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Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Indonesian paper exports total 4.4m tons this year
Indonesian paper exports total 4.4m tons this year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's paper exports are expected to jump to 4.4 million metric tons this year from 1.5 million tons in 1997, according to a top executive at a local paper operation.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Live TV shows
Live TV shows JAKARTA (JP): Sports competitions to be broadcast live this weekend on local TVs (all times in West Indonesia Time):Saturday:English soccer league: Aston Villa vs Liverpool, SCTV at 10 p.m.Sunday:Italian soccer league: Fiorentina v Inter Milan, RCTI at 8:30 p.m.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
UN official to meet rights body
UN official to meet rights body JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations' investigator on violence against women, Radhika Coomaraswamy, arrived in the East Timor capital of Dili on Friday, at the start of a 10-day trip to Indonesia.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Rate ceiling for Nov.23 - Nov.29
Rate ceiling for Nov.23 - Nov.29 Time deposit Maximum rate Maximum rate Rp deposit (%) $ deposit (%)-------------------------------------------------1-month 52 153-month 50 146-month 40 1412-month 38 1424-month 28 18 Maximum overnight rate for rupiah : 52 percentMaximum overnight rate for U.S.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Malaysia shocks U.S. envoy
Malaysia shocks U.S. envoy KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The U.S. ambassador here expressed shock on Friday at the Malaysian government's charge that Vice President Al Gore was inciting violence by praising the Malaysian reform movement.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 20, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 375 50 42,000 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 250 0 83,500 Alumindo Light Metal 300 25 219,500 Alumindo...
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Religious leaders urge reconciliation
Religious leaders urge reconciliation JAKARTA (JP): Religious leaders called on Friday for national reconciliation among all groups, including the government and the military, in order to calm the country's overheating political situation.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Fires hit Tambora and Tebet
Fires hit Tambora and Tebet JAKARTA (JP): At least 15 houses, a building materials shop and a small mosque in a densely populated area on Jl. Duren Utara in Tambora, West Jakarta, were gutted by fire on Friday.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Debt-laden companies will benefit from new IFC fund
Debt-laden companies will benefit from new IFC fund WASHINGTON (Reuters): The World Bank's private sector arm plans to set up a new Asian equities fund to restructure debt- laden corporations caught up in the region's financial turmoil, officials said on Thursday.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Minister blames crisis on creditors' recklessness
Minister blames crisis on creditors' recklessness JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto blamed on Friday foreign creditors for exacerbating the scale of Indonesia's monetary crisis by their wanton lending habits to local companies before the turmoil hit the country.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Government mulls 'rewards' for unexploited oil, gas fields
Government mulls 'rewards' for unexploited oil, gas fields JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering offering incentives to encourage production of oil and gas fields with small proven reserves, Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said on Friday.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Tax free for telecom parts
Tax free for telecom parts JAKARTA (JP): Firms operating in the telecommunications sector will continue to be exempt from paying import duties on raw materials, components and spare parts, the Ministry of Finance announced on Friday.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Students support 'SCTV' coverage
Students support 'SCTV' coverage JAKARTA (JP): About 30 students went to SCTV's office in West Jakarta on Friday to express their support for the station. Their visit was in response to a demonstration on Wednesday by the Islamic Committee for Press Monitoring (KUPP) which accused the station of...
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Aceh protesters seek UN attention
Aceh protesters seek UN attention JAKARTA: Around 50 youths grouped in the Student Solidarity for Aceh (Somaka) demonstrated Friday in front of the gates of the United Nations building here in Central Jakarta.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Armed violence
Armed violenceFrom NeracaWe are mourning the armed violence against peaceful student demonstrations. Blood was spilled everywhere and lives have been sacrificed. The power is so arrogant in curbing the voice of the students and the people.We are also aware that the Nov.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Businesses near the House on the brink of collapse
Businesses near the House on the brink of collapseBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Businesses in the vicinity of the People's Consultative Assembly/House of Representatives (MPR/DPR) building have been on the brink of collapse as streets leading to the area were often sealed due to rallies,...
