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Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Deposit rates reduced to curb bank credit rates

Deposit rates reduced to curb bank credit rates JAKARTA (JP): The initiative of state and private banks to gradually lower deposit rates starting this week is aimed at stabilizing the banking industry and reducing credit interest rates, a leading banker said yesterday.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/NZ embassy moves to BRI II

NZ embassy moves to BRI II JAKARTA (JP): The New Zealand Embassy has moved from Jl. Diponegoro 41 to the 23rd floor of Gedung BRI II on Jl. Sudirman Kav. 44-46 in Central Jakarta.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Kim may well win Korean election

Kim may well win Korean election LONDON: The Republic of Korea (ROK)'s 73-year-old veteran opposition figure, Kim Dae-jung, may well win the country's presidential election on Dec. 18, 1997.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Firm admits to spending Rp 3b to fund labor bill deliberation

Firm admits to spending Rp 3b to fund labor bill deliberation JAKARTA (JP): State-owned workers' social insurance company PT Jamsostek admitted yesterday it had slashed Rp 3.1 billion (US$911,000) off its budget to fund the deliberation of the manpower bill.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Pertamina to charter tanker from PT Humpuss

Pertamina to charter tanker from PT Humpuss JAKARTA (JP): The state oil company Pertamina has agreed to lease an oil tanker from PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi (HIT).Under the 10-year charter contract signed yesterday, Pertamina will use the 3,500-dead weight ton (dwt) Mt.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Talks with Pretoria on East Timor loom

Talks with Pretoria on East Timor loom JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday Indonesia was ready to discuss the East Timor question with South African officials, including President Nelson Mandela.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 19, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/House urges govt to issue ruling on live TV coverage

House urges govt to issue ruling on live TV coverage JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives urged yesterday Minister of Information R. Hartono to issue a ruling on live TV broadcasts.Hisyam Usamah and Muchlis of the United Development Party (PPP) and Y.B.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Badminton body urged to be prudent in selecting chief

Badminton body urged to be prudent in selecting chief JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman has urged participants of the Badminton Association of Indonesia's national congress to look further than someone's position in choosing a chairman.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Palembang to have new airport

Palembang to have new airport PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: South Sumatra's capital, Palembang, will have an international airport by 2001, an official said here yesterday.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/PT AAL to sell shares

PT AAL to sell shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), a plantation company, announced yesterday that the company and its underwriters had agreed to a price of Rp 1,550 per share in its initial public offering.The offering period is scheduled to open Nov. 25 and close Nov.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Govt renews vow to closely watch NGOs

Govt renews vow to closely watch NGOs JAKARTA (JP): The government has renewed its vow to keep a close watch on local non-governmental organizations it has branded "problematic."Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Rules for building underground being formulated: BPN

Rules for building underground being formulated: BPN JAKARTA (JP): The National Land Agency (BPN) is preparing regulations on land use and ownership in areas set aside for underground projects in the city, an official said yesterday.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Telkom collects Rp 5.6b for Games

Telkom collects Rp 5.6b for Games JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Telkom has collected Rp 5.6 billion (US$1.62 million) from the sale of 19th SEA Games stickers, a company executive, A.M. Sampoerna, said in Bandung on Tuesday.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Semanggi to become Jakarta's green symbol

Semanggi to become Jakarta's green symbol JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso outlined his vision yesterday of developing Semanggi cloverleaf, one of the city's landmarks, as a symbol for the greening of Jakarta.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Private TV stations' debts exceed Rp 40b

Private TV stations' debts exceed Rp 40b JAKARTA (JP): Private TV stations owe their state-owned counterpart TVRI more than Rp 40 billion (US$11.7 million), Minister of Information R. Hartono said yesterday.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Lonsum's net income drops 24%

Lonsum's net income drops 24% JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia (Lonsum) reported a 24 percent drop in net income to Rp 41.64 billion (US$12.24 million) in the year to September.The company said yesterday the drop was partly due to an extraordinary charge of Rp 44.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Security guard assaulted for stopping student brawl

Security guard assaulted for stopping student brawl JAKARTA (JP): A security guard, who tried to break up a student brawl Tuesday, was slashed with a machete yesterday in an alleged act of retaliation.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Lessons to be learned from Japan's reform measures

Lessons to be learned from Japan's reform measuresBy Paridah A. Samad JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's reform measures are genuinely needed to restore confidence in its troubled economy during the current monetary crisis, the worst in the 30 years of the country's period of economic growth.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Challenges in interreligious dialogs

Challenges in interreligious dialogsBy B.S. Mardiatmadja The following is an excerpt of a paper to be delivered next week at a seminar in Oegstgeest, the Netherlands.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Two men in court for defamation

Two men in court for defamation TANGERANG (JP): Two Ciledug residents faced court yesterday to answer charges of defaming President Soeharto by distribution of leaflets with anti-Soeharto messages.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Districts still need water

