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Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Antimonopoly bill 'must hit its target'
Antimonopoly bill 'must hit its target' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan suggested on Monday that the House-initiated antimonopoly bill should also regulate unfair trading practices by multinational companies.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Djasri: Abductors' dossiers to be sent to tribunal
Djasri: Abductors' dossiers to be sent to tribunal JAKARTA (JP): Dossiers of 11 members of the Army Special Forces (Kopassus) suspected of abducting prodemocracy activists will immediately be submitted to the tribunal, says Maj. Gen. Djasri Marin, the new chief of the Armed Forces Military Police.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Rupiah strengthens to 7,800 against dollar
Rupiah strengthens to 7,800 against dollar JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah maintained its winning streak on Monday, rising 4.8 percent to 7,800 against the U.S. dollar, while local stocks lost some of their previous gains.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Boy faces 7.5 years in jail for killing
Boy faces 7.5 years in jail for killing TANGERANG (JP): Prosecutor Rewang asked Tangerang District Court on Monday to sentence Priyono, also known as Sarmin, 16, to seven and a half years in jail for killing his stepmother, Sri Suyati, and stepsister, Endah Setyaningsih.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
More funding urged for social safety net
More funding urged for social safety net JAKARTA (JP): City councilors urged the central government on Monday to increase fund allocations for the capital's social safety net program to allow it to reach more of the jobless and needy students.Lukman F.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Two drown in Bali
Two drown in Bali DENPASAR: At least two people drowned and one is missing following heavy rains on the island of Bali over the past week.Police said the victims were Desak Putu Raka Adnyani, 35, a resident of Penyaringan village in Jembrana regency in the west of Bali, and Ni Wayan Jeni, 25, a...
Tue, 20 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, 20 Oct 1998
Soeharto's family has vast lands in Lombok
Soeharto's family has vast lands in Lombok JAKARTA (JP): The National Land Agency (BPN) has discovered a total of more than nine million square meters of land in West Nusa Tenggara listed as belonging to firms of former president Soeharto's family.Tjahjana M.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Civil servants asked to change work status
Civil servants asked to change work status JAKARTA (JP): About 1,000 civil servants employed in six of the seven city-owned firms will be invited to relinquish their status and become regular staff members of the companies, a senior official said on Monday.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Lufthansa, SIA launch code sharing flights to Jakarta
Lufthansa, SIA launch code sharing flights to Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Lufthansa German Airlines and Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched a strategic alliance on Monday by introducing code sharing flights in a bid to maintain their market share in crisis-hit Indonesia.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
APEC summit facing some unusual risks
APEC summit facing some unusual risks TOKYO (AP): The last time the Asia-Pacific region held its annual summit to promote free trade, Japan's prime minister assured everyone that his economy wouldn't be the next victim of Asia's financial crisis.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Hyundai wins, Ford loses in Kia takeover
Hyundai wins, Ford loses in Kia takeover SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co Ltd was awarded the bid to take over troubled Kia Motors Corp and sister firm Asia Motors, the chief of the auction panel said on Monday.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Athletics trio seek Asiad slots
Athletics trio seek Asiad slots JAKARTA (JP): Tersiana Riwu Rohi, Ni Nyoman Rai and Suyono have something to prove in the Brunei Open track and field tournament next week if they want to qualify for the 13th Asian Games in December.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Estrada, Habibie lack experience: Malaysian minister
Estrada, Habibie lack experience: Malaysian minister KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Statements in support of sacked Malaysian finance minister Anwar Ibrahim by the Philippine and Indonesian presidents showed their "shallow" experience, a Malaysian government minister said on Monday.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Student 'must grow as moral force to beat challenges'
Student 'must grow as moral force to beat challenges' JAKARTA (JP): Students from 44 colleges across the country are currently taking part in a three-day forum initiated by the Ministry of Education to discuss "challenges in the reform era" and the threat of disintegration facing the nation.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Tangerang braces for killing spree
Tangerang braces for killing spree TANGERANG (JP): About 600 noncommissioned law enforcement officers, along with local residents, have been alerted to anticipate a possible mysterious killing spree of sorcerers, locally known as dukun santet.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Teenager nabbed for robbing, killing Tebet teacher
Teenager nabbed for robbing, killing Tebet teacher JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police detectives have arrested one of two men accused of killing and robbing a 42-year-old teacher in Tebet, South Jakarta.The head of the Jakarta Police detective unit, Col.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
House urges review of Freeport's deal
House urges review of Freeport's deal JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives demanded on Monday that gold and copper mining company PT Freeport Indonesia's mining contract of work (COW) in Irian Jaya be renegotiated to secure greater benefits for the government.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Weaker sections pay the price for recession in Asia
Weaker sections pay the price for recession in AsiaBy John Gittings KUALA LUMPUR: The villagers on the edge of Kuala Lumpur resisted eviction from their tree-shaded kampong twice; the third time, when they were threatened with losing their identity cards, they gave up the struggle.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Contract staff get $6 per month
Contract staff get $6 per month JAKARTA (JP): Each of the 793 Tangerang mayoralty contract employees receive a monthly salary of Rp 52,550 (approximately US$6), says an official.Head of the mayoralty's public relations section, Harry Mulya Zein, told Antara on Sunday that his office spent at least...
