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Tue, 29 Dec 1998
RI economy worse than IMF hopes
RI economy worse than IMF hopes The government has taken several measures in its efforts to restore the economy, which has been affected by a monetary crisis since July 1997. Economist Kwik Kian Gie reviews economic developments during 1997.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Today's calm may turn to chaos
Today's calm may turn to chaosBy Hermawan Sulistyo JAKARTA (JP): Renewed student demonstrations have marked the local political landscape in the last three months. Many might contend the rallies serve as an indicator of political and social tensions.
Tue, 29 Dec 1998
Tourist arrivals drop 5.3%
Tourist arrivals drop 5.3% SINGAPORE (AFP): Visitor arrivals in Singapore fell 5.3 percent from a year earlier to 506,950 in November with the number of tourists from Southeast Asia falling markedly, the Singapore Tourism Board said Monday.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Kaleidoscope of Information Technology trends of 1998
Kaleidoscope of Information Technology trends of 1998 JAKARTA (JP): How many differences can a human year bring? Well, these days we should probably be talking about the Internet year rather than the ordinary calendar year, because computer and communication technologies move so fast that a dog...
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Muslim scholars warn of chaos, bloodshed
Muslim scholars warn of chaos, bloodshed JAKARTA (JP): Muslim scholars Abdurrahman Wahid and Emha Ainun Nadjib have issued dire warnings of chaos and even bloodshed in the run-up to the general election in June 1999 unless a national dialog for reconciliation was held to head off the danger.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Dutch tourism to Bogor falls
Dutch tourism to Bogor falls BOGOR (JP): The number of Dutch tourists visiting Bogor has shown a drastic drop lately due to the continual unrest in the nearby capital of Jakarta, an executive of a major local travel agency said.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Indonesia's computer and IT Technology 1998 landscape
Indonesia's computer and IT Technology 1998 landscapeBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Hopes were already very low when we entered 1998, the Year of the Tiger. In January, computer store owners at Glodok Plaza's Computer City were already unable to print their price lists, as prices changed several times...
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Log supply falls 50% due to reduced logging activities
Log supply falls 50% due to reduced logging activities JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's log supply has dropped 50 percent to around 11 to 13 million tons this year because of reduced logging activities by timber companies, according to the Indonesian Forestry Society (MPI).
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaMondayMaghrib 6:10 p.m.TuesdayImsak 4:07 a.m.Subuh 4.17 a.m.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Hope for Habibie-Belo meeting wanes rapidly
Hope for Habibie-Belo meeting wanes rapidly DILI (JP): Hopes of another meeting between President B.J. Habibie and East Timor bishops appear to be dimming after Dili Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo hinted there were no signs the government had met any of the preliminary steps to ensure peace in...
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
No ban on Prabowo?
No ban on Prabowo?From MerdekaI do not know the truth yet about the report that Lt. Gen. (ret.) Prabowo Subianto has obtained Jordanian citizenship. If it is true, then it is strongly deplored. Why? Because we know that Prabowo, who has admitted to having kidnapped prodemocracy activists, is now...
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Malaysia's surplus higher
Malaysia's surplus higher KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's current account posted a surplus of 29 billion ringgit (US$7.6 billion) in the nine months to September, from a deficit of 12.2 billion ringgit a year earlier, a report said Saturday.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Plans to import discarded Singaporean clay questioned
Plans to import discarded Singaporean clay questioned JAKARTA (JP): It's a mangrove growing medium, officials have claimed, and it will earn the country Rp 100.8 billion in foreign exchange.But the government's decision to import 15 million cubic meter of "waste" was tantamount to selling the...
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Local stock trading seen to remain quiet
Local stock trading seen to remain quiet JAKARTA (JP): Trading activities in the local stock market are again expected to remain quiet during this four-day trading week as most investors are taking their year-end holidays.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Heavy rain soaks Semarang
Heavy rain soaks Semarang SEMARANG: An hour-long downpour here on Sunday rendered many streets inundated to a depth of half a meter, causing heavy congestion, Antara reported.Among the flooded areas were the Simpang Lima city center, Jl. Majapahit, Jl.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
City Hall urged to stop netting homeless and street beggars
City Hall urged to stop netting homeless and street beggars JAKARTA (JP): A councilor has urged the city administration to stop netting homeless people and street beggars because, he said, they are just victims created by the past regime.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Adi confirms setting up people's economy agency
Adi confirms setting up people's economy agency JAKARTA (JP): Controversial Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Adi Sasono confirmed on Sunday that the government was establishing an Agency for the Development of the People's Economy (LPER).
