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Wed, 24 Dec 1997
LBH predicts rights record to worsen
LBH predicts rights record to worsen JAKARTA (JP): Human rights activists predicted yesterday that Indonesia's human rights record and legal condition would see no improvement next year."As long as the law is still considered subordinate to the government's politics, as is the character of the New...
Wed, 24 Dec 1997
Alleged drug dealer arrested in a mall
Alleged drug dealer arrested in a mall JAKARTA (JP): A middle-aged man was arrested in Kalibata Mall in South Jakarta for allegedly selling low-grade heroin called sabu-sabu, police said yesterday.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Golkar steadfast in nomination of Soeharto
Golkar steadfast in nomination of Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Golkar chairman Harmoko said yesterday the dominant political group would not have any second thoughts about nominating President Soeharto to his seventh consecutive term.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Vietnam-RI tax treaty
Vietnam-RI tax treaty HANOI (AFP): Vietnam and Indonesia were scheduled to sign a treaty on the avoidance of double taxation late yesterday, a source from the Indonesian Embassy said.Indonesian Ambassador Mohammad Ma'Ruf and Vietnamese Finance Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung would sign the accord which...
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Why RI sees double on IMF
Why RI sees double on IMFBy Gerry van Klinken TARINGA, Australia (JP): Opinions expressed about the IMF on the Internet version of many Indonesian newspapers over the past several months fell into two broad groups.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
ICMI to avoid debate on president, VP
ICMI to avoid debate on president, VP JAKARTA (JP): More than 300 members of the influential Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) will gather in Bogor, West Java for an annual congress this week, but they will shun discourse on presidential and vice presidential candidates.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Canadian Paul wins Super Car series
Canadian Paul wins Super Car series JAKARTA (JP): Robert J. Paul of Canada lived up to his favorite billing and won the national Super Car race series at Sentul, near Bogor, Sunday despite only coming second on the day.Paul, an oil company consultant based in Jakarta, ended with 82 points.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Women's Day program disrupted
Women's Day program disrupted SURABAYA (JP): Megawati Sukarnoputri, ousted chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), deplored yesterday violent police action in dispersing a meeting of her supporters to commemorate Women's Day Sunday in Pasuruan, East Java.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Indonesian pop music out of tune with creativity
Indonesian pop music out of tune with creativityBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): On the surface, the past year in Indonesian pop music has yielded hints of promising prospects for young musicians, many of whom have achieved dreams of having their creations recorded.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Two detained for 'provoking riot'
Two detained for 'provoking riot' JAKARTA (JP): Two men have been detained for their alleged involvement in a riot Sunday in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, where a house, an office, several stalls, five cars and a motorcycle were damaged.East Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Kim supports IMF term
Kim supports IMF term SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea's president-elect Kim Dae-jung yesterday reassured the United States of his commitment to the terms and conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aid package, an official at Kim's party said.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Businessman gets 4 years for stealing designer watches
Businessman gets 4 years for stealing designer watches JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court sentenced a businessman to four years in jail yesterday for masterminding the theft of 51 designer watches worth Rp 3.9 billion (US$780,000).
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Currency and tax factors key in Asian palm oil market
Currency and tax factors key in Asian palm oil market KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's palm oil market will be dominated by the performance of the ringgit again this week, while the Indonesian market is likely to see less business because of an unpopular tax.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
New Year's a quiet affair in Yogyakarta
New Year's a quiet affair in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA: Governor Paku Alam VIII has ordered hotels not to serve guests alcohol during New Year's Eve celebrations, Antara reported yesterday.Supermarkets and stores are prohibited from selling alcohol one day before and one day after the New Year, the...
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Boom and bust in Indonesian stock market
Boom and bust in Indonesian stock marketBy David Chang JAKARTA (JP): This will be a landmark year in Indonesian history -- remembered as a year of boom and bust. The new and fast-growing class of affluent Indonesians, created out of a euphoric and vibrant economy that lasted through the first...
