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Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Aussie miners return to East Kalimantan
Aussie miners return to East Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): Australian mining staff, who evacuated the province of East Kalimantan two weeks ago amid rising anti- Australia sentiments, have been returning to the province after being assured of their safety, several coal mining companies said on Friday.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Let Indonesians choose a ruler
Let Indonesians choose a rulerBy Nova Poerwadi JAKARTA (JP): Donna K. Woodward commented that it would be a pity if presidential frontrunner Megawati Soekarnoputri were "mistaken for a reform leader" (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 28, 1999).Woodward based her comment on the Sept.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
ASEAN, Australia and NZ consider free trade area
ASEAN, Australia and NZ consider free trade area SINGAPORE (AP): Economic ministers from Southeast Asian nations and counterparts from Australia and New Zealand said Friday they will consider establishing a free trade area for the entire region by 2010.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Robinson set to head probe on East Timor
Robinson set to head probe on East Timor UNITED NATIONS (Agencies): Mary Robinson, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, was appointed on Thursday to investigate atrocities in East Timor and said she would have specialists on the ground sometime next week.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Indonesia Muda goes down to Bima Sakti in thriller
Indonesia Muda goes down to Bima Sakti in thrillerBy Ivy Susanti SURABAYA (JP): Bima Sakti Nikko Steel of the Eastern division beat Indonesia Muda (IM) Texmaco of the Western division by a narrow margin 62-60 on the third day of the A Mild Kobatama National Basketball League's third series at the...
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Pertamina told to take action against corruption
Pertamina told to take action against corruption JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina should take firm action against 159 of its contractors and suppliers allegedly involved in corruption, collusion and nepotism, the secretary-general of the Ministry of Mines and Energy said on Friday.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Government critics among new MPR members
Government critics among new MPR members JAKARTA (JP): The newly inaugurated People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) promises to be a rambunctious body which includes some of the harshest government critics from the past few years.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Jakarta could learn from Manila: Envoy
Jakarta could learn from Manila: EnvoyBy Ida Indawati Khouw MANILA (JP): Jakarta was once proud of its high-rise buildings, better infrastructure and other modern facilities in comparison with Metro Manila.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Put sports on the MPR agenda: Siregar
Put sports on the MPR agenda: Siregar JAKARTA (JP): Sports observer Mangombar Ferdinand Siregar expressed his hope the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) would issue a statement during its General Session expressing its commitment to developing sports in the country.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Experts split on ways to run the presidential election
Experts split on ways to run the presidential election JAKARTA (JP): As factions within the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) debate the General Session timetable, political analysts are also disputing whether the president should be elected before or after the State Guidelines are formulated...
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Residents hit by water shortage
Residents hit by water shortage BOGOR (JP): Residents of Galuga village in Cibungbulang district have been hit by a clean water shortage due to contamination of artesian wells by garbage dumps."We demand the administration take action on this matter as the water has turned dark and cannot be used...
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
NISP revises share value
NISP revises share value JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed PT Bank NISP approved on Friday the management's proposal to increase the nominal value of the bank's shares from Rp 100 (about US$1.20 cents) to Rp 250.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
RI crude prices surge
RI crude prices surge TOKYO (Dow Jones): Unofficial prices for Indonesian crude grades for September have risen sharply from official August levels, in line with a surge in the Persian Gulf grades, according to industry calculations released late Thursday.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Cooperatives' shares in firms managed by PT PNM
Cooperatives' shares in firms managed by PT PNM JAKARTA (JP): PT PNM Asset Management, a subsidiary of the newly established state financing company PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM), will manage cooperatives' stocks in publicly listed companies.The president of PNM, B.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting, Ceramics Exhibition, at the Indonesia National Gallery Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3813021, 3848791), until Oct. 20. * Fine Art Exhibition by Shawnee Puti, Jl. Kemang Timur XVII no. 111, South Jakarta, until Oct. 15.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
New bosses at Astra Graphia
New bosses at Astra Graphia JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed PT Astra Graphia have endorsed the appointment of three directors and two commissioners, the company announced on Friday.Lukito Dewandaya, former director of the company, was appointed as the president while another former...
