Archive: 2 June 1998
55 articles found
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Many roads in Bogor damaged
Many roads in Bogor damaged BOGOR (JP): Bogor regent Eddie Yoso Martadipura has said that about 70 percent of roads covering a total length of 1,860 kilometers in the city are in disrepair. "Only between 120 and 140 kilometers of the roads can routinely be repaired. The rest are left untouched," Eddie said. He explained that the regency's limited capability to repair the damaged roads was caused mainly by a lack of money.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Deputy mayor acknowledges error
Deputy mayor acknowledges error SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Samarinda Deputy Mayor Achmad Amins said yesterday that he would publicly apologize for comments deemed slanderous by religious groups. After meeting with representatives from the Greater Family of Christian Students (KBMK) here yesterday, Achmad said he accepted the objections of the group and was ready to apologize through various publications.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
S'pore aid for RI trade to go ahead
S'pore aid for RI trade to go ahead SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday plans to offer up to US$5 billion in trade financing to help Indonesia remain in place despite the abrupt change in government in Jakarta. Lee, addressing Parliament, said however that the money, which is supplemental to a rescue plan put together by the International Monetary Fund, wouldn't be released until IMF funding for the embattled country is reinstated.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
The statistics behind the resort's success
The statistics behind the resort's success BINTAN ISLAND, Riau (JP): On a warm May afternoon above a forested cliff, Ria Bintan Club Med Resort executives gathered to celebrate the resort's first summer season with 150 corporate clients and 230 journalists from around the world.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
U.S. sees possibilities and real risks in RI
U.S. sees possibilities and real risks in RI VIENNA (Reuters): U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers yesterday said the current situation in Indonesia contained real possibilities but also real risks.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Bank Niaga expects net loss in first quarter
Bank Niaga expects net loss in first quarter JAKARTA (JP); Publicly listed Bank Niaga is expecting a net loss in the first quarter this year against a net profit of Rp 31.81 billion (about US$3.18 million) over the corresponding period last year, its president said yesterday. Gunarni Suworo said the predicted downturn was due to the increase in the loan loss provision to Rp 39.8 billion.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Opposition figures observe Pancasila Day
Opposition figures observe Pancasila Day JAKARTA (JP): Opposition figures held an unprecedented celebration of Pancasila Day here yesterday, a date never formally recognized during the Soeharto era as the birthday of the nation's ideology. Megawati Soekarnoputri, daughter of Indonesia's first president Sukarno, fervorishly challenged anyone who doubted that June 1 not Aug. 18, 1945, was the anniversary of Pancasila.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Labor unions call for ILO pact ratification
Labor unions call for ILO pact ratification JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian trade unions are calling on the International Labor Organization (ILO), which begins a three-week convention in Geneva today, to press the Indonesian government to adopt ILO conventions in order to ensure the protection of workers' rights. The call was made by all 13 trade unions grouped in the government-sanctioned Federation of All Indonesian Workers Union (FSPSI) and the Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union (SBSI).
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
BI returns benchmark rates ceiling to Jibor
BI returns benchmark rates ceiling to Jibor JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) reverted to the Jakarta Interbank Offered Rates (Jibor) yesterday as the basis for determining the ceiling of bank deposit rates. BI Governor Sjahril Sabirin said the decision was made to ensure a "flexible monetary policy". Under the ruling, effective yesterday, the interest rate ceiling for rupiah deposit is set at 500 basis points above the preceding weekly average Jibor.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Rain brings W. Cup relief to Vietnam
Rain brings W. Cup relief to Vietnam HANOI (Reuters): Water levels in the reservoir of Vietnam's biggest hydroelectric power plant are rising after good rains and electricity cuts are to be relaxed. "Don't worry about power cuts. You'll have power to watch World Cup matches," an official from the northern Hoa Binh power station, which supplies 42.6 percent of the country's electricity, told Reuters. "Water levels are going up gradually because the rainy season has started," he added.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Price of selected medicines to be cut
Price of selected medicines to be cut JAKARTA (JP): The government is set to lower prices of various generic drugs by 10 percent this week in consideration of the public's declining purchasing power. H. Sampurno, the director general for the supervision of drugs and food, was quoted by Antara as saying yesterday that Minister of Health F.A. Moeloek had approved the plan. The reduction is the third phase of the government's campaign to make available medicines at affordable prices, he added.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Asian palm oil market eyes Pakistan developments
