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Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 8, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 106,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,025 0 138,000...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Prevention important to combat child abuse, says Nafsiah
Prevention important to combat child abuse, says NafsiahBy Wirasti Wiryono JAKARTA (JP): Being first is an advantage for Nafsiah Walinono Mboi, who recently became a member of the United Nations Committee on the Convention of the Rights of the Child.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Families spend holiday trapped in floods
Families spend holiday trapped in floods JAKARTA (JP): At least 167 families in Pondok Pinang and dozens of others in Bintaro, South Jakarta, were trapped in water all Tuesday night.Heavy rains hit several other city areas causing traffic jams.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Hardiyanti denies deflating PPP
Hardiyanti denies deflating PPP JAKARTA (JP): Golkar deputy chairwoman Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana has denied forming alliance with influential Moslem scholar Abdurrahman Wahid to deflate the minority United Development Party (PPP).
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Linde expands to Vietnam
Linde expands to Vietnam HANOI (DPA): The Munich-based chemicals giant Linde AG has been given a business license for a US$26 million joint venture industrial gas plant in Vietnam, a company official said yesterday."We have just obtained the license ...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Drivers protest added minivans, illegal levies
Drivers protest added minivans, illegal levies JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of North Jakarta minivan drivers have protested to the National Commission on Human Rights against an increase of minivans in the area.Four hundred drivers said Tuesday the increase was excessive and threatened their livelihood.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Family Matters 3:10 Science Film: Animal Odyssey 3:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Orchestra Film 5:00 Arabic Lessons 5:30 Children's Story: Kakek Sayang Cucu 5:55 Music 6:00 News:...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: PaintingsJP/msaELITE JOKE: Business tycoon Eka Tjipta Widjaja (second left) laughs loudly as he jokes with Army Chief Gen. Hartono (second right) after the opening of a painting exhibition. Hartono opened the showcase at Taman Ismail Marzuki in Central Jakarta last week.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Municipality to check building permits
Municipality to check building permits JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said the city planned to check building permits in areas like Kemang that were zoned a residential area but had many commercial buildings.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
ABRI asked to redefine its job description
ABRI asked to redefine its job description JAKARTA (JP): A senior military figure suggested that the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) redefine the roles and duties of its leaders in order to avoid overlapping authorities.Former army chief of staff Gen.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Sumitomo becomes advisor
Sumitomo becomes advisor HONG KONG (Reuter): Sumitomo Bank has been appointed financial advisor for a toll road project in Indonesia by PT Bakrie Investindo, Sumitomo Bank said on Tuesday.Bakrie Investindo was awarded the build, operate and transfer (BOT) concession by the Government of Indonesia...
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Ometraco sells subsidiaries for 192b
Ometraco sells subsidiaries for 192b JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed Ometraco Corporation approved Tuesday the sale of the company's two subsidiaries -- PT Supra Usadhatama and PT Supra Ferbindo Farma -- to PT Tempo Scan Pacific for Rp 192 billion (US$80.67 million).
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Imitation medicines sold in RI
Imitation medicines sold in RI KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): A Malaysian fake medicines syndicate that was busted this week by law enforcement authorities in Penang state had been exporting its products to neighboring Thailand and Indonesia, news reports said yesterday.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Parkroyal Ancol, Jl. Lodan Timur No. 7, Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, North Jakarta: - Jungles Restaurant; Pasar Malam, Keroncong and Kecapi Suling, Friday, 6 p.m. to 10.30 p.m., Dixie Band, Saturday, 6 p.m. to 10.30 p.m., Trio Band, Sunday, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. - No.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
INCO to buy back shares in bid to boost share price
INCO to buy back shares in bid to boost share price JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (INCO) plans to buy back some of its shares from the public as part of its plan to prop up the share price, the company's president said.
Thu, 10 Apr 1997
SE Asian grain trade quiet despite Chinese offers
SE Asian grain trade quiet despite Chinese offers KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The Southeast Asian grains and oilseeds business was quiet this week with Indonesian feedmills sitting on the sidelines in a lukewarm response to current Chinese corn offers, traders said yesterday.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Gus Dur denies deflating minority PPP
Gus Dur denies deflating minority PPP JAKARTA (JP): Moslem scholar Abdurrahman Wahid denied he was seeking to deflate the minority United Development Party (PPP) through his alliance with the dominant Golkar.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 7, 1997: ------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,025 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0...
