Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Search Archive

Search Tips

You can use boolean operators in your search:

  • pugilist AND basketball - Both words must appear
  • jakarta OR surabaya - Either word can appear
  • jakarta NOT politics - Must have jakarta but not politics
  • +jakarta -politics - Must have jakarta, must not have politics
  • "exact phrase" - Search for exact phrase
  • basket* - Wildcard (matches basketball, basket, etc.)

Found 1,456 articles

Danamon's issues shares

Danamon's issues shares JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Bank Danamon has got its shareholders's approval to issue 560 new shares in a limited offering to raise Rp 840 billion (US$358 million).The existing shareholders will be allowed to buy one new share at Rp 1,500 for each old share, the bank said...

Oil price increase to boost new investments: Analyst

Oil price increase to boost new investments: Analyst JAKARTA (JP): Increased oil prices on the world market, nearing US$20 per barrel last week, will encourage new investments in Indonesia's energy sector, an oil analyst said.

Literary award for Mangunwijaya

Literary award for Mangunwijaya JAKARTA (JP): A noted novelist and architect, Y.B. Mangunwijaya, will receive a literary award this month.The Yogyakarta-based priest, whose works include Burung-burung Manyar, is scheduled to receive the Professor Teeuw award on May 15 at the Erasmus Huis Dutch...

Quality of secretarial courses execrable

Quality of secretarial courses execrable JAKARTA (JP): Secretarial courses are mushrooming around the city, but the quality of their graduates is often execrable, the head of the Indonesian Association of Secretaries (ISI) says.

New drug against AIDS considered

New drug against AIDS considered BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand, which may be home to as many as 800,000 people infected with HIV, is considering approval of a drug with a powerful record against the virus, a government AIDS expert said yesterday."Abbot has studied this drug for years and the U.S.

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: The Praise Vocal Group, Nightly except Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday,...