Archive: 8 September 1997
47 articles found
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Red Cross helps underprivileged
Red Cross helps underprivileged JAKARTA (JP): Some 5,000 youths from the Jakarta Red Cross organized a day of social services for the poor at its head office on Jl. Kramat Raya in Central Jakarta yesterday. The activities included free medical checkups, cataract operations, circumcisions and free spectacles for primary school students.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
ABRI officers get degree
ABRI officers get degree JAKARTA: Two senior Army officers have been awarded a doctorate degree from the United States' Westminster University. Maj. Gen. Bambang Soembodo and Col. Slamet Suharsa Padmosutoyo were the first Indonesian Armed Forces members to receive a degree from the university, a military spokesman said here Saturday. The men presented their scientific oration in Jakarta Friday night.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Coffee markets come under pressure, soya prices surge
Coffee markets come under pressure, soya prices surge LONDON (AFP): The coffee markets in London and New York came back to a boil this week as the main feature on the commodities markets, following the summer break, heated up by the prospect of a low harvest in Indonesia - in third place among coffee exporters. Coffee plantations in Southeast Asia have been hit hard by drought.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Data on RI exports to S'pore unclear
Data on RI exports to S'pore unclear JAKARTA (JP): The government still faces difficulty in calculating actual exports to Singapore because the neighboring country is still unwilling to issue data on its bilateral trade with Indonesia, an official says. A senior trade official at the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore, Sjabirin M. Bakri, said Saturday that the absence of Singapore's trade data caused difficulties in calculating the actual value of Indonesian exports to the neighboring country.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Syarwan 'not in conflict' with Harmoko
Syarwan 'not in conflict' with Harmoko JAKARTA (JP): Former Armed Forces Chief of Sociopolitical Affairs Lt. Gen. Syarwan Hamid denies competing against Golkar chief Harmoko for the House speaker position. Syarwan will represent the Armed Forces faction in the House of Representatives. He said over the weekend that he and Harmoko were friends, and he would gladly concede if the latter won. "I'm not in conflict with Harmoko," he said.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Sorcerer admits to raping 236 women
Sorcerer admits to raping 236 women JAKARTA (JP): A 65-year-old man detained in Maluku, Ambon, has admitted to raping 236 women since he started practicing as a soothsayer in 1984. The father of four who was arrested on the small island of Lease on Aug. 29, said he raped 91 of his victims -- aged between 16 years old and 40 years old -- more than three times each. Local police chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
UBS ups Indonesian equity ratings
UBS ups Indonesian equity ratings KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): European firm UBS Global Research said it has upgraded its equity market ratings for Malaysia and Indonesia. "Malaysia is now on an overweight (previously neutral) and Indonesia on a neutral (previously underweight) recommendation in the UBS global emerging markets portfolio," UBS said in a research paper issued from London.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Semarang ex-cons form association
Semarang ex-cons form association SEMARANG, Central Java: Schools no longer have a monopoly on alumni organizations because ex-convicts in Semarang have formed their own respected association. Semarang military district chief Lt. Col. Supriatno inaugurated on Saturday the Satria Manunggal Jaya organization which aims to help ex-convicts hone their talents and begin a new life outside prison.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
HIV/AIDS cases up to 578
HIV/AIDS cases up to 578 JAKARTA (JP): Official health statistics show the number of HIV/AIDS sufferers in Indonesia increased by 20 in August, raising the official total to 578. Ministry of Health Director General for Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health Dr. Hadi Abednego said 13 new cases were found in Riau, three in South Sumatra and four in Irian Jaya. He said 438 people were HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) positive, and 140 had AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome).
