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Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Pasar Anyar traders ask for clarification
Pasar Anyar traders ask for clarification BOGOR (JP): Dozens of the 200 kiosk owners at Pasar Anyar market here visited the Bogor Mayoralty office on Monday to seek clarification of plans to renovate their shops.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Tangerang mobs kill five thieves
Tangerang mobs kill five thieves JAKARTA (JP): Five men believed to be notorious thieves specializing in stealing motorcycles in Tangerang were beaten to death by angry residents in three different incidents in the early hours of Sunday.Tangerang Police chief Lt. Col.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Chinese-Indonesian 'power' myths blasted
Chinese-Indonesian 'power' myths blasted JAKARTA (JP): Observers blasted on Monday myths about Chinese- Indonesians as a creation of corrupt government officials to serve their interests and drive a wedge between the ethnic group and the rest of the population.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
RI's garment exports drop
RI's garment exports drop JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's garment exports to the Netherlands dropped by 11 percent to US$68.19 million during the first five months of this year from $76.74 million in the same period of last year.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Habibie 'satisfied' with Saefuddin
Habibie 'satisfied' with Saefuddin JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has refused to bow to mounting pressure that he dismiss State Minister of Food and Horticulture A.M. Saefuddin over the latter's offensive remarks about Hinduism, a minister indicated on Monday.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Wiranto vows to finish Trisakti killing probe
Wiranto vows to finish Trisakti killing probe JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces Commander Gen. Wiranto pledged on Monday that the military investigation into the May 12 shootings during which four Trisakti University students were killed would be completed.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Kopassus 'not E. Java killers'
Kopassus 'not E. Java killers' JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) denied on Monday the involvement of members of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) in mysterious killings in East Java which have claimed more than 150 lives, mostly black magic practitioners and Islamic teachers."It is not true.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
40 convicts escape Aceh jail
40 convicts escape Aceh jail LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh: At least 40 convicts escaped on Sunday from the Bireuen jail in North Aceh following a riot, Antara reported Monday. "We have not discovered precisely how the riot around noon happened," said an official, Marzuki.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Villagers irked by rice 'vote-getter'
Villagers irked by rice 'vote-getter' PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Fears of money politics were evident on Sunday as hundreds protested alleged efforts to buy votes through the distribution of food.Patikraja villagers of Patikraja district in Banyumas demonstrated at the district office the...
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Rates for Tax Payment
Rates for Tax Payment Conversion rates for tax payments, valid from Oct. 26 to Nov. 1: U.S. dollar 1 Rp 7,100.00Austrian schilling 1 615.26Australian dollar 1 4,444.60Belgian franc 1 210.49Canadian dollar 1 4,595.47Swiss franc 1 5,242.95Deutschemark 1 4,297.30Danish krone 1 1,139.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Small is beautiful
Small is beautiful Credits appear to have become available at almost bargain rates for small and medium-scale businesses lately. Last Friday, for example, the government launched 14 new credit schemes for these two particular business sectors.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Three businessmen taken to court over unsettled debts
Three businessmen taken to court over unsettled debts JAKARTA (JP): Suits have been filed against three businessmen before the Jakarta Commercial Court in disputes over unsettled debts totaling Rp 15.17 billion (US$1.9 million).
