Archive: 17 June 1997
58 articles found
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Biotechnology meeting to focus on legal issues
Biotechnology meeting to focus on legal issues JAKARTA (JP): Legal issues affecting biotechnology are among topics to be discussed at the first Indonesian Biotechnology Conference, a representative of its organizing committee said yesterday. Hari Hartiko said legal issues and bioethical issues were of vital importance to Indonesia, given the extent and vulnerability of its biological heritage.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
KL pays $400m for eight Hornets
KL pays $400m for eight Hornets KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia is to fork out slightly more than one billion ringgit (US$400 million) for eight U.S.-made FA-18D Hornet fighter jets and training flight simulators, a minister was quoted as saying yesterday. Malaysia is the first country in Southeast Asia and one of only nine countries in the world to own the Hornets, according to the New Straits Times report.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Don't politicize manpower bill, says Abdul Latief
Don't politicize manpower bill, says Abdul Latief JAKARTA (JP): The government ushered in the House of Representatives' first reading of the manpower bill yesterday with a call for workers and the public not to turn the controversial document into a "political issue". Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief, in an address to the House's plenary session, also called for complete trust in the legislators who would process the bill.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Microsoft sets alliance with Indonesia's Indosat
Microsoft sets alliance with Indonesia's Indosat JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Indosat telecommunications company has set up a strategic alliance with multi-billion-dollar U.S. software company Microsoft to provide Indonesia Interactive, a new interactive Internet service. Indosat's project manager for product development, Susilo Dwi Wiyanto, said here yesterday that Indonesia Interactive, nicknamed i2, would be launched tomorrow.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Australia, RI to boost trade
Australia, RI to boost trade NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Australia and Indonesia agreed here yesterday to seek a mutual recognition agreement on standards and to remove non-trade barriers to improve their two-way trade. Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Hartarto also agreed to further reduce tariff barriers.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Bait and switch advertising
Bait and switch advertising In April this year, Indovision distributed a brochure offering existing customers of their cable service the opportunity to upgrade their existing decoders to digital reception. As an added incentive, customers were told they could trade in their current decoder and obtain a new digital decoder for only Rp 1,188,000 plus tax, a substantial saving from the recommended retail price of Rp 1,613,000 plus tax.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Law and land sales in Palestine debated
Law and land sales in Palestine debated RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP): The Palestinian legislature began debating yesterday a radical law which would declare all sales of land in "Palestine" to Israelis as "national treason." The "Property law for foreigners" threatens "maximum punishment" for Palestinians who sell land to Israelis and would also bar property sales to non-Israeli foreigners unless the deals received prior approval from the Palestinian Authority council of ministers.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Fresh call for govt to drop Soerjadi
Fresh call for govt to drop Soerjadi JAKARTA (JP): Supporters of Megawati Soekarnoputri asked the government yesterday to dissolve the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) leadership under Soerjadi after the party's poor showing in last month's general election.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
RI aims to win 150 golds at 19th SEA Games
RI aims to win 150 golds at 19th SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) predicted yesterday Indonesia could win nearly 150 gold medals at the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games here in October. "I don't want say exactly how many medals we're going to win," national training director Djoko Pramono said. At the 1995 Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Indonesia finished second with 77 golds, 67 silvers and 77 bronzes. Thailand was first with 157 golds, 98 silvers and 91 bronzes.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Contemporary theater
Contemporary theater On a four-month trip from England around the world studying contemporary theater in India, Indonesia, Canada and the U.S., I was interested to read in The Jakarta Post, (Sunday, June 15) about the struggle for survival of traditional forms of theater here.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Tauziat beats Yayuk to win Classic title
Tauziat beats Yayuk to win Classic title BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuter): France's Nathalie Tauziat beat Indonesia's Yayuk Basuki 2-6 6-2 6-2 to win the DFS Classic at Edgbaston on Sunday, a year after she was beaten in the 1996 final. The second seed's win came after her 6-4 6-4 triumph earlier in the day over Australian Kristine Kunce, who had to qualify for the event.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Thai, S'pore leaders agree to boost regional investment
