Dead smooth TOKYO: Oops... Japanese visitors to the Mercedes-Benz stand
at the recent Tokyo motor show say the stand looked like a
graveyard.It seems Mercedes went to great lengths, using wooden poles
with words of welcome written down them in various languages. More ...
Forest fires: Will sanctions be effective?By Suwiryo Ismail JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to revoke hundreds of
licenses belonging to 29 forestry and plantation companies last
month might not be effective. More ...
Yamaha stays with Formula 1 LONDON: Yamaha is to remain in Formula 1 racing, despite years
of failing to make an impression.A new V10 engine is being produced by British designer Brian
Hart and it will power the Arrows cars next year. More ...
400-strong team to restore order in Tanah Abang JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta mayoralty is to deploy today a
400-strong team, comprised of military and police officers, to
put Tanah Abang vendors operating along Jl. Kebon Jati in order,
an official said. More ...
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TV programs I have two suggestions regarding TV programs. I address the
first to TV program creators or planners or whatever they call
themselves: If you have to cut a movie because of the news at 7,
would it be possible to have the first half one day and the other
half the next day (at the same ... More ...
Bird hawker Budianto peddles his waresBy Joko Sarwono BOGOR (JP): Birds are no longer sold exclusively in shops or
markets, they are also hawked to passersby in the same way as
vegetables, cigarettes and candy. More ...
Teachers abandon students, school MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Dozens of primary school students in
Indah village, Menyambouw district, have not gone to school for
the past three weeks because there has not been anybody to teach
them. More ...
10 suspects arrested for burning forests JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested at least 10 suspects
recently for allegedly burning protected forests on Mt. Keles,
Mt. Salodik and Mt. Siuna in Banggai regency, Central Sulawesi,
Antara reported yesterday. More ...
Garuda adds flights to Mideast, U.S. and Europe JAKARTA (JP): National air carrier Garuda Indonesia has added
more services to the Middle East, the United States and Europe
this winter to meet demand. More ...
Government defends closure of bad banks JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday strongly asserted the
correctness and legality of its decision to close 16 insolvent
banks, and said it would not alter the decision despite the
objections and legal challenges by several affected bankers. More ...
Bolkiah to meet Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei will arrive
here this morning for a working visit and will hold bilateral
talks with President Soeharto at Merdeka Palace in the afternoon,
sources said yesterday. More ...
Officials implicated in land sell-off TANGERANG (JP): The local prosecutor's office is investigating
the alleged roles of senior officials in the illegal sale of
almost 974 hectares of state land in the Legok and Serpong
subdistricts.Funds totaling about Rp 23 billion (US$7. More ...
Star Mild aiming for drag race win JAKARTA (JP): The Star Mild team hopes to win the seventh leg
of the national drag race to be held at Sleman, Yogyakarta,
tomorrow. More ...
Cash for clunkers WASHINGTON: When the president of the United States speaks,
everyone listens. Well, at least, they do at Ford, Chrysler and
GM. More ...
15 major projects allowed to continue after review JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has issued a decree providing
the go-ahead for the implementation of 15 projects previously
reviewed or postponed under a massive retrenchment policy
announced in September to cope with the monetary crisis. More ...
Painter dies after falling from 4th floor JAKARTA (JP): A construction worker died yesterday after
falling from the fourth floor of a shop-house project in Pasar
Pagi Lama, West Jakarta, about 3 p.m. Thursday. More ...
Sound design a must for car audioBy T. Uncle CAR designers have always, in one way or another, recognized
the desirability of good ergonomics. More ...
Ford F-series keeps on trucking DETROIT: Ford's F-series truck is again -- for the 16th
consecutive year -- North America's best-selling vehicle with
751,492 rolling out the doors this year. More ...
Crises need not downgrade: IBCA JAKARTA (JP): The London-based rating agency IBCA said
yesterday that systemic banking crises do not of themselves
automatically imply sovereign downgrades: much depends on the
scale of the problem, the manner in which governments bail out
banks and the initial ... More ...
State banks to pay public funds of 16 closed banks JAKARTA (JP): Three state banks, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Bank
Dagang Negara and Bank Negara Indonesia, will disburse the funds
of 600,000 accounts of the 16 banks closed by the government last
week. More ...
Cement truck kills 2 motorcyclists JAKARTA (JP): Two men riding a motor scooter were killed when
a speeding cement truck crashed into them at a crowded
intersection in Central Jakarta yesterday evening. More ...
