Archive: 28 June 1997
55 articles found
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
The Sukarno factor
The Sukarno factor As could have been expected, the idea of moving the remains of Indonesia's late first president, Sukarno, from his present grave in Blitar in East Java, to Bogor, has been met with disapproval from the government.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Teachers need help in handling trouble makers
Teachers need help in handling trouble makers JAKARTA (JP): A government official defended on Thursday school teachers' inaction in dealing with problematic students."Who can guarantee the safety of teachers outside school after they reprimand or punish undisciplined students," said Sri Sudono,...
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
What do PDI's losses mean for RI politics?
What do PDI's losses mean for RI politics? The heavy losses suffered by the minority Indonesian Democratic Party in the recent election took many people by surprise. Cornelis LAY, a political sciences lecturer at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, dissects the issue.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Indonesia's IPTN carves a niche in world aviation history
Indonesia's IPTN carves a niche in world aviation historyTexts and photos by Endy M. Bayuni PT IPTN made history this month at the Paris Air Show by becoming the first Asian country to bring a commercial passenger airplane to the prestigious biennial event.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Insurance program awareness low
Insurance program awareness low JAKARTA (JP): Medical costs may be rising but public awareness on the importance of health insurance remains low, according to a director of the state-run insurance firm PT Asuransi Kesehatan Indonesia (Askes).
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Lippo-China Resources ties
Lippo-China Resources ties HONG KONG (AFP): The chairman of Indonesian-owned Lippo Ltd. said yesterday that further cooperation with the Beijing-backed China Resources group would be announced soon.Lippo chairman Stephen Riady said the company wants to expand the relationship in both financial...
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Police confiscate fake delux Louis Vuitton items
Police confiscate fake delux Louis Vuitton items JAKARTA (JP): City police have confiscated over 250 items illegally bearing the logo of French luxury travel goods manufacturer Louis Vuitton, a lawyer of Dermawan & Co Law firm said.P.D.D.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Students protest PPP signing poll results
Students protest PPP signing poll results JAKARTA (JP): About 20 students protested yesterday over the United Development Party's (PPP) decision to accept the general election results despite alleged widespread poll-rigging.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
ASEAN seen pushing gas, electricity freeway
ASEAN seen pushing gas, electricity freeway MANILA (Reuter): Southeast Asian energy ministers could bring more focus to a long-standing plan to set up a regional gas and electricity "freeway" at their annual meeting next week, ASEAN energy officials said.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
House committee split on scope of rules review
House committee split on scope of rules review JAKARTA (JP): The committee to review the House of Representatives' internal rules entered its second day of deliberations yesterday divided over the scope of its work.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
PDI defeat is laughing stock
PDI defeat is laughing stock SEMARANG: About 60 supporters of Megawati Soekarnoputri celebrated Thursday the humiliating election defeat of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) under the government-backed leadership of Soerjadi.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Soeharto to expand relations with Syria
Soeharto to expand relations with Syria JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Syria agreed yesterday to expand bilateral ties beyond simply political support for one another by moving into economic and cultural fields.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Exxon pushes ahead with plans to raise Asia
Exxon pushes ahead with plans to raise Asia SINGAPORE (Reuter): Exxon Corp is going ahead with a US$450 million chemical investment in Thailand despite the country's current economic turmoil as part of efforts to double Asia- Pacific revenue, a senior company official said yesterday.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Bimantara delays launching new model until end of year
Bimantara delays launching new model until end of yearBy John Aglionby PT Citramobil Nusantara will delay launching the third Bimantara model until the end of this year in order to concentrate on setting up its new manufacturing plant.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Rumors of riots rock Surabaya
Rumors of riots rock Surabaya SURABAYA: The military played down yesterday rumors of impending riots on July 7 in Madura, Jember, Situbondo, Pasuruan and other parts of East Java.Provincial security spokesman Lt. Col. S.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
High court upholds PRD activists' verdicts
High court upholds PRD activists' verdicts JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta High Court has upheld the sentences against five leaders of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) who were convicted for subversion earlier this year.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
SEA Games venues ready by August
SEA Games venues ready by August JAKARTA (JP): All venues for the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games here in October will be ready by the end of August, organizers said yesterday.The organizers' venue and equipment deputy chairman, Saptodarsono, said the Senayan sports complex, which will host 18...
