Archive: 22 May 1996
55 articles found
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bakrie expands without political favors
Bakrie expands without political favors JAKARTA (JP): Spanning two generations, publicly-listed diversified firm PT Bakrie & Brothers is continually expanding its three core businesses. And all without having to seek or wield political clout. "None of our business is related to politics," said the company's president, Tanri Abeng.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
BPS to conduct detailed census on informal sector
BPS to conduct detailed census on informal sector JAKARTA (JP): The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) will conduct a detailed census on the Indonesian informal sector in October as a follow-up to its nationwide economic census last December, BPS chairman Sugito said. Speaking to reporters after opening an integrated training course of the state statistics agency in Cisarua, 50 km south of here, Monday night, Sugito pointed out that the follow-up census will take about two months.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Wild elephants lead to sleepless nights
Wild elephants lead to sleepless nights BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: About 8,000 families of western Lampung said they were fed up with rampaging elephants after the wild beasts trampled to death two people recently. Over the past month, many residents of western Lampung have been sleepless at night for fear of rampaging wild elephants, according to Antara.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
IMI hosts AIT general assembly
IMI hosts AIT general assembly JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Motor Association (IMI) will host the 13th general assembly of the Alliance de Tour Internationale (AIT) in Nusa Dua, Bali this weekend. M. Yusuf, chairman of the organizing committee, said here yesterday that 100 delegates from the Alliance's Asia Pacific countries would be attending the congress on May 25 and 26. Paul A.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI should allow more Australian reporters
RI should allow more Australian reporters JAKARTA (JP): Participants of a meeting between senior Australian and Indonesian editors yesterday agreed that one of the ways to improve positive coverage here is to allow more correspondents in. Several Australian editors said that having more correspondents in Indonesia would be helpful not only in disseminating information in Australia but would also reduce their journalists' inclination to spotlight trouble spots in East Timor and Irian Jaya.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
PDI rival board denied permit to convene
PDI rival board denied permit to convene BANDUNG (JP): A local home affairs official says he will not grant permission for the rival board of the Indonesian Democratic Party to convene an extraordinary chairman election here later this week. Head of the home affairs ministry's West Java bureau for sociopolitical affairs, Edi Mulyono, said on Monday that as the local "patron of political development", he would adhere to the fact that the board is not officially recognized.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Students to meet to pick representatives
Students to meet to pick representatives JAKARTA (JP): A college sports meet in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi, will be used as the arena to select the country's best students for the ASEAN Students Sports Meeting in Brunei in July. Enoch Markum, director of the college students department of the Ministry of Education and Culture, told a press conference yesterday that 1,181 college students from all 27 provinces will compete in the event, which will take place from June 8 to June 14.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Nostalgic Japanese revisits RP jungle
Nostalgic Japanese revisits RP jungle MANILA (AFP): Japanese former army officer Hiroo Onoda recalled the loneliness of hiding for 30 years in a jungle hideout in the Philippines, as he made a sentimental visit back to his former home. "The strong winds and the rain," the 74-year-old former lieutenant and intelligence officer told reporters late on Monday, when asked what he remembered most about his time in the jungles of Lubang island, near the mouth of Manila Bay.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia eyes million-dollar deal on MICE
Indonesia eyes million-dollar deal on MICE By I. Christianto GENEVA (JP): Indonesia expects to tap hundreds of millions of dollars from foreigners coming here for business meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: The Praise Vocal Group, nightly except Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday, Thursday, Sunday from 7:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Los Paraguas Vocal Group, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday from 7:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Govt assures seats for all elementary school graduates
Govt assures seats for all elementary school graduates JAKARTA (JP): The city's junior high schools will be able to accommodate all elementary school graduates, a city official of the Ministry of Education and Culture has claimed. Alwi Nurdin, the administration coordinator of the city office of the ministry, said yesterday that if all the elementary school pupils pass their final examinations thee would be 149,000 children looking for places in junior high schools.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Moody's rates four RI banks
Moody's rates four RI banks HONG KONG (Reuter): Moody's Investors Service said yesterday it assigned first time ratings to four Indonesian private banks, with long-term foreign currency deposit ratings ranging from Ba1 to Ba2. Short-term foreign currency obligations of the four were rated not prime, it said. Moody's said it assigned PT Bank Bali ratings of Ba2/Not Prime and a Bank Financial Strength Rating (BFSR) of D.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
