Local banks lack legal knowledge: BCA chief JAKARTA (JP): Bad debts in the country's banking sector were
partly because of banks' poor knowledge of corporate law, Bank
Central Asia's president, Abdullah Ali, said yesterday. 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: Taman Bermain
3:30 Science Film: Four Minute Mile
4:00 News: Lintasan Berita
4:05 Science and Technology Film
4:30 Teenagers' Program: Drama Remaja
4:55 ... More ...
Yeltsin emerges the winner Both President Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin expressed their
satisfaction Friday over the outcome of the Helsinki Summit. More ...
Ten killed in accident PEKANBARU, Riau: Ten people were killed and 13 others were
injured after a passenger bus collided with a truck here Sunday,
Antara reported yesterday. More ...
Holdup on Jl. SutomoFrom Media IndonesiaAt 5 p.m. on March 10 I was riding home with my wife and our
driver when we became caught in a traffic jam in front of the
Navy Guesthouse, the Central Bureau of Statistics on Jl. Sutomo
in Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta. More ...
Indonesia gains no titles at Swiss badminton Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's plan to dominate badminton in Europe
suffered another set back Sunday when it came away from the Swiss
Open in Basel empty handed. More ...
A call worth noting Although a few months have passed since a major upheaval last
rocked this country, the statement issued over the weekend at the
conclusion of a three-day annual meeting of the Indonesian
Council of Ulemas (MUI), deserves to be welcomed. 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 ...
Rape and rights forum to be held JAKARTA (JP): Noted lawyer Nursyahbani Katjasungkana and
researcher Myra Diarsi are scheduled to participate in a public
forum on rape and human rights on Wednesday. More ...
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 24, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume
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Ades Alfindo 1,025 ... More ...
Quake cracks to be checked PADANG, West Sumatra: The National Atomic Energy Agency
(Batan) plans to inspect cracks which developed in high-rise
buildings after a major earthquake shook western Indonesia,
including Jakarta, early last week.Antara quoted A. More ...
BI secures US$500m standby loan JAKARTA (JP): The central bank, Bank Indonesia, has secured a
standby loan worth US$500 million from a syndication of 40 major
banks from Asia, Europe, Australia and the United States.Bank Indonesia's governor, J. More ...
Govt to contract 6,000 teachers PADANG, West Sumatra: Minister of Education and Culture
Wardiman Djojonegoro said his office would soon contract 6,000
teachers to overcome the current shortage of teachers across the
country. More ...
Military to ban PDI long march JAKARTA (JP): The East Java military command has banned the
Bali-Jakarta long march planned by members of the rift-ridden
Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Antara reported yesterday.It quoted East Java military commander Maj. Gen. More ...
Hospital to be constructed BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The government will soon build a Rp 6
billion (US$2.5 million) hospital in Liwa district, West Lampung
regency, Antara reported yesterday.Asian Development Bank aid will fund the project, according to
Dr. More ...
Schelde opens office here JAKARTA (JP): Royal Schelde, a Dutch company operating in
shipbuilding, engineering and industrial construction, has opened
a regional office here to coordinate its activities in South East
Asia. More ...
ISDN and donkeys Hardly a day goes by without us hearing about the digital
superhighway. We live with the fact that the wires connecting our
telephones are analog medium. More ...
Telkom to keep its monopoly on long-distance calls JAKARTA (JP): The secretary-general of the ministry of
tourism, post and telecommunications, Jonathan L. More ...
Unclear authority hampers transportation project JAKARTA (JP): Unclear authority in transportation management
is a major constraint to large-scale public transportation
projects here, observers say. More ...
Shooting for a fairer deal Not even the high profile protest of popular actor Jackie Chan
is likely to sway public opinion in Hong Kong on the subject of
parallel imports. More ...
Dharmala Finance to split its stock JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of the publicly listed PT BBL
Dharmala Finance agreed yesterday to the company's proposal to
split its nominal share value from Rp 1,000 (40 US cents) to Rp
500. More ...
Bureaucracy blighted by bias and collusion: Ryaas Rasyid JAKARTA (JP): As long as biased and partisan practices prevail
in the bureaucracy, no professional administrators can be
expected to emerge in Indonesia, a prominent scholar believes. More ...