Thai, S'pore leaders agree to boost regional investment BANGKOK (Agencies): Thailand and Singapore agreed yesterday to boost cooperation to gain a better foothold in Southeast Asia's lucrative markets and to help Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos integrate into ASEAN, officials said. Thai Prime Minister Chaowalit Yongchaiyudh his Singaporean counterpart Goh Chok Tong agreed to pool resources and use Thailand as a springboard for investment in poorer Southeast Asian economies.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Nationalism 'must not restrict' foreign investors
Nationalism 'must not restrict' foreign investors By Riyadi NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): The recent rise in nationalistic sentiment would not drive the government to impose a restrictive foreign investment policy, economist Mari E. Pangestu said yesterday. At the 24th Indonesia-Australia conference here, Mari said the rising sentiment was more of an anti-big domestic conglomerate sentiment than anti-foreign investment.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
BDNI eyes Rp 350b profit this year
BDNI eyes Rp 350b profit this year JAKARTA (JP): Bank Dagang Nasional Indonesia (BDNI) of the widely diversified Gajah Tunggal group expects an 80 percent net profit increase this year to Rp 350 billion (US$145.83 million), from Rp 190.4 billion in 1996. The bank's president, Sjamsul Nursalim, said he thought BDNI would meet its profit target given the encouraging trend in its first quarter profit growth. The bank is listed on Jakarta's and Surabaya's stock exchanges.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Vietnamese bankers held in scandal
Vietnamese bankers held in scandal HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Reuter): Banking officials in Ho Chi Minh City said yesterday that police had detained seven senior banking executives in the latest twist to a debt scandal surrounding two of Vietnam's largest conglomerates. The officials said that the five senior Incombank employees and two executives from the country's biggest state-owned bank, Vietcombank, were arrested Saturday.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Mooncat 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:10 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:35 Music: Pop Songs 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Science and Technology 5:00 English Lessons 5:25 Variety Show: Science World 5:30 Documentary Film 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 Development Program: Wawasan 8:00 News: Lintasan...
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Singapore's Lee to visit Indonesia
Singapore's Lee to visit Indonesia SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew will start a four-day visit to Indonesia today, the Singapore government said in a statement yesterday. It said Lee, prime minister from 1959 to 1990, would be in Jakarta to attend a meeting of the JP Morgan International Council,, of which he is a member. Lee, now Senior Minister in the cabinet, would also pay a courtesy call on President Soeharto, the statement said.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
UAE to buy IPTN aircraft: Tarmizi
UAE to buy IPTN aircraft: Tarmizi JAKARTA (JP): United Arab Emirates (UAE) will buy seven aircraft from state-owned airplane manufacturer IPTN but has yet to announce which types, Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher said here yesterday. The minister said after a meeting with UAE's Ambassador to Indonesia, Muhammad Saeed Al-Kindi: "The UAE is ready to buy seven IPTN aircraft," quoted Antara.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Writing contest winner reads comics
Writing contest winner reads comics JAKARTA (JP): First prize winner of a writing competition on reading said yesterday that she liked reading comic strips best. Yulista Juviani Jane, 17, said she liked reading comic strips, because they were amusing, even though they were unchallenging to read. She said she especially liked detective comics because they were interesting to read and had a variety of stories.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Laksamana not Admiral
Laksamana not Admiral In my article titled Soerjadi vs political scientists, published by The Jakarta Post (Monday, June 9), there were a few translation errors. The most disturbing one was the name of Laksamana Sukardi which was inadvertently translated into Admiral Sukardi.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Aberson pleads freedom of opinion
Aberson pleads freedom of opinion JAKARTA (JP): The Constitution guarantees legislators the right to criticize and express different opinions to the president's and other supreme state institutions', says a legislator accused of defaming President Soeharto. Police questioning of a legislator for stating a different opinion violated the 1945 Constitution, Aberson Marle Sihaloho said yesterday while delivering his defense statement at the Central Jakarta District Court.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
No policy changes in Army under Wiranto: Spokesman
No policy changes in Army under Wiranto: Spokesman JAKARTA (JP): The new chief of staff, Gen. Wiranto, will not change the Army's strategies, Army spokesman Brig. Gen. Robik Mukav said yesterday. "The Army's short, medium and long-term strategies have been periodically established by the Army Headquarters. An Army chief of staff only has to implement these tasks," Robik told a press conference yesterday to answer speculation that Wiranto would implement different policies to his predecessor Gen.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
RI wants to continue bilateral car row talks
