Archive: 30 September 1997
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Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta: Tuesday, September 30, 1997
Where to go in Jakarta: Tuesday, September 30, 1997 Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: 9th Exhibition of 10 of the Best by Ceesepe, at the Embassy of Spain, Jl. H. Agus Salim, no. 61, Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Oct. 10. * Photo Exhibition: ...Yogyakarta; retrospeksi etnofotografi by Tim etnofotografi UGM, at Galeri Fotojurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, Tuesday to Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., until Oct. 8.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Bird lovers in a flap over new homes
Bird lovers in a flap over new homes JONGGOL, Bogor (JP): The Jakarta Bird Lovers Association, in cooperation with tycoon Ciputra, plans to set up enormous cages for rare birds in the capital. Association executive Anton Saksono said that the cages, covering between one and two hectares each, would include fruit trees and water sources to provide a more natural environment for the birds to live and breed. "The site for the cages would be provided by Mr.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Cellular phone services gain footing in C. Java
Cellular phone services gain footing in C. Java JAKARTA (JP): The growth in demand for fixed telephone lines in Central Java has started to decline as cellular facilities gain popularity with the local people. President of PT Mitra Global Telekomunikasi Indonesia (MGTI), Eddy Hadijanto, estimated here yesterday that the slower growth in demand would continue. "The growth rate of the demand for fixed telephone facilities will go flat in the next two or three years," he told reporters.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Singaporean robbed in hotel
Singaporean robbed in hotel JAKARTA (JP): A Singaporean woman has been robbed in her room at the Park Royal hotel in the Ancol dreamland complex in North Jakarta. The suspect, who is still at large, told hotel staff he was a 'safety officer' and had to search the victim's room alone, City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday. "The suspect allegedly forced his way into the victim's room at 8:15 p.m.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Fairytale house has tales to tell
Fairytale house has tales to tell JAKARTA (JP): Storytellers from the house of fairytales, Rumah Dongeng Indonesia, have come up with a thoughtful surprise for parents and children. Children can hear their ears off about friendship, love, adventure, UFOs and much more in a live show, as professional storytellers are to spin moral tales for them at a nine-day show of stories from the archipelago beginning on Oct. 11.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Asia Pulp cuts profit
Asia Pulp cuts profit SINGAPORE (Reuter): A fire at an Asia Pulp and Paper Co Ltd (APP) plant in East Java, Indonesia, will cut the operation's profits by about US$6 million, APP said in a statement received by Reuters yesterday. It said it expected to recover about 25 percent of that by shifting certain production to alternative facilities.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Smog hits KL economy
Smog hits KL economy KUCHING, Malaysia (Reuter): Malaysia's economy has been affected by the smog blowing from fires in Indonesia, Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Sunday. "There is certainly some impact on the economy. Look at tourism, not only Sarawak but also the whole country," he told a news conference during a visit to the Sarawak state on Borneo island, hard hit by the air pollution.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah hits another low, stocks down
Rupiah hits another low, stocks down JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah fell yesterday to a new historic low of 3,220 against the U.S. dollar on domestic dollar covering and stock prices trailed down, dealers and brokers said. Currency dealers attributed the rupiah's fall to a combination of improving rupiah liquidity, increasing dollar demand and a sharp fall in other regional currencies, especially the Malaysian ringgit.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Experts split on issue of constitution amendment
Experts split on issue of constitution amendment JAKARTA (JP): Observers were divided yesterday over whether Indonesia needs to amend the 1945 Constitution in order to facilitate democratization. During a seminar yesterday, constitutional law expert Harun Alrasjid demanded that the new People's Consultative Assembly, to be inducted tomorrow, revise the constitution and cited the "violations to democracy it has caused".
