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Sun, 10 Oct 1999
Bidakara Complex offers integrated facilities
Bidakara Complex offers integrated facilities When the monetary crisis began to affect Indonesia in mid- 1997, the Bidakara Office Building was a pioneer in office building rentals because it was the first to offer rent, service charges and other costs in the local currency.
Sun, 10 Oct 1999
Democracy, power brokers in mike-happy MPR
Democracy, power brokers in mike-happy MPR JAKARTA (JP): When the newly sworn in members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) held a plenary session on Oct. 2 to vote for changes to its internal rules, I was watching from the Assembly hall's balcony with excitement.
Sun, 10 Oct 1999
Irianese tribespeople employ pigs in the field
Irianese tribespeople employ pigs in the fieldBy Neles Tebay MOANEMANI, Irian Jaya (JP): Farmers in Indonesia plow their land with the help of water buffaloes. However, Irianese of the Mee tribe in the central highlands of the Irian Jaya province never use water buffalo or even tractors to plow...
Sun, 10 Oct 1999
Exhibition presents essence of abstract art
Exhibition presents essence of abstract artBy Chandra Johan JAKARTA (JP): The presence of abstract painting in Indonesia was once considered a "great sin". When nationalism was aroused in the 1950s and realism in art was suggested, a number of artists from Bandung, such as Achmad Sadali, Mochtar...
Sun, 10 Oct 1999
Travelers defy economic crisis
Travelers defy economic crisis JAKARTA (JP): The country's currency, the rupiah, is still fighting hard against the U.S. dollar. But watching packed international waiting rooms at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, or seeing advertisements offering overseas tours in the media, you might be...
Sun, 10 Oct 1999
Megawati receives more support
Megawati receives more support JAKARTA (JP): Justice and Unity Party chairman Edi Sudrajat threw the weight of his party behind the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri on Saturday.
Sun, 10 Oct 1999
Street stands destroyed
Street stands destroyed BANDUNG (JP): Dozens of street stands along Jl. Cibadak were destroyed by angry mobs following a fight between a becak (three- wheel pedicab) driver and a trader on Friday afternoon.
Sun, 10 Oct 1999
Sri Mulyani wants to be a kindergarten teacher
Sri Mulyani wants to be a kindergarten teacherBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Economist Sri Mulyani, known for her bold statements and sharp analyses, can sometimes be a witch or a cruel step mother.If you don't believe it, you'd better ask her children, Dewinta, 10, Adwin, 7, or Lukman, 3, with...
Sun, 10 Oct 1999
Tangled hair a blessing from God and sign of good fortune
Tangled hair a blessing from God and sign of good fortuneBy Ahmad Solikhan and Ali Budiman WONOSOBO (JP): Blown by the wind, thick fog moved in a long procession above the Dieng plateau, Wonosobo, Central Java, blocking the sun's rays completely. The cold cut to the bone.
Sun, 10 Oct 1999
Reflection of dry religiosity
Reflection of dry religiosity Membakar Rumah Tuhan, Pergulatan Agama Privat dan Publik (Burning Down God's House, A Private and Public Stuggle of Religion); By Ulil Anshar-Abdallah; PT Remaja Rosdakarya Bandung, 1999; XXI and 257 pages including index; Rp 19,500 JAKARTA (JP): The burning down of...
Sun, 10 Oct 1999
Indonesia's property sector starts its own reconstruction
Indonesia's property sector starts its own reconstruction The economic crisis all but snuffed out the country's booming property sector when it struck with a vengeance in mid-1997.It brought to an abrupt halt the huge growth in construction which began in the 1990s.
Sun, 10 Oct 1999
Mantra, an effective tool for mind calming concentration
Mantra, an effective tool for mind calming concentrationBy Rahayu Ratnaningsih JAKARTA (JP): Erick, a soft spoken and aloof 23 year old with severe depression, came to one of our meditation retreats. He has attempted at least five suicides by taking insecticide, which he did twice, once mixed with...
