Archive: 27 June 1997
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Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Daya Sakti to double profit
Daya Sakti to double profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed timber company PT Daya Sakti Unggul Corporation expects to double its net profit to Rp 18 billion this year from Rp 9 billion in 1996.The company's president Njoto Suhardjojo said yesterday after the company's shareholders meeting that sales...
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
No ties with Israel: Soeharto tells Syrians
No ties with Israel: Soeharto tells Syrians JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will not establish diplomatic ties with Israel as long as there is no comprehensive and just solution to the disputes between Arab countries and Israel, President Soeharto said yesterday.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Beware of potential for riots: Soesilo
Beware of potential for riots: Soesilo JAKARTA (JP): The government believes that despite the passing of the general election and the recent absence of riots there is still great potential for unrest.Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman urged all community...
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 26, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,950 -100 136,500 AHAP Insurance 2,700 25 3,000 Alter Abadi 1,025 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,100 -50...
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Bali Cliff, Pecatu: Frog Dance, Saturday, Balinese Theater, Ramayana Ballet, Monday, Kecak Dance, Tuesday and Saturday, Legong Dance, Wednesday, Mask Dance, Thursday, Jegog Orchestra, Friday, Tektekan Calonarang, Sunday, from 8.30 p.m.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Military says East Timor rebel leader shot dead
Military says East Timor rebel leader shot dead JAKARTA (JP): An East Timorese rebel leader died of bullet wounds Wednesday after a gun battle in Baucau, 130 kilometers east of Dili, the military said yesterday.Soldiers shot David Alex, 48, in the thigh and arm at about 11 a.m.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Latex future in gloves, condoms
Latex future in gloves, condoms KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Gloves, catheters and condoms will continue consuming most of the latex produced by the world in the future, but developing nations will overtake the West in becoming the best markets for the products, an expert said yesterday.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Holiday Inn's service
Holiday Inn's serviceFrom Pikiran RakyatI had reserved an executive suite for June 21 to June 22 at the Holiday Inn in Bandung for a guest of mine from Jakarta. The total cost of Rp 508,200 was paid in advance by credit card.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Riots blamed on growing sectarianism
Riots blamed on growing sectarianism JAKARTA (JP): The widespread violence that marred this year's general election is a sign of worsening domestic sectarianism, a political analyst said yesterday.Amir Santoso of the University of Indonesia said that he did not agree with the widely-held belief...
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
HK democrats upset as boycott plan dropped
HK democrats upset as boycott plan dropped HONG KONG (Reuter): Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp, angry and feeling abandoned, heaped scorn on the United States and Britain yesterday for dropping a planned boycott of inaugural ceremonies for a new Beijing-picked legislature.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Anniversary events spotlight obscure cultural gems
Anniversary events spotlight obscure cultural gemsBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): In its anniversary month, Jakarta does not lack for international festivities. Different institutions are continuing to organize interesting events as the celebratory mood of June 22 lingers on.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Bogor back to normal after strike
Bogor back to normal after strike BOGOR (JP): Bogor was back to normal yesterday after a four- day strike of all 13 routes that began June 17, while drivers were waiting for authorities' to curb the addition of new vehicles as was promised.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
RI need to draft competition policy, say analysts
RI need to draft competition policy, say analysts JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has undergone substantial trade reform and deregulation and now needs to draft competition policy to give it a more competitive economic structure, experts said here yesterday.Mari E.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
New entertainment hall opens next week
New entertainment hall opens next week JAKARTA (JP): A state-of-the-art entertainment center, which will feature a mixture of entertainment, will be opened on Jl. Sudirman on July 3, the center's deputy general manager said yesterday.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Sukarno's remains likely to stay put
Sukarno's remains likely to stay put JAKARTA (JP): The government hinted yesterday that it would not allow the remains of first president Sukarno to be moved from a grave in Blitar, East Java, to one in Bogor, West Java.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Govt firm on no pay for striking workers
Govt firm on no pay for striking workers JAKARTA (JP): Striking workers will not be paid, the government said yesterday, referring to the "no work no pay" principle stipulated in an International Labor Organization convention.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Work starts to change House rules
Work starts to change House rules JAKARTA (JP): After weeks of heated polemics, legislators began work yesterday on ways to change the House of Representatives' internal rules.The 500-strong House has set up a special team to come up with a proposal on rule amendments by July 22.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Deceitful cab driver
Deceitful cab driverFrom Media IndonesiaI am a Japanese citizen and I arrived on Singapore Airlines June 15, 1997, about 7 p.m. at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.The driver who was supposed to fetch me did not show up. After a long wait, I decided to take a cab to the office guest house.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Students protest against bashing by soldiers
Students protest against bashing by soldiers JAKARTA (JP): More than 350 students from Indonesia Christian University marched to the office of the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday in protest against soldiers who bashed students at the university's Cawang campus Monday night.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Seven-day-old headless body
Seven-day-old headless body JAKARTA (JP): A forensic expert said yesterday a headless body found Wednesday night in Cakung, East Jakarta, was about seven days old.Mun'im Idris of Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital said he believed the boy, found on Jl. Raya Bekasi, was killed the night of June 19.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
The Listening Post
The Listening Post "Building English Skills Through Newspaper + Radio" Produced by American Language Center in cooperation with The Jakarta Post and Radio Sonora FM 100.9 Mhz * Bre-X's Indonesian moose pasture has turned into a quagmire of grief and disappointment, for all those mislead people...
