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Sun, 13 Jul 1997
A beef with greasy burgers and chocolate
A beef with greasy burgers and chocolate JAKARTA (JP): I recently took two nephews to one of those hamburger joints in town. Not because I'm the kind of doting uncle who will do anything for the offspring of a collection of sisters and brothers, but because I'd been asked to sort of baby- sit for...
Sun, 13 Jul 1997
Former foreign workers become village misfits
Former foreign workers become village misfits JAKARTA (JP): Families and village life are likely to change as more women leave for foreign lands in search of work, sociologists say.Many women become more independent, assertive and self- confident after leaving village life behind.
Sun, 13 Jul 1997
Guess What?
Guess What? Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono refused to utter goodbye during his final meeting with the House of Representatives."I prefer saying 'hope to see you again', although I may not enjoy another lively discussion in the House," Moerdiono said in his farewell speech before House...
Sun, 13 Jul 1997
England wins its first ever European Team Championships
England wins its first ever European Team ChampionshipsBy Kristianus Liem JAKARTA (JP): England for the first time won the 11th European Team Championship which was held at Pula, a well-known resort on the Adriatic Coast, Croatia, in May.
Sun, 13 Jul 1997
Indonesia trails Italy in Fed Cup tennis tie
Indonesia trails Italy in Fed Cup tennis tieBy Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's young Fed Cup team put up a brave fight yesterday but still lost both singles matches to Italy at Senayan tennis court, Central Jakarta.
Sun, 13 Jul 1997
Print media network in Indonesia
Print media network in Indonesia Jawa Pos Newspapers (19): Jawa Pos, Manado Post, Akcaya, Riau Post, Sumatra Expres, Suara Indonesia, Cendrawasih Post, Suara Maluku, Mercusuar, Karya Dharma, Memorandum, Suara Nusa, Manuntung, Independent, Kalteng Pos, Semarak, Merdeka, Media Kita.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
2,000 workers face job threats
2,000 workers face job threats JAKARTA (JP): The Tangerang regency's request that 14 factories relocate has caused concern among 2,000 workers in Batuceper.The workers said they feared for their jobs and would stage a protest if the companies moved without effort from the administration and...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Malaysian companies to buy stakes in ailing Thai firms
Malaysian companies to buy stakes in ailing Thai firms BANGKOK (AFP): Two of the 16 ailing Thai finance companies closed by the central bank two weeks ago and ordered to come up with recapitalization plans by yesterday have announced that Malaysian firms will be issued new shares.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
RI to host int'l health conference
RI to host int'l health conference JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi announced yesterday that Indonesia would hold the fourth International Conference on Health Promotion.Sujudi told a news meeting that this would make Indonesia the first developing country to hold the conference.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
IFC backs RI project
IFC backs RI project WASHINGTON (Reuter): The International Finance Corporation, a World Bank unit, said it was backing loans totaling US$35 million to fund expansion plans by Indonesian metals firm PT Alumindo Light Metal Industries.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Young golfer wins Tugu Pratama title
Young golfer wins Tugu Pratama title JAKARTA (JP): Young golfer Indra Hermawan's win in the Tugu Pratama Junior title yesterday has boosted his morale for his next challenge, the World Junior Championships in San Diego, U.S.A.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Fake ABRI officer arrested
Fake ABRI officer arrested JAKARTA (JP): A man was arrested Thursday for posing as a navy captain on Jl. Dewi Sartika, Cililitan, East Jakarta.He could not show any identification and was not wearing a proper uniform, City Military Command spokesman Lt. Col. D.J. Nachrowi said Thursday.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Soewardi under fire over Timor car orders
Soewardi under fire over Timor car orders SEMARANG (JP): Central Java Governor Soewardi's plan to buy 105 Timor cars for senior officials and regents came under fire yesterday from provincial councilors and the public.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Sinar Mas unit to expand in regional marts
Sinar Mas unit to expand in regional marts SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesia's Asia Food & Properties Ltd (AFP) plans to expand its regional food and agriculture units further, officials said yesterday.Director and chief financial officer Willie Sia said AFP's takeover this year of failed Singapore...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Villagers protest lack of compensation by developer
Villagers protest lack of compensation by developer JAKARTA (JP): About 150 Babakan Madang villagers in Bogor protested at Bogor City Council Thursday against the clearance of their farm lands by a developer without any reasonable compensation.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Honda profit tops Japanese firms
Honda profit tops Japanese firms TOKYO: Strong sales of Honda motor vehicles in North America and Southeast Asia have helped the Japanese carmaker to post the highest overseas operating profit among Japanese companies.In the 1996 financial year, Honda's overseas profit reached nearly US$1.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Buddhist Temple's 77th anniversary
