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Tue, 19 Oct 1999
Gus Dur gets green light from spiritual guru
Gus Dur gets green light from spiritual guru JAKARTA (JP): Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid said on Monday he had received the green light from his spiritual mentor to make an all-out bid in the presidential election on Wednesday.
Tue, 19 Oct 1999
Cikadu cultivates a more trained community
Cikadu cultivates a more trained community CIKADU, Banten, West Java (JP): It has been three years since a group called the Group for Developing South Bantenese began a project to improve the living standards of the population in Cikadu Kampong, Tanjungjaya village, Pandeglang, West Java.
Tue, 19 Oct 1999
Asian monies give up early gains, end mixed against dollar
Asian monies give up early gains, end mixed against dollar HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Early gains in Asian currencies were whittled away late in regional trading hours to leave regional markets mixed on Monday.
Tue, 19 Oct 1999
Hospital suffers insult to injury in recent violence
Hospital suffers insult to injury in recent violence JAKARTA (JP): Located close to the scene of clashes between troops and students last week, private Jakarta Hospital has spent hundreds of millions of rupiah on the free treatment of those injured in the conflicts.
Tue, 19 Oct 1999
Landslide kills four in Bali
Landslide kills four in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Two consecutive landslides at two separate locations in Karangasem regency here over the weekend killed four people, including four-year-old twin boys."Heavy rain eroded the soil and caused the landslide," Karangasem Police chief Lt. Col. I.B.
Tue, 19 Oct 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Oct. 18, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,860.00 7,940.00Australian dollar 1 5,065.77 5,121.30Austrian schilling 1 621.13 627.74Belgian franc 1 211.87 214.13Brunei dollar 1 4,698.71 4,749.37Canadian dollar 1 5,280.
Tue, 19 Oct 1999
PBSI to reconsider Olympics target
PBSI to reconsider Olympics target JAKARTA (JP): Disappointing play by Indonesian shuttlers in the US$120,000 V6 Danish Open in Vejle, Denmark, last week has caused some worry at the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI).
Tue, 19 Oct 1999
Four local players make it to Circuit 4
Four local players make it to Circuit 4 JAKARTA (JP): Four Indonesian tennis players defeated compatriots to make it through to the third round on Monday of the qualifying round for the Indonesia Women's Circuit 4.
Tue, 19 Oct 1999
Goh sees silver lining in Asian crisis
Goh sees silver lining in Asian crisis SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Monday the Asian financial crisis that wreaked havoc on the region had proved to have a silver lining, pushing it in the direction of more open, less corrupt economies.
Tue, 19 Oct 1999
Bogus antimalarials sold in Cambodia
Bogus antimalarials sold in Cambodia PHNOM PENH (AP): Bogus malaria medication is being sold in Cambodia, threatening many of the 80,000 infected people here, health officials warned on Monday.Low-priced versions of antimalarial medicines Mefloquine and Artesunate were recently found to be fakes...
Tue, 19 Oct 1999
Bug diet worries experts
Bug diet worries experts BANGKOK (AFP): The growing popularity of insect eating in Thailand has begun to worry experts concerned about the possible impact on the environment.A two-year-old study has found that Thais, traditionally partial to ants, giant water beetles and grasshoppers, have recently...
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Museums * Bayt Al-Qur'an Museum, at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Bambu Apus, East Jakarta (Phone: 8416466), Monday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. * Adam Malik Museum, Jl. Diponegoro 29, Menteng, Central Jakarta (Phone: 337403), Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Habibie's speech gets mixed reactions
Habibie's speech gets mixed reactions JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie's speech to defend his beleaguered administration before the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Sunday drew mixed reactions from various circles.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Council rejects Irian provincial division
Council rejects Irian provincial division JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The Irian Jaya Legislative Council on Saturday rejected the central government's policy to divide the province into three new provinces, and demanded the next president revoke the decree installing two new governors for the territory.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
President Habibie makes final plea on East Timor
President Habibie makes final plea on East Timor JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie made a final impassioned plea before the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Sunday to ratify the results of the Aug.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Analysts stage silent strike
Analysts stage silent strike JAKARTA (JP): Journalists without sources resemble someone who loses his or her lover -- the person from whom one seeks inspiration.In the wake of the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly, media workers in Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi, as well...
