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Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Golkar's choice of Soeharto wins more support

Golkar's choice of Soeharto wins more support JAKARTA (JP): A pattern of increasing public statements backing President Soeharto for the 1988/2003 presidency is starting to emerge in the wake of Golkar's decision two weeks ago to nominate him as the faction's choice.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Honda Roadster

Honda Roadster TOKYO: Honda Motor Corp. plans to introduce a five-cylinder roadster called the SSX in mid-1999 that will be aimed at the BMW Z3 2.8, Porsche Boxster and Mercedes-Benz SLK.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/VW to take on Mercedes on track, road

VW to take on Mercedes on track, roadBy Russell Williamson VOLKSWAGEN has fired its first salvo in its bid to take on Mercedes-Benz in all sectors of the market with the launch of its W 12 engine at the Tokyo motor show last week.Although the 5.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/DGS realigns shareholding

DGS realigns shareholding JAKARTA (JP): PT Hasilnusa Buana has bought from PT Hasil Samudera Laut 92,975,040 shares in publicly listed PT Daya Guna Samudera (DGS) for Rp 5,000 per share through a cross transaction in the Surabaya Stock Exchange.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Stock market shrugs off IMF-led aid package announcement

Stock market shrugs off IMF-led aid package announcement JAKARTA (JP): Trading activities on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) shrugged off the government's announcement on the IMF-led aid package plan yesterday, with most shares losing ground in active trading.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Nursalim's firms and bank not affected

Nursalim's firms and bank not affected JAKARTA (JP): The abduction of business tycoon Sjamsul Nursalim, the owner of Bank Dagang Negara Indonesia (BDNI) and chairman of the Gadjah Tunggal business group, will not affect the performance of his companies, an executive of the bank said yesterday.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Nov. 1, 1997

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Nov. 1, 1997Exhibitions * Batik Exhibition, by Maartri Djorghi, at Galeri TC (Twilight Cafe), Jl. Kemang Raya No. 24A South Jakarta, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Nov. 1-8. * Painting Exhibition, by Laila Dempster, at Shangri-La, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Factions back to barracks to avoid deadlock

Factions back to barracks to avoid deadlock JAKARTA (JP): Legislators at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) were forced yesterday to return to their respective factions for consultation following a deadlock in deliberations on the state policy guidelines.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Britain's Rolls-Royce Motor Cars up for grabs

Britain's Rolls-Royce Motor Cars up for grabsBy Andrew Young One of the last British automotive icons, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is up for sale.The company's parent, engineering firm Vickers Plc, placed a For Sale sign on the luxury carmaker Monday, with BMW emerging as the early favorite to buy it.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Scripless trading to boost markets

Scripless trading to boost markets JAKARTA (JP): The transaction volume of trading in the Jakarta and Surabaya stock markets is expected to triple when scripless trading is introduced next June.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Police step up cannabis crackdown

Police step up cannabis crackdown MEDAN, North Sumatra: Police in Aceh and North Sumatra this month are stepping up efforts to wipe out cannabis distribution in anticipation of the poppy harvest season.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Crisis profits local export food firms

Crisis profits local export food firms YOGYAKARTA (JP): The currency crisis, which has been affecting the country since early July, has brought in a windfall of profit to export-oriented food companies, a prominent Indonesian businessman has said.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Private power companies seek incentives from PLN

Private power companies seek incentives from PLN JAKARTA (JP): Private power companies would refuse to renegotiate with state-owned electricity company PLN over prices unless PLN offered incentives, industry sources said yesterday.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Schumacher, please explain

Schumacher, please explain PARIS: Michael Schumacher has been summoned to motorsport headquarters in Paris to explain his actions in relation to last Sunday's championship-deciding clash with Jacques Villeneuve.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/200 JakJazz musicians to rock Jakarta

200 JakJazz musicians to rock Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): About 200 well-known foreign and local jazz musicians are expected to perform at the annual Jakarta International Jazz Festival (JakJazz) from Nov. 7 to Nov. 9.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/City to act against Tanah Abang hoodlums

City to act against Tanah Abang hoodlums JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Mayor Andi Subur Abdullah said yesterday that his public order officers, in cooperation with the Armed Forces, are to crack down on hoodlums operating at the Tanah Abang market in Central Jakarta as of Monday.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/'I didn't mean to use doping,' Tonton tells hearing

'I didn't mean to use doping,' Tonton tells hearing BANDUNG (JP): "I didn't mean to use banned substances," Indonesian cyclist Tonton Susanto said with a gloomy face at a hearing with the Indonesian Cycling Association and the association's West Java branch officials yesterday.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/The light stuff

The light stuff DETROIT: BHP Steel will amaze the world in February next year when its high-tech ultralight steel car body is unveiled.The $28 million project involves 35 steel companies around the world and will make its debut at the Society of Automotive Engineers conference in Detroit.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Garuda Indonesia to get MD-11ER jet

Garuda Indonesia to get MD-11ER jet JAKARTA (JP): Barring any delays, national air carrier Garuda Indonesia will receive tomorrow its third MD-11ER, the final jet it ordered from the former McDonnell Douglas of the United States.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 31, 1997: -------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ...

