Archive: 3 December 1997
66 articles found
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
4,000 workers in Kemang face dismissal
4,000 workers in Kemang face dismissal JAKARTA (JP): The closure of 122 businesses -- including cafes, restaurants and furniture shops -- in Kemang, South Jakarta, is expected to affect about 4,000 workers, a city councilor said yesterday. The workers face dismissal if the municipality goes ahead with its plan to restore the area to a residential site, Fatommy Asaari, head of the Golkar faction, said. The 122 businesses are among the 180 ventures which violate land use regulations.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Australia to aid Asia
Australia to aid Asia CANBERRA (Reuters): Australian Treasurer Peter Costello said yesterday the country would consider bilateral financial aid to Asian nations hit during the recent financial turmoil. "If a further tier was requested on a bilateral basis, we would consider our position," Costello told Australian Broadcasting Corp radio in Kuala Lumpur.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
RP looks to rivers to slake thirst
RP looks to rivers to slake thirst MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos ordered yesterday a nationwide study on the use of Philippine rivers as a tap water source after the capital began rationing water amid an expectedly long drought, an official statement said. "Look at all the rivers in the Philippines for harnessing as water sources for a variety of purposes," the presidential palace statement quoted Ramos as telling officials of the National Irrigation Administration.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
'Make sinetron fest merry'
'Make sinetron fest merry' JAKARTA (JP): As organizers of the Indonesian Sinetron Festival (FSI) continued to prepare for the airing of Indonesia's television awards event tomorrow night, a senior official at the Ministry of Information yesterday urged them to create a festive atmosphere. The Director General for Radio, Television and Film, Dewabrata, said the festival, in which dozens of awards are to be given to the best in the flourishing TV industry, should be made as merry as possible.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Denpasar to open P.O. Box 9000
Denpasar to open P.O. Box 9000 DENPASAR, Bali: Denpasar's city administration will open a special post office box to allow people to express their concerns about development in the area. "Hopefully, through the P.O. Box 9000, people can convey various suggestions and concerns that they face," Denpasar Mayor I Komang Arsana was quoted by Antara as saying. The new post office box will be operational before the new year.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Asian currencies drop on Korean aid worries
Asian currencies drop on Korean aid worries SINGAPORE (Reuters): Asian currencies were driven to new depths yesterday, a sign of growing impatience in the region for a definitive announcement of a financial bailout package for South Korea. Most markets were off their lows near the end of the day but currencies from Wellington to Bombay were bruised as operators fled to safer territory in the U.S. dollar.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Asiad decision upsets archery, bowling bodies
Asiad decision upsets archery, bowling bodies JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Archery Association and the Indonesian Bowling Association expressed disappointment yesterday at the National Sports Council's decision not to choose their sports to represent the country at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok next December. The archery association's secretary-general, Edo Rahantoknam, said the council should have given a reason why his organization's proposal was rejected.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Spotlight
Spotlight Photo A: CIDES JP/Agus Y. Ranu TRAGIC TOPIC: Head of the Center for Information and Development Studies (CIDES), Adi Sasono (left) looks on as the dean of the School of law at Trisakti University, Adi Andojo, signs on a cloth opening a photo exhibition, Ranjau Darat (Land Mines) at Taman Ismail Marzuki on Nov. 25. The exhibition was a collaboration of CIDES with the International Communique of the Red Cross and Trisakti.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Tight checks on RI-RP border
Tight checks on RI-RP border AMBON, Maluku: In an effort to clamp down on smugglers, tighter controls will be exercised on people crossing the Indonesian-Philippines border. Commander of Indonesia's Eastern Fleet Task Force, First Adm. Leo Dumais, said here yesterday that the government would require entrance passes for people crossing the border in Sanger district, North Sulawesi.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Early birds have their own market for sweet snacks
Early birds have their own market for sweet snacks By Carl Chairul JAKARTA (JP): The recession has many companies fearing for their future. But Mak Taci, a snack distributor at the Senen market, does not seem fazed. She can smile because business is as brisk as usual. "Now I'm ready to call it a day," she chirped gaily to a visitor at 6 a.m. last Sunday. Packing up her stall when most other businesses have not opened? That is what Mak Taci and hundreds of her fellow distributors do.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Two men jailed for carrying grenades
Two men jailed for carrying grenades JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta District Court has sentenced two men to two years in jail for carrying grenades during a religious festival attended by President Soeharto. The men, identified as SA, 32, and AZ, 31, were arrested by security officials at the National Monument park in Central Jakarta on Feb. 8 during a performance to mark the end of the Moslem fasting month, the judges said Monday.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Australian press loses interest in E. Timor
