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Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Special team needed to settle crisis: Bambang
Special team needed to settle crisis: Bambang JAKARTA (JP): Leading businessman Bambang Trihatmodjo called yesterday for the establishment of a special team of professionals to help the government tackle the economic crisis.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Casas survives scares to reach matchplay semis
Casas survives scares to reach matchplay semisBy Bobby Alan Wilson CLARKFILED, Philippines (JP): Filipino Felix Casas survived two rounds of thrilling matchplay golf yesterday to book a semifinal berth against Des Terblanche of South Africa in the Omega Tour's Volvo Asian Matchplay at Mimosa Golf &...
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Repeat offenders jailed for theft
Repeat offenders jailed for theft BOGOR (JP): The local district court has sentenced two men to three years in jail each and another to two years for stealing electronic goods worth Rp 5 million (US$1,000) in five separate robberies.Presiding judge Gunalita said Wednesday that M.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Kilas Balik 97, at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, daily except Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., until Jan. 14. Followed by discussions with photographer and public, at 2 p.m., on Dec. 20.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Central Jakarta clinic owner denies abortion allegations
Central Jakarta clinic owner denies abortion allegations JAKARTA (JP): The owner of a clinic in Central Jakarta attended a local police subprecinct yesterday to deny neighbors' accusation that she performed abortions.Central Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Asian markets gain as Tokyo succumbs
Asian markets gain as Tokyo succumbs HONG KONG (AFP): Most Asia-Pacific stock markets posted moderate gains yesterday on the back of steadier regional currencies, but Tokyo shares succumbed to profit-taking.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
BI to intensify banking sector reform: Soedradjad
BI to intensify banking sector reform: Soedradjad JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono said the government would intensify financial reforms after last month's closure of 16 private banks.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Supreme Court drops activists' appeals
Supreme Court drops activists' appeals SURABAYA (JP): The Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's sentences on youth activists Dita Indahsari and Coen Husein Pontoh who were convicted of subversion earlier this year.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Myanmar supports ASEAN peace vision
Myanmar supports ASEAN peace vision YANGON (AFP): Myanmar declared yesterday it was firmly behind the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) vision of regional peace and stability, hailing the recent informal summit in Kuala Lumpur a major success.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Property sector to get worst next year, REI says
Property sector to get worst next year, REI says JAKARTA (JP): The country's property sector, which had been severely bruised by the monetary crisis, could see a worse market situation next year, a speaker at a seminar said here yesterday.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Matahari raises Rp 902 billion from sales of rights shares
Matahari raises Rp 902 billion from sales of rights shares JAKARTA (JP): The country's largest retailer, PT Matahari Putra Prima, has raised about Rp 902 billion (US$180.4 million) from its sales of its rights shares.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
What is happening to this country?
What is happening to this country? While a dozen foreign countries are providing aid to save our people from starvation in Irian Jaya and Maluku, as much as US$80 billion in savings have been accumulated by Indonesians who have deposited their money in foreign banks.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
14,000 to safeguard holiday exodus
14,000 to safeguard holiday exodus JAKARTA (JP): A 14,000-strong security team will be deployed to safeguard the mass exodus of Jakartans during the Christmas, New Year, Ramadhan fasting month and Idul Fitri holidays.City police chief Maj. Gen.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
BNI expects to book higher bad loans
BNI expects to book higher bad loans JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) projected yesterday that its nonperforming loans would likely increase in the near future due to the economic crisis dogging the country.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Bali Inter. Continental Resort, Jimbaran: - Singaraja Restaurant: Mini Balinese Jegog, daily, 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. - Saraswati Lounge: Balinese Cultural Dances, daily except Thursday and Sunday.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Swiss man accused of pedophilia in RI
Swiss man accused of pedophilia in RI GENEVA (Reuters): Police in Switzerland said on Wednesday that a Swiss man had been detained in a suspected pedophile case involving abuse of children in Indonesia.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Indonesia to import 1.25 tons of sugar next year
Indonesia to import 1.25 tons of sugar next year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is expected to import about 1.25 million tons of raw and refined sugar next year to meet growing demand, a senior official said.Director general of plantations for the Ministry of Agriculture, A.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Drivers go on strike in Bogor
Drivers go on strike in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Dozens of drivers of minivans plying the Cileungsi-Ciangsana-Kampung Rambutan route went on strike yesterday to protest the opening of a new route which overlaps with theirs.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 18 , 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 650 0 0 AHAP Insurance 400 0 0 Alter Abadi 400 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 200 25 3,386,500 Alumindo...
