the creation of a real democracy and that it will therefore not discourage foreign investors.
Fri, 27 Nov 1998
Certificate for CN235-220
Certificate for CN235-220 JAKARTA (JP): State aircraft manufacturer PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) has received the airworthiness certificate from the Indonesian Military Airworthiness Authority (IMAA) for its CN235-220 military aircraft.
Fri, 27 Nov 1998
I need no ultimatum over gambling dens: Sutiyoso
I need no ultimatum over gambling dens: Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso says he deplores the remarks made by city councilors who demanded his resignation unless he closed down all gambling dens in the capital.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Mexico's Cemex prepared to buy another six percent in Semen Gresik
Mexico's Cemex prepared to buy another six percent in Semen Gresik JAKARTA (JP): Mexico's Cemex SA will buy another 6 percent stake in PT Semen Gresik through an open market beginning next week, to increase its shares in the country's largest cement producer to 20 percent.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Jamsostek offers free medical help to the poor
Jamsostek offers free medical help to the poor JAKARTA (JP): Life is hard for Syahlani. Soon after his dismissal as a driver of state-owned transportation company PT Damri in July, he opened a food stall near his house.He earns between Rp 10,000 (US$1.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Five journalists get CPJ awards
Five journalists get CPJ awards NEW YORK (AFP): Journalists from Belarus, Eritrea, Indonesia, Niger, Panama were lauded late on Tuesday by the Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) for covering the news in difficult and dangerous conditions.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
300 people protest RI church burnings
300 people protest RI church burnings MANILA (AFP): Some 300 Filipinos rallied outside the Indonesian embassy here Wednesday to protest at mob violence against Christians and the ethnic Chinese minority in Indonesia.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
No reshuffle planned, Habibie says
No reshuffle planned, Habibie says JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has assured his 34-strong cabinet there would not be any reshuffle until a new government is formed next year, Minister of Information Lt. Gen. Muhammad Yunus said on Wednesday.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Public uptight on lack of security, says sociologist
Public uptight on lack of security, says sociologist JAKARTA (JP): Widespread insecurity fears are among the factors that contributed to recent riots, sociologist Selo Soemardjan said on Wednesday. This is in addition to groups taking advantage of public distrust of the government and the military.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Fund management firms loss assets
Fund management firms loss assets JAKARTA (JP): Many major fund management companies in Indonesia suffered substantial reductions in assets under their management due to the financial crisis, a senior official at a leading fund management company said.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Soeharto's son returns to Attorney General's Office
Soeharto's son returns to Attorney General's Office JAKARTA (JP): The youngest son of former president Soeharto, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, reported to the Attorney General's Office on Wednesday for a third straight day of questioning in connection with a Rp 52.5 billion land scam.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
End the violence
End the violence Though we hate to admit it, the events of the past few months are making it more and more difficult to dispel the notion that is prevalent among a growing number of observers here, that Indonesians, as a people, are prone to violence.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Nominees for TV awards announces
Nominees for TV awards announces JAKARTA (JP): Two comedy series grabbed 12 nominations for the awards in this year's Indonesian Sinetron Festival, the highest award for TV programs.The nomination for both Mat Angin and Angkot Haji Imron II (Haj Imron's Minivan II) was announced Tuesday night and...
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Soeharto hands over foundations' money
Soeharto hands over foundations' money JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto has handed over to the government the funds from seven charity foundations he chaired, a total of about Rp 4 trillion (US$530 million), according to Minister of Information Lt. Gen. Muhammad Yunus.In a letter dated Nov.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
The chicken has been fried: Ghalib
The chicken has been fried: Ghalib JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Lt. Gen. Andi Muhammad Ghalib became the star of the cabinet meeting on Wednesday when his colleagues and even President B.J. Habibie asked him what he had done with a chicken he received from protesting students one day earlier.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
PSSI receives Rp 50m donation
PSSI receives Rp 50m donation JAKARTA (JP): The Youth and Sports Development Foundation presented on Wednesday a Rp 50 million (US$6,700) donation to the All Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI) to help it finance competitions for elementary school students.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Riot rocks Pinrang over embezzlement of public money
Riot rocks Pinrang over embezzlement of public money PINRANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Tens of thousands of angry people went on a rampage on Wednesday, burning down some government offices in protest at the local administration's handling of a scam involving two local cooperatives.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Rallies and demonstrations continue throughout the capital
Rallies and demonstrations continue throughout the capital JAKARTA (JP): Having an endless supply of energy, thousands of students and activists, including nuns and taxi drivers, continued their massive rallies on Wednesday. Across the city a wide-range of voices protested for a diversity of causes.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Different Visions, by Frans Nadjira, Charles Cham, Budhiana, Aant S. Kawisar, at Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran (Phone: 0361 701010), daily, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., until Dec. 3.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Era before Bharata Yudha
Era before Bharata YudhaFrom MerdekaThe recent happenings in this country remind me of the story of the period leading to the Bharata Yudha (war of the Bharatas). In short, there will be a struggle to enforce truth and justice.Back then there were two camps, each of which felt it was right.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Profit-taking spree pulls down local share prices 7.7 percent
Profit-taking spree pulls down local share prices 7.7 percent JAKARTA (JP): Share prices in the local stock market tumbled 7.7 percent on Wednesday as massive profit-taking hit most blue chip stocks, dealers said.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 25, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 375 -75 39,500 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 -50 653,000 Alumindo Light Metal 300 -50 175,000...
