Archive: 14 November 1997
61 articles found
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Businesspeople's delicate link with the media industry
Businesspeople's delicate link with the media industry By Ignatius Haryanto JAKARTA (JP): The televised announcement by businessman Peter Gontha concerning the ailing Bank Andromeda, broadcast on Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) early this month, is an interesting event for media observers. Gontha, one of the bank's shareholders, used a good part of the 30-minute broadcast on Oct.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
KL to try cyclones to chase haze away
KL to try cyclones to chase haze away KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Anxious to clear its skies, Malaysia will try Russian technology touted to create cyclones that chase away haze, yesterday's newspapers quoted the environment minister as saying. The state-owned Russian company has promised that the first demonstration will be free, The Star daily and other newspapers quoted Environment Minister Law Hieng Ding as saying.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Study natural phenomena
Study natural phenomena From Suara Karya I agree with President Soeharto's recent statement that we should all read about and understand the present natural happenings. The recent natural phenomena are hard to interpret despite the use of sophisticated equipment. Just think of El Nio, which has not spared Indonesia. There may still be other disasters in store. What we need to watch is floods in the wake of the severe drought, which would continue to make planting impossible.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Nursalim's kidnappers
Nursalim's kidnappers JAKARTA (JP): Two of the eight suspects who allegedly kidnapped business tycoon Sjamsul Nursalim, owner of Bank Dagang Negara Indonesia and chairman of the Gajah Tunggal business group, might not be tried in Indonesia, a high ranking officer said yesterday. Commander of the National Police Detectives Corps, Maj. Gen. Nurfaizi, said the two, identified as Arifin and Ran Guan alias Benny, might be tried in Singapore and Malaysia.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Death penalty by beheading
Death penalty by beheading From Ummat In Saudi Arabia an Indonesian woman worker could not escape the death sentence and she was beheaded. Another woman worker, Nasiroh, was apparently spared from the death sentence and was sentenced to four years of imprisonment instead. As a layman, I keep wondering: is Islamic syariah that sadistic?
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Stock prices lose ground as rupiah weakens
Stock prices lose ground as rupiah weakens JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) fell by 2.6 percent yesterday on heavy selling in some blue chip stocks as the rupiah weakened slightly, stockbrokers and currency dealers said. Stockbrokers said that the main price gauge closed 11.69 points lower to 437.94 yesterday with a total turnover of 420 million shares worth Rp 349.5 billion (US$102.79 million) changing hands on the regular market.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
No easy answer to racial issues
No easy answer to racial issues By Benny Subianto JAKARTA (JP): The Center for Information and Development Studies (CIDES) held on Oct. 28 a "National Dialog on Indigenous and Nonindigenous People in the Perspective of Social Integration and Development Equity" to look for ways to solve problems stemming from ethnic tensions in the country.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
RI tennis body to hold Asiad selection event
RI tennis body to hold Asiad selection event JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association is to stage a selection tournament later this month to decide the likely men's and women's national teams for the 13th Asian Games in December 1998. The final teams will not be chosen until next November. Benny Mailili, a member of the association's National Tennis Board, told a press conference yesterday that six male and six female players would be chosen from the competition.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Penalties too small for defiant developers
Penalties too small for defiant developers Controversy over building permits is back in the news these days with the building of the 40-storey Hotel Mulia in South Jakarta which allegedly deviated from its 16-floor permit. Panangian Simanungkalit, chairman of the Center for Indonesian Property Studies, talks about building licensing procedures. Question: Despite the government's 1985/2005 spatial plan, violations by developers are rampant.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
GDP Growth
GDP Growth Correction: This graphic is the correct version of the one ran yesterday on Page 5 to complement the article by Kwik Kian Gie titled "Over-investment drives Indonesian economy to stagflation". We apologize for the error. -- Editor
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
PLN to stage volleyball c'ship
