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Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Fire-ravaged BI building lacks fire safety permit
Fire-ravaged BI building lacks fire safety permit JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's tower A, which was gutted by fire Monday, did not have a fire safety certificate from Jakarta Fire Department, an official said yesterday.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Jayawijaya regent to assume new post
Jayawijaya regent to assume new post MANADO, North Sulawesi: Col. J.B. Wenas, the regent of drought-stricken Jayawijaya regency in Irian Jaya, will soon assume a new post as the vice governor of North Sulawesi in charge of people's welfare.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Templeton's buying SE Asia
Templeton's buying SE Asia LONDON (Reuters): Influential international investor Mark Mobius said yesterday he was buying into Southeast Asia with Thailand the current top buy.The president of Templeton's Emerging Market Funds said in a statement he also favored Malaysia, Indonesia and the...
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
ILO chief says Asian crisis may cause job losses, unrest
ILO chief says Asian crisis may cause job losses, unrest BANGKOK (AP): Asia's economic crisis will lead to a tidal wave of job losses without safeguards for workers, especially women, children and illegal migrants, officials of the International Labor Organization said yesterday.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 3:10 Indonesian Children 3:35 Talk Show: Kotak Pos 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:10 TV Series: Road to Avonlea 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country...
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Market officials fires in tanah Abang cleanup
Market officials fires in tanah Abang cleanup JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta mayoralty has fired at least four executives from the Tanah Abang office of the city-owned market company, PD Pasar Jaya, as part of its attempt to rid the area of hoodlums and crooked officials.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Ratification record of human rights instruments
Ratification record of human rights instruments JAKARTA (JP): Since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the United Nations has sponsored 25 human rights covenants, conventions and protocols.When a nation ratifies an instrument, it becomes legally binding.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Govt to launch teecommunications project
Govt to launch teecommunications project JAKARTA (JP): The government will officially launch Telematika Indonesia, an ambitious telecommunications project to prepare the country for entry to the information technology era, in January next year.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
RI to uses bilateral approach to settle trade disputes
RI to uses bilateral approach to settle trade disputes JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will take a bilateral approach in dealing with non-tariff barriers imposed by other countries against Indonesian exports, State Minister of Food Affairs Ibrahim Hasan said yesterday.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Dossier completed on 'Tenth Division'
Dossier completed on 'Tenth Division' MALANG, East Java: The provincial prosecutors' office here will soon submit to court the dossier of a group caught holding illegal military training, Antara reported yesterday.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Human rights: Where does RI stand?
Human rights: Where does RI stand?By Warief Djajanto Basorie JAKARTA (JP): People worldwide observe Human Rights Day today on the 49th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Australian defense minister visits RP
Australian defense minister visits RP MANILA (AFP): Australian Defense Industry Minister Bronwyn Brown arrived yesterday for a two-day visit to the Philippines to promote Australian defense products, the Australian embassy said here.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Operation against sharp weapons
Operation against sharp weapons JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta police precinct has launched a daily around-the-clock operation against sharp weapons in a number of areas prone to crimes, including the sea port, bus terminals and other busy business centers, ahead of Christmas and New Year.Lt. Col.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
RP police arrest kidnap suspects
RP police arrest kidnap suspects MANILA (AFP): Philippine police have detained 26 suspected kidnappers and an accessory, officials said yesterday, easing pressure on the government after a wave of abductions brought warnings of capital flight.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: by Diego Menendez, an Argentinean in Indonesia, at Duta Fine Arts Foundation, Jl. Kemang Utara 55A, South Jakarta, daily at 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday and Monday at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Dec. 23.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Impack to sell 50m shares to the public
Impack to sell 50m shares to the public JAKARTA (JP): Plastics producer PT Impack Pratama Industri will sell 50 million new shares, 30.33 percent of its total common stocks, to the public early next year, the company announced yesterday.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Maan to take on champ Els in Super Tour opener
Maan to take on champ Els in Super Tour openerBy Robert Soelistyo CIMANGGIS, West Java (JP): Local golfing hope Maan Naasim, who tops the domestic money list, will challenge defending champion Ernie Els from South Africa in the opening round of the Johnnie Walker Super Tour tees off at Emerarlda...
