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Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Timah plans to buy five mining firms
Timah plans to buy five mining firms JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed tin mining company PT Timah is trying to buy five ailing mining companies in Indonesia and overseas.PT Timah president director Erry R.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Try Sutrisno calls for improved labor policy
Try Sutrisno calls for improved labor policy JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno called for reform of the country's labor export policy yesterday to help improve Indonesia's image overseas.When addressing a manpower ministry workshop, Try said a crackdown on illegal labor suppliers, tighter...
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Wartsila builds genset plant
Wartsila builds genset plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Wartsila Diesel Indonesia has begun building its genset manufacturing plant in the Jababeka Industrial Estate in Bekasi, West Java.The company said yesterday the plant would cost about US$10 million and would produce 500 KW to 6,000 KW gensets.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Students' food program
Students' food programFrom NeracaI am very impressed with the food program for provincial primary school children and for children from a humble background. It is not only a noble program, it is a stimulus to improve the quality of human resources.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Gathering for unfortunates
Gathering for unfortunates JAKARTA: Three thousand orphans, homeless people, scavengers and former prostitutes are to gather for a post-Idul Fitri celebration here Sunday.Tuti Try Sutrisno, wife of Vice President Try Sutrisno, is scheduled to attend the festivity at Pondok Gede hosted by the Social...
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Mandarin Oriental Jakarta, Jl. MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta: - Chequers; The World Premier Band from USA, daily (except Sunday), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. * Millennium Sirih Jakarta, Jl. Fachrudin 3, Jakarta: - The Lobby Lounge; Sahata Group, daily, 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 27, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,100 200 16,000 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 108,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,275 0 316,500...
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Court asked to dismiss fraud case
Court asked to dismiss fraud case JAKARTA (JP): The defense lawyers of two men accused of being involved in forging transfer documents of Bank Indonesia urged the court yesterday to dismiss the case.The lawyers told the Central Jakarta District Court the prosecutors' indictments were invalid...
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Kim plans clean out after loan scandal
Kim plans clean out after loan scandal SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's President Kim Young-sam met an influential business chief yesterday, signaling the start of a clean out of his government tainted by an explosive loans scandal.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Lawyers question internal security bill
Lawyers question internal security bill JAKARTA (JP): A group of human rights lawyers and activists urged the House of Representatives yesterday to take the lead from the military in drafting the proposed internal security bill.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Over 5,000 AIDS cases in Vietnam
Over 5,000 AIDS cases in Vietnam HANOI (AFP): More than 5,000 cases of HIV-infected people are now registered in Vietnam, a report said yesterday.At least 5,005 people have tested positive for the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus, of which 701 have full blown AIDS and 412 have died, the Nhan Dan...
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Hyundai set to build $400m car plant in RI
Hyundai set to build $400m car plant in RI SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's largest automaker, Hyundai Motor Co., said yesterday it would build a 400-million-dollar auto joint venture in Indonesia to strengthen its foray into the local market.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
U.S. envoy to Hanoi arrives in April
U.S. envoy to Hanoi arrives in April HANOI (AFP): Douglas "Pete" Peterson is likely to be confirmed as the first ambassador to Vietnam this week and will arrive in Hanoi by April 1, a United States embassy official here said on yesterday.Desaix Anderson, U.S. charge d'affaires, told U.S.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Military probes Aceh rebels arms cache
Military probes Aceh rebels arms cache JAKARTA (JP): Military authorities in Aceh are investigating the origin of 49 assault rifles they seized in two places this week, a senior minister said yesterday.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Massachusetts reviews policy
Massachusetts reviews policy BOSTON (Reuter): Massachusetts, which has barred companies from doing business with the state if they do business in Myanmar, will consider expanding the policy to include Indonesia yesterday.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Labelization of food items
Labelization of food itemsFrom Pikiran RakyatI read in the news that labelization of every food item would have to be legalized according to the principles of the Moslem Council of Ulemas (MUI). Being a Moslem, this is good news and I would like to express my gratitude to all contributing parties...