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Japan rubber futures are likely to drift
Japan rubber futures are likely to drift TOKYO (Reuter): Japan rubber futures are likely to drift higher this week, helped by growing worries that Indonesia's bush fires may hurt rubber output and shipments, analysts said yesterday. Bush fires in Indonesia, triggered mainly by the clearing of land for farming, are being aggravated by tinder-dry conditions from El Nino, a weather pattern caused by warm current formations off the western coast of South America.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
42 firms to make briquet
42 firms to make briquet JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has urged the 42 companies awarded permits to build coal briquet plants to begin their projects soon, state-owned PT Batu Bara Bukit Asam's president Sunardi said yesterday "The President has asked us to speed up the projects to supply the high demand of alternative energy from small-scale industries as a substitute to oil," Sunardi said after meeting Soeharto.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Kia gets ultimatum
Kia gets ultimatum SEOUL (AFP): Creditors of South Korea's ailing Kia Group yesterday declared their two-month loan grace period over, and gave the group's two automakers, Kia Motors Corp and Asia Motors, "final notice" to file for court receivership, Yonhap News Agency said. Yonhap said the notice to the two companies to file for receivership by October 6 was handed to seven Kia representatives including Kia Motors President Park Chae-Hyok.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Old boat found in S. Sumatra
Old boat found in S. Sumatra TANJUNG ENIM, South Sumatra: An 11-meter-long boat believed to be more than 80 years old has been found by workers digging up the banks of a nearby river to construct a bridge. The boat was discovered by one of the construction workers, Siwang, 58, in near perfect condition buried under 10 meters of earth. "We found the unique traditional boat and believe that it is well over 80 years old," he said as quoted by Antara.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Grave relocation protested
Grave relocation protested TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang mayoralty decided yesterday to abandon its plan to relocate graves from the Tanah Gocap cemetery in Karawaci to Kedaung Baru village in Batuceper due to opposition from local people who were angry that they were not consulted about the plan. The decision was made in a meeting between Tangerang Mayor H. Djakaria Machmud and community leaders at Kedaung Wetan village.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Merpati to fly to Broome
Merpati to fly to Broome PERTH, Australia (AP): Backpacking tourism in Australia's remote northwest Kimberley region may boom with the introduction of the area's first regular international flights from Indonesia to Broome in November. One of Indonesia's airlines, Merpati Airlines, will fly two return flights a week from Jakarta, via Denpasar, in Bali, to the coastal town of Broome, 1,430 miles (2,300 km) north of Perth, Western Australian state Tourism Minister Norman Moore announced.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Six bankers held over Rp 200b fraud
Six bankers held over Rp 200b fraud JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested six executives of the privately owned Bank Dwipa for their alleged role in a Rp 200 billion (US$66.70 million) fraud related to the bank's issuance of commercial papers, certificates and deposits. National Police Detective Corps Commander Maj. Gen. Nurfaizi said yesterday that his personnel were still tracing the owner of the bank, Bambang Sumiono, to ascertain his involvement in the scam.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Rotterdam's mission arrives next week to boost trade ties
Rotterdam's mission arrives next week to boost trade ties JAKARTA (JP): Rotterdam's Lord Mayor, A. Peper, will lead a group of 15 business representatives from the city in the Netherlands on a five-day trade and investment mission to Indonesia next week. Indonesian-Netherlands Association director E. Bouma said yesterday Peper and the delegation were scheduled to visit Jakarta and Surabaya, East Java, from Oct. 6 to Oct. 10 and would hold workshops and meet with officials and local businesses.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Fires drive tigers, monkeys
Fires drive tigers, monkeys BOYOLALI, Central Java: Four Javanese tigers and some monkeys have fled the fires destroying their habitat in the forests of Mt. Merbabu, Antara reported yesterday. The news agency did not elaborate on how it came up with the number of tigers but quoted the police chief of the Selo and Cepogo subdistricts, Sgt. Khanafi, as saying that villagers had been hearing strange sounds in nearby bushes. Boyolali district police chief Lt. Col. I.G.M.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Man arrested for rape, murder
