Archive: 16 June 1997
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Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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, 00:00 WIB
Civil servant candidates
Civil servant candidates From Pelita Referring 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, 00:00 WIB
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. Rudi said Saturday that new cargo hubs, in addition to the one in Batam, would increase the flow of goods into the country by 30 percent to 50 percent and improve the cargo industry's efficiency.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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 at sea, near the island of Komodo, in shallow waters. He survived, waded ashore and was saved by the villagers of Kampong Komodo -- a place where giant lizards attacked him.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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 in Johor, Malaysia on June 1 . It was the first time in the history of toastmasters an Indonesian has won the ASEAN final.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. Indonesia is the only Asian country to have aircraft on the tarmac at the world's biggest aerospace bazaar, which opened Saturday at Le Bourget airport.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. The bank's 1996/1997 annual report showed that private foreign debts rose to US$56 billion, surpassing for the first time the government's foreign debts which dropped to $53.3 billion, from $54.6 billion as of last November. "The appreciation of the U.S.
Mon, 16 Jun 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: 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: Sebaiknya Anda Tahu 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 Development Program: Lemhanas 8:00 New: Lintasan Berita 8:05...
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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, 00:00 WIB
Corrections needed
Corrections needed From Kompas This 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. The people's patience and sacrifices have been abused by certain people in authority. The result has been the destruction of property and the deaths of hundreds of people. It has taken on tragic proportions.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. "There have been no major incidents and we hope it stays like that," Central province regional police commander Fred Sheekiot said yesterday. "Should anything arise, there are enough policemen on the ground to handle it," he told AFP.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
'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. Soeharto, in his address to the maiden summit of eight developing countries (D-8) here, said developing countries could not expect their industrialized counterparts to voluntarily share their technology.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. Anwar, who is also deputy prime minister, said Malaysia will adopt a moderate path to promote economic growth and encourage foreign investment but will not neglect the poor. "Our policies have been consistent. We take the middle path.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. "If not less busy, the market will remain flat like the previous week," managing director of Harita Securities, Christina Lim, said over the weekend. She said that many other regional markets were also experiencing the same trend and would remain so this week.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. Bakrie Group president Tanri Abeng said in a discussion on his new book that most Indonesian companies were not ready for free trade because they were still oriented to the domestic market, which is protected by the government.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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, 00:00 WIB
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. Ramos will have an audience with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles tomorrow and will address the Oxford Union Society. He will visit Edinburgh on June 19 and June 20. He is also scheduled to witness the signing of joint business ventures between Filipino and British firms.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. The agreement was signed Friday by the managing directors of each company in the presence of Finance Minister Brig. Gen.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. Only three ojek were waiting for passengers, far from the toll road's exit at 2 p.m. Saturday. Dozens of the drivers became angry Thursday night when police and toll road security officers stopped public buses from dropping passengers near the exit.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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 by Minister of Food Ibrahim Hasan and the exhibition by Governor Surjadi Soedirdja.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
More telecom events expected this year
More telecom events expected this year By 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. Jakarta will host Asia-Pacific Telecom 97 from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3 at the Jakarta Fairgrounds in Kemayoran. Outside Asia, Geneva will host Telecom Interactive 97 in September.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. Binarto told The Jakarta Post that the prisoners, Lana Antoni, 35, and Sofyan Hadi, 40, were serving 17 years for narcotics trafficking and 41 months for piracy at sea respectively .
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. "The financial services sector is the area which ASEAN countries are wary of opening up to the rest of the world," Bautista said.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. Her comments are appreciated, providing valuable feedback to customer satisfaction, which is a key management commitment as Plaza Senayan.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. Sofwat Hadi told The Jakarta Post that Bangkalan was calm yesterday but the authorities remained on high alert. He said Bangkalan, together with other hotspots on Madura island and in East Java -- like Situbondo, Pasuruan and Jember -- were being closely watched for possible unrest.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. Singson said the Philippines would offer less than US$750 million worth instead of the $1.25 million that it originally planned to launch in April.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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 institutional official Baharuddin Lopa and academic Soetandyo Wignjosoebroto all urged a more humane attitude to prisoners' welfare.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. Aritonang said yesterday two male students, identified as Y and H, were arrested Thursday night near their school on Jl. Panglima Polim, South Jakarta. "The arrest was based on a report by a former classmate of the students'," Aritonang said.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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 Queensland, Indonesian teachers had been recruited from Central Java.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. Six fire engines were deployed to extinguish the blaze which lasted for around five hours. No casualties were reported and financial losses are still being calculated. Another fire razed the production section of a shoe factory on Jl.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. - Nelayan Bar: Sandra Lintang, Yully, Purwanto (electone & singers), Monday to Sunday, 9 p.m. to midnight. - Pondok Samudra: Dolimas Vocal Group, Saturday and Sunday, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. Automotive analyst Suhari Sargo said car prices depended largely on the total efficiency of automobile companies rather than on the reduction of import duties and luxury taxes. But F.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. The ship, carrying 135,000-square-metres of LNG, will be delivered in December 1999, CPC said. The sate-run CPC and Singapore's Osprey each covers 40 percent of the cost. Cotaas Larsen, a subsidiary of Osprey, will put up 20 percent.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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, 00:00 WIB
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 title and building permit. Principal Ahmad Zaini Dahlan was glad to hear the news but said he would not believe it until he obtained first-hand information from the local government.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. This was necessary because of the Japanese government's recently announced intention of reducing its Official Development Assistance 10 percent. Our government hopes this will not reduce Japan's aid to Indonesia.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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 ... not to do anything that could harm the public's interest," the minister was quoted by Antara as saying in Yogyakarta on Saturday after attending graduation day at Veterans University.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. The doctors, who will arrive here on June 23, will conduct a comparative study, said Mataram General Hospital spokesman Maryanto Friday.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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' opportunities, Sujudi said that foreign investors, however, would be able to build hospitals here.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. Probosutedjo, also the chairman of the Mercubuana business group, said that Cadillacs would be assembled locally, but all car components would be imported.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. Last week the company gave scholarships to 77 students, 21 kindergarten children, 52 primary school children and four junior high school children. Last year the company gave scholarships to 120 students.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. The first summons was issued on June 9 but not all of the four received the letter and none appeared. The activists were identified as Nasiruddin Pasigai, Syarifuddin Sudding, Amiruddin and Adnan Buyung Azis.
Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
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. Such was the tone of the 23rd Jakarta Highland Gathering yesterday at Lippo Karawaci, when the Scottish community presented to the rest of the city a selection of its historical culture. The highlight was the heavy events.