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Mon, 05 Jan 1998
'Ojek' driver severely wounded
'Ojek' driver severely wounded JAKARTA (JP): An ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver was badly injured on Friday when he tried, with the help of residents from East Depok, to stop four men from stealing his motorcycle.
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
Criminologists divided over student brawls
Criminologists divided over student brawls JAKARTA (JP): Two criminologists have voiced contradictory opinions on the trend of student brawls, with one saying the number would rise, while the other said it would decline.
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
Feedmeal producers ready to help farms
Feedmeal producers ready to help farms JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Feedmeal Producers (GPMT) will supply 750,000 tons of fodder to struggling small and medium poultry farms, a senior official of the Ministry of Agriculture said recently.
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 Cartoon Film: The Big Valley 3:10 TV Drama: Saat-Saat Bersama 3:35 Religious Teachings: Hindu 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Inovatif 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:25 Variety Show 5:30 TV Drama: Penyesalan 6:00 News: Lintasan...
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
Speculators turn their sights on Europe
Speculators turn their sights on EuropeBy Mark Milner LONDON: Asia's central bankers must be getting fed up with finding their currencies in the speculators' sights. Last Friday, the Malaysian ringgit, the Philippine peso and the Indonesian rupiah were all on the skids again. Not to worry.
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
Traffic accidents claim 200 lives
Traffic accidents claim 200 lives KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: At least 200 people died in 353 traffic accidents last year in the province, police have said.Chief of the provincial police, Col. Sawal Hariadi, said over the weekend that negligence was the major reason for many of the accidents, which...
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
Sumatran tiger caught in a trap
Sumatran tiger caught in a trap BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A wild Sumatran tiger caught in a trap in a protected forest area in West Lampung should be returned to its habitat and not sent to the Indonesian Safari Park, local police said.
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
'CNN' defends gasses story
'CNN' defends gasses story We refer to Ambassador Agus Tarmidzi's letter published in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 31, 1997, entitled Inaccurate CNN report.I thank for your letter and would like to address your concerns.The report you saw on Dec.
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
Semen Tonasa set to up production
Semen Tonasa set to up production JAKARTA (JP): PT Semen Tonasa, a subsidiary of publicly listed state-owned cement producer PT Semen Gersik, is set to produce 3.34 million tons of cement this year, up from 3.2 million tons in 1997.The company's president, Nizar Dt.
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
Freeport largest taxpayer
Freeport largest taxpayer Recent media reports in the capital have it that Mr. Amien Rais has said more or less the following about PT Freeport Indonesia:Whereas after Mr. Amien Rais criticized the performance of PT Freeport Indonesia, it is now ranked first as a taxpaying company in Indonesia, a...
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
Merger another remake for state banks
Merger another remake for state banksBy Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): This year's merger of four of the seven state banks into one is yet another makeover in their long history.Since their establishment as Dutch banks, they have metamorphosed several times, taking on roles as specially assigned...
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
348 entertainment venues shut down for breaches
348 entertainment venues shut down for breaches JAKARTA (JP): The municipality sealed 348 entertainment centers last year, including 28 last month, for violating regulations, an official said over the weekend.
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
Women ask for most divorces
Women ask for most divorces PALU, Central Sulawesi: Almost 70 percent of the 436 divorces handled by the district religious court here last year were filed by women, an official revealed over the weekend.Head of the religious court, Ahmad Dahlan M.S.
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
Poultry industry teeters as cost of feed rises
Poultry industry teeters as cost of feed rises JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of small poultry businesses are on the brink of bankruptcy due to the skyrocketing prices of feed, an official said Saturday.Sumitro, head of the city's livestock husbandry agency, said that out of 1,453 listed poultry farms --...
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
PT Pos Indonesia improves services and performance
PT Pos Indonesia improves services and performanceBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): State-owned postal service company PT Pos Indonesia has committed to improving its performance and services to anticipate tougher global competition in the 21st century.
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
Two dead newborns found in S. Jakarta
Two dead newborns found in S. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): A newborn boy was found dead Saturday in a garbage site on Jl. Gunawarman, Kebayoran Baru in South Jakarta.The dead infant, believed to be the first baby dumped this year, was estimated to be only a day old.
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
Heavy rains to fall later this month
Heavy rains to fall later this month JAKARTA (JP): The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency forecast Saturday constant rains in the southern part of Indonesia, mainly in Java and South Sumatra, to start falling between the third week of this month and early next month.
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
Javanese style
Javanese style One day, about 21 years ago, a colleague of mine came to see my boss, a typical Javanese military man, and asked permission to go to Surabaya the next day.Knowing my colleague frequently went to either Jakarta or Surabaya every month, my boss refused the request by saying: "Aren't...
