Archive: 7 March 1997
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Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
East Timorese trial continues
East Timorese trial continues DILI: An East Timorese on trial for insulting President Soeharto confirmed everything recounted by a witness at the district court here yesterday. Joao Do Rosario Pires Al Joao, 24, was arrested last year for unfurling a banner containing anti-Soeharto messages during a demonstration last year.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Bogor military has new chief
Bogor military has new chief BOGOR (JP): Lt. Col. Mustafa Hadi Pranoto was yesterday installed as new chief of the Bogor Mayoralty military replacing Lt. Col. Sujatno, who died on Jan. 25. The transfer of post ceremony, led by Bogor Resort Military Commander Col. Eddi Budianto, was at the resort military command. Mustafa was formerly senior officer in charge of operations at the Siliwangi (West Java) Military Command.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
RI has no ambition of becoming a rice exporter
RI has no ambition of becoming a rice exporter JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday Indonesia had no intention of becoming a rice exporter and all efforts to increase productivity were aimed solely at maintaining self- sufficiency. Soeharto was speaking to farmers in Karang Agung Ulu district, South Sumatra, after opening the region's rice harvesting season. The rice in this district is grown on tidal peat soil.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Lippo opens new stock gallery
Lippo opens new stock gallery JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Lippo Securities opened a stock gallery and a dealing room at its headquarters yesterday to cater more to retail clients. The company's managing director, Jos Parengkuan, said the opening of the gallery was expected to increase the number of the country's noninstitutional clients from 30 percent to 40 percent. The gallery and dealing room cost more than Rp 2 billion (US$840,000).
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Military to host Bali car rally
Military to host Bali car rally JAKARTA (JP): About 125 drivers are expected to compete in the two-day Bali Wisata Rally from March 29. Korem 163 Wirastya, a district military command in Bali, is holding the rally to celebrate its anniversary. The Indonesia Motor Association's Bali chapter, AGS Club and Rally Tama Group will help run the event with sponsorship from Gudang Garam.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Hari to buy 40 percent of Multipolar
Hari to buy 40 percent of Multipolar JAKARTA (JP): Matahari Putra Prima's president, Hari Darmawan, said yesterday he planned to buy up to 40 percent of Multipolar, which earlier this year bought 45 percent of Matahari's shares from his personal holding company. Hari said he would initially buy about 20 percent of Multipolar's shares which could later be increased to 40 percent. "The maximum amount will be around 40 percent," he said.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Hartarto woos Indian businessmen
Hartarto woos Indian businessmen NEW DELHI (Reuter): Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Hartarto urged Indian businessmen yesterday to invest in his country. "There will be growing opportunities to invest in the markets of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) region," Hartarto told a business seminar in the Indian capital. "India and Indonesia must make the synergies stronger." India was given full dialog status with ASEAN last July.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
SE Asian Games launch to cost Rp 300 million
SE Asian Games launch to cost Rp 300 million JAKARTA (JP): The 19th SEA Games consortium expects to spend Rp 300 million (US$125,000) on next week's launch of the biennial event to be held in October. Games organizing committee spokesman Ishadi SK said yesterday that about 70 percent of the budget would be spent on a 50-minute entertainment package from GSP Production, owned by Guruh Soekarnoputra. The March 14 launch at the Senayan Indoor Tennis Stadium will be aired live from 7.30 p.m.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
33,000 hectares derelict in Greater Jakarta
33,000 hectares derelict in Greater Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): About 33,000 hectares of land in Greater Jakarta is derelict because of poor law enforcement in the property sector, a property analyst said yesterday. The chairman of the Center for Indonesian Property Study Panangian Simanungalit, said the land was abandoned because developers had bought more land for houses than they could develop. "Developers have a capacity to build about 60,000 houses a year.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
At 75, Mochtar Lubis still cares for press freedom
At 75, Mochtar Lubis still cares for press freedom By Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): No longer active in the profession, Mochtar Lubis, who turns 75 years old today, still regards himself as a journalist. But he is a cut above the rest. What distinguishes him from other contemporary journalists in Indonesia is his credo that the real mission of the people in this profession is to fight for justice.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 6, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 -150 3,500 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 36,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,250 0 424,500 Alumindo Perkasa 775 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,025 0 131,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 1,225 -25 205,500 Anwar Sierad 1,875 -25 242,000 Aqua Golden Mississippi 5,550 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 3,325 25 86,000...