Man arrested for rape, murder SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Police arrested on Saturday Aripin, alias Ipin, who allegedly raped 10-year-old Widya Tanjung Sari and then cut her body into five pieces, Antara reported. The news agency quoted Samarinda police precinct chief Lt. Col. Yayat Sudrajat as saying that the man was apprehended in Banjarmasin, the capital of South Kalimantan.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Human error speculation over crash
Human error speculation over crash MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): As dozens of victims from flight GA-152 were buried yesterday, speculation grew over reports that human error may have been to blame for Friday's Garuda Indonesia crash. Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto led a mass burial of 48 coffins near Polonia Airport which was attended by hundreds of mourners.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Policeman dies after fall from minibus
Policeman dies after fall from minibus JAKARTA (JP): A policeman who fell from a moving Kopaja minibus in the Kebayoran Lama area of South Jakarta yesterday morning died on the way to hospital. The victim -- 23-year-old Second Sgt. Syaifudin Zuhri -- had been moved from the National Police Headquarters to a City Police post a week ago, Second Lt. Nuzul Kurman of the National Police Headquarters said. None of Syaifudin's mourning friends knew any details of the incident.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
New turnpike in S. Jakarta ready for public opening
New turnpike in S. Jakarta ready for public opening JAKARTA (JP): A new turnpike connecting Jagorawi toll road to Pondok Pinang in South Jakarta would be ready to operate once the presidential decree on its fees was issued, a toll road executive said yesterday. Sudiro Wignyodipuro, director of PT Marga Nurindo Bhakti, which would operate the toll road, said the turnpike would help cut severe traffic congestion in the Taman Mini junction area.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Wasted talent
Wasted talent Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro disclosed the other day that one in eight registered job seekers in Indonesia in 1995 were university graduates. In itself, this statistic is not too shocking considering that unemployment among intellectuals is not an exclusive Indonesian phenomena. The problem of jobless college graduates is found in industrialized countries, and often, at higher rates.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Housewives hijack water tanker
Housewives hijack water tanker SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan (JP): Three housewives in the drought-stricken district of Samarinda Seberang, desperate for clean water, climbed onto a water tanker and threatened to remain there until their houses were supplied with water. Antara said Mayor Lukman Said confirmed the "hijacking" of the tanker. He also said that Samarinda had been hit by such a severe water shortage that residents were panicking.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
RP to phase out leaded gasoline
RP to phase out leaded gasoline MANILA (DPA): President Fidel Ramos signed yesterday an executive order phasing out leaded gasoline throughout the Philippines by the end of the century to combat worsening air pollution. Ramos said the move was "very timely" with the country experiencing environmental havoc from El Nio and the haze from raging Indonesian forest fires.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
WWF program in Bali strive to save imperiled green turtle
WWF program in Bali strive to save imperiled green turtle By Leyla Alyanak BENOA, Bali (JP): At 54, Wayan Tangsi has always been a man of the sea. Each evening for most of his life, he and dozens of other turtle fishermen would push off the shore of Bali's busiest port in long, narrow jukung canoes, armed with little more than homemade wooden spears. The boats floated eerily into the setting sun, their triangular sails high and spidery pontoon legs bobbing on the sea like water-based arachnids.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Thailand wins Singapore Open
Thailand wins Singapore Open JAKARTA (JP): Thailand, the country which might dominate 19th SEA Games track and field events, romped home in the Singapore Open Sunday with 17 golds, leaving Indonesia without a gold. Thailand's 64 athletes won the overall title with 17 golds, 11 silvers and six bronzes, proving their billing as the leading ASEAN nation on the track. Host Singapore, with 30 athletes, only managed second place with two golds, four silvers and seven bronzes.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
School for dogs opens in Bogor
School for dogs opens in Bogor BOGOR (JP): A school for dogs, thought to be the first in the country, has been opened at the state-owned Bogor Agriculture Institute's Veterinary School. The special school, which was inaugurated Saturday, will teach the four-legged students a variety of skills covering defense and protection, institute representative Nora Gustina said.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Ringgit, rupiah hit new lows as demand for dollar higher
