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Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Latief ready to clarify bill financing row to House
Latief ready to clarify bill financing row to House JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief has agreed to explain to the House of Representatives his office's controversial use of funds from a state-owned insurance firm to finance legislators deliberating the manpower bill at an expensive...
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
KL cuts overseas training stints
KL cuts overseas training stints KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Fewer Malaysian government workers will be sent abroad for training because of expenditure cuts brought on by the currency devaluation, the country's top bureaucrat said yesterday.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
'Ojek' driver killed
'Ojek' driver killed TANGERANG (JP): An ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver was found dead on Jl. Gatot Subroto, Tangerang early yesterday, after allegedly being killed by two of his passengers, a police officer said.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Koran recitals, not parties, for New Year
Koran recitals, not parties, for New Year YOGYAKARTA: Several hotels here have said they will hold recitals of the Holy Koran rather than stage parties to welcome in the New Year, according to police.Antara quoted provincial police chief Col.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Women enter politics through connections
Women enter politics through connections SURABAYA (JP): Indonesian women enter politics through connection rather than merit, observers agreed in a discussion here Thursday.Political positions were given as gifts to women, and they were recruited through nepotistic channels, concluded the...
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Mahathir slams S'pore rumors
Mahathir slams S'pore rumors KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has accused Singaporeans of spreading negative rumors about Malaysia's economy because of trade competition between the two countries, news reports said yesterday."From Singapore, you get three rumors a day.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Enforcement of immigration laws
Enforcement of immigration laws In connection with the issuance of Law No. 28/1997 dated Oct. 7, 1997, on the Indonesian police force, allow me to put forward the relationship between this law and Law No. 9/1992 on immigration with its enforcement regulations.Government Regulation No.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Cahaya Kalbar's profit up
Cahaya Kalbar's profit up JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cocoa and edible oil producer PT Cahaya Kalbar announced yesterday its net profit rose by 39 percent to Rp 18.36 billion in the January to September period from Rp 13.82 billion in the corresponding period last year.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Economist warns of worsening poverty as real incomes drop
Economist warns of worsening poverty as real incomes drop JAKARTA (JP): American economist Steven R. Tabor warns that Indonesia's food security is being threatened and nearly 18 million people, currently classified as being near poor, may fall into absolute poverty, thereby increasing the number of...
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Pasar Jaya urged to fill markets, stop illegal vendors
Pasar Jaya urged to fill markets, stop illegal vendors JAKARTA (JP): Councilors urged the city-owned PD Pasar Jaya market company yesterday to maximize the capacity of its 152 markets to stop the mushrooming number of street traders here.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Former legislators illegally lease official residence
Former legislators illegally lease official residence JAKARTA (JP): Several members of the 1992/1997 House of Representatives have illegally let their official residence, an official in charge of legislators' housing complex management revealed here yesterday.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Stocks and rupiah drop in quite trading
Stocks and rupiah drop in quite trading JAKARTA (JP): Stocks prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued to fall yesterday on lack of fresh incentives in quiet trading.Securities analysts attributed the fall to the weakening regional market and the persistent fall of the rupiah against the...
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Asian surveillance
Asian surveillance The deputy finance ministers of 14 Asian-Pacific nations that met in Manila early this week opted for the ideal that it was much better preventing a fire than having to extinguish one.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 21, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 850 0 0 AHAP Insurance 1,200 0 0 Alter Abadi 525 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 375 -25 10,000 Alumindo Perkasa...
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Mentally ill teachers 'working' in schools
Mentally ill teachers 'working' in schools JAKARTA (JP): Teachers suffering from serious mental illnesses are still giving classes in Jakarta's elementary schools, a city councilor said yesterday.The head of City Council's Commission E for social welfare, Soeparmo, said there are between 30 and 40...