Australian press loses interest in E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): The Australian media now understands Indonesia better as its senior editors have become more aware about the complexity of problems facing the nation, and no longer only focus their attention on East Timor, an Indonesian editor said.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Rosewood plans to operate a new hotel in Bali
Rosewood plans to operate a new hotel in Bali JAKARTA (JP): Luxury hotel operator Rosewood Hotels and Resort Inc. of the United States plans to operate a new hotel in Bali, its second hotel in the country after the newly opened Dharmawangsa in Jakarta. Rosewood's chairman and chief executive officer, Atef N. Mankarios, said here yesterday that his company was holding discussions with its Indonesian partner to develop the property in Ubud, Bali.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Maan set to fight in Johnnie Walker Tour
Maan set to fight in Johnnie Walker Tour JAKARTA (JP): Eager to pit his skill against seven of the world's golfing supermen, Indonesia's Maan Naasim, is gearing up for one of Asia's foremost golfing tournaments, the 1997 Johnnie Walker Super Tour. The battle of the world's golfing jetset will blast off at Emeralda Golf and Country Club near here on Dec. 9 following the Johnnie Walker International Inter-Club event scheduled for Dec. 7 to Dec. 8 at the same layout.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Timber firms operate again
Timber firms operate again JAKARTA (JP): At least 21 timber companies, which last month were suspended for their alleged involvement in forest fires, are being allowed to resume operations again. The director for forest development at the Ministry of Forestry Soegeng Widodo said here yesterday that the 21 companies, which hold 45 wood-use permits, had proven that they were innocent.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Yogyakarta gets youth group chief
Yogyakarta gets youth group chief YOGYAKARTA (JP): Suhartono, a candidate from the Pancasila Youth group, has been elected head of the Yogyakarta branch of the National Youth Committee (KNPI) for the 1997-2000 term. The 41-year-old formerly served as acting chair of the KNPI branch in 1996 after its chairman had to abruptly relinquish his post due to alleged involvement in a financial scandal. Suhartono resoundingly defeated three other candidates, Erwin Nizar, Dedi Suwardi and M.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Indosat operates ICO system
Indosat operates ICO system JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Indosat won a deal yesterday to operate ICO Global Communications, a satellite-based personal communications services provider, in Indonesia. The deal was signed by Indosat's director of corporate development, Safwan Natanagara, and ICO's president, Olof Lundberg. "In the 21st century, ICO will be able to provide appropriate telecommunications which can be used anytime and anywhere in the world.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
No news on Timor car?
No news on Timor car? Have I missed something, I wonder? As I recall it, when the IMF bailout package war first mooted, one of the predictions was that certain non-essential projects should be postponed or altogether abandoned. One of these was the ill-starred Timor car project and the proposed bank loan of US$670 (?) million to build a factory for its construction in Indonesia. This idea was vehemently opposed by the government -- "over our dead bodies" was the burden of their protests.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Crisis may affect Asian synthetic rubber
Crisis may affect Asian synthetic rubber SINGAPORE (Reuters): The financial crisis ripping through Asia is likely to squeeze capital for expansion of the region's synthetic rubber manufacturing firms, commodity firm LMC International Inc said in a report issued on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
S&P may downgrade power project bonds
S&P may downgrade power project bonds JAKARTA (JP): The U.S.-based credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) announced yesterday that it was considering downgrading several bonds used to finance Indonesian power projects. The rating agency said in a statement that it placed the triple-B minus (BBB-) ratings of two bonds and a loan used to finance power projects on its Credit Watch with negative implications.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Traditional ornamental roof ridges exhibition: Wuwungan at Rio Brazil Churrascaria, Jl. Kemang Raya 81, South Jakarta, 12-9 p.m., Dec. 5-14. * Painting Exhibition: The Southern Charm by Katrina Bohan- Tyrie, at Galeri Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No. 36, South Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., until Dec. 7. * Painting Exhibition: From Mooi Indi to Persagi, at Museum Seni Rupa Jakarta, Jl. Taman Fatahilah, West Jakarta, on Tuesday to Friday, Sunday at 9 a.m.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
PGN builds gas distribution network
PGN builds gas distribution network JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned gas distribution company Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) is investing a total of US$1.27 billion to expand its gas distribution network in Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi, the company said yesterday. The coordinating executive of the Indonesia Gas Transmission Project at PGN, Adil Abas, said the funding was allocated for three gas pipeline projects in the three islands.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Bayer issues rights shares