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Bre-X Minerals says it can sell Busang stake
Bre-X Minerals says it can sell Busang stake CALGARY (Reuter): Bre-X Minerals Ltd confirmed on Wednesday it has the right to sell its 45 percent holding in the rich Busang gold deposit in Indonesia without offering a right of first refusal to its Indonesian partners.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
27 oil exploration areas on offer this year
27 oil exploration areas on offer this year JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina is offering 27 areas for oil and gas exploration this year, including 15 in eastern Indonesia, the company's director for exploration and production, Prijambodo Muljosudirdjo, said yesterday.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Bulletproof jackets
Bulletproof jacketsFrom Media IndonesiaWe are very concerned about the frequent robbery of bank clients. The criminals usually carry firearms and would crush whoever wished to obstruct them.Local security guards are completely helpless when faced with armed bandits, who threaten to kill them.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
'Members of Korpri must vote Golkar'
'Members of Korpri must vote Golkar' JAKARTA (JP): Two senior government officials insisted yesterday that Indonesia's six million civil servants had to vote for Golkar in the coming general election.Despite growing calls that members of the Indonesian Civil Servants Corps (Korpri) should be...
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Animated Classic 3:05 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Comedy: Situasi 4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:55 Filler 5:00 Regional News 5:30 News: Lintas Kesehatan 6:00...
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Indonesia and Croatia forge closer economic ties
Indonesia and Croatia forge closer economic ties JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto and Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa laid the groundwork in talks here yesterday for stronger economic ties between the two countries and discussed the possibility of using a counter-trade system.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Susi, Yayuk and Ade Rai nominated for award
Susi, Yayuk and Ade Rai nominated for award JAKARTA (JP): Three Indonesian athletes have been nominated for the Gillette World Champions Indonesia award: Susi Susanti (badminton), Yayuk Basuki (tennis) and Ade Rai (bodybuilding).
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Misuari invites RI firms to invest in Mindanao
Misuari invites RI firms to invest in Mindanao MANILA (JP): Governor of the Philippine region of Mindanao, Nur Misuari, is inviting Indonesian businesspeople to invest in the war-torn area by offering special incentives.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
No repair service
No repair service I bought a pair of Dr. Martens sandals from a shoe store at the Kelapa Gading Mall. After wearing the sandals for about a month and a half one of the buckles broke. I approached the Dr.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Bosnia and Zimbabwe qualify for semi-finals
Bosnia and Zimbabwe qualify for semi-finals KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Bosnia Herzegovina and Zimbabwe have qualified for the Dunhill Cup semi-finals after beating Indonesia and Zimbabwe, respectively, in the final Group B matches played here on Wednesday.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Importers oppose plan to stack imported goods
Importers oppose plan to stack imported goods JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Importers Association opposes the Minister of Transportation's plan to eliminate ship-side trucking of imported goods, arguing it will slow the flow of imports.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
House approves budget but warns on deficit
House approves budget but warns on deficit JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives approved the 1997/98 draft state budget without any changes yesterday, as it has done since 1969, but suggested tax revenue be increased further and the current account deficit reduced.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Residents protest pollution
Residents protest pollution JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The development of a trade center here has polluted Yotefa Bay, Jayapura residents told visiting State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja during a dialog Wednesday.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Joining the ASEAN fold
Joining the ASEAN fold Indonesian President Soeharto's visit to Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar is an important diplomatic symbol of getting the three nations into the fold of ASEAN.There may be few problems with Cambodia's and Laos's membership, but there have been violent objections against Myanmar's...