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Hyundai Motor shelves auto project in RI
Hyundai Motor shelves auto project in RI SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's largest automaker, Hyundai Motor Co., yesterday shelved a major joint-venture in Indonesia "temporarily," citing financing problems, and said it may have to pull out altogether.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Pertamina to contruct 52 gas filling stations
Pertamina to contruct 52 gas filling stations JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina plans to set up 52 gas filling stations across the country in the next two years, the company said.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Rates for tax payment
Rates for tax payment JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Finance 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.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Spiker stabbed after winning match
Spiker stabbed after winning match JAKARTA (JP): Players from a rival team allegedly stabbed to death a 25-year-old man after a volleyball match Sunday in Bekasi, the victim's brother claimed.Forensic doctors at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Central Jakarta said that the victim, Basiran,...
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Indonesia's forex ceilings downgraded
Indonesia's forex ceilings downgraded HONG KONG (Reuters): Moody's Investors Service said it has downgraded Indonesia's foreign currency ceiling for bonds to Ba1 from Baa3 and that of its bank deposits to Ba3 from Ba1.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Conversion rates
Conversion rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) conversion rates on Dec. 22, 1997: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 4,850.00 5,450.00Austrian shilling 383.00 441.90Australian dollar 3,237.20 3,490.60Belgian franc 134.00 146.60Canadian dollar 3,471.10 3,715.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Forest fires could be repeated: ICEL
Forest fires could be repeated: ICEL JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL) warned yesterday of a repeat of this year's major forest fires next year unless the government takes stronger indiscriminative legal action against forest burners.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Indonesian economy to face another blue year
Indonesian economy to face another blue yearBy Goei Siauw Hong JAKARTA (JP): After a strong performance in the first half of 1997, the market faces a significant decline due to the regional currency crisis.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Moslem entrepreneurs launch institute
Moslem entrepreneurs launch institute CIANJUR, West Java: The Southeast Asian Moslem Entrepreneurs Cooperation Institute (SEAMECO) was launched here over the weekend by several Moslem businessmen from countries in the region, Antara reported yesterday.Executive director of SEAMECO, Mahd.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Five students drown at sea
Five students drown at sea BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Five students drowned Sunday after they entered a no-swimming area at the Cemara beach resort in Lhoknga, Aceh Besar regency, 17 kilometers from here, Antara reported.Four of the female students were sisters and cousins from Pekan Bada district.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Toyota set to help motorists
Toyota set to help motorists JAKARTA (JP): PT Toyota Astra is to set up 21 emergency service posts in Java and Bali to repair cars that break down during the Christmas and New Year exodus, a company executive said over the weekend.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Govt may only provide half of the Asiad budget
Govt may only provide half of the Asiad budget JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman said yesterday that the government might only be able to provide half of the money needed to fund the 13th Asian Games team from the 1998/1999 State Budget.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
The fate of our workers
The fate of our workers As is well enough known the present monetary upheaval has had wide implications. All kinds of projects have had to be terminated, causing an increase in unemployment.Unless something is done to alleviate this trend, its negative impact will eventually affect the social,...
Tue, 23 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 Development Program: Hamkamnas 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teenager's Drama: Kabar Terakhir dari Sanggar 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary Film 6:05 Nusantara,...
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Soeharto dismisses four BI directors
Soeharto dismisses four BI directors JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto dismissed four Bank Indonesia directors and replaced them with two outsiders and two others from the central bank, according to a presidential decree issued yesterday.Presidential Decree No. 352/M 1997, dated Dec.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Chamber music hits right note in busy '97
Chamber music hits right note in busy '97By Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): The classical music scene -- what was it like this past year? Quiet it wasn't. In fact, "busy" would be the appropriate word to describe it, though that doesn't necessarily translate into quality, does it?Where that is concerned...
