Archive: 20 March 1997
58 articles found
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Sponsor donates money to IBA
Sponsor donates money to IBA JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia Boxing Association is to receive Rp 1.3 billion (US$542,000) from sponsor PT Gadjah Tunggal to scout for new stars and train them. "The sponsor has given Rp 1.3 billion of our Rp 2 billion budget this year. We're very pleased with the assistance," said Didiet Soedijoto, the association's secretary-general Tuesday. The financial assistance will be revised every year.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia needs time to restore ties with S'pore
Malaysia needs time to restore ties with S'pore KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia yesterday accepted an apology and offer of a retraction from Singapore patriarch Lee Kuan Yew for remarks which triggered a political row, but said restoring ties to their former level would take time.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Two new Sheraton hotels to open their doors soon
Two new Sheraton hotels to open their doors soon JAKARTA (JP): ITT Sheraton, a leading five-star international hotel chain in the country, will open two more hotels in Yogyakarta, Central Java, and Bogor, West Java this year as part of its massive expansion program. The Sheraton Mustika Yogyakarta is scheduled for soft opening next month, while the Sheraton Bukit Pelangi in Bogor will be opened by the end of the year.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Transportation ties with RI to be boosted: Poole
Transportation ties with RI to be boosted: Poole DARWIN (Antara): Minister for Transportation, Trade and Industry of Australia's Northern Territory, Eric Poole, has called for the strengthening of transportation ties between Australia and Indonesia. Addressing a meeting here Tuesday, Poole said there should be efforts to reduce management costs which transportation operators and exporters face.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Swede leads after Bukit Darmo 1st round
Swede leads after Bukit Darmo 1st round SURABAYA (JP): Steven Atako-Lindskog of Sweden took the lead by one stroke after the opening round of the Bukit Darmo Golf championships yesterday with a 4-under-par 68 (31,37). The championships was officially opened by East Java Deputy Governor Adbul Hamid and witnessed by Hendro Sumampow, owner of the Bukit Darmo real estate company which established the golf course.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Ismail seeks nomination for vice president
Ismail seeks nomination for vice president JAKARTA (JP): With the 1998 presidential election likely to be another one-horse race, competition for the vice-presidency is hotting up with the chairman of the United Development Party (PPP), Ismail Hasan Metareum, looking for a nomination. The chairman of the Moslem-oriented party said yesterday he would consider standing for vice president. "I will consider joining the vice-presidential race if the PPP central board makes such a decision," he said.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Mayasari Bhakti causes traffic snarls
Mayasari Bhakti causes traffic snarls From Republika Daily commuters using public transportation in Jakarta are almost always making use of Mayasari Bhakti bus services, particularly residents of Cijantung. The Bogor highway is congested by these buses every morning and afternoon, and evenings too. We do not understand why the management does not relocate some of their buses to another area to prevent road congestion.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Calls for criticism continue despite Soeharto's speech
Calls for criticism continue despite Soeharto's speech MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Three leading social scientists yesterday graciously accepted President Soeharto's criticism of their profession, but said it would not stop them criticizing the government. Political observer Riswandha Imawan of the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University said here yesterday that Soeharto was right on the uncertain nature of social sciences.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Governor struggles for approval of Rp 10b project
Governor struggles for approval of Rp 10b project By Haryoso SEMARANG (JP): Still nursing wounds from a dispute over the construction of his Rp 8 billion (US$3.3 million) mansion last year, Central Java Governor Maj. Gen. (ret) Soewardi is battling to secure Rp 10 billion for another building. He wants the provincial legislative council to provide Rp 10 billion of tax payers' money to build an office for the local Retired Civil Servants Association.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Minister denies monopoly charges in palm oil sector
Minister denies monopoly charges in palm oil sector JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah has denied allegations that the government was assisting a large business group to monopolize the oil palm business by freezing new foreign investment in the sector. Sjarifudin argued that state-owned enterprises and smallholders controlled larger acreage of oil palm plantations than the Sinar Mas Group, the largest business group in the sector.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
City told to eliminate limited passenger buses
City told to eliminate limited passenger buses JAKARTA (JP): Non-AC limited passenger buses should be eliminated and the city should operate only regular and air- conditioned express buses, a councilor said yesterday. Councilor M. Rodja of the United Development Party faction said the non-AC limited-passenger (Patas) buses should be converted into regular buses to boost this service.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 19, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,025 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,175 0 53,500 Alumindo Perkasa 700 0 11,000 Andayani Megah 1,000 0 180,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 1,250 0 96,500 Anwar Sierad 1,925 0 0 Aqua Golden Mississippi 5,250 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 2,450 0 0 Argo Pantes 3,000 0 125,000...