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
Minister warns of religious conflicts
Minister warns of religious conflicts JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher said over the weekend that religious diversity had the potential to either enrich spiritual life or become a source of conflict.
Mon, 05 Jan 1998
PT Telkom is offering new long-distance rates
PT Telkom is offering new long-distance rates JAKARTA (JP): The government has cut the cost of domestic long-distance calls 10.2 percent to Rp 97 per pulse.The reduced-rate period for domestic long-distance calls, however, will only be 11 hours per day during workdays, state- owned PT Telkom said...
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Waldjinah's stardom is a road well-traveled
Waldjinah's stardom is a road well-traveledText and photos by Tarko Sudarno SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Tune in to the many music programs on television, and cross a musical assortment of pop, rock, jazz and the Arab-influenced beat of dangdut.Some local music is left out of this musical medley.
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Fasting's best lesson virtue of self-restraint
Fasting's best lesson virtue of self-restraintBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): Practicing fasting during the holy Ramadhan month is always spiritually enriching.Abstaining from eating, drinking and sexual intercourse between dawn and dusk is simply the means to attain the spiritual experience, but it is...
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Govt must make hard choices in new budget
Govt must make hard choices in new budgetBy Rikza Abdullah President Soeharto is scheduled to present the government's draft budget to the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Saddled with its worst economic crisis in 30 years, the government confronts an unenviable choice between cutting spending...
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Joko to compete in Japan Open for Thomas Cup selection
Joko to compete in Japan Open for Thomas Cup selection JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's veteran shuttler Joko Suprianto will compete in the Japan Open tournament in Tokyo from Jan. 13 to Jan. 18.National Badminton Center director Christian Hadinata said Friday that Joko's participation in the first part...
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Curtain to fall on Kemang nightlife
Curtain to fall on Kemang nightlifeText and photos by Arif Suhardiman JAKARTA (JP): It's almost midnight on Saturday in Kemang. As most of Jakarta is calling it a day, this district in South Jakarta is just getting going.
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Pop culture reexamined at Kedai Kebun Gallery
Pop culture reexamined at Kedai Kebun GalleryText and photos by R. Fadjri YOGYAKARTA (JP): Plazas, malls, pubs and superstores are not just popular places in urban communities.They have become the substance of city-dwellers, in the form of Coca-Cola, Hollywood, MTV, Batman and other pop culture...
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Contamination of the Jakarta Bay
Contamination of the Jakarta BayFrom NeracaThe central governing board of the Indonesian Environmental Management (BLHI) has called on the government and the Jakarta administration to pay attention to reports drawn up by non- governmental organizations on the contamination of the Jakarta Bay by...
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
'She's So Lovely' in cinematic testimony to Penns' love
'She's So Lovely' in cinematic testimony to Penns' loveBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): The new film by Nick Cassavetes, She's So Lovely, opens with a bird's-eye view of an average industrial town. Mediocrity more than smog obscures the unexceptional skyline.
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Budget must promote growth: Businesspeople
Budget must promote growth: Businesspeople JAKARTA (JP): The nation's business leaders are still hopeful the government will find ways of reviving the embattled economy through its 1998/1999 budget.The Jakarta Post polled several of them on what they expect and hope to hear when President Soeharto...
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Ramadhan welcomed amid monetary crisis
Ramadhan welcomed amid monetary crisis Ramadhan began at the most inopportune time. Escalating prices have dampened the joy that normally comes with the arrival of Ramadhan. The Jakarta Post reporters -- Lukman Natanegara, K.
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Moslems see this year's fasting month a challenge
Moslems see this year's fasting month a challenge JAKARTA (JP): Ramadhan is here. Moslems spend this holy month by abstaining from life's worldly temptations -- eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations -- from dawn until dusk. It is a purification of body and soul.
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Power cut hits RP
Power cut hits RP MANILA (AFP): A power cut left most of the main Philippine island of Luzon without electricity yesterday, the state-run National Power Corp. (NPC) said.NPC president Alfredo Delgado said the outage occurred when a transformer in Laguna province, just outside Manila, overloaded.
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
'Becak' still riding high far from Jakarta's congestion
'Becak' still riding high far from Jakarta's congestionBy Jonathan Agranoff GARUT, West Java (JP): Midnight, in a west Javan highland town. All is peaceful. The shops which, during the day were a hive of frenetic activity, have now long shut their doors to the darkness of the night.