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Amien calls for greater honesty
Amien calls for greater honesty JAKARTA (JP): Moslem scholar Amien Rais said yesterday only honesty could save Indonesia from the social turbulence facing it, especially in relation to the upcoming general election.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
PPP, PDI verging on bankruptcy
PPP, PDI verging on bankruptcy JAKARTA (JP): With half of the formal stages that culminate in the May 29 general election complete, the two minor parties have yet to receive government funds to enable them to participate fully. Both parties -- the United Development Party (PPP) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) -- indicated yesterday they were running out of money after stage six of the 12 election stages.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Who should the civil service answer to?
Who should the civil service answer to? Analysts have often pointed out the lack of cogency in public statements made by certain politicians and bureaucrats. Political scientist J. Soedjati Djiwandono of the Center for Strategic and International Studies examines the most recent example. JAKARTA (JP): I am speaking of simple logic and common sense. Many among the political elite in present-day Indonesian society seem to have little interest in any degree of cogency in what they have to say.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya: Music and entertainment * Majapahit Hotel, Jl. Tunjungan 65: - Indigo: La Prima Band, Sunday to Friday, 7.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m., Saturday, 7.30 p.m. to 12.30 a.m. * Radisson Plaza Suite Hotel, at Plaza Bulevard, Jl. Pemuda 31-37: - Cafe Taman: Tanira Band, everyday, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. * Sahid Surabaya Hotel, Jl. Sumatra 1-15: - Candi Bentar Coffee Shop: Alpancas Vocal Group, nightly, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. - Bekisar Bar: Tony (solo pianist), nightly, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Students join teachers strike in C. Jakarta
Students join teachers strike in C. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Some 350 students of a vocational school in Central Jakarta joined teachers in a strike Monday. Their teachers have been striking over the dismissal of the headmaster by the school's board of management since Feb. 28. Thirty-two teachers of the Ksatrya school of economics and administration on Jl. Percetakan Negara have gone on strike as a show of solidarity with the discharged headmaster, M. Effendi.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN summit on nuclear free zone
ASEAN summit on nuclear free zone KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Senior ASEAN officials are to formally propose a summit with Japan to their foreign ministers and expect a regional nuclear free zone treaty to be implemented by June, a report said yesterday.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
House member hails Peres' offer to Gus Dur
House member hails Peres' offer to Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): A legislator hailed yesterday the nomination of Abdurrahman Wahid, the prominent chairman of Indonesia's largest Moslem organization Nahdlatul Ulama, to be a member of Israel's Simon Peres Institute. The independent institute, located in Jerusalem, deals with regional and international affairs.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Animated Classic 3:05 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Comedy: Situasi 4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:55 Filler 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Family Program: Harmoni Kehidupan 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Science Film 6:15 News Program: Sebaiknya Anda Tahu 6:30 TVRI News 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Filler 7:30 Village Program 8:00 News: Lintasan Berita 8:05 Travel: Permata...
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Sri Bintang and friends charged with subversion
Sri Bintang and friends charged with subversion JAKARTA (JP): Dissident politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas and two fellow leaders of the Indonesian Democratic Union Party (PUDI) were formally charged with subversion yesterday, in part for calling on the people to boycott the May 29 general election. Attorney General Singgih said that Bintang, Julius Usman and Saleh Abdullah were suspects in an official investigation into their political activities in recent months.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Zarina's trial postponed
Zarina's trial postponed JAKARTA (JP): Judge Sumantri of the West Jakarta District Court yesterday postponed the hearing of Zarina, who is being tried for possession of Ecstasy pills, until Monday due to her illness. The judge made the announcement in yesterday's session, reading a letter from a Pondok Bambu detention house doctor which informed the court that the defendant had diarrhea and needed to rest for the day.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Journalists plan to sue over beating
Journalists plan to sue over beating YOGYAKARTA (JP): The local chapter of the Association of Indonesian Journalists is threatening to sue a police officer who punched a female reporter here Wednesday. "We are working on taking legal action. We really want to take the case to court," Masduki Attamimi of the association said yesterday. The incident happened when the police officer, Kandyawan, struck Idayani of Detektif & Romantika on the neck.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
MPR decision No.3
MPR decision No.3 I would like to comment on decision No.3/1978 by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on the position of and the work relationship between the state's highest institution and the state's high institutions. According to the decision, the highest institution is the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), while the high institutions are the President, the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA), the House of Representatives (DPR), the State Audit Agency (BPK) and the Supreme Court (MA).