PT Ristia Bintang to sell 70 million shares to public JAKARTA (JP): Low-cost housing developer PT Ristia Bintang
Mahkota Sejati will sell 70 million new shares, or 26.92 percent
of its total common stocks, to the public next month, the company
announced yesterday. More ...
23 people jailed for tconsuming Ecstasy pills JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court jailed 23 people
yesterday -- including 13 women -- after they were found guilty
of consuming Ecstasy pills at a city discotheque. More ...
Omar Halim learned human rights, equality early in lifeBy Listi Operananta JAKARTA (JP): Omar Halim spent 30 years working for the United
Nations, serving the last seven years as a negotiator for the
body's peacekeeping missions in a number of far-flung countries
including Namibia, Lebanon, ... More ...
Thousands die on the road annually SURABAYA: National Police Chief Gen. Dibyo Widodo said
yesterday approximately 11,000 Indonesians die every year in
traffic accidents, Antara reported. More ...
PPP presses for non-denominational faith exclusion JAKARTA (JP): The minority United Development Party (PPP) at
the People's Consultative Assembly pressed yesterday for the
exclusion of the non-denominational faith, which it feared could
become a "new religion", from the next state policy ... More ...
Four Indonesian workers found dead in Singapore JAKARTA (JP): Four Indonesian workers in Singapore have been
found dead of various causes over the past two weeks, according
to Entjim Herrianto, the spokesman of the Indonesian Embassy in
Singapore. More ...
The days of hoodlums Barbarous hoodlums have enjoyed the freedom to stir up trouble
in Tanah Abang market, Central Jakarta, for at least a year, but
only early this week did the city authorities beat the war drum
against them. More ...
U.S. gives approval to RI's reform package JAKARTA (JP): United States Deputy Secretary of State Strobe
Talbott, after a 40-minute meeting with President Soeharto, said
he felt reassured about Indonesia's economic reform package. More ...
Who is to blame for green crisis?By Sylvia Arifin JAKARTA (JP): Over the last three months Indonesia's
environmental image has been greatly tarnished by the burning of
forests on almost all of its islands, with dire consequences not
only to Indonesia, but to neighboring countries. More ...
Get ready for Total Touch, Jimsaku and Phil Perry JAKARTA (JP): Dutch band Total Touch will likely capture most
of the attention on today's second day of the Jakarta
International Jazz Festival (JakJazz).Starting at 6 p.m., the evening's performances will conclude
at 1:45 a.m. More ...
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14
2:30 My Country
2:35 TV Series: The Crystal Maze
3:10 Culture Program: Upacara Adat Tapanuli
3:35 Tour and Travel: Wisata Nasional
4:00 Regional News
4:30 Sports
5:30 TV Series: Full House
6:00 News: Lintasan Berita
6:05 Nusantara, The ... More ...
High ratings no guarantee of quality 'sinetron'By Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Long before Internet junkies found a way to live
out their dreams on the Web, the liaison between society and
fantasy had viewers addicted to TV serials. More ...
3 new performers for TIM Festival JAKARTA (JP): A Wayang Kulit (shadow puppet) show, an
acappella rendition of Islamic poetry and a Sa'Unine string
quartet performance are the latest additions to the 12-day 1997
November Festival at the Taman Ismail Marzuki art center. More ...
Nigerian tried for selling drugs JAKARTA (JP): A Nigerian man was indicted at Central Jakarta
District Court yesterday on charges of selling 2.48 kilograms of
putauw, a low-grade heroin. More ...
Towards the end of confrontation in KoreaBy Jonathan Power LONDON (JP): The disintegration of the last Stalinist redoubt
continues apace -- and is still way ahead of schedule. More ...
Japanese carmakers commit to environmental harm reductionBy Russell Williamson JAPANESE carmakers are finally getting serious about
developing environmentally compatible cars. More ...
'Dangdut' steals the show on Jakjazz 1997 JAKARTA (JP): Traditional Indonesian dangdut music stole the
show on the opening night of Jakjazz 1997 at the Soemantri
Brodjonegoro youth center, South Jakarta, last night. More ...
Mt. Batur spews white smoke DENPASAR, Bali: Mt. Batur, near the scenic tourist resort of
Kintamani in Bangli regency some 60 kilometers northeast of here,
has shown greater volcanic activity recently, Antara reported. More ...