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
School of corruption
School of corruption Given the extent and depth of corruption in Indonesia and its recognition as the world's most corrupt country, I believe it would be appropriate to establish a new scientific discipline called "The science of corruption ala Indonesia.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Malaysia's reserves rise
Malaysia's reserves rise KUALA LUMPUR (Bloomberg): Malaysia's central bank said on Monday that the country's foreign exchange reserves rose 5.5 percent to $22.64 billion as of Oct. 15, compared with two weeks earlier.In local currency terms, foreign reserves jumped to 109.74 billion ringgit from 81.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Krakatau Steel delays privatization schedule
Krakatau Steel delays privatization schedule JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned steel manufacturer PT Krakatau Steel announced on Monday that plans for its privatization have been delayed until the year 2000 due to weak international steel prices.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Rupiah and peso strengthen sharply against U.S. dollar
Rupiah and peso strengthen sharply against U.S. dollar SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The rupiah and the Philippine peso strengthened sharply against the U.S. dollar during Asian trading hours on Monday, providing the only bright spots in an otherwise dull session for regional foreign exchange markets.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Utut in narrow defeat at France chess c'ship
Utut in narrow defeat at France chess c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Utut Adianto wasted a golden opportunity to upset world number five and top seed Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine at the Intercontinental Rapid Chess tournament in Cap d'Agde, France, on Sunday.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Officials in WB-financed projects fired
Officials in WB-financed projects fired JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono said 20 high-ranking education officials had been removed from their positions for alleged involvement in malfeasance in some World Bank-funded school textbook projects.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Mikola fifth in Formula 3
Mikola fifth in Formula 3 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Ananda Mikola shrugged off a hand injury to roar his way to a second straight podium finish in the final round of the Italian Formula Three racing championship at Magione circuit on Sunday.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
City company sets out its story in land scandal
City company sets out its story in land scandal JAKARTA (JP): City-owned property development company PD Pembangunan Sarana Jaya (PSJ) spoke out on Monday to defend itself amid the growing storm surrounding a fraud allegedly perpetrated in association with the acquisition of 124.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
BA award for Togean
BA award for Togean JAKARTA (JP): The Togean Ecotourism Network in Central Sulawesi has been distinguished in the 1998 British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, global honors which recognize an environmentally and culturally sensitive approach to tourism.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Students to get tetanus vaccinations
Students to get tetanus vaccinations JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will give tetanus vaccinations to about one million students of elementary schools throughout the city next month, an official said on Monday.Kamaludin S.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Garuda may halt tariff hike plan
Garuda may halt tariff hike plan JAKARTA (JP): National flagship carrier Garuda Indonesia said Monday it would maintain its airfares for domestic routes at the current level if the rupiah's value continues to strengthen against the U.S. dollar.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 26, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 275 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 250 0 58,500 Alumindo Light Metal 250 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa...
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Asia financial sector bottoming out: ADB Institute
Asia financial sector bottoming out: ADB Institute TOKYO (Reuters): Asia's financial sector appears to have hit bottom, but it will take time before the real economies in the region start to recover, Jesus Estanislao, Dean of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Institute in Tokyo, said on Monday.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Govt prepares new geothermal rules
Govt prepares new geothermal rules JAKARTA (JP): The government is preparing a new regulation to boost the development of geothermal resources and lower geothermal power prices, according to Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film: The Big Valley 3:05 Children's Music: Album Kenangan Anak 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Music: Lagu Pop Daerah 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary Program 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: Rona Nusantara 6:15...
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
EU holds forest data seminar
EU holds forest data seminar JAKARTA (JP): The European Union's Forest Inventory and Monitoring Project (FIMP-EU), in cooperation with the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations' Directorate General of Inventory and Forest Land Use, is holding a four-day conference on data management using remote...
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Fine Arts Exhibition: Selasar Seni Sunaryo, by Sunaryo, at Contemporary Art Museum, Jl. Bukit Pakar Timur No. 100 (Phone: 022 2507939). * Painting Exhibition at Sahid Topas Galeria Hotel, Jl. Dr. Djundjunan No 153 (Phone: 022 642631), until Nov. 17.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Malaysian business unaffected by protests
Malaysian business unaffected by protests KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Political protests in Malaysia have not affected business confidence and the government sees no problems financing a growing budget deficit next year, Second Finance Minister Mustapa Mohamad said on Monday.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
RI must reorient skills education
RI must reorient skills educationBy Hendra Gunawan BANDUNG (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono stated some time ago that eight basic skills need to be enhanced at all levels of the education system.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Women told to report domestic violence
Women told to report domestic violence JAKARTA (JP): Women are being urged to report domestic violence to legal aid offices and crisis centers nearest to them in a bid to campaign for state protection against domestic violence.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Government overreaction
Government overreactionFrom NeracaThe Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) reproaches the government for its hypersensitivity and overreaction in responding to a statement made by Prof Dr. Jeffrey Winters.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
A quiz for Habibie
A quiz for Habibie Before he was appointed State Minister of Food and Horticulture five months ago, A.M. Saefuddin was known as a humorous professor of agriculture who laid claim to proficiency in a number of languages.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Real owners of natural resources
Real owners of natural resources I found the Oct. 21 editorial about PT Freeport's contract upsetting. How can you editors of The Jakarta Post say what you did in the ninth paragraph: "...the local tribes (of Irian Jaya)...