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia opts for cloud seeding to stop forest fires
Indonesia opts for cloud seeding to stop forest fires JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will resort to cloud seeding in its efforts to contain forest fires that have been ravaging many parts of the country, State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said. The exact locations and times for the artificial rain, however, will be decided tomorrow.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Lee's ailment 'no worry'
Lee's ailment 'no worry' SINGAPORE (Reuter): The hospitalization of Singapore elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew for a respiratory infection was not a cause for worry, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. State television said Goh told reporters at a constituency event that Lee's ailment was sinus-related and was nothing to worry about.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
N. Jakarta's fire victims fear eviction plan
N. Jakarta's fire victims fear eviction plan JAKARTA (JP): The 5,914 fire victims of Pademangan Barat subdistrict, North Jakarta, who are still facing a shortage of water and proper shelters, have expressed concern over a city plan which might evict them from the area. Speaking with The Jakarta Post at the site on Saturday, the residents also complained about the poor handling of public donations managed by city officials. "I think the officials don't care what happens to us.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Bhuwanatala's profit jump
Bhuwanatala's profit jump JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed real estate and property company PT Bhuwanatala Indah Permai reported Saturday a 789.43 percent increase in net profit to Rp 4.04 billion (US$1.4 million) in the first half this year over Rp 450 million in the same period last year. The company said its first semester 1997 sales surged 348.35 percent to Rp 38.02 billion from Rp 8.49 billion in the same period in 1996.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Freeport fills Irian Jaya lake
Freeport fills Irian Jaya lake JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Gold and copper mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia has begun to fill up Wanagon Lake, located east of the Grasberg mine. "Our feasibility study shows that the lake contains a huge copper deposit," Freeport's environmental department manager Wisnu said. "After completing this work we can then start exploitation." Wisnu hopes the project can be completed before 2001.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Bambang, Fauzan contest YLBHI post
Bambang, Fauzan contest YLBHI post JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) chairman Bambang Widjojanto will contest the next chairmanship with his secretary, Achmad Fauzan, the foundation said in a statement. The statement said an election committee established by the foundation's board of trustees nominated seven candidates but five of them rejected their nominations. The 1996/1997 period of the YLBHI executive board ends Sept. 30, after being extended for almost two months.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
China Airlines adds flights
China Airlines adds flights JAKARTA (JP): China Airlines of Taiwan plans to fly to more destinations in Indonesia, the company's vice president Sandy K.Y. Liu said. A potential destination is Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi, Antara news agency quoted Liu as saying in Nusa Dua, Bali, Saturday. He did not say when flights to the new destinations would start. Liu said China Airlines had also set up a cooperation with Garuda Indonesia to increase services between Indonesia and Taiwan.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
10 die in Malaysia plane crash
10 die in Malaysia plane crash KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): A chartered Dornier 228-212 plane crashed in the jungles of Malaysia's Borneo state of Sarawak, killing all 10 people on board, the national Bernama news agency said yesterday quoting officials. The Royal Brunei Airlines flight BI238, crashed Saturday night at Lambir Hill, 50 kilometers from the oil town of Miri, it said quoting a Department of Civil Aviation official. The plane was carrying eight passengers and two Malaysian pilots.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Ramayana opens 59th store
Ramayana opens 59th store JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa, the owner and operator of Ramayana department stores, opened yesterday a new retail outlet in the Pondok Gede Market, Bekasi. The new outlet, on a 4,000-square-meter plot, is the 59th Ramayana outlet in the country. The company's public relations director, Setyadi Surya, said he was optimistic the new store would reach its Rp 8 billion (US$2.8 million) sales target by the end of the year.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Tomb removal to continue
Tomb removal to continue TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang mayoralty will push ahead with plans to remove 310 tombs from the Cepek and Tanah Gocap public cemeteries, for the construction of a roadway, despite protests from the relatives of people buried there. The mayoralty will bear the cost of removing the tombs before they are handed over to the relatives for completion, Agus Burhanuddin of the mayoralty said Saturday.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Estetika 5 Ekspresi, at Hilton Executive Club, Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Sept. 10. * Painting Exhibition: Nuansa Decoratif by Sutopo, Djoko Maruto, Petrus Pranagung at Mon Decor Gallery, Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya No.1 Blok B 13-14 Central Jakarta, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Sept. 14. * Painting Exhibition: by Sri Hadhy, Tulus Warsito, Sukriyal Sadin and Kristiyanto at Hotel Kristal Jl.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Gen. (ret) Surono launches biography
Gen. (ret) Surono launches biography JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the 1945 Generation National Council, Gen. (ret) Surono, celebrated his 75th birthday Saturday with the launching of his biography. Addressing an audience, most of whom were former military colleagues and younger active generals, Surono said the book was meant to present the younger generation with heroic values and the spirit of the 1945 generation.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Financial markets keep analysts anxious
Financial markets keep analysts anxious By Richard Hubbard SINGAPORE (Reuter): The crisis in Southeast Asian financial markets eased last Friday after a dramatic U-turn in economic policy by Malaysia, but analysts warned that problems remain in the underlying economies of the region. Stock markets across Southeast Asia were generally firmer last Friday with most regional currencies up against the U.S. dollar.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Millions of pregnant women suffer from malnutrition