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Indonesian intellectual property society officiated
Indonesian intellectual property society officiated JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta-based Indonesian Intellectual Property Society (IIPS) founded on Nov. 25 was officiated yesterday by Deputy Cabinet Secretary Bambang Kesowo.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Lippo Life pays dividend
Lippo Life pays dividend JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed insurance company PT Lippo Life will pay Rp 15.5 billion (US$6.51 million) in interim dividends on April 29.The company said the dividends from the company's 1996 Rp 50.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Target market of 'Hard Rock FM'
Target market of 'Hard Rock FM' We write to comment on the article published in The Jakarta Post on Sunday, March 30, 1997 on page 9, entitled At 26 'Prambors Rasisonia' is still the hottest in town by Helly Minanti.Referring to the quotation on the eighth column , paragraph 2 "...
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Wedding bells for President Soeharto's son
Wedding bells for President Soeharto's son JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's youngest son, a business tycoon long considered Indonesia's most eligible bachelor, will marry his bride of Javanese royalty on April 30.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
More owners move into Taman Rasuna
More owners move into Taman Rasuna JAKARTA (JP): More owners of Taman Rasuna Apartments in Kuningan, South Jakarta, can move into their new homes as four of the 16 towers have been completed said the developer.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Telkomsel adds stations
Telkomsel adds stations JAKARTA (JP): Private cellular operator PT Telkomsel will operate five extra radio base stations in the mountainous areas of West Java in a bid to provide better service to travelers between Jakarta and Bandung.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Bureaucracy told to reduce its monopoly
Bureaucracy told to reduce its monopoly JAKARTA (JP): Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating said yesterday Indonesia should reduce the monopolistic role of its bureaucracy to become more globally competitive.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Myanmarese exhibition
Myanmarese exhibition JAKARTA (JP): German state-owned trade fair organizer Messe Munchen International will hold an exhibition in the Myanmarese capital of Yangon in cooperation with Myanmar's Industrial Development Committee.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Activists call for release of colleague
Activists call for release of colleague JAKARTA (JP): A group of activists called for the intervention of the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday to secure the release of a colleague who has been held in connection with last December's riot in Tasikmalaya, West Java.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Canadian regulators force data release, says Bre-X
Canadian regulators force data release, says Bre-X CALGARY (Reuter): Securities regulators forced the release of disappointing preliminary results from tests at Bre-X Minerals Ltd's deposit in Indonesia, the head of the company said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
China withdraws oil rig from Sout China Sea
China withdraws oil rig from Sout China Sea BEIJING (AFP): China has withdrawn an exploratory oil rig in the South China Sea in an area disputed with Vietnam, a senior official with the China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) said yesterday.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Political riots rock three C. Java towns
Political riots rock three C. Java towns SEMARANG (JP): Political violence shook the Central Java towns of Pekalongan, Rembang and Temanggung early Sunday, in which nine people were injured, one house vandalized, several shops attacked and 15 vehicles set on fire, officials said yesterday.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
New ruling for foreign banks
New ruling for foreign banks JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, has made it compulsory for joint venture and foreign banks to lend to small businesses.Bank Indonesia's director for credit, Mukhlis Rasyid, said yesterday joint ventures and foreign banks had to participate in the...
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
JSX composite index falls
JSX composite index falls JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta stock market continued to fall yesterday with the JSX Composite Index tumbling to a three-month low of 633.28 in morning trade.But the key indicator regained ground in afternoon trade to close at 636.64, down fractionally from 637.42 on Friday.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Trial of toll road case to start
Trial of toll road case to start BOGOR (JP): The trial of two men charged in connection with the 1996 fatal Jagorawi toll road robbery will start next Monday.Spokesman for the Bogor District Court Usman Wahab told The Jakarta Post yesterday that the two men, Mikael and Hendrik, would be tried...