Buddhist Temple's 77th anniversary JAKARTA (JP): Amurvabhumi Buddhist Temple on Jl. Dr. Satrio in South Jakarta collected rice Thursday in conjunction with the commemoration of its 77th anniversary.The collection resulted in one ton of rice, 30 cartons of noodles and 200 liters of cooking oil being...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Environment and traditional values
Environment and traditional valuesFrom Media IndonesiaI am writing in reference to the bill on environmental management which has experienced a setback compared to law No.2/1982. The participation of society in the latter law includes people's rights and responsibilities, while the new bill only...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Heroic films
Heroic filmsFrom Surabaya PostThe months of August and November are particularly significant for Indonesia. To commemorate the historic and heroic events in these months I propose television stations screen documentary films and heroic films like Cut Nyak Dien, Surabaya '45, Pangeran Diponegoro,...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Developing countries win more investment
Developing countries win more investment GENEVA (Reuter): Developing countries boosted their share of inflows of global foreign direct investment (FDI) last year to US$129 billion, or 37 percent of the total, the United Nations reported yesterday.But figures issued by the U.N.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
City military chief installs two assistants
City military chief installs two assistants JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso said Thursday that Jakarta needed territorial personnel who could face all types of problems in the city.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Roadsweepers protest
Roadsweepers protest MALANG, East Java: About 2,400 roadsweepers demonstrated here yesterday demanding the mayor keep a promise he made to double their pay if the city won a cleanliness award.Groups of workers went to city hall but were unable to talk to Mayor Soesamto because he was in Surabaya,...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Malaysian rubber prices weak, INRO entry awaited
Malaysian rubber prices weak, INRO entry awaited KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian rubber prices were poised to end another week sharply lower as the International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO) studied the possibility of supporting the market through an intervention.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Clean government needed
Clean government needed We must not forget that the establishment of a clean government with authority is not only a present necessity, it would also constitute an account, given by the New Order to the Indonesian people.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Helping small firms
Helping small firms The government is going full steam ahead to accelerate the development of small enterprises. In addition to the numerous small business development programs already underway, a special regulation is now being drafted which will oblige big companies bidding for government...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Toyota increases steel suppliers
Toyota increases steel suppliers TOKYO: Toyota will broaden its supply sources for steel in Indonesia and Thailand in an effort to keep down procurement costs.Until now NKK and Nippon Steel have supplied Toyota in Thailand while Nippon Steel had a monopoly in Indonesia.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Popeyes opens new restaurant
Popeyes opens new restaurant JAKARTA (JP): PT Popeyes Chicken & Seafood Indonesia, an American restaurant chain, opened its first outlet in Indonesia on Jl. Melawai IV, Blok M, South Jakarta, yesterday.The new outlet was inaugurated by South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Florists move to Rawa Bilal apartment
Florists move to Rawa Bilal apartment JAKARTA (JP): Flower vendors in Tebet Barat, South Jakarta, have moved their businesses from a roadside to the basement of a renovated apartment on the same street.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
UMNO, Golkar youth to join hands
UMNO, Golkar youth to join handsBy David Chew SINGAPORE (JP): The youth movements of the dominant parties of Malaysia and Indonesia recently met to formulate common long-term strategies to propel their respective countries into the ranks of developed nations in the next century.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
PPP swallows pride and enters Sampang council
PPP swallows pride and enters Sampang council SURABAYA (JP): United Development Party (PPP) members took up their seats yesterday in the Sampang council on Madura island, East Java.The swearing-in of the 14 PPP representatives by Sampang District Court chief Maswar Darmosoewito ended speculation on...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Resettlement plan to go ahead despite drought
Resettlement plan to go ahead despite drought JAKARTA (JP): Drought will not stop the government resettling 20,000 more families at the experimental peat moss farmland project in Central Kalimantan, officials said yesterday.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
PT Argo Pantes aims to raise working capital
PT Argo Pantes aims to raise working capital JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed integrated textile company PT Argo Pantes will use US$30 million in floating rate notes issued by its subsidiary, Argo Pantes Finance BV, in Hong Kong Thursday, to strengthen its working capital, a company director said here...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Full of smoke
Full of smokeFrom RepublikaOn June 17, my family and I went to visit my parents and relatives in my hometown. As we had a child with us, we chose a fairly good bus, a Karina. I booked the tickets at the Cirebon terminal a day before our departure.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Man arrested for statutory rape
