Archive: 5 March 1997
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Wed, 05 Mar 1997
ASEAN cocoa club talks about regional contract
ASEAN cocoa club talks about regional contract JAKARTA (JP): Southeast Asian cocoa producers opened a two-day meeting yesterday to discuss the possibility of establishing a common regional trading contract as an alternative to the existing contracts of London, New York and Paris.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
GSM services to expand
GSM services to expand JAKARTA (JP): PT Excelcomindo Pratama, one of the three operators of the global system for mobile communication (GSM) in Indonesia, will expand its overseas roaming services.Company president Julius S.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Southern Pacific plans more hotels in RI
Southern Pacific plans more hotels in RI JAKARTA (JP): PT Southern Pacific Indonesia (SPI), a subsidiary of Australia's Southern Pacific Hotel Corporation Group, will run a three-star Centra hotel owned by PT Graha Chandra Buana, in Semarang, Central Java, this year.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Toward better elections
Toward better elections The United Development Party (PPP) hopes the upcoming general elections will be of higher quality than those held previously. This aspiration was detected from the political statement issued by the party at the closing of its leadership conference a few days ago.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
New police HQ project start uncertain
New police HQ project start uncertain JAKARTA (JP): City Police Headquarters' activities will move to the former office of traffic affairs when a developer starts rebuilding on the grounds, National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo said.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * 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.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Inti, Alcatel set up JVC
Inti, Alcatel set up JVC JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecommunications equipment producer PT Inti and the telecommunications division of Alcatel Cables of French Alcatel have signed an agreement to form a joint venture fiber optics company.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
The country's riches
The country's richesFrom MerdekaAccording to a decree issued by the Minister of Mines IB Sudjana, Indonesian conglomerates Bob Hasan and Aburizal Bakrie are the legal shareholders and contractors of the gold mines in South Kalimantan.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Making kites in schools
Making kites in schools BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Indonesian students will learn to make kites in school next year, Antara reported yesterday.Indonesian Association of Kites Chairman Anshori Djausal said the extracurricular subject would be introduced in the 1997/1998 school year at local primary,...
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Unequal justice
Unequal justiceFrom NeracaSometime ago Metro Jaya Police detained scalpers of vehicle licenses, like car licenses on Jl. Daan Mogot, West Java. Later we learnt that the scalpers had been released after promising not to make the same error.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Storms destroy 10 houses
Storms destroy 10 houses CILACAP, Central Java: Heavy rain and strong winds destroyed 10 houses in Tambaksari village, Kedungreja district, yesterday afternoon, leaving 12 families homeless.Cilacap Regent Mohammad Soepardi visited the disaster site and promised to provide financial assistance to...
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Patra and LTI to tie up
Patra and LTI to tie up JAKARTA (JP): PT Patra Jasa, owner and manager of Hotel Patra Jasa Bali, will sign a franchising and marketing service agreement with LTI International hotel, a subsidiary of Germany's LTU.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Men arrested for killing own brother
Men arrested for killing own brother JAKARTA (JP): Three men were arrested for killing their own brother and burying him in their yard, the chief of Bogor police precinct said yesterday.Lt. Col. Yudi Susharyanto said the three men had admitted to killing Ismail, 35, a hot-tempered man who liked to...
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Ex-driver confesses to Bogor grannies' slaying
Ex-driver confesses to Bogor grannies' slaying JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested the man who killed two elderly women last week in their house at Cinere, Bogor, 25 kilometers south of here, the chief of Bogor police precinct said yesterday.Lt. Col.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Bumpy road towards democracy
Bumpy road towards democracyBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Talk about restoring democracy is again pervading our society. Researchers at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, for instance, have argued that the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) should minimize its political role to allow democracy to...
