Archive: 3 February 1997
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Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Lippo Life's profit rises
Lippo Life's profit rises JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed insurance firm, Lippo Life, announced over the weekend that its unaudited pre-tax profits increased by 243 percent to Rp 54 billion (about US$22.5 million) last year from Rp 22 billion in 1995.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Govt prepares tender for airport expansion project
Govt prepares tender for airport expansion project JAKARTA (JP): The government is preparing the tender for the expansion of Ngurah Rai Airport in Denpasar, Bali, said a transportation official.I Dewa Putu Suma, the ministry of transportation's provincial office head in Bali, said the second and...
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Government receives 176 mining applications
Government receives 176 mining applications JAKARTA (JP): The government is processing 176 applications for contracts of works in the country's mining sector, says Minister of Mines and Energy Ida Bagus Sudjana.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Foreign ships warned
Foreign ships warned JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Sea Transportation Soentoro has said he will take legal action against foreign shipping companies and their agents which transport cargo or pick up empty containers at undesignated domestic ports.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
UN chief seeks new impetus to Timor talks
UN chief seeks new impetus to Timor talks DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuter): United Nations chief Kofi Annan promised on Saturday to give new impetus to the search for a solution to the bitter diplomatic tussle between Portugal and Indonesia over the future of East Timor.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Iwa applies art of communications
Iwa applies art of communicationsBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo), one of the country's three Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) telecommunications providers, has progressed rapidly since its inception four years ago.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Dutch church officials in Malang
Dutch church officials in Malang MALANG, East Java: Dutch church officials believe that the recent unrest in various cities throughout Indonesia was not religiously motivated, a local Moslem leader said.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Dusit Mangga Dua, Jl. Mangga Dua Raya, Jakarta: - Equinox: VOX-B Band, Monday to Thursday, at 9 p.m to 2 a.m., Friday to Saturday, at 9 p.m. to 3 a.m - Lobby Bar: Piano and Singer, Monday to Sunday, at 6 p.m to 9 p.m. * Millennium Sirih Jakarta, Jl.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Surviving Idul Fitri without your servants
Surviving Idul Fitri without your servantsBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): Idul Fitri is just around the corner. For most people who will be staying at home during the holiday, it is the time of the year when they must roll up their sleeves and get household chores done without the help of...
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
'Jamu' grocers avoid pre-Idul Fitri struggle for transport home
'Jamu' grocers avoid pre-Idul Fitri struggle for transport homeBy Dwi Atmanta JAKARTA (JP): The energy sapping battle against hunger and thirst during the fasting month of Ramadhan shifts into high gear for Moslems here when they search for buses and trains bound for their hometowns prior to the...
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Pilot projects in 14 regencies
Pilot projects in 14 regencies JAKARTA (Antara): The Ministry for Agriculture's Agribusiness Bureau in cooperation with related agencies will carry out pilot projects on agribusiness development in 14 regencies throughout the country.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
State-owned Jasa Marga's debts reach Rp 1 trillion
State-owned Jasa Marga's debts reach Rp 1 trillion JAKARTA (JP): State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga's debts reached a total of Rp 1 trillion (US$424 million) in fiscal year 1995/1996, said a senior official.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Customs, importers accuse each other of smuggling
Customs, importers accuse each other of smugglingBy Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): Importers and the customs office have been exchanging accusations over rampant smuggling practices, with the former putting the blame on the later and vice versa.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
'Judiciary independence never compromised'
'Judiciary independence never compromised' JAKARTA (JP): Chief Justice Sarwata denied over the weekend charges that the judiciary had given its independence to the bureaucracy.At a rare press conference after the breaking of the fast at his office, Sarwata said that even President Soeharto had...