Man arrested for statutory rape BANDUNG, West Java: Police have arrested a 52-year-old man for allegedly paying Rp 2 million (US$833) to have sex with a 14-year-old girl, Antara reported yesterday.The man, identified only as HR, was arrested for statutory rape Wednesday at his home on Jl.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Soeharto raises specter of economic threats
Soeharto raises specter of economic threats JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday Indonesia could not maintain national unity if its economy was flawed.Addressing about 350 people at the National Conference on Cooperatives at the State Palace, Soeharto said that national unity was not...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
SEA Games
SEA GamesFrom Media IndonesiaPak Wismoyo Arismunandar said the sale of SEA Games stickers has raised Rp 3.7 billion (Media Indonesia, July 3). I was surprised. Why? The electricity company (PLN) and Telkom have been collecting funds from their customers for two months.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Press slammed for election reporting
Press slammed for election reporting JAKARTA (JP): A human rights campaigner slammed Indonesia's press yesterday for lopsided reporting of the May general election with its "empty words".The Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association's executive director, Hendardi, said the press published...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
38 riders confirm entries for World Championship
38 riders confirm entries for World Championship JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-eight riders will compete in the 250cc World Motocross Championships from Aug. 2 to Aug. 3, at the new Jatinangor track near Bandung.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Some areas in Bogor lacking water
Some areas in Bogor lacking water JAKARTA (JP): Some areas in Bogor are lacking water due to a decline in rainfall since the end of March.Residents of Cimanggu said they had difficulty in getting water from their wells."We reserve water for drinking.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
RI to send team to World Air Games
RI to send team to World Air Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will send a team to the World Air Games in Turkey in mid-September.The Indonesian Aero Sport Federation's (FASI) secretary general, Col. Adi Supranto, said to prepare for the event the federation would hold the Jamboree Air Show (JAS) at...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Regional forex markets jolted by peso news
Regional forex markets jolted by peso news SINGAPORE (Reuter): News the Philippines had caved into pressure and allowed the peso to find its own level reverberated around Asian markets yesterday, prompting Indonesia to widen the rupiah's trading band and a fresh Thai baht plunge.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Soeharto to open bridge
Soeharto to open bridge JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A bridge over the Memberamo river connecting the districts of Wamena and Jayapura is to be opened soon by President Soeharto.The 235-meter-long and six-meter-wide Memberamo bridge cost Rp 15.5 billion (US$6.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Manpower bill `infringes workers rights'
Manpower bill `infringes workers rights'By Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Restrictions on workers' right to strike in a controversial manpower bill infringe workers' basic rights, says labor expert Vedi Hadiz.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Peso dives after freer flotation, RP stocks jump
Peso dives after freer flotation, RP stocks jump MANILA (Reuter): The Philippines caved in to unbearable pressure yesterday and effectively devalued the peso, in the process pushing the stock market to its biggest single-day rise in four years.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
London funds managers cool on SE Asia
London funds managers cool on SE Asia LONDON (Reuter): Shelter from Southeast Asian currency shocks will be hard to find after yesterday's steep drop in the Philippine peso, and London fund managers said they plan to give the region a wide berth.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
TV Today: Saturday, July 12, l997
TV Today: Saturday, July 12, l997TVRI 2:30 a.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Road to Avonlea 3:10 Culture Program: Lingkar Budaya 3:35 Travel: Wisata Nasional 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:25 Variety Show: Country Tracks 5:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 5:55...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Ho Chi Minh feather plant destroyed
Ho Chi Minh feather plant destroyed HANOI (AFP): A Taiwanese plant located in an export processing zone in Ho Chi Minh City was virtually destroyed in a blaze, an official said yesterday.The Taiwanese-owned Viva Feather Wool Ltd.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 11, 1997: ------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,150 -25 68,500 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alter...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Japan mulls $1b loan to Thailand
Japan mulls $1b loan to Thailand TOKYO (Reuter): Japan is considering extending up to US$1 billion in special loans to Thailand as part of a scheme to help Thailand which is facing a sharp fall in its foreign reserves, Jiji news agency reported yesterday, quoting unnamed sources.U.S.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Extortionists 'must be punished'
Extortionists 'must be punished' JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Manpower Suppliers urged City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata yesterday to discipline government officials who extort money from unskilled workers who return from overseas.