RI wants to continue bilateral car row talks JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will continue bilateral talks on its national car policy with Japan, the European Union and the United States, if the World Trade Organization's (WTO) dispute panel can be stopped if the talks end in an agreement. Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo said this yesterday in response to questions about the national car policy dispute's progress.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Subagyo gets historic mansion
Subagyo gets historic mansion YOGYAKARTA: Indonesian tycoon Probosutedjo has bought the mansion of the late General Soedirman, the Armed Forces' founding father, for the Army's new deputy chief, Lt. Gen. Subagyo Hadisiswoyo. Probosutedjo, President Soeharto's stepbrother, handed over the mansion in downtown Kotabaru to Subagyo in a party Saturday. "It's just natural that a general's house is handed down to a general," Probosutedjo said at the thanksgiving party.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Power sharing could be a key to stability
Power sharing could be a key to stability By Makmur Keliat SURABAYA (JP): The outcome of the election has conveyed disturbing signals. On the one hand, there is continuity. This has been shown by Golkar's incontestable position. Though the United Development Party (PPP) performed better in the election, Golkar is unmatched by any numeric measure. Therefore, it is impossible to expect that PPP would play a significant role in the House of Representatives compared to Golkar.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Aussie navy chief gets S'pore medal
Aussie navy chief gets S'pore medal SINGAPORE (DPA): Singapore has awarded its Meritorious Service (Military) Medal to the chief of Australia's navy, Vice Admiral Rod Taylor, officials in the island republic said yesterday. Taylor "has been instrumental in improving the scope and depth of interactions between the two navies" of Singapore and Australia, Singapore's Defense Ministry said in a news release.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Thailand, S'pore sign $700 million joint venture deal
Thailand, S'pore sign $700 million joint venture deal BANGKOK (AFP): Thai and Singaporean firms agreed yesterday to develop a US$700 million industrial estate which Bangkok hopes will help turn its eastern coast into Southeast Asia's top industrial hub. The venture is also expected to become a springboard for investment in the neighboring Indochinese countries, Cambodia and Laos, due to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in July, officials said.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
20 nations to join cooperatives expo
20 nations to join cooperatives expo JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of 20 nations will join 500 cooperatives and small enterprises in an exhibition in Jakarta next month marking the half century of Indonesian cooperatives. President Soeharto is scheduled to open The International Small Enterprises Exhibition '97, Director General for Small Enterprises Anwar Supriyadi said here yesterday. It will be held from July 14 to July 18 at the Jakarta Convention Center.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Pohang Iron forms venture to make stainless steel
Pohang Iron forms venture to make stainless steel JAKARTA (JP): PT Metro Dwiwidjaja and South Korea's Pohang Iron and Steel Co Ltd (Posco) signed an agreement yesterday to establish a joint venture company to produce cold rolled stainless steel. President Commissioner of Metro Dwiwidjaja, Sudwikatmono, said his company owned 30 percent of the joint venture, and the Korean partner 70 percent.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Lonsum wants 1997 to be more profitable
Lonsum wants 1997 to be more profitable JAKARTA (JP): Plantation company PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia (Lonsum) wants to increase its 1997 profit by between 15 percent and 25 percent over last year's Rp 80.61 billion (US$32.97 million), an executive said here yesterday. Lonsum's president, Geoffrey Brown, said after an extraordinary shareholders' meeting that the planned profit increase was expected to come from better palm oil production after the harvest of its new North Sumatra plantation.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Recent riots in E. Java blamed on communists
Recent riots in E. Java blamed on communists JAKARTA (JP): Government officials are blaming the recent riots in East Java on communist and left-wing activists. East Java Governor Basofi Soedirman told a meeting with local ulemas in Surabaya yesterday that the communist role in the series of riots in the province was obvious because rioters had burned a temple, a church, mosques and a copy of the holy Koran.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Employee kills boss for scolding him
Employee kills boss for scolding him JAKARTA (JP): An employee has been arrested for allegedly murdering his boss, a home industry entrepreneur in Kapuk, North Jakarta, police said. City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday the alleged killer, Solihin, 21, was arrested at his hideout in Rangkasbitung, West Java, Sunday night. "Solihin was suspected of killing Tjong She On, 43, the other night at Tjong's toy factory on Jl. Kapuk Raya, Gang Las, North Jakarta," Aritonang said.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Cheaper cotton to boost earning: PT Argo Pantes
Cheaper cotton to boost earning: PT Argo Pantes JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed textile producer PT Argo Pantes expects its net profit to rise 84 percent to Rp 30 billion (US$12.5 million), and sales 11 percent to Rp 500 billion this year. Argo's vice president director Supriadi said yesterday the increase would be possible because of an increase in the company's production, and a drop in cotton prices.
