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Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Bandung's entrance fee
Bandung's entrance feeFrom Pikiran RakyatEvery morning I travel from Padalarang to Bandung.At the entrance of the city, I often see something inexplicable: money changing hands. At the intersection drivers of trucks, buses and other public transport vehicles throw money on the road.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Merpati, Sempati sell F-27s
Merpati, Sempati sell F-27s JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines and privately owned Sempati Air will sell their Dutch Fokker F-27 airplanes to improve efficiency.Merpati's president, Budiarto Subroto, said his company would replace its F-27s with British BAe-146s.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Bandung no longer friendly
Bandung no longer friendlyFrom Suara KaryaBandung in the dry season is really an unpleasant city. The sweltering sun is uncomfortable. The city is no longer the friendly cool city in the mountains.There is no coolness left in Bandung.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Amcor launches anti-dumping drive
Amcor launches anti-dumping drive SYDNEY (AFP): Australian paper and packaging group Amcor Ltd. has launched an anti-dumping action against 14 nations, including Indonesia, claiming that cheap imports have driven glossy paper prices down $500 (US$373) a ton.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Pilot gets 15 months for smuggling drugs
Pilot gets 15 months for smuggling drugs JAKARTA (JP): A Garuda Indonesia Airways pilot, Mohammad Said, was sentenced to 15 months in jail Wednesday by a Dutch court for attempting to smuggle 6,000 Ecstasy pills to Jakarta.A team of judges headed by A.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Indonesia's Yayuk to miss Fed Cup
Indonesia's Yayuk to miss Fed Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top woman tennis player, Yayuk Basuki, has decided not to join her country's Federation Cup team for its World Group Two tie against Italy from July 12 to July 13.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Natuna gas purchase talks on track, says Thai PTT
Natuna gas purchase talks on track, says Thai PTT SINGAPORE (Reuter): State-owned Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) said yesterday the recent baht fall has not affected its talks with Indonesia to buy Natuna natural gas and is on track to conclude a deal by end November.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Most schools in bad shape
Most schools in bad shape SEMARANG, Central Java: More than 13,000 of the province's 22,000 primary school buildings are dilapidated, the head of the Ministry of Education and Culture's provincial office, Slamet Haryanto, said yesterday.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Principal, Nippon tie up
Principal, Nippon tie up JAKARTA (JP): Principal Egalita Indonesia and Nippon Life announced a strategic alliance yesterday to provide value added service to its customers in Indonesia.The company said the alliance was an extension of the arrangement between The Principal Financial Group, Des...
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Cambodia's ASEAN entry postponed
Cambodia's ASEAN entry postponed KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) indefinitely postponed Cambodia's entry into the group yesterday and offered to help end bloody political feuding in the country.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Man arrested for faking medicine brands
Man arrested for faking medicine brands JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta police arrested a man yesterday for allegedly counterfeiting some traditional Chinese medicine brands, a police officer said.Chief of Penjaringan Police precinct Maj.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 10, 1997: ------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,175 -50 42,500 AHAP Insurance 2,800 -50 2,500 Alter...
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
RP shares plunge 3% on interest hike
RP shares plunge 3% on interest hike MANILA (AFP): Most Asia-Pacific bourses closed lower yesterday, with Philippine share prices suffering another day of losses following an interest rate hike.Philippine share prices plunged 3 percent as the market panicked in reaction to the rise in interest...
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Sawah Besar fire victims ask for help
Sawah Besar fire victims ask for help JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta, who lost more than 100 houses in a fire Wednesday, asked the government to let them rebuild their homes.A plywood sign installed in front of a house yesterday said: "We ask to be permitted to rebuild our...
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
'Jaipong' dancers find their stage on noisy roadside
'Jaipong' dancers find their stage on noisy roadsideBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): The young girl pranced across the small stage, her sensual movements in tune to the gamelan music.As her head and shoulders moved statically up and down, she splayed her palms and swung her hips rhythmically,...
