Archive: 31 January 1997
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Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Zarina Ecstasy trial opens to full courthouse
Zarina Ecstasy trial opens to full courthouse JAKARTA (JP): Budding TV actress Zarina appeared in the West Jakarta District Court amid tight security yesterday on charges of producing, possessing and distributing 29,677 Ecstasy pills. Zarina, whose real name is Zarima Mir Mirafsur, looked relaxed and occasionally smiled as Prosecutor Rizia Jamil read the indictment. Rizia alleged that on Aug.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Airbase to secure Timor Gap
Airbase to secure Timor Gap KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Navy Chief Admiral Arief Kushariadi said the planned naval airbase here would ensure the security of the joint offshore exploration project in the oil- rich Timor Gap. "It is necessary to have an airbase here especially after the signing of the joint Indonesia-Australia patrol agreement for the Timor Gap," he was quoted by Antara as saying.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
RI to begin Olympic drive in 1998: Hayono
RI to begin Olympic drive in 1998: Hayono JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman said yesterday that Indonesia would prepare a proposal to host the Asian Games in 2006 and the Olympic Games in 2008. "If the President agrees, in 1998 Indonesia must start promoting itself to host the event," he said after a hearing with House Commission IX on religion, education, culture, youth affairs and sports.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Music and Entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Poolside - Pasar Senggol, daily, 6.30 p.m. Kecak Dance, Friday and Tuesday, Legong Dance, Saturday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday, 7 p.m. Balinese dance parade - Rejang dance, Puspawresti Dance, Belibis Dance & Jaran Teji Dance, Monday, 7 p.m. * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Open Stage - Ramayana ballet, Monday, 7.30 p.m.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Thai PM appears on hit list
Thai PM appears on hit list BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand's Deputy Interior Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung yesterday said that Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh and other senior government officials are on the hit list of some major drug traffickers. Chalerm, who is overseeing a government campaign against drugs, said the traffickers were angry over losses suffered in the crackdown.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Breaks for project 'intelligent island'
Breaks for project 'intelligent island' SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore offered yesterday tax and other incentives to foreign firms which take an early stake in an ambitious project to lay high-technology cables across the entire city-state and transform it into an "intelligent island." Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said 14 multinational corporations (MNCs) had committed to invest a total of more than S$100 million (US$70 million) in Singapore ONE, or One Network for Everyone.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
70 Years since Boven Digul
70 Years since Boven Digul From Merdeka No different from the German Nazi concentration camps full of inhumane atrocities during World War II, was the Dutch concentration camp Boven Digul in Merauke regency, South Irian Jaya. TVRI commemorated the 70th anniversary of the concentration camp on Jan. 25 in its program Spektrum, Jan. 27, 1997. The concentration camp, led by Captain L. Th. Becking, imprisoned Indonesia's independence leaders. Historical dates are as follows: 1.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
UN chief seeks quick solution on E. Timor
UN chief seeks quick solution on E. Timor GENEVA (Reuter): United Nations chief Kofi Annan said yesterday that Portugal and Indonesia were ready to revive UN- sponsored talks on East Timor and he hoped the two sides could reach agreement quickly on the troubled territory. Annan said he would meet Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas in the Swiss resort of Davos, where the World Economic Forum is hosting its annual gathering to Feb. 4.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
West Java town rocked by riot
West Java town rocked by riot RENGASDENGKLOK, West Java (JP): Violence jolted this historical subdistrict yesterday when thousands of local youths and residents went on a burning and looting rampage. No fatalities were reported in the ethnic and sectarian riot caused by a minor conflict between a group of Moslem youths and a woman resident of Chinese descent. However, dozens of houses and places of worship as well as office buildings and vehicles were either damaged or burned.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
World Bank to finance solar-powered homes
World Bank to finance solar-powered homes WASHINGTON (DPA): The World Bank said Wednesday it would provide US$44.3 million to help finance construction of solar powered homes in Indonesia, the first such project in the developing world. The project aims to provide solar energy to 35 million Indonesians in rural communities, to help wean them from unsafe or polluting sources of energy such as candles, kerosene, flashlights and diesel, the bank said.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Consortium to compensate Petrobuild for building
Consortium to compensate Petrobuild for building JAKARTA (JP): The consortium planning to take over the disputed US$150 million Migas Center building project from PT Petrobuild Indonesia has agreed to compensate Petrobuild and include it in the consortium to speed up the delayed project. Minister of Mines and Energy I.B.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Baby girl finally finds her real mother