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Minang people keep hunting boar far from their homeland
Minang people keep hunting boar far from their homelandBy Indra D. Himrat JAKARTA (JP): Minang people go boar hunting not only in their homeland of West Sumatra, but also outside the island. While boars are hunted in their homeland to protect crops, now migrant Minang people go boar hunting for...
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Excellent sports coverage
Excellent sports coverage First of all, congratulations to The Jakarta Post on its fine coverage of the recently concluded 13th Asian Games in Bangkok. The events were, thankfully, almost wholly drug-free, and the Thais did a great job as hosts, despite the current Asian recession.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Five entertainment spots, hotel closed for violations
Five entertainment spots, hotel closed for violations JAKARTA (JP): Ignoring a governor's circular on the business hours for all entertainment spots here during the festive seasons, has led to four games halls, a discotheque and a hotel being temporarily sealed off by the city public order office,...
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Singer Farid Hardja dies at 50 of heart attack
Singer Farid Hardja dies at 50 of heart attack Farid Hardja, a local pop singer, died of a heart attack at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Central Jakarta on Sunday. He was 50 years old.He is survived by his third wife, Lela Farid, who is seven months pregnant, Antara said.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Dari Lengser Sampai Semanggi, at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3458771), 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., until Jan. 14.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Shoe factory workers demand ouster of divisional heads
Shoe factory workers demand ouster of divisional heads TANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of the 5,700 work force of PT Doson Indonesia that produces Nike shoes staged a noisy but peaceful rally in their factory at Legok here on Saturday, demanding the management immediately fire five divisional heads at the...
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Exports will keep Asian currencies low in 1999
Exports will keep Asian currencies low in 1999By P. Parameswaran SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian currencies have risen strongly from record lows posted early this year but cannot make much headway in 1999 because the region's recession-hit economies want to keep exports cheap to fuel recovery, analysts say.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Flawed system in English teaching
Flawed system in English teachingBy Setiono JAKARTA (JP): The pendulum of the English language teaching curriculum in Indonesia has swung from one extreme of opinion to the other. Once it much favored the "audio-lingual" approach when it was recommended by the government for the 1975 curriculum and...
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Local car industry's recovery not in sight
Local car industry's recovery not in sightBy Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): The road towards recovery will remain long and rough for the battered automotive industry, as the depressed economy will likely maintain car sales next year at the current shrunken level.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Residents want elephants curbed
Residents want elephants curbed BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Residents living near the Way Kambas National Park have threatened to protest outside the management office if it fails to respond to their complaints of elephants damaging their property.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Local education no guarantee of nationalism
Local education no guarantee of nationalism President B.J. Habibies's recent proposal that young Indonesians should be barred from studying abroad has invited pros and cons. Mochtar Buchori, an observer of social and cultural affairs, discusses the relevance of such a proposal.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Vehicle thief shot to death
Vehicle thief shot to death TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang Police detectives shot to death a member of a notorious vehicle theft ring and arrested two of his accomplices on Saturday in the Cikande area, Serang, an officer said.According to Tangerang Police detectives chief Capt.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Salim Group makes efforts to escape from onslaught
Salim Group makes efforts to escape from onslaughtBy Riyadi and Dandy Koswaraputra JAKARTA (JP): The giant Salim Group is realigning businesses to ensure its survival following the downfall of its chief patron former president Soeharto.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Experts discount social revolution but urge caution
Experts discount social revolution but urge cautionBy Ridwan Max Sijabat & M.M.I. Ahyani JAKARTA (JP): Political experts played down on Saturday widespread fears of a social revolution, but warned against complacency because violence and political chaos could persist until the general election in...
