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Searching for all articles published on 1997-01-21 ...

48 articles.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Pelita helicopter goes missing

Pelita helicopter goes missing JAKARTA (JP): A Pelita Air Service helicopter with three passengers reported missing Jan. 9 in West Kalimantan has still not been found, a press report said yesterday.It is feared the Bolkow 105 helicopter crashed in the jungle.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Mount Merapi evacuees told to stay in refuges

Mount Merapi evacuees told to stay in refuges YOGYAKARTA (JP): Mount Merapi's activity decreased yesterday although it continued sending tremors and streams of molten lava down its slopes.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Bridge over troubled water

Bridge over troubled water Bill Clinton was returned to the White House for a second term as president of the United States yesterday, after winning the November election on a promise to build a bridge to the 21st century.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/The great Hong Kong stamp run

The great Hong Kong stamp run Ten years ago, Hong Kong people queued up in great numbers to redeem certificates promising a free cake from a bakery which, it was rumored, was about to go out of business.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Chess solution

Chess solution Everyday I read The Jakarta Post and The Chess Quiz. I am not sure whether the solution of the Chess Quiz dated Jan. 15, 1997, page 8 is correct, since the black could not force mate.The possibility is: 1...Re1ch 2. Kf2 if 3... Rf1ch 4. Ke3 and if 4...Qe6ch 5.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Candidate list draws criticism

Candidate list draws criticism JAKARTA (JP): Criticism of the composition of the newly issued list of candidates for the 1997-2002 House of Representatives came in hard and fast yesterday.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Police meet ulemas

Police meet ulemas JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata said yesterday ulemas are needed to calm possible conflicts relating to SARA (tribal affiliations, religion, race and societal groups) issues that might disrupt unity.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Hendro promoted to Lt. General

Hendro promoted to Lt. General JAKARTA (JP): The newly inducted Secretary of Development Operations A. M. Hendropriyono has had his military ranking raised to lieutenant general.Hendro, former chief of the Jakarta Military Command, reported his promotion to the Armed Forces chief Gen.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 20, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 ...

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Couple robbed of Rp 9.2 million

Couple robbed of Rp 9.2 million JAKARTA (JP): Five men armed with knives stole Rp 9.2 million in cash and jewelry from a couple in West Jakarta Sunday afternoon.The left tire of the couple's sedan deflated en route to Jl. Bandengan Utara.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Ciputra plans E. Java housing project

Ciputra plans E. Java housing project JAKARTA (JP): PT Ciputra Development plans to invest Rp 250 billion (US$106 million) this year to develop its Citra Harmoni housing complex just south of Surabaya, East Java.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Telemedicine used to help doctors in remote areas

Telemedicine used to help doctors in remote areas JAKARTA (JP): What would you do if you were a doctor trying to save someone's life in an area far from the modern cities where countless well-equipped, capable doctors live?This is the kind of problem often faced in Indonesia in the islands ...

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/'Tiras' trial stalled

'Tiras' trial stalled DILI, East Timor: The trial of four men accused of assaulting a reporter had to be adjourned yesterday because none of the five prosecutor's witnesses turned up, Antara reported.Prosecutor Bambang Riyanto could not explain the absence of his witnesses.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Scholars skeptical about Maoist theory

Scholars skeptical about Maoist theory JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's allegation that Maoists masterminded the recent riots received skeptical responses from scientists yesterday.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Govt calculating annual rice price increase

Govt calculating annual rice price increase JAKARTA (JP): The government is calculating this year's annual increase in the producer (floor) price of rice and will announce it later this month, Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/House approves temporary 25% bus fare hike

House approves temporary 25% bus fare hike JAKARTA (JP): The government will allow bus operators to increase bus fares by 25 percent for seven days prior to Idul Fitri and 10 days after the holiday, which falls on Feb. 9 and Feb. 10.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday, Thursday, Sunday, 7:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Los Paraguas Vocal Group, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 7:15 p.m. to 411 p.m.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Berentain Bears 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Education Program: Diletansia; Piano, Biola dan Gitar 3:30 Science Film: Beyond Tomorrow 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science and Technology Film: Science World 4:30 ...

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Bank Indonesia defends aggregate targeting policy

Bank Indonesia defends aggregate targeting policy JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono defended yesterday the central bank's policy of targeting monetary aggregates to contain inflation.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Election committees invite complaints, objections

Election committees invite complaints, objections JAKARTA (JP): Officials at regional and municipal election committee offices across the country opened their doors wide yesterday to people wanting to lodge complaints or raise objections to provincial and local legislature candidates.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Witness held 'hostage' during unionist's trial

Witness held 'hostage' during unionist's trial JAKARTA (JP): The court trying labor activist Muchtar Pakpahan was marked yesterday with an incident in which presiding Judge Djazuli P. Sudibyo decided to hold a witness "hostage" for allegedly giving false testimony.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Five swimming golds targeted at SEA Games

Five swimming golds targeted at SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia expects to win at least five swimming gold medals in the coming SEA Games in October, an official said.Having observed their intensive training in the United States, Radja M.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Biennial Yogyakarta 1997

Biennial Yogyakarta 1997 I read Mr. R. Fadjri's review on Yogyakarta's 1997 art festival (Jan. 14, 1997) with utmost interest.It is very rare that you write about modern art in Indonesia other than exhibitions in Jakarta.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaTuesdayMaghrib 6:19 p.m.WednesdayImsak 4:21 a.m.Subuh 4:31 a.m.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Jasa Marga to sell shares after poll

Jasa Marga to sell shares after poll JAKARTA (JP): Some of the shares of the state-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga will be sold to the public after the May general election, the company's senior executives said yesterday.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Solving the land mine problem