Ringgit, rupiah hit new lows as demand for dollar higher SINGAPORE (AFP): The Malaysian ringgit and Indonesian rupiah collapsed to new lows yesterday as demand for U.S. dollars and renewed jitters sent the greenback soaring against regional currencies, dealers and analysts said.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Bulog will not import rice this year
Bulog will not import rice this year JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Beddu Amang said yesterday Indonesia would not import rice this year as stocks were sufficient to meet a possible shortfall in production. "We need not import rice. We have sufficient rice stocks," Beddu said after a ceremony to accept the audit results from the Development and Finance Control Board.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Authorities urged to review Ciputra City project plan
Authorities urged to review Ciputra City project plan JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor urged the municipality yesterday to review the Ciputra City project planned for the Koridor Satrio complex in Central Jakarta. Lukman Mokoginta of Commission D for development affairs told a meeting of the City's Development Planning Agency that Ciputra City was just another exclusive project within the city.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
'No punishment' for some fire lighters
'No punishment' for some fire lighters JAKARTA (JP): Concession holders who started land-clearing fires prior to the government's ban would not be punished, the military said yesterday. Armed Forces (ABRI) spokesman Brig. Gen. A. Wahab Mokodongan said that only companies that had violated the ban would be dealt with.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Total signs $2b deal for Iranian gas
Total signs $2b deal for Iranian gas PARIS (AFP): In an overt challenge to U.S. sanctions threats, the French oil company Total has signed a US$2 billion contract to invest in the exploration of a gas field in Iran, company officials announced Sunday. Together with the Russian gas giant Gazprom and the Malaysian Petronas company, Total agreed with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) to develop the off-shore gas deposits in the southern Pars field.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Mud threatens quake-hit town
Mud threatens quake-hit town UJUNGPANDANG, S. Sulawesi (JP): Following Sunday's earthquake, mud has started to spew from the earth, threatening the well- being of residents of Pinrang regency, some 200 kilometers north of here. The mud gushed out of cracks in the earth caused by the quake in areas including Jl. Abdullah, Jl. Ahmad Yani, Jl. Cempaka, Jl. Melati and Lasinrang soccer field.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
PM Goh wins defamation damages from Jayeretnam
PM Goh wins defamation damages from Jayeretnam SINGAPORE (AFP): A Singapore judge found yesterday top opposition leader J. B. Jeyaretnam guilty of defaming Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and ordered him to pay S$20,000 (US$13,000) in damages, plus costs. High Court Judge S.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
14 foreigners among Garuda crash victims
14 foreigners among Garuda crash victims JAKARTA (JP): The Garuda Indonesia plane crash has touched people from all corners of the world, with verification yesterday that at least 14 foreigners were among the 234 people killed in the tragedy. The exact number of foreign victims and their nationalities vary but Antara reported yesterday that the bodies of 14 foreigners were being kept at Adam Malik Hospital.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Death toll in Irian drought climbs to 290
Death toll in Irian drought climbs to 290 JAKARTA (JP): At least 19 more people have died as a result of the severe drought affecting Irian Jaya, raising the death toll to 290. But humanitarian workers in the area claim that another five have died in the Kuyawage village, Jayawijaya regency, in the last three days. Jayawijaya regent JB Wenas said in Wamena on Sunday that a further nine people have died in his regency -- five from Silimo village and four from Mbua village.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
RI women work in S. Arabia for religious reason: Mien
RI women work in S. Arabia for religious reason: Mien JAKARTA (JP): Religious motivation is the strongest reason 364,084 Indonesian Moslem workers, mostly women, choose to work in Saudi Arabia, a minister said yesterday. State Minister of Women's Roles Mien Sugandhi said the women could earn three times more in Hong Kong or Singapore. Most women who work in Saudi Arabia do so as house maids on two-year contracts.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Action needed in forest fires
Action needed in forest fires From Kompas It is really tiring to hear reports on forest fires in our country. Why? The way things happened it seemed as if the government failed to take any immediate action. About 15 years ago people enthusiastically talked about the beauty of our motherland and its natural wealth. The government was then issuing a lot of forest concessions.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Political factions rehearse induction of legislators
