Archive: 15 July 1997
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Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Mount Ijen closed to tourists
Mount Ijen closed to tourists JEMBER, East Java: Mount Ijen, one of East Java's most popular tourist attractions, remains closed because of high volcanic activity.Volcanic activity at the 2,400-meter-high mountain near Banyuwangi increased Friday with the local volcanic observatory recording 23...
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
SE Asian palm oil prices seen weak on production rise
SE Asian palm oil prices seen weak on production rise KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Southeast Asian palm oil prices are likely to be weak this week as rising production continued to run ahead of demand, regional traders said.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Army chief visits E. Timor
Army chief visits E. Timor DILI, East Timor: Army chief Gen. Wiranto arrived in Dili yesterday for a three-day working visit of Indonesia's youngest province.During his stay here, Wiranto will meet village chiefs and community leaders. He is also scheduled to meet provincial military commander Col.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Call for more AIDS awareness
Call for more AIDS awareness FAKFAK, Irian Jaya: The head of Irian Jaya's health office, Dr. Slamet H., called for greater public awareness yesterday to prevent the spread of the deadly AIDS virus.Slamet was quoted by Antara as saying that the province's number of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency...
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Donetesk wins cities chess tourney
Donetesk wins cities chess tourney JAKARTA (JP): The Ukrainian city of Donetesk won the World Cities Chess Championships here with 29 Match Points (MP) after drawing with Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City 2-2 in a last round match lasting just seven minutes yesterday.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Mines and Energy Ministry told to follow rules
Mines and Energy Ministry told to follow rules JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno told yesterday Ministry of Mines and Energy officials to be consistent in the way they promoted investment in the mines and energy sector.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Regional cooperative alliance called for
Regional cooperative alliance called for JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Hartarto urged yesterday for the establishment of a strong network between cooperative movements and small and medium businesses in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
PDI wants fewer House commissions
PDI wants fewer House commissions JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), which won only 11 of the 425 House of Representatives seats contested in the May election, is seeking to reduce the number of House commissions to suit its tiny minority.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Education for the rich?
Education for the rich?From Pikiran RakyatI live in the West Java town of Sukabumi and like many parents of school-going children it is again time to pay our children's school fees.My child's marks are just below the required minimum for normal admission.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
State presses for trial of African
State presses for trial of African JAKARTA (JP): A state prosecutor urged Central Jakarta District Court yesterday to try a Cameroonian soccer player who has been accused of swindling Rp 10 million ($4,200) from two Indonesians.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Endorsable ticketing system runs smoothly
Endorsable ticketing system runs smoothly JAKARTA (JP): The endorsable ticketing system which allows passengers to use tickets from one airline on other carriers on the same domestic route is running smoothly despite a lack of comprehension, an executive said.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Tangerang's office project
Tangerang's office project JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang regency's new office project, currently being constructed in Tigaraksa, is expected to be completed by March next year.Tangerang regency's spokeswoman Ena Karlina was quoted by Kompas yesterday as saying that the construction of the project was...
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
BPN to issue property rights for cheap houses
BPN to issue property rights for cheap houses JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agrarian Affairs/Chairman of National Land Agency (BPN) Soni Harsono said yesterday that buyers of inexpensive houses were allowed to receive property rights.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Accor and Bhakti Mitra Wisata open hotel school
Accor and Bhakti Mitra Wisata open hotel school JAKARTA (JP): Hotel management group Accor Asia Pacific launched yesterday a new hotel training institution run in cooperation with local foundations.Accor training manager Monique Mager said the school, which does not yet have a name, was formed in...