Millions of pregnant women suffer from malnutrition BOGOR, West Java (JP): Millions of pregnant women and babies in Indonesia are suffering from malnutrition, a scientist said here Saturday. Hidayat Syarief, in an speech marking his inauguration as a professor at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture said as many as 51 percent of expecting mothers in Indonesia were poorly nourished. "This is a problem that needs serious handling so that negative impacts on babies can be prevented," he said.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Southeast Asian airlines benefit from crisis
Southeast Asian airlines benefit from crisis SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asian airlines should reap benefits from the plunge in their national currencies against the U.S. dollar in the short term, but longer-term prospects are less clear, analysts said at the weekend. Weaker currencies will mean higher interest payments on foreign currency loans, aircraft leases and fuel costs, all usually denominated in U.S. dollars.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Polysindo enters India
Polysindo enters India NEW DELHI (Reuter): The Indian government said on Friday it had approved a 605.5 million rupee ($US16.6 million) investment by Polysindo Hong Kong Ltd., an affiliate of Indonesia's Polysindo Eka Perkasa, in a fully-owned unit. The government statement said the Indian unit would execute turnkey contracts in the areas of transmission and industrial electrification. It gave no further details.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Du Pont buys Branta shares
Du Pont buys Branta shares JAKARTA (JP): Chemical giant E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company has bought 19.8 percent of Indonesian tire-yarn and cord fabric manufacturer, PT Branta Mulia. Branta Mulia said Saturday that Du Pont was buying the shares at US$1.45 (Rp 4,150) a share. "PT Branta Mulia and E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co. announce that they have successfully finalized all agreements for Du Pont's purchase of a major equity stake in PT Branta Mulia." Branta Mulia said in a statement.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
RI lacks Islamic intellectual culture: Scholar
RI lacks Islamic intellectual culture: Scholar JAKARTA (JP): Despite having the largest Moslem population in the world, Indonesian Moslem intellectuals and their works are still largely obscure, a noted scholar says. Nurcholish Madjid lamented that Indonesia -- despite having a population of 200 million and an 87 percent Moslem domination -- had yet to build an "Islamic intellectual culture" which compels others in the world to pay attention.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
BI predicts rupiah won't fall again
BI predicts rupiah won't fall again By Riyadi JIMBARAN, Bali (JP): There should be no further fall in the rupiah as rapid depreciation over the past few weeks has corrected it, a spokesman for Bank Indonesia, the central bank, said here Saturday. Speaking at a meeting of Southeast Asian foreign exchange (forex) dealers, Bank Indonesia Managing Director Paul Soetopo Tjokronegoro said market perception that the rupiah was slightly overvalued had triggered recent volatility.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Share prices are expected to remain strong this week
Share prices are expected to remain strong this week JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) is expected to remain bullish this week as more foreign investors are predicted to return to take advantage of the cheap prices. Analysts said that the government's decision last week to scrap the 49 percent ownership limit imposed on foreign investors would trigger massive buying of blue chip shares.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Vietnam grounds Tupolev fleet
Vietnam grounds Tupolev fleet HANOI (Reuter): Vietnam Airlines will ground its Tupolev aircraft from today pending an investigation into the crash of one of its Tu-134Bs in Cambodia, an official at the national carrier said yesterday. He was confirming a television news report which said the airline was suspending flights by the 1970s-era Soviet aircraft on both domestic and international routes, but gave no explanation.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
No sex tourism in Bali: Joop
No sex tourism in Bali: Joop DENPASAR, Bali: The island of Bali should not be developed into a hot spot for sex tourism, Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave warned. The beauty of the resort island provided enough attractions for tourists and there was no need to lure them with sexual services, Joop said here Saturday. "Sex tourism is against the Balinese way of life," Joop told Udayana University students, as quoted by Antara.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
ThinkPad 770: The notebook to buy if you want it all
ThinkPad 770: The notebook to buy if you want it all By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Remember IBM ThinkPad 760ED? In my hands-on review in this column, I called it the "Rolls-Royce" of notebooks. It was the notebook with everything -- a large and pleasant screen, a digital signal processor, a built-in modem and a slew of other features. It was the notebook against which all other notebooks were compared.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Wife gashes amorous husband
Wife gashes amorous husband PALU, Central Sulawesi: Twenty-nine-year-old Yn allegedly attacked her husband, Al, with a machete in a jealous rage after he rejected her demands for a divorce. She had demanded the separation after Al allegedly disclosed he was having an affair. Yn gashed her husband's head with the machete on Friday and then promptly ran to the police station to admit her crime. Al, 32, was reportedly in a serious condition and was being treated at a local hospital.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Ramos asked to be watched
Ramos asked to be watched MABALACAT, Philippines (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos invited his opponents yesterday to place him under surveillance to end speculation he would declare martial law to keep himself in power. Ramos' remarks came after rumors that he had ordered 24-hour surveillance of key players in a huge antidictatorship rally scheduled for Sept. 21. "I deny that completely and as strongly as I possibly can.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Lucan 3:10 TV Drama: Diantara Kita 3:35 Belief in God the Almighty 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Family's Program: Kesehatan Keluarga 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:25 Variety Show 5:30 Flora and Fauna: Aneka Tanaman Hias 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 TVRI News 7:00 Evening News 7:35 Entrepreneurship Program: Sukses Berkarya 8:00 News: Lintasan Berita 8:05 Traditional...