PLN to stage volleyball c'ship JAKARTA (JP): State-owned electricity company PT PLN is to stage an inter-club national volleyball championship from Nov. 25 to Dec. 2 to commemorate the 52nd National Electricity Day. The organizers said that about 40 teams -- including ones from Bimantara, JVC, Maluku, Bank DKI, Bank BNI, Bank BRI and PLN -- are expected to compete in the event, which will be staged at the Pertamina Volleyball hall in Simpruk, South Jakarta.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Nurses to be sent to Malaysia
Nurses to be sent to Malaysia BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The provincial administration is exploring the possibility of sending Indonesian nurses to Malaysia, the head of the provincial health office, Adnan Mahmud, said yesterday. "As far as we know, Malaysia's nurses still come from other countries and the demand tends to increase every year," Mahmud was quoted by Antara as saying. He said his office is taking advantage of the opportunity to give Indonesian nurses work experience abroad.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Government welcomes withdrawal of lawsuit
Government welcomes withdrawal of lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad and Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono welcomed yesterday a move by Bank Andromeda to drop its lawsuit against them over the bank's closure. "We welcome the decision to withdraw the lawsuit against the government's decision to revoke the license of Bank Andromeda," Mar'ie said in a statement from Tokyo, a copy of which was made available here.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Government's role in interethnic relations
Government's role in interethnic relations By Aleksius Jemadu BANDUNG (JP): Recently the Center for Information and Development Studies (CIDES) and Republika daily held a seminar on the relationship between Indonesian ethnic groups. The seminar focused on the relations between wealthy Indonesians of Chinese origin, who are dominant in economic activities, on one side, and the relatively poor indigenous on the other (The Jakarta Post,Oct. 29).
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Teenager jailed for killing mom's lover
Teenager jailed for killing mom's lover JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court sentenced an 18- year-old man to three years and six months in jail yesterday for beating to death his mother's boyfriend. Presiding judge Asmar Ismail found the defendant, Munadi, guilty of killing Nano Waryono, 39, in a park on Jl. Kembang Sepatu in Central Jakarta on June 29. "As you are still young, you must improve your behavior during the sentence," Asmar said.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Australia's Human Nature knows appearances count
Australia's Human Nature knows appearances count By Astrid Amalia JAKARTA (JP): Human Nature believes that what you see is what you get. The band did its best to give local fans positive images during a recent concert here. "This is something like what you see is what you get. So, when we make our own songs and sing those to the audiences, we just want to leave a good impression in their minds, the realistic one," Toby, one of the group members, told The Jakarta Post.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Govt to set quota on palm oil export to boost supply
Govt to set quota on palm oil export to boost supply JAKARTA (JP): The government will impose a quota on crude palm oil (CPO) exports to boost domestic supply and stabilize inflating prices. Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo said yesterday the government would also require CPO producers to increase their allocations to the State Logistics Agency (Bulog). The minister said that with more stock, Bulog would be able to carry out its market intervention more effectively.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Customers swamp banks for refund
Customers swamp banks for refund JAKARTA (JP): Customers of the 16 liquidated private banks began flocking to the offices and branches throughout the country of their banks, and the state-banks appointed to payout their deposits. Customers queued at the liquidated banks' offices to get cheques to be cashed at three appointed state banks -- Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) and Bank Dagang Negara (BDN). The 16 ailing banks were closed by the government on Nov.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Canadian aid for irrigation
Canadian aid for irrigation PALU, Central Java: The Canada-Indonesia Development Association has provided Rp 1 billion (US$303 million) for the upgrading of village irrigation networks in Central Sulawesi, a local irrigation official said.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Man arrested with gun