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
The Golkar tragedy
The Golkar tragedy Golkar's admission on Saturday that "it was all a mistake" must qualify as the biggest understatement of the century. Golkar leaders seem to have only just grasped what many thinking people in this country have known for decades, that the way the political organization ruled the...
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Habibie won't be included on Golkar board, says Gafur
Habibie won't be included on Golkar board, says Gafur JAKARTA (JP): Golkar ended its three-day leadership meeting on Monday deciding that one of its most senior members, B.J. Habibie, would no longer have any formal position in the party.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Tuna exports slumping 'due to illegal fishing'
Tuna exports slumping 'due to illegal fishing' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's tuna exports are likely to drop by at least 50 percent this year due to the rampant illegal fishing activities of foreign ships, Minister of Agriculture Soleh Solahuddin said on Monday.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Two-way conspiracy
Two-way conspiracy Having read Rahayu Ratnaningsih's two-part article entitled "It's time for Chinese-Indonesians to wake up" (Oct. 8 and Oct. 9), I would like to make a few comments.In the first article, Rahayu suggested that Indonesian people today are not indigenous.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Jakartans turn to farming to survive crisis
Jakartans turn to farming to survive crisisBy A.A. Aribowo JAKARTA (JP): The country's capital is known as a "concrete jungle" but, among the high-rises and flyovers, are open spaces offering a promising future for farming.Sites alongside rivers, such as those near Jl. Cempaka Putih Barat and Jl.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Officials summoned over corruption
Officials summoned over corruption PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Thirty-five officials including the regent's secretary were summoned to the local prosecutor's office on Monday in relation to charges of corruption that have been laid against former Banyumas regent Brig. Gen. Djoko Sudantoko.
Tue, 20 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, 20 Oct 1998
Villagers treated for poisoning
Villagers treated for poisoning KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A number of villagers in the districts of Soropia and Sampara were poisoned after consuming a type of cassava, Antara reported Monday.The report quoted an official who said the victims had all been cured and that no one had been severely...
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Two firms blamed for forest fires
Two firms blamed for forest fires JAKARTA (JP): A court in South Sumatra has found pulpwood estate PT Musi Hutan Persada -- a subsidiary of Prayogo Pangestu's Barito Pacific Timber group -- and local plantation company PT Inti Remaja Concern guilty of negligence that led to forest fires in the...
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Radisson Hotel changes menu after 'May riots'
Radisson Hotel changes menu after 'May riots' JAKARTA (JP): While some hoteliers decided to close their restaurants due to the sluggish market and unfavorable rate of the local currency, the four-star Radisson Hotel adopted a rare idea by shifting the menu from Thai to local cuisine.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Bapepam urged to be more independent
Bapepam urged to be more independent JAKARTA (JP): Senior economist Sjahrir urged the government on Monday to make the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) more independent.He said that without independence, the capital market watchdog would not be able to come up with appropriate and quick...
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Develop the local market
Develop the local market The appreciation of the rupiah's value against the dollar, though encouraging, must be greeted with caution because this current is caused more by a weakening of the dollar than by a strengthening of the rupiah.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
I am not Winters' close friend
I am not Winters' close friend Your news item on Sunday, Oct. 18 made mention of me being a close friend of Jeffrey Winters. The statement, however, needs qualification. I don't want Jeffrey and The Jakarta Post readers to think I am a name dropper.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Indonesians partly to blame
Indonesians partly to blame Is it not time that Indonesians themselves had the courage to accept some of the blame for their current dilemma? It is very easy to point elsewhere. So far in this paper they have accused the expatriates, the Americans, the IMF, the Jews, the Chinese and now it's the...
