Archive: 7 April 1997
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Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * Ibis Kemayoran, Jl. Bungur Besar Raya 79 - 81: - Chaplin's Bar; Alliance Life Group, Tuesday to Sunday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. * Grand Hyatt Jakarta, Jl. MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta: - Fountain Lounge; This & That from the Philippines, daily (except Tuesday), 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Classical Solo, Reyner Sahatua (pianist), daily, 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. - O'Reiley's Pub and Bar; Final Chapter Band, Monday to Saturday, from 9:30 p.m. to 1.30 a.m. * Sahid Jaya Hotel, Jl.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Local researchers, students in Japan
Local researchers, students in Japan JAKARTA: One hundred and eighteen Indonesian researchers and students left for Japan Tuesday to further their studies. The Japanese embassy stated Tuesday that the researchers and students were recipients of scholarships from the Indonesian and Japanese governments. It said the Japanese embassy was also offering scholarships to Indonesian civil servants for postgraduate studies in Japan in 1998. (swe)
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Minimum wage deferrals require workers' consent
Minimum wage deferrals require workers' consent JAKARTA (JP): The government will consider companies' requests for postponements in the implementation of the newly increased minimum wages only if they first solicit their workers' consent, according to Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief. Latief said on Saturday his office has approved some requests and was currently studying others. He did not say how many companies had requested postponements, or how many had been approved.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Primergy 560: What to look for in enterprise server
Primergy 560: What to look for in enterprise server By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): In the office where I work, the researchers and the administrative staff use no fewer than 21 stand-alone PCs plus five notebooks. As you can immediately see, we are wasting a lot of resources. First, each of these PCs has a printer that is idle most of the time. Second, when the time comes for all of us to start using original software, the cost will be horrendous because we will have to buy 26 copies.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Boediardjo's name
Boediardjo's name From Kompas The nation has just lost one of its best sons, former Information Minister, Boediardjo. Aside from being a former minister, he was also a retired highranking Airforce officer. He contributed many services in his various posts. Although I only know of him, I have come to the conclusion that the late Boediardjo made national history more meaningful in his lifetime.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
GOOD START
GOOD START Kompas Indonesia made a good start at the World Cup Asian zone qualifier after drubbing lowly Cambodia 8-0 at the Jakarta Senayan stadium yesterday. Asia's best scorer Widodo opened the glut of goals into just one minute of the game. Widodo who plays for East Java's Petro Kimia, was named Asia's best scorer by the Asian Football Confederation when Indonesia played in the Asian Cup in Dubai last month.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Cartoon Film 3:10 TV Drama: Diantara Kita - Oh Papa 3:35 Religious Teachings: Hindu 4:00 Regional News 4:05 Science Film: Earth Revealed 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Inovatif 4:55 Filler/Trailer 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:25 Variety Show 5:30 Education Program: Pramuka 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 TVRI News 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Filler/Trailer 7:35...
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Mercedes-Benz to raise revenue by 6.2 percent
Mercedes-Benz to raise revenue by 6.2 percent MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Mercedes-Benz Group Indonesia expects its revenue to increase 6.2 percent to Rp 850 billion (US$352 million) this year from Rp 800 billion in 1996, the group's president Frank Messer said over the weekend. "Last year, we had a small profit due to the tough financial situation in 1995," he said in a ceremony to present the 1996 Dealer of the Year Award to PT Bintang Cosmos Medan.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Fresh riot shakes Pekalongan, leaving several stores damaged
Fresh riot shakes Pekalongan, leaving several stores damaged PEKALONGAN, Central Java (JP): Fresh unrest erupted here yesterday leaving several stores damaged, according to residents still weary after politically motivated riots two weeks earlier. Pekalongan Police Chief Col. Solichin confirmed yesterday's riot but said it had been immediately contained. "Everything is under control and a number of rioters are being questioned at the police precinct now," he said.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
New Zealand overwhelms Indonesia 5-0 in Davis Cup
New Zealand overwhelms Indonesia 5-0 in Davis Cup JAKARTA (JP): A lack of international tournament experience has been named as the main cause of Indonesia being overwhelmed by New Zealand 0-5 yesterday at the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I second round ties at the Senayan tennis court. Glenn Wilson, replacing first singles Alistair Hunt, had to stretch his muscles to defeat Suwandi 6-4, 7-5 in one hour and 40 minutes.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Municipality urged to be transparent on spatial plan
Municipality urged to be transparent on spatial plan JAKARTA (JP): The municipality must give the public access to detailed information on projects when it releases the reviewed spatial plan, a property analyst said Saturday. The chairman of the Center for Indonesian Property Study, Panangian Simanungkalit, said that new spatial plans and the reviewed plan must be drafted in a transparent manner to prevent protests by those whose property would be affected by projects.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian film tops Cambodian festival
