On derogatory English We read one of "Your Letters" in your Thursday, Nov. 20, 1997
edition entitled Derogatory English.Through this letter we just want to inform you that we thanked
Ms Devi for her valuable input, and that the matter will be taken
under our consideration. More ...
Hoodlums counseled, cleanup goes on JAKARTA (JP): City authorities are attempting to rehabilitate
68 alleged hoodlums from Tanah Abang to avoid further social
unrest in Central Jakarta's busiest market and bus terminal. More ...
Free jet-skiing for hotel guests JAKARTA (JP): Watersports enthusiasts who stay at Hotel Dai-
ichi in Central Jakarta will be given a 30-minute free jet-skiing
lesson from Nov. 24 to Dec. 24, the hotel management announced
yesterday. More ...
Pancasila Youth want better image SERANG, West Java: Pemuda Pancasila activists called on
intellectuals to join forces and help dispel its image of an
organization of thugs, Antara reported yesterday. More ...
China adopts new strategic diplomacyBy Rizal Sukma JAKARTA (JP); Less than two weeks after returning from a
successful summit with President Bill Clinton in Washington,
China's President Jiang Zemin recently received Russia's
President Boris Yeltsin in Beijing for another summit. More ...
UII denies nominating Soeharto YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Islamic University (UII) here
denied yesterday it had ever declared support for President
Soeharto's renomination to another term of office.Speaking in a press conference, Deputy Rector Moh. More ...
OPEC may lose $600b due to carbon tax JAKARTA (JP): The secretary general of the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Rilwanu Lukman, said here
yesterday OPEC could lose US$600 billion in potential revenues by
2020 due to the carbon tax imposed by OECD. More ...
17 maids have died abroad JAKARTA (JP): Seventeen Indonesian housemaids died abroad
while 46 others were either tortured or sexually abused over the
past year, a report said. More ...
Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa team upBy I. Christianto SINGAPORE (JP): The German airline Lufthansa and Singapore
Airlines (SIA) signed an agreement here yesterday to enhance
their global competitiveness. More ...
Karpov rallies to win Clash of the Titans JAKARTA (JP): FIDE world champion Grandmaster (GM) Anatoly
Karpov of Russia defeated Indonesian GM Utut Adianto 5.5-3.5 in
the Clash of Titans which ended yesterday at Omni Batavia Hotel. More ...
Canada's Paul wins Super Car rally JAKARTA (JP): Robert Paul of Canada racing under the banner of
the GT Radial team won the Super Car rally at Sentul, near Bogor
Sunday.Paul, driving a BMW M3, won the two-day race clocking 19
minutes 36. More ...
Teacher counts his luck and blessings JAKARTA (JP): Owning a house is an illusive dream for most
teachers on the government's payroll.The few who do own houses are those who have spent years
dedicating their life to their careers, or a few lucky ones. More ...
Singgih to probe alleged misuse of Jamsostek's funds JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Singgih said yesterday he was
considering summoning the Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief and
some House of Representatives legislators in connection with the
alleged misuse of state insurance firm PT Jamsostek's ... More ...
Bakrie gets award JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie Sumatra Plantations, a publicly-listed
plantation company, has received an appreciation award from the
Madrid-based Trade Leaders Club.The company said yesterday that the award showed the club's
recognition of its farm products. More ...
PDI questions extra presidential power JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) faction
delayed its stance yesterday over dominant Golkar's motion to
grant extra power to the next president, saying that the proposal
needed further explanation. More ...
Crash liquidity injection Official announcements last week brought in what the
Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) saw as winds
from heaven to soothe the business community which has been
burning in the "hell" of a liquidity crunch since August. More ...
TV Program: Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1997TVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14
2:30 My Country
2:35 Children's Film: The Big Valley
3:10 Teenager's Program: Remaja Indonesia
3:35 Development Program: Hamkamnas
4:00 Regional News
4:30 Teenager's Drama: Rumah Kita
5:00 English Lessons
5:30 ... More ...
Will S. Korean economic woes maximize East Asian crisis? At a late-night press briefing on Nov. 21 the South Korean
Finance Minister finally ended procrastination by saying that
South Korea would seek a rescue package from the International
Monetary Fund (IMF). More ...
