:: jawawa.id :: Indonesian Business and Finance News

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/International disabled day focuses on poverty

International disabled day focuses on poverty The official observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons takes place on Dec.3.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Singapore woman overstays visa by 10 years: Police

Singapore woman overstays visa by 10 years: Police JAKARTA (JP): Police have handed over a 42-year-old woman, believed to be Singaporean, to the Immigration Office for overstaying her Indonesian visa by about 10 years, police said yesterday.Head of the City Police's Control of Foreigners unit Lt.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Indosat to raise phone rates to S'pore

Indosat to raise phone rates to S'pore JAKARTA (JP): International telecommunications provider PT Indosat is waiting for a government approval to raise billing rates to Singapore, the company announced yesterday.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Control the growth of cities, Soeharto warns

Control the growth of cities, Soeharto warns JAKARTA (JP): The growth of cities needed serious attention to prevent more problems, President Soeharto said yesterday.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/'Inaccurate news could worsen drug problems'

'Inaccurate news could worsen drug problems' JAKARTA (JP): An international conference on the prevention of drug and substance abuse opened here yesterday with President Soeharto warning that inaccurate media reporting could worsen the country's drug problems.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Tower firm seeks foreign equity

Tower firm seeks foreign equity BANDUNG (JP): PT Menara Jakarta, the private consortium planning to build the country's tallest tower in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, for US$560 million, has invited foreign firms to join its project.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Disappearing reforms in Mexico

Disappearing reforms in Mexico Only last July, President Ernesto Zedillo proudly advertised a bold series of electoral reforms in Mexico, negotiated by the country's main political parties under his sponsorship.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/N. Sumatra needs rubber

N. Sumatra needs rubber JAKARTA (JP): At least 11 private rubber makers in North Sumatra are suffering because of a shortage of natural rubber.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Dashboard thieves arrested

Dashboard thieves arrested TANGERANG (JP): Police arrested yesterday three men suspected of stealing car dashboards in an operation named Kilat Jaya on Jl. Gatot Subroto in Tangerang.Tangerang police chief Lt. Col.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Danareksa opens outlet

Danareksa opens outlet JAKARTA (JP): State-owned fund manager PT Danareksa Fund Management opened its second retail outlet yesterday at the Jakarta International Trading Center in Mangga Dua, North Jakarta.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Worker survives 11-storey fall

Worker survives 11-storey fall TYRE, Lebanon, (AFP): A construction worker fell 11 stories from a building in the Lebanese port city of Tyre and survived with a just broken foot yesterday."I was flying between the sky and the ground for several seconds.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Soldiers to have $7m shopping center

Soldiers to have $7m shopping center JAKARTA (JP): The construction of an Rp 18-billion (US$7.64 million) shopping center to serve mainly soldiers started at the Marine Corps complex in Cilandak, South Jakarta, yesterday.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Philippines asks for RI badminton coaches

Philippines asks for RI badminton coaches JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia had the honor of being visited by the chairwoman of the Badminton Association of the Philippines, Amelita M Ramos, at its headquarters in Cipayung, East Jakarta, yesterday.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/AIDS lurks in East Timor

AIDS lurks in East Timor DILI, East Timor: Increasing human traffic has exposed the province to the deadly Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), chief of the provincial health office Samuel Munaiseche said yesterday.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Bhuwanatala Indah lists on Surabaya bourse

Bhuwanatala Indah lists on Surabaya bourse JAKARTA (JP): PT Bhuwanatala Indah Permai, a shopping center and hotel operator, cross listed its shares on the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) yesterday.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 2, 1996: -------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ...

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Lawyer in subversion case upset by legal conduct

Lawyer in subversion case upset by legal conduct JAKARTA (JP): Lawyer Trimoelja D. Soerjadi was up in arms yesterday because the prosecutors office neglected to inform him that the dossiers on his three clients, up on subversion charges, had been presented to the Surabaya district court ...

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/United Nations further promote the equalization of opportunity

United Nations further promote the equalization of opportunity NEW YORK: Since its establishment, the United Nations has promoted the well-being and integration of disabled persons, first by providing advice and organizing workshops and training for technical personnel.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Berenstain Bears 3:05 Children's Program: Gemar Membaca 3:30 Science Film: Beyond Tomorrow 4:05 Science and Technology Film: Science World 4:30 TV Drama: Drama Remaja 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 English ...

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Pan Brothers' divestment

Pan Brothers' divestment JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed textile maker PT Pan Brothers Tex, a Pan Brothers Group subsidiary, has won its shareholders' approval to sell its shares in three other Pan Brothers Group subsidiaries: PT Pancaplaza Indotextile, PT Charpan Buna and PT Pancaprima Ekabrothers.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Advertising body wants total control

Advertising body wants total control JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Association of Advertising Agencies is lobbying the government to make all advertising agencies join it.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Belo's interview

Belo's interview Lately the media has been filled with news about Bishop Belo's controversial interview with a German magazine, Der Spiegel.I entirely agree with the stand taken by the government. It shows wisdom and maturity. Why should Belo's case be blown up unnecessarily.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Inflation rises 0.57%

Inflation rises 0.57% JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia recorded a month-on-month inflation rate of 0.57 percent for November, up 0.15 percentage points on last November's rate, the Ministry of Finance announced yesterday.Inflation for October was 0.41 percent.November's inflation was mostly caused by a 1.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Ten to face trials over role in July riots

Ten to face trials over role in July riots JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the unrecognized Democratic People's Party (PRD) Budiman Sudjatmiko and nine other people will soon be tried for allegedly masterminding the violent riots on July 27 here.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Man arrested over fatal robbery