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
PT Telkomsel to launch new integrated network
PT Telkomsel to launch new integrated network JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkomsel, a global system for mobile communication (GSM) operator, will launch an integrated customer service and multimedia network -- called Claudia -- in Jakarta on Sunday. Customer operation manager Johan Kuilenberg said Telkomsel had invested US$8 million in Claudia's development and would invest another $8 million by the end of 1997.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Mutuagung gets FTO certification
Mutuagung gets FTO certification JP/oby JAKARTA (JP): The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery has certified Indonesian firm PT Mutuagung Lestari to test Indonesian agricultural export products to Japan. Mutuagung technical director Arifin Lambaga (right) said yesterday that the company was the first in Asia to be awarded by the Japanese government with Foreign Testing Organization (FTO) certification. It received the certificate on Feb. 21 in Osaka.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
National Jamboree stickers
National Jamboree stickers From Pelita Indonesia's Scouting Movement (Pramuka) Quarters always issues stickers for the national jamboree. The last event was in 1996, and nobody had any objection to paying for the sticker. This was done to support the youngsters who joined the scouting activities. The issuance of the stickers was legalized by the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Armed forces professional by birth, says Prabowo
Armed forces professional by birth, says Prabowo By Dwi Atmanta MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): The Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) was born as a professional organization, chief of the Army Special Forces Maj. Gen. Prabowo Subianto said yesterday. In a rare speech to academics, Prabowo said the Armed Forces had inherited its professionalism from experience.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Six French-speaking nations join CCF film fest
Six French-speaking nations join CCF film fest By Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): The only common tie between these countries is French or their people's use of it during the colonial period. Through the language there is enough of a cultural bonding for them to participate in Cinema des Pays Francophones (Cinema from French-speaking countries).
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Art events
Art events Exhibition: Narasi Kecil (Little Narratives) at Galeri Lontar, Jl. Utan Kayu 68 H, East Jakarta, Ph. 8567502 March 21 - April 21 The witty graphic art of Rotua Magdalena Pardede reflects this young artist's unique views and aspirations. Magda is a student at the Institut Kesenian Jakarta (Jakarta Arts Institute) and has participated in many exhibitions and projects, including the fourth Torque Artists Regional Exchange in Perth, West Australia, in 1995.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Township planned near RI border
Township planned near RI border KUCHING (Reuter): Malaysia's eastern Sarawak state said yesterday it plans to develop an industrial township for labor- intensive industries near its border with Indonesia on Borneo island. State Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud said yesterday the planned Mutiara (pearl) township near a key border crossing into Sarawak from Indonesia's Kalimantan state will be developed for such labor-intensive operations as electronic component assembly.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Damage reports on quake come in
Damage reports on quake come in JAKARTA (JP): The earthquake that shook Jakarta and much of West Java Monday afternoon has damaged scores of homes, schools and other public property in the south of the province. The areas most affected were the Cibaliung, Panimbang, Cimanggu, Sumur, Taman Jaya and South Banten districts and Pandeglang regency, Antara said yesterday. Measuring 6.0 in the open-ended Richter scale, the quake struck at 3:05 p.m. Western Indonesia Time.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Tennis association to give Yayuk cash to boost ranking
Tennis association to give Yayuk cash to boost ranking JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association is to help the country's best player, world ranked 24 Yayuk Basuki, break into the world's top 20. Association spokesman Eddy Katimansah said yesterday the association would provide US$10,000 in cash. "Yayuk deserves to have the association's support. Her international achievements and her personal support for the association are unquestionable," he said.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Indofood's sales jump by 35 percent
Indofood's sales jump by 35 percent JAKARTA (JP): Salim Group's publicly-listed noodle maker PT Indofood Sukses Makmur reported a 35 percent increase in sales to Rp 2.8 trillion (US$745.95 million) in 1996. The company's net profit also rose to Rp 351 billion last year, the company announced yesterday. Indofood's chief executive officer Eva Riyanti Hutapea attributed the significant sales improvement to increased sales of noodles and snack foods.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
RI joins Canadian expo
RI joins Canadian expo JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-one domestic companies represented by 26 businessmen left yesterday to participate in a trade mission in Canada to discuss trade cooperation with Canadian business representatives. The trade mission, led by the Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Aribowo, was organized by the Indonesia-Canada Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the National Agency for Export Development.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Javanese rhinos less than 100
Javanese rhinos less than 100 BOGOR, West Java: The population of the almost-extinct Javanese rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus), has fallen to less than 100, a researcher was quoted by Antara as saying Tuesday. There are only between 51 and 67 in Unjung Kulon National Park in West Java, the chairperson of the Javanese Rhino Research Team of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB), E.K.S. Harini Muntasib, said here Tuesday.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Ten die of rabies in C. Sulawesi
Ten die of rabies in C. Sulawesi PALU, Central Sulawesi: At least ten people have died of rabies this year but dozens of others have been saved after being bitten by dogs in Buol Toli-toli and Poso districts, an official said here Monday. "Those who died were villagers who knew little about rabies and failed to seek immediate treatment," Ilyas Laraga, the head of the provincial livestock office, was quoted by Antara as saying.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 a.m Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Family Matters 3:05 Performances: Dendang Ria 3:30 Tour and Travel: Dream of Flight 4:05 Science Film: A Writer's Exchange 4:30 Sports: Olah Raga dan Prestasi 4:55 Filler and Trailer 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Arabic Lessons 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 and Trailer 7:30 Koran Recital 7:40 Religious Teachings: Islam...