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia and Malaysia pick up Chinese corn
Indonesia and Malaysia pick up Chinese corn SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesia and Malaysia have bought around 50,000 tons of Chinese corn in the last week, and possibly more, as the grains and oilseeds business picked up in the region, traders said yesterday. The Indonesians bought around 20,000 tons of Chinese corn, while the Malaysians picked up 30,000 tons for shipment from April onwards, the dealers said.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Telkom, Sofrecom to set up JVC
Telkom, Sofrecom to set up JVC JAKARTA (JP): State domestic telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) plans to set up a joint venture company with France's Sofrecom. The company's director of operations and marketing, Dadad Kustiwa, said yesterday the joint venture was necessary to improve Indonesia's telecommunication services. "Domestic firms including Astra Graphia would probably involve in the joint venture company," he said.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. 7 Bar; Duet pianist and singer, Sunday - Thursday, Quartet Jazz, Friday, Ikapari Country Band, Saturday. * Le-Meridien, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Flight for haj starts March 15
Flight for haj starts March 15 JAKARTA (JP): The first Jakarta haj pilgrims will fly out on March 15, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has said. Two flights a day would transport the 23,790 pilgrims this year, he said Friday when installing the pilgrims' 100 official escorts. "With two flights a day, each carrying 480 people, the flights to the Holy land should end on April 10," Surjadi said.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Suspect or scapegoat?
Suspect or scapegoat? An intriguing legal occurrence happened earlier this week. The High Court in Yogyakarta returned the minutes of the police proceedings against Dwi Sumaji, alias Iwik -- and not for the first, but for the fourth time. This may be a record in Indonesian legal history that could well be further bettered in the coming days.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Correction
Correction CORRECTION: In yesterday's editorial commenting on the bill on manpower, we erroneously attributed some remarks about the bill to Bomer Pasaribu, an executive of the All Indonesian Workers Union and a member of the House of Representatives. Those remarks should have been attributed to Wilhelmus Bhoka, also a member of the union's executive board. We apologize for the error and inconvenience it caused to the persons concerned. -- Editor
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Councilors want careful study of police HQ deal
Councilors want careful study of police HQ deal JAKARTA (JP): Councilors welcome the plan on the construction of the new City Police headquarters by a private developer on a barter basis, but warn that state interest must come first in such a deal. Nawadji and Lukman F. Mokoginta of Commission D for development, said in separate interviews yesterday that they wanted the Ministry of Finance to study the barter deal thoroughly and carefully.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto warns again about antigovt groups
Soeharto warns again about antigovt groups JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto issued a fresh warning yesterday to beware of people pursuing activities that could endanger national unity. Soeharto said in a speech read by Army Chief Gen. R. Hartono during a ceremony to celebrate the 36th anniversary of the Army's Strategic Reserve Command that experience had taught the nation antigovernment groups always existed within Indonesia.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Governor plays down electric car proposal
Governor plays down electric car proposal JAKARTA (JP): The governor said yesterday that the city has yet to receive a proposal on alternative mode of public transport. Governor Surjadi Soedirdja was responding to reports on a four-wheeled electric car proposed by a private company for use in residential areas. He declined to say whether the electric car was being considered to replace the three-wheeled bajaj. "We only want to serve the public with comfortable and safe transport," Surjadi said.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Elementary school teachers
Elementary school teachers From Suara Karya Ever since the government decided that elementary school teachers should possess a Diploma II certificate, many graduates from the Teachers Training School have shifted into other professions such as food sellers, drivers or even becak (rickshaw) drivers. What an irony! They took up any job to survive disregarding their educational background. Those who continue to work as honorary elementary school teachers must be prepared to face a gloomy future.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Armed Forces should stay neutral: Kemal
Armed Forces should stay neutral: Kemal JAKARTA (JP): A former senior military officer has joined the growing list of people demanding a neutral Armed Forces. Lt. Gen. (ret) Kemal Idris, a former chief of the Army's Strategic Reserve Command who has become a vocal critic of the government, said yesterday after a ceremony to commemorate the command's 38th anniversary that the Armed Forces (ABRI) should return to being a group which does not lend support to any political group.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Govt urged to cut expo permit red tape