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Slain journalist's widow fights depression
Slain journalist's widow fights depressionBy Asip Agus Hasani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Seven months of legal proceedings have shed no light on the bizarre murder of Yogyakarta journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, better known as Udin, but have mounted suffering on his widow Marsiyem.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Diplomat's wife killed in accident
Diplomat's wife killed in accident PRETORIA (AFP): Malaysia's ambassador to South Africa, Kadir Deen, was in a serious condition in hospital yesterday after a car accident in which his wife was killed and two of their children were injured.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Illegal workers sent home
Illegal workers sent home KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Six illegal workers deported from Malaysia arrived here last week.The workers were repatriated in cooperation with the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Lukman Hakim, an official of the East Nusa Tenggara social affairs office, said yesterday.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Women workers protest new manpower bill
Women workers protest new manpower bill JAKARTA (JP): Some 40 women workers and their families from the West Java town of Karawang yesterday pressured the government to drop its manpower bill, staging a protest at the House of Representatives.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
TV Program: Tuesday, April 8, 1997
TV Program: Tuesday, April 8, 1997TVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Berenstain Bears 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:10 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:35 Education Program: Kuliah Universitas Terbuka 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teenagers' Program:...
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Bali's Nyepi festivities likely to be toned down
Bali's Nyepi festivities likely to be toned downBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The series of Nyepi festivities to be held today in Bali seem to be a subdued version of those of former years. In past years, the atmosphere of Nyepi, an annual Balinese Hindu event, could be felt in the villages...
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
House internal rules need changing: Legislators
House internal rules need changing: Legislators JAKARTA (JP): Legislators of the United Development Party (PPP) faction submitted to the House of Representatives yesterday a proposal to amend its internal rules.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
No Paper
No PaperIn observance of the Hindu Day of Silence, The Jakarta Post will not be published tomorrow. The Post will appear again Thursday. -- Publisher
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Printer gets 30 months for defaming President Soeharto
Printer gets 30 months for defaming President Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): A printer was sentenced to two years and six months in jail here yesterday for defaming President Soeharto by having printed an unlicensed magazine that contained articles tarnishing the President's image.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
PPP rally claims one life
PPP rally claims one life SURAKARTA: One bystander was killed during a United Development Party (PPP) street rally that involved hundreds of supporters in Klaten district Sunday, a report said yesterday.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Krueng upbeat govt will not sign Bre-X contract
Krueng upbeat govt will not sign Bre-X contract JAKARTA (JP): PT Krueng Gasui, a local partner of Canada's Bre-X Minerals Ltd in exploring the Busang gold mine in East Kalimantan, was certain yesterday the government would not sign a contract of work for the project before issues relating to the...
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Subway project
Subway project I was disappointed to read of B.J. Habibie's statement that the subway project will not start this year. I have also been very hopeful that the project will start immediately, as I believe that the only right M.R.T.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Police officer guilty of destroying evidence
Police officer guilty of destroying evidence YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Bantul district court has found Sgt. Maj. Edy Wuryanto, an officer at the Bantul police precinct, guilty of destroying evidence in the murder case of journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin.Presiding judge Mikaela W.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
NCC's cooperation in Asia
NCC's cooperation in Asia STOCKHOLM (Reuter): Swedish construction company NCC said yesterday it had signed an agreement with two other European builders, Germany's Strabag and Italy's Impregilo to cooperate in Southeast Asia.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Sudjana replaces director general handling Busang
Sudjana replaces director general handling Busang JAKARTA (JP): The director general of general mining, Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, was sacked yesterday but the minister of mines and energy, I.B. Sudjana, said the dismissal was not linked to his handling of the controversial Busang gold field.
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
SEAG tem hopes to get Yayuk back
SEAG tem hopes to get Yayuk back JAKARTA (JP): The 19th SEA Games team training director, Djoko Pramono, said yesterday that he hoped Yayuk Basuki would join the team despite her letter of refusal.He said the National Sports Council would find a solution and discuss it with the Indonesian Tennis...
Tue, 08 Apr 1997
Discussion on Islamic culture
Discussion on Islamic culture JAKARTA (JP): The Istiqlal Foundation will present both speeches and a panel discussion on museums and Islamic culture at the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications on Saturday, April 12.