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Japanese choir to 'sing' Sjukur newest work
Japanese choir to 'sing' Sjukur newest work JAKARTA (JP): Japanese choir group The Green Echo will stage the latest work of Slamet Abdul Sjukur on Nov. 29 at the Aichi Prefectural Art Center in Nagoya, Japan.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Toyota profit declines
Toyota profit declines TOKYO (Reuters): Toyota Motor Corp's profits slid in the first half of the business year and are forecast to fall further in the full year, as strong U.S. sales are no longer enough to offset a tenacious slump at home and in Southeast Asia.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Humpuss gets new tanker
Humpuss gets new tanker JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed tanker company PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi said on Friday that the latest addition to its tanker fleet had started operating.Humpuss said the 3,500 deadweight ton (DWT) tanker named Dasa Samudra will transport fuel products under a 10-year...
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Indorayon's fate hinges on social, environmental audit
Indorayon's fate hinges on social, environmental audit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Inti Indorayon Utama's pulp and rayon mills in North Sumatra would have to undergo a social and environmental audit process before the government determined their fate, a leading government official said.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Miners clash with employees
Miners clash with employees PADANG, West Sumatra: Around 1,500 miners were involved in a clash with 200 employees of a coal mining firm, PT Bukit Asam Unit Pertambangan Ombilin, Sawahlunto on Thursday.At least 20 employees sustained injuries while two motorcycles and one bicycle was set alight by...
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Santa Fe discovers gas
Santa Fe discovers gas JAKARTA (JP): The United States energy company Santa Fe Energy Resources has found a gas field in its Jabung block in Jambi, which is its fifth gas discovery in the block, state oil and gas company Pertamina said on Friday.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Krakatau, French quartet hold joint concert
Krakatau, French quartet hold joint concert JAKARTA (JP): Top French jazz musicians Michel Portal, Louis Clavis, Daniel Humair and Bruno Chevillon are to perform with Krakatau, a local jazz group, in a series of joint concerts in Bandung, Jakarta and Surabaya.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Broken promise
Broken promise This is another follow-up to earlier letters about immigration corruption in Medan. In letters published on June 3, June 6 and June 27, Director General of Immigration Mr. Pranowo and Mr. Pranowo's head of public relations Mr.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Armed Forces
Armed Forces The May riots have had widespread financial, social and political repercussions in this country. Back then, the Armed Forces (ABRI) seemed unable to contain or control the situation when trouble erupted on the streets of Jakarta.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Police undecided whether to release Anas on bail
Police undecided whether to release Anas on bail JAKARTA (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman said on Friday that police had yet to make a decision on whether to release Anas Allamoedi on bail.Anas has been in detention since driving his car through a cordon of troops on Jl.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Trisakti, PGRI to lure minerals students
Trisakti, PGRI to lure minerals students JAKARTA (JP): Privately run Trisakti University is joining hands with the Jakarta office of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Indonesian Teachers' Association (PGRI) in a bid to attract more high school students to take their university majors in...
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Al Gore's speech upsets Malaysia
Al Gore's speech upsets Malaysia (U.S. Vice President) Al Gore has predictably upset the Malaysian government with his reference to the "brave people of Malaysia" supporting calls for democracy and reform.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Arrest of looters called for
Arrest of looters called for JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso on Friday called for the immediate arrest of all those suspected of looting and burning buildings, public facilities and vehicles in last week's mayhem.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Phone services disrupted
Phone services disrupted JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta office of state telecommunication company PT Telkom announced on Thursday that one of the primary cables on Jl. Ciledug Raya had been stolen, thereby disrupting services in the nearby areas.M.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Students rebuke Juwono for plan to control protests
Students rebuke Juwono for plan to control protests JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono was rebuked by students he briefed on Friday on the need for "safe, orderly and controlled" street demonstrations to prevent casualties in future protests.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Hamzah and Saefuddin named as candidates for PPP chair
Hamzah and Saefuddin named as candidates for PPP chair JAKARTA (JP): The Lampung chapter of the United Development Party (PPP) on Friday named State Minister of Investment Hamzah Haz and State Minister of Food and Horticulture A.M.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Mental hospital turns patients away
Mental hospital turns patients away BANYUMAS, Central Java: The management of the mental hospital here has rejected the request of the police to admit dozens of people with mental disorders. On Thursday the hospital director Sutoto said it was impossible to fund the care of so many people.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Golkar legislator wants proper use of Dakab funds
Golkar legislator wants proper use of Dakab funds JAKARTA (JP): Golkar legislator Ichsanuddin Noorsy called on the government on Friday to turn the Rp 836.2 billion (US$111.5 million) fund of the Dakab Foundation, formerly Golkar's financial supporter, over to the state's coffers.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Govt 'must show' its intention to fight graft
Govt 'must show' its intention to fight graft JAKARTA (JP): Former minister of finance Mar'ie Muhammad told the government on Friday to speedily demonstrate its stated intention to investigate corruption cases linked to former president Soeharto.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
100 families want electricity
100 families want electricity BOGOR (JP): At least 100 families from Kayumanis village in Tanah Sereal district here have complained at the absence of electricity in their houses, despite living only eight kilometers away from the Bogor offices of state electricity company PT PLN.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Wiranto meets numerous senior ABRI veterans
Wiranto meets numerous senior ABRI veterans JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Wiranto on Friday held a meeting with a number of retired generals, including those known to be critical of the military.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Black Friday due to impudence
Black Friday due to impudenceBy Wimar Witoelar JAKARTA (JP): In a recent edition of the Asian Wall Street Journal, Jay Solomon wrote:"The irony of Friday's clash is that parliamentarians said they genuinely believed they had met the aspirations of the people in passing broad guidelines to reform...
