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Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Row over Yangon highlights rift in Asian, British values
Row over Yangon highlights rift in Asian, British valuesBy Nick Cumming-Bruce and Ian Black BANGKOK/LONDON: In a setback for his human rights offensive, the British Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, received a rebuke from the Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, Tuesday for refusing to invite...
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Thai Baht and RP peso hit record lows against dollar
Thai Baht and RP peso hit record lows against dollar SINGAPORE (AFP): Southeast Asian currencies led by the Thai baht and Philippine peso dived to record lows against the dollar yesterday as the region's monetary crisis began its third month with the bottom far from view.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Five RI golfers in Erickson Master
Five RI golfers in Erickson Master JAKARTA (JP): Victory at the East Java Open won Burhan Bora a chance for more a prestigious and richer cash prize as he and four top national golfers join the US$500,000 Asia-Pacific Erickson Masters in Bintan Lagoon Golf & Beach Resort, in Riau next week.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Hariyanto Arbi number one, Susi Susanti number two
Hariyanto Arbi number one, Susi Susanti number two JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Hariyanto Arbi climbed to number one in the world after winning the Singapore Open in July, pushing China's Dong Jiong into second place.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Toddlers die in Medan fire
Toddlers die in Medan fire MEDAN, North Sumatra: Two toddlers died in a fire early yesterday morning in which four houses were destroyed on Jl. Sutomo Ujung.Capt. R. Haryono of the Medan Police said the cause of the fire was still under investigation.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Ginsi expects 15 percent drop in imports this year
Ginsi expects 15 percent drop in imports this year JAKARTA (JP): The Importers Association of Indonesia (Ginsi) estimated yesterday Indonesian imports would drop up to 15 percent to about US$36.4 billion this year from $42.92 billion last year.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Cement prices raised to adjust rupiah's fall
Cement prices raised to adjust rupiah's fall JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian cement producers increased yesterday the factory price of cement by between three percent and five percent to adjust the rupiah's sharp drop against the U.S. dollar.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Environmental study urged for Koridor Satrio
Environmental study urged for Koridor Satrio JAKARTA (JP): Developers planning to build a shopping and tourism belt along Jl. Prof. Satrio in South Jakarta are being urged to prepare an environmental impact analysis report.Deputy Governor of Economic and Development Affairs Tb. M.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
East Timor elects new governor today
East Timor elects new governor todayBy Virgilio S. Guterres and Lourenco V. Martins DILI (JP): The 45 members of the provincial legislative council will elect a new governor for East Timor today from among three contenders approved recently by Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
School to hold painting contest
School to hold painting contest JAKARTA (JP): The Gandhi Memorial International School is to hold an open painting contest for local and international junior and senior high school students.Principal A.P.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
New reader's wish list
New reader's wish list I am a new subscriber to The Jakarta Post. Your fairly brave and matter-of-fact reporting style satisfies me. However, for improvement, I would like to suggest that you provide more space on the front page for news about former public figures.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Customers complain over tap water shortage
Customers complain over tap water shortage JAKARTA (JP): Many customers of city-owned water company PDAM Jaya have complained about water shortages over the last few days.Complaints were made by customers in several areas, including Duren Sawit, East Jakarta; Grogol and Tanjung Duren, West Jakarta...
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Govt moves to avoid crisis
Govt moves to avoid crisis JAKARTA (JP): The government moved yesterday to revise its budget, liberalize foreign purchases of shares, strengthen the banking industry and raise the luxury sales tax on several goods.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Two more women commit suicide
Two more women commit suicide JAKARTA (JP): Two more women have committed suicide by drinking insecticide it was reported yesterday, taking this week's death toll of such cases to three.The bodies of Nining, 30, a resident of Jl. Tripar, Cilincing, North Jakarta, and Parwati, 22, of Jl.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
RI's Astra Graphia opens Yangon office
RI's Astra Graphia opens Yangon office YANGON (DPA): Astra Graphia Company of Indonesia has opened a Yangon office to pioneer Maynmar's fledgling information technology market, news reports said yesterday.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Journos pressed to cancel luncheon with Megawati
Journos pressed to cancel luncheon with Megawati SINGAPORE (AP): The Singapore Foreign Correspondents Association (FCA) said yesterday it had acceded to a request from the government to withdraw an invitation for Indonesia's Megawati Soekarnoputri to speak at a luncheon in Singapore.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Obstinacy overrides reason when pride gets in the way
Obstinacy overrides reason when pride gets in the wayBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): "Isin Mundur!" This is a Javanese expression meaning, roughly: "An absolute refusal to retreat (from a pronounced opinion or statement) because it is shameful!"This expression is used to describe someone who...
