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Sat, 17 Oct 1998
Eye infections on the rise
Eye infections on the rise PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Vitamin A deficiency is believed responsible for a sharp increase in the incidence of eye infections in the past three months in Banyumas regency, official said on Friday.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
MUI to hold 'largest' Islamic gathering
MUI to hold 'largest' Islamic gathering JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) plans to hold "the largest Moslem gathering since 1945" from Nov. 4 to Nov. 8 to discuss ways to equip the community to face new social, political and economical challenges in the reform era.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
20 deceived over job offers
20 deceived over job offers JAKARTA (JP): Twenty people deceived by a local labor supplier promising them jobs in Australia have asked immigration officials for help to reclaim their passports from the company.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
Typhoon Zeb heads for Japan after hitting RP
Typhoon Zeb heads for Japan after hitting RP TOKYO (AP): A weakened typhoon Zeb approached islands in southern Japan on Friday after killing at least 74 people in the Philippines and seven in Taiwan in a trail of destruction.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
Civil service flunkers upset
Civil service flunkers upset TANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of Tangerang mayoralty contract employees who flunked the civil service entry examination protested on Friday the alleged demand for bribes to earn a passing grade.They complained that only six of 382 contract employees who took the test passed.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
Workers face food shortages
Workers face food shortages BANDAR LAMPUNG, South Sumatra: At least 2,000 casual workers of a pineapple plantation and canning firm which was burned down by locals in September are suffering from food shortages, Antara news agency reported.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
Team find manipulation of decrees
Team find manipulation of decrees JAKARTA (JP): At least 79 out of 528 presidential decrees issued between 1993 and 1998 were legally and materially manipulated to benefit certain parties, according to a study by the Indonesian Transparency Society's legal team.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
Strong yen helping Asian stability
Strong yen helping Asian stability HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Most of Asia's crisis countries are now stabilizing, with the Indonesian rupiah's recent gains a particularly encouraging sign, according to Stanley Fischer, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
Experts hail rounding out of history textbooks
Experts hail rounding out of history textbooks JAKARTA (JP): Two observers have supported the plan to revise school history textbooks, arguing it will help students put recent tumultuous changes in the country into perspective.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
SE Asian monies move higher on sentiment swing
SE Asian monies move higher on sentiment swing SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies - benefiting from a tangible sea change in global sentiment toward the region - are stronger than they were a week ago, with Thursday's impromptu 25-basis-point cuts in two key U.S.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
Secretary: A job path to run your own business
Secretary: A job path to run your own business JAKARTA (JP): A secretary is not a boss, but he or she can become one, too. Having closely worked with executives is a major asset that secretaries can use to become bosses themselves.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
Going bankrupt
Going bankrupt Creditors and debtors expected some start-up problems when the Jakarta Commercial Court, the first judicial institution in Indonesia's 53-year history specially established to judge bankruptcy proceedings, began operating on Aug. 20.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
Hun Sen rejects rivals' dmands to hold talks outside Cambodia
Hun Sen rejects rivals' dmands to hold talks outside Cambodia PHNOM PENH (AP): Cambodian leader Hun Sen on Friday rejected opposition parties' demands for talks outside the country, accusing them of trying to "internationalize" the political crisis.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
Mob raids Surabaya police station over 'sorcerer'
Mob raids Surabaya police station over 'sorcerer' SURABAYA (JP): Hundreds of fearful residents ransacked a police station in Kenjeran district on Friday morning after officers refused to hand over a man they suspected was a sorcerer.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
Military chiefs told to stay distant from parties
Military chiefs told to stay distant from parties JAKARTA (JP): A three-day meeting of regional military commanders ended here on Friday with a commitment to maintain a distance from all political groupings -- a break from New Order tradition where military chiefs very often made policies that...
