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Fri, 25 Sep 1998
Jobs for needy in Sulawesi
Jobs for needy in Sulawesi UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: A labor intensive project recently initiated in the Ujungpandang region is expected to provide jobs for 245,132 unemployed people.The head of the manpower office in the area, Harry Mandey, said on Wednesday that the project would include the...
Fri, 25 Sep 1998
Habibie orders ABRI to get tough
Habibie orders ABRI to get tough JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie and Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto alleged on Thursday that certain groups have been continuing their campaign of provocation in an attempt to destabilize security and public order.
Fri, 25 Sep 1998
Domestic routes open to foreign airlines
Domestic routes open to foreign airlines JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie said on Thursday the government would allow international carriers to enter all parts of the country in a bid to boost the ailing tourist industry.
Fri, 25 Sep 1998
Hendrawan wants Indonesia Open title
Hendrawan wants Indonesia Open title JAKARTA (JP): The 1998 Singapore Open winner Hendrawan of Indonesia is optimistic about winning the 1998 Sanyo Indonesia Open badminton championships here next month which have been plagued by a lack of entrants and sponsors.
Fri, 25 Sep 1998
Making RI's human resources ready for globalization
Making RI's human resources ready for globalizationBy Budi Hanoto JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Post on Sept. 14, 1998 carried an article entitled "Competition causes angst among employees".The article explained how companies the world over are responding to the challenge of globalization by finding...
Fri, 25 Sep 1998
Corruption threatens continued aid: WB
Corruption threatens continued aid: WB JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank warned on Thursday that aid money for social safety net programs in Indonesia could be discontinued if its intended purposes are hindered by corrupt practices.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Stock prices rise again on Paris debt agreement
Stock prices rise again on Paris debt agreement JAKARTA (JP): Local stock prices rose for a second consecutive day on Wednesday due to late buying of undervalued blue chip stocks and renewed confidence following an agreement between the government and the Paris Club to roll over part of the...
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Sudwikatmono taken to court
Sudwikatmono taken to court JAKARTA (JP): Bambang Sutrisno sued his former business partner Sudwikatmono in South Jakarta District Court on Wednesday for failing to pay US$10 million for the acquisition of the plaintiff's 50 percent share in the Golden Truly Group as allegedly agreed last September.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Three maids jailed for jewelry theft
Three maids jailed for jewelry theft JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced three housemaids on Wednesday to three months in prison for stealing jewelry worth Rp 2 billion (US$181,820) belonging to their employers.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Sutiyoso launches fund-raising program
Sutiyoso launches fund-raising program JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso announced on Tuesday that several businessmen and city officials had expressed their readiness to use the interest paid on the deposit of Rp 300 million (US$28,571), to help poor people severely affected by the monetary crisis.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Group calls on Indonesians to give support to Anwar
Group calls on Indonesians to give support to Anwar JAKARTA (JP): A group led by a prominent lawyer and human rights activist called on the public on Wednesday to lend their support to the detained former Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Indonesia ranks high on corruption index
Indonesia ranks high on corruption index WASHINGTON (Reuters): Indonesia and other countries which won billions of dollars of international loans are seen as among the most corrupt nations in the world, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
'Fiskal' money pilfered
'Fiskal' money pilferedFrom MerdekaI was flabbergasted by the statement from the Attorney General's office of suspicion that fiskal money (tax paid by travelers going abroad) pilfered at Soekarno-Hatta airport from 1997 until now amounted to Rp 600 billion.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Donations to boarding houses
Donations to boarding houses BOGOR (JP): West Java Governor R. Nuriana handed over donations in the form of fish, hens, corn seeds and fertilizer to 10 Islamic boarding houses in Bogor on Tuesday.The donations were given to representatives of the boarding houses in a ceremony at Mekarwangi village...
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Economic crisis severely hits car parts producers
Economic crisis severely hits car parts producers JAKARTA (JP): Auto parts producers have been the worst hit by the economic crisis out of all those involved in the country's automotive industry, according to an industry executive.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
ABRI at a crossroads
ABRI at a crossroads One of the institutions worst hit by the current crisis of confidence is the Armed Forces (ABRI). This institution, which under the New Order regime exercised the real power in this country, is now hobbled.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Lampung's poor start fisheries
Lampung's poor start fisheries BANDAR LAMPUNG, South Sumatra: Poor families in Lampung have started farming fish and redeveloping neglected plots, in projects designed to assist those in need.On Wednesday, the projects involving thousands of farmers in South Lampung regency, started with the...