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Asia's crude prices rise as demand remains high
Asia's crude prices rise as demand remains high SINGAPORE (Reuter): Asia's crude market remains supported by power generation demand, with Minas, Duri and Bach Ho trades done at strong premiums, traders said yesterday.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
ASEAN policy on Cambodia hailed
ASEAN policy on Cambodia hailed HONG KONG (Reuter): Fund managers yesterday welcomed ASEAN's decision to postpone Cambodia's entry into the group, but said the recent chaos in the country was unlikely to damage already weak sentiment towards the rest of Asia.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Tiny PDI loses out on senior House position
Tiny PDI loses out on senior House position JAKARTA (JP): The dominant party, Golkar, and the United Development Party (PPP) have refused to accommodate the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) request for top posts in the House of Representatives despite its dismal election performance.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Filipinos deported
Filipinos deported MANADO, N. Sulawesi: About 700 Filipino fishermen were arrested and deported for poaching fish in Indonesian waters in the 1996/1997 fiscal year, a local official said yesterday.Asrul Hamid of the Bitung immigration office said the fishermen did not have proper licenses, Antara...
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Govt targets $50b non-oil exports
Govt targets $50b non-oil exports JAKARTA (JP): The government expects the country's total non- oil exports for 1999 will be worth US$50 billion, Minister of Trade and Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said yesterday.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Deregulation package may not affect vendors
Deregulation package may not affect vendors JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of vendors may be unaffected by the end of vendors' fees because most vendors are unregistered with the city.Roadside vendors in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, said they never receive receipts from various daily operation payments...
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
PWI Jaya's office moves to Jl. Veteran
PWI Jaya's office moves to Jl. Veteran JAKARTA (JP): The secretariat of the Indonesian Journalists Association's Jakarta branch (PWI Jaya) will move to the Press Club building on Jl. Veteran 7C while the new Jakarta Press Center on Jl. Suryopranoto No. 8, Central Jakarta, is being built.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Social control needed to reduce corruption
Social control needed to reduce corruption JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has been categorized as a country with a high level of corruption. The corrupt activities include accepting bribes, receiving commissions on the purchase or sale of state commodities, and the mark up of the purchase of goods for the...
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
11 Taiwanese karaoke guides arrested
11 Taiwanese karaoke guides arrested JAKARTA (JP): Eleven Taiwanese women have been arrested for allegedly violating immigration regulations by working as karaoke guides without permits at an entertainment center in West Jakarta, police said.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
SE Asian cocoa prices mixed after NY rally
SE Asian cocoa prices mixed after NY rally KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Southeast Asian cocoa prices were mixed this week, with rates in Malaysia softened by technical factors, while Indonesian prices showed a rise in tandem with the rally on New York CSCE cocoa futures, traders said yesterday.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Business deals at fair reach Rp 149.1 billion
Business deals at fair reach Rp 149.1 billion JAKARTA (JP): Value of business transactions at the one-month Jakarta Fair in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, as of Wednesday, reached Rp 149.1 billion (US$60.85 million), an official said yesterday.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Choir and duet at Erasmus
Choir and duet at Erasmus JAKARTA (JP): The St. Caecila Cathedral Choir is scheduled to perform today at the Erasmus Huis Dutch cultural center in South Jakarta.The all-male choir, led by Tommy Prabowo, was set up in 1865.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
RI-Croatia business ties
RI-Croatia business ties ZAGREB (Reuter): Indonesian Research and Technology Minister B.J Habibie is visiting Croatia to talk to business leaders and government ministers about cooperation between the two economies, an official on the visit said.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
RI and Malaysia expand energy cooperation
RI and Malaysia expand energy cooperation JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Malaysia agreed here yesterday to jointly build a coal-fired power plant in Riau to supply electricity to Sumatra and Malaysia.Minister of Mines and Energy I.B.
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
The cost of learning
The cost of learningFrom RepublikaI am a mother of a child who has just completed junior high school education, and has been enrolled in the government's Senior High School 2 in Tangerang, West Java.I deplore the school's policy which obliges all new students to pay a Rp 350,000 contribution fee...
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Indonesia asks Japan not to reduce its foreign aid
Indonesia asks Japan not to reduce its foreign aid TOKYO (AFP): Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economy and Development Supervision Saleh Afiff asked Japan yesterday not to reduce foreign aid, expressing concern about an expected cut in overall Japanese aid by 10 percent next year, foreign...
Fri, 11 Jul 1997
Govt promises more regency autonomy
Govt promises more regency autonomy JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday that an authoritarian government would eventually fall because excessive control created passive, uncreative people.