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
1997 labor law to be enacted in 2000
1997 labor law to be enacted in 2000 JAKARTA (JP): All factions at the House of Representatives (DPR) have agreed to enact the 1997 Manpower Law in October 2000 to give the government ample time to improve the document.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
Timber firms told to give 20% stakes to cooperative
Timber firms told to give 20% stakes to cooperative JAKARTA (JP): Timber companies will have to give at least 20 percent of their shares to cooperatives if they want their concessions to be extended, Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution said here on Friday.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
E. Timorese issues raised at campus
E. Timorese issues raised at campus JAKARTA (JP): Discussions and exhibitions on East Timor at the University of Indonesia on Friday raised student curiosity over official versions of the territory's integration.
Sat, 17 Oct 1998
Abduction probe powerless: Kontras
Abduction probe powerless: Kontras JAKARTA (JP): Human rights activists say National Military Police investigating the abduction of political activists were "powerless" and that the 11 members of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) suspected of the crime were still on the loose.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Indonesia to stick to its plans despite strong rupiah
Indonesia to stick to its plans despite strong rupiah JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund's Asia Pacific director Hubert Neiss has said that Indonesia will not have to revise its economic reform program despite the strengthening of the rupiah.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Cult of personalily haunts Megawati's 'democratic' congress
Cult of personalily haunts Megawati's 'democratic' congressBy Marcus Mietzner DENPASAR (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri's recent Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) congress in Bali has established her organization as the major nationalist force in Indonesia's political landscape.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Bank DKI may use disputed Timor buildings: Sutiyoso
Bank DKI may use disputed Timor buildings: Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): City-owned Bank DKI will likely take over two disputed Central Jakarta office buildings owned by former president Soeharto's youngest son, Governor Sutiyoso said on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Bakrie denies any wrongdoing in Freeport deal
Bakrie denies any wrongdoing in Freeport deal JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of PT Bakrie & Brothers Aburizal Bakrie denied on Thursday that he had acquired a lucrative stake in copper and gold mining company PT Freeport Indonesia through his political connections.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Habibie vows to get children off streets, back to school
Habibie vows to get children off streets, back to school JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie vowed to lure children off the streets and back into school, officials said Thursday.Minister of Research and Technology/chairman of the Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) Zuhal,...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Let courts decide Anwar's fate: Mahathir
Let courts decide Anwar's fate: Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that Malaysia's neighbors should let the country's courts decide the fate of his sacked deputy instead of implying that the government had influence over the case.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Utut to compete in CSAS Trophy chess tournament
Utut to compete in CSAS Trophy chess tournament JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto has been named one of three Asia-Pacific representatives for the US$48,000 CSAS Trophy intercontinental rapid chess tournament in Cap d'Agde, France, from Oct. 25 to Oct. 31.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Govt to own 95% of Bank Danamon
Govt to own 95% of Bank Danamon JAKARTA (JP): The government has taken control of a 95 percent stake in the publicly-listed Bank Danamon following a debt-for- equity agreement struck on Thursday.The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said in a press release that Bank Indonesia liquidity...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
BI urged to maintain tight money policy
BI urged to maintain tight money policy JAKARTA (JP): The current strengthening of the rupiah is not yet sustainable and therefore Bank Indonesia should not overreact by relaxing its monetary policy, the Indonesian Economists Association's chairman Marzuki Usman suggested on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Students protest for vagabonds
Students protest for vagabonds SEMARANG: About 100 students of the Diponegoro University's School of Letters here held a rally on Thursday to demand that the government help street children and their mothers.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Perhapi holds mining summit
Perhapi holds mining summit JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Mining Professionals (Perhapi) will hold a three-day exhibition and seminar on mining from Dec. 3 to Dec. 5 at the Jakarta International Exhibition Center in Kemayoran.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Police 'breached professional ethics'
Police 'breached professional ethics' JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer representing the Volunteers for Humanity accused the police on Thursday of violating professional ethics in its handling of a murder case that rights activists allege is linked to an investigation into sexual assaults and rapes of...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Where does the economic catastrophe really belong?