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Slower U.S. economic growth to take toll on greenback
Slower U.S. economic growth to take toll on greenback LONDON (Reuters): Slower growth in the U.S. and recovering European economies will take the steam out of a two-year uptrend in the dollar next year, currency analysts say.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Rumors aim 'to topple government'
Rumors aim 'to topple government' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday rumors that his health was failing, he was dead, or that the Armed Forces were planning a coup, were aimed at destabilizing the economy and toppling the government.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Australia's immigration issue
Australia's immigration issue I appreciate your publication of a report on Dec. 9 regarding the Jakarta leg of Australian federal Parliamentarian Mr. Graeme Campbell's goodwill mission around Southeast Asia, on which I accompanied him.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Rupiah's meltdown brings about economic hardship
Rupiah's meltdown brings about economic hardshipBy Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): Economic recession and stagflation are looming in the wake of the rupiah's meltdown.After experiencing a high growth of over 6 percent per annum for more than 25 years, Indonesia's economy is projected to slump over the next...
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Poet expresses Islamic views in painting expo
Poet expresses Islamic views in painting expoBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): In one section of a hall, frames of 99 painstakingly inscripted Islamic definitions of the Almighty stare out, seemingly woven into colors on paper.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Asian currencies down in thin trading
Asian currencies down in thin trading SINGAPORE (Reuters): Asian currencies were mostly weaker in thin pre-holiday trade yesterday after Moody's Investors Service downgraded the sovereign debt of four countries -- three of them to junk bond status.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Production drop forces Bulog to import rice
Production drop forces Bulog to import rice JAKARTA (JP): The decrease in the country's rice production had forced the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) to import 100,000 tons of husked rice this year and would require more to be bought next year, Bulog's chairman Beddu Amang said yesterday.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Six killed in restaurant fire
Six killed in restaurant fire BANDUNG (JP): Sukamto, alias Hans, a seafood restaurant owner, died here yesterday morning with five of his employees in a fire that gutted his restaurant on Jl. Setiabudi.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
How to overcome rupiah's weakness
How to overcome rupiah's weaknessFrom Media IndonesiaWhat are the causes of the rupiah's weak position? The answers are so varied that it is very difficult for the monetary authorities to arrive at a diagnosis which would permit them to make a decision.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Train kills five in Vietnam
Train kills five in Vietnam HANOI (AP): A speeding train slammed into a passenger bus in central Vietnam, killing five people and wounding ten others, police reported yesterday.The bus in Binh Dinh province, about 200 kilometers south of the central city of Danang, was passing over a rail crossing...
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Logistics body told to open rice outlets in markets
Logistics body told to open rice outlets in markets JAKARTA (JP): City councilors urged the local logistic agency (Dolog Jaya) yesterday to open temporary rice outlets in 24 markets to control rising prices.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
TV surprises in order for those staying home
TV surprises in order for those staying home JAKARTA (JP): For those still suffering the aftershock over the cancellation of party-till-two New Year's festivities (in view of Ramadhan) try not to lose heart.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Former legislator's trial postponed
Former legislator's trial postponed JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court postponed yesterday the first hearing of the subversion trial of former legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas following a fierce argument between the defendant and the prosecution.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Man arrested with heroin
Man arrested with heroin JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested a man in front of the Golden Truly department store on Jl. Tendean in South Jakarta for allegedly possessing 250 grams of heroin.City police spokesman Lt. Col. E.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Alleged serial killer's begins in N. Sumatra
Alleged serial killer's begins in N. Sumatra MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): The Lubuk Pakam District Court in Deli Serdang regency began the trial yesterday of a shaman charged with the murders of 42 women.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Sense and sensitivity
Sense and sensitivity In facing the current monetary turmoil, the governments of Malaysia and Thailand have cut the salaries of their senior officials as an austerity measure and expression of solidarity with those hardest hit by the economic chaos.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Building houses in outskirt urged
Building houses in outskirt urged TANGERANG (JP): State Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tandjung encouraged private developers yesterday to build houses on the outskirts of the city due to a shortage of inner-city land.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Pierre Cardin in Vietnam
Pierre Cardin in Vietnam HANOI (AFP): French fashion retailer Pierre Cardin has found a new Vietnamese firm to manufacture and distribute its brand, after a bitter dispute with its previous partner over fakes, an official said yesterday.
Tue, 23 Dec 1997
Task force formed to help businesses
Task force formed to help businesses JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto set up a special task force of three businessmen yesterday to represent the private sector in consultations with the government about ways of coping with the current economic crisis.