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Walsin Lippo gets ISO
Walsin Lippo gets ISO JAKARTA (JP): PT Walsin Lippo Industries, a subsidiary of PT Lippo Industries and Taiwan's Walsin Lihwa corporation, has received ISO 9002 certification for its products. The company was certified by Switzerland-based Societe General De Surveillance. PT Walsin Lippo Industries, established in 1991, produces steel wires and aluminum wire products. The company said its sales reached Rp 83 billion (US$34.39 million) last year. It estimates a 20 percent sales growth this year.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Dharmala Intiland gets Rp 60b loan
Dharmala Intiland gets Rp 60b loan JAKARTA (JP): Property developer PT Dharmala Intiland, through its subsidiary PT Taman Harapan Indah, secured a Rp 60 billion (US$25.21 million) syndicated loan yesterday from eight domestic banks. Bank Media and Bank Pikko lead the syndicate, which included Bank Rajawali, Bank Namura Internusa, PT Elbatama Finance, Bank Dipo International, Bank Kredit Asia and Bank Prima Express.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Component plant to open
Component plant to open JAKARTA (JP): PT Guna Elektro has set up a joint venture with German company Trumpf GmbH & Co to build a 5 million deutschemark (US$2.9 million) sheet metal components plant in Bekasi, West Java. The joint venture, Data Laserindo Metal, is equally owned by Guna Elektro and Trumpf. Guna Elektro business development director Tiwan Liutama said yesterday the plant would be constructed on a 3,500-square-meter plot in Cikarang industrial complex.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
12 workers escape warehouse fire
12 workers escape warehouse fire JAKARTA (JP): Twelve men and women escaped unharmed from a burning plastic and paper recycling warehouse in Cengkareng, West Jakarta, yesterday. Some of the employees of PT Inti Plastik on Jl. Mangga Ubi I in the Kapuk subdistrict climbed over a two-meter high wall, and others demolished sections of it to escape. The fire began around 6:50 a.m. and continued until 7:15 p.m. destroying 13 houses and leaving 114 homeless. Five of the homes were razed.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
U.S. should sell F-16s: Gen. Powell
U.S. should sell F-16s: Gen. Powell JAKARTA (JP): Washington should proceed with the plan to sell F-16 jetfighters to Indonesia which has been delayed because of human rights concerns, former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Colin Powell said yesterday. Human rights should not be an overwhelming element in U.S. arms sales, he said. "I support the sale of the F-16s.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Police question two S'poreans
Police question two S'poreans JAKARTA (JP): Two Singaporeans are now under police investigation for receiving a package from overseas which contain hundreds of Ecstacy pills. City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday the two had been questioned since Monday following the police's finding on the drugs package which was sent from Singapore by an airfreight cargo.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * Radisson Hotel, Jl. Pecenongan 72, Central Jakarta: - Lobby Lounge Bar; Vino on Bass and Yudi on Piano, Mona and Nongky (Singers), Monday to Saturday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. * Ancol Travelodge, Jl. Lodan Timur No. 7, Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, North Jakarta: - Jungles Restaurant; Pasar Malam, Keroncong and Kecapi Suling, Friday, 6 p.m. to 10.30 p.m., Dixie Band, Saturday, 6 p.m. to 10.30 p.m., Trio Band, Sunday, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. - No.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Press body named in defamation trial
Press body named in defamation trial JAKARTA (JP): A man on trial for defaming President Soeharto by printing unlicensed Suara Independen magazine told the court yesterday the printing order came from a private organization. Andi Syahputra, 32, told the South Jakarta District Court the order to print 5,000 copies of the magazine came from Bimo and Santoso, members of The Indonesian Society for Alternative Press (MIPPA), whom he had known for years.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Six arrested in West Timor riot
Six arrested in West Timor riot KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Six people have been arrested on charges of inciting a riot Monday in Kafemananu, West Timor, 200 kilometers east of here, police said yesterday. East Nusa Tenggara police inspector Colonel Taufik S. said 19 people, including three police officers, were injured and a market burned down in the riot Monday night.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
German state's firms seek RI partners
German state's firms seek RI partners JAKARTA (JP): Executives of 32 companies from Germany's federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg are visiting Indonesia to tap into Indonesia's growing business activities. During their visit, the companies' representatives are holding a two-day symposium to promote their products and to seek local partners.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Better haj management
