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Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/IMF chief's visit a show of confidence

IMF chief's visit a show of confidence JAKARTA (JP): The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Michel Camdessus, arrived here yesterday evening for a two-day visit to show support for the country's reforms to tackle the monetary crisis.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/European seafood makes bigger splash than Chinese

European seafood makes bigger splash than ChineseBy John Aglionby JAKARTA (JP): Is good food better than good sex?Before this week I would not have hesitated to answer no, particularly when considering what is usually on offer in Jakarta (in the culinary department, I am talking about).Until Nov.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Mother of 5 arrested for marijuana stash

Mother of 5 arrested for marijuana stash JAKARTA (JP): A mother of five was arrested at her house in Bekasi for allegedly possessing and trafficking marijuana, police said yesterday.City police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang identified the suspect only as As, 46.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Temporary market for 450 traders

Temporary market for 450 traders JAKARTA (JP): A Rp 1.3 billion (US$394,000) market is currently being built in Menteng Pulo, Central Jakarta, to temporarily accommodate 450 traders from three South Jakarta markets.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/World's food marketing agencies open workshop

World's food marketing agencies open workshop JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Food Marketing Agencies (AFMA) in cooperation with the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Indonesia's State Logistics Agency (Bulog) began a three-day workshop in Jakarta yesterday.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Immediate action needed to avert starvation

Immediate action needed to avert starvation JAKARTA (JP): Besides being blamed for the smog, the prolonged drought will also impact agricultural production. We asked Dr. H.S.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Graphic Exhibition: Boeatan Indonesia Asli, Vintage Indonesian Advertising and Graphic Design Revisited at Galeri TC (Twilight Cafe), Jl. Kemang Raya No.24A South Jakarta, Nov. 12-30. * Painting Exhibition: Night and Day, by Arnold Sobers and Mulyadi W.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/BI urged to help small firms

BI urged to help small firms JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, was urged yesterday to provide bridging finance to business customers of the 16 closed banks to prevent them from going into bankruptcy, otherwise the already swollen ranks of the unemployed would further explode.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Soeharto enters vice presidential candidacy debate

Soeharto enters vice presidential candidacy debate JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto stepped into the ongoing discourse on who will be the next vice president yesterday, saying that only the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has a final say on the matter.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/More Nigerians arrested for heroin possession

More Nigerians arrested for heroin possession JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested another two foreigners holding Nigerian passports for possessing 3.6 kilograms of first- grade heroin, a senior officer said yesterday.National Police spokesman Brig. Gen.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Medan students protest price hikes

Medan students protest price hikes MEDAN, North Sumatra: Dozens of university students took to the streets yesterday to protest the rise in prices prevalent throughout the city.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Live broadcast ban undue: House leaders

Live broadcast ban undue: House leaders JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives leaders said yesterday that they had not expected the government to ban two private televisions from broadcasting live Monday's plenary session.The House's top brass, however, fell short of denouncing the ban.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Integrity at stake in bank closure aftermath

Integrity at stake in bank closure aftermath Bank Andromeda, one of the 16 banks being liquidated, has filed a lawsuit at the State Administrative Court against the government. Analyst Laksamana Sukardi discusses the consequences of the lawsuit.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Lockerbie case looks for trial site

Lockerbie case looks for trial siteBy Myint Zan BURWOOD, Victoria, Australia (JP): Two recent international events have brought forth a principle of domestic laws which could well be extrapolated into the international scene.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Govt to protect workers facing dismissal

Govt to protect workers facing dismissal JAKARTA (JP): The government promised yesterday to protect workers facing dismissal by companies affected by the economic crisis.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Arco produces 1b barrel oil

Arco produces 1b barrel oil JAKARTA (JP): Arco Indonesia marked yesterday its one billionth barrel of oil produced from its offshore Ardjuna field in the Java Sea.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Bank Jakarta has 'bad ties' with Bank Indonesia

Bank Jakarta has 'bad ties' with Bank Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's half brother Probosutedjo has implied that a poor relationship between his closed bank, Bank Jakarta, and Bank Indonesia, the central bank, triggered the government's recent decision to close his bank.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Elderly get 20% fare discount

Elderly get 20% fare discount JAKARTA (JP): The elderly may now find it easier to travel as they will be given a 20 percent discount in transport fares.In a letter No.SE.11/KH/306/Phb/97 issued on Oct.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/State facilities for Papuans

State facilities for Papuans MADANG, Irian Jaya: The Merauke regency office says all public facilities available in the area can be used by citizens of Papua New Guinea living close to the border, Antara said.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/S&P gives 'B+' to APP Finance's $300m notes

S&P gives 'B+' to APP Finance's $300m notes JAKARTA (JP): International rating agency Standard and Poor's has assigned a 'B+' long-term rating to APP Finance Mauritius Ltd.'s US$300 million liquid yield option notes due in 2012.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Chuan's hard task

Chuan's hard task No sooner had Chuan Leekpai been appointed Thailand's prime minister than he began molding his "dream team" cabinet and promised to take resolute action to cure the country's economic ills.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Ineffective supervision

Ineffective supervision The commentaries appearing in the media on the crisis relating to the liquidation of a great number of banks reveals that there is a latent deficiency in the supervision system within the Indonesian corporation structure that was disregarded which subsequently caused the ...