Bayer issues rights shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Bayer Indonesia's shareholders approved yesterday the company's plan to issue rights shares later this year. The company said yesterday that it expected to raise around Rp 24.84 billion (US$6.90 million) from the sales of 15.49 million new shares in the limited public offering. The company's president W.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Economic ills won't spark upheavals: Marzuki
Economic ills won't spark upheavals: Marzuki JAKARTA (JP): Human rights campaigner Marzuki Darusman appeased yesterday concern that the current economic woes would force massive layoffs and subsequently cause social upheaval. The deputy chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights said he was confident Indonesia would be able to sail through the crisis as long as the public "sense of justice" was satisfied.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
ITB seeks new vision at congress
ITB seeks new vision at congress BANDUNG, West Java (JP): The Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), one of Indonesia's oldest and most famous higher learning institutions, is renowned for being the "campus of arts, science and technology". It is also well-known for being the birthplace of student activists who went on to become important Indonesian political figures.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 3:10 Indonesian Children 3:35 Talk Show: Kotak Pos 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:10 TV Series: Road to Avonlea 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 TVRI News 6:53 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:35 Entrepreneurship Program: Mitra Kita 8:05 Culture Program: Sepekan Ragam Budaya Nusantara 8:30 Variety Show: Gelora 9:00 World News...
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto tells nation to unite
Soeharto tells nation to unite JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto appealed to the nation again yesterday to be firmly united and work shoulder to shoulder to face the current currency turmoil. The President warned that the monetary crisis would not be conducive toward smooth national development. But he said the government would not hesitate to take all necessary measures to find the best way out of the financial upheaval.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
RI, Australia sign deal
RI, Australia sign deal JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Australia have agreed to improve cooperation in tourism, post and telecommunications services. Under an agreement signed here yesterday by Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave and visiting Australian Minister for Communications and the Arts Richard Alston, the two countries will take immediate steps to realize the deal. "We may exchange students in a tourism study.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Law on fight against graft: What about it?
Law on fight against graft: What about it? Some economists believe that Indonesia's economy is likely to recover in 1999 but corporate lawyer T. Mulya Lubis sees that corruption and uncontrolled spending might hamper the rapid recovery. JAKARTA (JP): Economics guru Sumitro Djojohadikusumo has predicted that Indonesia's economy, recently hard hit by a monetary crisis, will recover in 1999, based on the assumption that deregulatory and reform measures will be consistently implemented.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Suspect admits fetuses dumped in septic tank
Suspect admits fetuses dumped in septic tank JAKARTA (JP): The owner of an alleged abortion clinic, Herlina, has admitted dumping fetuses of up to four months gestation in the clinic's septic tank, a police officer said yesterday. The officer, who did not want to be named, said the 45-year- old nurse claimed that older fetuses were usually buried at several locations, including the grounds of her Fajar Pengharapan Clinic on Jl. Tanah Tinggi IV in Central Jakarta.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Film and manpower
Film and manpower From Jayakarta The employment of Indonesian workers abroad has given rise to a lot of heartrending problems related to human rights violations, inhumane treatment and workers not being able to enjoy many of their rights. There are reports about some workers not receiving their pay and others being treated lower than animals and mercilessly tortured.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
More students reject Soeharto's renomination
More students reject Soeharto's renomination JAKARTA (JP): A delegation of students delivered a petition to the People's Consultative Assembly yesterday, suggesting the body not renominate President Soeharto to another five-year term.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
City to ban rent by the hour hotels
City to ban rent by the hour hotels JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will revoke the operating licenses of dozens of short-term-stay hotels in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, as part of its plan to clean up the area, an official said. Head of the city public order office, Hadi Utomo, said that the Hotels' licenses would be revoked because they were a cause of the mushrooming prostitution there.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia to export 4.5 million tons of cement next year