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Opposition urges snap poll to end Malaysian crisis
Opposition urges snap poll to end Malaysian crisis KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysia's opposition leader urged Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday to call a snap election to help resolve the nation's worsening political crisis.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Govt to retake 3,100-ha plot from Soeharto son
Govt to retake 3,100-ha plot from Soeharto son JAKARTA (JP): A 3,100-hectare forestry area in a huge township project near Bogor controlled by the second eldest son of former president Soeharto will revert to the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations, a forestry official said on Monday.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Malaysia says it still needs 160,000 Indonesian workers
Malaysia says it still needs 160,000 Indonesian workers JAKARTA (JP): Despite the involvement of Indonesians in a recent antigovernment protest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia still needs more than 160,000 Indonesian workers for its plantations and palm oil refineries, an official said here on Monday.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
National swimmers fail to meet required times
National swimmers fail to meet required times JAKARTA (JP): National swimmers being groomed for the 13th Asian Games in December lived up to their status as the continent's decided outsiders when they fell short of qualifying times at the 20th National Interclub Championships on Monday.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Rupiah stays in 7,000 territory to U.S. dollar
Rupiah stays in 7,000 territory to U.S. dollar JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah rallied on Monday afternoon to stay within the 7,000 territory to the U.S. dollar after falling to below Rp 8,000 in early trading.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Military must not get involved in business: Observer
Military must not get involved in business: Observer JAKARTA (JP): Experts say Armed Forces' (ABRI) major ventures in business had not only violated the law but also damaged market mechanisms.Indria Samego, a military observer and researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), said that...
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Conspiracy or nation building
Conspiracy or nation building I would like to add a few words to the comments "Two-way conspiracy" by Hafiansyah Mege in your paper on Oct. 20, 1998 which was in response to Rahayu's two-part article published on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
New mass media bill seen as superflous in reform era
New mass media bill seen as superflous in reform eraBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Since the strongman Soeharto fell from grace in May, Indonesia's mass media have enjoyed unprecedented freedom in line with the vigorous demands for political reform.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Teacher's killer nabbed in Cirebon
Teacher's killer nabbed in Cirebon JAKARTA (JP): After two weeks of searching, city police finally apprehended the alleged mastermind of killing and robbing, a 42-year-old teacher in Tebet, South Jakarta, following the arrest of his accomplice last week.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Habibie tells officials to say it like it is
Habibie tells officials to say it like it is JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie told officials on Monday to stop sugarcoating unpleasant facts with euphemisms and to start speaking bluntly.Opening the 7th congress of the Indonesian language at the State Palace, Habibie regretted that many...
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Housing developer fiasco upsets teachers
Housing developer fiasco upsets teachers JAKARTA (JP): At least 20 teachers complained at the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute's office on Monday about a private developer's alleged failure to build houses they bought on an installment basis.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998
Budiono warns against overconfidence
Budiono warns against overconfidence JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Budiono warned on Monday that signs of quicker than expected economic recovery should not be cause for an undue sense of complacency.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
ABRI to continue safety-net projects
ABRI to continue safety-net projects BANDUNG (JP): Despite having relatively little impact on the national food and unemployment crises, the Armed Forces is to continue its labor-intensive farming projects in villages in its campaign to boost national food stocks.Army Chief of Staff Gen.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
Asian currencies to consolidate soon
Asian currencies to consolidate soon SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian currencies face consolidation in the week ahead as markets seek justification for the strengthening of regional units against the greenback, analysts say.
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
James Riady to sell his California bank
James Riady to sell his California bank SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg): James Riady, the Indonesian businessman whose family controls the Lippo group of financial and real estate companies, is in talks to sell his California bank, the bank said.