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Ramadhan ultimate equalizer for rich and poor Moslems
Ramadhan ultimate equalizer for rich and poor MoslemsBy Yogita Tahil Ramani, Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang and Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): In a troubling 1997 marked by forest fires, the economic crisis and starvation, the opening of the Ramadhan fasting month on its final day came as a sobering...
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Next budget may look familiar
Next budget may look familiarBy Rikza Abdullah JAKARTA (JP): The composition of the government's budget for the 1998/1999 financial year will be drastically changed because of the economic crisis, yet it may have some familiar rings.
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Laborers keep faith, hope amid hard times
Laborers keep faith, hope amid hard timesBy Sugianto Tandra and Prismatuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): Many blue-collar workers may find it harder to follow the disciplined tenets of fasting this month.Most are bewildered by the sudden economic downturn, and at a loss to understand how it happened.
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Doing your bit to save the environment
Doing your bit to save the environment JAKARTA (JP): What exactly do we mean when we talk about an ecological conscience? Is it that we cherish the beauty of nature when we take our families out for a ride on a sunny weekend?Or that we despise those companies making headlines because of their...
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
A hike for the hardy along Mt. Merapi
A hike for the hardy along Mt. MerapiBy Ahmad Solikhan KALIURANG, Yogyakarta (JP): The sun is not out yet and dark bathes the pine forest. Flashlights point the way along the footpath.A local guide is at the helm as six foreign tourists, wearing warm clothing and sneakers and carrying backpacks,...
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Malaysia may send foreign workers home
Malaysia may send foreign workers home KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysia is considering expelling its foreign workers as the "cost" of the country's economic downturn, as an estimated one million people are threatened with unemployment, AFP reported yesterday.
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaSundayMaghrib 6.14 p.m.MondayImsak 4:11 a.m.Subuh 4.21 a.m.
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Sports body gets only Rp 2b for Asiad
Sports body gets only Rp 2b for Asiad JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar said the National Development Planning Board only allocated Rp 2 billion (US$350,880) for the country's 13th Asian Games from its original budget of Rp 10 billion.
Sun, 04 Jan 1998
Jiang's visit a start in confidence-building
Jiang's visit a start in confidence-buildingBy Wang Jisi Probably most diplomatic specialists in Beijing and Washington, for different reasons, judged the recent state visit by Chinese President Jiang Zemin to the United States as a great success.
Sat, 03 Jan 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: The Crystal Maze 3:10 Environment Program: Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan 3:35 Tour and Travel: Wisata Nasional 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:30 TV Series: Full House 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country...
Sat, 03 Jan 1998
Asian turmoil hits Australian tourism
Asian turmoil hits Australian tourismBy Jack Taylor SYDNEY (AFP): Australian flag-carrier Qantas yesterday became the third airline to suspend flights from here to South Korea as Australia's tourism industry braces for the impact of a deepening Asian economic crisis.Qantas Airways Ltd.
Sat, 03 Jan 1998
Multimedia project continues amid crisis
Multimedia project continues amid crisis JAKARTA (JP): The country's ambitious multimedia project to link the archipelago with information technology and superhighway networks would continue as scheduled despite the currency crisis, an official said Wednesday.
Sat, 03 Jan 1998
Yayuk aming to stay in world's top 20
Yayuk aming to stay in world's top 20 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's best tennis player Yayuk Basuki aims to maintain her presence in the world top 20 this year. She reached the elite in September 1997."My form has improved during 1997 and my target this year is to maintain my top-20 position in the...
Sat, 03 Jan 1998
Two million lose their jobs during crisis: ABRI
Two million lose their jobs during crisis: ABRI JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) estimated yesterday that as many as two million people have lost their jobs since the monetary crisis began last July.Armed Forces spokesman Brig. Gen. A.
Sat, 03 Jan 1998
More people die of diarrhea
More people die of diarrhea WAINGAPU, East Nusa Tenggara: The death toll of the diarrhea epidemic in the Sumba Barat regency capital of Waikabubak reached 14 in the past month.Secretary of the regency's administration, Anton Patymangun, was quoted by Pos Kupang as saying Wednesday that diarrhea had...
Sat, 03 Jan 1998
Academic culture seems absent from our schools
Academic culture seems absent from our schoolsBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): When in a seminar on academic culture a participant asked, "What is academic culture?" I was stunned. How could someone participate in a seminar on academic culture without knowing what it is?My worry was somewhat...
Sat, 03 Jan 1998
RP communists free policeman
RP communists free policeman MANILA (AFP): Philippine communist guerrillas freed yesterday a policeman they had captured two months ago in an ambush on the island of Mindoro, south of here, government television and other reports said.