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Sports program on TV
Sports program on TV Referring to the sports programs on TV, the more I see the less I understand the behavior of Indonesian networks whose worrying attitude of subjection toward the consortium retaining the control of sports information is at least disconcerting.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
RI pursues world order in diplomacy
RI pursues world order in diplomacy The following article is based on a paper presented by Foreign Minister Ali Alatas at the inaugural meeting of the Indonesian Council on World Affairs in Jakarta on Dec. 2, 1997. This is the first of two articles.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Minister denies his wife traveled on state expenses
Minister denies his wife traveled on state expenses JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto vehemently denied yesterday that his wife, Dit Haryanto, had enjoyed a shopping spree in Bangkok at the state's expense."It's nonsense. No state or Dharma Wanita money was used.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Second hospital to sell shares
Second hospital to sell shares JAKARTA (JP): Graha Medika Hospital will float its shares on the local stock exchange to raise funds to finance debts and new medical equipment.The company said yesterday it would sell 55 million new shares or 28.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
BI employees shocked by fire
BI employees shocked by fire JAKARTA (JP): The fire that gutted the top floors of one of Bank Indonesia's new 25-story twin towers in Central Jakarta killing 15 people yesterday was described by most employees there as a horrible inferno.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Pertamina to focus on its core business
Pertamina to focus on its core business JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina stated it would no longer inject equity funds into its subsidiaries so that it could focus on its core business."We have stopped injecting capital into them (the company's subsidiaries).
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Minority factions urge bureaucratic reforms
Minority factions urge bureaucratic reforms JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) factions in the People's Consultative Assembly joined forces yesterday to support a motion on bureaucratic reforms.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Currency and supply to dominate palm markets
Currency and supply to dominate palm markets KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Southeast Asian palm oil markets are expected to take their cue from regional currencies this week, with tight supply seen supporting the Indonesian market, traders said.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Phone bills to be mailed
Phone bills to be mailed JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom will start mailing telephone bills to customers in Jakarta in February, an official said yesterday.Dadad Koestiwa, the company's operations and marketing director, said mailing bills to South Jakarta customers...
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
ADB grants $240m in loans to Indonesia
ADB grants $240m in loans to Indonesia MANILA (Reuters): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday it has approved a total of US$240 million in cheap loans to improve the infrastructure of Indonesia.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Fifteen die in BI building blaze
Fifteen die in BI building blaze JAKARTA (JP): At least 15 people were killed in a fire which gutted the top four floors of one of Bank Indonesia's office towers on Jl. MH. Thamrin in Central Jakarta yesterday.The fire started about 9:30 a.m.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
New rates set for tax payment
New rates set for tax payment JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday new official conversion rates as the basis for payment of import duty, value added tax on goods and services, sales tax on luxury goods, export tax and income tax.According to the Minister of Finance Decree No. 618/KMK.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Food first at Tanjung Priok
Food first at Tanjung Priok JAKARTA (JP): In the lead-up to Christmas, New Year and Idul Fitri, the Tanjung Priok Port management is giving berthing priority to vessels carrying basic staple goods and foods such as rice, sugar and soybeans, an official said yesterday.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) conversion rates on Dec. 8, 1997: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 4,075.00 4,175.00Austrian shilling 312.60 346.80Australian dollar 2,723.40 2,823.50Belgian franc 110.40 113.90Canadian dollar 2,863.30 2,947.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
CLIMATE TALK:
CLIMATE TALK:Reuters State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja addresses the third Conference of Parties on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Kyoto, Japan calling for participants to work together to produce a protocol which would help reduce gas emissions.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Crop production to fall this year
Crop production to fall this year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's crop production for this year is expected to fall by between 1.34 percent and 5.61 percent this year due to the severe drought, a senior official of the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
RP exports up 23.1%
RP exports up 23.1% MANILA (AFP): The Philippines merchandise exports rose 23.1 percent from a year earlier to US$20.687 billion in the 10 months to October, the National Statistics Office said yesterday.October exports rose 23.4 percent from a year earlier, but fell 0.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Australian on anti-Asianization drive
