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Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Sjafrie replaces assistants
Sjafrie replaces assistants JAKARTA (JP): City Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin replaced two of his subordinates yesterday: his assistants for intelligence and personnel affairs.Sjafrie, who was appointed Jakarta Military Commander on Wednesday, installed Col.
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: ...Yogyakarta; retrospeksi etnofotografi by Tim etnofotografi UGM, at Galeri Fotojurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, Tuesday to Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., until Oct. 8.
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
More action needed to overcome fires
More action needed to overcome firesFrom MerdekaThe haze resulting from forest fires is seemingly not so easy to overcome. And it even tends to worsen with the increasing density of haze over Kalimantan and Sumatra.
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: The Crystal Maze 3:10 Music: Jenjang Vokal 3:35 Travel: Wisata Nasional 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:30 TV Series: Full House 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program...
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 26, 1997: ------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,075 -25 69,500 AHAP Insurance 2,500 0...
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Britain to block sales of arms to Indonesia
Britain to block sales of arms to Indonesia LONDON (Agencies): Britain's decision to block some arms sales to Indonesia showed that the Labour government was serious about putting human rights at the heart of its foreign policy, Foreign Secretary Robin Cook said yesterday.
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Land certificate issuance in Bogor
Land certificate issuance in Bogor BOGOR (JP): The Bogor regency issued 30,846 land certificates covering a total area of 6,758 hectares in the 1996/1997 fiscal year, which ended in March, an official has said.
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Water crisis in Thousand Islands
Water crisis in Thousand Islands JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of residents living in the Seribu (Thousand) Islands chain off Jakarta Bay are suffering from a serious clean water shortage, it was declared yesterday.
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Sukamdi wins Indonesian Open by 13 strokes
Sukamdi wins Indonesian Open by 13 strokes JAKARTA (JP): Unchallenged since the tee-off Tuesday, Sukamdi re-affirmed his position as the top national golfer yesterday by reclaiming the Indonesian Amateur Open golf title by 13 strokes.He closed the round with a 4-under 68 for 281 (70 73 70 68).
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Modern String Quartet shows elegance and energy
Modern String Quartet shows elegance and energyBy Emilie Sueur and S. Harmono JAKARTA (JP): Four German musicians offered a new vision of string quartet playing to the audience at the German Embassy in Jakarta last week.
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Asia fund no cure for forex instability: Analysts
Asia fund no cure for forex instability: Analysts TOKYO (Reuter): A proposed rescue fund to deal with Asian currency crises could provide a psychological weapon against speculators, but it would not solve the region's foreign exchange problems, analysts and currency dealers say.
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
U.S. concerned over widening Japan trade gap
U.S. concerned over widening Japan trade gap WASHINGTON (Reuter): U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky on Thursday expressed growing frustration with Tokyo over the widening U.S.-Japan trade gap and a lack of progress in resolving trade frictions.
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Vietnam's trade gap widens this month
Vietnam's trade gap widens this month HANOI (Reuter): Vietnam's trade gap widened this month as a run of strong export growth lost some momentum, while industrial production was brisk but remained on a downward trend, General Statistics Office data showed yesterday.
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Telkom develops mobile Internet
Telkom develops mobile Internet JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Telkom, through its research and development unit, is developing a software which will enable users to surf the Internet without fixed telephone lines.
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Gulf Canada has much riding on Indonesia IPO
Gulf Canada has much riding on Indonesia IPO CALGARY (Reuter): Gulf Canada Resources Ltd, whose initial offering of Indonesian oil and gas assets is set to hit the market next week, has plenty riding on the deal as it aims to bring a huge debt load down to manageable levels.
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
A world recession in the offing?
A world recession in the offing? As a layman in economics, I am confused about the recent brouhaha over the depreciation of the rupiah, the tight money policy, the floating foreign exchange rate, the skyrocketing interbank overnight rate of 160 percent per year, the deposit rate of 60 percent and...
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
S'pore rubber frets over Indonesian fires
S'pore rubber frets over Indonesian fires SINGAPORE (Reuter): The Singapore rubber trade was concerned yesterday over news that some Indonesian rubber plantations have been hit by rampaging forest fires and said prices will probably firm as a result, dealers said.