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Student demos deserve honor
Student demos deserve honor On Nov. 15, I watched a dialog forum on TVRI in which representatives from various religions discussed the Semanggi incident. Present at the forum were Mr. Djaelani, Mr. Amaral, Mr. Cosmas Batubara, Mrs. Miriam Budiardjo and Mrs.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Malaysian palm oil exports expected to fall
Malaysian palm oil exports expected to fall KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil exports are expected to be lower over the next few months due to high prices and because major customer countries are harvesting their own oilseed crops, dealers and industry sources said on Friday.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Public's help urged for Black Friday victims
Public's help urged for Black Friday victims JAKARTA (JP): A senior official of Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital has appealed for a sympathetic public to provide financial support for the medical treatment of the victims of last weeks bloody Black Friday clashes.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Two infants die at hands of fathers
Two infants die at hands of fathers SEMARANG (JP): Two infants from different families have died after allegedly being abused by their fathers.Amtama Murata, 2, was beaten to death by his 41-year-old father in a rented room in Banjarsari village, Solo. Solo police chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Injured Marlev dropped, Budi called in for Asiad
Injured Marlev dropped, Budi called in for Asiad JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) named Budi Santosa a last minute substitute for the injured Marlev Mainaky on Friday for the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok next month.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Nov. 20, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,400.00 7,600.00 7,400.00 7,675.00Austrian schilling 1 591.20 661.20 - -Australian dollar 1 4,681.60 4,941.60 4,685.00 5,035.00Belgian franc 1 198.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Apresiasi Kepahlawanan dalam Lukisan, by Darmaji Satiman, at Sahid Jaya Hotel, Sukoharjo Lounge, Jl. Jend. Sudirman No. 86, Central Jakarta (Phone: 5704444), until Nov. 26. * Painting Exhibition: Kecil Itu Indah 6, at Edwin Galeri Jl.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Security personnel guilty of treason: Abdurrahman
Security personnel guilty of treason: Abdurrahman JAKARTA (JP): Moslem leader Abdurrahman Wahid stepped into the fray on Friday over the treason allegations that President B.J. Habibie's government has pinned on a group of opposition figures, saying it was actually a group of security personnel who...
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Military operation in East Timor continues: Xanana
Military operation in East Timor continues: Xanana JAKARTA (JP): Jailed rebel East Timorese leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao has accused the Armed Forces (ABRI) of continuing military operations in East Timor, leading opposition leader Amien Rais said on Friday.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Stocks rise 6.4%, rupiah remains firm
Stocks rise 6.4%, rupiah remains firm JAKARTA (JP): Share prices in the local stock market rose sharply on Friday, with the main price index breaking through the 400 level for the first time in two months, securities dealers said.
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Bank Exim rejects court's decision on bankruptcy ruling
Bank Exim rejects court's decision on bankruptcy ruling JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia (Bank Exim) has rejected the Jakarta Commercial Court's decision to turn down a bankruptcy petition it filed against multifinance firm PT Pacific International Finance, a unit of the defunct Bank...
Sat, 21 Nov 1998
Man hides to teach his wife a lesson
Man hides to teach his wife a lesson CIANJUR, West Java (JP): A 40-year-old man missing since Sunday returned home on Thursday to the relief of his family, who thought he had been abducted, and admitted that he had disappeared simply to teach his wife a lesson.