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Polyta loses in 4th quarter
Polyta loses in 4th quarter JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed PT Tri Polyta Indonesia Tbk, predicts to see a loss of between 10 U.S. cents and 14 U.S. cents per American Depository Share in the fourth quarter of 1996.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Three-level transit system to start in June
Three-level transit system to start in June JAKARTA (JP): Construction of Jakarta's three-level transit system is expected to commence in June, amid a dispute on whether a presidential decree is needed and the uncertainty of the funding scheme.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Size of stake not key factor in Busang mining
Size of stake not key factor in Busang miningBy Benget Simbolon Tnb. ELKO, Nevada (JP): The size of the government's stake in the Busang gold mine would not guarantee that the mine will give the best benefits to the people, said a Barrick's executive.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
City Hall has new security boss
City Hall has new security boss JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Idroes appointed Marsaid as head of the new City Hall Security Unit over the weekend.The appointment was marked the establishment of the Security Unit.It was the 63rd security unit set up in Jakarta.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Religious tolerance
Religious tolerance I was shocked when I opened The Jakarta Post of Jan. 31, 1997 and read West Java town rocked by riot. I couldn't believe what I was reading. The Situbondo and Tasikmalaya turbulence was still fresh in minds of Indonesian citizens.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Beware of phony Makro staff
Beware of phony Makro staff Sometime ago (Jan. 22, 1997), a shop assistant at Makro in Pasar Rebo received a complaint from a cooperative in Bogor, West Java that it had been cheated by two persons claiming to belong to the "Makro company".
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Criticism from a friend
Criticism from a friend The latest annual report on human rights surveys by the U.S. State Department does not look too kindly on Indonesia's record for the past year. But the report does not differ all that much from those by some of our own respected human rights groups.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaMondayMaghrib 6:20 p.m.SundayImsak 4:26 a.m.Subuh 4:36 a.m.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Stock mart consolidates as holidays approach
Stock mart consolidates as holidays approach JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange are likely to consolidate as the Chinese New Year and the Moslem Idul Fitri holidays approach.Securities analysts said holiday fever and the slim probability of the U.S.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Two injured in student brawl
Two injured in student brawl JAKARTA (JP): A teacher and a student were injured in a fierce brawl involving more than one hundred high school students in Cilandak, South Jakarta, Saturday.Students from the Cendrawasih and Bhakti Idata private senior high schools, in South Jakarta, clashed at midday...
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
24 people die in dengue outbreak
24 people die in dengue outbreak SUMENEP, East Java: At least 24 people have died and 355 have been hospitalized in a dengue outbreak that has stricken Sumenep regency in Madura island since November.Spokesman for the Sumenep administration Mohammad Roeslan said Saturday that doctors throughout the...
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
South Korea govt helps ailing Hanbo
South Korea govt helps ailing Hanbo SEOUL (Reuter): South Korea on Saturday pumped cash into insolvent Hanbo Steel Co in a bid to resurrect it as the central bank governor assured investors that the authorities had taken measures to stabilize the financial market.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Moral decadence sparked riots: Catholic leader
Moral decadence sparked riots: Catholic leader JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Catholic leader Mgr. Julius Cardinal Darmoatmodjo deplored the recent riots which have rocked the country and said an overwhelming moral decadence was behind the spate of violence.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Charity program for street kids
Charity program for street kids JAKARTA (JP): The Body Shop (Indonesia) in cooperation with social organizations MMK and RESCUE, is running a charity program for street children.The program is named Langitku Rumahku (My Sky My Home), after a film directed by Slamet Rahardjo.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Liem tops country's taxpayers
Liem tops country's taxpayers JAKARTA (JP): Soedono Salim (Liem Sioe Liong), the chairman of the giant Salim Group, topped the list of the country's 200 biggest individual taxpayers for 1995, after coming second in the last two years' rankings.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Tonasa gets more profit
Tonasa gets more profit JAKARTA (JP): PT Semen Tonasa of South Sulawesi, a subsidiary of the state-owned PT Semen Gresik, reported a 5.4 percent increase in a before-tax profit, to Rp 55 billion (US$23.3 million) in 1996, over the previous year, said an executive.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Rented cars running out as Idul Fitri approaches
Rented cars running out as Idul Fitri approaches JAKARTA (JP): With thousands of people having made reservations weeks before Idul Fitri, car rental companies are running out of vehicles.Anang Bhagaskara, the manager of car rental company PT Tanjung Ayun Perkasa in Pondok Gede, East Jakarta, said...
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Gold, jewelry have lost their glitter for holiday shoppers
Gold, jewelry have lost their glitter for holiday shoppersBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): For gold and jewelry store owners, this year's Idul Fitri may not be as bright as previous years.Many store owners have been complaining about a slowing down of business during this fasting month of...