Better haj management One thing stands out in this year's haj operation, which enters its seventh day today: it's relatively trouble-free compared to the chaos of previous operations. What has been described by some people as the "biggest peace-time airlift operation" in history is also the most orderly we have seen. Kudos to the government, which coordinates the operation to send some 197,000 Indonesian Moslems on the holy pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
More UK tourists expected to fly in
More UK tourists expected to fly in JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia expects to see more tourists from Britain as state-owned Garuda Indonesia will link Batam in Riau of southern Sumatra with London next month. Director of the Indonesia Tourist Office in London, Arifin Pasaribu, said here yesterday that Britain was one of Indonesia's major tourist markets in Europe.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Puri Dewata Indah housing complex
Puri Dewata Indah housing complex From Media Indonesia I have been living at Puri Dewata Indah in Cipondoh, Tangerang, West Java for the last six years. The housing complex is the responsibility of the developer PT Cahaya Baru Raya (CBR) which has since changed its name to PT Cahaya Baru Raya Realty (CBRR). The company has not fulfilled its obligation to provide the complex with social and general facilities.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Duta Pertiwi to issue bonds worth Rp 500b
Duta Pertiwi to issue bonds worth Rp 500b JAKARTA (JP): PT Duta Pertiwi, a property arm of Sinar Mas Group, will issue five-year bonds worth Rp 500 billion (US$210 million). The bonds carry a fixed interest rate of between 15.25 percent and 15.65 percent in the first year and a floating rate for the remaining four years.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Police summons more Megawati loyalists
Police summons more Megawati loyalists JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri's deputy, legislator Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno, will be questioned by South Jakarta police today as their investigation continues into the Jan. 10 gathering at her home. Police have said the gathering, hosted by the ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), was illegal. They have named Haryanto Taslam, Megawati's deputy secretary- general, as their only suspect.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Fishing company reports 154% rise in profit
Fishing company reports 154% rise in profit JAKARTA (JP): PT Daya Guna Samudera Tbk, a publicly-listed integrated fishing company, yesterday announced a 154 percent increase in its after-tax profit to Rp 116.36 billion (US$48.2 million) last year from Rp 45.8 billion in 1995.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Students league staged here
Students league staged here JAKARTA (JP): The city administration, the Indonesia Basketball Association Jakarta chapter and the privately owned SCTV are to jointly stage the first Students Basketball League. The league, an imitation of the U.S.'s NCAA basketball tournament, will feature 14 clubs and be staged from March 20 to April 13 at the Soemantri Brojonegoro stadium in Kuningan, South Jakarta.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Festival for children opened
Festival for children opened JAKARTA (JP): The second annual World of Children's Festival (Pesta Dunia Anak)-Edufair Jakarta '97 is open, featuring services and products geared toward children's development. Z.A. Achmady, director general for basic and middle education, opened the festival at the Jakarta Convention Center yesterday. The festival's public relations manager, Hesty, said she expected 50,000 visitors at the five-day event, 15,000 more than last year.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
PRD activists walk out of district court
PRD activists walk out of district court JAKARTA (JP): The trial of three Democratic People's Party (PRD) activists continued in the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday without them or their lawyers, who had left because the judges turned up 90 minutes late. Yakobus Eko Kurniawan and Suroso, two of the activists, walked out of the court room and back to their cells defying the judges' insistence that the hearing continue without their lawyers.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Operation on baby goes well
Operation on baby goes well JAKARTA (JP): A team of 40 doctors and paramedics at Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung, West Java, has successfully operated on a baby girl born with four feet and other deformities, Antara reported yesterday. The operation on Ely Mulyani, born March 6 in Garut, was conducted in two stages: a team of orthopedists first amputated two feet protruding from her behind; pediatricians then constructed an artificial anus at the baby's stomach.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Ansett adds flights
Ansett adds flights JAKARTA (JP): Ansett Australia will operate an additional flight every Thursday using a Boeing 747-300 aircraft from Jakarta to Sydney, bringing its total service between the two cities to seven flights a week, the airline announced yesterday.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Low paid customs officials could hinder trade: WCO