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
IMF-World Bank to discuss currency crisis
IMF-World Bank to discuss currency crisis SINGAPORE (AFP): Southeast Asia's currency crisis will come under the microscope at this month's global monetary talks amid complaints that a decade's economic gains are being undermined by foreign financial speculators. Regional authorities are expected to press the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank for measures to stabilize financial systems and combat "rogue" speculators who have hammered their currencies to all-time lows.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Man lost his life for sake of son
Man lost his life for sake of son JAKARTA (JP): A food stall owner was stabbed to death by a gang of eight people as he attempted to prevent them from mobbing his son on Jl. Kawirata, South Jakarta, yesterday. Mustara, 46, from Indramayu, West Java, was stabbed in the right side of his stomach and later died from severe bleeding.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
First Mickey & Friends outlets open in Jakarta
First Mickey & Friends outlets open in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The world's first two Mickey & Friends outlets opened in Sogo department stores in Jakarta over the weekend. The first one was opened in Sogo in Plaza Indonesia, Central Jakarta, Saturday and the second in Sogo in Kelapa Gading Mall, North Jakarta, yesterday. Mickey & Friends is the latest retail concept from the Walt Disney Company.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Crash crushes Cambodia's tourism sector
Crash crushes Cambodia's tourism sector By Katya Robinson PHNOM PENH (Reuter): A fatal plane crash at Phnom Penh's international airport last week has blackened the already dreary outlook for tourism in the troubled country. Tourism, once one of the country's fastest-growing sectors, virtually dissolved in the wake of factional fighting in the capital of Phnom Penh in early July. Last Wednesday's crash of a Vietnam Airlines flight that killed 64 may delay any recovery, analysts said last Friday.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Military raids nab wayward soldiers
Military raids nab wayward soldiers JAKARTA (JP): About 80 disobedient military officers are netted each month during routine raids against personnel around the city, an officer said yesterday. Jakarta Military Command spokesman Lt. Col. D.J. Nachrowi said officers had been busted for violating regulations, ranging from hanging around at entertainment centers or nightspots without an official assignment, violating traffic rules and dressing carelessly.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
RI development 'trilogy' revisited
RI development 'trilogy' revisited By Arief Budiman MELBOURNE (JP): Having recently celebrated our 52nd anniversary of independence, it may be useful to reflect on what we have achieved or failed to achieve in the nation's pursuit of a "just and prosperous society". This reflection, hopefully, will foster awareness of the most important problems to be solved in the near future.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Manila to announce art awards
Manila to announce art awards JAKARTA (JP): Winners of the ASEAN Art Award 1997 will be announced on Wednesday in Manila, according to the secretariat of the Indonesian Fine Arts Foundation. Dede Eri Supria, Hanura Hosea, Nasirun, Tisna Sanjaya and Yuswantoro Adi, the artists selected to represent Indonesia, will leave for Manila tomorrow. They were the finalists in the foundation's Indonesian Art Award 1997, which has been held four times.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir says 'serious' investors have returned
Mahathir says 'serious' investors have returned KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad met foreign fund managers Saturday and expressed confidence that "serious" foreign investors had returned to the local stock market after recent sharp declines. "They have already gone back to the market. There is no doubt," he told reporters attending the annual congress of the country's main ruling party.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Investors see recovery in SE Asian equity marts
Investors see recovery in SE Asian equity marts HONG KONG (Reuter): The outlook for Asian equity markets remains poor in the coming week, with local punters hoping for a Southeast Asian recovery but foreign investors staying clear after the wild gyrations of the past two weeks. "It's getting much harder to comment on Southeast Asia," said Grant Forster, vice president at BT Fund Managers in Hong Kong.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Foreign investors may avoid SE Asian stocks
Foreign investors may avoid SE Asian stocks HONG KONG (Reuter): Three consecutive days of strength in Southeast Asian markets have prompted a round of bullish sentiment among local punters, but foreign investors say they will look for alternatives for at least six months. Southeast Asian bonds offer better value over the near-term than the region's battered equity markets, despite signs of a technical rebound late last week, fund managers said.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Garuda Indonesia asked to keep Bali-Paris route
Garuda Indonesia asked to keep Bali-Paris route JAKARTA (JP): Bali Governor Ida Bagus Oka has asked national air carrier Garuda Indonesia not to cancel its Denpasar (Bali)- Paris route. Oka said that Bali, the country's most popular tourist destination, would be affected if Garuda stopped the service. "It will also affect the country's tourism industry in general," he said. Oka said he did not understand why Garuda planned to terminate the route, Antara news agency reported Saturday.
Mon, 08 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Hotel Ciputra launches unique executive club
Hotel Ciputra launches unique executive club JAKARTA (JP): Staying in a hotel during a business trip can be very annoying if you have to wait in line in the time you are meant to rushing to an important meeting. Hotel Ciputra, a four-star hotel on Jl. S. Parman in West Jakarta, is meeting the demand for fast and good quality service by offering numerous extras to guests staying in its newly launched Executive Club rooms. The hotel's vice president, Dieter C.