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Japan pledges to help ASEAN
Japan pledges to help ASEAN TOKYO (AFP): Japan will start to use public sector capital as a new form of assistance to Southeast Asian countries in addition to aid within the IMF framework, a report said Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
PLN welcomes Hopewell decision on Tanjung Jati
PLN welcomes Hopewell decision on Tanjung Jati JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company PT PLN said on Tuesday that it welcomed the decision by Hong Kong-based company Hopewell to suspend its power station project in Tanjung Jati, Central Java.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
1965 coup film no longer obligatory
1965 coup film no longer obligatory JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Muhammad Yunus said on Wednesday all television stations would no longer have to screen a government-produced film on the 1965 coup attempt blamed on the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI).
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Public transport destroyed in Jambi
Public transport destroyed in Jambi JAMBI: Residents of Jambi ran amok and destroyed eight public transportation vehicles on Tuesday.The residents were disappointed passengers who had been left stranded due to a transport strike.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Students rally to deny communist accusations
Students rally to deny communist accusations JAKARTA (JP): A huge number of students staged massive rallies in Jakarta on Wednesday, apparently to reject accusations leveled by various parties that their actions were being exploited by those who followed the communist ideology.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Salim cuts stake in HK's firm
Salim cuts stake in HK's firm HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Indonesia's Salim Group has cut its stake in Hong Kong's First Pacific Co. to 26 percent from 31 percent, by transferring shares to a new holding company owned by the Indonesian government, the Salim Group said Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
RI, Paris Club agree on debt rescheduling
RI, Paris Club agree on debt rescheduling JAKARTA (JP): The Paris Club creditor nations agreed on Wednesday to reschedule US$4.2 billion in principal payments of Indonesia's sovereign debt to allow the country to focus on financing its economic reform programs and help the poor weather the acute...
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
SE Asian monies defy recent trading patterns
SE Asian monies defy recent trading patterns SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Currencies in Southeast Asia defied recent trading patterns during Asian hours on Wednesday, as the baht and the Singapore dollar strengthened despite a sharp fall in Japanese yen.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Top China military chief to retire
Top China military chief to retire JAKARTA (JP): China's top military chief will be forced into retirement due to a series of economic-related scandals that have tarnished the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Jane's Defence Weekly reported this week.Beijing-based sources told the magazine that Gen.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Police question Bulog employees in Zawawi case
Police question Bulog employees in Zawawi case JAKARTA (JP): Police questioned two State Logistics Agency (Bulog) employees at city police headquarters on Wednesday over alleged malfeasance in the distribution of rice in the capital.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Honesty, education and the market
Honesty, education and the marketBy Iwan Darmansjah JAKARTA (JP): At last two men, none other than Alvin Toffler (Jakarta Post Sept. 12, 1998) and George Soros (Kompas Sept. 17, 1998), have come out with arguments that have justified my long- held conviction that a global market economy is bad for...