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Kia buyer sought

Kia buyer sought SEOUL: The government of South Korea plans to search for a private buyer for Kia Motors after turning the troubled automaker into a publicly managed company.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Mercedes-Benz offers the ultimate luxury

Mercedes-Benz offers the ultimate luxuryBy Russell Williamson Mercedes-Benz beat the Japanese at their own game by grabbing the Tokyo motor show limelight with the massive Maybach concept limousine.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Depok mayor installed

Depok mayor installed BOGOR (JP): Bogor Regent Eddie Yoso Martadipura installed yesterday his former assistant Badrul Kamal as the new Depok mayor, replacing Sofyan Safari Hamim.Sofyan has been serving as a new secretary in the Majalengka administration in West Java for the past 18 months.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Good governance or illusion? (2)

Good governance or illusion? (2) This is the second of two articles on the possibility of Indonesia emerging with good governance following the International Monetary Fund intervention.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Talks on human rights too abstract: Marzuki

Talks on human rights too abstract: Marzuki JAKARTA (JP): Human rights campaigner Marzuki Darusman lauded the public's growing awareness of rights protection as shown by more seminars on the subject, but criticized the discourse as being off-target and too abstract.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Hotel Mulia fined Rp 98b for infringing spatial permits

Hotel Mulia fined Rp 98b for infringing spatial permits JAKARTA (JP): The Hotel Mulia, which accommodated about 1,800 of the 19th SEA Games participants, has been fined Rp 98 billion (US$27.22 million) by the Jakarta administration for disregarding its spatial permits.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Austrian embassy urged to hand over asylum seekers

Austrian embassy urged to hand over asylum seekers JAKARTA (JP): Pressure grew on the Austrian Embassy yesterday to hand over two East Timorese currently seeking refuge at the embassy and suspected of being involved in terrorist activities by police.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Bili-Bili dam may be postponed

Bili-Bili dam may be postponed UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The initial flooding of the Bili-Bili dam in Gowa may be delayed even further because 60 farmers whose land would be submerged under water have continued to refuse compensations to be paid to them.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/What happened to the people's spirit

What happened to the people's spirit A few weeks ago the value of the Indonesian rupiah fell sharply against that of the U.S. dollar, falling at one stage to a low of Rp 4,000.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/W. Australia's mission

W. Australia's mission JAKARTA (JP): Western Australia's Primary Industry Minister Monty House is expected here this weekend in a mission to boost Western Australia's exports of food, agricultural and fisheries products, the Australian embassy said yesterday.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Sexy cow blinds young eyes

Sexy cow blinds young eyes DENPASAR, Bali (JP): A 12-year-old boy from Buleleng regency has been the object of public wrath after being caught having sex with his cow that he "mistook for a nude, pretty girl", last month.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Rp 300m donated to speed up troubled statue project

Rp 300m donated to speed up troubled statue project BANDUNG (JP): Two cabinet ministers and a businessman donated yesterday Rp 300 million (US$88,571) in fresh aid to speed up the construction of a 140-meter monument whose total worth is Rp 200 billion.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Where does E. Timorese clamor come from?

Where does E. Timorese clamor come from?By S. Belen DILI, East Timor (JP): Two of the East Timorese asylum seekers who recently entered the Austrian Embassy have been accused by the military of masterminding the production of homemade bombs for terrorist activities.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Correct surname

Correct surname Just a small point. The caption of the photograph on the front page of The Jakarta Post of Oct. 30 edition spells the Australian Ambassador's surname incorrectly. Please note the correct spelling of the Ambassador's surname is McCarthy.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Businesses, analysts await full details of latest reforms

Businesses, analysts await full details of latest reforms JAKARTA (JP): Businesspeople and analysts said yesterday they had well-anticipated all the reform measures announced by the government yesterday, but wanted to immediately learn more about the details.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/KIC builds industrial estate

KIC builds industrial estate JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Kawasan Industri Cilacap (KIC) has built the industrial estate Tugu Wijayakusuma (KITW) on a 250-hectare plot in Semarang, Central Java, the company announced yesterday.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/TV Today: Saturday, Nov. 1, l997

TV Today: Saturday, Nov. 1, l997TVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: The Crystal Maze 3:10 Environment: Mengenal Lingkungan 3:35 Tour and Travel: Wisata Nasional 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:30 TV Series: Full House 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 ...

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Gunawan appointed new Satelindo boss

Gunawan appointed new Satelindo boss JAKARTA (JP): PT Satelindo, a private telecommunications company, announced yesterday its new board of directors and commissioners.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Student jailed for possessing heroin

Student jailed for possessing heroin JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced a senior high school student yesterday to two months and 20 days in prison for possessing putaw, a low-grade heroin.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Should we be that critical?