Solving the land mine problem The United States and Canada are taking two entirely different approaches in a renewed effort to control, and then ban, land mines. At first, it appeared that Washington and Ottawa were in disagreement.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Old woman burns herself

Old woman burns herself JAKARTA (JP): A sixty-year-old woman committed suicide Saturday by setting herself ablaze.An officer at the Central Jakarta Police precinct said yesterday the police assumed that Rukiyah had immolated herself at her house on Jl.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Councilors attack water firm's plan on joint venture

Councilors attack water firm's plan on joint venture JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor has denounced plans that would allow private firms to supply water along with the city-owned water company, PDAM.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/KIM to expand estate

KIM to expand estate JAKARTA (JP): PT Kawasan Industri Medan (KIM) will invest Rp 83 billion (US$34.6 million) in expanding its industrial estate in Medan, North Sumatra, by 314 hectares next month, according to the company's president Papo Hermawan.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Seoul upheavals signal end of Asian tiger's boom

Seoul upheavals signal end of Asian tiger's boomBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): The days of rage in Seoul are over, and the trade unions are in full retreat.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/RI firms join Austrian expo

RI firms join Austrian expo JAKARTA (JP): Twelve Indonesian companies participated in a trade exhibition in Wina, Austria, last week, displaying about 50 kinds of export commodities, an Indonesian diplomat said over the weekend.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Garuda losses drop by 75% to $36.8m in 1996

Garuda losses drop by 75% to $36.8m in 1996 JAKARTA (JP): State-owned air carrier Garuda Indonesia reduced its losses last year by more than 75 percent to Rp 87.44 billion (US$36.8 million), down from Rp 342.79 in 1995, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal I would like to bring to your attention the fact that the building shown as the Taj Mahal in your article on India, Dec. 21, 1996, is in fact not the Taj Mahal, but one of the lesser Mogul tombs in northern India. JOHN L.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/English at Regina Pacis

English at Regina Pacis I read about the organization of English classes at Regina Pacis on Dec. 27, 1996 and I wish to share the plight of parents of students at the school.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/CMNP gets BBB rating from Standard & Poor's

CMNP gets BBB rating from Standard & Poor's JAKARTA (JP): Standard & Poor's has given a 'BBB' rating to the proposed US$100 million notes to be issued by Citra Marga Finance B.V. and guaranteed by toll road developer PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada (CMNP).

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Lecturer rejects testimony

Lecturer rejects testimony JAKARTA (JP): A lecturer on trial for misusing hundreds of millions of rupiah of college funds told the court yesterday that eight prosecution witnesses had lied.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Theater group adds muse to Asian traditional arts

Theater group adds muse to Asian traditional artsBy Oei Eng Goan SINGAPORE (JP): Just like the Muses in Greek mythology, who glorified the arts and learning, the Muses in present-day Singapore are examining how the region's rich traditional arts can withstand the progress of modernity.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/TheatreWorks performs abroad, wins international acclamation

TheatreWorks performs abroad, wins international acclamation SINGAPORE (JP): Of the many private-run theatrical groups in economically booming Southeast Asian nations, Singapore's TheatreWorks company is one of the very few which has performed overseas and won international acclamation.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Armed men rob Dutchmen of Rp 2 million in Tanah Abang

Armed men rob Dutchmen of Rp 2 million in Tanah Abang JAKARTA (JP): Two armed men attacked a Dutchman while his taxi was stopped on Jl. KH Mas Mansyur in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, yesterday, robbing him of nearly Rp 2 million (US$840).Tanah Abang Police Chief Maj.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Legislators want greater control of state budget

Legislators want greater control of state budget JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives attacked yesterday the proposed 1997/1998 state budget, saying that legislators should have greater control of state spending and development projects.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Our simmering political climate

Our simmering political climate On Friday the plan to establish a National Alert Command Center was announced by President Soeharto.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Workers return home

Workers return home SURABAYA: Indonesian workers in Malaysia have begun returning home for the Idul Fitri holidays, as is evident from, among other things, the fully-booked flights from Kuala Lumpur to Surabaya, the capital of East Java.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/'Govt must take higher stake in Busang mine'

'Govt must take higher stake in Busang mine' JAKARTA (JP): Analysts reaffirmed yesterday their suggestion that the government take a much bigger stake in the Busang gold mine and allow Indonesian companies to play a key role in mining.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/ASEAN called to commit to nuclear weapons ban

ASEAN called to commit to nuclear weapons ban JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas yesterday made a fresh call for fellow ASEAN countries to display their commitment to the elimination of nuclear weapons by ratifying the Treaty on a Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon ...

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Shanties obstruct flood control plan

Shanties obstruct flood control plan JAKARTA (JP): More than 5,000 shanties built along riverbanks from North to South Jakarta are obstructing the city's flood control program, officials of the Ministry of Public Works said.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Two masterminds caught in Dili

Two masterminds caught in Dili JAKARTA: Police in East Timor have arrested two alleged rebels for masterminding the recent riots in the capital Dili, Antara reported yesterday.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/PT Hero denies shares acquisition by Multipolar

PT Hero denies shares acquisition by Multipolar JAKARTA (JP): Anton Lukmanto, a director of PT Hero Supermarket, denied yesterday a rumor that the publicly listed retail company would be acquired by the department store operator PT Multipolar Corporation.

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

JP/Old Greek civilization comes alive at exhibition

Old Greek civilization comes alive at exhibitionBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Modern-day Greece has always been associated with celebrities such as the late shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, opera singer Maria Callas and the flamboyant Andreas Papandareou.Forget these names.