Tue, 17 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.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
ABRI and democratization
ABRI and democratization It is heartening to hear the affirmative remarks made by Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung concerning the Armed Forces's (ABRI) stance in support of democratization and improving people's welfare. From the beginning, ABRI's dual function doctrine, which is aimed at ensuring both security and welfare at the same time, has been directed toward a faithful and consistent implementation of our constitution.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
EU funds volcano research
EU funds volcano research MANADO, North Sulawesi: The European Union (EU) is sponsoring a study by French experts on the chain of volcanoes which passes through the province, a local official said yesterday. The chief of the Ministry of Mines and Energy's local office, Ronny Mamesah, said nine experts started studying 10 volcanoes in North Sulawesi last month.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
1,633 billboards to be torn down
1,633 billboards to be torn down JAKARTA (JP): The City Administration will tear down 1,633 advertisement billboards, mostly because their licenses have already expired, from June 23 to Aug. 8, an official said. Wahab Rachmatsjah, head of the City Revenue Office, was quoted by Antara Friday that billboards to be torn down would include those with improper Indonesian language and others erected on prohibited sites. "Moreover, billboards which are already worn out affect the beauty of the city.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
City honors two servicemen
City honors two servicemen JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja honored two servicemen Friday, Danu Sisworo and Maryono, who died on duty on April 4. Danu, a fireman from Central Jakarta Fire Department, was trapped in a fire for hours on the fourth floor of Harco Electronics Center in Mangga Dua, Central Jakarta. He died of suffocation and burns. Danu had been in the department for 26 years. Maryono, a traffic policeman, died in an accident while patrolling.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Improving our prisons
Improving our prisons Even under the best of circumstances, a prison is obviously not a happy place to be. But under the conditions that reportedly prevail in so many of our prisons, it is not difficult to comprehend why inmates are often so easily incited to react with violence to mistreatment or injustices, either real or perceived.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Election promises
Election promises The election is over. The national political picture is clear. Although protests were heard from certain corners, this has not influenced the recent results in which the dominant Golkar won an overwhelming majority, followed by the United Development Party (PPP) leaving the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) far behind. There are two categories of people.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Goh in Thailand to boost trade
Goh in Thailand to boost trade BANGKOK (AFP): Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong arrived in Thailand yesterday at the head of a high-powered business delegation for a three-day visit aimed at boosting economic ties between the two 'tigers'. The premier arrived at Bangkok's Don Muang airport on a Singapore Airlines jet with his team of more than 60 senior civil servants and captains of business and industry. Goh, Singapore Foreign Minister S.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Cocoa prices surge on New York rally
Cocoa prices surge on New York rally KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian cocoa prices soared yesterday, boosted by a surge in New York prices on Friday to eight-year highs, traders said. They said falling domestic production and steady demand for cocoa beans were also helping prices. Cocoa prices in New York soared on Friday on concerns about next season's crop in the Ivory Coast and a developing El Nino global weather pattern.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
More promises
More promises From Pikiran Rakyat The election is over. Now, people are waiting for deliverance of the promises the campaigners have made. I remember how officials used slogans like Berseri-Bersinar (smile and glow), or something of that kind. The above method is very appealing to the people.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Seven die in truck accident
Seven die in truck accident DEMAK, Central Java: Seven people died and two were injured when the truck carrying them plunged into a river here Sunday, a report said yesterday. The truck, carrying about 50 people, went out of control while going down hill and then skidded into the muddy river. The people had been traveling from Demak to the neighboring town of Purwodadi to attend prayers at an Islamic boarding school, Antara reported.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
GTF plans to launch four mutual funds
GTF plans to launch four mutual funds JAKARTA (JP): BDNI group's GTF Indonesia Asset Management plans to launch four open-end mutual funds to raise about Rp 3 trillion (US$1.25 billion) from the public later this month. GTF Indonesia Asset Management's president, Kamardy Arif, said yesterday it was waiting for Capital Market Supervisory Agency approval to offer the funds.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Lippo Insurance to float shares
Lippo Insurance to float shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Lippo General Insurance will float 51 million shares or 34 percent of its enlarged capital, the company announced yesterday. The company's president director, M.F. Tumbelaka, said the float would increase the company's paid-up capital to Rp 75 billion (US$31.2 million) from Rp 49.5 billion. The number of shares in the company will increase from 99 million to 150 million.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Developed countries 'use rights issue for protection'