Another raid on gamblers JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested 93 people and confiscated Rp
52.9 million during a raid yesterday on an illicit gambling den
in West Jakarta, the City Police spokesman said.It was the second raid in the last three days.Lt. Col. E. More ...
Bank Mashil rights issue to raise up to $32 million JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Mashil expects to raise
about Rp 76.16 billion (US$32 million) in a rights issue later
this month.The bank's president, Agustinus T. More ...
Golkar faces huge challengesBy Aleksius Jemadu BANDUNG (JP): Election campaigns can be viewed as a process of
linking the agenda of the politicians and the aspirations of the
people. More ...
Dibyo Widodo's mother dies JAKARTA (JP): The mother of National Police Chief Gen. Dibyo
Widodo died of heart problems yesterday morning. She was 73.Toerniati Soekardi was sent to Bhakti Yudha hospital, Depok,
West Java, where she died on Sunday evening. More ...
Australia still confident about Indonesia's future JAKARTA (JP): Australia remains confident about the future of
Indonesia's economy despite uncertainty over the latter's
leadership transition. More ...
No more leaded gasoline in 1999, says Sudjana JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana said
leaded gasoline would be phased out until 1999, when it would be
banned to reduce pollution. More ...
Commercial papers not fully traded JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's only rating agency, PT Pemeringkat
Efek Indonesian (Pefindo), said about 50 percent of the 66
commercial papers the firm rated last year was not traded because
it failed to meet the central bank's minimum grade. More ...
Only 26 percent of regular buses run daily JAKARTA (JP): Only 26 percent, or 439, of the 1,679 regular
buses operate daily, the head of the City Land Transportation
Agency said yesterday.The head of the agency, J.P. More ...
Lawyers request Bintang's release JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers representing rebel politician Sri
Bintang Pamungkas demanded their client's release yesterday,
citing insufficient legal grounds for the Attorney General's
Office to continue detaining him. More ...
Few firms take up forestry incentives JAKARTA (JP): Only 50 firms in forest-related industries have
used the export tax and nontax incentives the government
introduced last year, a government official said yesterday. More ...
Witness testifies safe wasn't Zarina's JAKARTA (JP): The former boyfriend of Zarina, a would-be TV
star on trial in an Ecstasy case, testified yesterday that the
safe containing Ecstasy seized from her house by police, was not
hers.Zarina was arrested on Aug. More ...
Government told to punish banks breaching labor laws BOGOR (JP): Trade unions in the commerce, banking and
insurance (NIBA) sectors called on the government to take action
against a number of banks and insurance companies operating in
Jakarta, for using employment agencies to get new recruits. More ...
UN envoy ends three-day trip to East Timor JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations special envoy on East Timor,
Jamsheed Marker, completed his three-day trip to the province
yesterday, leaving with a promise to seek a fair solution to the
disputed region's sovereignty. More ...
Calls for open VP nomination debate gain momentum JAKARTA (JP): Observers and public figures alike have welcomed
the growing calls for an open vice-presidential nomination
debate, describing it as part of the public's political
education.State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. More ...
SEAG consortium expects to raise Rp 35b from fees JAKARTA (JP): The 19th SEA Games consortium hopes to raise Rp
35 billion (US$14.6 million) by making the public pay fees on top
of their electricity, water, telephone and other bills."We'll take Rp 35 billion from a Rp 40 billion income. More ...
Rescuers finally find Busang geologist's body JAKARTA (JP): Rescuers have found the body of geologist
Michael de Guzman, who it is thought fell to his death from a
helicopter while flying to the Busang gold deposit he helped
discover in East Kalimantan, an official said Monday. More ...
Soeharto calls for new family policy JAKARTA (JP): The country needs to launch three simultaneous
campaigns to develop the human resources required to survive
global competition, President Soeharto said yesterday. More ...
Eastern provinces oil palm plantations open to foreigners JAKARTA (JP): The government still allows new foreign
investment in oil palm plantations in eastern Indonesia, the
minister of agriculture, Sjarifudin Baharsjah, said yesterday. More ...
Bre-X confident on Busang results JAKARTA (JP): The chief executive of Canadian mining firm Bre-
X Minerals Ltd said yesterday he was confident the assay results
and resource calculations for the Busang gold deposit were
accurate. More ...
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