Archive: 16 June 1997
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Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Voting to open in PNG's trouble spots
Voting to open in PNG's trouble spots PORT MORESBY (AFP): Security forces steeled themselves for the start of voting today in Papua New Guinea's trouble spots after the two-week national ballot had a low-key and peaceful start at the weekend.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
More telecom events expected this year
More telecom events expected this yearBy I. Christianto SINGAPORE (JP): The six-day Asia Telecom 97 event ended here Saturday, but similar events will soon follow suit.Among large-scale telecom events to be held later this year will be AsiaCom in Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific Telecom 97 in Jakarta.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
UI to hold culinary seminar
UI to hold culinary seminar JAKARTA (JP): The University of Indonesia's School of Letters will hold a seminar and exhibition on the archipelago's culinary tradition on Wednesday.Chairwoman of the organizing committee Dwi Woro Retno Mastuti said Saturday that the seminar was scheduled to be opened...
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Recent unrest still haunting 'ojek' drivers
Recent unrest still haunting 'ojek' drivers JAKARTA (JP): Motorcycle taxi (ojek) drivers, who used to work near the Jati Bening toll road in Bekasi, were apparently still too scared to work there Saturday, two days after a riot there.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Japan's firm enters Myanmar
Japan's firm enters Myanmar RANGOON, Myanmar (AP): Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Japan's second-biggest insurance company, has signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture with state-owned Myanmar Insurance Co., official media reported Saturday.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Ramos off to Oman, Britain and Greece
Ramos off to Oman, Britain and Greece MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos leaves today for a nine- day trip to further strengthen economic ties with Britain and to make a historic visit to Oman and Greece.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Golkar plans to establish school to improve cadres
Golkar plans to establish school to improve cadres JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the dominant Golkar, Harmoko, said over the weekend that Golkar would establish a school designed to improve the quality of its political cadres.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Local firms not ready for 'global rivalry'
Local firms not ready for 'global rivalry' JAKARTA (JP): Most domestic companies are not yet ready to face globalization of trade, unlike their competitors in neighboring countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, an executive said here Saturday.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Trading activities on JSX expected flat this week
Trading activities on JSX expected flat this week JAKARTA (JP): Trading activities on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are expected to be flatter this week, with many investors tracking sideways, analysts and brokers said.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Malaysia focuses on poverty
Malaysia focuses on poverty KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim has promised to take a middle line on taxes in his October budget, as he was urged yesterday to provide incentives for small and medium size businesses.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
'Cooperation needed to alleviate poverty'
'Cooperation needed to alleviate poverty'By Kornelius Purba ISTANBUL (JP): President Soeharto called yesterday for closer cooperation among developing countries to enable them to accelerate development and eradicate poverty.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Two Nusakambangan inmates escape
Two Nusakambangan inmates escape CILACAP, Central Java: One of two inmates from a Nusakambangan island penitentiary who escaped Friday has been recaptured, police said Saturday.Banyumas police chief Col.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Corrections needed
Corrections neededFrom KompasThis letter is addressed to Suhardiman in his capacity as a member of the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA) and the chairman of the SOKSI-organization.I think corrective action is needed over the unfortunate events which have harmed our people.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
DLLAJ too lenient over route permit policy, expert says
DLLAJ too lenient over route permit policy, expert says BANDUNG (JP): A three-day strike by bus drivers in the city last week was caused because the City Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJ) was too lax in issuing route permits, a transportation expert said here Saturday.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Cartoon Film: Silvan 3:10 TV Drama: Diantara Kita 3:35 Religious Teachings: Buddha 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Tepat Guna 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:25 Variety Show: Country Tracks 5:30 Talk Show:...
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
BI says foreign debts reach $109.3 billion
BI says foreign debts reach $109.3 billion JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, reported last week that Indonesia's offshore debts were US$109.3 billion as of last March, while foreign exchange reserves increased to $19.9 billion.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
IPTN's N-250 plane takes part at Paris air show
IPTN's N-250 plane takes part at Paris air show PARIS (Agencies): Few airplanes at the Paris Air Show have traveled as far as Indonesia's IPTN N-250 twin-turboprop passenger aircraft, and its makers contend that few can claim to be better value.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Toastmaster to represent Asia
Toastmaster to represent Asia JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta toastmaster, Rene C. de Jesus, will represent Asia in the International Regional Speech Competition in New Orleans, U.S., on Aug. 19.De Jesus earned the right to compete in the regional final by winning the Pan Southeast Asia District Championship...
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Discovery of dragons
Discovery of dragons For more than five years I have been investigating with a friend of mine, a historian, on the origins of the discovery of the Komodo dragon, the ora.In most books, newspapers and scientific magazines, even the latest ones, we find the same story:"In 1911, a Dutch pilot crashed...