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Dengue claims 47 lives in two months
Dengue claims 47 lives in two months JAKARTA (JP): Forty-seven have died of dengue fever in 14 provinces from August to September, according to the Ministry of Health.Quoting a report from the directorate general of eradication of contagious diseases, a release made available here Monday said there...
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Indonesia's textile exports to reach $7.45b this year
Indonesia's textile exports to reach $7.45b this year JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Textile Association has predicted that exports of the country's textile and textile products will rise about 2 percent to US$7.45 billion this year from $7.3 billion last year.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
15 workers missing after boat capsizes
15 workers missing after boat capsizes KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Fifteen people were missing after a boat filled mostly with hotel workers sank off central Malacca state, the national Bernama news agency said on Monday.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
NU members warned not to take law into their own hands
NU members warned not to take law into their own hands JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the Moslem organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) warned their members on Monday not to take the law into their own hands in their attempt to stop the mysterious killings which have claimed more than 150 lives in East Java...
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Australian firms urged to invest in Indonesia
Australian firms urged to invest in Indonesia CANBERRA (Dow Jones): Indonesian Special Trade Envoy James Riady on Monday urged Australian companies to invest in Indonesia for the medium- and longer-term to gain a "foothold" in the market ahead of its economic recovery.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.19, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 275 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 250 0 872,500 Alumindo Light Metal 325 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa...
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Hotel employees stage protest
Hotel employees stage protest JAKARTA (JP): At least 36 employees of Hotel Alia on Jl. Cikini Raya, Central Jakarta, complained to the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute on Monday that they had been moved to other branch offices on grounds that they set up a workers' union.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Saefuddin explains motive behind statement
Saefuddin explains motive behind statement JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Food and Horticulture A.M Saefuddin said on Monday his recent declaration of intent to run for the presidency was aimed at diminishing public misperceptions about the position and not to insult other parties.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Toll-free marketing agreement
Toll-free marketing agreement BANGKOK, Thailand (AP): The Communications Authority of Thailand announced Monday it will sign a joint venture agreement to market international 1-800 toll-free telephone services.
Tue, 20 Oct 1998
SE Asian currencies higher in thin trading
SE Asian currencies higher in thin trading SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Southeast Asian currencies rose modestly in holiday-thinned trading Monday, led by another fall in the dollar against the yen.As a holiday in Singapore and Malaysia kept regional currency trading volumes subdued, traders focused...
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Stocks expected to extend due to interest rate cut
Stocks expected to extend due to interest rate cut JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the local market are expected to extend their gains this week in an euphoric market response to the U.S. interest rate cut, stockbrokers and analyst have said.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Britain, RI to build university linkage
Britain, RI to build university linkage JAKARTA (JP): The British Council celebrated its 50th anniversary on Friday, unveiling a plan to develop a "collaborative campus" system in which British and Indonesian universities would be linked.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Habibie will forgive insults against him
Habibie will forgive insults against him JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie said on Saturday he would appreciate any criticism and expression of opposition against him, and forgive any insulting remarks about his policies.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Indonesian warship welcomed in S. Korea
Indonesian warship welcomed in S. Korea JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian warship KRI Fatahillah 361 was met with salvos in the waters off Cinhae in South Korea after steaming there from Manila.The vessel docked at Cinhae port, according to a release from the Navy's information office here.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Forensic doctor denies violating code of ethics
Forensic doctor denies violating code of ethics JAKARTA (JP): Senior forensic expert Dr. Abdul Mun'im Idries has insisted that he humiliated nobody and violated no professional codes with his recent statement in relation to the murder of high school student Marthadinata, alias Ita.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Kidney dysfunction linked to impotence
Kidney dysfunction linked to impotence SEMARANG, Central Java: At least 50 percent of people with chronic kidney dysfunction also suffer from impotence or sexual dysfunction, according to Murni Indrastuti, an intern at Karyadi hospital here, Antara reported.