Developed countries 'use rights issue for protection' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday that developed countries used human rights issues merely as a pretext to protect their own economic and political interests. The industrialized countries often used irrelevant issues to disrupt developing countries' development programs because their own economic growth was discouraging while some developing countries grew steadily, he said.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Governor Surjadi satisfied with election results
Governor Surjadi satisfied with election results JAKARTA (JP): The final results of the city's general election showed that the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) managed to secure one out of the City Council's 75 seats. At yesterday's signing of an agreement of the results, all contestants signed, ruling out fears that one party, possibly the Indonesian Democratic Party, would not sign. Governor Surjadi Soedirdja, who is the head of the City Election Committee, was smiling and looked relieved.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
More minivan drivers go on strike over additional buses
More minivan drivers go on strike over additional buses JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of public transportation minivan drivers went on strike yesterday causing hundreds of passengers between Pasar Minggu and Kampung Melayu areas to be stranded. But passengers still had the option of taking other buses passing similar routes. Several drivers planned to complain to the House of Representatives over too many additional vans plying similar routes.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 16, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,575 25 116,000 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,000 0 29,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,125 0 52,500 Alumindo Perkasa 875 25 202,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 1,250 0 1,526,500 Anwar Sierad 975 25 695,000 Apac Centertex Corp.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Thailand delays LNG plan
Thailand delays LNG plan BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand delayed its earlier plan to buy 1.7-2.2 million tons a year of liquefied natural gas from Oman due to its reservation about prices quoted, a senior industry ministry official said yesterday. The Thai and Oman governments signed a memorandum of understanding in August 1996 to buy the LNG from Oman for 25 years, starting from 2003, the official said.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Trisakti and foundation to create law program
Trisakti and foundation to create law program JAKARTA (JP): Trisakti University and Winaya Dharma Foundation/Institute of Business Law Studies agreed yesterday to cooperate to improve education in economic and international business law. The agreement was signed by the foundation's chairperson, C.F.G. Sunaryati Hartono, and Trisakti University's rector, R. Moedanton Moertedjo.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Guide to Aussie firms in RI released
Guide to Aussie firms in RI released NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer launched here yesterday the Directory of Australian Businesses in Indonesia, a verified listing of some 400 firms. Downer described the directory as "a whole book full of potential relationships and contacts" and said it should serve as a guide for Australian firms venturing into Indonesia.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
SE Asian rubber prices seen steady to easier
SE Asian rubber prices seen steady to easier SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asian rubber prices are seen steady to easier this week with the trade shrugging off news the International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO) is ready to intervene in the market, dealers said yesterday. "We expect prices to stay the same this week because the market lacks fresh factors which can change the price trend, either upward or downward," a dealer in Indonesia said.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
E. Timor students demand referendum
E. Timor students demand referendum JAKARTA (JP): East Timorese students pressed for a referendum yesterday to determine the future of the former Portuguese colony. Four students, representing East Timorese students in Java, met with members of the National Commission on Human Rights to discuss their demand. They said many East Timorese thought a referendum was the best solution to the East Timor problem, but the Indonesian government seemed rigidly against the idea.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Goodyear's new director
Goodyear's new director JAKARTA (JP): PT Goodyear Indonesia shareholders approved yesterday the appointment of Gary Lee Gustafson as a finance director, replacing B. Anantharaman. The publicly listed tire company's public relations manager, Agung Laksamana, said the Nebraska (U.S.) native Gustafson was formerly the company's financial advisor.
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Aromatic plant in C. Java
Aromatic plant in C. Java JAKARTA (JP): PT Kresna Aromatic Persada in cooperation with a Japanese investor will build an aromatics plant in Cilacap, Central Java, with a Rp 1.7 trillion (US$708.3 million) investment, a government official said. The C. Java Provincial Investment Coordinating Board was quoted by Antara as saying that 60 percent of the aromatic production would be exported while 40 percent would be sold domestically. But board did not give further details. (bnt)
Tue, 17 Jun 1997, 00:00 WIB
Heroin users and dealer arrested
Heroin users and dealer arrested JAKARTA (JP): Four drug users and a dealer were arrested in a hotel and in a house in Tebet, South Jakarta, for illegally possessing and dealing heroin, police said. City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday the four drug users were arrested Friday night at the Sofyan Hotel on Jl. DR. Soepomo, South Jakarta, following a report made by a person there. "Two of the four men were university students, identified as PS, 27, and RN, 20," Aritonang said.