Man arrested over fatal robbery TANGERANG, West Java (JP): A 19-year-old man was arrested Friday night an hour after he allegedly robbed and stabbed to death a man on a public bus, police said.Tangerang Police Chief Lt. Col.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Siltation threatens Mrica reservoir

Siltation threatens Mrica reservoir BANJARNEGARA, Central Java: Rapid sedimentation is threatening to bury the multi-purpose Mrica reservoir unless the upstream areas of Serayu and Mrawu rivers are reforested, an official has warned.An estimated 4.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Indonesian seas safe: Navy chief

Indonesian seas safe: Navy chief JAKARTA (JP): Navy chief Vice Admiral Arief Kushariadi yesterday denied that Indonesian seas were unsafe as was suggested by the International Maritime Bureau."Our seas are quite safe.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Police call for more time in murder probe

Police call for more time in murder probe JAKARTA (JP): Police called yesterday for more time and a "better climate" to continue their investigations into the August slaying of Yogyakarta-based journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafrudin.Brig. Gen.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Realigning local taxes

Realigning local taxes Many officials will lose significant sources of personal, though illegal, incomes when the bill on local taxes and retributions (user tax and user fees) comes into force sometime next year.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Fire victims ready to seek legal advise

Fire victims ready to seek legal advise JAKARTA (JP): Fire victims in Karet Tengsin plan to seek legal help if the Central Jakarta mayoralty does not allow them to rebuild their houses.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Japan eyes Buton asphalt

Japan eyes Buton asphalt JAKARTA (JP): A Japanese investor plans to spend Rp 250 billion (US$106 million) developing an asphalt mine in Buton regency, Southeast Sulawesi, according to the local governor.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Eddy shows form to beat Suwandi for first time

Eddy shows form to beat Suwandi for first time JAKARTA (JP): Eddy Kusdaryanto shelved his long-time status as a mere bridesmaid of Suwandi when he upset the Indonesian number one tennis player 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 yesterday on the opening day of a national selection tournament.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Official says limit imports

Official says limit imports JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Industry and Trade's director general for domestic trade, Djoko Moeljono, warned local companies yesterday about growing imports.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/PT Indosat to launch new satellite service

PT Indosat to launch new satellite service JAKARTA (JP): International telecommunications provider PT Indosat will launch a new service next January for international calls using International Maritime Satellite's (Inmarsat) services.Indosat public relations manager J.B.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Israel's Arab neighbors: Time to disengage?

Israel's Arab neighbors: Time to disengage?By Gwynne Dyer "Palestinians can expect a comparable status to that of the inhabitants of Puerto Rico or of the Principality of Andorra.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Karaoke diplomacy livens summit

Karaoke diplomacy livens summit Our Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin reports on the latest developments in the style of Philippine diplomacy -- and how this new political format could help dissipate prevailing regional tensions.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Bengawan Solo badly polluted

Bengawan Solo badly polluted SEMARANG: Industrial waste dumped into Bengawan Solo river is posing health problem for the hundreds of thousands of people who use the river water for daily purposes in Central and East Java.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/City has stopped property barter deals: Official

City has stopped property barter deals: Official JAKARTA (JP): City-owned property has become too valuable to be exchanged, an official said yesterday.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Two caught in record drug haul

Two caught in record drug haul JAKARTA (JP): Customs officers at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport have arrested two Singaporeans for smuggling a record 70,431 Ecstasy pills into Indonesia.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Feisal warns of campaign clashes

Feisal warns of campaign clashes JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Commander Gen. Feisal Tanjung said yesterday possible election rule violations could lead to physical clashes.This should be anticipated as early as possible, Feisal said at City Hall.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Detention center 'responsible for inmate's death'

Detention center 'responsible for inmate's death' JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer said yesterday the Pondok Bambu detention center in East Jakarta was responsible for the death of his client and said the jail's conditions needed to be improved.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/What kind of politics?

What kind of politics? In your Nov. 17, 1996 issue under the headline Thousands welcome Bishop Belo in Dili, you quote Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas as saying "that both Indonesia and the Vatican believed that Belo should stay out of politics".

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/'Bishop Belo has freedom to express his views'

'Bishop Belo has freedom to express his views' JAKARTA (JP): The government will not tell East Timor's Roman Catholic bishop, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, what to say when he receives his share of this year's Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Dec. 10, a senior cabinet minister said here yesterday.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Morgan's 1072 Classic Disco, Asian Force Band, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Saturday: 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Acid Speed Band, Friday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Platinum Band, Wednesdy, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Phone lines disrupted

Phone lines disrupted JAKARTA (JP): Due to the widening of Jl Raya Cilondoh in Tangerang the areas' telephone lines will be disrupted for about two weeks.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Foresters meet opens near Bogor

Foresters meet opens near Bogor JAKARTA (JP): Forestry experts and officials from around the world gathered in Cisarua near Bogor, West Java, yesterday to discuss forestry issues and take part in a training program for forest certification.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Komodo

Komodo The two-page coverage on the island of Komodo carried in your Sunday, Dec. 1 edition provided a colorful glimpse into the background and operation of one of the world's most cherished natural heritage areas.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Ten die of dengue fever

Ten die of dengue fever PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Dengue fever affecting Kebumen, Purwokerto and Klaten killed at least 10 people and sent 160 others to hospitals in November, an official said yesterday.

More ...

Tue, 03 Dec 1996

JP/Nuclear bill: A ploy to build power plants?

Nuclear bill: A ploy to build power plants? JAKARTA (JP): As deliberation draws to a close, it is becoming obvious that the government drafted the nuclear energy bill to legalize its controversial plans for building nuclear power plants, a legislator said yesterday.

More ...

Find news items by date