Low paid customs officials could hinder trade: WCO JAKARTA (JP): The World Customs Organization (WCO) warned yesterday that overworked and underpaid customs officials could bring about negative impacts on a country's international trade. WCO secretary-general James W. Shaver told Indonesian customs officials attending a workshop here that other customs factors affecting a country's trade performance would be outdated and inefficient customs laws and practices.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Second bishop installed in East Timor
Second bishop installed in East Timor By Lourenco Vicente Martins BAUCAU, East Timor (JP): More than 50,000 people from across the province flocked here yesterday to watch the colorful inauguration of Bishop Basilio do Nascimento. They lined the streets in and around the town, about 130 kilometers east of the capital Dili, to catch a glimpse of those at the ceremony.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
PT Pos to buy 20 percent of Bank Rajawali
PT Pos to buy 20 percent of Bank Rajawali JAKARTA (JP): Bank Rajawali is waiting for the go-ahead from the Ministry of Finance to sell around 20 percent of the bank to state-owned postal company PT Pos Indonesia. Director of Bank Rajawali Djunaedi told The Jakarta Post yesterday that negotiations were over and approval from the Ministry of Finance was all that was necessary.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Govt urged 'give priority to trains not toll roads'
Govt urged 'give priority to trains not toll roads' JAKARTA (JP): The government should prioritize trains and railways in its transportation policy instead of toll roads, a seminar concluded yesterday. But railways are too costly and unprofitable to investors, compared to toll roads which yield faster and support the automotive industry, the discussion on the transportation system here revealed. Speakers sociologist Sardjono Jatiman and environmentalist Saut M.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung: Music and Entertainment * Chedi Hotel, Jl. Rancabentang 56 - 58: Job (Pianist), Monday to Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Irven (Guitar), Monday to Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., Mixed Voices Accapela (Singer) and Andi (Pianist), Thursday and Saturday, 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Andi (Piano), Friday and Sunday, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Imelda (Piano), Friday, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., Juli (Pianist), 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. * International Imperium Hotel, Jl. Dr. Rum No.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Attack and robbery
Attack and robbery I'm an expatriate woman working in the travel industry and I have been living in Bali for several years. As a woman, I have always felt safe walking and driving around the island. However, over the past year, there have been an increasing number of muggings involving women, particularly expatriate women driving in the Jl. Oberoi and Jl. Peti Tenget area.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Hundreds of herbal medicines found
Hundreds of herbal medicines found KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A research team found recently that 449 kinds of traditional herbal medicines were still widely used in the province, Antara reported yesterday. The news agency quoted Wa Ode Asnah Ganiu of the food and drug section of the provincial health office as saying that the study conducted in January and February also found dozens of unpatented herbal mixtures.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Badminton starts dominate sports reporters' awards
Badminton starts dominate sports reporters' awards JAKARTA (JP): Badminton stars dominate the list of nominees for the 1996 Anugerah Awards run by the Jakarta Chapter of the Sports Journalists Association. The association announced yesterday that the Anugerah Awards would be presented to the best male and female athletes, the best coach, best team and best sports motivator at the Gran Melia Hotel on April 3.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Center for German firms to open in Serpong
Center for German firms to open in Serpong TANGERANG (JP): A center for small and medium German companies will open next year in Bumi Serpong Damai, Tangerang, about 25 kilometers west of Jakarta. The German Center for Industry and Trade will be the second of its kind set up in Asia after Singapore. A ground-breaking ceremony for the center, called the German House in Indonesian, was held on the 1.6-hectare plot in Serpong on Tuesday.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia to lodge complaint against EU
Indonesia to lodge complaint against EU MELBOURNE (Antara): The secretary general of the association of Indonesian textile manufacturers (API) has said that Indonesia will lodge a complaint against the European Union which has imposed additional anti-dumping taxes on Indonesian unbleached cotton cloth.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Wiranto new karate chairman
Wiranto new karate chairman JAKARTA (JP): Lt. Gen. Wiranto, the Army Strategic Reserves Commander, is to chair the Indonesian Karate-do Federation until 2001. Wiranto, who is currently the Indonesian Contract Bridge Association chairman and the Indonesian Taekwondo Association's vice chairman, was picked to replace Rudini, a former minister of home affairs, on Tuesday in Bogor, West Java. Another candidate was Lt. Gen.