World Bank helps E. Java urban development
World Bank helps E. Java urban development JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank has approved a US$142.7 million loan for the improvement of urban infrastructure and services in East Java through the Second East Java Urban Development Project. The loan will be made at the bank's standard variable interest rate, currently 6.98 percent, for 20 years, including a five-year grace period.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Beauty contest
Beauty contest From Neraca I was surprised to read the news reports in the media on May 13, 1996 about Indonesia's participation in the world beauty contest. Some agree but others strongly opposed to Indonesia participating in the event. Those against are mostly women, although the reasons they have are not so well-founded.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Workers examined for menstrual leave
Workers examined for menstrual leave JAKARTA (JP): More than a thousand workers at a biscuit factory on Jl. Raya Bogor, East Jakarta, have to endure a physical examination to obtain menstruation leave. The factory union chairman, Aliudin, said yesterday he has already protested to the management of PT Khong Guan Biscuit, which promised to think of a better way to find out whether workers are really having their period.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
ISO 9002 for shipping firm
ISO 9002 for shipping firm JAKARTA (JP): PT Pelayaran Samudera Selatan (PSS), a shipping agency for Pacific International Lines and Advance Container Lines, has been awarded an ISO 9002 certificate for its quality control systems. A statement issued by PSS yesterday said that the company, which already obtained an ISO 9000 certificate for quality management in October 1995, accepted the ISO 9002 certificate from the Bureau Veritas Quality International certificating agency.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
IPTN-Europe opens branch
IPTN-Europe opens branch JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) will soon open a branch office in Bandung, West Java, for its German-based subsidiary, IPTN-Europe GmbH. The branch office in Bandung, according to the Antara news agency, is expected to assist IPTN-Europe's legal and financial administration and provide the company with the latest data on the development of IPTN's products.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Army plans to form anti-terrorist unit
Army plans to form anti-terrorist unit CIMAHI, West Java: The Army, flattered by its recent "success" in ending the four month-hostage drama in Irian Jaya, plans to form an anti-terrorist unit. Army Chief of Staff Gen. R. Hartono said yesterday the planned special unit will chiefly comprise red-beret commandos from Detachment 81, part of the Army special force (Kopassus). The move is part of the Army's plan to expand the special forces from the current three units to five.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Three jailed for 62 months
Three jailed for 62 months JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta district court sentenced three men to a total of 62 months for separate crimes yesterday. Judge Endang Pratiwi sentenced Sui Aang for theft of his company's revenues to 42 months in prison. Sui, an employee at Tunas Budi Harti publishers on Jl. Kapuk Kamal Muara in North Jakarta, had failed to submit Rp 165 million in children's books purchases to the company between Nov.14, 1994 to Apr. 27, 1995.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
I have never sought re-election: Soeharto
I have never sought re-election: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, who is currently serving his sixth term as president, said he has never sought re-election and that it is the prerogative of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to select the national leader. In response to questions from a group of visiting Australian senior editors yesterday morning on whether he is willing to be re-elected for a seventh term, Soeharto replied by saying that it would be up to MPR to decide.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Australian media bias
Australian media bias Could a Jakarta Post reader please tell me what the Australian media's problem is regarding news from Indonesia? It seems they slant stories about my country to fit their long-held biases. This letter writer checked out the suspicions he had about Australian media reporting during the recent Irian Jaya hostage rescue operation. I first heard the news about the successful Indonesian army operation on BBC radio on May 16, 1996, in the early afternoon Jakarta time.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Human rights education in schools
Human rights education in schools It seems that the public discourse on human rights is gaining in scope and momentum. For example, a rather extensive discussion on the subject was held at a symposium on Saturday in Jakarta.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Mixed fortunes for Monas street sellers
Mixed fortunes for Monas street sellers JAKARTA (JP): "I've been sitting here watching it for more than five years," said a woman squatting near the capital's symbol, the National Monument, or Monas. "But it has never given me a single reward," she said, pointing to the 35-kilogram gold-plated tip of the 132-meter high monument. Betty, not her real name, is one of the dozens of drink vendors operating at Monas, located in the heart of the city.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Lee and son deny impropriety in dealings
