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42 articles.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Tuesday, September 30, 1997

Where to go in Jakarta: Tuesday, September 30, 1997Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: 9th Exhibition of 10 of the Best by Ceesepe, at the Embassy of Spain, Jl. H. Agus Salim, no. 61, Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Oct. 10. * Photo Exhibition: ...

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Bird lovers in a flap over new homes

Bird lovers in a flap over new homes JONGGOL, Bogor (JP): The Jakarta Bird Lovers Association, in cooperation with tycoon Ciputra, plans to set up enormous cages for rare birds in the capital.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Cellular phone services gain footing in C. Java

Cellular phone services gain footing in C. Java JAKARTA (JP): The growth in demand for fixed telephone lines in Central Java has started to decline as cellular facilities gain popularity with the local people.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Singaporean robbed in hotel

Singaporean robbed in hotel JAKARTA (JP): A Singaporean woman has been robbed in her room at the Park Royal hotel in the Ancol dreamland complex in North Jakarta.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Fairytale house has tales to tell

Fairytale house has tales to tell JAKARTA (JP): Storytellers from the house of fairytales, Rumah Dongeng Indonesia, have come up with a thoughtful surprise for parents and children.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1997

TV Program: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1997TVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Travel: My Country 2:35 Children's Film: Lucan 3:10 Teenager's Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:35 Music: Pop Songs 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Science and Technology 5:00 English Lessons 5:25 Variety Show 5:30 ...

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Rupiah hits another low, stocks down

Rupiah hits another low, stocks down JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah fell yesterday to a new historic low of 3,220 against the U.S. dollar on domestic dollar covering and stock prices trailed down, dealers and brokers said.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Experts split on issue of constitution amendment

Experts split on issue of constitution amendment JAKARTA (JP): Observers were divided yesterday over whether Indonesia needs to amend the 1945 Constitution in order to facilitate democratization.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/42 firms to make briquet

42 firms to make briquet JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has urged the 42 companies awarded permits to build coal briquet plants to begin their projects soon, state-owned PT Batu Bara Bukit Asam's president Sunardi said yesterday"The President has asked us to speed up the projects to supply the ...

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Old boat found in S. Sumatra

Old boat found in S. Sumatra TANJUNG ENIM, South Sumatra: An 11-meter-long boat believed to be more than 80 years old has been found by workers digging up the banks of a nearby river to construct a bridge.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Grave relocation protested

Grave relocation protested TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang mayoralty decided yesterday to abandon its plan to relocate graves from the Tanah Gocap cemetery in Karawaci to Kedaung Baru village in Batuceper due to opposition from local people who were angry that they were not consulted about the plan.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Six bankers held over Rp 200b fraud

Six bankers held over Rp 200b fraud JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested six executives of the privately owned Bank Dwipa for their alleged role in a Rp 200 billion (US$66.70 million) fraud related to the bank's issuance of commercial papers, certificates and deposits.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Rotterdam's mission arrives next week to boost trade ties

Rotterdam's mission arrives next week to boost trade ties JAKARTA (JP): Rotterdam's Lord Mayor, A. Peper, will lead a group of 15 business representatives from the city in the Netherlands on a five-day trade and investment mission to Indonesia next week.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Fires drive tigers, monkeys

Fires drive tigers, monkeys BOYOLALI, Central Java: Four Javanese tigers and some monkeys have fled the fires destroying their habitat in the forests of Mt. Merbabu, Antara reported yesterday.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Man arrested for rape, murder

Man arrested for rape, murder SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Police arrested on Saturday Aripin, alias Ipin, who allegedly raped 10-year-old Widya Tanjung Sari and then cut her body into five pieces, Antara reported.The news agency quoted Samarinda police precinct chief Lt. Col.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Human error speculation over crash

Human error speculation over crash MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): As dozens of victims from flight GA-152 were buried yesterday, speculation grew over reports that human error may have been to blame for Friday's Garuda Indonesia crash.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Policeman dies after fall from minibus

Policeman dies after fall from minibus JAKARTA (JP): A policeman who fell from a moving Kopaja minibus in the Kebayoran Lama area of South Jakarta yesterday morning died on the way to hospital.The victim -- 23-year-old Second Sgt.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/New turnpike in S. Jakarta ready for public opening

New turnpike in S. Jakarta ready for public opening JAKARTA (JP): A new turnpike connecting Jagorawi toll road to Pondok Pinang in South Jakarta would be ready to operate once the presidential decree on its fees was issued, a toll road executive said yesterday.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Wasted talent

Wasted talent Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro disclosed the other day that one in eight registered job seekers in Indonesia in 1995 were university graduates.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Housewives hijack water tanker

Housewives hijack water tanker SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan (JP): Three housewives in the drought-stricken district of Samarinda Seberang, desperate for clean water, climbed onto a water tanker and threatened to remain there until their houses were supplied with water.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Growing threat of int'l corruption