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Photo exhibition at Plaza Menteng
Photo exhibition at Plaza Menteng JAKARTA (JP): Two of the few Indonesian professional photographers, Kayus Mulia and Eky Tandyo, are displaying 44 of their works in a two-week exhibition beginning Wednesday at Cahya photo gallery in Plaza Menteng in Central Jakarta.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
End to anti-Chinese prejudice
End to anti-Chinese prejudiceBy Anom Surya Putra SURABAYA (JP): Anti-Chinese rumors circulating some time ago can be reflected upon and developed as a historical study of ideas, particularly with a view to sharing a common understanding and evaluation of the intellectual processes of the presence...
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Copper smelter to begin exporting next year
Copper smelter to begin exporting next year SYDNEY (Dow Jones): Indonesia's pioneer copper smelter, PT Smelting Copper Co., has obtained commitments to ship 30,000 metric tons of copper cathodes to buyers in Asia, an official with Mitsubishi Corp. in Tokyo told Dow Jones Newswires.Mitsubishi Corp.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Villagers attack Serpong factory
Villagers attack Serpong factory JAKARTA (JP): About 200 Suradita villagers in Serpong, Tangerang, attacked a chemical factory late Tuesday after learning that one of its employees allegedly attempted to rape a local girl on the previous day.Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Churches asked to step up security ties with locals
Churches asked to step up security ties with locals JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Social Welfare Djailani said on Wednesday he could not guarantee security for churchgoers at houses of worship damaged in unrest last Sunday, but believed their best bet was to strengthen security efforts with...
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Civil servants free to join parties
Civil servants free to join parties JAKARTA (JP): In an apparent effort to maintain the support of four million civil servants, the faction of the dominant Golkar, which has declared it will be a formal political party, insisted on Wednesday during deliberations on a political law that civil...
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Company executive caught smuggling gun
Company executive caught smuggling gun JAKARTA (JP): Customs officials at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport arrested a company executive for smuggling a gun into the country shortly after his arrival here from Singapore on Tuesday night.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Women lead rallies against violence
Women lead rallies against violence JAKARTA (JP): Birds and flowers featured in demonstrations on Wednesday as women took to the streets in several cities to mark the United Nations Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Recent travel alert worries tourism firms
Recent travel alert worries tourism firms JAKARTA (JP): Local tourism-related companies have expressed concern over travel warnings recently issued by foreign governments to their nationals considering visits to Indonesia.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Monkeys go on looting spree
Monkeys go on looting spree JAKARTA (JP): A food crisis stemming from dwindling numbers of tourists has forced monkeys in a West Java resort to go on a looting spree, a press report said Wednesday.Dozens of monkeys in the Penanjung forest reserve who normally depend upon holidaymakers for food have...
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Wiwid questioned by military personnel
Wiwid questioned by military personnel JAKARTA (JP): A student informer was questioned by military investigators on Wednesday over his claim that he was recruited by a military police officer to infiltrate the student protest movement during the Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Forex reserves drop to $14.21b
Forex reserves drop to $14.21b JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's net foreign exchange reserves dropped by US$21.3 million to $14.21 billion in the week ending Nov. 23 from $14.23 million in the previous week mainly due to repayments of the government's overseas debt.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Stone gets RI project
Stone gets RI project BOSTON (Dow Jones): Stone & Webster (SW) won a contract to design, procure and construct a cogeneration plant for Amoseas Indonesia Inc.Amoseas is the Indonesian affiliate of Chevron Corp. and Texaco Inc.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
China, RI sign barter deal to boost two-day trade
China, RI sign barter deal to boost two-day trade JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and China agreed here on Wednesday to trade some of their products through a barter deal to boost the declining bilateral trade figures.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
PGRI must retain independence, fight for members' interest: Habibie
PGRI must retain independence, fight for members' interest: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): The failure of an association of teachers to address members' interests because it has been busy serving the interests of those in power was highlighted on Wednesday in events to mark National Teachers' Day.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Accor postpone plan to build five new hotels in Indonesia
Accor postpone plan to build five new hotels in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): International hotel chain Accor Asia-Pacific Corporation has put on hold the construction of its five new hotels in Indonesia due to the economic crisis.Company Director and Group General Manager in Indonesia Marc A.
Thu, 26 Nov 1998
Mosques are not campaign arenas
Mosques are not campaign arenasFrom MerdekaThe dawn of the reform era, brought about by former president Soeharto's resignation from office, has enabled the establishment of new political parties. Many Moslem political figures have also enthusiastically established their own parties.