Archive: 14 May 1997
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Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 13, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,125 150 328,500 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 50,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,125 50 949,000 Alumindo Perkasa 775 0 19,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 1,200 50 3,190,500 Anwar Sierad 825 0 830,500 Apac Centertex Corp.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
PDI factions lock horns in Yogyakarta
PDI factions lock horns in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA (JP): Tension between the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) two factions here rose to a new high yesterday when a brawl pitting the conflicting supporters marred the party's campaigning in the city. No fatalities were reported in the incident in Pakem subdistrict, 15 kilometers north of here, thanks to the prompt arrival of troops and riot police.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Osprey buys out London shipping firm
Osprey buys out London shipping firm SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's listed tanker operator Osprey Maritime Ltd. announced yesterday it would buy London-based shipping firm Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp. for US$750 million in a bid to cash in on Asia's soaring gas demand. With the acquisition, Osprey Maritime will own a fleet of 30 vessels and manage another six liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, making it one of Asia's largest energy transport groups, officials said.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
RI exports Arwana to Japan, China
RI exports Arwana to Japan, China JAKARTA (Antara): Indonesia exported some 9,229 pieces of Arwana fish from January to May this year, up from 2,400 last year. "Most of these were exported alive to Japan and China," an official of the Ministry of Forestry, Dwiyatmo Siswomartono, said here Monday. He said the exports consisted of 5,729 of the "Scleropages Formosus" species and 3,500 of the "Scleropages Jardini" non- breeding species.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
UK's 3i offers Asia long-term finance
UK's 3i offers Asia long-term finance SINGAPORE (Reuter): British investment company 3i Group Plc launched its Southeast Asian operations yesterday, promising long-term finance to growing firms across the region. Announcing the opening of its first Asian office, regional managing director Jane Crawford said the company planned to spend Singapore $250 (US$174 million) over the next three to five years buying minority stakes in up to 50 firms.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Irian separatists release hostage
Irian separatists release hostage JAKARTA (JP): Riyanto, a public works employee kidnapped by Irian Jaya separatists in 1995, was released unharmed yesterday after persuasive mediation by military officials and local elders. Riyanto, 38, was released yesterday afternoon when a military team met with separatists at an arranged location at a hut on the bank of the Igni River, Merauke, near the Papua New Guinea border. Despite being held captive since Nov. 8, 1995, Riyanto appeared healthy.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * Dai-ichi Hotel, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta: - Morgan's 1072 Classic Disco; Lemon Tea Band/Time Motion Band, Tuesday, 9 p.m. to 12.30 a.m., Smart Band, Wednesday, 9 p.m. to 12.30 a.m., R and Co Band, Saturday, 9.30 p.m. to 1 a.m., Acid Speed Band, Friday, at 9 p.m. to 12.30 a.m., Progress Band, Thursday, at 9 p.m. to 12.30 a.m. * Kartika Chandra Hotel, Jl. Gatot Subroto, Jakarta: - Prambanan Cafe: Singers, Agape Trio, Monday, Tuesday, 12 p.m.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Govt rules out more funding for national car
Govt rules out more funding for national car By Rita A. Widiadana HONG KONG (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo ruled out yesterday any immediate plan for the government to provide more funds for Indonesia's national car project, about which Japan filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Broadcasted discussions peculiar to Indonesia
Broadcasted discussions peculiar to Indonesia The election campaign has now entered its third week. Sociologist Ignas Kleden focuses on the so-called dialogical campaign. JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's general election is a peculiar campaign which possibly is not to be found in any other country. It has been called a "dialogical" campaign, as opposed to the monolog of a politician in front of a political rally. In reality this is a new kind of campaign.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Australia's wheat sales to RI up
Australia's wheat sales to RI up SYDNEY (Reuter): The Australian Wheat Board (AWB) said it was confident of selling a record 2.5 million tons of wheat to Indonesia by the end of calendar 1997, 400,000 tons more than last year. About 1.2 million tons had been sold to Indonesia in the first half of 1997, said Tim Dewan, AWB regional manager marketing. The second half of the year, especially the final quarter, was the heaviest part of the Indonesian buying cycle, Dewan said.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
SEA Games stickers