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Jakarta's new commander
Jakarta's new commander Although Jakarta is not Jerusalem, Algiers or Kabul, the government has appointed a new military commander with an abundance of combat experience.Despite the fact that it is "all quiet on all fronts" and tomorrow promises to remain just as peaceful, Major General Sjafrie...
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Satelindo blocks users
Satelindo blocks users JAKARTA (JP): PT Satelindo, the operator of the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), announced here yesterday that it had blocked 9,000 users due to unpaid bills.The company said that it had improved its billing system which recently affected a large number of...
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Rupiah hits new low, shares down
Rupiah hits new low, shares down JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah fell to an historic low against the U.S. dollar yesterday while share prices lost 1.6 percent, dealers and brokers said.Currency dealers said the rupiah fell to a new low of 3,125 to the greenback at midday from an opening of 3,035 before...
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Honoris exports Kenwood
Honoris exports Kenwood JAKARTA (JP): PT Honoris Perdana Industry, a subsidiary of Modern Group, officially delivered Thursday the first bulk of its Kenwood home audio exports to the United States.The company said the delivery of about 1,890 Kenwood audio sets was launched from the company's...
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Forty-two netted for 'putaw' possession
Forty-two netted for 'putaw' possession JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta police have arrested 42 people over the last three weeks for allegedly possessing third grade heroin, known locally as putaw.Lt. Col. M.
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
PPP's hope for cabinet lineup
PPP's hope for cabinet lineupFrom Media IndonesiaUnited Development Party (PPP) chairman Buya H. Ismail Hasan Metareum's hope that his party's leaders can become cabinet ministers is understandable.His hope has nothing to do with the additional number of seats the party won in the House of...
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Mt. Bromo fire extinguished
Mt. Bromo fire extinguished SURABAYA: Firefighters and locals have put out a fire which razed hundreds of hectares of forest on Mt. Bromo, Antara said yesterday.The Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park administration office is still estimating the extent of damage, an office staffer, Ridwan, told the...
Sat, 27 Sep 1997
Wealthy called on to help Irian drought victims
Wealthy called on to help Irian drought victims JAKARTA (JP): Legislators expressed yesterday shame and concern over the large number of drought-related deaths in Jayawijaya regency in Indonesia's eastern-most province of Irian Jaya.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Reformer appointed new Vietnamese PM
Reformer appointed new Vietnamese PM HANOI (Agencies): Vietnam's National Assembly appointed a popular southern reformer as prime minister yesterday, completing the second leg of a long-awaited leadership reshuffle.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Guse/Hiraki advance to Wismilak quarterfinals
Guse/Hiraki advance to Wismilak quarterfinals SURABAYA (JP): Australian Kerry-Anne Guse and Japanese partner Rika Hiraki cruised into the quarterfinals of the Wismilak International women's tennis tournament at the Embong Sawo tennis complex yesterday after beating Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn...
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
No more bartering on city properties
No more bartering on city properties JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will no longer allow private developers to do barter deals for city properties, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has said.Surjadi made the remarks Wednesday in response to questions about the city's plans for the site of the...
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Depositors fear bank will sink
Depositors fear bank will sink KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Hundreds of people lined up at branches of one of Malaysia's largest savings banks for the second day yesterday, heeding rumors that its president was ill and the company was about to go under.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Tirtamas Group plans to merge its 3 banks
Tirtamas Group plans to merge its 3 banks JAKARTA (JP): Tirtamas Group will consolidate its banking business by merging its three banks -- Bank Pelita, Bank Papan Sejahtera and Bank Kredit Asia -- into a single bank.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Malaysian long-term forex rating downgraded
Malaysian long-term forex rating downgraded KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Credit rating agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) yesterday downgraded Malaysia's long-term foreign currency rating outlook from "stable" to "negative," dealing a fresh blow to confidence in the economy.The U.S.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 25, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,100 100 141,500 AHAP Insurance 2,500 0 0 Alter Abadi 800 25 5,000 Alumindo Light Metal 775 0 320,000...
