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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/PT Tambang Timah posts Rp 170b net profit in 1997

PT Tambang Timah posts Rp 170b net profit in 1997 JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed tin mining company PT Tambang Timah's net profit rose 10 percent to Rp 170 billion (US$18 million) last year, company president Erry R. Hardjapamekas said yesterday.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Low-price bazaars begin today after minor hitch

Low-price bazaars begin today after minor hitch JAKARTA (JP): The city administration postponed yesterday the opening of temporary bazaars offering basic commodities at low prices to Central Jakarta residents, citing "technical problems".The bazaars are scheduled to open today.M.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Govt urged to cater to indigenous entrepreneurs

Govt urged to cater to indigenous entrepreneurs JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has urged the government to use the economic crisis as a means to help indigenous businesspeople gain a bigger share of the economy.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 Children's Film: The Big Valley 3:10 Teen Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:35 Educational Program: Kuliah Universitas Terbuka 4:30 Teen Drama: Kena Batunya 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary 6:00 Nusantara, The Beloved ...

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Ever shining light

Ever shining light It is now half a century since Mahatma Gandhi, the messenger of nonviolence, died. Harvey Stockwin deserves congratulations for his excellent essay Great Mahatma Gandhi: Light that doesn't go out (Feb. 5 and Feb. 6).Gandhi's belief in truth and nonviolence was unshakable.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Hard Rock hotel not just for music lovers

Hard Rock hotel not just for music lovers JAKARTA (JP): Ever dreamed of being a lead singer in a band and recording your own CD?Fantasy can become reality at the Hard Rock Cafe Beach Club in Bali, a hotel scheduled to open in May.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Calls mount for fair treatment for Sofjan

Calls mount for fair treatment for Sofjan JAKARTA (JP): Public figures called yesterday for the maintenance of the principle of presumption of innocence in the questioning of business tycoon Sofjan Wanandi for his alleged involvement in the bomb blast blamed on the outlawed People's Democratic ...

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Three youths charged in stabbing incident

Three youths charged in stabbing incident JAKARTA (JP): Police have charged three youths in relation to the stabbing of a member of the Kuwaiti royal family at Hotel Mulia Senayan in South Jakarta early Saturday morning.Head of city police detectives Col.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Man tried for possessing drugs

Man tried for possessing drugs JAKARTA (JP): A 24-year-old man was indicted at West Jakarta District Court yesterday for possessing 0.8 grams of heroin and 58.83 grams of dried marijuana.Prosecutor Azwar said police officers arrested the defendant, M. Sholeh, on Nov.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Govt allocates Rp 700b to subsidizes drug prices

Govt allocates Rp 700b to subsidizes drug prices JAKARTA (JP): The government has allocated Rp 700 billion (about US$70 million) to subsidize the soaring price of imported generic drugs and vital medical equipment this year, a cabinet minister said here yesterday.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Government to announce new exchange rate steps

Government to announce new exchange rate steps JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government will soon announce new steps for the foreign exchange rate system to stabilize prices of priority imports and help restore order to the country's economy.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Drunken seaman mobbed by security guards

Drunken seaman mobbed by security guards JAKARTA (JP): Patrons and security guards attacked a drunken Navy seaman after he tried to steal a bottle of liquor from a convenience store in West Jakarta on Sunday morning, police have said.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Bima and Ende calm as protest hits Jakarta

Bima and Ende calm as protest hits Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Riot-hit Bima and Ende in Nusa Tenggara were calm yesterday as security authorities managed to bring the two towns under control, local officials said.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Two firms blamed for forest fires

Two firms blamed for forest fires JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo accused two companies yesterday of starting recent forest fires in East Kalimantan."But I can't name the alleged culprits for the time being.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/India owes us all some explanations

India owes us all some explanations In recent years, India has become more insular and even aloof from its neighbors. At the same time -- and this is not a contradiction -- Indian governments have moved away from central management.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/PDI leaders cool over Megawati for presidency

PDI leaders cool over Megawati for presidency JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) called on its leaders yesterday not to nominate toppled leader Megawati Soekarnoputri for their presidential candidate as she is not represented in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Anticipating a severe drought

Anticipating a severe drought At a meeting in Bangkok, experts warned that severe drought brought on by the El Nino freak weather phenomenon could have an extremely damaging effect on agriculture in Southeast Asia.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/New strategy needed to solve crisis

New strategy needed to solve crisis When I first arrived in Indonesia in 1985 the buzz word of the day was "the export orientated economy". Indonesia was in a privatization drive and funds for government departments were running dry.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/City to get new secretary

City to get new secretary JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso is scheduled to install Fauzi Bowo, head of the City Tourist Agency, as the Jakarta administration's new secretary today.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Intinusa to split stock

