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Fri, 11 Apr 1997
Officer killed in Los Palos
Officer killed in Los Palos DILI, East Timor: Residents in Lautem, Lospalos regency found Tuesday the stabbed body of first private Domingos Pereira on a small road in Laivai village, 200 kilometers east of here.
Fri, 11 Apr 1997
Latief Pudjosakti dies in Mecca
Latief Pudjosakti dies in Mecca JAKARTA (JP): Latief Pudjosakti, at the center of the protracted leadership conflict within the East Java chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), died in Mecca Wednesday while performing haj pilgrimage. He was 46.
Fri, 11 Apr 1997
Indonesia insists Israel goes back to peace talks
Indonesia insists Israel goes back to peace talks JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government insists that all countries with clout should encourage Israel to resume peace talks and stop building settlements in East Jerusalem.
Fri, 11 Apr 1997
Ade will not testify in court
Ade will not testify in court JAKARTA (JP): The former detective who allegedly allowed the escape of Zarina, who is being tried for the production, distribution, and possession of 29,677 Ecstasy pills, would not testify, a prosecutor said.
Fri, 11 Apr 1997
Gus Dur's move not seen to help Golkar win votes
Gus Dur's move not seen to help Golkar win votes JAKARTA (JP): The dominant Golkar will not benefit from the high profile public appearances of its deputy chairperson Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana and enigmatic Moslem leader Abdurrahman Wahid.
Fri, 11 Apr 1997
New tax laws
New tax laws The Indonesian government took major steps to improve its financial and fiscal administration and discipline with the five new major tax laws. Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed bills covering local taxes and retributions, non-tax revenue, tax collection, fees on land and...
Fri, 11 Apr 1997
Central Java towns calm, but tense after riots
Central Java towns calm, but tense after riots SEMARANG (JP): A number of shops remained closed yesterday in several Central Java towns following an outburst of political riots earlier this week.Shop owners and residents feared repeated violence and vandalism that had left a number of premises...
Fri, 11 Apr 1997
Malaysia-S'pore rail
Malaysia-S'pore rail KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian construction giant Renong Bhd. has submitted a multi-billion dollar bid to build a high-speed rail link from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore by 2003, reports quoting a senior minister said yesterday.The 8.3-billion-ringgit (US$3.
Fri, 11 Apr 1997
Police still checking on officer's shooting
Police still checking on officer's shooting JAKARTA (JP): Police are still gathering facts on the shooting of a 21-year-old North Jakarta police officer, Sofjan Sani.City Police Chief May. Gen. Hamami Nata said yesterday the police would take action against suspects, two East Jakarta officers, if...
Fri, 11 Apr 1997
Bambang to buy Bank Summa
Bambang to buy Bank Summa JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's son Bambang Trihatmodjo and businessman Johannes Kotjo are set to buy most of dissolved Bank Summa's assets through their consortium, PT Bhakti Karya Indah Permai (BKIP).
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Increasingly savage
Increasingly savageFrom MerdekaI am horrified to read of the savage and ruthless behavior of the soccer-playing public and would think twice before watching a soccer match in the Menteng stadium in Central Jakarta or the Benteng stadium in Tangerang.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Construction work hampers shooting training program
Construction work hampers shooting training program JAKARTA (JP): The SEA Games shooting team has stopped training at the Senayan range because the athletes village underground parking lot is being built next to it.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Aseam Bank's ex-director testifies
Aseam Bank's ex-director testifies JAKARTA (JP): A retired director of a private bank has testified that his bank had been used by five defendants on trial for a Rp 7 billion (US$2.9 million) fraud.The former director of Aseam Bank, Muda Siregar Siagian, said Tuesday he was only aware of the...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Middle class apartment market seen promising
Middle class apartment market seen promising JAKARTA (JP): A developer said it would build more apartments for the middle class as it was a rapidly growing market.Sarkoro Handajani, marketing director of the Putra Surya Perkasa group (PSP), said on Monday the company would survey how many middle...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
The 1997 poll: A cultural event?