Baby girl finally finds her real mother JAKARTA (JP): A baby girl finally found her biological mother Wednesday after a five month wait. The girl, who was called Tita by nurses who cared for her, was abandoned by her parents at the city-owned Pasar Rebo hospital in East Jakarta because the hospital misidentified the baby's gender. The mother, Nustita Siahaan, 30, was sure that on Aug. 20 she gave birth to a boy as the midwife told her.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Pakpahan's lawyers want judge out
Pakpahan's lawyers want judge out JAKARTA (JP): The defense lawyers of labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan demanded the replacement of presiding Judge Djazuli P. Sudibyo for alleged legal violations. In a letter to the office of the supervising judge at the Jakarta High Court, the lawyers listed "problems" they claim have occurred from the start of the trial on Dec. 12 until Jan. 20. The lawyers: Adnan Buyung Nasution, Moh.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
'Preshipment inspections should be an option'
'Preshipment inspections should be an option' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian importers suggested yesterday that they be allowed to choose either preshipment inspections or post- entry audits, which will be introduced with the new customs law to take effect in April. "I think the simultaneous use of the two systems, at least for the time being, will ensure smooth flows of imports under the customs law," Amirudin Saud, the chairman of the Indonesian Importers Association told reporters.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Democracy only comes after prosperity, says expert
Democracy only comes after prosperity, says expert JAKARTA (JP): Democracy will work well only in a prosperous nation, political expert Nazaruddin Syamsuddin said here yesterday. Nazaruddin, a professor at the Jakarta-based University of Indonesia's School of Social and Political Sciences, told a seminar held by the Moslem Students Association (HMI) that hungry people tended to exert their democratic rights in careless ways which in turn caused conflicts.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
SKW buys Master Builders
SKW buys Master Builders JAKARTA (JP): Sandoz Ltd. announced yesterday it had completed the sales of Master Builders Technologies (MBT), its construction chemical division, to SKW Trostberg AG for 1.3 billion Swiss francs (US$1.28 billion). Sandoz said in a statement released here yesterday that the new SKW-MBT Construction Chemicals Group, as a worldwide market leader, would generate sales of over 2 billion Swiss francs this year.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Badminton body upset by poor performances
Badminton body upset by poor performances JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia is disappointed by the performances of its women's singles players in the three Grand Prix tournaments this month. Association official Hadi Nasri said yesterday that the women's singles shuttlers did not perform as expected in the Chinese Taipei Open, the Japan Open and the Korean Open, despite the success of the country's best hope Mia Audina.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Merpati to operate eight more aircraft
Merpati to operate eight more aircraft JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of state-owned Garuda Indonesia Airlines, will soon operate eight more jet aircraft, according to the airline's president. Budiarto Subroto said Wednesday the new aircraft were two Airbus 300-600, three Boeing 737-200 and three BAE-146. "All the aircraft will be operated under an operating-lease system," he said at the launch of the airline's new tour packages.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Minister defends recent increase in fertilizer prices
Minister defends recent increase in fertilizer prices JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah yesterday defended an increase in fertilizer prices, arguing the rise would not cut farmers' incomes. Sjarifudin told a hearing of House Commission IV for agriculture and forestry that fertilizer represented only 8.9 percent of the cost of rice farming.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
More hospitals, firms support clean rivers
More hospitals, firms support clean rivers JAKARTA (JP): Seven hospitals and ten private companies signed agreements with the city administration yesterday to support the clean river program in their business areas. The program was introduced eight years ago to clean up the city's rivers like the Cakung, Ciliwung, Cipinang, Grogol and Mookervart rivers. It also monitors rivers to ensure waste disposal remained within government limits.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Vietnamese minister visits Laos
Vietnamese minister visits Laos HANOI (DPA): Vietnamese Defense Minister Gen. Doan Khue is currently on a five-day "official friendship" visit to neighboring Laos, as part of a stepped-up number of military exchanges involving the military, the official Vietnam News reported yesterday. Khue, who left the capital Tuesday, was invited by counterpart Senior Lt. Gen. Choummaly Sayasone.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Moslem figures' rift draws concern
Moslem figures' rift draws concern SEMARANG (JP): The heightening tension between controversial scholar Abdurrahman Wahid and his fellow Moslem activists drew concern yesterday. Human rights campaigner Muladi and political observers Rafiq Anwar and Priyatmoko suggested the warring parties settle their disputes amicably. Muladi, a member of the National Commission on Human Rights, said he feared the conflict would create a new social problem unless it was solved.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Davis Cup team expected to win