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Reporter laments guards' action
Reporter laments guards' action JAKARTA (JP): What would you miss the most if you were a reporter? No access to the country's most important agenda, for one.A female reporter who works for private TV station SCTV experienced such a plight on Sunday when President B.J.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Indosat says no to Telkom merger plan
Indosat says no to Telkom merger planBy Christiani S.A. Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): Listed state-owned international telephone operator PT Indosat has opposed a plan to merge it with state- owned domestic telecommunications provider PT Telkom.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Draft MPR Decree on the Popular Consultation in East Timor
Draft MPR Decree on the Popular Consultation in East TimorALTERNATIVE ONEArticle 1 The People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia in essence acknowledges the result of the popular consultation held by UNAMET in East Timor on Aug. 30, 1999.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Investment in Philippines up
Investment in Philippines up MANILA (DPA): Investment pledges for the Philippines amounted to 103.19 billion pesos (US$2.6 billion) for the first nine months of 1999, an indication of investors' confidence in the country, according to a government statement released Saturday.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Crowds cheer Malaysia's F-1 debut
Crowds cheer Malaysia's F-1 debut SEPANG, Malaysia (AP): Fighter jets swooped through sunny skies and several thousand racing fans packed the stands to greet Malaysia's Formula One debut Sunday.Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad did two laps in a Mercedes Benz official car on the new US$80 million...
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Users of Straits 'should be charged'
Users of Straits 'should be charged' SINGAPORE (DPA): Participants at an international conference unanimously agreed users of the Malacca and Singapore Straits should be charged to defray costs of infrastructure enhancing navigational safety and environmental protection, delegates said on Saturday.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Community media business hits housing complexes
Community media business hits housing complexesBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Veronica A., a housewife living in a Kelapa Gading housing complex, North Jakarta, panicked when her three- year-old daughter fell and injured her elbow.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Participating in violence 'is harmful to youngsters'
Participating in violence 'is harmful to youngsters' JAKARTA (JP): Psychologists have expressed deep concern over the active role of children in clashes between security officers and students on main thoroughfares in the city last week.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Six die in house blaze
Six die in house blaze TANGERANG (JP): Six family members died when their two-story house on Jl. Leo Baru, Batu Sari, was gutted in a fire early on Sunday morning, a police official said.Tangerang Police chief Lt. Col. Pudji Hartanto said the fire started at 2 a.m., when the family was asleep.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Ahold to quit Indonesia
Ahold to quit Indonesia SINGAPORE (AFP): Dutch giant Royal Ahold plans to pull out its loss-making supermarket operations from Singapore, China and Indonesia, a report said Saturday.Royal Ahold, however, will expand its profitable chains in Malaysia and Thailand, the Business Times here quoted an...
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Asian values haunt Indonesia's future
Asian values haunt Indonesia's futureBy Christopher Lingle HONG KONG (JP): There was at least one benefit from the recent crises afflicting East Asia. The slump in the region's economies seems to have dampened the stridency of the proponents of Asian values.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Aneka Tambang clarifies
Aneka Tambang clarifies I refer to your news article German bank to finance ferronickel project on Oct. 14, 1999. The article updated the current status of PT Aneka Tambang's FeNI III Nickel Expansion Project.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
MPR sets up commissions
MPR sets up commissions JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the country's highest legislative body, set up on Sunday four commissions with the task of debating the various decrees proposed by the MPR working committees, including rulings on the fate of East Timor and incumbent...
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Habibie told to have moral ethics on his presidential candidacy
Habibie told to have moral ethics on his presidential candidacy JAKARTA (JP): Observers called on President B.J. Habibie over the weekend to have the moral ethics to withdraw his presidential bid if his accountability speech is rejected by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Witnesses claim Interfet shoots two East Timorese
Witnesses claim Interfet shoots two East Timorese JAKARTA (JP): International Force for East Timor (Interfet) troops shot dead on Saturday two East Timorese residents of Atabae subdistrict, Bobonaro regency, 197 km west of Dili, Antara reported.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Life insurance business expected to forge ahead
Life insurance business expected to forge ahead JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Insurance Council (DAI) predicts that this year's life insurance industry will far exceed 1998's growth, after their survey shows a better than expected growth level during the first half of 1999.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Professor says Indonesia liable to disintegrate
Professor says Indonesia liable to disintegrate SEMARANG (JP): A U.S. professor has warned that Indonesia is extremely vulnerable to disintegration and that a leader who has the ability to maintain the unity of this archipelagic country is badly needed.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Pare-pare residents show support for local hero
Pare-pare residents show support for local hero PARE-PARE, South Sulawesi(JP): Jakarta may have been the scene of fervent and sometimes violent protests against President B.J. Habibie's renomination, but in his home town of Pare-pare, residents came out in force over the weekend to express support...
