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Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Dismissed workers return to Lampung
Dismissed workers return to Lampung JAKARTA (JP): Many workers dismissed from companies in Jakarta and its surrounding areas have started to return to their homes in Lampung, southern Sumatra.Darjan Hidajat, the head of Bandan Hurip village in Palas, South Lampung, said on Saturday that many...
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Tangerang battalion marks anniversary
Tangerang battalion marks anniversary TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang-based Arya Kemuning/203 Infantry Battalion distributed 1,500 packages of essential goods to needy residents and Islamic boarding schools here to mark its 44th anniversary on Saturday.Deputy chief of the battalion, Maj.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
House to question Freeport
House to question Freeport JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will push giant copper and gold mining company PT Freeport Indonesia to disclose its divestment program, to remove controversy over the Indonesian ownership in the mining company.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Rains affect Rawa Belong flower traders
Rains affect Rawa Belong flower traders JAKARTA (JP): Flower traders at Rawa Belong market in West Jakarta have started to resurrect their once flourishing trade after overcoming their recent supply problems.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Garuda improves punctuality
Garuda improves punctuality SURABAYA (JP): Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has improved punctuality on its Jakarta-Surabaya (East Java) route to over 90 percent following the introduction of the "Garuda Express" in early September.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Lured by huge profits, Acehnese fishermen land in Indian prison
Lured by huge profits, Acehnese fishermen land in Indian prisonBy Yasad Ali BANDA ACEH (Antara): Lured by the big profits they could make from tuna, 42 fishermen from Aceh went after the fish with such great zeal in June last year that they found themselves in India's territorial waters.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Rudini says ABRI must not be represented at house
Rudini says ABRI must not be represented at house JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) should no longer be represented in the House of Representatives (DPR) and should instead play a new role in law enforcement, according to former Army chief Gen. (ret) Rudini.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Bank Indonesia cuts again interest rate ceiling
Bank Indonesia cuts again interest rate ceiling JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) has again lowered the ceiling for guaranteed interest rates in the wake of a stronger rupiah and softening inflationary pressure.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
High staple food prices still a burden to the poor
High staple food prices still a burden to the poor JAKARTA (JP): Recent strengthening in the local currency against the U.S. dollar has been of little consequence to poor Jakartans struggling to put enough food on their tables.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Wiranto vows to investigate East Java killings
Wiranto vows to investigate East Java killings SURABAYA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto vowed on Sunday to get to the bottom of mysterious killings in East Java which over the past two months has claimed the lives of at least 142 people accused of...
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Oceaneering extends lease
Oceaneering extends lease HOUSTON (Dow Jones): Oceaneering International Inc extended a lease of its San Jacinto barge to Conoco Indonesia Inc for one year.Terms weren't disclosed.In a press release Friday, Oceaneering said Conoco will continue to use the barge at its Natuna Sea Block B area at the...
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Changi cargo volume drops
Changi cargo volume drops SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Singapore Changi Airport's cargo volume fell 4.5 percent in the first eight months this year as exports to Asian countries fell amid the region's economic turmoil, an airport official said on Saturday.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Golkar confident of winning next year's election
Golkar confident of winning next year's election JAKARTA (JP): Despite Golkar's badly-tarnished image, the dominant political grouping has asserted their confidence of victory in next year's general elections.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Producers of luxury cars stick to local market despite slump
Producers of luxury cars stick to local market despite slump JAKARTA (JP): Producers of foreign luxury cars in Indonesia are promising to stay and increase their investment in the country despite the domestic automotive market's gloomy prospects for the next few years.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Can bankruptcy law solve debt problem?
Can bankruptcy law solve debt problem? The new bankruptcy law, introduced in August to replace an antiquated law from the Dutch colonial period, was designed to help resolve the private sector's enormous debt problems.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
S'pore donates rice to Riau
S'pore donates rice to Riau BATAM, Riau (JP): Riau has received rice aid and medicinal supplies for the needy from the province's closest geographical neighbor, the Singapore government.Comprising 4,000 metric tons of rice and medicines, another part of the aid will be delivered in December.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
U.S. to help woo capital back to Asia
U.S. to help woo capital back to Asia SINGAPORE (AP): U.S. ambassador to Singapore Steven Green said the recent flight of capital from the Asian region was a key concern at a gathering of American officials in Singapore, a local newspaper reported Saturday.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Reacting against allegations
Reacting against allegations Information provided by George Yunus Aditjondro, revealing data about corruption among officials, has left us dumbfounded. Aditjondro acquired much data (on the subject) after being forced to leave Indonesia.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Jonggol and Tangerang projects may be halted
Jonggol and Tangerang projects may be halted BANDUNG (JP): West Java Governor R. Nuriana has expressed pessimism over the continuation of a development project in Bogor and a reclamation project in Tangerang following a revocation of Presidential decrees for the ventures.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Winters ready to meet the police for dialog
Winters ready to meet the police for dialog JAKARTA (JP): American professor Jeffrey Winters is ready to meet police and officials of the Attorney General's Office to discuss recent remarks in which he alleged a senior minister had colluded with a private company over the purchase of shares in PT...
