Archive: 24 March 1997
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Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Political parties urged to announce candidates
Political parties urged to announce candidates JAKARTA (JP): A political observer suggested that Indonesia's three political groupings take a brave step and announce their candidates for the 1998 presidency and vice presidency, thus ensuring a more lively general election on May 29.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Careless bus drivers kill five in South, East Jakarta
Careless bus drivers kill five in South, East Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Careless bus drivers caused two accidents and the deaths of a teacher and four students over the weekend, police said.Nur Intan, 27, a teacher at the private SMA Mandiri high school in Depok, was returning home from shopping on...
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
China shuns HK Telecom
China shuns HK Telecom HONG KONG (AFP): China has no plan to take a direct stake in telecommunications giant Hongkong Telecommunications Ltd., a top Chinese official was quoted as saying over the weekend.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Police raid discotheques, illegal gambling dens
Police raid discotheques, illegal gambling dens JAKARTA (JP): More than 200 people, including five Armed Forces personnel, were arrested in raids on nightspots and illicit gambling dens in West and Central Jakarta over the weekend.The police confiscated Rp 23.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
City's plan to improve sidewalks praised
City's plan to improve sidewalks praised JAKARTA (JP): An urban planner hailed the city's long awaited plan to improve sidewalks in the capital, where recent emphasis has been on building more skyscrapers and roads.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
ABRI's dual function
ABRI's dual function At the instruction of the government, LIPI (the National Institute of Sciences) made a study of ABRI's (the Armed Forces) sociopolitical role. The institute gave six recommendations.1. For the sake of political reform, ABRI should reduce its control over political institutions.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Palm oil investment
Palm oil investment The arguments used by the Indonesian government to defend its restrictive ruling on foreign investments in the palm oil industry seem very weak. We don't see any benefit of the measure vis a vis the development of domestic small and medium enterprises.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Iradat to lose concession
Iradat to lose concession JAKARTA (JP): PT Iradat Puri, the holder of a forest concession in Central Sulawesi, is unlikely to have its permit extended because it no longer operates, Director General of Forest Utilization Titus Sarijanto says.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
TB treatment program a success in E. Timor
TB treatment program a success in E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): Two non-governmental organizations announced their success in combating tuberculosis among children in East Timor through a new strategy known as DOTS.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Monkeys threaten power supply
Monkeys threaten power supply NEW DELHI (DPA): Monkeys are emerging as a threat to electricity supply in the power-cut prone Indian capital and their penchant for causing blackouts has not spared even the federal president and the prime minister, reports said.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Gatari Air plans to expand overseas
Gatari Air plans to expand overseas JAKARTA (JP): Despite complaints over its pilot employment system, private charter airlines PT Gatari Air Service plans to expand its business to foreign countries.Company president Eddy Pramono told The Jakarta Post over the weekend that Gatari had set short,...
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Plan International in Bogor
Plan International in Bogor BOGOR (JP): The Bogor mayoralty has been chosen as the site for Plan International's pilot project on children's and women's welfare in West Java next year.Next year's project follows a deal signed by the West Java administration and Plan International in Yogyakarta, on...
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Fires raze houses and auditorium
Fires raze houses and auditorium JAKARTA (JP): Two fires destroyed 11 houses and an auditorium of the state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom at separate sites in Central Jakarta Saturday. No fatalities were reported.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Mahathir receives Saudian award
Mahathir receives Saudian award RIYADH (Reuter): Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister Prince Khalid presented King Faisal Foundation international awards to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, an Iraqi scholar and five Western scientists at a ceremony in Riyadh."This evening ...
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Praying facilities in malls
Praying facilities in mallsFrom RepublikaI am concerned and disappointed about the present praying facilities allotted by managements and owners of offices, malls and hotels in Jakarta for Moslems, including lavatory services.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
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.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Moslems told to prevent unrest
Moslems told to prevent unrest JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Council of Ulemas called on Indonesian Moslems as the majority population to help establish peace and national unity, and prevent social unrest.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
JSX threatens to delist four publicly-listed firms
JSX threatens to delist four publicly-listed firms JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) is threatening to delist four publicly listed companies whose shares have not been traded for the last six consecutive months, the bourse's trade director said over the weekend.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Environmental training
Environmental training JAKARTA (JP): Environmental training sponsored by UNESCO and the National Institute of Sciences (LIPI) is being conducted on the island of Pari in the Seribu Islands.The training, from March 23 to 27, is aimed at handling problems relating to coastal areas and small islands,...
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Ulemas against human cloning
Ulemas against human cloning JAKARTA: The cloning of humans is haram, or forbidden by Islamic law, because it is against the will of Allah, according to the influential Indonesian Council of Ulemas.Chairman Hasan Basri and deputy chairman Ali Yafie made the Moslem leaders' stance on the matter...
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Sarwono urges media not to play up Wynne's victory
Sarwono urges media not to play up Wynne's victory JAKARTA (JP): The media must not give too much coverage to Wynne Prakusya, who recently won the Asia Oceania Group I Fed Cup Qualifying Round for Indonesia.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Minimum wage too low
Minimum wage too low DILI: Head of the East Timor office of the Manpower Ministry Ign. Mudji Hartono said the new local minimum wage would contribute to 83 percent of the workers' minimum physical needs.The wages of workers in East Timor would increase from Rp 126,000 (US$52.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Government offers help to dairy cooperatives
Government offers help to dairy cooperatives JAKARTA (JP): The government has offered assistance to dairy cooperatives in finding a solution to their debt problems."The cooperatives facing problems with their debts should report to the government.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Asian investors edgy about Fed funds rate
Asian investors edgy about Fed funds rate HONG KONG (Reuter): Asian stocks face a jittery week, anticipating a rise in the U.S. Federal funds rate at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Tuesday.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Interest rate fears cast shadow on JSX
Interest rate fears cast shadow on JSX JAKARTA (JP): Fears of a possible increase in American interest rates is likely to continue to cast a shadow on domestic stock trading activities.Securities analysts said that share prices would remain under pressure this week as most investors would stay on...