Should we be that critical? Mr. Robert Walker really is an unhappy man ("Your Letters," Oct. 28, Some facts of life). I must admit that I have no knowledge of conditions in Bali.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Marsinah monolog is a spirit's search for justice

Marsinah monolog is a spirit's search for justice JAKARTA (JP): It was a lonely and desolate night, the stillness broken only by the strong smell of burning incense wafting in the darkness and the faint chirps of crickets.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Rally Oz

Rally Oz PERTH: Motor sport action this weekend moves to Perth for the 10th running of Rally Australia.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Six minihydro power plants to be developed

Six minihydro power plants to be developed JAKARTA (JP): Three companies from Indonesia and the United States signed yesterday a joint venture agreement to develop six minihydro power plants in West Sumatra and North Sulawesi next year.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Women's rights still inadequate: Activist

Women's rights still inadequate: Activist JAKARTA (JP): Women's rights are still inadequately protected in Indonesia both in the form of legal instruments and their implementation, rights activists said yesterday.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/RI may not send soccer team to 13th Asian Games

RI may not send soccer team to 13th Asian Games JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council may not send the national soccer team to the 13th Asian Games next year.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Virus kills 10,000 pigs in E. Timor

Virus kills 10,000 pigs in E. Timor DILI, East Timor: More than 10,000 pigs have died in the province in recent weeks due to a deadly virus, a local official said.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Badge adds credence to products

Badge adds credence to productsBy T. Uncle When Toyota changed the corporate badge that appeared on all its automotive products some four years ago, it was not done at the whim of some high-flyers soaring somewhere high in the Japanese company's corporate structure.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Minority parties lament govt one-man-show

Minority parties lament govt one-man-show JAKARTA (JP): The minority United Development Party (PPP) and Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) expressed disappointment yesterday over the government's one-man-show in the settlement of the ongoing economic turmoil.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Tale of two women

Tale of two women Two villagers with almost identical backgrounds were pursuing a common dream for a better life. Fate would have it that they underwent a traumatic experience that forced them to commit murder. Yet, they could not have met more different fates.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/30 firms named suspects in forest fires

30 firms named suspects in forest fires JAKARTA (JP): National Police have declared at least 30 companies -- including four foreign investment firms -- and 24 people as suspects in the current forest fires which have choked a large part of Southeast Asia, a high-ranking police officer said ...

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Protection of labor abroad

Protection of labor abroadFrom Media IndonesiaWe are deeply concerned about the fate of our women laborers in Saudi Arabia. Soleha was beheaded recently for having killed her employer. Nasiroh is more fortunate in having her capital punishment revoked although her offense was said to be similar.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Central Java towns call for water bombers to fight fires

Central Java towns call for water bombers to fight fires JAKARTA (JP): Police in the Central Java towns of Boyolali and Semarang urgently called yesterday for foreign water bombers to help extinguish forest fires raging at several locations, including on Mt. Merbabu and Mt. Potro.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Maan ends title drought with Matoa Oopen

Maan ends title drought with Matoa Oopen JAKARTA (JP): Maan Naasim ended his two-year title drought yesterday when he won the Matoa Open Golf Championship by four strokes with a 9-under par-279 (67 70 70 72) at Matoa Nasional Golf and Country Club.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Maybank will buy 20% of BankNusa, executive says

Maybank will buy 20% of BankNusa, executive says JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Malaysian bank Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) will sign an agreement Monday to buy Bank Nusa Internasional's convertible bonds worth Rp 95 billion (US$26.4 million).BankNusa's president B.S.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Reform package set to stabilize economy

Reform package set to stabilize economy JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government will further trim its budget spending, abolish monopolies in several food commodities and liquidate insolvent banks in another concerted bid to stabilize the economy, which has been battered by the rupiah turmoil ...

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Monkey business woos tourists in W. Sumatra

Monkey business woos tourists in W. SumatraBy Oktaveri BUNGUS, West Sumatra (Antara): Scores of monkeys raced down the hill to the roadside, scrambling and fighting for the food thrown by visitors.Some of the animals carried their young infants precariously on their back.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Indonesia and IMF agree on reform package

Indonesia and IMF agree on reform package JAKARTA (JP): The following is the full text of the government press release on the reform package agreed upon by the Indonesian government and IMF after two weeks of negotiations:The impact of an ongoing monetary crisis since July 1997 has been reflected ...

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Historians fight for island

Historians fight for island JAKARTA (JP): Historians have asked the municipality to declare Onrust Island, in the Thousand Islands chain, a heritage park to save its historical sites.

Sat, 01 Nov 1997

JP/Ware sellers struggle to survive

Ware sellers struggle to surviveBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Despite the stiff competition in a modernized society, Sarijem and Warjem are trying to make a living as door- to-door vendors of traditional household goods.