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Mandela's wit boosts RI-South Africa links
Mandela's wit boosts RI-South Africa links JAKARTA (JP): With witty eloquence, South African President Nelson Mandela charmed his audience at a state banquet here last night, adding an air of ease to a normally very formal affair.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Six Indonesians in 'Forbes' top 200
Six Indonesians in 'Forbes' top 200 NEW YORK (Agencies): The Wonowidjojo family, owner of Gudang Garam cigarette giant, is one of six Indonesians listed in this year's Forbes' world's top 200 billionaires, AP reported yesterday.The magazine put the family's net asset at $7.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Indomobil boosts capacity amid growing demand
Indomobil boosts capacity amid growing demand JAKARTA (JP): PT Indomobil, the automotive division of the Salim group, is increasing its production capacity to anticipate a growing demand for cars and motorbikes on the domestic market,Company president director Soebronto Laras said yesterday the...
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Sundanese couple wins lawsuit over marriage
Sundanese couple wins lawsuit over marriage JAKARTA (JP): A couple, who married in a traditional Sundanese ceremony last year, won their case yesterday against the East Jakarta civil registry office which had refused to recognize their marriage.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Protected forests under threat
Protected forests under threat SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: More than 1.6 million hectares of forest in East Kalimantan remain under immediate threat despite being declared a conservation area.The provincial conservation and natural resources office's head, Ade H.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Maid robbed of 5-gram necklace
Maid robbed of 5-gram necklace JAKARTA (JP): Eight unidentified men broke into a house on Jl. Pembangunan Dalam, in Gambir district, Central Jakarta, yesterday and made away only with a 5-gram gold necklace.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
LRT systems for Bandung, Surabaya
LRT systems for Bandung, Surabaya JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to build light rail transit (LRT) systems in Bandung, West Java, and Surabaya, East Java, to cope with the future transportation needs of the two cities.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Economists confident about rupiah
Economists confident about rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Economists are confident that Indonesia's economic fundamentals are strong enough to withstand speculative attacks on the rupiah.Chairman of the Association of Private National Banks' advisory board, I Nyoman Moena, said yesterday that unlike Thailand...
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Train services
Train servicesFrom Sinar PagiSome time ago I wanted to buy a Jakarta-Surabaya ticket at Senen station in Central Jakarta.People were queuing in front of the ticket counter. I wanted to reserve a seat on the Ekonomi Gaya Baru train for July 16. A railway employee ordered me around.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Troubled SE Asian currencies under attack again
Troubled SE Asian currencies under attack again SINGAPORE (Reuter): Beleaguered Southeast Asian currencies were sold heavily once again yesterday in another dramatic day of foreign exchange trading, traders said.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Cardin ventures Vietnam
Cardin ventures Vietnam HANOI (Reuter): French fashion house Pierre Cardin has taken a new partner to produce its shirts in Vietnam after sacking a state-owned firm for producing and selling fakes.Nguyen Du, Pierre Cardin's managing director for Indochina, said yesterday the company had withdrawn...
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Nineteen die in mishap
Nineteen die in mishap MEDAN, North Sumatra: At least 19 people died when the Peldatari wooden boat, carrying about 200 passengers, sank Sunday in Lake Toba, Antara reported yesterday.The news agency quoted sources at the North Tapanuli police station as saying that bodies of 19 victims had been...
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Pickups available for rent under Slipi flyover
Pickups available for rent under Slipi flyoverBy Listiana Operananta JAKARTA (JP): If you pass under the Slipi flyover you might wonder why there are so many pickup trucks lined up. Is it a used-car lot? No, it's not -- it's a pickup rental area.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Life insurance service
Life insurance service In 1992 my father was offered a life insurance policy by an agent of Dharmala Manulife Insurance Company. Considering the humanitarian function of the life insurance business, we agreed to take the policy at a cost of US$500,000.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Asrul wants to find time to write novels at 70
Asrul wants to find time to write novels at 70 JAKARTA (JP): Top Indonesian author Asrul Sani said yesterday that he planned to complete his biography this year and find time to write novels.Asrul launched two books to coincide with his 70th birthday yesterday.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
GT Petrochem gets loan
GT Petrochem gets loan JAKARTA (JP): PT GT Petrochem Industries, a diversified Indonesian petrochemical company, announced yesterday that it had secured US$300 million in syndicated loans from 22 international financial institutions.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Six Indonesians are 'very rich'
Six Indonesians are 'very rich' WASHINGTON (Agencies): Indonesia with a per capita income of US$1,150 is home for six of the 200 richest people in the world which appear in the July 28 issue of the U.S. magazine Forbes.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 14, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,175 25 57,500 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,000 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,375 150 9,486,000...