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
PT Sucofindo to assist customs and excise office
PT Sucofindo to assist customs and excise office JAKARTA (JP): State-owned surveyor company PT Sucofindo will be involved in the inspection of imports, notably those related to the post-audit of documents, when the new customs law comes into effect next month, the company's president said.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Old woman strangled
Old woman strangled JAKARTA (JP): A 77-year-old woman was found strangled in a house in West Jakarta last week with a nylon rope around her neck and a head injury.A police sergeant at the West Jakarta Police precinct said Li Amoy was found on the kitchen floor of the house on Jl.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
'Voters should not only be heard at election time'
'Voters should not only be heard at election time' JAKARTA (JP): A political observer called on the government to respect people's sovereignty by involving them in political decision-making when the general elections are over.J.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Children's games
Children's gamesFrom MerdekaIt is apparently easy for organizers of children's games to make a lot of money quickly. Modern and sophisticated equipment attracts children.A three-minute session costs Rp 3,000! This is peanuts for the rich, but most people have to think twice before letting their...
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Elephants run amok
Elephants run amok PEKANBARU, Riau: Dozens of wild elephants have ran amok several times over the past few weeks and destroyed thousands of rubber trees in the Sumatran village of Bangkinang in Riau, a rubber planter said here Friday.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Medan-Binjai pipeline
Medan-Binjai pipeline JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) will build a gas pipeline linking Medan, the capital of North Sumatra and Binjai, a nearby town, the company said.A company executive said in Medan over the weekend that PGN was currently only able to serve Medan.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
UNESCO, LIPI hold workshop
UNESCO, LIPI hold workshop JAKARTA: The Center for Oceanological Research and Development of the National Institute for Sciences (LIPI) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are conducting a workshop on ways of solving coastal and islet problems of the nearby...
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Garuda Satu mutual fund to target retail investors
Garuda Satu mutual fund to target retail investors JAKARTA (JP): Gunawan Jusuf, the managing director of PT Makindo Securities, said Saturday he was upbeat the Garuda Satu mutual fund would attract individual investors.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Child protection movement prepared
Child protection movement prepared JAKARTA: Minister of Social Services Endang Kusuma Inten Soeweno announced Friday the government's plan to launch later this year a national movement to protect children.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
EIU rating on Indonesia unrealistic: Economists
EIU rating on Indonesia unrealistic: Economists JAKARTA (JP): The poor rating given to Indonesia's investment climate by the Economists Intelligence Unit (EIU) does not reflect the real situation, said local economists.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Social scientists ask to be included in future planning
Social scientists ask to be included in future planningBy Dwi Atmanta MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Indonesian social scientists called on the government to pay greater attention to social factors when forming future development programs.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Four children die in blast
Four children die in blast KEBUMEN, Central Java: Four children died after a mortar they found and had been playing with exploded Saturday afternoon. Another child in the village of Setrojenar was seriously wounded in the blast.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Italy's Chiodi wins Motocross C'ship
Italy's Chiodi wins Motocross C'ship JAKARTA (JP): Alessio Chiodi of Italy won the Bentoel International 125cc Motocross World Championship at the Pugeran Circuit, Yogyakarta, yesterday.Chiodi and his Yamaha collected 40 points with a two-race time of one hour 32 minutes 23.03.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
'Oligopolistic distribution harms consumers'
'Oligopolistic distribution harms consumers' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian consumers have to pay more than those in neighboring countries do due to oligopolistic practices in the country's distribution networks, economists said here last week.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Indonesian easy or difficult?
Indonesian easy or difficult? I refer to the two interesting letters this month about whether or not Indonesian is an easy-to-learn language. I have lived here for a total of about 10 years (in three stints) and felt like writing about my experience.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Sudjana to check into Busang rumors
Sudjana to check into Busang rumors JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana said yesterday he would soon check into rumors that the gold deposits found in East Kalimantan's Busang area might not contain the 70 million ounces as claimed by Bre-X Minerals Ltd.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Eleven injured, 48 held in Timor demonstration
Eleven injured, 48 held in Timor demonstration DILI, East Timor (JP): Eleven people were injured and 48 arrested yesterday when security forces broke up a demonstration that was being held in the lobby of the hotel where visiting United Nations envoy, Jamsheed Marker, was staying.
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel Program: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Buck Rogers 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Children's Program: Anak Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Fresh Prince of Bell Air 4:05 Science Film: Food For The World 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 4:55 Filler/Trailer 5:00 Regional...
Mon, 24 Mar 1997
Sidoarjo water project wins government's approval
Sidoarjo water project wins government's approval JAKARTA (JP): A consortium of two local companies and a foreign enterprise have won government approval to develop a Rp 130 billion (US$53.83 million) drinking water project in Sidoarjo, East Java, under a 25 year build-operate-transfer contract.