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Rumors of riot plague Bandung and Pontianak
Rumors of riot plague Bandung and Pontianak JAKARTA (JP): Fear of unrest gripped Bandung and the West Kalimantan capital of Pontianak yesterday but no violence was reported.A curfew was imposed in Pontianak with authorities ordering people to stay indoors between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Crowds flock to shopping centers
Crowds flock to shopping centers JAKARTA (JP): Roads to shopping centers were heavily jammed over the weekend, a week before Idul Fitri which falls on February 9 and 10.Buses were packed with passengers heading for terminals on their way home.In Block M, the route from Jl.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Indonesia's top 10 taxpayers in 1995
Indonesia's top 10 taxpayers in 1995 Individual Corporate 1. Soedono Salim 1. PT Freeport Indonesia Co. 2. Eka Tjipta Widjaja 2. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia 3. Rachman Halim 3. PT Indonesia Satellite Corp. 4. Susilo Wonowidjojo 4. PT H.M. Sampoerna 5. Sigid Sumargo Wonowidjojo 5. PT Gudang Garam 6.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
RI to host meeting of composers
RI to host meeting of composers JAKARTA (JP): Music is not just an art but also a physical and spiritual phenomenon, according to noted composer Slamet A. Syukur.This is the message that Indonesia hopes to promote when it hosts the Asian Composers League (ACL) conference and festival in 1999,...
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Books on Situbondo riot circulate in East Java
Books on Situbondo riot circulate in East Java SURABAYA (JP): The military has launched an investigation into the circulation of a classified book analyzing the background to the riot in the East Java town of Situbondo last October.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Nirwana Golf Course adds a touch of Bali
Nirwana Golf Course adds a touch of Bali DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Balinese terraced rice paddy fields have been integrated into the overall design concept of the Bali Nirwana Resort Golf Course, setting it apart from other golf courses in the world.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Police open service hotline
Police open service hotline SURABAYA: Police have opened a hotline telephone number for people in need of assistance related to security and traffic, East Java Police chief Maj. Gen. Sumarsono said."East Java Police, in cooperation with the East Java branch of PT Telkom, have opened a direct...
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Legislative candidates
Legislative candidatesFrom MerdekaA Merdeka reporter's interview with A. Baramuli, a seasoned politician and Deputy Chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights, which appeared Jan. 24, 1997 under the title They should withdraw themselves, has come to our attention.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Energy saving remains alien to Indonesians
Energy saving remains alien to Indonesians JAKARTA (JP): Energy conservation remains a foreign concept to most Indonesians despite an official campaign launched 15 years ago, experts said on Saturday.Energy users, whether for industry, transportation or households, remain largely wasteful, Hasbia...
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Idul Fitri exodus peaks amid rampant fare violations
Idul Fitri exodus peaks amid rampant fare violations JAKARTA (JP): As the Idul Fitri exodus nearing its peak over the weekend, many bus passengers fell prey to illegal fare hikes or collapsed after waiting at least three hours for buses while fasting in the heat.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Train derails crippling traffic
Train derails crippling traffic CILACAP, Central Java: Railway traffic was crippled for seven hours over the weekend after a train, carrying no passengers, was derailed.The 11 carriages derailed in the Bojong village in Kawungwetan subdistrict. None of the crew members were reported hurt.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
PLN to get $1.08b in equity for electrification
PLN to get $1.08b in equity for electrification JAKARTA (JP): The government will provide state electric firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) with Rp 2.49 trillion (US$1.08 billion) worth of equity participation for the 1997/1998 fiscal year, for power distribution and village electrification.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Man burgles restaurant
Man burgles restaurant JAKARTA (JP): A thief broke into a restaurant in Senayan in Central Jakarta Saturday and stole Rp 1.5 million (US$630) in cash, a facsimile machine and a telephone.Sgt. Supratman of the Central Jakarta Police precinct said the thief entered the Pondok Laguna restaurant...
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
Investors called to Aceh
Investors called to Aceh BANDA ACEH (Antara): The state electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) in Aceh gives opportunity to domestic and foreign businessmen who want to make an investment in electricity facilities in the province.
Mon, 03 Feb 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Buck Rogers 3:05 Children's Program: Anak Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Fresh Prince of Bell Air 4:05 Science Film: Death Rider 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Evening News 5:25 My Country 5:30 News: Rubrik Teknologi 6:00 News:...