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Protest at Japan Embassy
Protest at Japan Embassy JAKARTA (JP): Fifteen people, who claimed to be members of an organization called the United Revolutionary Continuance of 1966 Struggle (KPP'66), staged a protest rally in front of the Japanese Embassy yesterday.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Jakarta Fair: A story of lost children and show-off women
Jakarta Fair: A story of lost children and show-off women JAKARTA (JP): When you go to the Jakarta Fair hold on to your little ones tight, because at least 10 children get lost everyday at the crowded annual fair.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Euro could benefit Indonesia
Euro could benefit Indonesia This is the second of two articles based on 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...
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Regions to get system to avert disasters
Regions to get system to avert disasters SERPONG, West Java (JP): Provincial governments will be given computer systems to help anticipate and manage natural disasters, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Azwar Anas said Thursday.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
An appeal for help
An appeal for helpFrom NeracaApart from engaging in many projects and vocational training, the Indonesian Association of the Disabled in Bogor, West Java, is also concerned with monitoring and assessing various results of development in Indonesia and in the Bogor regency in particular.
Sat, 28 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.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Most developers tend to ask for dispensations
Most developers tend to ask for dispensations JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said developers' constant desire to get facilities from the city, like being allowed to pay fees in installments, would hamper public services.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Canada business awards
Canada business awards JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian-Canada Chamber of Commerce will award several Indonesian companies for their great contribution to improving bilateral economic relations at a gala dinner at the Regent Hotel on July 1.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Seminar on Malayan culture
Seminar on Malayan culture MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A seminar on Malay language and culture will be held here from July 21 to July 23 at the University of Mataram, Antara reported yesterday.At least 241 foreign and local participants have confirmed their attendance at the seminar, organizing...
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Petronas awards contracts
Petronas awards contracts KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's national oil firm Petroliam Nasional Bhd. (Petronas) yesterday awarded three production sharing contracts to its unit Petronas Carigali and three companies of Shell Malaysia.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Islamic center project starts with mosque
Islamic center project starts with mosque JAKARTA (JP): A new Islamic center is being constructed in the West Java district of Citeureup, 30 kilometers south of Jakarta.The center, built on 17 hectares of land, will comprise a mosque, a museum, a library, a hospital and a recreational center.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Bill 'must protect' indigenous people
Bill 'must protect' indigenous people JAKARTA (JP): The future environment law should better protect indigenous people's land rights, sociologist Loekman Soetrisno said yesterday.At a discussion on the environment bill at the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation, Loekman of Gadjah Mada University said...
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Pollution in Bekasi
Pollution in BekasiFrom RepublikaRecently, thick fumes resembling fog with a strong smell have been noticeable in Bekasi. At first, I thought a resident must have been burning his garbage. But that was not the case.The fumes appear in the morning and may reappear at dusk.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Power project delayed due to agreement failure
Power project delayed due to agreement failure JAKARTA (JP): British Gas International has yet to start developing a proposed US$350 million gas-fired power plant in Serpong, West Java, because it has been unable to secure a power purchase agreement with state-owned electricity company PLN.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Franchising of traditional food
Franchising of traditional food JAKARTA (JP): The growth of traditional Indonesian food franchises significantly pales compared to those of foreign franchises due to discrimination from shopping center owners, says a businessman.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
RI immigration alert ahead of HK handover
RI immigration alert ahead of HK handover JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Immigration Office will increase its alertness against possible attempts by Hong Kong nationals to immigrate into Indonesia ahead of the British island colony's handover to China next week, Immigration Director General Pranowo...
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
RI rice output set to increase 2%
RI rice output set to increase 2% JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian unhusked rice production this year is expected to rise 2 percent over last year's 50 million tons despite forecasts of a drought worse than the one in late 1994 which ended Indonesia's self-sufficiency in rice, a minister said.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Jet-powered N-250 is just the beginning
Jet-powered N-250 is just the beginning PARIS (JP): The N-250 twin turboprop aircraft is the first of a family of airplanes, both propel and jet powered, that PT IPTN plans to produce as Indonesia bids entry into the global aviation industry.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Body found in trash container
Body found in trash container JAKARTA (JP): A body of a female was found in a garbage container on Jl. Lenteng Agung, in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta yesterday.A police sergeant at the South Jakarta Police precinct said the body was found by an officer of the city sanitation office, Tarjo, at about...
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Corporate shareholders meetings' reports
Corporate shareholders meetings' reports JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed PT Van Der Horst Indonesia approved yesterday the company's plan to increase its paid-up capital Rp 120 billion (US$49 million) to Rp 160 billion.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Road to Avonlea 3:10 Filler 3:20 Soccer: Kansas League, Petrokimia vs Surabaya (live) 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Soccer: Kansas League, Petrokimia vs Surabaya (contd.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Test pilot gives thumbs up to N-250
Test pilot gives thumbs up to N-250 PARIS (JP): "We had a smooth flight. The plane was in top shape."That was the verdict from Indonesian Air Force pilot Lt. Col. Sumarwoto who, along with 12 others, flew the Gatotkoco, the initial prototype of the N-250, all the way from Bandung, West Java, to...