Lee and son deny impropriety in dealings SINGAPORE (AFP): Elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew and his son Deputy Premier Lee Hsien Loong denied any impropriety and defended their family honor in a parliamentary debate yesterday on discounts they got on luxury condominiums. The 72-year-old former premier, still recovering from a heart operation in March, spoke on his feet for more than an hour to reject market rumors that they got special treatment from a property developer.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Helping our children
Helping our children What does Rp 60,000, or US$26, buy nowadays? For most of us, not much. Perhaps two new CD albums, a dinner for two at a reasonably priced downtown restaurant, a night out on the town with friends, or a new pair of trousers or jeans. But Rp 60,000 also buys someone tuition at a junior high school, a one-year supply of school uniforms or a set of school books and utensils.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Australian study warns of RI nuclear disaster
Australian study warns of RI nuclear disaster CANBERRA (Reuter): Radioactive fallout from a nuclear accident in Indonesia would be disastrous for millions of people in Asia and Australia and could leave cities such as Singapore unlivable, an Australian study warned on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Alleged drug dealer arrested
Alleged drug dealer arrested JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested a 21 year-old man believed to be an Ecstasy dealer in his rented house on Jl. Hayam Wuruk, Central Jakarta. Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Abubakar Nataprawira said that the man, Dicky Woworuntu, was arrested on Sunday night. He said the police also seized 120 ecstasy pills classified as the "Paman Gober" type. "We had been watching the suspect for a week," Abubakar said yesterday.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI woos most mining investment in Asia
RI woos most mining investment in Asia SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesia is the star of Asian mining while China and India need to overhaul their attitude towards foreign miners to attract the interest of potential investors, mining officials said yesterday. The Philippines, after approving a popular new mining law last year, has also drawn a lot of exploration dollars recently and may become a top destination soon, officials attending an Asian Mining conference in Singapore said.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Earth Music in Bandung
Earth Music in Bandung BANDUNG: Music lovers will get rare treat, an Earth Music: Metamorfosa recital on May 25 in Teater Terbuka (Dago Tea House), Taman Budaya Jawa Barat. The performance, organized by Yayasan Budaya Indonesia, Australia-Indonesia Institute and Asia Link, is an intercultural collaboration of Indonesian and Australian artists. The 11 compositions that will be presented are combinations of jazz music and Sundanese gamelan.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Governor alarmed by deforestation
Governor alarmed by deforestation KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Governor La Ode Kaimuddin is alarmed by the rapid deforestation in the area. "Forest destruction continues at an alarming rate. This shows that supervision is not optimum," he said in a meeting with provincial forestry officials here yesterday. Kaimuddin pointed at what happened with the thousands of hectares of teakwood forest on Muna island.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Australia's Straits in Java gold joint venture
Australia's Straits in Java gold joint venture SYDNEY (Reuter): Australia's Straits Resources Ltd said yesterday it had entered into a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia's PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) to form a joint venture exploring for minerals and gold in particular in Java. Antam is wholly owned by the Indonesian government and PT Basya Tunggal Jaya, which represented Indonesian investors.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Mt. Tambora, Napoleon and Waterloo
Mt. Tambora, Napoleon and Waterloo LONDON (Reuter): Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815 may have been aided by the eruption of a volcano in Indonesia, a British magazine said on Monday. The Geographical Magazine said unusually heavy rains which made the ground between Paris and Brussels almost impassable hampered Napoleon's attempt to launch an attack on Brussels.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
PT Polysindo plans rights issue
PT Polysindo plans rights issue JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of PT Polysindo Eka Perkasa yesterday approved the management's plan to issue 1.1 billion shares through a limited offering to raise Rp 552 billion (US$235 million). PT Bahana Securities is appointed as standby buyer to purchase all unsold shares, up to a maximum of 317 million shares. A director of Polysindo, R.A. Bratakusumah, said that existing shareholders are eligible to buy as many new shares, at Rp 500, as they have old ones.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia's participation in beauty pageant unlawful
Indonesia's participation in beauty pageant unlawful JAKARTA (JP): Any Indonesian women's participation in any international beauty contest is unlawful, says a senior government official. "The government remains consistent in its stance, which is to prohibit Indonesian women from participating in any international beauty contest," Secretary to Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Suyono Yahya said yesterday.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bentoel race draws 40 foreign riders
Bentoel race draws 40 foreign riders JAKARTA (JP): French defending champion Sebastian Tortelli, the current world leader in the 125cc Motocross World Championship, will spearhead 40 foreign crossers for the Bentoel World Motocross race in Yogyakarta next week. Tortelli, who won last year's event on the same track, and 15 top riders at the 5th series of the world event concluded last Sunday in Hungary, are to compete in Yogyakarta.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Two city policewomen promoted