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Kite festival in Karawaci
Kite festival in Karawaci TANGERANG (JP): A colorful kite festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday in front of the flower market on Jl. Gajah Mada in Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang.As of Friday, 400 kite fliers had registered for the event.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Rewards offered for return of missing historical items
Rewards offered for return of missing historical items JAKARTA (JP): An executive pledged on Friday to completely revitalize a preserved historical building and offer rewards totaling Rp 1 billion (US$129,870) for those who return missing items from the 80-year-old structure.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Paiton Energy to file arbitration suit to counter PLN lawsuit
Paiton Energy to file arbitration suit to counter PLN lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): Independent power producer PT Paiton Energy said on Friday it would file an arbitration lawsuit to counter state electricity PT PLN's legal measure to nullify their power purchase contract.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Road rage
Road rage I was interested in Mr. Michael Upton's article in The Jakarta Post of Aug. 22, 1999, headlined Police methods -- a taxing experience. He told the facts that must be faced by almost every Jakartan in renewing vehicle registration documents and driving licenses.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Pertiwi rating reaffirmed
Pertiwi rating reaffirmed JAKARTA (JP): Local ratings agency Pefindo reaffirmed on Friday its rating of publicly listed PT Duta Pertiwi's bonds I, II and III at idBB+.Pefindo said that the rating reflected Duta's strong market position, sustained quality and product diversity.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Two matters concerning E. Timor
Two matters concerning E. TimorFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe 1999 Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) should divide the East Timor problem into two. First, the initial policy of President B.J. Habibie and second, the result of that policy, the Aug. 30, 1999 referendum.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Indonesia sends team to Informatics Olympiad
Indonesia sends team to Informatics Olympiad JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Education and Culture has picked four high school students to participate in the International Olympiad in Informatics in Antalya, Turkey from Oct. 9 to Oct. 16.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Gus Dur briefs Muslim scholars on candidacy
Gus Dur briefs Muslim scholars on candidacy JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid briefed 13 Muslim scholars from Central and East Java on his presidential nomination on Friday night, but there was no final decision on whether the scholars would support his bid to the government's top post.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Pefindo lowers PLN rating
Pefindo lowers PLN rating JAKARTA (JP): Local ratings agency Pefindo downgraded on Friday its ratings for state electricity and gas company PLN's bonds V and VI to idB from idBB.Pefindo said in a statement that the downgrade reflected the increase in the company's dependence on government subsidies...
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Capital awaits arrival of PDI-P supporters
Capital awaits arrival of PDI-P supporters JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) from East Java and Central Java are set to flock to the city to support their chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri's presidential bid.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Gradual closure of garbage dump urged
Gradual closure of garbage dump urged JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Farid A. Moeloek suggested on Friday that the operation of the controversial Bantar Gebang garbage dump in Bekasi be phased out gradually in order to take into account the interests of local scavengers.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Government proposes food safety regulation
Government proposes food safety regulation JAKARTA (JP): Interim State Minister of Food and Horticulture Farid A. Moeloek signed on Friday the draft of a government regulation on food safety, quality and nutrition.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Next president must have 'vision of national unity'
Next president must have 'vision of national unity' JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will pose an additional test to presidential candidates to gauge whether they have the vision to maintain the nation's unity.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Frenzied emotions rule flicks around town
Frenzied emotions rule flicks around town JAKARTA (JP): Jeff Bridges is paranoid in Washington, D.C., while Anthony Hopkins goes ape in the jungles of Rwanda. It's possible to go berserk just about anywhere in the world.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
RI seas prone to accidents
RI seas prone to accidents SEMARANG: Being an archipelagic country, Indonesian waters are prone to ship accidents, Minister of Communications Giri Suseno said here on Friday."In a bid to curb the number of sea accidents, we have conducted policies on management, maintenance and development of...
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Two arrested for drug possession
Two arrested for drug possession BANDUNG: The police arrested two people on Friday on charges of allegedly cultivating a marijuana plantation and possessing Ecstasy pills.Police seized from the suspects, who were identified as Dadang Hasib, 36, and Adang, 52, 100 marijuana plants and 200 Ecstasy...
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Auction to be held at philately event
Auction to be held at philately event JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Philatelist Association is to hold a one-day festival on Saturday at its headquarters on Jl. Pos 2 in Central Jakarta.Organizers Sri Utami and Riyanto said on Thursday that a wide range of stamps and other postal items would be...
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 8, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 475 0 0 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 250 0 0 Alter Abadi 300 0 33,000 Alumindo Light...