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
119 boxers to compete in 18th President Cup
119 boxers to compete in 18th President Cup JAKARTA (JP): One hundred and 19 boxers from 18 countries will compete in next week's 18th President Cup championships in Bogor, West Java.The Indonesian Boxing Association's chairman, Poul Toding, said yesterday that strong boxing countries, including...
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Kitchen bus for fire victims
Kitchen bus for fire victims JAKARTA (JP): A new kitchen-equipped bus launched by the Central Jakarta Fire Department has helped residents whose houses have been gutted in a series of fires throughout the city.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Patience needed for ASEAN expansion
Patience needed for ASEAN expansion Thus far, ASEAN's regional stability has been secure because each of its members has been able to maintain its own national stability, while avoiding conflicts with other members by encouraging cooperation.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Police to set up data base on crimes
Police to set up data base on crimes JAKARTA (JP): City Police will soon develop a crime information management system to back up its daily operations and to improve coordination among departments.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Eight drug dealers nabbed, 30 kg of marijuana seized
Eight drug dealers nabbed, 30 kg of marijuana seized JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested eight alleged drug dealers in a series of raids and confiscated nearly 30 kilograms of marijuana and 342 Ecstasy pills, an officer said yesterday.Chief of City Police Detectives of Narcotics Affairs Lt. Col. D.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
500,000 new jobs in ASEAN zone
500,000 new jobs in ASEAN zone KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): A joint development zone involving areas in northern Malaysia, southern Thailand and Sumatra will create half a million jobs and help reduce poverty in the region, a report said yesterday.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:20 Soccer: Kansas League, Persma Malang vs Barito Putra (live) 4:15 Regional News 4:25 Soccer: Persma Malang vs Barito Putra (contd.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Maj. Gen. Yunus named ABRI sociopolitical affairs chief
Maj. Gen. Yunus named ABRI sociopolitical affairs chief JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Staff and Command School chief Maj. Gen. M. Yunus Yosfiah has been named the next Armed Forces chief of sociopolitical affairs to replace Lt. Gen. Syarwan Hamid.Armed Forces Chief Gen.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Planet Hollywood, Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 16, South Jakarta, Music Hours, Wednesday to Sunday, 9.30 p.m. onwards: Tricia Tahara, an American Singer. Top Classic Rock Music, every Thursday. Flashback night features old time favorite songs, every Friday. * Jamz, Jl.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Indonesia 'can make safe nuclear power'
Indonesia 'can make safe nuclear power' JAKARTA (JP): A top energy official claimed yesterday that Indonesia had all the safety technology required to prevent accidents, even on the magnitude of Chernobyl, should it decide to go nuclear.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Sentul oversubscribed
Sentul oversubscribed JAKARTA (JP): PT Royal Sentul Highlands's recent initial public offering (IPO) was oversubscribed by 500 percent due to high demand from both local and foreign investors, the company announced yesterday.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Cars and women
Cars and womenFrom KompasI am writing in reference to the article Astra Internasional: 'Janda tua yang masih tetap saja menarik' (Old widow who retains her youthful beauty) in Kompas (June 11, 1997). I wonder why the writer compared a certain object or personified it with a stereotype of a woman or...
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Youth Forum's role
Youth Forum's roleFrom MerdekaAs a social youth organization, Youth Forum has to play a moral role in national development. That moral obligation should be reflected in everyday activities. In this way, older folks must not be suspicious of the Youth Forum and should give them an opportunity to do...