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Palm oil steady in Europe after Indian tender news
Palm oil steady in Europe after Indian tender news LONDON (Reuter): Palm oil prices were steady at midday yesterday in Europe following news that India's State Trading Corporation (STC) was tendering for palm olein.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Travel: My Country 2:35 Children's Film: Family Matters 3:10 Science Film: Animal Odyssey 3:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Performance: Pelangi Budaya 5:00 Arabic Lessons 5:25 Documentary Film: Jendela Dunia 6:00 News: Lintasan...
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Two years sought for looters
Two years sought for looters BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Prosecutors demanded yesterday a two-year sentence for two defendants involved in a riot which hit Banjarmasin in May.The two 19-year-old defendants were accused of looting during the riot that broke out on May 23.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Yogyakarta launches stock gallery
Yogyakarta launches stock gallery YOGYAKARTA (JP): PT Finan Corpindo Nusa, in cooperation with the Academy of Corporate Management, launched Yogyakarta's first stock gallery here yesterday.The gallery, located on the academy's campus, was officially opened by the Sultan of Yogyakarta Sri Sultan...
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Antipolio drive targets 972,000 Jakartans
Antipolio drive targets 972,000 Jakartans JAKARTA (JP): The city's five mayoralties took part yesterday in the first stage of the third nationwide antipolio drive. More than 972,000 children under five years old were targeted in the capital.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
PT Kiani Kertas to start commercial production soon
PT Kiani Kertas to start commercial production soon JAKARTA (JP): PT Kiani Kertas, a subsidiary of the Kalimanis group owned by Indonesia's timber baron Muhammad "Bob" Hasan, will start commercial operation in two weeks with an initial production capacity of 30,000 tons of pulp per month, a senior...
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
KL ratings sustained
KL ratings sustained KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): European rating agency IBCA has maintained its ratings on Malaysian banks for the next six months but may review the situation if the regional currency turmoil persists, reports said Tuesday."We have not gone negative on Malaysian banks.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Rupiah, shares weaken further
Rupiah, shares weaken further JAKARTA (JP): Despite the restrictions on forward foreign exchange transactions, the rupiah weakened further against the U.S. dollar yesterday to cross the 3,000 level.Local stock prices also fell by 1.4 percent, dealers and brokers said.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sep. 2, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 700 0 6,000 AHAP Insurance 2,500 0 0 Alter Abadi 750 -200 10,000 Alumindo Light Metal 700 0 73,000 Alumindo...
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Indonesia to immunize 22 million children
Indonesia to immunize 22 million children JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi launched the final round of the national antipolio drive yesterday, aimed at immunizing nearly 22 million children under the age of five.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
RI foreign policy proves durable
RI foreign policy proves durableBy Rizal Sukma This is the second of two articles on Indonesia's foreign policy which was first inducted on Sept. 2, 1948. JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto sees the use of foreign policy as a function of domestic politics directed toward achieving national interests...
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Iwik not Udin's killer: Key witness
Iwik not Udin's killer: Key witness YOGYAKARTA (JP): The wife of slain Bernas journalist Fuad M. Syafruddin, confirmed yesterday that Dwi Sumadji, alias Iwik, was not the person she met at her house on the night of the assault on her husband.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Adieu Diana!
Adieu Diana! The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car accident in Paris, as reported in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 1, is a dark page in the modern history of journalism.It refers completely to the press as "presstitutes!"Adieu our "Queen of People's Hearts". IWAN SATYANEGARAJakarta
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Toka Tindung gold reserves
Toka Tindung gold reserves SINGAPORE (Reuter): Aurora Gold Ltd said yesterday that gold reserves at its Toka Tindung project in north Sulawesi, Indonesia were more than one million ounces.Sandy Moyle, general manager for exploration, said in a report with three other Aurora officials at a gold...