Indonesian film tops Cambodian festival PHNOM PENH (DPA): The Indonesian film Bulan Tertusuk Ilalang (... And the moon dances) was awarded the Golden Apsara prize at Cambodia's first biennial Southeast Asian Film Festival, which ended late Saturday with a gala dinner and prize ceremony at the royal palace in Phnom Penh.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
U.S. businesses say corruption a hurdle
U.S. businesses say corruption a hurdle JAKARTA (JP): American businesses remain committed to investing and doing business in the country, but said corruption and policy inconsistency could be possible hurdles. Louis A. Clinton, president of the American Chamber of Commerce-Indonesia, said here Saturday that American investors would continue to come here because of the sustained political stability and large market potentials offered by the country. Clinton quoted U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia J.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Potentially corrupt sectors
Potentially corrupt sectors From Bisnis Indonesia On March 31, 1997 Bisnis Indonesia ran an article under the heading PNS management ripe for total reform because of corrupt practices which was based on a report of PERC, a research organization in Hong Kong. In the article, Didik J.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Semen Padang builds silos
Semen Padang builds silos JAKARTA (JP): State-owned cement producer PT Semen Padang in West Sumatra plans to build two silos in Bengkulu to support its marketing in the province, the company said Saturday. Company technical director Dwi Sucipto said they would start constructing the two silos at the port of Baai Island next week. The silos would enable the company to more efficiently market its cement in the province, he was quoted by Antara as saying.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
IPTN won't sack employees: Habibie
IPTN won't sack employees: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President of state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) B.J. Habibie has assured that no employees will lose their jobs in the company's restructuring process. "We will not dismiss any of our employees. The restructuring aims at improving our staff's performance and products' competitiveness in the future," Habibie said in Bandung over the weekend.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Leaflets on Islamic state
Leaflets on Islamic state TEMANGGUNG, Central Java: The authorities are tracking down people who circulated anonymous leaflets urging local Moslems to join forces and turn Indonesia into an Islamic state. The inflammatory leaflets also discredit the Armed Forces because it is not sympathetic to their cause. "We are coordinating with related agencies to investigate the case and chase people making and circulating the pamphlets," Temanggung alert center chief Maj. Kasrofi told reporters yesterday.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Leaflets attack President Soeharto
Leaflets attack President Soeharto PALU, Central Sulawesi: Anonymous pamphlets urging people to boycott next month's election and discrediting President Soeharto have been circulated here. "We will take action against those found responsible for the leaflets," Central Sulawesi internal security agency Col. Bambang said yesterday. Bambang said circulating such leaflets is a crime that deserves punishment.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Star-rated hotels to see lower occupancy rates
Star-rated hotels to see lower occupancy rates JAKARTA (JP): Occupancy rates and room rates at star-rated hotels in Indonesia are likely to decline this year, given the substantial supply in 1996 and the expected substantial addition of rooms this year.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Toll road a blow for S. Sulawesi administration
Toll road a blow for S. Sulawesi administration UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Eastern Indonesia's first toll road project cannot be completed by the May 29 election day as scheduled due to land acquisition problems, officials say. Built by PT Busowa Marga Nusantara, the 12-kilometer toll road worth Rp 120 billion (about US$51 million) will connect Makassar port with the Makassar Industrial Estate.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Busang gold deposit
Busang gold deposit A statement which appeared in the April 1, 1997 Business section of The Jakarta Post and which was apparently picked up from the Associated Press news wire in Toronto has been incorrectly attributed to Graeme Currie of Canaccord Capital Corporation of Vancouver. The statement reads as follows: "TORONTO (AP): Dozens of mining companies including Vancouver-based Placer Dome Inc. and Barrick Gold Corp.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Feby beaten in Thailand junior
Feby beaten in Thailand junior JAKARTA (JP): Feby Widhiyanto lost to second seeded Westly Whitehouse of South Africa, runner-up of the 1996 junior Wimbledon and the 1997 Australian Open, at the Thailand International Junior Championship 3-6, 3-6 yesterday. Feby, who won the boys singles and finished second at the Indonesia International Junior Championship, beat top seeded Ziv Kobi of Israel Saturday.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Elderly population to rise by 414%
Elderly population to rise by 414% JAKARTA (JP): The population of elderly people is expected to increase by 414 percent between 1990 and 2025, a professor of medicine at Semarang's Diponegoro University said over the weekend. R. Boedhi Darmojo said this meant an additional 20 million senior citizens by 2025. The projected increase is the world's highest.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Jet planes avoid collision in Manila
