:: jawawa.id :: Indonesian Business and Finance News

Find Article by Date

Find news items by date

Select Year:

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2015 2016 2017

Select Month:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Select Day:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Searching for all articles published on 1997-07-14 ...

45 articles.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Ramayana opens new store

Ramayana opens new store JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa, the owner of Ramayana department stores, has opened a retail outlet in Plaza Cengkareng, West Jakarta.The new outlet, located on a 13,000-square-meter plot, was opened Friday, and is Ramayana's 57th store.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Improved information urged to reduce abortion

Improved information urged to reduce abortion JAKARTA (JP): Greater access to complete, accurate information about reproductive health and the right of women to make appropriate decisions are important to help reduce cases of abortion, a reproductive health specialist said Saturday.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Hyatt to set up local subsidiary, plans expansion

Hyatt to set up local subsidiary, plans expansion JAKARTA (JP): Hyatt International Hotels, a United States- based chain, is to set up a local subsidiary to manage its hotels in Indonesia.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Police captain nabbed for involvement in drug syndicate

Police captain nabbed for involvement in drug syndicate YOGYAKARTA (JP): The alleged involvement of a police captain in an Ecstasy syndicate has dealt a heavy blow to the local police command, a senior officer acknowledged Saturday.Yogyakarta Deputy Police Chief Col.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Tiger study will be made public

Tiger study will be made public BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The Sumatran Tiger Project's study of tigers in Way Kambas National Park will soon be made public, Antara reported Friday.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Le Meridien observes French National Day

Le Meridien observes French National Day As a part of the French community in Jakarta for the last five years, the management and staff of Le Meridien Jakarta wish to congratulate all the French community on the celebration of their Nation Day, and thank them for their continuing support.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/NGO condemns torture of RI maid in Singapore

NGO condemns torture of RI maid in Singapore JAKARTA (JP): A non-governmental organization says the alleged torture of a teenage Indonesian maid in Singapore depicts the dangers faced by many Indonesian migrant workers.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Planet Hollywood, Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 16, South Jakarta, Music Hours, Wednesday to Sunday, 9.30 p.m. onwards: Tricia Tahara, an American Singer. Top Classic Rock Music, every Thursday. Flashback night features old time favorite songs, every Friday. * Jamz, Jl.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/PT Dragages gives quality service

PT Dragages gives quality service Meeting customer demand with ever-improving production standards is how best to describe the current track record of PT Dragages Indonesia.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Balanced autonomy

Balanced autonomy Given Indonesia's distinctive geography as the world's largest archipelago and given its huge diversity -- in terms of land conditions, ethnicity and culture as well as material progress -- it is strange that the question of granting greater autonomy to its many regions has ...

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Four arrested for forging spare parts

Four arrested for forging spare parts JAKARTA (JP): Four people were arrested Friday in Central Jakarta for selling old spare parts as if they were new.Police seized five truckloads of car spares, including brake shoes, bolts and valves, which were to be sold for at least Rp 50 million.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Message from Ambassador of France

Message from Ambassador of France On July 14 -- French National Day --, a crucial moment in our history which has become today a universal heritage, I am very happy to convey a message of friendship to Indonesia and to the Indonesian people on behalf of France and the French people.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Cartoon Film: Silvan 3:10 TV Drama: Diantara Kita 3:35 Belief in God the Almighty 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Family's Program: Kesehatan Keluarga 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:25 Variety Show: Country Tracks 5:30 ...

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Timor announces it sold 1,250 cars in one night

Timor announces it sold 1,250 cars in one night JAKARTA (JP): PT Timor Distributor Nasional, the distributor of the country's national car, the Timor, sold 1,250 of the sedans in one night at a function it held Friday night, the company announced Saturday.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/One killed and 11 missing in ferry sinking off Bintan

One killed and 11 missing in ferry sinking off Bintan JAKARTA (JP): One child died and eleven other passengers are missing after a ferry sank off Bintan Island, in Riau province, Saturday afternoon, an official at Telaga Punggur port on Batam said.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/My Hong Kong -- past, present and future

My Hong Kong -- past, present and future The handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China has finally been completed. Our Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin looks back on Hong Kong as he has known it, as it was and as it is now that it is again a part of China.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/NU official warns of drive to discredit Abdurrahman

NU official warns of drive to discredit Abdurrahman SURABAYA (JP): Attempts to discredit controversial Moslem leader Abdurrahman Wahid are mounting, a Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) executive said over the weekend.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Micron Transport Xpe: A road warrior for the professionals

Micron Transport Xpe: A road warrior for the professionalsBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): In the past year or so I have reviewed more than half a dozen different notebooks from different price ranges. All of them were great.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Share prices on JSX likely under pressure

Share prices on JSX likely under pressure JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) could be under pressure this week as some foreign investors fear that the recent devaluation of the Philippine peso will have a domino effect on the Indonesian rupiah.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Infantrymen told to be vigilant

Infantrymen told to be vigilant JAKARTA (JP): Infantry I Brigade Commander Col. Tri Tamtomo urged the city's infantrymen to improve their vigilance so as to enable them to anticipate promptly any disturbances.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/RI not to import rice

RI not to import rice JAKARTA (JP): State Logistics Agency (Bulog) head Beddu Amang said over the weekend Indonesia would not import rice this year despite a forecasted prolonged dry season.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Sales assistants at fair motivated by high wages

Sales assistants at fair motivated by high wages JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of beautiful young woman employed at the Jakarta Fair 1997 as sales promotion assistants were feeling happy when the one-month fair closed yesterday because they had just received their wages.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Road accidents kill 1,000