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Chevron and Texaco steam up in Indonesia
Chevron and Texaco steam up in Indonesia SAN FRANCISCO (Reuter): Chevron Corp and Texaco Inc said their Amoseas Indonesia joint venture had hit dry steam in a geothermal well at Darajat, Western Java, Indonesia which is sufficient to power one third of a 20 megawatt power station.The two U.S.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Shuttlers 'need better future'
Shuttlers 'need better future' JAKARTA (JP): The 1992 Olympic singles gold medalist Alan Budikusuma has urged the Badminton Association of Indonesia to start considering national shuttlers' future after they retire.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Rights campaigner blasts arson
Rights campaigner blasts arson MEDAN, North Sumatra: A human rights campaigner condemned yesterday the burning of a house belonging to shaman Ahmad Suraji, who is accused of murdering 42 women, Antara reported.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Bali to have tourism school
Bali to have tourism school DENPASAR, Bali: Bali's Indonesian Tourism Management Institute (MAPINDO) has established a cooperation with Australia's Western Melbourne Institute of Tafe, La Trobe University and South Bank Tafe to set up an institute of higher learning in tourism.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Ministers and departments
Ministers and departmentsFrom MerdekaArticle 17 of the constitution, paragraph three says that ministers are the head of departments. Now, there are many ministers not heading a department. Isn't this contrary to the article?If a minister ends his function before the end of his term, is this...
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Government denies policy changes in mining contract
Government denies policy changes in mining contract JAKARTA (JP): State Secretary/Minister Moerdiono denied yesterday that new foreign mining contractors would have to give the government a 10 percent share of their ventures on a free carried-interest basis.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Trihamas Finance gets Rp 100b loan
Trihamas Finance gets Rp 100b loan JAKARTA (JP): Multifinance company PT Trihamas Finance secured a Rp 100 billion (US$41.66 million) syndicated loan from eight banks yesterday.Trihamas Finance's president Hendri Sudiyarto said the four year loan would carry an annual interest of about 19 percent...
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Shangri-La Hotel, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav.1, Central Jakarta: - B.A.T.S: The Sunday Jazz Club performs live music, video clip, talk show, etc., every Sunday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., * Hotel Horison, Jl.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Filipino, RI caddies wanted
Filipino, RI caddies wanted KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Because of a shortage of golf caddies, the government will allow clubs in Sabah state on Borneo Island to import them from the Philippines and Indonesia.The Federal Task Force on Foreign Workers said the clubs would have to pay an annual levy of...
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Games sticker sales extension starts next month
Games sticker sales extension starts next month JAKARTA (JP): A gubernatorial decree on SEA Games sticker sales will be extended next month after the consortium assured better management, a city official said yesterday.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
IAI cannot halt malpractice among public accountant
IAI cannot halt malpractice among public accountant JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Association of Accountants (IAI) said yesterday that malpractice was common among public accountants, but insisted it could do nothing to stop it if clients collaborated with their accountants.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Panasia plans to float 50 million shares
Panasia plans to float 50 million shares JAKARTA (JP): Polyester producer PT Panasia Filament Inti will float 50 million shares, or 20 percent of its enlarged capital, to raise Rp 32.5 billion (US$13.54 million) in fresh funds.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Amungme chief says treat my people right
Amungme chief says treat my people right JAKARTA (JP): An Irianese tribal leader called yesterday for better treatment of indigenous people around PT Freeport Indonesia's gold and copper mine.Tom Beanal, chief of the Amungme tribe, said that Irianese locals wanted to be treated "like human beings"...
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
PT Apac Centertex plans US$100 million expansion
PT Apac Centertex plans US$100 million expansion JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed textile producer PT Apac Centertext Corporation (ACC) plans a US$100 million package of expansion projects this year, the company said yesterday.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
How will the euro affect Indonesia?
How will the euro affect Indonesia? The following is an excerpt of a paper presented at the ABN- AMRO Conference on the European Single Currency on June 17 in Jakarta by J. Soedradjad Djiwandono, a professor of economics at the University of Indonesia and Governor of Bank Indonesia.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Family can play vital role in helping diabetes patients
Family can play vital role in helping diabetes patients JAKARTA (JP): Adhering to a strict diet to reduce weight is hard enough for the healthy. But for elderly people with diabetes melitus, dietary restrictions can be difficult to follow.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Rising drug abuse worries Soeharto
Rising drug abuse worries Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday he was concerned by the steady growth of drug addiction despite international efforts to curb drug abuse and trafficking.He pledged that the government would keep fighting drug abuse and try to rehabilitate addicts.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Indosat, what is wrong?