Jet planes avoid collision in Manila MANILA (AFP): A Canadian jumbo jet was yesterday involved in a minor collision with a Taiwanese airliner on the tarmac at Manila's international airport, officials said. The wing of the Canadian Airlines Boeing 747 touched the Eva Air plane as the two passed each other. The incident caused no injuries but both planes were suspended from service following the incident to check for damage.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Many East Timorese youths in Portugal ask for repatriation
Many East Timorese youths in Portugal ask for repatriation JAKARTA (JP): Many East Timorese youths who have taken asylum in Portugal plan to return to Indonesia after tiring of the hard life, a Portuguese pro-integration leader said here on Saturday. Manuel Joaquim Rodrigues Macedo, chairman of the Portugal- Indonesia Friendship Association (PPIP), told a news conference that the East Timorese youths had proved their dream of a better life in Portugal wrong.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Restaurants in Kemang
Restaurants in Kemang Once again The Jakarta Post wrote and published a good editorial, this time on "Fashionable Kemang" and the fact that a recently still rather dull residential area of Jakarta is filled with life now and able to cater to the needs of residents and visitors as well.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Church opposes second Ramos term
Church opposes second Ramos term MANILA (Reuter): The Philippines' powerful Roman Catholic Church yesterday attacked moves to extend President Fidel Ramos' term in office, warning it could provoke street demonstrations, endanger the economy and destabilize the nation.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Aceh Ventura gets loan
Aceh Ventura gets loan JAKARTA (JP): Venture capital firm PT Sarana Aceh Ventura has received a Rp 12 billion (US$5 million) soft loan from Japan, the company said over the weekend. Company president director Noer Yoesoef said the loan was part of the total $200 million soft loan given by the Japanese government to venture capital firms throughout the country.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Wynne/Eny lost in Indonesia Circuit
Wynne/Eny lost in Indonesia Circuit JAKARTA (JP): Fed Cupper duo Wynne Prakusya and Eny Sulistyowati failed to win the Indonesia Women's Circuit doubles final yesterday after losing to Japanese duo Tomoe Hotta and Yoriko Yamagishi 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 5-7 in Bandung. Wynne had lost her singles match at the opening round of the US$10,000 tournament, which ended yesterday. Eny also lost in the first round. Cho Yoon-jeong of South Korea won the singles 6-4, 6-1 against compatriot Choi Joung-ja. (yan)
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Cutting machine kills operator
Cutting machine kills operator JAKARTA (JP): An operator of a paper cutting machine at a printing company has reportedly died from serious head injuries caused by the machine. Kambali, 22, was found dead at 8:30 a.m yesterday after another worker heard him scream for help. The victim was a resident of Kampung Buaran RT 12/05 Harapan Mulia Bekasi West Java. The Kemayoran Police subprecinct are questioning the company's owner Asikin Tandiono and three other workers about the fatal accident.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Shoe producers blame govt for their inefficiency
Shoe producers blame govt for their inefficiency JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian shoe producers have blamed the government for their production inefficiency and uncompetitive products. They said the government had failed to create a business atmosphere that could support the sector's growth and increase its competitiveness on a global level. Chairman of the Indonesian Footwear Association (Aprisindo), Anton J.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
KL oil palm projects continue despite ban
KL oil palm projects continue despite ban JAKARTA (JP): The government's recent ban on new foreign investment in oil palm plantations does not affect Malaysian investors' oil palm projects in Central Sulawesi, a provincial official said over the weekend. The chairman of the Provincial Investment Coordinating Board, Abdul Azis Tandju, said the government would not cancel their oil palm projects because they had signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) to form partnerships with local firms.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Traders query new kiosks
Traders query new kiosks BOGOR (JP): Traders from Kebon Kembang market in Pasar Anyar went to the Bogor legislative council yesterday following rumors that the price of new kiosks in the market would be so high that they could not afford them. Rumors have it that a kiosk will cost between Rp 12.5 million (US$5,219) and Rp 17.5 million per square meter. The rumors have provoked the traders' anger despite the fact that the new kiosks have not yet been built.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Share prices predicted to decline on the JSX
Share prices predicted to decline on the JSX JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are expected to fall further this week as fears of another U.S. interest rate increase linger. Securities analysts said a groundless rumor that President Soeharto had suffered a stroke would also continue to affect trade. "The overall market is likely to slow down, given no fresh incentives from the government for trade," an analyst said. The U.S.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
City to put Kemang area in order
City to put Kemang area in order JAKARTA (JP): All non-residential building managements in Kemang have received notices of the city's plan to put building permits in order, South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko said. He said over the weekend that if establishment owners had not reached their break-even point it was regrettable, but not the city's concern.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Rp 7 billion for palaces