Australian on anti-Asianization drive JAKARTA (JP): A senior member of the Australian House of Representatives is currently in Jakarta as part of a regional tour to explain his campaign against what he calls the "Asianization" of Australia.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
SE Asian rubber prices head for consolidation
SE Asian rubber prices head for consolidation SINGAPORE (Reuters): Southeast Asia rubber prices are headed for a consolidation this week as nervous regional currencies and a weak Tokyo market take center stage, dealers said yesterday.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Tegal restaurateurs elect village chief
Tegal restaurateurs elect village chief TEGAL, Central Java: Thousands of Tegal migrants in Jakarta who own small food stalls usually known as "Warteg" have been summoned home to elect the new chief of Sidapurna village, Antara reported yesterday.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
On Montessori school
On Montessori school Linawati Sidarto's article on the PSKD (the Djakarta Christian School Association) Montessori School (Nov. 26, 1997) and Frank Richardson's comment (Dec. 1, 1997) underlined some key problems in contemporary Indonesian education.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Many mining firms qualified to float shares
Many mining firms qualified to float shares JAKARTA (JP): Many local mineral resource-based companies are qualified to float their shares on the domestic stock market, analysts said.Bahana Securities analyst Adriansyah Chaniago said yesterday that mining company shares could be more attractive than...
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
PMII elects new chairman
PMII elects new chairman SURABAYA, East Java: A violence-riddled student congress eventually elected Syaiful Bahri from Yogyakarta as the new chairman of the Indonesian Islamic University Students Movement (PMII) on Sunday.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Businessman tried in Bank Arta Prima case
Businessman tried in Bank Arta Prima case JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Kim Johanes Mulia was indicted at the East Jakarta District Court yesterday on charges of advising a bank's owner to forge promissory notes worth Rp 150 billion (US$37.5 million).
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Myanmar wins Asian club golfing title
Myanmar wins Asian club golfing title CIMANGGIS, West Java (JP): Myanmar proved again the strength of its amateur game yesterday as it swept to its second victory in the Johnnie Walker International Club Championship at the Emeralda Golf and Country Club.Lying in second place, by 0.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Geologists called on to restore confidence
Geologists called on to restore confidence JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno called on Indonesian geologists yesterday to restore international confidence in Indonesia's mining industry following a recent mining fiasco which resulted in one of the biggest hoaxes in history.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Police action irritates Attorney General's office
Police action irritates Attorney General's office JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office has expressed its dissatisfaction with police procedures in the recent detention of five employees for allegedly fabricating witnesses' statements.Deputy Attorney General Agung Sudjono C.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Workers file suit against Jamsostek board of directors
Workers file suit against Jamsostek board of directors JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers acting on behalf of more than 100 workers filed a lawsuit yesterday against directors of the state- owned workers' insurance company PT Jamsostek for the alleged misuse of funds under its management, a court official said.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
East Asians take insufficient action to clean their skies
East Asians take insufficient action to clean their skies Against the background of the Kyoto climate conference, which is now concluding, our Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin takes a look at the pollution problems in East Asia, and concludes that while no regional pollution haze threatens, the...
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Playwright plans to sue police
Playwright plans to sue police JAKARTA (JP): Playwright Ratna Sarumpaet appointed the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) yesterday to represent her in a possible lawsuit against National Police Chief Gen. Dibyo Widodo over the banning of her play about slain labor activist Marsinah.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
Voice-mail virus
Voice-mail virus The voice-mail virus seems to be spreading all over Jakarta's telephone system. It latches onto our home telephones, then activates after three rings. People can be trying to get you for weeks and still not get past it.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
The rich to pay more, the poor less for tap water
The rich to pay more, the poor less for tap water JAKARTA (JP): The city-owned drinking water company, PDAM Jaya, plans to increase its tariffs for wealthy customers but lower fees for the poor and welfare organizations, an official said yesterday.
Tue, 09 Dec 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 Children's Film: The Big Valley 3:10 Teenager's Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:35 Education Program: Kuliah Universitas Terbuka 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teenager's Drama: Di Reuni Ada Kisah 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary Film 6:05...