SEA Games stickers From Merdeka KONI chairman Wismoyo said he would be responsible for the SEA Games XIX funds including sticker sales for the South East Asia sports festival. His statement brought relief, since it reflects a leader's responsibility for funds collected from the public. Sticker fees at Rp 1,000 each result in a huge amount of money when multiplied against the nation's population.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Beware of sexist supporters
Beware of sexist supporters SEMARANG: The unruly street rallies here are becoming a nightmare for women. Several women said yesterday the nastiness of Golkar and United Development Party (PPP) supporters was unforgivable. They claimed the supporters often pinched women's cheeks, buttocks and other parts. "One day I was watching a PPP convoy on the roadside. A man shook hands with me then pinched my cheeks and another man my buttocks," said college student Sri Pamurti.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia's royals to visit Europe
Malaysia's royals to visit Europe KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia's King Ja'afar Abdul Rahman and Queen Najihah will make state visits to Hungary and Poland from next week, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday. The visits are aimed at enhancing ties and cooperation. The couple will make a five-day visit to Hungary beginning May 19, and arrive in Poland on May 26 for a three-day visit.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Golkar's public relations must improve: Basofi Sudirman
Golkar's public relations must improve: Basofi Sudirman By Sirikit Syah SURABAYA (JP): East Java Governor Basofi Soedirman must have plenty on his mind these days besides his new dangdut album, Hanya Kau Yang Kupilih (You're The One I Choose). Basofi, whose best selling first album Tidak Semua Laki-laki (Not All Men) earned him the title dangdut governor, was appointed East Java governor in 1993 with the apparent mission of helping Golkar win the May 29 election.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Australia asked to stop poor-quality beef exports
Australia asked to stop poor-quality beef exports JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian trade executive urged Australia yesterday to stop exporting poor-quality beef here and start importing live cattle instead. Aburizal Bakrie, Chairman of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said importing poor-quality beef from Australia could hurt local farmers. If the Australian beef was sold in traditional Indonesian markets it would reduce local beef sales, he said, reported Antara.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Quake jolts Bengkulu
Quake jolts Bengkulu BENGKULU, Bengkulu: An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale rocked the province Monday at 10:36 a.m. after another quake measuring 5.7 rocked the province the day before. The head of the Meteorological and Geophysics Agency told Antara yesterday that the epicenter of the quake was near Enggano Island in the Indian Ocean, 178 kilometers southwest of Bengkulu.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Schoolboy hangs himself
Schoolboy hangs himself JAKARTA: A 13-year-old boy was found dead, hanging from his bedroom ceiling by a rope noose, Monday night in West Jakarta. The second-form junior high school student had been rebuked by his mother for joining a Golkar campaign rally. A sergeant at the Cengkareng police subprecinct said yesterday that Eko Santoso had been found dead at about 8 p.m. in his house on Jl. Cengkareng Timur.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
PPP uncovers another case of 'electoral fraud'
PPP uncovers another case of 'electoral fraud' JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) claimed yesterday it had uncovered another conspiracy to ensure that Golkar would win a landslide election victory. PPP secretary-general Tosari Wijaya said the Communication Forum for Golkar-affiliated Islamic Mass Organizations was behind the conspiracy.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Textile factory requires 50 workers
Textile factory requires 50 workers DILI: The East Timor Ministry of Manpower office will need 50 employees at a textile factory, which will be opened next week. Head of the ministry office, Mudjihartono said yesterday that his office would cooperate with the province's local investment coordinating board (BKPMD) in the recruitment. "We are obliged to help the company get workers, but the company will recruit skilled staff it needs by itself," he said.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Samarinda to get Rp 47b flyover
Samarinda to get Rp 47b flyover JAKARTA (JP): East Kalimantan's capital Samarinda will have a Rp 47 billion (US$19.58 million) flyover across the Mahakam river by the year 2003, a local official said yesterday. Head of Samarinda's local planning and development agency, Mardiansyah, said the flyover would support the province's economy when the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Free Trade Area begins in 2003.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Spotlight
Spotlight Photo A: YLKI JP/msa CONSUMER CONCERN: Chairwoman of the Indonesian Consumers Organization (YLKI) Zumrotin K. Soesilo (left) discusses consumer rights at a seminar in Jakarta. Last week's meeting, led by Fikri Jufri (center), a former editor of the now defunct Tempo newsweekly, also presented Steve Sondakh of the Indonesian Association of Retailers.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Sole survivor of Jagorawi fatal robbery testifies