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Flour makers should get SNIs
Flour makers should get SNIs JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Industry and Trade will require all flour producers to obtain Indonesian National Standard (SNI) quality certificates in order to protect consumers, the ministry's senior official said here on Friday.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Police seize 12m fake pills in one-day raid
Police seize 12m fake pills in one-day raid JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives seized 12 million fake pills of least nine different brands from a warehouse on Jl. M. Saari, Sunter subdistrict, North Jakarta, on Friday afternoon.Chief of detectives Col.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Baby gear thief gets 7 months
Baby gear thief gets 7 months JAKARTA (JP): A judge at the Central Jakarta District Court sentenced defendant Kurnia Julfon, 34, to seven months in jail on Friday after he was found guilty of stealing a bag containing baby gear and Rp 70,000 (US$9) at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in July.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
House of Representatives divides deputies' tasks
House of Representatives divides deputies' tasks JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) on Friday got down to work dividing supervision responsibilities for the legislative bodies' five deputy speakers.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Church Services * Church of Christ Worship Service in English, in the dining room, Graha Purna Wira Polri, Jl. Darmawangsa III no. 2, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Sunday, 5 p.m. Further information contact Donald L. Goodman 336244.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Alatas calls for cool heads in Indonesia-Australia ties
Alatas calls for cool heads in Indonesia-Australia ties JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas warned on Friday that ties between Indonesia and Australia were at historic lows and urged both sides to refrain from further aggravating the situation.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
ASSAB opens RI venture
ASSAB opens RI venture JAKARTA (JP): Swedish steel tool distributor ASSAB Pacific Pte. Ltd. inaugurated on Friday its joint venture with publicly listed local partner PT Tira Austenite.Cameron MacLean, the president of new joint venture PT ASSAB Austenite Indonesia, said the company was established...
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Memories all that remain of Dutch villa
Memories all that remain of Dutch villaBy Ida Indawati Khouw A number of mansions and villas with spacious gardens belonging to affluent Dutch nationals had been built in Batavia since the 17th century. One of these buildings was located in what is now the Kapuk area in West Jakarta.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Da Costa Indonesia's sole remaining hope at Futures
Da Costa Indonesia's sole remaining hope at Futures JAKARTA (JP): Sebastian Da Costa was on Friday the only national player to survive the Indonesia Futures F5 at the Danamon tennis complex in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Agum announces names of new PSSI officials
Agum announces names of new PSSI officials JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the All Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI), Agum Gumelar, announced on Friday the names of new officials of the federation for the 1999/2003 term.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Military systems
Military systems If I am not mistaken, the visiting U.S. defense secretary said: "If the military remains in power in Indonesia, diplomatic sanctions and an economic embargo will be slapped on Indonesia". His statement was reported during the Sept. 29 SCTV private television evening news broadcast.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
'Indonesia needs to learn a lot about human rights'
'Indonesia needs to learn a lot about human rights' The call by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan for intervention in the face of gross human rights violations has sparked a controversy. International legal expert from Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta Sugeng Istanto discusses the...
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Education for a civil society
Education for a civil societyBy Mark Heyward BOGOR, West Java (JP): A panel discussion to mark World Teachers' Day in Jakarta centered on a challenging theme: Teachers as a force for social change. What kind of social change are we talking about? One significant change required not only here in...
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Official takes blame for death of dolphins
Official takes blame for death of dolphins SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Ministry of Forestry's Directorate General for Protection and Conservation of Nature admitted responsibility for allowing PT Solo Citra Perkasa to capture and breed dolphins which were found dead recently.Director General A.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Comedian Bondan makes money from mockery
Comedian Bondan makes money from mockeryBy Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): No performing arts director has been as shrewd as Bondan Nusantara in cashing in on public scorn for the country's leaders amid the terrible economic crisis.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Oct. 8, 1999: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,776.00 7,854.00Australian dollar 1 5,122.05 5,177.36Austrian schilling 1 605.34 611.98Belgian franc 1 206.49 208.75Brunei dollar 1 4,628.57 4,677.78Canadian dollar 1 5,286.20 5,342.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Music 9:30 TV Series: The Saint 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Children's Program 3:00 Sports 4:00 Regional News 4:30 English Lessons 5:00 Cultural Program 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 Sports 6:30 News (in...
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
RI to equal China's population
RI to equal China's population BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Indonesia is closing in on India and China in terms of population growth, State Minister of Population/Chairman of the National Family Planning Board (BKKBN) Ida Bagus Oka said here on Friday.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
RI's GSM credit suspended
RI's GSM credit suspended WASHINGTON (Dow Jones): The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended Indonesia's US$400 million credit line for the purchase of U.S. commodities, a USDA aide said Thursday.
Sat, 09 Oct 1999
No more cement for Australia
No more cement for Australia CILACAP, Central Java (JP): The Cilacap unit of publicly listed Semen Cibinong has temporarily halted exports to Australia due to trade union boycotts in the neighboring country.