Indosat, what is wrong? Since the purchase of my mobile phone about three months ago, I have not been able to receive calls from phones in Indonesia. A success rate of one call out of 50 has been the normal rate.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Hamdani, Antonio draw in Bali
Hamdani, Antonio draw in Bali JAKARTA (JP): NM Hamdani Rudin showed both poise and skill when he drew with GM Rogelio Antonio of the Philippines in the fifth round of the Bali Jeff-RCA Grandmaster Chess Tournament Wednesday.Hamdani secured the draw on the 16th move through a Nimzo Indian opening.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
President to sign stamps
President to sign stamps JAMBI, Jambi: President Soeharto is scheduled to sign a new series of stamps which feature ornaments unique to Jambi to mark the opening of the 18th national Koranic reading contest here on July 9, Antara reported.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Lawyer's gun causes court turmoil
Lawyer's gun causes court turmoil JAKARTA (JP): The hearing of a lawsuit against Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) chairman Soerjadi deteriorated into a scuffle yesterday after one of the defendant's lawyers took a gun into the courtroom.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Telecom industry 'needs $10b' in new investment
Telecom industry 'needs $10b' in new investment JAKARTA (JP): The telecommunications industry will need a new private investment injection of up to US$ 10 billion in the Seventh Five-Year Development Plan period which starts in April 1999, a senior official said here yesterday.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Tunjungan Crystal Hotel, Jl. Tunjungan 102-104: - Lounge Bar: Stief's Band, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, open at 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. * Mirama Hotel, Jl. Raya Darmo 58-76: - Mirama Bar: Desire Band, Monday. Cigma Band, Tuesday.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
World Bank loan to RI
World Bank loan to RI WASHINGTON (Reuter): The World Bank said on Wednesday it had approved a US$66.4 million credit to help finance renewable energy sources in Indonesia.World Bank officials have said they would like to see total donor aid to Indonesia remain at last year's levels of $5.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Two investors eyeing TIM project
Two investors eyeing TIM project JAKARTA (JP): Two private investors have expressed interest in helping finance the Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) art center renovation project in Central Jakarta, an official said yesterday.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Kelly 3:10 Children's Program: Tunas 3:35 Talk Show: Sambung Rasa 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:10 Film: Home Green Home 5:25 Variety Show: Country Tracks 5:30 Teenagers' Drama: Rt.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Tiger attacks stop replanting
Tiger attacks stop replanting BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Frequent tiger attacks in Sumberjaya district, West Lampung, have stopped workers replanting and watering seedlings in the protected Tangkit Tebak forest, Antara reported yesterday.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Economic reform drive needs reinvigorating
Economic reform drive needs reinvigorating Prof. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo made some strong remarks recently when he criticized the government for its lethargy in bringing about economic reforms. The Indonesian economic guru appeared impatient on observing the pressing problems that need to be...
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Verdict on bank row postponed
Verdict on bank row postponed JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Administrative High Court postponed Wednesday a verdict on a dispute between the management and union of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
YLKI requests consumers' help
YLKI requests consumers' help The Indonesian Consumers' Foundation (YLKI) is a nongovernmental organization which deals with consumer protection. One of its activities is to examine goods and services. The foundation is currently examining bottled drinking water and hopes to provide information to...
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
On the road to development
On the road to developmentFrom Media IndonesiaAfter reading the article Pengalaman berkendaraan di AS (My experience of driving in the U.S.) published in Media Indonesia and other city newspapers some time ago, I would like to make the following comments.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Indah Kiat's US$500m notes rated 'BB-'
Indah Kiat's US$500m notes rated 'BB-' JAKARTA (JP): International rating agency Standard & Poor's has given a "BB-" rating to Indah Kiat Finance Mauritius Ltd's $500 million guaranteed notes due 2007.Standard & Poor's also raised its rating on Indah Kiat International Finance Co B.V.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Low's outpeaks Kinabalu
Low's outpeaks Kinabalu KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Low's Peak on Mount Kinabalu, which for 87 years was considered the highest point in Southeast Asia, no longer holds that honor.With the help of U.S. satellites, surveyors found that nearby Victoria Peak was taller.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Python breeders in prize squeeze
Python breeders in prize squeeze HANOI (Reuter): A drop in the price of python meat due to oversupply is causing economic difficulties for about 1,000 breeders in Vietnam's southern province of Ca Mau, the daily Vietnam News said.
Fri, 27 Jun 1997
Pino may not fight in President's Cup
Pino may not fight in President's Cup JAKARTA (JP): Light-heavyweight boxer Pino Bahari has said he will not fight in the President's Cup amateur championships, which will be the final selection for the 19th SEA Games team.