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Mobil awards gas deal
Mobil awards gas deal FAIRFAX (Reuter): Mobil Corp said P.T. Tripatra Engineers and Constructors has been awarded a lump sum turnkey contract for a pipeline to develop the North Sumatra Offshore "A" natural gas field.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Trio charged with killing Hun Sun's brother-in-law
Trio charged with killing Hun Sun's brother-in-law PHNOM PENH (AFP): Three members of Cambodia's leading opposition party have been arrested and charged with the unsolved murder of Second Prime Minister Hun Sen's brother-in-law, court officials said yesterday.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
PRD activists refuse to testify
PRD activists refuse to testify JAKARTA (JP): Three Democratic People's Party (PRD) activists refused yesterday to testify against their leader Budiman Sujatmiko, who is on trial for subversion.Their decision angered Judge Sjoffinan Sumantri of the Central Jakarta District Court.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Two police, civilian held for detainee's escape
Two police, civilian held for detainee's escape JAKARTA (JP): Two police officers and a civilian have been arrested over the escape of an alleged heroin smuggler from the National Police detention center last month.The National Police Chief Lt. Gen.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Pasir Putih's popularity proves a mystery
Pasir Putih's popularity proves a mystery Popularity. We all crave it and if we get it we usually strain every sinew to retain it. With some people and places the key to success is easy to spot; beauty, charm, charisma and quality ooze from every pore. With others it is a different story.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Budget surplus for 1996/1997 hits $340 million
Budget surplus for 1996/1997 hits $340 million JAKARTA (JP): The Minister of Finance, Mar'ie Muhammad, said yesterday the 1996/97 budget would have a surplus of about Rp 817.9 billion (US$340 million).He told a House plenary session that 1996/97 budget revenue would reach Rp 95.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
RI to offer Japan a deal to solve car dispute
RI to offer Japan a deal to solve car dispute JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has tried to make commercial approaches in its bilateral negotiations with the United States and Japan on the national car policy, an official said yesterday.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Pontianak lawyers prepare to defend riot suspects
Pontianak lawyers prepare to defend riot suspects JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Bar Association lawyers in West Kalimantan have set up a team to defend dozens of people facing trial for their alleged involvement in recent riots.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Fun House 3:05 Children's Program: Arena 123 3:30 TV Series: Perfect Strangers 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Drama: Diantara Kita 4:30 Documentary Film 4:55 Filler and Trailer 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Indonesian...
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Seminar on water supply
Seminar on water supply JAKARTA (JP): Singapore's Centre for Management Technology will organize a conference on private sector participation in water supply in Indonesia from July 2 to July 3.The company said the conference would discuss issues related to government support, financing,...
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Seaport efficiency
Seaport efficiency Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto's plan to stop the ship-side trucking service for imports through the Jakarta seaport of Tanjung Priok has raised a fundamental question about the basic function of physical infrastructure.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Indonesia invited to invest in Mongolia
Indonesia invited to invest in Mongolia JAKARTA (JP): Mongolian President Punsalmaagiin Orchirbat has invited Indonesia to participate in the exploration of the central Asian country's oil and gas reserves.The Mongolian president made the invitation during a meeting with President Soeharto.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
PPP accepts its second fiddle role
PPP accepts its second fiddle roleBy Dwi Atmanta JAKARTA (JP): As the general election draws near, the United Development Party (PPP) has resigned itself to doing no more than playing second fiddle to Golkar, despite its claim of voicing the aspirations of the country's Moslems.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Mar'ie suggests liquidation of ailing banks
Mar'ie suggests liquidation of ailing banks JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday the government would not hesitate to liquidate ailing banks to strengthen the banking industry in the face of financial liberalization in the region.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
No need to rush
No need to rush Despite strong opposition from environmentalists, the Indonesian parliament last week passed a bill which paves the way for the country's first nuclear power plant to be built by the turn of the century.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Moerdiono joins 'clobber' debate
Moerdiono joins 'clobber' debate JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's threat to "clobber" anyone attempting to unconstitutionally unseat him should serve as a warning to potential lawbreakers, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Cocoa output projected to rise to 400,000 tons
Cocoa output projected to rise to 400,000 tons JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian cocoa production is projected to increase to about 400,000 tons a year by 2000 from about 310,000 tons this year, according to the Indonesian Cocoa Association.The association's executive director, P.S.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
ABRI has new spokesman
ABRI has new spokesman JAKARTA: Former Army intelligence officer Brig. Gen. Slamet Supriyadi was installed as chief of Armed Forces' Information Center yesterday, replacing Maj. Gen. Amir Syarifuddin who has been promoted to a supervisory position.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Govt defends campaign rules
Govt defends campaign rules JAKARTA (JP): The government is refusing to revise the election campaign rules despite complaints from the United Development Party (PPP)."It is not possible to revise the rules as they are a compilation of the aspirations of all elements in society, including the PPP...
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 4, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,175 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,150 -25 384,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,275 25 594,500...