Indonesia to export 4.5 million tons of cement next year JAKARTA (JP): After years of importing hundreds of tons of cement, Indonesia is projected to export 4.5 million tons of cement next year due to an oversupply in the domestic market. Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo revealed yesterday that Indonesia was likely to see an oversupply of 6.7 million tons next year.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung: Music and Entertainment * Sheraton Hotel, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No. 390: - Tuscany's Restaurant: Quartet Singers, Los Anjus, Monday and Wednesday, at 7 p.m., Acapella, Friday, Saturday, at 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. - Samsara Lounge: Kecapi Suling, Monday to Thursday, at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Solo Piano, Monday to Thursday, 7 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., Volare Night, Latin music, Friday, 7 p.m. to 10:45 p.m., Acapella Country by Four Sure, Saturday, 7 p.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Posnesia builds steel factory
Posnesia builds steel factory JP/msa JAKARTA (JP): PT Posnesia Steel Industry, a joint venture company between PT Metro Dwi Widjaja (MDW) and South Korea's POSCO, started yesterday the construction if its stainless steel plant in Cikarang, West Java. The plant will be built on a 13.5 hectare plot, with an investment of US$122.6 billion.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
China to invest in Thailand
China to invest in Thailand HONG KONG (AFP): China Aerospace International Holdings Ltd. said yesterday it was considering investing in telecommunications in Thailand. Wang Mei-yue, president of the Chinese firm which is listed in Hong Kong, said investments in Thailand might include global positioning satellite applications, digital cable TV and direct broadcast satellites. He did not specify which Thai company it was negotiating with or what size the investments might be.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Jilted lover found dead in N. Bekasi
Jilted lover found dead in N. Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): A broken-hearted woman committed suicide yesterday after her lover refused to marry her and insisted that she abort her pregnancy. The body of the 22-year-old factory worker, identified as Lamtiur Simanungkalit, was found by a friend in the kitchen of their rented house in Kampung Bojong Menteng, North Bekasi, at 2:50 a.m. yesterday. Her pregnancy was about two-and-a-half-months in gestation, the victim's relatives said.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Violence mars Islamic student congress
Violence mars Islamic student congress SURABAYA, East Java (JP): Only one day after it decided to present a "democratic fighter" award to Megawati Soekarnoputri, and a "scapegoat" award for an acquitted murder suspect, a student organization resorted to violence to settle their dispute yesterday.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Stock prices, rupiah continue to weaken
Stock prices, rupiah continue to weaken JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) closed marginally lower yesterday on increasing concern about a further decline in the rupiah against the American dollar. The JSX Composite index closed 4.33 points down at 394.28 as the rupiah broke through the psychological level of 3,800.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
SE Asia's aerospace industry to soar: Mahathir
SE Asia's aerospace industry to soar: Mahathir LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AFP): Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohamad opened an international air show yesterday and expressed optimism that the region's aerospace industry will expand on the back of the economic crisis.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia tin up to 8-year high
Malaysia tin up to 8-year high KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's spot tin price rallied to an eight-year high yesterday, and industry sources and traders said prospects for the metal remain bullish on the back of a falling ringgit currency. "Tin is seen climbing to 21 to 22 ringgit if the ringgit continues to slide further in the near-term. Tin depends solely on currency fluctuations," said an industry source. A weak ringgit makes Malaysian exports more competitive.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
U.S. politicians begin rebuilding protectionist walls
U.S. politicians begin rebuilding protectionist walls The Right and the Left in the U.S. are harking back to isolationism. Hardly Clinton's vision of a perfect global economy, reports Ed Vulliamy. WASHINGTON: "Congress refused to bail out the crooks in Indonesia," says John Makin, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. "So why should they bail out the crooks in Korea?" It sounds cruelly simple, even bone-headed.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Discussing the heat
Discussing the heat Representatives of science, business, government and environment groups have gathered in Kyoto, Japan, to promote conflicting theories and interests and yet somehow contribute to a reduction in the so-called greenhouse gases. Scientists have varying theories, representatives of industry and developed nations have statements on how much or how little they are prepared to do, and green groups on how much they should do.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
No money to fix streetlights: Official
No money to fix streetlights: Official TANGERANG (JP): Half of the 1,400 streetlights in the Tangerang mayoralty are out-of-order due to a lack of maintenance funds, an officer said. The head of the mayoralty's gardens and funeral agency, Muhaimin, said that one public facility had been in poor condition for at least two years.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Ethnic Chinese close stores to protest killing