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Situbondo to have refinery
Situbondo to have refinery JAKARTA (JP): The construction of the country's first private refinery, owned by PT Asia Pacific Petroleum Refinery Indonesia (APPRI), in Situbondo, a small town in East Java, is scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2001, according to the contractor.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
PT Pos Indonesia's monopoly to cease
PT Pos Indonesia's monopoly to cease JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to terminate the postal monopoly of state-owned PT Pos Indonesia by amending postal regulations, according to Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave.The minister said yesterday that Postal Law No.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
No significant progress on APEC new membership
No significant progress on APEC new membershipBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat VANCOUVER, Canada (JP): Senior officials of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum ended their two-day meeting Thursday failing to make significant progress on the issue of new members.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Mitsubishi's RI plant
Mitsubishi's RI plant TOKYO (Reuters): Mitsubishi Materials Corp said yesterday it might move forward the start-up of its copper smelter and refinery at Gresik in Indonesia, which was originally scheduled to start operations in December 1998.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Siemens plans to invest 200 million marks
Siemens plans to invest 200 million marks JAKARTA (JP): Germany's widely-diversified business group Siemens AG will invest 200 million marks (US$59.8 million) by the end of the century for its expansion in Indonesia, the company said yesterday.The head of Siemens' Indonesian office, Kurt W.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
New officer for Hindus, Buddhists
New officer for Hindus, Buddhists JAKARTA (JP): A delegation of parents, students and teachers from Mahatma School made a courtesy call on the newly appointed Director General for the Guidance of Hinduism and Buddhism Brig. Gen. A. Wayan Gunawan at the Ministry of Religious Affairs yesterday.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Art Exhibition: Gelar Karya Perupa Jurnalis Indonesia, at The Art Exhibition Building (Wisma Seni Nasional), Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur, Central Jakarta, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until NOv. 25.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Bomb fishing harms marine
Bomb fishing harms marine JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A military official blamed Thursday the practices of bomb fishing and cyanide fishing by local and foreign fishermen for the degrading quality of marine habitat in the Maluku and Irian waters.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Asian currency fate tied to Seoul move
Asian currency fate tied to Seoul move SINGAPORE (Reuters): Saturday and Sunday are critical for Asian currencies as the market waits for South Korea to decide whether to seek aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), dealers said yesterday.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Asahimas to start its third production unit despite crisis
Asahimas to start its third production unit despite crisis JAKARTA (JP): Chemical firm PT Asahimas Subentra Chemical (ASC) will officially start the third production unit of its caustic soda (NaOH), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) facility on Tuesday in its Cilegon...
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Indonesian APEC delegates await protest
Indonesian APEC delegates await protestBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat and Ati Nurbaiti VANCOUVER, Canada (JP): Indonesian delegates here are bracing themselves for a planned major demonstration when President Soeharto arrives to attend the two-day Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders...
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Schools told to save records
Schools told to save records JAKARTA (JP): Elementary schools in flood-prone areas should take special steps to save school records from being lost when floods strike again, a city councilor said yesterday.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
Tangerang gets new police chief
Tangerang gets new police chief TANGERANG (JP): City Police Chief, Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata, installed Lt. Col. Aryanto Boedihardjo yesterday as the new chief of the Tangerang police precinct, replacing Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna.
Sat, 22 Nov 1997
El Nino brings drought to RP
El Nino brings drought to RP MANILA (AFP): The climactic phenomenon El Nino has brought drought to nearly half the Philippines, with 36 provinces suffering a severe rain shortage, the government weather bureau said yesterday.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
HK lowers income target from tourism
HK lowers income target from tourism JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong has lowered its target for foreign exchange receipts from foreign tourists this year on an expected drop in foreign arrivals.The Hong Kong Tourist Association (HKTA) said here yesterday that tourist arrivals this year would drop 10...