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
Govt approves six Casa-212s for Merpati
Govt approves six Casa-212s for Merpati JAKARTA (JP): The government has agreed to buy six Casa-212 aircraft for the state-owned carrier Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Minister for Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday.
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
Drought dashes farmers' hope
Drought dashes farmers' hope UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The dry spell has severely affected about 26,000 hectares of paddy fields in this province and in Riau, officials said yesterday.In South Sulawesi, at least 20,000 hectares of paddy fields, or about 10 percent of the province's paddy crop,...
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Horison Hotel, Jl. Pelajar Pejuang 45 No. 121, Maskumambang 8 Buah Batu: - Spec's Music Lounge and Karaoke, at 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., P&P Band and Flower Power Band, Wednesday, Saturday. Organist and Singer, daily.
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
Merpati plane crashes, killing all three on board
Merpati plane crashes, killing all three on board JAKARTA (JP): A Casa-212 Merpati Nusantara Airlines aircraft crashed near Pattimura airport in Ambon, Maluku, yesterday morning killing its three-man crew, the airline's spokesman said.Tondo Widodo said flight MZ 7979 crashed at 10:57 a.m.
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
Indonesian Moslem intellectuals and democracy
Indonesian Moslem intellectuals and democracyBy Masykuri Abdillah JAKARTA (JP): The Moslem intellectuals' concept of the principle of liberty is not in line with the liberal view, namely the absence of constraints or obstacles.
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
S'tomo, Fuji win RI order
S'tomo, Fuji win RI order TOKYO (Reuter): Sumitomo Corp said yesterday that it and Fuji Electric Co Ltd had won a 29 billion yen order from Indonesia to build the world's largest geothermal power generators.
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
Rupiah is strong and stable: Mar'ie
Rupiah is strong and stable: Mar'ie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday the rupiah was strong and stable and capital inflows remained consistent, giving no evidence of inconsistency in the country's economic fundamentals.
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
ASEAN to discuss Cambodian crisis
ASEAN to discuss Cambodian crisisBy Bill Tarrant KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be under considerable pressure to defer Cambodia's membership when they meet in Malaysia today, analysts said.
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 9, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,225 -25 43,000 AHAP Insurance 2,850 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,000 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,175 0 24,000...
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
Syarwan defends ABRI's handling of election riots
Syarwan defends ABRI's handling of election riots JAKARTA (JP): The military refused yesterday to take the blame for the trail of election violence that hit parts of the country in May.Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief of Sociopolitical Affairs Lt. Gen.
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
BBL Dharmala to issue Rp 200 billion bonds
BBL Dharmala to issue Rp 200 billion bonds JAKARTA (JP): Multifinance company PT BBL Dharmala Finance has plans to issue a five year bond worth Rp 200 billion (US$83.33 million) in July next year to strengthen its working capital.
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
Oil prices slip as Iraq nearer crude exporting
Oil prices slip as Iraq nearer crude exporting LONDON (Reuter): Oil prices slipped yesterday as Baghdad took a step nearer resuming limited crude exports and on further evidence that a spring surge in U.S. gasoline demand is waning.
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.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: Patriot 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05...
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
Art Agenda
Art AgendaArt Exhibition: Pamela Jones Quilts at UPHLobby, Building A of UPH Tower, Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, West Java; July 8-16The Universitas Pelita Harapan, in association with the Australia-Indonesia Institute, presents quilts made by this Australian artist.
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
PWI to organize golf tournament
PWI to organize golf tournament JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Journalists' Association (PWI) and the Confederation of Asian Journalists (CAJ) will stage a golf tournament at the Matoa Golf Course in Ciganjur, South Jakarta.
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
European business called on to invest more in RI hi-tech
European business called on to invest more in RI hi-tech JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo called on European business yesterday to invest more in high technology industry in Indonesia.
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
Credit rating workshop
Credit rating workshop JAKARTA (JP): The ASEAN Forum of Credit Rating Agencies will hold a workshop in Yogyakarta to discuss rating standardization and harmonization.The president of PT Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia, Farid, said credit rating agencies from Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and...
Thu, 10 Jul 1997
Mandaluyung upsets Moscow in World Cities Chess C'ship
Mandaluyung upsets Moscow in World Cities Chess C'ship JAKARTA (JP): Top seed Moscow surprisingly lost to unfancied Filipino side Manduluyung in the second round of the World Cities Chess Championship here yesterday.