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Thu, 20 Feb 1997
Maribeth back in town
Maribeth back in town JAKARTA (JP): After vanishing for two years from the Indonesian music scene, Filipina singer Maribeth B. Pascua who dazzled the nation with her Denpasar Moon song four years ago, is back in Indonesia.She will be performing at Poster Cafe on Jl. Gatot Subroto tonight at 9 p.m.
Thu, 20 Feb 1997
Ramos to boost ties with OIC
Ramos to boost ties with OIC MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos said yesterday he would discuss boosting economic ties with India as well as Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) issues during his South Asian and Middle East tour.
Thu, 20 Feb 1997
Yen depreciation helps reduce RI foreign debt
Yen depreciation helps reduce RI foreign debt JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said Indonesia's offshore debts would continue to decrease along with the steady depreciation of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Busang's impact on world gold will be slight
Busang's impact on world gold will be slight SYDNEY (Reuter): Development of the giant Busang gold deposit on the island of Borneo into one of the all-time motherlodes would place Indonesia among the top six gold producing nations worldwide.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Ministry rejects mining permit claim
Ministry rejects mining permit claimBy Listiana Operananta JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Mines Kuntoro Mangunsubroto has denied any knowledge of PT Dwipangga Sakti Prima (DSP) or its permit to exploit a vast area of the Kutai National Park in East Kalimantan.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Job seekers protest
Job seekers protest JAKARTA (JP): At least 120 job seekers yesterday protested in front of a job broker's office on Jl. Suroso, in Menteng, Central Jakarta, demanding their money back.Their spokesman said they paid Rp 3 million each to PT Binawan Inti Utama which promised to send them to Taiwan.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Where to satisfy an empty stomach
Where to satisfy an empty stomach JAKARTA (JP): Selecting a good place to eat might be as difficult as finding a desirable partner. The problem differs from one person to another, depending upon his cash and taste.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: NasutionAntaraRECOVERY: Gen. (ret.) A.H. Nasution is accompanied by his grandchildren Marisa (standing) and Tegi at the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Jakarta after undergoing surgery last Thursday. The general's health is improving.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
'This year's exodus better managed'
'This year's exodus better managed' JAKARTA: Despite scores of traffic accidents, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday the government had handled successfully the transportation arrangements for this year's Idul Fitri holidays.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Indonesia expects to win group A of Asia Cup
Indonesia expects to win group A of Asia Cup JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian team is optimistic that it will win the group A match of the A King Asia Cup badminton championship, which starts today, but not the entire US$150,000 tournament.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Computer course burgled
Computer course burgled JAKARTA (JP): Burglars broke into a Computer and English school on Jl. Diponegoro, in Central Jakarta yesterday making off with computers, tape recorders, air conditioners, clocks and filling cabinets worth Rp 20 million (US$8,403).
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Pasaraya's customer cards
Pasaraya's customer cards JAKARTA (JP): Owner of Pasaraya Sarinah Jaya department store, PT Pasaraya Nusakarya, together with telecommunication firm PT Gratika and insurance firm AJB Bumiputera 1912 launched a tri- functional customer card yesterday.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
A telecommunications revolution
A telecommunications revolution After three years of exhausting negotiations, delegates at the World Trade Organization telecommunications forum finally reached the historic decision to demolish all obstacles that obstruct investments in basic telecommunications services.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Millennium Sirih Jakarta, Jl. Fachrudin 3, Jakarta: - The Lobby Lounge: Sahata Group, daily, 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. * Grand Hyatt Jakarta, Jl. Thamrin, Central Jakarta: - Fountain Lounge: Klasiko Suprema from the Philippines, daily (except Tuesday), 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Baduis bracing for rituals
Baduis bracing for rituals BANTEN, West Java: Badui tribal people in Banten, West Java, are preparing for their annual traditional rituals.As the harvest season is nearing, Badui tribal people in the hinterland of Kenekes, Cibeo and Cikeusik, are fasting and closing areas to outsiders, including...
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
'Halal' labels to be issued by religious minister
'Halal' labels to be issued by religious minister JAKARTA (JP): The government has finally agseed the Ministry of Religious Affairs has the authority to examine food and issue halal (allowed by Islamic law) labels for food products but it should heed the Indonesian Council of Ulemas' (MUI)...