Man arrested with gun JAKARTA (JP): A 32-year-old man has been arrested in West Jakarta for illegally possessing a FN 45 handgun. City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said officers found the gun when they detained the man, Hartono Kusnadi, of Bintaro, West Java, during a routine check of commuters on Jl. Sukarjo Suryopranoto Wednesday night. Police also seized 13 nine mm. caliber bullets, a magazine for the gun, a Sigsaur, and a knife, he said.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: by Marc Jurt, at Duta Fine Arts Foundation, Jl. Kemang Utara 55A, South Jakarta, daily at 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday and Monday at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Nov. 16. * Painting Exhibition: by 100 Indonesian painters, at Mal Daan Mogot, 1st floor, Jl. Raya Daan Mogot km. 16, West Jakarta, until Nov. 19.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
'Fatima,' 'Mat Angin' grap most nominations
'Fatima,' 'Mat Angin' grap most nominations JAKARTA (JP): They may not have gained the desired ratings, but teleserials Fatima, Mat Angin, Perkawinan Siti Zubaedah and Sepanjang Jalan Kenangan made up for it by taking the most nominations in the 1997 Festival Sinetron Indonesia. The official announcement of the five nominations in each of the three sinetron categories -- drama, drama serial and comedy serial -- was made Nov.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
IMF aid and strings
IMF aid and strings From Ummat At last IMF has agreed to help Indonesia tackle its monetary crisis with a US$23 billion loan. Other aid is also pouring in from Malaysia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. The combined aid is reportedly as much as $30 billion. Faisal Basri said in Ummat (Nov. 10, 1997) that the funds provided were not without specific interests. Japan has to safeguard its investments here. Malaysia is reluctant to accommodate Indonesian illegal workers. So is Singapore.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur, Sudharmono dampen talks on VP
Gus Dur, Sudharmono dampen talks on VP JAKARTA (JP): A Moslem scholar and a presidential advisor sought to dampen yesterday growing public speculation on who will be Indonesia's next vice president. Abdurrahman Wahid, the chairman of the 30-million-strong Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem organization, said that discourses on the subject were actually a waste of time.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Rachmad Buchori continues silent protest in court
Rachmad Buchori continues silent protest in court JAKARTA (JP): Rachmad Buchori, accused of defaming the President, kept up his silent protest in court as he refused to answer questions or respond during the continuation of his trial yesterday. But after yesterday's proceedings, he voiced his resentment to journalists, calling the trial "ridiculous".
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Telkomsel seeks more funds for expansion
Telkomsel seeks more funds for expansion JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkomsel, a private company which operates the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) cellular system, is seeking additional funds to support its expansion plan. Company president Koesmarihati Sugondo said here yesterday that fresh funds were necessary to compensate for the increase in operational costs resulting from the sharp depreciation of the rupiah.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
BA upbeat on new services despite monetary crisis
BA upbeat on new services despite monetary crisis JAKARTA (JP): British Airways is set to boost its services in Indonesia and is upbeat that the country's economic problems will not hamper its expansion plan. The airline's marketing manager for Indonesia Maureen Budiman said the monetary crisis and the haze problem, which had been affecting the country, would only be temporary.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Possible shortage of heavy crude Widuri
Possible shortage of heavy crude Widuri SINGAPORE (Reuters): Asia's heavy crude tightened yesterday on talk that Indonesia's monthly allocations for December could be lower due to rising domestic demand, traders said. A parcel of December heavy Indonesian Widuri was sold to a Japanese trader. The price level was heard to be ICP +70 cents per barrel. This is higher that recent Minas trades done at ICP +45 cents. Widuri usually trades at similar premiums to Minas.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Scholarships for teachers
Scholarships for teachers SURABAYA: Japan's Ministry of Education is inviting Indonesian teachers to apply for the Mombusho scholarship for an upgrading program at several universities in Japan. The one-and-a-half-year program, which starts in October, 1998, is open to elementary, junior and senior high school teachers as well as those from the state-owned Teachers Training Institute, Antara reported.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Church warns of rumors amid economic crisis
Church warns of rumors amid economic crisis JAKARTA (JP): An influential religious organization warned yesterday against divisive rumors exploiting drought-related problems as well as the financial crisis that rocked the country recently. Mgr. Josep Suwatan, the newly elected chairman of the Indonesian Bishops Conference (KWI), said people should learn to "share another's trials and tribulations" and to "refrain from blaming one another" for the nation's current misfortune.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Police shoot alleged robber