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Rupiah strengthens, stock prices slightly firmer
Rupiah strengthens, stock prices slightly firmer JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah strengthened, passing the 5,000 mark against the U.S. dollar yesterday, and local stock prices closed slightly firmer in a mild regional recovery, currency dealers and stockbrokers said.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Soesilo dies after battling illness
Soesilo dies after battling illness JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Soesilo Soedarman died yesterday at Harapan Kita Hospital, West Jakarta after suffering lung disease complications for the past three weeks.He was 69 years old.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Absent senators may lose allowance
Absent senators may lose allowance BANGKOK (DPA): Thai senators who skip upper house meetings may soon have their attendance allowances slashed in a bid to cut the government budget, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Experts discuss poverty eradication
Experts discuss poverty eradication YOGYAKARTA (JP): Although the Southeast Asian region has achieved progress, its economic growth has not been accompanied by an even distribution of income, according to the representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to Indonesia.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
67 hoodlums allowed back on the streets
67 hoodlums allowed back on the streets JAKARTA (JP): The 67 alleged hoodlums, who were rounded up during the clean-up operation in Tanah Abang recently and admitted to a rehabilitation program, have finished their training course and are awaiting job placement, an official said yesterday.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Ramos, Khamtay to boost ties
Ramos, Khamtay to boost ties MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos and Lao Prime Minister Khamtay Siphandone agreed yesterday to increase cooperation in technical training and agriculture and forestry.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
BA assigns new manager
BA assigns new manager JAKARTA (JP): British Airways has appointed Claire Hatton as its country manager for Indonesia, replacing David Jones.The company said here yesterday that Hatton, the first female executive to hold such a position in the track of the airline's Far East Asia operation, took up...
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Greater gold demand likely: WGC
Greater gold demand likely: WGC LONDON (Reuters): Lifting taxes, duties and other controls on gold trade could boost demand by hundreds of tons in countries like China, Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Wednesday.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Astra units get ISO 14001
Astra units get ISO 14001 JAKARTA (JP): Three subsidiaries of publicly listed Astra International -- namely PT Pulogadung Pawitra Laksana, PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya and PT Gaya Motor -- received yesterday International Standard Organization (ISO) 14001 certification for quality environmental...
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Merpati flies to Perth
Merpati flies to Perth JAKARTA (JP): State-owned air carrier Merpati Nusantara will launch a new service to Perth, Australia, on Sunday.Merpati's spokesperson, Tondo Widodo, said here yesterday that the airline would link Jakarta and Perth via Denpasar, Bali, three times a week using a 210-seat...
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Investors' return needed to boost rupiah
Investors' return needed to boost rupiah Despite an economic reform package, the rupiah's value has continued to nosedive. Economist Sri Mulyani Indrawati of the University of Indonesia discusses the recent monetary development.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Soesilo, first and foremost a fighter
Soesilo, first and foremost a fighter Soesilo Soedarman, coordinating minister for political and security affairs since 1993, was known as a fighter throughout his public life.Born in a village near Cilacap in Central Java in 1928, he abandoned a prestigious high school seat in 1945 to join -- as...
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Albert Paruntu named Asiad training director
Albert Paruntu named Asiad training director JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council chairman, Wismoyo Arismunandar, has appointed Albert Paruntu, an official of the Indonesia Karatedo Federation, as the country's 13th Asian Games training director.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
'Burung Gelatik' teaches freedom's way for kids
'Burung Gelatik' teaches freedom's way for kids JAKARTA (JP): A pioneer in Indonesian children's music, Sarijah Bintang Soedibio, better known as Ibu Sud, has advocated allowing children the freedom to express themselves.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
'Chaebol' conglomerates on global shopping lists
'Chaebol' conglomerates on global shopping listsBy Frederic Garlan SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's struggling "chaebol" conglomerates need money desperately and their dire circumstances are attracting a host of potential suitors from around the world.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Suit on Jamsostek's directors questioned
Suit on Jamsostek's directors questioned JAKARTA (JP): Judges from the Jakarta State Administrative Court yesterday began studying the legality of the class action suit against the misuse of funds by PT Jamsostek directors.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Curb measure on CPO export explained
Curb measure on CPO export explained JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday full details of its new measure to curb exports of palm oil and related products, in a bid to stabilize the commodity's local prices.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Workers demand bigger bonuses
Workers demand bigger bonuses TANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of workers from a steel factory on Jl. Raya Serang in Tangerang went on strike yesterday, demanding bigger bonuses.PT Jakarta Steel Perdana Industri workers demanded that the company double the annual bonuses which are equal to one month's...