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Anwar says Mahathir fears people's wrath
Anwar says Mahathir fears people's wrath KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysia's former No. 2 leader said his release from detention under a harsh security law was prompted by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's fear of his countrymen's wrath and pressure from the international community.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Report on death of Martadinata
Report on death of Martadinata This letter is in response to the reports on the death of Martadinata.A visum et repertum (official autopsy report) is the result of a medical examination of a body given an autopsy because of a request from a police investigator.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Doctor and psychologist face questioning
Doctor and psychologist face questioning JAKARTA (JP): Forensic expert Mun'im Idries and senior psychologist Sarlito Wirawan are to be questioned by their respective professional associations for allegedly violating ethics in disclosing confidential information on the murder of 18-year-old Jakartan...
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Redefining moral education a must
Redefining moral education a mustBy A. Chaedar Alwasilah BANDUNG (JP): The prolonged social and political unrest blighting the nation is believed to be the fruit of bureaucratic mismanagement in almost all sectors of governance.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
'Debt haircut' may benefit creditors: Sinivasan
'Debt haircut' may benefit creditors: Sinivasan JAKARTA (JP): The country's heavily indebted private sector should not ask for debt reductions since such a move would only benefit foreign creditors, a key executive of a local conglomerate warned on Saturday.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Analysts blast govt's plan to abolish Bulog
Analysts blast govt's plan to abolish Bulog JAKARTA (JP): Analysts and a legislator have lambasted the government's plan to establish a new agency to replace the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), saying that during the economic crisis it is not the right time to abolish the agency.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Where is the program?
Where is the program?From Sinar PagiThe mass media has recently carried reports on an explanation made by Akbar Tandjung, in his capacity of as both the general chairman of the Functional Group (Golkar) and the state secretary, about the Dakab Foundation, social turmoils and condemnations of the...
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Myth worsens poverty in mountain hamlet
Myth worsens poverty in mountain hamletBy Agus Maryono BANYUMAS, Central Java (JP): The Simpar hamlet of Punggelan district in the regency of Banjarnegara can only be reached by a two hour climb up a narrow dirt path.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 TV Series: The Big Valley 3:05 Management Program: Kiat Manajemen 3:30 TV Drama: Bayang-Bayang 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:30 Education Quiz: Tangkas Cermat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary:...
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Foundation works to give waifs a second chance
Foundation works to give waifs a second chance JAKARTA (JP): Life is good to children who enjoy a secure financial environment, but it is a struggle for survival for the unfortunate, especially those forced to make a living on the streets.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
RP leader sacks govt prosecutor
RP leader sacks govt prosecutor MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Joseph Estrada has sacked an assistant provincial prosecutor as part of a nationwide campaign against corruption, a palace statement said on Sunday.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
On debating and democracy
On debating and democracy I am writing in response to Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo's letter of Oct. 9 on debating, armed struggles and democracy.I read a book titled Indonesia, images from the past and on page 14, it reads: "...
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Indorayon mill workers continue with Medan vigil
Indorayon mill workers continue with Medan vigil JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of PT Inti Indorayon Utama employees, faced with the threat of losing their jobs next month, entered their fourth day on Sunday of camping out in the courtyard of the North Sumatra governor's offices in Medan.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Body found in waterway
Body found in waterway JAKARTA (JP): The fully-clothed body of an unidentified man in his 20s was found floating in Banjir Kanal waterway in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on Sunday morning.According to a police officer from Tanah Abang police subprecinct, the deceased was found at 9:30 a.m.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Respecting the dead
Respecting the dead Ten days after Martadinata's maimed body was found lifeless by her shocked parents in their modest home in Central Jakarta, there are few signs that the controversy over the fate of the murdered 18-year-old Volunteer for Humanity activist Ita, as her friends and family knew her,...