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Dealing with corruption
Dealing with corruption Without wanting to blame anyone, it must be said that, for Indonesia, corruption is one of the society's most pervasive evils.Though it is not quite clear when and how it all began, Indonesia is often said to be among the most corrupt countries in the world.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
ASEM accords to boost business
ASEM accords to boost business TOKYO (AFP): Economics ministers from 25 European and Asian nations are set to adopt two agreements to promote investment and trade at a meeting near here Sunday, official sources said.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Examination shows 'Mummy' not human being, doctors say
Examination shows 'Mummy' not human being, doctors say JAKARTA (JP): Jenglot, a 15-centimeter "mummy" that has stirred public curiosity this past week, was not a human being, doctors at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital pronounced yesterday.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Pianists serenade German-RI unity
Pianists serenade German-RI unityBy Emilie Sueur JAKARTA (JP): The banner of German-Indonesian friendship was flying high at last Thursday's piano concert at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta. In a show of unity, Michael Leuschner performed together twice with his student Conny C. Mulawarma.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Water crisis hits Boyolali
Water crisis hits Boyolali BOYOLALI, Central Java: Seventeen thousand villagers here are now suffering a water shortage due to the intense dry season.The shortage affects 17,895 people from 32 villages in five districts.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
New vice governor vows to slash irrelevant red tape
New vice governor vows to slash irrelevant red tape JAKARTA (JP): Former Central Jakarta mayor Abdul Kahfi moved into his new deputy governor's office at the city hall yesterday and immediately promised to cut unnecessary red tape and waste in the administration.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Government's cutback measure 'not enough'
Government's cutback measure 'not enough' JAKARTA (JP): Economist Djisman S. Simanjuntak said yesterday the government's retrenchment program was good in terms of cost saving but further measures were needed."It is a good move, but it is not good enough.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Don't just wait for rain!
Don't just wait for rain! The haze in South Sumatra from September to October is nothing unusual. I remember the haze was so dense in October 1961 that several ferries were involved in collisions and a number of flights had to be canceled.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Award recipients encouraged to boost exports
Award recipients encouraged to boost exports JAKARTA (JP): The Primaniyarta award recipients said yesterday the awards would encourage them to improve further their export performance.President of the pulp and paper industry PT Inti Indorayon Utama, Polar Yanto Tanoto, said the company would...
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Haze declared natural disaster
Haze declared natural disaster JAKARTA (JP): The government acknowledged yesterday that the smoldering forest fires and haze in Sumatra and Kalimantan were natural disasters of national proportions but it fell short of declaring a state of emergency.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Lamongan wants cloud seeding
Lamongan wants cloud seeding LAMONGAN. East Java: The Lamongan regency needs to be included in the government's cloud-seeding plan because the drought has stopped the operation of a vital phosphate fertilizer factory here, an official said yesterday.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Number of drought-related deaths rises in Irian Jaya
Number of drought-related deaths rises in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): The number of drought-related deaths in three Irian Jaya regencies rose to 271 yesterday as haze continued to hinder relief operations to the disaster-stricken area.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Dumping trash at the German embassy
Dumping trash at the German embassy The dumping of plastic trash, which was allegedly imported by a German company, in the front yard of the German embassy in Jakarta by a number of scavengers recently was a very shameful act.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
66 companies awarded for non-oil exports
66 companies awarded for non-oil exports JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto presented yesterday awards to 66 of the country's big and small companies for their outstanding achievement in non-oil exports.In presenting the awards, the President praised the award recipients and called on other companies...
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
RI's haze feared affect rubber supply
RI's haze feared affect rubber supply SINGAPORE (Reuter): The Singapore rubber trade cast a wary eye on forest fires raging in Indonesia with some of the trade saying yesterday that producers there were using the blaze as an excuse not to lower their prices.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Makro expands to Bali
Makro expands to Bali JAKARTA (JP): Makro, an international wholesale chain, is scheduled today to open an outlet in Bali, increasing the number of retail outlets to nine throughout the country.The new outlet, located on Jl.
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
Rupiah weakens, stocks strengthen
Rupiah weakens, stocks strengthen JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah eased again yesterday while the stock market continued to make gains, currency dealers and stockbrokers said.Dealers said the rupiah weakening was due to the Malaysian ringgit's drastic downfall yesterday, continuing strong corporate demand...
Fri, 26 Sep 1997
IMF wants more debate on planned Asian fund
IMF wants more debate on planned Asian fundBy Vincent Lingga HONG KONG (JP): The International Monetary Fund said yesterday it wanted to see more debate on the proposal for setting up an Asian monetary fund for coping with a regional financial crisis.