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Searching for all articles published on 1997-12-09 ...

50 articles.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: by Diego Menendez, an Argentinean in Indonesia, at Duta Fine Arts Foundation, Jl. Kemang Utara 55A, South Jakarta, daily at 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday and Monday at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Dec. 23.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Impack to sell 50m shares to the public

Impack to sell 50m shares to the public JAKARTA (JP): Plastics producer PT Impack Pratama Industri will sell 50 million new shares, 30.33 percent of its total common stocks, to the public early next year, the company announced yesterday.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Maan to take on champ Els in Super Tour opener

Maan to take on champ Els in Super Tour openerBy Robert Soelistyo CIMANGGIS, West Java (JP): Local golfing hope Maan Naasim, who tops the domestic money list, will challenge defending champion Ernie Els from South Africa in the opening round of the Johnnie Walker Super Tour tees off at Emerarlda ...

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Sports program on TV

Sports program on TV Referring to the sports programs on TV, the more I see the less I understand the behavior of Indonesian networks whose worrying attitude of subjection toward the consortium retaining the control of sports information is at least disconcerting.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/RI pursues world order in diplomacy

RI pursues world order in diplomacy The following article is based on a paper presented by Foreign Minister Ali Alatas at the inaugural meeting of the Indonesian Council on World Affairs in Jakarta on Dec. 2, 1997. This is the first of two articles.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Minister denies his wife traveled on state expenses

Minister denies his wife traveled on state expenses JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto vehemently denied yesterday that his wife, Dit Haryanto, had enjoyed a shopping spree in Bangkok at the state's expense."It's nonsense. No state or Dharma Wanita money was used.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Second hospital to sell shares

Second hospital to sell shares JAKARTA (JP): Graha Medika Hospital will float its shares on the local stock exchange to raise funds to finance debts and new medical equipment.The company said yesterday it would sell 55 million new shares or 28.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/BI employees shocked by fire

BI employees shocked by fire JAKARTA (JP): The fire that gutted the top floors of one of Bank Indonesia's new 25-story twin towers in Central Jakarta killing 15 people yesterday was described by most employees there as a horrible inferno.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Pertamina to focus on its core business

Pertamina to focus on its core business JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina stated it would no longer inject equity funds into its subsidiaries so that it could focus on its core business."We have stopped injecting capital into them (the company's subsidiaries).

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Minority factions urge bureaucratic reforms

Minority factions urge bureaucratic reforms JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) factions in the People's Consultative Assembly joined forces yesterday to support a motion on bureaucratic reforms.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Fifteen die in BI building blaze

Fifteen die in BI building blaze JAKARTA (JP): At least 15 people were killed in a fire which gutted the top four floors of one of Bank Indonesia's office towers on Jl. MH. Thamrin in Central Jakarta yesterday.The fire started about 9:30 a.m.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/New rates set for tax payment

New rates set 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.According to the Minister of Finance Decree No. 618/KMK.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) conversion rates on Dec. 8, 1997: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 4,075.00 4,175.00Austrian shilling 312.60 346.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/CLIMATE TALK:

CLIMATE TALK:Reuters State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja addresses the third Conference of Parties on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Kyoto, Japan calling for participants to work together to produce a protocol which would help reduce gas emissions.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Crop production to fall this year

Crop production to fall this year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's crop production for this year is expected to fall by between 1.34 percent and 5.61 percent this year due to the severe drought, a senior official of the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Australian on anti-Asianization drive

Australian on anti-Asianization drive JAKARTA (JP): A senior member of the Australian House of Representatives is currently in Jakarta as part of a regional tour to explain his campaign against what he calls the "Asianization" of Australia.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Tegal restaurateurs elect village chief

Tegal restaurateurs elect village chief TEGAL, Central Java: Thousands of Tegal migrants in Jakarta who own small food stalls usually known as "Warteg" have been summoned home to elect the new chief of Sidapurna village, Antara reported yesterday.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/On Montessori school

On Montessori school Linawati Sidarto's article on the PSKD (the Djakarta Christian School Association) Montessori School (Nov. 26, 1997) and Frank Richardson's comment (Dec. 1, 1997) underlined some key problems in contemporary Indonesian education.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Many mining firms qualified to float shares

Many mining firms qualified to float shares JAKARTA (JP): Many local mineral resource-based companies are qualified to float their shares on the domestic stock market, analysts said.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/PMII elects new chairman

PMII elects new chairman SURABAYA, East Java: A violence-riddled student congress eventually elected Syaiful Bahri from Yogyakarta as the new chairman of the Indonesian Islamic University Students Movement (PMII) on Sunday.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Making room for women

Making room for women The Constitution does not allow discrimination between men and women in filling government or state positions. This means that women can assume the post of not only vice president, but also that of president. Naturally, not just any woman can aspire to assume those positions.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Businessman tried in Bank Arta Prima case

Businessman tried in Bank Arta Prima case JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Kim Johanes Mulia was indicted at the East Jakarta District Court yesterday on charges of advising a bank's owner to forge promissory notes worth Rp 150 billion (US$37.5 million).

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Myanmar wins Asian club golfing title

Myanmar wins Asian club golfing title CIMANGGIS, West Java (JP): Myanmar proved again the strength of its amateur game yesterday as it swept to its second victory in the Johnnie Walker International Club Championship at the Emeralda Golf and Country Club.Lying in second place, by 0.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Geologists called on to restore confidence

Geologists called on to restore confidence JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno called on Indonesian geologists yesterday to restore international confidence in Indonesia's mining industry following a recent mining fiasco which resulted in one of the biggest hoaxes in history.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Police action irritates Attorney General's office

Police action irritates Attorney General's office JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office has expressed its dissatisfaction with police procedures in the recent detention of five employees for allegedly fabricating witnesses' statements.Deputy Attorney General Agung Sudjono C.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Workers file suit against Jamsostek board of directors

Workers file suit against Jamsostek board of directors JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers acting on behalf of more than 100 workers filed a lawsuit yesterday against directors of the state- owned workers' insurance company PT Jamsostek for the alleged misuse of funds under its management, a court official ...