Ethnic Chinese close stores to protest killing MANILA (Reuters): Manila's economically powerful ethnic Chinese community closed stores and schools yesterday to protest the killing of a Filipino-Chinese businessman by kidnappers. A few hours before the funeral procession for Gordon Tan, killed last week as he fought with gunmen trying to abduct him, another ethnic Chinese trader was abducted in the Philippine capital.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
New team must probe Udin case
New team must probe Udin case JAKARTA (JP): Police should establish a new team to investigate the unsolved murder of Yogyakarta-based Bernas daily journalist, Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, a leading police expert said. Former national police operational chief Maj. Gen. (ret) Koesparmono Irsan said here yesterday that it would be best to establish a new team to investigate the murder.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Jamsostek
Jamsostek From Merdeka I really do not understand the use of funds from the state- owned workers' insurance company (Jamsostek) just to say "thank you" to legislators in compensation for their work in finishing a labor bill and passing it into law. Has the manpower ministry no other funds than the Jamsostek one to express their appreciation to the legislators? The staggering amount of Rp 3.1 billion!
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Cultural prejudice and cross-cultural dialog
Cultural prejudice and cross-cultural dialog By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): I have been involved in a number of discussions on cross-cultural interaction, about its increasing necessity and importance, and about problems in managing it.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Military Command's anniversary
Military Command's anniversary JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Command will hold a score of war games and sports competitions to commemorate its 48th anniversary, which falls on Dec. 24. The command's inspector, Col. Tagor Sihombing, said yesterday that the first events included shooting, cross-country, speed marching and swimming. Only command personnel are permitted to take part in the war games, which started Monday, Sihombing said.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Joint intervention to shore up rupiah temporarily halted
Joint intervention to shore up rupiah temporarily halted By Devi M. Asmarani KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Indonesian Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad said here yesterday that joint intervention with Singapore and Japan to prop up the rupiah has been temporarily suspended. Speaking at the end of the two-day meeting of the finance ministers of the nine-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Mar'ie said that the joint intervention had temporarily been stopped.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Rain washes out West Java Open
Rain washes out West Java Open CIAWI, West Java (JP): A heavy downpour washed out the opening round of the Rp 60 million (US$16,000) West Java Open Golf Championships yesterday when half of the 120 players were still completing the last eight holes at Gunung Geulis Golf and Country Club. Stephen Atako-Lindskog of Sweden and Sanusi from the Matoa Nasional were sharing the lead on even par 71. They had started early in the morning.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN committed to strengthen finance system
ASEAN committed to strengthen finance system By Devi M. Asmarani KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Asia-Pacific finance ministers ended a two-day meeting on the monetary turmoil here yesterday with a strong commitment to strengthen financial systems and to restore the ailing economies in the region.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Crisis calls for govt neutrality
Crisis calls for govt neutrality By Hendrajit JAKARTA (JP): The recent liquidation of 16 troubled banks, given the close link between political power and business practices, was indeed the first test of the government's political will to deal with the business community. It is necessary for the public to have a clear signal that those who have enjoyed privileged access to the nation's resources are willing to share the pain with tens of millions of ordinary Indonesians.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 2, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 825 0 0 AHAP Insurance 600 0 0 Alter Abadi 475 -25 12,500 Alumindo Light Metal 325 -25 225,000 Alumindo Perkasa 275 0 20,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 750 0 1,045,000 Aneka Tambang 1,325 -75 5,904,000 Anwar Sierad 250 0 12,500 Apac Centertex Corp.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
CIDES's proposed affirmative action not racist
CIDES's proposed affirmative action not racist By Irman G. Lanti JAKARTA (JP): The problem with indigenous and non-indigenous relations in Indonesia is evidently present and it should become the commitment of intellectuals to address the problems of the nation with sound reasoning, fairness and openness. Benny Subianto, a Jakarta-based political observer, asserted in his article published in The Jakarta Post on Nov.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Two men beaten to death
Two men beaten to death JAKARTA (JP): Two alleged thieves have been beaten to death by an angry crowd in the Cakung district of East Jakarta, police said yesterday. City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said the two victims were identified as Rian Aprianto, 22, and Irwanto, 20. The crowd started beating them when an assistant to a minivan driver shouted "thieves" after they disembarked the vehicle.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Will trading rules work in curbing speculation?