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Garuda opens new routes
Garuda opens new routes JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Indonesia will increase the frequency of its Express service for Jakarta-Surabaya route from eight times a day to 12 times a day starting Oct. 31.The airline said on Saturday it would also open two new routes, which would link Batam and Pekanbaru, and...
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Habibie's brinkmanship
Habibie's brinkmanship Four parties, including two of the biggest factions in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), rejected President B.J. Habibie's accountability report outright. Six others, including the incumbent's own Golkar Party, raised so many questions and qualifications, they...
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
PDI Perjuangan 'unlikely to pick' Wiranto as partner
PDI Perjuangan 'unlikely to pick' Wiranto as partner JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) hinted on Sunday that it was unlikely to pick Minister of Defense/Indonesian Military Commander General Wiranto as the vice presidential running mate of Megawati...
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
ERP is not only for big firms that can afford SAP
ERP is not only for big firms that can afford SAPBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Take a close look at the new Jaguar S-Type and the sleek Lincoln LS. At a glance you may see more differences than similarities.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Nation glued to MPR broadcasts
Nation glued to MPR broadcasts DENPASAR, Bali: Live broadcasts of the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) should top television ratings, at least for viewers in this land of paradise.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Fears of postelection violence on the rise
Fears of postelection violence on the rise JAKARTA (JP): Experts have warned that Indonesia's only hope to prevent mass riots from happening in the country in the postpresidential election period is to appoint a new credible government.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Teenager allegedly kills newborn son
Teenager allegedly kills newborn son BOGOR (JP): A 14-year-old girl called Sartini allegedly killed her newborn soon, shortly after delivering the infant on Friday at noon, an official said on Saturday.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
N. Sumatra Council lacks board leader
N. Sumatra Council lacks board leader MEDAN, North Sumatra: Despite the installment of fresh North Sumatra legislators over a month ago, the local council is yet to elect its board leader due to an internal dispute.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Police shoot dead suspected drug dealer, seize 200 grams of heroin
Police shoot dead suspected drug dealer, seize 200 grams of heroin JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives shot dead a 26-year-old Liberian drug dealer at his rented home on Friday evening, an officer said.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Presidential poll, court 'fatwa' to weigh on JSX
Presidential poll, court 'fatwa' to weigh on JSX JAKARTA (JP): The country's presidential election and the release of the Supreme Court's legal opinion on the Bank Bali scandal will weigh significantly on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
No time to eat at luxury hotel
No time to eat at luxury hotel JAKARTA (JP): The late night sessions at the General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) have led one legislator to miss out on his meal vouchers from the five-star Jakarta Hilton Hotel.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Draft decree to prevent disintegration proposed
Draft decree to prevent disintegration proposed JAKARTA (JP): Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung said his party will propose to the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) a draft decree on national unity to prevent the nation's disintegration.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Police arrest suspects in pawnshop theft
Police arrest suspects in pawnshop theft JAKARTA (JP): Detectives from the South Jakarta Police arrested three of the seven suspects in the robbery of the branch office of state-owned Perum Pegadaian pawnshop, in which the thieves made off with Rp 8 billion (US$1 million) in jewelry.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Hexindo signs $5.4m deal
Hexindo signs $5.4m deal JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Hexindo Adiperkasa, a Hitachi heavy equipment distributor company has secured a US$5.4 million contract to supply heavy equipment to PT Wirakarya Sakti.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
A sister's search for beloved brother
A sister's search for beloved brotherBy Stephen Collinson DILI, East Timor (AFP): Amalia Rodrigues walks the ruined streets of Dili day after day, desperately searching for the young brother she fears was cut down in a hail of militia bullets.
Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Parliamentary ethics
Parliamentary ethics Aside from the question of whether the President's policy address will be accepted or rejected, we hope that this first gathering of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in this era of reform will proceed successfully, and that the Assembly can produce resolutions that...