Police shoot alleged robber JAKARTA (JP): Police have shot dead an alleged robber who resisted arrest and tried to attack police officers on Jl. H.O.S Cokroaminoto in Central Jakarta. No further details of the shooting on Wednesday were available. A detective from the Menteng Police subprecinct, who did not want to be named, said that the victim, identified as Parlindungan M. Tua, 24, was a suspect in a series of violent robberies.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Music and entertainment * Bali Inter. Continental Resort, Jimbaran: - Singaraja Restaurant: Mini Balinese Jegog, daily, 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. - Saraswati Lounge: Balinese Cultural Dances, daily except Thursday and Sunday. - Padi Prada Lounge: Jazz music by Milestone Dua, daily (except Monday), 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. - Taman Gita Terrace: Kecak dance, on Thursday. Barong dance, Sunday. - Monkey Forest Fun Pub: Karaoke and disco, daily 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Three events to make up Champ of Champs
Three events to make up Champ of Champs JAKARTA (JP): Three national automotive events will be contested in the Goro Champ of Champs, scheduled to be held in Bandung and Cikola, West Java, from Nov. 28 to Nov. 30. The three events consist of the national sprint rally, the Go- cart Open and a moped race. The events are being staged as part of the national meeting of the Indonesian Motor Association in Bandung.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
SE Asia import less cotton
SE Asia import less cotton WASHINGTON (Reuters): Southeast Asia will import and consume far less cotton in 1997/98 than in the preceding year due to currency devaluation and financial disruptions, the Agriculture Department said Wednesday.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Qualified confidence
Qualified confidence We should not read too deeply into the remarks of optimism by International Monetary Fund Managing Director Michel Camdessus about the prospects of our economy. While the air of bullishness he fanned during his brief visit here could provide a psychological boon, we should instead focus our attention to the key factors he cited to qualify his rosy projections.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Fishing sector 'promising but underexplored'
Fishing sector 'promising but underexplored' JAKARTA (JP): The prospect of the fishing industry was still promising because it was underexplored and underutilized, since national companies could only harvest half of its annual production potential, President Soeharto said yesterday. The President cited a shortage of skilled human resources and working capital, a poor market network and limited infrastructure as the main factors behind the poor performance.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Haze hits Malaysian palm oil output, quality
Haze hits Malaysian palm oil output, quality KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's palm oil output and quality have been hit by smog from forest fires in Indonesia which has blanketed large parts of Southeast Asia in the last few months, plantation companies said yesterday. According to a Reuters poll of five leading plantation companies in Malaysia, the country's palm oil output in October is believed to have fallen by between five and 12 percent from September's 932,026 tons.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Three-tier transit project delayed for two months
Three-tier transit project delayed for two months JAKARTA (JP): The developer of the three-tier transit system says that work on the project will not begin until February because it will have difficulty finding workers over the Idul Fitri holiday period. The deputy director of PT Citra Moda Margakencana Persada, Bambang Soeroso, said yesterday that because Idul Fitri fell on Jan. 30 and Jan. 31, most of the 12,000 workers needed for the project would be away visiting their hometowns in January.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
RI's ratings maintained
RI's ratings maintained NEW YORK (Reuters): Moody's Investors Service is maintaining its current ratings and outlook on Korea and Indonesia, said Vincent Truglia, managing director of sovereign ratings. Moody's changed Korea's long-term foreign currency credit outlook rating to negative but kept the rating at A1 in August. Korea's short-term rating for debt and bank deposits was lowered to P-2 from P-1 at that time, he said.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
City bus kills schoolgirl at Pulogadung terminal
City bus kills schoolgirl at Pulogadung terminal JAKARTA (JP): A reckless city bus driver has been blamed for the death of nine-year-old girl at Pulogadung Bus Terminal in East Jakarta yesterday. Witnesses said that the victim, identified as Novian Anggreini, was walking with her friends after school when the speeding Mayasari Bakti bus, plying the Pulogadung-Kota route, struck her.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
El Nino