Medics sent to Irian Jaya WAMENA, Irian Jaya: The International Committee of the Red
Cross (ICRC) has assigned a nutritionist, a doctor and two nurses
for six months to help victims of drought in Jayawijaya, Puncak
Jaya and Merauke districts, Antara reported. More ...
Liquidation of insolvent banks needed: Kwik The recent liquidation of 16 banks has sacrificed the
interests of depositors. Economist Kwik Kian Gie discusses the
necessity of punishing those responsible for the bankruptcy of
the banks. More ...
Stock prices strengthen, rupiah weakens JAKARTA (JP): The prices of several big capitalized stocks on
the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) rose higher yesterday on the
back of high expectations of a new liquidity injection into the
market, securities analysts and brokers said. More ...
$9.6b in private debts to mature by March JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono
revealed yesterday that at least US$9.6 billion of the $65
billion in the private sector's foreign debts would mature by
March. More ...
Sutiyoso new chairman of shooting body JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso was elected chairman
of the Indonesian Shooting and Hunting Association for the 1997-
2001 period at the body's national congress which ended Sunday. More ...
Sarwono warns of severe grought predicted for 2000 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia should anticipate a severe drought in
2000 which is expected to be as intense as this year's, State
Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said yesterday. More ...
Motivated students more apt to learn somethingBy Hendra Gunawan BANDUNG (JP): I could try to teach my dog how to whistle, but
I guess -- however hard I tried -- my dog would not learn. I
could not then call it teaching, could I? If it was teaching,
then it should be categorized as bad teaching. More ...
Finance ministry office on fire, no one hurt JAKARTA (JP): Fire destroyed sections of a 12-story building
in the Ministry of Finance complex in Central Jakarta yesterday
morning, forcing about 1,000 employees to use the emergency
stairways. More ...
DGS nets robust earnings JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed PT Daya Guna Samudera (DGS)
fishing company reported yesterday a Rp 43 billion, or 51
percent, increase in its net profit to Rp 128 billion (US$37.6
million) for the first nine months of this year. More ...
Three get 135-day term for drugs JAKARTA (JP): The Serang District Court in West Java sentenced
yesterday three men found guilty of possessing 11 kilograms of
hashish to 135 days in jail, Antara reported.The verdict was 15 days lighter than that demanded by the
prosecution. More ...
Clinton calms fears on Asian crisisBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat VANCOUVER, Canada (JP): Ahead of a meeting of 18 leaders of
the Asia Pacific, United States President Bill Clinton led the
way in calming fears over Asia's economic crisis, confidently
describing them as "little glitches" that can be ... More ...
Orangutans expelled from their habitatBy Iskandar Zulkarnaen SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan (Antara): An adult orangutan was so
engrossed in sucking sap from the bark of a sengon tree, in a
Menamang timber estate in the hinterlands of East Kalimantan,
that he paid no attention to a truck roaring ... More ...
Rangkas-Jakarta train service As a commuter on the Rangkas Bitung-Jakarta, and return, train
service (DAOPS I), I would like to draw the attention of Perumka
(state railway company) to the following matters:
* The Jakarta bound train should leave earlier than the current
time schedule because ... More ...
Transparency, market creation needed: AdvisorBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat VANCOUVER, Canada (JP): Opening more domestic markets and
creating better transparency are the best remedies for Asia to
recover from its financial crisis, according to a member of the
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ... More ...
Canada to sends medical specialists for PakpahanBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat
and Ati Nurbaiti VANCOUVER, Canada (JP): Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd
Axworthy announced Sunday that Canada would be sending medical
diagnostic equipment and medical personnel to Indonesia for
jailed labor leader ... More ...
Charm of natural reserve in ManokwariBy Ais Latuputty WANDIBOI, Irian Jaya (Antara): A hilly area, the Wondiboi
nature reserve is a storehouse of potential tourist destinations
which may, in the future, be developed on a large scale. More ...
BNI to provide low-cost housing credits soon JAKARTA (JP): Bank Negara Indonesia, the country's top
commercial bank, will provide low-cost housing credits beginning
next year as part of its program to increase retail borrowers. More ...
Women 'ready for VP' in five years JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Women's Roles Mien Sugandhi
said yesterday Indonesian women will be ready for the vice
presidency in the next five years."Now, there's no chance for women. More ...
Ship slowly sinks after collision SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: About two thirds of the body of
the KM Leuser luxurious passenger ship has sunk in the Mahakam
River after it collided last Thursday with the motorized boat KM
Kayu Lapis V, Antara reported yesterday. More ...