Govt urged to cut expo permit red tape JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Convention and Exhibition Organizers urged the government yesterday to simplify licensing procedures in the exhibition and convention business. The association's chairman, Dwi Karsono, said exhibition and convention organizers should be required to get a permit only from the Ministry of Trade and Industry, instead of several from other government agencies as it the requirement now.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina raises $1.13b to finance 8th LNG plant
Pertamina raises $1.13b to finance 8th LNG plant JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina has secured a US$1.13 billion syndicated loan to finance the building of its eighth liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Bontang, East Kalimantan. Pertamina spokesman Didi Sunarwinadi said yesterday the loan agreement was signed in Paris on March 4.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
FDI can hold developing nations prisoner: Expert
FDI can hold developing nations prisoner: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Foreign direct investment inflows will strengthen a country's international competitiveness provided the country controls it, South Korean professor Dong-Sung Cho said yesterday. But Cho, a professor at Seoul National University, warned that developing countries would become a prisoner of foreign direct investment if they did not control ownership.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Govt rejects plan for UN rights office here
Govt rejects plan for UN rights office here JAKARTA (JP): The government denied yesterday a United Nations officials' claim that a human rights office would open here soon to monitor the situation in East Timor. The Indonesian foreign ministry's director for international organizations, N. Hassan Wirayuda, told The Jakarta Post that no agreement to set up an office here had been reached.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Vietnam launches TV talk show
Vietnam launches TV talk show HANOI (DPA): Vietnam's broadcasting system is poised for another milestone, albeit decades behind most of the rest of the world -- with the introduction this Sunday of its very first talk show. The new show will bring together private entrepreneurs and state company executives to discuss with government officials how official policy effects their businesses.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Dili defends jobs policy
Dili defends jobs policy DILI: The East Timor administration is to retain its policy of sending youths to other provinces to reduce unemployment despite persistent criticism, a local official said yesterday. The head of the provincial manpower office, Ign. Mujihartono,. said the policy was needed because 18,000 East Timorese are jobless. "The sending of workers will continue until local job seekers can be accommodated in East Timor," he said.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Officials urged to talk to people more
Officials urged to talk to people more JAKARTA (JP): Government officials need to hold talks with the public on a more regular basis in the face of a global push for greater democratization, it was stressed yesterday. Alwi Dahlan, the chairman of the board for the proselytization of the state ideology Pancasila, said yesterday the habit of open communication with others had yet to develop among the majority of government officials.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Geographical names
Geographical names From Kompas There is no standard for geographical names in the Indonesian language. We use the equivalents of "South-East Asia", "East Asia", "Western Europe" and "North America", but why do we say "Middle East"? I think this is more connected with the "Near East" and "Far East". If Asians had the same frame of mind as Europeans, we would say that what is now known as the "Middle East" should correctly be "Medium West" or "Middle West", while "Far West" would be Europe.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Spratlys row goes on at ASEAN regional forum
Spratlys row goes on at ASEAN regional forum BEIJING (DPA): Foreign affairs and defense representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' Regional Forum (ARF) were expected to reopen discussions over territorial claims during three days of talks which began in the Chinese capital yesterday aimed at promoting dialog and cooperation in the region.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
RP reserves reach $12.05b
RP reserves reach $12.05b MANILA (AFP): Central Bank of the Philippines governor Gabriel Singson yesterday announced gross international reserves (GIR) peaked at US$12.05 billion the previous day. "Given the current state of investor confidence on the Philippines, the targeted end-year GIR level of 14 billion dollars projected.....will certainly be achieved within a shorter time frame," Singson said.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Court urged to continue fraud case
Court urged to continue fraud case JAKARTA (JP): State prosecutors urged the Central Jakarta District court yesterday to continue trying two men accused of defrauding Bank Indonesia. Prosecutors Soejitno and Tony Spontana told the court to reject the defense lawyers' objections last week which said the indictment failed to support their accusations with details, it contained contradictory inaccuracies and the investigation had not been carried out by the right body.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Traditional market sellers
Traditional market sellers From Kompas I wonder if the commitment to protect traditional market sellers from the rapid growth of supermalls in Jakarta, is being honored. It seems that it was a lightly made promise, no more. The Pondok Indah market in South Jakarta, for instance, is a dying market. The market's location is not convenient as it sprawls inwards from Jl. Ciputat Raya, the main road, which obscures it from public view.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Cargo ship sinks in Java Sea