Asian palm oil market eyes Pakistan developments KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Asian palm oil traders are closely watching developments in Pakistan after the country carried out nuclear tests last week. Weak technical factors could pressure prices this week, dealers said. Pakistan's nuclear tests provoked economic sanctions by the U.S. and Japan, which led to the country putting curbs on foreign exchange transactions. "Technically the market has been quite weak recently.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Dibyo urged to resign over Udin's killing
Dibyo urged to resign over Udin's killing YOGYAKARTA (JP): The local chapter of the Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) are calling on National Police Chief Gen. Dibyo Widodo to resign over the failure of his force to solve the 1996 murder of journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin. The call was issued in an official statement signed by chairman Oka Kususmayudha and was read to reporters by the association's secretary general Rakiman D.S. here yesterday.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Governor gets the thumbs down
Governor gets the thumbs down SEMARANG, Central Java: In response to the outcry against the renomination of incumbent Governor Soewardi, the provincial legislature as decided not to place him on the list of nominees for the upcoming gubernatorial election. "The decision by the four factions was taken because almost all levels of society have expressed their refusal to see Soewardi run for a second term," said Toyfoer, chairman of the United Development Party (PPP) faction here.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Expert adamant on cause of Lt. Dadang's death
Expert adamant on cause of Lt. Dadang's death JAKARTA (JP): A forensic doctor said yesterday she was prepared to put her job on the line in differing from official police reports on the death of a Bogor Police officer last month. Police said a student mob stoned Second Lt. Dadang Rusmana, 43, during a break in a demonstration at Juanda University on May 9 and that he subsequently died of a head injury.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
GDP falls 8.51% in first quarter
GDP falls 8.51% in first quarter JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's economy contracted by 8.51 percent in the first quarter of 1998, the Central Bureau of Statistics said yesterday. Sugito Suwito, the agency's chairman, also predicted that gross domestic product (GDP) would shrink by 10.1 percent this year, compared to the government's prediction in April that the economy would contract by 5 percent this year.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Police to replace stolen motorbike
Police to replace stolen motorbike JAKARTA (JP): Newly installed City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman promised yesterday to give a motorbike to a reporter whose motorcycle was stolen at the city police headquarters on Saturday. Speaking after a city police briefing at Senayan Stadium, Noegroho was surprised to hear about the report and ordered the military police to tighten security inside the headquarters area. "So your motorbike is missing? Don't worry. I'll replace it. When?
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
BCA employee jailed for embezzlement
BCA employee jailed for embezzlement JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta District Court sentenced an executive of privately run Bank Central Asia (BCA) yesterday to eight months in jail for swindling Rp 396 million from customers. Presiding judge Parwoto said Budiyanto Teguh, 33, the customer service head of the BCA branch on Jl. Gajah Mada, was proven guilty of misappropriating the funds from the accounts of 34 customers between February 1996 and October 1997.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
$150m from Marubeni to CA
$150m from Marubeni to CA TOKYO (Reuters): Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp said yesterday it had extended a loan worth $150 million in February to a petrochemical joint venture in Indonesia. A Marubeni spokesman said the loan was to help the venture, PT Chandra Asri, meet its debt repayment obligations.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Tales of the unexpected from the Bintan resort
Tales of the unexpected from the Bintan resort BINTAN ISLAND, Riau (JP): In a resort that induces sleep more at dawn than at night, most prefer to stay in bed past 10 a.m. Still, early risers have nothing to worry about. The Waterfall Terrace greets those up by 7 a.m. with a sumptuous breakfast. In the afternoon, first timers who preferred not to get splashed and flipped around by waves lapping the beach opted instead for scuba diving, windsurfing and canoeing. Facing the beach, a stone wall.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Rallies target corrupt officials
Rallies target corrupt officials JAKARTA (JP): Emboldened by the success of student demonstrations for reform in major cities, fishermen, farmers and other groups are holding rallies to call attention to their own causes. Many of yesterday's demonstrations were to demand that certain officials resign due to alleged corruption.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
40 public firms penalized