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Where to go in Bali for Friday, Nov. 21, 1997
Where to go in Bali for Friday, Nov. 21, 1997Music and entertainment * Bali Inter. Continental Resort, Jimbaran: - Singaraja Restaurant: Mini Balinese Jegog , daily, 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. - Saraswati Lounge: Balinese Cultural Dances, daily except Thursday and Sunday.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Monsoon no match for invisible peat fires
Monsoon no match for invisible peat fires The environmental catastrophe of Southeast Asia's forest fires is far from over. Subterranean peat fires -- much harder to detect and extinguish, but just as devastating -- could burn for decades, as Oliver Burkeman in London reports.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, Nov. 21, 1997
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, Nov. 21, 1997Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Pesona Lukisan Kecil 4 by Five Indonesian Artists (Indonesia Lima), at Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 2-3, Central Jakarta, until Nov. 27.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Advertising spending to fall 39% of target
Advertising spending to fall 39% of target JAKARTA (JP): Total advertising spending in Indonesia is estimated to reach only Rp 5.3 trillion (US$1.51 billion) next year, or 39 percent below the expected target of Rp 8.80 trillion.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Rights commission arrives in Dili
Rights commission arrives in Dili DILI, East Timor: A team of the National Commission on Human Rights led by deputy chairman Marzuki Darusman arrived here yesterday to investigate the riot at the University of East Timor last Friday.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Karpov wins first 'Clash of Titans'
Karpov wins first 'Clash of Titans' JAKARTA (JP): FIDE world chess champion Grandmaster (GM) Anatoly Karpov of Russia beat in a tough challenge yesterday Indonesia's GM Utut Adianto in the first round of the Clash of the Titans at Omni Batavia Hotel yesterday.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Transport hampers RI-Turkey trade
Transport hampers RI-Turkey trade JAKARTA (JP): The lack of direct shipping and airline services is one of the main obstacles in improving bilateral trade with Turkey, an Indonesian official said here yesterday.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Bogor opposes influx of Jakarta buses
Bogor opposes influx of Jakarta buses BOGOR (JP): A Bogor Land Transportation Agency official expressed concern yesterday over the presence of about 200 intercity buses which have Jakarta license plates but are based in Bogor.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Ministry awards 68 coal-mining contracts of work
Ministry awards 68 coal-mining contracts of work JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana awarded yesterday 68 third generation contracts of work (COWs) to develop coal deposits across the country.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Epitome of budget discipline erosion
Epitome of budget discipline erosion The state-owned workers' social insurance firm PT Jamsostek admitted Wednesday that it had spent Rp 3.1 billion (US$911,000) of its budget to fund the deliberation of a manpower bill by the House of Representatives.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Wrong data about telephone tariffs
Wrong data about telephone tariffs The table showing an international comparison of telephone tariffs on page 12 of the Nov. 19 issue of The Jakarta Post contains numerous errors and is misleading. The tariffs of other countries expressed in U.S.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
NU claims helping Golkar win poll
NU claims helping Golkar win poll BAGU, West Nusa Tenggara (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Abdurrahman Wahid put Golkar in its place yesterday by saying that the dominant political group would not have won by such a majority in this year's election without the help of many, including his...
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Govt to ease tight monetary policy
Govt to ease tight monetary policy JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad has pledged that the government would further ease the tight money policy to revitalize economic activities.Mar'ie told a hearing with the House of Representatives Commission VIII for state budget and finance that...
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Residents warned about lahar flow
Residents warned about lahar flow YOGYAKARTA: An official has warned residents living near Mt. Merapi to stay alert to the possibility that lahar, which has been accumulating on top of the crater, may spill over causing floods during the rainy season.Head of the Mt.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Airport taxi drivers stop work temporarily
Airport taxi drivers stop work temporarily TANGERANG (JP): About 300 taxi drivers authorized to operate at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport went on strike yesterday after two fleet vehicles were badly damaged by a rival, unlicensed driver.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Probosutedjo sets conditions for out-of-court settlement
Probosutedjo sets conditions for out-of-court settlement JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Probosutedjo laid out yesterday several conditions for an out-of-court settlement for his lawsuit against the central bank and the Ministry of Finance over the closure of his bank, Bank Jakarta.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Forest fires may be over but other threats to come: Minister
Forest fires may be over but other threats to come: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Several days of rain may be a breath of fresh air for many Indonesians, but State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja warned yesterday of imminent problems left by the severe drought.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Freed priest says he was treated well
Freed priest says he was treated well ILIGAN, Philippines (AFP): A Belgian priest who was kidnapped by former guerrillas said yesterday he was well treated and voiced hope the government would give more "justice" to abductors.
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
Thai rising star Chawalit takes early golf lead
Thai rising star Chawalit takes early golf leadBy Bobby Allan Wilson BANGKOK (JP): Thailand's rising star Chawalit Plaphol carded the lowest round of his professional career yesterday and set a new course record on his way to opening a two shot lead after the first round of the Omega Tour's...
Fri, 21 Nov 1997
S. Korea may need $100b from IMF: Japan analysts
S. Korea may need $100b from IMF: Japan analysts TOKYO (Reuters): An IMF-led bailout package for South Korea may need to be as large as $100 billion to be effective -- about double the total amount committed to Thailand and Indonesia, analysts in Tokyo say.