Intinusa to split stock JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed granite producer PT Intinusa Selareksa approved yesterday the company's plan to split its stock while halving the nominal value of its shares from Rp 1,000 to Rp 500.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb.9, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Bad habits 'hinder' healthy living plans

Bad habits 'hinder' healthy living plans JAKARTA (JP): A lack of awareness and positive attitude toward healthy living among residents here often hinders efforts to develop a healthy city, an official said yesterday.The director general for contagious disease and environmental sanitation, Hadi M.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Shoplifter gets three months

Shoplifter gets three months BOGOR (JP): The Bogor District Court sentenced a 20-year-old man to three months in jail yesterday for shoplifting in Matahari department store on Jl. Kapten Muslihat here on Dec. 5 last year.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Bank foreign currency loans rise over 100% last year

Bank foreign currency loans rise over 100% last year JAKARTA (JP): Foreign currency loans extended by domestic banks increased in their rupiah value by over 100 percent to Rp 117.3 trillion (US$12.34 billion) last year due to the sharp appreciation of the U.S.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/A matter of credibility

A matter of credibility Yesterday could not have been a worse time to mark National Press Day given the present state of the economy. The press has been one of the first sectors to feel the pinch of the recession.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Two women commit suicide at home

Two women commit suicide at home JAKARTA (JP): Two young women are believed to have committed suicide in separate incidents in West and South Jakarta over the weekend.Epri Supriati, 17, a former shop attendant, was found dead about 6 a.m.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Rates for Tax Payment

Rates for Tax Payment JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday 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.The new conversion rates will be valid for one week, from Feb.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Australia deports 401 Indonesians

Australia deports 401 Indonesians KUPANG, East Nusatenggara (Antara): The Australian government deported 401 Indonesian fishermen last year for illegally entering Australia's territory, a local Indonesian official said here yesterday.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Massive strike hits C. Java

Massive strike hits C. Java SEMARANG: More than 1,000 bus drivers in several northern Java towns went on strike yesterday demanding the provincial government allow them to raise fares.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Wynne makes RI tennis history

Wynne makes RI tennis history JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Wynne Prakusya won the US$10,000 Wellington Women's International Tournament on Sunday after beating Rewa Hudson of New Zealand 7-5, 6-2.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Soeharto criticizes media on reporting

Soeharto criticizes media on reporting JAKARTA (JP): The country's media celebrated National Press Day yesterday by receiving a dose of heavy criticism from President Soeharto for "disproportional" reporting on the current economic crisis.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Bank Nusa target of bomb hoax

Bank Nusa target of bomb hoax JAKARTA (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata confirmed yesterday a bomb threat at Bank Nusa in the Wisma Bakrie building on Jl. Rasuna Said in Kuningan, South Jakarta, was a hoax."There was nothing there.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition * Painting Exhibition: International Indonesian Paintings Exhibition 1998 by Jeihan, Popo, Erica Hestu Wahyuni, Krisna Murti, Faizal, Maria Tjui, etc., at the lobby level Grand Aquila Hotel, Jl. Dr. Djundjunan No. 116, Bandung, until Feb. 28.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Feb.9, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,500.00 11,500.00Austrian shilling 1 613.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Ulemas urged to defuse unrest

Ulemas urged to defuse unrest JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has asked Moslem leaders to serve as an early warning system -- to detect and nip unrest in the bud.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Medan airport bomb hoax causes panic

Medan airport bomb hoax causes panic MEDAN (JP): A bomb hoax caused panic at Polonia airport yesterday, forcing authorities to delay several flights.Airport chief Colonel Benyamin S.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Political parties must be able to promote national reforms

Political parties must be able to promote national reformsBy Hendardi JAKARTA (JP): The current monetary crisis has had a deep impact on the Indonesian community. The price of basic commodities has rocketed and unemployment is rising.Dr.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Toyota Astra Motor to slash production

Toyota Astra Motor to slash production JAKARTA (JP): Toyota Motor Corp. plans to halve production at its Indonesian unit, PT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM), to between 3,000 to 4,000 vehicles per month starting this month."Under the cut, Indonesian production will be halved.

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Siswono urges delay of car, jet plane projects

Siswono urges delay of car, jet plane projects JAKARTA (JP): A cabinet minister has suggested that expensive state projects such as the National Car and the development of Indonesia's own jet plane should be temporarily halted, and funding originally earmarked for them be reallocated ...

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Tue, 10 Feb 1998

JP/Organda slams lubricant hoarders, call for action

Organda slams lubricant hoarders, call for action JAKARTA (JP): The Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) called on the government yesterday to impose harsh penalties on hoarders of lubricants and automotive spare parts.

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