40 public firms penalized JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange said yesterday it would require 40 companies listed on the exchange to pay a fine of Rp 10 million (US$1,000) each for a delay in submitting their audited 1997 financial reports. The exchange management said in a statement yesterday that the trading of the 40 companies's stocks would be temporarily suspended if they failed to submit the 1997 financial reports and pay the penalty by June 15.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Economic repair urgent
Economic repair urgent It seems President B.J. Habibie's government is still being swept by the reform tide. It is still busy responding to complaints and making sweet sounding promises about the nation's future. In the climate of democratic euphoria, people initially listened to the alluring promises and sunny rhetoric. However, it has now begun to dawn that some more urgent problems have to be dealt with. The economy is sliding into an increasingly precarious situation.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Bali receives fewer tourists
Bali receives fewer tourists JAKARTA (JP): The number of foreign tourists visiting Bali, the country's top tourist destination, fell 7.3 percent in the first four months of this year to 356,114 from 384,033 in the same period last year. The head of the provincial tourist office I Nyoman Sugiri said in Denpasar yesterday that the fall was attributed to growing tension in the country's political atmosphere.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Stocks and rupiah lose ground in thin trading
Stocks and rupiah lose ground in thin trading JAKARTA (JP): The country's financial markets lost ground yesterday with the rupiah closing lower against the U.S. dollar and stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) falling 1.5 percent, analysts and dealers said. Currency dealers said a combination of a weaker yen against the U.S. dollar, worries about the country's political stability and a gloomy economic outlook brought the rupiah down against the dollar.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Park animals hungry as crisis bites
Park animals hungry as crisis bites CISARUA, West Java (JP): The prolonged economic crisis and political uncertainty has forced many businesspeople to temporarily close their factories, shops and offices. Some have asked their employees to be understanding and have promised to rehire them as soon as the situation allows. But what can zoo owners do when the price of animal feed and medicine rises sharply?
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia may field smaller team in Asiad
Indonesia may field smaller team in Asiad JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council is considering a sizable cut in the Indonesian team for the Asian Games in Bangkok in December due to many sports' poor preparations. The council official in charge of athletes' development, Muhammad Hindarto, said yesterday that only five out of 21 sports organizations selected to conduct training sessions for the Games had made progress.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Probe into graft under Soeharto govt starts
Probe into graft under Soeharto govt starts JAKARTA (JP): The government has launched an investigation into corruption under former president Soeharto but has no plans to specifically target the former Indonesian leader, Attorney General Soedjono C. Atmonegoro told a packed news conference here yesterday. Soedjono said that although the probe did not specifically target the Soeharto family, the investigation would cover its business dealings.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Megawati calls on the nation to stop denouncing Soeharto
Megawati calls on the nation to stop denouncing Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Opposition leader Megawati Soekarnoputri echoed fellow government critic Amien Rais yesterday in urging the nation to show compassion and stop battering fallen president Soeharto. Megawati, the ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), spoke out against repeating "past mistakes". She was referring to the days in the 1960s when her father, founding president Sukarno, lost power to then Lt. Gen. Soeharto.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
No change in E. Timor policy, says Habibie
No change in E. Timor policy, says Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie said yesterday there would be no change in the government's policy on East Timor, according to Ambassador-at-large on the East Timor issue F.X. Lopez da Cruz. "The President gave the message that no matter who the president is, the position of Indonesia on the issue of East Timor remains unchanged," da Cruz said after a meeting with Habibie at Bina Graha presidential office yesterday.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Rates for Tax Payment
Rates for Tax Payment JAKARTA (JP): The new official conversion rates as the basis for payment of import duty, value-added tax on goods and services, sales tax on luxury goods, export tax and income tax, valid from June 1 to June 7: U.S dollar 1 Rp 10,500.00 Austrian shilling 1 837.99 Australian dollar 1 6,518.40 Belgian franc 1 285.79 Canadian dollar 1 7,216.99 Swiss franc 1 7,115.27 Deutschemark 1 5,885.65 Danish krone 1 1,549.34 French franc 1 1,758.59 Poundsterling 1 17,070.90 Hong Kong...
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film 3:05 Performance: Tanah Airku 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Music: Lagu Pop Daerah 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: Rona Nusantara 6:15 Sports 6:30 TVRI News (in English) 7:00 Evening News 7:35 Music: Prestasi dan Lagu 8:00 News: Lintasan Berita 8:05 Music: Prestasi dan Lagu (contd.) 8:30 Talk Show: Dialog 9:00 World News 9:35 Music: Pesona Nusantara 10:30 Late News 10:40...