Davis Cup team expected to win JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association's chairman Sarwono Kusumaatmadja expects the country's Davis Cup team to win its Asia Oceania Group I match against the Philippines next month. "The team's mission is to win. There's no such thing as looking for experience. I want the team to present the victory to the country as it celebrates Idul Fitri," Sarwono told the team yesterday before it took off to Manila.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Elections body receives beefs about candidates
Elections body receives beefs about candidates JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Institute has received a number of complaints about candidates of the three political groupings contesting the May general election.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Friday Maghrib 6:20 p.m. Saturday Imsak 4:25 a.m. Subuh 4:35 a.m.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Albanians cautious of Serbian crisis
Albanians cautious of Serbian crisis By Jovan Kovacic PRISTINA, Yugoslavia (Reuter): Ethnic Albanians, restive under Serbian rule in the province of Kosovo, are steering clear of Serbia's democratic opposition movement to avoid a new backlash against their aspirations to autonomy.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Waning trust of ruling elite fuels riot, observers say
Waning trust of ruling elite fuels riot, observers say UJUNGPANDANG (JP): The on-going episodes of mob violence are a sign of the waning trust in the ruling elite, political observers said here yesterday. Syamsu Suryadi and Noer Nasry Noor, both from Hasanuddin University, said this was due to the lack of openness on political matters from those in power. Syamsu said the overly strong government had clogged political channels such as the legislative body, disabling people's political wishes.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Super normal growth in Asia ends: Report
Super normal growth in Asia ends: Report SINGAPORE (AFP): East and Southeast Asian economies will outperform the rest of the world in 1997 on the back of robust investments and exports, but their days of "super normal" growth are over, a report said Thursday. In its latest quarterly economic review, SocGen-Crosby Securities Pte. Ltd. also forecast a selective easing of tight monetary policies in the region which have contributed to a reduction of overheating concerns.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Govt revokes three forest concessions
Govt revokes three forest concessions JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Forest Utilization Titus Sarijanto said yesterday three forest concessions had been canceled last year, raising the total number of revoked or unextended concessions to 116. Titus said the three concessions were in Kalimantan. He refused to elaborate. He said that, from 1990 to 1996, 53 concessions had been revoked -- meaning the 20-year concessions had ended before expiry -- or not extended.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
U.S. report rights abuses
U.S. report rights abuses WASHINGTON (Agencies): The United States yesterday issued its annual human rights report which strongly criticized conditions in many Asian countries including Indonesia. The State Department's 1996 annual report contained a review of human rights conditions in 194 countries and territories. The report alleged that Indonesia continued to commit serious human rights abuses in 1996, including in East Timor.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Family Classic 3:05 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:05 Comedy: Situasi 4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:55 Filler 5:00 News: Siaran Berita TVRI 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Educational Program: Dunia Pustaka 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 TVRI News 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Filler 7:30 Development Program: Dinamika 8:00 News: Lintasan Berita...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Leipzig Trade Fair
Leipzig Trade Fair JAKARTA (JP): The first international trade fair for used machinery and transfer of modernization and remanufacturing know- how will be held on March 19-21 in Leipzig, Germany. Ulrich Kromer, director of the Leipzig Trade Fair Corporation, said yesterday ReTec'97, which is a major item among the Leipzig Fair's many events this year, was expected to attract Indonesia's young or beginning entrepreneurs.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Reforestation needs 22 years
Reforestation needs 22 years MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: It will take the province 22 years to rehabilitate its critically damaged forests taking into account that at the start of the 6th Five-Year Development Plan (1994/99) 87,000 hectares or eight percent of its forests were critically damaged. Provincial forestry office head Hermani Apipudin announced this during the launch of the reforestation program in Sekaroh, East Lombok.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Bakrie agrees to sell shares to Nusamba
Bakrie agrees to sell shares to Nusamba JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie & Brothers has agreed to sell 49 percent or 10.5 million shares in PT Indocopper Investama Corporation (IIC), which owns 9.6 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia. The business group's president Tanri Abeng said yesterday Bakrie had received the offer from the politically well-connected Nusamba Group to buy its stake in Indocopper for Rp 724.24 billion (around US$302.7 million).
