Standard tariff for ASEAN JAKARTA (JP): The ASEAN Chamber of Commerce and Industry's
Working Committee for Infrastructure and Tourism (WCIT) has
proposed charter tariffs among nonscheduled airlines in the
region be standardized. More ...
Security troops drop into markets JAKARTA (JP): The army conducted security drills yesterday in
Greater Jakarta in preparation for the May general election.Drills were conducted around Hotel Indonesia, the Senen
Market, Central Jakarta, the downtown business centers of Jl. More ...
PDI rifts shows up lack of democracyBy Asip Agus Hasani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Cornelis LAY, a political scientist based at
Gadjah Mada University's Inter-University Center, once described
Indonesian politics as having a "barbarian" face because of the
ever-decreasing opportunities made available to ... More ...
Warring tribes in Timika agree to end violence JAKARTA (JP): The death toll in the tribal clashes in Irian
Jaya has risen to four, but conflicting parties agreed to end the
violence Sunday in a traditional "tying up the arrows" ceremony. More ...
Swindled by expertsFrom Pos KotaOn March 3 at 11 a.m., I left my bank on Jl. Gunung Sahari for
Jatinegara. When I arrived at the Jatinegara market, I met
someone who claimed to be a Korean. The man asked me how he could
get to Glodok as he wanted to take his computer there. More ...
Cloning: Case for sensible use A sensible consensus seems to be emerging among legislators,
regulators and scientists in the UK: that hasty action to ban
human cloning is unnecessary because there is no prospect of
anyone doing any such thing in the near future. More ...
'RI can learn from loss to Saudis' JAKARTA (JP): The All-Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI)
should learn a lot from the country's defeat by Saudi Arabia in
Sunday's friendly match in Singapore, the assistant national
coach Parlin Siagian said Sunday. More ...
Let Albanian people decide Certainly the European Community and neighbors of Albania are
deeply concerned with the hopelessness of the Tirana government. More ...
Garuda Indonesia to reopen Munich service JAKARTA (JP): National air carrier Garuda Indonesia plans to
reopen its service to Munich, Germany after quitting the Jakarta-
Munich route in 1995. More ...
Two killed in C. Jakarta fires JAKARTA (JP): Fires broke out in several places in Central
Jakarta over the weekend, leaving two people dead and some 1,900
people homeless, the city police spokesman said yesterday.Lt. Col. E. More ...
C. Java promotes exports JAKARTA (JP): The Central Java administration will promote
trade with Singapore, South Korea, Japan, the United States,
Australia, Czech Republic, and France. More ...
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country
2:35 TV Series: Berenstain Bears
3:00 News: Lintasan Berita
3:05 Children's Program: Gelar Music
3:30 Science Film: Four Minute Mile
4:00 News: Lintasan Berita
4:05 Science and Technology Film
4:30 TV Drama: Kejora
5:00 Regional News
5:30 ... More ...
Democracy vs efficiency at WTOBy Djauhari Oratmangun GENEVA (JP): More than two months have elapsed since the World
Trade Organization's Singapore Ministerial Conference (SMC)
ended. More ...
Governors told to enforce all the electoral laws JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto ordered the provincial
governors yesterday to enforce all the electoral laws in the May
29 general election. More ...
PUDI executives reject evidence JAKARTA (JP): The three politicians of the unrecognized
Indonesian Democratic Union Party (PUDI) being detained for
disseminating antigovernment messages through Idul Fitri
greetings cards rejected evidence produced by the Attorney
General's Office yesterday. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Radisson Hotel, Jl. Pecenongan 72, Central Jakarta:
- Lobby Lounge Bar; Vino on Bass and Yudi on Piano, Mona and
Nongky (Singers), Monday to Saturday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
* Ancol Travelodge, Jl. Lodan Timur No. More ...
Nurturing small firms They are known as venture capitalists -- two words which in
most developing countries, including Indonesia, have negative or
even exploitative connotations. More ...
Bekasi proclaimed new mayoralty BEKASI (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M.
inaugurated the Bekasi mayoralty yesterday, hoping the new
administration would immediately deal with its lingering urban
problems.Prior to the induction of Kailani A.R. More ...
Reduced taxes in India More than one expatriate Indian businessman has pulled us
aside to explain his feeling of economic exile. The high taxes,
entry obstacles for foreign partners, import restrictions etc.
all make it difficult to do business at home. More ...
City PDI chapter publishes problems JAKARTA (JP): Campaigners of the city's chapter of the
Indonesian Democratic Party will be issued with a reference book
on the city's problems launched yesterday.The book has been in the making since June last year, Lukman
F. More ...
Yogie blasts 'white group' irresponsible citizens BEKASI (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. waded
into the increasingly acrimonious debate on people who refuse to
exercise their right to vote yesterday, blasting them
irresponsible citizens. More ...
Jazz-gamelan concert on stage JAKARTA (JP): A rare music performance blending Jazz and
Javanese gamelan will be staged at the Wayang Orang Bharata art
center in Senen, Central Jakarta on Wednesday at 8 p.m. More ...
Statistic bill rules foreign researchers JAKARTA (JP): A new bill will require foreign research
institutions to form partnerships with local researchers before
they survey or publish statistics in Indonesia. More ...