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Ex-IPTN worker reemployed
Ex-IPTN worker reemployed BANDUNG, West Java: Asep Rukmana, a former employee of state- owned Nusantara Aircraft Manufacturing Industry (IPTN) here, regained his job over the weekend, more than two years after his much-publicized dismissal. Asep's lawsuit against the aircraft manufacturer's unilateral dismissal was won in the Bandung State Administrative Court and the Bandung State Administrative High Court.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Habibie names his team of economic advisors
Habibie names his team of economic advisors JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie appointed three senior economists as advisors yesterday and revamped the Economic and Monetary Resilience Council in a bid to accelerate revival of the country's ailing economy, a minister said yesterday.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
STIC maintains profit
STIC maintains profit SINGAPORE (Reuters): Infrastructure based Singapore Technologies Industrials Corp (STIC) is maintaining its 15 percent profit growth target for 1998 despite the unrest in Indonesia, a top company official said yesterday.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Japanese statues impress Yogyakartans
Japanese statues impress Yogyakartans By R. Fadjri YOGYAKARTA (JP): Free forms of three-dimensional objects fill the modest gallery with various sculpting and engraving techniques. One which especially catches the eye is Gentle Seduction, a wooden statue two meters high. It reminds people of a three-legged creature in science fiction films. There are bends like joints in the wooden legs which seem to present an unsteady standing position.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on June 1, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Time frame for MPR session 'proposed by House leaders'
Time frame for MPR session 'proposed by House leaders' JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie claimed yesterday it was the leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) who proposed the time frame for the extraordinary session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) which will set the date for a general election.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian debt talks begin in Frankfurt
Indonesian debt talks begin in Frankfurt FRANKFURT (Dow Jones): Debt talks between a delegation of Indonesian government and banking officials and a steering committee of foreign creditor banks started in Frankfurt yesterday. The Indonesian debt team is headed by Radius Prawiro. On the banking side, the steering committee is co-chaired by Chase Manhattan Bank, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and Deutsche Bank AG.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Discriminatory act of the govt
Discriminatory act of the govt The government's decision to release Dr. Muchtar Pakpahan and Dr. Sri Bintang Pamungkas from prison has made me both happy and sad. I am happy because it suggests that Habibie's administration is committed to total reform within the bounds of the constitution. However, one gets the impression that this good- will gesture is discriminatory. Muchtar Pakpahan is known to have leftist leanings and received great attention from the government before he was set free.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Holland attracts few Indonesian students
Holland attracts few Indonesian students By Marieke van Heek JAKARTA (JP): An education exhibition at the Jakarta Convention Center from May 7 to May 11 saw a fairly good representation from the Netherlands, with about nine universities and higher professional education institutes present. The Netherlands is one of the less favored destinations of Indonesian students seeking education abroad, with only 400 Indonesians currently studying there.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung: Exhibition * Silver Accesories by Runa Jewelry at Preanger Aerowisata Bandung Hotel, Jl. Asia Afrika No. 81 (Phone: 022 431631), daily. Film * French Film at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 Bandung (Phone: 022 4212417), 4 p.m.: Deux hommes dans la ville, Jun. 8. Music and Entertainment * Hotel Papandayan Jl. Gatot Subroto No. 83 (Phone: 022 310799): - The Burangrang Lounge at 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Piano Solo, Monday. Jazz Duo, Tuesday. Piano Solo, Wednesday.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Reform vital in legal sector
Reform vital in legal sector By T. Mulya Lubis JAKARTA (JP): The legal sector is trailing behind other sectors. Historically, from colonial times, the law in political life has always been employed as an instrument of devide et impera (divide and rule) and repression, while in the economic realm, the law often plays its role as an instrument benefiting businesspeople and capitalists.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Sempati Air grounded by monetary crisis
Sempati Air grounded by monetary crisis JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation and Communications Giri Suseno Hadihardjono said yesterday PT Sempati Air, one of the country's six scheduled airlines, would stop operations after being crippled for months by the monetary crisis.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Baby boom fears as contraceptives rise in price