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Multipolars to buy Matahari shares
Multipolars to buy Matahari shares JAKARTA (JP): An extraordinary meeting of shareholders of PT Multipolar Corporation approved yesterday the company's plan to forge an alliance with PT Matahari Putra Prima. Multipolar said the alliance was expected to raise its consolidated turnover from Rp 2 trillion (US$869.56 million) this year to Rp 15 trillion a year by 2007 and increase its profits by up to five folds. Multipolar said it would finance the alliance by issuing rights shares.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Basic commodities idea needs further review
Basic commodities idea needs further review By Christiani S.A. Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): The concept of nine basic commodities needs to be reviewed and adjusted to people's changing lifestyle, analysts said. The central government established the concept decades ago and put nine items on the list: rice, sugar, salt, salted-fish, detergent, cooking oil, kerosene, mori or unbleached plain cloth used for batik, and synthetic materials. These were considered people's most important needs. Zumrotin K.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Pepsi's pullout creates more trouble for Myanmar
Pepsi's pullout creates more trouble for Myanmar By Deborah Charles BANGKOK (Reuter): Pepsi's complete withdrawal from Myanmar could spark further pullouts by other multinationals doing business in the military-ruled country as companies bow to growing shareholder pressure, analysts said on Wednesday. PepsiCo Inc, which last year sold its 40 percent stake in a Myanmar venture after growing pressure from human rights groups, on Tuesday said it had severed the last of its ties with Myanmar. The U.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Cheap house prices to law: Perumnas
Cheap house prices to law: Perumnas JAKARTA (JP): State-owned housing company Perumnas appealed to the government yesterday to raise the price of cheap houses. Perumnas chairman Srijono said the prices of cheap houses were being outstripped by rising production costs. He told a hearing of House Commission V for transportation, telecommunications and housing that profit margins were being squeezed by rising land prices.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 30, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 1,049,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,350 -50 784,000 Alumindo Perkasa 750 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,075 25 897,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 1,425 -25 404,000 Anwar Sierad 2,000 25 86,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 4,100 0 5,000 Argha Karya Prima Industry 3,350 0 0...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Petron profits up 5.4%
Petron profits up 5.4% MANILA (AFP): Petron Corp. of the Philippines said yesterday net profits rose 5.4 percent from a year earlier to a record 4.238 billion pesos (US$161 million) in 1996. Revenues rose 19.7 percent to 53.4 billion pesos, also a record high, over the same period, Petron said in a statement. Analysts tracking the listed oil refiner said the results were either within or slightly below expectations. The company, jointly-owned by a unit of Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
People told to uphold security
People told to uphold security JAKARTA (JP): City Military Chief Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso has asked Central Jakarta residents to maintain security by being more alert to potential sources of provocation. Speaking during the tarawih prayer at the Al-Furqon mosque Wednesday Sutiyoso said anything which could lead people up the wrong path must be dealt with properly "or we will regret it afterwards." Sutiyoso was accompanied by his staff and Central Jakarta Mayor Abdul Kahfi.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Residents don't have toilets
Residents don't have toilets UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) says 65 percent of residents in the province don't have toilets, hence the high prevalence of diarrhea. Antara quoted Unicef representative for Indonesia Stephen J. Woodhouse saying here yesterday many people still defecate in open places such as paddy field embankments, on river banks or by the beach.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Timor sends only 100 supervisors to Kia plant: Tunky
Timor sends only 100 supervisors to Kia plant: Tunky JAKARTA (JP): Industry and Trade Minister Tunky Ariwibowo said yesterday PT Timor Putra Nasional needed to send only 100 trainees to its South Korean joint venture partner, Kia Motors Corp. "Since Timor only needs to train supervisors at the Kia plant, the company therefore should not send more than 100," Tunky asserted after a meeting with President Soeharto.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya: Music and Entertainment * Elmi Hotel: Jl. Panglima Sudirman No. 42-44: - Qemi Club: Karaoke, daily, 8 p.m. to 10.30; Disco, daily, 12.30 a.m. to 3 a.m.; Puri R and Dankdut Group, Sunday, 10.30 p.m. to 12.30 a.m.; Master Band, Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Atlantic Band, Tuesday and Saturday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Abouwhim Band, Thursday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Gress Band, Friday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. * Majapahit Hotel: Jl.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Bomb hoax delays Cathay flight