Will trading rules work in curbing speculation? By Ngiam Kee Jin SINGAPORE: The currency turmoil in Southeast Asia has been blamed squarely on excessive speculation and has prompted calls by Malaysia for some form of trading rules to prevent wild swings in currency values. The idea of currency trading rules is likely to be deliberated at the meeting of Asian finance ministers and central bankers in Kuala Lumpur this month.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Yayuk ends 1997 in 21st place
Yayuk ends 1997 in 21st place JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's best tennis player, Yayuk Basuki, ended 1997 in 21st place in the Women's Tennis Association list. This is Yayuk's highest ranking since she turned professional in October 1990. She had reached her dream of reaching the world's top 20 in September but slipped one position as she failed to perform well enough later in the year. Yayuk, who celebrated her 27th birthday on Nov. 30, plans to compete in the Australian Open early next year. (yan)
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
(Other) People's money
(Other) People's money The scandal over the allegation that PT Jamsostek paid money to House of Representatives' members who deliberated the manpower bill this year has opened a whole Pandora's box. Many House members now openly admit that such contributions from sponsors are normal, and at times even expected.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Ministers, artists to drive in Gebyar Gudang Garam race
Ministers, artists to drive in Gebyar Gudang Garam race JAKARTA (JP): State Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono will be among the ministers and artists competing in the Gebyar Gudang Garam auto race at Sentul, near Bogor, from Dec. 6 to Dec. 7. The other dignitaries include Minister of Tourism, Post, and Telecommunications Joop Ave, Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs Hayono Isman and the director general of tourism, Andi Mappi Sammeng.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Teachers 'told' to buy hats, sell books
Teachers 'told' to buy hats, sell books BOGOR (JP): State elementary school teachers in Bogor have reacted angrily to pressure from the local education office to buy hats. A principal, who did not want to be identified, said Monday that teachers were compelled to buy the hats -- sold in conjunction with the commemoration of the 52nd anniversary of the Indonesian Teachers Association which fell on Nov. 25 -- for Rp 6,000 (US$1.66) each.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Nokia launches mobile phone
Nokia launches mobile phone JAKARTA (JP): Finland's telecommunications equipment maker Nokia launched here yesterday a new Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) mobile phone, the 6110, said to be the first which can adapt to users' lives. Users are able to instruct the phones about which people they want to get through in different daily situations. For easy identification, the handset also allow users to set different ringing tones to identify certain callers stored in the memory.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Over 100,000 Ecstasy pills, marijuana go up in flames
Over 100,000 Ecstasy pills, marijuana go up in flames TANGERANG (JP): The local prosecutor's office has destroyed 104,919 Ecstasy pills and six kilograms of marijuana -- worth more than Rp 4 billion (US$1.1 million) -- which were smuggled into the country. The head of the office, Abdul Hakim Ritonga, who led the operation yesterday, said Tangerang Police Deputy Chief Maj. Herman Hamid and the head of customs at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Nisfu Chasbullah, acted as overseers.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Rice production set to rise 8.3% next year
Rice production set to rise 8.3% next year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's rice production, which is projected to decline by 3.85 percent this year, is set to increase by 8.3 percent next year to 53.2 million tons of unhusked rice. Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said the prolonged drought plaguing the country this year had delayed the planting season to the later part of this year and the harvest would come next year.
Wed, 03 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB
Students seek revocation of Manpower Law
Students seek revocation of Manpower Law JAKARTA (JP): More than 200 students staged a protest at the House of Representatives yesterday demanding the revocation of the Manpower Law following allegations that the legislators deliberating the document had received bribes. The University of Indonesia students also demanded that Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief and the legislators be investigated.