Political factions rehearse induction of legislators JAKARTA (JP): New members of the House of Representatives and People's Consultative Assembly for 1997/2002 held a dress rehearsal yesterday for tomorrow's induction ceremony. Antara reported that 936 of the 1,000 members -- from factions of the United Development Party (PPP), Golkar, Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Armed Forces (ABRI) and those appointed to represent various social groups -- attended the House's rehearsal.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Nuke power may curb Greenhouse effect
Nuke power may curb Greenhouse effect VIENNA (Reuter): Hans Blix, outgoing director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), urged the world yesterday to turn to nuclear power as a way of curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Anthem for ASEAN
Anthem for ASEAN When representatives of the parliaments of the ASEAN countries came to Jakarta for a conference recently, we were reminded of the existence of the legislators' organization. The ASEAN Internal Parliament Organization, founded in 1997, is supposed to serve as a forum for people in the region.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Smoke haze response is overdue
Smoke haze response is overdue The World Wide Fund for Nature describes the Indonesian forest fires that are sending a thick and deadly smoke haze over much of Southeast Asia as a planetary disaster. At the very least, the situation is a tragedy for many thousands of people in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore affected by dangerously high air pollution levels, and a matter of grave concern to Indonesia's neighbors.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
House finally approves new mining contracts
House finally approves new mining contracts JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives has finally approved the drafts of the controversial seventh generation contracts of work (COWs) to prospect and develop mineral resources in the country, a legislator said yesterday. Iskandar Mandji of Golkar, said that Commission VI, which is responsible for assessing the contracts, would pass the contracts without any changes.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Allow foreigners to buy houses
Allow foreigners to buy houses As we are aware that after the rupiah was floated last month it has depreciated by more than 15 percent. Now it is high time for the government to attract foreign investment, especially in the real estate and property business. Because of the rupiah's depreciation, the property business is already in the doldrums as most property purchases, especially with respect to apartments, are required to be paid in U.S. dollars. Now the U.S.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Officers linked to Sukarno admirers
Officers linked to Sukarno admirers JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) spokesman Brig. Gen. A. Wahab Mokodongan said yesterday that a group of people recently arrested for participating in illegal military exercises were followers of the late president Sukarno.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
PRD is declared illegal
PRD is declared illegal JAKARTA (JP): The government declared yesterday the Democratic People's Party (PRD) and organizations associated with it as illegal. The government also ordered its activists and sympathizers to dissolve.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Palm oil markets seen bullish
Palm oil markets seen bullish KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Asian palm oil markets were expected to remain bullish this week as Indonesian forest fires raise concerns about the country's declining output, and on good prospects for export business. Regional traders said strong palm offtake may come from India and China in anticipation of tight supplies in coming months. "We're going to see pretty strong prices this week," a dealer for a foreign commodity house in Singapore said.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 29, 1997: -------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,075 0 12,000 AHAP Insurance 2,500 0 0 Alter Abadi 750 -25 33,500 Alumindo Light Metal 825 -25 42,000 Alumindo Perkasa 550 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 925 -25 82,500 Anwar Sierad 1,100 -100 213,000 Apac Centertex Corp.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Star Mild team set to win race
Star Mild team set to win race JAKARTA (JP): The Star Mild team is set to win another victory when the national drag race resumes at Sentul, near Bogor, this Saturday. The team of Robert J. Paul of Canada and Indonesia's Ronny Hermawan won two races in Bali and Manado. The Bali race was held Sept. 2 while the Manado event was held Sept. 16. "We are ready for the race in Sentul. We hope our cars arrive soon," Ronny said Sunday.