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Archive: 22 April 1997

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Contemporary ceramic display

Contemporary ceramic display JAKARTA (JP): Contemporary ceramics will be on display at the Ministry of Education and Culture's Gedung Seni Rupa in Gambir, Central Jakarta from today until April 28.The display of one hundred works by P.

New islets in West Nusa Tenggara

New islets in West Nusa Tenggara JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian archipelago has become richer with the discovery of 42 islets in West Nusa Tenggara in the past eight years, the province's governor said yesterday.

ATP airplanes lack spare parts: Minister

ATP airplanes lack spare parts: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The government said the ill-fated Merpati aircraft which crashed and killed 15 Saturday was airworthy despite a lack of spare parts.Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday the supply of spare parts for Merpati Nusantara...

Police shoot dead two more men

Police shoot dead two more men JAKARTA (JP): Two more men were shot dead by police yesterday in West and Central Jakarta for resisting arrest, taking the number of alleged criminals shot dead in the city this year to 34.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E.

President urges special forces to renew resolve

President urges special forces to renew resolve BATUJAJAR, West Java (JP): President Soeharto called yesterday for greater alertness and vigilance among members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus).In a written statement marking the force's 45th anniversary yesterday, Soeharto said Kopassus must...

Asian makeup contest to be held

Asian makeup contest to be held JAKARTA (JP): Paris-based Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) cosmetic company is inviting Indonesian professional and amateur makeup artists to compete in the Creative Look Award makeup contest.

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Horison, Jl. Pantai Indah, Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, North Jakarta: - The Anging Mamiri Garden: Fantastic Group from Philippines, Ever Green Hawaian Band/Orkes Keroncong, Hula-hula Dances, every Saturday Night, 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Three locals in world's top 50

Three locals in world's top 50 JAKARTA (JP): Three Indonesians are among the world's top 50 bridge players, the February issue of World Bridge News reported.Henky Lasut, Eddy Manoppo and Danny Sacul were ranked 19th, 20th and 33rd respectively.

TV films downplay role of women

TV films downplay role of women It has been more than a century since Kartini struggled to liberate women. Has it changed the public's basic outlook on the female image? If we were to attentively follow TV stories presented to viewers, we would notice that most themes center on family life.

SEA Games team place held open for Yayuk

SEA Games team place held open for Yayuk JAKARTA (JP): Yayuk Basuki can still join the team for the 19th SEA Games here in October, the Indonesian Tennis Association and National Sports Council announced yesterday.

PPP and PDI urge capital to be model city in election

PPP and PDI urge capital to be model city in election JAKARTA (JP): The chairmen of the city chapters of the United Development Party (PPP) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) said Jakarta should set a good example in this year's election.

BI rules may affect listed banks

BI rules may affect listed banks JAKARTA (JP): Several new restrictive policies from Bank Indonesia may adversely affect the performance of listed banks in 1997, according to PT BZW Niaga Securities.Bank Indonesia has announced measures to restrict lending, fine banks which fail to make target...

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 21, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 107,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,025 0 151,000...

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Berenstain Bears 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:10 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:35 Development Program: Hamkamnas 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teenagers' Program: Drama Remaja 5:00 English Lessons 5:25...

People must feel free to vote in elections: Tutut

People must feel free to vote in elections: Tutut JAKARTA (JP): Golkar leader Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana said yesterday people should feel free to vote for any of the three political parties in next month's general election."I'm not going to influence you to vote for Golkar.

Lawyers say charges absurd

Lawyers say charges absurd BOGOR (JP): The defense lawyers for two men charged with being accessories to robbery and murder on the Jagorawi toll road said here yesterday the indictments were unclear and should be dropped.

Activists ready to continue their trials without lawyers

Activists ready to continue their trials without lawyers JAKARTA (JP): Student activists facing subversion charges for allegedly undermining the government relinquished their lawyers yesterday and called the trials "a sham".

Arianespace signs deal to launch Telkom-1 satellite

Arianespace signs deal to launch Telkom-1 satellite JAKARTA (JP): The European space launcher Arianespace, yesterday signed a deal with state owned PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) to launch the Telkom-1 satellite.

Panel for Timor car

Panel for Timor car Indonesia's negotiating team is in for a tougher battle now that the Japanese government has requested the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the Geneva-based World Trade Organization (WTO) to formally commence a dispute settlement mechanism for the Timor car.

'General election will not jeopardize property investment'

'General election will not jeopardize property investment' JAKARTA (JP): The impending general and presidential elections will not endanger long term property investment, an observer said yesterday."In our assessment, the current sociopolitical situation in Indonesia will not be detrimental to the...

Youths ready to safeguard polls

Youths ready to safeguard polls DILI, East Timor: Thousands of local youths yesterday pledged to ensure a smooth general election in May and the general assembly of the People's Consultative Assembly next year.

Stability and growth vital to attract foreign funds

Stability and growth vital to attract foreign funds JAKARTA (JP): In Indonesia and other emerging markets, political stability and rapid economic growth would help woo global funds, chief financial market analyst at Lehman Brothers, Stephen D. Slifer said here yesterday.

UN resolution will hamper Timor talks

UN resolution will hamper Timor talks JAKARTA (JP): Last week's resolution by the UN Human Rights Commission criticizing Indonesia's human rights record in East Timor will hamper efforts to revive talks with Portugal to resolve the East Timor issue, the government said yesterday.