The 1997 poll: A cultural event?By Arief Budiman SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): On May 29, Indonesia will have not one, but two general elections. The first one will be run by the government. The second one will be run by the people. Let me elaborate.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Komodo Airways: Fun lair with a heart
Komodo Airways: Fun lair with a heart It's not often that a restaurant gets its inspiration from such a preposterously ugly creature like the komodo. You just have to agree that the slimy gigantic lizard you see protruding from one side of the Atlet Century Senayan Hotel doesn't inspire much ...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Gulf confirms gas find in south central Sumatra
Gulf confirms gas find in south central Sumatra CALGARY (Reuter): Gulf Canada Resources said on Tuesday it completed a well in Indonesia that confirmed an extension of a gas-rich geological structure previously estimated to harbor 900 billion cubic feet of proved and probable reserves.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
BDNI launches Visa card
BDNI launches Visa card JAKARTA (JP): Bank Dagang Nasional Indonesia (BDNI), a publicly listed commercial bank, has launched the BDNI Visa Gold and Classic credit cards with an issuing target of 75,000 cards this year.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Many students lose uniforms, books in Sawah Besar fire
Many students lose uniforms, books in Sawah Besar fire JAKARTA (JP): Many children whose homes were destroyed in the Sawah Besar fire in Central Jakarta cut school as their books, uniforms and money had gone up in smoke.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
ABRI faces dilemma in quelling unrest
ABRI faces dilemma in quelling unrest SURABAYA (JP): The Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) admitted to experiencing self-doubt when it had to immediately quell social unrest in various parts of the country."We find this dilemmatic," admitted Armed Forces Chief of Sociopolitical Affairs Lt. Gen.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Tunas improves liquidity
Tunas improves liquidity JAKARTA (JP): The founders of publicly-listed PT Tunas Ridean will sell 14.5 million shares or 15.6 percent of the company to the public to improve the stock's liquidity.The company's founders, PT Tunas Andalan Pratama, PT Bavarindo Sarana, Anton Setiawan and Suliawati...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Chedi Hotel, Jl. Rancabentang 56 - 58: Job (Pianist), Monday to Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Irven (Guitar), Monday to Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., Mixed Voices Accapela (Singer) and Andi (Pianist), Thursday and Saturday, 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Balinese observe Nyepi with usual tolerance
Balinese observe Nyepi with usual tolerance JAKARTA (JP): The Balinese observed Nyepi day, the Hindu Day of Silence, yesterday without light and avoiding all activities.Nyepi day, this year 1919 in the Saka (Hindu) calendar, is when the faithful reflect on their actions of the year before.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
BBI told to stop making hoes
BBI told to stop making hoes JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has asked state-owned engineering company PT Boma, Bisma, Indra (BBI) to stop producing hoes to avoid a direct competition with small companies.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Political tension seen as no problem
Political tension seen as no problem JAKARTA (JP): The warming political situation ahead of the general election will not have a big impact on foreign businesses in Indonesia, observers have said.The director of the Indonesian Netherlands Association, Chris Smith, said Tuesday most Dutch businesses...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Indolink's services cover 85% of Java
Indolink's services cover 85% of Java JAKARTA (JP): Nationwide beeper operator PT Indolink First Pacific announced Tuesday that it now covered 85 percent the Java island, after finding that people were attracted to use beepers with wide coverage.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Minister Joop Ave opens 5-star Gran Melia Jakarta
Minister Joop Ave opens 5-star Gran Melia Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Spanish hotel chain Sol Melia's first grade hotel in Asia, Gran Melia Jakarta, has become fully operational.The five-star hotel, located in the prime diplomatic and business district of Kuningan, South Jakarta, was officially opened...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Improve service at haj dormitory!
Improve service at haj dormitory!From NeracaWe have an impression of disorderly service at the Pondok Gede haj boarding dormitory in East Jakarta. This calls for prompt improvement and upgrading. With every haj season, boarding houses are the focus of candidates and their families who arrive from...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
New palm oil plantation
New palm oil plantation JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) XIV will develop 110,000 hectares of palm oil plantations in South, Central and Southeast Sulawesi at a cost of Rp 1.5 trillion (US$638.3 billion).