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
New cargo hubs needed to increase goods flow
New cargo hubs needed to increase goods flow JAKARTA (JP): The government should add more air cargo centers for foreign cargo carriers in the country, chairman of the Association of Indonesian Postal Services Rudi Pesik has said.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Civil servant candidates
Civil servant candidatesFrom PelitaReferring to a letter published in Pelita on May 29, 1997, under the heading Illegal fees abundant at religious office in Maluku, the Ministry of Religious Affairs, after having consulted its provincial office, would like to explain the matter as follows.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Govt reveals 18 more HIV/AIDS cases found
Govt reveals 18 more HIV/AIDS cases found YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health has said that 18 more people had been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS up to May 31, bringing the number of reported cases to 545.Four hundred and thirteen of them were HIV carriers and 132 had full-blown AIDS.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Higher local contents 'won't 'reduce' car prices'
Higher local contents 'won't 'reduce' car prices' JAKARTA (JP): Increasing the local content of locally assembled vehicles would not automatically result in lower sales prices and competitiveness, experts said at the opening of an auto expo here Saturday.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
KIPP activists to be questioned
KIPP activists to be questioned UJUNPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): The police has issued a second summons against four activists of the Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP) to appear for questioning today.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Ramayana scholarships
Ramayana scholarships JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed retail chain PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa has joined the poverty alleviation program by providing scholarships to help 197 children of poor families enroll at primary and junior high schools.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
GMBI to market Cadillac
GMBI to market Cadillac JAKARTA (JP): General Motors Buana Indonesia (GMBI) will market luxurious Cadillac sedans in Indonesia next year to cater to the country's growing amount of wealthy people, the company's chief commissioner Probosutedjo said Saturday.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Foreign doctors 'only consultants'
Foreign doctors 'only consultants' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi said over the weekend that only Indonesian doctors be allowed to practice medicine here in the next century.Appeasing fears that trade liberalization would mean an influx of foreign doctors to the detriment of local doctors'...
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
African doctors visit Mataram
African doctors visit Mataram MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Ten doctors from several African countries will visit the Mataram General Hospital here as part of activities in the fellowship program sponsored by the World Health Organization.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Gen. Edi tells people to be more restrained
Gen. Edi tells people to be more restrained JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Gen. (ret) Edi Sudradjat called on people to remain on the alert and resist provocation."I'm calling on all parties ...
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Japanese aid
Japanese aid State Minister of National Development Planning/Chairman of the National Planning Board, Ginandjar Kartasasmita, was in Tokyo last Wednesday to find out how much aid Indonesia can expect from the Japanese government.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Bogor government cancels demolition
Bogor government cancels demolition BOGOR, West Java: Buckling under public pressure, the mayoralty canceled over the weekend a plan to demolish an Islamic boarding school built on state land.The authorities instead asked the management of Nurul Imdad school to obtain the necessary license, land...
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
UNDP praises Indonesia
UNDP praises Indonesia Indonesia has predictably scored much better in the 1997 United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI) than it did in 1996, rising from 102nd place last year to 99th of the 175 developed and developing countries surveyed this year.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Taiwan orders oil tanker
Taiwan orders oil tanker TAIPEI (DPA): Taiwan's China Petroleum Corp (CPC) and a Singapore company ordered an oil tanker from Japan's Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Corp Saturday to ship Indonesian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Taiwan.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Scots giants the highlight at annual Highland gathering
Scots giants the highlight at annual Highland gathering TANGERANG (JP): Imported giants tossed tree trunks around, men wore skirts and danced with each other and musicians played instruments that on any other occasion would have sent people running in the opposite direction.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
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 Hawaiian Band/Orkes Keroncong, Hula-hula Dances, every Saturday Night, 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Fire razes chicken restaurant
Fire razes chicken restaurant JAKARTA (JP): A traditional fried chicken restaurant on Jl. Dewi Sartika, East Jakarta, was razed in a fire Saturday night.Witnesses said the fire started around 8:30 p.m. in the kitchen of the Ny. Suharti two-story restaurant.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
12,000 Australians learning Indonesian
12,000 Australians learning Indonesian SEMARANG: Visiting Queensland Premier Bob Borbidge has said at least 12,000 Australian students are learning Indonesian.At a dinner hosted for the premier by Central Java Governor Soewardi here Friday, Borbidge said that in the Australian Federal State of...
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
High school graduates nabbed for selling heroin
High school graduates nabbed for selling heroin JAKARTA (JP): Two fresh high school graduates were arrested for illegally possessing and selling heroin to schoolmates, police said.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Prisoners need more humane treatment: Experts
Prisoners need more humane treatment: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Last week's rioting in a Surabaya high-security prison has provoked fresh calls for the government to improve the treatment of inmates.Legal expert Harkristuti Harkrisnowo, social worker Ade Rostina Sitompul, former correctional...
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
RP cuts Yankee offering
RP cuts Yankee offering MANILA (AFP): The Philippines will lower the amount of Yankee bonds that it plans to launch later this year, Central Bank of the Philippines governor Gabriel Singson has said.Yankee bonds are bonds issued in the United States by foreigners.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
26 arrested over Bangkalan violence
26 arrested over Bangkalan violence SURABAYA (JP): Twenty-six people were arrested during fresh rioting in the Madurese town of Bangkalan Saturday night, police said yesterday.East Java Police spokesman Lt. Col.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
Plaza Senayan facilities
Plaza Senayan facilities In reply to Ibu Sumarsih's letter Cleanliness at Plaza Senayan published in The Jakarta Post, Sunday, June 8, 1997, we wish to offer our sincerest apologies to Ibu Sumarsih and her family for the inconvenience caused on the occasion in question.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997
ASEAN wary of going global in finance
ASEAN wary of going global in finance MANILA (AFP): ASEAN member countries are reluctant to support a proposed agreement in the World Trade Organization (WTO) to liberalize trade in financial services by the end of this year, Philippine Trade Secretary Cesar Bautista said over the weekend.