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
No go for green lawsuit
No go for green lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta State Administrative Court dismissed yesterday a lawsuit filed by five environmental activists against President Soeharto for his plan to divert huge sums of reforestation funds to a private pulp and paper company.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
5 brokerage campanies suspended
5 brokerage campanies suspended JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency temporarily suspended yesterday five brokerage companies for their poor performance.The agency said that the five companies, PT Artha Adya, PT Creative Securities, PT Danagajah Sakti, PT Pancasumber Dhanamandiri and...
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
RI officials meet with CGI in Tokyo
RI officials meet with CGI in Tokyo TOKYO (Reuter): Senior officials from Indonesia are in Japan to attend a two-day meeting in Tokyo hosted by the World Bank to set an amount for loans to that country, an Indonesian embassy spokeswoman said yesterday.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Finance Minister approves Bank Arta Prima acquisition
Finance Minister approves Bank Arta Prima acquisition JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad has approved the Artha Graha group's acquisition of scandal-plagued Bank Arta Prima despite a lawsuit from former owners the Gunung Agung group.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Forum set up to find presidential candidate
Forum set up to find presidential candidate JAKARTA (JP): A group of government critics formed an independent forum yesterday with the main aim of preparing an alternative candidate for the 1998-2003 presidency.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
ASEAN 'stays out of Cambodia'
ASEAN 'stays out of Cambodia' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian foreign minister Ali Alatas stressed yesterday that the ASEAN ministerial team set to meet Cambodian leaders does not intend to interfere in Cambodia's internal affairs but hopes to avert rising tensions which could destabilize the region.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Indonesia deports 11 Taiwanese women
Indonesia deports 11 Taiwanese women JAKARTA (JP): The immigration directorate general deported 11 Taiwanese women yesterday for violating immigration regulations by working illegally as karaoke guides, an official said.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
JSX must boost capital mart promotion
JSX must boost capital mart promotion JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) management should be more aggressive in its promotion of the capital market to the public, a senior analyst said yesterday.A capital market analyst, E.A.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Bakrie to control Inovax
Bakrie to control Inovax PERTH (Reuter): Drug maker and distributor Inovax Ltd said yesterday that a consortium led by Indonesia's Bakrie Group was expected to have majority control of the company once an acquisition was completed later this calendar year.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
The Asian success story
The Asian success story The following is a revised paper by Budiawan presented at a recent workshop on Contemporary Southeast Asia and its Studies, held by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies & Southeast Asian Studies Program, National University of Singapore.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Container problem at Tanjung Priok easing
Container problem at Tanjung Priok easing JAKARTA (JP): Container clearance from Tanjung Priok port has significantly improved since the free-of-charge container waiting time was reduced at the port, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
State banks' outlook
State banks' outlook HONG KONG (Reuter): Moody's Investors Service said yesterday it was revising its ratings outlook for Indonesia's state banks to uncertain from stable pending a decision on planned mergers among the seven institutions.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Australia's BHP Steel plans to buy Krakatau Steel shares
Australia's BHP Steel plans to buy Krakatau Steel shares JAKARTA (JP): Melbourne-based The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd's (BHP) steel division BHP Steel is considering buying shares in state-owned Krakatau Steel, a company representative said yesterday.BHP Indonesia president Colin E.
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Reviewing TV bill
Reviewing TV bill The government's decision to send the broadcasting bill back to the House of Representatives, which endorsed it in December, is strange and unprecedented. Only the prompt explanations by Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono and the new Minister of Information Hartono helped to keep...
Tue, 15 Jul 1997
Pedicab drivers protest on Surabaya streets
Pedicab drivers protest on Surabaya streets SURABAYA (JP): Five thousand pedicabs drove through the city's thoroughfares yesterday, carrying banners and posters to protest traffic rules that restrict their areas of operation.