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Ajib retains WBF junior title
Ajib retains WBF junior title JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Ajib Albarado retained his World Boxing Federation junior welterweight title against Umnard Sukhathai of Thailand in a bout here Wednesday night.The Thai's coach Thakoon Pongsupha threw the towel into the ring after Umnard fell for the sixth...
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Fress fighting flares on Cambodian border
Fress fighting flares on Cambodian border SAMRONG, Cambodia (Agencies): Morale among resistance fighters was reportedly wavering yesterday as troops loyal to Cambodian leader Hun Sen renewed assaults against their positions.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Riot suspect sent to jail
Riot suspect sent to jail TASIKMALAYA, West Java: Agustiana Suryana, 32, was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison for instigating a riot here last December, Antara reported.Presiding Judge A. Munaf Djubaedi of the Tasikmalaya District Court said Agustiana was found guilty of subversion,...
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Riot breaks out in S'pore boys' home
Riot breaks out in S'pore boys' home SINGAPORE (DPA): Fourteen teenagers were hospitalized after a riot broke out at a Singapore boys' home, reports said yesterday.At least three riot police vans were sent to Clementi Boys' Town after fighting broke out about 8 p.m.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Let govt overcome crisis: Harmoko
Let govt overcome crisis: Harmoko JAKARTA (JP): House Speaker Harmoko is surrendering all decision-making on the Indonesian monetary crisis to the government, including on whether officials should take pay cuts as an austerity measure."Let's leave it to the executive branch.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Police hunt killer of 'Ojek' driver
Police hunt killer of 'Ojek' driver JAKARTA (JP): An ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver was found dead with four gashes in his abdomen, chest and face Wednesday evening on a road in Cikarang, Bekasi, east of here.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Don't fish in murky waters: Soeharto
Don't fish in murky waters: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, attending his first state function in nearly a fortnight, told people not to fish in murky waters by taking advantage of the currency crisis.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Paintings go on sale
Paintings go on sale YOGYAKARTA: Art lovers should rush to Semarang, Central Java, as 600 paintings by 72 artists will be sold at bargain prices in an attempt to stimulate public interest and appreciation of the arts.The paintings will be on sale until Jan. 17 at Pasaraya Sri Ratu in Semarang.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
The Listening Post
The Listening Post * Internet banking in Indonesia: Bank Papan Sejahtera and Lotus Development Corporation have agreed to collaborate on a range of computer network services for Papan depositors and lenders.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
No New Year's Eve parties in Bogor
No New Year's Eve parties in Bogor BOGOR (JP): The city administration has banned the public from holding big parties on New Year's Eve as it coincides with the start of Ramadhan, the fasting month, an official said yesterday.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Newsprint will be sold in rupiah
Newsprint will be sold in rupiah JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Pulp and Paper (APKI) and the Association of Indonesian Newspaper Publishers (SPS) agreed yesterday that newsprint will be sold in rupiah, not in U.S. dollars as was the custom.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Javanese dance puts women's roles in context
Javanese dance puts women's roles in contextBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): After a hiatus from performances in the last two years, Deddy Dance Company returns with two genres of Javanese dance brought into a sharp modern focus.
Fri, 19 Dec 1997
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Sheraton Hotel, Jl. Embong Malang 25-31: - Bongo's Fun Pub & Restaurant: The Brilliant Creatures band performance, Tuesday to Sunday, 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. - Kawi Lounge: the Hip Fidelity Duo, Monday to Saturday, 8 p.m. to 12 midnight.