Sole survivor of Jagorawi fatal robbery testifies BOGOR (JP): The sole survivor of a fatal robbery on Jagorawi toll road last October testified Monday at the trial of two people being tried for accessory to murder and robbery. Nukman Lubis told the Bogor District Court that he gave almost Rp 284 million to the man thought to be the mastermind of the crime.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Public firms get websites
Public firms get websites JAKARTA (JP): Internet provider PT Sanggrahamas Dipta will provide websites for Indonesian Association of Public Companies' members, the association said yesterday. The association said it signed an agreement last month with Sanggrahamas, also known as Indonesian Net Exchange, to publish its companies' homepages. "The websites will improve the image and quality of the companies and give information about their activities to the public," it said.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Cue to fund Sumatra gas buy
Cue to fund Sumatra gas buy WELLINGTON (Reuter): Cue Energy Resources said it had set up a share placing to raise about A$21 million after it agreed on Monday to buy an interest in the Jambi Merang Block prospect in Sumatra, Indonesia, from Saga Petroleum Indonesia Jambi AS, a unit of Norway's Saga Petroleum. The equity funding will support part of a total purchase price for the block of US$27 million inclusive of drilling supplies, and the balance will be funded by debt, Cue said.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Firms criticized for for AIDS indifference
Firms criticized for for AIDS indifference JAKARTA (JP): Company executives have poor commitment in AIDS prevention at workplaces, a former minister said in a seminar yesterday. "Many company executives were still indifferent to AIDS prevention programs, claiming financial shortage," Emil Salim said. The threat of AIDS is invisible and will become a big problem within 10 to 15 years, he said.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Thai property rules eased
Thai property rules eased BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's cabinet approved yesterday a Board of Investment proposal to allow foreign nationals who invest in local currency bonds issued by state enterprises to apply for land ownership rights. If the changes are eventually approved by parliament, investors in state securities would be allowed to buy homes, government spokesman Varathep Ratanakorn said, without providing further details.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
PPP vows to fight to amend 1995 law on elections
PPP vows to fight to amend 1995 law on elections UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) vowed yesterday to campaign to improve the 1985 law on general elections which, it said, favored Golkar. PPP deputy chairman Jusuf Syakir told about 15,000 supporters in the Mattoanging stadium here that, under Law No. 3/1985, only government officials could sit on the Election Supervision Committee.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Bukit Asam to raise its coal production
Bukit Asam to raise its coal production JAKARTA (JP): PT Bukit Asam, the state-owned coal mining company, will spend about Rp 70 billion (US$29.2 million) to boost its coal production from 9.07 million tons to 12.5 million tons a year, a company executive said. Production director Tommy Isnutomo said yesterday the expansion would start next month. He said production would be increased in two stages and the firm would be able to produce 11.42 million tons by the end of the year.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
University opens legal aid center
University opens legal aid center JAKARTA (JP): A private university signed an agreement yesterday with the Jakarta High Court to set up a study center for legal aid and consultation. The rector of the 17 Agustus 1945 (Untag) University, H.R. Srisoemantri Martosuwignyo, said the study center aimed to give law students a chance to give the public legal aid. "The study center is expected to help create 'ready to use' scholars," Srisoemantri said.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Parties to seek elderly vote
Parties to seek elderly vote SURABAYA: By 2019 the country's population will grow by no more than 1 percent so parties will have to fight for the elderly vote, state minister of population said Monday in Kediri. Haryono Suyono said that, by 2019, the elderly are expected to comprise 15 percent, compared to the current 10 percent, of the whole population. For this election, the parties are focusing their campaigns on first-time voters.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian legislators
Indonesian legislators I was shocked to read Amir Santoso's view in "Insight" Legislative representation is getting better (May 13). He said it could take from ten to 100 years for Indonesia to produce legislators who listen to their own conscience, to their constituency, and to their party. If we were talking about when Indonesia could produce Nobel laureates in physics and chemistry, then we expect it could take 100 years. But this is a moral issue.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian swimmers steal the show at Arafura Games