Districts still need water PACITAN, East Java: Rain might have arrived in many parts of the country, but six districts in Pacitan are still suffering from a water shortage resulting from the long dry season.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Alleged cock thief bashed to death

Alleged cock thief bashed to death JAKARTA (JP): A man who allegedly tried to steal two gamecocks from a housing complex in Pasar Kemis, Tangerang, was beaten to death by an angry crowd, police said yesterday.City police spokesman Lt. Col. E.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Oscar's photographs capture eerie echoes from Angkor

Oscar's photographs capture eerie echoes from AngkorBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): It was April 1996 when Oscar Matuloh called the Antara head office in Jakarta to extend his visit in Cambodia.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Les Ballets returns to the city

Les Ballets returns to the city JAKARTA (JP): No stranger to Jakarta's modern dance buffs, Canada's Les Ballets jazz de Montreal dance company begins a three-night engagement at The Jakarta Playhouse tomorrow.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Man found dead in transvestite's house

Man found dead in transvestite's house BOGOR (JP): An elderly man was found dead with his mouth foaming in his transvestite lover's house in Cimandala village, Sukaraja district, Monday evening.Local residents identified the deceased as M.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Indonesian fishing boats run aground

Indonesian fishing boats run aground BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Three Indonesian fishing boats have been detained by the Nicobar India Marine Patrol because they entered the country's territory illegally, Antara reported yesterday.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Indonesian wins hotel award

Indonesian wins hotel award JAKARTA (JP): Degan Septoadji, the executive chef of the Ritz- Carlton Bali, has become the first Indonesian hotelier to win a special commendation in the "Young Hotelier of the World", a program jointly created by the IH&RA and Hotels Magazine.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/No bailout for private debts

No bailout for private debts JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad ruled out yesterday any government bailout for offshore private sector debt, totaling US$65 billion as of September.However, he offered the government's help to lobby foreign creditors to roll over short-term loans.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Probosutedjo proceeds with lawsuit against govt

Probosutedjo proceeds with lawsuit against govt JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Probosutedjo, the owner of Bank Jakarta liquidated on Nov. 1 by the government, went ahead yesterday with his lawsuit against the minister of finance and the central bank governor, his lawyers said.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/11 judokas to compete in Asian c'ships

11 judokas to compete in Asian c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Eleven local judokas left yesterday for Manila to take part in the Asian championships in Manila from Nov. 21 to Nov. 23.The 11 judokas consist of six men and five women.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Kim gets lucky a 4th time?

Kim gets lucky a 4th time? LONDON: Kim Dae-jung was born in Mokpo in South Cholla Province on Jan. 6, 1924. At the end of the World War II, he joined a people's committee in left-wing Mokpo.He was imprisoned by communist troops during the 1950-1953 Korean War.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Travel agencies say they deserve fiscal incentives

Travel agencies say they deserve fiscal incentives JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Tour and Travel Agencies (Asita) said yesterday that its members deserved government fiscal incentives.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/NU says rallies, strikes lawful acording to Islam

NU says rallies, strikes lawful acording to Islam BAGU, West Nusa Tenggara (JP): Indonesian ulemas decreed yesterday that street rallies and strikes, if held for good purposes, are lawful according to Islam.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Scientists plan to study Komodo

Scientists plan to study Komodo KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A group of scientists from the Udayana University in Bali, led by Professor Putra Sastrawan, are currently studying the Komodo dragon population on Komodo Island and the mainland Flores Island.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Hotel Grand Aquila, Jl. Dr. Djundjunan No. 116, Bandung: - Paparazzi Club: Gen, Pop Rock Band, Monday. Fix Band, Sweet Rock Band, on Wednesday. Valencia, Attractive Top 40 Band, on Friday. AS band, All Round Band, Tuesday and Saturday.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Fire engulfs C. Jakarta hotel, half-naked guests flee

Fire engulfs C. Jakarta hotel, half-naked guests flee JAKARTA (JP): A low-cost, two-story hotel on Jl. Jatibaru, in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, was gutted by fire yesterday, forcing dozens of scantily clad guests to flee in panic.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: Adventure of Pinochio 3:10 Science Film: Animal Odyssey 3:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Variety Show: Pelangi Budaya 5:00 Arabic Lessons 5:30 Student's music: Ansamble Angklung 6:00 ...