Two city policewomen promoted JAKARTA (JP): City police set a new precedent yesterday with the installation of two policewomen as deputies to the chiefs of police subprecincts. "It's the first time that Jakarta has policewomen as police chief deputies," said City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna. The two policewomen, Capt. Nurhayati, 37, and Capt.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI's foreign policy put in perspective
RI's foreign policy put in perspective Indonesia's Foreign Policy Under Suharto: Aspiring To International Leadership Leo Suryadinata Times Academic Press, 1996 210 pp, S$25.75 JAKARTA (JP): When the New Order government took over a chaotic Indonesia from the previous Sukarno administration following the 1965 abortive communist coup, General Soeharto, who went on to become the republic's second president, certainly felt then that foreign policy was an important consideration in his scheme of...
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Cipinang prison gets a new chief
Cipinang prison gets a new chief JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Justice installed yesterday a new chief warden at Cipinang penitentiary in the aftermath of the scandal surrounding the escape of businessman Eddy Tansil this month. Subari, with a long track record of managing correctional facilities in Karawang, West Java, and Lubuklinggau, South Sumatra, was installed yesterday in a ceremony led by Mohammad C. Alamsyah Boer, the head of the Jakarta office of the Ministry of Justice.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Angkot drivers want road repaired
Angkot drivers want road repaired TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Dozens of Angkot (public minivan) drivers plying the Poris Gaga-Jl. Shaheh Ali route yesterday called on the City Council's local public works office to immediately fulfill its promise to repair one of the roads along the route. "Unless prompt action is taken, the situation will get worse, as vehicles, including public minivans, will be forced to avoid the road," one of the drivers said. This will impair their daily earnings, he added.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Forced eviction issue to be raised at Habitat meeting
Forced eviction issue to be raised at Habitat meeting JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are planning to bring up the issue of forced eviction at the forthcoming unofficial NGO Global Forum on Human Settlements -- Habitat II -- in Istanbul, Turkey. Surya Mulandar, coordinator of the Indonesian NGOs Network for Habitat (INN-HABITAT), said that many people have been deprived of their right to housing through the wrongful practice of legal demolition.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ghanaian faces 20 years for smuggling heroin
Ghanaian faces 20 years for smuggling heroin JAKARTA (JP): A public prosecutor has demanded that a Ghanaian national be sentenced to 20 years in jail for trying to smuggle 600 grams of heroin into Indonesia last September. Prosecutor Uri Hasan Basri told the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday that the 25-year-old defendant, identified only as Mus, violated Indonesian law No.9/1976 on narcotics.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Joint team discusses U.S. infected cotton
Joint team discusses U.S. infected cotton JAKARTA (JP): Trade and industry officials and spinners discussed the problem of alleged cavitoma-infected cotton fiber from Yuma and Imperial Valley in California, the United States, at separate meetings here yesterday. The problem of infected cotton bought from Calcot Ltd.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
German consulate in Surabaya
German consulate in Surabaya SURABAYA: Germany will open a permanent consulate in the fast growing industrial city this year, German Ambassador Heinrich Seeman said here yesterday. Germany is yet to select personnel to man the office, the ambassador announced after meeting with governor Basofi Sudirman. He said Bonn considers East Java one of Indonesia's economic growth centers with which Germany has major business interests. For example, Germany's Siemens heavy industry has invested about US$1.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ulemas concerned over youth court bill
Ulemas concerned over youth court bill JAKARTA (JP): The influential Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) warned the House of Representatives and the government of possible conflicts arising from the deliberation of the contentious bill on juvenile court. The council said the government-sponsored bill, submitted to the House by Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman in March, contains elements which are potentially polarizing such as the adoption of a child from one religion by adults of other faiths.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Car smuggling trial goes on
Car smuggling trial goes on JAKARTA (JP): A court here decided yesterday to continue a smuggling case, despite an objection by defense lawyers to the prosecutor's indictment. A team of judges led by Mohammad Baedhowie at the North Jakarta District Court had decided that the defense lawyers' objection to flaws in the prosecutor's indictment were not substantial enough to invalidate it.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 21, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 850 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 625 0 123,000 Andayani Megah 1,425 50 650,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 4,425 25 174,000 Anwar Sierad 2,350 25 1,493,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,300 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 3,250 0 25,000 Argo Pantes 2,300 0 0 Asahimas Flat 2,900 0 442,500 Asiana IMI...