Indonesian swimmers steal the show at Arafura Games By Primastuti Handayani DARWIN, Australia (JP): Indonesia's second string swimmers won six more gold, four silver and three bronze medals on the third day of the Arafura Games yesterday. Seventeen-year-old Silvy Triana won two golds and a silver in the Casuarina pool. Silvy took gold in the 100 meters butterfly in 1:05.05 seconds. She matched Jong Su Ting's 1991 record.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
YLKI hails newly proposed parking scheme
YLKI hails newly proposed parking scheme JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) hailed a proposed parking scheme which includes insurance for stolen or damaged vehicles. The foundation's chairperson, Tini Hadad, urged the municipality to give its full support to the scheme to assure motorists' protection while parking their vehicles. "Currently, there is no protection for motorists," Tini said yesterday.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Burglary in Duren Sawit
Burglary in Duren Sawit JAKARTA (JP): Five men robbed a house in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, on Monday and made off with items worth at least Rp 40 million (US$16,666), police said. City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday the five men had threatened Capter Siahaan and his family with a gun and machetes. "One of the five men told the family that he was a relative so they let them all in," Aritonang said. The burglary at Capter's house occurred at 9 a.m.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Campaign schedule for Indonesia for May 14, 1997:
Campaign schedule for Indonesia for May 14, 1997: Party Campaign area Important campaigners ----------------------------------------------------------------- PPP Java, Maluku, Irian Jaya Ismail Hasan Metareum, Aisyah Amini, Hamzah Haz, Ali Hardi Kiaidemak, Yudo Paripurno Golkar Kalimantan, Sulawesi Harmoko, Waskito Reksosoedirdjo, Theo L.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Don't go mad these days
Don't go mad these days BANYUMAS, Central Java: People with mental problems should avoid this town because its mental hospital has been fully booked since campaigning began two weeks ago. Hospital director Sutoto said yesterday the 60-room hospital was so overwhelmed that patients had to wait days for beds to become available. "People coming for treatment are mostly civil servants, elementary school teachers, college lecturers, students, farmers or traders," he said.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Golkar guard's murder reveals dirty politics
Golkar guard's murder reveals dirty politics YOGYAKARTA (JP): The death toll from campaign traffic accidents rose to 49 yesterday but the murder of Sudihardjo, a Golkar security guard, reveals a darker side to national politics. The 46-year-old resident of Tegal Kopen, Banguntapan district, Bantul regency, was killed by unidentified people on May 5 in Sleman regency.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Telkom offers pulses for late installations
Telkom offers pulses for late installations BANDUNG (JP): State-owned PT Telkom promised yesterday to compensate for any delay in installing wireless local loop (WLL) telephone lines in West Java. Telkom Bandung's manager, Adek Julianwar, said customers would be given 10 free phone pulses for each day's delay. The offer was only valid if Telkom did not connect telephones on the promised dates, he said. Adek said the promise came out of Telkom's improved customer service program.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
'Swasembada' swamped with complaints of lost copies
'Swasembada' swamped with complaints of lost copies JAKARTA (JP): Swasembada magazine, whose last edition was sold out shortly after being printed, has been inundated by calls from subscribers and distributors. The latest edition, no. 8, whose cover story was about troubled Bank Pacific, could not be found on newsstands since being published Friday.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
South Asian leaders meet to promote economic ties
South Asian leaders meet to promote economic ties MALE, Maldives (Reuter): Leaders of seven South Asian states began a daylong "retreat" yesterday seeking to overcome bilateral hostilities and trade barriers that have restrained economic growth in the region. They were meeting at the Kurumba Village beach resort, a tiny island in the sparkling necklace of 1,190 islands that make up the Maldives, the host nation and smallest member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
S'pore banks get top Asian ratings
S'pore banks get top Asian ratings SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore banks have the lowest credit risks in Asia while Chinese and Indian banks have the highest, Standard and Poor's director of financial institutions Ken McLay said yesterday. The international credit rating agency, which rates countries according to investment and credit risks, saw higher risk in Taiwan, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines. China and India lead the high risk pack, McLay said.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Bapepam investigates Summarecon, accountants