Ayuningrum wins downhill cycling JAKARTA (JP): National female cyclist Ayuningrum won the
downhill event of the mountainous Karangkates Terbuka cycling
races in Malang, East Java, on Sunday.Ayuningrum clocked one minute 54.43 seconds and Resa Susanty
came second a few seconds later. More ...
No transition period for new customs rules JAKARTA (JP): The government will not give any transition
period for the implementation of the new customs procedures which
comes into force on April 1, the customs office said yesterday.The Director of Tariffs and Customs Prices, Daeng M. More ...
Govt wants GKG in strong hands JAKARTA (JP): The Minister of Finance, Mar'ie Muhammad, said
yesterday investors wanting to buy the bankrupt Golden Key
Group's (GKG) assets must be financially strong enough to do so
without further burdening state-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia
(Bapindo). More ...
BI firm on lending to small businesses JAKARTA (JP): The central bank, Bank Indonesia, plans to
penalize banks that fail to disburse at least 20 percent of
their total credits to small and medium businesses, an official
said yesterday. More ...
Wimar to host new talk show JAKARTA (JP): Local TV viewers can now watch a new talk show
hosted by Wimar Witoelar on Indosiar private television station. More ...
Investment board proposes bill JAKARTA (JP): The Investment Coordinating Board will propose a
bill on both domestic and foreign investment operations to
replace Law No.1/1967 and Law No.8/1968. More ...
Ardy wins Sweden Open JAKARTA (JP): Old hand Ardy B Wiranata of Indonesia beat Budi
Santoso, a junior, in Sunday's all-Indonesian final of the Sweden
Open badminton championship 15-10, 15-10. More ...
Diah family to sell all shares in Hotel Prapatan JAKARTA (JP): The president of the publicly listed PT Hotel
Prapatan, A.T. Nurman Diah, will resign and sell all his family's
shares in the company. More ...
Andrian rejoins national team today JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association has confirmed
that it will let Andrian Raturandang return to the Davis Cup team
and the 19th SEA Games training. More ...
SSE to introduce new system to boost trade JAKARTA (JP): The Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSE) will introduce
a new trading system today to boost trade. More ...
Open heart surgery in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: The Sanglah General Hospital received Friday a
Rp 4.7 billion cardiac surgical machine from the Harapan Kita
Cardiac Hospital Foundation in Jakarta. More ...
Soeharto's smile gives nothing away JAKARTA (JP): A smile is the only response one will likely get
from President Soeharto to the question whether civil servants
and Armed Forces (ABRI) personnel will see their wages increased
this year.State Minister of Administrative Reforms T.B. More ...
Rescue program returns orangutan to forestsBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): One of Willie Smits' jobs is returning
orangutans that have been kept as pets to the rain forests of
Kalimantan. More ...
Alter Abadi books profits JAKARTA (JP): The listed kaolin producer PT Alter Abadi posted
a net profit of Rp 36.38 billion (US$15.28 million) in 1996, up
33.8 percent compared to 1995's Rp 27.55 billion. More ...
Five killed in bus crash MANADO, North Sulawesi: Five people were killed and five
others injured, two of them critically, in a bus crash here
Sunday night, a press report said yesterday.The accident happened at about 8:15 p.m. More ...
Emission tests start again across the city JAKARTA (JP): The third phase of vehicle emission tests began
at five city sites yesterday, targeting 5,000 cars by Thursday,
the head of the city environmental bureau said. More ...
On Eastern scientists It would be a pity if letters like Derek Redican's (March 5)
are left unanswered. The contradictions in such a short letter
give one a factual understanding why there are, and were, such
situations as Bosnia, the Holocaust, the Third Reich. More ...
Govt to loosen some restrictive campaign rules JAKARTA (JP): Following a torrent of criticism from the
minority parties contesting the May 29 general election, the
government agreed yesterday to loosen campaign regulations they
had branded restrictive. More ...
PT Lampung to buy three firms JAKARTA (JP): PT Lampung Pelletizing Factory, a subsidiary of
PT Dharmala Agrifood, will take over three commodity processing
companies as part of the retructuring program of its parent firm.The takeover plan was approved in a shareholders meeting
yesterday. More ...
Lightning kills senior official JAKARTA (JP): Government officials mourned yesterday the death
of Director General for International Trade Anang Fuad Rivai, who
was killed by a lightening bolt while playing golf in Batam on
Sunday. More ...
Indonesia joins Australia's trade expo JAKARTA (JP): More than 40 businesspeople from 20 Indonesian
companies will participate in Australia's Trade Expo 1997 in
Melbourne from March 18 to March 20, a government official said
yesterday. More ...
Advice for Timorese youths YOGYAKARTA: East Timor Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares
called on youths in the former Portuguese colony to stop making
an issue out of integration with Indonesia. More ...
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 10, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume
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Ades Alfindo 1,025 ... More ...
Cable TV I have some comments about your feature on cable modems (March
4). The cable modem is an afterthought of cable TV companies.
Cable TV companies distribute television signals via coaxial
cable. In contrast, here in Indonesia, the signal is distributed
via satellite, as Indovision does. More ...
RI to produce more ceramic tiles JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's production of ceramic floor and wall
tiles is projected to increase to 200,000 million square meters
this year from 170 million square meters in 1995, an official
said here yesterday. More ...
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