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Bistro Garden: Enjoy the ambience

Bistro Garden: Enjoy the ambience If first impressions count, than Bistro Garden is a real winner. Yet the image invested in the name may indeed fool some. It is neither a proper bistro in the French style (busy, informal, but entirely professional) nor a garden in its strictest sense.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 11, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 850 50 ...

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Mgr. Jos Suwatan elected bishop conference chief

Mgr. Jos Suwatan elected bishop conference chief JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bishops Conference (KWI) elected Mgr. Jos Suwatan OSC, as its new chairman for the 1997-2000 period yesterday, replacing Julius Cardinal Darmaatmadja.Suwatan, 57, is also Bishop of Manado, North Sulawesi.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Lenteng Agung residents stung by water crisis

Lenteng Agung residents stung by water crisis JAKARTA (JP): For the first time ever, Lenteng Agung -- which is considered one of Jakarta's water catchment areas -- is experiencing a water shortage, an official said yesterday.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/'Liquidity, lower rates' can save businesses

'Liquidity, lower rates' can save businesses JAKARTA (JP): Dying local businesses could be saved only with supplying enough liquidity and lowering bank interest rates, economist Sjahrir and banker Masyhud Ali said yesterday.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Artist on probation for damaging painting

Artist on probation for damaging painting JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court sentenced a local choreographer to a six-month suspended jail term with a one-year probation period for damaging a painting valued at up to Rp 200 million (US$60,606).

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Demand for industrial estates to drop 10 percent

Demand for industrial estates to drop 10 percent JAKARTA (JP): Industrial park developer PT Suryacipta Swadaya, a subsidiary of publicly listed PT Surya Semesta Internusa, expects a 10 percent drop in demand due to the currency crisis.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Year-end concerts begin

Year-end concerts begin JAKARTA (JP): Local rock group Dewa 19, pop band Bragi and foreign group Michael Learns to Rock will end the year with a bang in A Mild Cigarette Concert Tour sponsored by cigarette company PT H.M. Sampoerna.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Bulog to raise rice price by 10 percent next year

Bulog to raise rice price by 10 percent next year JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Beddu Amang said yesterday that the government planned to increase the floor price of rice early next year by about 10 percent.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Hartono formally retires from military

Hartono formally retires from military JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information R. Hartono was among the 96 senior ranking Army officers who were given a symbolic military farewell in a retirement ceremony filled with pageantry at the National Military Academy in Magelang, Central Java, yesterday.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Thailand to keep buying natuna gas: Pertamina

Thailand to keep buying natuna gas: Pertamina JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia remains optimistic that Thailand will continue with its plan to buy natural gas from Natuna island despite Thailand's recent announcement that it would delay the purchase.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Foreign investment to blame in currency crisis

Foreign investment to blame in currency crisisBy Bharat Jhunjhunwala NEW DELHI (JP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad has been blaming currency speculators for the collapse of his country's economic miracle. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Most domestic help agencies illegal

Most domestic help agencies illegal JAKARTA (JP): The City Manpower Agency's supervision of companies that supply domestic helpers is hindered by a lack of funds and facilities, an official said yesterday.R.H.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Two sugar mills, one cement plant to be built in East Timor

Two sugar mills, one cement plant to be built in East Timor JAKARTA (JP): East Timor will have two sugar mills and a cement plant next year, its governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares said yesterday.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Police seize 3 kg of hashish

Police seize 3 kg of hashish BANDUNG, West Java: Police confiscated here yesterday three- kilograms of hashish and arrested the seven people suspected of selling the illegal substance.Five of the seven arrested were registered as students at a local university. Of the five, two are women.Col.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Depok gets new police chief

Depok gets new police chief DEPOK (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata yesterday inducted Lt. Col. Fajar Priantoro as the new chief of the Depok Police Precinct.Fajar replaces Lt. Col. Yudi Sushariyadi who has been assigned to lead the South Jakarta Police Precinct.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/RI's macroeconomy affected by graft, monopoly

RI's macroeconomy affected by graft, monopoly JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund's first deputy managing director, Stanley Fischer, sees Indonesia's economic problems as complex because macroeconomic conditions are actually sound and robust.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 3:10 Indonesian Children 3:35 Talk Show: Kotak Pos 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:10 TV Series: Road to Avonlea 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, ...

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Expert criticizes 1994 school curriculum

Expert criticizes 1994 school curriculum JAKARTA (JP): The current high school curriculum introduced by the government in 1994 is designed solely for those intending to further their education at universities, not for those who plan to work, leading education expert J. Drost said yesterday.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Beware of major floods next year, expert warns

Beware of major floods next year, expert warns YOGYAKARTA (JP): An expert has warned the public to prepare for the coming monsoon as huge floods may occur during January and February, especially in the provinces of Central Java, Yogyakarta and East Java.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/NGOs back PPP's bid for human rights charter

NGOs back PPP's bid for human rights charter JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party's (PPP) bid for the establishment of a People's Consultative Assembly decree on human rights received a boost yesterday when 10 non-governmental organizations declared their support for the campaign.

Wed, 12 Nov 1997

JP/Seizure of Tonton's medal too rushed: Cycling body

Seizure of Tonton's medal too rushed: Cycling body JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Cycling Association's vice chairman, Hario Tilarso, said yesterday he was disappointed with the 19th SEA Games organizers' decision to confiscate Tonton Susanto's gold in the 40kms Individual Time Trial after he ...