Bapepam investigates Summarecon, accountants JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency is investigating why two Jakarta accounting firms made conflicting financial statements for publicly listed PT Summarecon Agung. The agency's corporate finance bureau II head, Anis Baridwan, said yesterday it was investigating PT Summarecon Agung and the accounting firms, KPMG Hanadi Sudjendro and Johan and Malonda.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
S. Jakarta phones disrupted
S. Jakarta phones disrupted JAKARTA (JP): Cable repairs have disrupted 3,900 phone lines in South Jakarta since April. Nyoman G. Wiryanata, head of PT Telkom's South Jakarta office, was quoted by Antara yesterday as saying several customers had complained. "Telkom is conducting major cable repairs by replacing old cables with optic fibers and air cables," Nyoman said. He said 600 of the 3,900 disrupted lines were served by the Cipete automated telephone center, which covered areas on Jl.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Appraising the public euphoria
Appraising the public euphoria Predictions that the 1997 general election campaign would be more subdued than previous elections have not proven entirely correct. Parades, the mobilization of crowds, the chanting of slogans and other expressions of mass euphoria have occurred in almost every Indonesian city. The ineffectiveness of the campaign guidelines cannot simply be seen as examples of misbehavior on the part of the election contenders or a lack of discipline by the people.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Belo meets Sampaio
Belo meets Sampaio LISBON (AFP): Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, the bishop of Dili in East Timor and the co-winner last year of the Nobel Peace Prize, held talks Monday with Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio. After the meeting, Belo said he went to Belem palace to thank Sampaio for going in person to Oslo for the ceremony at which he and East Timor self-exiled separatist leader Jose Ramos-Horta were presented with the Nobel award.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
RI's climbers get hero's welcome
RI's climbers get hero's welcome JAKARTA (JP): All three Indonesian climbers who succeeded in reaching Mount Everest's peak, along with 20 other members of the expedition team, arrived home safely yesterday evening, receiving a hero's welcome. The three are the first Indonesians ever to make it to the top of Everest. The 23-member expedition team was cheerfully welcomed at Halim Perdanakusuma military airbase by Maj. Gen.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Lawyers ask court to free Robot
Lawyers ask court to free Robot JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers defending a pedophile asked the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday to free the defendant, Siswanto, alias Robot Gedek, saying he had not been proved guilty as charged. Lawyers Najib Khan and Febry Irmansyah told the court that none of the witnesses had testified that Robot was involved in the murder of six boys. "The prosecutor had also failed to prove that the defendant sodomized the boys," Najib said.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Safer way of paying teachers
Safer way of paying teachers BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: More state school teachers in the provinces will be paid by bank transfer, a system which should guarantee that they receive the money intact. Sri Wardani, an official at Lampung's education and culture office, said 70 schools in the provinces had been selected for the payment system, Antara reported Monday. The current method, by cash, is vulnerable to loss and theft.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Apprenticeship in Japan
Apprenticeship in Japan BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Eight members of the government-backed youth organization Karang Taruna will join an apprenticeship program in Japan for three years. "It is the first apprenticeship program for Karang Taruna, so we must take the chance," the chairman of the South Kalimantan Karang Taruna Communication Forum, Yuherli, told Antara Monday.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Harmoko defends government officials' ethics
Harmoko defends government officials' ethics JAKARTA (JP): Golkar chairman Harmoko said yesterday that government officials had always maintained their ethics. He told thousands of enthusiastic yellow-clad supporters in Pekanbaru, Riau, yesterday, that he had ample proof that the Golkar-dominated New Order government had been applying strict ethics. "There's no reason to doubt that Golkar adheres to a set of ethics in the government to ensure a clean and earnest administration," he said.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Two Bre-X executives held by employees
Two Bre-X executives held by employees JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of employees at the Busang I camp in East Kalimantan reportedly held members of Bre-X management Sunday, following the freezing of all company activities, Antara reported yesterday. Bre-X's head of administration and personnel, Idris, and a surveyor, Agus Tripadi, have reportedly been held by workers following a proposed layoff. Local military commander, Aji Suryanata Kesuma, said Monday he had yet to receive such information.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
What are the consequences of a PPP and PDI alliance?