El Nino From Republika I was disappointed after reading articles about El Nino in the media because the authors did not mention its great impact i.e the number of deaths from famine as a result of El Nino. Humans are the highest and noblest creatures God has created, so serious efforts must be made to prevent people from dying of starvation or other natural phenomena.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
MasterCard issues 2m debit cards
MasterCard issues 2m debit cards JAKARTA (JP): MasterCard International said yesterday it had issued its Maestro debit cards to about two million people in Indonesia since the company introduced the service four years ago. The vice president of MasterCard's Debit Services in the Asia Pacific region, Jeff Portelli, said yesterday he was optimistic that the number would increase, as Indonesia, like other countries in the region, was one of the most rapidly developing markets for debit cards.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Preserve culture, don't 'fossilize' Betawi people
Preserve culture, don't 'fossilize' Betawi people JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor urged the municipality yesterday to rethink its strategy for conservation of the Betawi (native Jakartans) culture. Soeparmo, the head of Commission E for welfare affairs, was responding to the municipality's plan to construct several kampongs in a bid to maintain the Betawi culture. Under the plan, a cultural hall and other related buildings would also be built at the site in Situ Babakan, Jagakarsa, South Jakarta.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
USDA cuts SE Asia corn import forecasts
USDA cuts SE Asia corn import forecasts WASHINGTON (Reuters): Southeast Asia's economic slowdown will curb the region's demand for imported corn in 1997/98 after years of strong growth, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Wednesday. Despite a smaller regional crop this year, total Southeast Asian corn imports are forecast to "rise only marginally," or 300,000 tons, in 1997/98, USDA said in its monthly Grain: World Markets and Trade report.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Police to deport American journalist from East Timor
Police to deport American journalist from East Timor JAKARTA (JP): East Timor Police will deport an American woman traveling on a tourist visa who was found "engaging in journalistic activities," Antara reported yesterday. Lynn Ann Fredekson, 34, was arrested Wednesday while she was recording a protest by students from the Universitas Timor Timur in Dili, East Timor, the news agency quoted East Timor Police Chief Col. Atok Rismanto.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Closed banks told to form liquidation teams soon
Closed banks told to form liquidation teams soon JAKARTA (JP): The balance remaining after refunding up to Rp 20 million (US$5,900) per account at the 16 closed banks will be paid by liquidation teams, not by the paying banks, a Bank Indonesia official said yesterday.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Diarrhea claims 74 lives in drought-hit Irian
Diarrhea claims 74 lives in drought-hit Irian JAKARTA (JP): A diarrhea outbreak in the drought stricken, isolated Senggo Asmat village in the country's easternmost province, Irian Jaya, has killed 74 people since October, Antara reported yesterday. The news agency quoted Slamet, head of the Merauke regency health office, as saying the residents died in the outbreak believed to have spread because of a clean water shortage.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Ariane rocket lifts 'Cakrawarta' communication satellite
Ariane rocket lifts 'Cakrawarta' communication satellite KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters): Western Europe's 102nd Ariane rocket lifted communications satellites including Indonesia's Cakrawarta-1 and Sweden's Sirius-2 into orbit Wednesday after a textbook launch from equatorial French Guiana.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Cigarette factory workers end four-day strike
Cigarette factory workers end four-day strike SURABAYA (JP): Some 40,000 workers of Indonesia's largest cigarette company in East Java ended their four-day strike yesterday after management agreed to meet their demands for better pay. The workers of PT Gudang Garam's main factory in Kediri regency, 124 kilometers southwest of East Java's capital Surabaya, and about 2,000 others in the company's paper factory returned to work yesterday. The situation has reportedly returned to normal.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Asia-Europe meeting might be canceled over Myanmar
Asia-Europe meeting might be canceled over Myanmar BANGKOK (Reuters): Disagreement over Myanmar's participation at a gathering next week between officials of the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) could force the meeting to be canceled, a senior Thai official said yesterday. "It takes two to tango," said Suraphong Jayanama, spokesman for the Thai ministry of foreign affairs.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Filipinos stranded