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
50% of local insurance companies unhealthy
50% of local insurance companies unhealthy JAKARTA (JP): About 50 percent of Indonesian insurance companies are insolvent because they fail to meet a government requirement on the ratio of their investments against technical reserves, according to insurance consultant Thomas Turula.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Chinese minister to visit Indonesia
Chinese minister to visit Indonesia MANILA (Reuter): China's defense chief would not cut short his visit to the Philippines and will go on to Indonesia tomorrow, a Chinese diplomat said yesterday."He will not change his program.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Fun House 3:05 Teenagers' Program: Arena 123 3:30 TV Series: Perfect Strangers 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Drama: Diantara Kita 4:30 Documentary Film 4:55 Filler and Trailer 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Indonesian...
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
'Death toll in ethnic clashes less than 300'
'Death toll in ethnic clashes less than 300' BANDUNG (JP): Army Chief Gen. Hartono said yesterday the death toll in the ethnic conflict in West Kalimantan was less than 300."No. It's wrong. The death toll is not that high," he said when asked to comment on one of his aides' accounts that the number...
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Efficient gas production needed
Efficient gas production needed JAKARTA (JP): Global gas producers need to develop more efficient ways of producing and distributing natural gas, International Gas Union (IGU) president Hans Jorgen Rasmusen said yesterday.He said the increasing demand for natural gas made this necessary.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Two more state firms to go public
Two more state firms to go public JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday the government was preparing Aneka Tambang and Krakatau Steel, two of Indonesia's major state-owned companies, to go public this year or early next year.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Student reports rape
Student reports rape JAKARTA (JP): A 17-year-old senior high school student was reportedly raped by a male companion in a hotel on Jl. Percetakan Negara, Central Jakarta.Jul reported the rape to the Central Jakarta Police Tuesday, saying the man, identified only as An, had given her an alcoholic...
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Italian minister calls for Asian security framework
Italian minister calls for Asian security framework JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Italian Minister of Defense Beniamino Andreatta suggested yesterday a formal security agreement between Asian nations, to create a concrete multilateral security framework in the region.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
'ABRI consistent in approach to containing unrest'
'ABRI consistent in approach to containing unrest' JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) has been consistent in its approach to handling the recent incidents of unrest, namely it has maintained stability, according to Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudradjat.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Idul Fitri celebration
Idul Fitri celebration As an African expatriate in Indonesia, I painfully missed the joyful celebration of Idul Fitri at my home in Kano, northern Nigeria. But it didn't turn out so bad afterall. About three different mosque committees in my vicinity presented three different envelopes, one after...
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Telephone contractors fail to meet govt target
Telephone contractors fail to meet govt target JAKARTA (JP): Three of the five private firms with 15-year telecommunication joint operation contracts have failed to meet the government's target for building telephone lines.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Thailand central bank rules out baht devaluation
Thailand central bank rules out baht devaluation BANGKOK (Reuter): The Bank of Thailand (BOT) yesterday ruled out a devaluation of the baht as a policy option to tackle the country's current economic problems.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Natuna to become center for industry and business
Natuna to become center for industry and business JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said yesterday Natuna island would be developed and become one of Asia's main business and industry centers.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
S'pore, Malaysia in joint drill
S'pore, Malaysia in joint drill SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore and Malaysia will hold a one-day joint air defense exercise to hone their ability to defend their airspace, the Singapore Ministry of Defense said yesterday.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Govt approves Bre-X's proposal on Busang gold
Govt approves Bre-X's proposal on Busang gold JAKARTA (JP): The government accepted yesterday the proposal of Canada's Bre-X Minerals Ltd. and its Indonesian partners to develop the Busang II and III gold areas in East Kalimantan.Minister of Mines and Energy I.B.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
PDI enters Surakarta's political color battle
PDI enters Surakarta's political color battle SURAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has entered the political battle over what color public objects in this ancient city should be painted.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Restaurant business in Jakarta has promising future