What are the consequences of a PPP and PDI alliance? Signs of an alliance between supporters of the ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati and the United Development Party (PPP) in the election campaign have been taking shape. Political scientist Riswandha Imawan of Yogyakarta's Gadjah Mada University talked to The Jakarta Post about the new phenomenon. Question: What do you think about it? Answer: There are three possibilities in the 1997 election.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Megawati-PPP banners ban bagged
Megawati-PPP banners ban bagged JAKARTA (JP): It was thumbs down yesterday to a government ban on banners and pictures portraying an alliance between the deposed Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) leader, Megawati Soekarnoputri, and the United Development Party (PPP). "It's not appropriate to ban people from expressing their political aspirations," PPP Secretary-general Tosari Wijaya said yesterday. Tosari said the ban would kill people's creativity.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Youth forum calls for fair general election
Youth forum calls for fair general election JAKARTA (JP): The nine youth and student organizations in the Indonesian Nationalist Youth Forum demanded a fair general election yesterday. The organizations released a statement saying the government and the three parties should guarantee that people can vote for any political party without fear of intimidation. "We call for an end to intimidation of the people during the ongoing campaign," the statement said.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Astra gives scholarship
Astra gives scholarship JAKARTA (JP): PT Astra International announced yesterday it had provided Rp 48 million (US$20,000) worth of scholarships to students at Aceh's Syah Kuala University. Astra said in a statement the scholarships were part of the company's commitment to providing Rp 500 million in scholarships to the students of 10 universities across Indonesia.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto tells others to get tough on violence
Soeharto tells others to get tough on violence JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto ordered election organizers yesterday to reprimand the three parties' leaders for the increasing campaign violence. After receiving a report on the campaign by the National Elections Institute's chairman, Moch. Yogie S.M., and the Election Supervision Committee's chairman, Singgih, at Merdeka Palace, President Soeharto said the parties were obliged to control their supporters.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Venture capital for firms
Venture capital for firms BANDUNG (JP): PT Sarana Jabar Ventura (SJV) said yesterday it had given financial help to 130 small to medium companies since it was established three years ago. "The amount we allocate varies but does not exceed Rp 500 million (US$205,676)," the company's president Yani Rodyat Panigoro said. Yani said the company received thousands of requests from companies wanting financial assistance, but only innovative and marketable proposals were accepted.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Security, ideas clash in campaign
Security, ideas clash in campaign By Ramlan Surbakti SURABAYA (JP): Each general election has its own characteristics in line with the existing political makeup. The May 29 election, the sixth under the New Order government, is no exception. There are at least four distinctive characteristics that distinguish the May 29 poll from previous elections. First, the exclusion of a political force with strong supporters.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
Oki sentenced to death for L.A. triple murder
Oki sentenced to death for L.A. triple murder JAKARTA (JP): Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, was sentenced to death for first degree murder by a panel of judges in the Central Jakarta District Court, yesterday. Oki, 32, was found guilty of murdering three people: his Indian business partner Suresh Mirchandani; Indonesian business partner Gina Sutan Aswar, and his younger brother Tri Harto Darmawan alias Eri, in California, the United States, in 1991 and 1992. Judge I.G.K.
Wed, 14 May 1997, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Family's Film: Road to Avonlea 3:10 Children's Program: Anak-Anak Indonesia 3:35 Talk Show: Kotak Pos 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:10 TV Series: Topacio 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 TVRI News 6:53 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Campaign Program 8:00 News: Lintasan Berita 8:05 Quiz: Dewasa 8:30 Variety Show: Gelora 9:00 World...