Soymeal demand up in China and SE Asia

Soymeal demand up in China and SE Asia SINGAPORE (Reuter): Soymeal demand in China and Southeast Asia will grow at an explosive rate in coming years due to increasing consumption of poultry, pork and beef in the region, a senior analyst said yesterday.China has gone from exporting 2.

Family planning sets new target

Family planning sets new target BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The National Family Planning Board plans to reach a target of 106,900 new families for the fiscal year 1997 to 1998, a local official said yesterday.

Karatekas to be sent abroad for trials

Karatekas to be sent abroad for trials JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Karate Federation plans to send its athletes training for the SEA Games abroad for trial matches.The federation's training director, Tono Soe'oed, said yesterday: "We plan to send the karatekas to trial matches in Australia and...

One dead, one loses ears in mobbings

One dead, one loses ears in mobbings JAKARTA (JP): One man was killed and another had his ears cut off, but survived, after being attacked by vendors in markets in South and West Jakarta yesterday.A man identified as Charlie, 23, was beaten to death by vendors in the Mampang Prapatan market, South...

German firms seek partners

German firms seek partners JAKARTA (JP): German medium and small sized companies are looking for local partners in the sales of their photo products, a visiting German executive said here yesterday.The secretary of the Association of the German Precision Mechanics and Optical Industries, Peter...

RI export slowdown expected to continue

RI export slowdown expected to continue JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's export growth during the next five years could slow down to become the lowest in Southeast Asia, says an analyst.Sudarno, a researcher of the Center for Policy and Implementation Studies (CPIS), said in Jakarta yesterday that this...

Pulogadung ticket scalpers

Pulogadung ticket scalpers On Friday, April 10, 1997, both of us (TN and SP), went to the Pulogadung Terminal to take a trip to Salatiga. When we arrived at the terminal, two men in white confronted us.We refused to buy tickets from them, but they still didn't leave us alone.

Perumnas to build 300 houses

Perumnas to build 300 houses JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Transmigration and the state- owned developer Perum Perumnas signed an agreement yesterday to construct 300 houses for the ministry's employees.

Death sentence asked for deranged soldier

Death sentence asked for deranged soldier JAKARTA (JP): Military prosecutors demanded yesterday a death sentence for a trigger-happy officer who shot 26 people in a shooting spree at the Timika airport last year.Prosecutor Col.

Rp 52b for 1,300 comfort women

Rp 52b for 1,300 comfort women DILI, East Timor: The Japanese government has agreed to provide compensation of Rp 52 billion (US $21.4 million) to the province's 1,300 former "comfort women" after the general election on May 29, a local official said recently.

Danareksa to acquire NVPD

Danareksa to acquire NVPD JAKARTA (JP): PT Danareksa yesterday announced plans to acquire a 51 percent stake of PT NVPD Soedarpo Corporation, a small pharmaceutical distributor.The company offered to purchase 6,961,050 Soedarpo shares at a price of Rp 2,775 (US$1.15) per share .

Election not battle of supporters, says Soeharto

Election not battle of supporters, says Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto reminded the nation yesterday the general election is not a battle between supporters of the three political groups.It would be normal for parties participating in the general election, scheduled for May 29, to try to...

Indoway sells local product

Indoway sells local product JAKARTA (JP): Dharmala Indoway, a multilevel marketing arm of Dharmala group plans to market Indonesian products.The Rp 2 billion (US$833,333) direct selling company which operates in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, plans to tap China, India, Vietnam and other Asian...

RI builds largest media center in Southeast Asia

RI builds largest media center in Southeast Asia JAKARTA (JP): Privately owned PT Yasawirya Tama Cipta (YTC) is building a US$25 million multimedia center, billed as the first integrated and largest multimedia facility in Southeast Asia.

Blood donors to be screened by Red Cross

Blood donors to be screened by Red Cross JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Red Cross' (PMI) Jakarta office said yesterday it was trialing blood donor screening, with counseling before and after donation.The office's spokeswoman Sukantini said the office was trying to detect unhealthy donors early and...

Ritonga wants action against greedy officials

Ritonga wants action against greedy officials JAKARTA (JP): The City Council Speaker said yesterday that firm action should be taken against the city's officials who abused their power in the granting of permits to non-residential establishments in Kemang, South Jakarta.M.H.

Firm set up to build 3-tier transit system

Firm set up to build 3-tier transit system JAKARTA (JP): A joint venture was set up yesterday to build a Rp 6.05 trillion (US$2.49 billion) three-level transit system from Bintaro in South Jakarta to downtown Kota starting in December.

National car program to continue

National car program to continue JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday asserted that the controversial national car program would go ahead, despite a Japanese government decision to bring the policy before a World Trade Organization panel.

Training for car vendors

Training for car vendors JAKARTA (JP): The country's largest automaker, PT Astra International has cooperated with state-owned surveyor Sucofindo to help small and medium-sized auto parts vendors obtain the ISO- 9000 certification.

Asian palm oil marts seen in trading range

Asian palm oil marts seen in trading range KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Asian palm oil prices are likely to be range-bound with a downward bias this week, as uncertainty in the fundamental outlook and a lack of fresh leads weigh on the market, regional traders said.

Islamic Village replies

Islamic Village repliesFrom Suara KaryaIn response to Mr. Ilhamy Elias' letter on April 10, I need to give the following clarification:1. In 1972, the Islamic Village Foundation invited taklim council members in Jakarta to participate in the acquisition of land in Kelapa Dua village, Curug,...