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Police deny that teenage girl was victim of rape
Police deny that teenage girl was victim of rape JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Abubakar Nataprawira yesterday denied reports that a 14-year-old girl was raped by a school teacher and a police corporal. "We have questioned the girl and the alleged rapists. We conclude that there was no rape or sexual intercourse," Abubakar said. He also said the second corporal is not posted at Central Jakarta Police precinct.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Official slanders Tana Toraja girls
Official slanders Tana Toraja girls UJUNGPANDANG (JP): An official who had been absent without leave for eight months returned to work last week only to rock the boat by alleging that "96 percent" of Tana Toraja's high school students have lost their virginity to foreign tourists. About 2,500 students from Tana Toraja took to the street in this South Sulawesi capital yesterday, demanding that Karimuddin, an official at the local religious affairs office, be punished.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Tea bag lament
Tea bag lament I write about the sad demise of the Sari Wangi billboard situated at the point where Jl. Thamrin joins Jl. Sudirman. You may ask how anyone can have feelings for an advertisement. I am sure, however, that many of your readers will have fond memories of the giant mechanical hand dipping the Sari Wangi tea-bag into the world's largest cup.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
BI secures US$500 million in standby loans
BI secures US$500 million in standby loans By Hendarsyah Tarmizi SINGAPORE (JP): A syndication of 44 major banks committed themselves yesterday to providing Bank Indonesia with US$500 million in fresh standby loans with a maturity of eight years. The loans, carrying an annual interest rate of 0.625 of a percent above the London Inter-bank Offered Rates, will be used by the Indonesian central bank to back up the country's balance of payments.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Surjadi laments lax attitude
Surjadi laments lax attitude JAKARTA (JP): Sub-district heads are giving people the wrong impression that he hates street traders, the Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday. "Every time I conduct a visit to sub-district offices, street traders are routinely shunted out of sight along the routes passed by the city entourage, he said. This is only "playacting," Surjadi said, and shows many sub- district heads do not understand the legitimacy of the city policy for a clean, orderly Jakarta.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Taiwan remains inalienable from mainland: China
Taiwan remains inalienable from mainland: China BEIJING (Agencies): China reaffirmed yesterday its total opposition to the idea of Taiwan as a democratic sovereign state following the election of Lee Teng-hui for a second presidential term on the island. While respecting the right of "Taiwan compatriots" to develop democratic politics, China's Taiwan Affairs Office stressed that such a process could only take place on the understanding that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Glass shop to be demolished
Glass shop to be demolished JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Mayor Abdul Kahfi has ordered subordinates to pull down a glass shop located at the corner of Jl. Gunung Sahari and Jl. Angkasa Raya to make way for a road enlargement project. "The owner has been given a deadline to demolish the building before May 28. The mayoralty team will tear the building down if the owner fails to demolish it," Antara quoted Kahfi as saying on Monday. He said the building obstructs traffic from and to Jl.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
Cooperation vital for agricultural research
Cooperation vital for agricultural research JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday called on agricultural researchers from around the world to work together to find ways to meet the increasing demand for agricultural and forestry products.
Wed, 22 May 1996, 00:00 WIB
13,600 have TB in Jambi
13,600 have TB in Jambi JAMBI, Jambi: About 13,600 poor people in Jambi have tuberculosis, according to the local branch of the Organization for Eradication of Tuberculosis. Organization chief Hertyanto Hendardji said here yesterday an estimated 2,300 live in absolute poverty and many have no family. Hertyanto said the people afflicted are between 15 years and 45 years and are from impoverished families.