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Striking bus drivers complain at City Council
Striking bus drivers complain at City Council JAKARTA (JP): About 100 striking S604 Metromini minibus drivers plying the Pasar Minggu-Tanah Abang route complained to the City Council yesterday about the presence of eight regular buses on the same route.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Health books donated
Health books donated SEMARANG, Central Java: Thousands of health books donated by the Japanese government have been distributed to all districts in the province and were expected to help maternal and child health development programs in the region, a local official said here yesterday.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
EVA Air spreads its wings with big network
EVA Air spreads its wings with big networkBy Ardimas Sasdi Taiwan's privately-owned EVA Air, which began flights to Indonesia in July 1991, organized its first ever tour for Indonesian journalists to the company's maintenance facility and training center in Taipei from Aug. 19 to Aug. 22.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Nuansa Decoratif by Sutopo, Djoko Maruto, Petrus Pranagung at Mon Decor Gallery, Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya No.1 Blok B 13-14 Central Jakarta, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Sept. 14.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Burglar mobbed in East Jakarta
Burglar mobbed in East Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): An alleged burglar was mobbed by a crowd of people yesterday for attempting to burglarize a house in Ciracas, East Jakarta, police said.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
N. Jakarta fire leaves thousands homeless
N. Jakarta fire leaves thousands homeless JAKARTA (JP): A fire razed more than 200 houses in a densely populated area in Pademangan district, North Jakarta, yesterday, leaving thousands of people homeless.No fatalities were reported.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Housing loan restrictions to be lifted by BTN
Housing loan restrictions to be lifted by BTN JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) said yesterday it would soon lift its lending suspension for cheap housing.Bank president Tito Sutalaksan said the bank, which focuses most of its financing on housing, would resume credit allocations...
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Govt to restrict mobile cellular operators
Govt to restrict mobile cellular operators JAKARTA (JP): The government will carry out its plan to restrict range of mobile cellular technology and the number of operators, the secretary-general of the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications said yesterday.Jonathan L.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Electronic firms invest S$100m in Bintan Park
Electronic firms invest S$100m in Bintan Park BINTAN, Riau (JP): Eight electronic manufacturers from Singapore and Japan signed agreements here yesterday to set up production facilities worth S$99.6 million (about US$66.5 million) at the Bintan Industrial Estate (BIE) on Bintan island, Riau.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
800m in Asia-Pacific poor
800m in Asia-Pacific poor JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called yesterday for better cooperation among Asia-Pacific states in facing the bitter reality that 800 million of the world's estimated 1.3 billion poor live in this region, regarded as the most dynamic and fastest growing.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
ASEAN membership
ASEAN membership It is unfortunate that the period following the admission of Myanmar into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations coincided with a host, not to say a plague, of distractions. Had the member states of the regional grouping been without distraction, they might just have begun to...
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Excelcomindo launches services in Central Java
Excelcomindo launches services in Central Java YOGYAKARTA (JP): PT Excelcomindo Pratama, one of the country's seven cellular telephone operators, will launch its services in Central Java's Yogyakarta, Surakarta and Semarang as a part of its nationwide expansion.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
SEA Games venues likely to be completed in time
SEA Games venues likely to be completed in time JAKARTA (JP): With only 36 days until the start of the 19th SEA Games here, the big question is whether the organizing committee can get the venues ready on time.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Garuda adds cargo service
Garuda adds cargo service JAKARTA (JP): State-owned air carrier Garuda Indonesia will cooperate with Korea Airlines to increase to twice a week its cargo service to Seoul and Los Angeles, beginning Sept. 9.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Shoutheast Asian currencies still weak
Shoutheast Asian currencies still weak SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asian currencies had a volatile session yesterday as the market tried to find its footing while investors continued to look askance at the region.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Angry mob attacks Curug levy office
Angry mob attacks Curug levy office TANGERANG (JP): More than 400 Kadu Jaya villagers in Curug attacked two guards at a privately run office used to collect fees from passing motorists on Jl. Telesonik Km 8 yesterday.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
ITTO to provide $1m for Bulungan forest project
ITTO to provide $1m for Bulungan forest project JAKARTA (JP): The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) will provide about US$1 million to partly finance a three- year research program in the Bulungan forest, East Kalimantan.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
ARCO to develop huge gas field in Irian Jaya
ARCO to develop huge gas field in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): Atlantic Richfield Co (ARCO) of the United States announced yesterday a massive discovery of about 13 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of proven and probable natural gas reserves in Irian Jaya.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997
Companies allow fires to worsen: Sarwono
Companies allow fires to worsen: Sarwono JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja lashed out yesterday at "the big bosses" of logging and plantation companies who he said have allegedly caused forest fires to worsen to the point of "near disaster".