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Villagers live 7 years under demolition threat
Villagers live 7 years under demolition threat JAKARTA (JP): Forty-three Bali families have been living for seven years under the threat of having their homes demolished, because they are opposed to the building of a kindergarten in their temple grounds.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Learning from Pekalongan
Learning from Pekalongan On Sunday, April 6, renewed rioting hit the town of Pekalongan. Earlier riots occurred in the same town from March 24 to March 26. The case of Pekalongan is noteworthy because it was clearly linked to the upcoming general election, and should teach us a few useful things.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Maids turn to prostitutes
Maids turn to prostitutesFrom Media IndonesiaThe report that appeared under Detik of Media Indonesia on Feb. 26, 1997, really caught my interest. It was a story on female workers (TKW) in Saudi Arabia.I was truly pleased to have a Minister for the Role of Women who immediately flew to our place of...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Andrian to defend his WBF title
Andrian to defend his WBF title JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Andrian Kaspari is undergoing intensive training as he prepares to defend his World Boxing Federation bantamweight title against Siam Yuthtnakorn here on April 17."I only had 10 days rest after I captured the WBF title on March 22.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Eight arrested in fresh riot in Pekalongan
Eight arrested in fresh riot in Pekalongan PEKALONGAN, Central Java (JP): Fresh riots erupted here early Tuesday when an angry mob attacked the housing complex of local government officials, police said yesterday.Pekalongan police chief Col.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Councilor queries limit on supporters
Councilor queries limit on supporters JAKARTA (JP): A councilor said the election rule limiting supporters at a campaign site to only those living in the mayoralty was absurd.Sahala P. Sinaga, secretary to the city chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), said yesterday, it would be...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Indonesian meat ban could be lifted today
Indonesian meat ban could be lifted today SYDNEY (AFP): An Indonesian ban on meat from the Australian state of New South Wales could be lifted as early as Thursday, state Agriculture Minister Richard Amery said yesterday.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Komodo population on increase
Komodo population on increase KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The population of Indonesia's protected Komodo dragons has risen to between 325 to 350, the latest surveys say.The head of the Komodo National Park, Bambang Hartono, said his office had found 183 Komodo dragons in the park in Manggarai...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Shot policeman's family may sue police force
Shot policeman's family may sue police force JAKARTA (JP): The family of a policeman shot dead by fellow officers said they would bring the case to court if police accusations of the victim proved wrong.The father of the late Second Sgt.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Updated folded map at bookstores
Updated folded map at bookstores JAKARTA (JP): Cartographer Gunther W. Holtorf has updated the folded version of the city map, following his 85-page 1997/1998 road directory.The map is now for sale at bookstores for Rp 13,000, and does not include areas around Jakarta.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Election jitters
Election jitters With 17 days remaining in the countdown to the election campaign, the country is already gripped with election fever. The campaign does not officially begin until April 27, but the preparations by the three groups contesting in the May 29 general election and the extensive media...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Art Events
Art EventsExhibition: Jendela, Mitra Hadiprana, Jl. Kemang Raya 30, South Jakarta.April 5 to April 19 1997The flamboyant architectural and interior designs of the Graha Cipta Hadiprana firm is documented in this exhibition, staged in the firm's own Mitra Hadiprana, a boutique mall in Kemang.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Six killed and five injured in E. Timor ambush
Six killed and five injured in E. Timor ambush DILI (JP): Separatist rebels have killed six people and critically injured five in two separate ambushes near Viqueque, about 200 kilometers east of here Monday, the military said yesterday.Col.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Cue's acquisition in RI
Cue's acquisition in RI WELLINGTON (Reuter): Shareholders in New Zealand exploration company Cue Energy Resources have voted to approve a plan to raise NZ$8.0 million through a placing of shares by ANZ Corporate Services, Cue said yesterday.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Aussie envoy visits E. Timor
Aussie envoy visits E. Timor DILI, East Timor: The first secretary to the Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Bassim Blazey, praised the East Timor administration Monday for its efforts to maintain political stability ahead of the May 29 general election.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Quotas worry foreign banks
Quotas worry foreign banks JAKARTA (JP): Foreign banks have said they will find it hard to comply with the ruling on small-business credit quotas because they have trouble assessing small companies.Paul Beiboer, head of the corporate division at PT Rabobank Duta Indonesia, said most foreign banks,...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Bad honey
Bad honey In early March, I shopped for our household goods at Naga Supermarket in Pondok Gede, Bekasi, as is my usual habit.I bought three bottles of honey bearing the trade mark Ratu Madu (Queen of Honey) produced by Batu Tirta, Bandung, West Java.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Telkom to keep control in two main regions
Telkom to keep control in two main regions JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Telkom will continue to operate in Greater Jakarta and East Java despite rumors the two regions, which provide most of the company's revenues, would be privatized.Company president Asman A.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Thailand interested in buying Natuna gas
Thailand interested in buying Natuna gas BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand will next month discuss possible purchases of natural gas from the mega Natuna project located in Indonesian waters, Industry Minister Korn Dabbaransi said yesterday.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Developer's neglect
Developer's neglectFrom KompasOn behalf of the inhabitants of Pondok Timur Indah I am addressing this open letter to PT Kreasi Graha Raya (Raya Incorp group) as the developer of the Pondok Timur Indah I and II residences.Residents complain of the neglect of the roads, drains, and public facilities.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Manggarai terminal project
Manggarai terminal project JAKARTA (JP): President director of PT Pembangunan Jaya, Hanafi Lauw, said the timing of the construction of the Manggarai integrated terminal project depended on a revision of the design.