Baby boom fears as contraceptives rise in price JAKARTA (JP): The soaring price of contraceptives, brought about by the deepening economic crisis, may lead to a baby boom, State Minister of Population Ida Bagus Oka warned yesterday. "Although no official survey has been conducted so far, I have heard reports of participants dropping out of family planning programs," Oka, who also chairs the National Family Planning Board, told journalists at his office.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
19 ABRI members go to trial Saturday
19 ABRI members go to trial Saturday JAKARTA (JP): Nineteen military personnel suspected of involvement in the fatal shooting of four Trisakti University students will be brought before a military tribunal on June 6, an official said yesterday. Head of the Jakarta Military Police, Col. Hendardji, told the media that defendants were being detained at Jakarta Military Police Headquarters in Guntur, South Jakarta, for further investigation.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina, Japan in talks on Arun field
Pertamina, Japan in talks on Arun field HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas concern, Pertamina, is currently negotiating with Japanese buyers over the possible extension of liquefied natural gas supply from the Arun field. However, Japanese buyers appear less than eager to extend the contract, which expires in December 2004, and are discussing a "much, much lower" volume than those under the current deal, according to a Pertamina LNG official involved in the talks.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Metro Pacific falls 6.17%
Metro Pacific falls 6.17% MANILA (Reuters): Metro Pacific Corp tumbled 6.17 percent in midsession yesterday on worries over the fate of its parent, Indonesia's Salim Group, brokers said. "People are afraid of what's happening in Indonesia and how Salim will come out of the crisis," said Jose Ricardo Garcia, executive vice-president at Diversified Securities. Analysts said Salim Group, Indonesia's largest conglomerate, is facing rough times after the ouster of former president Soeharto.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Expats settle in N. Sulawesi
Expats settle in N. Sulawesi MANADO, Maluku: Expatriates from 31 countries, such as the United States, Australia, Slovakia and Yemen, have obtained permanent or temporary residence permits in North Sulawesi, Indonesia's northernmost province, this year. Some 301 foreigners have been issued permanent residence permits this year and 2,238 others have been issued temporary residence permits, head of the local immigration office here, Yos Sudiro, said here yesterday.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Floor price of unhusked rice to be increased to Rp 1,000
Floor price of unhusked rice to be increased to Rp 1,000 JAKARTA (JP): The government has decided to increase the floor price of unhusked rice this month by 43 percent to Rp 1,000 (10 U.S cents) a kilogram from Rp 700, Minister of Agriculture Soleh Solahuddin said yesterday. "The increase will be formally announced Wednesday," he said, adding that the decision was taken in an economic, finance and industrial ministers coordinating meeting here yesterday.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Food stall owners vow to seek compensation
Food stall owners vow to seek compensation JAKARTA (JP): The Roadside Food Stall Owners Cooperative vowed yesterday to continue pressuring the government to compensate them for losses suffered during the free-meal programs organized in March by former minister of social services Siti Hardijanti Rukmana.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
An oasis of fun at luxury Ria Bintan Club Med Resort
An oasis of fun at luxury Ria Bintan Club Med Resort Fun and frolicking in these times is hard to imagine, but not at the Ria Bintan Club Med Resort, located on the north coast of Bintan island. Club Med, celebrating one of its first holiday seasons in Bintan since its opening last October, invited journalists from several countries for a promotional trip from May 8 to May 10. The Jakarta Post was represented by Yogita Tahil Ramani, who wrote the following stories.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Tangerang court gets new chief
Tangerang court gets new chief TANGERANG (JP): West Java High Court chief Padmadisastra has installed Soebardi as the new Tangerang District Court chief, replacing Soedardji who is being promoted to be a judge at the Tanjung Karang High Court in Lampung. Padmadisastra said at the installation ceremony Saturday that court officers had to positively respond to reform in all sectors as is now being demanded by the public.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 1, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 650 0 0 AHAP Insurance 500 0 0 Alter Abadi 775 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 275 0 32,500 Alumindo Perkasa 275 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 400 0 0 Aneka Tambang 1,350 -25 497,500 Anwar Sierad 150 -25 112,500 Apac Centertex Corp.
Tue, 02 Jun 1998, 00:00 WIB
Foreign firms keep water contracts under new deal
Foreign firms keep water contracts under new deal JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has decided to continue cooperating with Lyonnaise des Eaux of France and Thames Water International of Britain in water management as long as the two foreign firms set up new joint ventures with city-owned firms.