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
People run amok in S. Sulawesi and N. Sumatra
People run amok in S. Sulawesi and N. Sumatra UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Calm returned on Sunday to Jeneponto, a small town 60 kilometers south of here, after it was rocked by rioting on Friday over the swearing in of a disliked regent.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:00 Morning News 6:30 News: Nuansa Reformasi 7:00 Children's Program: Lagu Anak Nusantara 7:30 Cartoon 8:00 Music 8:30 Talk Show: Kesejahteraan Keluarga 9:00 Music 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
More Soeharto property found
More Soeharto property found MEDAN: The North Sumatra prosecutors office has found another property belonging to the family of former president Soeharto, an estimated Rp 15 billion (US$2 million) chemical industry, Antara reported on Thursday.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Asia investors flock RP
Asia investors flock RP MANILA (AFP): Asian economies remained the Philippines' top investors in 1998 despite the lingering effects of the financial crisis, official data showed Sunday.Data from Manila's Board of Investments (BOI) showed total investment from Asia in the eleven months to November...
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Unrest 'engineered' to sow conflicts
Unrest 'engineered' to sow conflicts JAKARTA (JP): Recent conflicts with religious overtones in the country may have been engineered to drive a wedge between Muslims and minority groups, an observer said on Sunday.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Residents complain over high cost passport process
Residents complain over high cost passport process BOGOR (JP): Most Indonesians still prefer to use a shortcut to realize their purpose, no matter how costly it is.The scurrilous way, however, affects others who cannot afford to pay for such practices.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
'Antara' reporter robbed in minivan
'Antara' reporter robbed in minivan JAKARTA (JP): A reporter from the Antara news agency was robbed by three unidentified men on Friday night while aboard a public minivan in the Penas area of East Jakarta, his office announced on Saturday.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Reckless bus driver sought
Reckless bus driver sought TANGERANG (JP): Local police here are still trying to trace the whereabouts of the Primajasa bus driver who managed to escape after his packed bus overturned on the Kebon Jeruk-Tangerang toll road on Sunday in an accident which killed six passengers and injured many...
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Malaysia struggles for revival as social unrest grows
Malaysia struggles for revival as social unrest growsBy Gwen Benjamin KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): For Malaysia, 1998 was an unsettling year. The country has been struggling to revive its slumping economy while trying to suppress growing political unrest arising from the sacking and arrest of deputy prime...
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
A call of the conscience?
A call of the conscience? At last, the court martial has begun of 11 members of the Army Special Forces (Kopassus) involved in the kidnaping of pro- democracy activists. People had feared that this case would remain in the dark forever...
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
New govt spur cautious hope for Cambodia
New govt spur cautious hope for CambodiaBy Stefan Smith PHNOM PENH (AFP): There is a cautious optimism in Cambodia for at least a peaceful new year with two of the last three leaders of the genocidal Khmer Rouge emerging from the jungle to join a new government forged after months of uncertainty.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Myanmar dismisses deportation rumors
Myanmar dismisses deportation rumors YANGON (Reuters): Myanmar's military government dismissed on Sunday rumors that it might deport opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying they represented attempts by her party to create news headlines.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Marzuki lashes out at court martial
Marzuki lashes out at court martial JAKARTA (JP): Human rights campaigner Marzuki Darusman said on Sunday he doubted that the trial of 11 members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) would unravel the kidnapping of political activists unless their superiors were also brought to trial.
Mon, 28 Dec 1998
Near-ideal democracy
Near-ideal democracy I am writing in response to Vertie Orisa's letter of Dec. 14, 1998. I agree with Vertie's statement that the Indonesian people have been struggling for democracy in every field in line with the reform movement.I also agree that democracy is an ideal, but not that it is a theory.
Sun, 27 Dec 1998
Six killed in sinking car
Six killed in sinking car PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: Six people were killed as their car sank in the Kapuas river, Central Kalimantan, Antara reported on Saturday.The Kijang van had started to get off a traditional ferry which serves two villages separated by the Kapuas river.
Sun, 27 Dec 1998
Basino writing again, wins award after her long absence
Basino writing again, wins award after her long absenceBy Masri Sareb Putra JAKARTA (JP): It is a proven fact that age does not have an influence on an author's productivity. Titis Basino, 60, is a fine example of this.
Sun, 27 Dec 1998
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaSundayMaghrib 6:10 p.m.MondayImsak 4:06 a.m.Subuh 4.16 a.m.
Sun, 27 Dec 1998
Govt to fly in chicken eggs from Thailand and U.S.
Govt to fly in chicken eggs from Thailand and U.S. JAKARTA (JP): Three Cabinet ministers inspected several traditional markets in Jakarta on Saturday to investigate for themselves the dire shortage of several basic foodstuffs, particularly chicken eggs.
Sun, 27 Dec 1998
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...