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
No fines when computers down
No fines when computers down JAKARTA (JP): People processing their vehicle ownership documents should not be fined, the head of the city revenue agency said yesterday."While the computers are down, late fines should not be applied," Wahab Rachmatsjah said.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Trial of Zarina to continue despite protests
Trial of Zarina to continue despite protests JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta District Court panel of judges trying Zarina for possessing 29,677 Ecstasy pills rejected her lawyers' objections to the indictment and decided to proceed with the trial.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Govt assigns team to check estate permits
Govt assigns team to check estate permits JAKARTA (JP): The government has set up a team of officials to assess land-use permits issued to industrial estate developers and revoke any that had not been utilized over a number of years.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Our nuclear energy dilemma
Our nuclear energy dilemma Amid the public controversy over the building of a nuclear power plant at the foot of Mount Muria, near Jepara in Central Java, the House of Representatives has finally given its stamp of approval to a bill on nuclear energy.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Hashim to maintain position as BPS's main shareholder
Hashim to maintain position as BPS's main shareholder JAKARTA (JP): Hashim Djojohadikusumo will maintain his position as the majority shareholder in Bank Papan Sejahtera despite his withdrawal from the supervisory board, the bank's president Al Njoo said yesterday.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Elmi Hotel, Jl. Panglima Sudirman No. 42-44: - Qemi Club: Karaoke, daily, 8 p.m. to 10.30 p.m., Disco, daily, 12.30 a.m. to 3 a.m., Puri R and Dankdut Group, Sunday, 10.30 p.m. to 12.30 a.m., Master Band, Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
PT HM Sampoerna posted $166.3m net profit in 1996
PT HM Sampoerna posted $166.3m net profit in 1996 JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cigarette maker PT HM Sampoerna booked Rp 394 billion (US$166.3 million) net profit in 1996, 6.2 percent lower than the Rp 420 billion projected.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Poll contestants to account for their candidates
Poll contestants to account for their candidates JAKARTA (JP): The political organizations contesting the May 29 election are to account for their legislative candidates before the General Elections Institute today.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Snooker trophy offered by PWI
Snooker trophy offered by PWI JAKARTA (JP): Twelve of the snooker players currently in training for the SEA Games will compete for a trophy on offer from the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) on March 10 and 11.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Indonesia and Malaysia seek soymeal and corn
Indonesia and Malaysia seek soymeal and corn SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesia and Malaysia are looking for several cargoes of soymeal and corn for May/July delivery, but the rest of the Southeast Asia feed market remains quiet due to high Chicago prices, dealers said yesterday.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Swedish golfer takes the lead
Swedish golfer takes the lead JAKARTA (JP): Swedish golfer Pernilla Sterner took over the lead in the Kosaido Ladies Asia Circuit after shooting a 5-under par-67 for a two-day total of 139 (72 67) in the second round yesterday.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Two slain in south Philippines
Two slain in south Philippines SULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines (AFP): The Philippines government and Moslem guerrillas adjourned peace talks here yesterday, as another Moslem group raided a nearby village and killed two farmers, officials said.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Indonesian firms urged to invest more overseas
Indonesian firms urged to invest more overseas JAKARTA (JP): Christianto Wibisono, the chairman of the Indonesian Business Data Center, urged yesterday Indonesian businessmen to invest abroad.Christianto said claims that investing abroad caused capital flights should not discourage investment...
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Municipality in a sad state, councilor says
Municipality in a sad state, councilor says JAKARTA (JP): A councilor said yesterday he pitied the municipality because it lacked authority in its own area of jurisdiction.The city had to deal with too many other parties, Bandjar Marpaung said, which obstructed several important programs.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Fire ravages plantations
Fire ravages plantations PADANG, West Sumatra: More than 2,000 hectares of oil palm plantations in West Pasaman have been on fire since late last month. The blaze has so far caused losses exceeding Rp 4 billion (US$1.7 million).
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Suspect shot to death
Suspect shot to death JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested three fugitives and shot one of them to death yesterday for killing a man on Feb. 9 on Jl. Sumenep, Central Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police Precinct Deputy Chief Maj. Bambang Sugiarto said Dedy alias Gondrong, 34, was shot after he resisted arrest.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Bank NISP to issue bonds
Bank NISP to issue bonds JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank NISP will issue bonds worth Rp 100 billion (about US$ 41.6 million) in March to support its long-term financing.Pramukti Surjaudaja, the bank's director, said that yield of the five-year bonds would be adjusted to local banks' interest...
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
MOU for forest research
MOU for forest research JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor-based Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) yesterday signed memos of understanding with four Indonesian research institutes to conduct a number of joint research activities.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Taxi driver robs Taiwanese
Taxi driver robs Taiwanese JAKARTA (JP): A taxi driver robbed a Taiwanese passenger yesterday of Rp 200,000 (US$84) in Pondok Cabe, some 25 kilometers south of the capital, a police source said.A police officer at the South Jakarta Police Precinct said an unidentified taxi driver robbed Song Yung...
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Indomobil sales drop
Indomobil sales drop BANDUNG (JP): Car maker Indomobil's sales dropped to 60,000 vehicles last year from 70,000 in 1995, managing director Gunadi Sindhuwinata said yesterday.Gunadi attributed the drop to the 14 percent decline in the domestic automobile markets last year.