Business strategy in Asia PacificBy Sofyan Wanandi The following article is based on a paper presented at the
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum's CEO Summit in
Vancouver, Canada on Sunday. This is the first of two articles. More ...
Soeharto arrives for APEC summit VANCOUVER, Canada (JP): President Soeharto arrived here on a
cold, wet evening Sunday, among the last of the 18 leaders to
arrive for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. More ...
Young golfers face tough task JAKARTA (JP): The country's rising young golfers are facing a
tough challenge this week in the Kedaton Young Champions
tournament as they have to play their 72 holes in three days
instead of the usual four.On the first two days they will play 27-hole rounds at the
6. More ...
An ongoing crisis The situation we are facing at present is quite a delicate
one. The present crisis -- which is probably the first of its
magnitude ever to have occurred under the New Order -- represents
a point (in our existence) where a rethinking of our policies is
in order. More ...
Sumitro says RI's microeconomics weak JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's most senior economist, Sumitro
Djojohadikusumo, said yesterday the country's sound
macroeconomics had not been supported by similarly healthy
microeconomics. More ...
Truck driver stabbed to death BOGOR (JP): A pick-up truck driver was stabbed to death
allegedly by an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver at the victim's
house in Cijeruk district, Bogor, Sunday evening. More ...
BNI unveils fake promissory note JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Negara Indonesia 1946 (BNI) has
asked police to probe the alleged role of three people in the
counterfeiting of a promissory note valued at US$107 million. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta: Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1997Exhibitions * Art Exhibition: Gelar Karya Perupa Jurnalis Indonesia, at The
Art Exhibition Building (Wisma Seni Nasional), Jl. Medan Merdeka
Timur, Central Jakarta, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Nov. 25. More ...
New tribe found in S.E. Sulawesi KENDARI, South Sulawesi: The provincial social services office
has discovered an isolated tribe here, identified as the Kadeoha,
bringing the number of primitive tribes in the province to eight."The new tribe has an estimated 250 members. More ...
670 die in traffic accidents in C. Java SEMARANG, C. Java: Police said here yesterday that up to 626
traffic accidents in Central Java had killed 670 people up to
October this year.Central Java Police Chief Maj. Gen. More ...
Lousy car calls at the Grand Hyatt In Jakarta I make my living as a driver. On Saturday, Nov. 15,
1997 I got a scolding from my boss because the boss had to wait
for 30 minutes for the car. This was the second time, the first
time the boss waited for 25 minutes, that was about two weeks
ago. More ...
Matahari's rights issue JAKARTA (JP): Matahari Putra Prima announced yesterday that it
had received Rp 470 billion (about US$138 million) from
Multipolar Corporation, its largest shareholder, as the payment
for the portion of its rights shares. More ...
180 illegal cafes in Kemang to be closed JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta administration announced yesterday
that it will proceed with a plan to close 180 cafes in Kemang,
South Jakarta. More ...
Asian military instructors review humanitarian law BANGKOK (JP): Asian military instructors began a meeting
yesterday to discuss ways of promoting international humanitarian
law in the daily practices of their forces.Brig. Gen. P. Lt. Sihombing, deputy military chief prosecutor
and Brig. Gen. More ...
Asiad fund may come from State Budget before April JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Hayono Isman said yesterday that he would try to get the Asian
Games funding from the 1998/1999 State Budget before the fiscal
year begins in April. More ...
Investors get two-year extension to start projects JAKARTA (JP): The government has decided to grant a two-year
extension to local and foreign investors facing difficulty in
starting their projects on time, State Minister for Investment
Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo said yesterday. More ...
48 ABRI members face dismissal JAKARTA (JP): At least 48 Armed Forces (ABRI) personnel are
facing dismissal after they were allegedly caught consuming
Ecstasy pills.National Military Police Commander Maj. Gen. Syamsu D. More ...
New rule needed to protect staple markets JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the State Logistics Agency
(Bulog) Beddu Amang said yesterday that the government should
issue a ruling to prevent private companies from controlling the
market of staple products such as wheat. More ...
Mien condemns dumping of babies JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Women's Roles Mien Sugandhi
condemned yesterday the dumping of aborted fetuses and dead
babies. More ...
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 24 , 1997:
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