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/East Asians take insufficient action to clean their skies

East Asians take insufficient action to clean their skies Against the background of the Kyoto climate conference, which is now concluding, our Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin takes a look at the pollution problems in East Asia, and concludes that while no regional pollution haze threatens, the ...

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Playwright plans to sue police

Playwright plans to sue police JAKARTA (JP): Playwright Ratna Sarumpaet appointed the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) yesterday to represent her in a possible lawsuit against National Police Chief Gen. Dibyo Widodo over the banning of her play about slain labor activist Marsinah.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Voice-mail virus

Voice-mail virus The voice-mail virus seems to be spreading all over Jakarta's telephone system. It latches onto our home telephones, then activates after three rings. People can be trying to get you for weeks and still not get past it.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/The rich to pay more, the poor less for tap water

The rich to pay more, the poor less for tap water JAKARTA (JP): The city-owned drinking water company, PDAM Jaya, plans to increase its tariffs for wealthy customers but lower fees for the poor and welfare organizations, an official said yesterday.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

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 Teenager's Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:35 Education Program: Kuliah Universitas Terbuka 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teenager's Drama: Di Reuni Ada Kisah 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 ...

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Unstable Asia kicks off year of living dangerously

Unstable Asia kicks off year of living dangerouslyBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): The last of Asia's hidden economic time-bombs, in South Korea's debt-ridden industrial conglomerates and Japan's secretive banking sector, have now been dragged out into the open.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Insurance alliance announced

Insurance alliance announced JAKARTA (JP): New York-based Metropolitan Life (Metlife) Insurance Company and PT Tunasmas Panduarta of the widely diversified Tirtamas Group have agreed to set up a joint venture insurance company.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Has the IMF reform package failed?

Has the IMF reform package failed? Indonesia has implemented the International Monetary Fund reform package but the value of its currency continues falling. Economist Kwik Kian Gie discusses the reason behind the rupiah's decline. Question: The value of the rupiah fell to Rp 4,020 against the U.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/President 'accounts for human rights implementation'

President 'accounts for human rights implementation' JAKARTA (JP): A constitutional law expert has suggested that clauses on human rights be included in the State Policy Guidelines to enable the nation to demand the President's accountability for Indonesia's rights record.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Astra Agro lists shares

Astra Agro lists shares JAKARTA (JP): Plantation firm PT Astra Agro Lestari, a subsidiary of automaker PT Astra International, will list its shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) today.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Rupiah continues free-fall, touches record low of 4,155

Rupiah continues free-fall, touches record low of 4,155 JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah fell deeper yesterday, breaking the 4,100 barrier to touch another historic low, while the stock market managed to make a three-day rally, dealers and brokers said.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Legal status of closed bank owners questioned

Legal status of closed bank owners questioned JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, must clarify the legal status of the owners of the 16 banks recently closed by the government, legal experts said here yesterday.Economics law consultant Abdul Hakim G.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Japan gives aid for maternal health

Japan gives aid for maternal health UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Japan pledged yesterday US$47,404 to help improve maternal and infant health through a family planning clinic in Central Sulawesi's provincial capital, Palu.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Crisis may affect stability: ABRI

Crisis may affect stability: ABRI JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung warned yesterday that the current monetary crisis might affect the country's political situation as it prepares for next year's general meeting of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Hayono wins Group B at Gebyar auto race

Hayono wins Group B at Gebyar auto race JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman won the Group B category of the Gebyar Gudang Garam auto race at Sentul, near Bogor, Sunday.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/9,264 Ecstasy pills destroyed

9,264 Ecstasy pills destroyed TANGERANG (JP): Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's customs office destroyed another 9,264 Ecstasy pills worth about Rp 465 million (US$166,000) yesterday.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Mapping for areas for to disaster

Mapping for areas for to disaster YOGYAKARTA: A natural disaster expert suggested yesterday the mapping of regions vulnerable to disaster.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 8, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 800 ...

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Seeking debt rollover

Seeking debt rollover Foreign debt rollover could mean the difference between survival and bankruptcy for most Indonesian big businesses which are reeling amid the currency turmoil, depressed stock market, credit crunch and punitively high interest rates.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Jakarta told to promote its uniqueness

Jakarta told to promote its uniqueness JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta should promote its uniqueness and cultural attractions to make a name for itself as a service city, a seminar was told yesterday.Deputy Governor for Development Affairs Tb. M.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/State transportation firms suffer losses

State transportation firms suffer losses JAKARTA (JP): The government admitted yesterday major obstacles were preventing the improvement of three state-owned transportation companies, including two airlines, Garuda Indonesia and Merpati Nusantara, and the capital's bus operator PPD.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Police to open fresh probe into Udin murder

Police to open fresh probe into Udin murder JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Dibyo Widodo said yesterday that officers would soon begin a fresh investigation into the unsolved murder of Yogyakarta-based Bernas daily journalist, Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, alias Udin.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Man imprisoned for rioting

Man imprisoned for rioting TASIKMALAYA, West Java: The court ruled yesterday that Asep Ilyas bin Yusuf Sidiq did not mastermind last year's Dec. 26 riot as the prosecution had charged.

Tue, 09 Dec 1997

JP/Asia will survive with realistic economic policies (2)

Asia will survive with realistic economic policies (2) This is the second of two articles based on a speech presented by International Monetary Fund chief Michel Camdessus to Southeast Asian business leaders in Kuala Lumpur last week.