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Taiwanese, Chinese deported

Taiwanese, Chinese deported BITUNG, North Sulawesi: Immigration officials deported here yesterday 93 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals working as sailors in the North Sulawesi capital of Manado, after they overstayed their visas for eight months.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Cleanup of slums along Ciliwung will continue

Cleanup of slums along Ciliwung will continue JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso pledged yesterday to continue cleaning up slums along Ciliwung River, the largest of 13 rivers in the capital, to help prevent flooding during the rainy season.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Albright's short skirt

Albright's short skirt "Short skirt" rather than "Short visit" would have been a more apt photo caption for the picture of the meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/AMEX's style of management

AMEX's style of management I was a member of American Express (AMEX) from 1991 to 1994, when I held a gold card issued in Boston, the United States. In early August 1997, upon the recommendation of a friend who works at an AMEX bank in Switzerland, I reapplied for membership in Jakarta.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Grand Hyatt named best resort

Grand Hyatt named best resort JAKARTA (JP): Business Traveler magazine has selected Grand Hyatt Bali as the best resort hotel worldwide in 1997.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/More flood-prone areas this year

More flood-prone areas this year JAKARTA (JP): The number of areas in the capital likely to be inundated by flood waters during the wet season could reach at least 108, far in excess of last year's 82 sites, it was announced yesterday.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/'Pay teachers more for the students' sake'

'Pay teachers more for the students' sake' JAKARTA (JP): Councilors urged the municipality yesterday to review the city's policies on teachers' salaries and involuntary deductions.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Karpov confident of beating Utut in chess duel

Karpov confident of beating Utut in chess duel JAKARTA (JP): FIDE world chess champion Grandmaster Anatoly Karpov of Russia voiced optimism that he could beat Indonesia's GM Utut Adianto in a duel which starts at Omni Batavia Hotel today and will last through Nov. 24.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Fight against TB gets a boost from abroad

Fight against TB gets a boost from abroad JAKARTA (JP): The Dutch government has donated Rp 150 million (US$42,000) to the provincial health office in Irian Jaya to help cure 1,500 sufferers of tuberculosis in the province, Antara reported yesterday.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/S&P affirms ratings on Bank Danamon, Niaga

S&P affirms ratings on Bank Danamon, Niaga JAKARTA (JP): International rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) said yesterday it affirmed its "BB" long-term and "B" short-term counterparty ratings on Bank Danamon.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Relaxed Boonchu ready to defend Lexus golf title

Relaxed Boonchu ready to defend Lexus golf titleBy Bobby Allan Wilson BANGKOK (JP): For Thailand's Boonchu Ruangkit, playing under the burden of expectation has never been a problem.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Pesona Lukisan Kecil 4 by Five Indonesian Artists (Indonesia Lima), at Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 2-3, Central Jakarta, until Nov. 27.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Gus Dur's wish to quit rejected by NU leaders

Gus Dur's wish to quit rejected by NU leaders BAGU, West Nusa Tenggara (JP): Senior ulemas rejected yesterday Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Abdurrahman Wahid's wish to retire and hold elections next year.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Four business sectors severely hit by turmoil

Four business sectors severely hit by turmoil JAKARTA (JP): Construction, financial, transportation and telecommunications sectors had been the hardest hit by the country's monetary crisis, an analyst said yesterday.Didik J.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Koch Industries Inc. buys 5% stake in Trans-Pacific

Koch Industries Inc. buys 5% stake in Trans-Pacific JAKARTA (JP): Koch Industries Inc, a major petrochemical company of the United States, has acquired a 5 percent stake in PT Trans-Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI).

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Treating mystic believers

Treating mystic believers The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) recently held discussions concerning a topic uncommon in any other country: old-style traditional mystic beliefs, or non-denominational faiths as they are called here.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Australia is paving its way to becoming a republic

Australia is paving its way to becoming a republicBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "The risk," warned Tony Abbott, ex-director of Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy, "is that we will destroy the legitimacy of the existing Constitution without producing an acceptable alternative, and end up like ...

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Timber thieves caught in the act

Timber thieves caught in the act SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: A team of provincial councilors touring the Kutai National Park accidentally came upon a group of men loading four trucks with stolen meranti blambangan logs recently, Antara reported Tuesday.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Derogatory English word

Derogatory English word On Saturday evening, Nov. 8, I tuned in to one of the most popular radio stations in Jakarta, Prambors, while I was in heavy traffic.A couple of disc jockeys (DJs) named Nadia and Rizal were on the air, holding a conversation about a person they know in Paris.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Marching bands compete next month

Marching bands compete next month JAKARTA (JP): The Grand Prix Marching Band Foundation in cooperation with the City Tourism Office will hold the 15th annual marching band competition at Istora Senayan stadium in Central Jakarta from Dec. 23 to Dec. 28.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/Call to stop sending unskilled workers abroad gains support

Call to stop sending unskilled workers abroad gains support JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Labor Export Companies (Apjati) supported yesterday legislators' call for the government to stop sending unskilled workers abroad.

Thu, 20 Nov 1997

JP/PLN asks Sengkang to lower power prices

PLN asks Sengkang to lower power prices JAKARTA (JP): PT Energy Sengkang has asked state-owned electricity company PLN for a license to build another power plant in compensation for willingness to reduce power prices for its steam power plant in Sengkang, South Sulawesi, PLN president Djiteng ...