Where does the economic catastrophe really belong? SINGAPORE: Reviewing the Southeast Asian crisis a year or so later, there is little doubt that it has been devastating: gross domestic product (GDP) in Indonesia this year is running at a staggering 15-20 percent down on last year's levels.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
BPS increases its rice forecast
BPS increases its rice forecast JAKARTA (JP): The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) has increased its unhusked rice production forecast for this planting year to 46.44 million metric tons from an initial estimate of 46.29 million tons.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Violence leads to disintegration
Violence leads to disintegration The cycle of violence rolls on. Abductions of activists, the fatal shooting of Trisakti University students, the May riots, robberies, looting, murder and now the gruesome Banyuwangi killing spree.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Rubber producers, users to decide on INRO fate
Rubber producers, users to decide on INRO fate KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Rubber producing and consuming countries will meet in the Malaysian capital next week with the outcome likely to determine the future of the International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO).
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 15, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 250 0 450,500 Alumindo Light Metal 250 0 0 Alumindo...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
A replacement for Bulog
A replacement for Bulog State Minister of Food and Horticulture A.M. Saefuddin has announced that the government is planning to have the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) replaced by another agency -- at the end of this year at the latest -- in order to improve the distribution and price stability of...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Kadin plans national congress
Kadin plans national congress JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) plans to hold its five-yearly national congress from Dec. 8 to Dec. 10.The chamber announced on Thursday that its third national congress would be attended by 800 people representing Kadin's...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Drivers to sue transportation body
Drivers to sue transportation body JAKARTA (JP): The drivers and owners of six public transport minivans whose licenses to ply the Salemba-Rawamangun route were withdrawn only two weeks after they were first issued have said they plan to sue the city's Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJR) over the...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Government backtracks on plan to replace Bulog
Government backtracks on plan to replace Bulog JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said on Thursday that despite reports to the contrary, the government had not yet decided to replace the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) with a new body.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Half of all audited banks 'lack capital'
Half of all audited banks 'lack capital' JAKARTA (JP): About half of the country's commercial banks already audited by international accountants and the central bank have acute lack of capital, Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Taiwanese man faces jail
Taiwanese man faces jail JAKARTA (JP): Bogor District Court has been asked to sentence a 47-year-old Taiwanese man to 18 months in jail for counterfeiting his country's currency here.Prosecutor Junus Saiya told the court on Thursday that James Wang, alias Wang A.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Golkar yet to decide on its presidential candidate
Golkar yet to decide on its presidential candidate JAKARTA (JP): Golkar leaders will assemble here on Saturday for a three-day congress to announce its establishment as a "political party", Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung said on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Rachmaninoff piece included in classic concert's program
Rachmaninoff piece included in classic concert's program JAKARTA (JP): The curtain comes down on the one-month Art Summit Indonesia 1998 in the next few days, but this does not mean that the end of quality performances in the capital.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
DPR urged to limit govt involvement in poll organization
DPR urged to limit govt involvement in poll organization JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives must limit the government's involvement in the organization of the general election next year to ensure a clean and fair poll, a political expert suggested here on Thursday.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
SE Asian monies firmer as funds flow back
SE Asian monies firmer as funds flow back SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian currencies were stronger against the U.S. dollar in late trading Thursday, as a groundswell of positive sentiment over Japan's ongoing efforts to fix its ailing economy pushed funds back into the region, traders and...
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Germany's exports to RI expected to fall 20 percent
Germany's exports to RI expected to fall 20 percent JAKARTA (JP): Germany's exports to Indonesia are expected to fall 20 percent this year due to declining orders from Indonesian companies, a German businessman said on Thursday.F.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Art summit schedule of events
Art summit schedule of events Oct. 16-17: Music, Tsuchitori Toshiyuki (Japan), Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3154087).Oct. 18-19: Music, Kaija Saariaho (Finland), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), Jl. Pos No. 2, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3441892).
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
Use of flood prevention funds 'must be transparent'
Use of flood prevention funds 'must be transparent' JAKARTA (JP): A councilor has called for transparency in the spending of a central government grant of Rp 93 billion to fund the city administration's flood prevention projects this year.
Fri, 16 Oct 1998
ASEAN film week to be held in Vietnam
ASEAN film week to be held in Vietnam HANOI (Agencies): An ASEAN film week will be held in Hanoi the last week of November as the country prepares to host the ASEAN summit the following month, local press reports said Thursday.Each of the nine ASEAN member countries will send one film.