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Five journalists honored
Five journalists honored NEW YORK (AP): A correspondent under arrest in Eritrea and a longtime crusader for press freedom in Indonesia are among five journalists honored by the Committee to Protect Journalists this year.
Mon, 19 Oct 1998
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Textile Exhibition, by Nelwan Anwar, at Klub Bimasena, The Dharmawangsa, Jl. Dharmawangsa Raya 39, South Jakarta (Phone: 7258181), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Oct. 20-23. * Painting Exhibition: Apa Siapa di Pikiranku, by Kukuh Nuswantoro, at Galeri Kafe Linggar, Jl.
Sun, 18 Oct 1998
Guess What? Jeffrey A. Winters
Guess What? Jeffrey A. Winters American academic Jeffrey A. Winters must have forgotten to say "knock on wood" to cancel out potential bad luck when claiming that Indonesia was a much safer country for him now that president Soeharto has resigned.
Sun, 18 Oct 1998
Jin Hi Kim composes to bridge cultural devides
Jin Hi Kim composes to bridge cultural devidesBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Every culture or ethnic group has different ways of expressing itself, but a universal expression throughout all societies is music, or so believes Korean-American composer Jin Hi Kim.
Sun, 18 Oct 1998
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: FarewellJP/afsFAREWELL: Gemala Group boss Sofyan Wanandi (right) bids farewell to outgoing Syrian Arab Republic Ambassador to Indonesia Abdul Salam Akil who had been in office since 1990. Also present at the party on Wednesday were numerous diplomats from other countries.
Sun, 18 Oct 1998
Sports museum: Coming in a dusty last at TMII
Sports museum: Coming in a dusty last at TMIIBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): Have you ever been to the capital's sports museum?The most likely answer will be: "Never heard of it" or "Do we have one?" The fact is yes, we do.
Sun, 18 Oct 1998
Golkar admits past mistakes
Golkar admits past mistakes JAKARTA (JP): Admitting past political mistakes which led to a centralization of power in one man, the dominant Golkar political grouping's leaders pledged their commitment to reform on Saturday at a meeting to plan new strategies for next year's general election.
Sun, 18 Oct 1998
Better treatment of Anwar opens Habibie's way to APEC
Better treatment of Anwar opens Habibie's way to APEC JAKARTA (JP): The transfer of sacked Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim from the Bukit Aman federal police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur to the modern Sungai Buloh prison has removed the most important hurdle for President B.J.
Sun, 18 Oct 1998
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Sari Berita Sepekan 6:30 Morning Focus 6:45 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 9:00 Music 9:30 Creative Program: Widya Wahana 10:00...
Sun, 18 Oct 1998
Art Summit Indonesia's final week enjoys huge crowds
Art Summit Indonesia's final week enjoys huge crowdsBy Stevie Emilia and Yudha Kartohadiprodjo JAKARTA (JP): The show must go on. That must be one of the philosophies behind the success of the second Indonesian art summit, which faced the risk of small audience turnouts due to the economic crisis.
Sun, 18 Oct 1998
Chinese culture embraces Bali
Chinese culture embraces BaliBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR (JP): The famed tourist island of Bali has become a safe haven for Chinese-Indonesians following the riots in Jakarta and Surakarta in mid-May in which ethnic Chinese were a main target.
Sun, 18 Oct 1998
Many turn to used cars to evade rising crime wave
Many turn to used cars to evade rising crime waveBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): There has been a trend toward purchasing second- hand cars since belts first began to be tightened in response to the rupiah's dramatic plunge in value against the U.S. dollar in the middle of last year.
Sun, 18 Oct 1998
Malaysia not yet celebrating F-1 win
Malaysia not yet celebrating F-1 win KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Instead of popping champagne bottles, Malaysian officials were subdued to news they would host a World Formula One race next year, a report said Saturday.Officials of Malaysian Airports Bhd.
Sun, 18 Oct 1998
Indonesia may see baby boom
Indonesia may see baby boomBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): The crippling economic crisis is threatening the state's successful family planing program as prices of contraceptives have soared nearly five-fold, observers warn.
Sun, 18 Oct 1998
Honk if you love bumper stickers
Honk if you love bumper stickersBy Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): Nowadays it is impossible to travel around Jakarta without spotting striking messages on the backs of vehicles.Bumper stickers might have originated in the United States but Indonesians are finding their own way of expressing their...