Filipinos stranded PALU, Central Java: Eight Filipino traders who were stranded on Ogotua island, Central Sulawesi, have been detained by immigration authorities here. The eight, originally from southern Philippines, but who are now living on Galam-Galam island, Sabah, Malaysia, were found last Nov. 1 after their boat ran out of fuel, their skipper, Akrab Aradani, 41, was quoted by Antara as saying Tuesday.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Treating people with AIDS
Treating people with AIDS I was troubled to read in your article Two die of AIDS related illnesses in The Jakarta Post, Nov. 11, that "People with AIDS face constant official surveillance and are not allowed to travel outside their designated areas." This quote was attributed to the chief of the Central Java health office. On Dec. 1, 1994, Indonesia, with many other countries, signed the Paris Declaration on human rights for people with AIDS.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Sport bosses 'should do two terms'
Sport bosses 'should do two terms' JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar said yesterday that it would be preferable if the chairpeople of all sports organizations completed two terms of office. Speaking to the Badminton Association of Indonesia's officials at his office, he said that a two-term stint, which would last eight years, was needed to groom athletes and to get them up to world championship standard.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
KL hosts business forum
KL hosts business forum SINGAPORE (Reuters): Finance ministers from the Group of 15 developing countries, as well as Japan, China, Australia and India are expected to attend a conference in Kuala Lumpur in December, the organizers said on Thursday. The ASEAN Business Forum (ABF) conference, entitled "ASEAN Financial Initiatives for the 21st Century", would also feature a panel discussion with all the ASEAN finance ministers.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: Kelly 3:10 Children's Program: Tunas 3:35 Talk Show: Sambung Rasa 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:10 Documentary Film: Science World 5:30 Music: Paket 27 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 TVRI News 7:00 Evening News 7:35 Dynamic 8:05 Music 9:00 World News 9:30 The appreciation of Home Production 10:30 Late News 10:40 TV Drama: Baretta Program 2...
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
The Listening Post
The Listening Post "Building English Skills Through Newspaper + Radio" Produced by American Language Center in cooperation with The Jakarta Post and Radio Sonora FM 100.9 Mhz * The same frisky bunch of JIS Second-Graders you heard on the show last week will be back tonight. Suzanne Herbert's Class 2E takes a field trip to the Radio Sonora studios, as part of communications and media studies. Boys and girls were also asked to write mini-essays about various mass media.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Visa, BankPos sign deal
Visa, BankPos sign deal JAKARTA (JP): BankPos Nusantara signed yesterday a memorandum of understanding with Visa International to produce card payment products in Indonesia. The memorandum was signed by Visa's president for Asia Pacific region Dennis Goggin and BankPos' president Robert Leman at the Asia-Pacific Annual Member Conference in Nusa Dua, Bali. Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication Joop Ave was present to witness the signing, a statement from Visa said.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
IMF urges Asia to focus on surveillance
IMF urges Asia to focus on surveillance SINGAPORE (AFP): IMF managing director Michel Camdessus urged Asian countries yesterday to focus on promoting a regional surveillance scheme to prevent another financial crisis rather than setting up a new bailout fund. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) also told a news conference that any regional scheme should not directly or indirectly weaken the IMF's hand in working out reform programs for troubled economies.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Dengue fears brought on by rainy season
Dengue fears brought on by rainy season JAKARTA (JP): After the drought comes the rain. And with it, physicians warn, the danger of a spread in dengue fever. Tri Ruspandji from Sumber Waras State Hospital said the deadly fever, which is transmitted through mosquito bites, would likely increase in December. Speaking to journalists, Tri said studies have shown that in the last few years children under the age of nine have been the most susceptible.
Fri, 14 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya: Music and Entertainment * Novotel Surabaya Hotel & Suites, Jl. Ngagel 173-175: - Dahana Lounge Bar: Happy Hour at 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Los Javados Acoustic music. - Puri Pool Bar: Happy Hour at 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Janggala Restaurant: French theme night, on Monday evening. Italian theme night, Wednesday evening. Indonesia theme night, Friday evening. International theme night on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evening.