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Fabricated quotation
Fabricated quotation Several articles in the Indonesian press on Tuesday, June 24 and a page two story in The Jakarta Post (Thursday, June 26) draw on an Antara report which referred to Alex Refialy, as "Head of the East Timor Chapter of the National Commission on Human Rights." Mr.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
The audit board's report
The audit board's report While presenting the State Audit Board's findings for the first half of the past budget year to House of Representatives chairman H. Wahono earlier this week, Audit Board chairman Prof. Dr. J.B. Sumarlin said he hoped the document could be of good use to legislators.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 27, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,875 -75 49,500 AHAP Insurance 2,700 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,025 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,075 -25 1,284,500...
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Illegal levies haunt public bus drivers
Illegal levies haunt public bus drivers JAKARTA (JP): One complaint of drivers who staged sporadic strikes in the past two weeks was the many official and unofficial fees they are subjected to.There is a kind of fee which is not clearly defined as official or not -- those collected at terminals.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
IPTN moves to produce engine in grand aviation designs
IPTN moves to produce engine in grand aviation designs PARIS (JP): If building airplanes is like doing a giant jigsaw puzzle, then putting together the engine has got to be one of the largest and most important pieces.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Election money frauds
Election money frauds KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Kendari Regent H.A. Razak Porosi promised to punish an unscrupulous employee who had allegedly stolen Rp 187 million (US$77,916) of general election funds, Antara reported.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Hero Supermarket apologizes
Hero Supermarket apologizesFrom Pikiran RakyatI am writing in reference to Mr. Verdi's letter (Pikiran Rakyat June 24).On behalf of Hero Supermarket's management we would like to apologize for the misconduct of our employee while you were shopping at our outlet situated on Jl.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
PWI plans new press center
PWI plans new press center JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) is planning to build a press center.Jakarta PWI chairman Tarman Azzam said earlier this week that the 14-story building would include a training and education center for journalists and a...
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
EU sees no talks with Myanmar yet
EU sees no talks with Myanmar yet BRUSSELS (Reuter): European Union (EU) foreign ministers have said that the human rights situation in Myanmar was worsening and that Yangon's membership of the ASEAN trading bloc did not imply it could take part in EU-Asian talks.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
WB loan Bangkok
WB loan Bangkok BANGKOK (AFP): The World Bank said yesterday it had approved a US$145 million loan to Thailand's Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) to upgrade the efficiency of the distribution system in Bangkok.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Four die in toll road accident
Four die in toll road accident JAKARTA (JP): Former Jakarta Military Command Spokesman Lt. Col. Didi Supandi, his wife, and two children died, while two other children were injured, in a traffic accident on Kebun Jeruk toll road yesterday.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Hamdani in second place
Hamdani in second place JAKARTA (JP): NM Hamdani Rudin moved into second place behind Filipino GM Antonio Regilio at the Bali Jeff-RCA Grandmaster Chess Tournament on Thursday.Hamdani's win came in the sixth round when he beat GM Edhi Handoko in the 19th move of the Scotland opening.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
E. Timorese rebel leader buried without incident
E. Timorese rebel leader buried without incident JAKARTA (JP): David Alex, the separatist rebel who died in hospital Wednesday after a shootout in Baucau, has been buried in Dili without incident, reports said yesterday.Local military chief Col.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Police nab 13, seize drugs in recent raids
Police nab 13, seize drugs in recent raids JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested 13 alleged drug dealers and confiscated 4,600 Ecstasy pills, 10 kilograms of marijuana, and 525 grams of heroin in a series of raids over the past two weeks, an officer said Thursday.Chief of City Police Detectives Col.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Junior high school let down by Egyptian minister
Junior high school let down by Egyptian minister JAKARTA (JP): About 400 junior high school students in national dress or uniform were disappointed yesterday after their guest of honor, Egyptian Minister of Education Hussein Kamel Bahaa Eldin, failed to show up.
Sat, 28 Jun 1997
Asian countries are masters of their regional security
Asian countries are masters of their regional securityBy Eiichi Furukawa TOKYO (JP): In 1993, the World Bank published a report called "The East Asian Miracle", which predicted that East Asian countries would achieve spectacular economic growth in the next 20 years or so.