Toys for boys DETROIT: U.S. truck maker GMC has hit on a novel way of
selling its new Envoy sports utility four-wheel drive.It has done a deal with a giant toy chain, FAO Schwarz, to
display and use the Schwarz name to sell the car. More ...
Sixty orangutan babies seized SAMBOJA, East Kalimantan: A local conservation office has
seized from residents sixty orangutan babies aged between two
months to one year in raids over the past few months. More ...
Crisis 'won't affect telephones' JAKARTA (JP): The currency crisis will not affect the
government's target to install 8 million telephone lines in the
current Sixth Five-Year Development Plan, which will end in
March, 1999. More ...
Choreographers find commond groundBy Helly Minarti DEPOK, West Java (JP): When two eloquent choreographers from
different continents come together in a workshop, they cross all
cultural divides. More ...
Fencing, archery bodies prepare for the 13th Asiad JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Fencing Association and the
Indonesian Archery Association have already begun preparing for
the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok next December. More ...
Stocks plunged on regional bearish market JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX)
plunged for a third consecutive day yesterday on the impact of
regional weakness and uncertainty in the local market.The JSX composite price index, the main price indicator, fell
12. More ...
ABRI needs 'new format' for political role MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): Domestic and international
changes affecting Indonesia represent a challenge for the Armed
Forces to seek a "new format" for its involvement in the
political arena, according to a military observer. More ...
Maan wins Tering Bay Open by ten shots BATAM ISLAND, Riau (JP): Practically unchallenged since teeing
off on Tuesday, pretournament favorite Maan Naasim justified his
top-billing when he won the US$50,000 Tering Bay Open Golf
Championship here yesterday with a 12-under-par 276 (67 70 69
70). More ...
PT Indorama to produce woolen yarns JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Indorama Synthetics -- a
polyester producer -- through its wholly-owned subsidiary PT
Indorama Teknologies, set up a plant to manufacture woolen and
blended yarns in Purwakarta, West Java, yesterday. More ...
Indo Muro-Pama contract extended JAKARTA (JP): Gold producer PT Indo Muro Kencana and mining
contractor PT Pamapersada Nusantara signed a four-year contract
extension yesterday for the operations at the Mount Muro gold
deposit in Central Kalimantan. More ...
Mitsubishi chief resigns TOKYO: The chairman of Mitsubishi Motors Japan, Hirokazu
Nakamura, has resigned.He quit last week because of his involvement in corruption
scandals involving corporate "Sokaiya" gangsters.Nakamura was something of a sacrificial lamb for Mitsubishi. More ...
RI only able to tap 40% of tuna resources JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia was only able to tap 40 percent of its
tuna resources due to the lack of modern fishing equipment,
Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday. More ...
Sutiyoso backs calls to scrap Mulia's second tower proposal JAKARTA (JP): Amid to-ings and fro-ings this week about the
proposed second tower at Hotel Mulia Senayan, Governor Sutiyoso
has backed the city councilors' calls to scrap the project. More ...
Makindo to sell 40 percent of shares to public JAKARTA (JP): PT Makindo, one of the country's major
securities companies, will go ahead with its capital market debut
despite the bearish condition of the stock market. More ...
Obligation to build a nation This is a momentous time in Indonesia. The wind of change is
slowly but inexorably sweeping through the country. And why not?
With imminent regionalization and globalization we will have the
world knocking at our doorstep. More ...
Police seize 3.7 kilograms of heroin in record haul JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested three foreigners holding
Nigerian passports for their alleged involvement in the smuggling
of 3.7 kilograms of first-grade heroin into the country from
Thailand, a senior officer said yesterday. More ...
Sports concepts spark interest in TokyoBy Russell Williamson THE Tokyo motor show screamed RV with every carmaker finding
new ways to interpret the box on wheels. More ...
Power of propaganda For the first time ever in my overseas life I found it
necessary to criticize my own country, Nigeria. But first of all,
the following information is important to assist readers in
properly understanding the background of this criticism. Here is
an example. More ...
Medan expansion sought by mayor MEDAN, North Sumatra: Medan Mayor Bachtiar Djafar said the
realization of a greater Medan area program would be the only
answer to effectively manage the city's rapid development. More ...
77% of allocated areas for industrial forests unused JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-three licensed industrial forest
companies have only planted on 23 percent of the acreage allotted
to them, according to data from the Association of Indonesian
Forest Concessionaires. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Kesaksian Abadi by Hilmar Pabel, at Galeri
Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central
Jakarta, daily except Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., until Nov.
11. More ...
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