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Interpol fugitive deported to Austria
Interpol fugitive deported to Austria JAKARTA (JP): The government has deported an Austria national listed as wanted by Interpol after being arrested here for violating immigration regulations, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Jail sentences handed down for Ramayana store bombing
Jail sentences handed down for Ramayana store bombing JAKARTA (JP): A Central Jakarta District Court judge sentenced on Friday the two main defendants in the January bombing of the Ramayana department store on Jl. Sabang in Central Jakarta to jail sentences of one year and six months each.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
MPR agrees to move forward elections
MPR agrees to move forward elections JAKARTA (JP): Members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) agreed on Friday to accelerate the presidential elections, but adjourned the General Assembly after failing to reach a consensus on the exact dates of the crucial schedule.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
RI must retain East Timor
RI must retain East Timor Habibie's bungling in the case of East Timor has left the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and Indonesia no other legitimate way out of the issue than the one explained below.1.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Assembly to have nine political groupings
Assembly to have nine political groupings JAKARTA (JP): The newly established People's Consultative Assembly will involve at least nine political groupings, with six minor parties agreeing to coalesce into one faction.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Woman wounded by high school student
Woman wounded by high school student JAKARTA (JP): A 33-year-old woman was severely wounded in the forehead and right elbow on Monday after being struck with a machete by a senior high school student.In a report to the police, Eng Sian, a widowed mother of one, revealed that Komara, alias Kokom,...
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Asian currencies stronger in late trading
Asian currencies stronger in late trading SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies were sharply stronger in late trading Friday, as U.S. dollar and yen-denominated investment flows seeped back into the region.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Abortion rate on the rise
Abortion rate on the rise SURABAYA, East Java: The number of abortions in the country continues to climb steadily, currently reaching an alarming rate of one million per year.Sexologist Wimpie Pangkahila of the School of Medicine at Bali's Udayana University said here on Friday that the rise in...
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Consumer price index fell 0.68 percent in September
Consumer price index fell 0.68 percent in September JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's consumer price index continued to decline in September, falling by 0.68 percent thanks in large part to a drop in food prices, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported on Friday.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
World community wants facts not excuses
World community wants facts not excusesBy Raphael Lengesa Nombo YOGYAKARTA (JP): The arguments raised by Aleksius Jemadu in Can Australia sever ties with RI? (The Post, Sept. 20) have a bias which might have been born out of blind, narrow nationalism.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
RI wrestlers set for SEA C'ships
RI wrestlers set for SEA C'ships JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Wrestling Association (PGSI) plans to send seven athletes to compete in the second Southeast Asian Championships in Kuala Lumpur from Nov. 18 to Nov. 21.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Neighbor accused of molesting girl
Neighbor accused of molesting girl JAKARTA (JP): An East Jakarta housewife has filed a police report accusing her neighbor of sodomizing her six-year-old daughter, a close friend of the woman's family said.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Stop all kinds of violence
Stop all kinds of violence We, teachers, parents of students and alumni of the Bandung Institute of Technology have observed that the incidents of Trisakti, Semanggi I, Semanggi II and Lampung University have claimed a great number of victims, with many dead and many others injured.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Pasar Baru a return to elegant times past
Pasar Baru a return to elegant times pastBy Ida Indawati Khouw Once called Passer Baroe, the Pasar Baru shopping complex remains a nostalgic mirror into the past. Some of the old shops are still standing, kept by the descendants of the first owners from bygone eras.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
New Assembly members sworn in
New Assembly members sworn in JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly, bearing the task of setting the nation on the course of democracy, solemnly began its General Session on Friday amid tight security.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Oct. 1, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,176.00 8,258.00Australian dollar 1 5,329.93 5,389.17Austrian schilling 1 635.17 642.14Belgian franc 1 216.66 219.04Brunei dollar 1 4.816.78 4,867.96Canadian dollar 1 5,569.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Bank Bali suspects to be freed in 20 days: Police
Bank Bali suspects to be freed in 20 days: Police JAKARTA (JP): Five suspects detained in the Rp 546 billion Bank Bali scandal will be freed no later than 20 days from their arrest on Wednesday, an officer said on Friday."Detainment of suspects can be renewed every 20 days.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Vaile: Australia not planning countermeasures tin RI row
Vaile: Australia not planning countermeasures tin RI row SINGAPORE (AFP): Australia said Friday that it would keep up exports of major commodities to Indonesia and not impose countermeasures amid a row between the two countries over troubled East Timor.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Drought blight for paddy fields
Drought blight for paddy fields PURWOKERTO, Central Java: About 700 hectares of rice fields in Wangon district here have been hit by water shortages due to the prolonged dry season."How can we water the paddy fields? ... We do not have enough water even to take a bath," Santaraja, a resident, said.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Putra Surya trading suspended
Putra Surya trading suspended JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) suspended on Friday the share trading of finance company PT Putra Surya Multidana (PSM) for alleged malfeasance committed by the company's former president.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Mahakam gets 5-star award
Mahakam gets 5-star award JAKARTA (JP): The Gran Mahakam hotel in South Jakarta has received a five star certificate from the Jakarta regional office of Tourism, Art and Culture.The certificate was handed over by the head of the regional office Tjetjep Suparman, to Gran Mahakam's general manager...