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Pertamina loses $30.7m in production stoppages
Pertamina loses $30.7m in production stoppages JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina said on Tuesday it had suffered a loss of US$30.7 million over the past four years due to production stoppages at its giant refinery in Balongan, West Java.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Land owners complain
Land owners complain JAKARTA (JP): Nine people, who claimed to be the owners of a 6,650-square-meter plot of land in Cilincing, North Jakarta, visited the National Commission on Human Rights on Monday to complain about the illegal appropriation of their land.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Mahathir: Not in Soeharto's shoes
Mahathir: Not in Soeharto's shoesBy Brian Williams KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): "Reformasi" rang out on the streets of Indonesia four months ago and a long-ruling president cracked down and then came tumbling down.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
World Bank is doing all it can for crisis-hit Indonesia
World Bank is doing all it can for crisis-hit IndonesiaBy Dennis de Tray JAKARTA (JP): Jeffrey Winters' attack on the World Bank published on this newspaper yesterday is stuck in the past at a time when Indonesia and all who wish it well urgently need to focus on the present and the future.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Farmers stage protest in Medan
Farmers stage protest in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Thousands of farmers from a number of regencies in the province staged a peaceful demonstration at the governor's office here on Wednesday to demand land ownership reform.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Ex-minister back cigarette excise tax for sports fund-rising
Ex-minister back cigarette excise tax for sports fund-rising JAKARTA (JP): Two former state ministers of youth affairs and sports, Hayono Isman and Abdul Gafur, have thrown their weight behind the use of an excise duty on cigarette sales to fund sports development.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Govt education campaign shows signs of success: Juwono
Govt education campaign shows signs of success: Juwono JAKARTA (JP): High public awareness of the need for education has helped keep down the number of school dropouts according to government estimates, Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono said on Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Riot flares after forced shaving
Riot flares after forced shaving SEMARANG (JP): An emotional mob burned down a brass handicraft factory in Bedono, Semarang, on Wednesday after its manager and two security guards allegedly mistreated 62 workers, including 22 women.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
10,000 jobless join labor intensive project
10,000 jobless join labor intensive project JAKARTA (JP): A total of 10,120 jobless people with senior high school backgrounds will participate in an eight-month labor intensive project in Jakarta, beginning on Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
New ruling on reforestation fees
New ruling on reforestation fees JAKARTA (JP): The government is to revise the collection system of reforestation fees from timber companies to avoid late payments, a senior official at the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations said on Wednesday.Director General of Forest Utilization Harnanto H.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Ometraco asks court for debt payment suspension
Ometraco asks court for debt payment suspension JAKARTA (JP): PT Ometraco Multi Artha (OMA), a subsidiary of publicly listed PT Ometraco Corporation, has asked the Jakarta Commercial Court to issue a payment suspension order for its US$140 million debt to a group of local and overseas banks.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Head of criminal gang shot dead
Head of criminal gang shot dead TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang police detectives shot dead a notorious leader of a gang of robbers in a raid at Nagrak village in Jatiuwung subdistrict in the wee hours on Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Calls mount for serious investigation of Soeharto
Calls mount for serious investigation of Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Students protested on Wednesday's President B.J. Habibie's administration for "lacking the guts" to probe Soeharto's wealth, while, separately, rights activists also demanded an investigation into the former president's cronies.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Exhibitions * Cultural Programs of French Cultural Center (CCCL) Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 5678639): - French Film: Gazon Maudit, 2 p.m., 7 p.m., Sept. 24-25. - Documentary Film, 6 p.m., Sept. 26. - Monologue by Agus Nuramal, 11 a.m., Sept. 26. - Dance: Barongsai, 5 p.m.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
IMI rejigs calender of events for 1999
IMI rejigs calender of events for 1999 JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Motor Association (IMI) has rescheduled its calender of events for 1999 due to the economic crisis, chairman Bob Nasution said on Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Fahmi sounds out warning on growing number of labor unions
Fahmi sounds out warning on growing number of labor unions JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Fahmi Idris has sounded warning bells about the rapid growth in number and strength of labor unions, saying management will need to adapt to the new situation.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Art summit schedule of events
Art summit schedule of events Sept. 25-26: Theater, The Wedding on the Field, Yukio Waguri (Japan), Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3154087).Sept. 26-27: Music, Tony Prabowo (Indonesia), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), Jl. Pos No.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Rewriting history
Rewriting history The Soeharto government was inclined to deny the notion that history is God's own footpaths, as historian Arnold Toynbee once put it. The regime, like other despotic powers, was also a pesky revisionist.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali's bank notes conversion rates on Sept. 23, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,800 11,100Australian dollar 1 6,150 6,540Brunei dollar 1 6,075 6,425Swiss franc 1 7,415 8,015Deutschemark 1 6,070 6,620French franc 1 1,680 2,000Poundsterling 1 16,400...
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Sabah folk flee 200m waterspout
Sabah folk flee 200m waterspout KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): A 200-meter-high waterspout which suddenly formed off the coast of Malaysia's Sabah state sent people fleeing who thought it was the La Nina phenomenon about to descend upon them, a report said on Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Students clash with police over beating
Students clash with police over beating JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of students from STM PGRI VII technical high school in Central Jakarta clashed with riot police on Wednesday after one of their peers was beaten by the officers.After successfully driving the police out of the privately run school on Jl.
Thu, 24 Sep 1998
Commitment to human rights and reform sought
Commitment to human rights and reform sought JAKARTA (JP): Human rights protection and commitment to democratization are key factors in rehabilitating the country's poor image, participants at a seminar said on Wednesday.