Growing threat of int'l corruptionBy Henry Bosch This is the first of two articles on dangerous repercussions of the increased incidence of corruption worldwide. It is excerpted from a paper presented at the Australian Institute of International Affairs.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/WWF program in Bali strive to save imperiled green turtle

WWF program in Bali strive to save imperiled green turtleBy Leyla Alyanak BENOA, Bali (JP): At 54, Wayan Tangsi has always been a man of the sea.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Thailand wins Singapore Open

Thailand wins Singapore Open JAKARTA (JP): Thailand, the country which might dominate 19th SEA Games track and field events, romped home in the Singapore Open Sunday with 17 golds, leaving Indonesia without a gold.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/School for dogs opens in Bogor

School for dogs opens in Bogor BOGOR (JP): A school for dogs, thought to be the first in the country, has been opened at the state-owned Bogor Agriculture Institute's Veterinary School.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Bulog will not import rice this year

Bulog will not import rice this year JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Beddu Amang said yesterday Indonesia would not import rice this year as stocks were sufficient to meet a possible shortfall in production."We need not import rice.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Authorities urged to review Ciputra City project plan

Authorities urged to review Ciputra City project plan JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor urged the municipality yesterday to review the Ciputra City project planned for the Koridor Satrio complex in Central Jakarta.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/'No punishment' for some fire lighters

'No punishment' for some fire lighters JAKARTA (JP): Concession holders who started land-clearing fires prior to the government's ban would not be punished, the military said yesterday.Armed Forces (ABRI) spokesman Brig. Gen. A.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Mud threatens quake-hit town

Mud threatens quake-hit town UJUNGPANDANG, S. Sulawesi (JP): Following Sunday's earthquake, mud has started to spew from the earth, threatening the well- being of residents of Pinrang regency, some 200 kilometers north of here.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/14 foreigners among Garuda crash victims

14 foreigners among Garuda crash victims JAKARTA (JP): The Garuda Indonesia plane crash has touched people from all corners of the world, with verification yesterday that at least 14 foreigners were among the 234 people killed in the tragedy.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Death toll in Irian drought climbs to 290

Death toll in Irian drought climbs to 290 JAKARTA (JP): At least 19 more people have died as a result of the severe drought affecting Irian Jaya, raising the death toll to 290.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/'The beauty and the beast'

'The beauty and the beast' By way of World Business Class on Northwest Airlines and KLM, I spent a few days in Orlando, the United States, last week and though nearly 70 years old, I enjoyed The Beauty and the Beast in one of the MGM theaters.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/RI women work in S. Arabia for religious reason: Mien

RI women work in S. Arabia for religious reason: Mien JAKARTA (JP): Religious motivation is the strongest reason 364,084 Indonesian Moslem workers, mostly women, choose to work in Saudi Arabia, a minister said yesterday.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Action needed in forest fires

Action needed in forest firesFrom KompasIt is really tiring to hear reports on forest fires in our country. Why? The way things happened it seemed as if the government failed to take any immediate action.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Political factions rehearse induction of legislators

Political factions rehearse induction of legislators JAKARTA (JP): New members of the House of Representatives and People's Consultative Assembly for 1997/2002 held a dress rehearsal yesterday for tomorrow's induction ceremony.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Anthem for ASEAN

Anthem for ASEAN When representatives of the parliaments of the ASEAN countries came to Jakarta for a conference recently, we were reminded of the existence of the legislators' organization.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Smoke haze response is overdue

Smoke haze response is overdue The World Wide Fund for Nature describes the Indonesian forest fires that are sending a thick and deadly smoke haze over much of Southeast Asia as a planetary disaster.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/House finally approves new mining contracts

House finally approves new mining contracts JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives has finally approved the drafts of the controversial seventh generation contracts of work (COWs) to prospect and develop mineral resources in the country, a legislator said yesterday.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Allow foreigners to buy houses

Allow foreigners to buy houses As we are aware that after the rupiah was floated last month it has depreciated by more than 15 percent.Now it is high time for the government to attract foreign investment, especially in the real estate and property business.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Officers linked to Sukarno admirers

Officers linked to Sukarno admirers JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) spokesman Brig. Gen. A. Wahab Mokodongan said yesterday that a group of people recently arrested for participating in illegal military exercises were followers of the late president Sukarno.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/PRD is declared illegal

PRD is declared illegal JAKARTA (JP): The government declared yesterday the Democratic People's Party (PRD) and organizations associated with it as illegal.The government also ordered its activists and sympathizers to dissolve.

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 29, 1997: -------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ...

Tue, 30 Sep 1997

JP/Star Mild team set to win race

Star Mild team set to win race JAKARTA (JP): The Star Mild team is set to win another victory when the national drag race resumes at Sentul, near Bogor, this Saturday.The team of Robert J. Paul of Canada and Indonesia's Ronny Hermawan won two races in Bali and Manado. The Bali race was held Sept.