Road accidents kill 1,000 BANDUNG: Road accidents in West Java killed 1,032 people in the first half of the year, police said yesterday.West Java's police spokesman, Lt. Col. Istanto, said Tuesday there were 1,352 accidents in the province over this period.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Mandela arrives in Bali

Mandela arrives in Bali JAKARTA (JP): South African President Nelson Mandela arrived in Denpasar, Bali at dawn yesterday for a four-day visit to strengthen economic ties with Indonesia.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/ID model: The quietest and most compact PC

ID model: The quietest and most compact PC 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, The Netherlands (JP): The ultra-slimline desktop (ID) is the most recent of the Tulip Vision Line Desktops' four models.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/The importance of human rights

The importance of human rightsBy Aleksius Jemadu JAKARTA (JP): Concern for human rights abuses in developing countries has become a hotly debated topic in post Cold War international relations.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Contest for adolescents

Contest for adolescents JAKARTA (JP): This year's Adolescent Face Contest has attracted 698 participants from Jakarta, the head of the organizing committee, Iqbal Hamdy, said Saturday.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/ASEAN wise in deferring Cambodia's entry

ASEAN wise in deferring Cambodia's entry JAKARTA (JP): On July 24, 1997, Cambodia was to become a member of ASEAN.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Five nabbed in drugs haul

Five nabbed in drugs haul JAKARTA (JP): The Police have arrested four men and one woman for illegally possessing and trafficking more than two kilograms of marijuana.A City Police Headquarters source said over the weekend that one of the men had smuggled the 2.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Thousands left homeless

Thousands left homeless BANJARMASIN, S. Kalimantan: Thousands of the city's residents were left homeless Saturday following a fire that swept through several neighborhoods here, Antara reported yesterday.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/'Local tastes' driving influx of foreign hookers

'Local tastes' driving influx of foreign hookers JAKARTA (JP): Indonesians' appetite for adventure with foreign prostitutes and the perception that people here are getting richer is supporting the business of providing foreign women for sexual services, a criminologist has said.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/C. Java to join dance fest

C. Java to join dance fest SEMARANG: The province of Central Java is to represent Indonesia in the World Folk Dance Festival to be held on the Greek island of Lefkada from Aug. 17 to Aug. 21, an official said here Friday.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Indonesia wins women's beach volleyball c'ships

Indonesia wins women's beach volleyball c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia won the women's competition in the Jakarta Open Beach Volleyball competition yesterday after defeating a Thai team in the final.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Cambodia on the road to self-destruction

Cambodia on the road to self-destructionBy Harvey Stockwin HONG KONG (JP): There they were for the whole world to see, the clear signs that Cambodia's enduring tragedy was once more in play.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Banjarmasin rioters jailed

Banjarmasin rioters jailed BANJARMASIN, S. Kalimantan: A court convicted two men Saturday for their involvement in the May 23 election riot here, Antara reportedRade'i bin Mutasi, 30, was found guilty of carrying weapons illegally, while Ratiman, 33, who was tried separately, was found guilty of ...

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/New NATO may not be so relevant

New NATO may not be so relevant Bill Clinton has pushed NATO expansion because he wants it to be the centerpiece of his second presidential term. He wants the history books to record him as the U.S. president who brought security to central Europe while bringing Russia into the fold in a U.S.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Tulip, a newcomer to the RI computer scene

Tulip, a newcomer to the RI computer scene In conjunction with the appointment of a sole distributor in Indonesia, Tulip Computers invited Hyginus Hardoyo of The Jakarta Post on June 17 to June 20 to have a close look at its modern computer plant in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Coping with the globalization of financial marts

Coping with the globalization of financial martsBy Sahala Sianipar JAKARTA (JP): On May 19, 1997, Southeast Asian central banks joined forces to stabilize Thailand's baht from pressure exerted by currency speculators.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Hong Kong -- China's greatest success

Hong Kong -- China's greatest success HONG KONG (JP): Hong Kong's capitalist achievement has been the great unintended success story of communist China.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Editor's holiday

Editor's holiday I refer to my letter titled Bright idea (July 11). It's holiday time in Indonesia. I presume our usual editor is somewhere enjoying a vacation because my jab at environmentalists was deleted from my letter.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Italy routs Indonesia 5-0 in Fed Cup Group 2

Italy routs Indonesia 5-0 in Fed Cup Group 2By Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Italy raced to a 5-0 drubbing of Indonesia in the Fed Cup World Group 2 playoff yesterday at the Senayan Tennis Stadium here.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Japanese dancers in local production

Japanese dancers in local production JAKARTA (JP): Dancers from Japan and Singapore are scheduled to perform at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta next Saturday with local dancers in a production by the Bimo Wiwohatmo dance group.Bimo was a student of renown choreographer Bagong Kussudiardjo.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Bastille Day changed the history of France

Bastille Day changed the history of France July 14 was commemorated during the French Revolution and then banned from the calendar. It was instituted as national feast day in 1880. With its parades, dances and fireworks, it has remained a living fete for the people.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/Jakarta Fair breaks visitors, sales records

Jakarta Fair breaks visitors, sales records JAKARTA (JP): The month-long Jakarta Fair closed last night having broken records for the number of visitors and total sales.Total sales reached Rp 181 billion (US$73.87 million) and more than 2.52 million people went to the fair.

Mon, 14 Jul 1997

JP/National Land Agency to be computerized

National Land Agency to be computerized BANDUNG (JP): The National Land Agency (BPN) will computerize its data processing to improve poor service that has often been blamed for disputes over land ownership.