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Lawyer questions missing held drugs
Lawyer questions missing held drugs JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer questioned on Thursday the disappearance of 200 grams of shabu-shabu (crystal metamphetamine) said to be seized from his client.Lawyer Sammy Titaley from Hotma Sitompul and Partners Law Firm said that he had asked several related parties at...
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Habibie takes jeers in stride
Habibie takes jeers in stride JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie brushed off the jeering by several members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Friday by calling it a sign of democracy at work.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 1, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 500 125 2,500 AHAP Insurance 550 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 250 0 0 Alter Abadi 275 25 383,000 Alumindo Light...
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Council rejects call to hire ex-councilors
Council rejects call to hire ex-councilors JAKARTA (JP): City councilors rejected on Friday a plan to hire former councilors to assist the City Council's five commissions, and instead requested the help of independent experts to provide the council with alternative solutions to city problems.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Threats close Sigli govt offices
Threats close Sigli govt offices SIGLI, Aceh: Most government offices in Pidie regency were closed on Friday following a reported threat by separatist guerrillas to shut down offices on Oct. 1.Almost all 95 offices in the regency were closed and civil servants who did show up wore plainclothes.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Indonesian students in Australia should continue studying
Indonesian students in Australia should continue studying JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono urged Indonesian students in Australia to continue their studies and not to become distracted by the deteriorating diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Hermes to be replaced with Rp 100m replica
Hermes to be replaced with Rp 100m replica JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has finally approved a plan to replace the statue of the Greek god Hermes with a replica estimated to cost just under Rp 100 million (US$12,000), a city official said on Friday.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
IMF 'not softening' on Bank Bali scandal
IMF 'not softening' on Bank Bali scandal JAKARTA (JP): Opposition politician Laksamana Sukardi dismissed reports on Friday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was softening its stance toward Indonesia over its demand for a satisfactory resolution of the Bank Bali scandal."It's not true.
Sat, 02 Oct 1999
Petronas-Premier Oil's deal
Petronas-Premier Oil's deal LONDON (Reuters): British oil exploration and production group Premier Oil Plc on Friday said it was selling a 25 percent stake in the company to state controlled Malaysian oil group Petronas for 101.2 million pounds (US$166.6 million) via an issue of new shares.
Fri, 01 Oct 1999
S'pore warns against ASEAN protectionism
S'pore warns against ASEAN protectionism SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore urged fellow Southeast Asian nations Thursday to step up economic reforms despite the easing of a severe crisis, warning that a slide into protectionism would be ineffective and costly.
Fri, 01 Oct 1999
Tough job for the Assembly
Tough job for the Assembly Friday marks another milestone in the history of the 54-year- old Indonesian republic. On this day the second democratically elected People's Consultative Assembly convenes. Its members include all members of the House of Representatives.
Fri, 01 Oct 1999
Dietary, lifestyle factors affect hypertension levels
Dietary, lifestyle factors affect hypertension levelsBy Grace Segran DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Did you know that what you eat and what you do play a major role in determining whether you get hypertension or not?Speaking at the first meeting of the Asian-Pacific Society of Hypertension in Bali recently,...
Fri, 01 Oct 1999
People still accept power
People still accept power I would like to react to the letter from Amir Sidharta Megawati will never be queen (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 29, 1999), as a reaction to my letter Megawati, best choice for president (Sept. 28, 1999).