Cargo ship sinks in Java Sea SURABAYA (JP): One passenger was found dead and 20 others were rescued Tuesday night after a ship packed with cargo sank in the Java Sea, the authorities said yesterday. Tanjung Perak harbormasters said Bintang Perkasa capsized near Masalembo Island on its way from Surabaya in East Java to Berau in East Kalimantan. They said information on the cause of the disaster, the number of people on board and their fate was not still incomplete.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Liquidation debate
Liquidation debate Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono should have felt uncomfortable at having to answer questions from reporters before Wednesday's cabinet meeting on the possible liquidation of troubled banks, even though the questions would have been expected after Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad touched on the same sensitive topic Tuesday.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Asia-Pacific demand for printers slows
Asia-Pacific demand for printers slows SINGAPORE (AFP): Demand for computer printers in the Asia- Pacific region is to expand at a slower pace of 14 percent this year after posting an explosive growth rate in 1996, global market research company Dataquest said yesterday. The regional market grew by 32 percent last year to 4.9 million printers worth just over US$2.9 billion, it said. For 1997, U.S.-based Dataquest expects demand to approach 5.6 million units.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Asia-Pacific markets hit by marginal fluctuations
Asia-Pacific markets hit by marginal fluctuations TOKYO (AFP): There were marginal fluctuations on most Asia- Pacific markets yesterday, as the Thai bourse continued its downward slide amid a deepening financial crisis and Taiwan shares rose above a seven year closing high set Wednesday. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 leading issues fell 232.18 points to finish at 18,041.33, following a 1.6 percent fall in the previous session.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Essar to invest US$40m on capacity expansion
Essar to invest US$40m on capacity expansion BEKASI, West Java (JP): PT Essar Dhananjaya, an Indonesian- Indian joint venture, will double production capacity at its steel cold rolling plant to 400,000 tons a year with a US$40 million investment, a company executive said yesterday. The firm's president, Vijaya Raghavan, said the company, which is 90 percent owned by India's Essar Steel Ltd and 10 percent by PT Garama Adipratama, will start building new production units next Tuesday.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Asia-Pacific aviation market bright
Asia-Pacific aviation market bright NEW DELHI (AFP): The Asia-Pacific region will comprise a third of the world's aviation market in two decades, with an average annual travel growth of 6.6 percent, U.S.- based Boeing Co.'s chief for India said Wednesday. "The future market for airplanes clearly is outside of the United States," Dinesh Keskar told a news conference here late Wednesday. "The Asia-Pacific region will constitute 33 percent of the world's aviation market by 2016.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Britain set to train senior Kopassus's officers
Britain set to train senior Kopassus's officers JAKARTA (JP): A London University research center is preparing to set up a five-year training project for senior officers of the Indonesian Army's Special Force (Kopassus), the London-based Guardian News Service reported yesterday.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Music and entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Poolside - Pasar Senggol, daily, 6.30 p.m. Kecak Dance, Friday and Tuesday, Legong Dance, Saturday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday, 7 p.m. Balinese dance parade - Rejang dance, Puspawresti Dance, Belibis Dance & Jaran Teji Dance, Monday, 7 p.m. * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Open Stage - Ramayana ballet, Monday, 7.30 p.m.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Printing machines confiscated
Printing machines confiscated BOGOR, West Java: Local authorities have confiscated several machines used to print leaflets calling on the public to boycott the May 29 general election. Bogor Surya Kencana military district commander Col. Eddi Budianto said his troops were hunting the people suspected of printing and distributing the leaflets. "We are calling on the public to beware of the situation.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Golkar drops three names from council nominations
Golkar drops three names from council nominations JAKARTA (JP): The city's Election Committee announced yesterday that out of the 120 Golkar City Council candidates, three members had been dropped from final nomination list. Although Golkar received 47 letters from the public questioning the nomination of 18 of its candidates, the grouping's spokesman said the party had decided to drop only two candidates and another had died.
Fri, 07 Mar 1997, 00:00 WIB
Pancasila democracy
Pancasila democracy From Forum Keadilan When U.S. President Bill Clinton included Indonesia in his list of "not yet democratic" countries, protests erupted from elite political circles. Clinton's list also included Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Laos and Cambodia. The denial of our political elite was vehement and they said Clinton was mistaken.