Bomb hoax delays Cathay flight JAKARTA (JP): A Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong yesterday morning was delayed one hour after police received a phone call claiming a bomb was planted onboard. Rosa, a Cathay employee working at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, told The Jakarta Post the airplane should have left at 9 a.m. "The flight left the airport one hour behind the schedule," she said, refusing to comment further. Jakarta Metropolitan Police Chief Maj. Gen.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
On subway project
On subway project In his letter Subway project (Jan. 29), W. Pienandoro raises an interesting point. When, if ever, is the plan to build a subway from Blok M to Kota likely to materialize? I ask this question because, although I fully understand that its purpose is to alleviate the terrible congestion on a major traffic artery, it seems to me that it is the most difficult and most costly way to do so.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
In memory of Sir Laurens -- A man of noble ideas
In memory of Sir Laurens -- A man of noble ideas By Tamalia Alisjahbana JAKARTA (JP): Sir Laurens van der Post, writer, philosopher, spiritual adviser to Prince Charles and Margaret Thatcher and godfather to Prince William, is primarily known for his books on the Bushmen of Africa, as well as his advocacy of spiritual values in an increasingly materialistic world.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Addressing mining critics
Addressing mining critics The recent heated debate about the manner in which the Indonesian government has licensed foreign companies to extract the country's mineral resources has apparently caused great concern for President Soeharto. This is apparent from his special instruction earlier this week to Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana to prepare an information program to brief the general public on the government's mining policy.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia collects seven Nomad planes
Indonesia collects seven Nomad planes KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Seven of the 20 Nomad planes ordered by the Indonesian Navy from Australia arrived at El Tari airport here yesterday. The planes were handed over in the northern Australian town of Darwin to an Indonesian delegation led by Navy chief Vice Admiral Arief Kushariadi. Arief then led the 3.5 hour flight from Darwin to Kupang.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Academy to take female cadets
Academy to take female cadets KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung said here Wednesday the Military Academy would start admitting female cadets in two years. "However, female cadets at the Army Academy will not be trained to become commanders of combat units. They will instead be prepared for administrative tasks with no direct relation to combat activities," he was quoted by Antara as saying.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
Placer Dome and Barrick capabilities to be probed
Placer Dome and Barrick capabilities to be probed JAKARTA (JP): The government has asked investment bank JP Morgan to help it choose which of two Canadian mining giants will develop the Busang gold mine in East Kalimantan. The Ministry of Mines and Energy's secretary-general, Umar Said, told a hearing of House Commission VI for mines and manufacturing yesterday that his office had studied the proposals of the Canadian firms, Barrick Gold Corp. and Placer Dome Inc.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
'Murder suspect still free'
'Murder suspect still free' JAKARTA (JP): A Councilor asked yesterday why the main suspect in the murder of a businessman in North Jakarta three years ago had not been tried. Sugiat Achmad of Commission A for Legal Affairs said Eng San was the main suspect in the murder of Nyo Beng Seng and should be tried soon. "If Eng San is not prosecuted it will damage the reputation of law enforcers. Why has a three-year-old case yet to be settled?" he asked.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB
PT Telkomsel vows to get ISO-9000 certificate this year
PT Telkomsel vows to get ISO-9000 certificate this year JAKARTA (JP): Despite its failure to install 693 base transceiver stations, PT Telkomsel, one of the country's three Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) cellular operators, wants to gain an ISO-9000 certificate this year. Company president Koesmarihati Sugondo said Wednesday the certificate would help the company provide better qualified public services and help it become a world-class cellular operator.