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
RP oil firms sign pact
RP oil firms sign pact MANILA (Reuter): Shell Philippines Exploration and Occidental Philippines have signed a pact with a subsidiary of the state-run Philippine National Oil Co to begin negotiations for a possible venture in a gas pipeline project.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
The issue of cloning
The issue of cloning I was extremely surprised to see The Jakarta Post joining in the chorus against scientists in the wake of recent revelations about cloning. To label "western" scientists as uncaring about morality, much less religion, is both nonsense and bordering on the hysterical.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
No halt in sight in Seribu Islands sand quarrying
No halt in sight in Seribu Islands sand quarrying JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said uncontrolled sand quarrying in the Seribu Islands would most likely continue as long as there was no alternative building material.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Farmers up in arms over temple visitors' ungodly acts
Farmers up in arms over temple visitors' ungodly actsBy K. Basrie KARAWANG, West Java (JP): Thousands of curious people visiting a group of ancient temples in the Segaran and Telaga Jaya villages have angered local farmers by destroying kilometers of embankments in nearby rice fields.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Jakarta sports new style stack parking
Jakarta sports new style stack parking JAKARTA (JP): Some of Jakarta's buildings have got a new style parking system in efforts to provide better service to tenants.Two companies are using a stacked parking system while three others are having it constructed.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
RI foreign exchange income rises 4.3%
RI foreign exchange income rises 4.3% JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's foreign exchange earnings from foreign tourists rose by 4.3 percent in January to US$370.2 million from $354.9 million in the same month of the previous year.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Wismoyo criticized over training
Wismoyo criticized over training JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council Chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar faced criticisms from women basketballers yesterday about arrangements for female athletes in training for the 19th SEA Games here in October.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Seasonal greeting plunges Bintang into fresh trouble
Seasonal greeting plunges Bintang into fresh trouble JAKARTA (JP): Dissident politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas, facing a 34-month prison sentence for insulting President Soeharto, is heading for further trouble on account of his Idul Fitri greeting cards which contained antigovernment messages.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Palm oil industry closes to foreigners
Palm oil industry closes to foreigners JAKARTA (JP): The Minister of Agriculture, Sjarifudin Baharsjah, said yesterday the government had frozen the palm oil industry for foreign investors because of oversupply in world markets.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Police shoot thief
Police shoot thief JAKARTA (JP): A plainclothes police officer shot a man for robbing a bank customer yesterday on Jl. Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta.Eyewitnesses said the man, later identified as Krisnadi, allegedly robbed a bank client of Rp 2 million in front of the Rajawali bank.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Law course for priests, youths
Law course for priests, youths DILI, East Timor: The head of Provincial Prosecutors Office, J.F. Martanto, said his office would hold a law course for local priests and youths, two elements of society who can bridge gap between the community and the government.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Commemorating Linggardjati
Commemorating Linggardjati For a student of the history of Indonesian diplomacy in the 1945-1950 period, March will be remembered as a milestone for the first act of international law performed by the Indonesian Republic since its proclamation of independence.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
More incentives needed to promote oil industry
More incentives needed to promote oil industry JAKARTA (JP): The government should increase incentives for oil explorers in eastern Indonesia, former minister of mines and energy Subroto said yesterday.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Two tons of explosives seized
Two tons of explosives seized JAKARTA (JP): Police confiscated more than two tons of illegal explosives in a month-long operation in Parung Panjang Bogor, and arrested two stone quarriers and a chemical distributor.The National Police Detectives Chief Brig. Gen.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Exporters lack knowledge of foreign trade regulations
Exporters lack knowledge of foreign trade regulations JAKARTA (JP): Much of Indonesia's business community lacks knowledge of trade regulations in the countries where they do business, an official said yesterday.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Labor bill allows abuse of workers' rights: Activists
Labor bill allows abuse of workers' rights: Activists JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights and labor activists have joined forces to pressure legislators into overhauling a new bill that aims to give the government sweeping control of labor affairs.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
The specialty of FM3 restaurant
The specialty of FM3 restaurantBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): It was a surprising experience to dine at the FM3 Restaurant near the entrance gate to the Tangerang toll road.It was late Saturday evening and my companion and I were looking for a restaurant in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta. It was 11 p.m.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Asahimas profits drop
Asahimas profits drop JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed glassmaker PT Asahimas Flat Glass Co. Ltd reported a decline in net profits of about 35 percent to Rp 44.1 billion (US$18.52 million) in 1996 from Rp 73.71 billion in 1995.The company announced that its net sales dropped by 14 percent to Rp 347.