Restaurant business in Jakarta has promising future JAKARTA (JP): Restaurants are big business in Jakarta. As long as people have an appetite for delicious food, the restaurant business will likely survive here.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Oki admits to murdering his younger brother
Oki admits to murdering his younger brother JAKARTA (JP): The sole defendant in the Los Angeles triple murder case admitted yesterday to having killed one person; his younger brother, Ery Tri Harto Dharmawan.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Thailand hosts ASEAN meeting
Thailand hosts ASEAN meeting BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's cabinet approved on Tuesday a proposal to host an ASEAN Finance Ministers meeting from February 28-March 1, a government spokesman said."This is the first time ASEAN countries will hold a Finance Ministers Meeting," MP Varathep Ratanakorn said.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Military so shield Natuna gas
Military so shield Natuna gas JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Armed Forces Commander General Feisal Tanjung said yesterday the military was ready to secure the exploitation of the huge gas reserves in the Natuna islands in the South China Sea."There is nothing to worry about.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
RI cyclists face uphill battle in Tour de Langkawi c'ship
RI cyclists face uphill battle in Tour de Langkawi c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian cyclists are expecting an uphill battle against their overseas opponents in the Tour de Langkawi championships in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Religious lectures on TV
Religious lectures on TVFrom RepublikaAs a Moslem I would like to propose both government and private TV stations run an "afternoon (religious) lecture" before mahgrib prayers. This is in addition to the same type of lecture conducted at dawn.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Bulog to increase rice supply this year
Bulog to increase rice supply this year JAKARTA (JP): The National Logistics Agency (Bulog) said yesterday it would procure between 2 million and 2.5 million tons of unhusked rice this year.Bulog said it would procure more milled rice than the 1.4 million tons bought from farmers last year.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Bogor-N. Holland cooperation
Bogor-N. Holland cooperation BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Bogor Regency and the North Holland water company signed a cooperation yesterday on water supply, including water treatment.Bogor was represented by Regent Eddy Gunardi and Daslim Saibi, the regency director of the state-owned water company,...
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Irish couple make new record
Irish couple make new record SEMARANG (JP): An Irish couple that checked out of the Patra Jasa Hotel on Feb. 5 after a five-year stay has provoked a debate over whether their continuous occupation deserves entry in the Museum for Indonesian Records.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Longer Idul Fitri holiday
Longer Idul Fitri holidayFrom Pikiran RakyatI could not return to my hometown for Idul Fitri this year because I was the duty officer in the shop where I am employed.I would like to visit my hometown more regularly.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Busang gold deal
Busang gold deal We should join Bre-X Minerals Ltd. Chairman David G. Walsh in congratulating businessman Mohamad "Bob" Hasan for his instrumental role in bringing the prolonged negotiations for the Busang gold development to a conclusion that is satisfactory to all parties involved.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 18, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 25 360,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,300 0 546,500...
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
RI pins hopes on older bowlers at SEAG
RI pins hopes on older bowlers at SEAG JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian Bowling Association, Oke F Supit, said yesterday that the nation would pin its hopes on older bowlers at the 19th SEA Games in October."The development of bowling here is overdue.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
No date set for Cambodia's ASEAN entry
No date set for Cambodia's ASEAN entry PHNOM PENH (Agencies): The foreign ministers of Cambodia and Indonesia yesterday denied that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) had promised that Cambodia would join the grouping in July.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
PDI leadership urged to support Soeharto in 1998
PDI leadership urged to support Soeharto in 1998 BOGOR, West Java (JP): The government-recognized leadership of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has been urged by its members to support President Soeharto's renomination in 1998.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
Printer denies knowing of defamatory articles
Printer denies knowing of defamatory articles JAKARTA (JP): Witnesses testifying at a trial of a man charged with defaming President Soeharto by printing an issue of unlicensed Suara Independen magazine told South Jakarta District Court yesterday they were involved in its printing but denied...
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
City agency plans hike in parking fees
City agency plans hike in parking fees JAKARTA (JP): The parking fees in some city areas will increase by between 100 and 500 percent, if a City Parking Agency proposal goes ahead.The City Parking Agency announced details of the plan yesterday.
Wed, 19 Feb 1997
W. Jakarta's crime rate down
W. Jakarta's crime rate down JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata said yesterday the crime rate in West Jakarta dropped by 23.7 percent last year.Hamami said under the leadership of the outgoing chief of West Jakarta police precinct, Lt. Col.