Rp 7 billion for palaces SURAKARTA, Central Java: A fund of Rp 7 billion (approximately US$2.9 million) has been available for the renovation of Indonesian keraton (palaces) to boost development of tourism here. "The money has been collected from private businesspeople who really care for the development of culture and tourism in the country," Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave was quoted by Antara as saying here Saturday.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Busang report says irregularities in gold samples
Busang report says irregularities in gold samples TORONTO (Reuter): A report by an Australian mining consultant for Canadian gold prospector Bre-X Minerals Ltd. pointed to abnormalities in gold taken from the Busang gold discovery in Indonesia, Canadian newspapers reported on Saturday. Normet Pty Ltd., an Australian metallurgical consultant, said in a July, 1996 report commissioned by Bre-X that the gold particles in its Busang samples were rounded, the Northern Miner weekly newspaper said.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Hundreds mourn fireman's tragic death
Hundreds mourn fireman's tragic death JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of firemen, family and friends wept for Danu Sisworo, the fireman killed Friday in the Harco Mangga Dua fire, at his funeral Saturday at the Karet cemetery, Central Jakarta. The ground at the cemetery was wet and slippery after Friday's downpours, making it difficult for mourners and coffin bearers to avoid getting their feet wet.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
RP to end economic stewardship by IMF
RP to end economic stewardship by IMF CEBU, Philippines (AFP): The Philippines hopes to end more than two decades of economic stewardship by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by the end of June, President Fidel Ramos said over the weekend. The presidential palace issued a statement in Manila quoting IMF managing director Michel Camdessus as congratulating the Philippines for its imminent exit from its stewardship.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir makes unique pact with political opponents
Mahathir makes unique pact with political opponents KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has made an unprecedented business pact with opposition Moslem fundamentalists, an overture that may lead to political cooperation as well, officials said at the weekend.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
The seminar could reopen old wounds of yesteryear
The seminar could reopen old wounds of yesteryear The government's plan to hold a seminar on Nawaksara, the late president Sukarno's accountability speech before the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) in 1966, has been further postponed until after next year's presidential election. Nawaksara, which means nine points or topics, was rejected by the assembly and resulted in Sukarno's dismissal as president.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Pro-Israeli elements scorned by Moslems
Pro-Israeli elements scorned by Moslems JAKARTA (JP): Scholar Amien Rais and the Indonesian Committee for World Moslems Solidarity (KISDI) deplored yesterday certain Indonesians who had voiced support for Israel in the Middle East crisis, and urged them to be aware of their blunder.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
S'pore team to Sulawesi
S'pore team to Sulawesi SINGAPORE (DPA): Singapore's government plans to send a trade delegation to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said over the weekend. The group of 21 businessmen and officials is set to leave Singapore Monday for the six-day mission, according to a statement from Singapore's Trade Development Board (TDB). One of the group's aims is to explore possible joint ventures in Indonesia's seafood sector.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Sudan works with rebels for peace
Sudan works with rebels for peace KHARTOUM (AFP): The Sudanese government and two splinter rebel factions will conclude a peace agreement shortly, yesterday's newspapers quoted parliament speaker Hassan Abdallah al Turabi as saying. Turabi made the announcement Saturday, telling a seminar that the parties that signed a political charter last April had agreed to sign a final peace agreement "very soon," the official Al Sudan al Hadith reported.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Mitsubishi enters China
Mitsubishi enters China TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Mitsubishi Electric Corp. plans to set up a new digital mobile telephone production base in China, possibly in 1998, the Yomiuri Shimbun said over the weekend. The major electric machinery maker aims to increase its global share of the portable telephone market from 6.5 percent to more than 10 percent by 2000, through establishing a production base in Asia, the major national daily said.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Standard financial disclosure sought
Standard financial disclosure sought CEBU, Philippines (AFP): Members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum need a common standard for financial disclosure if they want to boost capital markets, an economic think-tank said Saturday. The Singapore-based Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) said this was one of the recommendations submitted to the APEC finance ministers' meeting, being held this weekend in this central Philippine city.
Mon, 07 Apr 1997, 00:00 WIB
Police discover marijuana field
Police discover marijuana field BANDUNG, West Java: Police have discovered a marijuana plantation of several hundred square meters in Purwakarta, and have arrested three suspected planters, Antara reported Tuesday. Police had confiscated 80 marijuana plants as evidence against the three suspects now under intensive questioning, said Col. Gories Mere, head of the West Java Police detective unit. (swe)